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A podcast to the chilling realm of Japanese horror & scary stories. My name is Jumpei, and I will invite you to the mysterious world of Kaidan, exploring spine-tingling experiences that have haunted Japan... --- *Kaidan is a type of scary story that has been popular entertainment in Japan for centuries. You might imagine some kind of traditional ghost stories, Yokai/monster folklore, or maybe any temple/shrine-related thing. But Kaidan also consists of some supernatural tales, urban legends/ ...
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100 Ghostly Candles

Nathaniel Miller & Mitch Hammond

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Join Nathaniel and Mitch as they examine ghost stories, myths, legends, and creepy pasta from Japan, Korea, and the rest of Asia. Whether its Japanese yokai (monsters) or yurei (ghosts), or Korean gwishin (ghosts) or dokkaebi (ogres/goblins), they try to uncover the culprits behind each paranormal tale. With years of experience living, traveling, and studying in Japan and Korea, Nathaniel and Mitch bring a unique perspective to their hunt for answers to these spooky stories. If you love scar ...
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A weekly Asian & Pacific folklore podcast. Join Kamuela Kaneshiro as he shares tales of people, traditions, and gods from Pacific Island countries, Asia, Australia, and the Americas. These stories influenced films, Marvel and DC comic books, Disney movies, Netflix series, TV shows, and books. Episodes include a featured song, and Hawaiian word. www.LegendsFromThePacific.com
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Paranormal Hotline is here to answer all your paranormal problems. We talk about tales of the unholy and delve into dilemmas of supernatural nature. Our goal is to figure out whether the paranormal happenings around the world are real, or just an elaborate hoax. Join us in our investigation to solve what really goes bump in the night.
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Supernatural Japan

Supernatural Japan

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Supernatural Japan is a podcast about the weirder side of Japan. Learn about hauntings, ghostly tales, legends, UFOs, and a lot more. Join host Kevin O'Shea and guests as they investigate and research the spookier side of Japan. Sometimes serious, sometimes light-hearted and always interesting, this podcast has a little something for everyone interested in Japan, history, and the supernatural.
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Welcome to Let’s Talk Japan, an interview-format podcast covering a range of Japan-related topics; including traditional Japanese art & culture, internationalization, the JET Program, English language education, and current events.
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This collection of 14 stories collected by Lafcadio Hearn, contains Japanese ghost stories, but also several non-fiction pieces. Hearn tries to give a glimpse into the customs of the Japanese, by giving examples of Buddhist Proverbs and explaining the use of incense and the nation wide fascination with poetry. Furthermore, he has again translated several hair-rising ghost stories, like "A Passional Karma" about the truly undying love of a young couple.
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For history lovers who listen to podcasts, History Unplugged is the most comprehensive show of its kind. It's the only show that dedicates episodes to both interviewing experts and answering questions from its audience. First, it features a call-in show where you can ask our resident historian (Scott Rank, PhD) absolutely anything (What was it like to be a Turkish sultan with four wives and twelve concubines? If you were sent back in time, how would you kill Hitler?). Second, it features lon ...
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Super Respectable

Toshio Rahman, David Lewis

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Super Respectable is a podcast hosted by Tosh and Dave, two guys who love talking about absurd and weird things. Join us each week as we discuss strange stories from around the world. Whether it's the scariest ghost stories from Japan, political revolutions in Eastern Europe or health fads taking over India, we guarantee it's going get strange up in here. If you have comments, criticisms or just want to say hi, drop us a line at superrespectable@gmail.com.
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Tales of Old Japan by Lord Redesdale is a collection of short stories focusing on Japanese life of the Edo period (1603 - 1868). It contains a number of classic Japanese stories, fairy tales, and other folklore; as well as Japanese sermons and non-fiction pieces on special ceremonies in Japanese life, such as marriage and harakiri, as observed by Lord Redesdale. The best know story of these is "The Forty-seven Ronins" a true account of samurai revenge as it happened at the beginning of 18th ...
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This podcast series represents the work of 28 students from Centre College who took "HIS 435: Spirits, Gods and Ghosts of East Asia" together in January 2017. They received no prompt or recommended categories from their instructor, and built these episodes from scratch themselves with virtually no prior audio engineering experience. These episodes represent a diverse collection of student research into broader categories of East Asian folklore and ghost tales.
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Tired but can't fall asleep? Here I do my best to find interesting stories from the public domain and read them to you until you fall asleep. The stories are mostly folktales from around the world. Best listened to during work, during commutes, when you are trying to fall asleep, or any time that you need a calm friend to read to you. Enjoy! All of my links can be found here~ https://linktr.ee/Sandmanstoriespresents
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Nightwatch Radio

