We Have Fun Here

By J. Watson

Talking about shows, movies, music and video games in broad strokes and long tangents.

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July 15, 2026 What did Edward gain? | Fullmetal Alchemist Episodes 15 & 16
Discussions of Fullmetal Alchemist Episodes 15 & 16
Video Link: https://youtu.be/b37nPqhpVAA
Luke and J discuss gaming Youtubers, the nature of ideas and gratuitous suffering.
Podcast Email: [email protected]
This episode was recorded 2/27/2024
Show Notes:
Newtype USA January 2006 (WordPress Transcription/Fan-translation, I assume), where Arakawa compares the conflict between Amestris and Ishval to that of the Yamato and Ainu: https://doanimation.wordpress.com/2011/06/02/old-copypasta-of-hiromu-arakawa/
Retro Games I Played in 2023 | AntDude Plus: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mvJs-dUH0ec
The Imperfection Run - Stardew Valley's First Low%: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7rS5hGeWq34&t=2949s
Article about Sodom and Gomorrah that has since been retracted | A Tunguska sized airburst destroyed Tall el-Hammam a Middle Bronze Age city in the Jordan Valley near the Dead Sea : https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-021-97778-3
Journal investigating Sodom comet paper for data problems: https://retractionwatch.com/2023/02/21/journal-investigating-sodom-comet-paper-for-data-problems/
Time Stamps:
00:00 Preamble
24:01 Episode Discussion
1:10:28 A long tangent about gaming Youtubers and Stardew Valley.
1:37:32 Let’s get back into this
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2h 7min
July 14, 2026 Designed and Directed By His Red Right Hand | Fullmetal Alchemist Episodes 13 & 14
Discussions of Fullmetal Alchemist Episodes 13 & 14
Luke and J discuss Gnosticism, Nick Cave and authorial intent.
Podcast Email: [email protected]
This episode was recorded 2/20/2024
Video Link: https://youtu.be/A4iwHgUwQwY
Show Notes:
Here are some good Reddit discussions on Ishval and its real world inspirations, no one cites any actual specific sources or interviews though:
https://www.reddit.com/r/FullmetalAlchemist/comments/135t0fd/ishvalan_war_and_real_world_allegories/
https://www.reddit.com/r/FullmetalAlchemist/comments/xuzjyv/this_is_a_simple_question_are_the_ishvalians_black/
https://www.reddit.com/r/FullmetalAlchemist/comments/wz7j08/what_i_love_about_fma_is_how_it_addresses_japans/
https://www.reddit.com/r/FullmetalAlchemist/comments/1ajjyvr/is_the_civil_war_on_the_ishvalan_people_inspired/
Newtype USA January 2006 (WordPress Transcription/Fan-translation, I assume), where Arakawa compares the conflict between Amestris and Ishval to that of the Yamato and Ainu: https://doanimation.wordpress.com/2011/06/02/old-copypasta-of-hiromu-arakawa/
Paradise Lost: https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26/pg26-images.html#chap01
Red Right Hand Amv: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7s06Gqx3tO4
O Children Amv: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5eUvBnXQqI4
The Red Hand Files: https://www.theredhandfiles.com/
Faith, Hope and Carnage: https://www.nickcave.com/faith-hope-and-carnage/
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1h 4min
July 13, 2026 #AlphonseElricIsOverParty | Fullmetal Alchemist Episodes 11 & 12
Discussions of Fullmetal Alchemist Episodes 11 & 12
Luke and J discuss 4k remasters and the crimes of Alphonse Elric.
Podcast Email: [email protected]
This episode was recorded 2/10/2024
Video Link: https://youtu.be/3ZMG-JJPbAQ
Show Notes:
Punch Drunk Love is available in 4k as part of the Criterion Collection, not just as part of Columbia Classics: https://www.criterion.com/films/27916-punch-drunk-love
Columbia Classics Volume 4: https://www.sonypictures.com/movies/columbiaclassics4kultrahdcollectionvolume4
Columbia Classics Volume 2: https://www.sonypictures.com/movies/columbiaclassics4kultrahdtmcollectionvolume2
Sony released Taxi Driver on 4k standalone as well: https://www.sonypictures.com/movies/taxidriver
Columbia Classics Volume 3: https://www.sonypictures.com/movies/columbiaclassics4kultrahdcollectionvolume3
My Hero Academia Season 3: https://store.crunchyroll.com/products/my-hero-academia-season-3-blu-ray-704400103216.html
Mob Psycho 100 Season 1: https://store.crunchyroll.com/products/mob-psycho-100-season-1-classics-blu-ray-704400103926.html
