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Dai-Cast 86 – The Final pt. 2

iHorner — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 01:37:08 +0000

ome had Nero. The Aztecs had Cortez. Japan had it’s Fat Man. Throughout history, every great empire meets it’s end. And for Dai-Cast, that time is now. Welcome, friends, to the end of an era. An era marked by furious ratholes, meaningless banter, and the occasional nugget of real, informative content, all in the name of the education, elucidation, enlightnement, and mental emolument of the nipponistic hoi-polloi.

Join us then, for part one of the inevitable descent into greater obscurity, for “Dai-Cast, The Final: Part 2″.

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Hosts: Ian Horner, Chris the Fixed Kitty, and Eryn Dearden with Brendan Dery as “Beej”.

Topics Covered This Week:

Noguchi Hideo, Japanese Father of Syphilis – wikipedia.com
Hentai themed video card – gadgets.boingboing.com
Few decide to take part in the Yamanote Halloween Train – japanprobe.com
Japan PM Taro Aso “Won’t change his style” – japanprobe.com
The Japanese love Sarah Palin – expatforobama.wordpress.com
Japan sues American TV network over “Wipeout” – japanprobe.com
52% of Japanese don’t have a problem with counterfeit goods – japanprobe.com
Seats block the doors on Japanese trains – japanprobe.com
Emerging surveillance society in Japan – japanprobe.com

Chris’s Non-Fiction Book of the Week: The Clitoral Truth: The Secret World at your Fingertips

Beej’s Webcomics of the Week: Beej’s Top 5 Comic Artists of All Time!

Dai-Cast 085 – Dai-Cast: The Final pt. 1.5

iHorner — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 01:41:12 +0000

So it has come to my attention that last week’s show got cut off half way through. No matter. We’ll just give you the rest of it as, ANOTHER EPISODE! Mwahaha!

We now join a Dai-Cast, already in progress.

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Hosts: Ian Horner, Jason Hill, Chris the Fixed Kitty, and Dan Ross with Brendan Dery as “Beej”.

Topics Covered This Week:

Woman jailed after killing virtual ex-husband – imprinttalk.com
A “short” revisit of the iPhone issue in Japan
Japan’s New PM is a Total BadAss – yourmonkeycalled.com
A little talk about movie theaters
New services allows you to deface school books online – kilian-nakamura.com
Fooling cigarette machines face recognition with money – pinktenticle.com

Beej’s Webcomics of the Week: Weregeek (really this time…)

Dai-Cast 084 – Dai-Cast: The Final pt. 1

iHorner — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 01:16:23 +0000

Rome had Nero. The Aztecs had Cortez. Japan had it’s Fat Man. Throughout history, every great empire meets it’s end. And for Dai-Cast, that time is now. Welcome, friends, to the end of an era. An era marked by furious ratholes, meaningless banter, and the occasional nugget of real, informative content, all in the name of the education, elucidation, enlightnement, and mental emolument of the nipponistic hoi-polloi.

Join us then, for part one of the inevitable descent into greater obscurity, for “Dai-Cast, The Final: Part 1″.

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Hosts: Ian Horner, Jason Hill, Chris the Fixed Kitty, and Dan Ross with Brendan Dery as “Beej”.

Topics Covered This Week:

Woman jailed after killing virtual ex-husband – imprinttalk.com
A “short” revisit of the iPhone issue in Japan
Japan’s New PM is a Total BadAss – yourmonkeycalled.com
A little talk about movie theaters
New services allows you to deface school books online – kilian-nakamura.com
Fooling cigarette machines face recognition with money – pinktenticle.com

Beej’s Webcomics of the Week: Weregeek (really this time…)

Dai-Cast 083 – Penultimate Dai-Cast!

iHorner — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 21:03:29 +0000

This week on Dai-Cast we’re back for one more penultimate kick at the proverbial can. Ian is back from Japan, about to live with Beej, and Jason (our new BBC correspondent) is feeling the shocks of the latest Japanese earthquake. Plus, masturbating figures, masturbation devices, masturbating over moms at cafes, and Beej is becoming apparent. All this and Yosuke the talking parrot plus our iPhone ramblings with Beej’s Webcomic of the week on this week’s Penultimate Dai-Cast!

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Hosts: Ian Horner, and Jason Hill, with Brendan Dery as “Beej”.

Topics Covered This Week:

6.9 Factor Earthquake Rocks Northern Japan – hurriyet.com.tr
Masturbating Figure Auctioned for $15 Million – sankakucomplex.com
Tenga Releases New Reusable Dolphin Waxing Product – dannychoo.com
Osaka Mom Cafes – tofugu.com
Japan’s Monster Parents – timesonline.co.uk
Yosuke, the Parrot Who Knows His Home – boingboing.net
Softbank Partners with Apple for the iPhone in Japan – macnn.com
Docomo Rolls out New Logo to Compete with iPhone – underconsideration.com

Beej’s Webcomics of the Week: Weregeek and My Stupd Life

Dai-Cast Supplemental #6 – Chikan Hunting

iHorner — Sun, 23 Mar 2008 10:01:25 +0000

This week, Ian and Carol go hunting the elusive Noda Chikan, or pervert. Stay tuned for tantalizing beauties, pumping action, and Cute with Chris references galore!

