Hey everyone, had a quick turnaround for this new episode because I wanted to get it out for NYCC season!

Make sure to catch Niko at the Titmouse panel on Friday, and maybe you'll bump into me on Thursday or Saturday!

Niko Guardia's an accomplished artist that has worked in animation at Titmouse for 15 years, and through this we discuss his duties as an art director, his path to getting to work in animation, the various projects he's worked on, and media that inspires us.





Keep up with Niko here:

https://www.instagram.com/nikoguardia



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Intro and outro theme:

Hideki Naganuma - Moody's Shuffle

DeLa Soul - Unreleased Beat (Smell the DAISY)



Visual assets:

Logo created by Benzie Johnson

Hand drawn assets made by Jay Pastrana





KashCast #32 - Niko Guardia

Hey all! Thanks for your patience on this episode.I thoroughly enjoyed this episode with Sarah, who's been translating Japanese to English for a long time.Visit mediaOCD here:https://www.mediaocd.com/Keep up with Sarah on bluesky:https://bsky.app/profile/prettytranslator.bsky.socialSarah's Pateron / Ko-Fi:https://www.patreon.com/c/sarahktranslatehttps://ko-fi.com/E1E13YYZE/shopKeep up with me:https://a2adam.carrd.co/https://a2adam.neocities.org/Support my editor and partner Jay here: https://ko-fi.com/jpears⁠⁠https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:4x4gqlyrps35dil27rdf6u2j⁠ ⁠ Intro and outro theme:Hideki Naganuma - Moody's Shuffle DeLa Soul - Unreleased Beat (Smell the DAISY)Visual assets:Logo created by Benzie JohnsonHand drawn assets made by Jay Pastrana



KashCast #31 - Sarah Moon

Hey all! Thanks for your patience on this episode. This was a great episode with Justin Sevakis, the original founder of Anime News Network and owner of ‪@AnimEigoWGP‬ [https://www.youtube.com/@AnimEigoWGP] , MediaOCD, and ‪@WholeGrainPictures‬ [https://www.youtube.com/@WholeGrainPictures] . We talk a lot about 2025, ascending from fandom into working in entertainment and reflecting on the past, and also joke a lot. This might be the funniest episode of the podcast.Also, shoutouts to people like Coop ‪@RiderStrike152‬ [https://www.youtube.com/@RiderStrike152], Logan, ‪@Schmullus‬ [https://www.youtube.com/@Schmullus] and Shaybs ‪@CaribouCoon‬ [https://www.youtube.com/@CaribouCoon] ! These are all people who work on various Discotek / mediaOCD releases and I'm mutuals with most of them on social media, be sure to support them on their own projects!Visit mediaOCD here:https://www.mediaocd.com/ [https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUM4Zm9rUXBOdC1TTkZ4WjJVZGRvNm1rMnpvNXxBTl9pYzRlQV9HZVZVeTRDMXUtTUxvaFZMY015aWo3TkRtOERpbjJRb2xvQ05lMDVWU1lIQmFtQjEwSGgtOUl0azRkYlcwTkZaekFZRmRQbFg5NWxXMXFPVnFRenVyWTh1THpi&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.mediaocd.com%2F&v=iY-WJimcTVw]Keep up with Justin on bluesky:@worldofcrap.bsky.socialKeep up with me:https://a2adam.carrd.co/ [https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUM4Zm9rUzN2MFBXamlVZ1FDeXczWTg3a2ZNZHxBTl9pYzRjM1hMTkh3bU44blFZRUNSaVpTalFKcXk3aV9naFBjMGxzcFBCbmhQMDZHa3RlSkUtVnBCLVRnUTZGUUhGQk92LUwwY1RrTDdSeUdfREh5XzRWYlFQeXVOTV80WjVJ&q=https%3A%2F%2Fa2adam.carrd.co%2F&v=iY-WJimcTVw]https://a2adam.neocities.org/ [https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUM4Zm9rUWtmclhYLTBSOVpmMU9nUzNsamdMM3xBTl9pYzRldUhia1lHNno3TWJDeHZfWjB4QUlmM0F1OU0yb2kwY3U4Q1E0S3UtSmcybE5TdS1QMWhyakRXY3NXTTl5ZXVPTld1Q2VfMTE5dmt4LWQwYUt2MGF6dmJObGhXTE10&q=https%3A%2F%2Fa2adam.neocities.org%2F&v=iY-WJimcTVw]Support my editor and partner Jay here: https://ko-fi.com/jpears⁠⁠ [https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUM4Zm9rUjNzSUY2MGZxSVphMHFyZG83Rl9OVXxBTl9pYzRjaUNmRFI3QlZFYkNqa2RlLTZIdXpzTGhibWFNSVJmZWhXWl9mZUlhQllmcloxNFJ0S0pRYnhXTEdJa3duSF9ZZEpKUm5XekFlT0JZSktkY0p0YmtoVmktbUNicGJp&q=https%3A%2F%2Fko-fi.com%2Fjpears%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0&v=iY-WJimcTVw]https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:4x4g... [https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUM4Zm9rVGczZUw4YVVfLTI0LXdJRHQyLWtUNnxBTl9pYzRlWkpwRHpyUXF5LWZ4UGRVT1hZMXh5a1FKX1pEcjU1dUgtSzRHYXBRZkZRbEZmbkdTQUk4S3phMU5NU3VOSnIyNWstX0pQSElsZnlCYWwwQk9hMXcyTDVpNno5REV5&q=https%3A%2F%2Fbsky.app%2Fprofile%2Fdid%3Aplc%3A4x4gqlyrps35dil27rdf6u2j%E2%81%A0&v=iY-WJimcTVw] ⁠ Intro and outro theme:Hideki Naganuma - Moody's Shuffle DeLa Soul - Unreleased Beat (Smell the DAISY)Visual assets:Logo created by Benzie JohnsonHand drawn assets made by Jay Pastrana