Game of Thrones Complete Series on 4k: https://www.amazon.com/Game-Thrones-Seasons-Region-Blu-ray/dp/B08DGR1SHV/ref=asc_df_B08DGR1SHV?tag=bngsmtphsnus-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=80676783691792&hvnetw=s&hvqmt=e&hvbmt=be&hvdev=c&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=77829&hvtargid=pla-4584276309116045&psc=1
Time Stamps:
00:00 Let’s Start the Show
1:47 4K discussion
17:17 We watched an anime today
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54min
July 12, 2026 A Rough Approximation of a Standard Inn Room | Fullmetal Alchemist Episodes 9 & 10
Discussions of Fullmetal Alchemist Episodes 9 & 10
Video Link: https://youtu.be/wWqQs-b5OxM
This episode was recorded 1/28/2024
Luke and J discuss American localization and Phantom Thieves.
Podcast Email: [email protected]
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54min
July 04, 2026 Are We Having Fun Here? | Fullmetal Alchemist Episodes 7 & 8
Discussions of Fullmetal Alchemist Episodes 7 & 8
Luke and J discuss sequencing and the shortcomings of other adaptions.
Podcast Email: [email protected]
Link to video version: https://youtu.be/3hgvYzG91Ns
This episode was recorded 1/20/2024
Show Notes:
Fullmetal Alchemist Adult Swim Promo (Spoiler warning as far as Episode 34): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gf8hLlg85zA
1080p Remake of the same promo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w7HJ9VyuWbg
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58min
July 02, 2026 Don’t Worry About It | Fullmetal Alchemist Episodes 5 & 6
Discussions of Fullmetal Alchemist Episodes 5 & 6
Luke and J discuss trains and geography of Amestris.
Podcast Email: [email protected]
Link to video version: https://youtu.be/b5cL_YAxFD4
This episode was recorded 12/30/2023
Show Notes:
TvTropes page for “Eyes Always Shut”: https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/EyesAlwaysShut
#anime #animepodcast #podcast #fullmetalalchemist
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1h 13min
July 01, 2026 Have You Ever Yearned? | Fullmetal Alchemist Episodes 3 & 4
Discussions of Fullmetal Alchemist Episodes 3 & 4
Luke and J discuss director’s cuts of movies and anime where Jesus of Nazareth canonically existed.
Podcast Email: [email protected]
Link to the video version: https://youtu.be/Gl3_5mb4NlI
Show Notes:
This episode was recorded on 12/23/2023.
Mothcrayon’s thread about Messianic imagery in Hunter x Hunter: https://x.com/mothcrayon/status/1731027297342288162
were the magicians in Now You See Me wizards or what?: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uKfdls1fqJE&t=637s
“shigaraki holding things very carefully”: https://tomuratime.tumblr.com/post/650454740139933696/shigaraki-holding-things-very-carefully
Film Theory: Fullmetal Alchemist's FATAL Miscalculation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c3EIDSIvmZs
Time Stamps:
00:00 Let’s Start the Show
11:14 Spoilers for the entirety of Fullmetal Alchemist 2003
15:00 End of Spoilers
19:36 Jesus in Anime
21:00 Slight spoilers for Fullmetal Alchemist
21:22 More Jesus in Anime
27:55 The rest of the episode
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1h 5min
July 01, 2026 Test Episode
This is just episode 1, uploaded twice because Apple Podcasts was leaving the real episode 1 in draft limbo.
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1h 14min
June 30, 2026 Is There Any Other Adaptation Like This? | Fullmetal Alchemist Episodes 1 & 2
Discussions of Fullmetal Alchemist Episodes 1 & 2
Luke and J discuss how they each discovered Fullmetal Alchemist and Christmas movies in the yearly rotation.
Podcast Email: [email protected]
Link to the video version: https://youtu.be/tAUxlZl_hzw
This episode was recorded 12/16/2023
Show Notes:
The Flamel according to the Fan Wiki: https://fma.fandom.com/wiki/Flamel
MadeThistoReply333’s comment on a discussion of the Flamel: https://www.reddit.com/r/FullmetalAlchemist/comments/lsrvr5/comment/jvhj0v8/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button
A post by Reddit User NyxShadowhawk explaining various symbols in Fullmetal Alchemist, spoilers for the entirety of the manga/Brotherhood: https://www.reddit.com/r/FullmetalAlchemist/comments/v688oo/the_alchemical_symbolism_in_fullmetal_alchemist/
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1h 14min

FAQs about We Have Fun Here:

How many episodes does We Have Fun Here have?

The podcast currently has 29 episodes available.