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One Piece at a Time

44 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 4 years ago - ★★★★★ - 97 ratings

Host Josellie Rios is setting sail on a watch of the One Piece anime! Join her and special guests as they recount the story of Monkey D. Luffy on his quest to become the King of Pirates and the crew he meets along the way.

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Episodes

Episode 42 - Happy 20th Anniversary, One Piece anime! 

October 20, 2019 19:00 - 1 hour - 89.1 MB

All our hosts get together to receive some very special guests: One Piece fans! We collected thoughts from straw hats attending Funimation's OP Lightbox event on what makes the anime great, and discuss our favorite things about being a One Piece fan celebrating the 20th Anniversary.  

Episode 41 - Goodbye My Dear Underlings!

October 15, 2019 21:00 - 1 hour - 159 MB

Franky departs, and so do we! On our last podcast episode of the season we finally get the crew back together when Usopp finds a way to mend things with the Straw Hats, and we witness their new shipwright say his farewell to Water 7 in the most scandalous way. Not before ending our 20th Anniversary binge on a cliffhanger our hosts are still raving about!  

Episode 40 - Farewell, Dear Merry

October 08, 2019 22:00 - 1 hour - 159 MB

We say our last goodbyes to the Going Merry after she rescued the Straw Hats from Enies Lobby, and Luffy throws the biggest (and most expensive) party in Water 7's recent history, much to Nami's dismay. Our hosts also welcome special guest Caitlin Glass, who talks to us about our dear Vivi and the One Piece music she got to work on! 

Episode 39 - Flaunt It, Kokoro! 

October 01, 2019 20:00 - 1 hour - 134 MB

Aaron and Josellie finally get to see Luffy’s Third Gear in the ultimate fight against Lucci. The Straw Hats hold the Bridge of Hesitation and Kokoro is a… mermaid? 

Episode 38 - Our Sniper is #1

September 24, 2019 20:00 - 1 hour - 135 MB

Our hosts appreciate Nami’s kickass skills against Kalifah with her upgraded Clima-Tact and declare Sniper King the MVP of the episode for his crucial part in setting Robin free. Also, where does Granny Kokoro keep getting all these wine bottles? Featuring a special guest interview with Colleen Clinkenbeard, the English voice of Luffy! 

Episode 38.5 - Live From Anime Expo 2019!

September 20, 2019 22:00 - 40 minutes - 56.1 MB

Relive our special episode recorded live from Anime Expo 2019! Josellie welcomes guests Patrick Seitz, the English voice of Franky, and Director of Production/English voice of Capt. Bellamy, Justin Cook! 

Episode 37 - Giraffes are Awesome, OK?

September 17, 2019 20:00 - 1 hour - 128 MB

It’s a CP9 showdown this week in One Piece at a Time! Each Straw Hat faces a lethal agent as they try to get the five keys to free Robin. Chopper makes a tough choice and scares Josellie and MJ when he turns into a monster, but they both have a laugh when Kaku tries to make giraffes happen.  Featuring a special guest interview with ADR Director and English voice of Buggy, Mike McFarland! 

Episode 36 - The Eternal Jump

September 10, 2019 22:00 - 1 hour - 113 MB

We take the jump to the Tower of Law quite a few times and have a look back at each of the Straw Hats' journeys before the story at Enies Lobby continues. Josellie explores the Straw Hat Theater shorts and picks Chopper Man as her favorite (to no one's surprise!)

Episode 35 - Nico Robin’s Telenovela 

September 03, 2019 21:00 - 1 hour - 147 MB

Our hosts cry for Ohara and Nico Robin’s tragic story but find a moment for tears of joy when Franky uses his Coup de Boo. 😭😂

Episode 34 - Landing Operations

August 27, 2019 20:00 - 1 hour - 123 MB

The Straw Hats begin the storming of Enies Lobby! Our hosts meet more members of CP9, gasp as Zoro makes the sea train fly and cheer when Luffy faces 10k soldiers on his own. When will they reach Robin???

Episode 33 - Physics Do Not Apply to Zoro

August 22, 2019 22:00 - 1 hour - 128 MB

Jonna and Josellie try their best to figure out how Zoro and Luffy can make a hole in a wave as the Straw Hats try to catch up to the Puffing Tom in time to rescue Nico Robin. 

