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A podcast about the history, science, literature, technology, art, pop-culture, current events, and behind the scenes drama that inspired the beloved anime Gundam; one episode at a time from 1979 to today. Join Mobile Suit Breakdown as one Gundam newcomer and one long-time fan watch the iconic anime mega-franchise from 1979 to today, and examine the real world history, science, culture, and drama that helped to create Gundam.
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Movie-theater carpet, or space-battle? 🤔
94 backers for The Disappearances of Lydia Fountayne Season 1 Kickstarter!?
Let's get to 100 by the end of the day ~
1. If you haven't already, listen to the pilot (on podcatchers or at www.lydiadisappears.com)
2. Share the pilot with cool people who have excellent taste
3. Make a pledge on Kickstarter to support the creation of a full season of Disappearances, AND to get Kickstarter-exclusive bonuses like: early access, blooper reels, deleted scenes, episode cameos, hand-annotated scripts, downloads of the original soundtrack, and more!
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Study at a forgotten library with Lydia and Kuro in this "Disappearances of Lydia Fontayne"-themed Lo-Fi Beats video, with pixel art by (aka HaroKid), who has done a lot of great pixel-Gundam-head art for MSB over the years (take note of the bonus Haro ❤️)
Join Lydia as she plunders a mysterious forgotten library with Kuro! In case the algorithm sent you here, The Disappearances of Lydia Fountayne is an upcomin...
Thom wrote an audio drama! Family drama, sinister-but-mundane technology, secrets, mysteries, magical knowledge... See the linked post for the trailer, synopsis, link to the pilot episode, AND the link to the Kickstarter page, where we're raising funds to produce season 1 (and have already been chosen as a Kickstarter: Project We Love!)
https://www.patreon.com/posts/our-latest-of-105570227?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link
Down to the wire! If you're considering becoming a paid MSB subscriber, join now to get this year's exclusive pin and extra-special bonuses! (You must be subscribed at $10/mo or more on the deadline*)
For full pin eligibility info ++, visit gundampodcast.com/patreon
One of the reasons we went with a lanyard as the 1st bonus item for this year's pin promo is that a few current patrons said they like to use lanyards to display collectible pins.
Here's what that would look like with ours, and a full collection of MSB pins ~
They didn't have the sign quite ready yet, but we don't want you to be caught similarly unawares ~ just 6 hours left in MSB's 5th Pod-versary Promo!
Visit our patreon for the eligibility rules + photos of this year's *exclusive* pin
✨ the full collection, on display ✨
The full set of MSB pins! Which is your favorite?
MSB's 5th Annual Pod-versary Pin Promo deadline is TONIGHT - less than 12 hours from now! - at 11:59 PM New York Time, TODAY - Jan 15, 2024
These pins are limited-edition (we never make more) and exclusive (never available for purchase), so if you want one, this is the time!
For eligibility rules and to sign up, visit www.gundampodcast.com/patreon
The time has finally come - Mobile Suit Breakdown episode 10.0 "Prelude to the Victory" is out NOW for paid subscribers!
In honor of FIVE years of MSB, this year's promo includes EXTRAS: subscribers at $25+/mo will get one of these made-in-NY MSB wool pennants! For promo eligibility + deadline, visit gundampodcast.com/patreon
MSB's 5th Podversary is a BIG milestone, so this year's promo includes EXTRAS: every subscriber eligible for a pin will also get one of these MSB 2023 satin-polyester lanyards (perfect for con badges, work ID, etc). For promo eligibility + deadline, visit gundampodcast.com/patreon
Our 5th Podversary Pin Promotion is on! Paid subscribers at $10+/month (or equivalent annual sub) at 11:59pm New Yark Time, Jan. 15 2024, will be eligible for this year's limited edition enamel pin, designed by !
Endlessly delighted by this Christmas gift we received from a friend ❤️
Pattern by https://www.etsy.com/shop/PixelMasters (currently resisting to urge to buy the other Gundam cross-stitch patterns...)
The day has finally come - it's the MSB 5th Podversary Pin Promo!
Every year, to thank our supporters, we get a limited edition enamel pin made and send 1 to every patron who meets the promo requirements. And because 5 years feels like a big deal, this year there are extras!
What ARE the requirements?
1. Be an MSB patron, subbed for $10+/month (or the equivalent annual sub). We had to raise the minimum compared to previous years, because our shipping and production costs have increased. BUT, if you are a legacy patron at $5/mo, you are still eligible!
1.a. How do you know if you’re legacy or not? It’s easy!
If your tier is Fraw BOW, pins are a go!
If your tier is Fraw KobayaSHI, no pin for thee.
2. Your subscription must be active and paid as of 11:59 PM New Yark Time, Sunday, January 15th, 2024.
That’s all you need to do!
And those extras in the first pic? Every eligible patron will receive an MSB lanyard, and $25 patrons will ALSO receive a pennant!
