That's Dope! Podcast

CalebxSwag joins the podcast to talk about his journey with his family in getting into the nerd scene and collecting the coolest of swag. Also we get into how he started making content, being straight edge, and so much more! 1- Smash main 3:20 - Interview tips 6:09 - starting One Piece 9:31 - Mom getting into nerd culture 15:47- Deadpool and the MCU 21:02- Living in Montana 29:35- Collecting tatto...

We bring on CalebCity and Kimmie D to talk about their recent wedding and what they've learned since they told us about their relationship way back on episode 6! Also we get into anime tropes they have issues with, how Lightyear teaches physics, Elden Ring lore, and so much more. 0:00 - Elden Ring Lore and Master/Slave mentality 4:25 - Is Deku a weak MC? 9:52 - Is there a perfect anime? Maybe FMA...

The boys get together in person and catch up after successfully running a convention, KimochiiCon, and a very welcome first cruise after it. Then they get into financial and government systems! Join the fun with the boys in this episode. 03:32 - going on a cruise for the first time 25:03 - freedom of speech 27:33 - how social media is designed 31:22 - policing and voting 38:14 - Can AI be our rule...

We brought back the Final Fantasy guru, The Night Sky Prince, to talk about the new game, Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth, and to catch up in so much of the Final Fantasy franchise. If you're a fan of Final Fantasy, you'll definitely want to check this episode out! 00:30- Akira Toriyama rememberance 06:30- Final Fantasy 7 on PC 13:10- representing Barret as a human in the new game 19:14- starting at Rebir...

We had a blast with the bombastic Inevitably Dope on this episode! From learning about how he quit his job to pursue content creation full time; how Tekken, Street Fighter, and Dragon Ball Z inspired him; and so much more. 00:58 - Meeting ID at DreamCon and ShotCall 03:03 - Quitting his trucking job 06:37 - getting into anime reviews 11:17 - favorite quip 14:22 - main avenues of posting 20:34 - FG...

We bring on Lizzy Ashleigh, a rising musician and creative, after meeting her at MAGFest and hearing about her crazy viral story about an unreal baby mama story! We get deep with where her creativity comes from, where she comes from, how media can be faked, and so much more. 01:11- Who is Lizzy? 02:30 - Childish Gambino & Tyler 10:50 - Stylish vs Stylist 20:04 - 5 Baby Mamas and Candace Owens...

Josh and Godswill get together to catch up as the year ends and to plan for 2024! They look back on the events of the last year and the ways we got to grow through it all. 6:10 - Rating our year 8:34 - Dandadan 11:22 - Our jobs 22:53 - Working panels 32:12 - Being black in the workplace 38:05 - Waifu Expo 41:07 - Dating life 55:13 - self-improvement 59:47 - Japan and nutrition 01:03:31 - conversat...

Our special guest Kizzie Kay is a storied FGC legend who is trying to get new people into the fighting games community including Godswill! Everyone from people who don't play games to international champions are gonna want to check out this episode because there's a ton of wisdom packed in. 0:50 - Start with FGC in 2013 w/ BlazBlue 3:20 - Why people hated SF5 vs SF4 and SF6 10:00 - Super Smash Bro...

We got Steven Maeda, one of the two executive producers of the hit live-action adaptation of One Piece on Netflix! We get into so much like what it took to make sure this show would be successful, casting choices, meeting Oda, and so much more in this episode. 1 - congrats on One Piece live action 3 - source material 4- GoT 6:30- executive producer role 11- South Africa 14- practical effects 17- p...

Godswill and Dave bring on Tony Waldman, the leader of the 2 million One Piece Facebook group among many other things! We dive deep into One Piece again because the fandom is eating so well! Special Guests: Dave Schot and Tony Waldman.

We got one of the funniest dudes on the internet, Tony Statovci, and we go to the stars and back with this banger of an episode. Shrooms, anxiety and therapy, relationships, and of course One Piece are all in this episode that you definitely don't want to miss! 1- Gear 5 transformation 5- Nashville refugee 9- cannabis legalization 12- shroom trip 28- Talk To Me while fried and horror movies 31- re...

Godswill's movies and comic buff longtime friend, Lee Henry, joins the podcast to catch up to let everyone know the movies that you should be watching! Your movie queue is going to fill up with this episode. 1- Remakes in movies and games 11- Dixie Chicks concert 15- conservatives and Nixon 18- Shiny Happy Family 25- are we screwed with the world? 30- Buddhism and core values 35- old cartoons and...

Wreck-It Ronnie aka Bunni Black and her partner Ty join Godswill and Dave in reminiscing on the good times at Waifu Expo (now Kimochii Con), why One Piece is amazing, what's poppin at this coming DreamCon, and so much more. It's a crazy good time! 1- Meeting Ronnie and Ty at Waifu Expo 3- Who is Ronnie? 5- How do your parents feel? 8- Kimochii cuties 13- Waifu Expo experience 17- DreamCon cosplays...

