The One Piece Podcast

This week we’re sitting down for a conversation about the recent widespread use of the Straw Hat flag in international protests - how it gained prominence, reflects on the themes of the series, and what the future might hold now that the iconography of One Piece is entering the political sphere. Featuring special guests GolferGareBear [https://www.tiktok.com/@golfergare] (TikTok sensation) and Dr. Raylene Bentlin (Cultural Anthropologist and One Piece scholar)! CHECK OUT OUR SOURCES [/s/One-Piece-as-a-Symbol-of-Protest.pdf] SUPPORT HUMANITARIAN AID: * https://www.wateraid.org [https://www.wateraid.org] - WaterAid brings clean water systems, toilets, and feminine hygiene products to communities across 22 countries, including Madagascar and Nepal. * https://www.pcrf.net/ [https://www.pcrf.net/%20]- The Palestine Children’s Relief Fund sends volunteer medical teams on missions to provide free specialized healthcare for children across the Middle East. * https://www.nilc.org/ [https://www.nilc.org/] - The National Immigration Law Center is fighting to protect the legal rights of immigrants across the United States on both the state and national level. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

On this week’s episode of The One Piece Podcast we go through One Piece Chapter 1162 “God Valley Battle Royale” [https://www.viz.com/shonenjump/one-piece-chapter-1162/chapter/47822?action=read] with special guests Marianne Bray [https://twitter.com/MarianneDHobbit] (voice of Flampe for Crunchyroll’s One Piece) and GolferGareBear [https://www.tiktok.com/@golfergare] (TikTok sensation)! We also have our Piece Together segment, where we take your questions, comments, and theories! SUBSCRIBE TO US ON PATREON! [http://patreon.com/onepiecepodcast] We’ve opened up a BRAND NEW “Sticker of the Month Club” tier on Patreon [https://www.patreon.com/onepiecepodcast] that entitles you to a patron-exclusive sticker of one of our amazing episode images every month! You also get access to ad-free episodes and our 800+ episode archive, our exclusive series 4’ced to Watch 4Kids with Steve & Alex, our full-length film OPPJapan, exclusive episodes with our special guests and a lot more. 00:00:00 Introduction 00:16:44 Manga Recap: Chapter 1162; 01:38:12 Piece Together; 02:11:18 To Be Continued…! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

Was it something we ate? We’re having a sick day episode with Sam Leach [https://bsky.app/profile/lcsam.bsky.social] (Anime Recap host) and special guest Stephen Paul [https://bsky.app/profile/stephenpaul.bsky.social] (translator for One Piece in Shonen Jump & Manga Plus)! Featuring a double Anime Recap of Episode 1144 “The Worst Nightmare - The Five Elders Come Together” [https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/G4VUWQKEN/the-worst-nightmare---the-five-elders-come-together]and Episode 1145 “Friends Fight Together! Luffy and the Warriors of Elbaph“ [https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/G14UV4QWM/friends-fight-together-luffy-and-the-warriors-of-elbaph] with Sam and Steve, and our Piece Together segment, where we take your questions, comments, and theories! SUBSCRIBE TO US ON PATREON! [http://patreon.com/onepiecepodcast] We’ve opened up a BRAND NEW “Sticker of the Month Club” tier on Patreon [https://www.patreon.com/onepiecepodcast] that entitles you to a patron-exclusive sticker of one of our amazing episode images every month! You also get access to ad-free episodes and our 800+ episode archive, our exclusive series 4’ced to Watch 4Kids with Steve & Alex, our full-length film OPPJapan, exclusive episodes with our special guests and a lot more. 00:00:00 Introduction; 00:21:55 Anime Recap: Episodes 1144 & 1145; 01:08:11 Piece Together; 02:03:36 Trivia & To Be Continued…! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