For more info and to sign up, visit gundampodcast.com/patreon
Back on our bu****it! Nina's 8 pages of notes on the 2nd half of SD Gundam Matsuri Part 3 (Gaiden) ✍️ ✍️ ✍️
The wait is nearly over - we are excited to announce the release dates for our next episodes!
Episode 9.14 - Covering the first half of SD Gundam Matsuri Part 3, will be released on Saturday, December 30 for patrons (public release January 6)
Episode 9.15 - Covering the second half of SD Gundam Matsuri Part 3, plus anything we want to say about SD Gundam Matsuri as a whole, will be released on January 6 for patrons(public release January 13)
Episode 10.1 - Introducing Victory Gundam, will be released the following week, on January 13 for patrons (public release January 20)
December 30th is also when we'll release full details of the MSB 5th Podversary Pin Promo - how to qualify for a pin, the promo deadline, pin photos, AND details of the special extras we're sending out to mark this milestone anniversary.
Some of our paid subscriber tiers get boxes of goodies as a thank-you, and the latest batch is ready to mail! For info, more pics, and links to the artists, check out the post at
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That's right - today is the 5th anniversary of our very first podcast episode! 🎂
Thank you to all of our listeners, paid subscribers, collaborators, & supporters, past and present. Here's to 5 more years of watching, analyzing, and talking about Gundam! 🎊 🥂 🎊
We are DONE with 0083 Stardust Memory!
Ep 8.16 will be a wrap-up, talking about the OVA as a whole. Have a question about 0083 you'd like us to answer? Email [email protected], subject line "0083 Question"
The deadline for questions is 8:00 AM New Yark time, Mon July 17
MSB is back with another original translation of a never-before-subtitled SD short! Next week we go straight into Season 8 and Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory ~
Caught up on the pod? Just Can't Wait for new episodes? Subscribe for early access - https://www.patreon.com/GundamPodcast
After a long and arduous process, we are finally ready to announce the winners of our 2022 contest!
- The Jury Selection Prize goes to Fruitso for Untitled Workplace Comedy
- The Nina Prize for Excellence in Appealing to Nina goes to Doogie H. for Untitled Newtype Horror Show
-The Thom Prize for Thomfoolery goes to EngelNUL for When a Good Pilot Goes to War, aka Roslyn Crantz and Guile Stern are Dead
- Fortune herself chose Shawn J. for The Fourth Black Tri-Star
Congratulations to the winners, and thank you to everyone who entered or voted!
To read the winning entries, visit the post on our Patreon page:
Official Post from Mobile Suit Breakdown
Hi friends,
Sorry it's been so long since you've heard from us! When we wrapped up episode 7.9 we expected that we would take a few weeks off over the holidays to visit family and then throw ourselves back in to work in early January, translating the upcoming SD Gundam short film 'Dawn of Papal' and doing preliminary research for 0083: Stardust Memory. At the time we expected that we'd have new episodes coming out around the beginning of February.
Instead, we get caught up in the travel chaos over Christmas and then we both caught COVID just before the New Year. Neither of us needed to be hospitalized, but we were laid up for weeks - feverish, exhausted, and brain fogged. We weren't able to get back to work until early February.
Now that we ARE back to work, things are moving ahead pretty smoothly. Episode 7.9 is nearly done and once it's released we will continue on into Season 8 and Stardust Memory without any interruption. Thanks for your patience thus far, we can't wait to get back to watching Gundam with you.
Best wishes from MSB,
Nina & Thom
We'll post detailed results of the pin promo and start posting contest entries soon, but for now, THANK YOU!
>80 contest entries, >700 patrons total!
