124 - A Very Berserk New Year (FULL EPISODE)

On this episode, Kelby and JDO talk a line of shit about Berserk volumes 27-30, Nazis on Substack, and Israel/Palestine.

Full show notes:

The importance of going to The Church of the Black Swordsman. Berserk is the Bible. In volume 27 we’re back into the Guts stuff. Donning the Berserk armor.

Having that dog in you. How do sociopaths see the world? The War of the Midland Kingdoms. The lack of good guys in a war. The metaness of Puck. Kelby searches for the word “abacus.” The Hellraiser pope monsters.

How long is Casca gonna be…like that? The evolution of Lady Farnese. What is that weird elephant sea monster? The awesomeness of Isidro’s nuts dropping. The Dr. Robotnik samurai.

Writing a serialized book. Following threads that might not come to fruition. The realistic way that Berserk portrays heroes. Who is the hero of Berserk? Guts simmering down on the revenge.

JDO’s personal Berserk journey. The massive inappropriateness of Schierke/Guts. How old is Guts anyway? Starting Berserk all over again. How to properly pirate Berserk.

Getting our paper up to purchase the whole Berserk hardcover set. Showing kids fucked up movies. Troll sex.

CURRENT EVENTS: Nazis on Substack! Kelby lays out his position. JDO lays out his position. What does anti-vaxxer mean? The way that people condense vast groups of people into one group. What was Covid actually about?

Hyper-online losers love to declare which platforms they’re (not really) going to leave. The Agitator fanbase has the most heterodox views. Substack is just a dancehall. THINK FOR YOURSELF.

Discovering Jim Goad in Barnes and Noble. Do your good deeds in the dark. The certainty of scientism. People are awful.

JDO talks about how alone you are after you catch heat. The lack of grace when you smell blood in the water. JDO’s eclipse moment.

Israel/Palestine: what’s the OUTCOME? Land acknowledgment is a cop-out. STAND ON BUSINESS. Baltimore community activist gets his houses burned down. No customer? No product.

Living in the town you’re raised in. The greatness of Baltimore. Tipping the Pringles can. Not giving a shit about what happens outside your own backyard.

Shout out Tim Dillon. What is Texas culture? Which African country is the funniest?

AGITATOR MANIFESTO! Be more like Guts. Stop paying attention to AI. Should you buy a CNC machine? What color should Spiderman’s suit be? What’s the value in being able to write a novel?

Who remembers Y2K? The similarity to “support the troops” and “trust the science.” ChatGPT is going to be Google. What makes humans human?

Create more with less filter. Creating a ripple effect with your readers. Wear your influences on your sleeve. Steal it, and make it your own. Fuck plot holes.

How does the Berserker Armor work? Monster Energy Drink bringing a dog back to life. Jason Statham impaling a shark on a sharp piece of rebar.

DRAMA? More of it. Just go for it. Takashi Miike’s adaptation of the “Yakuza” video game (blue flame!). Yellowstone is dramatic as hell. The drama of House.

Meth lab explosion! Mercy killing. Kelby gushes about Yellowstone for a while. Be CHEAP AND ON TIME.

CHEAP AND ON TIME.

We’re busy. Being wary of “professionalism.” The huge L of JDo’s seven-year-old Kickstarter. We’re on time.

Thank you for listening.