Best Maggie Ball Podcasts (2024)

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OM measurements, models, and data analysis with Dr. Henry Qu 51:15

1h ago51:15

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Dr. Henry Qu, partner and data scientist at Oxbridge Economics, joined me to talk about data analysis, and statistics, and how to try to learn things in turfgrass science. We discussed NTEP, posterior distributions, disease resistance, ANOVA, total organic material expectations by species, the process of learning, and much more. ATC blog post about…

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Doing more work to produce better turf with Jon Wall 1:05:45

1d ago1:05:45

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Jon Wall, golf course superintendent at Shanqin Bay, joined me to discuss doing more work to make grass better, rather than doing less. And also about what I'd want everyone to do, which is doing the right amount of work for your property. We talked about many things, starting off with: Better turf conditions with more intensive maintenance blog po…

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Heat kills: a 12 point list and thermal death point temperatures for cool-season grass 25:48

4d ago25:48

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It's summer in the northern hemisphere, and the two items discussed in this episode provide guidance on managing turf when it has to survive through heat stress. From the ATC website, a 12 point list: https://www.asianturfgrass.com/post/catching-up-on-reading-heat-stress/ From PACE Turf, the Heat Kills document: https://www.paceturf.org/member/Docu…

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Patti Miller on the newly revised version of Writing True Stories 35:39

10d ago35:39

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Patti Miller joins us to read from and talk about her book Writing True Stories which has just been extensively updated and extended. She talks about what has changed in the 30+ years since she started teaching Life Writing, the impact of technology, her best tip, her own work in progress, and lots more. Find out more about Patti and Writing True S…

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Does A Different World Need a Reboot? | 90s TV Babies 1:00:31

10d ago1:00:31

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The 90s TV Babies are back to examine the 80s sensation A Different World! Serita Fontanesi, Sergio Perez and Megan Ruble signed up for classes at Hillman College TV. But now it’s time for finals. This will ALL be on the test. Professors Lambert and Johnson assigned these episodes to watch: S1: E1 -- “Pilot” S2: E1 -- “Dr. War Is Hell” S2: E20 -- “…

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Explaining MLSN and assessing ball roll on putting greens, with Carl Schimenti 1:29:08

16d ago1:29:08

1:29:08

Carl Schimenti from Cornell University joined me to discuss intro to #MLSN explanations vs. using MLSN the way it is designed to be used. We also talked a lot about ball roll assessment using the #BobbleTest, and the USGA GS3 ball, and other methods. MLSN project page: https://www.asianturfgrass.com/mlsn/ Daniel Palin with the MLSN test on The Talk…

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Checking phosphorus gradients on putting greens with an upper and lower rootzone sample 36:00

18d ago36:00

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Soil P, pH, and salinity are a few things that likely vary by depth in your rootzone. I've started recommending that 20% of putting greens tested be done with a sample divided at the 5 cm depth. Send the lab a 0-5 cm and 5-10 cm depth sample from that green, rather than the standard 0-10 cm depth sample. I discussed this blog post: https://www.asia…

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Julia Levitina on The girl From Moscow 35:23

20d ago35:23

35:23

Julia Levitina reads from and talks about her new book The Girl From Moscow including such things as how the book came about, why fiction, how the book follows her own departure from the Soviet Union, the importance of 1983 as her setting, inherited trauma and her protagonists, antisemitism, the theatre, her work-in-progress and lots more. Find out…

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Spring green-up of cool and warm-season grasses with Maggie Reiter 1:06:37

23d ago1:06:37

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Maggie Reiter joined me to discuss how the start (and end) of the turfgrass maintenance season might be predicted. When is spring green-up? When does the season end? We discussed, and showed charts of growth potential and temperature, from this post: https://www.asianturfgrass.com/post/maps-of-average-temperatures-in-the-usa/ The Sunday Lawn Care p…

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A Different World and Hollywood Strategies For Revolution | Director Neema Barnette 1:21:17

24d ago1:21:17

1:21:17

“A lot of production companies… who decide to do stories about people of color are not used to having the people of color they hire coming in with an opinion. Coming in contradicting them on certain things.” -- Neema Barnette, director, A Different World Susan and Sharon welcome legendary producer-director Neema Barnette to talk about her journey f…

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How many hours until the grass wilts? Predicting soil water content with Dr. Bill Kreuser 59:18

