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In this special episode of Tank Talks, Matt Cohen brings listeners inside Toronto Tech Week with a live podcast studio recorded at the Toronto Homecoming event. This episode captures a fast-moving snapshot of the Canadian tech ecosystem through candid conversations with Boris Wertz of Version One, Lawrence Mandel and Farhan Thawar of Shopify, Ben Vinegar of Modem, Andrew Chau of Neo Financial, Fahd Ananta of Opendoor, and Eliot Pence of Dominion Dynamics. Across venture capital, AI-native engineering, product management, fintech, defense tech, and startup turnarounds, the episode explores why Toronto Tech Week feels like a real inflection point for Canadian founders, operators, investors, and returning global talent.Matt and the guests dig into the biggest questions shaping startups in 2026: how AI is changing the speed of company-building, why “AI wrappers” are becoming harder to defend, how Shopify is rethinking engineering culture around AI, what agentic coding still gets wrong, why Neo Financial is taking on Canada's banking oligopoly, what Opendoor's turnaround reveals about velocity, and how Dominion Dynamics is building sovereign Canadian defense technology for the Arctic. The recurring theme is clear: Canada has talent, capital, technical depth, and ambition, but the ecosystem needs to move faster, take bigger risks, and stop hiding its best builders under a very polite rain jacket.Whether you're a Canadian founder, venture capitalist, AI operator, fintech builder, defense tech investor, or someone trying to understand why Toronto Tech Week has become such a high-energy gathering for the startup community, this episode is packed with sharp insights from leaders building at the edge of what comes next.Boris Wertz on Early-Stage Investing in a No-Playbook AI Market (02:16)Boris Wertz of Version One Ventures compares Toronto Tech Week to other tech gatherings and explains why today's early-stage investing environment is unlike anything he has seen before. He discusses the faster pace of innovation, why founders need to be nearly perfect from the start, and how AI-native companies require a different mindset than traditional SaaS startups.Lawrence Mandel on Shopify's AI-Native Engineering Culture (07:13)Lawrence Mandel shares how Shopify's engineering organization is building for merchants, APIs, analytics, and the third-party ecosystem while operating with a mostly remote team. He explains how Shopify's intern program, engineering culture, and AI-first mindset are shaping the next generation of Canadian technical talent.Farhan Thawar on Remote Work, Bursts, and Shopify's Meeting Armageddon (16:46)Farhan Thawar shares a blunt view on Shopify's remote-first culture, saying most companies should not simply copy it unless they are deeply intentional. He explains Shopify's “bursts,” company-wide summits, hackathons, and Meeting Armageddon, where recurring meetings are deleted so teams can rebuild their calendars from first principles.Ben Vinegar on Modem and AI Product Management (31:52)Ben Vinegar introduces Modem as an AI product management platform focused on the non-coding work behind software development. He explains why user conversations, product feedback, and customer experience are harder to understand deterministically, and why LLMs create a new way to analyze human signals at scale.Andrew Chau on SkipTheDishes, Neo Financial, and Taking on Canadian Banking (45:23)Andrew Chau shares the origin story of SkipTheDishes and how that experience led him to build Neo Financial. He explains why Neo chose one of the hardest and most regulated industries in Canada, and why the big five banking oligopoly creates a massive opportunity for a better consumer banking experience.Fahd Ananta on Opendoor, Turnarounds, and Speed (59:20)Fahd Ananta shares how he joined Opendoor during its turnaround after reconnecting with Kaz from Shopify. He explains how a simple congratulatory message turned into a strategic document, a fast offer, and a move into one of the most closely watched public-company turnaround stories in tech.Eliot Pence on Returning to Canada to Build Dominion Dynamics (01:04:34)Eliot Pence shares why he is moving back to Canada after years abroad and why he believes this is a unique moment for Canadian ambition. He explains that Dominion Dynamics is being built in Canada because the customer is here and because Canada is reinvesting in defense.About Boris WertzBoris Wertz is the founder of Version One Ventures, an early-stage venture capital firm known for backing ambitious technology companies across emerging markets and frontier categories. A longtime investor in the Canadian and global startup ecosystem, Boris brings a clear-eyed perspective on how venture has changed in the AI era, why founders now need to move with more speed and precision than ever, and what separates truly defensible companies from short-lived AI wrappers.Connect with Boris Wertz on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bwertz/Visit the Version One website: https://versionone.vc/About Lawrence MandelLawrence Mandel is a VP of Engineering at Shopify, where he helps lead major parts of Shopify's core technical infrastructure, including merchant-facing systems, analytics, API layers, and the third-party developer ecosystem. With more than eight years at Shopify and a team of hundreds of engineers, Lawrence has been closely involved in how one of Canada's most important technology companies builds, hires, trains, and adapts in an AI-native world.Connect with Lawrence Mandel on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lmandel/Visit the Shopify website: https://www.shopify.com/About Farhan ThawarFarhan Thawar is a senior engineering leader at Shopify and one of the most distinctive voices in Canadian tech on AI, software development, and engineering culture. Known for his practical, high-conviction thinking, Farhan has helped shape how Shopify approaches remote work, engineering velocity, AI tooling, internal systems, and company-wide habits like Meeting Armageddon and Delete Code Club. His perspective blends deep technical experience with a founder-style obsession for speed, leverage, and better systems.Connect with Farhan Thawar on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/fnthawar/Visit the Shopify website: https://www.shopify.com/About Ben VinegarBen Vinegar is the founder and CEO of Modem, an AI product management platform built to help teams understand users, product feedback, and the non-coding work behind building great software. Before starting Modem, Ben was VP of Engineering at Sentry, where he spent years working on developer tools, engineering productivity, and software observability. His work now sits at the intersection of AI, product development, user insight, and the future of agentic software workflows.Connect with Ben Vinegar on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/benvinegar/Visit the Modem website: https://modem.dev/About Andrew ChauAndrew Chau is the co-founder and CEO of Neo Financial, one of Canada's most prominent fintech companies, and a co-founder of SkipTheDishes. After helping build and exit one of Canada's breakout consumer technology companies, Andrew turned his attention to one of the hardest markets in the country: banking. Through Neo, he is focused on giving Canadians a modern alternative to legacy financial institutions, with digital-first products spanning credit cards, savings, checking, mortgages, rewards, and major brand partnerships.Connect with Andrew Chau on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrew-chau-1046749/Visit the Neo Financial website: https://www.neofinancial.com/About Fahd AnantaFahd Ananta is an operator and investor with experience across Shopify, Opendoor, and Roach Capital. He recently joined Opendoor during a major turnaround period, bringing with him the systems-driven operating mindset shaped by his time around Shopify's culture of speed, abstraction, and company-building discipline. Fahd represents a new kind of Canadian tech operator: globally experienced, deeply technical, quietly intense, and focused on helping large, complex companies move faster.Connect with Fahd Ananta on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/fananta/Visit the Opendoor website: https://www.opendoor.com/About Eliot PenceEliot Pence is the founder of Dominion Dynamics, a Canadian defense technology company focused on sovereign capability, Arctic security, and dual-use technology. A former leader at Anduril, Eliot returned to Canada to build a defense company designed for speed, risk-taking, and real-world deployment. His work is centered on helping Canada rebuild ambition in national security, defense procurement, Arctic infrastructure, and the kind of company-building required to create globally consequential Canadian technology.Connect with Eliot Pence on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/eliotpence/Visit the Dominion Dynamics website: https://www.defendthedominion.com/Connect with Matt Cohen on LinkedIn: https://ca.linkedin.com/in/matt-cohen1Visit the Ripple Ventures website: https://www.rippleventures.com/This episode is brought to you by Deel. Receive our exclusive offer here: https://www.deel.com/partners/tanktalks/?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=partner-sourced&utm_content=rippleventures&utm_place=organic-community This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit tanktalks.substack.com

