Sideburns & Cigarettes: A Lupin III Podcast

In this episode of "A Few Sideburns More", your delightful hosts Natalie and Guillaume take a deep dive into the themes of the recent theatrical film, Lupin III: The First! They talk expressive animation, why the formulaic nature of the story works, spectacle vs. story, the villainous psychology of Geralt & Lambert, defending Laetita, the enabling agency of Lupin, the best way to deal with Nazism...

In this episode, special guest Emma joins Jay, Chris, and Drew for an off-the-cuff review of the Lupin gang's first 3DCG film, Lupin III: The First! They talk the gravitational pull of Lupin, varying theatrical experiences, car crashes with babies, instantly hateable villains, a manga reference tailor-made for Chris, the Shrimp Scorpion, thirst trap Jigen, and the moral of the story: NAZIS LOSE. I...

In this episode, Drew, Beka, Chris, Jay, and Natalie discuss the fifth episode of Lupin The Third Part 1, "The Coming of Goemon the Thirteenth", and Will starts off the show with a brief history on the composer of Part 1's groovy soundtrack, Takeo Yamashita! They talk Lupin in glasses, burning samurai, saucy radio DJs, murder monuments, third wheel Jigen, unexpected mortaring, shouting matches ove...

In this minisode, our new co-host, Natalie, walks us through why Lupin and his lovable gang have been able to endure in popular culture for well over 50 years. How is the Lupin franchise comparable to a charcuterie board? What does the career of Dolly Parton have in common with Lupin? How has the Lupin series managed to remain timeless? Find out in the latest installment of the A Few Sideburns Mor...

In this episode, Drew, Beka, Jay, and Chris are once again joined by special guest Natalie as they jump into the fourth episode of Lupin The Third Part 1, "One Chance for a Prison Break." They discuss octopus priests, potato sack turtlenecks, razor blades under fingernails, questionable gun stroking symbolism, Zeni's murder fantasies, bicycles & Popemobiles, the symbolic nature of butterflies, and...

Our distinguished co-host Will gets the spotlight in our first "A Few Sideburns More" minisode. In theme with our last episode, Will dives a little deeper into the cultural undercurrents of Part 1's "Farewell, My Beloved Witch." He talks the hippie movement, youth uprising in 60's/70's Japan, possible fanfic fuel, paganism, literal flower power, the French student revolution in '68, and more! Give...

In this episode, Drew, Beka, Jay, and Chris are joined by special guest, Natalie, as they dive into the third episode of Lupin The Third: Part 1, "Farewell, My Beloved Witch!" They discuss random boat shootings, loose interpretations of the word "witch", maniacal laugh-offs, Jigen's tingling misogyny sense, doctors who look like Col. Sanders, the continuing theme of arson, long-winded mottos, and...

In this episode, Drew, Beka, Jay, and Chris discuss the latest news including Lupin The Third: The First, Prison of the Past, and the streaming release/dub of Goodbye Partner. As we venture into Lupin's first foray into television 1971's Part 1, our co-host Will (Guillaume) elaborates on Masaaki Osumi's influence and direction for the first few episodes. Then the gang dives into the first two epis...

What do time bombs, shogi, Ranpo Edogawa, and Playgirl all have in common? You’ll have to find out in the first episode of Sideburns & Cigarettes! We discuss the very fist animated entry in the Lupin franchise, the 1969 pilot film. From the literary origins of the gang to the wide range of fashionable outfits in Lupin’s wardrobe, we take a deep dive into the one of the most important entries in th...