Explore every episode of the podcast Pop-Culture Gems
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| Pop-Culture Gems: Risa Mei | 05 Apr 2024 | 00:57:03 | |
Davies interviews voice actor, singer, and fellow nerd Risa Mei! The CFG: YouTube Subscribe: https://bit.ly/42gkuJK Audio Subscribe: https://apple.co/481cIVl Become a VIP member: https://thecfg.store PCG | |||
| Pop-Culture Gems: Rick "The Hadou" Thiher | 29 Mar 2024 | 00:30:50 | |
Davies talks to EVO event general manager Rick "The Hadou" Thiher. EVO is the leader of fighting tournaments worldwide. The CFG: YouTube Subscribe: https://bit.ly/42gkuJK Audio Subscribe: https://apple.co/481cIVl Become a VIP member: https://thecfg.store PCG | |||
| Pop-Culture Gems: 4Kids Flashback | 15 Dec 2023 | 00:52:35 | |
Davies interviews the co-hosts of the 4kids Flashback podcast, Tara Sands and Steve Yurko. 4kids Entertainment was one of the big distributors who brought anime into the US in the late 90's to early 200s. Tara Sands was a voice actor who voiced several memorable characters during that time, and Steve was a child who loved One Piece growing up. With that dynamic, they created a podcast remembering the now-defunct company. PCG | |||
| Pop-Culture Gems: Anime Frontier 2023 | 17 Nov 2023 | 00:55:05 | |
Davies talks with 3 members of the Anime Frontier team who is setting up the 3rd year show with some surprises. Anime Frontier is an Anime Convention held at the Fort Worth Convention Center. This is the sister show of Anime NYC. PCG | |||
| Pop-Culture Gems: Jacqueline Piñol | 10 Nov 2023 | 00:19:34 | |
Davies interviews the voice of Rio Morales in Insomniac's Marvel Spider-man 2, Jacqueline Piñol. PCG | |||
| Pop-Culture Gems: Stephen Oyoung | 19 Oct 2023 | 00:26:19 | |
Davies interviews actor Stephen Oyoung. Stephen Oyoung has been in the acting industry for over 15 years. Originally started as stuntman early in his career, he gained experience by being a martial artist trainer, mocap actor, voice actor, and more. He recently reprised his role as Martin Li aka Mr. Negative in the Marvel Spider-man 2 game that comes out October 20th. Become a CFG Member today and get episodes early! Go to The CFG Store for more. PCG | |||
| Pop-Culture Gems: Jennifer Hale | 13 Oct 2023 | 00:48:43 | |
Davies interviews a living legend in the voice actor role, Jennifer Hale. She has been in the VO industry for over 30 years. She has been in over 700 roles throughout her career, putting her in the Guinness Book of World Records for the most female voice-acting video game roles. Jennifer Hale is available for coaching! Go to https://acting.skillshub.life/
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| Pop-Culture Gems: Amelia Tyler Baldur's Gate 3 Narrator | 08 Sep 2023 | 00:57:11 | |
Davies Interviews the narrator in the smashing hit video game, Baldur's Gate 3, Amelia Tyler. PCG | |||
| Pop-Culture Gems: Ry McKeand | 24 Mar 2023 | 01:00:24 | |
Davies Interviews an up-and-comer in the voice-acting world. Ry McKeand has been voice acting for five years and has already been a part of several popular anime series like One Piece, Prince of Tennis, Sk8 the infinity, and more. PCG | |||
| Pop-Culture Gems: XMEN The Animated Series | 17 Mar 2023 | 01:02:41 | |
Davies interviews showrunner/writing duo, Eric and Julia Lewald. This team is responsible for bringing one of the hit 90s cartoon show, XMEN: The Animated Series on the air. PCG | |||
| Pop-Culture Gems: First Stop Cosplay | 10 Mar 2023 | 00:52:16 | |
Davies interviews the founder of First Stop Cosplay, Amanda Gregory PCG | |||
| Pop-Culture Gems: Corina Boettger | 03 Mar 2023 | 01:22:16 | |
Davies interviews the talented Corina Boetger. They are a voice actor who does the voice of Paimon in the hit series Genshin Impact. It was such a fun interview, I lost track of time! PCG | |||
| Pop-Culture Gems: JP Karliak | 20 Mar 2024 | 00:22:56 | |
