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Squadcast Episode 31: Post-Thanksgiving Stress Disorder

Sit back and relax, your podcast is here!


I hope you guys aren't too upset at us taking last week off for our Thanksgiving celebrations-- especially those of you from Canada or other countries that didn't celebrate T-day this Thanksgiving --and hopefully this week's Squadcast will make up for it. At 49 minutes, it's our longest yet, for what little that may or may not be worth to you! (And yet it's still dwarfed by so many other 2-3+ hour shows...what do you guys think?)

Anyway, tangents aside, John and Ana and I sat down and had a rousing discussion about the stuff we're currently enjoying, and then John and I got down to brass tacks with the news headlines for the week. And by that I mean we got down to fighting a lot. Ahhh, it's good to have everything back to normal. Here's your podcast (or, if you want to download it, click here).
 
Aaaand here are the links to this week's news topics!
 
- Top Ten Anime of '09 Lists
- Winter Season Preview
- Manga Guide to Masturbation
- Gonzo's demise/AIC on Strike Witches
- New Digimon?
- How much we want FFXIII
- FUNimation's original anime department
AjayRazon Dec. 2, 2009 at 4:56 p.m.
WOO! SQUADCAST! THIS CALLS FOR A BONFIRE! 
FoxxFireArt moderator on Dec. 2, 2009 at 7:35 p.m.
John is was a Yaoi Wrestler. Were they all pretty boys??
 
I've played a few of the Pokemon games. They are pretty fun. I've seen some of the animes and I liked the first movie well enough.
 
Bravo on the choice of the cast from Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei. I love that series. I always loved it when Itoshiki gets pushed into something and he gets up screaming, "What if I died?!".
 
Here I was thinking I cornered the market are arguing with Gia (mostly about anime based Hollywood movies). A new challenger has appeared!!
 
I have been watching Kemeko Deluxe! and Nagasarete Airantou recently, because I've been filling out information on these two series for the site. I really like Maria+Holic.  That's a series I want to start filling out information on soon. I've filled out Mariya and Miatsurika's profiles fairly well.
 
As a Harry Potter reader, I would like to see that artwork.
John_Martoneon Dec. 2, 2009 at 10:58 p.m.
@FoxxFireArt said:
" John is was a Yaoi Wrestler. Were they all pretty boys??
No, no they were not. Also, on the note of Gia arguing, what if we could combine our forces... what would happen then?
FoxxFireArt moderator on Dec. 2, 2009 at 11:15 p.m.
@John_Martone said:
" @FoxxFireArt said:
" John is was a Yaoi Wrestler. Were they all pretty boys??
No, no they were not. Also, on the note of Gia arguing, what if we could combine our forces... what would happen then? "
I played football in high school. That had a lot of bumping, grinding, and showers with other males. We just didn't have skin tight leotards and silly hats.
 
Joining Forces........
Muhaha! Muhahahahaaa!! **Evil Laughter**
John_Martoneon Dec. 2, 2009 at 11:31 p.m.
@FoxxFireArt: They don't even count as hats! I'd say they were just silly, metal ear muffs, but they have huge, flagrantly heat dispersing holes on the side.
FoxxFireArt moderator on Dec. 2, 2009 at 11:41 p.m.
@John_Martone: 
It's pretty much the only time the Princess Leia look is ever suppose to be considered macho. I guess.
The_Desert_Tigeron Dec. 3, 2009 at 12:44 a.m.

Great Sqaudcast as always^^
giaon Dec. 3, 2009 at 7:43 a.m.
@FoxxFireArt: Haha, oh man, I hate to sound like a bitch, but in terms of volume of arguments you're not even in my ten most-argued-with people! (Yet?) It's mostly John, my mother, and other family members. Suffice it to say, I have family in Atlanta who are conservative Republicans, and we have all sorts of fun debates. ;) 
 
Well, fun for me anyway.
 
Good one on the Princess Leia comment, by the by. ^_^
ethan staff on Dec. 3, 2009 at 9:26 a.m.
My 3 year old just found Pokemon on netflix and now she's all about it. 
 
Ana, you need to cut John and Gia off and make fun of them more.  Oh wait, that's just what I do to Tony/Sara on the cv podcast.  
FLStyleon Dec. 3, 2009 at noon
@ethan said:
" My 3 year old just found Pokemon on netflix and now she's all about it.  Ana, you need to cut John and Gia off and make fun of them more.  Oh wait, that's just what I do to Tony/Sara on the cv podcast.   "
A shameless plug if ever I saw one! haha you three are great when you're podcasting though.
 
@John_Martone:
Completely agree with your Digimon comments, I'm inclined to agree with the Pokemon stuff but I didn't really care about it that much, no emotional interest. Nothing like the end of the second Digimon season when the originals and their successors grew up at least.
John_Martoneon Dec. 3, 2009 at 12:50 p.m.
@FLStyle: I was soooo all about the first two seasons.
FLStyleon Dec. 3, 2009 at 1:14 p.m.
@John_Martone said:
" @FLStyle: I was soooo all about the first two seasons. "
I always thought, "Why would someone want to watch Poke over Digi, put Ash and Charizard up against Taichi and Greymon/MetalGreymon/SkullGreymon/WarGreymon and you have your answer. Not a chance." But then the Pokemon card craze hit England and even the higher year bullies were squealing over swapping my Raichu for his Golduck and it went aaaall down hill from there.
AHR staff on Dec. 3, 2009 at 2:19 p.m.
@John: Wait, the 2nd Season?!  As in, the ORANGE ISLAND episodes?  Oh, haaaaayell no.  Johto Journeys FTW.
 
By the way I think I was wrong about that Electric Shock Showdown episode title.  The episode with the ketchup bottle love affair is actually Showdown at Dark City.  You see how I'd make the mistake though, right?  Right?!  Oh my poor cred....
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