That's Dope! Podcast

Tracy Allen returns to the podcast to continue the talks from the previous episode! We get into visiting Japan, discussing real-life topics in anime like Dandadan, representing your religion in today's culture, and so much more. Special Guest: Tracy Allen.

You better believe that Tracy Allen is on the podcast! Tracy is rising up in the content creation world and he explains how he got started with it, how he balances his faith while making content, and his hottest anime community takes on this episode. 0:46- getting started 3:40- creative mindset in making content 6:42- Is TikTok good? 13:54- starting dancing with churches 17:43- road tripping 21:10- faith in the modern era 28:34- community building of hidden sub village 36:21- negative comments online 41:49- The Big 3 of anime 47:12- anime hot takes Special Guest: Tracy Allen.

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 tattoos 33:22- Nerd culture while growing up 33:10- becoming straight edge 39:02- are people nicer or worse these days 42:13- Midnight releases 45:12- sports and growing Special Guest: Caleb Swag.

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 12:43 - Is Bleach ruined by filler? 17:02 - Was the Broly movie good? 21:36 - Learning science from Interstellar and Lightyear 23:19 - Got married! and dating rules 1:03:45 - Dumb dating rules from the internet 1:08:40 - talking crazy about Vinland Saga 1:23:48 - Is Castlevania a 10/10? 1:27:53 - Elden Ring Lore pt 2 1:35:52 - Oda free styling One Piece 1:43:28 - Dandadan popularity 1:50:42- anime vs manga 1:54:18 - fighting games 2:06:02 - Party Animals Platinum 2:11:34 - underrated games Special Guests: CalebCity and Kimmie D.

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 rulers? 43:26 - Is the world copying the US? 46:09 - Running KimochiiCon

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 Rebirth or the OG 20:43- Being a game review journalist 30:27- Remake a cash grab? 33:48- Crisis Core prequel 39:28- Advent Children movie 43:31- New graphics in FF games 47:46- FF16 and side quests 01:03:48- FF movies and adaptations 01:17:12- FF13 Versus and Kingsglaive 01:23:22- faith in the FF franchise 01:35:53- Should I start Intergrade Special Guest: Night Sky Prince.

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 - FGC (SF2, Smash, and Tekken) 34:12 - Interesting anime villains (Cell, Hisoka) 37:54 - Dragon Ball Super Super Hero and Broly 52:13 - Tree of Might & Garlic Jr 01:06:47 - Avatar Live Action 01:15:42 - Dark Knight slander 01:19:28 - Cosplaying 01:24:56 - One Piece moments 01:34:44 - Conclusion Special Guest: Inevitably Dope.

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 29:51 - Nikki vs Megan 34:47 - Reality TV 45:12 - Music making and adoption 48:42 - 23 & Me 57:58 - MAGFest 01:12:51 - Palworld 01:24:37 - Mr. Krabs music Special Guest: Lizzy Ashleigh.

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 - conversation with compassion 01:11:42 - manga talk 01:21:28 - era before internet and the algorithm 01:38:10 - politics and love 01:49:05 - Fortnite

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 Bros vs Street Fighter 16:40 - Modern controls and Project L 30:00 - Dragon Ball FighterZ & GranBlue as casual friendly 32:00 - from loser mentality to winning 38:54 - Single player modes in fighting games 41:30 - TMNT resurgence and 90s nostalgia 51:22 - The N-word 1:02:17- transitioning with LGBT acceptance 1:17:46 - religion in the modern era 1:35:34 - diversity forced into media 1:51:46 - PandaGlobal Special Guest: Kizzie Kay.

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- pacing 21- faithfulness of adaptation 25- biggest struggles of filming 27- Luffy direction 29- casting and their stunts 34- start in production & show running 38- getting into project 41- working with tough actors 48- feeling before the show came out 53- meeting Oda 55- Cowboy Bebop and world building 1:05- favorite Straw Hat and non-SH 1:07- kid actors Special Guest: Steven Maeda.

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- relationships while famous 46- therapy Special Guest: Tony Statovci.

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 movies 41- cancel culture 48- favorite Oscars years 51- Reading comics still 53- starting anime 1:01- Brendan Fraser 1:08- rewatching shows 1:17- Moonlight vs La La Land Special Guest: Lee Henry.

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 21- Favorite One Piece movies 27- TMNT movie coming out 30- One Piece spoilers 34- One Piece favorite characters 37- Sasuke hate 43- One Piece spoilers pt 2 47- One Pace 50- How Free! got started 52- Abridged anime series 57- Top 5 anime 1:06- Jojo's Special Guests: Dave Schot and Ronnie Bunni.

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 in Brazil 53:00 being well known 58:00 kingdom hearts Special Guest: Gabriel Picolo.

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 24- 13 year school reunion 26- First dance crew 33- Waifu Expo 2 39- One Piece yacht party 43- MGS laser tag Special Guest: Dave Schot.

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, EEAAO, Wolf Children) 37:00 - John Wick, The Matrix, The Raid 43:00 - My favorite cartoons 47:00 - Fortnite and shared generational experiences 52:00 - Newer generations and the internet Special Guest: Justin Varghese.

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 black creator 28- Yasuke anime and real person 33- Cool Japan process and samurai imagery 47- getting into writing 50- getting into education and talking with kids 52- representation matters with Black Panther 1:04- speaking well Special Guest: Tony Weaver Jr.