4Kids Flashback: an Anime Podcast About the History of Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh, One Piece and More

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.

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

Subscribe at https://www.patreon.com/4KidsFlashback for episodes one week early and ad-free plus bonus content!

Follow Tara Sands at ⁠https://www.instagram.com/tarasandsvo/?hl=en⁠ and Steve Yurko at ⁠https://www.instagram.com/steveyurko/?hl=en ⁠

For merch go to https://4kids-flashback.printify.me/products

Leave us a voice message at www.Speakpipe.com/4KidsFlashback

Autographs for Charity available at https://www.ebay.com/usr/flashback4kids

Watch videos at https://www.youtube.com/@4KidsFlashback

Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed in this program are those of the speakers and do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of any entities they represent or of this podcast and/or it's hosts.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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.

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

Subscribe at https://www.patreon.com/4KidsFlashback for episodes one week early and ad-free plus bonus content!

Follow Tara Sands at ⁠https://www.instagram.com/tarasandsvo/?hl=en⁠ and Steve Yurko at ⁠https://www.instagram.com/steveyurko/?hl=en ⁠

For merch go to https://4kids-flashback.printify.me/products

Leave us a voice message at www.Speakpipe.com/4KidsFlashback

Autographs for Charity available at https://www.ebay.com/usr/flashback4kids

Watch videos at https://www.youtube.com/@4KidsFlashback

Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed in this program are those of the speakers and do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of any entities they represent or of this podcast and/or it's hosts."

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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.

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

Subscribe at https://www.patreon.com/4KidsFlashback for episodes one week early and ad-free plus bonus content!

Follow Tara Sands at ⁠https://www.instagram.com/tarasandsvo/?hl=en⁠ and Steve Yurko at ⁠https://www.instagram.com/steveyurko/?hl=en ⁠

For merch go to https://4kids-flashback.printify.me/products

Leave us a voice message at www.Speakpipe.com/4KidsFlashback

Autographs for Charity available at https://www.ebay.com/usr/flashback4kids

Watch videos at https://www.youtube.com/@4KidsFlashback.

Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed in this program are those of the speakers and do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of any entities they represent or of this podcast and/or it's hosts."

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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.   

https://amzn.to/3PP0Oas        

https://amzn.to/42pqzFB               

https://amzn.to/42tJ0JA                         

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.

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

Subscribe at https://www.patreon.com/4KidsFlashback for episodes one week early and ad-free plus bonus content! For merch go to https://4kids-flashback.printify.me/products 

Leave us a voice message at www.Speakpipe.com/4KidsFlashback   

Autographs for Charity available at https://www.ebay.com/usr/flashback4kids 

Watch videos at https://www.youtube.com/@4KidsFlashback

Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed in this program are those of the speakers and do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of any entities they represent or of this podcast and/or it's hosts.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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/ 

Subscribe at https://www.patreon.com/4KidsFlashback for episodes one week early and ad-free plus bonus content!

Follow Tara Sands at ⁠https://www.instagram.com/tarasandsvo/?hl=en⁠ and Steve Yurko at ⁠https://www.instagram.com/steveyurko/?hl=en ⁠

For merch go to https://4kids-flashback.printify.me/products 

Leave us a voice message at www.Speakpipe.com/4KidsFlashback   

Autographs for Charity available at https://www.ebay.com/usr/flashback4kids 

Watch videos at https://www.youtube.com/@4KidsFlashback. 

Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed in this program are those of the speakers and do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of any entities they represent or of this podcast and/or it's hosts.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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.

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

Subscribe at https://www.patreon.com/4KidsFlashback for episodes one week early and ad-free plus bonus content!

For merch go to https://4kids-flashback.printify.me/products

Leave us a voice message at www.Speakpipe.com/4KidsFlashback

Autographs for Charity available at https://www.ebay.com/usr/flashback4kids

Watch videos at https://www.youtube.com/@4KidsFlashback

Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed in this program are those of the speakers and do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of any entities they represent or of this podcast and/or it's hosts.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode we honor the life and work of Maddie Blaustein.

At 4Kids, Maddie is best known for voicing Meowth on Pokémon, Solomon Muto on Yu-gi-Oh!, Wally Tusket on Ultimate Muscle, Dr. Kureha on One Piece, Helga on Dinosaur King, Dr. K on Cubix, Oslo on Fighting Foodons and so much more.

