Episodes
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Black Lives Matter 1: One Piece and the Protest Experience
June 12th, 2020 | Season 2 | 2 hrs 13 mins
anime, black, black lives matter, blm, cops, one piece, protests
During this month of June, we're interviewing all types of voices within the Black Lives Matter movement. Starting off this short series, Godswill interviews Krystal, a leading Black voice in the anime world who also attended some of the protests within Los Angeles. And of course the two geek about One Piece for awhile. Listen to the chat now!
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Hungry for God w/ Serine
May 22nd, 2020 | Season 2 | 58 mins 31 secs
Godswill gets serious for once with his friend Serine to talk about Muslims fasting the month of Ramadan! Godswill with his Christian perspective takes the time to ask questions about Islam and to reflect on his experience with fasting, especially now during the shelter-in-place conditions. Check out this enlightening episode now.
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Blessing the Bass w/ Bubby
May 15th, 2020 | Season 2 | 1 hr 3 mins
anime, bass, dragon ball z, guitar, jhene aiko, one piece, snoop dogg
Bubby Lewis is a legendary bassist who has toured with Snoop Dogg, Jhene Aiko, and many others as well as his own solo tours throughout the world. He has his own studio album and continues to play worldwide with many greats. And we got him on the podcast to talk about anime! Join this fun episode where Godswill learns about his history, talks about his anime inspirations, and much more for a good hour.
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High Stakes Storylines w/ The Night Sky Prince
May 3rd, 2020 | Season 2 | 1 hr 49 mins
androids, co-op games, final fantasy 7, gamecube, jojo's bizarre adventure, nier automata
Ryan Johnson aka The Night Sky Prince is back on the podcast with Josh & Sam after working overtime to cover the Final Fantasy 7 remake. How was the FF7 remake? What makes a series keep you on the edge of your seat? Are alien robots people? Found out what the guys think on this episode of the That's Dope Podcast.
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Remember When... w/ David Le
April 23rd, 2020 | Season 2 | 57 mins 6 secs
anime, anime club, conventions, cosplay, yuru camp
Godswill catches up with an old friend with who he started an anime club with in college, David. The two spend the hour going down memory lane from adventures in college, past conventions, and the anime club they started together. Listen to a funny and anime-filled re-connection of old buddies.
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The Artist, The Legend w/ Mythallica
April 14th, 2020 | Season 2 | 57 mins 43 secs
anime, art, bernie sanders, black creative, black manga, cereal, fighting games, lux nova, manga, mythallica, one piece, politics
Godswill brings on maven animator and illustrator, Mythallica, to the podcast to talk about his PoC-inspired art, upcoming projects like his cereal mascot video game, his ongoing manga creations, and of course nerd ish! If you need inspiration for your own projects, look no further than this podcast episode.
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Passing Time w/ Delmar
April 6th, 2020 | Season 2 | 1 hr 27 mins
gamestop, league, podcasting, simps, social distancing, tarkov, twitch
Twitch affiliate and podcast host Delmar talks with Josh and Sam about the craziness and how to pass the time during quarantine.
(Recorded 3/21, right before shelter-in-place was active) -
Hunker Down w/ Sam & Godswill
March 26th, 2020 | Season 2 | 1 hr 13 mins
co-op, discord, esports, hip-hop, steam, streaming, twitch
Godswill and Sam cover all kinds of ways to spend time while hunkered down: where to hang out online, games, music, and of course TV and anime.
(Recorded March 15th, before shelter-at-home was in place) -
Hip-Hop Was Always Nerdy w/ EyeQ
March 16th, 2020 | Season 2 | 1 hr 8 mins
90s hip-hop, anime, blerd, concerts, cowboy bebop, hip-hop, nerd, nerdcore, nintendo, overwatch, video games
Godswill brings on his big brother Chris AKA EyeQ, to speak on the podcast about how he got into rapping, his love of nerd culture, and the nerdy roots of hip-hop, and much more. If you have ever been interested in diving into hip-hop and nerdcore, this is the episode for you!
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Rebirth
March 2nd, 2020 | Season 2 | 1 hr 26 mins
consciousness, dmt, health, mike tyson, music, stoicism
David died last year for 4 minutes. Hosts Josh and Sam talk to David about his story and what it was like on the other side. It gets philosophical about what altered mind states can tell us about how we all connect.
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The Black Creative's Isolation w/ AnimatedTorri
February 24th, 2020 | Season 2 | 1 hr 20 mins
3d animation, animation, anime, art, black creative, black people, death battle, gen:lock, roosterteeth, screwattack
Godswill does his first online conversation with his long-time friend Torrian Crawford, the Lead 3D Animator and action director for DeathBattle and animator on RoosterTeeth's gen:Lock. The two discuss their own breaks into the nerd industry and what it took for Torrian to get into art and ScrewAttack. Things also get deep with insights on how the two feel alone in the mainly white industries but hopes for the future!
Sorry for the quality! Sound quality will improve in the next episode!
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The Anime Professor w/ ChunandRice
January 29th, 2020 | Season 2 | 1 hr 33 mins
anime, japan, psycho-pass, steins;gate, syfy, twitch
Godswill brings on his friend, Twitch partner ChunandRice, to talk about their favorite topic anime! But don't go if you're not an anime fan. The two explain how they got into the medium, what terms mean, titles you should check out, and much more that's even outside of anime.
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Last Man Standing w/ Kyle Mason
January 14th, 2020 | Season 2 | 2 hrs 21 mins
cosplay, larping, lightsabers, survival, videography
For the first episode of the year we bring in multi-talented videographer, cosplayer, and lightsaber duelist Kyle Mason to talk about bringing old school combat into the future. Join hosts Josh and Sam as we go through all things live action.
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The Best of the Decade w/ The Best Hosts
December 30th, 2019 | Season 2 | 2 hrs 23 mins
disney, dreamcast, frank ocean, get out, hip-hop, kanye west, mma, movies, video games, zune
That's Dope brings its best hosts together for a super decade-end episode! Godswill, Joshua, Sam, and Justin reunite to share their opinions on the 2010s with best movies, music, and shows. And they share their own evolutions that happened through the decade for a feel-good vibe. Listen to the four hosts as they jam and share your own best-of lists with them!
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What's Funny w/ LongBeachGriffy
December 23rd, 2019 | Season 2 | 1 hr 5 mins
anime, black youtube, camp flognaw, code geass, dave chappelle, day in vegas, dragon ball, drake, frank ocean, longbeachgriffy, one piece, pokemongo, rdcworld1, vine, youtube
LongBeachGriffy, the popular and raunchy YouTuber comedian, joins the latest episode of That's Dope! He and Godswill talk about how he got on YouTube, music concerts, anime to watch, and much more in a sweet hour of laughs and fun.
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Deus Ex Machina w/ Comic Drake
December 18th, 2019 | Season 2 | 1 hr 56 mins
comics, dc, drake, theories, youtube
Creator & personality Comic/Trailer Drake is on the podcast with co-hosts Josh and Sam in the first edition of the Dallas production. You're going to hear the full Drake backstory, back-and-forth about comics, the nuts and bolts of producing a Youtube channel, and good dose of personal theories.