The Otafest Podcast is an in-depth take on geek media and technology, culture, and stories about everyday life! Hosted by Otafest, a non-profit Japanese film and culture festival located in Calgary, Alberta, Canada!
Deo and Nancy join Jei as we blitz through long-awaited Nintendo Direct, BlizzCon Online and movie release news! Remastered nostalgia, new IPs and new takes on old stories, we've got it all! - Intro/…
Nancy has re-discovered her obsession with mech keebs, CD Projekt Red gets t3h haxx0rz, and the gang bandy about whether certain holidays have an associated confection. Spending responsibly? What's t…
Angelo choked on fire noodles, Apple wants $3000 for face mounted displays, and the Lunar New Year is a few days away! - Intro/outro: "Memories" & "Place on Fire" by Creo.
Deo rejoins the crew as they discuss investing in Kelloggs stonks and bubbles, BLACKPINK in all their virtual glory, and fish... well, fish are complicated.
Cinnabun shops are a mystery, the gaming industry still has our wallets in a chokehold, and mechanical keyboards are expensive. - Intro/outro: "Memories" & "Place on Fire" by Creo.
The gang doesn't know french, doesn't know about CES, and CERTAINLY doesn't know what a third person listener is. - Intro/outro: "Memories" & "Place on Fire" by Creo.
The gang heard about the Switch Pro leak, and Angelo is adamant he called it years ago. Reminiscing about the good ol' days ensues.
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Jei, Nancy and Angelo are back and it's a WHOLLY BRAND NEW YEAR! It's the holidays in retrospect, with socially distanced food and activities and what we're all looking forward to in 2021. Wishing yo…
The crew aren't really taking a holiday, but they're sure excited about watching drama and remembering the imagination forts of old. Praise the anti-hype-machine! - Intro/outro: "Memories" & "Place o…
The Video Game Awards? ✓ Disney announcements? ✓ Cyberpunk 2077? ✓ Enough time in the episode to talk about all three things? Just barely, but check that off too and join us on this week's episode! -…
Join the crew for their take on the Fall 2020 review, the Winter 2020 Preview, and the exciting conclusion to the Pizza Saga. - Intro/outro: "Memories" & "Place on Fire" by Creo.
Deo joins the VTuber community, while Nancy's printer gives her headaches. Angelo and Jei start a biker gang. - Intro/outro: "Memories" & "Place on Fire" by Creo.
What happens when the YOU TUBES are out of commission? Could anything else go wrong in 2020? Why is Jei so sleepy? What does Nancy print with her THREE DIMENSIONAL PRINTER? So many questions, and all…
A conspiracy of imposter pizzerias is laid bare, while it becomes quickly apparent that Angelo is one of their victims. We discuss statistics that we would want to see for our life. How many bootleg …
Happy November! Your Otafest Podcast crew dish on their 2020 Spookmases, Sony's takeover of Crunchyroll, and a wild foray into the dark Canadian underbelly of crime. - Intro/outro: "Memories" & "Plac…
Among Us got hacked, so our crew discuss all the various ways politics could legitimately and illegitimately make their way into their videogames. We talk lots of pumpkins and spice because Jei isn't…
The non-dress-rehearsal episode features chats about spoopy movies, illegal agroforestry, and gacha. Which things are worth eating out of spite, and which things are worth betraying your friends over…
The crew recounts their Thanksgivings meals, recall really bad tasting jellybeans, respect the importance of sleep quality, and Jei rejoices in buying a (different) new thing to curb his other hits t…