1M ago59:18

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Bill Kreuser, Ph.D., president of GreenKeeper, joined me to discuss the new water resource planning tools in GreenKeeper, along with disease risk, PGRs, soil surfactants, and weather data. See more about these tools at the GreenKeeper app: https://www.greenkeeperapp.com/ Irrigation posts at the ATC website: https://www.asianturfgrass.com/tag/irriga…

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Core sweepers make aeration easier, ball roll after 270 rounds, and estimating N in clippings 32:27

1M ago32:27

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I discuss small plot university research with fixed treatments vs. golf course and sports turf maintenance with treatments that vary, and consider which results we should trust more. I also discuss the bobble test after 270 rounds, mention that core sweepers are a nice machine, and explain how I estimate N harvested in creeping bentgrass clippings.…

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What you should know about soil test P, spring growth, and #TurfSpeedo calculations 48:32

1M ago48:32

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I describe what we can learn from looking at five years of Mehlich 3 soil test phosphorus results from golf course putting greens, how to calculate the turfgrass speedo in a standard way, rather than in a chaotic way, and recommend an episode of the Cornell Turfgrass Show that asks if soil testing is the answer to all your problems. These are the l…

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Does It Suck, Now? - Snake Eyes - Season 3, Episode 1 1:07:41

1M ago1:07:41

1:07:41

We're back? After a long delay we are back asking the question, does "Snake Eyes" suck now? (It doesn't!)By Up In Your Ear Podcast Network

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A Different World | Showrunner, Writer Susan Fales-Hill 1:06:22

1M ago1:06:22

1:06:22

“You can be anything you want in this world, darling. But if you become an actress or a nun, I’ll kill myself.” -- legendary actress Josephine Premice to her daughter, writer/producer Susan Fales-Hill. Susan and Sharon welcome writer and showrunner Susan Fales-Hill as they continue their look back at the classic 80’s comedy series A Different World…

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Putting surface management, the turf speedo (growth ratio), & surprising results with T-Jay Creamer 1:05:21

2M ago1:05:21

1:05:21

T-Jay Creamer joined me to discuss bentgrass & Poa annua (bent-Poa) management with a surprisingly low annual N rate, almost no use of PGRs, and no aeration (other than occasional needle tining) for more than two years. The results surprise me, and they may surprise you too. We discussed this blog post about the turf speedo: https://www.asianturfgr…

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Exploring A Different World | Niceole Levy 1:10:04

2M ago1:10:04

1:10:04

Sharon and Susan begin an all-new series of episodes looking at the groundbreaking 80s sitcom A Different World (1987-1993). This Cosby Show spin-off starred Lisa Bonet, Kadeem Hardison, Jasmine Guy, Charnele Brown, Dawn Lewis and Marissa Tomei. It explored the lives of students at Hillman College, a fictional HBCU, and addressed issues such as rac…

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P fertilizer & Poa, the #MLSN time issue, and #ClipVol annual totals 37:58

2M ago37:58

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In this episode, I discuss sixteen year old bentgrass greens that have also gone sixteen years without P fertilizer. The greens are also free of Poa annua. Then I discuss how fertilizer recommendations made from soil tests are a lot more precise if the time duration over which the fertilizer is being recommended is considered explicitly. And I expl…

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Omar Musa on The Fullness 33:54

2M ago33:54

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Omar Musa joins us to perform from and talk about his new album The Fullness. We talk about collaboration and his amazing collaborators, pushing into liminal spaces of multiple identities, leaning into grief and joy ("our lives given shape by shadows"), ego deflation, how some of the songs on The Fullness were created, the percussiveness of rap and…

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Directing Miami Vice and Cagney & Lacey | Jan Eliasberg 1:15:37

2M ago1:15:37

1:15:37

“I was quite set on theater. I was going to go out to Los Angeles for one year -- and that was it. Then I was going to go back to New York and devote myself to the theater. It didn’t work out that way.” -- Jan Eliasberg 80s TV Ladies "Director Ladies" series continues as Susan and Sharon welcome legendary director Jan Eliasberg. Jan began her telev…

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Welcome New Listeners! April 8TL Mailbag + In Memorium 20:36

3M ago20:36

20:36

The Best Indie Podcast nomination IS the award! Susan and Sharon thank ALL the listeners who came out to support “80’s TV Ladies” as Best Indie Podcast for the WEBBY AWARDS. A big welcome to all our new listeners! And a sincere thank you to all who voted and to our listeners who reached out. BIG THANKS to our friends who shouted us out, including: …

