As Xmas ends and Mariah Carey sealed away til next December, I finally got the time to coerce my friends into doing a podcast thingy! In this Festies with Besties episode, Lance and Ray join me alongside new faces Lucy and Layal to recap our Tranceventures at Dreamstate SoCal last November. The event was hella sick as we saw the likes of Bryan Kearney, ATB, and Trance Jesus Armin Van Buuren!
You might want to skip around if you’re looking for a comprehensive discourse about Insomniac’s trance festival. But if you want to hear some friends share some laughs, please come along for the ride. If you were at Dreamstate this year, comment below about your experience and why you loved/hated the event.
Hi hi, on this episode, I had some new faces with me as we discussed some of our favorite Slice of Life animes and the ending of Attack on Titans S4P2. With my friends Patrick and Josh, we talk about what animes made us cry and why we love Haikyu, Your Lie in April, and (of course!!!) Shingeki no Kyojin. The first half is pretty lighthearted, but towards the end, we pulled a college discourse about the themes within AoT and why they are essential for us to think about as our world continues to repeat history.
If you have any inputs or want to share some of your top picks of Slice of Life or wanna tell us to bugger off with our hardons for AoT, comment below.
Animes We Talked About:
My Dress-up Darling Haiykuu A Silent Voice Love Hina Run with the Wind Attack on Titan Jujutsu Kaisen Made in Abyss The Promised Neverland Josee, the Tiger and the Fish Clannad: After Story Ahiru no Sora Ride Your Wave Beast Stars 86 Saikano
Timestamps 00:00 – Some of Our Favorite Slice of Life Animes 12:07 – Meme Responsibly and Why We Love Your Lie in April and Hayikuu 25:13 – Animes That Made Us Cry and Gojo’s Eyes 44:43 – Our Reaction to Attack on Titan’s Season 4 Part 2 Ending 53:55 – Reflecting on the Themes in Shingeki no Kyojin IRL
**** WARNING: THIS IS FULL OF SPOILERS ***
IF YOU HAVE NOT WATCHED SHINGEKI NO KYOJIN, MY DRESS-UP DARLING, HAYIKUU, OR ANY OF THE ANIME WE NAMED, WE'RE PROB GONNA SPOIL IT.
Hi hi, sorry for the long hiatus, but I’ve been gone on a holiday in Ireland. I should have some videos about that coming out soon. But here is a recording where Will and Erick joined me in a conversation about growing up in Visalia as nerdy hoodrats. We talk about what it was like in a multicultural community, racism, economic disparity, being nerds, finding anime, and being hoodrats running around the ghettos of the Central Valley.
If you have your own stories about growing up in Visalia or being a nerdy hoodrat, comment down below!
Link to the second part of this recording (the realllll weeby anime stuff) Weebthusiast EP12 | https://youtu.be/ksyWX87ffGA
Timestamps 0:00:00 – The Oh Wow Nickel Arcade 1:10:48 – Skipping School to Eat at Gumbo and the Buffet at Adventure Park 1:20:41 – Being First-Generation Kids without Adult Supervision 1:31:48 – Rebelling Against my Asian Parents and Finding my Crew and Avoiding Gangs 1:41:44 – How I found Anime and The New Generation of Kids in Visalia 1:51:55 – My DDR Story and the Beef Between Fresno and Visalia Nerds 1:04:23 – I Love Growing up in the Central Valley and Bless Nobles Mom’s Heart
Hello, hello. I am back with some new faces. This video is a cut from a #sorryasianparents recording where we ended a 3-hour conversation with anime. Will, Noble, and Erick joined me discussing growing up in the Central Valley and the anime we watched. The whole video is about an hour and a half, but I felt like it was a crime to cut some of the laughs out. So, essentially, this video is four men in their 30s gushing over Naruto, Bleach, and other classic animes…and our shared experiences of “accidentally” finding La Blue Girl and Bible Black.
So I hope you enjoy! Also, feel free to throw in some names of the animes you watched growing up in the comments.
Timestamps 0:00:07 – Our weeb origin story…and accidentally finding Bible Black/La Blue Girl 0:10:30 – Watching old animes dubs or subs and the glory days of fandubs 0:20:26 – Beserk on VHS and animes that defined our generation 0:30:56 – Finding anime late at night and talking about Bleach and Naruto 0:44:10 – Finding anime through AMVs and I hate harem animes 0:55:03 – Old animes we thought ended awkwardly and talking about JOJO 1:05:10 – Gushing over iconic scenes from Bleach and Naruto 1:16:02 – Beach and Naruto had some amazing animations and delved more into Japanese culture 1:24:11 – Saying our final thoughts and recommendations
Hi hi, I know it’s been a while since I’ve posted a video on this channel (life is still crazy), but I’m still here and bugging my friends to make podcasts with me. In this episode, Laura and Lance join me in a conversation about the rise of nerd culture and how things are…better? I guess. We also dive into discussions about what it means to be an American and find your identity and sexual identity during the growing pains of high school.
