<![CDATA[A-to-J Connections - Ultra Podcast Z]]>Sat, 22 Feb 2025 02:58:36 -0800Weebly<![CDATA[Talking Real & Fake Relationships via Reddit | Ultra Podcast Z 264 (Valentine's Day 2025 Special)]]>Mon, 17 Feb 2025 08:00:00 GMThttp://a-to-jconnections.com/ultra-podcast-z/talking-real-fake-relationships-via-reddit-ultra-podcast-z-264-valentines-day-2025-special
Live Broadcast:
February 11, 2025 6:00 PM PDT

Hosts:
J.D.
Photaku

Description:
With Manuel out, J.D. and Josh take some time this Valentine's week to talk give some relationship advice and talk about the weirdly loose definition of "romance" anime MyAnimeList seems to have.
"Eepy" Clip J.D. Mentioned - https://youtube.com/shorts/olQPEFwdJl8?feature=share

00:00:00 - Start
00:00:05 - We Are Live!
00:01:26 - Reddit Story #1 - Road Rage
00:05:10 - Reddit Story #2 - Marathon (Wo)man
00:12:07 - Reddit Story #3 - She's (Not) The One
00:21:37 - Reddit Story #4 - Dead Bead
00:32:09 - Reddit Story #5 - My Wife is a Gay Witch
00:41:33 - Reddit Story #6 - Jealous Friend
00:49:15 - The Highest Rated "Romance" Anime on MAL
00:49:36 - #1 - Kaguya-sama
00:52:53 - #2 - Fruits Basket
00:55:43 - #3 - Clannad: After Story
00:58:38 - #4 - The Dangers in My Heart
01:04:14 - #5 - Monogatari
01:04:55 - Rapidfiring the Rest of the Top 30
01:13:08 - Super Speed Time
01:19:28 - Wrapping Up
01:23:07 - See You Next Time
]]><![CDATA[Having A Marvelous Time | Ultra Podcast Z 263 (Fantastic Four, Marvel, & The MCU)]]>Wed, 12 Feb 2025 20:40:39 GMThttp://a-to-jconnections.com/ultra-podcast-z/having-a-marvelous-time-ultra-podcast-z-263-fantastic-four-marvel-the-mcu
Live Broadcast:
February 4, 2025 6:00 PM PDT

Hosts:
Manuel
Photaku

Description:
Manuel and Josh are back and talking all things Marvel including the new trailer for The Fantastic Four: First Steps, Thunderbolts* and Captain America Brave New World. They also realize how weird comics can be and talk a bit about the Distinguished Competition.
00:00:00 - Start
00:00:04 - Excelsior!
00:01:11 - A Brief Tangent on the Distinguished Competition
00:03:08 - Fantastic Four: First Steps Trailer + Comics Talk
00:10:54 - Skrulls and Secret Invasion
00:15:16 - Fantastic Four Trailer Thoughts
00:22:30 - Captain America: Brave New World
00:32:16 - Thunderbolts*
00:34:39 - Phases Don't Mean Much Anymore
00:41:08 - Comic Book Movie Limbo
00:43:04 - The Broad Strokes of Canon
00:45:52 - Comics Are Impossible to Get Into
00:53:43 - The New DOOM!
00:56:06 - The Future of Spider-Man
01:01:04 - What Is This? A Crossover Episode?
01:05:51 - "Final" Thoughts + Sonic (For Some Reason)
01:16:09 - Wrapping Up
01:20:52 - See You Next Week
]]><![CDATA[We Are NOT Prepared For This Episode | Ultra Podcast Z 262 (Switch 2, Lunar New Year, & AX Hotels)]]>Mon, 03 Feb 2025 09:50:51 GMThttp://a-to-jconnections.com/ultra-podcast-z/we-are-not-prepared-for-this-episode-ultra-podcast-z-262-switch-2-lunar-new-year-ax-hotels
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.
00:00:00 - Start
00:00:05 - We Are Live
00:02:07 - Our Actual Intro
00:02:40 - We're Just Making It Up Tonight
00:04:30 - Bait and Switch 2: The Price of Eggs
00:10:03 - Switch 2 Announced
00:14:47 - We Can't Count: Mario Kart Edition
00:18:02 - Learning Internet Safety
00:19:56 - Switch 2 Part 2
00:23:07 - Resellers are the Worst
00:26:48 - Lunar New Year
00:31:03 - Butter and Butter Substitutes
00:42:15 - Food Restrictions and A Mother-Effing JoJo Reference
00:49:25 - Finishing Up Lunar New Year
00:51:10 - The Twilight Zone Movie
00:55:47 - Scary Things from Childhood
00:56:41 - How Twilight Zone (Apparently) Inpsired an Entire Genre
01:02:18 - The Anime Expo Hotel Scramble
01:08:15 - Wrapping Up
01:14:21 - See You Next Week
]]><![CDATA[Are We Getting Too Old For Cons? | Ultra Podcast Z 261 (Anime Los Angeles 2025 Recap)]]>Mon, 27 Jan 2025 08:00:00 GMThttp://a-to-jconnections.com/ultra-podcast-z/are-we-getting-too-old-for-cons-ultra-podcast-z-261-anime-los-angeles-2025-recap
Live Broadcast:
January 21, 2025 6:00 PM PDT