This week we induct a very special new member into the Castranger family. We then discuss the debut of Nox Midnight Shadow and the end of Five and Three. Next we discuss how the power of Space Amazon is stopped by trains and procedure. Finally, we discuss the first Garo movie, aka how a how kickin lady and an emotionally unavailable badass slay some naked demons.  Casters Present:  Blue Gray  Green North Pink?  Show Notes: https://www.patreon.com/radiosentaicastranger/posts/castranger-588-160955818 Required Viewing: Kamen Rider Zeztz 38,  Chou Uchuu Keiji Gavan Infnity 17,  Garo: Red Requiem  Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v7dJnNTNpCs   Hungry? Get CA$15 off your first 3 UberEats orders of CA$20 or more! https://ubereats.com/feed?promoCode=eats-christopherm5931ue Get $5 off your first order with SkipTheDishes! https://www.skipthedishes.com/r/6YaJc65HKg

This week the two boys assemble to discuss the return of Kamen Rider Zeztz to action, the recovery of Nox, and Five's shocking backstory, then we meet the goodest train boy Gavan Diagram and his fleet of space trains. Finally, Hanto dropkicks everyone's asses, and there is a parfait nearby.  Casters Present:  Blue Gray  Show Notes: https://www.patreon.com/posts/160299781 Required Viewing: Kamen Rider Zeztz 37,  Chou Uchuu Keiji Gavan Infinity 16,  Kamen Rider Gavv: Guilty Parfait  Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h_327YSZm7w   Hungry? Get CA$15 off your first 3 UberEats orders of CA$20 or more! https://ubereats.com/feed?promoCode=eats-christopherm5931ue Get $5 off your first order with SkipTheDishes! https://www.skipthedishes.com/r/6YaJc65HKg

This week the Two and a Half Castillieros assemble to talk about Sieg's Looney Tunes-esque return and Lord Three Booster's "debut." Then Patran has a grounded and wholesome normal police plot episode that isn't without some bumps along the way. Finally we discuss the full reveal of Great-Z's genuinely sad backstory.  Casters Present:  Blue Gray Yellow  Show Notes: https://www.patreon.com/posts/159614720 Required Viewing: Kamen Rider Zeztz 36,  Chou Uchuu Keiji Gavan Infinity 15,  Dogengers Nice Buddy 09-10  Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aQBXX1CQmAQ   Hungry? Get CA$15 off your first 3 UberEats orders of CA$20 or more! https://ubereats.com/feed?promoCode=eats-christopherm5931ue Get $5 off your first order with SkipTheDishes! https://www.skipthedishes.com/r/6YaJc65HKg

This week Bear Caster Vegas joins us as we talk about Three pulling some dick moves as Code Somnia takes effect, then Death Gavan bring us an amazing, plot-forwarding episode and Patran's bullcrap finally makes sense. You know what makes less sense? The runaway train-paced near-finale episode of Loser Ranger.  Casters Present:  Blue Gray Yellow Bear  Show Notes: https://www.patreon.com/posts/159004922 Required Viewing: Kamen Rider Zeztz 35,  Chou Uchuu Keiji Gavan Infinity 14,  Sentai Daishikkaku 21-22  Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ha-U5sqMllE   Hungry? Get CA$15 off your first 3 UberEats orders of CA$20 or more! https://ubereats.com/feed?promoCode=eats-christopherm5931ue Get $5 off your first order with SkipTheDishes! https://www.skipthedishes.com/r/6YaJc65HKg

This week the boys spend way too long on news again but lots going on.  Zeztz Exdream debuts proper and we wonder if this is truly the end of Sieg as we get his full backstory. Kunai meets Kiki and Koto and gets up to some ninja shenanigans as Ichi crashes out yet again. We begin the Monster Protection Society arc of Sentai Daishikkaku and the pacing ramps into space.  Casters Present:  Blue Gray Yellow  Show Notes: https://www.patreon.com/posts/158396358/ Required Viewing: Kamen Rider Zeztz 34,  Chou Uchuu Keiji Gavan Infinity 13,  Sentai Daishikkaku 19-20  Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWdeaI1aEng   Hungry? Get CA$15 off your first 3 UberEats orders of CA$20 or more! https://ubereats.com/feed?promoCode=eats-christopherm5931ue Get $5 off your first order with SkipTheDishes! https://www.skipthedishes.com/r/6YaJc65HKg

