Anime Sickos
194 episodes - English - Latest episode: 6 days ago - ★★★★★ - 47 ratingsA 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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144: The Sickos Ponder Total World Shittification
February 01, 2023 13:30 - 1 hour - 73.5 MBThe Sickos discuss shittification, a process by which the world is not only made worse, but the prospect of improving to the previous level is made impossible. This has been happening for our entire lives but is really supercharged lately with the 1-2 punch of dumbass AI content generators and massive fucking layoffs. Shit sucks folks
143: The Sickos Drink From the Toilet
January 25, 2023 13:00 - 1 hour - 74 MBMost of the time when the Sickos read dumb posts it is to mock and belittle them. No more. We now accept them as true and real. We accept that giants are real and the government wants to keep you from fucking them. We learn time magic from a sweaty grindset man. We call the cops when we see an ultrasound where Al Capone is trying to get born a second time. Posts are so dumb. Viva posts babey
142: The Sickos Talk Final Fantasy
January 11, 2023 13:00 - 1 hour - 93.6 MBThe Sickos discuss Final Fantasy, perhaps the most popular JRPG series of all time. Like all JRPGs, the Sickos love them but also they all suck ass and are not fun. They're all masterpieces and we love them but they're also all broken and tedious and none of them actually pull off what they're trying to do. Anyway, can't wait for XVI!
141: The Sickos Watch Avatar 2
January 04, 2023 13:00 - 1 hour - 86.4 MBThe Sickos head to da movie house to watch Avatar 2, a movie about being a blue guy and doing Tony Hawk stunts with your best whale friend and then your dad yells at you because the whale is too much of a sicko. You probably want us to say "it's anime" but we are above these obvious surface level observations. It's clearly manga.
140: The Mods-Mods Fruit
December 21, 2022 13:00 - 1 hour - 67.2 MBEver wonder how the right, Elon Musk, QAnon et al always get special treatment? It's because they use the powers of the Mods-Mods Fruit, a real-life Devil Fruit that allows them to yell "MODS!!" in such an annoying way that everyone moves heaven and earth to appease them. The Twitter Files? That's Elon going "mods!!!!!!! Twitter was unfair!!!" Banning the ElonJet account? Buddy, he's yelling "MODS!!!! I WAS MURDERED!!"
139: The Sickos Media Recommendation Power Hour
December 14, 2022 13:00 - 1 hour - 110 MBThe Sickos spend a bunch of time recommending the games, manga, movies, and TV they've been into lately with their typical verve. Thrill as Tom actually get convinced that the Vampire Survivors clone Joe's playing now is worth a shot! Gasp as you learn that a certain Sicko has the willpower to watch an actual movie! Swoon as you learn about a stone-skipping manga with an unbelievable twist! Check it out!! MEDIA DISCUSSED: - Soulstone Survivors - The Coen Brothers Filmography - Kengan...
138: The Sickos Experience Entropy
December 07, 2022 13:30 - 1 hour - 72.7 MBThe Sickos are suffering from entropy, that famous decay that happens when the Devil lays his wizened finger upon that which you love and it decays and gets more shitty. Our backs and PCs are fucked up. This shit sucks so bad!
137: The Sickos Travel to Florida and Die
November 23, 2022 13:00 - 1 hour - 84.5 MBIt's a mondo sized Cog Talk as Joe recounts his work trip to Florida where he ate at the Troop Restaurant, met a fan boat man named Captain Disco, and caught the dreaded Florida Virus. Then, we once again stare agog at the burning wreck that was once Twitter.
136: The Sickos Experience an Existential Threat
November 16, 2022 15:29 - 1 hour - 125 MBUh Oh! Twitter is getting fucked up by the world's dumbest man! We love posting and are addicted to the slop and half our episodes are about posts. This sucks! The Sickos break down the dumbass decisions Elon Musk is ruining Twitter with and eulogize the dumb site we love to hate. No other site lets you see so many Joyce Carol Oates thoughts, dude
135: The Sickos Expose Their Slop Weaknesses
November 09, 2022 13:00 - 1 hour - 70 MBLike any hog, the Sickos enjoy da slop! We slurp down dire crap all the time, but certain flavors are laser-focused on the Sickos' dopamine centers. From cyberpunk, to ZX Spectrum graphics, to upgrading a ton, to digging a big hole, come learn what the Sickos take 4x damage to!
