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GACHAPOD

GACHAPOD

Written by: Strange Waves
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Join us as we look into some of the weirdest and most wonderful parts of popular culture, as we cover comic books, Japanese culture, video games, films and cult classics all over.

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Episodes
  • Warped Tour
    Jan 2 2026

    Grab your chequered Vans and listen to our latest episode on WARPED TOUR.


    We’re stage-diving into the history of the alternative music festival, from its humble skanking beginnings, to its troubled emo phase. (We’re aware it came back in 2025, we recorded this a little before it’s reanimated corpse began to head-bang again)


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    1 hr and 16 mins
  • Mars Attacks
    Dec 19 2025

    ACK ACK, ACK ACK ACK We have finally returned for season 2, and to kick things off we’re talking about MARS ATTACKS! We’re exploring the history of the cult trading card series from Topps, as we discuss its inspiration, the original run, and the follow up film and adaptations!


    You can listen to our podcast on these platforms, and stick with us as we explore all things terrible and wonderful in pop culture

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    1 hr and 4 mins
  • History of the BBFC and Video Nasties
    Dec 2 2025

    In this episode, we'll be discussing the history of the British Board of Film Classification, and the emergence of the video nasty!


    We examine the beginnings of the BBFC, along with Hammer, James Bond, delinquent teenagers, and somehow, the Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles. We may even talk about the Daily Mail and old fuddy-duddy bigots, which may not surprise anyone.


    Thanks to the BBFC though, we've been marked as safe from violent sausage-nunchuk gangs.

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    1 hr and 1 min
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