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:

• Jason Hill
• and Brendan Dery as “Beej”

Topics Covered this Week:

• Abe admits tough election ahead - bbc.com
• Scratching the Niche: Erotic Manga - Publisher’s Weekly
• Coke Machine Robot Vending Machine Red: Now Subtitled! - Japanprobe.com
• Akihabara Liberation Demo - dannychoo.com
• JHaruhi to Appear on Japanese Nintendo Wii via Kadokawa - Anime News Network
• English Teaching Company ‘NOVA’ Faces Suspension - japanprobe.com
• Doki Doki Mahou Shinpan Update - youtube.com
• 絶叫戦士 サケブレイン - Club Nintendo
• Beej’s Web Comic of The Week - Piled Higher and Deeper