You Activated My Podcast!
A weekly Yu-Gi-Oh! recap show that is only vaguely about Yu-Gi-Oh!
Join full-grown adults Jimmy and Tyler as they learn about the Heart of the Cards, study top Duelist strategies, and explore the bottomless depths of card-based cartoon lore.
Warning: While Yu-Gi-Oh! is for kids, this show is not.
- Update frequency
- every 8 days
- Average duration
- 100 minutes
- Episodes
- 114
- Years Active
- 2018 - 2021
You Activated My Organic Transforming Flyer!
This week, we talk about the adorable and divisive Dragon Pilot! You can watch Dragon Pilot on Netflix.
Also, Tyler talks a lot about the role of gender in the show, and it should be noted that he doe…
You Activated My Boost Power!
This week, in the liminal space between seasons two and three, we talk about the first episode of F-ZERO GP LEGENDS!
Season 2 Finale!
It’s the end of season 2 as we know it, and we feel fine!
This week, Jimmy and Tyler recap season 2 of Yu-Gi-Oh!, desperately try to remember all of the relevant plot beats, and wrap things up before …
S2E48: Showdown in the Shadows: Part 2
Welcome to the show! Just a heads up, we spend the first 5 1/2 minutes getting serious and talking about current events. It’s an important conversation, but feel free to skip to minute 6 if you’re no…
S2E47: Showdown in the Shadows: Part 1
This week, Marik and Marik face off to see if Marik can make Marik give up being Marik, or if Marik will make Marik give Marik back his Marik! Can Marik Marik Marik, or will Marik Marik Marik Marik? …
S2E46: The Tomb-Keeper's Secret
It’s not our fault— television made us do it!
This week on the show, we spend the first ten minutes talking about cassette tapes and eggs, then ten more minutes on celebrity Duel Monster decks. Eventu…
S2E45 : Duel with Destiny: Part 2
This week, everything’s made up and the Life Points don’t matter, because magical BS is here to save the day! Can Jimmy and Tyler decipher the twisted web of fate and figure out how Kaiba STILL doesn…
S2E44: Duel with Destiny: Part 1
Hey, how’s everyone doing this week? I hope you weren’t looking forward to an action-packed episode that really moves the plot along, because uh… this ain’t it, fam. But join us anyway as we discuss …
S2E42-43: Mind Game: Parts 2-3
We return after two weeks of quarantine nonsense, and much like what happens to Mai in these episodes, all memory has been erased from our minds! Listen in as we rely on our notes to remind us of wha…
S2E41: Mind Game: Part 1
This week, we have a spoiler-free conversation about Tiger King, a brief interlude to sing the praises of healthcare workers, and a lengthy conversation about historical horses.
Oh, and somewhere in t…
S2E39-40: Awakening of Evil: Parts 3-4
Everything’s topsy-turvy this week, as Lauren kicks off the show with Yu-Gi-Or-Not and two more monster bracket match-ups!
Then, Jimmy and Tyler talk about two episodes of PEAK YU-GI-OH, where their …
S2E37-38: Awakening of Evil: Parts 1-2
In this episode, Jimmy plays an MMO, Tyler has anxieties about the general state of things, and Lauren scores a perfect game of Yu-Gi-Or-Not with basically no effort.
Then, we discuss the comparative …
S2E36: Rage of the Egyptian Gods
On this week’s show, a listener achieves a childhood dream, Jimmy does several impressions, and Tyler explains card game meta to Pegasus.
Then, Lauren joins us for a Metroid-filled Yu-Gi-Or-Not, and w…
S2E34-35: The Dark Spirit Revealed: Yugi vs. Bakura: Parts 2 and 3
Witness beleaguered saint Jimmy carry a still-ill and JoJo-obsessed Tyler through the final two thirds of Yugi’s duel against Bakura! Marvel as Bakura’s plan falters! Be dazzled as we get side-tracke…
S2E33: The Dark Spirit Revealed: Yugi vs. Bakura: Part 1
In this episode, Jimmy and Tyler talk about part 1 of a 3-part duel that Yami Bakura seems Hell-bent on losing. Get it? HELL-bent? Like… like the Shadow Realm? It’s… it’s Hell?
Anyway.
Later, Lauren jo…
S2E32: Let the Finals Begin!
Aww shoot, it looks like they forgot to put the card game in this one! This week, we dive into a plot-only episode , as the gang gets together for a magical mystery tour of Domino City at Official Du…
S2E31: Lights, Camera, Duel
On this week’s episode, we discuss Baby Nut Lore, the art of having a dueling fetish, and what would happen if Roger Ebert has solved the Millennium Puzzle.
Later, Lauren joins us to talk about the M…
S2E30: Shadow of a Duel
We discuss the recent passings of Mr. Peanut, Kobe Bryant, and sweet baby brother and 30-under-30 Dueling Luminary Bonz. It’s the rule of three, folks.
Later, Lauren joins us to talk about Power Range…
S2E28-29: Friends 'til the End: Parts 3-4
This week, we duel our own hubris as we somehow sink nearly three hours into two episodes that are 80% flashbacks. Strap in, folks! It’s gonna be a bumpy one.
Later, Lauren joins us to talk about the …