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This episode, recorded prior to the Christmas holiday in December 2020, has a very special guest for Jesse McDonald. He is someone that Jesse considers family and was a big part of his life back in Mississippi - Scott Hoverman. Scott is a Biloxi firefighter and owner of 3 Alarm Comics in D'Iberville, MS. He has also joined the group of cool podcasting kids by starting his own Livestream show, and he recently joined Ming Chen and Mike Zapcic’s "A Shared Universe Podcasting" family. Timeline: 0:19 - Intro and Banter 1:30 - Introducing Scott Hoverman 3:45 - Tell us a little about yourself, Scott 8:07 - Pandemia and Fandom 14:26 - Branching out with a Beer 15:15 - DC vs. Marvel 21:58 - Tell me Something Good(e) 30:38 - Podcasting with A Shared Universe 38:50 - What Draws you to Art? 46:00 - Social Media and Two Things You Never Post 1:00:19 - The Lightning Round 1:03:44 - The Wrap 1:04:20 - End Credits Show Notes: https://www.austinotaku.com/2021/02/07/episode-19-scott-hoverman/ Attribution: Intro song: "Upbeat Party" by Scott Holmes (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Scott_Holmes/Inspiring__Upbeat_Music/Scott_Holmes_-_Upbeat_Party) Ending credits song: "Highride" by Blue Dot Sessions (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Blue_Dot_Sessions/RadioPink/Highride)

Our guest for this episode is fellow conference speaker, digital marketer, former Austinite, native and current Michigander Elmer Boutin. After a career in the US Army, he has worked in digital marketing for over 20 years doing everything from coding websites to managing online reputation management efforts as both an independent contractor and a corporate webmaster. He is currently the SEO Director at GTB. In addition to all of that, he enjoys video games, including Elder Scrolls and Fallout, and he’s a big fan of British Comedy. Trigger Warning: Later in the episode, we will be discussing the suicide of Elmer's son earlier this year. If you are sensitive to this topic and want to skip this section, please fast-forward from 42:47 to 57:50. If you are struggling with thoughts of suicide, please reach out to the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline in the United States. https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/ Timeline 0:19 - Intro and Banter 2:25 - Introducing Elmer Boutin 4:10 - Tell us about yourself, Elmer 9:06 - German, Czech and the Defense Language Institute 18:32 - Language Skills, Music and ABBA Chi 21:40 - Tell Me Something Good(e) 31:17 - Bethesda Games, RPGs and more 39:59 - Twitch Streams and DJ Lily Ray 42:47 - Trigger Warning: Sensitive Topic 57:50 - The Lightning Round 1:03:52 - The Wrap 1:04:57 - End Credits Show Notes: https://www.austinotaku.com/2020/12/20/episode-18-elmer-boutin/ Attribution: Intro song: "Upbeat Party" by Scott Holmes (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Scott_Holmes/Inspiring__Upbeat_Music/Scott_Holmes_-_Upbeat_Party) Ending credits song: "Highride" by Blue Dot Sessions (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Blue_Dot_Sessions/RadioPink/Highride)

Joining us this week is iPullRank's Senior Account Executive and host of the Rankable Podcast, Jarrett Thomas. In addition to his full-time work, Jarrett is a songwriter and recording artist. His hip-hop group, Thugs-n-Thoro, won best underground rap group in 2014. Jarrett also enjoys fishing with this family and playing video games in his spare time. 0:19 - Intro and Banter 2:42 - Introducing Jarrett Thomas 4:49 - Tell us about yourself, Jarrett 7:37 - Fishing in the East River 10:07 - Ain't No Laws when you're drinking Claws 14:02 - Gummy Worms as Bait 19:25 - Swamp People and Gator Hunting 20:19 - Tell Me Something Good(e) 27:30 - Thug-n-Thoro and Rap Battles 30:44 - Recording Industry and the Business of Music 40:36 - The Rankable Podcast 44:55 - More than a sales quota 47:18 - Video gaming and going professional 49:53 - Lightning Round 54:39 - The Wrap 56:12 - End Credits Show Notes: https://www.austinotaku.com/2020/11/15/episode-17-jarrett-thomas/ Attribution: Intro song: "Upbeat Party" by Scott Holmes (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Scott_Holmes/Inspiring__Upbeat_Music/Scott_Holmes_-_Upbeat_Party) Ending credits song: "Highride" by Blue Dot Sessions (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Blue_Dot_Sessions/RadioPink/Highride)

