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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44: The Sickos Read Depressing Manga
August 26, 2020 11:30 - 57 minutes - 52.2 MBThe sickos heartily recommend the bleak and crushing manga of Tatsuki Fujimoto, one of the most unique and freshest talents in the business. Then, we discuss how our gaming philosophies are diametrically opposed because we were trained at competing gaming dojos. Follow the Sickos on Twitter @AnimeSickos Follow Joe @ShariaUncle Follow Tom @TomHarrison19
43: The Fruit Annihilation Tournament Begins!
August 19, 2020 11:00 - 1 hour - 57.6 MBThe Sickos mourn how the devastating explosion that hit Beirut appears to have been the natural result of extremely common boss behavior that will keep happening until society collapses. Then, we unveil a stunning new sicko project: The Fruit Annihilation Tournament, a 48-combatant tournament to discover once and for all the Ultimate Fruit Under Heaven. Follow the Sickos on Twitter @AnimeSickos Follow Joe @ShariaUncle Follow Tom @TomHarrison19
42: Devon Price Goes Guesto Mode
August 12, 2020 11:30 - 1 hour - 71.2 MBMega sicko Devon Price kicks off the promo tour for their upcoming book Laziness Does Not Exist by going Guesto Mode, much to the consternation of their agent and publisher! We discuss how being "lazy" is a fake idea used to exploit you, how to live better through grift and fraud, and how Metal Gear Solid is the best dumb series of games around. Pre-order Devon's book Laziness Does Not Exist here: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Laziness-Does-Not-Exist/Devon-Price/9781982140106 ...
41: The Sickos Go Analog
August 05, 2020 11:00 - 1 hour - 58.4 MBThe Sickos reflect on board games, a hobby that's impossible to do but also tricked them into spending hundreds of dollars anyway. Then, Cog Talk discusses the "skills gap," the fun way companies blame the bad economy on the proletariat deciding to be too stupid to live, and NPR is like, that sounds right! Follow Anime Sickos on Twitter @AnimeSickos Follow Joe on Twitter @ShariaUncle Follow Tom on Twitter @TomHarrison19
40: Posting/Reloaded: Wife Post Revolutions
July 29, 2020 11:00 - 1 hour - 55.5 MBThe Sickos damage their brains with exposure to terrible posts! First, we discuss Duchess Goldblatt, an inexplicable gimmick account that has never been funny yet which commands a cult following that'd kill for it. Then, we discuss two new incredible wife posts in a mini-Wife Addendum. Posting sucks ass you guys Follow Anime Sickos on Twitter @AnimeSickos Follow Joe on Twitter @ShariaUncle Follow Tom on Twitter @TomHarrison19
39: Paul Starr Goes Guesto Mode
July 22, 2020 11:00 - 1 hour - 62.5 MBThe Sickos welcome Paul Starr, a professional Anime Sicko who makes a living translating manga and light novels! We discuss what it's like to infect your anime hobby with cog energy, how onomatopoeias do (or don't) work in Japanese, and the official style guidelines of the word "numby." Follow Anime Sickos on Twitter @AnimeSickos Follow Joe on Twitter @ShariaUncle Follow Tom on Twitter @TomHarrison19
38: The Tower of God Episode
July 15, 2020 11:00 - 1 hour - 66.7 MBThe Sickos watched Tower of God, an anime that asks "what if Hunter x Hunter was shorter, but also way more complicated?" Well, the answer is that it would be a truly wild experience that turns your brain into goo (the good way). Follow Anime Sickos on Twitter @AnimeSickos Follow Joe on Twitter @ShariaUncle Follow Tom on Twitter @TomHarrison19
37: Alex Borkowski Goes Guesto Mode
July 08, 2020 11:00 - 1 hour - 71.8 MBHomie and noted sicko Alex Borkowski goes guesto mode! We discuss Monster Hunter, a game that hates you and wants you to have as little fun as possible (while simultaneously being the best game in the world), plus a Cog Talk about how being a professional writer, like everything, sucks ass and is fake. Follow Anime Sickos on Twitter @AnimeSickos Follow Joe on Twitter @ShariaUncle Follow Tom on Twitter @TomHarrison19
36: #CogdomIsOverParty
July 01, 2020 11:00 - 58 minutes - 52.4 MBCogdom is over! The decaying world is falling apart and one of the four pillars just doesn't exist anymore! It's fucked! Plus, we catch up on the first 100%-posting-based rap beef, and Tom discusses how doing numbies is the worst thing that can happen to you.
