The Con Artists Podcast
Anime and Games Podcast with The Con Artists. We're a group of friends and RPI alumni who love anime and videogames. Come listen in as we chat about both these topics!
Episodes
End of Cour Winter 2025
Well this cast certainly took forever. At least we all watched some great shows. Who knew that all a woman needs in life is adorable romance and GOLF! Come have a listen to what we enjoyed in the Winter and maybe pick up something you missed!
The shows covered in this Podcast are: Okitsura (Fell in Love with an Okinawan Girl, but I Just Wish I Knew What She's Saying is a Japanese), Sakamoto Days, My Happy ...
Down on his luck, in debt, and with a dangerous medical diagnosis, Tsunehiro feels the walls are closing in. That's when he's rescued (in more ways than one) by a group of amateur anglers. With this eclectic group, he gains friends, fishing knowledge, and a new perspective on life. Listen as the Con Artists discuss this informative, sometimes funny, sometimes dramatic show.
Want to see our episode-by-episode thoughts on NegaPo...
End of Cour Fall 2024
Man it took forever to get this done, but I finally finished editing! Scott is an an acid trip (acid...acro...same thing, right?) and experiences the worst thing he's ever faced...
A Milk Drinking Contest...ugggghhhhh
Sushma watches a cozy romance/sport anime and adds to Dan's discussion of the obvious best show of 2024, Dandadan! Come have a listen.
The shows covered in this Podcast are: Acro Trip, ...
The activation of the 7G Network was supposed to catapult Japan into the future. Instead, it left reality stretched and broken outside of one specific train line leading to source of the disaster. When a trio of girls learn that one of their friends may still be alive near the end of the line, they embark on a journey through increasingly bizarre stations to reunite with her, confronting weirdness at every turn. The Con Artists hav...
End of Cour Spring 2024
Life kept getting in the way of this recording and editing, but at last, we're back! This was a long one - lots of shows this season, and plenty to dive into for each of them. The whole gang gets to chime in on some great new shows, as well as the latest entries in a few long-running series.
The shows covered in this Podcast are: A Salad Bowl of Eccentrics, Blue Archive, KonoSuba Season 3, My Hero Acad...
After successfully defeating the Demon Lord after a ten-year journey, the nigh-immortal elf Frieren soon separates from her companions, the adventure seemingly a footnote in her long life. Yet something about her former companions compels her to make a new journey, to discover more about herself and them even after they have passed on. Listen to the Con Artists talk about this incredible show, its solid worldbuilding and its inte...
S2E9 Gotta Catch ’Em All (Dragon Type Pokémon)
It's the 25th Anniversary of Pokémon, can you believe it?! I've brought in Resident Pokémon Expert, Chris to podcast with me again! In honor of this exciting milestone and it being a Year of the Dragon on the Chinese Zodiac, we've decided to talk about one of the coolest types of Pokémon: Dragon Type! What's up with Dragon-Types being weak to themselves? Why does that one dragon come o...
End of Cour Winter 2024
This season was relatively light for everyone except Brendan who made a dramatic comeback and actually watched...SOMETHING! Come have a listen as we regale you with tales of eating monsters on your D&D adventure, exploring the cholesterol in your heart, and even having a Japanese salary man in your head that only you can hear!
The Shows covered in this Podcast are: Dungeon Meshi, 7th Time Loop: The...
End of Cour Fall 2023
It's another long one as we discuss the shows we followed through the end of 2023. There are highs, lows, and everything in between as some stories end and others take off. We've got new shows, ongoing series, and even a feature-length movie in there, so there should be something for everyone!
The Shows covered in this Podcast are: Jujutsu Kaisen, The Boy and the Heron (How Do You Live?), Spy X Family Season...
End of Cour Summer 2023
A busy season for the Con Artists! Everyone had a bunch of great shows... except for Su, who got the short end of the stick and some real clunkers. Come listen to tales of vending machine isekais, zombie apocalypses, and whatever is going on with the title "Yohane the Parhelion: Sunshine in the Mirror".
The Shows covered in this Podcast are: ZOM 100: Bucket List of the Dead; Ryza no Atelier; Yohane the...
