Anime Sickos
A podcast for geniuses about the four pillars of modern misery: anime, gaming, posting, & jobs. Starring Tom & Joe. New episodes every Wednesday.
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188: Oops! All Sketches 2
04/24/2024
188: Oops! All Sketches 2
The Sickos come bearing eleven killer sketches that will make you hoot and laugh and go nuts. Join us as we travel through time, meet god, become Michelin reviewers, count cards, and more. If you don't listen to this, go to hell! Sketch Timestamps: Austin Powers - 00:00:58 G-Man #1 - 00:06:03 Square Enix Name Consultants - 00:11:28 G-Man #2 - 00:15:20 The Sickos Become Michelin Reviewers - 00:20:07 The Sickos Pray to God - 00:23:57 The Sickos Count Cards - 00:29:36 Peter Francis Geraci Sketch - 00:30:43 Tom Tells "The Aristocrats" - 00:33:32 The Tower of Babel - 00:38:03 The Sickos Go To Couples Therapy - 00:41:37
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187: The Sickos Do A Classic Posting Episode
04/10/2024
187: The Sickos Do A Classic Posting Episode
Are you freaks happy? We come from the toilet battered and bloody bearing armfuls of insane and stupid posts that are very funny to think about. Come listen to us caper and howl. Is this not what you love?
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186: Crawfish Comic Goes Guesto Mode
04/03/2024
186: Crawfish Comic Goes Guesto Mode
Shevvy from the incredible comedy sensation Crawfish Comic goes guesto mode! We go nuts over how much we like Shevvy's work, and they explain the ethos and philosophy that leads to comics where a whale says "im a whale and even i think this is crasy." Culture today is a diseased mutant thing and Crawfish Comic is a beacon of purity and it kicks ass, this ep rules
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185: Long Live Akira Toriyama
03/27/2024
185: Long Live Akira Toriyama
The Sickos eulogize the best cartoonist to ever live, Akira Toriyama. Rest in peace king. Your art will live forever, and future generations will understand that it's cool when guys wear genie pants with curly shoes
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184: Josh Boerman Goes Guesto Mode
03/13/2024
184: Josh Boerman Goes Guesto Mode
We welcome Josh Boerman from the Worst of All Possible Worlds podcast. We discuss immersive sims, the value of good criticism, trying to make a living off creative work, and whether or not they still make Spree (the candy from Halloween). You can find The Worst of All Possible Worlds podcast at https://www.worstpossible.world/
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183: The Sickos Do Two Segments
03/06/2024
183: The Sickos Do Two Segments
The Sickos do a classic two-segment episode. First, we return to our tier list of Every Game Mechanic and rank a bunch of these suckers. Then, we return to our tier list of—wait that can't be right
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182: The Sickos Become Literature Geniuses
02/28/2024
182: The Sickos Become Literature Geniuses
Turns out books are not homework, but instead stuff a weirdo wrote down for fun. We go nuts about Moby Dick, Don Quixote, and the works of Don Barthelme. Whoever said this stuff was dry needs to shut up
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181: Guys Who Fell Off
02/21/2024
181: Guys Who Fell Off
The Sickos moan about guys who have fallen off. Some fear to do this. We have the courage to do what they won't.
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180: Goblin Punks with Grant Howitt - An Anime Sickos Adventure
02/14/2024
180: Goblin Punks with Grant Howitt - An Anime Sickos Adventure
Grant Howitt, a game designer who rules, joins the Sickos (plus Gwynn and Allie from Modesty City, Sicko Shock 2, and Shuffle Quest) for a one-shot game of GOBLIN PUNKS, an RPG where you are shitty goblin teens fucking around. Will we be able to disrupt the community car wash and become goth? Listen and see asshole You can get Goblin Punks here:
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179: The Sickos Ponder Da Sludge
01/31/2024
179: The Sickos Ponder Da Sludge
Everywhere you look someone's trying to sell you da sludge, and they usually succeed! AI? That's da sludge. Layoffs? Sludge. Airplanes where the walls fall off? Sludge. Some of these folks have replaced their hearts and brains with gray goop. Anyway enjoy the podcast
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178: The Sickos Begin to Rank Every Game Mechanic
01/24/2024
178: The Sickos Begin to Rank Every Game Mechanic
We unveil a classic new recurring segment in which the Sickos sort every single game mechanic into a tier list. This will definitely not take a long time and will result in a perfect tier list that will help future game designers make every game be flawless. Also, we discuss how we love our induction cooktops which are a type of cooking Anbernic.
