One of the topics that's been a staple of the 950 Club Anime Podcast is the ever changing landscape of streaming services. As promised, here in a special  @FANEXPOHQ  live recording of the 950 Club, we address the current state of streaming. We closed down the Creator Stage on Friday at Fan Expo Chicago (and went a few minutes over time) with our most recent discussion about all things streaming related such as Disney's crackdown on password sharing, questioning what a stream is worth, the future of streaming, and much more! We were joined by special guest and friend of the show  @makubeto787  for this lively discussion. Our first panel of Fan Expo (the Fullmetal Alchemist vs. Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood debate) was not recorded BUT if you are interested in that discussion, for our 2 year anniversary, we will be doing a FULL breakdown of both shows (and maybe even revive the debate). Also, our best anime of 2022 episode will be coming soon. These will be our last two big undertakings before we get back to our regularly scheduled releases of every other week. Thanks for being patient and hanging in there with us! Cover art designed by Jack: jackforcegemini575950 Club Linktree: https://bit.ly/3zAE4mMEdwin's Art Page: enievesart on IGJack IG: jackforcegemini575Jamaal IG: koolaidbrigadeAlberto IG: mc_beto_Alberto Twitch: mcbeto#anime #animepodcast #podcast #youtube #fanexpo #streaming #disneyplus #hulu #netflix #max #crunchyroll #hidive #liverecording #convention **We do NOT own the rights to any of the background music that's played in the beginning of this video**

Josh and Jamaal are back with another long form conversation! We spend the bulk of our time discussing the upcoming wrestling weekend. We discuss WWE Evolution, how we would book Evolution, AEW All In, AEW's improving TV, WWE going to Saudi Arabia (at the request of Jamaal's mom), NXT Great American bash, HHH's booking, NBA Summer League, reflecting on our youth, growing up, relationships, and much, much more! #wwe #aew #podcast #evolution #allin #allelitewrestling #aewallin #snme #saturdaynightsmainevent #nxt #greatamericanbash #tripleh #nba #nbasummerleague #youth #relationships950 Club Podcast Linktree: linktr.ee/950clubpodcastJack: @jackforcegemini575 on IGJamaal: @koolaidbrigade on IGJosh: @jhm8806 on Twitter and IG

The 950 Club is back with another seasonal wrap up and we did not come alone! joining us for the 2025 spring seasonal review is our good friend Tyler from the  @AnimeDegens  Podcast! As we often forget to do, we neglected to intro the show and instead went straight into getting Tyler's origin story. We learn about the anime that he's into, his collection of figures, and how Anime Degens were born. We then dive into our top 10 shows of the season and our biggest disappointments of the season. Also, there's a very special announcement regarding the 950 Club that we break during the recording. Tune in, see what we have to say about the spring season, and what our big announcement is!950 Club Linktree: https://bit.ly/3zAE4mMEdwin's Art Page: @enievesart on IGJack IG/Threads: @jackforcegemini575Jamaal IG/Threads: @koolaidbrigadeTyler (Anime Degens) on Threads/YouTube/IG/BlueSky/X: @animedegens #anime #podcast #animepodcast #apothecarydiaries #tobeherox #myheroacademia #crunchyroll #hidive #netflix #hulu #primevideo #spring #witchwatch #onepiece #fireforce

The 950 Club is back with another supersized episode! Jack had family business to attend to so we tagged in our buddy Ethan from the Otalku Cafe to join Josh and Jamaal! In this latest installment, we spend a few hours talking about all things wrestling including:-AEW All In: Texas booking-Mariah May's WWE name-The brilliance of Ilja Draganov-Attending WWE vs. AEW live events-WWE spoiling Asuka's return-Women's wrestling-Josh's booking ideas-The sad state of the NXT 2.0 Eraand much more!We also kick things off with some NBA Finals talk and debate whether the major sports leagues should have a salary cap. Also, as you can tell from from the name of his podcast, Ethan is a BIG anime fan as well so we spend the last hour or so of our discussion trying to bring Josh back into the anime fold. We rank the kage in Naruto, her give our anime origin stories, and listen to Josh as he discusses the anime that he has watched. Get your pen and paper out because we name a LOT of shows. We have nearly 6 hours of content here and there's a little something that everyone can enjoy in it so strap in! #wwe #aew #stardom #njpw #wrestling #anime #demonslayer #naruto #jujutsukaisen 950 Club Podcast Linktree: linktr.ee/950clubpodcastJack: @jackforcegemini575 on IGJamaal: @koolaidbrigade on IGJosh: @jhm8806 on Twitter and IGEthan: @shostoppa24 on TwitterOtalku Cafe:  @W2MNetwork  on YouTube

