The Con Artists Podcast

S2E7 Gotta Catch 'Em All (Pokémon Red and Blue) Sushma kicks out the rest of the Con Artists and invites a special guest! Resident Pokémon expert Chris is here to chat about the original Red and Blue versions of this incredible franchise. Come join the two of us as we talk about what made these games nostalgic, what we loved/didn't love about them, the TV show, and of course sweet sweet merchandis...

The Con Artists Podcast: Rolling Review 23  In a world where surveillance is threatening the 24th District, three heroes will rise up to take on trolley dilemmas and save their friend/sister/girlfriend who died in a fire years prior. There'll be some girl who desperately wanted a complicated romance plot, a dude in a cowboy hat who now licks spray paint cans, and a scene where one of our heroes zi...

End of Cour Winter 2022 Listen to the Con Arists discuss the Winter 2022 season!  It was a very strong season for all of us.  Su has some harsh words to say about the everlasting ending of Attack on Titan, and all four Con Artists watched Miss Kuroitsu from the Monster Development Department.  There's plenty more to hear, so join us.   The Shows covered in this Podcast are: Case Study of Vanitas (...

The Con Artists Podcast: Rolling Review 22 Two young women face constant challenges as they try to manage their own lives and work at a run-down aquarium. Emotions! Drama! Roma- wait... um... FISH! Take the journey with us as we share our thoughts on this pair of animal enthusiasts and their journey through times both fun and frantic. Want to get more info about The Aquatope on White Sand? Read ou...

End of Cour Fall 2021   Su seems to have struck out with most of her choices but Scott and Dan fared much better. Brendan was jettisoned into space but he's thankfully not a vampire (yet). Clearly the best strategy is to only watch cute girls making pottery, and brilliantly written historical dramas. Come have a listen!   The Shows covered in this Podcast are: Visual Prison, Komi Can't Communicate...

End of Cour Summer 2021  The whole gang is here to discuss the shows we followed during the summer of 2021. We've got stage plays, we've got alternate worlds, we've got time travel - you name it, this season probably has it! The Shows covered in this Podcast are: Kageki Shoujo! That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime S2 Star Wars: Visions Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid S2 Drug Store in Another World...

The Con Artists Podcast: Rolling Review 21  It all comes to a close as we say goodbye to the Soma family and everyone involved in their circle. We are sad to see this show go, but all of us have enjoyed our time immensely with these wonderful characters. Please consider donating to the imaginary: Save a Soma fund so all these people can get therapy someday. I love this show so much that I'm not ev...

End of Cour Spring 2021    It's Part III of our Spring 2021 discussion. Su and Scott watched way too many shows (are you surprised?!). If we were more hip, we'd call this a flex, but instead we are just old anime nerds who are way too tired for this sh*t. Spring 2021, seriously...why were you so good?! The best show ever (according to Scott) appears in this podcast alongside the biggest disappoint...

End of Cour Spring 2021    It's Part II of our Spring 2021 discussion, and there are some great shows under discussion, including a few that are at the outer edges of what can be considered anime, whether it be motion comics, the Castlevania anime, or an extended Honda advertisement.  Come listen!   The Shows covered in this Podcast are: Those Snow White Notes, Super Cub, Godzilla Singular Point,...

End of Cour Spring 2021    It's Part I of our Spring 2021 discussion, the beginning of our first three-part episode!  We're leading with the most disappointing shows of the season (at least for Scott, Su, and Dan), so come listen to us regret some watching decisions and then move on to the good stuff.   The Shows covered in this Podcast are: Joran - The Princess of Snow and Blood, So I'm a Spider,...

The Con Artists Podcast: Rolling Review 20 If you've been following the second season of the The Promised Neverland, you probably hated it.  Even if you didn't follow it, you may have heard that everyone hated it.  Well, come listen to the Con Artists hate on it, because it's true - this show was bad. Want to know what The Promised Neverland S2 is really about? Read our Rolling Reviews on The Prom...

End of Cour Winter 2021 Scott watches way too much Isekai. At least he picks good ones this time. This episode also features DOTA, a trip to The Otherside, and adorable maikos with low budget animation. All that and more here on Disney Channel. The Shows covered in this Podcast are: Log Horizon S3, Tenchi Souzou Design-bu, Dr. Stone S2, DOTA: Dragon's Blood, So I'm a Spider, So What?, Kiyo in Kyot...

CD Projekt Management (Project Management in Games) - Part 2 Warning: Profanity Here in Part 2, we'll take a more introspective approach. Why are we so kosher with buying broken games? Why do we keep getting deceived by E3 trailers? Why did Dianna and that developer in Cubicle 6 delay your favorite game, and ruin Christmas for everyone?! Come have a listen! As with Part 1: The commentary presented...

