The comfiest spot in the smoke circle goes to you, Friend! Come on in!
Welcome to episode 8 in which we recorded about 45 minutes of material before realizing only one of us was plugged in and a certain stoner was just testing HER levels and not BOTH. Soooo....anyway...
But we made it. And we're so glad you're here. In this episode, Laurel covers the story of what she always called "Operation: Argo" but is actually called The Canadian Caper which took place while all eyes were on the Iranian Hostage Crisis at the U.S. Embassy in 1979/1980. Afterwards, KT takes us back to feudal Japan with a name that might be familiar in both pop culture and samurai history: Hattori Honzo, also known as Demon Honzo for his ability to stalk adversaries as persistently and stealthily as a demon (and his ruthless nature!)
Puff, Puff, Pass!
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Mentioned in the Show:
Argo: How the CIA and Hollywood Pulled Off the Most Audacious Rescue in History (or this link to Indiebound.org for additional independent bookstores!)
Beatrix aka The Bride Meets Hattori Honzo in Kill Bill Vol. 1
~~RIP Shinichi “Sonny” Chiba, who played Hattori Honzo in this scene. Chiba recently passed away due to complications with COVID-19 on August 19th, 2021~~
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Sources:
The Canadian Caper--
Affleck, Ben, director. Argo. Warner Home Video, 2013.
Foot, Richard, and Norman Hillmer. “Canadian Caper.” Encyclopædia Britannica, Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., 29 Oct. 2020, www.britannica.com/event/Canadian-Caper.
History.com Editors. “Iran Hostage Crisis.” History.com, A&E Television Networks, 1 June 2010, www.history.com/topics/middle-east/iran-hostage-crisis.
Mendez, Antonio J., and Matt Baglio. Argo: How the CIA and Hollywood Pulled off the Most AUDACIOUS Rescue in History. Penguin Books, 2013.
Hattori Honzo--
“About Hattori HANZŌ: Samurai of the SENGOKU Era; Famous as Ninja Master (N/A - 1596) | Biography, Facts, Career, Wiki, Life.” Google, Google, www.google.com/amp/s/peoplepill.com/amp/people/hattori-hanzo.
Fossett, Wyatt, and Wyatt Fossett (7 Articles Published) . “20 Shocking Facts About Scorpion That Even Die-Hard Fans Don't Know.” TheGamer, 27 Jan. 2018, www.thegamer.com/scorpion-mortal-kombat-interesting-facts/.
“Hattori Hanzō.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 10 Aug. 2021, en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hattori_Hanz%C5%8D.
Serena, Katie. “'Kill Bill's Hattori Hanzō Was a Real-Life Samurai Legend.” All That's Interesting, All That's Interesting, 3 Sept. 2019, allthatsinteresting.com/hattori-hanzo