Meet Beau Pedraza, former cryptologist for the U.S. Navy, former SEO Manager at Seer Interactive and former Head of SEO at BBVA. He is on month 14 of his sabbatical in New Zealand as he prepares for fatherhood. In this episode, we talk about Star Trek, New Zealand and upcycling electronics. 0:19 - Intro and Banter 1:51 - Introducing Beau Pedraza 3:58 - Tell us about yourself, Beau 7:19 - A Long Sabbatical in New Zealand 10:57 - Biopics and How Long to Wait After Death 12:45 - Judging Movies and Trailers (Age vs. Objective Analysis) 16:48 - Keith Ruins Everything You Love and Other Podcasts 21:12 - Tell Me Something Good(e) 27:09 - Star Trek vs. Star Wars 38:56 - Science and New Zealand's Pandemic Response 47:45 - Video Games, ROMs 49:52 - Fatherhood Advice 54:30 - The Lightning Round 59:07 - The Wrap 59:55 - End Credits Show Notes: https://www.austinotaku.com/2020/11/08/episode-16-beau-pedraza Attribution: Intro song: "Upbeat Party" by Scott Holmes (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Scott_Holmes/Inspiring__Upbeat_Music/Scott_Holmes_-_Upbeat_Party) Ending credits song: "Highride" by Blue Dot Sessions (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Blue_Dot_Sessions/RadioPink/Highride)

This week's guest is Jim Braden, a former script analyst, fantasy writer and a current Content Director at IBM. He is the only person who has their own dedicated seat at the Alamo Drafthouse, thanks to his winning their The Marathon Awakens Star Wars viewing marathon, with 46 hours and 5 minutes. We'll talk about his victory, his love of Star Wars, the best fan versions of the original trilogy, Transformers, and fantasy writing. 0:19 - Intro and Banter 1:51 - Introducing Jim Braden 2:54 - Tell us a little about yourself, Jim 4:18 - Script Development and Notable films 11:05 - Favorite watching order for Star Wars 15:08 - Surviving a Viewing Marathon 20:21 - Best Fan Versions of the Original Trilogy Star Wars 25:08 - Tell Me Something Good(e) 30:50 - The Mandalorian 36:48 - Who the hell hates Baby Yoda? 39:17 - Transformers 43:10 - The Tower and the Gate - Writing Fantasy 49:57 - The Lightning Round 53:38 - The Wrap 54:36 - End Credits Show Notes: https://www.austinotaku.com/2020/11/01/episode-15-jim-braden/ Attribution: Intro song: "Upbeat Party" by Scott Holmes (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Scott_Holmes/Inspiring__Upbeat_Music/Scott_Holmes_-_Upbeat_Party) Ending credits song: "Highride" by Blue Dot Sessions (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Blue_Dot_Sessions/RadioPink/Highride)

Joining us this week is James Hibberd, Editor-at-Large for Entertainment Weekly and author of the recently released book Fire Cannot Kill a Dragon: Game of Thrones and the Official Untold Story of the Epic Series (https://amzn.to/3dVWZfB). We talk about how he wrote his book, his time on-location with the stars of the show and his many other beats, which include Westworld, The Mandalorian, DCU and much more. 0:19 - Intro and Banter 1:23 - Introducing James Hibberd 4:54 - Tell us about yourself, James 6:56 - Interviewing On-Location for Game of Thrones 8:34 - Dining (and drinking) with the stars 11:08 - Witnessing the transition from anonymity to fame 13:35 - How to write about such a grand world 15:53 - Legal hurdles for writing the book 17:36 - The 100,000-Word goal 19:40 - The Screenplay Writing Economy 23:04 - Tell Me Something Good(e) 28:04 - Covering The Mandalorian for EW 30:02 - Star Wars Vloggers and Spaghetti Westerns 35:59 - Podcasting about The Mandalorian 37:46 - Which Nerd Beats do you like outside of GoT? 39:10 - Beats You've Grown to Love more as you cover them 40:26 - Missed-opportunity Beats 42:02 - Obsessive Work vs. Balance Work in Hollywood 44:35 - Hatchet Throwing and a GoT Celebrity Competition 49:24 - Red Ash and other favorite dining 51:17 - The Lightning Round 56:23 - The Wrap 57:07 - End Credits Show Notes: https://www.austinotaku.com/2020/10/25/episode-14-james-hibberd/ Attribution: Intro song: "Upbeat Party" by Scott Holmes (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Scott_Holmes/Inspiring__Upbeat_Music/Scott_Holmes_-_Upbeat_Party) Ending credits song: "Highride" by Blue Dot Sessions (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Blue_Dot_Sessions/RadioPink/Highride)

