Special #22, “This Episode is Not Political” (with Kat Abughazaleh)

The One Piece Podcast

Maji Media

Tv Reviews, Animation & Manga, Leisure, Tv & Film

4.7 • 609 Ratings

🗓️ 12 February 2026

⏱️ 65 minutes

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Politics? In MY One Piece? Sounds fake, but we figured we’d check with Kat Abughazaleh, a former journalist and current Congressional candidate for Illinois District Il-09. We also ask her about her relationship with fiction, the necessity of protest and political activism, and the role of One Piece in the current cultural climate. Apolitically. Featuring special guests GolferGareBear (TikTok sensation) Kirsten Carey (vocalist and guitarist for Throwaway, and writer at The Mary Sue, Polygon and many others) and Dr. Raylene Bentlin (Cultural Anthropologist and One Piece scholar)! SUBSCRIBE TO US ON PATREON! We’ve opened up a BRAND NEW “Sticker of the Month Club” tier on Patreon that entitles you to a patron-exclusive sticker of one of our amazing episode images every month! You also 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 Intro;00:05:22 Interview with Kat Abughazaleh;00:55:47 To Be Continued…! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:26.9	Financial and other eligibility criteria apply for HSBC Premier. Hello everyone and welcome to a special episode of the One Piece podcast.
1:01.3	My name is Zach, and I am joined today by special guests first, the composer for the music that you hear on our lovely One Piece podcast.
1:12.1	We have Karey with us.
1:13.2	How's it going, Kirsten?
1:14.5	It's going good.
1:15.8	Thanks for having me.
1:17.0	Thanks for listening to the music before you hear these words, dear listener.
1:23.7	Yeah, do not skip a hand.
1:24.7	I want to say, since I think this might be our first time since that music came out that I really love.
1:32.2	I'm not just saying it because you're here.
1:34.1	I really love the new music.
1:36.1	It gets stuck in my head.
1:37.3	So I think that's a good thing.
1:39.1	Thank you.
1:39.7	Yeah, that's a good sign typically.
1:41.9	I genuinely, when I write something and if it gets stuck in my head, I'm like, oh, that's a keeper.
1:47.9	There you go.
1:49.7	Also, I have a lot of Elmo music stuck in my head, so I don't know what that says.
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