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.
It’s summertime, and the heat is turning up up UP! Watch along with us as we experience the second of two parts, in which all of the action takes place in the last three minutes. Then, Dark Magician Girl faces off against Lord of Zemia!
Celebrate Tyler’s birthday in style with this chat about episode 1 of season two: “The Mystery Duelist, Part 1”! Who is that mysterious duelist? What was the actual point of that chain? Why aren’t we getting a Coach Morty spin-off series? Also this week, Celtic Guardian faces off against Ground Attacker Bugroth!
In this Episode: Gotta getcha head in the game! This week, we’re talking GX— the Yu-Gi-Oh sequel series with a name that definitely, absolutely, 100% makes perfect sense! GX is a genuinely fun series that centers around the logical progression of the Duel Monsters Cinematic Universe: Duel School. You think you’re too cool for school? Well these kids are too school for duel. Too… duel… for school. School for… You know what? Never mind. Join us as we talk about Dueling Doctorates, a plethora of ca...
In this Episode: Some people move on… Especially us! It’s the final episode of season one! Listen in as we recap the thrilling conclusion to a lackluster four-parter, discuss the whiplash of a writer’s room realizing that this was their last chance to do something meaningful, and end the series with a shocking diatribe on the limits of forgiveness. Then, in a touching farewell to our Card of the Week segment, we get yoked . This week’s recommendations: Jimmy: Go watch the other Endgame! Tyler: T...
In this Episode: We’ve switched roles this week, as Tyler has awoken in the wee hours of the morning, so that Jimmy can record in the wee hours of the night. Coffee-fueled hi-jinx ensue as we explore burrito tunnels and plans for future bonus content. Later, while discussing the penultimate episode of season 1, we strain against the limits of our own interest in the story, and spend far more time talking about a very different TV series: Bibleman. It all comes together in the end, just trust us....
In this Episode: As we descend further into madness, come and listen to us recount the tales of Dungeons, Dice, and Monsters. We’re halfway through the last story arc of the season, which means that this week we get to discuss Duke’s grand strategy of playground hazing, inanimate objects and their various hearts, and motivations most millennial. Join us, won’t you? This week’s recommendations: Jimmy: Look up the best of Tumblr! Tyler: Put some shorts on! You can get in touch with us on Twitter a...
In this Episode: Join us as we dive into the deep end of Yu-Gi-Oh shipping, discuss the dashed hopes of seeing a new game this episode, and get into the mixed-up crazy world of Konami integrated marketing schemes! Also: Hot Grandpa? This week’s recommendations: Jimmy: Get to know the animals in your neighborhood! Tyler: Watch “The Perfect PokeRap”! You can get in touch with us on Twitter and Instagram @yampod, email us at youactivatedmypodcast@gmail.com, and leave us a review on iTunes!
In this Episode: In this week’s episode, if you die in the podcast, you die in real life! We return to the wonderful virtual world of KaibaQuest 64, in which our legendary heroes are out being heroes… lengendarily. Join us as we discuss the metaphysical implications of getting de-rezzed, sliding door physics, and the Big 5’s ongoing misunderstanding of what constitutes as “game design.” This week’s recommendations: Jimmy: Read Hellboy! Tyler: Do laundry! You can get in touch with us on Twitter a...
In this Episode: This week, Tyler gets salty about the Avengers, Jimmy has a near-Millennium Item experience, and this cartoon about a card game in a video game finally starts to feel fun again. This week’s recommendations: Jimmy: Mess around in HeroForge Tyler: Learn how to cut an onion You can get in touch with us on Twitter and Instagram @yampod, email us at youactivatedmypodcast@gmail.com, and leave us a review on iTunes!
In this Episode: This week, we make things weird. Like, really, really, weird. And that’s before Yugi and the gang hack into the Matrix. Listen in as we read some listener-submitted fan fiction, talk about sci-fi tropes, and explore the show’s take on video game quests. This week’s recommendations: Jimmy: Watch “Love, Death, and Robots” on Netflix Tyler: Enable “Dark Mode” on all your devices You can get in touch with us on Twitter and Instagram @yampod, email us at youactivatedmypodcast@gmail.c...
