Jojo's Bizarre Explainer

This is probably the most times we will ever say the word "fetus" in a single episode, and we're already sorry about it. Alessi is a weirdly good villain for such an upsettingly bad arc, and he's not even the worst part of the plot (and that is SAYING SOMETHING). Heteronormativity is truly incomprehensible to everyone on this podcast. And we manage to fact check both this arc and the previous one with the only logic that makes sense: It Was All A Goddamn Dream. -- JoJo’s Bizarre Explainer JoJo's Bizarre Adventure! Either you love it, or you've never seen it. But what exactly is JoJo? Why is everyone talking about it? Why is it so great? Whether this is your first foray into Hirohiko Araki's decades-spanning masterpiece, or you're a seasoned JoJo Opinion Haver looking for more of your kind, JoJo's Bizarre Explainer is here for you! Hosted by Elizabeth Simins, Courtney Stanton, and Darius Kazemi, this podcast will tease out the running motifs, fascinating weirdnesses, occasional dog deaths, and ineffable c

In this episode we pause to celebrate the enduring career of national treasure Mariah Carey. Everyone on this podcast knows how magnets work. Joseph Joestar doesn't ALWAYS have waking gay panic nightmares, but when he DOES...they're absolutely ridiculous. Everyone misses Kakyoin, especially the fact that he has that sweet sweet long distance attack. And please send all fanart demanded on this podcast to JJBX, The Pirate Club, Ogre Street, London, England. -- JoJo’s Bizarre Explainer JoJo's Bizarre Adventure! Either you love it, or you've never seen it. But what exactly is JoJo? Why is everyone talking about it? Why is it so great? Whether this is your first foray into Hirohiko Araki's decades-spanning masterpiece, or you're a seasoned JoJo Opinion Haver looking for more of your kind, JoJo's Bizarre Explainer is here for you! Hosted by Elizabeth Simins, Courtney Stanton, and Darius Kazemi, this podcast will tease out the running motifs, fascinating weirdnesses, occasional dog deaths, and ineffable charm of

Welcome to underwear and sleepwear hour on JJBX, starring Joseph Joestar and Noriyaki Kakyoin. Iggy gets certified as a bathroom anxiety emotional support animal. We establish that sand is NOT sterile and you probably shouldn't wipe your butt with it. (How...would that even work? Mods???) Joseph can't keep his hands away from electrical outlets because he's secretly a toddler. And say hello to Mariah, Queen of Queens; Look on her Gays, ye Closeted, and despair! -- JoJo’s Bizarre Explainer JoJo's Bizarre Adventure! Either you love it, or you've never seen it. But what exactly is JoJo? Why is everyone talking about it? Why is it so great? Whether this is your first foray into Hirohiko Araki's decades-spanning masterpiece, or you're a seasoned JoJo Opinion Haver looking for more of your kind, JoJo's Bizarre Explainer is here for you! Hosted by Elizabeth Simins, Courtney Stanton, and Darius Kazemi, this podcast will tease out the running motifs, fascinating weirdnesses, occasional dog deaths, and ineffable ch

We finally establish what Dio Brando does in his down time when he's not fleshbudding people or staring at himself in mirrors, and it's...exactly what every other old rich person does. RIP Anubis, our favorite cursed sword in the series so far (*the only cursed sword in the series so far). Please don't use this podcast to write your undergrad queer theory papers, or at least cite us properly and send us a copy, geez. And we get a tease of next week's villain, which is fitting since that girl is *all tease* and 2/3 of us are absolutely fine with that. -- JoJo’s Bizarre Explainer JoJo's Bizarre Adventure! Either you love it, or you've never seen it. But what exactly is JoJo? Why is everyone talking about it? Why is it so great? Whether this is your first foray into Hirohiko Araki's decades-spanning masterpiece, or you're a seasoned JoJo Opinion Haver looking for more of your kind, JoJo's Bizarre Explainer is here for you! Hosted by Elizabeth Simins, Courtney Stanton, and Darius Kazemi, this podcast will tea

