Episode 923, “Rock Bottom Boys” (with Marianne Bray)
6/15/20262 hr 31 min
I got mortgages on thrones/I got stiffness in my bones/Ain't no living queens in this locality - this week we’re covering One Piece Chapter 1185 “Mindja Own Beeswax” with special guests Marianne Bray (voice of Flampe for Crunchyroll’s One Piece) & Stephen Paul (translator for One Piece in Shonen Jump & Manga Plus)!
We also have our Piece Together segment, where we take your questions, comments, and theories!
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00:00:00 Introduction
00:18:28 Manga Recap: Chapter 1185;
01:50:25 Piece Together;
02:15:05 To Be Continued…!
02:23:11 Alligator 9/11 (yes, really)
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Zach· Host0:27
[upbeat music] This is the One Piece Podcast, Episode 923 for the week of Monday, June 15th, 2026. My name is Zach.
Ed· Host1:05
And my name is Ed.
Alex· Host1:06
And my name is Alex.
Zach· Host1:07
And on today's show we have very special guest, translator for One Piece in Weekly Shonen Jump and Manga Plus, we have Steven Paul with us. How's it going, Steven?
Stephen Paul· Guest1:15
It's going well. Um, Simba is trying to stick his hand up my sleeve. Um- Oh, good boy.
Zach· Host1:23
Simba is his cat.
Stephen Paul· Guest1:24
Yes.
Zach· Host1:25
So if context needs to be given for those who somehow don't know Simba-