In its obsessive search for the secret of immortality, the shogunate government sends a party of convicted criminals to a mysterious and deadly island to claim the Elixir of Life. To ensure that they complete their mission, these rogues are each accompanied by an elite executioner, ordered to eliminate them the moment they step out of line. Among these assorted killers are the near-immortal assassin Gabimaru, and the swordswoman Sa...
End of Cour Spring 2023
It was a season of plenty here in Spring 2023! We all watched way too much stuff and you're gonna hear about it, so sit back and get comfortable!
Note: This cast is 1:40:00. We didn't pick a stop point to split this into two casts, so just a warning that this one is REALLY long compared to what we have done previously.
In addition to all the great things Brendan said about My Clueless First Friend he wante...
Long ago, fire became even deadlier to humans than before. Anyone too close to natural flame would combust, causing a global disaster that drove humanity into darkness. Many years into the rebuilding of the world, two young people become embroiled in the struggles between powerful factions and must brave monsters, divine magic, and a wildly fluctuating quality of animation to survive a confoundingly vague plot. Take a listen to our...
End of Cour Winter 2023
It was a good season for the Con Artists! My Hero Academia pulled a 180 and became amazing, Urusei Yatsura revived a classic with style, and Bofuri continues to be great fun.
The Shows covered in this Podcast are: Buddy Daddies, Urusei Yatsura, Mou Ippon!, Nier Automata Ver 1.1a, Mairimashita! Iruma-kun S3, Bofuri S2, Trigun Stampede, Sugar Apple Fairy Tale, My Hero Academia S6, Tensei Oujo to Tensai Re...
The Con Artists Podcast: Rolling Review 25
This story is about young kids at a mecha high school who duel each for company rights and the ability to tell each other secrets. It's also about forming your own company because all the cools kids do that these days. It's also about class struggles, and learning mech skills. It's also about a young woman who can pilot a human killing mech but due to her fancy-ass powers can withstand t...
End of Cour Fall 2022
While there may be a few mediocre shows and disappointments, the Con Artists had a pretty good season! Come hear about Bocchi's Rock, underground tennis matches, and the new criteria for a show's success - does a character learn Air Jump?
The Shows covered in this Podcast are: Beast Tamer, My Hero Academia S6, Reincarnated as a Sword, Bocchi the Rock!, Arknights, Chainsaw Man, Utawarerumono Mask of Truth...
S2E8 Gotta Catch 'Em All (Pokémon Gold and Silver)
Resident Pokémon Expert Chris has returned! This time we discuss the second Generation of the game with Gold and Silver. Come have a listen as we discuss the wonders of color, Pokémon breeding, and why Chris feels like the Pokémon Card game was for babies!
Checkpoint Music:
"Smokey's Lounge" - TrackTribe. Taken from Youtube's Opensource Audio Library.
The intro/outro music is:
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The Con Artists Podcast: Rolling Review 24
One of them is a struggling singer. The other is famed Three Kingdoms strategist Kongming, reincarnated in modern-day Japan. Together they’ll take the music world by storm. Also the theme song is incredible, go watch the opening.
Want to get more info about Ya Boy Kongming! ? Read our Rolling Reviews here: https://theconartistsblog.com/rolling-review/
The intro music is:
"Chikichiki Ba...
End of Cour Winter 2022
Spring has come and gone, and the Con Artists have another season of anime under their belts. Su and Dan sit down for a smaller, but no less in-depth discussion of the shows from this past season, and gush over the banana-pants hijinks of Spy X Family and Birdie Wing.
The Shows covered in this Podcast are: Deaimon, Demon Girl Next Door S2, Cue!, Komi Can't Communicate, Summer Time Render, Spy X Family, ...
S2E7 Gotta Catch 'Em All (Pokémon Red and Blue)
Sushma kicks out the rest of the Con Artists and invites a special guest! Resident Pokémon expert Chris is here to chat about the original Red and Blue versions of this incredible franchise. Come join the two of us as we talk about what made these games nostalgic, what we loved/didn't love about them, the TV show, and of course sweet sweet merchandise. We also ask the most important q...
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