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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.

Oct 22, 2023

This month we talk about a load of new shows!:

  • Ron Kamonohashi's Forbidden Deductions
  • Firefighter Daigo Rescuer in Orange
  • Bullbuster
  • Paradox Live
  • Protocol Rain
  • 16-bit Sensation
  • Frieren: Beyond Journey's End
  • The 100 Girlfriends Who Really Really Really Really Really Love You
  • MF Ghost
  • Precure 23: Power of...


Oct 15, 2023

This month's manga pick is a horror, action series perfect for Halloween!

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Sep 20, 2023

This month we talk about:

  • Oooku
  • The Great Cleric
  • Free The Final Stroke Part 2
  • Netflix One Piece
  • The Characters Taught Me Everything (Megumi Hayashibara's memoir)

The Type-Moon (Moment) Minute

  • FGO Summer Servant Fes
  • Witch on the Holy Night Steam
  • Fate/Samurai Remanent Release Date

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Sep 4, 2023

She Loves to Eat, and She Loves to Cook by Sakaomi Yuzaki

We are trying out a new format for manga of the month . . . a podcast!

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Aug 12, 2023

We are trying out a new format for manga of the month . . . a podcast! These podcasts are short recommendation episodes. 

Mermaid Scales and the Town of Sand by Yoko Komori

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