Join us for this very special Halloween edition of the Austin Otaku Podcast. For this week, we've invited a panel of guests, both old and new, to tell us about their favorite slasher films, supernatural movies, books, comics and memories related to Halloween. Panelists for this episode: Casey Markee, Greg Gifford, John McAlphin and Shelly Fagin. 0:28 - Intro and Banter 1:10 - Introducing the Panel 3:15 - Panel Format and Shock Collars 5:44 - What does everyone enjoy most about Halloween? 13:30 - Haunted Houses, an Addams Family wedding and Scared Spouses 24:05 - What is your favorite slasher/Slasher Movie? And why? 32:48 - Tell Me Something Good(e) 44:05 - Supernatural Horror and the Suspension of Disbelief 51:20 - What is your favorite Horror Comedy movie? 56:15 - What is your favorite non-horror, but occult-related show? 1:01:01 - What is the scariest moment of your life? 1:14:24 - Halloween in Pandemia - How Are You Celebrating? 1:20:52 - Horror Books vs. Horror Movies 1:28:37 - The Halloween Lightning Round 1:32:38 - The Wrap 1:33:01 - End Credits Show Notes: https://www.austinotaku.com/2020/10/18/episode-13-the-halloween-special/ Attribution: Intro: Dark Halloween Night by Chase Alan Willis (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Chase_Alan_Willis/Peekaboo/Dark_Halloween_Night ) Outro: Hello Regan ! by Loyalty Freak Music (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Loyalty_Freak_Music/WITCHY_BATTY_SPOOKY_HALLOWEEN_IN_SEPTEMBER_/Hello_Regan_ )

Joining us this episode is writer, speaker and search industry expert, Duane Forrester. We'll discuss his love of Rush, over-landing in his Jeep, building guitars and his hair. 0:19 - Intro and Banter 1:49 - Introducing Duane Forrester 5:30 - Tell us about yourself, Duane 8:52 - Abby, the incredible flexing dog 12:00 - A Canadian in an apocalyptic California 15:15 - Over-landing vs. Off-roading 19:00 - The importance of disconnecting 23:03 - Tell Me Something Good(e) 31:24 - Is Rush the Greatest band of all time? The great debate. 37:22 - Hand-crafting guitars 56:26 - Lightning Round 1:02:30 - The Wrap 1:03:23 - End Credits Attribution: Intro song: "Upbeat Party" by Scott Holmes (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Scott_Holmes/Inspiring__Upbeat_Music/Scott_Holmes_-_Upbeat_Party) Ending credits song: "Highride" by Blue Dot Sessions (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Blue_Dot_Sessions/RadioPink/Highride) Show Notes: https://www.austinotaku.com/2020/10/11/episode-12-duane-forrester/

In this episode, you'll meet Cami Roebuck, professional cosplayer, actor, filmmaker, and horror and video gaming fan. You'll learn who hear favorite person ever is, how her famous Death Stranding BB PC came into being and in what new films you can see her. 0:19 - Intro and Banter 1:20 - Introducing Cami Roebuck 2:20 - Tell us about yourself, Cami 3:50 - New Release on October 1st, "Ghosted" 4:36 - Favorite cosplays 7:53 - Coming from a creative family 12:40 - Attraction to horror and occult genres 15:28 - 12 Sacred Moons 20:12 - Tell Me Something Good(e) 28:20 - Horror Gaming 34:19 - Which Friday the 13th is the best? 38:26 - For the Love of Hideo Kojima 44:50 - Cami's Famous Death Stranding BB PC 52:07 - Lightning Round 55:01 - The Wrap 57:15 - End Credits Attribution: Intro song: "Upbeat Party" by Scott Holmes (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Scott_Holmes/Inspiring__Upbeat_Music/Scott_Holmes_-_Upbeat_Party) Ending credits song: "Highride" by Blue Dot Sessions (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Blue_Dot_Sessions/RadioPink/Highride)

