Agitator

Freestyle writing, being honest with ourselves, Ayashimon , the Shonen Jump app, marketing tips, Gantz , Biomega , The Peripheral , lessons we learned from Zach Langley Chi-Chi, and more. 

Today we have Barrett Avner of the Contain Podcast on. It's JDO's favorite show. Barrett is a cool guy with a lot of interesting things to say. And many of those interesting things are said here. Why is it important to be independent?, ownership over your own time, canceling quitters this year, is finpunk anarchist or post-marxist?, anti-elitist elitism, having a positive vision for the future, wh...

We're talking Eastman and Laird's The Last Ronin , the comic series conclusion to the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles saga, as well as Grant's Christmas tree hustle, Junji Ito elitism, Ninja Turtles as a Daredevil parody, our personal histories with the Turtles, what we loved and what we'd have done differently, past Turtles arcs that went hard, Nick Fuentes impersonations, cringe hip hop heads, writ...

Counter-agent for the avant-garde Adam Lehrer returns as our special guest star to discuss his latest release from Morbid Books, Safety Propaganda: Conceptual Manifesto for Psychological Warfare . We also talk about creative ambition and getting out of the underground ghetto, gladiators, what makes Miike's new series Connect kinda mid, the social climate shift in the entertainment industry, Kanye...

Our dear friend and returning guest star Jack Mason of The Perfume Nationalist joins us to talk Satoshi Kon's final film, 2006's Paprika . We talk watching half-recorded Christmas tapes, the need for a grim children's stories revival, Elsa Gate, AI art, minimalist design, Jack's repulsed reaction to Paprika , In the Mood for Love , cultural authority, snitches, why we're paywalled now, the interne...

Official intro to Agitator Z. This is the most transparent we've ever been on recording. An atmospheric episode, as in kids screaming at us/adhesive spray cans rattling/beer tops popping. Raw and unfiltered view of where we're at and where we're going. 

On the Japanese interior design book IN PRAISE OF SHADOWS

HOWL / MERCY / DYING WORLD

Today we're talking 1990-1's Cyber City Oedo 808, directed by the legend Yoshiaki Kawajiri. Our guest is rapper and producer Bleachy Warhol, the latest artist to be signed to Danny Brown's Bruiser Brigade record label. We talk one-take art creation, animated girl hair, Kawajiri blue, hating everything, things being how they are, White Jesus, making love to couches and refrigerators, cyberpunk, sab...

Aight, I said I'd start grouping several episodes and maybe even a full season into these capsule reviews, but episode 3 of One Piece is 5-star anime. 

Many "indie" writers find themselves in a bind. If you're listening for the rhythm in writing, or a great turn of phrase, or a subversive plot trick, you're likely to have trouble finding enough readers to make a living off your writing. Meanwhile, someone who really wants to get fucked by Bigfoot is making six figures writing the clunkiest shit you can imagine. Is there a healthy middle ground? J...

Kelby recaps the second episode of the One Piece anime and explains where this segment of the Agitator bonus content is going next. 

People have been talking on social media. Round and round they go, and the perennial question has once again reared its head: "Should rich people be allowed to write about poor characters? Is it exploitation? Appropriation?" What do these questions mean? What are we trying to change about the literary landscape? Should we approach this in a positive or negative way?