4Kids Flashback: an Anime Podcast About the History of Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh, One Piece and More

4Kids Flashback: an Anime Podcast About the History of Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh, One Piece and More

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 Chicken, Dinosaur Train, Hot Streets, SuperMansion, and Legends of Chamberlain Heights. https://www.steveyurko.com/ Our website is https://www.4kidsflashback.com/ Subscribe at https://www.patreon.com/4KidsFlashback for episodes one week early and ad-free plus bonus content! For merch go to https://4kids-flashback.printify.me/products Leave us a voice message at Speakpipe.com/4KidsFlashback Find our Autographs for Charity at https://www.ebay.com/usr/flashback4kids Watch videos at https://www.youtube.com/@4KidsFlashback Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed in this program are those of the speakers and do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of any entities they represent or of this podcast and/or it's hosts.

Episodes

July 22, 2025 55 mins
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 from 4Kids wants to be interviewed. 4Kids Flashback is a behind the scenes podcast about the 4Kids era of television as told by the people who were actua...
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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 Cops and Bason on Shaman King. You can follow him online at https://www.instagram.com/frederick_b_owens/ 4Kids Flashback is a behind the scenes podcast about the 4Kids era of television as told by the people who ...
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July 8, 2025 77 mins
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 https://www.instagram.com/jpg4art/?hl=en Jay can be booked for conventions by https://www.instagram.com/mitchzro/?hl=en 4Kids Flashback is a behind the scenes podcast about the 4Kids e...
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July 1, 2025 65 mins
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 Turtles and Pegasus in Yu-Gi-Oh!! He also Voice Directed a ton of shows at 4Kids including Pokémon, Dinosaur King and Yu-Gi-Oh!. Follow Darren on Instagram at instagram.com/darrentdunstan/?hl=en 4Kids Flashback ...
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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 https://www.tiktok.com/@leahapplebaum 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 compa...
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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 differences working in the different studios at the time. And of course we talk about her work in Attack On Titan! Follow her on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/jessicacalvello/?hl=en ...
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June 10, 2025 74 mins
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 Twingersnaps in Viva Piñata and Tommy Grimm in Pokémon. Follow him on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/jmcgonnigal/?hl=en 4Kids Flashback is a behind the scenes podcast about the 4Kids era of television as to...
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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 p...
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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 ...
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May 20, 2025 59 mins
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 peopl...
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May 14, 2025 77 mins
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://b...
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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 er...
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April 29, 2025 68 mins
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 ...
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April 23, 2025 62 mins
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 wer...
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April 16, 2025 79 mins
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 t...
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April 9, 2025 67 mins
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 tel...
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April 1, 2025 78 mins
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                ht...
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March 26, 2025 124 mins
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 htt...
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March 19, 2025 78 mins
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 se...
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March 12, 2025 54 mins
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 http...
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