No More Whoppers

A podcast about two best friends trying to get to sleep at a sleepover.

258: Hey, Bereke! 05/11/2025

258: Hey, Bereke! It's May, which means only a handful of things! Specifically: Alex's new audio interface; Switch 2 preorders bring the internet to its knees; mucking it up with Mercari; pondering the rarities of games and trinkets; Oblivion and the nature of remasters; Alex drags the ol' bag of bones into the shop for maintenance; the inaugural installment of StarFeld; Ray scapes land; tourists in the neighborhood; dream cities and homes; the roller coaster of freelance voice work; Six Degrees of Yamauchi, and Phone Phun! Remember to poke holes in your phone or we'll suffocate! /episode/index/show/nomorewhoppers/id/36385640

257: Riven Heaven 04/13/2025

257: Riven Heaven Hit that defrost button! This Spring, Alex goes back to the Savage mines; a pair of Nintendos Direct, each heralding a fantastic new age in hardware and software; casting off the yoke of hyperconsumerism; YouTube and the art of putting yourself out there; exciting changes come to Alex no Natsuyasumi; wondering at the hentai game industry; an abridged consumer review of the Sony ZV-1F; the time-consuming craft of creation; Phan/Phone Phun, and musings on Pixarcore! Yes, we're ready for you to start dating again! ====MUSIC==== insaneintherainmusic - Mii Channel Theme Masayoshi Soken - Ride the Rhythm /episode/index/show/nomorewhoppers/id/36014080

256: NAPA Auto Parts Oni 03/16/2025

256: NAPA Auto Parts Oni We’re working on a new audio software for editing, so maybe this will be one of those crazy eps that sound like they’re going too fast, but on the bright side, we do sound less stupid! Today: big breakfasts; SkiFree 2; Alex pulls the plug on live events (going to them, I mean); Keebee and Baby Robot; car antenna? More like anten-no; doing the Grampa Simpson walk-in-walk-out on LinkedIn; angelfire.com/pa/flansburgh; Final Fantasy’s the one with the guns, right?; Spot the Seinfeld Guest Star; Dynasty Hades; catching up on Murakami, and some carlsome calls! This podcast has covered parking, so bring the family. ===MUSIC=== Re-Ra - Shine Vulfmon - Dawn /episode/index/show/nomorewhoppers/id/35600700

255: Just Type Jonas Brothers 02/16/2025

255: Just Type Jonas Brothers The classic taste is back! This month, a hilarious conversation about loss; worrying mom news distracts from vacation time; food poisoning turns into mood poisoning; the capture card as an invasive species; Alex's transcen-dental experience; the unbearable grossness of the human head; Ray experiences movie theater quality in his own home; Permanent Residency Application Round Two; further meditations on obnoxious YouTube practices; a double dose of Phone Phun, and new developments are afoot at the NoMoWoCo compound! Don't miss our autograph signing at the Fresno Supercuts! ====MUSIC==== Lisa Lougheed - Run With Us Isao Abe - Dee Jay's Theme /episode/index/show/nomorewhoppers/id/35200980

254: Pedestal Bay 01/13/2025

254: Pedestal Bay Good morning Vietnam! Ray rings in 2025 with a trip to southeast Asia; the 72-hour Misery Gauntlet; holiday gatherings and Jim Belushi; the weather outside is fright'ning; the monolithic Vingroup; the perils of internet telephony; Alex falls for Fantasian; the CRITICAL HIT video game library is officially for sale!; UI complaints old and new, and mapping the course of Alton Brown's insanity! Take this podcast with you to your first shrine visit of the new year and receive a FREE blessing! ====MUSIC==== Noriyuki Iwadare - Carbo /episode/index/show/nomorewhoppers/id/34717860

253: Kong Making Sense 12/15/2024

253: Kong Making Sense Making the yuletide gay! This holiday season, casual Thanksgivings; acquisitions on the cheap; flipping burgers during the end of the world; cleaning out the husk of the bar; adapting to the freelancer lifestyle; Star Trek: The Horny Series; stories and songs need good writing; the new version of a game called Dragon Quest III; reacclimating to the loud & foreign; one phone phun, and our embarrassing forays into fiction (fan and otherwise)! Replace this podcast in your disaster survival kit every two years! ====MUSIC==== 171 - Lenticular Anna Makino - Love Song Sagashite /episode/index/show/nomorewhoppers/id/34391625

252: Brazier Crane 11/17/2024

252: Brazier Crane The spooks came a little late this year! This ep: NMW outlives Critical Hit; the world's longest pneumatic tube; can Alex fix his rods and/or cones?; our valuable English lessons; Switch¥; attempts at reason; crowin' 'bout Carlin; loud and proud about Silent Hill 2; you wouldn't calculate a damage stat, and voicemalis aplenty, for once! This podcast is moving to Canada for real this time. = = = MUSIC = = = Karakuri Kiden Hiwou Senki - Scenic Journey Karakuri Kiden Hiwou Senki - Scenic Journey part 2 /episode/index/show/nomorewhoppers/id/33957967

251: Son is Friend 10/13/2024

251: Son is Friend J-j-j-jittery Juugatsu! This month, Alex burns the midnight oil; the pitfalls of finding the right freelance voice work; Unity partially backpedals; pronunciation hang-ups as a matter of course; the Nintendo Museum is open for business; the bizarre reverence of the Zelda fan; Snack Food Copy meets Drink Food Copy!; the rare J-Drama talk; how’s that Avatar?; UFO 50 talk devolves into NES insanity; social anxiety in the bar sphere, and learning how to use a camera the hard way! Not liable for lost or damaged time! /episode/index/show/nomorewhoppers/id/33337212

250: Hawklegs 09/15/2024

250: Hawklegs We found a way to get to 250 episodes, and now you gotta live with it! The adventures continue with talk of a little bit of typhoon in my life; doing English bits in Japanese; vlogging cameras; the story circle; the 7-Eleven insanity rolls on; Suikoden I & II might actually come out!; cold shower summer; droning on about making a website, and we really should screen our calls! This podcast should not be returned to place of purchase. /episode/index/show/nomorewhoppers/id/32997627

249: Detective Comics Eiga Universe 08/18/2024

249: Detective Comics Eiga Universe It's lunch time for your head! This August, Alex's frustration with Japanese corporate jobs; how do retakes work?; dealing with bizarre neighbors both real and imagined; Herman Miller & The Secret Sale; Ray finally pulls up to the window; the inscrutable CaliBunga; Japan solves autism with this one weird trick; wasteful corporate culture continues unabated; America misunderstands 7-11; Alex administers another very special quiz to Ray; transformative Phone Phun, and trouble on the Tokaido-sen! Do not make eye contact with this podcast! === MUSIC === Masayoshi Soken - Bee My Honey DJ Cutman - Trekkin' /episode/index/show/nomorewhoppers/id/32509232

248: Destined for Landfill 07/14/2024

248: Destined for Landfill You wanted a podcast? You got one of these instead! On this great 248: Ray's got Japan Fever!; shopping bags: they're good to have!; Transformers!; pink shirts!; a Dragon Questified Nintendo Direct; a phone call on the dangers of lawns, and an educational tale about a chair. This podcast acknowledges no wrongdoing. /episode/index/show/nomorewhoppers/id/32123037

247: Marilda Peach 06/16/2024

247: Marilda Peach In the same room for the first time in five years! This episode, Alex is taken to task for Super Family Computer crimes; the animated footballer at the airport; the Barnholt family takes to the skies; shopping and dining in beautiful Japan; Alex's brainlord delivery guy; getting burnt at the Higashiyama Zoo; Nintendo Store goodies; accosted by corvids; an entire land built of Lego; running down the hot new trailers from Summer Game Fest; the infuriating quest for permanent residence; tourism's amplification of Japanese xenophobia, and Twitter is still awful! Bring us up in therapy to receive $5 off your next order! /episode/index/show/nomorewhoppers/id/31754885

A Game Site About Nothing #10: Nothing, Forever 05/26/2024

A Game Site About Nothing #10: Nothing, Forever (This episode is a free public preview! Catch the rest of the series at our Golder Subscriber tier on Patreon! patreon.com/nomorewhoppers) We end with highlighting the final years of Crunk Games, and what it all meant. /episode/index/show/nomorewhoppers/id/31406592

246: Put Your Dog on the Phone 05/12/2024

246: Put Your Dog on the Phone It's Spray and May! On a platter for you today: Guess Who's Coming to Nihon; unprepared Drink Food time, and struggling to pronounce "alcohol;" the Komeda Chronicles; Alex assumes the throne of English textbook guy; a long talk on what the deal is with cartoons these days; 3 Body Problem sounds like a You Problem; Alex apologizes to the UK; god forbid you make an Underoos joke; what's up with Dragon Quest? And smashing prices on mashed gadgets! This podcast has a duty to protect the mountain on which its shrine rests. /episode/index/show/nomorewhoppers/id/31245852

