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Tojo's Timebomb: How Japan's WW2 Ghost Fleet Still Threatens the World (And Might End Up Saving It)

Added 2023-09-09 18:00:04 +0000 UTC

My longest ever title. "How will the YouTube recommended bar react?", he asks with bated breath, already knowing the answer.

Rather than discussing the episode contents I am dedicating the rest of this description section to an aside:

The problem with writing scripts while filming on the road is that surely, by the time we get home to edit them, all I can think is how much I want to change certain elements that aren't perfectly stated in my 16 hour speed-writing.

The problem with writing scripts at home after filming is that I get lost in life and never seem to actually end up writing them once I've lost the magic of having that moment surrounding me.

The solution is find some zen in whatever I can produce and be happy with it, but the truth is there has yet to be a video gone by that I don't think of like the fish that got away. Nothing can ever be anything but a rough draft that got published, I suppose.

That said, today's episode was fun to produce. I had fun filming it. I had fun researching it. I had fun finding out more by engaging with those solving its thesis. Learning about it turned my beliefs a little on their head, and I always enjoy that. Perfectly polished script or not.

Love to everyone for taking part, thanks for letting us keep chipping away at these little stories. We truly do appreciate you all, and we're sincerely thankful for your continued support.

Evan (and Kata)