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Back on our bullsh*t! Nina's 8 pages of notes on the 2nd half of SD Gundam Matsuri Part 3 (Gaiden) ✍️ ✍️ ✍️
Show Notes In this episode: Astrography of the Gundamverse in UC79, what keeps the sides in-place?, collective decision-making, introducing the Minovsky particle, and developments in physics of the 1970s prove Clarke's Third Law (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clarke%27s_three_laws), that "Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic." A map of Lagrange Points (https://wmap.gsfc.nasa.gov/mission/observatory_l2.html) and a map of the UC79 Gundamverse (https://www.dyarstraights.com/gundam-test/which-side-are-you-on/), showing the sides and Luna II. (Ignore the maps that refer to future series)" The Zaku I (http://gundam.wikia.com/wiki/MS-05B_Zaku_I), which seems inspired by Roman gladiators. It's worth pointing out, many empires throughout history (including the Nazis in WWII) have styled themselves after the Roman Empire. All of the sources we read on collective decision-making focus on a business context, but the practice has it's foundation in Japanese history and so will certainly affect other aspects of Japanese society. You can read a detailed breakdown of the process here (https://www.researchgate.net/publication/274641076_Ringi_System_The_Decision_Making_Process_in_Japanese_Management_Systems_An_Overview) and here (https://cotowork.com/blog/2016/12/06/decision-making-in-japan/). A timeline of developments in physics (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_fundamental_physics_discoveries). Pay special attention to developments during the post-war period, when a number of sub-atomic particles were discovered. This more detailed explanation of quantum entanglement (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quantum_entanglement) is well worth a read. And finally, a report (https://fire.pppl.gov/us_fusion_plan_1976.pdf) by the US Energy Research and Development Administration on the projected timelines for development of fusion power, published in 1976. Skip to page 10 for a chart of development progress over time as a function of research s
Show Notes In this episode: Astrography of the Gundamverse in UC79, what keeps the sides in-place?, collective decision-making, introducing the Minovsky particle, and developments in physics of the 1970s prove Clarke's Third Law (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clarke%27s_three_laws), that "Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic." A map of Lagrange Points (https://wmap.gsfc.nasa.gov/mission/observatory_l2.html) and a map of the UC79 Gundamverse (https://www.dyarstraights.com/gundam-test/which-side-are-you-on/), showing the sides and Luna II. (Ignore the maps that refer to future series)" The Zaku I (http://gundam.wikia.com/wiki/MS-05B_Zaku_I), which seems inspired by Roman gladiators. It's worth pointing out, many empires throughout history (including the Nazis in WWII) have styled themselves after the Roman Empire. All of the sources we read on collective decision-making focus on a business context, but the practice has it's foundation in Japanese history and so will certainly affect other aspects of Japanese society. You can read a detailed breakdown of the process here (https://www.researchgate.net/publication/274641076_Ringi_System_The_Decision_Making_Process_in_Japanese_Management_Systems_An_Overview) and here (https://cotowork.com/blog/2016/12/06/decision-making-in-japan/). A timeline of developments in physics (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_fundamental_physics_discoveries). Pay special attention to developments during the post-war period, when a number of sub-atomic particles were discovered. This more detailed explanation of quantum entanglement (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quantum_entanglement) is well worth a read. And finally, a report (https://fire.pppl.gov/us_fusion_plan_1976.pdf) by the US Energy Research and Development Administration on the projected timelines for development of fusion power, published in 1976. Skip to page 10 for a chart of development progress over time as a function of research s
Show Notes In this episode: Astrography of the Gundamverse in UC79, what keeps the sides in-place?, collective decision-making, introducing the Minovsky particle, and developments in physics of the 1970s prove Clarke's Third Law (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clarke%27s_three_laws), that "Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic." A map of Lagrange Points (https://wmap.gsfc.nasa.gov/mission/observatory_l2.html) and a map of the UC79 Gundamverse (https://www.dyarstraights.com/gundam-test/which-side-are-you-on/), showing the sides and Luna II. (Ignore the maps that refer to future series)" The Zaku I (http://gundam.wikia.com/wiki/MS-05B_Zaku_I), which seems inspired by Roman gladiators. It's worth pointing out, many empires throughout history (including the