245: King of Iron Fish Tournament 04/14/2024

245: King of Iron Fish Tournament Clawing our way out of the ice! This April, we share notes; what do Patreon and Uniqlo have in common?; platforms and piracy in the realms of games, movies, and music; Ray reports on his sojourn to the Game Developers Conference; publically announcing the bar's closure; Alex is finally diagnosed with Advanced Stage Alex; a trip to the Koban; FF7R (no, the new one) and a critique of precious dialogue; the many faces of Akira Toriyama; Phone Phun, and a collection of Collections! Check out our pavilion at the Minute Maid Spring Break Concert Series sponsored by Mint Mobile! Mint Mobile: Why Else? /episode/index/show/nomorewhoppers/id/30712968

244: Tonari no Swat Kats 03/17/2024

244: Tonari no Swat Kats Hey whoa, get a load of this: It's a packed discussion about a packed month, and we lead off with ACAB Japan; game developers and the conferences that love them; way too much about taxes (it's March, give us a break!); dumb slogans and the guys who read them; two big RPGs with big parties, including Cosmic Kiryu; applause breaks; Alex retro-achieves crawling back to Vana'Diel; and hey, play some of those free games! As ever, this podcast is nonrefundable. /episode/index/show/nomorewhoppers/id/30392088

243: Uncle Samanosuke 02/11/2024

243: Uncle Samanosuke Celebrating our fourth leap year! This episode, the podcast returns to free-range easy-livin'; the enigma of the podcast promo; the inaugural installment of What Did Alex Do?; commencing Operation Sunset (thanks in part to the rules of Japanese unemployment insurance); phone etiquette in the wild; Alex concludes his research on Love Letter RPGs; Ray continues to like a dragon; games on the horizon and an analysis of survival horror combat; a tight and tidy Phone Phun, and video games for fitness and otherwise! This is the last rest area for 60 miles! /episode/index/show/nomorewhoppers/id/29853678

242: Tax Shoes 01/14/2024

242: Tax Shoes Casting pods for 242 years! Or it feels like it, anyway! This time: Alex shoulders the burden of being an American taxpayer; for Ray, No More Schoolers; how both those things leave us hopeless; Hemophobes beware because talk about a very bloody good time; and obsolete sitcoms rule our lives. This podcast is like AI but we can't tell you how to start a car dealership. /episode/index/show/nomorewhoppers/id/29478448

241: Aonuma Nissan 12/17/2023

241: Aonuma Nissan A December to never forget! This episode, Alex's Thanksgiving journey leaves him jet-lagged and loopy; a busted entertainment unit leads to mild inconvenience; Firewatch with me; Like A Dragon and turmoil in the Seiyuu Clan; anime's unfortunate effects on modern VA; dealing with cranky friends and family; negativity on social media; recapping the 2023 Game Awards; more cool folks visit the bar, and tax updates all around! Get your picture taken with us! /episode/index/show/nomorewhoppers/id/29050078

S15: A Rough Nine Years 11/26/2023

S15: A Rough Nine Years One in-person wedding and global pandemic later, we're back to our NMW holiday tradition: the Pittsburgh call-in! Alex reports on food ate, backs hurt, and Mario games played. And will they ever find frozen artichoke hearts? PLUS special guest: the contractors' saw! /episode/index/show/nomorewhoppers/id/28781448

240: Crane-ohazard 11/12/2023

240: Crane-ohazard 240: No longer just a Frappuccino calorie count! This time it's all about the infeasible pasta bowl; Japan's jobs drying up; Halloweirdos; the soothing sounds of Killer Kuts; Resident Evil Zero six! I mean sucks! (Resident Evil Six is cool); making games: still messy!; And running a bar, for that matter!; curious yellow cartridges, and frankly, this one is thick with video game talk. This podcast is the vanilla next to chocolate and strawberry. ===MUSIC==== Guitar Vader - Super Brother Bitei Matsuki - The Magic of Creation /episode/index/show/nomorewhoppers/id/28597168

239: Porno Trigger 10/15/2023

239: Porno Trigger Get spooked or die trying! This episode, vaccines all around; a veritable dental bloodbath; haircuts outsourced and otherwise; higher education plods along; cool visitors to the bar; so long, Zuck; another Nintendo Direct recap!; a disdain for references; the Unity mistake; Like A Dragon fails to follow through; the bloom is off the Persona, and an adults-only Phone Phun! King Size candy bars or bust!! ==MUSIC== 2 Mello - Benten-cho Boogie Masayoshi Soken - Course Uncharted /episode/index/show/nomorewhoppers/id/28255814

