Sideburns & Cigarettes: A Lupin III Podcast

Nov 10 2024 69 ep. 80 mins 53
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A podcast about a monkey-faced thief, his friends, and their many adventures. We're covering all of the animated and live-action entries in the Lupin III franchise, including its various connections to Monkey Punch’s original manga. Hosted by Drew, Chris, Emma, Natalie, and Guillaume.

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Part 1, Ep. 21: "Rescue the Shrewish Girl!"

Nov 10 2024 91 mins  
Special guest Luci joins Drew, Emma, Chris, and Natalie to discuss Part 1, Episode 21, "Rescue the Shrewish Girl!" Rie is whisked away from her seemingly quiet life by the mischievous Lupin III. As they hop from vehicle to vehicle in a seemingly endless chase, Rie has to ask some hard questions. Why has Lupin "rescued" her? Is her Uncle Ken exactly who he says he is? Is this maybe

Part 1, Ep. 20: "Catch the Phony Lupin!"

Oct 26 2024 92 mins  
Keep rollin', rollin', rollin' with Drew, Emma, Chris, Natalie, and Guillaume as they discuss Part 1, Episode 20, "Catch the Phony Lupin!" Lupin tries to investigate an imposter and finds a village of meek peasants...who immediately try to kill him with boulders. Just what is it are they trying to hide? Keep up with the latest Lupin news, reviews, and exciting editorials only at

Part 1, Ep. 19: "Which Third-Generation Will Win?!"

Sep 16 2024 68 mins  
Get ready to brawl with the riot police because Drew, Emma, Chris, Natalie, and Guillaume are here to discuss Part 1, Episode 19, "Which Third-Generation Will Win?!" In an effort to finally end a generational rivalry, pompous asshole Inspector Ganimard III attempts to destroy Lupin with science and logic. Take a wild guess how that goes for him. Tweet from ehoba regarding Junichi

Remembering Eiko Masuyama

Jul 02 2024 64 mins  
On this episode, Drew, Emma, Chris, and Natalie look back at the life and career of the late, great Eiko Masuyama. The original voice of Fujiko Mine, Cutey Honey, Midori Hayakawa, Bakabon's Mama, and so many others, who passed away this year on May 20th at the age of 88. Clips from NHK documentary featured in the episode: https://x.com/lupintic2/status/1797824522844057847?s=46 K

Part 1, Ep. 18: "Keep an Eye on the Beauty Contest!" (feat. TabbieWolf)

May 13 2024 63 mins  
Planning to use a beauty contest as cover to smuggle priceless artwork? Better make sure Lupin doesn't frame you for human trafficking! In this episode, special guest TabbieWolf joins Drew, Emma, Chris, and Natalie to discuss Part 1, Episode 18: "Keep an Eye on the Beauty Contest!" A group of greedy elites arrange a faux beauty contest as cover to hold an illegal art auction. The

Part 1, Ep. 17: "Lupin, Caught in a Trap!" (feat. Aficionados Chris)

Apr 03 2024 99 mins  
Get your emergency rat ready! In this episode, returning guest Chris Dell'Isola (Aficionados Chris) joins Drew, Emma, Chris, Natalie, and Guillaume to discuss Part 1, Episode 17: "Lupin, Caught in a Trap." It was all fun and games for Lupin, Jigen, and Fujiko before the seductive Ginko slapped a time bomb on each of them. With 24 hours to collect a ¥3 billion ransom, the trio sc

Part 1, Ep. 16: "Operation: Jewelry Snatch"

Mar 03 2024 55 mins  
In this episode Drew, Emma, Chris, and Natalie discuss The Great Hoover Heist of 1972 in Part 1, Episode 16, "Operation Jewelry Snatch." Poor Lupin can't catch a break. Gaslit by Fujiko to perform a brazen heist at an upscale jewelry store only for her to double-cross him. Beaver, the store's less-than-upstanding owner, intends get even with both of them. To make matters even wors

Part 1, Ep. 15: "Let's Catch Lupin and Go to Europe"

Feb 19 2024 66 mins  
In this episode Drew, Emma, Chris, Natalie, and Guillaume discuss the Saturday morning cartoon hijinks of Part 1, Episode 15, "Let's Catch Lupin and Go to Europe." Zenigata has a conference to attend in Europe. Lupin has a gold bust to steal. With the clock ticking, Zenigata hatches a plan to arrest Lupin once and for all. Surely he'll do it this time right? ...Right? Keep up wi

Lupin Zero: One Year Later

Jan 22 2024 115 mins  
It's been one year (give or take a month) since Lupin Zero introduced us to younger versions of our favorite monkey-faced thief and his gunslinging partner. In this episode, Drew, Emma, Chris, Natalie, and Guillaume revisit the 2022 web series and discuss how their opinions on it have evolved over the last year. Keep up with the latest Lupin news, reviews, and exciting editorials

The Third (Impact) Annual Sideburns & Cigarettes Holiday Special (feat. Austin, Bill, and Sully)

Dec 19 2023 114 mins  
It's that time of year where we gather together with friends and loved to celebrate the birth of our lord and savior and his vampiric twin sister, of course. Which means it's time for The Third Annual Sideburns & Cigarettes Holiday Special! In this episode, we're honored to be joined by Austin, Bill, and Sully of the Third Impact Anime Podcast to discuss one of Part 2's wildest ep