Nazis in WWII) have styled themselves after the Roman Empire. All of the sources we read on collective decision-making focus on a business context, but the practice has it's foundation in Japanese history and so will certainly affect other aspects of Japanese society. You can read a detailed breakdown of the process here (https://www.researchgate.net/publication/274641076_Ringi_System_The_Decision_Making_Process_in_Japanese_Management_Systems_An_Overview) and here (https://cotowork.com/blog/2016/12/06/decision-making-in-japan/). A timeline of developments in physics (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_fundamental_physics_discoveries). Pay special attention to developments during the post-war period, when a number of sub-atomic particles were discovered. This more detailed explanation of quantum entanglement (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quantum_entanglement) is well worth a read. And finally, a report (https://fire.pppl.gov/us_fusion_plan_1976.pdf) by the US Energy Research and Development Administration on the projected timelines for development of fusion power, published in 1976. Skip to page 10 for a chart of development progress over time as a function of research s
Show Notes\n\n This week, we recap, review, and provide analysis of Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam (機動戦士Ζガンダム) episode 39 - "By the Lake" (湖畔), discuss our first impressions, and provide commentary and research on "fortress" Switzerland and indirect kissing.\n\n\n\n - Wikipedia pages for the National Redoubt, Swiss armed forces, and "defense in depth."\n\n - Probably the first time article I ever read (way back in the day!) about Switzerland's national defense:\n\n Kolenberg, Steve. “The 5 Most Secretly Badass Countries.” Cracked.com, Cracked.com, 20 Feb. 2013, www.cracked.com/article20301the-5-most-secretly-badass-countries.html.nn - Article referencing the John McPhee book, La Place de la Concorde Suisse (with several quotations):\n\n Manaugh, Geoff. “Various Forms of Lithic Disguise.” BLDGBLOG, BLDGBLOG, 16 Dec. 2015, www.bldgblog.com/2012/06/various-forms-of-lithic-disguise/.nn - Another article discussing the self-sabotage, hidden facilities, and disguised facilities that are part of Switzerland's defenses (includes photographs):\n\n Kohlstedt, Kurt. “Self Sabotage: The Strange Swiss History of Rigging Vital Infrastructure to Explode.” 99% Invisible, 1 Nov. 2019, 99percentinvisible.org/article/designed-for-demolition-why-the-swiss-rigged-critical-infrastructure-to-explode/.\n\n - Background articles for indirect kissing:\n\n Chris Kincaid, A Look at Gender Expectations in Japanese Society, for Japan Powered (July 7, 2013). Available at https://www.japanpowered.com/japan-culture/a-look-at-gender-expectations-in-japanese-society \n\n Chris Kincaid, Dating and Marriage in Japan, for Japan Powered (July 27, 2014). Available at https://www.japanpowered.com/japan-culture/dating-marriage-japan.nn - Wikipedia page on group dating, including a brief blurb about gokon dating.\n- Stories from the darker side of gokon dating:\n\n Cara Clegg, The ugly truth of 'gokon,' Japan's group blind dates, for Japan Today (Sep. 29, 2014). Available at h
Show Notes\n\n This week, we recap, review, and provide analysis of Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam (機動戦士Ζガンダム) episode 39 - "By the Lake" (湖畔), discuss our first impressions, and provide commentary and research on "fortress" Switzerland and indirect kissing.\n\n\n\n - Wikipedia pages for the National Redoubt, Swiss armed forces, and "defense in depth."\n\n - Probably the first time article I ever read (way back in the day!) about Switzerland's national defense:\n\n Kolenberg, Steve. “The 5 Most Secretly Badass Countries.” Cracked.com, Cracked.com, 20 Feb. 2013, www.cracked.com/article20301the-5-most-secretly-badass-countries.html.nn - Article referencing the John McPhee book, La Place de la Concorde Suisse (with several quotations):\n\n Manaugh, Geoff. “Various Forms of Lithic Disguise.” BLDGBLOG, BLDGBLOG, 16 Dec. 2015, www.bldgblog.com/2012/06/various-forms-of-lithic-disguise/.nn - Another article discussing the self-sabotage, hidden facilities, and disguised facilities that are part of Switzerland's defenses (includes photographs):\n\n Kohlstedt, Kurt. “Self Sabotage: The Strange Swiss History of Rigging Vital Infrastructure to Explode.” 99% Invisible, 1 Nov. 2019, 99percentinvisible.org/article/designed-for-demolition-why-the-swiss-rigged-critical-infrastructure-to-explode/.\n\n - Background articles for indirect kissing:\n\n Chris Kincaid, A Look at Gender Expectations in Japanese Society, for Japan Powered (July 7, 2013). Available at https://www.japanpowered.com/japan-culture/a-look-at-gender-expectations-in-japanese-society \n\n Chris Kincaid, Dating and Marriage in Japan, for Japan Powered (July 27, 2014). Available at https://www.japanpowered.com/japan-culture/dating-marriage-japan.nn - Wikipedia page on group dating, including a brief blurb about gokon dating.\n- Stories from the darker side of gokon dating:\n\n Cara Clegg, The ugly truth of 'gokon,' Japan's group blind dates, for Japan Today (Sep. 29, 2014). Available at h