Jackalope Radio

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The radio show for "Things That Go Bump In The Night" Broadcast in 14 countries including affiliates in Europe, Australia, Japan, China and Canada! Join hosts Todd Sheets, Chris Wiesbach, Alex Brotherton and producer Amanda Payton. You just NEVER know what you'll find on NIGHTWATCH!
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Hi, and welcome to Unsolved Mysteries of the World where we explore the unexplained. Our topics include Missing Persons, Unsolved Murders, UFO & Aerial Phenomenon, Ghosts & Hauntings, Legends & Myths, Lost Treasures, Cryptozoology, Urban Legends, Conspiracies, Ancient Archaeological Anomalies and much more. If this is your first time listening to us, and you like our show, remember to subscribe when you get a chance. Each episode we will dive into a topic or case with a descriptive narrative ...
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We are two best friends who appreciate Asian culture. Nikki is geared towards Korea, while Averi's more into Japan. Together, we'll both go beyond just loving the music and dramas. We'll go beyond already mentioned countries that we like, and shine a light on other Asian countries that tend to be overlooked. We are not here to only entertain, but to inform those who want to broaden their Asian palettes. Regardless of our respect for all things Asian, we don't put aside where we come from as ...
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Everblack Podcast

Everblack : Metal Podcast

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Metal rock and everything noisy from Australia and around the globe! Hosted by Nev Pearce and the Everblack team www.facebook.com/Everblackpodcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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A maritime classic acclaimed for its exciting adventure, The Sea Wolf offers a thrilling tale of life at sea, while exploring the many difficulties that may erupt on board a ship captained by a brutally hedonistic and controlling individual. Additionally, the psychological adventure novel covers several themes including mutiny, existentialism, individualism, brutality, and the intrinsic will to survive. The novel sets into motion when its protagonist, the soft and cultivated scholar Humphrey ...
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The Podcasts are the re-purposing of my blog posts here- @marinesthing.com Get Latest Maritime News and Blog Posts Podcast here with no cost😁...Enjoy listening. You can find marinesthing social platforms below, Follow us for Amazing video content, Quizes, Marine News and many more....
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Pubtrotters Pubcast

