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Just talk about science fiction, gaming, pop culture and publishing. Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/rod-van-blake/support

Rod Van Blake


    • May 1, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
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    • 45m AVG DURATION
    • 161 EPISODES


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    Andor is back baby! season 6 kickoff for the Askari Cast

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2025 56:12


    After a long hiatus it took the galaxy far far away to bring us back together! Jocelyn Short, JPJacksonArt, and Rod Van Blake are back to discuss the second and final season of Andor! Spoilers if you have not watched the first three episodes!

    Episode 18 of season 5! The Acolyte finale! SPOILERS!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2024 70:27


    Jocelyn Short, Jordan Purnell Jackson, Andrea Rose Washington, and Rod Van Blake give their thoughts on the season finale of Star Wars Acolyte. Spoilers if you have yet to finish the show. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rod-van-blake/support

    Episode 17 of season 5! The Askari Cast talks Acolyte ep 7! Spoilers!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 18, 2024 50:41


    Rod Van Blake, Jocelyn Short and Andrea Rose Washington talk Acolyte episode 7 ahead of the finale! Spoilers if you're not caught up! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rod-van-blake/support

    Episode 16 of season 5! The Askari Cast talks Acolyte ep 6! SPOILER ALERT!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 11, 2024 49:32


    Jocelyn Short, Jordan Purnell Jackson, and Rod Van Blake give their thoughts on the 6th episode of Star Wars Acolyte. Spoilers if you have yet to watch that far. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rod-van-blake/support

    Episode 15 of season 5! The Askari cast talks Acolyte ep 5! Spoilers!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 5, 2024 55:40


    Rod Van Blake, Andrea Rose Washington, Jocelyn Short and Jordan Purnell Jackson talk episode 5 of Acolyte! Spoilers if you have yet to watch that far! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rod-van-blake/support

    Episode 14 of season 5! The Askari Cast talks Acolyte ep 4! SPOILER ALERT!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 27, 2024 44:26


    Jocelyn Short, Rod Van Blake, and Jordan Purnell Jackson give their thoughts on the fourth Acolyte episode on Disney Plus! Spoilers if you have yet to watch that far! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rod-van-blake/support

    Episode 13 of season 5 The Askari Cast talks Star Wars Acolyte ep 3! SPOILER ALERT

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 20, 2024 54:43


    Jocelyn Short, Andrea Rose Washington and Rod Van Blake give their thoughts on the third episode of Star Wars Acolyte! Spoilers if you have not watched that far. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rod-van-blake/support

    Episode 12 of season 5 The Askari Cast talks Star Wars Acolyte! Spoilers!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 13, 2024 52:01


    Andrea Rose Washington, Jocelyn Short and Rod Van Blake give their thoughts on the debut episodes of Star Wars Acolyte! Spoilers if you have not watched the first two episodes! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rod-van-blake/support

    Episode 11 of season 5 The Askari Cast Live Talks the last two X-Men 97 episodes! SPOILERS!

    Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2024 55:38


    Jocelyn Short, Jordan Purnell Jackson and Rod Van Blake give their thoughts on how the first season of X-Men 97 ended! Spoilers if you have yet to finish it. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rod-van-blake/support

    Episode 10 of season 5, The Askari Cast Live talks X-Men 97 eps 7 and 8! SPOILERS!

    Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2024 52:23


    Jocelyn Short, Jordan Purnell Jackson and Rod Van Blake talk episodes 7 and 8 of X-Men 97 streaming now on Disney Plus! Spoilers if you have yet to watch that far! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rod-van-blake/support

    Episode 9 of season 5 The Askari Cast talks X-Men 97 eps 5 and 6! Spoilers

    Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2024 40:26


    Jocelyn Short and Rod Van Blake give their thoughts on episode 5 and 6 of X-Men 97 streaming now on Disney Plus! Spoilers if you have not watched that far! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rod-van-blake/support

    Episode 8 of season 5 The Askari Cast Live talk eps 3 and 4 of X-Men 97! Spoilers!

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2024 35:42


    Jordan Purnell Jackson, Jocelyn Short and Rod Van Blake give their thoughts on the third and fourth episodes of Disney plus's revamped X-men animated show reprising themes and characters from the late 90's cartoon! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rod-van-blake/support

    Episode 7 of season 5 The Askari Cast Live talks X-Men 97! Spoilers for the first two episodes!

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2024 50:22


    The whole gang is back! Andrea Rose Washington, Jordan Purnell Jackson, Jocelyn Short, and Rod Van Blake dive into the first two episodes of X-Men 97! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rod-van-blake/support

    Episode 6 of season 5, The Askari Cast Live talks Godzilla X Kong New Empire! SPOILERS!