The legend of King Arthur would probably be improved by the addition of a katana and a killing spree, just throwing that out there. If being cursed to commit murder forever is the trade-off for finding a decent life coach, well...fair. Polnareff goes cruising and shoots his load all over the other guy's neck (I mean! Fighting! They do a fight!). We see the gleaming ignition of Jotaro's burning life-long fiaxation on marine life. And gosh, it sure would be *terrible* if the *highly trained swordsman* of the group happened to get ensorceled by that *cursed sword* he's been carrying around, wonder if that'll happen! -- JoJo’s Bizarre Explainer JoJo's Bizarre Adventure! Either you love it, or you've never seen it. But what exactly is JoJo? Why is everyone talking about it? Why is it so great? Whether this is your first foray into Hirohiko Araki's decades-spanning masterpiece, or you're a seasoned JoJo Opinion Haver looking for more of your kind, JoJo's Bizarre Explainer is here for you! Hosted by Elizabeth Si

Finally, a normal day in the life of the Stardust Crusaders where nothing happens and nobody gets hurt! ...Well, except for the people trying to kill them, but they're terrible at it and nobody notices, so why count that? We also learn about the variety of mouth skills Jotaro's been developing (ahem) and determine that Polnareff would definitely be an awful conversational companion for a road trip in real life. And we spend probably half of this episode just being intensely enthusiastic because we're all in the tank for Oingo and Boingo (and yet not the music group Oingo Boingo, go figure). -- JoJo’s Bizarre Explainer JoJo's Bizarre Adventure! Either you love it, or you've never seen it. But what exactly is JoJo? Why is everyone talking about it? Why is it so great? Whether this is your first foray into Hirohiko Araki's decades-spanning masterpiece, or you're a seasoned JoJo Opinion Haver looking for more of your kind, JoJo's Bizarre Explainer is here for you! Hosted by Elizabeth Simins, Courtney Stanton,

This week we finally teach you, gentle listeners, how to watch the anime without missing bonus scenes after the credits. We probably should have done that sooner and somehow, it’s Iggy’s fault that we didn’t. Jotaro reveals his secret talent of being incredibly good with (incredibly shitty) dogs, Avdol demonstrates the true power of accessorizing well, and N'doul really, REALLY loves Dio. And that’s not hyperbole or a metaphor or anything, dude is just super into Dio and honestly, can you blame him? -- JoJo’s Bizarre Explainer JoJo's Bizarre Adventure! Either you love it, or you've never seen it. But what exactly is JoJo? Why is everyone talking about it? Why is it so great? Whether this is your first foray into Hirohiko Araki's decades-spanning masterpiece, or you're a seasoned JoJo Opinion Haver looking for more of your kind, JoJo's Bizarre Explainer is here for you! Hosted by Elizabeth Simins, Courtney Stanton, and Darius Kazemi, this podcast will tease out the running motifs, fascinating weirdnesses,

It's New Opening & Closing Credits Day! One of the best holidays of the Joestar season, and an opportunity to ask the only question that matters (in JoJo as in life): How Gay Are They? We meet Iggy, which gives us an excuse to delve into more of Joseph and Avdol's obvious LDR backstory, because talking about Iggy is...the worst. And apparently Jotaro Kujo has lived his entire, blessed life without ever figuring out what the Speedwagon Foundation does, or even is, which...I guess children are vicious even when they aren't trying. Dang. -- JoJo’s Bizarre Explainer JoJo's Bizarre Adventure! Either you love it, or you've never seen it. But what exactly is JoJo? Why is everyone talking about it? Why is it so great? Whether this is your first foray into Hirohiko Araki's decades-spanning masterpiece, or you're a seasoned JoJo Opinion Haver looking for more of your kind, JoJo's Bizarre Explainer is here for you! Hosted by Elizabeth Simins, Courtney Stanton, and Darius Kazemi, this podcast will tease out the r

