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The Speakeasy #027: Pirate’s Grog-The Navy, Buccaneers, and Anime Piracy

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Drink #027: Pirate’s Grog-
The Navy, Buccaneers, and Anime Piracy

The debate about piracy in anime and manga might not be as old as the fandom but it certainly seems that way. The debate itself has changed with the size of the fandom. the accessibility of legitimate media, and the technology involved to name a few factors. But no matter what, the debate comes down to if and when do you think it is ethnically acceptable to view any non-licensed media. We are looking in on this debate since there have been several changes in the industry as well as the fandom. Both extremes in the piracy discussion see the other side as harmful zealots where as most people are caught in the middle. We weigh in our opinions and make some suggestions on what could be done to make most a little happier.

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And now your helpful bartenders at The Speakeasy present your drink:

Pirate’s Grog

  • 2 ounces dark rum
  • 1/2 ounce fresh lime juice
  • 1 teaspoon brown sugar
  • 4 ounces hot water
  • 1 cinnamon stick
  • 1 slice orange

Preparation:

Mix all the ingredients in a mug and garnish with a cinnamon stick and a slice of orange.

S.W.A.T. Reviews: Spring 2012 Pt. 1

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The premise of these reviews is simple: watch the first episode of a series and then immediately sit down to record a review mini-podcast. The reviews are five- to ten-minutes long and entirely off the cuff. As always we only review new shows (so no sequels or continuations) and try to avoid anything that just looks outright awful. This was an early release for the new season:

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Listen – Episode 1 of Hiiro no Kakera from Studio Dean with the opening from the DS game and is streaming on Crunchyroll.

The Speakeasy #026: Pucker Up, Love in the Most Unexpected Places

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Drink #026: Pucker Up,
Love in the Most Unexpected Places

For our after Valentine’s Day podcast we decided to go with a twist on the normal February topic. While we look at relationships in anime, we examine couples in series where they are not the key focus. There is often romance in all genres of anime and we look at some of our favorites. A bit of warning in the fact that to speak about most of these relationships we have to spoil some of the series we talk about. Therefore be warned that we discuss BECK: Mongolian Chop Squad, Spirited Away, Cardcaptor Sakura, Planetes, Hayate the Combat Butler, Here is Greenwood, Crest of the Stars, and Princess Tutu in part 1. And in Part 2 we discuss Gundam SEED, Eureka Seven, Gundam X, Turn A Gundam, The Vision of Escaflowne, RahXephon, and Macross series. We ask the audience many questions so feel free to answer them in the comments.

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And now your helpful bartenders at The Speakeasy present your drink:

Drink

  • 1 oz lemon vodka
  • 1 oz lemon juice
  • 1 candy lemonhead
  • 1 tsp sugar

Preparation:

Wet the rim of the 2-oz shot glass with lemon juice and put sugar around the rim. Pour lemon juice in the glass with the vodka. Next drop a Lemonhead candy in and wait a few seconds. Lick the sugar around the rim, shoot the shot down fast. Don`t swallow the Lemonhead, but instead suck on it after swallowing the shot.