Happy Birthday, A-to-J! | Ultra Podcast Z 246 (10th Anniversary Special w/ Snakz, Tiffany, & Molly)7/30/2024 Live Broadcast:
July 23, 2024 6:00 PM PDT Hosts: Manuel Tiffany Snakz Molly J.D. Description: A-to-J turns ten years old so we got a bunch of members together to talk about A-to-J, what they've been up to in that decade and what we're doing in the years to come. Ultra Podcast Z 203 (w/ Tiffany) | A Trip Down Memory Lane... or Maybe Just Episode 2 of UPZ4/25/2023 Live Broadcast:
April 18, 2023 5:30 PM PDT Hosts: Manuel Tiffany Description: Ultra Podcast Z originally planned to celebrate Episode 200 by looking back at Episode 2, but weren't able to due to scheduling. A few weeks later we were able to get Tiffany to come back (though not Angie) to re-watch the episode and basically cringe and reminisce about the early days of A-to-J. It was a lot of fun even though there were a lot of technical and audio issues getting this one off the ground, but we did our best. It's also worth mentioning that due to a series of false copyright strikes by the Alt Idol label Codomomental, we deleted all the early podcast episodes that had less than 200 views (since we were unsure which ones would be hit next). Unfortunately this means that not only are they no longer on YouTube, but that at least two UPZ episodes (and nearly all of A-to-J Talks) are now lost media. We're not sure if it's worth ever re-uploading the episodes we do have, but this will have to do for now. Check it out, and maybe tell us your thoughts regarding J-Pop Summit, if you were ever able to go, and what your experiences are. Also, keep an eye out for changes to UPZ as it's something we've been talking about for quite a while now... As always, take care of yourselves and each other in these trying times and stay healthy and safe! If you want to watch Ultra Podcast Z live then check out our twitch channel: twitch.tv/atojplays We are live every Tuesday at 6 PM PST! Ultra Podcast Z 189 (Anniversary Nonsense w/ Snakz) Storytime, Convention & Event Memories, More!12/3/2022 Live Broadcast:
November 29, 2022 6:00 PM PDT Hosts: Manuel Snakz Description: Ultra Podcast Z took a bit of a break for Thanksgiving but did you all know that that marks A-to-J's official anniversary? We sort of have two as A-to-J officially formed in July 2014 but the site itself didn't go live until Thanksgiving 2014 so we consider that the anniversary, doubly so since it's somewhat of a floating one which goes well with the shakiness of when things "began". For this trip down memory lane we brought on Snakz who discussed a lot of the early days and gave a bit of insight on the various stages of A-to-J and how things have changed over the years. It's insane to think that we've all been at this for nearly a decade and that just about all the people who were around at Day One are still here now. People have come and gone since then, but the core team has shockingly remained mostly unchanged. Snakz was an early member, to the point that his "First Generation" status became something of a meme withing A-to-J itself as he kind of just did random things, or orbited around us, for many years. That's not really the case the past few years though as he takes part in a lot of streams now and also is panelist on one of our newer panels. Anyhow, there's a lot we could've talked about but we had a lot of fun talking about past stuff here and many of the stories we told were ones that we either have never talked about publicly, or are ones that we rarely cover. Check it out and let's hope that we go all the way to 21 years so A-to-J can legally drink! As always, take care of yourselves and each other in these trying times and stay healthy and safe! If you want to watch Ultra Podcast Z live then check out our twitch channel: twitch.tv/atojplays We are live every Tuesday at 6 PM PST! Ultra Podcast Z 141 (Anniversary Nonsense) Looking Back On Other Outlets, Random News, More!7/23/2021 Live Broadcast:
July 20, 2021 6:00 PM PDT Hosts: Manuel Nyaru Description: Ultra Podcast Z has some interesting issues on this one when it came to recording. It's come to our attention that the recorded version suffers from a REALLY bad framerate and we plan to fix that immediately for the next episode. Elsewhere, we forgot to hit record on this one so we went with the backup source for it, but it was a rather fun episode where we were all on point, something that has been happening more and more lately tbh! A-to-J has a complicated set of "anniversaries" but for the sake of brevity all you need to know is that the "first" one is on July 22 and this episode was a sort of look back at those seven years. We've done this sort of thing many times before but this time it was with a focus on other outlets that were around at our start, have collaborated with us in the past, and where they are now. It's sad that the vast majority of them are no longer around as we had a lot of friends drop out of the scene because of it. We also talked about other sites we used to like that are now gone and basically how the internet is a very different place than it was seven years ago. Elsewhere we talked about the Steam Deck, Beastars, anime musicals, and the whole Oyamada Keigo/Cornelius Olympics scandal that's been going on. So please bear with the shaky video on this one (and on recent ones in general) and we promise to get that fixed in the future! As always, take care of yourselves and each other in these trying times and stay healthy and safe! If you want to watch Ultra Podcast Z live then check out our twitch channel: twitch.tv/atojplays We are live every Tuesday at 6 PM PST! Ultra Podcast Z 117 (A-to-J Anniversary w/ Tiffany) | 2020 In Retrospect, A-to-J Memories, More!11/27/2020 Live Broadcast:
