In this episode, Tara Sands and Steve Yurko interview David Lapkin. At 4Kids, David voiced Sir Ebrum on Kirby: Right Back At Ya, Jerome Wise on Sonic X, Lord Simultaneous on Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Mr. 7 on One Piece, Monty Mousemallow on Viva Piñata, John Tanaka on F-Zero GP Legend, and Lucian, Dee Dunstan and more in Pokémon. 4Kids Flashback is a behind the scenes podcast about the 4Kids era of television as told by the people who were actually there. 4Kids is the company that brought Po...
Jun 04, 2025•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 86
In this episode, Tara Sands and Steve Yurko interview Sabrina Sevilla. At 4Kids, Sabrina was an Art Director and worked on properties including TMNT, Pokémon, X-Box, Viva Piñata, American Kennel Club, Cabbage Patch Kids, Pachanga, Royal Air Force, One Piece, Winx Club, and The Dog, The Cat, The Pig. She shared some amazing images with us that can be seen at Patreon.com/4KidsFlashback 4Kids Flashback is a behind the scenes podcast about the 4Kids era of television as told by the people who were a...
May 28, 2025•1 hr 25 min•Ep. 85
In this episode, Tara Sands and Steve Yurko interview Kevin Kolack. At 4Kids, Kevin voiced Mr 3 and Pepper on One Piece, Knuckle Joe and Tokkori on Kirby, Khybon on Chaotic, and Flip Turner on Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal. You can follow him online at https://www.instagram.com/kevinkolack/ and see his website at https://www.kevinkolack.com/ 4Kids Flashback is a behind the scenes podcast about the 4Kids era of television as told by the people who were actually there. 4Kids is the company that brought Pokémon,...
May 21, 2025•1 hr•Ep. 84
In this episode, Tara Sands and Steve Yurko interview Jason Thompson. Jason was a Manga editor at Viz on Yu-Gi-Oh! and One Piece and many more titles. He also worked on Shonen Jump Magazine and at Anime News Network. Check out more about him and read his work at https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/house-of-1000-manga/2013-07-25 https://www.jasonbradleythompson.com/ Follow him at https://www.instagram.com/mockmanpress/?hl=en https://bsky.app/profile/mockman.bsky.social and https://x.com/mockman 4Kid...
May 14, 2025•1 hr 17 min•Ep. 83
In this episode, Tara Sands and Steve Yurko interview Carrie Keranen. At 4Kids, Carrie voiced Marion Phauna on Shaman King, Dora on Pokémen Chronicles, Earthia on Sonic X, Kisara and Mokuba on Yu-Gi-Oh!, Mina and Misty on Yu-Gi-Oh! 5Ds, and Angel, Ananda and Tammy Tamlin on Teeneage Mutant Ninja Turtles. You can follow her online at www.instagram.com/carriekeranen/ 4Kids Flashback is a behind the scenes podcast about the 4Kids era of television as told by the people who were actually there. 4Kid...
May 07, 2025•1 hr 30 min•Ep. 82
In this episode, Tara Sands and Steve Yurko interview Josh Kaufman. At 4Kids, Josh started as an intern in 2001 and worked his way up. He started at The Summit Media Group, a subsidiary of 4Kids, in sales and then switched over to 4Kids as an Account Executive selling commercial inventory. 4Kids Flashback is a behind the scenes podcast about the 4Kids era of television as told by the people who were actually there. 4Kids is the company that brought Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!, One Piece and many other an...
Apr 30, 2025•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 81
In this episode, Tara Sands and Steve Yurko interview Jason Paige. At 4Kids, Jason was the singer of the first English Pokémon theme song and Viridian City. You can find more info and follow him at https://jasonpaige.com/ and https://www.instagram.com/jasonpaige/ His YouTube channel is https://www.youtube.com/@JasonPaige 4Kids Flashback is a behind the scenes podcast about the 4Kids era of television as told by the people who were actually there. 4Kids is the company that brought Pokémon, Yu-Gi-...