KashCast #30 - Justin Sevakis of AnimEigo

Hey all! Thanks for your patience on this episode. Sean Davis is the creator of "Legends of the Deep" ‪@LegendsoftheDeepShorts‬ [https://www.youtube.com/@LegendsoftheDeepShorts] , and we discuss his history of getting to this point, Sean's experiences of getting a short at a film festival and various conventions, tools of the trade, and streamlining a pipeline when working on animation!Keep up with Sean:  / legendsofthedeepshorts   [https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUM4Zm9rVGduUW5OVDNvZVk5cDgyVm44UFZuVHxBTl9pYzRmLWtVcWpuTlZBdUMyR21Fcjk5Y2NIcnBqVi04ZFMwblVxVldTaWZyTlFNV2tqVkdCUG1IdHg4SWtsMjdMc20xRkdKenh1QmRJOW9KZVdkN2VpaVJzS0ZLSF9yVFJw&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2Flegendsofthedeepshorts%2F&v=r6Y1UxHhbqo]  / seanduckyy   [https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUM4Zm9rUnF5YTFjbzFCcjhiYXpLZTlxTmQyQXxBTl9pYzRkYWFHMF9oY2liY2tVNlluNG1aLXZQQVpUejNpbU5STEE0QnEwSFlpeGpERTF4dks4cVRYbUhVUlBZRWJ0bERBNUhEdUQ5eE1sT0Y1RTFaU1l6VUVKTHJib1ZmMXgt&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2Fseanduckyy%2F&v=r6Y1UxHhbqo]Keep up with me:https://a2adam.carrd.co/ [https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUM4Zm9rVG9iMVMwd3ZWV1F2bGgtUDZzSVBXcXxBTl9pYzRjTmVzUnFxZ0NCMGVuU0hCTFNCMDgwVTZYNVp1cF9ROXdwQnVMWHQwV3BoaWVzZlM3RlRLYjFrZ1haS3ZGa3ppdlNORHVsYjdqazFWWjFxblpFWXVONEtTYzJVMkJa&q=https%3A%2F%2Fa2adam.carrd.co%2F&v=r6Y1UxHhbqo]https://a2adam.neocities.org/ [https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUM4Zm9rVFl0Z3R6V3FZN0xpSjdCWWdGaUpjYnxBTl9pYzRjaW0tZWVaN196U2QtN2NMelRWNE5jcEp4N3pNN2xaeEY0NDFQZEFINUhxRERuTUZZcmhOLWdDdFNnNDhuVjRZcUJlamN0WWZHcVBUYmMzVTdvWmNKQUNrc0ZGN1hx&q=https%3A%2F%2Fa2adam.neocities.org%2F&v=r6Y1UxHhbqo]Support the show and get early drops:https://ko-fi.com/a2adam [https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUM4Zm9rUXFiYmsya3hxV2RndjBHMm5KXzNOSnxBTl9pYzRjWGk4RkQ4U3dzY2ZpUGhYbUd5S1A2ZmlUSkFNdTFheW9pVUQ2MFdGWGZQdGw2N2RoM0hFeDJrbU1Ka0c4SkRYR3JoWU94RlctZ3pBMlJMdUZOdkNvMjU4cHNFY01E&q=https%3A%2F%2Fko-fi.com%2Fa2adam&v=r6Y1UxHhbqo]Support my editor and partner Jay here: https://ko-fi.com/jpears⁠⁠ [https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUM4Zm9rUVh3WFBmVm1KQW9YRk9URmtxRlNtY3xBTl9pYzRmeVFQN3B1NmhfNVdPX0k3M2Nkd2V3bEFweWVramtCT043N19fMmVpQkpONVhBSWRWSzlzcmQ3M20tZzFSZWpiRjVNYXcxd0VWWEFwWkQ4blJETnRCdmJuNUdjRWlF&q=https%3A%2F%2Fko-fi.com%2Fjpears%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0&v=r6Y1UxHhbqo]https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:4x4g... [https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUM4Zm9rVDFNcjJvRlBtbnJsbGJzRnNpeUgyWHxBTl9pYzRmZ0pUQzhzdkFhWjV2MGRnOXVlS3ZpZXZodnZSOFZucVM1cHUzMWpwa3RGT21oQzZiSEljamQ2VmtnR2gwT24zWjdlNlVkVUFwY09udWpfbmppdnBuTjd5T2Vja2k2&q=https%3A%2F%2Fbsky.app%2Fprofile%2Fdid%3Aplc%3A4x4gqlyrps35dil27rdf6u2j%E2%81%A0&v=r6Y1UxHhbqo] ⁠ Intro and outro theme:Hideki Naganuma - Moody's Shuffle DeLa Soul - Unreleased Beat (Smell the DAISY)Visual assets:Logo created by Benzie Johnson

