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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 1, 2014

First impressions of Tribe Cool Crew from Sunrise. It is streaming on Crunchyroll.

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...


Oct 1, 2014

Final impressions of Space Dandy S2 from Studio BONES. It is streaming on HuluFunimation, and Adult Swim; plus it is being broadcast on Toonami.

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...


Oct 1, 2014

Final impressions  of Terror in Resonance from MAPPA. It is streaming on Hulu and Funimation.

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 impressions as well so we've created...


Oct 1, 2014

Final impressions of Tokyo ESP from Xebec. It is streaming on Hulu and Funimation.

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 impressions as well so we've created the Case...


Sep 26, 2014

First impressions of Terra Formars from Liden Films. 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 watch the first episode of a series and then...