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  1. JAN 19

    2025: The Disappointments, Surprises, and Favorites

    We're back and what better way to start a new year than by doing basically the same thing as last year. We talk about the shows and movies that disappointed and surprised us, as well as just our favorites.

    1h 11m

  2. JAN 18 · BONUS

    New Year, Same Mess

    You'd think after a year we'd have figured this out, but here we are setting up last minute once more.

    8 min

  3. 12/23/2025

    Gaming in 2025: Awards vs Reality

    Nick and Christian talk a bit about The Game Awards, what they played in 2025, and look towards the future.

    1h 1m

  4. 11/16/2025

    Catching up on Star Wars

    Michael asked Nick to catch him up on what's been happening with Star Wars. He soon learned Nick can spend a lot of time talking about Star Wars. 00:00:00 Intro 00:04:56 Solo 00:09:44 Kenobi 00:23:02 Why did Star Wars become TV 00:26:20 Skeleton Crew 00:29:41 Andor 00:37:14 A brief intermission and tangent 00:38:32 The connect shows and movies 00:39:15 The Clone Wars 00:47:12 Rebels 00:50:18 Tangent on modern Jedi games 00:51:15 Star Wars Resistance 00:52:39 The Mandalorian & a bit on Book of Boba Fett 01:04:09 Ahsoka 01:07:52 A lot of Ahsoka background 01:10:18 The Bad Batch 01:18:22 Tales 01:31:04 Upcoming Projects

    1h 41m

  5. 10/19/2025

    Back to the Beach

    Now that summer is over, Christian and Nick revisit the recommendations they made to Michael in a previous episode. Surely they didn't lead him astray. hottakesreviews.com Our Bluesky Nick's Bluesky Hot Takes Podcast Episode 8 Hot Takes Podcast Episode 10 00:00 Intro 00:44 The Water Magician 04:44 Kaiju No. 8 07:33 Rascal Does Not Dream 10:36 Obligatory Kaguya-sama Tangent 13:45 Clevatess 18:32 The Fragrant Flower Blooms with Dignity 24:12 CITY The Animation (& lots of Nichijou) 30:15 Closing Thoughts & Outro

    32 min

  6. 10/09/2025

    The Defense Speaks

    Last episode Nick was put on trial. His crime? Dropping shows too early or for unclear reasons. Now the defense puts up a case. hottakesreviews.com Our Bluesky Nick's Bluesky The artists Jessie's Bluesky Jill's Bluesky The Previous Episode Nick's AniList 00:00:00 Intro 00:03:00 Some background and score discussion 00:06:40 Gurren Lagann 00:09:50 Hunter x Hunter 00:17:00 Number of episodes watched 00:17:44 One Week Friends 00:21:08 SHY 00:22:24 My Happy Marriage 00:24:06 The Apothecary Diaries 00:35:08 Christian examines his dropped shows 00:37:24 Michael is betrayed by Sword Art Online 00:40:33 Demon Slayer 00:44:30 Nick calls out Michael 00:48:44 My Hero Academia 00:56:31 Haruhi Suzumiya 01:00:14 Back to Apothecary Diaries 01:01:17 GATE 01:02:10 Outro

    1h 3m

  7. 09/18/2025 · BONUS

    How To Plan An Episode Live

    What do you do when you show up to record without a topic? Find out how we work (or don't) in this bonus episode where we also publicly commit to several things.

    12 min

  8. 09/18/2025

    A Totally Planned Out Episode

    Nick is too busy to record so it's up to Michael and Christian to make an episode happen. Surely this will go well. Nick's AniList Michael's AniList Christian's AniList

    37 min
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  • Creator
    Hot Takes Reviews
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    18
  • Rating
    Explicit
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