134: MinovskyArticle Goes Guesto Mode
October 26, 2022 12:30 - 1 hour - 98.5 MBThe Sickos are amazed to find that MinovskyArticle, one of the posters of all time and our spiritual leader, has gone guesto mode! We talk about the posting philosophy that allows him to use the internet without becoming insane or evil, how being a chill and pleasant human is so much more powerful than marketing best practices, and then listen to Minovsky recommend some truly astonishing manga.
133: The Sickos Read Some Dumb Posts
October 19, 2022 13:00 - 1 hour - 94.4 MBYou hogs love it when we read posts to you. Some of these really suck! You know, I'd go so far as to say they're all quite bad! Well, rest assured: we'll read em out for ya
132: The Dai Dark Episode
October 12, 2022 13:00 - 59 minutes - 63.8 MBThe Sickos go on and on about one of their favorite ongoing manga, Dai Dark, a series where bone freaks travel space in a corpse ship doing hyperviolent murder, but the actual plot is about how the characters like to chill and have a good time.
131: Gambling Sucks Ass
September 28, 2022 12:30 - 1 hour - 71.3 MBThe Sickos go puritan mode as they talk shit about gambling, the kind of gaming that sucks ass and steals from you. Dragon Quest always thinks you're going to be really excited to go to the casino. Drugs at least get you high, gambling could never
130: Mad God is Anime
September 21, 2022 12:00 - 1 hour - 68 MBThe Sickos watched Mad God, a stop motion horror film 30 years in the making, where a bunch of GI Joes walk around the blood machine we always talk about.
129: The Sickos Return From Vacation
September 14, 2022 12:30 - 1 hour - 73.3 MBAfter another two-week break, the Sickos are back and haven't lost a step. We recount a pair of hilarious posts, old and new, finally do another Cog Talk, and brag about how fun and special it is to go on vacation. Check it out!
128: Terence Wiggins Goes Guesto Mode
September 07, 2022 13:00 - 1 hour - 88.7 MBThe Sickos welcome Terence Wiggins to discuss how to become a cookie sicko, coins with pictures of Shrek on them, why Sonic '06 is Chrono Trigger, and how to leave shame behind and collect anime figurines with confidence.
127: The Sickos Fill an Hour
August 17, 2022 12:30 - 1 hour - 65 MBIt's a grab bag of bits as the Sickos present one hour of recorded audio! We talk about noted idiot Malcolm Gladwell, Tom burns bridges in order to moan about his comedy pet peeve, and we admit that we will never watch anime again. Check it out!
126: The Fruit Annihilation Tournament Ends!
August 03, 2022 12:30 - 1 hour - 87.2 MBIt's taken two years, but we finally complete our bracket and determine the Ultimate Fruit Under the Heavens. Then, we revisit the Anbernickos segment and discuss the games we've been playing lately.
125: The Sickos Read Even More Posts
July 27, 2022 12:30 - 1 hour - 89.9 MBThe world never stops shoving terrible, dumb posts in our faces, so we decided to read some of them out loud. Posts truly are the worst thing on the planet, needless to say I will actively choose to look at as many as possible every day of my life.
124: The Sickos Whine
July 20, 2022 12:30 - 1 hour - 76 MBAfter our two-week break, we return to form by whining for an hour. There's a lot of evil and infuriating shit out there! Listen to us get mad at it!!! Complaining kicks ass!!!!
123: RRR is Anime
June 29, 2022 12:30 - 1 hour - 107 MBThe Sickos watched the movie RRR and are now moving to India. We apply our perfect movie rating system to RRR determining its quality objectively (it's good) and discuss how it is undeniably an anime (one of the season's best, in fact).
122: The Eagleheart Episode
June 22, 2022 12:00 - 1 hour - 65.8 MBThe Sickos gush about the little-remembered early 2010s Adult Swim live action comedy Eagleheart. Turns out it's the funniest shit ever. Comedy sucks, but sometimes? Sometimes comedy's extremely good
121: Taylor Moore Goes Guesto Mode
June 15, 2022 12:00 - 1 hour - 101 MBThe Sickos welcome local genius Taylor Moore to the podcast. Taylor discusses the saga of his Kickstarter unionization effort, gushes about the anime classic Paprika, and exposes the Sickos as "business fools." Taylor's a dang delight! Check it out!
120: The Sickos Talk Manga Again
June 08, 2022 13:00 - 1 hour - 80.5 MBThe Sickos do another manga roundup of stuff they've been into lately, including Hell's Paradise, Blank Canvas, Kengan Omega (now good again), and Witches. Comics are pretty cool, folks
119: Corpse Brain
June 01, 2022 12:30 - 55 minutes - 60.6 MBThe Sickos diagnose Corpse Brain, a mental affliction where your brain died a thousand years ago and now is unable to react to stimulus in any way. Every politician and media person has this, along with your mom. Please note we recorded this before Sandy Hook 2 happened and proved this hypothesis even more right.