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177: The Sickos are Out of Touch, and Right
01/17/2024
177: The Sickos are Out of Touch, and Right
Folks, your Sickos are old and dumb and don't know what's hip now. When we watched the Game Awards it was like we got clockwork oranged. Music is scary to us now. But don't worry: we are actually extremely wise and smart. Turns out when you're in your mid-thirties you have a perfect brain
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176: Joe Has a Baby Now
01/10/2024
176: Joe Has a Baby Now
We're back from our break. Joe had a baby, did you hear about that? That's part of why there was a break. Anyway, we talk about the baby (he is cute) and then Tom yammers about how his travel plans were ruined because he forgot that there are big parties on December 31st
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175: The Sickos Enter the Void
12/13/2023
175: The Sickos Enter the Void
Guest hosts Sara & Tom McHenry watched the big plagiarism YouTube video and now we are harrowed by the nightmarish threat of "void people," empty automatons who eerily imitate the motions of a human being and are somehow rewarded with more money than we'll ever make! It's rough out there folks!! Here is the awful video Sara mentioned: Here is the Hbomberguy video we are talking about: Here is the supplemental Todd in the Shadows video: Here is the Shaun video Sicko Tom was thinking about: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l63nY0AYebI
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174: The Sickos Defeat Death
12/06/2023
174: The Sickos Defeat Death
Guest host erica dreisbach fills in for Joe and reveals how to defeat aging and live forever by buying pills from the store that a disgraced charlatan told you about. Remember everyone who's ever died? Well if they knew to take saw palmetto like erica they'd still be alive. My proof? erica is alive idiot, QED
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173: The Sickos Design Final Fantasy 17
11/08/2023
173: The Sickos Design Final Fantasy 17
Square Enix is fucked because no one liked Final Fantasy 16. They need the next mainline entry to be a rock-solid crowdpleaser that's cheap and fast to develop. Luckily the Sickos have a perfect solution: just take out the shitty parts of Octopath Traveler 2, a game that's like 80% of the way there.
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172: The Sickos Rank the Monsters
11/01/2023
172: The Sickos Rank the Monsters
It's our spookiest episode yet as the Sickos rank the Halloween monsters in a bone-chilling tournament! This one's pretty dumb (non-derogatory)
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171: Sean Rose Goes Guesto Mode
10/18/2023
171: Sean Rose Goes Guesto Mode
Sean Rose goes guesto mode! We discuss Sean's comic Red Ring of Death, a parody of inescapable mid-2000s gaming webcomics, his podcast The Hornet's Nest, in which reformed supervillain Dr. Hornet hosts a local classic rock radio show, and for the first time in the show's history, ANIME!
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170: Obama is Gay With Tucker's Friend
10/11/2023
170: Obama is Gay With Tucker's Friend
The Sickos discuss the story of the millenium: Obama is allegedly gay with Tucker's buddy. This is sure to really move the needle. Plus, numerous goofy segments and discussions of the games Nioh 2 and Luck be a Landlord.
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169: The Sickos Create the Perfect Parenting Guide
10/04/2023
169: The Sickos Create the Perfect Parenting Guide
With Joe's baby on the way, the Sickos use their genius minds to solve the age old question of how to be a perfect parent who raises a child who never experiences sadness or pain. The answer: make them play a bunch of JRPGs and Mario. Touch screens do NOT COUNT as gaming, people. Kids need controllers, not iPads.
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168: Dan Sheehan Goes Guesto Mode
09/27/2023
168: Dan Sheehan Goes Guesto Mode
Writer and comedian Dan Sheehan goes guesto mode! We discuss how creating a massive Twitter sensation gives you zero (0) rewards, why it whips ass to write the words at the bottom of Magic cards, and how to steal from god using tax crime. Check it out!
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167: The Sickos Steal the Chrono Trigger - An Anime Sickos Adventure
09/06/2023
167: The Sickos Steal the Chrono Trigger - An Anime Sickos Adventure
Jeff Stormer of the Party of One Podcast joins us for an Anime Sickos RPG adventure as we play TIME HEIST! The Sickos infiltrate Science Island on a mission to steal the Chrono Trigger so we can go back in time and remember to advertise our podcast. Seems like a tall order, but we're not alone--we have help from us in the future, after we have successfully stolen it! I know we said we wouldn't do any more art. We can't help ourselves I guess. Time Heist is a tabletop RPG by Roll/Flip/Draw that you can purchase at Jeff Stormer's Party of One Podcast kicks major ass. Listen to it or go to hell:
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166: The Sickos Buy Property and Become Evil
08/30/2023
166: The Sickos Buy Property and Become Evil
Many people want to own a house or condo, but uh oh! If you do that you touch the Trump Orb and become an evil guy! The Sickos discuss how and why home ownership makes you a fucked up demon person and how it can be resisted (if at all)! Plus, we finally solve how a YIMBY, the opposite of a NIMBY (bad) is also bad.