35: Fate/Sicko Night: Unlimited Cog Works
June 24, 2020 11:00 - 1 hour - 54.5 MBThe Sickos discuss the Fate series, an inscrutable ecosystem of games, visual novels, animes, and phone games that steal all your money. The lore of the Fate series is longer than the Bible and its purpose is to serve you stories where wizards kill each other with history ghosts in order to drink out of a nice cup. Also the history ghosts are hot babes with lots of different outfits so you'll pay extra on the phone game to collect them all. The twist? It's actually really good! Follow Ani...
34: Oops! All Goofs!
June 17, 2020 11:00 - 1 hour - 78.1 MBThe Sickos had a ton of ideas for dumb short segments that we could never find room for. So we decided to just do them all. Oops! All Goofs! Follow Anime Sickos on Twitter @AnimeSickos Follow Joe on Twitter @ShariaUncle Follow Tom on Twitter @TomHarrison19
33: Mike & John Hasier Go Guesto Mode
June 03, 2020 11:00 - 1 hour - 65.2 MBWe welcome our first repeat guesto, sicko scientist John Hasier along with his funnier wife Mike Hasier for our first-ever two person Guesto Mode episode! John once again uses facts and logic to prove anime is real, and Mike schools the sickos in the rich and bountiful sicko world of shojo anime. Follow us on Twitter @AnimeSickos Follow Tom @TomHarrison19 Follow Joe @ShariaUncle
32: The Listener Mail Q&A Episode
May 27, 2020 11:00 - 1 hour - 61 MBOur listeners had questions—first anime? Favorite Western comics? Why won't you say "Luffy" right?—and your favorite Sickos have the answers in our Listener Mail Episode! Follow us on Twitter @AnimeSickos Follow Tom @TomHarrison19 Follow Joe @ShariaUncle
31: Quinn Welsh-Wilson Goes Guesto Mode
May 20, 2020 11:00 - 1 hour - 80.4 MBThe Sickos welcome podcast-doer and major Sicko Quinn Welsh-Wilson to the show for a scintillating guesto episode. Quinn is cursed enough to share heretofore unrequited obsessions with each Sicko: like Tom, they love One Piece, and like Joe, they love the Yakuza games. In addition, we discuss how no one on the internet knows what themes are and how being a cog now is just listening to people chew into microphones they think are muted. Follow us on Twitter @AnimeSickos Follow Quinn @Monk...
30: Sickos Reminisce Over Games (S.R.O.G.)
May 06, 2020 11:00 - 1 hour - 65.2 MBIn order to better understand why they are compelled to Game, the Sickos explore formative video games from adolescence that permanently cemented their addiction to the worst hobby on the planet. For Joe, it was endlessly grinding loot in Diablo 2. For Tom, it was barely retaining control of a frictionless car in F-Zero GX. Then, the boys do a deep dive on yet more variations of the Maddow-Maddow Fruit. Follow us on Twitter @AnimeSickos Follow Tom @TomHarrison19 Follow Joe @ShariaUncle
29: Kevin Johnson Goes Guesto Mode
April 29, 2020 13:56 - 1 hour - 88 MBThe Sickos welcome close personal friend Kevin Johnson to the show! We've known Kevin for years as both a homie and co-worker. On the longest Cog Talk yet, Tom and Kevin discuss their time working at a fake company doing no work as an insane man did shit that made no sense. Then, we interrogate Kevin's almost unfathomable commitment to extremely difficult competitive games like Counter-Strike and Rocket League. Follow us on Twitter @AnimeSickos Follow Tom @TomHarrison19 Follow Joe @Sharia...
28: Anime 101
April 22, 2020 11:00 - 1 hour - 68.2 MBA lot of listeners have expressed that our show made them want to give anime a try. Now with quarantine in effect, they have more time than ever to watch anime. We Sickos do NOT endorse watching anime, but if you must, we offer this dope primer of great series to start with. Also, we revisit Cog Talk for the first time post-pandemic to discuss the weird impulse in the elite to make sure we're suffering as much as possible. Follow us on Twitter @AnimeSickos Follow Tom @TomHarrison19 Foll...