Today's episode begins in an improbably large submarine, which might surprise you, since this show is known for its commitment to accuracy. We dive deep into how submarine telecommunications work because of course we do. The hiring process of the Speedwagon Foundation is finally explored and fact-checked. And what *is* Polnareff exactly that he's able to just walk off getting half eaten? The answer...may surprise you. -- JoJo’s Bizarre Explainer JoJo's Bizarre Adventure! Either you love it, or you've never seen it. But what exactly is JoJo? Why is everyone talking about it? Why is it so great? Whether this is your first foray into Hirohiko Araki's decades-spanning masterpiece, or you're a seasoned JoJo Opinion Haver looking for more of your kind, JoJo's Bizarre Explainer is here for you! Hosted by Elizabeth Simins, Courtney Stanton, and Darius Kazemi, this podcast will tease out the running motifs, fascinating weirdnesses, occasional dog deaths, and ineffable charm of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure—anime-episod

In any plausible reality, Polnareff would be dead on this island, eaten alive by zombies. This is why of all the people it's most important to forgive, you have to make sure to start with yourself...because otherwise, BAM. Guilt zombies, every time. We learn that the rest of the Stardust Crusaders are, in fact, horrible manipulators who would be terrible to have as friends irl. (Don't trick your friends into think they've killed people who aren't actually dead, kids! That's definitely in Friendship 101.) And Avdol is back, and he's got...what's the opposite of a "shy bladder"? [shudder] -- JoJo’s Bizarre Explainer JoJo's Bizarre Adventure! Either you love it, or you've never seen it. But what exactly is JoJo? Why is everyone talking about it? Why is it so great? Whether this is your first foray into Hirohiko Araki's decades-spanning masterpiece, or you're a seasoned JoJo Opinion Haver looking for more of your kind, JoJo's Bizarre Explainer is here for you! Hosted by Elizabeth Simins, Courtney Stanton, and

The moral of this episode is: if you ever find something weird on a beach, maybe just leave it alone. We spend an absolutely normal length of time talking about why three chickens have the names they have. Polnareff's hopes and dreams are...kind of adorable, when you think about it (thank god Kakyoin didn't find that lamp. Dude's a freak). Sherry Polnareff's second time around on this earth is Not Great tbh. And "being half-eaten by my zombie sister and friend" seems like maybe the worst day ever for Polnareff, which is incredible because there's not even a toilet involved. -- JoJo’s Bizarre Explainer JoJo's Bizarre Adventure! Either you love it, or you've never seen it. But what exactly is JoJo? Why is everyone talking about it? Why is it so great? Whether this is your first foray into Hirohiko Araki's decades-spanning masterpiece, or you're a seasoned JoJo Opinion Haver looking for more of your kind, JoJo's Bizarre Explainer is here for you! Hosted by Elizabeth Simins, Courtney Stanton, and Darius Kazem

A momentous day for JJBX listeners: the origin point of JoJo Dick Watch AND another Dog Death Minute, all in one episode! We've also condensed both parts of Death 13 into one podcast episode because who wants to talk about this messed up baby any longer than they have to? We finally confirm who Part 6 JoJo, Jolyne's, second parent is (definitely relevant to you all here in Part 3), Polnareff should never raise children, and Kakyoin gets a second outfit. Also, Eliz does some huge character growth at the very end of the podcast and we're all very proud of her. -- JoJo’s Bizarre Explainer JoJo's Bizarre Adventure! Either you love it, or you've never seen it. But what exactly is JoJo? Why is everyone talking about it? Why is it so great? Whether this is your first foray into Hirohiko Araki's decades-spanning masterpiece, or you're a seasoned JoJo Opinion Haver looking for more of your kind, JoJo's Bizarre Explainer is here for you! Hosted by Elizabeth Simins, Courtney Stanton, and Darius Kazemi, this podcast

