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4Kids is the company that brought Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!, One Piece, Shaman King, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Ultraman and more to English speaking audiences. This retrospective podcast about the 4Kids era of television as told by the people who were actually there. Hosted by voice actress Tara Sands and podcaster/artist Steve Yurko! Tara and Steve go behind the scenes and interview the actors, directors, writers, translators, editors and more responsible for bringing these shows to life. Tara ...
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This is the feed where you can get all the great podcasts found over at the Boards & Swords website (http://boardsandswords.com). There's the main Boards & Swords podcast, where four friends have fun talking about board games and finding a game they all like, and The Dirtbags of Holding, a RPG actual play podcast showing off the wrong way to play several different roleplaying games.
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Bad jokes. Good folks. Games. Every other week, Chris & Philip talk about their experiences playing different games (both board games and video games). If you enjoy hearing people talk about the fun they have playing various games instead of why X game is better than Y game, this is the show for you. Plus, they've got the latest board games news , the worst jokes, and the best guests occasionally.
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I’m still breathing as I type this, so you can tell it’s been a busy Nova Open! We held our first live show in over 2 years! Mike & Kyron from the Nova Open staff join us for more hijinx than we can probably withstand. Join us on Discord! https://boardsandswords.com/discord News If you need your speed paint even speedier... https://icv2.com/article…
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I’m still breathing as I type this, so you can tell it’s been a busy Nova Open! We held our first live show in over 2 years! Mike & Kyron from the Nova Open staff join us for more hijinx than we can probably withstand. Join us on Discord! https://boardsandswords.com/discord News If you need your speed paint even speedier... https://icv2.com/article…
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I promise we’ll get back to interviews next time (Nova Open LIVE show btw!!), but for now we’ve finally got more news out of Gen Con to talk about, along with what was “hot” during the show. Join us on Discord! https://boardsandswords.com/discord News More details on Gundam Assemble https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/60205/gen-con-2025-news-bandai…
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I promise we’ll get back to interviews next time (Nova Open LIVE show btw!!), but for now we’ve finally got more news out of Gen Con to talk about, along with what was “hot” during the show. Join us on Discord! https://boardsandswords.com/discord News More details on Gundam Assemble https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/60205/gen-con-2025-news-bandai…
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This is awkward…normally I’m the one with stories from Gen Con, now I’m scouring online looking for them myself. We’ve got some news stories and social media to fill in the gaps though! Join us on Discord! https://boardsandswords.com/discord News Just what TI4 needed was MOAR stuff... https://www.wargamer.com/twilight-imperium/thunders-edge-expansi…
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This is awkward…normally I’m the one with stories from Gen Con, now I’m scouring online looking for them myself. We’ve got some news stories and social media to fill in the gaps though! Join us on Discord! https://boardsandswords.com/discord News Just what TI4 needed was MOAR stuff... https://www.wargamer.com/twilight-imperium/thunders-edge-expansi…
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Ready to throw down in some UNO at the casino? How about learning sign language in a TTRPG? A bit D&D heavy with the news this week, but Eric Yurko is here from What’s Eric Playing (https://whatsericplaying.com/) to balance us out and talk about what’s going to be on display at Gen Con this year. Gen Con Preview GeekList: https://boardgamegeek.com/…
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Ready to throw down in some UNO at the casino? How about learning sign language in a TTRPG? A bit D&D heavy with the news this week, but Eric Yurko is here from What’s Eric Playing (https://whatsericplaying.com/) to balance us out and talk about what’s going to be on display at Gen Con this year. Gen Con Preview GeekList: https://boardgamegeek.com/…
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In this episode, Tara Sands and Steve Yurko look back on the over 90 episodes of 4Kids Flashback that have been released! The show will no longer be putting out weekly episodes, but we can always add more if anyone else from 4Kids wants to be interviewed. 4Kids Flashback is a behind the scenes podcast about the 4Kids era of television as told by th…