Hosts:
Manuel
Photaku

Description:
We're finally back from Anime Los Angeles 2025. We talk about some of the best and weirdest things that happened at this and other cons and what we're looking forward to in 2025.
00:00:00 - Start
00:00:05 - Welcome to 2025!
00:02:51 - Manuel's Male Living Space
00:04:09 - ALA 2025
00:07:42 - The Jan 2025 Fires and ALA
00:10:53 - ALA 2025 Hotel Experience
00:19:04 - The Fridge Story
00:21:44 - More Con Hotel Stories
00:27:14 - Did We Even Attend the Con?
00:29:49 - A-to-J's Panels at ALA 2025
00:33:49 - The Panels J.D. Attended (Day 1)
00:37:56 - Josh Saved A-to-J's ALA
00:43:49 - Big Projects We Want to Work On
00:48:21 - The Panels J.D. Attended (Days 2 - 4)
00:58:30 - The Rest of ALA
01:05:07 - Our Goals for 2025
01:11:10 - Wrapping Up
01:13:27 - See You Next Week
]]><![CDATA[The Last Christmas Song Tier List You'll Ever Need | Ultra Podcast Z 260 (w/ @PhotakuNetwork)]]>Tue, 17 Dec 2024 08:00:00 GMThttp://a-to-jconnections.com/ultra-podcast-z/the-last-christmas-song-tier-list-youll-ever-need-ultra-podcast-z-260-w-photakunetwork
Live Broadcast:
December 10, 2024 6:00 PM PDT

Hosts:
Manuel
Photaku

Description:
We're back and talking Christmas music with our definitive tier list of songs at least until Manuel decides to do this again next year.
00:00:00 - Start
00:00:04 - We Are Live!
00:02:51 - Last Christmas
00:03:53 - O Holy Night
00:06:10 - 12 Days of Christmas
00:07:43 - Feliz Navidad
00:08:50 - I Saw Three Ships
00:10:08 - Santa Baby
00:12:46 - Happy Xmas (War Is Over)
00:14:08 - Baby, It's Cold Outside
00:16:32 - Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
00:18:12 - Merry Christmas Happy Holidays
00:20:38 - The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)
00:22:30 - Do They Know It's Christmas?
00:24:09 - You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch
00:27:41 - Please Come Home for Christmas
00:29:07 - Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
00:30:28 - Jingle Bell Rock
00:32:04 - All I Want For Christmas Is You
00:33:46 - Frosty the Snowman
00:35:41 - Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer
00:37:36 - Santa Claus is Coming to Town
00:39:20 - Wonderful Christmastime
00:41:27 - Let It Snow
00:42:33 - Run Rudolph Run
00:44:06 - O Come, All Ye Faithful
00:46:25 - Deck the Halls
00:48:11 - Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree
00:50:49 - I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus
00:52:22 - Silver Bells
00:53:29 - Little St. Nick
00:54:27 - We Wish You A Merry Christmas
00:55:36 - Rapid Fire
01:07:30 - Non-Christmas "Christmas" Songs
01:10:30 - Missing Songs
01:14:18 - Wrapping Up
01:16:41 - Happy Holidays!
]]><![CDATA[The Sound of Musicals | Ultra Podcast Z 259 (Musicals w/ @PhotakuNetwork]]>Mon, 09 Dec 2024 22:28:58 GMThttp://a-to-jconnections.com/ultra-podcast-z/the-sound-of-musicals-ultra-podcast-z-259-musicals-w-photakunetwork
Live Broadcast:
December 3, 2024 6:00 PM PDT

