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4Kids Flashback: an Anime Podcast About the History of Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh, One Piece and More

Tara Sands, Steve Yurko, Maji Media

4Kids is the company that brought Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!, One Piece, Shaman King, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Ultraman and more to English speaking audiences. This retrospective podcast about the 4Kids era of television as told by the people who were actually there. Hosted by voice actress Tara Sands and podcaster/artist Steve Yurko! Tara and Steve go behind the scenes and interview the actors, directors, writers, translators, editors and more responsible for bringing these shows to life. Tara Sands

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73:46

Topps Speed With Ira Friedman

4Kids Flashback: an Anime Podcast About the History... ·

2026/01/14

In this episode, Tara Sands and Steve Yurko interview Ira Friedman. Ira Worked at Topps for 33 years as the VP of Licensing and handled the Topps' Pokémon cards. He also worked at Lucas Films and was in charge of the Star Wars fan club as well as at Fangoria and Starlog. He is now is the creator of Craniacs! You can learn more at https://www.craniacsworld.com/ and follow them at https://www.instagram.com/craniacs_world/ . Check out the complete gallery of Pokémon Topps cards at

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85:00

Quick On The Draw With Adrian Barrios

4Kids Flashback: an Anime Podcast About the History... ·

2026/01/07

In this episode, Tara Sands and Steve Yurko interview Adrian Barrios. Adrian Worked at 4Kids from 2002-2009 as a Storyboard Artist and Character Designer on Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Chaotic. You can follow him on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/captainluckypants/ and check out his IMDB page at https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3546211/?ref_=fn_t_14Kids Flashback is a behind the scenes podcast about the 4Kids era of television as told by the people who were actually there. 4Kids is the

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92:05

Roz And Shine with Roz Nowicki

4Kids Flashback: an Anime Podcast About the History... ·

2025/12/31

In this episode, Tara Sands and Steve Yurko interview Roz Nowicki. Roz Worked at 4Kids from 2001-2012 in Licensing, Marketing, Brand Development and more for shows like Yu-Gi-Oh! and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. She also founded their 4Sight Licensing division.4Kids Flashback is a behind the scenes podcast about the 4Kids era of television as told by the people who were actually there. 4Kids is the company that brought Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!, One Piece and many other anime series to English

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87:58

Back To The Drawing Board with Denny Fincke

4Kids Flashback: an Anime Podcast About the History... ·

2025/12/24

In this episode, Tara Sands and Steve Yurko interview Denny Fincke. At 4Kids, Denny was a Background Designer for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. You can see lots of his work at https://dennyfin.com/ Follow him on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/twittroo/4Kids Flashback is a behind the scenes podcast about the 4Kids era of television as told by the people who were actually there. 4Kids is the company that brought Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!, One Piece and many other anime series to English speaking

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74:53

Crazy Like A Fox Box

4Kids Flashback: an Anime Podcast About the History... ·

2025/12/17

Available in video and audio versions! First, watch the videos that we refer to in the interview here https://youtu.be/a4C_QMRQ0OY and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Q9Pl0gmnSM&t=10s Then, check out the interview itself in our podcast playlist at https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLalzvEK2qsIpLaM8u3OSJaOCL5ETMwiEG&si=NOJr9QNH_-Vi71nZ. In this episode, Tara Sands and Darren Dunstan talk with former 4Kids employees Mike Pecoriello, Chris Guido and Jordan Podos about the start of the Fox

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55:52

4Kids Flashback LookBack

4Kids Flashback: an Anime Podcast About the History... ·

2025/07/23

In this episode, Tara Sands and Steve Yurko look back on the over 90 episodes of 4Kids Flashback that have been released! The show will no longer be putting out weekly episodes, but we can always add more if anyone else from 4Kids wants to be interviewed. 4Kids Flashback is a behind the scenes podcast about the 4Kids era of television as told by the people who were actually there. 4Kids is the company that brought Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!, One

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82:41

Heart Of Gold Roger With Frederick B. Owens

4Kids Flashback: an Anime Podcast About the History... ·

2025/07/16

In this episode, Tara Sands and Steve Yurko interview Frederick B. Owens.At 4Kids, Frederick voiced Gol D. Roger and Gaimon on One PIece, Leatherhead and Traximus on Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Captain Dobbs on Funky Cops and Bason on Shaman King. You can follow him online at https://www.instagram.com/frederick_b_owens/ 4Kids Flashback is a behind the scenes podcast about the 4Kids era of television as told by the people who were actually there. 4Kids is the company that brought Pokémon,