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165: The Sickos Log On to X, The Everything App
08/23/2023
165: The Sickos Log On to X, The Everything App
The Sickos mourn the diseased and rapidly dying website Twitter, now renamed X: The Everything App by its foolish owner, a weird man who posts tongue emojis that make no sense. In the site's final days, we share some fun posts and goofy gags. This one is really good. This one is above the curve imo
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164: The Sickos Go Back to Basics
08/16/2023
164: The Sickos Go Back to Basics
It's been forever since we've done a Normal one. We go back to basics, discussing Chrono Cross and doing Cog Talk. Baby, we still got it!
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163: The Making of Sicko Shock 2
08/02/2023
163: The Making of Sicko Shock 2
The Sickos spent 15 months producing an audio drama miniseries and now are tired. Allow us the indulgence of reminiscing on the incredible experience of writing, casting, recording, and producing this ambitious project. We got to work with so many cool people, do so many cool things...Sicko Shock 2 fucking rules
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Sicko Shock 2: Episode 6 - Sherry and the Ganja Gang
07/29/2023
Sicko Shock 2: Episode 6 - Sherry and the Ganja Gang
The Anime Sickos present: Sicko Shock 2 - A Miniseries in Six Episodes. EPISODE 6: SHERRY AND THE GANJA GANG In the year 42069, humanity survives in the last livable place on Earth: the domed cyberpunk dystopia Sicko City. In Sicko City, all citizens are required to jack in to cyberspace every day to view and engage with content generated by “Posters,” mega-celebrities who live like gods. But beneath its shimmering surface, five forgotten people are about to make history... Our five heroes have all been hurt badly by Sicko Industries and Jordi. It’s time to hurt them back. STARRING Bradley Gareth as Burt Harddrive Allie Reid as Sherry Vaporware Casey Toney as Stack Overflow Gwynn Fulcher as Dr. Fiona Firewire Lexi Conwell as Tor Client Megan Scharlau as Mysterious Woman Steph Cheon as Spire Receptionist Tom Harrison as Tom Joe Anderson as Joe Dylan Mullins as Jordi Episode 6 art is by John Keogh. Original music is composed by Chuck Rios. Sicko Shock 2 is recorded where possible by Geramie Causley at Mystery Street Studios in Chicago Illinois. Audio editing is by Eric Garneau. Audio editing for scene five is by Casey Toney. Special thanks to Chelsea Harfoush, Aleks M, Tom and Sara McHenry, and Adam Goron. Sicko Shock 2 was made possible by support from our Patrons. You can support Anime Sickos at patreon.com/animesickos The script for episode 6 can be found here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1t-VzSE5VdC9WZAInC9-mO6mD9JHRpRDRf8hOE1co0nE/edit?usp=sharing Sicko Shock 2 is written and directed by Tom Harrison.
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Sicko Shock 2: Episode 5 - Tor Client
07/28/2023
Sicko Shock 2: Episode 5 - Tor Client
The Anime Sickos present: Sicko Shock 2 - A Miniseries in Six Episodes. EPISODE 5: TOR CLIENT In the year 42069, humanity survives in the last livable place on Earth: the domed cyberpunk dystopia Sicko City. In Sicko City, all citizens are required to jack in to cyberspace every day to view and engage with content generated by “Posters,” mega-celebrities who live like gods. But beneath its shimmering surface, five forgotten people are about to make history... Tor Client is a shaper. On their pirate streams, Tor evangelizes the revolutionary potential of the Internet. But how much transfiguring freedom is there on a platform that exists solely for state-mandated Posting? It’d take some kind of divine revelation for Tor to fully understand the potential of their ideology... STARRING Lexi Conwell as Tor Client Dave Le as Force Recheck Carlos Rivera as Password Reset Diana Helen Kennedy as IRC Client Mike Paine as Public Address System Voice Dylan Mullins as Jordi Additional voices by Paul Starr, Kevin Johnson, Chuck Rios, Devon Price, Tom McHenry, Alex Borkowski, Zach Caton, KC Green, Rachel Callagher, Taylor Moore, James Medley, Mike Hasier, MinvoskyArticle, Chris Hutton, Zac Gorman, Marquez, Angela Quinton, Andrew Piechota, Eddie Feeley, Aleks M, Molly Starr, and Codex Melcher. Episode 5 art is by Evan Dahm. Sicko Shock 2 is recorded where possible by Geramie Causley at Mystery Street Studios in Chicago Illinois. Audio editing is by Eric Garneau. Special thanks to Chelsea Harfoush, Aleks M, Tom and Sara McHenry, and Adam Goron. Sicko Shock 2 was made possible by support from our Patrons. You can support Anime Sickos at patreon.com/animesickos The script for episode 5 can be found here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1X5yKzZa36_O3dxjR0Chcghd6MEEDUyOEsTzWFdBOf-w/edit?usp=sharing Sicko Shock 2 is written and directed by Tom Harrison.