Cel joins us this week as the boys discuss how Zeztz uses the power of lucid dreaming to undo his own death and make his own final form, Gavan Bushido meets Raiya ain a tear-jerking, wall-loving, Ichi-crashout-having festival, and then the boys discuss the first two episodes of Mystic Force of Tir Na Not.   Casters Present:  Blue Gray Yellow North  Show Notes: https://www.patreon.com/posts/157776715 Required Viewing: Kamen Rider Zeztz 33,  Chou Uchuu Keiji Gavan Infinity 12,  Power Rangers Mystic Force 1-2  Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OsLU6my6_wY   Hungry? Get CA$15 off your first 3 UberEats orders of CA$20 or more! https://ubereats.com/feed?promoCode=eats-christopherm5931ue Get $5 off your first order with SkipTheDishes! https://www.skipthedishes.com/r/6YaJc65HKg

Ichi's still sick but he's holding it together. Is Zero less of a bad father than we thought?  Let's discuss. Maybe, maybe not. Ichi pieces together some plot details from both that and in Gavan Infinity as Gavan Raiya's debut two-parter finishes out. Finally, the Girls Remix story comes to a head with Kamen Rider Eins, and also Fatale, the Kamen Rider OC Do Not Steal. Casters Present:  Blue Gray Yellow  Show Notes: https://www.patreon.com/posts/157139924/ Required Viewing: Kamen Rider Zeztz 32,  Chou Uchuu Keiji Gavan Infinity 11,  Kamen Rider Eins with Girls Remix  Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ep3XJbNA0z0   Hungry? Get CA$15 off your first 3 UberEats orders of CA$20 or more! https://ubereats.com/feed?promoCode=eats-christopherm5931ue Get $5 off your first order with SkipTheDishes! https://www.skipthedishes.com/r/6YaJc65HKg

Jeff Adamson, the athlete-turned-entrepreneur who co-founded SkipTheDishes and Neo Financial, says Canada isn't producing many new household brands because it has become too focused on managing legacy institutions instead of building new ones. He argues both the business culture and regulatory environment need a major shift—making it not just admirable but irresistible for people to take risks, build companies, and stay in Canada.This podcast is generously supported by Don Archibald. The Hub thanks him for his ongoing support.The Hub is Canada's fastest-growing independent digital news outlet.Subscribe to our YouTube channel to get our latest videos: https://www.youtube.com/@TheHubCanadaSubscribe to The Hub's podcast feed to get our best content when you are on the go:https://tinyurl.com/3a7zpd7e (Apple) https://tinyurl.com/y8akmfn7 (Spotify) Want more Hub? Get a FREE 3-month trial membership on us: https://thehub.ca/free-trial/Follow The Hub on X: https://x.com/thehubcanada?lang=en CREDITS:Falice Chin - Host, Producer, and Editor Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ichi's sick and Gar's not here, but Emily's here and Lane's helping to carry the show. We discuss the reveal of Zero's true relation to Baku and what this means for the series up til now and going forward. We discuss the debut of Gavan Raiya the Noclipping Ninja. We then follow the Dogengers as they clash with Great-Z more who's struggling as well, and Yamashiron triggers a mech?!  Casters Present:  Blue Gray Orange  Show Notes: https://www.patreon.com/posts/156488931 Required Viewing: Kamen Rider Zeztz 31,  Chou Uchuu Keiji Gavan Infinity 10,  Dogengers Nice Buddy 7-8  Watch on YouTube: https://castranger.podbean.com/e/radio-sentai-castranger-581-kamen-father-zero/   Hungry? Get CA$15 off your first 3 UberEats orders of CA$20 or more! https://ubereats.com/feed?promoCode=eats-christopherm5931ue Get $5 off your first order with SkipTheDishes! https://www.skipthedishes.com/r/6YaJc65HKg

In this episode: layoffs at Skip the Dishes and University Canada West, Air Canada's compensation to pilots who were denied religious exemptions from the company's COVID-19 vaccine mandate, top skills required for early career workers and other topics.Follow us on: X @cadHRnews; LinkedIn @ Canada HR News Podcast to get the latest HR updates.University Canada West in Vancouver has laid off a significant portion of its workforce as part of a major restructuring. Reports indicate that around 240 staff and faculty—roughly 30% of employees—were affected | University Canada West lays off 240 staff and faculty, citing crippling international student enrolment caps - Yahoo News CanadaSkipTheDishes, a Canadian food and delivery company based in Winnipeg, is laying off staff, as is closing its “Express Lane” grocery fulfilment centres | Skip the Dishes lays off staff, closes grocery delivery service centres in Canada - Yahoo News CanadaAir Canada to compensate seven pilots who were denied religious exemptions from the company's COVID-19 vaccine mandate, ruling the decision violated the Canadian Human Rights Act | Air Canada pilots denied religious COVID-19 vaccine exemption Ontario has reached a major milestone in its effort to harmonize workplace safety training across Canada | Ontario achieves safety training harmonization goals | Canadian Occupational SafetyA recent Robert Half survey shows top skills for early career professionals | Robert Half survey reveals what early career workers need to succeed--beyond just AI skills - Apr 16, 2026 If you would like to be a guest on the podcast, send us a message at LinkedIn or X @CadHRNews

