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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.

Jan 20, 2013

Thee most common question to ask someone who is also into anime is, "what anime do you watch?" It is a fairly good way to judge someone's tastes. But the far less often asked question is, "how do you watch anime?" While it does not give the depth of information that the first question is able to impart, it does color...


Jan 14, 2013

Episode 1 of VIVIDRED OPERATION from A-1 Pictures with the opening "Energy" by earthmind and is streaming on Crunchyroll.

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


Jan 11, 2013

Episode 1 of Love Live! School Idol Project from Sunrise with the opening by "Bokura wa Ima no Naka de" by μ's and is streaming on Crunchyroll.

The premise of these reviews is simple: watch the first episode of a series and then immediately sit down to record a review mini-podcast. The reviews are five- to ten-minutes...


Jan 11, 2013

Episode 1 of Hakkenden: Eight Dogs of the East from Studio DEEN with the opening "God FATE" by Faylan and is streaming on Crunchyroll.

The premise of these reviews is simple: watch the first episode of a series and then immediately sit down to record a review mini-podcast. The reviews are five- to ten-minutes long...


Jan 10, 2013

Episode 1 of Bakumatsu Gijinden Roman from TMS Entertainment with the ending "Zarathustra" by HiGE and is streaming on Crunchyroll.

The premise of these reviews is simple: watch the first episode of a series and then immediately sit down to record a review mini-podcast. The reviews are five- to ten-minutes long...