Benjii, between getting steps in as his watch bugs him to, talks about what he thinks is going to be popular in 2020, a pre New Years resolution, exercise and just some general stuff he notices avoiding the news. Another weirdly wonderful, shambolic, unscripted podcast.

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Resolutions and Forecasts 2020.

In the era of the arcade cabinet, Konami was not merely content with the home console. Alongside their Contra, Castlevania and Metal Gear franchises, the company also earned licenses to pop culture phenomenons X-Men, The Simpsons and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, transforming those three into side-scrolling beat 'em ups.  In 1990 though, four years after the release of the movie, Konami unleashed Aliens to video arcades around the world. More akin to a run and gun than a side-scrolling beat 'em up, it was one of the first ventures the Alien series made in the arcades. Audio taken from original "Nostalgia Kills" video, currently available on IKIGAI PRO's YouTube channel.

Nostalgia Kills - Aliens (Konami, 1990)

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Struggling to think of a topic to discuss for this week's episode, Benjii instead discuses about what went wrong with the 10 year anniversary of MUZAI Records and how it corresponds to his own demotivation and subsequent motivation getting into a good place again.

MUZAI-vation

How long has it been since we've put up a podcast? Benjii returns from a long, long sabbatical (nee: playing video games) to discuss about the recent discovery of Ruggero Deodato's nasty piece of work, "Cannibal Holocaust" on his Amazon Prime membership. This podcast does include swearing and discusses topics which may upset some people. 

Prime Cannibal

Is Cancer Research UK's latest campaign about obesity being a leading cause of cancer fat shaming? Maeve and Benjii vent about health in a post consumer wasteland.

Post Consumer Wasteland - Health

The upstart podcast tag team of Benjii and Jamie return, this week giddy over the block announcements for the 2019 edition of New Japan's G1 Climax. KENTA vs Ibushi? Okada vs. Tanahashi? All as group matches? We have no reason to book a fantasy tournament now given New Japan have practically done it. The pair also touch upon wXw/Ringkampf/Imperium/Ilja Dragunov crossovers, Chris Brooks in Japan and thank Chris Jericho. Thank you Mr. Jericho.

The Two Mouths of Doom - June 20th 2019

Benjii and Jamie T return after a period of reflection (and hiding from each other because they might have the WWE 24/7 belt), discussing the monumental occasion that was AEW's "Double or Nothing", the appearance of Jon Moxley and just how when wrestling is good, it is really, really good.

The Two Mouths of Doom - May 31st 2019

I K I G A I (生き甲斐) usually refers to the source of value in one’s life or the things that make one’s life worthwhile. For ourselves, “popular culture” makes our lives worthwhile as cliched as that may seem. We are a podcast focusing on music, film and other aspects of pop culture formed initially as a means of catharsis and trying our best to create conversations focused around these things.

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