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Optimal and practical overseeding windows with Jim Huntoon 1:02:38

3M ago1:02:38

1:02:38

Jim Huntoon joined me from Horry-Georgetown Technical College to discuss overseeding and the hows and whys of this common practice on warm-season turf that goes dormant in winter. We discussed these two blog posts: - https://www.asianturfgrass.com/post/optimum-overseeding-time-windows/ - https://www.asianturfgrass.com/post/zoysia-beats-bermuda-on-s…

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Kent MacCarter on Fat Chance 31:56

3M ago31:56

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Kent MacCarter joins us to read from and talk about his new poetry book Fat Chance. We talk about Kent's process, about having written the "feel bad book of the year”, his journalistic process, the nature of Gossypiboma (retained medical objects), memoir, reverse ekphrasis, and lots more. For more information or to purchase a copy of Fat Chance vis…

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Nominated For Best Indie Podcast | Help Us Win a Webby Award! 2:26

3M ago2:26

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Help us win a Webby Award - Vote at WebbyAwards.com. Vote for 80’s TV Ladies for Best Indie Podcast at the Webby Awards Now! Voting ends Thursday, April 18th, 2024. Vote: tinyurl.com/vote80tvl Thanks to our dear friends, Weirding Way Media and Astonishing Legends for all their support! Cheers and welcome to any Richard Hatem's Paranormal Bookshelf …

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Moonlighting | Our Top 8 Favorite Episodes! 1:00:32

3M ago1:00:32

1:00:32

BREAKING: 80s TV Ladies has been nominated for a Webby Award! Help us win. VOTE HERE! Back to our episode: Sharon and Susan burst into the Blue Moon Detective Agency and hire Maddie and David to help them answer ONE BURNING QUESTION: What are their Top 8 favorite episodes of the entire series? Maddie: “Eight? Eight? Why not ten?” David: “Can’t do i…

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Botanical walks, ecoregions, and MLSN for lawns with Maggie Reiter 1:06:18

4M ago1:06:18

1:06:18

Maggie Reiter joined me to reminisce about the grasses one can find at the back of the 7th green at Pebble Beach Golf Links, to consider soil test results for lawns, what the biggest problems are on lawns and whether solutions exists, and much more. Maggie is a Data Scientist at Sunday, https://www.getsunday.com/ The blog post with the photo of gra…

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ENCORE: Revisit Cagney and Lacey with Sharon Gless 1:28:49

4M ago1:28:49

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Encore! Encore! In celebration of the premiere of Cagney & Lacey 42nd years ago this week, here is a look back at the special Sharon Gless interview we dropped one year ago today! Sharon and Susan are at Podcast Movement Evolutions and The Ambies this week! So here's a look back to when they go to sit down with show business legend Sharon Gless. Mu…

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MEGAZONE 23: The Matrix before The Matrix (Mecha March) 29:43

4M ago29:43

29:43

t's not Gundam it's Megazone! This week we're trying out part 1 of a 3 part film: Megazone 23. This 1985 film apparently se the course for a lot of the mech anime of the future...and also was the foundation for a lot of terrible OVAs. How is it though? Let's find out.Leave a comment/review or message us at badanimepod@gmail.com or DM us on insta @b…

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GUNDAM 08th MS Team: Vietnam War but with Robots (Mecha March) 36:39

4M ago36:39

36:39

MECHA MARCH continues with another Gundam series, this time we're talking about 80th MS Team, the critically acclaimed series with a VERY weird ending. What did we like, what did we not like? Let's chat about it.Leave a comment/review or message us at badanimepod@gmail.com or DM us on insta @badanimepod to have your lovely words read out on the sho…

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GUNDAM 01: Amuro Get in the F**king Robot (Mecha March) 39:42

4M ago39:42

39:42

First week of MECHA MARCH! Each week we'll chat about a different mech anime, and first up is none other than the compilation film of the first part of the first season of Gundam. We give our thoughts on this movie and the legacy this season left behind.Leave a comment/review or message us at badanimepod@gmail.com or DM us on insta @badanimepod to …