Our guest for this episode is Kevin Mullett, Director of Visibility and Social Media at MarketSnare, which focuses on multi-location search and social at scale. Kevin is also a prolific speaker within the industry. When Kevin is not helping connect people on the web, he is also a passionate photographer and avid Star Wars fan. 0:19 - Intro and Banter 3:42 - Tell us about yourself, Kevin Mullett 5:30 - SocialChat and Conference Speaking 9:05 - Photography: History and Evolution 13:10 - Phone Photography vs. Digital Cameras 19:35 - What the Camera sees vs. what the eye sees 25:25 - Tell Me Something Good(e) 33:20 - Marty Weintraub and Mat Siltala Photo Road Trips 37:15 - Photos and Social Media 40:34 - 3/5/50 and Personal Excellence 46:53 - Self-Applied Restrictions in Photography 52:45 - The Lightning Round 55:49 - The Wrap 59:28 - End Credits Attribution: Intro song: "Upbeat Party" by Scott Holmes (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Scott_Holmes/Inspiring__Upbeat_Music/Scott_Holmes_-_Upbeat_Party) Ending credits song: "Highride" by Blue Dot Sessions (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Blue_Dot_Sessions/RadioPink/Highride)

Our Guest this week is Content and Communications Strategist, Speaker and Poet Aisha Willis. She has degrees in both Journalism and Public Relations, and she is the founder of The Write Solution. In her spare time, she advocates for social justice, writes fan fiction, enjoys anime, obsesses over K-Pop and is a pretty big soccer fan. 0:19 - Intro and Banter 2:13 - Introducing Aisha Willis 4:09 - Tell us about yourself, Aisha 11:49 - High School in Anime - Specialized Schools 17:25 - Favorite Animes 23:32 - Tell Me Something Good(e) 32:51 - K-Pop 42:30 - Non-Koreans in K-pop and Anti-black and Anti-Japanese sentiment 1:01:41 - The Lightning Round 1:07:17 - The Wrap Attribution: Intro song: "Upbeat Party" by Scott Holmes (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Scott_Holmes/Inspiring__Upbeat_Music/Scott_Holmes_-_Upbeat_Party) Ending credits song: "Highride" by Blue Dot Sessions (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Blue_Dot_Sessions/RadioPink/Highride)

Our guest today is Casey Markee. He is the founder of MediaWyse, a marketing consulting firm that focuses on smart SEO for food and lifestyle bloggers. He is a husband and a father to at least two children. When there isn’t a global pandemic, you would’ve likely seen him at the annual San Diego Comic Con event. 0:19 - Intro and Banter 2:00 - Introducing Casey Markee 5:05 - Tell us about yourself, Casey 6:58 - Favorite food blogger gift 8:08 - Comic books, Comic Con and Paying for grad school with keys 13:20 - Favorite Universe, distribution issues and Death Metal 16:31 - The evolution of Comic Con 23:50 - Tell Me Something Good(e) 30:22 - The love of bacon and the Casey Markee Bacon Movie Scale 35:45 - Favorite bacon and bourbon pairing 41:04 - The Casey Markee Monthly Crossfit check-in 44:40 - Casey Markee's Magic Limo Ride 47:31 - DJ Casey 49:15 - The Lightning Round 52:45 - The Wrap 53:10 - End Credits Attribution: Intro song: "Upbeat Party" by Scott Holmes (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Scott_Holmes/Inspiring__Upbeat_Music/Scott_Holmes_-_Upbeat_Party) Ending credits song: "Highride" by Blue Dot Sessions (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Blue_Dot_Sessions/RadioPink/Highride)