Ichi and Lane assemble to discuss the debut of Orderm and the reveal of CODE 17, how Kiki became Lane's new favorite, and the reveal of Green Keeper.  Casters Present:  Blue Gray  Show Notes: https://www.patreon.com/posts/155906225 Required Viewing: Kamen Rider Zeztz 30,  Chou Uchuu Keiji Gavan Infinity 9,  Sentai Daishikkaku 17-18  Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IA7NqdRq_J4   Hungry? Get CA$15 off your first 3 UberEats orders of CA$20 or more! https://ubereats.com/feed?promoCode=eats-christopherm5931ue Get $5 off your first order with SkipTheDishes! https://www.skipthedishes.com/r/6YaJc65HKg

This week we discuss the plot bomb of Secret Agent Minami, Kamen Rider Nox's unceremonious re-debut, Setsuna's war-trodden backstory, and how Akibaranger 100% got away with voicing over a clip show.  Casters Present:  Blue Gray Yellow  Show Notes: https://www.patreon.com/posts/155323476 Required Viewing: Kamen Rider Zeztz 29,  Chou Uchuu Keiji Gavan Ifninity 8,  Hikonin Sentai Akibaranger 13  Watch on YouTube:    Hungry? Get CA$15 off your first 3 UberEats orders of CA$20 or more! https://ubereats.com/feed?promoCode=eats-christopherm5931ue Get $5 off your first order with SkipTheDishes! https://www.skipthedishes.com/r/6YaJc65HKg

This week we discuss the reveal of Sieg being Code Number 1 and Zeztz and Nox developing their near-tsundere new dynamic, Death Gavan becomes relevant, we get most of Reiji's backstory, and Ichi has a Donbrothers-level crashout over how the episode ends. Finally we discuss how the power of hyperfixation can fight crime and bullies as a 40 year old man really likes one specific show.  Casters Present:  Blue Gray Yellow Orange  Show Notes: https://www.patreon.com/posts/154739907?pr=true Required Viewing: Kamen Rider Zeztz 28,  Chou Uchuu Keiji Gavan Infinity 7,  Tojima Wants To Be A Kamen Rider 1  Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lt3Of3Cf2r8   Hungry? Get CA$15 off your first 3 UberEats orders of CA$20 or more! https://ubereats.com/feed?promoCode=eats-christopherm5931ue Get $5 off your first order with SkipTheDishes! https://www.skipthedishes.com/r/6YaJc65HKg

This week we discuss the debut of Kamen Rider Dawn and what impact he might have on the plot, the phantom thief Fade being the slightly not-evil Criminal of the Week in Gavan Infinity, and then two more episodes trapped inside Magatia's time loop school.   Casters Present:  Blue Gray Yellow  Show Notes: https://www.patreon.com/posts/154133696 Required Viewing: Kamen Rider Zeztz 27,  Chou Uchuu Keiji Gavan 6,  Sentai Daishikkaku 15-16  Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DtyeQ2dv5dw   Hungry? Get CA$15 off your first 3 UberEats orders of CA$20 or more! https://ubereats.com/feed?promoCode=eats-christopherm5931ue Get $5 off your first order with SkipTheDishes! https://www.skipthedishes.com/r/6YaJc65HKg

This week we discuss Zeztz's fully-justified recap episode, Gavan Bushido has a solid episode with another charismatic Criminal Of The Week, and the Dogengers deal with Great-Z emotionally and physically dunking on them.   Casters Present:  Blue Gray Yellow  Show Notes: https://www.patreon.com/posts/153561558 Required Viewing: Kamen Rider Zeztz 26,  Chou Uchuu Keiji Gavan Infinity 5,  Dogengers Nice Buddy 6  Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C8Dv1_1jS04   Hungry? Get CA$15 off your first 3 UberEats orders of CA$20 or more! https://ubereats.com/feed?promoCode=eats-christopherm5931ue Get $5 off your first order with SkipTheDishes! https://www.skipthedishes.com/r/6YaJc65HKg

It's Castranger's 12th anniversary! We're celebrating by being absolutely blown away by the surprise existence of Gavan Amaize and seeing Baku sound like a lunatic as he awakens in this New Game+ reset of Zeztz. And nothing else happens. Casters Present:  Blue Gray Yellow Others?  Show Notes: https://www.patreon.com/posts/153000704 Required Viewing: Kamen Rider Zeztz 25,  Chou Uchuu Keiji Gavan Infinity 4  Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BpHVy2bf_vY   Hungry? Get CA$15 off your first 3 UberEats orders of CA$20 or more! https://ubereats.com/feed?promoCode=eats-christopherm5931ue Get $5 off your first order with SkipTheDishes! https://www.skipthedishes.com/r/6YaJc65HKg

Decker joins Ichi and Lane as we discuss Zeztz's absolutely world-shaking mid-season episode, the debut of Gavan Luminous, and how Gavv's Route Stomach special was a massively unsatisfying snack.  Casters Present:  Blue Gray  Show Notes: https://www.patreon.com/posts/152436817 Required Viewing: Kamen Rider Zeztz 24,  Chou Uchuu Keiji Gavan Infinity 3,  Kamen Rider Vram: Route Stomach  Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aAhry88-zx0   Hungry? Get CA$15 off your first 3 UberEats orders of CA$20 or more! https://ubereats.com/feed?promoCode=eats-christopherm5931ue Get $5 off your first order with SkipTheDishes! https://www.skipthedishes.com/r/6YaJc65HKg  

Emily heads up Precurary 2026 as we discuss the first two episodes of the detective and time-travel-themed Pretty Cure duo made of a girl lost in time and totally-not-her-mom. Then we discuss Zeztz taking a couple of wild character swings, and Gavan Bushido's proper debut is accompanied by a kickass spaceship battle in Makuu Space.  Casters Present:  Blue Gray Yellow Orange  Show Notes: https://www.patreon.com/posts/151853800 Required Viewing: Star Detective Precure 1-2,  Kamen Rider Zeztz 23,  Chou Uchuu Keiji Gavan Infinity 2  Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pC8Z8gY0gU0   Hungry? Get CA$15 off your first 3 UberEats orders of CA$20 or more! https://ubereats.com/feed?promoCode=eats-christopherm5931ue Get $5 off your first order with SkipTheDishes! https://www.skipthedishes.com/r/6YaJc65HKg

