Each week on “Kowabana: ‘True’ Japanese scary stories from around the internet,” horror author and translator Tara A. Devlin presents a selection of Japanese horror, creepypastas and urban legends translated from the deepest, darkest parts of the web. Creepy ghosts and vengeful onryo, cursed technology and haunted shrines. Discover horror like only Japan knows how to deliver. Brand new and exclusive stories translated each week. Find out more at http://www.kowabana.net/
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Toshiden is a biweekly show in which horror author and translator Tara A. Devlin explores various urban legends from Japan. From Kuchisake-onna's long history to the hidden meaning behind convenience store toilet signs, we explore it all and look at how they came about and why they became a legend in the first place.
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Unapologetic Liberal Talk on the right side of history, decency, dignity and democracy. Comedian, activist, Democratic Socialist, AKA: Real Democrat, Real Patriot looks at current events through an unapologetically liberal lens. Hear her "Tarabuster" at http://ProgressiveVoices.com Become a patron at https://www.patreon.com/taradevlin or click the support link above. Let’s vent, strategize and commiserate about those usurpers of the dreams of a functioning democracy, that greed-centered deat ...
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Tarabuster Ep. 412: America's Double Haters - Traitor Trump and Shillbilly Vance
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Another day in the United States of Serfs and Lords. Mainstream media treats Traitor Trump like he actually has a policy on the IVF and abortion chaos he created.Trump takes no responsibility for disgracing Arlington.JD Vance re-victimizes a beauty pageant contestant.AND MORE!We discuss the madness._________________________________Tarabuster is amo…
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Tarabuster Weekday: Disgrace to Humanity Gives “Thumbs UP” in Veterans' Cemetery
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Another day in the United States of Serfs and Lords. Trump gives his tedious "thumbs up" at the gravesite of fallen soldiers, politicizing their deaths of course.Trump reposts lewd remark about Harris on his social media site AND MORE!We discuss the madness._________________________________Tarabuster is among the independent media voices at APSRadi…
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Tarabuster Ep. 411: America's Choice: Decency Over the Deplorables
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Another day in the United States of Serfs and Lords. DNC fires up Dems and Traitor Trump is bigly mad.Deplorables mock Gus Walz for loving his dad. Mike Lindell and the GOP Pee-pee patrol go undercover at DNC gender neutral bathrooms and prove how totally-not-weird they are.AND MORE!We discuss the madness._________________________________Tarabuster…
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Episode Notes Join our Patreon for early access and bonus episodes and help support the show!Get exclusive Japanese horror merchandise and join the Discord! Ten terrifying stories from Japan’s many mountains that will make you question whether you really want to be out there or not, and what really lurks just outside of human civilisation… BGM than…
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Tarabuster Ep. 410: Another Day, Another Laundry List of Traitor Trump’s Lies
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Another day in the United States of Serfs and Lords. Trump gives a lie-riddled "press conference".Trump disparages veterans - againRepublicans "nationalism" really is the hatred of women and democracy.The Republican Project 2025 agenda boils down to racism, homophobia and most especially misogyny. AND MORE!We discuss the madness.___________________…
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Tarabuster EP- 409: Republican Stolen Valor Is Staring Them Right in the Face
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Another day in the United States of Serfs and Lords. JD Vance attacks an actual service member for "stolen valor" while he licks the ass of the Stolen Valor King - his master, Traitor Trump.MAGA cult freaks out as Joe Rogan appears to endorse RFK Jr - a disgusting POS who left the corpse of a baby bear in Central Park because he's a POS. $10M cash …
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Episode Notes Join our Patreon for early access and bonus episodes and help support the show!Get exclusive Japanese horror merchandise and join the Discord! Seven tales of haunted Japanese buildings that will make you question whether your safe space really is all that safe or not. BGM thanks to Myuuji, Kevin MacLeod and CO.AG.Sound effects thanks …
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Tarabuster Ep. 408: The Age of the MAGA Moron Cult of Weirdos is Coming to an End
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Another day in the United States of Serfs and Lords. Trump's tired old bully schtick is past its sell-by dateChameleon JD Vance keeps scolding America about how we should live our lives - or else.We discuss the madness. AND MORE!We discuss the madness._________________________________Tarabuster is among the independent media voices at APSRadioNews.…
