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Hosted by Tara Sands, Steve Yurko, Maji Media · leisure · EN
4Kids is the company that brought Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!, One Piece, Shaman King, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Ultraman and more to English speaking audiences. This retrospective podcast about the 4Kids era of television as told by the people who were actually there. Hosted by voice actress Tara Sands and podcaster/artist Steve Yurko! Tara and Steve go behind the scenes and interview the actors, directors, writers, translators, editors and more responsible for bringing these shows to life. Tara Sands is a Voice Actor who voiced over 50 roles in the original Pokémon dub and can currently be heard in numerous video games, animated programs like Yu-Gi-Oh!, Jujutsu Kaisen, HunterXHunter as well as audiobooks. https://tarasands.com/ https://shorturl.at/fIAza Steve Yurko currently is a storyboard artist at Rick and Morty. He has also worked as a storyboard artist Duncanville, Harmonquest, Robot Chi
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Recent episodes include "104. You've Been Warnered With Lindsey Warner" (28 January 2026, 40 minutes), "103. Strike It Rich With Richard Kronenberg" (21 January 2026, 63 minutes), and "102. Topps Speed With Ira Friedman" (14 January 2026, 74 minutes).
4Kids Flashback: an Anime Podcast About the History of Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh, One Piece and More publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 72 minutes across 106 episodes.
Booking probability for 4Kids Flashback: an Anime Podcast About the History of Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh, One Piece and More is 32%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. 4Kids Flashback: an Anime Podcast About the History of Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh, One Piece and More requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. 4Kids Flashback: an Anime Podcast About the History of Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh, One Piece and More's contact route on record: verified email.
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4Kids Flashback: an Anime Podcast About the History of Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh, One Piece and More is a leisure podcast with 106 episodes published.
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Episode #102
In this episode, Tara Sands interviews Lindsey Warner. At 4Kids, Lindsey was a singer and voice actor. She sang on songs from Yu-Gi-Oh!, Fighting Foodons, and Funky Cops and voiced Cacnea in Pokémon. Hear her on "We'll...
Episode #101
In this episode, Tara Sands and Steve Yurko interview Richard Kronenberg. Richard worked at 4Kids from 2003-2009 as a Supervising Video Editor on Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and edited every single episode of the show...
Episode #100
In this episode, Tara Sands and Steve Yurko interview Ira Friedman. Ira Worked at Topps for 33 years as the VP of Licensing and handled the Topps' Pokémon cards. He also worked at Lucas Films and was in charge of the...
Episode #99
In this episode, Tara Sands and Steve Yurko interview Adrian Barrios. Adrian Worked at 4Kids from 2002-2009 as a Storyboard Artist and Character Designer on Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Chaotic. You can follow him...
Episode #97
In this episode, Tara Sands and Steve Yurko interview Roz Nowicki. Roz Worked at 4Kids from 2001-2012 in Licensing, Marketing, Brand Development and more for shows like Yu-Gi-Oh! and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. She...
Episode #96
In this episode, Tara Sands and Steve Yurko interview Denny Fincke. At 4Kids, Denny was a Background Designer for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. You can see lots of his work at https://dennyfin.com/ Follow him on...
Episode #94
Available in video and audio versions! First, watch the videos that we refer to in the interview here https://youtu.be/a4C_QMRQ0OY and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Q9Pl0gmnSM&t=10s Then, check out the interview...
Episode #93
In this episode, Tara Sands and Steve Yurko look back on the over 90 episodes of 4Kids Flashback that have been released! The show will no longer be putting out weekly episodes, but we can always add more if anyone else...
Episode #92
In this episode, Tara Sands and Steve Yurko interview Frederick B. Owens. At 4Kids, Frederick voiced Gol D. Roger and Gaimon on One PIece, Leatherhead and Traximus on Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Captain Dobbs on Funky...
Episode #91
In this episode, Tara Sands and Steve Yurko interview Jay Goede. At 4Kids, Jay voiced Mewtwo and Dr. Fuji in Pokémon: The First Movie - Mewtwo Strikes Back. Follow him on Instagram at...
Episode #90
In this episode of 4Kids Flashback, Tara Sands is joined by Actor and Voice Director Darren Dunstan! They answer the messages YOU left at Speakpipe! Darren is best known for voicing Splinter in Teenage Mutant Ninja...
Episode #89
In this episode, Tara Sands and guest host Megan Hollingshead interview Leah Applebaum. At 4Kids, Leah voiced Erika, Suzie and Rita on Pokémon. Follow her at https://bsky.app/profile/leahapplebaum.bsky.social and...
Episode #87
In this episode, Tara Sands and Steve Yurko interview Jessica Calvello. At 4Kids, Jessica voiced Drona in Magical DoReMi, and Kay in Pokémon. Jessica started working in anime dubing in Texas and tells us all about the...
Episode #87
In this episode, Tara Sands and Steve Yurko interview Jamie McGonnigal. At 4Kids, Jamie voiced Eyelash The Camel in One Piece, Zoda in F-Zero GP Legend, Brron in Yu-Gi-Oh! GX, Blitz Boylston in Yu-Gi-Oh! 5Ds, Teddington...
Episode #86
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...
Episode #85
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...
Episode #84
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...
Episode #83
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...
Episode #82
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...
Episode #81
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...
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