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In this episode, Tara Sands and Steve Yurko interview Frederick B. Owens. At 4Kids, Frederick voiced Gol D. Roger and Gaimon on One PIece, Leatherhead and Traximus on Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Captain Dobbs on Funky Cops and Bason on Shaman King. You can follow him online at https://www.instagram.com/frederick_b_owens/ 4Kids Flashback is a behi…
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No guest this week, just a lot of news to talk about. Like what games does CMON have left? And why is Asmodee hiring their crowdfunding “expert”? Even I can read the tea leaves on why thats a bad idea. Also, would you pay $165 for a Magic the Gathering event? I don’t think I would. Join us on Discord! https://boardsandswords.com/discord News What d…
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No guest this week, just a lot of news to talk about. Like what games does CMON have left? And why is Asmodee hiring their crowdfunding “expert”? Even I can read the tea leaves on why thats a bad idea. Also, would you pay $165 for a Magic the Gathering event? I don’t think I would. Join us on Discord! https://boardsandswords.com/discord News What d…
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In this episode, Tara Sands and Steve Yurko interview Jay Goede. At 4Kids, Jay voiced Mewtwo and Dr. Fuji in Pokémon: The First Movie - Mewtwo Strikes Back. Follow him on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/jpg4art/?hl=en Jay can be booked for conventions by https://www.instagram.com/mitchzro/?hl=en 4Kids Flashback is a behind the scenes podcast…
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In this episode of 4Kids Flashback, Tara Sands is joined by Actor and Voice Director Darren Dunstan! They answer the messages YOU left at Speakpipe! Darren is best known for voicing Splinter in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Pegasus in Yu-Gi-Oh!! He also Voice Directed a ton of shows at 4Kids including Pokémon, Dinosaur King and Yu-Gi-Oh!. Follow…
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In this episode, Tara Sands and guest host Megan Hollingshead interview Leah Applebaum. At 4Kids, Leah voiced Erika, Suzie and Rita on Pokémon. Follow her at https://bsky.app/profile/leahapplebaum.bsky.social and https://www.tiktok.com/@leahapplebaum 4Kids Flashback is a behind the scenes podcast about the 4Kids era of television as told by the peo…
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In this episode, Tara Sands and Steve Yurko interview Jessica Calvello. At 4Kids, Jessica voiced Drona in Magical DoReMi, and Kay in Pokémon. Jessica started working in anime dubing in Texas and tells us all about the differences working in the different studios at the time. And of course we talk about her work in Attack On Titan! Follow her on Ins…
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CMON has a “Setting Sun” with several of its games, Gundam minis are (surprise) really well put together, and a board game about dating D&D monsters? Also, Mark Henry from the site Goblin’s Hut (https://www.goblinshut.com/) is here to talk about the product “Dirty Down” and how it can make painting your miniatures easier. Join us on Discord! https:…
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CMON has a “Setting Sun” with several of its games, Gundam minis are (surprise) really well put together, and a board game about dating D&D monsters? Also, Mark Henry from the site Goblin’s Hut (https://www.goblinshut.com/) is here to talk about the product “Dirty Down” and how it can make painting your miniatures easier. Join us on Discord! https:…
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In this episode, Tara Sands and Steve Yurko interview Jamie McGonnigal. At 4Kids, Jamie voiced Eyelash The Camel in One Piece, Zoda in F-Zero GP Legend, Brron in Yu-Gi-Oh! GX, Blitz Boylston in Yu-Gi-Oh! 5Ds, Teddington Twingersnaps in Viva Piñata and Tommy Grimm in Pokémon. Follow him on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/jmcgonnigal/?hl=en 4K…
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In this episode, Tara Sands and Steve Yurko interview David Lapkin. At 4Kids, David voiced Sir Ebrum on Kirby: Right Back At Ya, Jerome Wise on Sonic X, Lord Simultaneous on Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Mr. 7 on One Piece, Monty Mousemallow on Viva Piñata, John Tanaka on F-Zero GP Legend, and Lucian, Dee Dunstan and more in Pokémon. 4Kids Flashbac…
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Come on and SLAM, and welcome to the Jam that is POGs! Meanwhile, I’ve got new rulebooks to buy, some books maybe I shouldn’t buy, and Will Schoonover is here from Steve Jackson Games to talk about what’s new in the Munchkin world. I better keep an eye on Philip… Join us on Discord! https://boardsandswords.com/discord News POGs are back! https://ww…
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Come on and SLAM, and welcome to the Jam that is POGs! Meanwhile, I’ve got new rulebooks to buy, some books maybe I shouldn’t buy, and Will Schoonover is here from Steve Jackson Games to talk about what’s new in the Munchkin world. I better keep an eye on Philip… Join us on Discord! https://boardsandswords.com/discord News POGs are back! https://ww…