Project R.E.D. is here! The Casters take their first foray into Gavan Infinity and things look interesting and full of potential. Meanwhile in Zeztz, a bunch of children get sacrificed to a Demon God Nightmare that manifests in the real world and Odaka straight up murders two people. So, you know, bright and happy all around.  Casters Present:  Blue Gray Yellow Orange North  Show Notes: https://www.patreon.com/posts/151291104 Required Viewing: Kamen Rider Zeztz 21-22,  Chou Uchuu Keiji Gavan Infinity 1  Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dm--ElZ-UkY   Hungry? Get CA$15 off your first 3 UberEats orders of CA$20 or more! https://ubereats.com/feed?promoCode=eats-christopherm5931ue Get $5 off your first order with SkipTheDishes! https://www.skipthedishes.com/r/6YaJc65HKg

Four Core Casters unite to give Super Sentai a super sendoff, as we discuss the finale of Gozyuger and figure out if it managed to land the plane with minimal casualties. We then go over our thoughts about Gozyuger as a finished series, and then as our tribute to Super Sentai, we go around and share our Top 5 Super Sentai shows. Number 3 may surprise you.  Casters Present:  Blue Gray Yellow North  Show Notes: https://www.patreon.com/posts/150735731 Required Viewing: No.1 Sentai Gozyuger 49  Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bOYfHgj8Yqw   Hungry? Get CA$15 off your first 3 UberEats orders of CA$20 or more! https://ubereats.com/feed?promoCode=eats-christopherm5931ue Get $5 off your first order with SkipTheDishes! https://www.skipthedishes.com/r/6YaJc65HKg

This week the Caster Boys tackle Zeztz's Dragon Quest isekai, Mashiro sacrificing himself and Hoeru's despair over being forced to finally engage with the plot, and we return to Gavv's world of sugar-coated body horror atrocities, with plenty of amazing movie form suits and bro energy.  Casters Present:  Blue Gray Yellow  Show Notes: https://www.patreon.com/posts/150149756?pr=true Required Viewing: Kamen Rider Zeztz 20,  No.1 Sentai Gozyuger 48,  Kamen Rider Gavv: Invaders of the Candy House  Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P24y52ncsZM   Hungry? Get CA$15 off your first 3 UberEats orders of CA$20 or more! https://ubereats.com/feed?promoCode=eats-christopherm5931ue Get $5 off your first order with SkipTheDishes! https://www.skipthedishes.com/r/6YaJc65HKg

Ichi's back from vacation and we have more catchup to do! Lots of Gavan Infinity news and toys, more info on the Rider movies, and lots of other news. We discuss the debut and re-awakening of Kureha, aka Agent Six as Zeztz fights against the death game, then Gozyuger begins its final arc of the team finally fighting each other to see who will win the Ring War. Can this show pull out of its nosedive as we approach the end?  Casters Present:  Blue Gray Orange  Show Notes: https://www.patreon.com/posts/149559207 Required Viewing: Kamen Rider Zeztz 18-19,  No.1 Sentai Gozyuger 46-47  Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C4D85Fo-uAY   Hungry? Get CA$15 off your first 3 UberEats orders of CA$20 or more! https://ubereats.com/feed?promoCode=eats-christopherm5931ue Get $5 off your first order with SkipTheDishes! https://www.skipthedishes.com/r/6YaJc65HKg

Ichi's about to go on vacation. Is this the last Castranger? If so, we're going out on a good one. We get breaking news about a vote between a bunch of different Rider movies, we deal with the aftermath of Zero getting blown the fuck up, we deal with the final Sentai rings to obtain and the Calamity of Famine, and for our feature topic we somehow cram two wish-flavored, herpes-infected balls into Tegasword's gooey, dying wish sac.   Casters Present:  Blue Gray Yellow Orange  Show Notes: https://www.patreon.com/posts/148423744 Required Viewing: Kamen Rider Zeztz 17,  No.1 Sentai Gozyuger 45,  No.1 Sentai Gozyuger: Tegasword's Resurrection  Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZD8-SOhbfH4   Hungry? Get CA$15 off your first 3 UberEats orders of CA$20 or more! https://ubereats.com/feed?promoCode=eats-christopherm5931ue Get $5 off your first order with SkipTheDishes! https://www.skipthedishes.com/r/6YaJc65HKg

Ichi and Lane ring in 2026 with a Double Episode Special! Things are getting weird with CODE in Zeztz with the debut of Kamen Rider Nox and the "death" of Zero. Gozyuger is maintaining critical levels of cracked out with their christmas family reunion and new year's "oh right literally everything aside from Bridan" episode.   Casters Present:  Blue Gray  Show Notes: https://www.patreon.com/posts/147860919?pr=true Required Viewing: Kamen Rider Zeztz 15-16,  No.1 Sentai Gozyuger 43-44  Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vlcY_cf4bOQ   Hungry? Get CA$15 off your first 3 UberEats orders of CA$20 or more! https://ubereats.com/feed?promoCode=eats-christopherm5931ue Get $5 off your first order with SkipTheDishes! https://www.skipthedishes.com/r/6YaJc65HKg

We're sort-of back from our holiday break, but just to catch up on news from the last two weeks! More looks at Gavan Infinity, Kamen Rider Nox, Mobile Police, some Agito Anniversary things, and Gar's come bearing Ultraman news!   Casters Present:  Blue Gray Yellow North  Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_OtuJI_nHc   Hungry? Get CA$15 off your first 3 UberEats orders of CA$20 or more! https://ubereats.com/feed?promoCode=eats-christopherm5931ue Get $5 off your first order with SkipTheDishes! https://www.skipthedishes.com/r/6YaJc65HKg