Love Shakk, baby! On this week’s episode of The One Piece Podcast we go through One Piece Chapter 1161 “A Song of Love Bound Under a Hail of Arrows“ [https://www.viz.com/shonenjump/one-piece-chapter-1161/chapter/47773?action=read]with OPP contributor Jill Knight [http://twitter.com/piratessunluck], Joey Weiser [http://twitter.com/joeyweiser] (Eisner Award-nominated author of The Littlest Fighter, Mermin, Ghost Hog & Dragon Racer) and Jose Argumedo [https://twitter.com/arguingmeadows] (CNN Newsource director/editor, freelance for VIZ Media and Discotek)! We also have our Piece Together segment, where we take your questions, comments, and theories! SUBSCRIBE TO US ON PATREON! [http://patreon.com/onepiecepodcast] We’ve opened up a BRAND NEW “Sticker of the Month Club” tier on Patreon [https://www.patreon.com/onepiecepodcast] that entitles you to a patron-exclusive sticker of one of our amazing episode images every month! You also get access to ad-free episodes and our 800+ episode archive, our exclusive series 4’ced to Watch 4Kids with Steve & Alex, our full-length film OPPJapan, exclusive episodes with our special guests and a lot more. 00:00:00 Introduction; 00:07:08 Manga Recap: Chapter 1161; 01:26:29 Piece Together; 01:45:41 To Be Continued…! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

This Lunarian Life? Wait Wait, Don't Haki? A Whiskey Peak Companion? Nope - it's Greg [https://twitter.com/ochimusha108] & Stephen [http://www.twitter.com/translatosaurus] joining forces for a new edition of their “interesting and completely useless” recurring segment: the SGS! During every manga break, Greg and Stephen come together to discuss the latest news and events in the series; This week, the duo discusses One Piece Chapters 1157 through 1160, plus they take your questions! We also have a double Anime Recap of Episode 1142 “Come in, World - Vegapunk’s Message” [https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/G4VUW7M5J/come-in-world---vegapunks-message] and Episode 1143 “Vegapunk’s Secret Plan - A Tense Worldwide Broadcast“ [https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/GX9U3Q1PX/vegapunks-secret-plan---a-tense-worldwide-broadcast] with Sam and Steve! SUBSCRIBE TO US ON PATREON! [http://patreon.com/onepiecepodcast] We’ve opened up a BRAND NEW “Sticker of the Month Club” tier on Patreon [https://www.patreon.com/onepiecepodcast] that entitles you to a patron-exclusive sticker of one of our amazing episode images every month! You also get access to ad-free episodes and our 800+ episode archive, our exclusive series 4’ced to Watch 4Kids with Steve & Alex, our full-length film OPPJapan, exclusive episodes with our special guests and a lot more. 00:00:00 Introduction 00:15:26 Manga Recap with Stephen & Greg: Chapter 1157 - 1160; 01:33:08 Anime Recap: Episodes 1142/1143; 02:05:00 SGS: Chapter 1157 - 1160; 03:08:35 To Be Continued…! Stephen Paul ROLE: Very Special Guest and Translator of One Piece in Shonen Jump and MangaPlus, How’s it Going, Stephen? CREW SINCE 2010 | FIRST APPEARANCE: Episode 112 Stephen is a veteran professional translator who has worked on hit series like Akane-banashi, Show-ha Shoten, Saint Young Men, Vinland Saga, Durarara!!, Soul Eater, Yotsuba, and of course, One Piece. He has been responsible for the translations of VIZ’s One Piece manga since early 2012 and will probably never stop. On the podcast, he sheds light on little-known or otherwise unexplainable references behind the series, as well as in-depth background on translation choices. Don’t challenge him to wordplay unless you want a pun of bricks dropped on your head. When not podcasting you may also find him with his wife and cat Simba. You can find our oomfie on Twitter at @translatosaurus. Greg Werner ROLE: Our Man in Japan CREW SINCE 2009 | FIRST APPEARANCE: Episode 29 Greg brings us news and perspectives from One Piece’s homeland, and his unique insight about the series. Greg has been a One Piece fan since nearly the beginning of its run, starting thegrandline.com where he meticulously documented the beginnings of the series. In Japan, Greg has become a One Piece celebrity, winning a major televised competition against One Piece’s manga editors. Today, Greg writes columns on the official One Piece website, one-piece.com and teaches students in Japan, and is intimately involved with the series. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]