27: Isa Goes Guesto Mode
April 15, 2020 11:00 - 1 hour - 59.5 MBThe Sickos put on full plate armor in a futile attempt to protect themselves from being Roasted, because on this episode, an ACTUAL TEEN goes guesto mode! Tom's niece Isa is a major Sicko who loves anime, gaming, D&D, comedy, performing, and general Sicko behavior while simultaneously being an actual child. We discuss what anime and games the kids like, whether the teen slang we know about is real or a big prank, and whether the kids are radical socialists or not. Follow us on Twitter @An...
26: The Animal Crossing Episode
April 08, 2020 11:00 - 54 minutes - 49.9 MBIt's Animal Crossing time! Joe takes Tom to task for being too neurotic to enjoy the chill game where you play with virtual dollies. In Tom's defense, games with limited inventory are cruel sadists who are doing violence to you for no reason. Follow us on Twitter @AnimeSickos Follow Tom @TomHarrison19 Follow Joe @ShariaUncle
25: Marquez Goes Guesto Mode
April 01, 2020 11:00 - 1 hour - 51 MBFellow Sicko Matthew Marquez (call him Marquez) goes guesto mode! We discuss Marquez's strange addiction to superhero comics, his burgeoning career as an anime boy, and the time a teen murdered him with the greatest roast of all time. Plus, a Cog Talk about staying home sick that hits super different now that we're post-The Event! Follow the Sickos on Twitter @AnimeSickos Follow Marquez @MarquezTheGM Follow Joe @ShariaUncle Follow Tom @TomHarrison19
24: Tournaments
March 25, 2020 11:00 - 1 hour - 67.2 MBThe Sickos discuss the greatest thing that can ever happen in fiction: tournaments. Follow the Sickos on Twitter @AnimeSickos Follow Joe @ShariaUncle Follow Tom @TomHarrison19
23: Da Collapse
March 14, 2020 15:29 - 1 hour - 63.4 MBStraight from their virus-proof podcast bunkers, the Sickos bring you a very special episode about the total collapse of society. Turns out, it's pretty dumb and bad! But your good sickos find out a way to talk about anime anyway. Follow the Sickos on Twitter @AnimeSickos Follow Joe @ShariaUncle Follow Tom @TomHarrison19
22: Media Brain
March 11, 2020 11:00 - 1 hour - 63.5 MBThe Sickos diagnose Media Brain, a mind-destroying affliction that affects every single person on TV who your dad trusts. Then, we talk about how open world games are class traitors designed to steal our souls. Follow the Sickos on Twitter @AnimeSickos Follow Joe @ShariaUncle Follow Tom @TomHarrison19
21: Posting 101
February 26, 2020 12:00 - 1 hour - 78.3 MBPosting is an arcane and mystical art understood by few, but your good Sickos are here to break down the dark discipline into seven easily understood elements. Then, we talk about how the only good sport is sumo and that also it's anime. Follow the Sickos on Twitter @AnimeSickos Follow Joe @ShariaUncle Follow Tom @TomHarrison19
20: erica dreisbach Goes Guesto Mode
February 19, 2020 12:00 - 1 hour - 67.3 MBMega sicko and excellent human erica dreisbach joins your sickos for a scintillating bout of Guesto Mode! We discuss erica's taste in anime and gaming, her hard-fought freedom from cog hell, and her and Tom's artistic partnership! Then, we all become cancelled for agreeing that Infinite Jest is a good book that is fun to read. Follow the Sickos on Twitter @AnimeSickos Follow Joe @ShariaUncle Follow Tom @TomHarrison19
19: The Sickos Need Funky Onions
February 05, 2020 12:00 - 1 hour - 59 MBThe Sickos discuss Toriko, a terrible manga Tom just read about muscle guys who fight big monsters in order to eat weird gourmet food. It's extremely terrible but also sweet and thoughtful in a way very few things are. Then, we discuss how being a dumb goof with your buds is praxis.
18: Riley Hopkins Goes Guesto Mode
January 22, 2020 12:00 - 1 hour - 65.8 MBRiley Hopkins, podcaster, game designer, and all-around sicko goes Guesto Mode! The boys talk about how designing a successful tabletop RPG makes you extremely rich (did not fact check this), Riley's truly staggering Naruto consumption habits, and more. Then, Riley and the Sickos face off to convince the other to give one of their favorite shows a try: Riley wants the Sickos to watch Power Rangers, and the Sickos want Riley to watch Jojo's Bizarre Adventure. You must check it out!! Follow ...
