Episode 867, "Holding Space for Shanks" (with Joel Ruiz and Evan Brando)

Delaney and Vero are back in the hot seat with a new installment of the game of games, the Boyfriend Bracket - a completely scientific tournament to determine who’s got the best One Piece boyfriend. This week it’s Daddy vs Daddy in a LIVE all-DILFs smackdown with our panel of competitors - Shannon Strucci ( Fight Together co-host, actual play performer, video essayist) Joel Ruiz (GM of Critical Bits, Oddity Roadshow, & S.S. Bad Ship ) and Evan Brando (comedian and podcast host)! We’ve also got a double anime recap of episode 1127 “ Luffy vs Kizaru! A Fierce Kaleidoscopic Battle ” and episode 1128 “ The Nightmare Strikes - Godhead of Science & Defense, St. Saturn ” from Sam and Steve, and a double dose of yaoi with a lightning round of Yaoi Thunderdome! SUBSCRIBE TO US ON PATREON! You can subscribe on Patreon and get access to ad-free episodes and our 800+ episode archive, our exclusive series 4’ced to Watch 4Kids with Steve & Alex, our full-length film OPPJapan, exclusive episodes with our special guests and a lot more. 00:00:00 Introduction 00:13:16 The OPP Boyfriend Bracket: DILF Edition; 01:34:29 Anime Recap: Episodes 1127 & 1128; 02:15:20 Yaoi Thunderdome & To Be Continued…! NEWS & UPDATES Our video recording of the OPP at City Winery is now LIVE for patrons! You can watch our previous show from April on YouTube here ! The OPP is officially British Famous! Read what Zach had to tell the good people of England about One Piece as it lands on BBC iPlayer in “ One Piece: From ‘niche within a niche’ to global phenomenon ” by Samuel Spencer! OPLA! is back for a whole new season! Check out interviews with the cast including Aidan Scott (Helmeppo), Alexander Maniatis (Kuro), Craig Fairbrass (Zeff) and Chioma Umeala (Nojiko)! Don’t miss out, subscribe at patreon.com/onepiecepodcast to get the full One Piece Podcast experience! We have an all new series about the history of 4Kids … as told by the people who were actually there. Check out 4Kids Flashback every Wednesday! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices