On this episode we bring Zach Langley Chi Chi of the I'm So Popular podcast to talk about 1980's Coin Locker Babies by Ryu Murakami. This one is an all-timer.
We talk about:
Horror drag, the conciseness of the Japanese language, white space on the page, visceral writing, retarded people who rate this book low for being gross, Murakami’s influence on Miike and Tsukamoto, how to make a truly nasty novel through having good characters, businessmen beating off on the subway, voices that can destroy the whole world, flies with human faces, parental neglect, Tokyo as a city at war with the swamp it’s built over, unique cultural phenomena, the glamor of mass acts of terror, bullying as a love language, outlets for human violence, art as a cage for violent impulses, homophobia, enjoying freaks, Otessa Moshfegh, and real-life Datura experiences.
140 - Kendrick Sucks
139 - FALLOUT SUCKS
138 - As the Gods Will
137 - Directing Anime with Shannon Reed
136 - When You Bleed to Death (ft. Jeremy Bronaugh)
135 - Fat Kratos, or: Dinosaur Mythbusting
Michael Tichy LIVE: Ghoulish Fest / The Winnowing Draw / A Record of Sweet Murder
134 - Whatchu Gon DUNE About It: Is Villeneuve's DUNE the Best or Worst Adaptation?
132 - Ghostbuster Training Day
131 - Ronin Trash
130 - Shatter the Matrix
SPKU: Reviewing Kanye West's VULTURES 1 (ft. Adam Lehrer)
128 - Freeman's Bars (ft. Kenney Dorcely)
127 - Golden Calf
126 - Dust Bowl Sarcophagi
124 - A Very Berserk New Year (FULL EPISODE)
121 - Akira Kurosawa’s RAN (ft. E Rathke)
120 - Onimusha & The Agitator Manifesto (ft. Ryan Jackson)
119 - QUARANTA - Danny Brown / WAR IN HEAVEN - J David Osborne
118 - The Best TMNT Show (ft. Rowan Hendrix)
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