Hosts:
Manuel
Photaku

Description:
Manuel, Josh and J.D. too are finally back. Following the smash success of Wicked, they're finally doing the long talked about musical episode. Sadly, not as much signing as you'd expect.
00:00:00 - Start
00:00:05 - We Are Live!
00:02:46 - What is a Musical?
00:06:32 - Disney Musicals
00:10:26 - Tangent: Judy Garland and Movie Legends
00:13:16 - Back to Musicals
00:16:38 - The Wiz
00:17:47 - Manuel's Musical Experiences
00:23:56 - Wicked
00:28:19 - Musical Viewing Etiquette
00:32:28 - Tangent: Fast Food
00:35:05 - Our Favorite Musicals
00:46:13 - Hamilton
00:50:45 - Tangent: Fast Food pt 2
00:53:33 - Bringing It Back to Musicals with.... Sausage Party?
00:57:19 - Phantom Musicals
01:01:22 - Different Versions of Musicals
01:07:43 - Wrapping Up
01:08:57 - See You Next Time!
]]><![CDATA[The Contest of Champions | Ultra Podcast Z 258 ("Um, Anime" featuring Fangy vs Andrew)]]>Tue, 19 Nov 2024 08:00:00 GMThttp://a-to-jconnections.com/ultra-podcast-z/the-contest-of-champions-ultra-podcast-z-258-um-anime-featuring-fangy-vs-andrew
Live Broadcast:
November 12, 2024 6:00 PM PDT

Hosts:
Manuel
Fangy
Andrew

Description:
J.D. once again brings gathers two of his friends to play one of his little games. This time, Fangy and Andrew meet in a contest of corrections. Which one will come out on top? 
Caitlin Glass Interview: https://youtu.be/4P-4BVrc5P8
Why Pterodactyls Aren't Dinosaurs: https://youtu.be/muWYY9qMM1A

00:00:05 - We Are Live
00:01:11 - The Rules
00:03:13 - Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood
00:05:31 - Solo Leveling
00:08:27 - Wild Card Round: Resident Evil
00:11:59 - Shiny Round: Anime 1x01
00:18:03 - My Hero Academia
00:20:14 - Fruits Basket
00:22:41 - Wild Card Round: Power Rangers
00:25:39 - Shiny Round: Who's That Fate Character?
00:31:04 - Cardcaptor Sakura
00:33:55 - Mobile Suit Gundam
00:36:15 - Wild Card Round: Fire Emblem
00:37:53 - Shiny Round: All's Well That Ends Well
00:40:29 - New Game!
00:41:29 - Akira
00:42:53 - Wild Card Round: Dungeons & Dragons
00:45:02 - Shiny Round: Get Your Game On!
00:50:29 - Dr. Stone
00:52:45 - Free!
00:54:46 - Wild Card Round: MCU
00:56:29 - Shiny Round - Poke-Math
01:00:24 - Attack on Titan
01:01:41 - Monster
01:03:49 - Wild Card Round: Godzilla
01:05:55 - Shiny Round: Order Up!
01:07:54 - End of Game Due to Technical Difficulties
01:12:34 - Wrapping Up
01:14:14 - See You Next Time
]]><![CDATA[House On Haunted Hill | Ultra Podcast Z 257 (Public Domain Theater 0K Ep. 4 w/ Photaku & Badman)]]>Tue, 05 Nov 2024 08:00:00 GMThttp://a-to-jconnections.com/ultra-podcast-z/house-on-haunted-hill-ultra-podcast-z-257-public-domain-theater-0k-ep-4-w-photaku-badman
Live Broadcast:
October 29, 2024 6:00 PM PDT

Hosts:
Manuel
J.D.
Badman
Photaku

Description:
Our Halloween watch-along special, Public Domain Theater 0K, returns with the William Castle/Vincent Price class, House on Haunted Hill! Come see the old frights and wonder why Manuel wants the old lady to die. Turns out, sometimes there is no reason. Also joining in on this one, for the first time in well over a year, is Warren, AKA "Badman"!
00:00:00 - Start
00:00:05 - We Are Live!
00:02:17 - Starting the Movie
01:19:38 - Wrapping Up
01:22:33 - Haunt You Later
]]><![CDATA[Return of the Horror Movie Tier List | Ultra Podcast Z 256 (Horror Movie Tier List 2.0)]]>Mon, 28 Oct 2024 23:48:55 GMThttp://a-to-jconnections.com/ultra-podcast-z/return-of-the-horror-movie-tier-list-ultra-podcast-z-256-horror-movie-tier-list-20
Live Broadcast:
October 22, 2024 6:00 PM PDT

