I'M SO POPULAR

Discussing the abduction of PATTY HEARST + Paul Schrader’s biopic of her life in hostage, PATTY HEARST (1988年) + surviving radical politics + the will to live + iconography of a girl in crisis.

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(ISP S5.E25)

I'M SO POPULAR has been largely removed from Spotify! The Library of Alexandria burns! But fortunately, the entire history of ISP remains available on Patreon along with the special otherworld untucked bonus show SIRENS... we invite you to join us with a special free episode of SIRENS discussing MYSTERIOUS SKIN (2004年), that stupid NANI GA SUKI TikTok sound, the accelerating decay of Korean pop music and Maggie and Chi Chi's latest adventures getting blackout wasted in the Tokyo Streets.

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Discussing two novels by the iconic Japanese author TANIZAKI JUNICHIRO 谷崎 潤一郎: MANJI/QUICKSAND 卍 (1928年〜1930年) + THE MAKIOKA SISTERS 細雪(1943年〜1948年) + societal beneath feminine duress + the delight of ceremony + beauty's cataclysmic power + sexuality and actualization.

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Espousing the strange and libidinal undercurrents in the kingdom of THAILAND with a discussion on Hirasawa Susumu’s album SIM CITY (1995年) + Apichatpong Weerasethakul film TROPICAL MALADY สัตว์ประหลาด (2004年) + Nicolas Winding Refn’s ONLY GOD FORGIVES (2013年).

ISP S5.E22

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Recorded live from Tokyo, we approach some of the headiest and most intriguing examples of Japanese cyperpunk: Mamoru Oshii’s film GHOST IN THE SHELL攻殻機動隊 (1995年) and Nihei Tsutomu’s manga BLAME! (1997年〜2003年) + its prequel NOISE (2000年〜2001年). Identity transposed into the net, digital selves, ugly entropy, superstructures, cyborg breasts and sanctity in the modern condition.

ISP S5.E21

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Discussing the lesbian romance corporate drama bloodbath anime MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM: THE WITCH FROM MERCURY 機動戦士ガンダム 水星の魔女 (2022年〜2023年).

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(S5.E20)

Returning the soul to KILL BILL and BATTLE ROYALE actress KURIYAMA CHIAKI (栗山千明) by discussing her erotic photobook GIRL OF MYTH (1997年) + Sono Sion directed film EXTE (2007年) + her failed breakthrough in the music industry CIRCUS (2011年).

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A brand new co-host officially enters the world of I'M SO POPULAR to explicate the phenomenon of Otaku recorded live in Roppongi, Tokyo and discussing Saito Takami's BEAUTIFUL FIGHTING GIRL (2000年) + Quentin Tarantino's KILL BILL VOL. 1&2 (2003年〜2004年) + Anno Hideaki's SHIN KAMEN RIDER 2023年.

(S5.E18)

Veronica from The Temple of Friendship podcast stops by for a discussion concerning the music and legacy of APEXH TWIN + imperial rot + electronic and classical music + the sound of of the world and the air itself.

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(S5.E17)

Glen and Psi from the Rare Candy podcast join to discuss a newly anointed god on earth: OHTANI SHOHEI + his image and allure + his visage as product and art + his manifestation of supreme human accomplishment + the great American pastime of baseball.

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