At last, we reach The Sun! Truly the most fascinating, beloved episode in all of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure. Polnareff is the Designated Driving Gay for all these gays who can't drive. Nobody on this podcast wants to ride a camel so don't try to make us. It turns out Araki is some kind of "Camel spit SPF" truther, which doesn't even make a "Top Ten Weirdest Things About Hirohiko Araki" list and is probably why nobody ever brings it up when they mention the man. And say what you want about The Sun's stand user, but at least his...privacy room...looked comfortable. -- JoJo’s Bizarre Explainer JoJo's Bizarre Adventure! Either you love it, or you've never seen it. But what exactly is JoJo? Why is everyone talking about it? Why is it so great? Whether this is your first foray into Hirohiko Araki's decades-spanning masterpiece, or you're a seasoned JoJo Opinion Haver looking for more of your kind, JoJo's Bizarre Explainer is here for you! Hosted by Elizabeth Simins, Courtney Stanton, and Darius Kazemi, this podca

This week we prove that once again, Joseph is being lazy about using hamon, Polnareff is terrible at being from France, and Jotaro is definitely in love with Kakyoin. We also explore Steely Dan's kinks in detail because...that's literally what this episode is about, that's what's happening on screen, it's not our fault. And if anyone has experience doing bookkeeping or accounting for evil vampire masterminds and understands Dio's payroll, please write to us at JJBX, The Pirate Club, Ogre Street, London, England. -- JoJo’s Bizarre Explainer JoJo's Bizarre Adventure! Either you love it, or you've never seen it. But what exactly is JoJo? Why is everyone talking about it? Why is it so great? Whether this is your first foray into Hirohiko Araki's decades-spanning masterpiece, or you're a seasoned JoJo Opinion Haver looking for more of your kind, JoJo's Bizarre Explainer is here for you! Hosted by Elizabeth Simins, Courtney Stanton, and Darius Kazemi, this podcast will tease out the running motifs, fascinating

This episode of Stardust Crusaders has everything you could want in a JoJo's episode unless your name is Elizabeth Simins. Darius finally gets a chance to put his extensive knowledge about Middle Eastern fast food to good use. Courtney finally gets a chance to talk about stepping on Jotaro Kujo. We all finally get a chance to learn another like 700 rules of how stands work. And it's entirely possible we've cracked the case and debunked #NestingJotaro. -- JoJo’s Bizarre Explainer JoJo's Bizarre Adventure! Either you love it, or you've never seen it. But what exactly is JoJo? Why is everyone talking about it? Why is it so great? Whether this is your first foray into Hirohiko Araki's decades-spanning masterpiece, or you're a seasoned JoJo Opinion Haver looking for more of your kind, JoJo's Bizarre Explainer is here for you! Hosted by Elizabeth Simins, Courtney Stanton, and Darius Kazemi, this podcast will tease out the running motifs, fascinating weirdnesses, occasional dog deaths, and ineffable charm of JoJ

This episode is NOT the beginning of JoJo Dick Watch. Enyaba shows us how to work a crowd, Jotaro displays his incredible lung capacity yet again, Erina killed Danny, Polnareff clearly has a humilation kink, and hamon is still stupid. And yes yes there's a lot of stuff in this episode about zombies and fog and toilets but we learn something far more important than any of that: Jotaro Kujo liked to watch Columbo as a kid. -- JoJo’s Bizarre Explainer JoJo's Bizarre Adventure! Either you love it, or you've never seen it. But what exactly is JoJo? Why is everyone talking about it? Why is it so great? Whether this is your first foray into Hirohiko Araki's decades-spanning masterpiece, or you're a seasoned JoJo Opinion Haver looking for more of your kind, JoJo's Bizarre Explainer is here for you! Hosted by Elizabeth Simins, Courtney Stanton, and Darius Kazemi, this podcast will tease out the running motifs, fascinating weirdnesses, occasional dog deaths, and ineffable charm of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure—anime-epi

