Podigious: A Digimon Adventure 2020 Podcast

Space: the final frontier. These are the voyages of the starship Takouj—Wait, did we say “space”? Sorry, we meant the Shibuya train station basement, that’s the real final frontier. You can find the full show notes for this episode and leave comments at https://podigious.com/406/.

Jeff and Ashley tackle feedback about the Royal Knights, find out who everyone’s favorite Trailmon is, and take lots of questions. You can find the full show notes for this episode and leave comments at https://podigious.com/405.5/.

It’s Royal Knights time. You can find the full show notes for this episode and leave comments at https://podigious.com/405/.

Jeff and Ashley tackle feedback about the Rose Morning Star arc, get some voicemail about Digimon’s most romantic ship, and take some questions. You can find the full show notes for this episode and leave comments at https://podigious.com/404.5/.

The Frontier train is pulling into Cherubimon Station, so it’s time for some angsty monologues set to a Nickelback cover band, random Trailmon cleaning, another Digimon history rerun, and the introduction of Christopher Walkenmon. You can find the full show notes for this episode and leave comments at https://podigious.com/404/.

Jeff and Ashley tackle feedback about the Sakkakumon arc, follow up about Takuya’s Tokyo episode, take some questions, and get a surprise visit from Mercurymon. You can find the full show notes for this episode and leave comments at https://podigious.com/403.5/.

Hey, everyone. It’s only been a couple days since we released episode 403, but there was… an incident while we recorded 404, and I thought I should at least release the recording of what happened so everyone isn’t in the dark. It’s been a fun journey these past three years. You can find the full show notes for this episode and leave comments at https://podigious.com/018/.

We’re back on the Frontier track for Duskmon’s intro and the Sakkakumon arc! The kids get trounced by EmoEyeballmon, Takuya tries to play hooky, the side characters finally get some development, and then are quickly forgotten once Takuya and Koji get some main-character-exclusive evolutions. You can find the full show notes for this episode and leave comments at https://podigious.com/403/.

Jeff and Ashley go over a bunch of feedback and questions about Tri Chapter 4, and Jeff talks about all the Digimon stuff he saw on his recent trip to Tokyo. You can find the full show notes for this episode and leave comments at https://podigious.com/T4.1/.

It’s time for our massive, 3.5-hour review of Tri Chapter 4, “Loss”! We dive into what works and doesn’t in this divisive chapter, plus we dig into Maki’s flashback, the concept of partnership, Sora’s character development, and the newly laid-out Tri power balance. Plus the ever-important shipping corner, your three-word reviews, and where we think the future of Tri is headed! You can find the full show notes for this episode and leave comments at https://podigious.com/T4.0/.

Tri Chapter 4 “Loss” is outnow! Here are Jeff’s quick reactions and thoughts, and stay tuned for our full in-depth review and analysis early next week! You can find the full show notes for this episode and leave comments at https://podigious.com/F04/.

Jeff and Ashley tackle lots of feedback about the Beast Spirits arc, get a surprise guest voicemail, and talk too much about the concept about filler episodes. You can find the full show notes for this episode and leave comments at https://podigious.com/402.5/.

It’s time for our second stop on the Frontier tracks with the beast spirits arc! The kids get their beast spirits, meet Seraphimon and the rest of the evil Legendary Warriors, defeat Gigasmon, and get caught in several not-so-wacky hijinks. You can find the full show notes for this episode and leave comments at https://podigious.com/402/.

Super Bowls, they come and go. But the Digi Bowl, now THAT is something special. You can find the full show notes for this episode and leave comments at https://podigious.com/017/.

Jeff and Ashley tackle lots of feedback about the first 9 episodes of Frontier, see what Digimon listeners would want to evolve into, and discuss the humor in the Frontier dub. You can find the full show notes for this episode and leave comments at https://podigious.com/401.5/.

It’s time for our first stop in our Frontier journey with the intro human spirits arc! Kids get spirits, Digimon get saved, kids are mean to each other, trains get ridden, and more! You can find the full show notes for this episode and leave comments at https://podigious.com/401/.

Jeff and Ashley tackle some feedback about Frontier expectations, discuss Tamers characters with Adventure crests, and generally fumble around while recording the first live podcast episode. You can find the full show notes for this episode and leave comments at https://podigious.com/400.5/.

Got your tickets ready? The Frontier train is leaving the station! You can find the full show notes for this episode and leave comments at https://podigious.com/400/.

We’re back from our (temporally misplaced) inter-season break with our Tamers season retrospective special! We dive into season 3 podcast statistics, announce the winner of the Podigious Tamers Fantasy Draft, discuss the results of the Listener Favorites polls, and gab about our favorite tamers, adults, ships, partner Digimon, digivolution, and Deva. We also close out the season with the Omega RDD and Tamers Terminal Judgment. You can find the full show notes for this episode and leave comments at https://podigious.com/315/.