118: The Food Episode Redux
May 18, 2022 12:00 - 1 hour - 84.8 MBThe Sickos once again discuss that famous goop, "food." We talk about the value of a well-written recipe, how dutch ovens rule, why it's crazy to think you can compare the quality of food in different cities, and many other dumbass food thoughts. This one kinda gets nutty with it
117: Fandom Blows Ass
May 11, 2022 12:00 - 1 hour - 78.4 MBIt seems like being into a fandom is just opting in to horrible drama that makes everyone feel bad. The Sickos discuss how they will never join a fandom and thus go to heaven. Then, fandom advocate Whitney Reynolds joins for a rebuttal that proves the Sickos have no fucking clue what they're talking about
116: The Sickos Perfect Film Criticism
May 04, 2022 12:00 - 1 hour - 70.6 MBBecome the coolest guy on Letterboxed by using the Sickos' brand new objectively perfect 19-point checklist that determines a movie's quality with scientific precision. We display our incredible new system by applying it to the movie The Northman--will it pass muster? Listen and see homie
115: The Sickos Become Institutionalized
April 20, 2022 13:56 - 56 minutes - 62.2 MBJoe spent a week in "da psych ward" in order to make his brain stop going nuts. The Sickos recount the ordeal which in retrospect had a lot more gags and goofs than you would have expected.
114: Zac Gorman Goes Guesto Mode
April 13, 2022 12:00 - 1 hour - 81 MBWriter, artist, and generally cool guy Zac Gorman goes guesto mode! We discuss the harrowing emptiness of being an artist, how Chuck E. Cheese's has a weird smell, and why it's so important to make bad dumb art that won't make you any money
113: Oops! All Goofs 4
April 06, 2022 12:00 - 1 hour - 90.6 MBIt's another grab bag of goofs from the Sickos. We read a big long list of spooky skeletons, put the Fate wiki through Google Translate, and decide the Final Four of the Fruit Annihilation Tournament!
112: The Sickos Talk Games Joe Won't Play
March 30, 2022 12:00 - 1 hour - 80.5 MBTom wants to talk about Elden Ring and Inscryption so bad and Joe won't play them in order to prank Tom. The solution? Tom is just going to talk about them anyway.
111: The Devil is Real
March 16, 2022 12:00 - 1 hour - 79 MBThe Devil is Real and posting is his sword. The Sickos articulate a long-held belief, that the Devil is a real red guy who does all the problems. We discuss how his works wrought the awful Texas trans law and started a war in Ukraine, and how with posting in his arsenal, his works are more powerful than ever. It's not enough to inflict pain and death, we must also see people post stupid fuckin takes on it.
110: Gwynn Fulcher Goes Guesto Mode
March 02, 2022 13:00 - 1 hour - 94.4 MBWriter, performer, actor, and singer Gwynn Fulcher--star of Shuffle Quest and The Tragical History of Modesty City--goes guesto mode! We discuss the unique cog indignities of having to work with literal millionaires, prove that opera is anime, and celebrate games that do not make your brain go nuts and freak out (our favorite) but instead calm you down with cuteness and tranquility.
109: This One is Just a Gaming Episode
February 23, 2022 13:00 - 1 hour - 86.6 MBThe Sickos talk about a bunch of video games we've been playing. No big concept or overarching theme, sometimes we need an easy one just for us. We discuss Donkey Kong '94, Castlevania Circle of the Moon, Breath of Fire, Xenogears, and Vampire Survivors. Gaming rules!
108: The 86 and Ranking of Kings Episode
February 16, 2022 13:00 - 1 hour - 94.6 MBThe Sickos do the unthinkable: not only do we talk about anime (!!), we talk about two different anime (!!!). We discuss the comically bleak teens-in-mechs anime 86, and the absolutely lovely Ranking of Kings, a show about a little guy who goes around. Turns out some of these cartoons are actually good to watch
107: Oops! All Sketches!
February 02, 2022 13:00 - 51 minutes - 56.7 MBOops! Someone spilled something on the machine that makes sketches down at Sickos HQ and now it won't turn off!! Enjoy 50 minutes of extremely stupid sketches from your favorite boys of online!
