Podigious: A Digimon Adventure 2020 Podcast

It’s time to dive further into the Tokyo Devas arc as the kids learn the importance of Ultimate digivolution and start to get addicted to Blue Cards, the newest drug to hit the streets of Akihabara. You can find the full show notes for this episode and leave comments at https://podigious.com/305/.

Feedback for the beginning of the Tokyo Devas arc! Voicemails about feeding Digimon, speculation what Digimon/crests we would have, and much more! You can find the full show notes for this episode and leave comments at https://podigious.com/304.5/.

In celebration of Super Bowl 50, it’s the first installment of the annual(?) Podigi-Bowl! Enjoy as we provide vital post-game analysis on the most important piece of sports history, FoxKid’s 2001 Digi-Bowl. You can find the full show notes for this episode and leave comments at https://podigious.com/009/.

It’s PV time! We dive deep into the PV for the second Tri film, “Determination”. We get hyped, discover fanservice from unexpected places (*cough*Gomamon*cough*), and—like the rest of the internet—take up sides in the Great Digimon Trizer War of 2016. You can find the full show notes for this episode and leave comments at https://podigious.com/008/.

We’re back to Tamers after a long diversion into Tri country! You can find the full show notes for this episode and leave comments at https://podigious.com/304/.

We’re back to talk more about Tri Chapter 1 “Reunion” with 3 special guests: You can find the full show notes for this episode and leave comments at https://podigious.com/T1.1/.

Our in-depth discussion and review of the first chapter of Tri is finally here! In our biggest episode yet, we run through all the things we loved and hated, and dig deep into Taichi’s new struggle, forgetting memories, and Platonism. You can find the full show notes for this episode and leave comments at https://podigious.com/T1.0/.

A quick mini-episode with Jeff and Ashley’s instant reactions to Tri Pt. 1 “Reunion”! Full ep coming soon! You can find the full show notes for this episode and leave comments at https://podigious.com/F01/.

Feedback about what it means to be a partner, behind-the-scenes talk about the production of the podcast, preview of our Tri coverage from Japan, and much more! You can find the full show notes for this episode and leave comments at https://podigious.com/303.5/.

We wrap up the first major arc of Tamers as Rika and Renamon go on a break and get back together, Henry lets Terriermon fight, and Yamaki unboxes his new toy for next arc. We discuss the nature of relationships between Digimon and their tamers, the show’s presentation of maturity, and improvements to gender dynamics. You can find the full show notes for this episode and leave comments at https://podigious.com/303/.

Feedback about how to get your Digimon to de-digivolve, Ashley’s groan-worthy rejected title, idealized vs. realistic gender representation, and racial diversity in Japan, and Ask Podigious! answers about Digimon ships and lady ships. Plus the debut of an exciting new cohost! You can find the full show notes for this episode and leave comments at https://podigious.com/302.5/.

We’re back to dive further into Tamers! In these episodes, we start to learn about Calumon and Rika, meet Impmon, round out champion digivolutions, and spend an episode trying to de-digivolve. We discuss the Calumon-Impmon dichotomy, digivolution mechanics, learning culture, and several gender issues. You can find the full show notes for this episode and leave comments at https://podigious.com/302/.

Jeff is joined by Brian Beacock for a fun chat about his experience playing Takato in Digimon Tamers and voice acting in general. You can find the full show notes for this episode and leave comments at https://podigious.com/007/.

Our first feedback extravaganza, covering feedback about episode 301! You can find the full show notes for this episode and leave comments at https://podigious.com/301.5/.

It’s time to Digimodify! You can find the full show notes for this episode and leave comments at https://podigious.com/301/.

Before we dive into Tamers, the Podigious crew pauses to reflect on our impressions and expectations of the season. We discuss our history with the season, our favorite characters, and our favorite moments. And then we go into several exciting announcements for the 3rd season of Podigious! You can find the full show notes for this episode and leave comments at https://podigious.com/300/.

