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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 4, 2013

Episode 1 of Kill La Kill from Studio Trigger with the opening "Sirius" by Eir Aoi. It is streaming on Crunchyroll, Hulu, Daisuke, and Aniplex Channel.

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...


Oct 4, 2013

Episode 1 of Coppelion from GoHands with the opening "ANGEL" by angela. It is streaming on VIZanime and Hulu.

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 the cuff. As...


Sep 29, 2013

In this episode, we meander around anime seasons discussing the short episode counts of recent years, the likelihood of series getting another season, the dreaded filler, the changing function of OVAs, and a myriad of other things related to the way anime is released. 

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Sep 29, 2013

Final impressions of Gatchaman Crowds from Tatsunoko Production with the ending "INNOCENT NOTE" by Hajime Ichinose. It is streaming on Crunchyroll.

A new short podcast series! First impressions are great but what about our thoughts after we've watched an entire series week to week? We figured our listeners might want to...


Sep 29, 2013

Final impressions of The Eccentric Family from P.A. Works with the ending "Que Sera, Sera" by fhana. It is streaming on Crunchyroll.

A new short podcast series! First impressions are great but what about our thoughts after we've watched an entire series week to week? We figured our listeners might want to hear our final...