Join us in this episode as we talk with Mark Holcomb, guitarist for the Grammy-nominated band Periphery, co-collaborator for Haunted Shores, and founder of the 3 Dot Recordings record label and the Bottom Ramen line of clothing. What makes Mark tick? How is he handling the pandemic? How does he use music as therapy? 0:19 - Intro and Banter 2:16 - Welcome Mark Holcomb 4:38 - Tell us about yourself, Mark 7:40 - Work vs. Passion 9:28 - Fan Service vs. Original Vision 14:40 - Accessibility and Fame 17:10 - Austin, Texas 20:30 - Tell Me Something Good(e) 26:38 - Mental Health, Therapy and Better Choices 35:55 - Music as Therapy 38:57 - What is Mark listening to now? 42:14 - Thread-chasing 45:30 - When your heroes listen to your music... 52:55 - Lightning Round 57:00 - The Wrap 1:01:10 - End Credits Attribution: Intro song: "Upbeat Party" by Scott Holmes (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Scott_Holmes/Inspiring__Upbeat_Music/Scott_Holmes_-_Upbeat_Party) Ending credits song: "Highride" by Blue Dot Sessions (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Blue_Dot_Sessions/RadioPink/Highride)

Meet Gary Illyes, Google Webmaster Trends Analyst, House Elf and Chief of Sunshine and Happiness at Google. He is also a cook, a tsukemen expert, a scuba diver and a photographer. 0:19 - Welcome banter 2:15 - Introducing Gary Illyes 5:23 - In the beginning, there was Gary 6:20 - The origin of Gary's favorite word, "No" 7:52 - Gary's culinary family 9:40 - Cooking for the neighbors during the pandemic 15:21 - Gary's regional food preferences 18:15 - Pancakes and Five Guys Hot Dogs 22:30 - Tell Me Something Good(e) 28:48 - Gary's tsukemen obsession 37:03 - Gary's road trips and photography 45:30 - What's on Gary's radio? 50:00 - The Lightning Round 56:13 - Ending Credits 56:38 - Planning the Hoax - Post-credits scene (a la MCU) Intro song: "Upbeat Party" by Scott Holmes (freemusicarchive.org/music/Scott_Ho…-_Upbeat_Party) Ending credits song: "Highride" by Blue Dot Sessions (freemusicarchive.org/music/Blue_Dot…oPink/Highride)

Meet Melissa Fach, US Editor of the SEMrush blog and President of SEO Aware. In addition to being a well-known conference speaker, writer and industry contributor, she is an Aspie mom, a rabid Star Wars EU fan, a comic book reader and a big cat whisperer. Learn more about Melissa in this episode. 0:18 - Intro and banter 1:27 - Introducing Melissa Fach 3:20 - Tell us about yourself 5:39 - Background in psychology 7:18 - Star Wars, the EU/Legends, the sequels 10:15 - Rey vs Jaina 13:09 - Disney's Unhealthy Dynamic 14:43 - Chewbacca and the Yuuzhan Vong 22:45 - Tell me Something Good(e) 29:38 - Comic books, DC vs Marvel 39:09 - Sons of Anarchy and Game of Thrones 44:40 - Big Cat Psychology and the drama surrounding them 52:55 - The Lightning Round! 58:43 - The Wrap Intro song: "Upbeat Party" by Scott Holmes (freemusicarchive.org/music/Scott_Ho…-_Upbeat_Party) Ending credits song: "Highride" by Blue Dot Sessions (freemusicarchive.org/music/Blue_Dot…oPink/Highride)

Meet Gary Illyes, Google Webmaster Trends Analyst, House Elf and Chief of Sunshine and Happiness at Google. He's a global speaker, often seen at conferences like Pubcon and SMX, as well as the global conferences presented by Google. Additionally, he is a co-host on the "Search Off the Record" podcast from Google. Timeline 0:18 - Intro and banter 1:14 - Introducing Gary Illyes 2:07 - Star Wars 2:21 - The Lord of the Rings 2:42 - Comic Books 2:58 - Japanese cuisine 3:22 - Japanese culture 3:42 - SEOs 4:03 - Search off the Record Podcast 4:16 - The Wrap Attribution: Intro song: "Upbeat Party" by Scott Holmes (freemusicarchive.org/music/Scott_Ho…-_Upbeat_Party) Ending credits song: "Highride" by Blue Dot Sessions (freemusicarchive.org/music/Blue_Dot…oPink/Highride)