Pubtrotters Pubcast

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Every month or so, hosts Nick and various members of Pubtrotters meet up in a friendly pub with a different co-host and guests to talk about the wonderful and weird world of pubs and beer. With segments such as the Newst of the month, First of age pub order and Pub Lovers corner, why don't you join us for a cheeky half?
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The perfect podcast for English learners who can't be bothered to study and do their homework, but still want to practise their English. Come and chill with me, Emma, from the channels Pronunciation with Emma and Procrastination with Emma, while I talk about various topics to expose you to natural English, just as if you were sitting in the pub with me with a nice cold cider.
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A weekly Podcast about all things alien, spiritual, metaphysical, ufo, conspiracy & more. We are both experiencers, but didn’t share that with each other until 8 years had past. Oddly enough, it was at the exact same point in time. Which led us down a path of discovering the layers of the UFO and abduction phenomenon. We were fascinated that such an experience caused us to keep a secret from each other, without knowing the other was going through the same high strangeness. That further sent ...
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‘Did someone come in…?’ When she entered the toilet earlier, the doors of all the private stalls should have been open. But now, the door of the third toilet at the far end was closed. ‘Is that Hanako-san in there…?’ Today, I will share an urban legend of Hanako-san that has terrorised children all over Japan away from school toilets. ---Official W…
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"Open up. Open it quickly." "No, don't ever go.""Please don't gooooo!" What happened on the way back home from the double date? Today, I will share a horror story featuring this scary experience. ---Official Website: https://japan-makes-me-scared.com/double-date/Discord: https://discord.gg/MuPBxfQDR7Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/japan_makes_…
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#philippines #folktale In the first story, a super man has a very unattractive mum and gets tricked into marrying the wrong woman. In the second story, a man finds a surprise in a cave, but on his way back, the treasures vanish. And in the final story, a Tinguian man learns why blankets shouldn’t look like bacon. Source: Philippine Folk Tales by Ma…
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In the United States, questions of how we celebrate – or condemn – leaders in the past have never been more contentious. In 2017, a statue of Robert E. Lee was removed – leading to a race riot and terrorist attack. But in 2020, statues of George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Christopher Columbus, and even Ulysses S. Grant were defaced or toppled. A…
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The Loreboys meet the audacious Scottish con man "Sir" Gregor MacGregor. Calling himself the Cazique of Poyais, this charismatic ex-soldier is the mastermind behind a debacle that will make Fyre Island look like Centre Parcs. He's selling land and government bonds belonging to the Central American kingdom of Poyais. The big problem being: Poyais do…
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This week, an interview with Tessa Hulls, author of the graphic memoir Feeding Ghosts. It’s about her Chinese grandmother’s persecution by Chairman Mao’s government, the mental illness that resulted, the effect that had on Tessa’s mother and then on Tessa herself. It’s about Chinese history, trauma, psychology, family relationships, and more. Tim i…
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The Everblack Podcast caught up with Milla from BLACK RHENO to talk about the upcoming "Who The F#ck Is Black Rheno" Tour, their trip to Texas to record the new album, opening for Pantera and more! Tickets - www.blackrheno.com DATES Fri 10/5 Penrith @ Elton Chong - FoothillsRiffs + LØNER + Step In Blood Sat 11/5 Wollongong @ Dicey Riley's Hotel - G…
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In this episode, Oisín covers a reportedly haunted park in the middle of Tokyo city that he visited, is there a reason for its eeriness, and is it linked to the bones that were dug up nearby??? Support the Show. Twitter: @ParanormalHL Instagram: paranormalhotline Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/paranormalhotline Thank you for listening! Kayleigh &…
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It was fun to play the game, but I could feel there was something off about the melody and lyrics of the song. Today, I will explore the secret and dark truths & urban legends about Kagome Kagome, a famous Japanese children's game. ---Official Website: https://japan-makes-me-scared.com/kagome-kagome/Discord: https://discord.gg/MuPBxfQDR7Instagram: …
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One hundred and sixty minutes. That is all the time rescuers would have before the largest ship in the world slipped beneath the icy Atlantic. There was amazing heroism and astounding incompetence against the backdrop of the most advanced ship in history sinking by inches with luminaries from all over the world. It is a story of a network of wirele…
