Happy Hour #80 - Cringe Puppets

Welcome to Happy Hour, where the weird gets weirder, the deep gets deeper, and the news smells faintly of Strong Zero and grilled takoyaki. In this delightfully unhinged episode, we’re throwing it all into the blender—from the absurd chaos of クレクレタコラ and psychedelic escapism of H.R. Pufnstuf, to Osaka’s unstoppable granny idol group Obachaaan dropping heat in “Overpower.” We dive into the U.S.-Japan defense drama, Miyachi’s latest banger, and a bizarre fraud arrest involving a man sweating his way into trouble.

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