Episode 32 - Nico Robin's Wish

August 20, 2019 21:00 - 1 hour - 132 MB

Our hosts explore Franky’s past and how the sea train was built. In the present, Josellie finally learns the truth about Robin’s betrayal and the wish she would sacrifice everything for. 

Episode 31 - Fake Usopp is a Traitor

August 15, 2019 21:00 - 1 hour - 148 MB

CP9 reveals their true faces and Josellie feels shocked and betrayed. Franky helps Usopp solve the mystery of who repaired the Merry in Skypiea and Jonna gives us some insight on the true story behind it. 

Episode 30 - Where is Nico Robin?

August 14, 2019 00:00 - 1 hour - 118 MB

Josellie starts losing her patience while waiting to find out more about CP9 and Robin's motivations while MJ holds back tears for the Merry's condition.  Original music for the podcast composed by Austin Black. 

Episode 29 - Water 7!

July 30, 2019 20:00 - 1 hour - 116 MB

After Nami runs over the villagers with her waver, the Straw Hats make their way to the beautiful water city. Jonna and Josellie can’t get over the aesthetics and wish they could explore Water 7 on a Yagara. Also, there's such a thing as a sea train?

Episode 28 - Am I A Pirate??

July 23, 2019 19:00 - 59 minutes - 82.1 MB

Our hosts witness Luffy's relentlessness when it comes to his crew! The Straw Hats get their memories stolen by a seahorse and wonder if Zoro's still on their side, while Josellie and MJ analyze if Nami is taking the right course of action when she forgets she already liberated her village and bails.

Episode 27 - It’s A Loooong Story

July 17, 2019 12:00 - 1 hour - 124 MB

The Straw Hats face the Foxy crew in a Davy Back Fight in Long Ring Long Land! Luffy will try to keep his crew together while our hosts analyze Foxy’s tactics and enjoy all the entertainment value this well-crafted sports event has to offer. 

Episode 26 - Good to See You, Condoriano!

July 09, 2019 20:00 - 1 hour - 111 MB

Our hosts meet the "newest straw hat,” Condoriano, and try to figure out which G-8 shenanigan is funniest. The real Straw Hats escape G-8 the same way they came in and reach a very loooong island.  

Episode 25 - Oreja Fleur

July 02, 2019 20:00 - 1 hour - 102 MB

The bell rings for Shandora and Skypiea comes to an end! The Straw Hats fall from the sky, where Luffy gets in a battle of wits with Commander Jonathan and our hosts declare Robin the MVP of the G-8 arc for her sneaky moves.

Episode 24 - Love Radar

June 25, 2019 20:00 - 1 hour - 98.8 MB

Sanji uses the power of love to find Nami and we finally learn the true story of Noland the Liar and the Great Warrior of Shandoria (we’re not crying, you’re crying).

Episode 23 - Holy, the Goodest Boi 

June 18, 2019 20:00 - 1 hour - 105 MB

In episodes 176-183, Zoro discovers Holy is as obedient as Ohm boasted. Our hosts explore Eneru’s Ark Maxim and watch the impending doom about to befall Skypiea while Luffy meets god. 

Episode 22 - Let's Play A Game...

June 11, 2019 20:00 - 1 hour - 62.9 MB

Somehow things got more dangerous in Skypeia within episodes 168-175. Last chunk was a sacrifice and now we have a death game with indigenous guerrillas, sight-seeing priests, bizarre goat warriors, a boxing dog, a giant snake, and an omniscient and ruthless lightning god. 81 warriors enter, 5 people survive. Who will survive this? We're going to find out!

Episode 21 - Party Animals

June 04, 2019 20:00 - 1 hour - 68.1 MB

Now that we're in the sky, it's time to deal with GOD'S JUDGMENT! Wait isn't that backwards? Apparently Godswill (and Josellie because she's on the ride) has been bad and must go through the Skypiea ordeals in episodes 160-167. Priests, sacrificial altars, giant sharks, and a giant pterodactyl-like bird that shoots fire is here to judge the gang. At least there are wolves that know how to party in this chunk of episodes!

Episode 19 - Monkeying Around

May 28, 2019 21:00 - 1 hour - 69.5 MB

We get out of the filler episodes with an explosive start in episodes 144-151. Godswill & Josellie go deep-sea diving with monkey-themed pirates, get in bar fights with loud-mouthed jerks, go bird-hunting, and eat pie with a black-stubbled big man. OK, they didn't do that, but they saw it all go down in this podcast episode! It's a ton of fun that you don't want to miss.

