Jojo’s World

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Jojo’s World is a fortnightly Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure recap and discussion podcast. Each episode, Jojo superfan Liam S. Smith is joined by newcomer and music-nerd, Nick Ballantyne to watch an episode and have an unscripted, largely coherent discussion of its influences, references and basically anything else that seems interesting.

Recent Episodes
  • L22 – I “Am” Your Father
    Apr 13, 2025 – 01:11:43
  • L21 - Dream Your Dog Like Dreams
    Mar 31, 2025 – 01:17:40
  • L20 – Toucan Mouth Phone
    Mar 16, 2025 – 01:09:45
  • L19 - Fine Ivory Objects
    Mar 3, 2025 – 01:10:17
  • L18 - The Black Fox of Phezzan
    Feb 18, 2025 – 01:13:07
  • L17 - Chaos Is...
    Feb 4, 2025 – 01:07:45
  • L16 – Jujo Kokoro
    Jan 20, 2025 – 01:05:49
  • L15 - Victorian Wasting Disease
    Jan 7, 2025 – 01:01:02
  • L14 – Jojo’s Worm
    Dec 24, 2024 – 01:19:46
  • L13 - Stop Yelling At Me
    Dec 10, 2024 – 54:58
  • L12 - Darksaber
    Nov 25, 2024 – 01:13:15
  • L11 - Very Macaroni
    Nov 13, 2024 – 01:01:38
  • L10 Legend of Pepe Le Pew
    Oct 29, 2024 – 01:10:51
  • Watching the Ledgies with Toadie
    Oct 15, 2024 – 01:22:38
  • L8 – Sesame Street Tragedies
    Sep 29, 2024 – 01:18:50
  • L7 – Vegeta Vegeto Gogeta
    Sep 17, 2024 – 01:27:15
  • L6 – Padme Amidala Sex Dress
    Sep 3, 2024 – 01:21:20
  • L5 - Big Hotel Room
    Aug 20, 2024 – 01:23:05
  • L4 - Axes!
    Aug 6, 2024 – 59:38
  • L3 - Footkerchief
    Jul 16, 2024 – 01:14:40
  • L2 – Young Boy’s Delight
    Jul 1, 2024 – 01:15:25
  • L1 - That Man...
    Jun 16, 2024 – 01:04:35
  • OVA10 – The General Grievers
    Jun 4, 2024 – 01:07:37
  • OVA9 - As Befits His Name
    May 20, 2024 – 01:03:48
  • BG18 - Machines Are Boats
    Apr 22, 2024 – 01:06:15
  • BG17 – I’m Not A Transhumanist
    Apr 8, 2024 – 01:06:00
  • BG16 -Mentally Unwell Music
    Mar 25, 2024 – 58:56
  • BG15 - Boomerized by Facebook
    Mar 12, 2024 – 54:47
  • BG14 - The Blart Knight
    Feb 27, 2024 – 54:51
  • Episode BG13 – Robot Clown Race War
    Feb 12, 2024 – 57:13
  • BG12 - VOOMER
    Jan 30, 2024 – 55:21
  • Episode BG11 – Give Me A Hero
    Jan 17, 2024 – 01:07:17
  • BG10 - Naruto Uzumaki
    Jan 2, 2024 – 53:39
  • BG 9 - Nene The Scab
    Dec 19, 2023 – 01:00:38
  • Episode 190 – What A Wonderful Podcast
    Dec 4, 2023 – 01:18:29
  • Episode 189 - Ghost Gun!
    Nov 14, 2023 – 58:01
  • Episode 188 - Please Let Me Marry Your Daughter!
    Oct 31, 2023 – 01:06:31
  • Episode 187 - 100 Gex Battle Royale
    Oct 16, 2023 – 55:37
  • Episode 186 - L7 and the Wooly Bully
    Sep 10, 2023 – 01:00:07
  • Episode 185 - Back To Winnipeg
    Aug 27, 2023 – 55:38
  • Episode 184 - Blood and Snails
    Aug 13, 2023 – 01:07:14
  • Episode 183 - Basic Bishop
    Jul 30, 2023 – 01:10:30
  • Episode 182 - One Big Frog
    Jul 11, 2023 – 01:05:46
  • Episode 181 - Thatched Hut (Derogatory)
    Jun 25, 2023 – 01:11:32
  • Episode 180 - Mr and Mrs Christmas
    Jun 11, 2023 – 01:00:24
  • Episode 179 – Brood in the 00s
    May 28, 2023 – 01:17:22
  • Episode 178 - The Lonely Chocolatier
    May 14, 2023 – 01:21:12
  • Episode 177 - The Pucci Method
    May 2, 2023 – 01:17:44
  • Episode 176 - Whitechapel Yakuza
    Apr 16, 2023 – 01:00:53
  • Episode 175 - Memento Disease
    Apr 2, 2023 – 59:46
Recent Reviews
  • JakeStrickland
    the bad boys of anime podcasting are back
    and this time, they’re in prison (this show is my comfort show. i think i’ve listened to parts 3 thru 5 like four or five times now)
  • averymavery
    love this podcast!
