Wax Half Full

In this episode... Wax and Ads discuss breathing, eating pets, and vices.

RELEVANT LINKS:

* Coco Gauff Total Concentration Breathing [https://twitter.com/WTA_insider/status/1392829316220669955]

* Japanese Youtuber [https://mothership.sg/2021/08/japan-pig-100-days/] Eats Pig After 100 Days [https://mothership.sg/2021/09/kalbi-pig-eaten-100-days/]

* Sweetgreen CEO [https://www.vice.com/en/article/wx5amz/sweetgreen-ceo-vaccines-and-masks-will-not-save-us-but-salads-might] on Obesity Epidemic [https://news.yahoo.com/sweetgreen-ceo-covid-obesity-194640531.html]

EPISODE 42 PLAYLIST:

* ADS: Kanye West ft. Fivio Foreign and Playboi Carti - Off the Grid [https://youtu.be/EbDMNjT-QpI]

* WAX: A Perfect Circle - When the Levee Breaks [https://youtu.be/JZPuEaZs99c]

* PROD. KEITH: Little Simz - Introvert [https://youtu.be/hxfGQ2AJHGk]

Also available on SPOTIFY [https://t.umblr.com/redirect?z=https%3A%2F%2Fopen.spotify.com%2Fshow%2F3Zglr6SRPdqPIpWqzyONPC&t=Mjg4ZTEwNWY5M2UyMmI5NTY4OGM0ODY1OWUyNjA5NmQyZmVmM2ZkZiwzMjU0NzliNTRhNDRmYmE5M2YzN2RjZjJlOWUyZmFjYzQwNmQxNDQz&ts=1627775955] or APPLE [https://href.li/?https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/wax-half-full/id1542313463].

In this episode... Wax and Ads discuss CR7, supporting bad people, and live-action Cowboy Bebop.

RELEVANT LINKS:

* CR7 to Man Utd [https://www.manutd.com/en/news/detail/official-statement-on-agreement-reached-for-cristiano-ronaldo?utm_campaign=ManUtd&utm_medium=post&utm_source=twitter]

* Live-Action Cowboy Bebop First Look [https://twitter.com/NetflixGeeked/status/1429790559288299521]

EPISODE 41 PLAYLIST:

* WAX: Aretha Franklin - Chain of Fools [https://youtu.be/5C4FnlftQt4]

* ADS: mmm - Amanojaku [https://youtu.be/82FDXbHbFbs]

* PROD. KEITH: Living Colour - Cult of Personality [https://youtu.be/7xxgRUyzgs0]

In this episode... Wax and Ads welcome Jason back once again to talk about nicknames, game show hosts, and how much memories are worth.

RELEVANT LINKS:

* Celebrity Aliases [https://www.buzzfeed.com/kristenharris1/surprising-celebrity-stage-names]

* Ex-Jeopardy Host [https://www.theringer.com/tv/2021/8/18/22631299/mike-richards-jeopardy-host-search-process-past-comments] Mike Richards [https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/mike-richards-jeopardy-host-fired-1235045394/]

* Disney Star Wars Galactic Starcruiser [https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/star-wars-galactic-starcruiser/overview/]

EPISODE 40 PLAYLIST

* ADS: Hyakkei (百景) - Hon wo Yomu [ほんをよむ] (Read A Book) [https://youtu.be/QEj6wzUA4n8]

* WAX: Gunship - Fly for Your Life [https://youtu.be/Jv1ZN8c4_Gs]

* JASON: Clairo - Amoeba [https://youtu.be/VR8ooa3G_5M]

* PROD. KEITH: Halsey - Graveyard [https://youtu.be/rPgaYeq9NvI]

In this episode... Wax and Ads discuss footy fandom, bathing habits, and international animal fights.

TOPICS + LINKS

* Celebrity [https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/how-often-should-kids-be-bathed-ashton-kutcher-mila-kunis-194051471.html] Bathing [https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2021/08/jake-gyllenhaal-prada-luna-rossa-ocean-fragrance] Habits [https://www.cnn.com/2021/07/29/health/hygiene-bathing-floss-brush-teeth-wellness/index.html]

* Britons vs. Yanks vs. Wild Animals [https://yougov.co.uk/topics/lifestyle/articles-reports/2021/05/21/which-animals-could-britons-beat-fight]

EPISODE 39 PLAYLIST

* ADS: Kasabian - Fire [https://youtu.be/agVpq_XXRmU]

* WAX: 2NE1 - Go Away [https://youtu.be/vbN6vxG52RY]

* PROD. KEITH: Anik Khan - Big Fax [https://youtu.be/ctJMg8a5r9g]

In this episode... Wax and Ads discuss racing wheels, movie reviews, national team nicknames, and more.

STORIES MENTIONED:

* High Jump Gold Medal Sharing [https://twitter.com/ShayneCurrieNZH/status/1421815642643058688]

EPISODE 38 PLAYLIST

* ADS: Lupe Fiasco - Steve Jobs: SLR 3 1/2 [https://youtu.be/LuSnP4HmNbE]

* WAX: Bone Thugs N Harmony - Ghetto Cowboy [https://youtu.be/xSoUeoPlvHw]

* PROD. KEITH: Stormzy - Still Disappointed [https://youtu.be/912YaSKGdlo]

In this episode... Wax and Ads talk about more ridiculous news and scandals surrounding Tokyo 2020.