Episode 20 - This Isn't Heaven

May 28, 2019 16:00 - 1 hour - 66.5 MB

The Straw Hat crew quickly make their way to the heavenly realms in episodes 152-159 but it's not all it's cracked up to be. Josellie & Godswill ascend to the skies only to be accosted by demon warriors, carnivorous sky fish, and crawling sky cops that won't leave us alone. Maybe we should just stay on earth and deal with pirates there...

Episode 18 - Goats on a Boat

May 21, 2019 20:00 - 1 hour - 81.1 MB

This episode has goats. Baby goats! Nuff said! The hosts go through anime episodes 136-143 and finish season 2. Josellie & Godswill experience time travel, learn what an abacus is for, and of course have fun with baby goats. And to top off the podcast episode we bring another guest, Walter Parenton, the Senior Promotional Video Editor at Funimation who has worked on One Piece since Funimation acquired it! It's a fun and enlightening episode you have to check out.

Episode 17 - Wait, Who's the 7th Member?

May 21, 2019 20:00 - 1 hour - 86.2 MB

Godswill & Josellie break out the waterworks again as the Alabasta arc comes to a close and a new member joins the Straw Hat group in episodes 128-135! They sing, laugh, cry, and sing again as many old characters and moments make their way to the arc's conclusion. And then for the second half, the duo experience some of the best filler in anime as they go through many good flashbacks and even an amazing cooking episode. Fireworks and curry will help you get through this emotional podcast epi...

Episode 15 - Dancing with Moles

May 14, 2019 20:00 - 1 hour - 73.1 MB

We get hype with the Straw Hats as they take turns fighting individual members of Baroque Works in anime episodes 112-119! The hosts discuss the strategies of the Straw Hats, the skills of the Baroque Works members and if Usopp is a good teammate. Get geeked with us as we go through this podcast episode.

Episode 16 - The Longest 5 Minutes

May 14, 2019 20:00 - 1 hour - 64 MB

It's the final countdown of the showdown in Alabasta! Now that the officers of Baroque Works have been defeated, we're speeding on in One Piece episodes 120-127. Can the Straw Hats take out Crocodile and stop the bomb that is supposed to destroy the capital of Alabasta? It's an intense 8 episodes that you have to hear about in this podcast episode!

Episode 14 - Free My Nakama Luffy!

May 07, 2019 20:00 - 1 hour - 97.7 MB

Josellie & Godswill finally make it to where Crocodile is with the Straw Hats in anime episodes 104-111! Finally out of the desert sun, the gang encounters Mr. 0 of Baroque Works and are pushed to work with the mysterious Mr. Prince. Also they bring on their second guest, Dmitryi Khylnin the Community Specialist of BANDAI NAMCO, to geek out heavy on why One Piece as a whole and which games there are to play. Don't play around by not listening to this episode!

Episode 13 - Are We There Yet?

May 07, 2019 20:00 - 1 hour - 77.5 MB

The squad goes through the hardest road trip with Luffy and gang because it's in the desert and Luffy is hungry. As the Straw Hats trek through the Alabasta desert in episodes 96-103, we see them go through a filler episode that made Godswill cry! Godswill & Josellie encounter Kung-Fu Dugongs (we had to look up what dugongs were), cacti that get you high, and a literal mountain-sized ball of crap among many other things. 

Episode 12 – Alligators vs. Crocodiles

April 30, 2019 20:00 - 1 hour - 81.7 MB

From the coldest to the hottest, the crew and the duo make it to Alabasta, the desert kingdom, in anime episodes 88-95. Chopper finds his footing with the Straw Hats and we meet even more standout characters like Crocodile (a man who does not look like a crocodile) and Ace, the hot man looking for Luffy (he also has fire powers). Get emotional with us!

Episode 11 – Do You Recall the Most Famous Reindeer of All?

April 30, 2019 20:00 - 1 hour - 81.5 MB

The hosts make it to the coldest island, Drum Kingdom, in anime episodes 80-87 and meet the cutest doctor imaginable. As the Straw Hat crew races to save Nami who is dying from a dire sickness, we encounter humans that can transform into bulls, monstrous bunnies that seek only death, a witch doctor that is only 139 years young and Chopper -- a talking reindeer with the saddest backstory since Rudolph.