About an hour was cut out of this episode for the sake of time and will be released as shorter clips later. So watch out for those.
Comment below if you have any geeky stories you want to share, or tell us what it means to be an American.
Timestamps
00:00 – Growing up with Pokemon, When are you too old to enjoy your hobbies?
07:00 – Back in high school, freaks and geeks were not popular
15:00 – Redefining what is popular in mainstream America…and talking about P***
25:00 – Talking about WWII and my UBER Pool story about the Pacific War
32:35 – Gatekeeping now with the rise of nerd culture and fandom
40:55 –High school was a weird time, finding yourself, and Lance’s story about being g@y in HS
45:49 – Last words about finding ourselves and advice for those who are still searching
In another segment of “Emilio Watches Anime,” we talk about his reaction to Kimetsu no Yaiba and the movie Mugen Ressha-hen. This isn’t an actual name for a segment, but it might as well be. My good friend Mario joined us for this recording of two average bros just talking about how awesome Demon Slayer is and why Tanjiro is da man! We share a few laughs and tears as we talk about why the Best Husbando title goes to Kyojuro Rengoku.
I know I already did an episode on Mugen Train, but we didn’t get to have Emilio’s smile, I mean input, on the series/movies. This is part one of two (I am pretty limited on time due to work), and the second half, where Emilio educates us on why mouse-and-keyboard is superior to controllers in FPS, will come out shortly. Get really for bickering of two inputs in the next one…gonna be a lot of Destiny 2 and CSGO talk…
If you have any comments on why Rengoku is the best or why you think Tanjiro is overrated, leave a comment below.
Also, I am still unsure how DMCA works so I did not include any pictures or videos of the anime…I don’t know if I’m ready to take on the YouTube ban police yet.
Timestamps 00:00 – Us BS’ing Around 04:11 – Intros, Wooden Swords, ALA Stories, and Broing Down with Demon Slayer 18:30 – Talking About Mugen Train 29:10 – Being Emotionally Invested in Tanjiro’s Story and Comparing it to Other Anime
**** WARNING: THIS IS FULL OF SPOILERS *** IF YOU HAVE NOT WATCHED SHINGEKI NO KYOJIN, DO NOT WATCH THIS
So…It finally happened; Emilio watched Attack on Titan. In one week, this man powered through all the current seasons (so far). We had a fantastic time going over some of the themes in the anime, what we thought was cool, and who we hated. There really isn’t much structure to this episode because we’re both just too excited to get it all out there. So fair warning, we will be jumping around…a lot.
Also, I am still unsure how DMCA works so I did not include any pictures or videos of the anime…I don’t know if I’m ready to take on the YouTube ban police yet.
Timestamps 00:00:00 – Diving Straight into it, No Lube, Emilio’s Initial Reactions 00:14:00 – Attack on Titan Gets Political 00:24:30 – How Media Plays a Big Role in Shingeki no Kyojin 00:34:27 – Beyond Paradis Island, World Building and Character Development in AoT 00:44:00 – The Drama is Real in Shingeki no Kyojin 00:54:37 – Good and Evil is Subjective During Times of War 01:04:09 – Saying Goodbye, Blizzard Drama, and Emilio Takes on Demon Slayer Next
It has been some time since my last upload. I’m finally back in LA after traveling for work the previous three months…and, you know, trying to get my life together. On my first video back from hiatus, my two amazing friends, Lance and Garrett, will be joining me to discuss how our careers and goals have changed in the aftermath of Rona.
This episode will talk about The Great Resignation and some of the challenges that come with changing vocation or dreams or whatever we’re doing to pay the bills. We will discuss how our mentality has changed since our time in college and how it’s changed since facing a pandemic where we had to quarantine for 15 months. Along with the talk about change, we briefly touch upon mental health because these times have been hard for everyone. Below will be a list of resources if you need someone to talk to or a helping hand.
Comment below if you want to share how your career, goals, and dreams have shifted since the 2020 catastrophe. And also do the thumbs up and subscribe and all that stuff.
Finally got off my lazy bum and did something for the #iheartraves blog. Just some #musicfestival wear stuff to try and keep cool the next time you’re sweating balls at a #festival . God I miss my neon #rave attire. Can’t wait for #EDC
I know I haven’t created any content lately. I finished working at a property without Internet and have been back in LA for almost two months getting my life back together. Hopefully, I can finish up some writing and videos soon. The iHeartRaves blog post is the latest thing I’ve finished so I figured I might as well share it. So…enjoy?
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