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Tarabuster Ep. 407 Sorry, Republicans -We’re Not Going Back to The Dark Ages With You
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Another day in the United States of Serfs and Lords. JD Vance Has a Bunch of Weird Views on Gender, of courseElon Musk allows fascist accounts free reign on Twitter to spread their poison, hate and lies.Traitor Trump is signaling he's afraid to debate Harris.Another white male Republicon caught posting as a "black woman" who loves TrumpAND MORE!We …
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Episode Notes Join our Patreon for early access and bonus episodes and help support the show!Get exclusive Japanese horror merchandise and join the Discord! Nine tales that will make you question what lurks in the water and whether it’s really worth risking it. Would you survive? BGM thanks to Myuuji, Kevin MacLeod and CO.AG.Sound effects thanks to…
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Tarabuster Weekday: Decency, Dignity and Democracy. Joe Biden Exits the Race (w/Trucker John)
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Another day in the United States of Serfs and Lords. Joe Biden gives a speech to the nation explaining why he exited the race while Republicans continue to scrape the bottom of the barrel with disingenuous attacks. Republicans have the nerve to question VP Harris' qualifications when they have Traitor Trump and JD Vance as their standard bearers.Tr…
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Tarabuster EP 406: Republicons Choose America’s Hitler As their Forever Führer
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Another day in the United States of Serfs and Lords. The Democratic circular firing squad against Biden continues.The Republicons have their convention featuring fake populism and silence about their actual extremist agenda. Republicans block Biden's student loan forgiveness - again.A UK journalist shows American corporate media how a lying con art…
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Tarabuster Weekday: The Con, the Con Man and his Cult of Kotex-Kooks and Con Artists
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Another day in the United States of Serfs and Lords. The Democratic circular firing squad against Biden continues.The Republicons have their convention featuring fake populism and silence about their actual extremist agenda. We discuss the madness. AND MORE!We discuss the madness._________________________________Tarabuster is among the independent …
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Tarabuster EP 405: Not Again, Dems! ENOUGH with the Circular Firing Squad
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Another day in the United States of Serfs and Lords. Dems do what they do best - circular firing squad. Corporate media joins in happily while ignoring Trump's manifest unfitness for office. We discuss the madness. AND MORE!We discuss the madness._________________________________Tarabuster is among the independent media voices at APSRadioNews.comTa…
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Episode Notes Join our Patreon for early access and bonus episodes and help support the show!Get exclusive Japanese horror merchandise and join the Discord! Nine stories straight out of Japan featuring mysterious creatures, monsters, and gods that you’ll probably want to put on your avoid list. BGM thanks to Myuuji, Kevin MacLeod and CO.AG.Sound ef…
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Tarabuster Weekday - Dear Dems, There's ONE Unfit Threat in the Race and it's Not Biden
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Another day in the United States of Serfs and Lords. Dems do what they do best - circular firing squad. Corporate media joins in happily while ignoring Trump's manifest unfitness for office. NC GOP Candidate Mark Robinson says 'Some People Need Killing!'We discuss the madness. AND MORE!We discuss the madness._________________________________Tarabus…
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Tarabuster EP 404: For the Sake of America, Traitor Trump Should Leave the Race (w/ Poppy Champlin)
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Another day in the United States of Serfs and Lords. The Manufactured Biden bash continues. Donald Trump Claims Republicans' Project 2025 has Nothing to Do With Him- ‘Abysmal' - but "good luck!"Comedian Poppy Champlin calls in to discuss the madness. AND MORE!We discuss the madness._________________________________Tarabuster is among the independen…
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Tarabuster Weekday: No, ONE is Above the Law In America
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Another day in the United States of Serfs and Lords. The illegitimate Supreme Court makes Trump a king.Democrats and the corporate media can't stop calling for Biden to "step aside". Curiously, Trump remains a convicted felon who promises to be a dictator but similar calls are absent. AND MORE!We discuss the madness.________________________________…
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Tarabuster EP 403: "Hell No" and "Ut Oh"
