Squadcast 29: Meet Kane and Ana!
This week John and I have a two very special guests: Kane and Ana, who will be doing video work for Comic Vine and Anime Vice. Welcome aboard, guys!
Squadcast 28: We Got a New Office!
Ethan joins Gia and John to celebrate the opening of Whiskey West, our new office, and talk about streaming anime on the site.
Squadcast 27: Featuring the King of RPGs
John and Gia sit down with manga expert (and manga creator) Jason Thompson to talk about his upcoming project, King of RPGs (due out from Del Rey in January), with added doses about the latest in manga kiddy porn in court, the appreciation and/or appropriation of Japanese pop culture, and manga orcs. Yes, manga orcs.
Squadcast 26: Return of Squadcast
Gia's back at the Whiskey Media office, which means back to all that nice, fancy, delicious sound equipment. Which means: more podcast! This week John hosts and the gruesome twosome dish on all the latest gossip and fun stuff.
Squadcast 25: It's My Party
Surprise! Gia and John are joined by Tony "G-Man" from Comic Vine and head programmer Ethan for much discussion of sex, lies, and anime.
Squadcast 24: Leaving On a Jet Train
John is wistful about playing Tetris with boxes in Gia's car, while Gia makes butt jokes. Occasionally they talk about anime, too.
Squadcast 23: Laborious
John berates Gia for her slacking off during Labor Day weekend, and catches us all up on some of the latest news and fun stuff.
Squadcast 22: It's Not the End of the World
Gia and Dawn debate over ADV's demise and (sorta? kinda? maybe?) rebirth, KumoriCon woes, TOKYOPOP, Kodansha, giant fire-breathing babies, and considerably more.
Squadcast 21: Nothing Rhymes with Yaoi
Gia, Dawn, and Naomi chit-chat about the latest topics. Somehow a lot of yaoi comes up this week. We also celebrate the Squadcast's "21st," and promise that it will be the last time we make a big deal about our age. Well, except maybe for when we reach 100!
Squadcast 20: We're All Growed Up!
Gia is joined by Dawn, fresh from her Dark Horse visit, and GodLen, who's really excited for One Piece, to talk about all the latest otaku gossip!
Squadcast 19: It's a Quake! Con!
Gia, Dawn, and Naomi gossip about CNN, terrible Dragonball: Evolution music videos, Astro Boy, and more!
Squadcast 18: Barely Legal Edition
And by that I mean, the podcast is now barely legal, at the tender age of 18...the people on it long since bypassed the "barely legal" limit, as it were.
Squadcast 17: We Survived Comic-Con
...And all we got was this lousy podcast.
Squadcast 16: Oh God Comic-Con is Hot
Dawn, John, and Gia plot their evil Comic-Con schemes, and blather about other random things while sitting around in their jammies. True story.
Squadcast 15: Congasm
Dawn announces the Dress-Up Contest Winner, and she and gia tease Naomi for not going to Comic-Con while ruminating on their con plans. Of course, Gia is the only one going to Otakon, so...
Squadcast 14: Dress Up Dawn Contest Edition
Gia, Dawn, and Naomi start off commentating on Expo cosplay, then move into the latest news. BONUS: Be our first user guest-- help us decide what Dawn should wear to Dance Dance Kumoricon!
Squadcast 13: Anime Expo or Three Busts
Gia, Dawn, and Naomi ponder their perfect convention guests, their preferred anime TV channel formats, their picks for the summer anime season, and all sorts of other on- and off-topic blather. Dawn almost made it through the podcast without mentioning House!
Squadcast 12: The Real Cowboy Bebop Blues
Gia, Dawn, and Naomi tackle the live-action Cowboy Bebop remake, have varying levels of excitement for Ponyo, and once again settle on the topic of rape games.
Squadcast 11: The Live-Action Akira Wake
Gia, Dawn, and Naomi discuss the potential merits a live-action Akira film had and whether or not they're sorry to see the project go. Plus, speculation on what might have been, ha Gia added Dawn and Naomi to her Class of Heroes party.
Squadcast 10: Tentacle Training Litterbug IV and More
John, Gia, and surprise guest Jack chat about E3 games and more while sipping tea and scones.
Squadcast 09: OBJECTION! Edition
John and Gia talk A-Kon and a wide variety of legal issues. PS, we are not lawyers.
Squadcast 08: Vice and Wolf
Dawn, Naomi, and Gia are joined by GodLen and John Martone for some good old-fashioned podcasting fun, now with 100% more new Haruhi and Spice and Wolf licenses. And plenty of off-topic-ery to go around.
Squadcast 07: F!@#ed Up Figures
Gia, Dawn, and Naomi talk about the good, the bad, and the ugly in figures and merch. Oh, and car insurance...?
Squadcast 06: Porn, Porn, Porn
Between the video game sex tease and the Masturbate-a-thon winner, this week's podcast is a little dirty. But we do also talk about gender divides and live-action anime movies! And masturbation aids. You've been warned.
Squadcast 05: Death Note and Dating
Everything you needed to know about the upcoming Death Note movie, how real life is not like a dating sim, and how Kodansha is moving in on the American manga market.
Squadcast 04: Gundam in America, TOKYOPOP in Japan
The Vice Squadcasters dish the dirt on worldwide simultaneous Gundams, on TOKYOPOP selling their manga to unsuspecting Japanese readers, and we ended on a note of not-so-silence reflecting on Central Park Media.
Squadcast 03: The Future!
Gia, Dawn, and Naomi discuss the future! From the possibility of simultaneous manga releases, to Rinne's similarities to Bleach, to the possibility of a new anime magazine.
Squadcast 02: Happy Stories, Happy Endings
The Deborah Fourzan saga ends happily, a Twilight anime is rumored (but debunked post-podcast)...and then there's Tentacle Grape.
Squadcast 01: Obama Porn and Comic Anthologies
Gia's cohorts Dawn and Naomi introduce themselves, and we chat about a variety of news topics from the site...and whatever else we feel like.
This Week's Podcast


