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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.

Nov 28, 2012

You are watching a movie and then you notice something. Maybe it is a machine you know does not function that way; maybe it is the incorrect presentation of the rules of a sport you play; or maybe just a piece of dialog that rings untrue. The second you realize something is off you can spend the rest of the movie...


Nov 26, 2012

Women in geeky fandom is increasingly becoming a topic of conversation. The idea that women might actually like video games, comics, science fiction, TCGs, anime, manga, and other hobbies that are stereotypical male is hardly a new idea. There have always been women in these hobbies. But recently their presence has...


Nov 4, 2012

Kate/Narutaki is a guest on Ani-Gamers.

Just before New York Comic Con, Evan asked me about being on a special episode of Ani-Gamers to talk about American comics that might appeal to anime and manga fans. I’ve always been interested in doing something like this, have actually thought about a panel at conventions in...