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77:05

Jaytalking With Jay Goede

4Kids Flashback: an Anime Podcast About the History... ·

2025/07/09

In this episode, Tara Sands and Steve Yurko interview Jay Goede.At 4Kids, Jay voiced Mewtwo and Dr. Fuji in Pokémon: The First Movie - Mewtwo Strikes Back. Follow him on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/jpg4art/?hl=en Jay can be booked for conventions by https://www.instagram.com/mitchzro/?hl=en 4Kids Flashback is a behind the scenes podcast about the 4Kids era of television as told by the people who were actually there. 4Kids

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65:59

4Kids Flashback TalkBack #5

4Kids Flashback: an Anime Podcast About the History... ·

2025/07/02

In this episode of 4Kids Flashback, Tara Sands is joined by Actor and Voice Director Darren Dunstan! They answer the messages YOU left at Speakpipe! Darren is best known for voicing Splinter in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Pegasus in Yu-Gi-Oh!! He also Voice Directed a ton of shows at 4Kids including Pokémon, Dinosaur King and Yu-Gi-Oh!. Follow Darren on Instagram at instagram.com/darrentdunstan/?hl=en 4Kids Flashback is a podcast about the 4Kids era of television as told by the people

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78:31

Apples To Applebaum With Leah Applebaum

4Kids Flashback: an Anime Podcast About the History... ·

2025/06/25

In this episode, Tara Sands and guest host Megan Hollingshead interview Leah Applebaum.At 4Kids, Leah voiced Erika, Suzie and Rita on Pokémon. Follow her at https://bsky.app/profile/leahapplebaum.bsky.social and https://www.tiktok.com/@leahapplebaum 4Kids Flashback is a behind the scenes podcast about the 4Kids era of television as told by the people who were actually there. 4Kids is the company that brought Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!, One Piece and many other anime

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95:49

How To Train Your Raichu With Jessica Calvello

4Kids Flashback: an Anime Podcast About the History... ·

2025/06/18

In this episode, Tara Sands and Steve Yurko interview Jessica Calvello.At 4Kids, Jessica voiced Drona in Magical DoReMi, and Kay in Pokémon. Jessica started working in anime dubing in Texas and tells us all about the differences working in the different studios at the time. And of course we talk about her work in Attack On Titan! Follow her on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/jessicacalvello/?hl=en 4Kids Flashback

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74:44

Hump Day With Jamie McGonnigal

4Kids Flashback: an Anime Podcast About the History... ·

2025/06/11

In this episode, Tara Sands and Steve Yurko interview Jamie McGonnigal.At 4Kids, Jamie voiced Eyelash The Camel in One Piece, Zoda in F-Zero GP Legend, Brron in Yu-Gi-Oh! GX, Blitz Boylston in Yu-Gi-Oh! 5Ds, Teddington Twingersnaps in Viva Piñata and Tommy Grimm in Pokémon. Follow him on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/jmcgonnigal/?hl=en 4Kids Flashback is a behind the scenes podcast about the 4Kids era of television as told by the people who were actually there. 4Kids is the company that

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66:10

A Word To The Jerome Wise with David Lapkin

4Kids Flashback: an Anime Podcast About the History... ·

2025/06/04

In this episode, Tara Sands and Steve Yurko interview David Lapkin.At 4Kids, David voiced Sir Ebrum on Kirby: Right Back At Ya, Jerome Wise on Sonic X, Lord Simultaneous on Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Mr. 7 on One Piece, Monty Mousemallow on Viva Piñata, John Tanaka on F-Zero GP Legend, and Lucian, Dee Dunstan and more in Pokémon. 4Kids Flashback is a behind the scenes podcast about the 4Kids era of television as told by the people who were actually there. 4Kids is the company that brought

