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Join Kate and Alain as they discuss everything from what they just watched to what is going on in fandom.

The Speakeasy: The main podcast where we discuss what we’ve been watching, reading, and playing, plus occasional other topics.

Dec 30, 2015

As Cowboy Bebop has become this evergreen ambassador of anime, we decided to go back and re-watch the show now that is has gotten a beautiful Blu-ray box set. Every week we will share our memories and then re-evaluate these stories with 16 years of experience and distance. Which episodes are just as we remember, which...


Dec 23, 2015

As Cowboy Bebop has become this evergreen ambassador of anime, we decided to go back and re-watch the show now that is has gotten a beautiful Blu-ray box set. Every week we will share our memories and then re-evaluate these stories with 16 years of experience and distance. Which episodes are just as we remember, which...


Dec 20, 2015

First impressions of Glitter Force from Toei Animation. It is streaming on Netflix.

The premise of these reviews is simple: watch the first episode of a new anime series and then immediately sit down to record a review mini-podcast. The reviews are five- to ten-minutes long and entirely off the cuff. As always we only...


Dec 19, 2015

Ongoing Investigations: Carry On by Rainbow Rowell, Phantom Thief Jeanne by Arina Tanemura, Manben ep. 1, Space Battleship Yamato 2199: Odyssey of the Celestial Ark by Xebec. 

Topics: Digital only manga, Comic Zenon, Book Walker, New Macross, Waku Waku NYC, Otakon, Glitter Force, To All the Corners of the World anime...


Dec 16, 2015

As Cowboy Bebop has become this evergreen ambassador of anime, we decided to go back and re-watch the show now that is has gotten a beautiful Blu-ray box set. Every week we will share our memories and then re-evaluate these stories with 16 years of experience and distance. Which episodes are just as we remember, which...