This week we took a week off, so we’re putting up an episode that Brendan “Beej” Dery, Dan Ross made.

The things they said things about were:

• New Energy Saving Vending Machines
• Business in Hawaiian Shirts?
• Manhole Cover Emergency Toilets
• Expensive Tokyo Sky Tree is Expensive!
• Pee on Hello Kitty with Urinal Cakes
• New Seats on the Yamanote
• Beej’s Webcomic of the Week “Lackadisy Cats”

Duh - Ai - Kah - Suht!

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This week Dai-Cast is back on schedule, and we’ve got a group from north to south, whatever that means. And what constitutes a group? Why, Ian Horner, Brendan “Beej” Dery, Dan Ross, and Coriander Dickinson.

And we talk about:

• Japanese Cooling Sprays
• Akihabara Open to Streetwalking
• Ramen’s Origin Story
• Super Ramen Making Machine
• Circle or X, Which is WRONG?!
• The Legend of Koizumi
• Beej’s Webcomic of the Week “Things my Cat Hates”

D to the A to the I to the CAST!

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This week, Dai-Cast is late. So let’s just get into it, Ian, Beej, Jason, Johnny, and Eryn are all involved

And we talk about:

• Creepy Virtual Idols
• Creepy Import Laws for Jailtime
• Young Looking Japanese Women
• Forced Marriage Kits
• The Best Anime According to Foreigners
• Morning Rescue?
• Ending Music You Can’t Always Count on Doraemon
• Beej’s Webcomic of the Week “Wonderella”

D.A.I.C.A.S.T

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This week on Dai-Cast, we’ve got new blood in the water, and the usual sharks are circling. On this show, you’ll find Ian Horner, Brendan “Beej” Dery, Eryn Dearden, Christine Fisher and introducing Johnny Blakeborough .

And now, what’s in our Chum-Bucket:

• Crazy BC Radiation Fearers
• Cold Curry
• Hug Pillows Hug Back
• Skyline Tenga
• Phoenix Wright Gets His Movie
• Otaking’s Anime Doctor Who
• Bizarre Racing in Japan World Cup 3
• Even More Bizarre Baseball Pitching
• Beej’s Webcomic of the Week “Team Society League”

-.. .- .. -….- -.-. .- … -!

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This week on Dai-Cast, we’re back in the Crystal Gondola! But look out, ‘cause Beej can’t keep a live connection. On this show, you’ll find Ian Horner, Brendan “Beej” Dery, Dan Ross, Jason Hill and host of the 99 Yen Challenge, Coriander Dickinson.

Here’s what we meander through:

• Animal Stationmasters
• Nikka Whiskey’s “Mr. Black”
• Toyota ruin’s the image of Hatsune Miku
• Tachikoma Shoes!
• IC Card Interoperability Map
• Many Pictures Of Train Stations That We Talk About
• Summer Burger Wars
• Mobile Lawsuit Bandai (wins over china)
• Chinese Gundam
• Ending Song - JR Kyushu Song
• Beej’s Webcomic of the Week “Lovelace and Babbage”

!ʇsɐɔ-ıɐp

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This week on Dai-Cast, I’m in Lethbride, so that means it’s Amateur Hour! On this show, Coriander Dickinson is the host, and we also have Brendan “Beej” Dery. His webcomic of the week is Ménage a 3.

They talk about things. I might put up some notes later.

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This week on Dai-Cast, we do things live. Not live for you unfortunately, but live for the rest of us. Everyone in the studio for once! On this show, you’ll find Ian Horner, Brendan “Beej” Dery, Paul Saxburg, and host of the 99 Yen Challenge, Coriander Dickinson.

And what do we talk about when we all get together?

• How we came out to our family that we watched anime.
• Kotaku’s “What’s Japans Fetish This Week” - Trains
• James Burke’s “Connections”
• The crazy transition from Idol to AV Star to Talent on Japanese TV
• Making Bread from Rice with Gopan!
• Despite the earthquake, we can still have inspirational commercials.
• China copies things, like this great Detective Conan Watch
• And it’s also making plastic rice!
• And Beej’s Webcomic of the Week, Scandanavia and the World
• Bonus, the Game Artisans of Canada

ダイーキャスト！

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This week on Dai-Cast, we try our best to stay on topic, and predictably, fail miserably. On this show, you’ll find Ian Horner, Brendan “Beej” Dery, Adam Wasserman, and host of the 99 Yen Challenge, Coriander Dickinson.

Topical!

• Sony Screws Up
• Cringely Comments on Sony
• Japan Elects Noodles
• Gundam Noodles
• Creepy Sushi Candy
• McDonads’ Texas Burger
• More Creepy Candy
• Even MORE Creepy Candy
• Heavy Metal Ghibli
• Skeletor’s Dick
• The 12 Faces of Anime
• Dune Action Figures
• And Beej’s Webcomic of the Week, Oglaf

?Dai-Cast¿

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This week on Dai-Cast, it’s time to introduce a brand new face, Adam Wasserman. On this show, you’ll find Ian Horner, Brendan “Beej” Dery, Jason Hill, Dan Ross, and introducing Adam Wasserman.

And here’s what we could find on the web…

• Adult Size Catbus coming to the Ghibli Museum
• JAL grounds the 747
• Japan discovers the refreshing taste of Dr. Pepper
• Bust Sizes in Kagura
• With Pictures!
• And an Explanation…
• The Tokyo Sky Tree Travels through Time!
• Japanese Snacks and Toy Pack-ins
• Sad Sad Candies
• and Beej’s Webcomic, Hark a Vagrant!