Ichi and Lane close out 2025 as Baku unearths some hidden trauma deubting Inazuma Plasma, Gozyuger tries wrapping up the Rikuo-Bouquet arc in a well-acted but problematic way, while ramping up Kuon's supervillain progression. Finally, we close out the year on an absolute banger of a sentai crossover movie. Casters Present:  Blue Gray  Show Notes: https://www.patreon.com/posts/146271607  Required Viewing: Kamen Rider Zeztz 14,  No.1 Sentai Gozyuger 42,  Bakuage Sentai Boonboomger VS Kingohger  Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GjLe9jOC2KQ   Hungry? Get CA$15 off your first 3 UberEats orders of CA$20 or more! https://ubereats.com/feed?promoCode=eats-christopherm5931ue Get $5 off your first order with SkipTheDishes! https://www.skipthedishes.com/r/6YaJc65HKg

This week we get angry at Zero getting angry at Baku, Gozyuger continues failing to juggle its own plotlines, and Super Sentai Santa Claus reunites some old rangers to help the Boukengers.  Casters Present:  Blue Gray Orange  Show Notes: https://www.patreon.com/posts/145736487 Required Viewing: Kamen Rider Zeztz 13,  No.1 Sentai Gozyuger 41,  GoGo Sentai Boukenger VS Super Sentai  Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sR9J9V4ifss   Hungry? Get CA$15 off your first 3 UberEats orders of CA$20 or more! https://ubereats.com/feed?promoCode=eats-christopherm5931ue Get $5 off your first order with SkipTheDishes! https://www.skipthedishes.com/r/6YaJc65HKg

This week we get yet another Project R.E.D. update, as a trailer teases the new red, silver and gold Gavans, among plenty of other news and merch. Zeztz tries to stop meteors from wiping out humanity as Nox Knight debuts. We discuss Haruka's first episode as GozyuOnicorn, as we tackle a possibly-late haunted house-themed episode with a surprisingly emotional climax.  Gar subjects us to the eerily perverted Ohranger VS Kakuranger special.  Casters Present:  Blue Gray Yellow Orange  Show Notes: https://www.patreon.com/posts/145193353 Required Viewing: Kamen Rider Zeztz 12,  No.1 Sentai Gozyuger 40,  Choriki Sentai Ohranger: Ole VS Kakuranger  Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UBTiWCaMDL4   Hungry? Get CA$15 off your first 3 UberEats orders of CA$20 or more! https://ubereats.com/feed?promoCode=eats-christopherm5931ue Get $5 off your first order with SkipTheDishes! https://www.skipthedishes.com/r/6YaJc65HKg

This week we discuss the formal announcement of Sentai's replacement: Project R.E.D., followed by other news, Zeztz debuting his Ant-Man form, Gozyuger's terrible time-stalling second clip show episode, and then the first episode of Changeman, aka a military branch uses the power of mythical animals and sports bras to save us from Booba.  Casters Present:  Blue Gray Yellow  Show Notes: https://www.patreon.com/posts/144640829 Required Viewing: Kamen Rider Zeztz 11,  No.1 Sentai Gozyuger 39,  Dengeki Sentai Changeman 1  Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XdeZ9rcCG10   Hungry? Get CA$15 off your first 3 UberEats orders of CA$20 or more! https://ubereats.com/feed?promoCode=eats-christopherm5931ue Get $5 off your first order with SkipTheDishes! https://www.skipthedishes.com/r/6YaJc65HKg

We discuss more of the ongoing news of Sentai's death and rebranding, including Sumino's replacement actress and Gavan's apparent revival. We discuss this week's episodes where Zeztz fights Mold Geats, the original Garo actor comes out of nowhere to scuffle with Kuon while he has character moments, and then, with Gar here this time, we pay tribute to the "dying" Super Sentai franchise by re-examining the episodes that started it all. Can we figure out where it went so wrong?  Casters Present:  Blue Gray Yellow  Show Notes: https://www.patreon.com/posts/144134033 Required Viewing: Kamen Rider Zeztz 10,  No.1 Sentai Gozyuger 38,  Himitsu Sentai Goranger 1-3  Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mi4KVls8QsQ   Hungry? Get CA$15 off your first 3 UberEats orders of CA$20 or more! https://ubereats.com/feed?promoCode=eats-christopherm5931ue Get $5 off your first order with SkipTheDishes! https://www.skipthedishes.com/r/6YaJc65HKg

Super Sentai couldn't help shooting its own foot as it rounded the corner of its final lap, could it? We finally sit and talk about the news of Maya Imamori being fired from Gozyuger. We share the facts, the rumors, our thoughts, feelings, and how we think it should have been handled. We decide to forego our feature topic this week as we give you the important bits of how this chop shop of a Gozyuger episode ended up, then we talk about Zeztz using the power of healing and food to save the world from political disaster.  Casters Present:  Blue Gray Yellow Orange Green North Red  Show Notes: https://www.patreon.com/posts/143620162 Required Viewing: No.1 Sentai Gozyuger 37,  Kamen Rider Zeztz 9  Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zPCKtGboc-8   Hungry? Get CA$15 off your first 3 UberEats orders of CA$20 or more! https://ubereats.com/feed?promoCode=eats-christopherm5931ue Get $5 off your first order with SkipTheDishes! https://www.skipthedishes.com/r/6YaJc65HKg

There was no Super Hero Time last week! We discuss the upcoming Sentai rebrand a little more, then we finally wrap up our discussion of Kamen Rider Black Sun. While these episodes were hype, can the show stick the landing, or did nothing mean anything after all? Casters Present:  Blue Gray Yellow  Show Notes: https://www.patreon.com/posts/143098698 Required Viewing: Kamen Rider Black Sun 9-10 Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E68FMlDm2SM   Hungry? Get CA$15 off your first 3 UberEats orders of CA$20 or more! https://ubereats.com/feed?promoCode=eats-christopherm5931ue Get $5 off your first order with SkipTheDishes! https://www.skipthedishes.com/r/6YaJc65HKg

