Keeping You Animated

By Keeping You Animated

An animation podcast to educate, inform and inspire black artists pursuing careers in animation. Hosted by Breana Williams and Waymond Singleton.... more

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How many episodes does Keeping You Animated have?

The podcast currently has 75 episodes available.

Keeping You Animated episodes:

February 15, 2026 11 - Marvels and Oscars with Jordan Hackman, and Mann Lightfoot
Happy Black History Month!

In this episode of the podcast Bre and Way kick it with the KYA crew, and chat with KYA Producer Jordan Hackman and Editor Mann Lightfoot. We dive into the things keeping us animated including watching Oscar nominated movies (and putting Paul Thomas Anderson on blast), Marvel Movies, Indie Creators, and Puzzle Games!

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1h 41min
February 01, 2026 10 - All Projects Super Crush to Heaven
Happy New Year, KYA Kin! Bre and Way are back in 2026 and are excited to discuss Black Animation Joy and what's keeping them animated. They explore some fantastic indie animated projects, with Bre highlighting Project Super Crush and the increasing visibility of Black queer stories from indie creators. They also mention how The Sunflower Club is curating indie shorts in their online zines, helping to give more independent projects exposure. Meanwhile, Way shares his thoughts on “All Dogs Go to Heaven” and how the film has inspired his own projects. It’s an exciting episode to kick off the new year!

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1h 2min
November 30, 2025 09 - Indie Animation While Black
Heya KYA Kin!

In this episode Bre and Way talk indie animation and the creative process behind their recent collaboration, "The Three Tomes Animatic Pilot". They also chat about the importance of animation community events like Lightbox, how learning to write can help with storyboarding, the book "Joke Farming" by Elliott Kalan, and Way's obsession with the movie The Amazing Maurice. Hope you like animation talk- cause that's what KYA does best!

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1h 13min
October 27, 2025 08 - Lizards, Kaiju, and Vamps, Oh My!
Happy Halloween KYA Creatures! 🧛🏾‍♂️🧛🏾‍♀️

In this episode Way and Bre talk Babies popping into their consciousness for the first time, Halloween traditions and the troubles of trick or treating in a city. Then Way talks Kaiju No 8 Season 1 and the Adam Sandler animated film "Leo". Then Bre sinks her fangs into all the good Vampire content she's been catching during spooky season including the "Interview with a Vampire" series and more!

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1h 29min
September 21, 2025 07- A to Z: TV Animation
KYA!! Happy Autumn! Bre and Way start the podcast off talking about the importance of self-care as an animation artist, and Bre recommends the book “Draw Stronger”. Then they discuss the struggles of loving “stanky” problematic animated films. And finally they discuss their personal picks for most memorable cartoons from A to Z.

Do you have any memorable cartoons you want us to talk about? Email us at at [email protected]

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1h 41min
August 24, 2025 06 - Voice Acting: A Professional Yapper's Story - with LaKira Porter, Corey Wilder, and Noah Belachew
Yo KYA fam!

In this episode we've got an enthralling interview with voice actors LaKira Porter, Corey Wilder, and Noah Belachew, who, between them, have worked on an array of anime, games, and indie animated projects. What's more? They each play main characters in Bre's indie animatic pilot The Three Tomes.

Get ready to go on a animated journey discovering how these phenomenal voices got started in their careers, and find out what keeps them animated!

Check out our guests' work:

Corey Wilder
https://www.coreywilder.com/

LaKira Porter
https://www.lakiraporter.com/
https://www.youtube.com/@LaKiratheYapper

Noah Belachew
https://noahbelachew.carrd.co/

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1h 51min
July 27, 2025 05 - KPop Elio Hunters
Huzzah, the next episode of KYA, Episode 5, arrived! We are back and we’re excited to jump into a couple of this summer's animated films!
We discuss Pixar’s new movie, Elio, and share our thoughts on why Elio may have underperformed at the box office but could potentially succeed in streaming. Then we talk about the sensational Sony film that’s taking the world by storm: K-POP Demon Hunters!
We also have fun with our hot takes about the queerness of Disney Villain's , opening a discussion of the ways films borrow from LGBT culture.

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1h 22min
June 15, 2025 04 - Gamer Gays!
Happy Pride Month, KYA Posse!

In this episode, Bre and Way explore modern gaming landscape. They revisit classic remakes like “Silent Hill 2” and discuss movie adaptations of video games as well as highlighting some prominent Black YouTubers. Additionally, they shine a light on Marlon Riggs, an influential LGBTQ+ activist and documentary filmmaker who thoughtfully examines Black identity and sexuality in America.

Bre and Way also dive into the Adult Swim show “OMG Yes” and explore the concept of Black animation essentialism, emphasizing that Black cartoons are not monolithic.

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1h 53min
May 11, 2025 03 - Card Games and the Child of Wonder
WONDA!!! It's a new episode of Keeping you Animated!

In this episode Way and Bre chat about Inayu: Child of Wonder, and Disney's Lorcana Collectible Card Game. They also discuss maternity leave, Saturday Morning Cartoons, and revisit the "Censored Eleven"

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@KeepingYouAnimated - Instagram and Bluesky
See ya there!
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1h 7min
April 06, 2025 02 - Pretty Pretty Please What's Keeping You Animated?! with Kiana Mai
What up y'all!

Bre and Way sit and chat with Kiana Mai - Director/Storyboard Artist and creator of "Pretty Pretty Please I Don't Want To Be A Magical Girl"

We talk about Kiana's inspirations including Pokemon, Character Ships, and Friendship! We also discuss creativity , the balance of having a creative job, and the struggle of creating art outside that job. You'll definitely want to listen into this convo!

Find more of Kiana's work online here: https://linktr.ee/kianamai

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[email protected] - email
@KeepingYouAnimated - Instagram and Bluesky

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1h 40min

FAQs about Keeping You Animated:

How many episodes does Keeping You Animated have?

The podcast currently has 75 episodes available.

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