17: Comedy Sucks Now
January 08, 2020 12:00 - 57 minutes - 52.5 MBInspired by the mind-bendingly terrible new satire from Dave Eggers, the Sickos review why comedy seems to suck so fucken hard in 2019. Then in Cog Talk, they moan about the indignity of having to use hyper-precise language in office environments, only to have your boss email you "diag convo?" Follow the Sickos on Twitter @AnimeSickos Follow Joe @ShariaUncle Follow Tom @TomHarrison19
16: The Wife Addendum
December 18, 2019 12:00 - 58 minutes - 42.3 MBThe Sickos return from the Posting Mines with three new Wife Post gems, and are generous enough to share their riches with you. They discuss the big time wife post crimes committed in the recent past by ProJared, Chance the Rapper, and Shaun King, and learn that no matter how unique a wife post is, the energy behind them all is the same. Then, they discuss how sometimes, Devil Fruits are real. Follow the Sickos on Twitter @AnimeSickos Follow Joe @ShariaUncle Follow Tom @TomHarrison19 S...
15: Sicko Shock
December 04, 2019 12:00 - 45 minutes - 34.6 MBTom wakes up in the ruins of Sicko City, the world's first real-life roguelike. With no memory of how he got there, he must explore the ruins of the Procedurally Generated Nightmare searching for answers. Will his build let him win the run, or will RNG kill him before he discovers the truth? Follow the Sickos on Twitter @AnimeSickos Follow Joe @ShariaUncle Follow Tom @TomHarrison19 Follow guest star Alex Borkowski @rudehunch Follow guest star Gwynn Fulcher @Gw1Valentine Follow guest ...
14: James Medley Goes Guesto Mode
November 27, 2019 12:00 - 1 hour - 52.5 MBThe sickos are joined by homie James Medley, an all-around creative and filmmaker. The crew discusses how making stuff is the only way to reclaim your spirit from Cog World but also how creative pursuits make you feel like a dumb baby. Follow the Sickos on Twitter @AnimeSickos Follow James @heymedley Follow Joe @ShariaUncle Follow Tom @TomHarrison19
13: Brain God: How To Unlock Sicko Mindset
November 20, 2019 12:00 - 57 minutes - 52.9 MBThe Sickos ruminate on how understanding that the things you like actually suck is the key to unlocking an extremely powerful brain that frees you from mental prison. Then on Cog Talk, we prove why it's a good idea to mistrust anyone and everyone at work: the absolute state of the kitchen and bathroom. Follow the Sickos on Twitter @AnimeSickos Follow Joe @ShariaUncle Follow Tom @TomHarrison19
12: The Sickos Waste a Scientist's Time
November 06, 2019 12:00 - 1 hour - 78.9 MBThe Sickos have trapped Actual Scientist John Hasier and are determined to waste his time and expertise as stupidly as possible. Listen as they force him to do Anime Science, discuss how being a scientist is exactly the same as being a cog, and philosophize about how science, while useful, is not the panacea STEM weirdos want you to think it is. Follow the Sickos on Twitter @AnimeSickos Follow Joe @ShariaUncle Follow Tom @TomHarrison19
11: The Sickos Talk College
October 23, 2019 11:00 - 1 hour - 58 MBThe Sickos take a load off and discuss what video games they're playing lately, and how Dragon Quest's complete refusal to do anything you don't expect can sometimes be exactly the kind of soothing balm a sicko mind needs. Then we relive the hated years known as College, explaining why it's a big lie that we got tricked into. Follow the Sickos on Twitter @AnimeSickos Follow Joe @ShariaUncle Follow Tom @TomHarrison19
10: Road House is Anime
October 09, 2019 11:00 - 1 hour - 47.7 MBThe Sickos discuss the 1989 cinema classic Road House, and share their irrefutable theory that it is anime. With 7 undeniable pieces of evidence, you will never be able to see Road House the same way--you will see it in a better way. An anime way. Follow the Sickos on Twitter @AnimeSickos Follow Joe @ShariaUncle Follow Tom @TomHarrison19
9: Sara McHenry Goes Guesto Mode
October 02, 2019 13:00 - 1 hour - 51.5 MBSicko Extraordinaire Sara McHenry joins the Sickos to discuss her freedom from anime, her compulsion to post, her love of The Mountain Goats (arguably a form of anime?), and why zines are a unique and fulfilling way to create art in a fucked up world! Follow the Sickos on Twitter @AnimeSickos Follow Joe @ShariaUncle Follow Tom @TomHarrison19
8: The Sickos Bring Their Whole Selves to Work
September 25, 2019 13:00 - 56 minutes - 52 MBThe Sickos revisit the fan favorite segment Cog Talk to dissect the odious phrase "bring your whole self to work," and how it's a ludicrous lie that would make life worse for boss and cog alike if you actually did it. Then, we reflect on the phantom fifth pillar of modern despair that we both are miraculously free of: Online Dating. Follow the Sickos on Twitter @AnimeSickos Follow Joe @ShariaUncle Follow Tom @TomHarrison19
7: Sickos Noir
September 11, 2019 13:00 - 47 minutes - 43.1 MBOn the rain-slicked streets of Sicko City, one hard-boiled PI faces down an anime sicko who stands accused of watching Food Wars: Shokugeki No Soma. Will our grizzled lawman put this freak away, or will he go sicko mode after being tempted by anime? It's just another day in Sicko City...