Hosts:
Manuel
Photaku

Description:
It's the spoopy month, and that means we're doing our usual themed episodes. It also means that we have to do at least one tier list! This year we (sort of) redid a horror movie tier list we did all the way back in 2020. This time around we used a premade one that had like 500 movies, but we only did about forty! Check it out, and let us know your thoughts on our picks and placement!
00:00:00 - Start
00:00:04 - We Are Live
00:02:23 - Final Destination and Scream (1996)
00:04:43 - Josh's Festival Story
00:09:00 - 13 Ghosts
00:09:21 - 28 Days Later
00:10:09 - Alien
00:11:22 - American Psycho
00:12:21 - An American Werewolf in London
00:13:16 - The Amityville Horror (1979 and 2005)
00:17:28 - Attack of the Killer Tomatoes
00:19:05 - The Babadook
00:20:50 - The Birds
00:21:55 - The Blair Witch Project
00:22:42 - Cabin Fever
00:23:16 - Candyman (1992)
00:24:24 - Carrie (1976)
00:26:53 - Child's Play 1, 2 & Bride of Chucky
00:29:24 - Dracula (1931 English)
00:30:27 - Evil Dead 1
00:33:05 - Dawn of the Dead (1978 and 2004)
00:35:47 - Drag Me To Hell
00:37:08 - Evil Dead 2 and Army of Darkness
00:40:12 - The Exorcist
00:41:42 - Freddy vs Jason
00:45:01 - Friday the 13th 1-3
00:46:43 - Cloverfield
00:47:47 - Creepshow
00:48:39 - Ginger Snaps
00:49:48 - Halloween 1, 2, & 3
00:54:02 - I Know What You Did Last Summer
00:55:13 - Every It Adaptation
00:56:48 - Leprechaun
00:57:27 - Jaws
00:58:31 - M3gan
01:00:16 - Night of the Living Dead (1968)
01:02:22 - Nightmare on Elm Street
01:03:27 - The Omen (1976)
01:05:22 - Paranormal Activity
01:06:06 - Poltergeist
01:06:45 - Predator
01:08:10 - A Quiet Place
01:08:33 - Psycho (1960)
01:09:10 - Some More "Not Horror" Movies
01:09:53 - Texas Chain Saw Massacre
01:10:27 - The Shining
01:11:01 - Smile
01:11:13 - Saw I and II
01:11:23 - The Ring (American)
01:11:42 - The Thing (1982)
01:11:59 - The Wicker Man (1973)
01:12:29 - Willie's Wonderland
01:12:53 - Wrong Turn (2003)
01:13:22 - House of 1000 Corpses
01:13:46 - Re-Animator
01:14:37 - Midsommar
01:15:26 - Urban Legend
01:15:34 - Hereditary
01:16:58 - Wrapping Up
01:22:24 - See You Next Week
]]><![CDATA[J.D. Wants To Play A Little Game | Ultra Podcast Z 255 (Horror Anime Connect w/ Andrew)]]>Tue, 22 Oct 2024 01:50:36 GMThttp://a-to-jconnections.com/ultra-podcast-z/jd-wants-to-play-a-little-game-ultra-podcast-z-255-horror-anime-connect-w-andrew
Live Broadcast:
October 15, 2024 6:00 PM PDT

Hosts:
Manuel
Andrew

Description:
J.D. takes over once again to pit Manuel and Andrew against each other in a game of horror connections that goes off the rails pretty quickly.
00:00:00 - Start
00:00:05 - We Are Live!?
00:01:41 - Round 1: Connections
00:03:37 - Round 1 Question 1
00:07:05 - Round 1 Question 2
00:09:15 - Round 1 Question 3
00:11:11 - Round 1 Question 4
00:13:59 - Round 1 Question 5
00:15:43 - Round 1 Question 6 (Picture)
00:17:49 - Round 2: Sequences
00:18:52 - Round 2 Question 1
00:21:39 - Round 2 Question 2
00:24:52 - Round 2 Question 3
00:26:43 - Round 2 Question 4 (Picture)
00:31:47 - Round 2 Question 5
00:35:01 - Round 2 Question 6
00:39:19 - Final Round: Missing Vowels
00:39:40 - Category 1: Horror Anime
00:40:57 - Category 2: Werewolves (and Wolfmen)
00:43:59 - Category 3: Devils
00:47:52 - Category 4: Characters Who Have Died Multiple Times
00:52:06 - Final Category: Anime Endings
00:55:28 - Game Over?
00:57:14 - Tiebreaker Attempt #1
01:01:14 - Tiebreaker Attempt #2
01:04:41 - Tiebreaker Attempt #3
01:08:15 - Finally Breaking the Tie
01:08:52 - Wrapping Up
01:10:42 - See You Next Week
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