Aster and Touya return to talk about the explosion of news out of DigiFes 2021. We discuss the controversy surrounding the new Tamers live reading, Konaka’s recent history of conspiracy theories, the Ghost Game and 02 movie announcements, and, eventually, this week’s latest Adventure 2020 episode (sorry, Koshiro).
Important resources:
- Konaka’s blog
- Summaries of things Konaka has said on his blog: Anime News Network | Analyzing Adventure
- In-depth documentation going around of the conspiracies and misinformation Konaka has mentioned and praised in his blog
- The Conspiracy Theory Handbook
- The Alt-Right Playbook: How to Radicalize a Normie
Big News:
Other things mentioned this week:
- Digimon Tamers 2018 drama CD translation
- Twin Peaks
- David Lynch
- Senkaku Islands dispute
- So You’ve Been Publicly Shamed (the 2015 book Jeff mentioned)
- Episode of the You’re Wrong About podcast on “cancel culture”
- Metal Gear Solid 2
- Tenya Yabuno
- Shadowverse
Episode ratings:
- Aster: ★★★★☆
- Touya: ★★★★☆
- Jeff: ★★★☆☆
Episode MVPs:
- Aster: Koshiro
- Touya: Soundbirdmon
- Jeff: Agumon running around like a chicken without a head
Recommendations:
- Everyone, take care of yourselves
- Cardfight Vanguard Overdress
- RationalWiki (also be somewhat skeptical of this one)
- Media Bias / Fact Check
- Snopes
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Special Thanks
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