TIMESTAMPS + LINKS

* 00:01:36 - Lightning [https://apnews.com/article/2020-tokyo-olympics-entertainment-sports-health-coronavirus-pandemic-fd94ec7f2fd17723d38f8bcfdb663c7e] Round [https://www.asahi.com/articles/ASP7Q6G0PP7QUTFK00J.html] News [https://www.asahi.com/articles/ASP7X6G7SP7XULFA024.html]

* 00:03:41 - Watching the Games

* 00:08:15 - 10k Cases [https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-07-29/delta-coronavirus-fuels-tokyo-surge-during-olympics/100323570]

* 00:17:05 - Local [https://apnews.com/article/2020-tokyo-olympics-gymnastics-simone-biles-injured-463f9be556246eada6dec265297df4d2] Summer [https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2021/jul/29/german-cycling-director-sent-home-over-racial-slur-during-tokyo-time-trial] Games [https://www.sbnation.com/2021/7/25/22592990/annemiek-van-vleuten-olympic-womens-road-race-anna-kiesenhofer] News [https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2021/jul/26/australian-swimming-coach-dean-boxalls-wild-celebration-goes-viral-after-ariarne-titmus-wins-gold]

* 00:24:26 - International Superstars

* 00:27:02 - More [https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3142403/tokyo-olympics-taiwan-happy-not-being-called-chinese-taipei-opening] Local [https://nypost.com/2021/07/25/south-korea-network-apologizes-for-inappropriate-images-on-olympics/] News [https://twitter.com/solidarity_kr/status/1420792731572441096] Stories [https://nypost.com/2021/07/28/greek-sports-commentator-fired-for-racist-comment-on-south-korean/]

* 00:42:24 - Chip [https://www.capecodchips.com/product/sweet-mesquite-barbeque/] Reviews [https://twitter.com/LAYS/status/1366448189176500224]

* 00:50:56 - Brisbane 2032 [https://www.cnbc.com/2021/07/21/olympics-australias-brisbane-named-host-of-2032-summer-games.html]

* 00:56:36 - The First Controversy [https://www.npr.org/sections/tokyo-olympics-live-updates/2021/07/22/1019259002/australias-male-olympics-chief-lectured-a-female-premier-it-didnt-go-over-well]

* 01:01:45 - Music Recommendations

EPISODE 37 PLAYLIST

* WAX: Bruce Springsteen - I'm Goin' Down [https://youtu.be/j6-9p9O-nYw]

* ADS: Isaiah Rashad - RIP Young [https://youtu.be/v-cXlzSyPWg]

* PROD. KEITH: Skepta ft. J Balvin - Nirvana [https://youtu.be/cg14EVOxiuQ]

In this episode... Wax and Ads discuss the sordid journey to Tokyo 2020.

TIMESTAMPS + LINKS:

* 00:02:10 - Opinion Polls [https://www.ipsos.com/ipsos-mori/en-uk/2020-summer-olympics-perceptions]

* 00:07:12 - State of Emergency [https://www.cnbc.com/2021/07/08/japan-olympics-committee-bans-spectators-following-state-of-emergency.html]

* 00:10:33 - National [https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-35158004] Stadium [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japan_National_Stadium]

* 00:12:19 - Logo Plagiarism [https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-34115750]

* 00:13:33 - Tsunekazu Takeda Resigns [https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/19/business/japan-olympics-bribery-corruption.html]

* 00:15:29 - Yoshiro Mori [https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2021/feb/12/tokyo-olympics-chief-resigns-over-sexist-comments] Resigns [https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-56109579]

* 00:21:12 - Events Moved From Tokyo [https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/nov/01/2020-olympics-tokyo-accepts-painful-decision-to-move-marathon-to-sapporo] to Sapporo [https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/3136732/tokyo-olympics-sapporo-struggling-stage-marathon-coronavirus]

* 00:22:28 - Hiroshi Sasaki Resigns [https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2021/03/18/national/sasaki-olympics-gaffe/]

* 00:24:21 - Keigo Oyamada [https://edition.cnn.com/2021/07/20/sport/keigo-oyamada-resigns-bullying-remarks-intl/index.html] aka Cornelius [https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2021/jul/19/tokyo-olympics-composer-keigo-oyamada-resigns-after-admitting-bullying-disabled-classmates] Resigns [https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/a961f6c987ac5c9659f40204d993b440293811c8]

* 00:30:35 - Child Spectators [https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20210720/p2a/00m/0na/007000c]

* 00:34:05 - Toyota Ads [https://www.cnn.com/2021/07/19/business/toyota-japan-tokyo-olympics-commercials-intl-hnk/index.html]

* 00:36:15 - Village Beds [https://edition.cnn.com/2021/07/19/sport/athletes-arrive-olympic-village-sex-beds-spt-intl/index.html]

* 00:39:24 - Not Enough [https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2021/jun/18/tokyo-2020-olympic-athletes-160000-free-condoms] Condoms [https://www.newsweek.com/tokyo-olympics-will-give-out-150000-condoms-athletes-not-use-1600614#:~:text=Olympic%20organizers%20have%20given%20condoms,medical%20crisis%2C%20which%20is%20COVID.]

