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

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The Speakeasy #033: The French Connection, Historical Anime

Sep 24, 2012

In celebration of Nozomi answering the long held fan wish of licensing The Rose of Versailles, there was only one topic that we could talk about this month: historical anime. That means ornate costumes, majestic settings, famous people, and sometimes even some real learning. We look at some of the best anime that is set...

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S.W.A.T. Review - Battle Spirits: Sword Eyes

Sep 17, 2012

Episode 1 of Battle Spirits: Sword Eyes from Sunrise with the opening "Wild Card" by Hiroshi Tada.

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 always we...

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