PANIC IN THE STREETS during this spooky Halloween episode, as the boys have a rational, mature discussion about THE END OF SUPER SENTAI?! We discuss how Zeztz got lost in the sauce, how an old man dances his way to victory in Gozyuger, and attempt to figure out why the newest Girls Remix deigned to call itself a Halloween special.  Casters Present:  Blue Gray Yellow  Show Notes: https://www.patreon.com/posts/142560983?pr=true Required Viewing: Kamen Rider Zeztz 8,  No.1 Sentai Gozyuger 36,  Kamen Rider Girls Remix in Halloween Party  Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=owHSLwiv7MY   Hungry? Get CA$15 off your first 3 UberEats orders of CA$20 or more! https://ubereats.com/feed?promoCode=eats-christopherm5931ue Get $5 off your first order with SkipTheDishes! https://www.skipthedishes.com/r/6YaJc65HKg

The other Core Casters are unavailable, so Blaze, Decker, and Jackson from the CastFans join Ichi this week as we discuss unpacking Nem's not-dad's family issues, Kinjiro meeting his also-youthified rival, and how a red ranger getting isekai'd to a fantasy world lands the bit.  Casters Present:  Blue and Discord Friends!  Show Notes: https://www.patreon.com/posts/142008522 Required Viewing: Kamen Rider Zeztz 7,  No.1 Sentai Gozyuger 35,  The Red Ranger Becomes an Adventurer in Another World 1  Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RFrkhkwLNXw   Hungry? Get CA$15 off your first 3 UberEats orders of CA$20 or more! https://ubereats.com/feed?promoCode=eats-christopherm5931ue Get $5 off your first order with SkipTheDishes! https://www.skipthedishes.com/r/6YaJc65HKg

Emily's here this week! We discuss Zeztz having us finally start looking at what's going on with Nem as we meet her not-father, Gozyuger wrapping up Rei's villain arc, and Fuuto PI's retelling of the Kamen Rider Skull story, expanding the lore, filling in the gaps, and telling an enthralling tale to boot.  Casters Present:  Blue Gray Yellow Orange  Show Notes: https://www.patreon.com/posts/141486543 Required Viewing: Kamen Rider Zeztz 6,  No.1 Sentai Gozyuger 34,  Fuuto PI: Portrait of Kamen Rider Skull  Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FLqFhTp7D3Q   Hungry? Get CA$15 off your first 3 UberEats orders of CA$20 or more! https://ubereats.com/feed?promoCode=eats-christopherm5931ue Get $5 off your first order with SkipTheDishes! https://www.skipthedishes.com/r/6YaJc65HKg

Continuing Castranger In October, this week our feature topic is an episode of Garo that pays homage to horror movies as a genre. But first, Zeztz has some awesome sky battles and a disappointing twist, and Gozyuger gives the power of Goro and Grievous to a food delivery driver.  Casters Present:  Blue Gray Yellow North  Show Notes: https://www.patreon.com/posts/140955390 Required Viewing: Kamen Rider Zeztz 5,  No.1 Sentai Gozyuger 33,  Garo: Makai no Hana 4  Watch on YouTube:    Hungry? Get CA$15 off your first 3 UberEats orders of CA$20 or more! https://ubereats.com/feed?promoCode=eats-christopherm5931ue Get $5 off your first order with SkipTheDishes! https://www.skipthedishes.com/r/6YaJc65HKg

It's Episode Faiz and we're celebrating by talking about the weird musical Hyper Battle Video that Ichi watched before watching its show. But first, lots of news, then we discuss Zeztz and Gozyuger both dealing with marriages gone wrong and the debut of the new Calamity enemy faction.  Casters Present:  Blue Gray Yellow  Show Notes: https://www.patreon.com/posts/140408301 Required Viewing: Kamen Rider Zeztz 4,  No.1 Sentai Gozyuger 32,  Kamen Rider 555: Hyper Battle Video  Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uv-LuAgRhbg   Hungry? Get CA$15 off your first 3 UberEats orders of CA$20 or more! https://ubereats.com/feed?promoCode=eats-christopherm5931ue Get $5 off your first order with SkipTheDishes! https://www.skipthedishes.com/r/6YaJc65HKg

Ichi and Lane hold the show down together as we wrap up Zeztz's high-stakes first two-parter, Ryugi's return to the Gozyugers, and KitaQman and El Brave's Day Out. Casters Present:  Blue Gray  Show Notes: https://www.patreon.com/posts/139838649 Required Viewing: Kamen Rider Zeztz 3,  No.1 Sentai Gozyuger 31,  Dogengers Nice Buddy 4-5  Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Jts7wAcvHQ   Hungry? Get CA$15 off your first 3 UberEats orders of CA$20 or more! https://ubereats.com/feed?promoCode=eats-christopherm5931ue Get $5 off your first order with SkipTheDishes! https://www.skipthedishes.com/r/6YaJc65HKg

Emily's here to share her sleepy thoughts on Zeztz as episode 2 establishes the stakes at hand. Gozyuger gives us our "replacement Yellow" who's an absolute tea time twit. We discuss the Boonboomger Formation Lap, aka "how Sakito almost committed genocide."  Casters Present:  Blue Gray Yellow Orange  Show Notes: https://www.patreon.com/posts/139309132 Required Viewing: Kamen Rider Zeztz 2,  No.1 Sentai Gozyuger 30,  Bakuage Sentai Boonboomger: Formation Lap  Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DQ5Be5XrME4   Hungry? Get CA$15 off your first 3 UberEats orders of CA$20 or more! https://ubereats.com/feed?promoCode=eats-christopherm5931ue Get $5 off your first order with SkipTheDishes! https://www.skipthedishes.com/r/6YaJc65HKg

