Leave a little verbal snacky In the 21st century, overpopulation has become such a problem that scientists begin preparing for the colonization of Mars. Their first steps in the terraforming of Marsinvolve seeding the planet with moss in order to absorb the sunlight and create a hospitable atmosphere as well as increase the surface temperature. The…

Leave a little verbal snacky In an attempt to colonize Mars, 21st century scientists are tasked with terraforming the planet. Their goal is to seed the planet with a modified algae to absorb sunlight and purify the atmosphere, and cockroaches, whose corpses spread the algae across the planet as they feed, breed, and die. Five hundred years later, t…

Leave a little verbal snacky Yoko, a full cyborg, and Erika, part cyborg, are on a journey to experience all of the amenities Mars has to offer including but not limited to: societal and atmospheric collapse as the result of past wars and devious alliances between corrupt kingdoms, bounty hunters, and other factions betrayal by friends, family, swo…

Leave a little verbal snacky Today we’re covering the 2023 Kickstarter comic Vampire Hunter D: Message from Mars, an American project based on an otherwise untranslated and unpublished short story by the author of VHD himself, Hideyuki Kikuchi. SPOILER ALERT SYNOPSIS maybe kinda don't sweat it Message from Mars is told from the point of view of Cec…

Leave a little verbal snacky Yo! Welcome to The World is My Burrito AKA TWIMB, a podcast where I drown myself in a puddle of a topic, discover how deep that body of water goes, then drown myself even further for weeks on end to create content for listeners like you. Today we’re gonna cover Osamu Dazai’s 1948 novella No Longer Human, 2 of its 3 tran…

Leave a little verbal snacky Join me in this short thought about the point in media when diversity kinda loses its... diversity. All from the lens of the Horizon video games. It's fun to keep in mind when consuming books, comics, video games, whatever! Let me know what you think about it.由Kory Torjussen

Leave a little verbal snacky The year is 2015!... no, 1959!... wait, maybe it's the 60s? Nobody knows. Anyways, you've recently learned what the hell a "titan" is but some jerks in an office have known FOR OVER HALF A CENTURY! Join Zack and I as we travel to Hueco Mun- er, Axis Mundi, San Francisco, some Pacific Islands, and Japan, all the while fi…

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Leave a little verbal snacky Can anyone hear you scream in space? Not if you don't stream your gameplay! Listen to my nonsense about one of the most (non-)surprisingly enjoyable games! I wan't expecting to do a Taquito on this but this just felt right for a small episode.由Kory Torjussen

Leave a little verbal snacky Listen to me ramble about the newest film in the TOHO Godzilla franchise: Godzilla Minus One由Kory Torjussen

Leave a little verbal snacky Come with me and you'll be in a world of pure artificial imagination. Listen to me babble as I try to provide opinions on the robots and AI in PLUTO, Urasawa's take of the classic Tezuka tale: The Greatest Robot on Earth由Kory Torjussen

Leave a little verbal snacky Listen to my incoherent thoughtstream on the first five A Nightmare on Elm Street movies! I've never seen these before so you're getting pretty fresh reactions.由Kory Torjussen

Leave a little verbal snacky It's time to let loose just a smidge instead of always writing dissertations. Let's keep things shorter and more personal with the new Taquitos! Or mini-sodes. Look, I gotta keep it thematically complicated.由Kory Torjussen

Leave a little verbal snacky Join me as a FINALLY talk about Ghost of Tsushima! This covers a little creation history and my personal opinions about characters and some of the philosophy behind them. I do not have a single link to any specific interview. I watched a ton to grab all my info and pulled from all of them. Links PSNProfiles: https://psn…

Leave a little verbal snacky The long awaited chat about Ghost of Tsushima has finally released! Joining me is Erik (from Epik Fails of History) as we chat about the game, the story, our likes, etc.! Be sure to check out the Epik Fails episode #27 on the history behind the real Mongolian Invasion! Erik’s books Erik’s Website Podcasters Assemble Kee…

Leave a little verbal snacky On this episode of The World is My Burrito, Jose and I taco 'bout the wacky, zany 1990s straight to video film and cult classic, Shin Kamen Rider: Prologue. I cover a little bit of V-Cinema history and provide some stats concerning the franchise. The new film directed by Hideako Anno releases later this month so start g…

Leave a little verbal snacky Join myself and Erik Slader (from Epik Fails of History and Podcasters Assemble) as we discuss John Scalzi's newest novel, Kaiju Preservation Society. If you're a fan of sci-fi, giant monsters, and a story that respects your limited time, this is the read for you! John Scalzi Bibliography Shop local but here’s a link to…

