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The Askari Cast

By Rod Van Blake

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Episode 3 William Hayashi interview, author of the Darkside Trilogy, the Archangel X Trilogy and more!

The Askari CastAug 23, 2020

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

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

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!

Mar 28, 202443:34
Episode 3 of season 5! The Askari Cast talks the Monarch Legacy of Monsters finale! SPOILERS!

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

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!

Jan 18, 202401:01:05
Episode 2 of season 5! The Askari Cast discusses episodes 8 and 9 of Monarch Legacy of Monsters! SPOILERS!!
Jan 11, 202401:09:26
Episode 1 of season 5! Happy New Year! Askari Cast talks eps 6 and 7 of Monarch Legacy of Monsters!
Jan 04, 202458:18
Episode 38 of season 4. The Askari Cast live talks Monarch Legacy of Monsters ep 5 "The Way Out" SPOILERS!
Dec 21, 202349:07
Episode 37 of season 4 The Askari Cast Live talks Monarch Legacy of Monsters episode 4 "Parallels and Interiors" SPOILERS!

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

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.

Dec 14, 202346:05
Episode 36 of season 4! The Askari Cast talks Monarch Legacy of Monsters ep 3 "Secrets and Lies" SPOILERS

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

Rod Van Blake and Jocelyn Short discuss the third episode of Monarch Legacy of Monsters! Spoilers if you have yet to watch that far!

Dec 07, 202345:44
Episode 35 of season 4! The Askari Cast Live talks episode 2 of Monarch legacy of Monsters "Departure" SPOILERS!
Nov 30, 202346:22
Episode 34 of season 4. The Askari Cast Live talks Monarch Legacy of Monsters episode 1 "Aftermath" SPOILERS!

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

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"!

Nov 23, 202345:48
Episode 33 of season 4. The Loki season 2 finale. Glorious Purpose! SPOILER ALERT!
Nov 17, 202346:15
Episode 32 of season 4! The Askari Cast live talks Loki season 2 ep 5 "Science/Fiction" Spoilers!

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

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!

Nov 09, 202326:60
Episode 31 of season 4! The Askari Cast talks episode 4 of Loki season 2! SPOILERS!
Nov 02, 202343:13
Episode 30 of season 4 The Askari Cast talks Loki Season 2 episodes 2 and 3! Spoilers!
Oct 26, 202352:37
Episode 29 of season 4! The Askari Cast talks Loki season 2 episode 1 OB! Spoilers!

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

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!

Oct 12, 202337:08
Episode 28 of season 4! The Ahsoka finale "The Jedi, The Witch and The Warlord! SPOILER ALERT!

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

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.

Oct 05, 202346:45
Episode 27 of season 4! The Ahsoka catch up episode.

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

Jordan Purnell Jackson, Jocelyn Short, and Rod Van Blake discuss episodes 3 through 7 of Ahsoka in prep for the season finale!

Sep 29, 202301:02:06
Episode 26 of season 4 The Askari Cast talks Ahsoka episode 2 Toil and Trouble. SPOILERS!

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

Rod Van Blake and Jordan Purnell Jackson talk the second episode of Ahsoka. Toil and Trouble streaming now on Disney Plus!

Aug 31, 202340:21
Episode 25 of season 4 The Askari Cast talks Ahsoka debut episode, Master and Apprentice. Spoiler alert!
Aug 24, 202342:07
Episode 24 of season 4. The Askari Cast talks They Cloned Tyrone! Spoiler alert!

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

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!

Aug 11, 202352:27
Episode 23 of season 4. The Askari Cast talks the Secret Invasion finale! Spoilers if you have not finished it!

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

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.

Aug 04, 202338:51
Episode 22 of season 4. The Askari Cast talks the Harvest, episode 5 of Secret Invasion! Spoiler alert!

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

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!

Jul 21, 202334:52
Episode 21 of season 4. The Askari Cast talks Secret Invasion episodes 3 Betrayed and episode 4 Beloved! Spoiler alert!

