# #495【アフタートーク】もぐらの尿が垂れる理由

- Show: 空気階段の踊り場
- Published: 2026-10-12
- Canonical: https://podc.club/en/episode/1651795950_66808b4b95b7.html
- Audio: https://pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/TBS7641881540.mp3
- Source: Edited from a machine transcript of the first 30 minutes of the episode. Not an official summary.

With rehearsals for Mogura's debut lead role in the stage play 'Haru wo Yokoi Maji de Koi' (Spring, Come Here for Real) entering their final stretch, the episode covers a twice-foiled gift plan and Katamari's pitch to bring fictional movie food as a cast present. The back half fields three listener emails all converging on the same answer to last week's wet-underwear mystery, then closes with the recurring segment on their comedy peer Nishimura (Cotton) and his daily 'outfit forecast' posts.

## What this episode answers

### What is the state of rehearsals for Mogura's debut lead role, and are there any romance rumors on set?

Two weeks into rehearsals with two weeks until opening night, Katamari jokingly floated the idea of a set romance, but Mogura denied it firmly, saying there is 'absolutely nothing like that this time around'; he added that co-star Miyashita Yuuya has even taken him out for horumon-yaki, so relations on set are warm.

### Why has Mogura still not managed to bring a gift for the cast?

Mogura had been targeting fruit-yokan from Osaka specialty shop 'Cube,' but when he traveled to Osaka for an NGK job last week the shop happened to be closed that day; he had also already missed the first natural opportunity after misreading 'first day of rehearsals' as opening night.

### What is Katamari's 'memorable comeback gift' proposal?

Katamari proposed bringing recreated food from famous fictional scenes—his top pick is the white cake Leonardo DiCaprio eats in Django Unchained, with two alternatives: the biscuit Kitano's character eats just before dying in Battle Royale, and the bowl of gruel Eboshi-gozen serves villagers in Princess Mononoke, which Katamari called 'the most appetizing food in all of fiction.'

### How did listeners explain Mogura's wet-underwear problem?

All three listener emails pointed to the same cause—a small penis—explaining that the urethra does not clear the gap in the toilet seat; a single-mother listener added that her first-grade son has the same issue during potty training and was told by a male friend that 'it can't be helped because he's still small,' while Mogura pushed back hard but ultimately conceded that the cause had been 'identified.'

### What is Cotton Nishimura's 'outfit forecast,' and what happened in his exchange with Mureshige Anna?

Nishimura posts a daily outfit recommendation on X tied to the day's high and low temperatures; on September 7th, after he posted 'unless you're extremely cold-sensitive, short sleeves are still fine—calm down,' Mureshige Anna quote-posted saying she had been about to leave in a knit top, and Nishimura replied 'Hey Shige, that'll definitely be too hot—stop it 😡.'

## Article

## Mogura's Debut Lead Role: 'Haru wo Yokoi Maji de Koi' Rehearsals Hit the Home Stretch

Recording took place exactly two weeks into rehearsals and two weeks out from opening night of 'Haru wo Yokoi Maji de Koi' (Spring, Come Here for Real), Mogura's (もぐら) first ever lead stage role. The play runs October 23 through November 7 at Tokyo Tatemono Biatheatre.

Katamari (かたまり) half-jokingly raised the time-honored rumor that stage rehearsals breed affairs, but Mogura shot it down flatly: 'There is absolutely nothing like that this time around.' If anything, things on set are going well—co-star Miyashita Yuuya (宮下ゆうや) has taken him out for horumon-yaki—and Mogura says he is far from isolated in the rehearsal room.

## A Doubly Foiled Gift Plan: 'Cube' Was Closed

As lead, Mogura feels obligated to bring a gift for the cast, but he still hasn't managed to do it. The first window slipped by when a staff member said 'it's the first day,' and Mogura assumed that meant opening night rather than the first day of rehearsals—by the time he understood, the moment had passed.