* 00:46:23 - Plague of Oysters [https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-57883922]

* 00:50:00 - Bear Hunt [https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/olympics/2021/07/21/bear-enters-softball-olympics-tokyo/?utm_campaign=wp_main&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter]

* 00:53:55 - Ugandan Weightlifter [https://www.thedailybeast.com/missing-ugandan-weightlifter-julius-ssekitoleko-left-note-saying-he-wants-to-live-in-tokyo]

* 00:58:33 - Music Recommendations and Bonus Topics

EPISODE 36 PLAYLIST:

* ADS: Midnight Oil - Beds Are Burning [https://youtu.be/ejorQVy3m8E]

* WAX: John Williams - Summon the Heroes Playlist [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLA5zQ1xNekgouyCeihpZrO0_K3dpxDssJ]

* PROD. KEITH: Bea Miller & Jessie Reyez - Feels Like Home [https://youtu.be/CekbqdmY1dM]

In this episode... Wax, Ads, and Phelix discuss how to sleep, subtitles in baseball, and poop coins.

TIMESTAMPS + LINKS:

* 00:05:22 - Lockdown/KR Gym Rules [https://www.npr.org/sections/coronavirus-live-updates/2021/07/13/1015613059/no-fast-music-or-fast-running-covid-rules-in-seoul-force-gym-goers-to-slow-down]

* 00:18:05 - Chairs and Sleeping Positions

* 00:27:10 - SAS on Ohtani [https://www.nbcnews.com/news/asian-america/stephen-smith-shohei-ohtani-how-racism-gets-coded-concerns-over-n1274003]

* 00:50:32 - Fish n Chips Pizza [https://soranews24.com/2021/07/17/the-weird-thing-about-dominos-japans-fish-and-chips-pizza-isnt-the-fish-or-chips%e3%80%90taste-test%e3%80%91/]

* 01:03:28 - Digital Currency Toilet [https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/south-korean-toilet-turns-excrement-into-power-digital-currency-2021-07-09/]

* 01:16:00 - Music Recommendations

EPISODE 35 PLAYLIST:

* ADS: Tkay Maidza ft. Yung Baby Tate - Kim [https://youtu.be/SrzQwFW46g8]

* WAX: Siouxsie and the Banshees - Cities in Dust [https://youtu.be/wsOHvP1XnRg]

* PHELIX: The Peggies - 花火 (Hanabi) [https://youtu.be/WdnjKSAhmSw]

* PROD. KEITH: Mya - Worth It [https://youtu.be/dOp1CMkVMZ0]

In this episode... Wax and Ads discuss 4th of July traditions, competitive eating, and a child fighting ring.

TIMESTAMPS + LINKS:

* 00:03:55 - The Fourth of July

* 00:17:40 - Competitive Eating [https://twitter.com/darrenrovell/status/1411720226664820737]

* 00:42:25 - Doritos Spicy Nacho Chip Review

* 00:48:20 - Playground Fight Club [https://www.curbed.com/2021/07/greenpoint-parents-rumble-over-playground-fight-club.html?utm_source=tw&utm_medium=s1&utm_campaign=nym]

* 01:02:30 - Music Recommendations

EPISODE 34 PLAYLIST:

* ADS: John Lennon & Yoko Ono - The Luck of the Irish [https://youtu.be/75xeVt8lh7U]

* WAX: Mad Max Fury Road OST [https://youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_mUSjQ8jozfX3SkqT1opd5MxclR2P5aHzw]

* PROD. KEITH: Shaybo - Mud [https://youtu.be/caB2ojGcFMo]

In this episode... Wax and Ads speak with Juju about why doping is good, whether or not charcoal is bad, and ugly Japanese fixer uppers.

TIMESTAMPS + LINKS:

* 00:09:40 - Olympian Sha'Carri Richardson does the weeds [https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/01/sports/olympics/shacarri-richardson-suspended-marijuana.html]

* 00:35:45 - Kettle Brand Farmstand Ranch chips review

* 00:47:30 - Abandoned Japanese Homes for the Low [https://www.insider.com/japan-ghost-towns-population-vacancy-rates-akiya-banks-2021-6]

* 00:57:16 - Grilling is Bad, Actually [https://twitter.com/FoodInsider/status/1410705052369555459]

EPISODE 33 PLAYLIST:

* JUJU: Hoshimachi Suisei - Ghost [https://youtu.be/IKKar5SS29E]

* WAX: Mogwai - How to Be a Werewolf [https://youtu.be/GrIRcB0x4iU]

* ADS: Tyler, the Creator - Wilshire [https://youtu.be/LxGVyJLjbiY]

* PROD. KEITH: Jorja Smith - Addicted [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLN1XtmMhmW6HEJN72fh5HF3OxQvayEUDz]