The A-Bomb City Emergency Podcast Episode: listen at your peril!

A regular show not being possible this week, a seemingly unconnected collection of outtakes and unused material from the cutting room floor have been glued together between classic songs from Osaka's finest, Shonen Knife (www.shonenknife.net, www.shonenknife.com).

Subjects include the sexual perversions of Roman emperors, undergraduate antics, the dangers of air rifles, and the long lost 'maid cafe' live report featuring Mio who co-hosted Episode #7. There are also cameo appearances by a bevvy of female voice talents, and a sonic snapshot of Mr.B, who sounds suspiciously like erstwhile collaborator Preston Mendoza.

Government Health Warning: This Episode is crap!

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The lads are back in the studio this week for a bumper helping of good ol' drunken incoherent rambling - just like the old days, eh?

Kicking off with peaty whiskeys from the Isle of Islay, talk then meanders past the late quiz show host and Icelandic scholar Magnus Magnusson, an attack of the winter collywobbles, and islands of various descriptions before Andy confesses that he is a nerdy computer wargamer, and how he recently got into hot water on a gaming forum in which he dared espouse the notion of freedom of speech for all.

Next, a comparative review of both recent Clint Eastwood war movies 'Flags of Our Fathers' and its Japanese-language counterpart 'Letters From Iwo Jima', before the musical break looms with another original composition from Andy's band STAVKA (www.ardle.net/stavkahome.htm), this time the track 'Leper Aesthetic'.

Finally, Andy returns to his long-forgotten series 'History as I See It' and tells of the pivotal but largely unknown conflict between Japan and the Soviet Union in Mongolia in 1939 which had drastic repercussions on the outcome of World War II. On the way, of course, Dave sidetracks it all into a confused and largely misinformed discussion concerning the Roman emperor Constantine.

Yeah, like I said, vintage A-Bomb City!

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In this episode Dave is out and about Hiroshima doing the roving reporter bit while Andy tries to nail it all together back in the studio.

First we get to listen to a fun Japanese DVD which instructs youngsters how to wipe their arses properly in the by now obligatory toilet humour section.

We then follow Dave as he heads into town after a night on the (mahjong) tiles, where he meets and interviews one Ms.Watanabe, boss of local charity ANT-Hiroshima. Off microphone she mentions Martin Luther King, whose birthday it is today, so Dave poots forth on the significance of the good man and we get to hear a chunk or two of his famous speech.

Next Andy spins another STAVKA (www.ardle.net/stavkahome.htm) platter, this time the track 'All Just For Show', before we hear newcomer Mrs.H reading something in Japanese. Fear not - 'tis merely MLK in Nihongo, for this is the subject of Dave's 'Real Japanese' segment.

My, aren't we serious for once?

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This week's fix of ABC takes us out of the studio and on to the streets of Hiroshima.

Beginning in a cafe, the lads soon move off to a 'karaoke box' to talk about what New Year means for the Japanese: sunrises, special food that looks good but tastes awful, and the obligatory exchange of meaningless cards. We are then 'treated' to Dave singing a couple of songs, and by 'singing' I mean shouting out the words at random intervals and pitches. You have been warned.

Luckily some 'real' music is at hand in the form of Andy's band STAVKA (www.ardle.net/stavkahome.htm) who play the track 'Low Ogre'.

Next we consider poo, and how it relates to the Japanese and the Germans. In this context we get a sticky anecdote from Andy and Dave reads a popular German children's tale concerning the brown stuff which has become a hit here in Nippon.

Returning to the subject of 'PC', Dave tells us how we can follow a 10-point plan to rid ourselves of that particular affliction, while Andy insults Dave's clothing.

Finally, the lads brave the cold to stagger around Nagarekawa, Hiroshima's nightlife area, to bring you the sights and sounds of sleaze, to be enjoyed from the comfort of your armchair.

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