Agitator J David Osborne & Kelby Losack

We kick off the show talking shop and breaking down pretentiousness as laziness, then move into the current state of mediocrity in rap music and what makes Kendrick one of the worst to ever rock the mic. Also: who dissed Drake best? And "can I say it?" We miss you, DMX. patreon.com/agitator

Back to our roots of being avant-garde dipshits. Give us guala at patreon.com/agitator and learn more at brokenriverbooks.com

On this episode: Miike's 2014 high school death game film As the Gods Will + when one of the greats shows up to make something mediocre + the swinging pendulum of brilliance + perfect CGI + craft talk re: character development and form vs formula + what would've made this movie better + AN AGITATOR FILMS ANNOUNCEMENT ++ NEWS ABOUT THE IMPENDING SUMMER FOR THE SHOW.Support the show and get a bunch of bonus content at patreon.com/agitator

Very special interview episode today with ADR (English dub) anime director/producer/writer Shannon Reed of Sentai Filmworks. We get into the nuts and bolts of what it means to direct anime and what all goes into the dubbing process, from rewriting to match mouth flaps to pulling the perfect performance out of voice actors and everything in-between. We also talk balancing fun and hard work, Star Wars, Shannon's personal journey into anime, and more. Check out the HiDive streaming platform: https://welcome.hidive.com/
Follow Shannon Reed on IG @thearcadeprince
Discover your next favorite anime at https://www.sentaifilmworks.com/
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Today on the show, we have Jeremy Bronaugh, author of When You Bleed to Death, to discuss processing trauma through art, anime of the '90s vs today, technology going too far (or not far enough), prose vs plot, the Road House remake, the best Easter movies, Poor Things, pop culture reflecting culture, raising kids, and so much more. This one's a banger. Check out the audiobook of When You Bleed to Death narrated by Kelby here: https://www.amazon.com/When-You-Bleed-to-Death/dp/B0CYHG1PHF/ref=tmm_aud_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=And follow Jeremy on IG: @jeremybronaughwriter
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Are dinosaurs real? How much dope they be selling at Crayon World? How come when people invent a new fuel source or cure cancer with vegetables they "suddenly aren't with us" anymore? Should people be mad about the New Demons anthology? Is writing a business? What's next for the Agitator boys? All these questions and more are answered on... this episode. Support the Agitator project and get a more in-depth experience at patreon.com/agitator. Find out more on the Broken River crew at brokenriverbooks.com.