His target was fruit-yokan from Cube (キュベ), a fruit specialty shop in Osaka. The shop was featured in a location segment by Biscuit Brothers' Harada on the TBS program 'Shigoku Majime Desu,' and Mogura had been sent some as an Osaka souvenir afterward, praising it as 'somewhere between jelly and yokan, but unbelievably good.' When he went to Osaka for an NGK job last week, however, the shop was closed that day. He is now eyeing next week's move to a new rehearsal space with a full-scale set as his next opportunity.

## Katamari's Pitch: Recreate Iconic Fictional Food and Bring It In

Katamari's ideal gift is something 'the recipient will want to brag about later,' and he laid out three specific ideas.

① The white cake Leonardo DiCaprio eats in *Django Unchained*—'Did you bring the white cake DiCaprio had?' is an instant conversation starter. ② The biscuit Beat Takeshi's character Kitano eats just before he dies in *Battle Royale*—track down the recipe or find out where to buy the actual product, and questions like 'which scene is your favorite?' naturally follow. ③ The bowl of gruel Eboshi-gozen (エボシ御前) serves the villagers in *Princess Mononoke*, which Katamari crowned 'the most appetizing food in all of fiction'—ideally brought complete with a carved wooden spoon.

Katamari's top recommendation is the Django white cake. Mogura said he would rewatch the film and seemed genuinely open to the idea.

## Three Listeners Agree: 'It's Because the Penis Is Small'

Last week Mogura raised the puzzling problem of his underwear getting wet after switching to sitting-down urination. Three emails arrived with their verdicts.

**Kamishiraishi Zun** (age 35) explained that it is apparently common among men whose penis is small, since a longer one positions the urethra below the gap between the seat and the bowl. He admitted to being in the same category himself, noting that his nickname in school days was 'all I can see is hair.'

**Dekachinpoman** reported the same phenomenon personally, and confessed he once scolded his five-year-old child thinking the child was responsible. He identified two causes: (1) the urethra faces forward during an erection, and (2) gaining over 10 kilograms in the past year has brought his penis closer to the front rim of the bowl. His assessment of Mogura's situation: 'A modest penis probably keeps the urethra pointing forward.'

**Geromanbow** (a single mother) wrote about her first-grade son whose urine escapes through the gap during potty training, sometimes hitting the wall directly opposite on more forceful days. A male friend told her, 'Kids can't help it because their penises are still small.'

Mogura pushed back hard against all three emails but closed the topic with: 'We are awaiting a more sensible opinion. The problem has been resolved on my end,' reluctantly drawing a line under the discussion.

## 'Oshiete Sensei' Segment: Nishimura's Outfit Forecast and His Reply to Mureshige Anna

The recurring segment has a guest 'expert' explain the behavior of their comedy peer Nishimura Shinji (西村真嗣) of the duo Cotton (コットン). This week's email, from **Temochi Buta**, asked about Nishimura's daily 'outfit forecast' posts on X, in which he pairs the day's weather and high/low temperatures with specific clothing advice—'A T-shirt is fine today,' 'You'll want a cardigan'—every single day.

On September 7th, after Nishimura posted 'Unless you're extremely cold-sensitive, short sleeves are absolutely still fine—calm down,' Mureshige Anna (村重アンナ) quote-posted it saying she had been about to head out in a knit top. Nishimura replied: 'Hey Shige, that'll definitely be too hot—stop it 😡.' The email writer said they were surprised to see him address a female celebrity in such a blunt way. The 'sensei' arrived in an apparently bad mood and spent the segment lecturing the email sender, leaving the core question conveniently unresolved.

## Takeaways

- Mogura's debut lead role gift plan—Osaka shop Cube's fruit-yokan—was foiled by a closed day; he is targeting next week's move to a new rehearsal space as his next chance.
- All three listener emails diagnosed Mogura's wet-underwear problem as the result of a small penis, and despite fierce protest he reluctantly acknowledged the cause had been found.
- Cotton Nishimura's daily outfit-forecast posts on X drew attention for the blunt 'Hey Shige' reply he sent to Mureshige Anna after she nearly left home in a knit top on a warm day.