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The Everblack Podcast spoke to the one and only Ladybeard about the upcoming Babybeard ‘Adorable Assault on Australia’ tour, tips for bands that want to tour Japan, the Aussie metal scene and more! BABYBEARD presents - The Adorable Assault on Australia Tour June and July 2024 - June 28-30 - AVCon Adelaide (Adelaides premier gaming, anime and Japane…
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The Everblack Podcast caught up with Dani Filth to talk about their return down under with Infected Rain, next album that will feature Ed Sheeran, his thoughts on the use of A.I in music, The Principle of Evil Made Flesh 30th anniversary and more! CRADLE OF FILTH and INFECTED RAIN September 2024 Australian Tour Dates Tuesday 24th - PERTH, Metropoli…
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The Everblack Podcast spoke to Brady and Conor from CONJURER about their upcoming Australian tour with LO!, opening for BOTCH, latest album ‘Pathos’ and next record. Conjurer Australian Tour 2024 With special guests Lo! Wednesday, 15th May – Brightside, Brisbane QLD Thursday, 16th May – Hamilton Station, Newcastle NSW Friday, 17th May – Lansdowne H…
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FLASHBACK! Paul Karasik and David Mazzucchelli’s comics version of City of Glass, a 1985 novel by Paul Auster, is an amazing adaptation of an unfilmable novel. Tim and Kumar assess the herculean task of adapting it, in probably the only medium capable of doing so: comics! We re-present this episode in observance of Auster’s passing on April 30 at a…
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Today we are back in the book of Nigerian folklore written down by M.I. Ogumefu. In the first story, a wife gives away something she doesn’t know is invaluable. In the second story, a parrot cannot lie and causes its owners plenty of headaches. And in the third story, some nobles send societal exiles to the new capital in order to spook the king. S…
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Scandinavia has always been a world apart. For millennia Norwegians, Danes, Finns, and Swedes lived a remote and rugged existence among the fjords and peaks of the land of the midnight sun. But when they finally left their homeland in search of opportunity, these wanderers—including the most famous, the Vikings—would reshape Europe and beyond. Thei…
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Where wolves? James attempts to answer that question with a midnight excursion to Cannock Chase. This Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty is home to a range of distinctly unnatural creatures. We're talking lycanthropes, black eyed children, numerous UFOs and at least one pigman. In fact, there are many reports of uncanny incidents in Cannock Chase, …
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In tonight's edition of Ale and a Ghostly Tale Nathaniel & Mitch are joined by returning guests Rick and Justin! This special bonus episode fail to release on time due to the curse of St. Patty's Day. The Curse caused multiple failed takes due to audio issues and many other electronic related tragedies. Those takes will forever be lost to The Curse…
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Off the back of an experimental episode about a seemingly nebulous topic, the Stiff Bois return to some well worn terrain to provide a full deep dive preview of Wrestling Dontaku; whilst also covering all the happenings from the road to. This is a huge show, diving deep into the characters and stories on both nights, as the New Generation start sho…
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Kentaro Miura’s Berserk can be upsetting, fascinating, offputting, incredible, and even sometimes a bit comedic, as Tim and Kumar have found over the past several months. All those qualities appear again in volumes 11 and 12, as the story of the extended flashback reaches its climax with Griffith’s horrific accession to the God Hand. Join us as we …
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The Everblack Podcast spoke to James Monteith from Tesseract talks about their Australian tour, latest album War of Being, their upcoming video game, next record and Cage Fight! TOUR DATES Thursday, May 2: Princess Theatre, Brisbane Lic AA Friday, May 3: Metro Theatre, Sydney Lic AA Saturday, May 4: Croxton Bandroom, Melbourne 18+ Tuesday, May 7: L…
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Hey folks! Oisin in back from Japan and we're back covering a more local cryptid/god that has been spotted walking around Scotland and Ireland. Support the Show. Twitter: @ParanormalHL Instagram: paranormalhotline Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/paranormalhotline Thank you for listening! Kayleigh & Oisín…
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There’s nothing in human DNA that makes the 40-hour workweek a biological necessity. In fact, for much of human history, 15 hours of work a week was the standard, followed by leisure time with family and fellow tribe members, telling stories, painting, dancing, and everything else. Work was a means to an end, and nothing else. So what happened? Why…