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2024 52:06


    Jordan Purnell Jackson, Jocelyn Short and Rod Van Blake talk the latest foray into the monsterverse with Godzilla X Kong New Empire! Spoilers if you have yet to see it! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rod-van-blake/support

    Episode 5 of season 5 the Askari Cast Live finishes Halo Season 2! Spoiler Alert!

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2024 44:59


    Rod Van Blake and Jordan Purnell Jackson discuss the final four episodes of Halo season 2 and give their thoughts. Spoilers if you have not finished it! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rod-van-blake/support

    Episode 4 of season 5 The Askari Cast returns to Halo season 2, first half review. Eps 1-4!

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2024 43:34


    After a long break, the Askari Cast is back! Jordan Purnell Jackson and Rod Van Blake discuss the first 4 episodes of Halo season 2 streaming now on Paramount Plus! Spoiler alert! Next week we will be back to discuss the second half! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rod-van-blake/support

    Episode 3 of season 5! The Askari Cast talks the Monarch Legacy of Monsters finale! SPOILERS!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2024 61:05


    Andrea Rose Washington, Jocelyn Short, Jordan Purnell Jackson and Rod Van Blake give their thoughts after finishing Monarch Legacy of Monsters on Apple TV+! Spoilers if you haven't finished it! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rod-van-blake/support

    Episode 2 of season 5! The Askari Cast discusses episodes 8 and 9 of Monarch Legacy of Monsters! SPOILERS!!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 11, 2024 69:25


    Andrea Rose Washington, Jocelyn Short, Jordan Purnell Jackson, and Rod Van Blake talk episodes 8 and 9 of Monarch Legacy of Monsters! The finale airs tomorrow! SPOILER ALERT! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rod-van-blake/support

    Episode 1 of season 5! Happy New Year! Askari Cast talks eps 6 and 7 of Monarch Legacy of Monsters!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 4, 2024 58:17


    Andrea Rose Washington, Jocelyn Short, Jordan Purnell Jackson and Rod Van Blake talk episodes 6 and 7 of Monarch Legacy of Monsters! SPOILER ALERT! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rod-van-blake/support

    Episode 38 of season 4. The Askari Cast live talks Monarch Legacy of Monsters ep 5 "The Way Out" SPOILERS!

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 21, 2023 49:07


    Andrea Rose Washington, and Jordan Purnell Jackson are back as they rejoin Rod Van Blake and Jocelyn Short to discuss the fifth episode of Monarch Legacy of Monsters! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rod-van-blake/support

    Episode 37 of season 4 The Askari Cast Live talks Monarch Legacy of Monsters episode 4 "Parallels and Interiors" SPOILERS!

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 14, 2023 46:04


    Rod Van Blake and Jocelyn Short discuss the fourth episode of Monarch Legacy of Monsters, streaming now on Apple TV! Spoilers if you have yet to watch that far. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rod-van-blake/support

    Episode 36 of season 4! The Askari Cast talks Monarch Legacy of Monsters ep 3 "Secrets and Lies" SPOILERS

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 7, 2023 45:43


    Rod Van Blake and Jocelyn Short discuss the third episode of Monarch Legacy of Monsters! Spoilers if you have yet to watch that far! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rod-van-blake/support

    Episode 35 of season 4! The Askari Cast Live talks episode 2 of Monarch legacy of Monsters "Departure" SPOILERS!

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2023 46:22


    Rod Van Blake, Andrea Rose Washington, and Jocelyn Short discuss the second episode of Monarch Legacy of Monsters streaming on Apple TV! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rod-van-blake/support

    Episode 34 of season 4. The Askari Cast Live talks Monarch Legacy of Monsters episode 1 "Aftermath" SPOILERS!

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 23, 2023 45:48


    Andrea Rose Washington is back with the Crew! Rod Van Blake and Jocelyn Short join up to discuss the new TV show on Apple TV Monarch Legacy of Monsters! Spoilers for episode 1 "Aftermath"! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rod-van-blake/support

    Episode 33 of season 4. The Loki season 2 finale. Glorious Purpose! SPOILER ALERT!

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2023 46:15


    Rod Van Blake, Jocelyn Short and Jordan Purnell Jackson discuss the season 2 finale of Loki! SPOILERS! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rod-van-blake/support

    Episode 32 of season 4! The Askari Cast live talks Loki season 2 ep 5 "Science/Fiction" Spoilers!

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 9, 2023 26:59


    Rod Van Blake and Jordan Purnell Jackson give their thoughts on the fifth episode of Loki season 2! Only one episode left! Spoiler alert if you're not caught up! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rod-van-blake/support

    Episode 31 of season 4! The Askari Cast talks episode 4 of Loki season 2! SPOILERS!

