110: Curse of the Fire Horse

110: Curse of the Fire Horse

From 500 Open Tabs by Kaveh Taherian & Hannah Hillam

March 25, 2026 · 52 min · Season 3 · Episode 110

About this episode

Hannah discusses the superstitions surrounding the year of the Fire Horse and a listener email reveals the hidden life of Yoplait Mimes.

This week Hannah discusses the superstitions surrounding the year of the Fire Horse which began after a young girl tried to burn down Tokyo for love. A listener email reveals the hidden life of Yoplait Mimes. Come see us at C2E2! Artist Alley R-07 Episode Tabs: Yaoya Oshichi: The Girl Who Tried to Burn Down Tokyo For Love https://www.amusingplanet.com/2025/10/yaoya-oshichi-girl-who-tried-to-burn.html Listener Tabs: Dancers Don New Colors https://www.chicagotribune.com/1985/07/25/dancers-don-new-colors/ Email your closed tab submissions to:  500opentabs@gmail.com Support us on Patreon:  https://www.patreon.com/500OpenTabs 500 Open Tabs Wiki:  https://500-open-tabs.fandom.com/wiki/500_Open_Tabs_Wiki 500 Open Roads (Google Maps episode guide):  https://maps.app.goo.gl/Tg9g2HcUaFAzXGbw7 Continue the conversation by joining us on Discord!  https://discord.gg/8px5RJHk7a Get 40% off an annual subscription to Nebula by going to  nebula.tv/500opentabs See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

People in this episode

Hosts: Hannah, Kaveh Taherian

Topics covered

  • superstitions
  • Fire Horse
  • Tokyo
  • listener email
  • comedy
  • culture

Keywords

  • Fire Horse
  • superstitions
  • Tokyo
  • Yaoya Oshichi
  • Yoplait
  • C2E2
  • comedy
  • culture

Sponsors

Patreon, Nebula

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Yoplait, C2E2

Books & works: Yaoya Oshichi: The Girl Who Tried to Burn Down Tokyo For Love

Places: Tokyo

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