We Are NOT Prepared For This Episode | Ultra Podcast Z 262 (Switch 2, Lunar New Year, & AX Hotels)2/3/2025 Live Broadcast:
January 28, 2025 6:00 PM PDT Hosts: Manuel Photaku Description: We went into this episode with no idea what we were going to talk about and it actually turned out all right. We ended up talking about the Switch 2, the Lunar New Year and the scramble to get a hotel for Anime Expo.
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We Got Ripped Off So You Don't Have To | Ultra Podcast Z 251 (PS5 Pro & More w/ @PhotakuNetwork)9/23/2024 Live Broadcast:
September 17, 2024 6:00 PM PDT Hosts: Manuel Photaku Description: Manuel and Josh are back to talk about how Manuel values video games more than human lives, the PS5 Pro price and how we no longer have any times for games. 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 192 (Happy New Year! w/ Snakz) ALA Panels & Recap, Travel, Holiday Matsuri, More!1/28/2023 Live Broadcast:
January 25, 2023 6:00 PM PDT Hosts: Manuel Snakz Description: Ultra Podcast Z had a bit of shakiness as there were cons, sickness, and all-around cancellations that caused our return to happen a lot later than we would have hoped. Also, once we were ready to return a last minute concert made it that we were going to have to host this episode on a Wednesday instead of a Tuesday, which would normally be our gaming stream... but those are still awaiting their return too. It's a very odd situation that only effects us and the tens of people that watch, but an odd situation nonetheless. Snakz joined here as our original idea was to discuss ALA, recent cons, and some upcoming concerts and events for the year. We definitely did the first one but maybe lost the plot for a bit before coming back to randomness and discussing cons and events later this year. We did talk a bit about concerts here and there but a lot of our storytime might be lost to people who aren't regular viewers as there are some bits that lack context if you're just dropping in randomly. Sorry about that but episodes after long breaks usually have an odd feel to them where everyone is trying to get back into the groove of things, and this one is no exception. Anyhow, there's still some fun to be had here, especially when people finally showed up in the chat about halfway in, so check it out and let's look forward to 2023! Will UPZ survive past episode 200? We shall see... 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 180 (Mahjong Madness w/ Janette) Mahjong Soul, Riichi Mahjong, Anime Cons, More!8/12/2022 Live Broadcast:
August 9, 2022 6:00 PM PDT Hosts: Manuel Janette Description: Ultra Podcast Z took a week off for random nonsense and came back with a special episode that was supposed to feature Pleiades hosting and Janette on as a guest. As you can probably see from the finished product, only half of that equation came to pass. Thankfully JD was still available to host and this somewhat last minute episode went forward. We were originally going to do a trifecta of con discussion as the three hosts had all been to recent conventions in different parts of the country, but that wasn't to be so most of this show was about mahjong. What started as a thought about how Manuel had got a new mahjong set for his birthday turned into a discussion about the differences between Chinese, Japanese, and American Mahjong, and lots more. What was definitely decided was that we have a lot of strong views on mahjong and probably will be going forward with our mahjong gaming nights that we've been toying around with for the past couple months. When we do, will it be riichi though? Anyway, if anyone has any suggestions on easy ways to play Chinese mahjong online, please let us know in the comments below as that is something we are very interested in. Oh, and we talked a BIT about other stuff, but you can all just consider this the "Mahjong Episode". 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 178 (Anime Expo Recap) AX 2022, Summer Conventions, Elon Musk, Ken Akamatsu, More!7/15/2022 Live Broadcast:
July 12, 2022 6:00 PM PDT Hosts: Manuel Badman Description: Ultra Podcast Z returns from its AX break with an episode that doesn't feature Nyaru as she unfortunately got the big C over at AX and has been taking it easy following the con. Warren joined and we all recapped the con a bit with some news and nonsense sprinkled in. The opening segment took a bit longer than we intended as we ended up talking a lot about shows we've been watching recently from Stranger Things 4, Marco Polo, The Boys, and Man In The High Castle just to name a few. We then talked a LOT about AX without really covering stuff that HAPPENED at AX. Weird when you think about it, but we are also a lot about the hanging out, the partying, and just experiences overall. Will you be going to AX Ontario and other summer conventions since everything seems in full swing again? Let us know below! We then moved on and talked about some other news topics briefly, like Elon Musk's Twitter deal falling through, the Shinzo Abe incident, and Kem Akamatsu (of Love Hina fame) now becoming a politician? There was a lot there even if we didn't give everything as much time as we probably should have. We're just warming up to a regular stream schedule though as we've had about six weeks of messiness so just keep an eye on us until next week! 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 176 (Running A Con w/ Donald) Gaming & Anime News, Tora-Con Info & Stories, More!6/24/2022 Live Broadcast:
June 21, 2022 6:00 PM PDT Hosts: JD Donald Description: Ultra Podcast Z had another weird week. The end of the no-host period is wrapping up now, but it's been interesting to see how UPZ can continue on. This week JD actually contacted a friend of his, Donald, the chair of Tora-Con, to be his co-host. Tora-Con is a local anime convention held at the Rochester Institute of Technology (link below) in Rochester, New York and, while that was a the main topic here, there was a lot covered. It's definitely interesting to get someone behind the scenes when it comes to running a convention as we've (surprisingly) have not really tried this kind of topic before even though we all have more than our share of convention runner friends. Besides Tora-Con talk there was news, anime, and video game talk all throughout and there was a lot of storytime and event talk when it came to Tora-Con itself. It's a little weird watching UPZ with such a different cast but it's been an unique ride that's for sure! Anyhow, be sure to check out this episode, check out Tora-Con if you can, and keep watching UPZ! Maybe we'll have Donald on again in the future as both him and Photaku, not to mention JD himself, did a good job making up for some unforeseen circumstances. Next week both Manuel and Nyaru should be back talking about some pre-Anime Expo stuff so let's see if things jump back to normal after that! 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! |
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