KashCast #29 - Sean Davis 

ORIGINALLY RECORDED 11/4/25, SOME INFO MAY BE OUTDATED

The first episode of KashCast Talkback (AKA Extra Kash) is finally public! This first episode was our experiences with the medium of tokusatsu, but considering the main topic was the future of Toei's Super Sentai series, both me and Buster agreed to avoid covering Toei work (at least as of this writing) in light of the treatment of Maya Imamori.

In the meantime, this segment from the end of the episode does talk about our recommendations of more obscure tokusatsu and we both encourage you to check it out!



A search engine, archive.org, and "the cat site" will help you find access to many of these, some may be on YouTube but I can't speak on if they're always official.



FIND BUSTER HERE:

⁠Bluesky⁠ [https://blacksky.community/profile/did:plc:roy42ud3xcdo5jzhiaxkcxoj]

⁠YouTube⁠ [https://www.youtube.com/@BusterCorp/videos]

⁠Buster Tales / "Victory Buster" indie series⁠ [https://www.youtube.com/@VictoryBuster]

⁠Modular Media⁠ [https://www.youtube.com/@ModularMedia]





Extra Kash #1 - Toku Talkback with BusterCorp

ORIGINALLY RECORDED 11/4/25, SOME INFO MAY BE OUTDATED

Here's a preview of a new format I've been meaning to get to for a while, where instead of interviewing a guest we instead talk about a focused topic. This first episode was our experiences with the medium of tokusatsu, but considering the main topic was the future of Toei's Super Sentai series, both me and Buster agreed to avoid covering Toei work (at least as of this writing) in light of the treatment of Maya Imamori.

In the meantime, this segment from the end of the episode does talk about our recommendations of more obscure tokusatsu and we both encourage you to check it out!



A search engine, archive.org, and "the cat site" will help you find access to many of these, some may be on YouTube but I can't speak on if they're always official.



FIND BUSTER HERE:

Bluesky [https://blacksky.community/profile/did:plc:roy42ud3xcdo5jzhiaxkcxoj]

YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/@BusterCorp/videos]

Buster Tales / "Victory Buster" indie series [https://www.youtube.com/@VictoryBuster]

Modular Media [https://www.youtube.com/@ModularMedia]





Extra Kash - Toku Talkback with BusterCorp (Preview)

Hey all, in this episode we have Gary Trimarchi return to the show to talk about his current indie animatic project, "Starstuck" and its development! It's currently getting crowdfunded and you can find the link to it here:

https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/starstruck-an-indie-animatic-pilot#/



You can find Gary here:

https://www.instagram.com/mutantastronaut/

https://bsky.app/profile/mutantastronaut.bsky.social/

https://www.youtube.com/@WaeBakStudios

https://linktr.ee/waebakstudios



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Intro and outro theme:

Hideki Naganuma - Moody's Shuffle

DeLa Soul - Unreleased Beat (Smell the DAISY)



Visual assets



Logo created by Benzie Johnson

Hand drawn assets made by Jay Pastrana

KashCast #27 - Gary Trimarchi / Starstruck!

