Human Bondage: You Only Live Twice, or critical support for Blofeld (Patreon)
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Kit and I have returned to Human Bondage. This is a bit of a reboot to put distance between ourselves and past recordings. We have James Slater-Murphy on the show to talk You Only Live Twice, a truly bizarre work of sinophobia that sets the tone for many later Bond films. Obvious trigger warnings for discussions of anti-Japanese racism and misogyny.
The show begins with a public statement on the conduct of our former co-host Sam Maleski, who we cut ties with after learning of several emotional abuse and sexual harassment allegations against them. The segment is only 10 minutes long, but it's obviously somber and upsetting. Trigger warnings abound. EDIT: Have made some corrections regarding the use of the word "sinophobia" to describe anti-Japanese racism. My sincerest apologies for the error.