CD Projekt Management (Project Management in Games) - Part 1 Warning: Profanity Prompted by the disastrous release of CD Projekt Red's Cyberpunk 2077, Su, Dan and a SECRET GUEST sit down to discuss Project Management. We'll be comparing Project Management in the Engineering world and in the world of Video Games. Come have a listen! We state this in the cast, but as an addition reminder: The commen...

Wandering Witch the Journey of Elaina The Con Artists: Rolling Review #19 Fall 2020   A self absorbed witch name Elaina journey's around the world being a bratty tourist. She eats food and leaves. Magic is almost always awful, and makes very little sense in this show. Why does everyone have an obsessive personality?! Did we mention Elaina's a terrible person? Believe it or not, this is the most ac...

End of Cour Fall 2020 Come listen to the Con Artists as they discuss what they watched in the Fall 2020 Cour!  Scott's watched way too many shows, Su somehow got sucked into Assault Lily, and Dan makes a good pitch for Obsolete.   The Shows covered in this Podcast are: Gal and Dino, Tonikaku Kawaii, Obsolete, Magatsu Wahrheit Zuerst, Assault Lily: Bouquet, Kami-tachi ni Hirowareta Otoko, Sleepy Pr...

Fruits Basket (2019) S2 The Con Artists: Rolling Review #19 Spring & Summer 2020 Tohru and the gang are back for Season 2. Rin turns into a horse and has the saddest backstory ever. Yuki gets sold to God's household and abused to high heaven. Uo can't feed the deer properly, and Hana can't recite a haiku to save her life. Oh well, at least they managed to get through that Cinderella(ish) play! Wan...

Kickstart/Kickstop (Kickstarter) - Part 2 We get together to discuss Kickstarter. Here in Part 2 we'll talk about the business side of things.  The economics, the finances...the sweet sweet green.  We also make some truly topical pop culture references.  Just so fresh.  Come listen!   The intro/outro music is: Symphogear G - "Rainbow Flower"   Lyrics/Composition: Noriyasu Agematsu Arrangement: Sei...

Kickstart/Kickstop (Kickstarter) - Part 1 We get together to discuss Kickstarter. Here in Part 1 we'll talk about projects we've funded that were success, failures, or not what we expected. Also...Dan has a serious problem... Listen in to find out what it is!!   The intro/outro music is: Symphogear G - "Rainbow Flower"   Lyrics/Composition: Noriyasu Agematsu Arrangement: Seima Iwahashi Vocals: Aoi...

End of Cour Spring 2020 It's Part, which always means more electric boogaloo! Okay no, what it really means is that we talk too much about Tower of God. Thankfully Scott spent time with a weird dinosaur and then lived it up as his usual self. You knowH what I mean, right? is usual self = Isekai Trash...   The shows covered in this podcast are Gal and Dino, Tower of God, and Princess Connect! Re:Di...

End of Cour Spring 2020 Part 1 Spring 2020 was a busy cour, so much so that it's been split into two parts!  Scott thinks Trigger is starting to pull itself back together with BNA, while Su thinks there is just too much Japan in her Italy.  Come listen to that and more besides!   The shows covered in this podcast are Otome Game, Listeners, BNA, and Arte. Please visit us at: https://theconartistsbl...

Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken! The Con Artists: Rolling Review #17 Winter 2020   Join the Con Artists as they review the uncontested Show of the Season, Eizouken!  If you too have been following this love letter to anime and animation and want to hear us lavish it with praise, you've come to the right place.  If you want to be convinced to watch this show (and you do), you've come to the right plac...

End of Cour Winter 2020 - Part 2 The Con Artists come back with Part 2 of the Winter 2020 discussion. Are you ready for Dan's discussion on horny Zootopia? The gang was lukewarm on Somali and Su lives it up with the sh*t-show that is Madoka Trashica - Record of Fanfiction. At least there's ID: Invaded.  That's sure to be a feel good show...*hint: No it's not.  All that and more, here in Part 2! Th...

End of Cour Winter 2020 - Part 1 Join The Con Artists as they discuss the shows watched this past season.  Su has insights into character growth in Chihayafuru, while Dan takes us on an unbelievable journey to the end of Babylon.  That and more on this first part of two! The Shows covered in this Podcast are: Chihayafuru S3, My Hero Academia S4, Smile Down the Runway, and Babylon. Please visit us...

Stream Team 01 (Livechart Chat for Spring 2020) The Con Artists get together to do something a little different this time.  We sit on https://www.livechart.me/spring-2020/tv together and chat about what's coming out this season.  We are also looking for our new RR show.  How will anything measure up to Gleipnir?!   We appologize for Dan's audio quality.  Being quarantined has melted his brain and...