Every week, Dai-Cast Supplemental will give you a chance to learn a little something more about Japan, and allow us to clear out our archives of old topics which didn’t make it into the full length show. All in 3-5 minute easily digestible chunks!

And for more of Carol, check out http://www.youtube.com/user/mplstokyo.

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Dai-Cast 082 – Angry Again

iHorner — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 13:32:59 +0000

This week on Dai-Cast, we’re full of anger once again, and you know what that means! We’re talking about copyright. Specially this time, it’s Cruncyroll.com getting $4.05 million in venture capital funding. Related, we get into an interview with a Fansubber, and the 4 major ISPs in Japan banning torrent users. And finally, we delve into the dark world of child pornography, and how Unicef wants to ban it in Japan. All this, and not much more, on this weeks Dai-Cast.

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Hosts: Ian Horner, Jason Hill, and Eryn Dearden.

Topics Covered This Week:

Cruncyroll.com gets $4.05 Million in Venture Capital – animenewsnetwork.com
Interview with a Fansubber – animenewsnetwork.com
Japanese ISPs set to Ban Torrent Users – torrentfreak.com
Unicef Aims to Ban Child Pornography in Japan – kotaku.com

NOT Beej’s Webcomic of the Week: What the Duck & Truck Bearing Kibble

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Dai-Cast 081 – Big Fan of the Cupcakes

iHorner — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 14:00:45 +0000

This week on Dai-Cast, Jason wants to get into the tampon business, beer drinking is finally safe for blind people, Obama thanks Obama (the town), and Maglev trains are coming for Tokyo and Osaka… eventually. Plus, Richard Gere is back re-making Japanese movies, this time about Hachiko, the Shibuya brass dog. And cupcakes. So sit back with a coffee, and a big box of the tasty treats, and enjoy!

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Hosts: Ian Horner, and Jason Hill, with Brendan Dery as “Beej”.

Topics covered this week:

Braille beer cans for the blind – inventorspot.com
Obama thanks Obama – cbc.ca
Maglev trains between Tokyo and Osaka – japanprobe.com
Hachiko remake with Richard Gere – q-taro.com
New York Cupcakery in Tokyo – q-taro.com

Beej’s Webcomic of the Week – We The Robots

Dai-Cast 080 – Derail-o-Cast (or Reverse-o-Cast)

iHorner — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 10:47:32 +0000

This week on Dai-Cast, it’s a surprise! But seriously (Are we ever?) we discuss the recent trend of Butler Cafes catering to young women in Shibuya, new Korean space kimchi, Toshiba robot phones, an HD-DVD exchange program, and the greatest thing Japan will ever produce: Smoke on the Water. All this, along with our usual derailments and ratholes for your listening “pleasure”.

Hosts: Ian Horner, Jason Hill, and Eryn Dearden, with Special Guest Courtney Hawkeye, and Brendan Dery as “Beej”.

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Topics Covered This Week:

Shibuya Butler Cafes – japundit.com
Kimchi. In. SPAAAAAACE!!! – nytimes.com
Toshiba’s Robot Phones – engadget.com
Great Japanese Customer Service – japundit.com
Smoke on the Water, The Greatest Thing Japan Will EVER Produce – japanprobe.com

Dai-Cast 078 – Welcome Mr. Dai-Cast

iHorner — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 11:51:23 +0000

This week on Dai-Cast, we’ve got two new guest hosts in the form of Brian Derkson, and the mysterious Mr. Dai-Cast. So what do we talk about? We look into the arrest of a man being arrested for sending spam. 9 Spam messages… Then we look at a new variant on the electronic bubble wrap craze, with Moé sound effects. Plus, we talk about the recent workplace validation of a teachers suicide, inciting a discussion once again inciting a discussion on the working conditions of Japanese workers. And we join Japan in denoucing the rape by US Marines. Also, HD DVD is dead, says Japan…

Hosts: Ian Horner, Jason Hill, Bryan Derkson, and Mr. Dai-Cast, with Brendan Dery as “Beej”.

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Topics Covered This Week:

Man arrested in Tokyo for sending spam – japantoday.com
Moé electronic bubble wrap variation – dannychoo.com
Teacher’s suicide officially designated “Work Related” – japantoday.com
2002 Massey Lectures with Margaret Visser – cbc.ca
Denounce the raping by US Marines – japanprobe.com
HD DVD Dead – elctronista.com

Beej’s Webcomic of the Week – Microbe!

Dai-Cast 075 – Three of a Kind

iHorner — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 14:41:12 +0000

This week, we’re back with the bare minimum needed for the cast, trading Jason for the double X that is Eryn Derden. We’ve roped her in to talk about learning English from Cosplayers with Cosplish, then it’s on with the Rape Whistles! Plus, cosplayers invade Osaka’s airports, and you too can now racially (?) profile otaku! All this plus Beej’s final “Webcomic of the Week” on Dai-Cast.

Hosts: Ian Horner, and Eryn Dearden, with Brendan Dery as “Beej”.

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Topics Covered This Week:

Japan learns English from Cosplayers – kotaku.com
Korea learns English from Starcraft – kotaku.com
Rape Whistles! – tokyomango.com
How to Spot an Otaku – whatjapanthinks.com
Welcome to Japan, With Cosplayers! – dannychoo.com

Beej’s Webcomic of the Week – Megatokyo