2024.10.29: Huge In Japan

Burnie and Ashley discuss Otakus, MLB ratings in Japan, World War Z, Brad Pitt’s Brad Hits, being big in Japan, aging out of sports, tragic moments, lapse of attention, recreating train of thought, NaNoNoNut Movember, businesses as movement, taking inspiration where you can get it, drug Olympics, Strava doxxing, Japanese proposals, and the World Series being an absolute lock.
  
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Big in Japan

• otaku Meaning & Origin | Slang by Dictionary.com
• Ohtanimania Lifts World Series TV Ratings to Record Levels in Japan (hollywoodreporter.com)
• The World Series is Crushing With Younger Viewers
• Big in Japan (Alphaville song) – Wikipedia
• Big in Japan (phrase) – Wikipedia
• 2024 World Series schedule and MLB Playoff Bracket

Brad Hit

• Brad Pitt Movies: 10 Highest-Grossing Movies, Ranked According To Box Office Mojo (screenrant.com)
• Deadpool 2 – Brad Pitt Cameo Scene | Ryan Reynolds | Brad Pitt (youtube.com)
• World War Z Official Movie Trailer (youtube.com)
• World War Z: The Complete Edition by Max Brooks – Audiobook – Audible.com

THC Pizza

• Wisconsin pizzeria apologizes for unintentionally contaminating pizzas with THC (scrippsnews.com)
• Yeti’s Community, It is with deep… – Famous Yeti’s Pizza | Facebook

Propeller Accident

• Woman dies after backing into airplane propeller while taking pictures, officials say (firstalert4.com)

On Writing

• A writer’s questionable search history | Minds Without Borders (medium.com)
• NaNoWriMo is in disarray after organizers defend AI writing tools – The Verge
• CrossFit | Introducing CrossFit’s New CEO, Don Faul
• CrossFit executive apologizes in aftermath of athlete’s death at Games – Los Angeles Times (latimes.com)

Secret Service Strava Art

• Locations for Trump, Harris Can Be Found With Fitness App: French Newspaper (msn.com)
• Japanese man travels 4,000 miles to spell ‘marry me’ on Google Earth (interestingengineering.com)
• 13 Pieces of Strava Art That Made Us… Wow