Episode 10 – Jurassic Piece

April 23, 2019 20:00 - 1 hour - 65.8 MB

We welcome a new guest Trixie, the cutest Triceratops baby you have heard so far. In episodes 72-79, Josellie, Godswill, and Trixie brave Little Garden, a land full of dinosaurs and also home to two warrior giants! 

Episode 9 – Ballistic Boogers

April 23, 2019 20:00 - 1 hour - 72.2 MB

In anime episodes 64-71, the duo finally make it to the Grand Line and get One Piece started. They party with the denizens of Whiskey Peak, geek out over Zoro’s slicing skills and get inspired by Coby’s new workout plan. Godswill also learns the correct way to clear his throat thanks to Igaram.

Episode 7 – Divine Smoke

April 16, 2019 20:00 - 1 hour - 78.1 MB

Our hosts finish the first season of One Piece with a trip to Loguetown in episodes 48-55. They face the fearsome Smoker, learn that Luffy doesn’t drink, meet the man everyone calls Daddy and much, much more.

Episode 8 – The Evil Known as Eric

April 16, 2019 20:00 - 1 hour - 59.7 MB

Josellie is determined to show Godswill that dragons can be good when they go through One Piece episodes 56-63. Even though it’s a filler arc, the two fall in love with Grandpa Ryu, wonder what animals they would talk to and laugh at a guy named Eric.

Episode 6 - Godswill’s Scariest Episode 

April 09, 2019 20:00 - 1 hour - 37.6 MB

There’s a One Piece anime episode in week 6 of the Merry Route that Godswill hates watching because he can’t swim. He also brings the water works as we finish the Arlong Park arc and get through Nami’s story. Plenty emotions are experienced by our two hosts!

Episode 5 - The 93 Million Berry Woman

April 09, 2019 20:00 - 1 hour - 41.1 MB

Maybe Josellie’s opinion of Nami gets better after anime episodes 30-37 in this podcast episode? You gotta listen! We bring in our first guest, Jonna Miller (Senior Copywriter at Funimation), who explains Nami’s plight in the most eloquent manner. 

Episode 3 – Jango & The PussyCats

April 02, 2019 20:00 - 1 hour - 35.7 MB

The duo can’t get over the moonwalking, Steven Tyler lookalike nor the cat-themed pirate group. Josellie & Godswill go over anime episodes 16-23 and discuss Usopp’s (brave) attempts to ward off pirates, the effectiveness of hypnotism and using it for good, and if it’s possible to really use three swords like Zoro. Also, Godswill has the Django theme song stuck in his head. Binge Routes: https://funi.to/onepiecepodcast

Episode 4 – We’re Hungry, Sanji!

April 02, 2019 20:00 - 1 hour - 31 MB

Who doesn’t get hungry when talking about Sanji’s backstory? Hosts Godswill and Josellie reach the Baratie, the seafaring restaurant where Sanji works as a sous chef. With anime episodes 24-30 come his tragic backstory, the menacing Don Krieg, and the harrowing Mihawk. A hearty helping of the podcast is coming right up! Binge Routes: https://funi.to/onepiecepodcast

Episode 1 – The Journey Begins! 

March 26, 2019 22:00 - 1 hour - 35 MB

In this first episode, Josellie & Godswill start the One Piece binge, where they watch the show from the beginning following the Merry Route binge schedule (8 episodes at a time) and go over each one in this weekly podcast. As it's Josellie’s first time watching the show, she's shocked at how goofy Luffy is and the hosts react to Zoro joining the crew, the fight with Buggy and much more! Binge Routes: https://funi.to/onepiecepodcast

Episode 2 – Lying is Bad, Kids

March 26, 2019 22:00 - 1 hour - 28.8 MB

The journey continues as the duo power through episodes 9-15 of the One Piece anime, where they meet (Captain) Usopp and go through his saga against Captain Kuro. Godswill learns lying is bad when they see the effects Usopp has on the town and later discover what happens when a real pirate crew clashes with the Straw Hats! Binge Routes: https://funi.to/onepiecepodcast

Preview – Set Sail With One Piece at a Time!

March 19, 2019 04:00 - 3 minutes - 1.59 MB

Hosts Godswill Ugwa and Josellie Rios are setting sail on a watch of the One Piece anime! Join them as they recount the story of Monkey D. Luffy on his quest to become the King of Pirates and the crew he meets along the way.

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