Episode 11: Why the Penguin Has Depression

About this episode

The episode features discussions on parenting, celebrity cartoons, and manga titles.

Between heartfelt conversations about parenting (or the aversion thereto) and which real life celebrities had cartoons about them, the boys manage to finish reading The Emperor and I and tackle the next leg of Sakamoto Days.

Topics covered

• parenting
• celebrities
• cartoons
• manga
• The Emperor and I
• Sakamoto Days

Mentioned in this episode

Products: The Emperor and I, Sakamoto Days

Books & works: The Emperor and I, Sakamoto Days

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