Episode 31 - Nostalgia for Power Rangers is Not Permitted

Remember when Power Rangers was banned in Canada by the CBSC? Pan and I sure do! In this episode we recount the somewhat rocky history of Super Sentai in Canada. Also: the Conservative Party of Canada is holding their leadership conference at the same time and place as Anime North! What could this mean?

Episode breakdown:
3:30 - Pan shares her thoughts on Saban's Power Rangers movie
22:00 - How the CBSC ban affected Power Rangers over many years
1:01:00 - The Conservative Party Toronto Leadership Conference will be at the same venue as Anime North... what can we expect?

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Theme song by Karl Olson. Check out Packet Flood, the album all of this show's music is taken from, on his Bandcamp.

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Episode 5: Talking with "PJ" Phil Guerrero

  

Randy and I sit down with Phil Guerrero, former host of YTV's The Zone block, who tells us about the loneliness of bingewatching, living the fast life in LA, and what it's like to be haunted by a single, over-used photograph.

Episode breakdown:

02:03 - Phil talks about his time on The Zone.

33:30 - How the internet screwed everything up and why TV personalities just aren’t the same anymore.

50:00 - Snit

52:15 - Exodus to Los Angeles

1:10:30 - Phil talks about his current online streaming project, Mainstream Media Unplugged

Contact:

Zannen, Canada: Twitter | Blog

Phil Guerrero: Twitter | Mainstream Media Unplugged

Randy Forbister: Twitter

Music by Karl Olson. Check out his music at Ultraklystron.com.

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Episode 3: LA-LI-LU-LELOLA

Zannen, Canada · Ep.03 - LA-LI-LU-LELOLA

An interview with the ever insightful Pan, former webmaster of the incredibly popular Canadian anime site LELOLA.net, cosplayer extraordinaire, and Power Rangers aficionado.

Episode breakdown:

01:05 - Introducing Pan

14:00 – The lost art of the personalized fan site

20:53 – Exposure and reaction to social justice issues online

27:00 – The Lelola community and the enormous response it received, including Pan fanfiction

37:34 – Power Rangers talk, specifically why Power Rangers Megaforce: Robo Knight Before Christmas is the ultimate cringewatch

43:37 – Pan answers the roundtable questions from previous episodes

51:40 – I address a user submitted question with an answer that I guess is acceptable

53:00 – Call out for thoughts on the state of streaming in Canada

Contact:

Jesse: Twitter

Theme song by Karl Olson. Check out his music at Ultraklystron.com.