Show Notes\n\n This week, we recap, review, and provide analysis of Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam (機動戦士Ζガンダム) episode 39 - "By the Lake" (湖畔), discuss our first impressions, and provide commentary and research on "fortress" Switzerland and indirect kissing.\n\n\n\n - Wikipedia pages for the National Redoubt, Swiss armed forces, and "defense in depth."\n\n - Probably the first time article I ever read (way back in the day!) about Switzerland's national defense:\n\n Kolenberg, Steve. “The 5 Most Secretly Badass Countries.” Cracked.com, Cracked.com, 20 Feb. 2013, www.cracked.com/article20301the-5-most-secretly-badass-countries.html.nn - Article referencing the John McPhee book, La Place de la Concorde Suisse (with several quotations):\n\n Manaugh, Geoff. “Various Forms of Lithic Disguise.” BLDGBLOG, BLDGBLOG, 16 Dec. 2015, www.bldgblog.com/2012/06/various-forms-of-lithic-disguise/.nn - Another article discussing the self-sabotage, hidden facilities, and disguised facilities that are part of Switzerland's defenses (includes photographs):\n\n Kohlstedt, Kurt. “Self Sabotage: The Strange Swiss History of Rigging Vital Infrastructure to Explode.” 99% Invisible, 1 Nov. 2019, 99percentinvisible.org/article/designed-for-demolition-why-the-swiss-rigged-critical-infrastructure-to-explode/.\n\n - Background articles for indirect kissing:\n\n Chris Kincaid, A Look at Gender Expectations in Japanese Society, for Japan Powered (July 7, 2013). Available at https://www.japanpowered.com/japan-culture/a-look-at-gender-expectations-in-japanese-society \n\n Chris Kincaid, Dating and Marriage in Japan, for Japan Powered (July 27, 2014). Available at https://www.japanpowered.com/japan-culture/dating-marriage-japan.nn - Wikipedia page on group dating, including a brief blurb about gokon dating.\n- Stories from the darker side of gokon dating:\n\n Cara Clegg, The ugly truth of 'gokon,' Japan's group blind dates, for Japan Today (Sep. 29, 2014). Available at h
Show Notes\n\n This week, we recap, review, and provide analysis of Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam (機動戦士Ζガンダム) episode 39 - "By the Lake" (湖畔), discuss our first impressions, and provide commentary and research on "fortress" Switzerland and indirect kissing.\n\n\n\n - Wikipedia pages for the National Redoubt, Swiss armed forces, and "defense in depth."\n\n - Probably the first time article I ever read (way back in the day!) about Switzerland's national defense:\n\n Kolenberg, Steve. “The 5 Most Secretly Badass Countries.” Cracked.com, Cracked.com, 20 Feb. 2013, www.cracked.com/article20301the-5-most-secretly-badass-countries.html.nn - Article referencing the John McPhee book, La Place de la Concorde Suisse (with several quotations):\n\n Manaugh, Geoff. “Various Forms of Lithic Disguise.” BLDGBLOG, BLDGBLOG, 16 Dec. 2015, www.bldgblog.com/2012/06/various-forms-of-lithic-disguise/.nn - Another article discussing the self-sabotage, hidden facilities, and disguised facilities that are part of Switzerland's defenses (includes photographs):\n\n Kohlstedt, Kurt. “Self Sabotage: The Strange Swiss History of Rigging Vital Infrastructure to Explode.” 99% Invisible, 1 Nov. 2019, 99percentinvisible.org/article/designed-for-demolition-why-the-swiss-rigged-critical-infrastructure-to-explode/.\n\n - Background articles for indirect kissing:\n\n Chris Kincaid, A Look at Gender Expectations in Japanese Society, for Japan Powered (July 7, 2013). Available at https://www.japanpowered.com/japan-culture/a-look-at-gender-expectations-in-japanese-society \n\n Chris Kincaid, Dating and Marriage in Japan, for Japan Powered (July 27, 2014). Available at https://www.japanpowered.com/japan-culture/dating-marriage-japan.nn - Wikipedia page on group dating, including a brief blurb about gokon dating.\n- Stories from the darker side of gokon dating:\n\n Cara Clegg, The ugly truth of 'gokon,' Japan's group blind dates, for Japan Today (Sep. 29, 2014). Available at h
Show Notes\n\n This week, we recap, review, and provide analysis of Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam (機動戦士Ζガンダム) episode 39 - "By the Lake" (湖畔), discuss our first impressions, and provide commentary and research on "fortress" Switzerland and indirect kissing.\n\n\n\n - Wikipedia pages for the National Redoubt, Swiss armed forces, and "defense in depth."\n\n - Probably the first time article I ever read (way back in the day!) about Switzerland's national defense:\n\n Kolenberg, Steve. “The 5 Most Secretly Badass Countries.” Cracked.com, Cracked.com, 20 Feb. 2013, www.cracked.com/article20301the-5-most-secretly-badass-countries.html.nn - Article referencing the John McPhee book, La Place de la Concorde Suisse (with several quotations):\n\n Manaugh, Geoff. “Various Forms of Lithic Disguise.” BLDGBLOG, BLDGBLOG, 16 Dec. 2015, www.bldgblog.com/2012/06/various-forms-of-lithic-disguise/.nn - Another article discussing the self-sabotage, hidden facilities, and disguised facilities that are part of Switzerland's defenses (includes photographs):\n\n Kohlstedt, Kurt. “Self Sabotage: The Strange Swiss History of Rigging Vital Infrastructure to Explode.” 99% Invisible, 1 Nov. 2019, 99percentinvisible.org/article/designed-for-demolition-why-the-swiss-rigged-critical-infrastructure-to-explode/.\n\n - Background articles for indirect kissing:\n\n Chris Kincaid, A Look at Gender Expectations in Japanese Society, for Japan Powered (July 7, 2013). Available at https://www.japanpowered.com/japan-culture/a-look-at-gender-expectations-in-japanese-society \n\n Chris Kincaid, Dating and Marriage in Japan, for Japan Powered (July 27, 2014). Available at https://www.japanpowered.com/japan-culture/dating-marriage-japan.nn - Wikipedia page on group dating, including a brief blurb about gokon dating.\n- Stories from the darker side of gokon dating:\n\n Cara Clegg, The ugly truth of 'gokon,' Japan's group blind dates, for Japan Today (Sep. 29, 2014). Available at h
Show Notes\n\n This week, we recap, review, and provide analysis of Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam (機動戦士Ζガンダム) episode 39 - "By the Lake" (湖畔), discuss our first impressions, and provide commentary and research on "fortress" Switzerland and indirect kissing.\n\n\n\n - Wikipedia pages for the National Redoubt, Swiss armed forces, and "defense in depth."\n\n - Probably the first time article I ever read (way back in the day!) about Switzerland's national defense:\n\n Kolenberg, Steve. “The 5 Most Secretly Badass Countries.” Cracked.com, Cracked.com, 20 Feb. 2013, www.cracked.com/article20301the-5-most-secretly-badass-countries.html.nn - Article referencing the John McPhee book, La Place de la Concorde Suisse (with several quotations):\n\n Manaugh, Geoff. “Various Forms of Lithic Disguise.” BLDGBLOG, BLDGBLOG, 16 Dec. 2015, www.bldgblog.com/2012/06/various-forms-of-lithic-disguise/.nn - Another article discussing the self-sabotage, hidden facilities, and disguised facilities that are part of Switzerland's defenses (includes photographs):\n\n Kohlstedt, Kurt. “Self Sabotage: The Strange Swiss History of Rigging Vital Infrastructure to Explode.” 99% Invisible, 1 Nov. 2019, 99percentinvisible.org/article/designed-for-demolition-why-the-swiss-rigged-critical-infrastructure-to-explode/.\n\n - Background articles for indirect kissing:\n\n Chris Kincaid, A Look at Gender Expectations in Japanese Society, for Japan Powered (July 7, 2013). Available at https://www.japanpowered.com/japan-culture/a-look-at-gender-expectations-in-japanese-society \n\n Chris Kincaid, Dating and Marriage in Japan, for Japan Powered (July 27, 2014). Available at https://www.japanpowered.com/japan-culture/dating-marriage-japan.nn - Wikipedia page on group dating, including a brief blurb about gokon dating.\n- Stories from the darker side of gokon dating:\n\n Cara Clegg, The ugly truth of 'gokon,' Japan's group blind dates, for Japan Today (Sep. 29, 2014). Available at h
Show Notes\n\n This week, we recap, review, and provide analysis of Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam (機動戦士Ζガンダム) episode 39 - "By the Lake" (湖畔), discuss our first impressions, and provide commentary and research on "fortress" Switzerland and indirect kissing.\n\n\n\n - Wikipedia pages for the National Redoubt, Swiss armed forces, and "defense in depth."\n\n - Probably the first time article I ever read (way back in the day!) about Switzerland's national defense:\n\n Kolenberg, Steve. “The 5 Most Secretly Badass Countries.” Cracked.com, Cracked.com, 20 Feb. 2013, www.cracked.com/article20301the-5-most-secretly-badass-countries.html.nn - Article referencing the John McPhee book, La Place de la Concorde Suisse (with several quotations):\n\n Manaugh, Geoff. “Various Forms of Lithic Disguise.” BLDGBLOG, BLDGBLOG, 16 Dec. 2015, www.bldgblog.com/2012/06/various-forms-of-lithic-disguise/.nn - Another article discussing the self-sabotage, hidden facilities, and disguised facilities that are part of Switzerland's defenses (includes photographs):\n\n Kohlstedt, Kurt. “Self Sabotage: The Strange Swiss History of Rigging Vital Infrastructure to Explode.” 99% Invisible, 1 Nov. 2019, 99percentinvisible.org/article/designed-for-demolition-why-the-swiss-rigged-critical-infrastructure-to-explode/.\n\n - Background articles for indirect kissing:\n\n Chris Kincaid, A Look at Gender Expectations in Japanese Society, for Japan Powered (July 7, 2013). Available at https://www.japanpowered.com/japan-culture/a-look-at-gender-expectations-in-japanese-society \n\n Chris Kincaid, Dating and Marriage in Japan, for Japan Powered (July 27, 2014). Available at https://www.japanpowered.com/japan-culture/dating-marriage-japan.nn - Wikipedia page on group dating, including a brief blurb about gokon dating.\n- Stories from the darker side of gokon dating:\n\n Cara Clegg, The ugly truth of 'gokon,' Japan's group blind dates, for Japan Today (Sep. 29, 2014). Available at h