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Another day in the United States of Serfs and Lords. Trump and Biden "debate". It's a shit show. The Supreme Court is illegitimate, corrupt and must be stopped.We blow off some steam analyzing a "estranged parents" videos of Trump dupe with a chronic case of narcissism and the inability to look at herself. The lengths she goes through to explain wh…
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Episode Notes Join our Patreon for early access and bonus episodes and help support the show!Get exclusive Japanese horror merchandise and join the Discord! Four trips to a world similar to and yet different to our own. How can you get there? What can you do once you’re there? And do you really want to be there in the first place? BGM thanks to Myu…
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Tarabuster EP 402: Republicons Break Every One of the 10 Commandments
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Another day in the United States of Serfs and Lords. Louisiana Governor Landry orders Ten Commandments posted in every classroom. If only the Republicons followed them!AND MORE!We discuss the madness._________________________________Tarabuster is among the independent media voices at APSRadioNews.comTarabuster is also onhttps://rokfin.com/tarabuste…
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Tarabuster EP 401: Republicon Lickspittles Bend the Knee to Traitor Who Sent a Mob to Kill Them
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Another day in the United States of Serfs and Lords. Convicted Felon, Traitor Trump returns to the scene of the crime.Uncle Clarence wants more dead Americans. Mrs. Alito is a petty little triggered traitor.Right wing media share more deceptively edited video of Biden. AND MORE!We discuss the madness._________________________________Tarabuster is a…
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Episode Notes Join our Patreon for early access and bonus episodes and help support the show!Get exclusive Japanese horror merchandise and join the Discord! Ten terrifying tales from Japan that will make you wonder what’s really hanging around those beautiful temples and shrines… BGM thanks to Myuuji, Kevin MacLeod and CO.AG.Sound effects thanks to…
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Tarabuster EP 400: Vengeance is His, Sayeth Convicted Felon, Traitor Trump
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Another day in the United States of Serfs and Lords. Convicted Felon, Traitor Trump vows vengeance against the justice system for holding him accountableUncle Clarence finally admits how much he's been bought for. Alex Jones cries - not for massacred children he lied about - but for himself. MAGA Morons think Traitor Trump is their God - and anothe…
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Tarabuster Weekday: Some Gave All, All Gave Some, Traitor Trump had "Bone Spurs"
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Another day in the United States of Serfs and Lords. Republicons don't take a break from disgracing America on the 80th anniversary of D-Day and Bannon sentenced to jail for his contempt of Congress.Alito continues to lie about his unethical flag waving.AND MORE!We discuss the madness._________________________________Tarabuster is among the indepen…
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Tarabuster EP 399: Traitor Trump: Guilty As Usual
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Another day in the United States of Serfs and Lords. Traitor Trump is found guilty on all counts in his porn star hush money election interference trial Trump supporters call for riots and violent retribution after verdict'Directly threatening'- Alito’s security parked in front of liberal neighbor’s home amid dispute AND MORE!We discuss the madness…
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Episode Notes Join our Patreon for early access and bonus episodes and help support the show!Get exclusive Japanese horror merchandise and join the Discord! This week sees a variety of stories, both long and short, that over the years have gained popularity and become legends in their own right. Internet horror at its finest. BGM thanks to Myuuji, …
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Tarabuster Weekday: Unapologetic Corruption is the New Conservatism
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Another day in the United States of Serfs and Lords. Along with flying the flags of America-hating traitors, emotionally and mentally-stable Mrs. Alito spits on her neighbors cars.Arlington National Cemetery Rejects "Ashli Babbitt Memorial Stone" Trump needs a post-it-note to remember the whiny lies he repeats incessentanlyNikki Haley writes so tou…
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Tarabuster EP 398: Republicons - They Just Keep Getting Worse
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Another day in the United States of Serfs and Lords. The Illegitimate SCOTUS gets worse.Americans think the economy sucks despite facts and the corporate media is clueless as to why.We discuss the madness._________________________________Tarabuster is among the independent media voices at APSRadioNews.comTarabuster is also onhttps://rokfin.com/tara…
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Tarabuster EP 397: "Both Sides," Pleeze! Republicons are the Problem