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108 HokkaidoGals 22:52

4M ago22:52

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This anime film came out in 2020 from the creator of Bleach and it's a whole bunch of weird. Of course we had to give it a try- was it a great experimental movie or was it a pile of Dragon sh*t?Leave a comment/review or message us at badanimepod@gmail.com or DM us on insta @badanimepod to have your lovely words read out on the show!…

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107 BurnTheWitch 14:48

4M ago14:48

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This anime film came out in 2020 from the creator of Bleach and it's a whole bunch of weird. Of course we had to give it a try- was it a great experimental movie or was it a pile of Dragon sh*t?Leave a comment/review or message us at badanimepod@gmail.com or DM us on insta @badanimepod to have your lovely words read out on the show!…

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SPIRITED AWAY: Is it Bad? Please Don't Cancel Us 18:12

4M ago18:12

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We give our review of the 2001 Studio Ghibli classic Spirited Away. Is it actually great, or a nostalgia trip? And does it hold up today? Leave a comment/review or message us at badanimepod@gmail.com or DM us on insta @badanimepod to have your lovely words read out on the show!By Up In Your Ear Podcast Network

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7th TIME LOOP: Marrying the Guy That Stabbed Me | 3EP Rule 29:29

4M ago29:29

29:29

What would you do if you kept looping back in time? This brand new show comes to us in the Winter season baring the full title: 7th Time Loop: The Villainess Enjoys a Carefree Life Married to Her Worst Enemy. Is it a bright spot in the Winter 2024 season or is it trash?Leave a comment/review or message us at badanimepod@gmail.com or DM us on insta …

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NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 18 Review: Wrestling's Roots in Anime 45:44

4M ago45:44

45:44

LETS talk about wrestling!! In a kinda out of nowhere episode, we're chatting about the annual New Japan Pro Wrestling season finale, Wrestle Kingdom 18. We'll draw some anime comparisons and talk about the show top to bottom. Leave a comment/review or message us at badanimepod@gmail.com or DM us on insta @badanimepod to have your lovely words read…

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RENT A GF: Hating Kazuya is My Full Time Job (Season 2) 23:02

4M ago23:02

23:02

Kazuya sucks. Welcome to another season of I Love Chizuru- I MEAN Rent a Girlfriend. We chose to give season 2 a go to see if the show improves or degrades at all from season 1. Spoiler: It's kinda the same?Leave a comment/review or message us at badanimepod@gmail.com or DM us on insta @badanimepod to have your lovely words read out on the show!…

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MS KOBAYASHI'S DRAGON MAID: Lesbian Dragons That Get Drunk Sometimes (S1) 23:32

4M ago23:32

23:32

SEASON 1 of the supernatural slice of life Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid is here! We watched the entire first season and we have a lot to say about this treat of a show. And yes, some of it involves how problematic it is.Leave a comment/review or message us at badanimepod@gmail.com or DM us on insta @badanimepod to have your lovely words read out on…

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YUYU HAKASHO: Netflix Did 2 Arcs in 5 Episodes? 30:08

4M ago30:08

30:08

Kicking off the year with NOT ANIME aka a live action adaptation of YuYu Hakasho- the beloved series about a guy with a spirit gun or something. Was this 5 episode live action at all watchable? Let's ask Toguro.Leave a comment/review or message us at badanimepod@gmail.com or DM us on insta @badanimepod to have your lovely words read out on the show…

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An example of ample light when temperature limits growth 21:25

4M ago21:25

21:25

This is a follow-up to the episode last week when I mentioned that I was looking at snow outside, that the light would be ample for growth, but the temperatures were below freezing and thus temperature was limiting the growth. I discuss the new blog post that shows those light data. An example of ample DLI: https://www.asianturfgrass.com/post/an-ex…

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The combination of light (DLI) and temperature (GP) 43:50

4M ago43:50

43:50

The growth potential converts air temperature to a 0 to 1 (or 0 to 100%) scale. Of course, there are a lot more things that affect actual growth, including light, nitrogen, and water. I discuss these and why I'm not so convinced that adding a light factor to GP makes it more useful. The blog post discussed here is https://www.asianturfgrass.com/pos…

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Moonlighting | The 90s TV Babies 1:04:54

4M ago1:04:54

1:04:54

The 90’s TV Babies return: Serita Fontanesi, Sergio Perez and Megan Ruble are back to do a little Moonlighting! Do you agree with the 90s Kids about Cybill Shepherd and Bruce Willis' hit show? Susan and Sharon served up five key episodes for the Babies' viewing pleasure: S1: E1 – “Pilot” S2: E3 – “Money Talks, Maddie Walks” S2: E4 – “The Dream Sequ…