106: Shin Sicko City Nights: An Anime Sickos Adventure
January 26, 2022 13:00 - 1 hour - 111 MBQuinn Welsh-Wilson guest runs a one-shot game of the RPG Hard-Wired Island for the Sickos, as they take control of Tooltip and Paste Special, two average cogs working in Shin Sicko City who are about to learn more about this cyberpunk dystopia than they ever wanted to know. This one's silly, folks
105: Complaining Kicks Ass
January 19, 2022 13:00 - 1 hour - 97.1 MBThe Sickos identify what it is that makes people connect with the show: it's because we're always fuckin complaining and whining, the objectively most fun thing to do, and something those in power really want to make illegal. Then, we return to the fruit tournament to determine the Elite Eight with some truly shocking bouts!
104: The Sickos Read a Bunch of Posts
January 12, 2022 15:32 - 1 hour - 96.2 MBIt's back to the zoo as the Sickos recount some of the funniest, stupidest, and confusingest posts ever. Yes, social media is a nightmare, but when you gather all of its gems into a fun little exhibit? Well it's still a nightmare but at least there's a sick thrill that comes with
103: The Sickos Listen to Homework Podcasts for Business Freaks
January 05, 2022 13:00 - 1 hour - 77.5 MBThe Sickos run through a truly awful Twitter thread claiming to contain the 20 best podcast episodes ever. Every single one is 4 hours of business tips by VC freaks and former Navy SEALs. This thread represents a pure distillation of Demon Mindset, the terminal brain disease you get when you start listening to podcasts about work during your free time, an activity that represents the Devil winning and taking over your body.
102: Evan Dahm Goes Guesto Mode
December 22, 2021 13:30 - 1 hour - 99.5 MBProfessional comics-doer Evan Dahm (Rice Boy, Vattu, Island Book, etc) goes guesto mode! We discuss the transcendent perfection of the Dragonball manga, how playing JRPGs on bootleg Chinese consoles is fun and cool, and what it's like to make a living on art in a world that really seems to not want you to do that. Check it out!
101: Prestige TV is Anime
December 15, 2021 13:00 - 1 hour - 75.7 MBThe Sickos finally identify the Western version of anime: Prestige TV. Plus, we get a Kong Dog update, talk about the funniest parts of the 351Elec Discord, and debate whether shoot em ups are fun games to play or cruel punishments it's impossible to enjoy
100: The Sickos Self-Congratulate
December 08, 2021 13:00 - 1 hour - 96.5 MBThe Sickos have been doing this for 100 episodes! We take a moment to reflect on how it's very hard to come up with episode ideas when you've already had to come up with 100 ideas and also the world provides you with no new stimulus. Then, we indulge in disgusting levels of smugness as we share words of congratulations from some of our closest sicko homies. Here's to 100 more!
99: The Sickos Present a Fresh-Brewed Slop Bonanza
November 24, 2021 13:00 - 1 hour - 84.1 MBThe Sickos present a finely-honed slop experience. We introduce a new segment, "Anbernickos," in which we discuss the ways our Chinese Gameboys are solving all our problems, finally read some more user-submitted stories in Cog Talk, and welcome guesto Kevin Johnson back on the show for Cat Talk as we talk about how Kevin is fostering the best cat who ever lived.
98: Josh McVety Goes Guesto Mode
November 17, 2021 13:00 - 1 hour - 108 MBJosh McVety is a goth king who makes music under the name Mellow Code. Josh discusses his origins as a doomed child born to a family of absolute anime sickos, shares how to become an electronic music sicko, tells a wild Cog Talk story about building music video sets for an insane man made of cocaine, and more. Check it out!
97: The Sickos Get Bootleg Chinese Gameboys
November 10, 2021 13:00 - 1 hour - 69.8 MBThe Sickos finally address the burning topic that's been the talk of the gaming world for weeks: The Anbernic RG351V handheld retro emulation device. Yes, the Sickos purchased Chinese Gameboys in order to do game crime and it's the most alive they've felt in a decade. (We will do an Inscryption episode once Joe's shoulder feels good enough for him to finish playing it lol)
96: The Internet Sucks
October 27, 2021 12:00 - 1 hour - 78.2 MBBeing online is terrible! The Sickos moan about how the very structure of the internet requires every action you do on it (talk to people, order food, look up information) to suck mondo ass. Plus, we marvel at the audacity of an app-connected dick sleeve that sends your JO data to the cloud.
95: The Detroiters Episode
October 20, 2021 12:00 - 1 hour - 74.5 MBThe Sickos discuss one of their favorite animes: Tim Robinson and Sam Richardson's Comedy Central sitcom Detroiters. Folks Detroiters is the funniest fuckin show. The Sickos are hootin in this one