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Michelle takes the reigns as host this week and is joined by Dan and Paolo in a discussion about collecting. As a fan of anything in the geek and otaku world, gathering merchandise is almost a given and the gang talk about what it means to collect as well as some of their own collections. [PopulationGO.com]

Alex, Dan, and Tristan take a look at the Big 3 of manga, particularly the end of Naruto but still managing to continue through Naruto Gaiden. They discuss how they feel about this move and the impact this kind of move creates on the mangascape. [PopulatonGO.com]

Alex and Ed get into a discussion about Marvel’s first Netflix series entry with Daredevil. They discuss their first impressions over the series, from the actors to the writing direction. Listen in to what they think of ol’ Hornhead.  [PopulationGO.com]

Alex, Dan and Michelle indulge and enjoy the Time of Eve. The 2010 film, originally a 6-episode ONA, had recently been made available by Crunchyroll and has taken our crew through memory lane. [PopulationGO.com]

Alex, Dan and Ed have a discussion over some of the issues with elitism and cynicism. They’re states of mind that commonly bombard the things we love, especially with geek- and otaku-related passions. [PopulationGO.com]

Alex and Ed go topic-less for this session in a bit of random musings and subjects. They touch on some of the upcoming Marvel Cinematic Universe titles, binge watching and the status of their streaming subscriptions, and a bit of gamer talk. [PopulationGO.com]

As a supplement to the recent season preview for anime of Spring 2015, Alex, Michelle and Justin discuss some of the highlights and expectations from the plethora of 40 anime scheduled to air this season. [PopulationGO.com]

Alex, Dan and Ed are here this week to touch on burnouts and how each of the personally deal with exhaustion and lack of interest in media. [PopulationGO.com]

Alex, Michelle and Paolo take a look at a huge trend going around, and that is the dystopian setting in many Young Adult novels and stories. Such titles include The Hunger Games, Divergent and The 100, and the gang discuss why dystopia is so en vogue. [PopulationGO.com]

There are times when something has all the elements to be great and amazing, and Alex, Calvin and Ed talk about what happens when things fall flat of our expectations. [PopulationGO.com]