November 24, 2020 6:00 PM PST Hosts: Manuel Nyaru Tiffany Description: Ultra Podcast Z number 117 is all about celebrating A-to-J Connections Sixth Anniversary! A-to-J traditionally celebrates its anniversary on Thanksgiving, and seeing as this episode was closest to it, we decided to tackle it here. Tiffany joined as guest this week and in typical 2020 fashion we took a very chill approach to celebrating past and recent accomplishments. It was a chill time and while we did hit all the usual anniversary stuff (memories, the year in review, etc) it was done in a way where we realized that this is a year where our biggest accomplishment is that we made it to the other end of it. With that said, what a crazy year it's been as there have been a lot of changes from the start of 2020 to the end, both with us and within the scene we work in. Anyhow, you can watch for more on that particular topic and we at A-to-J and UPZ will keep plodding along our path as we always have! Be sure to check this one out and catch all upcoming episodes where we start wrapping up one of the strangest years ever. As always, take care of yourselves and each other in these trying times and stay healthy and safe! If you want to watch Ultra Podcast Z live then check out our twitch channel: twitch.tv/atojplays We are live every Tuesday at 6 PM PST! Ultra Podcast Z 99 (Celebrating 100+ Episodes w/ Tiffany & Callie) | Storytime, Unseen Clips, More!5/20/2020 Live Broadcast:
May 19, 2020 6:00 PM PDT Hosts: Manuel Konaru Tiffany Callie Description: Ultra Podcast Z is still in quarantine and we're hitting one of our biggest milestones ever! We're at over 100 episodes (thanks to many "half" episodes) and we're taking a special look back at over two years of UPZ! First off we have Tiffany returning as guest co-host and we have Callie returning again. Tiffany being a regular in the early UPZ days and Callie being a regular over the past year. The latter being our most repeated co-host ever! Anyhow, we discussed the history of the show, from its beginnings in the "A-to-J Talks" days to the formation of the new podcast, to that format stalling quickly before finally finding its early footing. Those early days were a big boom to the show and while we've continued for years through that we also took a look at our dedication to the show even though our reach and audience has always stayed relatively small. Lots of funny clips were shown as we looked back on some early episodes and also showed off some clips that have never been seen publicly. Lots of reminiscing and a look back at some of our long list of past hosts was culminated by us describing our favorite podcast moments. Most of the hosts were unable to recall many (or much regarding their UPZ appearances) but we found some for everyone after a bit of discussion! Anyhow, this episode was a little all over the place and not ideal, but we are not in ideal times and it is what it is. However, we thank EVERYONE who has watched and supported us over the past years and 100+ episodes and we hope to keep this up for 100 more! Let us know if you have any favorite (or even not-so-favorite!) podcast moments! As always, take care of yourselves and each other in these trying times and stay healthy and safe! If you want to watch Ultra Podcast Z live then check out our twitch channel: twitch.tv/atojplays We are live every Tuesday at 6 PM PST! Live Broadcast:
September 13, 2019 7:00 PM PDT Hosts: Manuel Konaru Jordan Description: Ultra Podcast Z is TWO YEARS OLD! We kinda missed the second anniversary (which more properly would've been the week of the "Top Ten Saddest Anime Deaths") but we decided that we could kill two birds with one stone by ALSO having a bit of fun with our typical "Friday The 13th" podcasts! For those that don't know we always try to host a podcast on Friday The 13th dedicated to Alt Idols and this time around we accidentally scheduled that VERY topic earlier in the week on the main episode! So with little time to decide on a topic we ran with the joke of doing a Fast Food Tier List and here we are! Originally envisioned to have a much larger cast, we had a lot of fun with Jordan joining us and helping make this list a reality! There isn't too much else to say except that we'd love to hear your thoughts on our choices, what we left out, and where you'd place these on your own! If you want to watch Ultra Podcast Z live then check out our twitch channel: twitch.tv/atojplays We are live every Tuesday at 7 PM PST! Live Broadcast:
September 4, 2018 7:00 PM PDT Hosts: Manuel Konaru Heidi Description: Ultra Podcast Z starts its second season! There were a lot of technical issues with this one and a sadly rushed ending, but this episode saw the return of the Episode One cast of Manuel, Konaru, and Heidi! Besides the usual topics we also shared a brief story time and there were HEIDI IMPRESSIONS! There is a lot of fun to be had in this one! Be sure to like, comment, and subscribe for more! If you want to watch Ultra Podcast Z live then check out our twitch channel: twitch.tv/atojplays We are live every Tuesday at 7 PM PST! Live Broadcast:
November 28, 2017 8 PM PST Hosts: Manuel Tiffany Konaru Description: Ultra Podcast Z comes back and just in time for A-to-J Connections' third anniversary! We talked about our best and worst moments of the year, our favorite interviews and highlighted a lot of new things coming up for A-to-J! Also included: A discussion about the death of anime conventions, Japanese guests and non-Japanese themed events, and our usual "WTF Kamen Joshi" and "PV Corner" segments! Check it out! |
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