We brought one of the biggest names in the adult world, Violet Myers, to talk about everything outside the adult world! Anime, relationships, and a lil adult content because of course we gotta know some things. Check the episode out here! Special Guest: Violet Myers.

We brought on the legendary artist @picolo and he's a total homie! We geeked out about his Teen Titans art, old cartoons, his rank in Pokemon Unite and so much more. Peep the episode now! 0:00 intro 6:00 legendary cartoons 10:21 episodic vs continuum 16:00 issue with pokemon cartoon 22:00 issue with games monetization 30:00 DC comics 36:00 Picolo's art 40:00 Teen Titans comics 48:00 Nerd culture i...

We celebrated making it to episode 100 by getting hype for more to come! We turned it into a working meeting of parties to come, we looked back to the friends who supported us along the way, and even to the future of how AI will grow. Thank you for supporting us along the way to episode 100! 1- thank you everyone 7- new plans for TD (streaming games) 12- AI taking over the world 18- Blanket Fort 2...

With over 10 years and almost 100 episodes, it was time to bring back the other founding member, JV, and do what we do best, have dope conversations. Episode 99 brings back the magic of the first episode and keeps it going! 1:00 - taking care of cats 9:00 - hard video games 17:00 - long runnng cartoons (Arthur & Pokemon) 23:00 - ChatGPT 29:00 - Movies not to watch with parents (Black Dynamite,...

Tony Weaver Jr is a man of many feats: on Forbes's 30 Under 30, CEO of his own media studio, hugely successful on TikTok, and creator of The UnCommons manga, and we got to have him on our latest episode! Our talk with Tony was filled with so many dope moments that you gotta check it out 1- Tony Weaver intro 5- comics or TikTok 9- The Uncommons comic 13- Black MCs 19- writing process 26- being a bl...

Starting off 2023, Godswill and Sam catch up on the craziness of the past December! From taking care of Nami the Cat to exploring Tokyo for a month, there's a lot to hear this first episode of the year! 1:00 - new year goals 4:00 - taking care of Nami my cat 9:00 - Yakuza tattoo 14:00 - Japanese work ethic 17:00 - awe of Japanese culture 21:00 - fixing US infrastructure 27:00 - coming to US and sp...

We were graced by the queen of the WWE, Thea Trinidad AKA Zelina Vega, and we geeked out fully about Naruto! We get to learn what she thinks about her wrestling career, why Naruto is her favorite anime, and so much more in this powerful episode 1 - No one to talk anime with 2- traveling for wrestling 4- WWE umbrella and mix of performance vs scripting 8- wrestlers as one take actors 11- Ronda Rous...

Special guest Sy Huq is lowkey like James Bond! This jetsetter director and producer of movies has created charities, trained in the mountains of Japan, forged international anime deals between Japan and the Middle East, and so much more. You're gonna want to hear about this cool dude! 3 - The Journey movie premiere 6- Blanket Fort 8- Sy's intro (Norway, exposure to anime) 13- Technologic Radio (E...

Fik-Shun is straight up a legend that we got to bring on the podcast! A winner of So You Think You Can Dance, a katana-wielding warrior that can cut bullets in mid-air, and one of the strongest dudes out there that does 500 pushups daily, Fik-Shun also watches One Piece! This episode will get you inspired to make your dreams come true and should get you into One Piece. 1- intro 2- how Fik-Shun got...

Our special guest is a veteran voice actress and ADR director in the anime scene, Caitlin Glass! From Winry Rockbell in Fullmetal Alchemist & Haruhi Fujioka in Ouran High School Host Club to directing the latest anime on Crunchyroll, Caitlin has always been on the forefront of making the anime dub scene pop. Listen to the newest episode to see how Caitlin has grown in the field and how she con...

One of our favorite YouTubers, Super Eyepatch Wolf, came through on the podcast and it is a banger. Starting off with his process into how he got into his hardest hitting videos, we then get into the real nitty-gritty: which Sonic games are actually good. We get into if YouTubers are real people, what we wish we could do if we could live life again, and so much in this packed episode! 1- intro 2-...

VampyBitMe joins the podcast and gets right into her favorite passions: Monster Hunter, Gundam, anime, making the nerd community better, and so much more. This episode will get you hype along with us! 1-Monster Hunter Sunrise 6- weapon of choice in MH 8- Who is Vampy- xanga, cosplay 13- immigrant parents and growing in a small town 21- Suncoast and Evangelion and FLCL 24- Kingdom Hearts fandom 26-...