After 4 months and 3 specials, it’s finally time for the epic finale of Podigious Season 2: The 02 Retrospective Special! At over 3 hours, it’s our longest episode ever, so settle in for an awesome discussion! We dive into the season with categories like DigiDestined, Digimon partners, and villains, discuss our favorites and results of the polls from May, and break down what did and didn’t work and why (spoiler alert: 02 was really ambitious and less than perfect!). We also take a detour into meta country and discuss Podigious’s second season with various stats and listener-submitted favorite clips. You can find the full show notes for this episode and leave comments at https://podigious.com/213/.

Apologies for the delay, but here’s our discussion of the new Tri PV! You can find the full show notes for this episode and leave comments at https://podigious.com/006/.

To celebrate August 1st, we invited Danielle of Digipodify and May of Lost in Translationmon to talk about our history with Digimon and how it’s affected our lives. We hope you like it! Let us know in the comments how you found Digimon, and how it’s affected your life. And have a happy August 1st! You can find the full show notes for this episode and leave comments at https://podigious.com/005/.

The PV for Digimon Adventure Tri came out this week, so Jeff, Ashley, and Asher gathered to discuss the PV and the long road to Tri. You can find the full show notes for this episode and leave comments at https://podigious.com/004/.

Remember that Our War Game movie everyone loved? Let’s try that again! We’re joined by Marc of With the Will to walk through the fourth Digimon movie, Revenge of Diaboromon! You can find the full show notes for this episode and leave comments at https://podigious.com/212/.

Pack your bags! It’s time to board a flight for the USA! USA! USA! Eagles! Guns! It’s the third Digimon movie! You can find the full show notes for this episode and leave comments at https://podigious.com/211/.

We’re sad to announce that the Podigious crew is moving on from Digimon. You can find the full show notes for this episode and leave comments at https://podigious.com/003/.

It’s time to buckle in for an extra crazy long wacky roller coaster of an episode as the crew dives deep into the final arc of Adventure 02. You can find the full show notes for this episode and leave comments at https://podigious.com/210/.

We’re back from the International Stereotype Tour, but return to a Konaka-ized Tokyo as demons attack and an old man kidnaps children in a van. You can find the full show notes for this episode and leave comments at https://podigious.com/209/.

We’re packing up our bags and flying around the world on a new deus-ex-machina digivolution to bring you this podcast talking about the World Tour! You can find the full show notes for this episode and leave comments at https://podigious.com/208/.

We ran out of our budget, so we’re going to re-air segments from the last season of the podcast but with Jeff’s voice re-filtered as Evil Jeff as he attempts to destroy the world over and over and over. In other words, it’s time for BlackWarGreymon and the Destiny Stone arc! You can find the full show notes for this episode and leave comments at https://podigious.com/207/.

Join us for an interview with very special guest Jeff Nimoy! You can find the full show notes for this episode and leave comments at https://podigious.com/002/.

Now that Ken’s off his throne, apparently it’s time to meet some new digivolutions? We have some feedback on the eternal dub vs. sub debate, and then we talk about digivolution plotting, what it means to be a “real Digimon,” and the Ichijouji bros. Also, we learn that Kari is the first shipper. You can find the full show notes for this episode and leave comments at https://podigious.com/206/.

It’s time for TK to punch Ken in the face! Jeff is robot-racist, Asher has a lot to say about TK, Ashley explores Ken as a parent/artist, and Jeff has a revolutionary new theory that explains all of 02’s plot holes. You can find the full show notes for this episode and leave comments at https://podigious.com/205/.

We’re back to fighting the Digimon Emperor this week so we can be confused between ninja and samurai, speculate what it means to be digidestined, and learn that the show is terrible at teaching lessons. You can find the full show notes for this episode and leave comments at https://podigious.com/204/.

In this special episode of Podigious covering the infamous Dark Ocean episode, guest Hope Chapman teaches us about the meaninglessness of life, everyone debates the chemistry of fictional characters that never appear in this episode, and Kari becomes a womon. You can find the full show notes for this episode and leave comments at https://podigious.com/203/.