Here are the links that were referenced in the episode Trans-Ponder Podcast https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l8bi5KPPC8c 

Them Article https://www.them.us/story/maddie-blaustein-pokemon 

Some of Maddie's comics https://amzn.to/40f8xTM   

https://amzn.to/3Px1qkG

https://amzn.to/3CdfXPp 

Here is Maddie on the message boards https://forums.serebii.net/threads/ask-maddie-blaustein-q-a-with-meowth.116935/page-105 

Special thanks to Voice Actors Ciaran Strange, Mike Pollock, Marin Miller, Kayzie Rogers, Lisa Ortiz, Chris Niosi and Marc Thompson and Sena Bryer.

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/ 

Subscribe at https://www.patreon.com/4KidsFlashback for episodes one week early and ad-free plus bonus content!

Follow Tara Sands at ⁠https://www.instagram.com/tarasandsvo/?hl=en⁠ and Steve Yurko at ⁠https://www.instagram.com/steveyurko/?hl=en ⁠

For merch go to https://4kids-flashback.printify.me/products 

Leave us a voice message at www.Speakpipe.com/4KidsFlashback 

Autographs for Charity available at https://www.ebay.com/usr/flashback4kids 

Watch videos at https://www.youtube.com/@4KidsFlashback. 

Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed in this program are those of the speakers and do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of any entities they represent or of this podcast and/or it's hosts.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, Tara Sands and Steve Yurko interview Gerry Beyer.

At 4Kids, Gerry worked on the promos and shows as the Post Production Supervisor and Senior Video Editor from 2002-2011. He worked on projects like Chaotic, Fighting Foodons, Ultraman Tiga, Yu-Gi-Oh! and more! You can see some of his work on his page at https://www.youtube.com/@euganot and watch some promos at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=774gQrXLQ2I , https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qq9ZHzhTaDU , https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9qO4kQHkp4o and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ndRFTvzdpvc&feature=youtu.be

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/

Subscribe at https://www.patreon.com/4KidsFlashback for episodes one week early and ad-free plus bonus content!

For merch go to https://4kids-flashback.printify.me/products

Leave us a voice message at www.Speakpipe.com/4KidsFlashback

Autographs for Charity available at https://www.ebay.com/usr/flashback4kids

Watch videos at https://www.youtube.com/@4KidsFlashback

Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed in this program are those of the speakers and do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of any entities they represent or of this podcast and/or it's hosts.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, Tara Sands and Steve Yurko interview Bree Sharp.

At 4Kids Bree was a singer for Pokémon, Winx Club, and Mew Mew Power. She also adapted some scripts for Magical DoReMi. Follow her on social media at https://www.instagram.com/beautifulsmallmachines/ and her website is https://www.breesharp.com/ Don't miss seeing her perform live with her band!

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 www.4kidsflashback.com/

Subscribe at https://www.patreon.com/4KidsFlashback for episodes one week early and ad-free plus bonus content! For merch go to 4kids-flashback.printify.me/products

Leave us a voice message at www.Speakpipe.com/4KidsFlashback

Autographs for Charity available at www.ebay.com/usr/flashback4kids

Watch videos at https://www.youtube.com/@4KidsFlashback.

Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed in this program are those of the speakers and do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of any entities they represent or of this podcast and/or it's hosts.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, Tara Sands and Steve Yurko interview Ron London.

At 4Kids, Ron was the Audio Mixer, Sound Designer and Voice Director for tons of shows including Pokémon, Sonic X, Yugioh, GI-Joe, Kirby, Winx Club, and FZero.

He also did Sound Design for 26 episodes of Chaotic and the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie. Here are links to his recent project and the studio we discuss in the episode: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLaK_6SY7ixVRhenprOg-3PowHSAU5dKIE

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theloveofjesusrecordingstudio/?hl=en

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/

Subscribe at https://www.patreon.com/4KidsFlashback for episodes one week early and ad-free plus bonus content!

For merch go to https://4kids-flashback.printify.me/products

Leave us a voice message at www.Speakpipe.com/4KidsFlashback

Autographs for Charity available at https://www.ebay.com/usr/flashback4kids

Watch videos at https://www.youtube.com/@4KidsFlashback.

Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed in this program are those of the speakers and do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of any entities they represent or of this podcast and/or it's hosts.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices