Terrace House Mafia

In this towering 58-minute mailbag episode, we finally catch up on months' worth of listener questions. 

(NOTE: This episode was recorded on 5/19/2020.)

We review Yamachan's solo post-quarantine peanut gallery performance, and perform a deep dive on each cast members' style of spoken Japanese.

(NOTE: This episode was recorded on 5/19/2020.)

We chat about our newfound love of Reo, discuss bean-throwing in the kitchen, and investigate the Luigi incident.

(Note: this episode was recorded on 5/14/2020, before the tragic news broke of Hana Kimura's passing. We will be paying tribute to Hana in a future episode soon. 💕)

In the aftermath of the Costume Incident, we say goodbye to a beloved member, and proceed pin all our hopes on this new surfer bro.

The cast continues to rotate, our feelings about Pepe begin to crystallize, and Noel suggest no fewer than 4 conspiracy thoeries about this season of Terrace House. Also Pepe puts on his sunglasses upside-down.

BIG NEWS: Terrace House Mafia now has a Twitter account! Talk to us there: http://twitter.com/TerraceHousePod

In this special bonus episode, we chat with Terrace House localizer and English subtitle author Angie Yaeyama about her approach to translating Terrace House, what makes a good localization - and, yes, why "itadakimasu" is subtitled as "bon appetit."

The Mafia reconvenes to discuss the Instagram soft-blocking incident, Kenny's relationship with the 'netto,' and the peanut gallery's refusal to address the Shohei's-balls-shaped elephant in the room.

WARNING: this episode contains depictions of both nudity and pasta crimes.

The dust left by "Girlfight" begins to settle, and Kenny's true motivations get called into question.

In this extra-long episode, we take some time to collect our thoughts after witnessing the biggest fight in Terrace House history.

Is this the most dramatic ending of any Terrace House episode ever? VERY POSSIBLY YES

Noel explains why Kenny's "don't even wanna play tomorrow" moment is such a huge deal, and Nick explains why Terrace House is exactly - EXACTLY - like Settlers of Catan.

Our first love triangle starts collapsing in on itself, and Yamachan shares some personal news. 

The dust settles, and we get a look at carnage left by the Notice-Me Missile.

(NOTE: this is the final episode of Terrace House Mafia season 1! For more episodes, check out season 2 - it's based on the Tokyo 2019-2020 season of Terrace House, and features a brand new co-host. Thanks for listening!)

Notice-me missile. Coward omurice. (Guest starring Ryan DeRobertis AKA Saint Pepsi AKA Skylar Spence)

We've got a meddler on the loose.

Western men move fast.

We react to the biggest twist in Terrace House history.

I asked Chad to sum up this episode in one sentence and he said "Makoto shocks the house."

We get some closure on THAT moment from episode 8, and also watch a relationship implode in front of our very eyes.