Poppy's "Negative Spaces," "Blue Giant," and Hajime No Ippo: The Return!

This episode includes the following:

- My sincere apology for mispronouncing Kotaro's name in our discussion of "Kotaro Lives Alone" last week.

- A life update re: my getting back into running and my dog's upcoming surgery.

- Jallah's recent struggles with his patience levels.

- A continuing discussion on Hajime No Ippo and how it conveys getting into a hobby, crafting boxing and personal strategy, and how it illustrates the path to healthy personal growth.

- Jujutsu Kaisen, and my initial thoughts on the first two episodes.

- Concerns about the 2nd season of Dan Da Dan, unfairly relating it to “One Punch Man,” ”Heroes,” and “Glee.”

- Blue Giant, a jazz-musician odyssey streaming now on Netflix and how to become sorta good at something.

- JPEGMAFIA’s recent album “I Lay Down my Life For You,” “All My Heroes are Cornballs,” and his production work in general.

- Poppy’s new Metal record, Negative Spaces and my history as a fan of her music and my experience seeing her and her band live. 

- Elon Musk joke.

 

Thank you.

 

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Episode edited by Michael D Rowland.

 

Opening music created by Stu Rosenberg.

 

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