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84:55

State Of The Art With Sabrina Sevilla

4Kids Flashback: an Anime Podcast About the History... ·

2025/05/28

In this episode, Tara Sands and Steve Yurko interview Sabrina Sevilla. At 4Kids, Sabrina was an Art Director and worked on properties including TMNT, Pokémon, X-Box, Viva Piñata, American Kennel Club, Cabbage Patch Kids, Pachanga, Royal Air Force, One Piece, Winx Club, and The Dog, The Cat, The Pig. She shared some amazing images with us that can be seen at Patreon.com/4KidsFlashback4Kids Flashback is a behind the scenes podcast about the 4Kids era of television as told by the people who were

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59:53

7th Kevin With Kevin Kolack

4Kids Flashback: an Anime Podcast About the History... ·

2025/05/21

In this episode, Tara Sands and Steve Yurko interview Kevin Kolack.At 4Kids, Kevin voiced Mr 3 and Pepper on One Piece, Knuckle Joe and Tokkori on Kirby, Khybon on Chaotic, and Flip Turner on Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal. You can follow him online at https://www.instagram.com/kevinkolack/ and see his website at https://www.kevinkolack.com/ 4Kids Flashback is a behind the scenes podcast about the 4Kids era of television as told by the people who were actually there. 4Kids is the company that brought Pokémon,

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77:20

Paying A Viz-it With Jason Thompson

4Kids Flashback: an Anime Podcast About the History... ·

2025/05/14

In this episode, Tara Sands and Steve Yurko interview Jason Thompson. Jason was a Manga editor at Viz on Yu-Gi-Oh! and One Piece and many more titles. He also worked on Shonen Jump Magazine and at Anime News Network. Check out more about him and read his work at https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/house-of-1000-manga/2013-07-25 https://www.jasonbradleythompson.com/ Follow him at https://www.instagram.com/mockmanpress/?hl=en https://bsky.app/profile/mockman.bsky.social and https://x.com/mockman 4Kids

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89:46

Keep Calm and Carrie On with Carrie Keranen

4Kids Flashback: an Anime Podcast About the History... ·

2025/05/07

In this episode, Tara Sands and Steve Yurko interview Carrie Keranen.At 4Kids, Carrie voiced Marion Phauna on Shaman King, Dora on Pokémen Chronicles, Earthia on Sonic X, Kisara and Mokuba on Yu-Gi-Oh!, Mina and Misty on Yu-Gi-Oh! 5Ds, and Angel, Ananda and Tammy Tamlin on Teeneage Mutant Ninja Turtles. You can follow her online at www.instagram.com/carriekeranen/ 4Kids Flashback is a behind the scenes podcast about the 4Kids era of television as told by the people who were actually there. 4Kids is

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68:30

Just Joshing with Josh Kaufman

4Kids Flashback: an Anime Podcast About the History... ·

2025/04/30

In this episode, Tara Sands and Steve Yurko interview Josh Kaufman. At 4Kids, Josh started as an intern in 2001 and worked his way up. He started at The Summit Media Group, a subsidiary of 4Kids, in sales and then switched over to 4Kids as an Account Executive selling commercial inventory.4Kids Flashback is a behind the scenes podcast about the 4Kids era of television as told by the people who were actually there. 4Kids is the company that brought Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!, One Piece and many other anime

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62:21

Paige Boy with Jason Paige

4Kids Flashback: an Anime Podcast About the History... ·

2025/04/23

In this episode, Tara Sands and Steve Yurko interview Jason Paige.At 4Kids, Jason was the singer of the first English Pokémon theme song and Viridian City. You can find more info and follow him at https://jasonpaige.com/ and https://www.instagram.com/jasonpaige/ His YouTube channel is https://www.youtube.com/@JasonPaige 4Kids Flashback is a behind the scenes podcast about the 4Kids era of television as told by the people who were actually there. 4Kids is the company that brought Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!,

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79:27

Wracking Our Brains with Jesse Gomez

4Kids Flashback: an Anime Podcast About the History... ·

2025/04/16

In this episode, Tara Sands and Steve Yurko interview Neuroscientist Dr Jesse Gomez. Jese was part of a fascinating study that discovered a part of a person's brain that responds to Pokémon. You can learn more about it at https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/325140#The-role-of-eccentricity-bias and http://vpnl.stanford.edu/papers/GomezBarnettPokemonNHB.pdf 4Kids Flashback is a behind the scenes podcast about the 4Kids era of television as told by the people who were actually there. 4Kids is the

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