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Final Forum Podcast
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A podcast for the discussion of all things Dragon Ball! Uncovering the culture and hidden history behind Akira Toriyama's seminal franchise.
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Final Forum Podcast @finalforumpod.bsky.social · Nov 7
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The logo for Final Forum: A Dragon Ball Podcast Dragon Ball has a wealth of cultural context and inspiration that’s often overlooked because the fights are cool. Though not averse to fawning over animation and allowing for the Rule of Cool, Jelli and Bekinney delve into the world of Akira Toriyama, and discuss lesser-known facts about the worldwide manga and anime phenomenon that is one of the most well-known and popular Japanese pop culture exports of all-time. Want to learn about the cultural importance of moments, literary inspirations behind scenes and characters, production facts, and more? Whether you‘re a fan of Goku, Vegeta, or any of the cast of characters including Piccolo, Gohan, Frieza, or even Broly, there should be something for you to enjoy as we cover all things Dragon Ball, including DBZ, GT, Super, Daima, and more! We‘ll have discussions, guests, interviews, reviews, and commentaries so grab a senzu bean, power up your fan level to Super Saiyan, and get ready to learn about Kakarot and his friends; and of course, thank you for helping us achieve our FINAL FORUM...We hear it‘s over 9000.
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Friday Funny.

Layers to this one, if you consider Frieza's racism.
A meme of Dragon Ball Z based on an episode of Chappelle's Show, with the text reading "Zarbon: Lord Frieza, why are we killing the saiyans again?" 'Frieza: Why? 'Cause f*ck 'em! That's why!'
January 2, 2026 at 2:45 PM
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Good….afternoon…? Maybe I’ll just try again tomorrow…
spongebob squarepants is wearing a hat and holding a napkin in his mouth .
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January 1, 2026 at 7:47 PM
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Wednesday Wares.

Yeah I don’t know.
A Dragon Ball Z toy of Goku with no hair
December 31, 2025 at 4:28 PM
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What if…Dragon Ball implemented a Secret Invasion type of story, with a race of Ginyus?
We discuss on an all-new Final Forum, Available NOW! Wherever you get your podcasts!
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Also, Saiyan armor sizing, Mephistopheles, and Nio: wrathful Buddhist deities
The focal point of discussion on an all-new Final Forum Podcast: Captain Ginyu, of the Ginyu Force, from Dragon Ball Z by Akira Toriyama (anime) and Toei Studios (anime) In this episode: A decent batch of episodes Vegeta’s outfits and the internal consistency (or lack thereof) of Saiyan armor stretching to fit its wearer The man (?) of the hour: Captain Ginyu Ginyu’s personality resemblances in WWE, including Ric Flair and the Ultimate Warrior Ginyu’s physical resemblance to the Talosians of Star Trek Whether Ginyu’s body is his original, which spirals into a conversation about how multiple body swaps would work simultaneously What if: Ginyu’s species could ALL do the body swap and we had a Secret Invasion type of story in Dragon Ball with the Ginyus acting as the Skrulls Should we have done a Frieza episode before a Ginyu episode? Are Ginyu and Frieza stand-ins for Mephistopheles and Satan? Nio, a pair of wrathful dharmpala who are guardians of Buddha and destroy obstacles to enlightenment, also known as Agyo and Ungyo And invitation to be corrected on the connections we’re making Ginyu and Frieza’s comparability to Orcus, Sauron and Galactus and more, including some general pop culture, trivia, and editorializing, as usual
December 30, 2025 at 4:57 PM
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Manga Monday.

The cover for chapter 284 is ACES.
The cover for chapter 284 of the Dragon Ball manga by Akira Toriyama, featuring Goku and Ginyu practicing posing together.
December 29, 2025 at 2:43 PM
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Sneak Peek Sunday.
In our upcoming episode, we discuss whether Captain Ginyu LEARNED Body Change, or if it's unique to his species, and the potential pitfalls with each option.
Keep your eyes on our feed:
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This coming Tuesday (12/30)!

#dbz #dragonball
December 28, 2025 at 7:04 PM
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Screenshot Saturday.

No, Master Roshi, he’s in DRAGON BALL.
A screenshot from Dragon Ball, with Master Roshi watching TV and saying “He seems to be in one piece.”
December 27, 2025 at 4:20 PM
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Friday Funny.