2024 was a monster year for anime and the 950 Club is here to look back on what will go down as one of the best years in anime history. The OGs are back as Edwin, Jack, and Jamaal discuss the results of the 2025 Crunchyroll Awards, the winners we would have chosen, extra categories that we added ourselves, and our top 20 anime of 2024. Strap in because this is going to be a LONG episode but a very fun discussion! Shout out to the good brother Tyler over at  @AnimeDegens  for giving us his nominations and winners for some of the categories that we added. A link to their breakdown of the Crunchyroll Awards is below.Time Stamps:0:00:30 Look Back Review0:12:55 Biggest disappointments of 20240:38:15 Crunchyroll Awards breakdown2:30:45 Categories We Added3:29:55 Honorable Mentions3:33:25 20 - 113:43:45 Top 10950 Club Linktree: https://bit.ly/3zAE4mMEdwin's Art Page: @enievesart on IGJack IG/Threads: @jackforcegemini575Jamaal IG/Threads: @koolaidbrigadeAnime Degens on Threads/YouTube/IG/BlueSky/X: @animedegens Anime Degens Crunchyroll Awards Breakdown: https://youtu.be/Fsb8t6B9Ivc?si=F8fnDFDYX0QYt02q#anime #crunchyroll #frieren #sololeveling #apothecarydiaries #dungeonmeshi #kaijuno8 #dandadan #explore #orbonthemovementsoftheearth #netflix #hidive #hulu #bleach #podcast #awards

In the latest installment of 950 Club Interviews, Jamaal sits down with rising star Mauricio-Ortiz-Segura! During their hour long conversation, Mauricio and Jamaal cover a wide range of topics such as:-Mauricio's anime and acting origin story-What anime got Mauricio into the genre-What anime he is watching today-The special cast of Sugar Apple Fairy Tale-True Beauty and some of the difficulties that came up during filming-His insane story behind recording for My Hero Academia: You're Next-Advice for those interested in getting into the voice acting industry-Who he thinks we should interview nextand much, much more!#anime #podcast #pokemon #truebeauty #myheroacademia #sololeveling #kaijuno8 950 Club Linktree: https://bit.ly/3zAE4mM Jamaal IG: instagram.com/koolaidbrigadeMauricio's Carrd: https://mauricioortiz-segura.carrd.co/Mauricio on IG: https://www.instagram.com/mau.ortizsegura?igsh=eXlieGxkaHE5MGx4

Finally, the much anticipated Winter 2025 anime seasonal review is here! For the first time in a long time, Edwin, Jack, and Jamaal are back together to discuss the anime that captured our attention (for better or worse) during the winter season. Jack and Jamaal give their top 10 shows of the season, Edwin gives a top 5, and Edwin hits Jack and Jamaal with a surprise catch up!

Josh, Jack, and Jamaal are back with another wrestling stream! This time we focus mainly on WrestleMania weekend as we preview WrestleMania Night 1 and 2 as well as NXT's Stand and Deliver. We debut our new confidence meter as we predict the winners of each match. If you've watched any of our previous episodes, then you know that our conversation often veers into different directions and we sometimes get a little controversial with our takes. Along with the WrestleMania weekend preview we also discuss:- This season's anime offerings-Baseball-AEW's PPVs-"Stan" culture-Daredevil: Born Again-Andor excitement-Poor basketball IQ in the NBA-How real is the internet and how serious should we take it?-More AEW!and much, much more!#wwe #aew #nxt #nxtstandanddeliver #wrestlemania #aewdynasty #johncena #wrestling #wrestlemania41 950 Club Podcast Linktree: linktr.ee/950clubpodcastJack: @jackforcegemini575 on IGJamaal: @koolaidbrigade on IGJosh: @jhm8806 on Twitter and IG

We are officially in Season 4 of the 950 Club Podcast and, as we have with previous seasons, we have a brand new concept to debut! In our first ever interview, Jack returns out of podcasting retirement to team with Jamaal to interview the multi-talented Lexi Nieto. Lexi's voice can be heard in a variety of shows such as takt op. Destiny, One Piece, The Reign of Seven Spellblades but is best known in the anime world for being the star and lead character of the 2023 romantic comedy Tomo-Chan is a Girl!. Her portrayal of Tomo Aizawa led to deserved Crunchyroll Award nomination for Best English Voice Acting Performance. In this hour long discussion we cover a wide array of topics such as:-Her start in voice acting-Does Lexi identify with any characters in Tomo-Chan-Lexi's friendship with costar Ricco Fajardo-Her thoughts on AI-Her time in theaterand much more! Lexi was an incredible guest and we have a lot of fun with this discussion so tune in! 950 Club Linktree: https://bit.ly/3zAE4mMLexi IG Page: instagram.com/lexinietoLexi YouTube Page:  @lexi-nieto  Jack IG: instagram.com/jackforcegemini575Jamaal IG: instagram.com/koolaidbrigade

In the latest installment of 950 Club Interviews, Jamaal is joined by the talented actress Reshel Mae! During this interview we discuss:-Reshel's anime and acting origin stories-Her martial arts background-Her theater days and her favorite role-Her on screen roles in Walker and Crumbling Castle-Some of her voice acting roles-Advice for people interested in voice acting-Conventionsand much, much more! 950 Club Linktree: https://bit.ly/3zAE4mMReshel website: https://www.reshelmae.com/Reshel IG Page: https://www.instagram.com/reshelmae.wav/Reshel YouTube Page:  @MsMeisterVA  Jack IG: instagram.com/jackforcegemini575Jamaal IG: instagram.com/koolaidbrigade