Apr 23, 2025•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 80
In this episode, Tara Sands and Steve Yurko interview Neuroscientist Dr Jesse Gomez. Jese was part of a fascinating study that discovered a part of a person's brain that responds to Pokémon. You can learn more about it at https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/325140#The-role-of-eccentricity-bias and http://vpnl.stanford.edu/papers/GomezBarnettPokemonNHB.pdf 4Kids Flashback is a behind the scenes podcast about the 4Kids era of television as told by the people who were actually there. 4Kids is...
Apr 16, 2025•1 hr 19 min•Ep. 79
In this episode, Tara Sands and Steve Yurko interview Gary Littman. At 4Kids, Gary voiced a bunch of roles at 4Kids including Dr. Quincy Quackberry on Viva Piñata, Kuro, Mohjii and Klahadore on One Piece, Lazar on Yu-Gi-Oh! 5Ds and Jakata on Tai Chi Chasers. You can follow him online at https://www.instagram.com/littmangary/ and https://www.garylittman.com/ 4Kids Flashback is a behind the scenes podcast about the 4Kids era of television as told by the people who were actually there. 4Kids is the...
Apr 09, 2025•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 78
In this episode, Tara Sands and Steve Yurko interview author Tracey West. We have a hunch that her books help a lot of you learn to read. She wrote adaptations of Pokémon books as well as Yu-Gi-Oh! books and Cubix titles. She has also written a gazillion other books and here are some links: https://www.goodreads.com/series/list/17719.Tracey_West.html. https://amzn.to/3PP0Oas https://amzn.to/42pqzFB https://amzn.to/42tJ0JA You can follow her on Instagram at www.instagram.com/traceywestbooks/?hl=e...
Apr 02, 2025•1 hr 18 min•Ep. 77
In this episode, Tara Sands and Steve Yurko interview Lisa Ortiz. At 4Kids, Lisa played a ton of roles at 4Kids including Chopin in Tama and Friends, Patina in Magical DoReMi, Serenity in Yu-Gi-Oh!, Tony Tony Chopper in One Piece, Amy Rose in Sonic X, Roxanne in Ultimate Muscle, Musa, Icy and others in Winx Club and Sabrina in Pokémon. She is the current voice director of the Pokémon anime series. You can follow her online at https://www.instagram.com/lisacultjelly/?hl=en and https://x.com/Lisal...
Mar 26, 2025•2 hr 4 min•Ep. 76
In this episode, Tara Sands and Steve Yurko interview Jonathan Widrow. At 4Kids, Jonathan was the Vice President of Internet from 2002-2007. We talk about the website, message boards and more! Questions get answered! 4Kids Flashback is a behind the scenes podcast about the 4Kids era of television as told by the people who were actually there. 4Kids is the company that brought Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!, One Piece and many other anime series to English speaking audiences. Our website is https://www.4kids...
Mar 19, 2025•1 hr 18 min•Ep. 75
In this episode we honor the life and work of Maddie Blaustein. At 4Kids, Maddie is best known for voicing Meowth on Pokémon, Solomon Muto on Yu-gi-Oh!, Wally Tusket on Ultimate Muscle, Dr. Kureha on One Piece, Helga on Dinosaur King, Dr. K on Cubix, Oslo on Fighting Foodons and so much more. Here are the links that were referenced in the episode Trans-Ponder Podcast https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l8bi5KPPC8c Them Article https://www.them.us/story/maddie-blaustein-pokemon Some of Maddie's comic...
Mar 12, 2025•54 min•Ep. 74
In this episode, Tara Sands and Steve Yurko interview Gerry Beyer. At 4Kids, Gerry worked on the promos and shows as the Post Production Supervisor and Senior Video Editor from 2002-2011. He worked on projects like Chaotic, Fighting Foodons, Ultraman Tiga, Yu-Gi-Oh! and more! You can see some of his work on his page at https://www.youtube.com/@euganot and watch some promos at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=774gQrXLQ2I , https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qq9ZHzhTaDU , https://www.youtube.com/watch...
Mar 05, 2025•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 73
In this episode, Tara Sands and Steve Yurko interview Bree Sharp. At 4Kids Bree was a singer for Pokémon, Winx Club, and Mew Mew Power. She also adapted some scripts for Magical DoReMi. Follow her on social media at https://www.instagram.com/beautifulsmallmachines/ and her website is https://www.breesharp.com/ Don't miss seeing her perform live with her band! 4Kids Flashback is a behind the scenes podcast about the 4Kids era of television as told by the people who were actually there. 4Kids is t...