Davies interviews voice actor JP Karliak. JP is New Joker in Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League and plays Morph in the series X-men 97. The CFG: YouTube Subscribe: https://bit.ly/42gkuJK Audio Subscribe: https://apple.co/481cIVl Become a VIP member: https://thecfg.store PCG | |||
| Pop-Culture Gems: Kevin D. Thelwell | 24 Feb 2023 | 00:43:00 | |
Davies Interviews voice actor Kevin D. Thellwell. Kevin has been voice acting for almost five years and has been recently in newer shows like One Piece, Beast Tamer, Girlfriend Girlfriend, and more. PCG | |||
| Pop-Culture Gems: Illfonic Studios | 17 Feb 2023 | 00:50:59 | |
Davies interviews The CEO Charles Brungardt and CCO Jared Gerritzen of Illfonic Studios. Illfonic recently released the latest Ghostbusters game Ghostbusters: Spirits Unleashed and made a recently the first of many DLC packs. PCG | |||
| Pop-Culture Gems: Steff Von Schweetz | 10 Feb 2023 | 00:58:11 | |
Davies interviews the veteran cosplayer Steff Von Schweetz. Steff has been cosplaying a large assortment of characters for over 20 years. From Anime, Cartoons, Comics, and personal adaptations, Steff has honed her skills in sewing to make some incredible pieces. PCG | |||
| Pop-Cutlure Gems: Morgan Berry | 27 Jan 2023 | 00:32:10 | |
Davies Interviews the incredible voice actor Morgan Berry. PCG | |||
| Pop-Culture Gems: Cosplay Universe | 18 Nov 2022 | 00:36:36 | |
Davies talks to the co-directors of the documentary Cosplay Universe Jonathan McHugh and Jordan Rennert PCG | |||
| Pop-Culture Gems: UwUcon w/ Erica Schroeder | 23 Sep 2022 | 00:57:03 | |
We spoke with the creators of a new convention called UwUcon, Justin Park & Preston Statser. Then we had the pleasure of the amazing voice actor Erica Schroeder stopping by! PCG | |||
| Pop-Culture Gems: Bryson Baugus | 12 Aug 2022 | 00:37:49 | |
Davies talks with voice actor Bryson Baugus. Bryson has played several characters in animes. His roles include the main character in Haikyuu, Is It Wrong To Pick Up Girls In a Dungeon, Saint Saiya and more! PCG | |||
| Pop-Culture Gems: Mela Lee | 29 Jul 2022 | 00:44:02 | |
Davies Interviews the wonderful Mela Lee! Mela Lee is a voice actor who has been in the game for a little over a decade. She has done work in anime, video games, movies, and more. Recently, she had her talents featured as the healer Lifeline in APEX Legends. PCG | |||
| Pop-Culture Gems: Daniel Pesina | 24 Jun 2022 | 00:45:19 | |
In this episode of Pop-Culture Gems, Davies Interviews Martial arts master and the original Johnny Cage, Scorpion, & Sub-Zero in the Mortal Kombat series, Daniel Pesina. PCG | |||
| Pop-Culture Gems: Xander Mobus | 13 May 2022 | 01:07:31 | |
Xander Mobus has had an incredible career. With Iconic roles like the announcer in Smash Bros. 4 and Ultimate, Joker from Persona 5, and so much more, his voice acting career has been fun. We interview Xander in this fun episode. PCG | |||
| Pop-Culture Gems: Lexi Nieto | 01 Mar 2024 | 00:41:55 | |
Davies interviews voice actor and fellow theater lover Lexi Nieto. Checkout Lexi: Youtube https://www.youtube.com/@lexi-nieto The CFG: YouTube Subscribe: https://bit.ly/42gkuJK Audio Subscribe: https://apple.co/481cIVl Become a VIP member: https://thecfg.store PCG | |||
| Pop-Culture Gems: Colleen O'Shaughnessey | 06 May 2022 | 00:32:31 | |
Colleen O'Shaughnessey is a voice actor with an incredible 20-year career. She has played several memorable characters like Sora from Digimon, Ino from Naruto/Shippudden, and Chocho Akimichi from Boruto. One of the biggest roles was Sonic's best friend, Tails, the Sonic video games, and the Sonic 2 movie. PCG | |||
| Pop-Culture Gems: Lauren Landa | 15 Apr 2022 | 01:01:17 | |
Lauren Landa is a talented voice actor that is in sunny California. For over a decade, she has been in over 100 roles when it comes to anime and gaming. Her most notable role is the female titan, Annie Leonhart. Davies Interviews her on the show. PCG | |||
| Pop-Culture Gems: Chris Guerrero | 18 Mar 2022 | 01:09:32 | |