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In this episode, Tara Sands and Steve Yurko interview Sabrina Sevilla. At 4Kids, Sabrina was an Art Director and worked on properties including TMNT, Pokémon, X-Box, Viva Piñata, American Kennel Club, Cabbage Patch Kids, Pachanga, Royal Air Force, One Piece, Winx Club, and The Dog, The Cat, The Pig. She shared some amazing images with us that can b…
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In this episode, Tara Sands and Steve Yurko interview Kevin Kolack. At 4Kids, Kevin voiced Mr 3 and Pepper on One Piece, Knuckle Joe and Tokkori on Kirby, Khybon on Chaotic, and Flip Turner on Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal. You can follow him online at https://www.instagram.com/kevinkolack/ and see his website at https://www.kevinkolack.com/ 4Kids Flashback is a…
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Apparently the internet is wrong and people wont quit playing Magic from Universes Beyond? Just switch over to Altered, where you can have print on demand cards in your TCG. That just seems weird to me. Also, we’ve got Shane from the Foundry VTT team here with us to talk about what makes their software different from the multitudes of options avail…
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Apparently the internet is wrong and people wont quit playing Magic from Universes Beyond? Just switch over to Altered, where you can have print on demand cards in your TCG. That just seems weird to me. Also, we’ve got Shane from the Foundry VTT team here with us to talk about what makes their software different from the multitudes of options avail…
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In this episode, Tara Sands and Steve Yurko interview Jason Thompson. Jason was a Manga editor at Viz on Yu-Gi-Oh! and One Piece and many more titles. He also worked on Shonen Jump Magazine and at Anime News Network. Check out more about him and read his work at https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/house-of-1000-manga/2013-07-25 https://www.jasonbradle…
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In this episode, Tara Sands and Steve Yurko interview Carrie Keranen. At 4Kids, Carrie voiced Marion Phauna on Shaman King, Dora on Pokémen Chronicles, Earthia on Sonic X, Kisara and Mokuba on Yu-Gi-Oh!, Mina and Misty on Yu-Gi-Oh! 5Ds, and Angel, Ananda and Tammy Tamlin on Teeneage Mutant Ninja Turtles. You can follow her online at www.instagram.c…
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Someone at Hasbro should stop letting their CEO talk. Also, there’s a lot of crappy news out so I decided to talk about some new games announced recently. Speaking of news, we’ve also got Rowan Zeoli on from Rascal News to talk about what its like as an independent news blog in this dumpster fire of a time. Join us on Discord! https://boardsandswor…
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Someone at Hasbro should stop letting their CEO talk. Also, there’s a lot of crappy news out so I decided to talk about some new games announced recently. Speaking of news, we’ve also got Rowan Zeoli on from Rascal News to talk about what its like as an independent news blog in this dumpster fire of a time. Join us on Discord! https://boardsandswor…
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In this episode, Tara Sands and Steve Yurko interview Josh Kaufman. At 4Kids, Josh started as an intern in 2001 and worked his way up. He started at The Summit Media Group, a subsidiary of 4Kids, in sales and then switched over to 4Kids as an Account Executive selling commercial inventory. 4Kids Flashback is a behind the scenes podcast about the 4K…
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In this episode, Tara Sands and Steve Yurko interview Jason Paige. At 4Kids, Jason was the singer of the first English Pokémon theme song and Viridian City. You can find more info and follow him at https://jasonpaige.com/ and https://www.instagram.com/jasonpaige/ His YouTube channel is https://www.youtube.com/@JasonPaige 4Kids Flashback is a behind…
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Chris Perkins isn’t at Wizards of the Coast anymore? I might not have to put decals on my minis anymore? I’m just a glass cage of emotions right now. In the meantime, we’ve got Justus and Eric from the card game Doomlings on to talk about their cute little catastrophe game. Join us on Discord! https://boardsandswords.com/discord News This D&D adven…
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Chris Perkins isn’t at Wizards of the Coast anymore? I might not have to put decals on my minis anymore? I’m just a glass cage of emotions right now. In the meantime, we’ve got Justus and Eric from the card game Doomlings on to talk about their cute little catastrophe game. Join us on Discord! https://boardsandswords.com/discord News This D&D adven…
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In this episode, Tara Sands and Steve Yurko interview Neuroscientist Dr Jesse Gomez. Jese was part of a fascinating study that discovered a part of a person's brain that responds to Pokémon. You can learn more about it at https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/325140#The-role-of-eccentricity-bias and http://vpnl.stanford.edu/papers/GomezBarnettP…
