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The final episode of the You Can [Not] Podcast, concerning, among other things, Rebuild 3.0 + 1.0 - Thrice Upon a Time. Strap in.

The long-rumored return of the You Can [Not] Podcast, covering such topics as Netflix, Shin Godzilla, expectations for Thrice Upon A Time, and what music our characters love.   Spotify playlist with all songs mentioned in this episode: you can [not] listen Tommy Wiseau's Jacket youcannotpodcast@gmail.com Colby's Twitter: depression ghost Asher's Twitter: birth_of_cool

New listeners may check in at this desk if they please. You should please, though.   youcannotpodcast@gmail.com https://twitter.com/ColbyHesseltine https://twitter.com/birth_of_cool

Colby and Asher comment over Episode 1 of the You Can [Not] Podcast and take stock of what they've done. We would also like to direct your attention to this excellent essay about Evangelion by Gretchen Felker-Martin: https://vrvblog.co/felker-martin/3178/made-from-the-red-soil-fantasies-of-misery-in-neon-genesis-evangelion/   youcannotpodcast@gmail.com https://twitter.com/ColbyHesseltine https://twitter.com/birth_of_cool

Man, just, wow. What a film. Just, Jesus Murphy. All over the goddamn place. The You Can [Not] Podcast rants and raves about the latest installment in the Rebuild franchise, You Can [Not] Redo. Oh, and we conclude with our Definitive Top Ten Episode Rankings.   youcannotpodcast@gmail.com https://twitter.com/ColbyHesseltine https://twitter.com/birth_of_cool

Despite our titular warning the You Can [Not] Podcast barrels headlong into Evangelion 2.0: You Can [Not] Advance. Several harsh opinions and joyous raptures are voiced onboard the Train, and a vital question is screamed: who is Mari?   Note: For a few minutes at the end of the episode, Colby's audio drops out. The You Can [Not] Podcast regrets the error.   youcannotpodcast@gmail.com https://twitter.com/ColbyHesseltine https://twitter.com/birth_of_cool

From the ashes of Second Impact rises the Rebuild series, and with it rises the You Can [Not] Podcast! Colby and Asher discuss the first entry in the series and voice their raucous opinions.   Rei on the cover of Rolling Stone Japan: Pizza Hut article: https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2007-09-06/pizza-hut-launches-evangelion-movie-campaign-in-japan   youcannotpodcast@gmail.com https://twitter.com/ColbyHesseltine https://twitter.com/birth_of_cool

On a particularly soggy episode of the You Can [Not] Podcast, we're joined by friend and fellow fan Ryan McDaniel to discuss the oft-overlooked Death & Rebirth.    youcannotpodcast@gmail.com https://twitter.com/ColbyHesseltine https://twitter.com/birth_of_cool

The You Can [Not] Podcast concludes its first season with the absolutely dynamite End of Evangelion.    "You've completely lost your fuckin' mind, haven't ya Lahey?" "Oh, have I lost my mind, Ricky? Or is this the way the world ends?"   youcannotpodcast@gmail.com https://twitter.com/ColbyHesseltine https://twitter.com/birth_of_cool  

Evangelion says "congratulations!" and the You Can [Not] Podcast thanks some of the greatest forty-four minutes to ever air.   Lacan & Evangelion: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dCKZQphDyL Hayao Miyazaki Teaches Hideaki Anno How to Say "Arigato": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k_Tv6xJ8s7Y The End of Evangelion TV Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hsfPgtKstfc   youcannotpodcast@gmail.com https://twitter.com/ColbyHesseltine https://twitter.com/birth_of_cool

Falling ill on a journey my dreams go wandering over withered fields.   youcannotpodcast@gmail.com https://twitter.com/ColbyHesseltine https://twitter.com/birth_of_cool

Inhale, exhale Forward, back Living, dying: Arrows, let flown each to each  Meet midway and slice. The void in aimless flight -- Thus I return to the source.

A small night storm blows Saying 'falling is the essence of a flower' Preceding those who hesitate.

Several characters get got in varying fashion. They are mourned.

Shinji goes subconscious. Misato takes it poorly. The You Can [Not] Podcast observes.   "Pippa's Song," from Pippa Passes by Robert Browning http://www.bartleby.com/101/718.html   "Sex and the Single Cyborg," by Sharalyn Orbaugh http://traffic.libsyn.com/youcannotpodcast/Sex_and_the_Single_Cyborg.pdf

Staring grimly, the proud runner Achilles answered, "Beg no more, you fawning dog--begging me by my parents! Would to god my rage, my fury would drive me now to hack your flesh away and eat you raw-- such agonies you have caused me! Ransom? No man alive could keep the dog-packs off you, not if they haul in ten, twenty times that ransom and pile it here before me and promise fortunes more-- no, not even if Dardan Priam should offer to weigh out your bulk in gold! Not even then will your noble mother lay you on your deathbed, mourn the son she bore... The dogs and birds will rend you--blood and bone!"

Shinji turns tragic.   Note: Colby wishes to exchange "Patton" for "Joan of Arc."    (A further note: the audio went wonky on us for this episode. While the fullest effort has been made to remedy these errors, the You Can [Not] Podcast regrets any remaining discrepancies.)

A new pilot enters the fold.   "Sunday Morning," Wallace Stevens https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poetrymagazine/poems/13261/sunday-morning   "Sheltered Garden," H. D. https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/48189/sheltered-garden   "Walking Around," Pablo Neruda https://www.poets.org/poetsorg/poem/walking-around   (A note: the audio went wonky on us for this episode. While the fullest effort has been made to remedy these errors, the You Can [Not] Podcast regrets any remaining discrepancies.)

Fortuna's Whyle turns.

A sprawling episode of the You Can [Not] Podcast, Colby and Asher speak to the Mad Lad's rampant espionage, Misato's deep emotional problems and the whiplash induced by quality storytelling. Long for the sound of others' podcasts.