Leave a little verbal snacky Join me while I talk about my recent 20-day trip! Rather than take even longer to release an episode, live vicariously through my past as I excuse my constant delays with neat words and pretty brain pictures. Something resembling a product list: FIND YOUR LOCAL OUTDOOR STORE. But if you don’t have one: https://www.rei.c…

Leave a little verbal snacky Join me as I speak with Matt from Star Fruit Books about Junji Ito's GYO! We'll dive into some history and even review the well-known terrible OVA (don't worry that part is short). Please check out Star Fruit's unique, DRM free, AND LIMITED PHYSICAL COPY manga collection: www.StarFruitBooks.com And on all social media p…

Leave a little verbal snacky Join me as I emBarker (get it?) on a journey down the highways of the dead, checking out Clive Barker's short stories "The Book of Blood" (1984) and "On Jerusalem Street (a postscript)" (1985) and two accompanying films: Book of Blood (2009) and Books of Blood (2020). Also search for me on YouTube to see my face!…

Leave a little verbal snacky Sit down and Zen out while we discuss one of Tezuka's magnum opera: Buddha.由Kory Torjussen

Leave a little verbal snacky Relax to this soothing, live recording as Justin from Straight Chilling Podcast joins me to discuss the finer points of BioShock. It's a nerdy hour interview held live in a local cafe. This episode pre-dates episode 11 by several months, providing you with amazingly realistic reactions and genuine surprises.…

Leave a little verbal snacky Join me unda da sea as I delve into the moral depths of the famed BioShock games (1-2), philosophy, and novel!由Kory Torjussen

Leave a little verbal snacky Join me in my first Halloween Special I cover the inspiration, history, and meaning behind Clive Barker's The Hellboung Heart and Hellraiser! This episode also features none other than BOB from The Straight Chilling Podcast in my newest segment: Let's Taco Bout It. Strap into your strap-on and in this very NSFW episode!…

Leave a little verbal snacky Join me for the second part of Message to Adolf by Osamu Tezuka as I cover chapters 7-17 and dive even further into the history of Jewish evacuation from Poland across the Asian continent! Also announce my upcoming spooky episode!由Kory Torjussen

Leave a little verbal snacky Joined me and Erik Slader (from Epik Fails of History, Podcasters Assemble, and others) as we discuss the historical placement and Arthurian nonsense behind The Green Knight poem and new film! All on my seminal episode type: "Let's Taco 'Bout It"! Just a note: this was a plagued episode but I think we did aight.…

Leave a little verbal snacky Welcome to episode 7, where I cover the meaning meaning and history behind Morgan Elsbeth from The Mandalorian E13: The Jedi. Let's take a step back in time and look at some of the most badass women in Japanese history!由Kory Torjussen

Leave a little verbal snacky It's been a minute but here's a short and sweet review of Godzilla vs Kong which also covers some fun history of Executive Producer Yoshimitsu Banno and mentioned the SUPER MYSTERIOUS Godzilla '98 reference. ooooOOOOooooo I know that's got your interest piqued!由Kory Torjussen

Leave a little verbal snacky Continuing our Trail of Tezuka, we take a walk through 1930s Germany and Japan as viewed through the eyes of one detective and 2 children in "Message to Adolf" the final complete work by Osamu Tezuka. This piece of the story is part noir/murder mystery/spy thriller and part star-crossed friendship/kids on bikes mystery.…

Leave a little verbal snacky In this episode I dive into the depths of the city of Metropolis, inspired by the 1949 Manga of the same name. What messages lie in this film created by the animation powerhouses of Japan?由Kory Torjussen

Leave a little verbal snacky Today I cover the 1949 seminal manga by Osamu Tezuka, Metropolis. It inspired an entire generation of war-stricken children to become manga artists.由Kory Torjussen

Leave a little verbal snacky This episode covers the dramatic story of Toshiko Tomura and those around her, all confined within The Book of Human Insects by Osamu Tezuka during a whirlwind period of history.由Kory Torjussen

Leave a little verbal snacky Episode 1 discusses Osamu Tezuka's Samurai-era fiction DORORO, the story of a mysteriously "gifted" wandering teenager who unexpectedly adopts a partner to help him on a journey wrought with demons, ghouls, and straight evil humans. This is part of a series providing foundation for a much larger episode to come.…

Leave a little verbal snacky Introduction to and explanation of The World is My Burrito Podcast由Kory