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The Everblack Podcast caught up with Kynan Groundwater from Diamond Construct to talk about their new album ‘Angel Killer Zero' upcoming tour and more. (Interview by Luke Petty) Watch the full interview on the Everblack YouTube channel or stream through Spotify, Apple Podcasts and all Pod services. Diamond Construct ‘Angel Killer Zero' is out now v…
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Douglas, Wyoming was home to a massive Prisoner of War Camp during World War Two. When the war ended the camp was closed leaving behind only a hospital and an old officers' club where it's rumored some people never left. How Can I Visit The Old Officers' Club? Haunted Cheyenne Stumbling on Skeletons A Trail of Human Skeletons Odd Fellows Have Skele…
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This is not a normal episode. It's not even a normal double feature. But, after an eventful week for the show online, the Bois gather to explore the differing views on contemporary pro-wrestling through the lens of how they see pro-wresting. The result is an experimental podcast that acts as a rumination on the current NJPW approach to storytelling…
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#louisiana #folktale In this story, rabbit likes to get drunk and beat his lioness wife. Will the elephants intervene? Source: Louisiana Folk-tales: In French Dialect and English Translation by ⁠⁠Alcée Fortier⁠⁠ Narrator: Dustin Steichmann Sound Effects: 729396__heckfricker__campfire-02 on Freesound.org Music: Old Hen Cackle by Coleman and Harper P…
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Before 9/11, before Pearl Harbor, another unsuspected foreign attack on the United States shocked the nation and forever altered the course of history. In 1916, Pancho Villa, a guerrilla fighter who commanded an ever-changing force of conscripts in northern Mexico, attached a border town in New Mexico. It was a raid that angered Americans, and Pres…
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The Everblack Podcast caught up with Dave Lupton of FLAMING WRECKAGE to talk about their new album ‘Terra Inferna’, challenging themselves during the writing process, touring and upcoming Mad Max inspired show! Pre-order: www.flamingwrekage.com/s/shop ‘TERRA INFERNA’ album released via Grindhead Records: April 26th, 2024 FLAMING WREKAGE Exclusive A…
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Thersa Matsuura of Uncanny Japan joins the Loreboys for a tale with more human faces than you've had hot dinners with human faces*. We look at a bunch of Yōkai that can take a look right back at us. From fish with a face to a blister with a kisser, these jinmen will give you the jitters. Especially the fish, because they're real. (No seriously... t…
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What did Marvel expect Jack Kirby to do with a 2001: A Space Odyssey series? Especially when they told him not to create any ongoing characters? What we got included the Monolith and the Star Child, but with unmistakable Kirby bombast. After concluding his story of superhero-obsessed Harvey Norton in issue 6, and a one-shot exploration of what happ…
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At the start of the 1860 presidential campaign, a handful of fired-up young Northerners appeared as bodyguards to defend anti-slavery stump speakers from frequent attacks. The group called themselves the Wide Awakes. Soon, hundreds of thousands of young white and black men, and a number of women, were organizing boisterous, uniformed, torch-bearing…
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The Everblack Podcast caught up with Matt Flood of Caskets to chat about their upcoming Australian headline tour, their 2023 album Reflections, upcoming music and more. Watch the full interview on the Everblack YouTube channel or stream through Spotify, Apple Podcasts and all Pod services. FRIDAY MAY 10 - AMPLIFIER BAR, PERTH SATURDAY MAY 11 - LION…
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Trav of Witchgrinder caught up with Everblack to chat about their new album Nothing Stays Buried, the album release tour, and much more Watch the full interview on the Everblack YouTube channel or stream through Spotify, Apple Podcasts and all Pod services. Witchgrinder - Nothing Stays Buried is out nowhttps://witchgrinder.bigcartel.com/product/wit…
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"The next stop is... MINCED MEAT"She begged in her mind, “Wake up, wake up, wake uuuuup!!!!!!” Today's story is one of the most terrifying urban legends related to the nightmare. Official Website: https://japan-makes-me-scared.com/monkey-dream/ Discord: https://discord.gg/MuPBxfQDR7 Japon, fais-moi peur (My wife's French podcast): https://open.spot…
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Mox is IWGP champion and the landscape of New Japan has seemingly shifted on its axis. But have no fear, old and new fans alike, the Sitff Bois are here to guide you through what this monumental move will mean for the characters and stories of New Japan; all whilst reviewing an awesome Windy City Riot show (+ some Wrestling World Taiwan). To join t…
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