<p> <p><div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <a href="http://getfile1.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2011-07-13/bobivoyJCzqftkkADHvipyaFBylyADcijodlribBifnFAADiqaFHqwGxsdCe/Legend-of-Koizumi-ANIME.jpeg.scaled1000.jpg"><img alt="Legend-of-koizumi-anime" height="282" src="http://getfile1.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2011-07-13/bobivoyJCzqftkkADHvipyaFBylyADcijodlribBifnFAADiqaFHqwGxsdCe/Legend-of-Koizumi-ANIME.jpeg.scaled500.jpg" width="500" /></a> </div> </p> <p>This week Dai-Cast is back on schedule, and we&rsquo;ve got a group from north to south, whatever that means. And what constitutes a group? Why, <a href="http://twitter.com/ihorner">Ian Horner</a>, <a href="http://twitter.com/tuxbeej">Brendan &ldquo;Beej&rdquo; Dery</a>, <a href="http://pocky.org">Dan Ross</a>, and <a href="http://www.twitter.com/apsalar">Coriander Dickinson</a>.</p> <p>And we talk about:</p> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.japantrends.com/cool-japan-products-beat-summer-heat/" title="Cool Japan Products Beat Summer Heat">Japanese Cooling Sprays</a></li> <li><a href="http://kotaku.com/5813553/akihabara-street-walking-fully-reopens" title="Akihabara Street Walking Fully Reopens">Akihabara Open to Streetwalking</a> </li> <li><a href="http://gizmodo.com/5814099/the-humble-origins-of-instant-ramen-from-ending-world-hunger-to-space-noodles" title="The Humble Origins of Instant Ramen: From Ending World Hunger to Space Noodles">Ramen&rsquo;s Origin Story</a></li> <li><a href="http://gizmodo.com/5802707/this-ramen+making-machine-can-feed-an-entire-city" title="This Ramen-Making Machine Can Feed an Entire City">Super Ramen Making Machine</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.sankakucomplex.com/2011/06/05/why-do-japanese-use-circle-correct-tick-incorrect/" title="&ldquo;Why Do Japanese Use Circle = Correct &amp; Tick = Incorrect?&rdquo; | Sankaku Complex">Circle or X, Which is WRONG?!</a></li> <li><a href="http://io9.com/5768702/the-legend-of-koizumi-japanese-politics-mahjong-action-and-space-nazis" title="The Legend of Koizumi: Japanese Politics, Mahjong Action and Space Nazis">The Legend of Koizumi</a></li> <li>Beej&rsquo;s Webcomic of the Week <a href="http://thingsmycathates.tumblr.com/" title="Things My Cat Hates">&ldquo;Things my Cat Hates&rdquo;</a></li> </ul> <p>D to the A to the I to the CAST!</p> <p>Also, remember to follow <a href="http://www.twitter.com/dai_cast">Dai-Cast on Twitter</a> to find out when to tune into our live broadcasts.</p> <p><div class='p_embed p_audio_embed'> <a href="http://dai-cast.tiltyhouse.com/fantastic-segues"><img alt="" src="http://posterous.com/images/filetypes/mp3.png" /></a> <div class='p_embed_description'> <span class='p_id3'>Dai-Cast_07-09-2011.mp3</span> <a href="http://dai-cast.tiltyhouse.com/fantastic-segues">Listen on Posterous</a> </div> </div> </p> </p> <p><a href="http://dai-cast.tiltyhouse.com/fantastic-segues">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://dai-cast.tiltyhouse.com/fantastic-segues#comment">Leave a comment&nbsp;&nbsp;&raquo;</a> </p>