{"store":{"baseInfo":{"podcastTitle":"Western Kabuki","slug":"WesternKabuki","podcastDescription":"Formerly the preeminent Nick Cage podcast, this show is now a few friends from Twitter, @Birdrespecter, @AGoldmund, and @JUNlPER discussing what’s going on online. \n\nLeave us a voicemail or text at (971) 374-2265‬ or mail@WesternKabuki.com\n\nVisit us on Patreon at www.Patreon.com/WesternKabuki","podcastLogo":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/14547508/WesternKabukiDraft6.jpg","podcastShareLogo":"https://d2bwo9zemjwxh5.cloudfront.net/image-logo/14547508/WesternKabukiDraft6_1200x628.jpg?s=2211dd7283f4833ee32f95028df1384a&e=jpg","podcastUrl":"https://WesternKabuki.podbean.com","podcastCanSearched":true,"feedUrl":"https://feed.podbean.com/WesternKabuki/feed.xml","theme":"focuspod","podcastDeepLink":"https://www.podbean.com/pw/pbblog-9dste-ddfa34?from=usersite","removePodbeanBranding":"no","brandingLogo":null,"timeZone":{"timeZoneId":5,"gmtAdjustment":"GMT-08:00","useDaylightTime":1,"value":-8,"text":"(GMT-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada)","daylightStartTime":"Second Sunday Of March +2 Hours","daylightEndTime":"First Sunday Of November +2 Hours","timezone":"America/Los_Angeles"},"podcastDownloads":null,"totalEpisodes":165,"showComments":true,"iOSAppDownloadLink":null,"customizeCssUrl":null,"androidAppDownloadLink":null,"showPostShare":true,"showLike":true,"author":"mail@westernkabuki.com","enableEngagementStats":true,"shareEmbedLink":"https://admin5.podbean.com/embed.html?id=pbblog-9dste-ddfa34-playlist","language":"en","sensitivitySessionExpireTime":3600,"podcastApps":[{"name":"Apple Podcasts","link":"https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/western-kabuki/id1647062210","image":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/fs1/site/images/admin5/apple-podcast.png","title":null},{"name":"Podbean App","link":"https://www.podbean.com/pw/pbblog-9dste-ddfa34?from=usersite","image":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/fs1/site/images/admin5/podbean-app.png","title":null},{"name":"Spotify","link":"https://open.spotify.com/show/6jH7ZL5LkzFuBtv7R9TgDg","image":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/fs1/site/images/admin5/spotify.png","title":null},{"name":"Amazon Music","link":"https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/b5ddfd5e-cd94-4efe-8e1a-add2bd61faf7","image":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/fs1/site/images/admin5/AmazonMusic.png","title":null},{"name":"iHeartRadio","link":"https://iheart.com/podcast/102075853","image":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/fs1/site/images/admin5/iHeartRadio.png","title":null},{"name":"PlayerFM","link":"https://player.fm/series/3395199","image":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/fs1/site/images/admin5/PlayerFM.png","title":null},{"name":"Podchaser","link":"https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/western-kabuki-4881294","image":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/fs1/site/images/admin5/Podchaser.webp","title":null}],"components":{"base":[{"id":"MainStyle","val":"light"},{"id":"Font","val":"Roboto"},{"id":"SecondaryFont","val":"PT Sans"},{"id":"PlayerColor","val":"#FF2C2C"},{"id":"PlayerStyle","val":"player1"},{"id":"PlayerWave","val":"show"},{"id":"Favicon","val":null},{"id":"CookiesNotice","val":"hide"},{"id":"CookiesNoticeContent","val":"

Cookies Notice

This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website. By using our website you agree to our use of cookies.

