No More Whoppers

The second edition of Homeland Week (formerly Arguefest) begins! As is tradition, Alex gives us tales of his arrival to the US, including insane shirts, reverse culture shock, interesting movies, and more! Plus, Facebook Likes return, and a special one-sided round of The Balcony is Closed! This podcast may be used as a flotation device.

In the mix in 66: Ray tells off the neighbor as best he can; get ready for Homeland Week II!; reports from the Seattle Retro Gaming Expo and the awful potential bar site; Alex attempts to entertain a seminar crowd; we take a long moment to discuss Al's demons (or heading them off); the rebirth of our alma mater, and another quite eventless round of The Balcony is Closed. This podcast has variable...

We're 65 and primed to retire! Alex crashes and burns at a pub quiz; Ray's sunsets seemingly Sisyphean SCROLL shipping; our new segment "Sh*t My Alex Says"; helping out at the international school; the new Japanese busses are in!; further wedding blunders, and the Balcony is Short! Forgive this podcast O Lord, it knows not what it does.

64 bits! Of conversation! The next generation of No More Whoppers episodes touches on Kickstarter fulfillment; old game magazines; how not to use IC payment cards in Japan; World Warzes; Final Fraioli Five; and more of the comedy of errors we call The Balcony is Closed. This podcast is free with any large drink purchase.

Fade in: two ruffians pull into town driving a '63 NMW. Alex lays plans to gay-wed millions; the launch of SCROLL 10; gearing up for the revival of Retronauts; DQX on PC and possible passing of the X in 10 mantle; a Grumpy requiem; scraping the bottom of the naming barrel; Alex finds and rejects a potential bar location; more OJT at Genesis; a slice of Fan fun, and The Balcony is Tepid! This podca...

Just like there's 62 ways to skin a cat, we do our 62nd way to record a podcast. Ray returns from the E3 gameapalooza with... not much to say about that, but Alex is ready to go off about birthday shopping for the two most important people in his life; his extreme apartment makeover; and interning at the bar and dabbling in video game mixology. Plus! Donor recognitions return, and another surprisi...

In this very special episode, Alex entertains his friend of 50 years, Smoo! These ancient chums discuss the fragile internet cafe; Smoo's experiences in FFXIV; Alex's first wedding as a fake priest; HD remasters and current/next-gen gaming; the origin of Smoo; a Philly cheesesteak verdict; fears of sharks, heights, and cars, and a very intimate episode of The Balcony is Closed! This podcast will t...

In our 61st soirée, we hit the ground stumbling! The boys discuss wasting away in margheritaville; Alex samples the largest legally available Red Bull in Japan; the health benefits of cranberry juice; iCompass iNeptitude; getting lost in the porn district; apologies to Mrs. Shadowlaw; the complexity of Japanese men's magazines and the elusive beard; Fraioli frequents filthy festivals; scams and sc...

60 men enter, two leave! And they can only talk about silly things like a Nihonland Weekend postmortem; chilling tales from Ray's flight; bartender etiquette; organizing the game bar; Alex takes himself out to the ballgame; Ray is summoned, and the new face of Fan Fun, including an apology to, oh, about 30 of our listeners. This podcast uses a dashcam only for the purpose of preventing insurance f...

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The original 59th Street Bridge! Alex spreads the good word about WIZ; Ray prepares for his journey to Japan; excitement ramps up for Nihonland Week; Ray attends a cat-video-viewing festival; Alex's Japanese speech debut and a look at nervousness in public speaking; and another dessicated Flume Fog, padded with the all-new MiniNerds! You can check out of this podcast anytime you like, but you can...

What's on the slate for 58? Priestly updates from Al; a two-story tour of the insect museum; Alex versus the door that won't close; latecomer impressions of Marvel's Avengers and non-impressions of Iron Man 3; email anxiety and Alex's new career branch; Overnerds teaches us what to do with our urine; and way, way too much fun with the new Alex drops. This podcast is some kind of blunderful.

Presented by Heinz 57! In this episode, an auspicious close for the SCROLL Kickstarter; planning begins for Homeland Week 2; Alex attends a rowdy barbecue; no love for the PS4; our pastor pal's premiere priest practice; fussy eating habits in 7th Dragon 2020-II; miniature Monkments, and Flim Flam! Try our New Game+ mode by listening to this podcast twice.

