{"podcast":{"title":"Rider Tears","slug":"rider-tears-6407622","podcast_index_feed_id":6407622,"rss_url":"https://media.rss.com/mjmrt/feed.xml","website_url":"https://rss.com/podcasts/mjmrt","image_url":"https://media.rss.com/mjmrt/20230531_030546_7a5221688f48e9b1e1e3935f248e23c3.jpg","author":"MJ Muñoz","episode_count":78,"summary":"This is MJ, join me for episode-by-episode analysis of various Kamen Rider series. I love Rider, despite its flaws, so get ready for a gut-punching look at the bad, the good and the fascinating of one of Shotaro Ishinomori's greatest creations. Visit MJMunoz.com for more analysis, art and fiction. SHOW CATALOG - https://luminousbeingssite.wordpress.com/category/podcast/mjmrt/ ALL PODCASTS - https://mjmunoz.com/podcasts/","last_synced_at":"2026-07-14T04:20:25.716129+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/rider-tears-6407622"},"episode":{"title":"Kamen Rider Zeztz Episode 23","slug":"kamen-rider-zeztz-episode-23","published_at":"2026-02-26T20:36:31+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/rider-tears-6407622/kamen-rider-zeztz-episode-23","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/rider-tears-6407622","url":"https://rss.com/podcasts/mjmrt/2585374","audio_url":"https://content.rss.com/episodes/212378/2585374/mjmrt/2026_02_26_19_32_12_cdbdffb7-636b-4fea-9099-94c800769615.mp3","summary":"Kamen Rider Zeztz Episode 23 “Destroy” proves this is the right way to sell a toy. Catastrom isn’t just a new form. It shifts Baku’s trajectory, raises the moral stakes, and forces a real confrontation with duty and identity as Code Number: Seven. The belt add-on, the Catastrum Buster, the dark framing — it all matters to the story. That’s why it works. In this review I break down: • Why Catastrom feels consequential • The moral tension between Baku, Nem, and Fujimi • How Zeztz integrates toy marketing into meaningful storytelling Is this one of the strongest recent Kamen Rider arcs? Let’s talk. Bonus Content - https://mjmunoz.com/2026/02/26/kamen-rider-zeztz-23/","meta_description":"Kamen Rider Zeztz Episode 23 “Destroy” proves this is the right way to sell a toy. Catastrom isn’t just a new form. It shifts Baku’s trajectory, raises th…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":664,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/rider-tears-6407622/episodes/kamen-rider-zeztz-episode-23/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/rider-tears-6407622/kamen-rider-zeztz-episode-23.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}