28 episodes
Flowtaku Podcast- Anime & Geek Lifestyle Lamar Ramos
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The funnest Anime & Geek podcast around! Hosted by Lamar Ramos. Featuring guests who are creators in the geek industry who relate and believe in a safe space, non filtered, free from gatekeepers love for their fandoms.
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SZN3 Ep#5 - I'm Not a Spy, I Promise
Spy X Family, the series that swept our hearts in the past year with because of it’s complicated, yet almost sitcom plot and characters. I invite Mae Claire out of Philly, a returning guest from season 1 to cover this anime as well as the ridiculously over the top Akihabara Maid Wars!
She is an actress, singer, Vtuber who also works in a maid café. So we dive into her BTS experience of working at one in North America. Later on the show, we discuss both of our journey to accepting our weeb selves and using it fully to create really unique content!
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Mae Claire
MaeClaire.com
Lamar
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SZN3 - Episode #4 - The Last of Us
Did we finally get a TV game adaption that’s actually.. good?! Joined by gaming editor who’s covered
the The Last of Us having interviewed the director and a few of the casts of
the show, Brad Shankar, we review the latest HBO adaptation. From comparing it
to the games, highlighting easter eggs to predicting season 2.
Later on the session, I interview him about his work as he talks about a few of coolest things he’s got
to be a part of in the gaming industry!
**note- due totechnical difficulties during the recorded call, some footage was unfortunately
lost.
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Brad
https://linktr.ee/bradshankar
Lamar
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SZN3 Episode #3 - The Ultimate Guide to One Piece
It really is the “ultimate guide” as we talk all things One Piece, my current favourite anime (and I’m not even a Shonen guy). This episode covers the series so far including the latest movie; One Piece Film Red. From what pulled us into its lore, how it still captivates us even after 1051 episodes (as of recording), recalling the best villains/arcs and predicting how it all ends!
I had to have Anime Sundays back as a guest to cover an anime with such a rich history with me. He is a content creator, event host & Twitch streamer out of Atlanta who’s known for his anime skits, and his knowledge for Shonen.
Later on the hour we chat about how consumption stays changing for short and long form content, and how he adapts as a creator.
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Anime Sundays
https://linktr.ee/animexsundays
Lamar
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SZN3 EP#2 - Soulsborne and JRPGs
Video games was crazy in 2022, from Elden ring to Xenoblade 3, we talk about the ones we played the most! We also go into some of our all-time best franchises from JRPGS to Zelda. What we love about them but also criticizing what needs re-inventing to keep gamers invested.
Featuring Quinton aka Geak out of Los Angeles. He is a youtuber and content creator who specializes in JRPGs and Nintendo games, who is also in development of his own indie game!
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Geak show
https://linktr.ee/thegeakshow
Lamar
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SZN3 EP#1 - The Villain Origin Story
Breaking the tradition of having a new guest every episode, this season debut one is about the host, me!
The saying goes, " There's nothing lonelier than being surrounded with a room full of people, and not being able to be yourself".
.. and on this episode I talk about how starting this podcast was the first step into the journey of learning to create for myself. How it's helped me come out as a proud geek. This journey which goes deep into mental health, self-discovery, finding new inspirations, and leaving things behind to be able to achieve the best version of one's character.
We also get into how its rebranded in the past year and the big elephant in the room, letting go of the "Twizzie" moniker from season 1.
A backstory which is very anime protagonist (or in my case, villain) like! -
EP#24 – The Way of a Journalist
On our Season 2 Finale, I talk to gaming and Japanese pop culture journalist Brianna Fox-Priest about her adventures on becoming a writer for geek fandom magazines such as Otaku USA! As an upcoming writer myself, I couldn’t help but ask plenty of questions about getting into the business of freelance and her writing process.
Our anime topic is the HILLARIOUS “The way of the house husband”. We chat our favourite moments and how we need more slice of life not always focused around teenagers, but grown working folks like us. We also get into some Jrock bands we love and recommending music from Japan!
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Brianna: Twitter: @bfoxpriest
web: briannafoxpriest.com
Lamar Ramos:
https://linktr.ee/Twizzieramos