Dirty Pair: Project P.O.D.

It had to happen sooner or later. Eventually, there was going to be an episode of Dirty Pair that we just couldn't manage to talk about for an hour. This, the second half of a two-part tale, is that episode. It's nothing wrong with the episode itself, mind you, it's just that things happen so fast in this episode that it's hard to really latch onto anything and digress for an hour. My memory of recording these episodes is kinda hazy on account of being sick the whole time, but I'm pretty sure next episode we'll more than make up for it.

Also we talk about the Affair of Nolandia for a little bit. Think of it as a teaser for when we eventually watch that OVA and record a podcast about it. It'll sound a little something... like this (this being the part where we talk about Affair of Nolandia).

Next episode drops March 7th, at which point I need to find time to record more episodes. Until then!

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Our podcast project hurtles towards its inevitable conclusion, as we encounter a mysterious ghost ship that ought to have 463 people on it, but doesn't. Incidentally, why 463 people? It's such a specific number. We don't talk about that, but we do talk about proper commercial break timing, the appropriateness of using one's Natural Talents to cheer up a child (don't do it), and the disgusting domesticity of our favorite intergalactic Trouble Consultants. Also, I'm still sick in this recording, so enjoy that

The next episode will arrive on schedule and continue to feature my Husky Sick Voice on February 22nd. Until then, you'll just have to draw your own conclusions as to how everyone disappeared off of that spaceship.

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I don't know how I manage to keep getting these out on time, but here we are yet again for another episode of Project P.O.D! This time, we're talking about Captain Haddock, an assassin who has one last job to do, an ice cream magnate, and the creamiest gal. Kei and Yuri spend this episode either being completely in sync with each other or verbally sparring, so you know it's my absolute favorite kind of episode. Meanwhile, you all get to hear my husky voice for this and the next few episodes because I had an absolute bitch of a cold when we recorded this most recent batch of episodes. Please look forward to it.

Speaking of this most recent batch of episodes, the next episode will appear as if by magic (but it's not magic, it's me taking time to get this thing published) in your podcast application of choice on February 8th. Until then, dear listener, until then!

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Another day, another podcast about that one episode of Dirty Pair where a dude seeks revenge because someone broke his sex doll. You know how it is.

Look, maybe you could argue that this episode is also about Kei and Yuri doing cool commando shit and fighting a warlord and his army. I'll allow that such an episode, or at least parts of it, exist here. But also there's the whole plot where a rich guy allergic to women built a sex doll and then hires the 3WA to track down the persons responsible when that doll is inadvertently destroyed. You can't deny that all happens in this episode too, even though it seems like these should have been two different episodes.

But they aren't. They aren't! And we talked about that. And we talked about the Laserdisc format. And Metal Gear Solid (of course). And a meal. A succulent meal.

What day is it? Oh, okay. The Next Episode of the Podcast, which is the first of the Recording Session Where I was Sick, will go up on January 25th. I'm sure you're all looking forward to hearing my husky voice.

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The Yuletide cannot stop this podcast, because I worked ahead for a change and uploaded it all ahead of time like a responsible show-runner, running a show that is largely for my own amusement. I also probably spent a little too much time too close to my mic, and so some of the audio is uh, less pristine than I'd like it, but I also only have so much time to spend on this stuff.

Episode 18 is all about corrupt police running drugs, which they treat as a big deal in this episode but to which we say "yeah, that's just the LA County Sheriff, whatever, jog on mate." But this episode breaks through our tough cynical exteriors by being extremely comedic, with some of the best back-and-forth dialogue in the series and, we're totally not kidding, an actual good male co-star for the Lovely Angels to bounce off of. Oh, and Gooley is here too, getting involved and doing his best to keep the Lovely Angels from getting shot by cops.

That's it for this year, we'll see you all again in 2024. How's January 11th sound?

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CW: Suicide, sexual assault

It isn't their usual fare, but sometimes some heavy things happen in Dirty Pair so we're warning you ahead of time: yes, someone kills himself and yes, there is an extremely uncomfortable scene between Kei and an assailant that reminds us that 1980s culture was in fact full of this kind of misogyny and assault-as-flirting(maybe? Don't know why they depicted it this way if they just wanted to establish that--look, it doesn't matter, it's in there and it's bad and you should know ahead of time that it's there).

Which is a shame, because this is otherwise an interesting episode that takes a more serious tone and has a mystery and a manhunt at its core. Also this podcast episode has a very brief discussion of Alan Wake II along with a reminder to ourselves that hey, SuperEGO was a fantastic podcast. We also get into the nitty and/or gritty of commercial space travel, drug addiction, and codebreaking.

And melodicas. Melodicae? Those keyboards what you blow into.

Next episode features cops, cops, and more cops! They all suck. You can find out the hows and whys of their suckitude when the podcast returns on December 28th, just in time for the New Year.

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We've made it, everyone, to episode 16, and only now do we truly begin to understand how far afield we can wander. I mean, it's probably not that far of a walk from Dirty Pair to GI Joe but it's not a quick stroll, that's for sure. We also have trouble with pronunciation, and I left it in the podcast instead of editing it out because it's important to know that words are Difficult Sometimes and that's Okay.

Let's see, there's businessmen in this one, and a sniper, and a biker gang, and oh yes Kei and Yuri being Extremely Domestic with one another. They are hired to look after capitalist royalty and somehow this sheltered scion is less annoying than a certain Little Lord Boy whom I will not speak of further here. All in all, a great podcast about a great episode of Dirty Pair that everyone can enjoy!

Next episode drops on 12/14, see you then!

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All right, so here we are once again with a weird little tale about an old man who's searching for treasure in a hidden temple. Was he led there by a legend? Archaeology? Probably the second one, but Kei and Yuri are here to help him survive whatever traps the place might have in store, along with whatever his disgruntled former assistant throws at him (an assault helicopter, as it turns out). We do talk about that, but we also discuss Jason Bourne, the Legends of the Hidden Temple, and the sound that Godzilla makes. You know the one.

Y'know, I thought I'd nailed all the dates in the outros this time around, but I flubbed it on this one. I got over it, and you will too, when you return to hear our next episode on November 30th!

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Something strange was in the air when we recorded this episode that starts with a bang, if a bang is an incredibly racist caricature. Sorry, everyone, the 1980s happened in this episode. But once you... get... past.. that... part.... (ugh, feels awful to type) we get into a thrilling heist and an episode that moves at breakneck speed. You want a scene full of exposition? Go somewhere else, it's all killer and no filler in this episode where a high-stakes infiltration into the heart of the 3WA itself threatens Kei and Yuri's overtime pay. Also, Yuri can't quite mask her true feelings about her partner... again.

We continue our mad experiment of putting out a podcast for an audience of ourselves in two weeks with the release of Episode 15, which is all about fingering. Or archaeology. One of those things, probably. See you on November 16th!

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Oh ho ho, what's this? What's THIS? A spooky episode of Dirty Pair, just in time for the spooky season of Hallowe'en. We couldn't have planned it better, and in fact did not plan it at all. But you, dear listener, are the beneficiary of this lack of planning that turned out for the best anyway. Come closer, and listen to the tale of giant space slugs (mollusks), a Shoggoth, Kei's star turn as Captain Dallas, and Yuri's entire... mood. For this entire episode.

Also, they flirt with each other in this episode, which I mean... don't they always? This time it's pretty blatant, though.

All right, enjoy this episode and be sure to catch our next episode, which should drop on November 2nd. It'll be a fun time for all, I'm sure.

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