ABOUT THIS EPISODE
Welcome to episode 1 of Pat's Labor, a podcast about the anime Patlabor and Pat (Gill's) labor to bring his cohost Toussaint Egan and Clayton Ashley a related labor issue to talk about. On our inaugural episode, we discuss Patlabor: The Early Days episode 1, "Second Unit, Move Out!" and the midcentury politics of Japan that led to the creation of Headgear, the artist collective that owns Patlabor.
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OTHER EPISODES IN THIS PODCAST
Just when we're starting to get a handle on what Patlabor is, we reach the 3rd episode of The Early Days and are treated to a loving tribute to... Kaiju movies? And speaking of, is the guy in the Godzilla suit a union man?
Show Notes:
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After a brief Kaiju pivot, Patlabor is back to real police work, like using firearms irresponsibly and solving ghost mysteries. The ghosts of the labor movement are also discussed.
Song: "Miraiha Lovers" performed by Hiroko Kasahara from Patlabor: The Early Days
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What’s a coup look like? For better or worse, we’ve had a number of answers to that question. In the world of 1989’s original Patlabor OVA, Mamoru Oshii imagined the long tail of American empire leaving Japan’s capitol wide open for a Christmas-time coup. SV2’s Longest Day (Part 1) is a tightly wou…
On the second episode of Pat's Labor, Toussaint, Clayton and Pat talk about the intersection of unions and environmentalism as The Early Days starts exploring how climate change leads to a giant robot police force in distant future of 1998.
Show notes:
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