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 Lee Quick!

At 4Kids Lee was the original English voice of Officer Jenny on Pokémon!

Follow Lee at https://www.instagram.com/hlquick/ and https://x.com/LeeQuick00 

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 Nob Ogasawra!

Nob worked for Nintendo as a freelance translator for every Pokémon game in the core series up until Pokémon Platinum. Follow Nob at https://x.com/DougDinsdale and https://bsky.app/profile/nobogasawara.bsky.social

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!

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In this episode, Tara Sands and Steve Yurko interview Matthew Sussman!

At 4Kids Matthew was the original voice of Meowth on Pokémon!

Follow Matthew at https://www.instagram.com/sussmanmatthew/?hl=en and https://www.instagram.com/matthew_sussman/ http://www.matthewsussman.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! For merch go to https://4kids-flashback.printify.me/products 

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

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

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

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In this episode, Tara Sands and Steve Yurko interview John Sands! John worked in the Music Department at 4Kids and rave Music as a Music Producer on shows like Pokémon, WMAC Masters, Shaman King, Kirby, Sonic X and F Zero.

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 Speakpipe.com/4KidsFlashback 

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

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

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In this episode, Tara Sands and Steve Yurko interview Kerry Williams!

At 4Kids Kerry played the roles of Nami on One Piece, Tiff on Kirby, Flora on Winx Club, Casey, Sakura and Jirachi in Pokémon, Kiki on Ultimate Muscle, Elly on Shaman King, Rebecca Hawkins on Yu-Gi-Oh! and lots more!

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 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.

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In this episode, Tara Sands and Steve Yurko interview Kristen Thorne!

Kristen wore about a million hats at 4Kids including the roles of Associate Producer, Casting, Voice Director and Production Manager on shows like Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!, Ultraman Tiga and more.

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 Speakpipe.com/4KidsFlashback 

Find our Autographs for Charity 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.

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In this episode, Tara Sands and Steve Yurko interview Rebecca Soler!

At 4Kids, Rebecca is best known for voicing Ella Elephanilla and Simone Cinnamonkey on Viva Piñata, Sarah on Chaotic, Reane on Magical DoReMi, Joi on TMNT, Stella and Tecna on Winx Club and lots more!

Follow Rebecca on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/rebeccasoler1/?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 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.

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In this episode, Tara Sands interviews Sheldon aka Shelly Hirsch! Shelly was the CEO of Summit Media (a subsidiary of 4Kids). He knows everything about Media Buying and the Toy industry and has tremendous insights into 4Kids.

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 Speakpipe.com/4KidsFlashback

Find our Autographs for Charity 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.

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In this episode, Tara Sands and Steve Yurko interview Pete Capella! Pete is best known for voicing Silver The Hedgehog on Sonic, and Dexter on Yu-Gi-Oh!. Follow Pete on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/petecapella/?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 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.

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In this episode, Tara Sands and Steve Yurko interview Dana Cluverius! Dana worked at Kids WB in Development, Production and Scheduling. She has incredible insights into Standards and Practices and the WB side of all the 4Kids shows. Her understanding of Children's Television is unparalleled and she is currently the SVP of Current Series at Nickelodeon.

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 Speakpipe.com/4KidsFlashback

Find our Autographs for Charity 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.

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