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In this episode, Tara Sands and Steve Yurko interview Gary Littman. At 4Kids, Gary voiced a bunch of roles at 4Kids including Dr. Quincy Quackberry on Viva Piñata, Kuro, Mohjii and Klahadore on One Piece, Lazar on Yu-Gi-Oh! 5Ds and Jakata on Tai Chi Chasers. You can follow him online at https://www.instagram.com/littmangary/ and https://www.garylit…
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Gamestop has decided crypto is the right investment, Stonemaier is investing in Disc Golf, and Battletech is going…Gothic? We’ve also got on Tom Lommel from Evil Hat Productions (https://evilhat.com/) to talk about all the “Evil” things they have coming up this year. Join us on Discord! https://boardsandswords.com/discord News Gamestop closing stor…
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Gamestop has decided crypto is the right investment, Stonemaier is investing in Disc Golf, and Battletech is going…Gothic? We’ve also got on Tom Lommel from Evil Hat Productions (https://evilhat.com/) to talk about all the “Evil” things they have coming up this year. Join us on Discord! https://boardsandswords.com/discord News Gamestop closing stor…
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In this episode, Tara Sands and Steve Yurko interview author Tracey West. We have a hunch that her books help a lot of you learn to read. She wrote adaptations of Pokémon books as well as Yu-Gi-Oh! books and Cubix titles. She has also written a gazillion other books and here are some links: https://www.goodreads.com/series/list/17719.Tracey_West.ht…
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In this episode, Tara Sands and Steve Yurko interview Lisa Ortiz. At 4Kids, Lisa played a ton of roles at 4Kids including Chopin in Tama and Friends, Patina in Magical DoReMi, Serenity in Yu-Gi-Oh!, Tony Tony Chopper in One Piece, Amy Rose in Sonic X, Roxanne in Ultimate Muscle, Musa, Icy and others in Winx Club and Sabrina in Pokémon. She is the c…
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Would you pay $87K for a pokemon shaped cheeto? What about buy a board game based on The Sims or Helldivers 2? Speaking of electronic gaming, we’ve also got Jean Simonet from Pixels on the show to talk about their electronic dice! Join us on Discord! https://boardsandswords.com/discord News Sim The Sims on your tabletop https://icv2.com/articles/ne…
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Would you pay $87K for a pokemon shaped cheeto? What about buy a board game based on The Sims or Helldivers 2? Speaking of electronic gaming, we’ve also got Jean Simonet from Pixels on the show to talk about their electronic dice! Join us on Discord! https://boardsandswords.com/discord News Sim The Sims on your tabletop https://icv2.com/articles/ne…
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In this episode, Tara Sands and Steve Yurko interview Jonathan Widrow. At 4Kids, Jonathan was the Vice President of Internet from 2002-2007. We talk about the website, message boards and more! Questions get answered! 4Kids Flashback is a behind the scenes podcast about the 4Kids era of television as told by the people who were actually there. 4Kids…
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In this episode we honor the life and work of Maddie Blaustein. At 4Kids, Maddie is best known for voicing Meowth on Pokémon, Solomon Muto on Yu-gi-Oh!, Wally Tusket on Ultimate Muscle, Dr. Kureha on One Piece, Helga on Dinosaur King, Dr. K on Cubix, Oslo on Fighting Foodons and so much more. Here are the links that were referenced in the episode T…
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Remember Decipher? Pepperidge Farm remembers. Also, that D&D Mr. Potato Head is creepy and Breeze Grigas is here from Zephyr Workshop to talk about his games like A.E.G.I.S.! Join us on Discord! https://boardsandswords.com/discord News Decipher is back? https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/58955/decipher-resurfaces-via-cryptozoic-entertainment GTS c…
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Remember Decipher? Pepperidge Farm remembers. Also, that D&D Mr. Potato Head is creepy and Breeze Grigas is here from Zephyr Workshop to talk about his games like A.E.G.I.S.! Join us on Discord! https://boardsandswords.com/discord News Decipher is back? https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/58955/decipher-resurfaces-via-cryptozoic-entertainment GTS c…
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In this episode, Tara Sands and Steve Yurko interview Gerry Beyer. At 4Kids, Gerry worked on the promos and shows as the Post Production Supervisor and Senior Video Editor from 2002-2011. He worked on projects like Chaotic, Fighting Foodons, Ultraman Tiga, Yu-Gi-Oh! and more! You can see some of his work on his page at https://www.youtube.com/@euga…
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In this episode, Tara Sands and Steve Yurko interview Bree Sharp. At 4Kids Bree was a singer for Pokémon, Winx Club, and Mew Mew Power. She also adapted some scripts for Magical DoReMi. Follow her on social media at https://www.instagram.com/beautifulsmallmachines/ and her website is https://www.breesharp.com/ Don't miss seeing her perform live wit…
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