In this Episode: It’s 2 Wrath 2 Rebecca this week, as we cover the second part of the duel against our least-favorite youngster. Yes, more hated than Mokuba! Let’s all spend our afternoon teaching this hopeless child the meaning of the heart of the cards, and go out of our way to reward the absolute zero amount of effort they put in to not being terrible. Spoiler warning: We talk about spoilers for the Fast & Furious franchise, and Star Wars: The Last Jedi, for way too long in the intro. Ski...
In this Episode: Just as Yugi & Co. get home from Duelist Kingdom, they find themselves launched into yet another duel! This duel is unlike any duel they’ve encountered before, because this time, the stakes are… Absolutely nil. Join us as we discuss our least-favorite brothers, the irresponsibility of a small child’s parents or guardians, and the beginning of the end of Season One. This week’s recommendations: Jimmy: Watch Star Trek Voyager Tyler: Make your own “Special Sauce” You can get in...
In this Episode: Not. My. Department! This week’s recommendations: Jimmy: Get a flu shot! Tyler: Wear an eye patch! You can get in touch with us on Twitter and Instagram @yampod, email us at youactivatedmypodcast@gmail.com, and leave us a review on iTunes!
It’s the end of an era! Well, at least the end of a five-part episode. Join us as we celebrate the end of a movie-length duel with arguably the most exciting— and strangely disgusting— episode of Yu-Gi-Oh yet. Jimmy loved it, Tyler hated it, and Bakura stole the whole damn thing. This is a whole new game! This week’s recommendations: Jimmy: Listen to Beats Antique! Tyler: Watch Jeopardy! Lauren: Watch Countdown! You can get in touch with us on Twitter and Instagram @yampod, email us at youactiva...
C/W: This episode talks about death and mortality quite a bit. If that’s something that you’re uncomfortable with, you may want to cut out when we start discussing the episode. THIS WEEK! We’re nearly there. 80% of the way through this five-part duel, and Pegasus has rewarded us with some fierce lewks. Join us for this ultra-chill hang sesh where Tyler loses his voice, and Jimmy feeds a cat. Oh, and we talk about Yu-Gi-Oh. This week’s recommendations: Jimmy: Read Saga Tyler: Make up new insults,...
Back in the Shadow again! Welcome to part three of five in our Yugi v. Pegasus showdown, in which we celebrate the recognition of magic, obscure strategies both good and evil, the return of the Reaper, and the metaphysical implications of the phrase “banish you from the corridors of my mind.” This week’s recommendations: Jimmy: Buy some flannel-lined jeans! Tyler: Watch this trilogy of SNL Totino’s commercials! Honorable Mentions: Pegasus Singing and Yugi in Jump Force! For those curious— yes! T...
It’s a duel-heavy episode, and you know what that means! That means that we spend too much of the intro talking about floppy disks and Disney Channel originals, before diving into a magical world where everyone is in denial about magic. It’s not just a river in (ancient) Egypt! This week’s recommendations: Jimmy: Find your very favorite YouTube video, and send it to someone who’s never seen it before! Tyler: Play a game on hard mode! Honorable Mention: Learn about Speed Duels with Pegasus! Thank...
Finally, when it seemed like we were nearing the end at last, they go and turn this duel into a five-parter. Join us as we discuss the first of many episodes in which a grown man with magical powers threatens to kill a literal child in order to obtain a tacky puzzle box… just as soon as they play this card game. This week’s recommendations: Jimmy: Do a “Marie Kondo” to just, like, one drawer. Tyler: Watch Samm Henshaw’s video for “Church”. We’re getting into the final stretch of this season! Wil...
Y’all… sometimes, when you want an episode to be good… sometimes it just isn’t. Join us, won’t you, for a deep-dive into the episode that broke Tyler. This week’s recommendations: Jimmy: Build a D&D fantasy world! Tyler: Find your guilty pleasure TV program Later, Lauren joins us for a brief interlude into the minds of Joey & Yugi, and we discuss which of the Yu-Gi-Oh characters would podcast.