Another special week on Castranger features Ryugi's depression, hospitality, and retirement, Lane's new favorite Sentai anything, and the debut of Kamen Rider 007... I mean Zeztz. Is this the rider show of our dreams?  Casters Present:  Blue Gray Yellow North  Show Notes: https://www.patreon.com/posts/138785210 Required Viewing: No.1 Sentai Gozyuger 29,  Kamen Rider Zeztz 1  Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cpQ6Xpurjwg   Hungry? Get CA$15 off your first 3 UberEats orders of CA$20 or more! https://ubereats.com/feed?promoCode=eats-christopherm5931ue Get $5 off your first order with SkipTheDishes! https://www.skipthedishes.com/r/6YaJc65HKg

Emily's back just in time for us to discuss the finale of Gavv and give our thoughts on this snack and body horror-themed series as a finished show. But first, we wrap up the Gozyuger two-parter involving Bouquet and the evils of AI.   Casters Present:  Blue Gray Yellow Orange North  Show Notes: https://www.patreon.com/posts/138254822 Required Viewing: Kamen Rider Gavv 50,  No.1 Sentai Gozyuger 28  Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CwEmbzv0QDc   Hungry? Get CA$15 off your first 3 UberEats orders of CA$20 or more! https://ubereats.com/feed?promoCode=eats-christopherm5931ue Get $5 off your first order with SkipTheDishes! https://www.skipthedishes.com/r/6YaJc65HKg

Vegas joins the Four Casters as we discuss Gavv's penultimate episode, Gozyuger's weirdly racist MOTW, and how a giant turtle saved us from some giant bats.  Casters Present:  Blue Gray Yellow North Bear  Show Notes: https://www.patreon.com/posts/137683880 Required Viewing: Kamen Rider Gavv 49,  No.1 Sentai Gozyuger 27,  Gamera: Guardian of The Universe  Watch on YouTube:    Hungry? Get CA$15 off your first 3 UberEats orders of CA$20 or more! https://ubereats.com/feed?promoCode=eats-christopherm5931ue Get $5 off your first order with SkipTheDishes! https://www.skipthedishes.com/r/6YaJc65HKg

This week on Castranger we discuss the trio teaming up with Lango to finally kill the president with the debut of Gavv's surprise endgame Amazingummy Form, Gozyuger's meta-ass recap episode set at Toei Studios, and then back to Gavv for the ramen-themed Hyper Battle Video.   Casters Present:  Blue Gray Yellow  Show Notes: https://www.patreon.com/posts/137138612?pr=true Required Viewing: Kamen Rider Gavv 48,  No.1 Sentai Gozyuger 26,  Kamen Rider Gavv Hyper Battle Video: The Snacks Gourmet Woo!-mai Wakamen!!  Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KnaMF_wJYw4   Hungry? Get CA$15 off your first 3 UberEats orders of CA$20 or more! https://ubereats.com/feed?promoCode=eats-christopherm5931ue Get $5 off your first order with SkipTheDishes! https://www.skipthedishes.com/r/6YaJc65HKg

This week we discuss Nyelv's explosive removal from Gavv as we barrel towards the finale, and then we deal with both Gozyuger and Sentai Daishikkaku's "students trapped in a school" plotlines.   Casters Present:  Blue Gray  Show Notes: https://www.patreon.com/posts/136594512 Required Viewing: Kamen Rider Gavv 47,  No.1 Sentai Gozyuger 25,  Sentai Daishikkaku 13-14  Watch on YouTube:    Hungry? Get CA$15 off your first 3 UberEats orders of CA$20 or more! https://ubereats.com/feed?promoCode=eats-christopherm5931ue Get $5 off your first order with SkipTheDishes! https://www.skipthedishes.com/r/6YaJc65HKg

Gar joins us for the news while Lane gushes over Power Rangers in Fortnite. We discuss Nyelv's plan going very wrong, the High School Lupinranger VS Patranger arc, and FINALLY Kamen Rider Shadow Moon happens.   Casters Present:  Blue Gray Yellow  Show Notes: https://www.patreon.com/posts/136067746 Required Viewing: Kamen Rider Gavv 46,  No.1 Sentai Gozyuger 24,  Kamen Rider Black Sun 07-08  Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6wrVCo8TgYw   Hungry? Get CA$15 off your first 3 UberEats orders of CA$20 or more! https://ubereats.com/feed?promoCode=eats-christopherm5931ue Get $5 off your first order with SkipTheDishes! https://www.skipthedishes.com/r/6YaJc65HKg

It's a two-boy episode this week as we discuss Sachika's formal discovery of Rakia's true form and backstory, Shouma being propositioned by Nyelv, Fire Candle and Hoeru's badass new powerups, and how the Dogengers break into pairs of Nice Buddies to get their villain back from Not!Red Buster.  Casters Present:  Blue Gray  Show Notes: https://www.patreon.com/posts/135526790 Required Viewing: Kamen Rider Gavv 45,  No.1 Sentai Gozyuger 23,  Dogengers Nice Buddy 02-03  Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qxrnslmFcc0   Hungry? Get CA$15 off your first 3 UberEats orders of CA$20 or more! https://ubereats.com/feed?promoCode=eats-christopherm5931ue Get $5 off your first order with SkipTheDishes! https://www.skipthedishes.com/r/6YaJc65HKg

In this episode, Ichi sits down with Max Ellis of Sword & Shield Productions, who made the indie tokusatsu Avalon, Knight of the Round Table, to answer questions from CastFans regarding inspiration, choices made and not made, effective budgeting ideologies, and a few thoughts on what we might see in the upcoming second season.  Check out Avalon on YouTube! https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUfAQVlX7E1N8BUJD7ZqTYP-ZmkmkUpXo Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UUVMnyt3NEo   Hungry? Get CA$15 off your first 3 UberEats orders of CA$20 or more! https://ubereats.com/feed?promoCode=eats-christopherm5931ue Get $5 off your first order with SkipTheDishes! https://www.skipthedishes.com/r/6YaJc65HKg