No More Whoppers

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 just get out there and APPLY yourself!

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. All this plus new NMW Memories. This podcast is cresting four dollars a gallon.

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 reduced role.

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, we learn the true expression of love: bomber jackets. This podcast is a real… good… kind of… thing.

Our tenacious forty-fifth episode involves talk of another live comedy performance; the dos and don'ts of opening an onigiri; Alex resists a clingy vice-principal; Ray plays super-sleuth with the Glyde service; a rebuttal to criticism of Alex's Movie Talk and a guide on how to enjoy podcasts; Alex's Movie Talk, and Alan Moore expresses his extreme displeasure at this week's Overnerds. This podcast is sort of in between things right now.

Our referential forty-fourth episode is like looking into a prism and seeing the wonderful colorful fragments of topics such as migraines; the real reason Alex's school keeps the windows open in winter; Japan's nefarious soap clinics; wedding drinking etiquette; a left turn into game music talk; N.Y.Pete.D Blue; boner sounds; Alex explores character actors and his porn name(s); Ray's top doc pix; and Overnerds profiles a karate champion. This podcast didn't know this was *that* kind of massage.

Our forty-third misappropriation of time begins with Alex's highly-anticipated report on the town kite festival; the boys reflect on winter weather and a chilly marathon; TGI Weekdays features the Alien series; the YouTube ad the TSA won't let you see; Alex hits his big three in Nagoya, then spends the night at his favorite video game bar; a sentimental musical in a lonely town; we celebrate a decade of Crunk Games, and more fecal Fan Fun? Gross! This podcast preferred your earlier work.

In our progressive forty-second episode, Alex details TGI-Effortless and plenty of Batman details; Ray supercharges his PC; tangental talk about media prices; press conferences for the ages; a return trip to Nagoya and a preview of upcoming local events; the decline of the Happy snack series; serendipitous new drops; more on Internet "humor;" and Overnerds features the Mario fan who took it too far… or not far enough?! This podcast is brought to you by the Gilette Fusion Power Podcaster razor.

Our jangly forty-first episode shows 2013 what's what! Ray renders judgment on X in 10; the final(?) verdict on 7-11; Alex paints a vivid Christmas picture (raid on the storage unit, a trip to Pittsburgh Comics,harrowing flight experiences, media roundup), and Fan Fun from Thespis himself! This podcast is proudly brought to you by the "Horny Chris Evans" Tumblr.

Regular episodes return next week! So here's Alex and his sister goofing around like putzes for 52 minutes. The Sistercast covers such diverse topics as the names of midwestern US cities; the ins and outs of foreclosure defense; the holidays in review; motherly interjections; a large, fruit-themed electronics conglomerate; the dreaded winter storm warning; Kate Middleton's developing fetus; dog psychology; contemporary reality TV as influenced by Japanese TV; the miracle of flight; inappropriate apps, and memories of Christmases past! This podcast really wishes you had made a Genius Bar appointment before coming in.

We may be on vacation, but we've culled some highlights from our Earth Prime counterparts to create a Frankensteinian best of! A much more civil Alex and Ray brainstorm ideas for their fledgling podcast; Alex expresses disdain for his job and announces plans for a new business; the boys deal with portable gaming theft at a popular Mexican food chain; Ray's concern grows as a popular store threatens to open a little too close to home, and we round it out with BK news unfit for this universe! This podcast will return in All Debts Public and Primate: A Jesse Stone Mystery.

In our chilly fortieth episode, Alex and Ray plumb the depths of topics such as our favorite podemy comcasts; the public's favorite ways to mishear "Ray;" webcam brainstorming; revenge of the dentist; our talent fee; Alex naturally shares his thoughts on the upcoming Wolverine sequel; and in Overnerds, the dangers of telling strangers video game trivia. This podcast forecasts high yuletide around 4:30 PM.

In our finest thirty-ninth episode, Alex investigates a potential Looper scenario and complains about his workplace (again); the controversial 7-Eleven opens its doors to an enticed Ray; more X-Guys and a discussion of Japanimation adaptations; Nagoya's place in the national pecking order; Alex is courted by the chamber of commerce; a comparison of rural and urban Japan brings up more Sonic lyrics; a sadistic quiz game, and the Fan Fun you DIDN'T see in theaters! This podcast is the best at what it does, but what it does isn't very nice.

Our virtual thirty-eighth episode reveals our holiday plans (or lack thereof); Alex recalls the case of the missing Suikoden; new ups and downs of joblessness; Al gives us a new chapter of his dental terror *and* he gets run over; we plan to hire a supervisor; guess what X-Men and Drop Dead Fred have in common; and Fan Fun includes the giggliest donor roundup we've ever done. This podcast was specially engineered to function in zero gravity.

Our thirty-seventh episode has us still running tepid! Ray opens with some appreciation for listener concern; Alex voluntarily watches more of those X-Mans movies; a surprise visit by the NHK and Mr. Fingernails; Alex's emergency dental visit; Ray gets a Wii U and wrestles with virtual friendship, and we close it out with Fan Fun, including and a stirring Overnerd story from Ray! This podcast can be your "something borrowed."

Our peak thirty-sixth episode enters the kumite and leaves with discussion of yet another 7-Eleven update; yet another adventure in local theatre; Alex's faux pas follies; said Alex's disjointed dream journal; and a packed edition of Overnerds that includes a story of Alex's short-lived LARP past. This podcast can't be with you if you don't respect it.