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Another day in the United States of Serfs and Lords. Marjorie Taylor Greene disrupts the Oversight Committee with her juvenile unfitnessRepublicons run to their Dim Leader's defense Alito is an insurrectionistGreg Abbott pardons a murderer because he killed a BLM protesterWe discuss the madness._________________________________Tarabuster is among t…
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Episode Notes Join our Patreon for early access and bonus episodes and help support the show!Get exclusive Japanese horror merchandise and join the Discord! Sometimes the past comes back to haunt us in various ways, as these five stories from Japan will show. BGM thanks to Myuuji, Kevin MacLeod and CO.AG.Sound effects thanks to Free Sound and freeS…
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Tarabuster EP 396: Republicans Lack the Maturity to Function in a Modern Democracy
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Another day in the United States of Serfs and Lords. Stormy Daniels is America's sweetheart.Republicans battle each other over which one can be more childish and cruel.Republicans restore the names of traitors on Southern schoolhouses.Katie Britt makes another cringe video. We discuss the madness._________________________________Tarabuster is among…
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Tarabuster EP 395: Patriotism Means Embracing the Substance of Democracy, Not Just the Symbols
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Another day in the United States of Serfs and Lords. Kristi Noem can't stop justifying shooting her dog.Trump uses NY firefighters as a prop.Utah Republicans Find Creepy New Strategy to Bully Trans People We discuss the madness._________________________________Tarabuster is among the independent media voices at APSRadioNews.comTarabuster is also on…
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Episode Notes Join our Patreon for early access and bonus episodes and help support the show!Get exclusive Japanese horror merchandise and join the Discord! Five terrifying tales straight out of Japan the look at what happens when something unknown, something unexplainable, appears in our regular daily lives. What can we even do in such a situation…
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Tarabuster Weekday: I Hate To Say “I Told You So”, but Republicans Loathe Democracy
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Another day in the United States of Serfs and Lords. Trump's Time Magazine interview is a window into the end of the "Grand Experiment'Republicans loathe democracy. No, really. It's in their platform.and more!We discuss the madness._________________________________Tarabuster is among the independent media voices at APSRadioNews.comTarabuster is als…
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Tarabuster Ep 394: Dishonorable Supreme Court Says, Immunity for Me, Not for Thee
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Another day in the United States of Serfs and Lords. The Illegitimate SCOTUS sinks lower in their quest to give Traitor Trump everything he needs to escape consequences for his life of crime.Perjury Traitor Greene shares a creepy dystopian propaganda of a Republicon billionaire telling dupes they're at "war" with other Americans.Kristie Noem revels…
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Tarabuster Ep 393: Republican Policies Stink Like History’s Trash Heap
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Another day in the United States of Serfs and Lords. Trump stinks up his trial. Conservative Policies KillLouisiana Republicans vote to end lunch breaks for child workersAnother Republicans caught committing voter fraudand more!We discuss the madness._________________________________https://rokfin.com/tarabuster BECOME A "TARABUSTER" PATRON:www.pat…
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Episode Notes Join our Patreon for early access and bonus episodes and help support the show!Get exclusive Japanese horror merchandise and join the Discord! Four terrifying tales of spirits who linger and cause problems for those who are unfortunate enough to encounter them… BGM thanks to Myuuji, Kevin MacLeod and CO.AG.Sound effects thanks to Free…
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Tarabuster Weekday: Republicans: Rolling Back the American Revolution
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Another day in the United States of Serfs and Lords. Trump gives us a 7th grade book report on Gettysburg.Republicans are following the Nazi playbook in corrupting the courts and the illegitimate SCOTUS is happy to help. Republicans want Americans to hurt other Americans.and more!We discuss the madness._________________________________https://rokfi…
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Tarabuster Ep 392: Republicans “Protect” Us from Another Fake Crisis
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Another day in the United States of Serfs and Lords. Without a hint of irony, Traitor Trump and collaborator Mike Johnson propose "election integrity" policy that already exists Republicans usher us from one fake crisis to another.Comedian Poppy Champlin calls to discuss the madness._________________________________https://rokfin.com/tarabuster BEC…
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