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

⁠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!

Jul 13, 202351:13
Episode 20 of season 4, The Askari Cast talk the second episode of Secret Invasion "Promises" on Disney Plus! SPOILER ALERT!

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

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!

Jun 29, 202356:26
Episode 19 of season 4. The Askari Cast talk the Secret Invasion debut! Spoilers

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

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.

Jun 28, 202336:38
Episode 18 of season 4. The Askari Cast talks Across the Spiderverse! SPOILERS!

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

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!

Jun 09, 202358:52
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!!
Jun 02, 202338:47
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!

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!

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!

May 25, 202333:34
Episode 15 of season 4 The Askari Cast talks Dungeons and Dragons Honor Among Thieves! Spoilers, it's streaming now on Paramount Plus!

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

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!

May 19, 202342:17
Episode 14 of season 4, the Askari Cast talks Star wars Visions season 2! Sith and Screecher's reach!

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

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!

May 05, 202341:00
Episode 13 of season 4, The Askari Cast wraps up Vox Machina season 2!
Apr 14, 202344:38
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!

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!

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!

Apr 07, 202346:04
Episode 11 of season 4 The Askari Cast talks Trigun Stampede!

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

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!

Mar 17, 202339:35
Episode 10 of season 4. The Askari Cast talks more Vox Machina season 2 episodes 7 and 8! SPOILERS!

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

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!

Mar 10, 202347:29
Episode 9 of season 4, The Askari Cast talks Vox Machina episodes 5 and 6 of season 2! Spoiler Alert!

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

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.

Mar 03, 202343:46
Episode 8 of season 4 The Askari Cast talks the Legend of Vox Machina season 2 episodes 3 and 4! Spoiler alert!

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

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!

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Feb 24, 202333:43
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!

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!

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.

Feb 17, 202344:21
Episode 6 of season 4, The Askari Cast talks Space Sweepers! Streaming now on Netflix! SPOILER ALERT!

Episode 6 of season 4, The Askari Cast talks Space Sweepers! Streaming now on Netflix! SPOILER ALERT!

Jocelyn Short and Rod Van Blake take a dive into the Korean scifi cyberpunk space flick Space Sweepers! Spoilers for those who have yet to check it out.

Feb 10, 202354:01
Episode 5 of season 4 The Askari Cast talks the "dope game" in Star Wars!
Feb 03, 202351:49
Episode 4 of season 4, The Askari Cast talks JUNG_E! The Korean cyberpunk scifi film streaming now on Netflix! Spoiler alert!

Episode 4 of season 4, The Askari Cast talks JUNG_E! The Korean cyberpunk scifi film streaming now on Netflix! Spoiler alert!

Rod Van Blake and Andrea Rose Washington chat about JUNG_E a Korean scifi film set on a future yet nearly uninhabitable Earth in the midst of civil war. Data from the mind of a war hero is used to create AI driven cyborgs in an attempt to figure out how the last crucial battle could have been won. This was a very interesting film. Be sure to check it out before listening to our discussion! It's on Netflix.

Jan 27, 202343:23
Episode 3 of season 4 the Willow double header! We talk episodes 7 and 8 of the series on Disney plus to wrap it up! SPOILERS!

Episode 3 of season 4 the Willow double header! We talk episodes 7 and 8 of the series on Disney plus to wrap it up! SPOILERS!

Jordan Purnell Jackson, Andrea Rose Washington and Rod Van Blake finish off the Willow series discussing episode 7 "Beyond the Shattered Sea, and episode 8 "Children of the Wyrm" Spoilers for those of you who have yet to finish the series!

Jan 20, 202301:04:28
Episode 2 of season 4! The Askari Cast talks Willow episode 6 Prisoners of Skellin! SPOILER ALERT!

Episode 2 of season 4! The Askari Cast talks Willow episode 6 Prisoners of Skellin! SPOILER ALERT!

