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March 28, 2023 6:00 PM PDT Hosts: Manuel Dr. Wes JD Description: Ultra Podcast Z has a lowkey 200th episode! We had a lot of plans for this one as we hoped to do a watch stream of Episode 2 with the original cast, but scheduling means that we had to table that for a few weeks, so look forward to that eventually. Then we had the idea of a gaming talk centered around some news and Zelda (since Tears of The Kingdom got a new gameplay video earlier that day) with Janette and we were forced to do a quick reschedule as Janette dropped out and Weston popped in. We still talked Zelda, the eShop closures, and more, but we ditched some of the topics that we planned to cover with Janette so maybe we'll table those for a future episode as well. This wasn't all a wash though as this freed us up to talk more about Zelda than we were initially going to and this lead to a lot of arguments regarding which were our favorites and which we thought weren't very good. We closed out with some D&D news from their upcoming stream, though we didn't mention Manuel's favorite part: the announcement of a Dragonlance TV show. Thanks to Weston for taking the hosting duties at the absolute last minute, maybe we can PLAN an episode around topics for him at another time. What a way to welcome in another hundred episodes! 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:
March 14, 2023 6:00 PM PDT Hosts: Manuel Photaku Dr. Wes Description: Ultra Podcast Z continues on its streak with episode 199 and has another trio host episode. Photaku returns, along with Dr. Wes, as we discussed a lot of recent "days". The White Day discussion came and went, with a somewhat wonky explanation by Manuel which is funny since there was an entire episode on the topic (unfortunately one of the lost "First Forty") so take that all just as fun randomness, and not an accurate explanation. Elsewhere there was the talk of "Pi Day" and what everyone's favorite pies were. This naturally circled around to the pineapple on pizza debate, which remains as unresolved as ever. The show moved into the main topic of the night after this as "Mario Day" (March 10) recently happened and we wanted to talk about the upcoming Mario movie from Illumination and more, and did just that. There was a lot about the 1993 Mario movie, and if we liked it or not, as well as some concerns regarding the upcoming movie, especially the tone and cast. Favorite Mario games were also up for debate, with some surprises here and there (Hotel Mario anyone?) so let us know your favorite ones just to even that part out a bit. Beyond that there was a bit about the video game movies in general, comparing all current video game movies to the Sonic The Hedgehog movies, and even randomly talking about the current state of the MCU for some reason. A fun episode that also serves as a brief respite for whatever we end up doing for Episode 200... 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:
March 7, 2023 6:00 PM PDT Hosts: Manuel Janette Photaku Description: Ultra Podcast Z had three hosts for maybe the first time in a year. Fans of the show may remember that this used to always be the format as UPZ followed directly from the first podcast, "A-to-J Talks" which often featured FOUR hosts. There have been some rare UPZs that featured four or five hosts, but it was somewhat refreshing to have a bigger number again. While the topics weren't as open as they are some weeks, we did cover some recent news. Not recent was all the Tommy Tallarico stuff that we decided to cover as Janette had some views on it, and Manuel thought it the dogpiling wasn't exactly all that fair, a controversial topic for sure, but hey, hit us up Tommy! Elsewhere we talked con drinking, Little Caesar's, funko pops, and most especially Johnny Kitagawa and the newly released BBC doc that analyzes the allegations against him. This was a wild episode so check it out, and maybe stay away from all the upcoming/current 18+ anime conventions that are popping up these days as they seem to be train wrecks waiting to happen. Wonder when we'll have three hosts on again? Or if we'll rebrand following Episode 200? Keep watching to find out! 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 197 (Retro Gaming w/ Fangy) Retro Beginnings, Fav Games, Fangy's Gaming Club, More!3/6/2023 Live Broadcast:
February 28, 2023 6:00 PM PDT Hosts: Manuel Fangy Description: Ultra Podcast Z is closing out our "Febu-any" streams which were really just a random thing, but somewhat important in that we had an entire full month (five in this case) of shows with no breaks; something we haven't done in a surprisingly long time. Fangy joined us on this one, and this was actually the very first "Febu-any" episode we planned back in January. We had decided to talk retro gaming and we covered it pretty well even though we didn't quite move through all the topics we planned to. A fun topic and we discussed a lot about our favorite games, what we consider retro and lots more. It probably will shock no one that Manuel and Fangy had pretty different takes on all the topics and longtime viewers can probably see the parts where things like Final Fantasy IX, Metroid Prime, and other games that Manuel has ranted about get mentioned. With that said, we did stay mostly on topic throughout, and even though we promised that we'd sprinkle in a bunch of then-recent news topics we had listed in our show notes, we never actually got around to them. All this aside, that idea of a Gaming Club (similar to a Book of The Month Club) sounds like a lot of fun and more people should form them. If anyone has something similar be sure to let us know in the comments as we'd love to hear it. Also, check out "Frog: For Whom The Bell Tolls" and "Uncharted Waters: New Horizons" for our favorite retro games! 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 196 (Anime Game Show Takeover w/ Haro) "Um, Actually" & "Anime Connect"... and More!2/27/2023 Live Broadcast:
February 21, 2023 6:00 PM PDT Hosts: Manuel Haro Description: Ultra Podcast Z continues its streak of "Febru-any" episodes as JD took this somewhat off night to host an anime game show takeover. The games we played on this one are actually something of a preview for two panels that he will be hosting at Tora-Con next month. We originally intended to have a few more "contestants" on this one but we were forced to trim things down a little and only a non-video Haro was ultimately able to join us very last minute. This was still a fun show though, and seeing as it ran a little over time-wise, it was probably for the best that we didn't have more people on. Also, this show references two Drink Talk Learn episodes: a still-"lost" episode that featured JD hosting a much more difficult version of "Um, Actually", and an episode that featured Callie talking about the game show "Only Connect". (We have not been able to pinpoint the latter.) Speaking of these games, that's pretty much all this episode is, two anime versions of "Um, Actually" (which is also a game Molly hosted on a different Drink Talk Learn, but with a different theme, so three DTL episodes...) and "Only Connect", which was a lot of fun, if more difficult to play at times. Anyhow, check this one out, play along at home, and let us know if you'd like to see more game show-type content, but maybe with more contestants, 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! Live Broadcast:
February 14, 2022 6:00 PM PDT Hosts: Manuel Pleiades Description: Ultra Podcast Z took place on Valentine's Day this past week and we're not totally sure if we've ever done that before... There's a first time for everything though! We had previously talked about how Valentine's Day is one of the worst days to go out and do anything since everywhere is crowded, and it was with this mentality that Pleiades rolled up for this episode! It was a lot of fun and we covered less than half of the topics that we had planned to. That wasn't because we went off track, or got lost, but because we had a lot to say about the things we covered and we also might have over planned this one. Anyhow, everyone was on point and there were a lot of funny bits here and there and it doesn't have as much as the ad hoc topics feel that a few recent episodes have. We also revealed at the top of the show that we are planning on ending (more like we're going to rebrand) Ultra Podcast Z and, while we probably won't do that at Episode 200 as we initially planned, that's something you can look forward to in the future as things like that always serve to revitalize things for a bit. Anyhow, check this one out and let us know your thoughts on our takes and maybe about what you'd like to see in a UPZ rebrand. 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 194 (Gaming & Anime w/ Photaku) Hogwart's Legacy, Sally Amaki, Anime Expo, More!2/13/2023 Live Broadcast:
February 7, 2023 6:00 PM PDT Hosts: Manuel Photaku Description: Ultra Podcast Z is back to Tuesday after two random Wednesday shows! Photaku joined us this week as we tackled some interesting topics that mainly had to do with the Switch (upcoming Nintendo Direct and new sales records) and Hogwart's Legacy. The latter topic doesn't need any introduction as the game's release, and the reaction to it, has taken over just about every corner of the internet. We're not here to change anyone's mind, but we have our views and they were all laid out here. Elsewhere we talked about Sally Amaki voicing in both English & Japanese, the passing of the creator of the first known AMV, Anime Expo selling out of its first line of badges, and even managed to talk a lot about anime, which isn't something we do a lot on the show. There was a lot of randomness in between as well and it was a lot of fun all things considered. A more structured episode where we had a lot of topics lined up unlike the more freeform episodes that kicked off 2023, so let's just carry on from here! 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 193 (Supporting Friends' Holes w/ Hinacchi) Fire Emblem, Canada, Anime Cons, More!2/7/2023 Live Broadcast:
January 31, 2023 6:00 PM PDT Hosts: Manuel Hinacchi Description: Ultra Podcast Z is getting a little bit of a makeover as these longer descriptions are only going to be on the site from here on out. If you watch on the site... well, comment below or something to let us know if we should keep writing these! Anyway, Hinacchi was set to be on this one and was about thirty minutes late but rather than start late we decided to just go on normally and kill time until she showed up. We talked Fire Emblem, streaming, and other recent news stuff before she dropped in and then we talked all sorts of update stuff, anime cons we want to go to, Hina's maid/idol activities, her OnlyFans and more. It was a pretty random episode as we DID have some semblance of topics but we were kind of at a loss due to the late start. There was a very zoom-y cat though just out of frame so there's that! It was a fun episode though like always and there's a lot of hot takes and topics that you might have an opinion on, and we'd love to hear it! Anyhow, we're alive and we're moving into February, let's see if this momentum continues! 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 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 191 (Big Stuff In 2022 w/ Photaku) Elon Musk & Twitter, AI Art, ALA 2023, More!12/27/2022 Live Broadcast:
December 21, 2022 6:00 PM PDT Hosts: Manuel Photaku Description: Ultra Podcast Z took place on a Wednesday for the first time in years as we really wanted to give this episode another chance and it turns out that third time really is the charm! We originally going to close the year out with three episodes right up until Christmas Eve week, but things went a little wonky as Josh, who ultimately hosted this one, was unavailable and then Hinacchi, who was supposed to be on the final, got sick... it was a rough time and it seemed like we'd just do what we could to close the year. Then Manuel lost power on the night of the final and we at first decided to just close the year off early until deciding to maybe give it one last go on a Wednesday since our normal Wed. stream was delayed also this week. All, this nonsense aside we brought the show together and managed to cover the topic we initially wanted to cover with Photaku (Josh) that we weren't able to last week! We had written out several "big" topics in 2022 that we either didn't cover properly on the show throughout the year, or covered very casually. We only really got to like three of these topics but we touched upon some others quickly at the beginning and the end. If you want to hear us talk about Elon Musk, AI art, and some nonsense surrounding Anime Los Angeles and other recent SoCal cons, then check this one out! If not, check it out anyway since this episode was a lot of fun and it took many tries to get going! We will be taking a bit of a break for the holidays and the aforementioned ALA so look forward to our return on January 10, 2023. We hope everyone's holidays are going well! 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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