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Do you think Goku's a democrat or republican? Which of the Z-Fighters is most likely to be a Bernard Brother? Do you think Spike Spiegel's "with her?" What IS Vash The Stampede's view on gun control?

Listen to Don't Tread on Weebs and find out!
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This week the gang talks about numbers, why the wrong ones are going up, and why despite what the news is saying it isn't actually poor people's fault. On anime, we wrap up Gurren Lagann: The Lights in the Sky Are Stars, by giving a blow-by-blow of what may be the most insane anime conclusion at least one of us has ever seen. News starts at 06:20 Anime starts at 30:40
This week the Bishonen Bois are starting into the second Gurren Lagann movie, The Lights in the Sky are Stars. But first! We talk about how the media narrative in San Francisco led to the recall of their progressive DA, Chesa Boudin, and how this example is likely a canary in the coalmine for future attack plans against progressive local politicians. News starts at 06:21 Anime starts at 32:26
This week we finish off Gurren Lagann: Childhood's End, but not before first digging deep into the leaked Supreme Court draft showing that Roe V Wade is soon to be overrulled, and what fucking nightmares such a decision could hold. News starts at 05:16 Anime starts at 51:09
That's right, we're using our drill to pierce the heavens this week, as we discuss the (truncated) Gurren Lagann series, with Part 1 of the first movie, Childhood's End. But first, we got some news for you to uze. We discuss how COVID is totally over, how Elon Musk sucks, and how the Amazon Labour Union rocks. News starts at 08:40 Anime starts at 56:08
This week Norris gets to talk about his embarrassing country for a change, as the your favourite Bois dig into the stupid Ottawa trucker protest. On anime, we're finally getting back to some good old-fashioned animation with Promare, an insane movie about firefighters stopping genocide.  News starts at 05:42 Anime starts at 31:40
This episode, the Anime Gang discuss just how fucked home ownership is in North America. We're in the endgame for Squid Game as well, where it turns out that maybe millions of dollars *isn't* worth crippling PTSD and survivor's guilt. News starts at 05:06 Anime starts at 25:21
The Bois get back in the gundam this week to talk about why Hustle Culture is going to make us all sell our farts to perverts on the internet while we lose our family, friends, and community in the process. While in Squid Game we're on episodes 6 and 7, where our contestants have to stop being nice and start being real. News starts at 02:23 Anime starts at 32:56
Our Bishonen Bois learn up on some hollywood history this week, while also discussing why Biden going back on previous student loan promises is both totally expected and midterm poison. For anime, we're on episodes 4 and 5 of Squid Game; looks like the gang has to put aside their differences and come together as a team or they may never save their rec centre. News starts at 5:04 Anime starts at 29:24
This week, our Bishonen Bois details how the Supreme Court is going to destroy Roe V Wade, and what the fallout's gonna look like. For anime, we're into episodes 2 and 3 of Squid Game, where the vibes remain good and everyone's having fun. News starts at 3:53 Anime starts at 37:45
It's been a while, but in our defense flying out of Kabul has been *hectic* lately. We get into the start of our third season by expanding on the definition of *anime* and getting into something that may not technically be anime but certainly pays tribute to it. But not before first doing a vibe check on the major stories we missed the last couple months. There's been a few! News starts at 10:40 Anime starts at 38:30
The beloved bishonen bois finish up Berserk this week, and discuss its Feel Good finale. We also make fun of the United States always being in baby mode and get mad at anti-vaxxers. News starts at 07:15 Anime starts at 34:20
That's not what we meant. This week the bois are constantly exclaiming "How 'bout this heat?" in the hopes that someone will murder us. We also break down episodes 17-20 of Berserk, otherwise known as "the calm before the storm". News starts at 06:15 Anime starts at 47:19
This week we detail some supreme court shenanigans do our best to try and get the Canadian government as mad at us as the US authorities, before outlining some truly highlight episodes in Berserk episodes 13-16. News starts at 06:10 Anime starts at 56:36
The Wife guys this week have a real heart-warming start to the show, and then quickly get into why parents need to stop harassing teachers. On the anime side, we dig deeper into why Guts, Griffith, and Casca are all so messed up. News starts at 04:20 Anime starts at 29:14
Before we get into the episode, the two bois at Don't Tread on Weebs want to mourn the recent passing of Kentaro Miura; we found out he passed after he recorded this episode, but his works are a large part of what inspired the love of anime in the DToW crew, and we are forever grateful for the stories he told. Rest in peace. This week, the DToW bois try to explain why the current "worker shortage" is a both a con by business owners to keep wages down, and the result of years of stagnation of the American minimum wage. On our continuing Berserk saga, we watch episodes 5-8, and begin to realize that things in Midland may be a bit weirder than they first appeared. News starts at 05:29 Anime starts at 42:50
It's more like a large hunk of iron. This week, the bishonen bois break down the Chauvin guilty verdict, and discuss the greater story of police brutality. On the anime side, we got an all-time. A high fantasy adventure where absolutely nothing could go wrong. Lets get Berserk with it. News starts at 06:15 Anime starts at 41:31
Listen, we're not taking credit for Prince Philip's death. But I am saying we may be psychic. This week the Bishonen Bois talk about two things, the rising conflict in Northern Ireland, and anime fascism. The latter of which being our discussion on Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade, a film which takes one of Grimm's fairy tales to its logical conclusion. News starts at 05:30 Anime starts at 27:29
A plan to use the elderly as military test subjects, is this the latest tweet from Elon Musk? No! It's this week's DToW topic, Roujin Z! On the political side of things, the bishonen bois try to explain what an NFT is, and how the future is going to be artificially scarce. News starts at 05:24 Anime starts at 37:00
We continue this episode with our dive into the Satoshi Kon-iverse, with the look at the fantastic psychological horror Perfect Blue. On the news side, the Bishounen Bois discuss student debt, college costs, and how the whole damn thing is untenable. News starts at 05:45 Anime starts at 38:28
To make up for last episode's "anime", the Bishonen Bois decided to watch something truly good this week, the way-ahead-of-its-time Tokyo Godfathers by the late Satoshi Kon. On our discussion topic, we delve into what happened with Texas this past month, and why our current capitalist hellscape is making us unprepared for when these future "once in a lifetime" disasters inevitably come again. News starts at 02:35 Anime starts at 35:40
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