Feb 26, 2025•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 72
In this episode, Tara Sands and Steve Yurko interview Ron London. At 4Kids, Ron was the Audio Mixer, Sound Designer and Voice Director for tons of shows including Pokémon, Sonic X, Yugioh, GI-Joe, Kirby, Winx Club, and FZero. He also did Sound Design for 26 episodes of Chaotic and the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie. Here are links to his recent project and the studio we discuss in the episode: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLaK_6SY7ixVRhenprOg-3PowHSAU5dKIE Instagram: https://www.ins...
Feb 19, 2025•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 71
In this episode, Tara Sands and guest host Megan Hollingshead interview Kathleen Delaney. At 4Kids, Kathleen voiced Rouge on Sonic, Tina Twingersnap on Viva Piñata, Captain Ishigaki on Ultraman Tiga, Patunia on Magical DoReMi, Alvida on One Piece, Jacqueline McMadd on Ultimate Muscle, and Tania on Yugioh GX. Follow her on social media at www.instagram.com/kathleenisgreat/ and check out the theatre company we talk about at https://thegrouprep.com/ Her website is https://kathleenrdelaney.com/ 4Kid...
Feb 12, 2025•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 70
In this episode, Tara Sands and Steve Yurko interview Tama Hero. Tama is a self described "Pokemon-loving-girl who makes YouTube videos!" She is most well known for videos featuring commentary on the Pokemon series of games and franchise. The videos we talk about in the interview can be found at https://youtu.be/7xlGV8UgmlQ and youtu.be/MWG8frE2kuw as well as https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=42O_X4rOjW0 Follow her at https://youtube.com/@Tama-Hero on Patreon at https://patreon.com/c/TamashiiHirok...
Feb 05, 2025•1 hr 30 min•Ep. 69
In this episode, Tara Sands and Steve Yurko interview J David Brimmer. At 4Kids, David voiced Doctor Proctor on Pokémon, Odion Ishtar on Yu-Gi-Oh!, Sir Crocodile/Mr. 0 on One Piece, King Gorge on Fighting Foodons, Sunshine on Ultimate Muscle, Professor Pester on Viva Piñata, Zanramon on Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Mosuke on Shaman King, Headmaster Saladin on Winx Club and so much more. Learn more about about him at https://tisch.nyu.edu/about/directory/drama/95322303 4Kids Flashback is a behin...
Jan 29, 2025•1 hr 33 min•Ep. 68
In this episode, Tara Sands and Steve Yurko interview Chuck Patton! At 4Kids, Chuck directed the first 2 seasons of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Chuck has an incredible background in Comics and Animation and he shares his incredible expertise with us. Check out his work at https://www.artofchuckpatton.com/ and follow him at https://www.instagram.com/chuckpattonart 4Kids Flashback is a behind the scenes podcast about the 4Kids era of television as told by the people who were actually there. 4Kid...
Jan 22, 2025•2 hr 10 min•Ep. 67
In this episode, Tara Sands and Steve Yurko interview Amy Palant! At 4Kids, Amy voiced Tails on Sonic X, Dorie on Magical DoReMi, Millie on Shaman King, Kayla on Fighting Foodons, Miss Valentine on One Piece and tons more. 4Kids Flashback is a behind the scenes podcast about the 4Kids era of television as told by the people who were actually there. 4Kids is the company that brought Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!, One Piece and many other anime series to English speaking audiences. Our website is https://www...
Jan 15, 2025•1 hr 24 min•Ep. 66
In this episode, Tara Sands and Steve Yurko interview Joshua Izzo! After working at Topps on the Pokemon cards, Joshua became the Marketing Manager and Head of Sales at 4Kids. He has amazing insights into the early days of Pokémon and Pokémon Live. He has since gone on to work at Hasbro (on Pokémon toys), Capcom, Twentieth Century Fox and Lightstorm. Check out his website at joshuaizzo.com Here is the link to the Topps cards we talk about in this episode: https://www.elitefourum.com/t/complete-p...