    I’m a relatively new listener and I just wanted to say that this show is not only entertaining but really comfy to listen to. Definitely has helped cheer me up
  • Lasernatoo
    Best Jojo podcast
    I'm reading the Duwang translation in conjunction with listening to you guys talk about part 4.
  • Pikaman20008
    Heads up for the future
    Hey guys! Just wanna say love the show. Great way to curb my never ending craving for Jojo. I also wanted to tell you that the current Jojo wiki has been abandoned by the staff, and will now be updating at jojowiki.com, so you might want to get used to using that site for all future information. Hope this helps!
  • M1010101010
    Thanks for everything you guys do!
    This is by far the greatest podcast I have ever heard. I have started to binge listen to this and absolutely love it. This podcast could not have come into my life at a better time. Going through some tough times but this makes my day better. Keep up the great work. Sincerely, Carson from America
  • ghost ghostar
    -Enter bloody stream here-
    Found your podcast to listen to while I work, I binge listened everything in a couple weeks, I love Nick’s weirdly accurate predictions and how he makes every OP Bloody Stream. Liam, the primary cohost, I love your notes during the episodes and they way you intro into the araki segments. You’re an amazing JoBro but you have to watch more anime! Would totally listen to other anime breakdown and discussion videos
  • AncientMinority
    Every time you gasp I fast forward
    It’s atrocious.
  • wackisland
    Love this so much
    After watching the whole series, this is a very refreshing to hear other perspectives. You guys are hilarious.
  • CM Is A Nerd
    chase bad
    nice guys very funny. good podcast. jojo also good. chase bad. listen every week to good podcast.
  • TeddyVin
    Best Jojo Podcast!
    The dynamic of someone having seen the show before and someone not works so well with this show, and it also helps that the hosts are very entertaining! You guys play off of each other very well, and it’s really interesting hearing little tidbits of Australian culture too. It’s like an alternate dimension of America where they say weird things like “Flan”. That last parts only a joke! Really appreciate the great show you guys do and appreciate your insight and opinions. Keep up the great work.
  • OddBallJoel
    These two are great!
    This podcast never fails to get at least one good laugh out of me. The hosts just have a kinda hilarious dynamic and it just works. Love it, keep it up.
  • Calumny47
    Great but just one problem
    Why is it still called Jojo’s World even after Dio died? Anyways thanks for reading my joke and I’ve been enjoying the show for a few uears nowand glad I got in during the part 1 coverage. Keep enjoying it up!
  • Enel Is God
    This podcast stopped me from ending it all
    Hi guys (if you still read out reviews on the podcast) I just wanted to say that I'm really enjoying the pod, I'm trying to listen to every episode right now, and have just finished your part 3 discussions. But, I've been wondering what you'll do after you inevitably catch up to part 5 anime? I have a few suggestions. You should do a couple episodes on the 90s Stardust OVAs, they're not good, but... they're definitely interesting. Also you should do an episode on the Part 4 live action movie from 2017. Or of course just start doing manga discussions. Whatever you end up doing know that I'll be listening. Love you boys. Thanks for making my life a little less miserable.
  • small little child
    Really entertaining
    When I first saw this, I was skeptical that a podcast about my favorite series could also manage to be entertaining, but these two guys really pull through. I’ve always tried to distinguish a good entertainer by asking myself “would I listen/watch them if the subject matter was anything else?” And the answer is YES in this case
  • calibird14
    Chase is a horrible intro song 🤷‍♂️
    Beautiful podcast awesome hosts and all the jojo you’ll ever need.
  • dyaodx
    On song translations
    Love the podcast! I listen to What a Beautiful Podcast and I just found you guys a few weeks ago. I’m up to beginning of Battle in Egypt and I love the dynamic that you guys have. Having an experienced Jojo nerd and an enthusiastic newbie is a dynamic I haven’t seen in any other jojo podcast and I think it’s fantastic, it really captures that magic of watching something for the first time. I’ve got a recommendation next time y’all do a “read translations of an OP aloud”: look up lyrics to English covers instead of literal translations. Because they have to rhyme, the translations for those are usually much more poetic and, from what I’ve heard so far, capture the feel of a piece even better than literal translations. A fan translation of Great Days, for example, has great lines like “This city thrives on courage from the brave” And “Let the joy of love give you an answer/ with a determination that even farewell cannot break” And a Bloody Stream cover has lines that I absolutely love (and also make more sense than what you read off) like: “May love guide your way through every last endless trial/ always tempt your fate with luck and a smile” “Watch out for danger left and right, it’s just like dancing in the dark/you slip through like a knife and find your way right to the heart” Anyways I love the show and hope you guys keep going forever. Can’t wait for that part 5 podcast!
