Broadcasting to you, not-quite-live from the crystal gondola in the palatial main Tiltyhouse studios in beautiful downtown Noda City Japan, for the education, elucidation, emancipation, enlightenment and mental emolument of the Nipponistic hoi-polloi.

Or in plain English, Dai-Cast is a weekly podcast highlighting recent developments in Japan and Japanese pop culture from a western perspective.

Hosts:

• Ian Horner
• Eryn Dearden
• and Jason Hill
• with Brendan Dery as “Beej”

Topics Covered this Week:

• Stephen Colbert Puts Japan on the Threatdown - japanprobe.com
• Prisoner Fujimori to run for Office - japantimes.co.jp
• Curry Killer to Run For Office (Count ‘em, Two Criminals!) - mainichi-msn.co.jp
• Illegal Campaign Offices in Second Life - kotaku.com
• Japanese Teachers Dislike Students for Smell (And Various Other Reasons…) - mainichi-msn.co.jp
• English Teaching Company ‘NOVA’ Faces Suspension - japanprobe.com
• NOVA Arcade Games - kotaku.com
• More Anime Available on xBox Live Marketplace - kotaku.com
• Otaku Hunting - dannychoo.com
• Haruhi on your Wii - animenewsnetwork.com
• Doki Doki Mahou Shinpan Video - youtube.com
• Virtual Bubble Wrap - engadget.com
• Beej’s Web Comic of The Week - Texas Steampunk: Cathedral Child