Dai-Cast [dot]

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This week on Dai-Cast, we’re back to our usual hijinks. Nothin foolin, just straight up Japanese “News”. On this show, you’ll find Ian Horner, Brendan “Beej” Dery, Eryn Dearden, and James Oikawa.

Let’s see, what did we talk about…

• Cosplayers are now for “rent”
• The Governator is now a TV Thing
• Hanami is back in Japan, drinking and all
• You can no monitor Japan’s Power Levels
• A single coin saved Japan’s arcades
• Ancient drivers in Japan get a new logo
• and Beej’s Webcomic of the week returns with Modest Medusa

So, um, yup. Dai-Cast.

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This week on Dai-Cast, we’re trying to find the lighter side of the aftermath of the Japanese Earthquake. And who better to attempt going beyond the impossible to punch through the heavens of good taste, than your host Ian Horner, Brendan “Beej” Dery, Eryn Dearden, and James Oikawa to do it.

This show focuses on such ridiculous topics as:

• Governor Ishihara banning Hanami in Tokyo
• The same Governor declaring that the quake was divine retribution
• The University of Kyoto banning cosplay at their graduation
• Insipid post quake PSA Commercials
• And the Internet’s attempt to turn them into Giant Robots
• Simpsons Censorship in Europe
• and the SWITL: Magic Goop Scoop

So sit back, grab a beer and watch the funny once again bloom over the alleys of our podcast. We hope?

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This week on Dai-Cast, it's amateur hour, as your host is stuck in the past. Therefore it's up to this week's host Brendan "Beej" Dery along with Jason Hill, Dan Ross, and Eryn Dearden to bring you this weeks show.

In this show we discuss:

• A great many things. Beej didn't leave a list…

So do try to enjoy this weeks show, and don't forget to follow Dai-Cast on Twitter to find out when to tune into our live broadcasts.

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This week on Dai-Cast we continue our "coverage" of the Japan Earthquake by spewing out our usual style of commentary all over it.

On this show, we've got Jason Hill, Dan Ross, Ian Horner, and Brendan Dery as Beej, with special Japanese correspondent Todd Horner.

In this show we discuss:

• The New York Times Before/After Earthquake Satellite Photos
• The lack of looting after the quake
• And more on the lack of looting
• Updates from the Business Insider on the Fukushima Nuclear Plant
• Ann Coulter's Craziness
• Life Continues in Tokyo
• And more about Ponies

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This week on Dai-Cast we provide proof of life for one of our panelists as we dedicate the entire show to a discussion about the recent horrific events that have befallen Japan.

On this show, we've got Jason Hill, James Oikawa, Dan Ross, Ian Horner, and Brendan Dery as Beej.

For more information:

• Japan Earthquake News on Google
• In Focus: Japan Earthquake
• In Focus: Japan Earthquake Aftermath
• The Red Cross - Donations for Japan Relief

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This week on Dai-Cast, we tried something new AGAIN. This show marks the start of our live broadcasts, which you can get to by viewing our Live Stream Page. You can also follow the @Dai_Cast twitter feed to find out our recording schedule and tune in live. Unfortunately, this experiment meant that our recorded audio suffered a bit, but we'll have that fixed for next time. Anywhoooo…

On this show, we've got James Oikawa, Eryn Dearden, Ian Horner, and Brendan Dery as Beej.

And what did we all talk about? Here's the breakdown:

• Japan Makes a Creepy Humanoid Phone
• I mean REALLY Creepy
• Kishidan ruffles feathers by wearing SS Uniforms
• And promptly apologizes
• Canada invades the US in Japan
• The Chinese rebuild their Gundam
• And the Japanese now Love It
• Matt Thorn Weighs in On Translation Issues
• And the Colony Drops on the Issue
• Finally, we mention a really cool Anime Fansub Documentary

All this, and probably some more, on this week's Dai-Cast.

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This week, we're going to be trying something new, a live broadcast, and if all goes well, we'll continue into the near future. So head on over to the Dai-Cast Live Stream page at 1500 MST on March 5th, 2011 (Today!) to watch and chat with us as we record this week's show!

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Good lord, what a horrible experiment. I mean, WONDERFUL! What a wonderful time had by all. And who all do you think we refer to? Why none other than James Oikawa, Eryn Dearden, Chris Fisher, Dan Ross, Ian Horner, and Brendan Dery as Beej.

And what did we all talk about? Well, let's break it down:

• Japan wanted to leave Canada out of the ACTA treaty…
• Doctor Who's Brigadier passes away…
• Alan Davies says something stupid, and now Stephen Fry can't go to Japan…
• Saturday morning Breakfast Cereal is our new Webcomic of the Week…
• Women want to show certain Anime to their children…
• So do men…
• People still pirate anime, but not us…
• …and the new Bullet Train looks like a dolphin penis.

All this, and probably some more, on this week's Dai-Cast.

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This week on Dai-Cast, the boys are back again for the second week in nearly two years. On this weeks chopping block, we discuss Japanese pizza prices and Pizza Burgers, Costco in Japan, and Sexy Sumo Subaru advertisements. Then, we spend an awfully long time talking about the "My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic" character, Derpy Hooves.

So sit back, grab your insulin, and just try to avoid a sugar coma in this week's Dai-Cast.

Derpy Hooves 17:33 — Repent

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