"}],"home-header":[{"id":"HomeHeaderTextColor","val":"#ffffff"},{"id":"BackgroundImage","val":"/assets/focuspod-banner-light.jpg"},{"id":"BackgroundImageForMobile","val":null}],"page-header":[{"id":"PageHeaderTextColor","val":"#ffffff"},{"id":"SecondaryPageBackgroundImage","val":"/assets/focuspod-banner-light.jpg"},{"id":"SecondaryPageBackgroundImageForMobile","val":null}],"episode-list":[{"id":"EpisodeListType","val":"grid"},{"id":"EpisodesPerPage","val":8},{"id":"EpisodeStats","val":"show"}],"navigation":[{"id":"NavigationFontColor","val":"#FFFFFF"},{"id":"NavigationBackgroundColor","val":"#000000"},{"id":"NavigationSearch","val":"show"},{"id":"NavigationLinks","val":[{"id":"Home","type":"Link","value":"/","text":"Home","subitems":[]},{"id":"Subscribe","type":"Link","value":"https://www.podbean.com/site/podcatcher/index/blog/L0XGrmhJrcwN","text":"Subscribe","subitems":[]},{"id":"Profile","type":"Link","value":"https://www.podbean.com/user-1lWW77SaAuDq","text":"Profile","subitems":[]}]}],"footer":[{"id":"FooterType","val":"Footer1"},{"id":"FooterFontColor","val":"#000000"},{"id":"FooterBackgroundColor","val":"#ffffff"},{"id":"FooterCopyright","val":"Copyright 2022 All rights reserved."},{"id":"SocialMediaLinks","val":{"facebook_username":"","twitter_username":"","instagram_username":"","youtube_username":"","linkedin_username":""}}],"customize-container1":[],"customize-container2":[]},"allLinks":[],"mainStylesDefaultSettings":null,"defaultCustomizeComponents":null,"scripts":[],"metas":null,"appConfig":{"package":"com.podbean.app.podcast","app_store_id":973361050,"app_name":"Podbean","scheme":"podbean"},"customizeCss":null,"canEditCss":null,"enableJsCodeInCustomizeContent":false,"enabledIframeCodeInCustomizeContent":true,"sectionMaxCount":10,"enableEditorLink":true,"enableEditCookiesNotice":true,"siteRedirectToFeed":false,"podcatcherRssUrl":null,"showFeed":true,"showTopBar":true,"enableWebSiteLike":true,"organizationName":null,"organizationPageLink":null},"backToListUrl":"/","tinymceLoaded":false,"listEpisodes":[],"userLikedEpisodes":[],"userLikeCheckedEpisodes":[],"topBarIframeLoaded":false,"listTotalCount":0,"listTotalPage":0,"listPage":0,"listType":"all","listValue":"","listName":"","pageLoading":false,"apiBaseUrl":"https://westernkabuki.podbean.com","apiCommonParams":{"t":"684721f1","clientSignature":"0557f3c3ec90809c96892b972cc45c67","u":null,"customizing":null},"apiCommonHeaders":{},"comments":[],"commentsTotalCount":0,"commentsTotalPage":0,"commentsPage":1,"commentEpisodeId":"pb25844151-h9r6x","episode":{"id":"pb25844151","idTag":"h9r6x","title":"The Sordid Tale of Mr. Based Ft. Alex Novell","logo":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/14547508/WesternKabukiDraft6_300x300.jpg","shareLogo":"https://d2bwo9zemjwxh5.cloudfront.net/image-logo/14547508/WesternKabukiDraft6_1200x628.jpg?s=2211dd7283f4833ee32f95028df1384a&e=jpg","largeLogo":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/14547508/WesternKabukiDraft6.jpg","previewContent":null,"content":"

Alex Novell joins us to talk about the story of Jason Itzler aka Mr. Based: pimp, pornographer, lolcow enthusiast, a man who stares directly into the sun daily, and a possible murderer.

Watch the documentary here: https://www.youtube.com/@Alex-Novell

Support us at Patreon.com/WesternKabuki

","publishTimestamp":1746909047,"duration":4065,"mediaUrl":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/s69rgyv88q7ygy32/Alex_Novell6dtcn.mp3","mediaType":"audio/mpeg","shareLink":"https://admin5.podbean.com/embed.html?id=pb-h9r6x-18a59b7","likedCount":0,"deepLink":"https://www.podbean.com/ew/pb-h9r6x-18a59b7","transcriptUrl":null,"permalink":"/e/the-sordid-tale-of-mr-based-ft-alex-novell/","downloadLink":null,"fallbackResource":null,"fallbackResourceMimetype":null,"downloadCount":0,"status":"publish","hasMoreContent":false,"chaptersUrl":null,"explicit":false},"episodeShareLink":null,"deepLink":"https://www.podbean.com/ew/pb-h9r6x-18a59b7","playlist":{"episodes":[],"current":0,"start":0,"stop":0,"playing":true,"playerLoading":true,"playbackRate":1,"playbackRateIndex":1},"toasts":[],"confirm":null,"customizeEditorFormZIndex":999,"lastRequestTime":null,"validateChangesOnBeforeunload":true,"windowWidth":1000,"VITE_FS1_CDN_URL_PREFIX":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/fs1","reloadStats":false,"userIdEncrypted":null,"userProfilePicture":null,"username":null,"isVerified":false,"loadUserInfo":false,"loginUrl":"https://www.podbean.com/site/user/login?return=https%253A%252F%252FWesternKabuki.podbean.com%252Fe%252Fthe-sordid-tale-of-mr-based-ft-alex-novell%252F&rts=9e370a3019383519660bfc2cd029c70f32f8b07a","recaptchaV3Loaded":false,"recaptchaV2Loaded":false,"likesLoaded":false,"commentLikeMap":{},"commentOffset":0},"episode":{"id":"pb25844151","idTag":"h9r6x","title":"The Sordid Tale of Mr. Based Ft. Alex Novell","logo":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/14547508/WesternKabukiDraft6_300x300.jpg","shareLogo":"https://d2bwo9zemjwxh5.cloudfront.net/image-logo/14547508/WesternKabukiDraft6_1200x628.jpg?s=2211dd7283f4833ee32f95028df1384a&e=jpg","largeLogo":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/14547508/WesternKabukiDraft6.jpg","previewContent":null,"content":"