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EPISODE 100: SEASON 2 FINALE, Reviewing 50 ANIMES in a Row! 1:42:55

4M ago1:42:55

1:42:55

Episode 100 is here! This time, we're going back to the last 50 animes we watched and regrading every one of them: From Akame Ga Kill to High School DXD and Chainsaw Man, it's a hell of a ride. Did our thoughts change? Or better yet, did we just get angrier?Leave a comment/review or message us at badanimepod@gmail.com or DM us on insta @badanimepod…

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OVERTAKE: A NEW Racing Anime, For Formula 4!? | 3EP Rule 25:33

4M ago25:33

25:33

CARS, RACES & ... Formula 4? We caught the first 3 eps of this new racing anime Overtake- was it fast and furious enough for us to stick with it? Or did we run out of gas along the way?Leave a comment/review or message us at badanimepod@gmail.com or DM us on insta @badanimepod to have your lovely words read out on the show!…

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RENT-A-GIRLFRIEND: JUSTICE FOR RUKA & The MC That Puts the L in Limp-d**k (Season 1) 37:55

4M ago37:55

37:55

Eat s**t Kazuya. We watched the whole first season of Rent A Girlfriend! Despite it's absolutely abysmal MC, was the show able to charm us as a great romance anime? Discuss we shall!Leave a comment/review or message us at badanimepod@gmail.com or DM us on insta @badanimepod to have your lovely words read out on the show!…

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Demon Sword Master of Excalibur Academy: HAREM Funtime for a 10 Yr Old Demon Lord | 3EP Rule 30:29

4M ago30:29

30:29

Justifying our HIDIVE subscription! Leonus Death Magnus, a Demon Lord, wakes up in a big purple crystal after 1000 years only ro realize he's 10 again and being rescued by two 16 yr old academy students. Anime ensues, but is it alright? We checked out the first 3 eps!Leave a comment/review or message us at badanimepod@gmail.com or DM us on insta @b…

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PSYCHIC WARS: The 1987 Trash OVA with a 3.3/10 IMDB Rating 19:25

4M ago19:25

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Today we're examining the OVA Psychic Wars, released in 1987 in Japan and in the USA in 1991. A legendary piece of garbage in the anime space, is it as awful as people say?Leave a comment/review or message us at badanimepod@gmail.com or DM us on insta @badanimepod to have your lovely words read out on the show!…

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PONYO: Miyazaki's Sucky Fish Opus Featuring Liam Neeson 28:31

4M ago28:31

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Studio Ghibli released Ponyo in 2008/2009 as a movie for children- does it achieve what it sets out to do though? We watched the dang thing and here are our thoughts on it's legacy and place in the Ghibli ecosystem.Leave a comment/review or message us at badanimepod@gmail.com or DM us on insta @badanimepod to have your lovely words read out on the …

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HIGEHIRO: He SHAVED & Took in a High School Runaway, but What Does Any of That Mean? 50:46

4M ago50:46

50:46

The longest title on our show to date, we watched the first (and only) season of Higehiro: After Getting Rejected, I Shaved & Took in a High School Runaway. Was this title accurate? Yes. Was the show bad? We'll figure it all out.Leave a comment/review or message us at badanimepod@gmail.com or DM us on insta @badanimepod to have your lovely words re…

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A GIRL & HER GUARD DOG: A Bodyguard Romance Anime!? | 3 Ep Rule 27:38

4M ago27:38

27:38

We decided to throw on the first 3 eps of the NEW anime A Girl & Her Guard Dog, only to find that we had a lot more to talk about than we thought. Is this a charming romcom anime or does it miss the mark?Leave a comment/review or message us at badanimepod@gmail.com or DM us on insta @badanimepod to have your lovely words read out on the show!…

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GIRLFRIEND GIRLFRIEND: Season 2, Begrudgingly | 3 Ep Rule 26:36

4M ago26:36

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GFGF Season 2 is out and we had to dig into the first 3 episodes. Unfortunately it was a lot of the same, but were there any bright spots? We shall discuss!Leave a comment/review or message us at badanimepod@gmail.com or DM us on insta @badanimepod to have your lovely words read out on the show!By Up In Your Ear Podcast Network

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