Jordan Purnell Jackson and Rod Van Blake discuss episode 6 of Willow "Prisoners of Skellin" streaming now on Disney Plus! Spoilers if you have yet to watch that far.

Jan 13, 202339:18
Episode 1 of season 4 Willow episode 5 "Wildwood" SPOILER ALERT

Episode 1 of season 4 Willow episode 5 "Wildwood" SPOILER ALERT

Jordan Purnell Jackson and Rod Van Blake discuss the fifth episode of Willow titled "Wildwood" streaming now on Disney Plus! Spoilers for those of you who have not watched that far.

Jan 06, 202337:23
Episode 45 Willow episode 4 "Whispers of Nockmaar" streaming now on Disney Plus! SPOILER ALERT!

Episode 45 Willow episode 4 "Whispers of Nockmaar" streaming now on Disney Plus! SPOILER ALERT!

Rod Van Blake, Jordan Purnell Jackson and Andrea Rose Washington discuss the fourth episode of Willow which takes us back to a familiar location from the 1988 film. Spoilers if you have yet to watch that far!

Dec 30, 202242:06
Episode 44 the Askari Cast talks Willow episode 3 The Battle of the Slaughtered Lamb! Spoilers!
Dec 23, 202243:01
Episode 43 The Askari Cast talks Willow ep 2 The High Aldwin SPOILER ALERT!

Episode 43 The Askari Cast talks Willow ep 2 The High Aldwin SPOILER ALERT!

Jordan Purnell Jackson and Rod Van Blake discuss the second episode of Willow The High Aldwin streaming now on Disney Plus! Spoilers if you have yet to watch the first two episodes!

Dec 16, 202232:11
Episode 42 The Askari Cast talks Willow streaming now on Disney plus! Spoilers for episode 1!

Episode 42 The Askari Cast talks Willow streaming now on Disney plus! Spoilers for episode 1!

Andrea Rose Washington, Jordan Purnell Jackson and Rod Van Blake talk about the legacy show Willow streaming now on Disney plus that continues the story from the 1988 film!

Dec 09, 202252:09
Episode 41 The Askari Cast talks Nope! SPOILER ALERT!

Episode 41 The Askari Cast talks Nope! SPOILER ALERT!

Andrea Rose Washington, Jordan Purnell Jackson and Rod Van Blake talk Jordan Peele's latest horror/thriller offering Nope streaming now on Peacock! Spoilers for those who have yet to watch it!

Dec 02, 202244:44
Episode 40 Wakanda Forever! Spoilers in the second half!

Episode 40 Wakanda Forever! Spoilers in the second half!

Andrea Rose Washington, Jordan Purnell Jackson and Rod Van Blake discuss the sequel to Black Panther, Wakanda Forever! Spoilers in the second half. You have been warned! If you like epic fantasy tales with gods, magi, dragons and such go back Nyumbani Chronicles now live on Kickstarter!

Nov 18, 202255:31
Episode 39 Omari Malik of Blacktooth Publishing!

Episode 39 Omari Malik of Blacktooth Publishing!

Rod Van Blake sits down with Omari Malik of Blacktooth Publishing, creator of Adastra, Dogpile and Snake Bite! Come listen to what he has going on with his current Kickstarter at BlackTooth Battalion Volume 1 by Omari Malik — Kickstarter ! This episode was brought to you by Tuffwraps.com for all you writers, artists and nerds trying to get your swole on to reach that over 9000 status! Go to TuffWraps® - Wrist Wraps Used For CrossFit, Powerlifting, Bench Press and enter code JACKEDWRITER at checkout for a discount!

Oct 27, 202231:59
Episode 38 The Askari Cast talks Entergalactic on Netflix! SPOILER ALERT!

Episode 38 The Askari Cast talks Entergalactic on Netflix! SPOILER ALERT!

Rod Van Blake, Jordan Purnell Jackson and Andrea Rose Washington talk about Entergalactic the animated film streaming now on Netflix starring Kid Cudi! Spoilers if you have yet to watch!

Oct 20, 202239:34