Should old acquaintance be forgot, and never brought to mind? Should old acquaintance be forgot, much like this show assumes we forgot about our old friends Yugi Muto and Joey Wheeler? Join us for our first episode of 2019, where we encounter a brief mystery in the show’s opener, talk about our New Year’s celebrations, and make some Very Very Good recommendations. Later, we talk about Pegasus’s proclivities, HitClips, failed McDonald’s branding experiments, and the WORST EDITING CHOICE THIS SHOW...
Twas the night before Duelmas, and all through the kingdom, not a pod was to be cast, (okay, maybe just one). Our Top Five lists were placed by our microphones with care, in the hopes that St. Kaiba soon would be there! Jimmy has coffee, whilst Tyler drinks stout, you should listen to this episode, to hear what it’s about!
The holiday season is upon us! In this first of two special holiday bonus episodes, we’re bringing you a long-awaited entry from Yu-Gi-Oh’s fabled “Season 0”: Explosion! The Ultimate Secret Yo-Yo Technique! Listen in as Tyler rants about his favorite music of all time, Jimmy dishes out the best one-liners we’ve had yet, and we kick back and ring in the holidays with what has quickly become one of our favorite episodes of television. Next week, we’ll be counting down our Top Five Cards of 2018, l...
Welcome to Wednesdays, duelists! This week, Jimmy and Tyler spend a significant chunk of the intro talking Smash and Sonic, then enter into a duel-heavy episode that we actually liked! Listen in as we discuss the classic “duelist walks into a bar” scenario, friendship symbol tattoos, rampant censorship by 4Kids TV, and Red-Eyes Black Metal Dragon. That’s right, we’re going metal. What makes Keith a “Bandit”? Does Pegasus’ discretion know no bounds? Will anyone ever acknowledge that card-carrying...
We’re back in the multi-part saddle, as Joey prepares to duel everyone’s favorite intercontinental champion: Bandit Keith! Join us as we recommend some fine media content for you, discuss Dual Duel Verification, and make a pitch for Everybody Loves Flame Swordsman. Later, we analyze Joey and Mai’s very real character development, and continue to speculate on whether the rules of Duel Monsters are an oral tradition. Plus, the return of Pepper! Brief content warning for discussions of American pol...
We’re back (for real)! Tyler finally has internet and a proper audio setup, so we’re back in action with a full, real episode for you. Although, in true YAMPod fashion, we royally fouled up the planning on this one. So you get to listen to Jimmy watching this week’s episode in real time. Pobody’s nerfect! Listen in as we discuss an episode in which Mai continues to be the only competent one in the room, Little Yugi forgets what cards done do, and Big Yugi does it again! Witness the return of Tyl...
Surprise! We’re back, and we’re bringing you what you’ve all been waiting for: some juicy, juicy fan-fiction. We asked for it, you wrote it, and now Tyler’s going to subject Jimmy to it. This episode of Fan-Fiction comes to us from friend of the show Garrett! It gets real meta. We’ll be back next week with our first real episode in over a month!
Heads up, the audio on this one is fun and interesting! Tyler’s flat doesn’t have wifi yet, AND his primary microphone gave up the ghost, so we’re trying something very, very different this week. Listen in as we discuss repeated words repeating words, Mai’s continued competence, and Little Yugi’s inner struggle against Big Yugi. Plus, a seasonally-appropriate card of the week! Will we ever figure out our audio issues? Will Yugi let Big Yugi play the children’s card game? What does Joey need the ...
If you thought we struggled with recalling episodes we had just watched, just wait until Tyler tries to remember this episode he watched a week ago! This week, we’re back into the original series for some green-haired Kaiba goodness. Also, it was said as a joke at first, but we’re serious: Send us your Yu-Gi-Oh! fan-fiction! We’re still figuring out how we’re going to be recording with an ocean between us, so we may be slim on episodes coming up. If you send us a fan-fiction that you’ve written,...
Apologies for the week we missed! As we mention in the episode, Jimmy has been in Australia, and Tyler has been in England this week, going through hell trying to let a flat. But we’re back! This episode was recorded just over a week ago, before any of that happened, and it’s a doozy. Listen in as we discuss an actually good plot-heavy episode, wherein Tea and Mai are the only competent people. No, seriously, all of the guys are idiots this episode, it’s objective fact. Later, we see some weird ...