To celebrate Hanukkristmas Eve, it’s our first Podigi Non-Denominational Holiday Special! Jeff, Ashley, and Asher got together in person (gasp!) to watch “A Very Digi-Christmas” with live commentary and discuss the meaning of [insert holiday here], but mostly to sing poorly (except for Asher, who can actually sing). You can find the full show notes for this episode and leave comments at https://podigious.com/016/.

Before we close out Tamers, we have a special episode which Jeff and Ashley recorded in Japan! We discuss feedback for the Tamers movies, plus the highlights of our Japan trip and two exciting anime movies in Japanese theaters: Your Name and A Silent Voice! You can find the full show notes for this episode and leave comments at https://podigious.com/314.5/.

Before we wrap up Tamers, Jeff and Ashley take a brief look at the new PV for Tri Chapter 4, “Loss”! You can find the full show notes for this episode and leave comments at https://podigious.com/015/.

We’re back to talk more about Tri Chapter 3 “Confession” with 5 special guests! You can find the full show notes for this episode and leave comments at https://podigious.com/T3.1/.

All aboard, because it’s time to do the locomotion and suffer through some painful train puns! In this episode, we discuss the 2nd Tamers movie, “Runaway Locomon”. We debate how the movie fits into the Tamers canon, complain about poorly written motivation, and lament the potential of Parasimon as a villain. You can find the full show notes for this episode and leave comments at https://podigious.com/314/.

Things are starting to look a little non-canonical… which can mean only one thing — Digimon movie time! It’s time for a delayed summer vacation to Okinawa for the 1st Tamers movie, “Battle of Adventurers”. In this episode, we explore the difference between the “DigiDestined” and “Tamer” terminology and collectively sigh. You can find the full show notes for this episode and leave comments at https://podigious.com/313/.

We’re back for our main discussion and review of Tri chapter 3, “Confession”! We dive into what we loved about this movie, have an intervention on secrets, dig into the reboot concept, and look forward to Tri’s future. You can find the full show notes for this episode and leave comments at https://podigious.com/T3.0/.

The series premiere of Appmon is out and available through legal streaming for free worldwide on! Here are Jeff’s quick reactions and thoughts on the premiere, and first impressions of Appmon in general. You can find the full show notes for this episode and leave comments at https://podigious.com/AM01/.

On the eve of Tri Chapter 3, we finally release a bunch of long-overdue feedback. We talk about the Digimon World: Next Order news, a whole slew of comments about episodes T1.2, 310, 311, and 312, and read lessons that listeners learned from Tamers. You can find the full show notes for this episode and leave comments at https://podigious.com/312.5/.

Tri Chapter 3 “Confession” is outnow! Here are Jeff’s quick reactions and thoughts, and stay tuned for our full in-depth review and analysis early next week! You can find the full show notes for this episode and leave comments at https://podigious.com/F03/.

Hey, did you hear? It’s Digi-Time Again! Jeff and Ashley went to the theatrical premiere of the dub of Tri Chapter 1 “Reunion” and sat down afterwards to run through all the good and the bad. We cover the dub’s big choices, memorable moments, Fathom event extras, and the surprise 10-minute teaser for Tri Chapter 3. You can find the full show notes for this episode and leave comments at https://podigious.com/T1.3/.

The Tri Chapter 1 English dub premiers in US theaters later this week! To get everyone back in the “Reunion” mood, we thought it was a good time to release an episode we’ve had in the queue for a while. You can find the full show notes for this episode and leave comments at https://podigious.com/T1.2/.

We’re back to dive into Tamers’ final episodes! It’s time for Gallantmon’s new ride, Beelzemon’s redemption, a random week of winter vacation, Gallantmon’s new wings, and MegaGargomon’s vacuum cleaner. You can find the full show notes for this episode and leave comments at https://podigious.com/312/.

In this week’s feedback, Jeff and Ashley go over some Tri and Appmon news and listen to voicemails about the concept of home. We discuss comments about Ryo, Digimon design contests, Dolphin’s son, Jeri’s family’s prostitution origins, Henry’s sensei, and lots of headcanons. We also answer questions about classifying Grani as a digimon and our plans for Frontier. You can find the full show notes for this episode and leave comments at https://podigious.com/311.5/.

The kids are back in Tokyo, which means it’s time for Rika’s new shirt, Beelzemon’s new wings, a goth lolita deus ex machina, and the inevitable, soul-crushing return of Ryo. You can find the full show notes for this episode and leave comments at https://podigious.com/311/.

We’re back for another feedback episode—with some Tri news, discussion of Devas morality and Suzie’s age, and lots of Ask Podigious time! You can find the full show notes for this episode and leave comments at https://podigious.com/310.5/.