Show Notes\n\n This week, we recap, review, and provide analysis of Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam (機動戦士Ζガンダム) episode 39 - "By the Lake" (湖畔), discuss our first impressions, and provide commentary and research on "fortress" Switzerland and indirect kissing.\n\n\n\n - Wikipedia pages for the National Redoubt, Swiss armed forces, and "defense in depth."\n\n - Probably the first time article I ever read (way back in the day!) about Switzerland's national defense:\n\n Kolenberg, Steve. “The 5 Most Secretly Badass Countries.” Cracked.com, Cracked.com, 20 Feb. 2013, www.cracked.com/article20301the-5-most-secretly-badass-countries.html.nn - Article referencing the John McPhee book, La Place de la Concorde Suisse (with several quotations):\n\n Manaugh, Geoff. “Various Forms of Lithic Disguise.” BLDGBLOG, BLDGBLOG, 16 Dec. 2015, www.bldgblog.com/2012/06/various-forms-of-lithic-disguise/.nn - Another article discussing the self-sabotage, hidden facilities, and disguised facilities that are part of Switzerland's defenses (includes photographs):\n\n Kohlstedt, Kurt. “Self Sabotage: The Strange Swiss History of Rigging Vital Infrastructure to Explode.” 99% Invisible, 1 Nov. 2019, 99percentinvisible.org/article/designed-for-demolition-why-the-swiss-rigged-critical-infrastructure-to-explode/.\n\n - Background articles for indirect kissing:\n\n Chris Kincaid, A Look at Gender Expectations in Japanese Society, for Japan Powered (July 7, 2013). Available at https://www.japanpowered.com/japan-culture/a-look-at-gender-expectations-in-japanese-society \n\n Chris Kincaid, Dating and Marriage in Japan, for Japan Powered (July 27, 2014). Available at https://www.japanpowered.com/japan-culture/dating-marriage-japan.nn - Wikipedia page on group dating, including a brief blurb about gokon dating.\n- Stories from the darker side of gokon dating:\n\n Cara Clegg, The ugly truth of 'gokon,' Japan's group blind dates, for Japan Today (Sep. 29, 2014). Available at h
Show Notes\n\n This week, we recap, review, and provide analysis of Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam (機動戦士Ζガンダム) episode 39 - "By the Lake" (湖畔), discuss our first impressions, and provide commentary and research on "fortress" Switzerland and indirect kissing.\n\n\n\n - Wikipedia pages for the National Redoubt, Swiss armed forces, and "defense in depth."\n\n - Probably the first time article I ever read (way back in the day!) about Switzerland's national defense:\n\n Kolenberg, Steve. “The 5 Most Secretly Badass Countries.” Cracked.com, Cracked.com, 20 Feb. 2013, www.cracked.com/article20301the-5-most-secretly-badass-countries.html.nn - Article referencing the John McPhee book, La Place de la Concorde Suisse (with several quotations):\n\n Manaugh, Geoff. “Various Forms of Lithic Disguise.” BLDGBLOG, BLDGBLOG, 16 Dec. 2015, www.bldgblog.com/2012/06/various-forms-of-lithic-disguise/.nn - Another article discussing the self-sabotage, hidden facilities, and disguised facilities that are part of Switzerland's defenses (includes photographs):\n\n Kohlstedt, Kurt. “Self Sabotage: The Strange Swiss History of Rigging Vital Infrastructure to Explode.” 99% Invisible, 1 Nov. 2019, 99percentinvisible.org/article/designed-for-demolition-why-the-swiss-rigged-critical-infrastructure-to-explode/.\n\n - Background articles for indirect kissing:\n\n Chris Kincaid, A Look at Gender Expectations in Japanese Society, for Japan Powered (July 7, 2013). Available at https://www.japanpowered.com/japan-culture/a-look-at-gender-expectations-in-japanese-society \n\n Chris Kincaid, Dating and Marriage in Japan, for Japan Powered (July 27, 2014). Available at https://www.japanpowered.com/japan-culture/dating-marriage-japan.nn - Wikipedia page on group dating, including a brief blurb about gokon dating.\n- Stories from the darker side of gokon dating:\n\n Cara Clegg, The ugly truth of 'gokon,' Japan's group blind dates, for Japan Today (Sep. 29, 2014). Available at h
Show Notes\n\n This week, we recap, review, and provide analysis of Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam (機動戦士Ζガンダム) episode 39 - "By the Lake" (湖畔), discuss our first impressions, and provide commentary and research on "fortress" Switzerland and indirect kissing.\n\n\n\n - Wikipedia pages for the National Redoubt, Swiss armed forces, and "defense in depth."\n\n - Probably the first time article I ever read (way back in the day!) about Switzerland's national defense:\n\n Kolenberg, Steve. “The 5 Most Secretly Badass Countries.” Cracked.com, Cracked.com, 20 Feb. 2013, www.cracked.com/article20301the-5-most-secretly-badass-countries.html.nn - Article referencing the John McPhee book, La Place de la Concorde Suisse (with several quotations):\n\n Manaugh, Geoff. “Various Forms of Lithic Disguise.” BLDGBLOG, BLDGBLOG, 16 Dec. 2015, www.bldgblog.com/2012/06/various-forms-of-lithic-disguise/.nn - Another article discussing the self-sabotage, hidden facilities, and disguised facilities that are part of Switzerland's defenses (includes photographs):\n\n Kohlstedt, Kurt. “Self Sabotage: The Strange Swiss History of Rigging Vital Infrastructure to Explode.” 