Hey there! Here's another new episode, with another voice actor, Belsheber Rusape Jr.

In here, we talk about Bel's work on the new GLITCH pilot, The Gaslight District, where he plays the character Temperance! We also talk about the world of voice acting, thoughts on casting, navigating fan spaces, and having general passion about art and animation!

I'm joined again by ArteiceTB, a mutual friend of Bel's and someone who had a lot of great energy in this episode! Like, we seriously end up laughing a lot.



Keep up with Bel here:

https://bsky.app/profile/belrusape.bsky.social





Keep up with Arte here:

⁠https://bsky.app/profile/arteicetb.bsky.social⁠ [https://bsky.app/profile/arteicetb.bsky.social]

⁠https://linktr.ee/ArteiceTB⁠ [https://linktr.ee/ArteiceTB]



Support my editor and partner Jay here:

⁠⁠https://ko-fi.com/jpears⁠⁠ [https://ko-fi.com/jpears]

⁠⁠https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:4x4gqlyrps35dil27rdf6u2j⁠⁠ [https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:4x4gqlyrps35dil27rdf6u2j]





Please rate and review this podcast on iTunes/Apple Podcasts, or your podcast player of choice!Intro and outro theme:

Hideki Naganuma - Moody's Shuffle

De La Soul - Unreleased Beat (Smell the DAISY)

Visual assets:

Logo created by Benzie Johnson

Hand drawn assets made by Jay Pastrana

KashCast #26 – Belsheber Rusape Jr. (with ArteiceTB)

Hey again!

To close out February, here’s an interview I had with Kiana Mai! A multifaceted artist and general creative, Kiana’s been known for many talents including but not limited to her Pokemon fanart, her work on Big City Greens, and the development of her pilot animatic “I Don’t Want To Be A Magical Girl!”



In this episode we talk about all of these including some insight into what it means to be an artist, working in animation, and the development and recruitment of the numerous people who helped out with the development of “I Don’t Want To Be A Magical Girl”!



Thanks to all the people who commented questions!





Support my editor and partner Jay here:

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Please rate and review this podcast on iTunes/Apple Podcasts, or your podcast player of choice!



Intro and outro theme:

Hideki Naganuma - Moody's Shuffle

DeLa Soul - Unreleased Beat (Smell the DAISY)



Visual assets



Logo created by Benzie Johnson

Hand drawn assets made by Jay Pastrana

KashCash #25 – Kiana Mai

Hey there! Here's another new episode, with our second guest who hails primarily from the anime and voice acting world, Marissa Lenti!

In here, we talk about Marissa's work on the newest Discotek release of "Digimon: The Movies", which sought out to give brand new redubs to the first 3 Japanese movies of the Digimon franchise, "Adventure", "Our War Game", and "Hurricane Touchdown".

We also touch on Marissa's experience with GLITCH being the voice of Gangle on The Amazing Digital Circus, some tech talk and advice regarding how to approach voice acting, and thoughts on localization in different eras of anime!

I'm joined by ArteiceTB, a friend of mine who's an artist, a big TADC fan as well as someone who does her own videos talking about media on her channel (as well as her Pokemon side channel).



Keep up with Marissa here:

https://bsky.app/profile/marissalenti.com





Keep up with Arte here:

https://bsky.app/profile/arteicetb.bsky.social

https://linktr.ee/ArteiceTB



Support my editor and partner Jay here:

⁠https://ko-fi.com/jpears⁠ [https://ko-fi.com/jpears]

⁠https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:4x4gqlyrps35dil27rdf6u2j⁠ [https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:4x4gqlyrps35dil27rdf6u2j]





Please rate and review this podcast on iTunes/Apple Podcasts, or your podcast player of choice!Intro and outro theme:

Hideki Naganuma - Moody's Shuffle

De La Soul - Unreleased Beat (Smell the DAISY)Visual assets:Logo created by Benzie JohnsonHand drawn assets made by Jay Pastrana

KashCast #24 - Marissa Lenti (with ArteiceTB)

An interview podcast hosted by Adam Lauture, focused on highlighting the work of creatives across and beyond the animation industry!

(Opinions are my own and do not represent any current or future em

KashCast · Zencastr

KashCast

An interview podcast hosted by Adam Lauture, focused on highlighting the work of creatives across and beyond the animation industry!

(Opinions are my own and do not represent any current or future employers.)