We get to see just how committed Jotaro is to his ~aesthetic. Polnareff remains focused on one thing and one thing only: locating the nearest clean bathroom. A debate is held on whether or not the Stardust Crusaders are Good Guys or just...stupid. And Enya continues sink in our collective esteem as a mother, due to her grief-fueled decision to open up holes in people using fog and craft scissors. -- JoJo’s Bizarre Explainer JoJo's Bizarre Adventure! Either you love it, or you've never seen it. But what exactly is JoJo? Why is everyone talking about it? Why is it so great? Whether this is your first foray into Hirohiko Araki's decades-spanning masterpiece, or you're a seasoned JoJo Opinion Haver looking for more of your kind, JoJo's Bizarre Explainer is here for you! Hosted by Elizabeth Simins, Courtney Stanton, and Darius Kazemi, this podcast will tease out the running motifs, fascinating weirdnesses, occasional dog deaths, and ineffable charm of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure—anime-episode by anime-episode, wi

Topics discussed at length in this deceptively brief episode: how the driving order of the Stardust Crusaders was determined, the perils of road rage, how to successfully ascend and descend a mountain in an automobile, possible alternate careers Joseph Joestar should be pursuing vis a vis street food, and when it's okay to start judging someone (aka Enyaba Discourse). PS, also, if "sumo" wasn't code for gay sex before...it is now. It's canon. -- JoJo’s Bizarre Explainer JoJo's Bizarre Adventure! Either you love it, or you've never seen it. But what exactly is JoJo? Why is everyone talking about it? Why is it so great? Whether this is your first foray into Hirohiko Araki's decades-spanning masterpiece, or you're a seasoned JoJo Opinion Haver looking for more of your kind, JoJo's Bizarre Explainer is here for you! Hosted by Elizabeth Simins, Courtney Stanton, and Darius Kazemi, this podcast will tease out the running motifs, fascinating weirdnesses, occasional dog deaths, and ineffable charm of JoJo's Bizar

Who's ready for Joseph Joestar to almost die in hilarious ways? (We are. We always, always are.) This week, we learn some very important lessons about skincare, aging, and the miraculous transformation of your own cells into another person who then wants to murder you. Parenting! The absolute worst, especially when your child is actually an enemy stand and it's eating a live chicken. And we discuss the ways in which Joseph is basically a straight-up wizard (he already has the beard). -- JoJo’s Bizarre Explainer JoJo's Bizarre Adventure! Either you love it, or you've never seen it. But what exactly is JoJo? Why is everyone talking about it? Why is it so great? Whether this is your first foray into Hirohiko Araki's decades-spanning masterpiece, or you're a seasoned JoJo Opinion Haver looking for more of your kind, JoJo's Bizarre Explainer is here for you! Hosted by Elizabeth Simins, Courtney Stanton, and Darius Kazemi, this podcast will tease out the running motifs, fascinating weirdnesses, occasional dog d

This episode cost a spider its life. We (re)visit the excellence of the mid-90s action movie classic, SPEED. Polnareff finally gets his revenge and grows as a character (no jokes here, we're all very proud of him). Hol Horse is definitely somebody's father, but he's probably not anybody's Daddy. And we continue to define the discourse on J. Geil's entire swimsuit area. -- JoJo’s Bizarre Explainer JoJo's Bizarre Adventure! Either you love it, or you've never seen it. But what exactly is JoJo? Why is everyone talking about it? Why is it so great? Whether this is your first foray into Hirohiko Araki's decades-spanning masterpiece, or you're a seasoned JoJo Opinion Haver looking for more of your kind, JoJo's Bizarre Explainer is here for you! Hosted by Elizabeth Simins, Courtney Stanton, and Darius Kazemi, this podcast will tease out the running motifs, fascinating weirdnesses, occasional dog deaths, and ineffable charm of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure—anime-episode by anime-episode, with stops along the way for t