Meet Navah Hopkins, Director of Paid Media at Hennessey Digital, digital marketing conference speaker, contributor to industry blogs and webinars (SEJ, SEMrush, Wordstream) and industry teacher. In her spare time is when things get really interesting. She's a video gamer, Star Wars superfan and a fan of manga, anime, metal and Ren faires. Timeline 1:30 - Format changes ... new "Tell me Something Good" segment 2:43 - Introducing Navah Hopkins 5:05 - Gaming Life, positive-influence Sith 6:40 - Balanced relationships 8:15 - Dogs, cats, assassin droids and Norse mythology 12:55 - SWTOR, Witcher, comic books and board games 16:12 - Magic the Gathering - decks, strategies and play styles 21:40 - The hypocrisy of the Jedi 25:15 - Tell Me Something Good 33:15 - Ren Faires, cosplay and steampunk weddings 40:55 - History, mythology and Lore in Metal 47:35 - Anime Subs vs. Dubs - The Eternal Debate 55:30 - The Lightning Round! 57:18 - The Wrap Attribution: Intro song: "Upbeat Party" by Scott Holmes (freemusicarchive.org/music/Scott_Ho…-_Upbeat_Party) Ending credits song: "Highride" by Blue Dot Sessions (freemusicarchive.org/music/Blue_Dot…oPink/Highride)

Known as a speaker, judge and contributor to the digital marketing industry, Topher Kohan is also a self-described geek. He is a dungeon master and tabletop gaming aficionado and he is a huge Star Wars Fan. Learn how these side projects inspire is personal and professional life. Timeline: 0:51 – Official website announcement 2:00 – Introducing our first guest, Topher Kohan 4:12 – Topher enters puberty 5:34 – Dark rooms, bourbon, Sarah McLachlan and D&D 7:38 – From Star Wars to D&D in the late 70s 10:25 – The CNN Years and Tech Torture 16:00 – Resonant Medieval 19:15 – Props and Tabletops 22:45 – Joe Manganiello and the Hollywood Elite D&Ders 29:40 – Best Props and Use of Props in a Game 33:06 – Zero Charisma 37:40 – The Pandemic’s Effects on Gaming Communities 40:28 – Ewok Tattoos and Star Wars Tabletop Gaming 44:30 – Miniature Starter Sets for Beginners 52:20 – Tophers Dream Piece 56:25 – Lightning Round 58:00 – Companies That Are Not Sponsors … Yet 59:13 – The Wrap Attribution: Intro song: "Upbeat Party" by Scott Holmes (freemusicarchive.org/music/Scott_Ho…-_Upbeat_Party) Ending credits song: "Highride" by Blue Dot Sessions (freemusicarchive.org/music/Blue_Dot…oPink/Highride)

In this pilot episode of The Austin Otaku Podcast, we get to meet Jesse and Keith, two otaku from Austin, Texas. Of all the overlaps in their Venn Diagram, the largest is probably Japanese culture. What got our hosts into Japanese culture? What do they like most about it? What anime do they recommend? What bands do they like? Films? Writers? Manga? Find the answers to these questions and more in this episode. Timeline: 0:23 – Why are we here? 2:00 – Goals of the podcast 2:45 – Common interest: Japanese culture 3:58 – The beginning of the fascination for Keith 5:21 – The beginning of the fascination for Jesse 9:45 – Psychological roots of the obsession 13:00 – Sponsorship opportunity 13:15 – New season on Crunchyroll – description of animes and anime types 17:43 – Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba discussion 20:45 – Favorite animes 25:30 – Studio Ghibli (Is it “gibly” or “jibly?”) and strong female characters 34:25 – Jesse and his manga 39:05 – A message to Japanese production companies, “Don’t be like us.” 43:40 – Japanese music, OPs and EDs 52:40 – The wrap-up Attribution: Intro song: "Upbeat Party" by Scott Holmes (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Scott_Holmes/Inspiring__Upbeat_Music/Scott_Holmes_-_Upbeat_Party) Ending credits song: "Highride" by Blue Dot Sessions (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Blue_Dot_Sessions/RadioPink/Highride)

Trailer for the Austin Otaku Podcast, Season 1. Background song attribution: "Sputnik" by Scanglobe Attribution-share-alike license https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Scanglobe/Telegraph/Sputnik_1604