Chris Guerrero plays the demon lord everyone roots for, Momonga from Overlord. We talked to him about his career and a whole lot more in this episode of the PCG PCG | |||
| Pop-Culture Gems : Erica Lindbeck | 11 Mar 2022 | 00:38:17 | |
Erica Lindbeck has been crushing it in the voice actor world for a long time. With a list of incredible roles she has played, she is definitely one of the powerhouses in the voice acting world. We had the pleasure geeking out with her in this interview. PCG | |||
| Pop-Culture Gems: Michelle Marie | 04 Mar 2022 | 00:40:21 | |
Michelle Marie is a talented voice actor in California. From being a school teacher to becoming a successful voice actor, her journey is an incredible one. PCG | |||
| Pop-Culture Gems: Evelyn Rose Hall (Stegosoft Games) | 25 Feb 2022 | 00:36:29 | |
A new RPG was released recently and we have been loving it. The name of the game is called Rise of the Third Power and the story, gameplay, music, and more is very addicting. We got to talk to the co-creator and co-founder of Stegosoft games Evelyn Rose Hall and she gave us even more tidbits about this awesome game. PCG | |||
| Pop-Culture Gems: Danielle McRae | 18 Feb 2022 | 00:46:17 | |
Davies talks to the amazing Danielle McRae If you like interviews like this, go to our website Confreaksandgeeks.com for more content PCG | |||
| Pop-Culture Gems: R Bruce Elliott | 11 Feb 2022 | 00:53:11 | |
Davies geeks out with R Bruce Elliott this week. He has played roles like the bumbling private eye Richard Moore in Detective Conan, the powerful whitebeard in One Piece, and Captain of the Ginyu Force, Captain Ginyu in the Dragon Ball Kai/Super, and games. PCG | |||
| Pop-Culture Gems: Bryn Apprill | 04 Feb 2022 | 00:50:41 | |
Davies talks with voice actor Bryn Apprill. With a wonderful happy personality, Bryn Apprill has been doing voice acting for over 8 years. As time goes by, she gets stronger and dynamic with every role that she takes. She has been the voices of Yotsuba Nakano in Quintensential Quintuplets, Nene Sakura in New Game +, Historia Weiss from Attack On Titan just to name a few. PCG | |||
| Pop-Culture Gems: Derick Snow | 28 Jan 2022 | 00:54:41 | |
Davies talks to the amazing voice actor Derick Snow. Derick is an artist, illustrator, actor and so much more. He has played several of your favorite anime characters and is currently playing the lead character Shinra Kusakabe in Fire Force. You can also check out Derick's art on his page snoweyes.com PCG | |||
| Pop-Culture Gems: Van Barr Jr. | 23 Feb 2024 | 00:45:54 | |
Davies Interviews voice actor Van Barr Jr. YouTube Subscribe: https://bit.ly/42gkuJK Audio Subscribe: https://apple.co/481cIVl Merch/VIP member: https://thecfg.store PCG | |||
| Pop-Culture Gems: Richard Epcar | 21 Jan 2022 | 00:57:59 | |
Richard Epcar is an icon in the voice acting world. With over 600 credits to his name, he has done it all. Some of the incredible roles he is in are Jigen from Lupin the 3rd, Batou from Ghost in the Shell, The Joker as well as the lightning god himself Raiden, in Injustice and Mortal Kombat, Ansem in the Kingdom Heart series, Akuma in SF5, Joseph Joestar in Jojo bizarre adventure, and so many, many more. We literally would be here all day! PCG | |||
| Pop-Culture Gems: Peter Tatara | 29 Nov 2021 | 00:41:16 | |
Peter Tatara is the founder of Anime NYC, which has become a colossal anime event in a short amount of time. He is now expanding the brand down to the Dallas/ Ft. Worth area with the new event, Anime Frontier, from December 3rd to 5th, where you can go to animefrontier.com for more details. PCG | |||
| Pop-Culture Gems: Alan Lee | 27 Aug 2021 | 01:03:10 | |
In this episode of Pop-Culture Gems, Davies interviews Alan Lee. Alan Lee has been voice acting for a while now and shares his experiences as well as his career in the industry. PCG | |||
| Pop-Culture Gems: Dave Needham | 18 Aug 2021 | 00:30:19 | |