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2023 43:12


    Rod Van Blake, Jocelyn Short and Jordan Purnell Jackson talk Loki Season 2 episode 4 "Heart of the TVA" only 2 more to go! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rod-van-blake/support

    Episode 30 of season 4 The Askari Cast talks Loki Season 2 episodes 2 and 3! Spoilers!

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2023 52:37


    Jocelyn Short, Jordan Purnell Jackson and Rod Van Blake talk episodes 2 and 3 of Loki season 2! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rod-van-blake/support

    Episode 29 of season 4! The Askari Cast talks Loki season 2 episode 1 OB! Spoilers!

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 12, 2023 37:07


    Rod Van Blake, Jocelyn Short and Jordan Purnell Jackson discuss the debut episode of Loki season 2! Spoiler alert for those who have yet to watch! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rod-van-blake/support

    Episode 28 of season 4! The Ahsoka finale "The Jedi, The Witch and The Warlord! SPOILER ALERT!

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 5, 2023 46:45


    Jordan Purnell Jackson, and Rod Van Blake talk the eighth and final episode of Ahsoka season 1! Spoilers if you have yet to finish the series. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rod-van-blake/support

    Episode 27 of season 4! The Ahsoka catch up episode.

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2023 62:05


    Jordan Purnell Jackson, Jocelyn Short, and Rod Van Blake discuss episodes 3 through 7 of Ahsoka in prep for the season finale! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rod-van-blake/support

    Episode 26 of season 4 The Askari Cast talks Ahsoka episode 2 Toil and Trouble. SPOILERS!

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2023 40:20


    Rod Van Blake and Jordan Purnell Jackson talk the second episode of Ahsoka. Toil and Trouble streaming now on Disney Plus! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rod-van-blake/support

    Episode 25 of season 4 The Askari Cast talks Ahsoka debut episode, Master and Apprentice. Spoiler alert!

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 24, 2023 42:07


    Rod Van Blake, Jocelyn Short and Jordan Purnell Jackson discuss the debut Ahsoka episode streaming now on Disney Plus! Spoilers! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rod-van-blake/support

    Episode 24 of season 4. The Askari Cast talks They Cloned Tyrone! Spoiler alert!

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2023 52:27


    Andrea Rose Washington, Jocelyn Short and Rod Van Blake give their thoughts on eclectic Netflix film They Cloned Tyrone! Spoilers if you have yet to watch! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rod-van-blake/support

    Episode 23 of season 4. The Askari Cast talks the Secret Invasion finale! Spoilers if you have not finished it!

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2023 38:51


    Jordan Purnell Jackson and Rod Van Blake talk the final episode of Nick Fury's Secret Invasion which kind of fizzled out in our opinions. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rod-van-blake/support

    Episode 22 of season 4. The Askari Cast talks the Harvest, episode 5 of Secret Invasion! Spoiler alert!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2023 34:52


    Jocelyn Short and Rod Van Blake give their thoughts on the fifth episode of Secret Invasion, The Harvest. Spoilers if you have yet to watch that far! One episode left! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rod-van-blake/support

    Episode 21 of season 4. The Askari Cast talks Secret Invasion episodes 3 Betrayed and episode 4 Beloved! Spoiler alert!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 13, 2023 51:13


    ⁠Jocelyn Short⁠, Jordan Purnell Jackson and Rod Van Blake give their thoughts on the latest two episodes of Secret Invasion streaming now on Disney Plus. Spoilers if you are not caught up! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rod-van-blake/support

    Episode 20 of season 4, The Askari Cast talk the second episode of Secret Invasion "Promises" on Disney Plus! SPOILER ALERT!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 29, 2023 56:26


    Jocelyn Short, Jordan Purnell Jackson, and Rod Van Blake dive into the second episode of Secret Invasion where Nick Fury has to deal with the aftermath of the Moscow incident. A crazy twist is dropped at the end! Spoilers if you have yet to watch the first two episodes of this show! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rod-van-blake/support

    Episode 19 of season 4. The Askari Cast talk the Secret Invasion debut! Spoilers

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2023 36:38


    Jocelyn Short, Jordan Purnell Jackson, and Rod Van Blake give their thoughts on the new Secret Invasion series debut streaming now on Disney Plus! Spoilers if you have yet to watch it. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rod-van-blake/support

    Episode 18 of season 4. The Askari Cast talks Across the Spiderverse! SPOILERS!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2023 58:52


    Jocelyn Short, Jordan Purnell Jackson and Rod Van Blake give their thoughts on Sony's latest animated cinematic experience Across the Spiderverse. Hear our opinions on the latest Miles Morales adventure! Spoiler alert if you have yet to see the film still in theaters! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rod-van-blake/support

    Episode 17 of season 4 the Askari cast keeps the Star Wars Visions train going with Journey to the Dark Head and The Spy Dancer! Spoilers!!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2023 38:47


    Jocelyn Short and Rod Van Blake give their thoughts on the 5th and 6th episodes of Star Wars Visions streaming now on Disney Plus! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rod-van-blake/support

    Episode 16 of Season 4, The Askari Cast talks more Star Wars Visions! Episodes 3 and 4 SPOILERS for In the Stars, and I am your mother!

    Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2023 33:33


    Rod Van Blake, Jocelyn Short and Jordan Purnell Jackson discuss the offerings from Punk Robot and Aardman team with their additions to Star Wars Visions animated shorts. To support the channel go to Tuffwraps.com and enter code JACKEDWRITER for a ten percent discount for all you health minded nerds that workout! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rod-van-blake/support

    Episode 15 of season 4 The Askari Cast talks Dungeons and Dragons Honor Among Thieves! Spoilers, it's streaming now on Paramount Plus!

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2023 42:16


    Andrea Rose Washington, Jocelyn Short and Rod Van Blake dive into the recent live action Dungeons and Dragons film released in March of 2023 now available digitally and streaming on Paramount Plus! Spoilers if you have yet to watch it! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rod-van-blake/support

    Episode 14 of season 4, the Askari Cast talks Star wars Visions season 2! Sith and Screecher's reach!

    Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2023 41:00


    Jocelyn Short, Andrea Rose Washington and Rod Van Blake give their opinions of the first two episodes of Star Wars Visions, the animated anthology of shorts by various studios. Disney plus released season 2 on May 4th for Star Wars day! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rod-van-blake/support

    Episode 13 of season 4, The Askari Cast wraps up Vox Machina season 2!

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2023 44:38


    Andrea Rose Washington and Rod Van Blake talk about the last two episodes of Vox Machina's second season! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rod-van-blake/support

    Episode 12 of season 4 of the Askari Cast Vox Machina season 2 episodes 9 and 10! "A test of pride" and "The Killing Box" SPOILERS!

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2023 46:04


    Jocelyn Short, Andrea Rose Washington and Rod Van Blake give their thoughts on the ninth and tenth episodes of the second season of Vox Machina. Spoilers if you have yet to watch that far! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rod-van-blake/support

    Episode 11 of season 4 The Askari Cast talks Trigun Stampede!

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2023 39:34


    Jocelyn Short and Rod Van Blake talk Trigun Stampede the 2023 remake of Trigun that was a popular manga and anime from the late 90s! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rod-van-blake/support

    Episode 10 of season 4. The Askari Cast talks more Vox Machina season 2 episodes 7 and 8! SPOILERS!

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2023 48:05


    Rod Van Blake and Andrea Rose Washington give their thoughts on The Fey Realm and Echo Tree episodes of Vox Machina! Spoilers if you have yet to watch that far into season 2! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/rod-van-blake/support

    Episode 9 of season 4, The Askari Cast talks Vox Machina episodes 5 and 6 of season 2! Spoiler Alert!

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2023 44:22


    Rod Van Blake, Andrea Rose Washington and Jordan Purnell Jackson go over episodes 5 and 6 of the sophomore season of Vox Machina streaming now on Amazon Prime! Keyleth, Vax, Vex, Pike, Grogg, Percy and Scanlon are at it again in the acclaimed animated show from Critical Role. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/rod-van-blake/support

    Episode 8 of season 4 The Askari Cast talks the Legend of Vox Machina season 2 episodes 3 and 4! Spoiler alert!

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2023 34:19


    Jordan Purnell Jackson and Rod Van Blake talk episode 3 "Sunken Tomb", and episode 4 "Those Who Walk Away" in season two of the Legend of Vox Machina, streaming now on Amazon Prime! Andrea Rose Washington will be back next week! THE E.V.E OF INSURRECTION #BHM GIVEAWAY IS BACK FOR 2023! We have a new variant cover for issue #1 and a side story in the universe. Purchase comics and merch within the EVE-verse and enter a chance to win a custom cyberpunk sketch. There are a few days left of February! Click on Jordan's name above. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/rod-van-blake/support

    Episode 7 of season 4 Vox Machina is back! The Askari Cast reviews the first and second episodes of season 2 on Amazon Prime! SPOILER ALERT!

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2023 44:57


    Andrea Rose Washington, Jocelyn Short and Rod Van Blake dive back into the world of Vox Machina from Critical Role! The animated series is back on Amazon Prime. Spoilers if you have yet to begin watching the second season. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/rod-van-blake/support

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