99% Invisible, 1 Nov. 2019, 99percentinvisible.org/article/designed-for-demolition-why-the-swiss-rigged-critical-infrastructure-to-explode/.\n\n - Background articles for indirect kissing:\n\n Chris Kincaid, A Look at Gender Expectations in Japanese Society, for Japan Powered (July 7, 2013). Available at https://www.japanpowered.com/japan-culture/a-look-at-gender-expectations-in-japanese-society \n\n Chris Kincaid, Dating and Marriage in Japan, for Japan Powered (July 27, 2014). Available at https://www.japanpowered.com/japan-culture/dating-marriage-japan.nn - Wikipedia page on group dating, including a brief blurb about gokon dating.\n- Stories from the darker side of gokon dating:\n\n Cara Clegg, The ugly truth of 'gokon,' Japan's group blind dates, for Japan Today (Sep. 29, 2014). Available at h
Show Notes\n\n This week, we recap, review, and provide analysis of Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam (機動戦士Ζガンダム) episode 39 - "By the Lake" (湖畔), discuss our first impressions, and provide commentary and research on "fortress" Switzerland and indirect kissing.\n\n\n\n - Wikipedia pages for the National Redoubt, Swiss armed forces, and "defense in depth."\n\n - Probably the first time article I ever read (way back in the day!) about Switzerland's national defense:\n\n Kolenberg, Steve. “The 5 Most Secretly Badass Countries.” Cracked.com, Cracked.com, 20 Feb. 2013, www.cracked.com/article20301the-5-most-secretly-badass-countries.html.nn - Article referencing the John McPhee book, La Place de la Concorde Suisse (with several quotations):\n\n Manaugh, Geoff. “Various Forms of Lithic Disguise.” BLDGBLOG, BLDGBLOG, 16 Dec. 2015, www.bldgblog.com/2012/06/various-forms-of-lithic-disguise/.nn - Another article discussing the self-sabotage, hidden facilities, and disguised facilities that are part of Switzerland's defenses (includes photographs):\n\n Kohlstedt, Kurt. “Self Sabotage: The Strange Swiss History of Rigging Vital Infrastructure to Explode.” 99% Invisible, 1 Nov. 2019, 99percentinvisible.org/article/designed-for-demolition-why-the-swiss-rigged-critical-infrastructure-to-explode/.\n\n - Background articles for indirect kissing:\n\n Chris Kincaid, A Look at Gender Expectations in Japanese Society, for Japan Powered (July 7, 2013). Available at https://www.japanpowered.com/japan-culture/a-look-at-gender-expectations-in-japanese-society \n\n Chris Kincaid, Dating and Marriage in Japan, for Japan Powered (July 27, 2014). Available at https://www.japanpowered.com/japan-culture/dating-marriage-japan.nn - Wikipedia page on group dating, including a brief blurb about gokon dating.\n- Stories from the darker side of gokon dating:\n\n Cara Clegg, The ugly truth of 'gokon,' Japan's group blind dates, for Japan Today (Sep. 29, 2014). Available at h
Show Notes\n\n This week, we recap, review, and provide analysis of Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam (機動戦士Ζガンダム) episode 39 - "By the Lake" (湖畔), discuss our first impressions, and provide commentary and research on "fortress" Switzerland and indirect kissing.\n\n\n\n - Wikipedia pages for the National Redoubt, Swiss armed forces, and "defense in depth."\n\n - Probably the first time article I ever read (way back in the day!) about Switzerland's national defense:\n\n Kolenberg, Steve. “The 5 Most Secretly Badass Countries.” Cracked.com, Cracked.com, 20 Feb. 2013, www.cracked.com/article20301the-5-most-secretly-badass-countries.html.nn - Article referencing the John McPhee book, La Place de la Concorde Suisse (with several quotations):\n\n Manaugh, Geoff. “Various Forms of Lithic Disguise.” BLDGBLOG, BLDGBLOG, 16 Dec. 2015, www.bldgblog.com/2012/06/various-forms-of-lithic-disguise/.nn - Another article discussing the self-sabotage, hidden facilities, and disguised facilities that are part of Switzerland's defenses (includes photographs):\n\n Kohlstedt, Kurt. “Self Sabotage: The Strange Swiss History of Rigging Vital Infrastructure to Explode.” 99% Invisible, 1 Nov. 2019, 99percentinvisible.org/article/designed-for-demolition-why-the-swiss-rigged-critical-infrastructure-to-explode/.\n\n - Background articles for indirect kissing:\n\n Chris Kincaid, A Look at Gender Expectations in Japanese Society, for Japan Powered (July 7, 2013). Available at https://www.japanpowered.com/japan-culture/a-look-at-gender-expectations-in-japanese-society \n\n Chris Kincaid, Dating and Marriage in Japan, for Japan Powered (July 27, 2014). Available at https://www.japanpowered.com/japan-culture/dating-marriage-japan.nn - Wikipedia page on group dating, including a brief blurb about gokon dating.\n- Stories from the darker side of gokon dating:\n\n Cara Clegg, The ugly truth of 'gokon,' Japan's group blind dates, for Japan Today (Sep. 29, 2014). Available at h
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