6: The Epstein Episode
August 28, 2019 13:05 - 55 minutes - 50.5 MBThe sickos discuss Epstein's very normal death and find comfort in the knowledge that Goku would never go on the Lolita Express. Cog Talk explores how famous media depictions of office drudgery don't actually scan in 2019. Follow the Sickos on Twitter @AnimeSickos Follow Joe @ShariaUncle Follow Tom @TomHarrison19 Music by Chuck Rios Art by Shawn Bowers
5: Anime X Sickos
August 28, 2019 13:04 - 1 hour - 58.1 MBThe sickos jaw about Hunter X Hunter, an anime with dope fights, compelling characters, short pants, and a total disregard for your time. The sickos also discuss the author's suffering as he was forced to work himself to the bone to meet deadlines on his previous series, Yu Yu Hakusho, until his body fell apart. Follow the Sickos on Twitter @AnimeSickos Follow Joe @ShariaUncle Follow Tom @TomHarrison19 Music by Chuck Rios Art by Shawn Bowers
4: The Wife Pentacle
August 28, 2019 13:03 - 1 hour - 70.7 MBThe Sickos take you on a guided tour of one of the greatest achievements in posting: The Wife Pentacle. Five holy posts, all about wife. Friends, enjoy. (PS we recorded this months ago so apologies if parts are dated) Follow the Sickos on Twitter @AnimeSickos Follow Joe @ShariaUncle Follow Tom @TomHarrison19 Music by Chuck Rios Art by Shawn Bowers
3: 30-50 Feral Cogs
August 28, 2019 13:02 - 46 minutes - 42.5 MBThe Sickos explore one of the few recent memes to survive more than a few hours and to expand beyond a niche audience, 30-50 Feral Hogs. What makes something stick in a world of noise? Plus, the debut of Cog Talk, our signature segment about being an office cog. Follow the Sickos on Twitter @AnimeSickos Follow Joe @ShariaUncle Follow Tom @TomHarrison19 Music by Chuck Rios Art by Shawn Bowers
2: Sicko Rising (feat. Chuck Rios)
August 28, 2019 13:01 - 1 hour - 49.9 MBOG Sicko and Anime Sickos theme composer Chuck Rios joins the Sickos and explains how he was born into the sicko life, and how he became a composer and musician who cannot stop being in sicko mode. Then, Tom quizzes Joe and Chuck on the abilities of some of the dumbest-named Devil Fruits in all of One Piece. Follow the Sickos on Twitter @AnimeSickos Follow Joe @ShariaUncle Follow Tom @TomHarrison19 Follow Chuck @Thoraxes Music by Chuck Rios Art by Shawn Bowers
1: Meet the Sickos
August 28, 2019 13:00 - 1 hour - 48.2 MBMeet Tom and Joe, the Anime Sickos, as they explain how anime, posting, gaming, and jobs are the four pillars of modern misery, and how anime is simultaneously the best and worst thing ever. They also storyboard the first season of Paint the LINE!!, an anime about a prestigious high school in post-apocalyptic neo-Tokyo where students prepare themselves for a career of painting dotted yellow lines on highways. Follow the Sickos on Twitter @AnimeSickos Follow Joe @ShariaUncle Follow Tom @To...