We talked to Animation Director Dave Needham. He has been in the world of animation for over 20 years and has been in so many wonderful projects like the Lego Batman Movie, Penguins of Madagascar, The Gorillaz, The Amazing World of Gumball, and so much more. He talks about his experience of being the Lead director of The Loud House Movie Coming on Netflix August 19th PCG | |||
| Pop-Culture Gems: Xanthe Huynh | 06 Aug 2021 | 00:56:47 | |
The CFG talked to a great voice-acting guest in this episode! We talked to voice actor and cosplayer Xanthe Huynh. Mostly known in her role as the beauty thief, Haru Okumura, Xanthe has cosplayed many roles in anime and gaming. She currently plays a part in the NEO: The World Ends With You and the ditzy elf Halkara in I’ve Been Killing Slimes For 300 Years and Maxed Out My Level. The interview is hilarious and fun. Enjoy! PCG | |||
| Pop-Culture Gems: Kristen Mcguire | 30 Jul 2021 | 01:00:45 | |
Kristen McGuire is a comic book writer, artist, voice actor, scriptwriter, and director for many anime series that come to the US. She is a well of knowledge when it comes to Pop-Culture and we had a wonderful time interviewing her. PCG | |||
| Pop-Culture Gems: Paul Castro Jr. | 16 Jul 2021 | 00:32:35 | |
Paul Castro Jr. Is a Jersey-born actor that wears many hats. He is a writer, director, creator and so much more. Recently, he plays the upcoming role of Rindo from NEO: The World Ends With You. Davies has a fun interview with this up and coming, voice actor PCG | |||
| Pop-Culture Gems: Jonah Scott | 09 Jul 2021 | 00:57:12 | |
Jonah Scott is a talented Voice actor that is making a splash in the VA industry. With his breakout role as Legoshi from Beastars, Jonah Scott has elevated his craft with several good anime series. Later this year. He is playing the lead in the game Dying Light 2. Davies interviews him and boy did he have some fun. PCG | |||
| Pop-Culture Gems: Chris DeMoulin | 18 Jun 2021 | 00:38:06 | |
Convention season is coming back! Who better to talk to than an organizer of an event itself! We talk to CEO and director of LA Comic-Con, Chris DeMoulin on his upcoming event PCG | |||
| Pop-Culture Gems: Kyle McCarley | 26 Feb 2021 | 00:53:27 | |
We Interview Voice Actor Kyle McCarley. He has been voice acting for over a decade and has been in series like Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron Blooded Orphan, Psycho Mob 100, Your Lie in April, 9S in Nier: Automata PCG | |||
| Pop-Culture Gems: Daman Mills | 16 Feb 2024 | 00:51:18 | |
Davies Interviews Frieza English voice actor, Daman Mills
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| Pop-Culture Gems: Cherami Leigh | 12 Feb 2021 | 01:03:57 | |
We had the pleasure to geek out with actress Cherami Leigh in this Episode of Pop-Culture Gems. Cherami is credited in over 300 voiceover roles and has played a ton of memorable characters like A2 (Nier: Automata), Lucy Heartfelia ( Fairy Tail), V (Cyberpunk 2077), Sailor Mercury (Sailor Moon). She has so many amazing experiences that she shares with us in this interview! PCG | |||
| Pop-Culture Gems: Naomi Moonz Cosplay | 05 Feb 2021 | 00:55:21 | |
People asked and I will bring! I interview cosplayer Naomi Moonz. Naomi has been cosplaying for over a decade is mostly known for her DBZ cosplays. Now she has been branching out and does more amazing variety PCG | |||
| Pop-Culture Gems: Kira Buckland | 21 Jan 2021 | 00:37:39 | |
In this episode, I had the pleasure to geek out with the geek Kira Buckland! Kira cosplays, an anime geek, gamer, and more. You may have heard her voice in some animes like Demon Slayer, JoJo’s Bizarre adventures, Or Re: Zero. But you most definitely remember her as the awesome android 2B from Nier Automata. PCG | |||
| Pop-Culture Gems: Marc Thompson | 21 Dec 2020 | 00:39:55 | |
CFG Interviews the narrator of Star Wars books, Marc Thompson. Marc has been a Voice actor for a long time. He has been in a ton of different series like Yugi-Oh, GI Joe: Sigma 6 and Transformer, and more. Thrawn Ascendancy on Audiobook: click here
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