Classic Simpsons and Dragon Ball. My comfort shows.
December 26, 2025 at 7:27 PM
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Have a Broly, joly (Brolly Jolly?) Christmas!
A meme of Broly from Dragon Ball Z with a Santa hat on
December 25, 2025 at 12:35 PM
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Wednesday Wares

I'm not a big fan of the "Ugly Christmas Sweater that isn't a sweater, it's just a long sleeve shirt with ugly Christmas sweater pattern on it"

....BUUUUUUUUT....
A Vegeta Badman ugly Christmas sweater design
December 24, 2025 at 3:48 PM
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Did you miss last week's episode of Final Forum?
Then you missed us attempting to talk about Visual Kei. Thanks to our friend @soulmass218.bsky.social, we learned that EARLY X Japan was more Speed Metal (borderline Metallica) but the overall vibe still fits, and we're sticking with it.
December 23, 2025 at 3:50 PM
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If you're not listening to Final Forum, this is the type of high-quality(?) Dragon Ball discussing you've been missing...
Also, I promised I'd post these comparisons to socials.
December 23, 2025 at 6:23 AM
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Manga Monday.
I ADORE the chapter covers for Dragon Ball.
A page from the Dragon Ball manga featuring Goku and Android 8.
December 22, 2025 at 2:48 PM
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(Perfectly-timed) Screenshot Saturday.
A screenshot from Dragon Ball featuring Goku and Android 8 and perfect timing to make it look inappropriate
December 20, 2025 at 5:17 PM
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This post is all over my feed with people saying Dragon Ball Z...if I'm talking about you, you should listen to our show. All the cool kids are. Probably.
December 19, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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Friday Funny.

Sometimes things are funny precisely because they're not.
A Dragon Ball Z meme featuring Yamcha in a crater as "most vegetables while being chopped" and Goku performing the Solar Flare as "Onions fighting back"
December 19, 2025 at 3:26 PM
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WHO'S THAT ANDROID?

...or "artificial human" or "robot" or...well...let's talk about that...and Frankenstein, in today's Thursday Thread 🧵
Android 8 from Dragon Ball, cloaked in shadow before his official introduction in the show.
December 18, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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Me: "I sure hope my threads and episodes that I spend HOURS on get a few likes. Maybe even a comment. Dare I hope for one additional download?"

The Internet: "Some AI slop video thrown together in twelve seconds of Tom Cruise as Vegeta has 9 million views and nobody will shut up about it."
a cartoon of a cat with a sad look on his face and the words trendizisst above him
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December 17, 2025 at 9:06 PM
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Okay. This sweater needs to exist for real. And I need to buy it.
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It´s this time of the year, again x3. PiYu Ugly x mas sweater #Piccolo #oc #dragonball
December 17, 2025 at 3:54 PM
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Wednesday Wares.

Listen.

...I don't know...
A shirt design of Goku from Dragon Ball Z holding his hands in spirit bomb position but it is decidedly NOT a spirt bomb that he is holding.
December 17, 2025 at 2:37 PM
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...sees price tag.
December 16, 2025 at 4:45 PM
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The tag-team of the Ginyu Force!

In an all-NEW Final Forum episode, we're talking about Jeice and Burter, and we manage to foray into Ultraman, WWE, and the history of punk and visual kei.
Listen NOW wherever you get your podcasts!
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Jeice and Burter of the Ginyu Force from Dragon Ball Z Prepare for Trouble! And make it...two. Two of the...the bad guys. Two of them. At the same time. A tag team of cosmic proportions, when the fastest man in the universe and...another guy team up to take on the forces of good. Join Jelli and Bekinney as they continue breaking down Akira Toriyama's worldwide manga and anime phenomenon Dragon Ball Z by looking at episodes 66 through 70: "Goku's New Power," "A Legend Revealed," "Ginyu Assault," "Incredible Force!" and "Frieza Approaches." We continue talking about the Ginyu Force, and this episode, zero in on Jeice and Burter, the two who operate as a tag team withing the unit. In this episode: The season is over...? A good bunch of episodes again Some trivia about Burter, his height and his involvement in Dragon Ball GT A tangent into Ultraman Leo Jessie the Body Ventura The idea of punctuality and time management as it pertains to Japanese culture, and how the country was not always thought of as the bullet-train-driven hyper-efficient society it is now Jeice or Jheese Sticking with WWF/WWE bit of comparison with Jeice and Burter being like The Rockers, where Shawn Michaels betrayed Marty Jeaneatty, or a visual comparison point of The Road Warriors, especially with Road Warrior Hawk looking somewhat similar to Burter Revisiting the history of punk in Japan Tracing punk's history in Japan from Maruhachibu and Zuno Keisatsu into The Stalin and Hantarash and how punk's emphasis on visual style in Japan gave way eventually to Visual Kei A brief history of visual kei, via the band X Japan and some American comparison points like Twisted Sister or Kiss Jeice as a glam rock superstar and more, including some general pop culture, trivia, and editorializing, as usual Join us as we continue to uncover the cultural meanings, publication facts, inspirations and more behind the wildly popular Dragon Ball franchise.
December 16, 2025 at 2:39 PM
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Manga Monday.

RIP Guldo.
A panel from the Dragon Ball manga featuring Vegeta decapitating Guldo (Gurd) from the Ginyu Force.
December 15, 2025 at 3:20 PM
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I was born 40 years ago in Buffalo, New York and now I have a minor cardiac event every Sunday.

#BillsMafia #GoBills
December 14, 2025 at 9:34 PM
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Screenshot Saturday.

Recoome is a power bottom.
Recoome from Dragon Ball Z showing off a fancy pose.
December 13, 2025 at 3:17 PM