A Game Site About Nothing: Prologue II: Hi and Goodbye 09/24/2023

A Game Site About Nothing: Prologue II: Hi and Goodbye (This episode is a free public preview! Catch the rest of the series at our Golder Subscriber tier on Patreon! patreon.com/nomorewhoppers) Alex and Ray collide as we enter -- then exit -- the GIA. Eight weird months follow. /episode/index/show/nomorewhoppers/id/27988977

238: Nankai Trough Megathrust 09/17/2023

238: Nankai Trough Megathrust If you're a fan of ours, you'd be home by now! For the occasion of the 238th episode, we have good cop/bad cop at the government office; the Wind Era; intense corn; post-Natsumon thoughts; shedding shame in order to live; and a pixel art RPG about a venerable star ocean! This podcast does not operate in the jurisdiction of the bone zone. ===MUSIC==== Kukikodan - Hakugin No Shoujo Masayuki Yamamoto - Lucky /episode/index/show/nomorewhoppers/id/28054020

A Game Site About Nothing: Prologue I: Officially Unofficial 08/20/2023

A Game Site About Nothing: Prologue I: Officially Unofficial (This episode is a free public preview! Catch the rest of the series at our Golder Subscriber tier on Patreon! patreon.com/nomorewhoppers) The early years of internet game media and "semipro fansites" of the 2000s help us get where we're going. /episode/index/show/nomorewhoppers/id/27795234

237: Neverending Bug Bowl 08/20/2023

237: Neverending Bug Bowl Summer is cancelled?! This month, Ray's repeated bouts with disease; Alex's visa anxiety leads to a panic party; the boys' own respective tax miasmas; positive discussion of no fewer than THREE modern Final Fantasies; Natsumon brings summer home!; dealing with jackass phone salesmen and telemarketers; snatching hungrily at the scraps of VO work, and the bountiful harvest of Phone Phun! Do not stand at our grave and cry, we are not there, we did not die! /episode/index/show/nomorewhoppers/id/27756177

236: Dork Goes Hearing 07/16/2023

236: Dork Goes Hearing Still here and still sleep deprived! On this one: A new segment that asks "What's Your Problem?;" Alex's body is not yet fixed; Ray's family is all squared away being American; no gym for old men; game talk with another Nintendo Direct hypesplosion, The Devil Part IV, Eeshin, and Summerall! Community was a good TV show; schlebrities, and the wild world of Japanese voice over job sites! This podcast has updated to Moment 3. ===MUSIC==== VASALLO CRAB 75 - Fifth Season (feat. advantage Lucy) Cape of good hope - Noonoonoon /episode/index/show/nomorewhoppers/id/27476022

235: Yukichan's Papa 06/11/2023

235: Yukichan's Papa Don't touch that dial of destiny! This episode, Alex struggles with audio AND video production; Ray wraps up another semester; school spirit and lack thereof; a brief bout of Drink Food Copy; Alex's first PC build is fully operational; the search for the ideal controller; Remakes Remakes Remakes; the wild mind of H. Kojima; Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 and a superhero quiz; Phone Phun, and a breakdown of the reminiscence machine! Tell your friends that we're cool now! ==MUSIC== They Might Be Giants - Brain Problem Situation Masayoshi Soken - Starsbreath /episode/index/show/nomorewhoppers/id/27044760

234: The Mixed-Up Files of B.D. Wong 05/14/2023

234: The Mixed-Up Files of B.D. Wong Dry those tears, kingdom: NMW is here to save the land. Inside this issue: Cocktails pre-canned and funnily-named; this year's medical foibles; fixing RPGs; R-rated Saturn games; SPOILERS and plenty more on that cartoon movie about the plumbers; a check-in on the residence-- oh no, it's all evil; and voicemails that need revising! This podcast needs your peer evaluations turned in before you get your final grade. ===MUSIC==== Who Do You Love - Ai No Tabi Natsuko Nisshoku - mirage girl /episode/index/show/nomorewhoppers/id/26825946

233: Murphy Broundtable 04/16/2023

233: Murphy Broundtable We've broken the smell barrier!! This episode, sip some coffee talk; 911 calls both real and fake; sending the kid off to daycare; Spring Break Spring Sucks; video games to pass the time; the premiere installment of Normal Food Copy; multitudinous visitors to the bar; pixel art then and now; be courteous or gtfo; ensnared in the pizza app; Like A Dragon (the Japanese mafia); toy loyalties and identity; how not to use a Super Famicom, and Phone Phun wins the day! Full disclosure: This podcast received a free shipment of Nickelodeon Acoustic Floam. ==MUSIC== Hidenori Iwasaki - Crime Busting With a Smile! /episode/index/show/nomorewhoppers/id/26528367

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