In the second chunk of the Digimon Emperor arc, everyone gushes over Ken, Jeff says “interesting” once every second, and Ashley likes big Digimon. You can find the full show notes for this episode and leave comments at https://podigious.com/202/.

We’re back to cover Adventure 02! In covering the first part of the Digimon Emperor arc, Ashley reminds us that Sora isn’t wearing a hairpin, Jeff tries to compare Digimon to Kill la Kill, Asher fawns over Cody, and a wild Andrew appears! You can find the full show notes for this episode and leave comments at https://podigious.com/201/.

In this special Adventure finale episode, we discuss our favorite aspects of the series. You can find the full show notes for this episode and leave comments at https://podigious.com/14/.

We return to our protagonists after Adventure to cover the second Adventure movie, Our War Game. Ashley shares an astonishing revelation, Jeff has an epiphany for the best Digimon fan fiction yet, and Asher’s internet disconnects about 10 times. Also Jeff learns the song is actually saying “Funk soul brother”—not “Funks your brother”—and that neither is the actual title as he types this description! You can find the full show notes for this episode and leave comments at https://podigious.com/13/.

We go back to the beginning to cover the first Adventure movie (or, in the dub, the first third of Digimon: The Movie). We analyze the movie as an introduction to the Digimon anime, Tai’s hair-to-body ratio, and wet-dream digivolutions. You can find the full show notes for this episode and leave comments at https://podigious.com/12/.

We wrap up Digimon Adventure by covering Piedmon and Apocalymon. We discuss depression, growing up, teamwork, and evaluate the conclusion of the show. You can find the full show notes for this episode and leave comments at https://podigious.com/11/.

We continue to approach the end of Digimon Adventure by covering the defeats of Puppetmon and Machinedramon. We discuss guilt, war, sudden deaths, sacrifice, and dereliction of duty. You can find the full show notes for this episode and leave comments at https://podigious.com/10/.

We enter the final stretch of Digimon Adventure by covering the beginning of the Dark Masters arc, dealing with MetalSeadramon and the beginning of Puppetmon. We discuss growth, teamwork, psychotic toys, and ethics. You can find the full show notes for this episode and leave comments at https://podigious.com/9/.

We continue our discussion of Digimon Adventure by covering the rest of the Tokyo section of the Myotismon arc. We discuss relationships, reactions to death, and representations of family and gender. You can find the full show notes for this episode at http://podigious.com/8.

We continue our discussion of Digimon Adventure by covering the first half of the Tokyo section of the Myotismon arc. We discuss Tokyo geography, friendship, and gender. You can find the full show notes for this episode at http://podigious.com/7.

We continue our discussion of Digimon Adventure by covering the digital world section of the Myotismon arc. We discuss crests, biological determinism, serious gender, and serious poop. You can find the full show notes for this episode at http://podigious.com/6.

We take a break from the normal pace of the show to cover a special episode of Digimon Adventure, Home Away from Home. We discuss tone, responsibility, abandonment, and nostalgia. You can find the full show notes for this episode at http://podigious.com/5.

We continue our discussion of Digimon Adventure by covering the Etemon arc. We discuss crests, parenting, darkness, and empathy. You can find the full show notes for this episode at http://podigious.com/4.

We continue our discussion of Digimon Adventure by covering the conclusion of the Devimon and File Island arc. We discuss holidays, peace, childishness, and death. You can find the full show notes for this episode at http://podigious.com/3.

We dive into our discussion of Digimon Adventure by covering the first part of the File Island arc, up to Devimon's introduction. We discuss gender dynamics, localization, growth, tone, weirdness, and evaluate the arc as an introduction to Digimon. You can find the full show notes for this episode at http://podigious.com/2.

In the debut episode of Podigious, we discuss our goals for the podcast, and introduce ourselves by talking about our favorite aspects of Digimon. You can find the full show notes for this episode at http://podigious.com/1.