Jan 08, 2025•1 hr 48 min•Ep. 65
In this episode, Tara Sands and Steve Yurko interview David Wills! At 4Kids David was the original English voice of Fergy Fudgehog on Viva Piñata, Souichiro Sawai on Ultraman Tiga, Hak on Tai Chi Chasers, Buggy and Arlong on One Piece, Tyranno Hassleberry on Yu-Gi-Oh!, Stan in Pat & Stan and tons more. Follow David at https://www.facebook.com/ghosty.tmrs/ and https://www.instagram.com/davidghostywills/ Check out his podcast at https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/we-say-yeah/id1576622066 an...
Jan 01, 2025•1 hr 28 min•Ep. 64
In this episode, Tara Sands and Steve Yurko interview Laura Cohen! At 4Kids Laura was the connection between many of the departments at 4Kids as the Director of Programming and Scheduling. She worked with the on-air promotions, legal, sales, standards and practices, and the broadcast center. 4Kids Flashback is a behind the scenes podcast about the 4Kids era of television as told by the people who were actually there. 4Kids is the company that brought Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!, One Piece and many other ...
Dec 25, 2024•1 hr 26 min•Ep. 63
In this episode, Tara Sands and Steve Yurko interview David Moo! At 4Kids David was the original English voice of Seiichi Munakata in Ultraman Tiga, Panik in Yu-Gi-Oh!, Sanji in One Piece and Faraji Ngala in Teeneage Mutant Ninja Turtles! Follow David at https://www.instagram.com/david_moo/ 4Kids Flashback is a behind the scenes podcast about the 4Kids era of television as told by the people who were actually there. 4Kids is the company that brought Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!, One Piece and many other a...
Dec 18, 2024•1 hr 23 min•Ep. 62
In this episode, Tara Sands and Steve Yurko interview Mike de Seve! At 4Kids Mike was a writer and producer on Viva Piñata! We also talk about his time directing Beavis and Butthead, working at Dreamworks and lots more. Check out his company at https://www.baboonanimation.com/ 4Kids Flashback is a behind the scenes podcast about the 4Kids era of television as told by the people who were actually there. 4Kids is the company that brought Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!, One Piece and many other anime series to...
Dec 11, 2024•1 hr 32 min•Ep. 61
In this episode, Tara Sands and Steve Yurko interview Lee Quick! At 4Kids Lee was the original English voice of Officer Jenny on Pokémon! Follow Lee at https://www.instagram.com/hlquick/ and https://x.com/LeeQuick00 4Kids Flashback is a behind the scenes podcast about the 4Kids era of television as told by the people who were actually there. 4Kids is the company that brought Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!, One Piece and many other anime series to English speaking audiences. Our website is https://www.4kidsf...
Dec 04, 2024•56 min•Ep. 60
In this episode, Tara Sands and Steve Yurko interview Nob Ogasawra! Nob worked for Nintendo as a freelance translator for every Pokémon game in the core series up until Pokémon Platinum. Follow Nob at https://x.com/DougDinsdale and https://bsky.app/profile/nobogasawara.bsky.social 4Kids Flashback is a behind the scenes podcast about the 4Kids era of television as told by the people who were actually there. 4Kids is the company that brought Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!, One Piece and many other anime serie...
Nov 27, 2024•1 hr 28 min•Ep. 59
In this episode, Tara Sands and Steve Yurko interview Matthew Sussman! At 4Kids Matthew was the original voice of Meowth on Pokémon! Follow Matthew at https://www.instagram.com/sussmanmatthew/?hl=en and https://www.instagram.com/matthew_sussman/ http://www.matthewsussman.com/ 4Kids Flashback is a behind the scenes podcast about the 4Kids era of television as told by the people who were actually there. 4Kids is the company that brought Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!, One Piece and many other anime series to ...
Nov 20, 2024•1 hr 29 min•Ep. 58
In this episode, Tara Sands and Steve Yurko interview John Sands! John worked in the Music Department at 4Kids and rave Music as a Music Producer on shows like Pokémon, WMAC Masters, Shaman King, Kirby, Sonic X and F Zero. 4Kids Flashback is a behind the scenes podcast about the 4Kids era of television as told by the people who were actually there. 4Kids is the company that brought Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!, One Piece and many other anime series to English speaking audiences. Our website is https://www...
Nov 13, 2024•1 hr 21 min•Ep. 57
