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, Yu-Gi-Oh!, One Piece and many other anime series to English speaking audiences.

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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 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 audiences.

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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 the company that brought Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!, One Piece and many other anime series to English speaking audiences.

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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 series to English speaking audiences.

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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!, One Piece and many other anime series to English speaking audiences.

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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 company that brought Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!, One Piece and many other anime series to English speaking audiences.

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In this episode, Tara Sands and Steve Yurko interview Gary Littman.

At 4Kids, Gary voiced a bunch of roles at 4Kids including Dr. Quincy Quackberry on Viva Piñata, Kuro, Mohjii and Klahadore on One Piece, Lazar on Yu-Gi-Oh! 5Ds and Jakata on Tai Chi Chasers. You can follow him online at https://www.instagram.com/littmangary/ and https://www.garylittman.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, Yu-Gi-Oh!, One Piece and many other anime series to English speaking audiences.

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In this episode, Tara Sands and Steve Yurko interview author Tracey West. We have a hunch that her books help a lot of you learn to read. She wrote adaptations of Pokémon books as well as Yu-Gi-Oh! books and Cubix titles. She has also written a gazillion other books and here are some links:     https://www.goodreads.com/series/list/17719.Tracey_West.html.   

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You can follow her on Instagram at www.instagram.com/traceywestbooks/?hl=en and https://www.facebook.com/AuthorTraceyWest 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 audiences.

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In this episode, Tara Sands and Steve Yurko interview Lisa Ortiz.

At 4Kids, Lisa played a ton of roles at 4Kids including Chopin in Tama and Friends, Patina in Magical DoReMi, Serenity in Yu-Gi-Oh!, Tony Tony Chopper in One Piece, Amy Rose in Sonic X, Roxanne in Ultimate Muscle, Musa, Icy and others in Winx Club and Sabrina in Pokémon. She is the current voice director of the Pokémon anime series. You can follow her online at https://www.instagram.com/lisacultjelly/?hl=en and https://x.com/Lisalisejam

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 audiences.

Our website is https://www.4kidsflashback.com/ 

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In this episode, Tara Sands and Steve Yurko interview Jonathan Widrow.

At 4Kids, Jonathan was the Vice President of Internet from 2002-2007. We talk about the website, message boards and more! Questions get answered!

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 audiences.

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