If episode 56 were a tree, what kind of tree would it be? Probably, like, a really big one, that has stuff about Kickstarter; big changes in Al's love life; more dumb priest jokes; more Monkments; cultural insensitivity in a little game called Seventh Dragon Twenty-Twenty Two; and Overnerds about naming your sword. (No, not a euphemism for penis.) This podcast can't believe what ticket prices for...

We can drive 55! This week's spectacle opens with Monkments (pt. I); there's still time to support SCROLL issue 10!; cryptic developments of an unspecified nature; making the leap from dream to reality; how to share your podcast; first appearance by Steven; Monkments (pt. II); a return to DQX (in 10); a rainbow of energy drinks, and you don't need a Riesen to enjoy Fan Fun! Through this podcast al...

54, where are you? Oh! In this episode, Les Enfants Whopplibe encounters subjects such as Alex's biggest news of the week; more Castlevania talk!!; updates from Al's neighbors at Shadowlaw; SOMEBODY wants to play Final Fantasy XI again; putting the "Al" in Allegra; the new eikaiwa, Wiz; entering the priesthood; Yuta and the Mysterious Ones; and in Overnerds, the worthlessness of group projects. Th...

Life begins at 53! This week, Alex pines for Phantasy Star; Ray explores GDC; 1UP's last hurrah; beer-poundin' tat-flashin'; Alex contemplates a life of pretend piety; Metal Gear 5olid, and Malicious Fun! The NSA has announced that this podcast will once again be allowed on planes.

In chapter 52, the Whoppers Bishonen face the greatest topics of their career: washing machines; landlords; actual Clooney Tunes; fire stories; what we'll haunt after death; Canada; Janken; Capcom's great Disney games DuckTales and Street Fighter; Huell Bowser; two gigantic donations to contend with, and in Overnerds, cosplay as psuedo-book report. This podcast does not understand why you can't ju...

In our 51st state, we look back fondly on our reminiscings with NoMoWo Memories Memories; go buy SCROLL 09!; Alex's final tearful goodbyes; a move aided by 80's comedian lookalikes; life without lights; the why of Visual Kei; a media roundup that tortures monsters for information, and Japan Fact Fan Fun! This podcast has been nominated for a "Yelly."

It's No More Whoppers' fiftieth episode, but we have no time to celebrate and get right down to business as usual: Alex's good news re: moving; Strip Fight Club; Ray has a tantrum; a visit from our new friend Video Game Huell Howser; Alex says goodbye (to his schools); awful cartoon theme song lyrics; some more English words misused in Japan; and in Overnerds, the practicality of decorative swords...

It's Spring, and pollen is in the air! Alex signs a fresh lease for an ancient apartment; a sabbatical for X in 10; the cutest assassination attempt ever; a shameless excercise in running out the clock; lessons in east coast and Canadian parlance; a damning examination of NMW, and Pog Fun! This podcast plays for keeps.

A packed week faces our Whopper duo, and the discussion begins with a PlayStation 4 extravaganza (maybe); the further adventures of Alex's moving woes (feels like only last year); and mixed recollections of our old haunt, 1UP.com. Plus, could this episode contain the best Overnerd story thus far? All this, and more NMW Memories. This podcast was retooled in the second season, with Ed O'Neill in a...

NoMoWo 47: A tradition of excellence. Alex continues to wind down the school year; Ray debuts a slew of touching No More Whoppers memories; Alex scouts a new apartment; Ray suffers a coddling by PR babysitters; how (not) to conduct an interview; a clarification of X in 10; a TV-centric Netflix roundup; and Remorse Fun! Clear data from this podcast will carry over into Cool Spot: Evolution.

NoMoWo is ready to ro' into a forty-sixth exploration of disposable subjects including the end of the school year and Alex missing the "good school;" the finer points of organizing flash cards; modifying the Momotaro story; what the Japanese think of Portlandia; Al's new round-up of animated comics movies; a listener asks us for our thoughts on anime translations (so blame him); and in Overnerds,...