It’s time for the last hurrah of the digital world before we’re fully surrounded by CHAOS. Henry and Rika learn to biomerge, Calumon gives up his plot device status, and Rika almost misses their scheduled flight becasue she’s the only one who shows compassion. You can find the full show notes for this episode and leave comments at https://podigious.com/310/.

Lots of news this week with lots of new figures, an Appmon PV, the Tri dub cast list, and a new PV for Tri Chapter 3. We get another voicemail from our BFF, discuss Takato looking up to Henry as a role model, and ramble way too much about the nature of evil. Asher is on a trash Pokemon Go team, Jeff spills about his crushes from age 10, and Ashley hasn’t aged since Jeff’s bar mitzvah. You can find the full show notes for this episode and leave comments at https://podigious.com/309.5/.

Happy Odaiba Day! To celebrate the day 16 years ago that 7 kids first entered the Digital World, we put together a special episode to hear from 7 Podigious listeners about why Digimon is so special to them. You can find the full show notes for this episode and leave comments at https://podigious.com/014/.

It’s the battle of a century, the showdown you’ve been waiting for, the clash you’ve been crying over, the skirmish not for the squeamish, the crisis of consequence, the conflict to commemorate, the epic classic of biker versus feudal monarchy! You can find the full show notes for this episode and leave comments at https://podigious.com/309/.

An endless flow of Appmon and Tri dub news this week! Tri’s going to be dubbed and shown in US theaters?? Taichi’s going to be dubbed out and replaced with Ryo?? Appmon’s going to star an ancient Egyptian pharaoh gambling the fate of the world on children’s card games?? Only one of those is real, but you have to listen (or use common sense) to figure out which it is. Plus lots of feedback about Tri, a visit from our BFF, and a story about poop. You can find the full show notes for this episode and leave comments at https://podigious.com/308.5/.

We’re back for some more Digital World adventures in the calm before the approaching storm. This week it’s time for reuniting and deuniting with Calumon, the obligatory Orochi myth, Shibumi info dumps, and a fun romp with Antylamon. And lots of milkshakes. You can find the full show notes for this episode and leave comments at https://podigious.com/308/.

It’s a jam-packed feedback episode this week, with lots of general news and speculation about the App Monsters announcement. We follow-up on ourselves with some more discussion about whether a setting can be a character and what Digimon could learn about gender from Kill la Kill. And we respond to listener comments about time flow in the Digital World, whether Ryo’s existence is plausible in the Tamers world, portraying strength and showing vs. telling, and the Kazu-Kenta bromance! You can find the full show notes for this episode and leave comments at https://podigious.com/307.5/.

Everyone back on board the Tri hype train! It’s our reactions to the new Tri chapter 3 PV! You can find the full show notes for this episode and leave comments at https://podigious.com/013/.

After half a season wandering around a park in Shinjuku, the kids finally enter the Digital World! What’s this new Digital World like? Card games on motorcycles?? Why is Ryo the worst??? You can find the full show notes for this episode and leave comments at https://podigious.com/307/.

Some Tri news, feedback about the Tamers families, and some fun Ask Podigious time! You can find the full show notes for this episode and leave comments at https://podigious.com/306.5/.

It’s time for the end of the Tokyo Devas arc! Jeri tries to woo Leomon, the kids learn about the Heart of the Cards™ (but it’s less improtant than just yelling), and everyone runs away from home. We discuss the increased focus on Jeri, how Tamers approaches family relationships, and wrap up our thoughts about the whole Tokyo Devas arc. Plus some great FoxKids commercials. You can find the full show notes for this episode and leave comments at https://podigious.com/306/.

It’s been 2 years since the first episode of Podigious! In celebration of our 2-year anniversary, we dove deep into a critical comparative analysis of the DigiRap and Pokérap! Instead of listening to the songs, listen to us dissect the cultural ramifications of these great pieces of art for an hour, line by line. You can find the full show notes for this episode and leave comments at https://podigious.com/012/.

Back to Tamers, back to feedback! Discussion about digimodify mechanics, shipping in Tamers, who has the “rival” role, and much more! You can find the full show notes for this episode and leave comments at https://podigious.com/305.5/.

It’s time for our in-depth discussion and review of Tri’s chapter 2, “Determination”! We dive into everything we loved and… didn’t love, analyze the film’s contrast between courage and cowardice, pick apart everyone’s dorky fashion choices, and look forward to Tri’s future. You can find the full show notes for this episode and leave comments at https://podigious.com/T2.0/.

Tri Chapter 2 “Determination” is out now! Here’s a mini flashcast with Jeff and Ashley’s super quick spoiler-free reactions. Our full episode is coming soon! You can find the full show notes for this episode and leave comments at https://podigious.com/F02/.