Anime Sickos
Anime Sickos
The Sickos
A podcast for geniuses about the four pillars of modern misery: anime, gaming, posting, & jobs. Starring Tom & Joe. New episodes every Wednesday.
257: Magenta Geist Goes Guesto Mode
The Sickos welcome Magenta Geist, musician and Tom's co-star on the audio drama series The Disappearances of Lydia Fountayne (new episodes begin releasing on June 21st 2026)! We talk about what it was like to be two of the three main characters on the show (fun), whether you should listen to the show (yes), and if Magenta's music kicks ass (does). Check it out!! Learn more about The Disappearances of Lydia Fountayne at https://www.lydiadisappears.com/ Check out Magenta's music (as ff00ff) on bandcamp: https://ff00ff.bandcamp.com/
Jun 3
1 hr 19 min
256: The Fear Episode
The Sickos discuss "Fear," the famous emotion you have when a guy pops out and goes bleeeehhh. What is fear? What does it mean to be spookified? Our wide-ranging discussion finally answers these age-old questions and more.
May 27
1 hr 8 min
255: The Sickos Make Your Life Perfect
The Sickos have recently utilized their powerful brains to increase their quality of life even in the face of unemployed loserdom and are here to share their findings with you. Plus, we list the six best new characters that a new Smash Brothers game must feature. This one is a classic folks
May 20
1 hr 4 min
254: No Other Choice
The Sickos watched Park Chan-wook's 2025 movie No Other Choice, a movie about loser husbands with no jobs. Personally we think it is extremely rude that we were not cast in a movie based on our lives but whatever, we don't speak Korean. This movie is insanely funny and fucked up, Sickos fans cannot miss it 
May 13
1 hr 15 min
253: Charles Star Goes Guesto Mode
Charles Star, one of the premier podcasting lawyers and host of the new show No Homework goes guesto mode! We talk about why being the specific kind of podcasters we are is the most moral thing in the world, perverts, ultrarare specialty trains, lawyers with funny billboards, and more. Charles is one of the best people in the world to yap at length with and we are proud to help him in his quest to destroy Josh Boerman Check out No Homework at nohomework.website
May 6
1 hr 24 min
252: The Sickos Go Down to Millville
Listen folks, no one has money and it's only going to get worse. You either gotta start shopping at Aldi or start shopping at the coffin store. Most Aldi products are good, but you gotta know the joke foods they stock as a trap. Luckily your favorite Sickos are here to tell you which Aldi brand items to avoid at all costs. You're welcome. Plus, we once again rank some game mechanics on our funny tier list!
Apr 22
1 hr 24 min
251: Joe Kassabian Goes Guesto Mode
Joe Kassabian, host of the Lions Led by Donkeys podcast and author of the upcoming fantasy novel The Highlands Burn, goes guesto mode! Joe is one of the few guests who is on our level regarding JRPGs, the insane game genre that sucks. Plus, we discuss how to be into military history without being a scary guy, and the dreaded "writing process" you need to do to write a dang book. This one is a slam dunk in our opinion, check it out! 
Apr 15
1 hr 34 min
250: The Sickos Do a Mailbag Episode
The Sickos celebrate 250 big ones by doing a mailbag episode, a classic type of episode for podcasters who want to kick up their feet and let someone else come up with all the topics. Turns out: it's really fun! This one turned out great. We have loved doing 250 episodes of Anime Sickos Podcast and look forward to many more!
Apr 8
1 hr 48 min
249: June Sternbach Goes Guesto Mode
June Sternbach from Kill The Computer and Ill Conceived goes guesto mode! We have a vibrant and wide-ranging conversation on the things that have us going sicko mode: live comedy, Pokemon, Super Smash Bros Melee, Lost, folk punk, board games where you fuckin lie, and a twitter user dedicated to defending the masculine, Christian values of Ninjago. This one was a great time, and you will have a great time when you listen to it idiot
Apr 1
1 hr 42 min
248: The Slay the Spire 2 Episode
Smart podcasters doing an episode about a popular new video game would ensure their discussion is broad and accessible to the larger listening audience. Well the Anime Sickos are fucking stupid, so our discussion of the roguelike deckbuilder is intensely specific as we discuss the design intricacies of this incredible game. If you are a gamer, first: I'm sorry. Second: You must play Slay the Spire 2
Mar 25
1 hr 19 min
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