We've come to the end of our wild ride with Eagle, but oh is this last volume a doozey! Follow along with us as we ride the twists and turns of the American political beast! This week, Matt, Sam, Jae, and Jacob read and discuss Eagle: The Making of an Asian-American President by Kaiji Kawaguchi.Read along, meme along, or just yell at our bad opinions by following @OverMangaCast on Twitter.YouTube / Instagram / FacebookLeave a review: Podchaser
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