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Sicko Shock 2: Episode 4 - Dr. Fiona Firewire
07/27/2023
Sicko Shock 2: Episode 4 - Dr. Fiona Firewire
The Anime Sickos present: Sicko Shock 2 - A Miniseries in Six Episodes. EPISODE 4: DR. FIONA FIREWIRE In the year 42069, humanity survives in the last livable place on Earth: the domed cyberpunk dystopia Sicko City. In Sicko City, all citizens are required to jack in to cyberspace every day to view and engage with content generated by “Posters,” mega-celebrities who live like gods. But beneath its shimmering surface, five forgotten people are about to make history... Dr. Fiona Firewire is a professor. Her area of study, anthropology, is the laughingstock of Sicko University. Her brilliance is infectious and undeniable, but has suffered years of disrespect and obscurity. Sicko City works hard to bury its history, but what might happen if someone was dedicated enough to bring the truth to light? STARRING Gwynn Fulcher as Dr. Fiona Firewire Zoe Lee as Defrag Clemens Megan Scharlau as Mysterious Woman Sean Rose as Dr. Reeve Overclock Andrew Sherman as Port Browser Edward Selvey IV as Dome Guard Josh Watkins as Todd Kill Tom Harrison as Tom Dylan Mullins as Jordi Additional voices by Isa Harrison, Sara McHenry, Stevie Mattos, John Hasier, Lily Mae Randles, Rayne Klar, Vince White, Scott Blaha, Cory Wilmarth, Brandon Kirkman, Em Havery, Hobert Thompson, Marc Harrison, Josh McVety, John Keogh, Whitney Reynolds, Alice Kyra, and Sarah McClintock. Episode 4 art is by KC Green. Sicko Shock 2 is recorded where possible by Geramie Causley at Mystery Street Studios in Chicago Illinois. Audio editing is by Eric Garneau. Special thanks to Chelsea Harfoush, Aleks M, Tom and Sara McHenry, and Adam Goron. Sicko Shock 2 was made possible by support from our Patrons. You can support Anime Sickos at patreon.com/animesickos The script for episode 4 can be found here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1CO6XvpAI-STSr4aboZx3IFDW0WQorvb8-ggQbGLlLjI/edit?usp=sharing Sicko Shock 2 is written and directed by Tom Harrison.
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Sicko Shock 2: Episode 3 - Stack Overflow
07/26/2023
Sicko Shock 2: Episode 3 - Stack Overflow
The Anime Sickos present: Sicko Shock 2 - A Miniseries in Six Episodes. EPISODE 3: STACK OVERFLOW In the year 42069, humanity survives in the last livable place on Earth: the domed cyberpunk dystopia Sicko City. In Sicko City, all citizens are required to jack in to cyberspace every day to view and engage with content generated by “Posters,” mega-celebrities who live like gods. But beneath its shimmering surface, five forgotten people are about to make history... Stack Overflow is a cop. Every day, he enforces the only rules he’s ever known. He feels there’s something missing in his life, but what? He’s about to find the answer, but it might not be the one he wants to hear... STARRING Casey Toney as Stack Overflow Ray O’Hare as Native Resolution Josh Watkins as Todd Kill Katie Aitken as The Chief Dylan Mullins as Jordi Additional voices by Calle Hack, Aaron Odell, Lindsay Eanet, and DaMoonRulz. Episode 3 art is by Casey Nowak. Sicko Shock 2 is recorded where possible by Geramie Causley at Mystery Street Studios in Chicago Illinois. Audio editing is by Eric Garneau. Special thanks to Chelsea Harfoush, Aleks M, Tom and Sara McHenry, and Adam Goron. Sicko Shock 2 was made possible by support from our Patrons. You can support Anime Sickos at patreon.com/animesickos The script for episode 3 can be found here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1OvTTV4gOJCvY_2FGTkOm81qBL6okPfpNm0ResbPRytY/edit?usp=sharing Sicko Shock 2 is written and directed by Tom Harrison.
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