Squadcast 27: Featuring the King of RPGs

John and Gia sit down with manga expert (and manga creator) Jason Thompson to talk about his upcoming project, King of RPGs (due out from Del Rey in January), with added doses about the latest in manga kiddy porn in court, the appreciation and/or appropriation of Japanese pop culture, and manga orcs. Yes, manga orcs.

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5 Comments

JJOR64
on Oct. 28, 2009
This is up bright and early.  Time to listen.  :)

ethan
on Oct. 28, 2009
Nice meeting you Jason!

AjayRaz
on Oct. 28, 2009
ahh that was a good squadcast. thanks guys ^^  

gia
on Oct. 29, 2009
@AjayRaz: Glad you enjoyed it! :)

Arjuna
on Nov. 6, 2009
Thought provoking topics...  Here in Canada, a few months ago, the cops made a big deal about a whole bunch of child-porn cases that were being brought to justice.   In my hometown there was a teenager(not sure if he/she was a boy or girl, or if he/she was actually "charged") that was found to be in possession of child-pornography.  It was a huge, nation-wide crack-down.  It was all over the news.  This podcast makes me wonder what the content of this kid's material was? 
 
This reminds me of William  S. Burroughs' novel, Naked Lunch.  Long story short:  there was a censorship trial because the novel featured some obscene writings; including pedophilia.  It was 'not' banned and it set a precedent.  I think it was the last obscenity trial for literature in the US, because it set the precedent.  I think the ruling was that cencorship of literature is effectively thought-control.
 
There was also some talk about Canada's free-speech laws.  Yes, I think Canada might be more strict.  One thing I know is that, in Canada, we have "Hate Speech" laws.  Basically, you can't say anything "hateful".  Of course this leads to a debate on the reach and limits of what can be considered "hateful".  In contrast, if I'm not mistaken, you can say pretty much anything in the United States, even if it is hateful/racist. 
 
Just as an example of how Canadian's rights aren't taken as seriously as in the US:  in Canada, the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms can legally be overruled by the Canadian government in extreme circumstances.  American's rights, from what I know as a foreigner, can't legally be done so.  This was only done once in Canada in the early 70s.  The "War Measures Act" was put in place, effectively suspending the rights of Canadians.  It's called the October Crisis.  Huge moment in recent Canadian history.  The police and military were allowed to enter your home, without warrant, and search your house.
 
I go on for too long...  sorry...  but it's a blizzard outside and I have nothing else to do...  here's a video of a death metal puppy... 


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