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

Jan 7, 2014

Episode 1 of Noragami from Studio BONES with opening "Goya no Machiawase" by Hello Sleepwalkers. It is streaming on Funimation.

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...


Jan 7, 2014

Episode 1 of Future Card Buddyfight from Xebec with opening "Card of the Future" by Suara & Psychic Lover. It is streaming on Hulu and YouTube.

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 7, 2014

Episode 1 of Saki - The Nationals from Studio Gokumi with opening "New Sparks" by Miyuki Hashimoto. It is streaming on Crunchyroll.

Sometimes Kate just refuses to watch a show so Alain has decided to take on some of these less desirables in a new sement we're calling Riot Control. Like the S.W.A.T. Reviews, he'll...


Jan 7, 2014

Episode 1 of SoniAni: Super Sonico The Animation from White Fox with opening ""LOVE THE WORLD" by First Astronomical Velocity. It is streaming on Crunchyroll.

Sometimes Kate just refuses to watch a show so Alain has decided to take on some of these less desirables in a new sement we're calling Riot Control. Like the...