  • Dipper_T
    Lots of Fun!
    I’ve been having a lot of fun listening from the beginning. There’s a lot of fun jokes and I really love listening to the predictions segments because I’ve been a long-time fan of Jojo so it’s fun to see what someone with an outside perspective thinks is going on! It looks like some of the earliest episodes hosted on AP are having trouble downloading/playing but I just listened on the site and it was fine. Keep it up! I can’t wait to listen in when Vento Aureo starts!
  • Bingogon
    Araki, When Part 6?
    A nice podcast, somehow makes me as excited for each new episode as if it were a piece of MBMBaM or The Adventure Zone. Witty commentary, enjoyable by newcomers and veterans of Jojo.
  • GwynethHanzo
    Gureto Daze
    Half the reason I was excited about the part five anime confirmation was that it meant these guys would have more material to work with. Started listening at part 2 when my friend and I were talking about how there's a podcast for everything these days. We'd just discovered jojo's so we looked up "Jjba podcast" and haven't regretted it since.
  • VivianMK
    Hilarious and fun recaps!
    My boyfriend got me into this, and it's fun to have a really good nerdy recap podcast for JoJo's that doesn't take itself too seriously. The two guys have good voices and they do a nice job going back and forth between the episode and side stories and anecdotes. A really fun, well put together show!
  • KnightzwhosayNi
    Fantastic for any Jojo fan
    It's so much fun to experience the journey through Jojo's Bizarre Adventure all over again alongside Nick. I've been watching since part 1 and I've loved every episode! Definitely worth a listen for anyone who likes Jojo's Bizarre Adventure.
  • Tyvn2
    a joy to listen to
    found this podcast through a youtube comment and glad i looked it up. everything about this podcast is a joy. your dynamic is great and nicks enthusiasm is very pure and the best. i don't know many people who're into jojo's and this podcast is a great fill for in between waiting for more anime and catching up with the manga. i can't wait for the reactions of the rest of the episodes. keep up the great work guys!
  • King Brown 2189
    They can even lift this rock!
    This is a really funny and informative podcast. I've been a fan of Jojo for years and I learned some new things. The dynamic of some one that's very knowledgeable and some one that's not is great and leads to some great moments. A great podcast for fans and newcomers.
  • PK_Kipster
    This is the taste of a great podcast!
    This podcast is very entertaining, I love the dynamics between the two guys, and now I can vicariously relive experiencing JoJo for the first time. It's more quality jojo-related content for those who have ran out of jojo stuff. I'm excited for future episodes as they get into the later parts! Also I don't know if this is interesting or not but I'm a listener from Hawaii! No one knows about JoJo here and it's lame, so this podcast is something I look forward to when I get home. Keep up the great work guys!
  • Hothead2097
    Good
    I like it
  • Zroozlie
    Great companion to the show
    Having watched the show and being caught up to the manga, I would have loved to have listened to an episode of this after every jojo episode. Still a great podcast listening to it now though!
  • Darksoul6875
    Great Job!
    I started listening to this podcast after seeing it on the Stardust subreddit and fell in love with it. Easily one of the best podcats I've listened to. Keep up the good work guys!
  • ViolaBeatriceOphelia
    Consistently Hilarious
    This podcast is fantastic. The hosts are very funny and they keep a great balance between tangents and actually discussing the episode. The perfect thing to brighten up a bad day or any other kind of day. Important question time: Who is best Jojo?
  • Blootoon2
    Really Good listen
    Fun to listen to, like watching the show over again with a set of friends.
  • octavehigher
    Great podcast!
    Great podcast!
  • Bignns
    Jojo's Za Wardlo
    This has been the podcast that got me to rewatch all of Jojo. Even got me to start reading it again. Love the podcast guys and from one of your fans at Table Terrors online table top store we hope you enjoy a long fruitful podcast. And if you want to name drop our store feel free. Again love the podcast and love Jojo
  • Lython73
    Really great!
    Wow, this is a really great podcast from what I've heard so far. As a longtime Jojo fan, it's great to see the anime both through the fresh eyes of a new watcher, as well as those of another experienced fanatic. Plus, you two have really good conversational rapport and flow, as well as fantastic senses of humor. Keep up the good work!
  • Aqweome
    Preety good podcast
    Not alot of good podcast focusing on anime that i can hear all the way through withought getting bored. Honestly, i wasnt expecting much when i saw this pocasts name on my search for a good podcast. But, its preety good. I like the two guys voices, since they dont bore me. And its awesome that they are focusing on JoJos Bizzare Adventure, one of my favorite animes and one of the best animes in general. Pretty good podcast. 9/10 would hear again. By the way. An animes OP is its OPening sequence and its ED is its EnDing sequence. Good luck to you, hope the podcast continues.
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