Anime Sickos
Episodes
239: Condiment Kids 2: Mustard Monarchs
10 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It's complete condiment chaos as Colin Padgett Arnold joins Tom for CONDIMENT KIDS 2, the long-awaited sequel to the smash hit podcast pilot CONDIMENT...
Tom's Record Club: Bergtatt by Ulver
26 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
UNLOCKED FOR NON-PATRONS: We get lost and die in the pitiless troll-infested woods of ancient Norway as we discuss the black metal classic Bergtatt: E...
238: The Sickos Become Poverty Chefs
12 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Sickos have always been trendsetters, and as more and more people follow their lead into the ever-fashionable "unemployment," we share our tips fo...
237: The One Piece Episode - Part 2
05 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It's been four years since the Sickos covered One Piece, and a lot has happened since then. Tom and Guest co-Sicko Marquez are current on One Piece an...
236: Ed Zitron Goes Guesto Mode
29 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Ed Zitron, the guy on the internet who is always saying that this AI shit is a stupid grift that makes no financial sense, goes guesto mode. Turns out...
235: The Tatami Galaxy Episode
22 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Tom and guest co-Sicko MinovskyArticle sing the praises of the incredible 2010 anime The Tatami Galaxy. If you watch one anime in your life, I recomme...
234: The Sickos Review Silksong Perfectly
08 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
These days everyone has a hot take about Hollow Knight: Silksong. Folks get heated and tilted and let their feelings cloud their judgment. The world c...
233: Anime Health Nuts
24 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Tom and guest co-Sicko KC Green are tired of being "sickos" and wish instead to develop positive habits. Thus begins "Anime Health Nuts," the new long...
232: The Sickos Enter the Fourth Dimension
10 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Tom joins Casey Toney and Mike Migdall from GUTTER to experience a new dimension in stupid bullshit your chair can do at the movie theater: "4DX," an ...
231: The Walk Hard Episode
03 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
At the behest of guest co-Sicko Jeff Stormer, Tom finally watches the classic comedy Walk Hard. Turns out, this shit is incredibly good. Join us as we...
230: Anime 102
20 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Nani? The Sickos are talking about anime? Masaka! But I assure you: it's true! Quinn Welsh-Wilson joins as co-Sicko to get Tom back up to speed, discu...
229: The Sickos Eat Eleven Insane Sandwiches
06 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Sickos are tea sandwich guys now. We made, ate, and reviewed 11 insane sandwiches with such inexplicable ingredients as "onion, mayo, and parsley,...
228: Patrick Cosmos Goes Guesto Mode
30 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Patrick Cosmos goes guesto mode! We discuss his new album Future National Sports, how weird it is to self-promote independent art in hell times, the i...
227: Posting Sucks Now
16 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Folks, we have been trying for ages to get enough raw material for a classic posting episode but it just isn't happening. The well is dry. The thing a...
An Important Anime Sickos Announcement
18 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hello Sicko fans. If you are a dedicated listener you know that for a long time Joe has been struggling with chronic pain due to a hip impingement ...
226: Josh Watkins Goes Guesto Mode
11 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Writer, homie, and genius Josh Watkins goes guesto mode. We celebrate Josh's return to Chicago after four years of grad school, discuss the highs and ...
225: Dan Sheehan Goes Guesto Mode Again
04 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Writer and comedian Dan Sheehan goes guesto mode again! Dan is about to crowdfund Who's A Good Boy: The Game Where Dogs Can Sin, a comedy card game wi...
224: The Sickos Fix Joe's Brain
14 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Joe becomes mentally healthy forever as we curate a therapeutic gaming curriculum designed to provide him with the maximum concentration of vital gami...
223: The Sickos Present the Unified Theory of Chilling and Hanging
30 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The most important thing in the universe is to chill and hang and vibe. If humanity is chilling then the utopian society must inevitably follow. But t...
222: The Police Squad Episode
23 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Sickos go on and on about the classic 1982 spoof show Police Squad. Its film version, The Naked Gun, is much more successful and well-known, but t...
221: Corpse Brain 2 - Corpse World
09 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
How come all this fascism and tariff shit is allowed to happen? Why are so many critical US agencies being deleted? Why isn't anyone stopping this? Th...
220: Josh Boerman and Dylan Rank Game Mechanics With Us
02 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We return to our ongoing project to rank all game mechanics, but when it comes to the immersive sim and fighting game genres, we don't have the expert...
219: Oops! All Goofs 6
26 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It's another grab bag of bits. We introduce a new segment about the most insanely fatal "non-lethal" attacks from the Yakuza games, find insider knowl...
218: Dono from Radio Free Tote Bag Goes Guesto Mode
12 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dono from the excellent podcast Radio Free Tote Bag goes guesto mode! We yammer about how getting into synth music is just an excuse to make your room...
217: The Sickos Continue To Be Unemployed
05 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Sickos do a special unemployed version of Cog Talk where they do the unthinkable and wish they had an evil computer that took up half their time w...
216: The Sickos Rank Still More Game Mechanics
19 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Sickos continue to fill our their definitive tier list of all game mechanics, this time saying the final word on runs, consumables, joke classes, ...
215: Complaining Still Kicks Ass
12 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Shit is so bad! The dumbest evil man is wrecking the country using a cadre of Nazi zoomers named after an outdated meme! Da future is grim and we are ...
214: Posting Strikes Back
05 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We never thought we'd see the day: it's a posting episode. The insane repliers of Bluesky have stepped up, providing a critical mass of deranged posts...
213: The Sickos Talk Resident Evil 4
29 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
After the most harrowing week of fascist American leadership in our memory, the Sickos must seek the healing aura of Resident Evil 4, the platonic ide...
212: Hundreds of Beavers is Gaming
15 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Sickos watched the unbelievable indie silent slapstick comedy Hundreds of Beavers. Here's the thing: This movie is gaming. Watching this movie is ...
211: Merritt K Goes Guesto Mode
08 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Writer, podcaster, game developer and poster Merritt K goes guesto mode! We discuss her new visual novel, Fledgling Manor, the sick soul required to b...
210: The Sickos Go Dad Mode
18 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We really lean in to being in our mid-30s in this one. We jaw about our various home improvement projects, and Joe goes deeper into how to become a ge...
209: The Sickos Talk Luigi
13 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
italian pawg hits robber baron with negative zone
208: Cohen Edenfield Goes Guesto Mode
04 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Games writer and Skulltenders DM Cohen Edenfield goes guesto mode and the chilling is simply off the charts! We jaw about Deadwood again (to the delig...
207: The Deadwood Episode
20 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Sickos go nuts over HBO's Deadwood, a show in a league of its own. You have to watch Deadwood--this is not a request.
206: It Happened Again!
13 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Folks, uh oh!! Once again we have experienced a mondo catastrophe! Trump won big time! The Sickos discuss their feelings (bad), criticize the Democrat...
205: Maslow's Hierarchy of Posting Needs
06 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It seems like every posting platform sucks. But what does it take for one to not suck? The Sickos answer by creating the Poster's Hierarchy of Needs, ...
204: The Sickos Rank Some More Game Mechanics on a Tier List
30 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Sickos give the final word on a variety of classic game mechanics that all gamers know and love, such as "roll," "homing attack," "homing attack (...
203: The Sickos Complain About that One Photo of John Lennon Where He's Walking Like an Idiot
23 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Sickos briefly discuss a number of topics: meeting a guy in the West Loop who talked like a bugged NPC, how the Cybertruck is basically this decad...
202: The Sickos Go To Gay Paris
09 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Tom went to Gay Paris, got Covid (no longer eligible for heaven), and got laid off! We yammer about my dumbass travel anecdotes. It's fun to listen to...
201: The 201st Episode Spectacular!
04 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
OK, this time we're celebrating 200 episodes for real. We reflect on five years in Sicko Mode and bask in the praise and congratulations of our fans a...
200: The 200th Episode Spectacular!
28 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Incredible! We've been in Sicko Mode for 200 episodes! What better way to celebrate this incredible achievement than to discuss our favorite dusts and...
199: Danette Chavez Goes Guesto Mode
21 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Danette Chavez goes guesto mode! Danette is the new editor-in-chief of the AV Club, an icon of internet culture writing recently freed from a grim per...
198: More Podcasts About Buildings and Food
07 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Sickos yammer. No topic! All minutia! We yap about eating burgers under the L tracks, Home Depot hot dogs, Joe's son getting spooked by the Roomba...
197: The Severance Episode
31 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Unbelieveable! The Sickos discuss an actual anime: the 2022 Apple TV+ live action thriller Severance starring Adam Scott. This shit is so good. We bas...
196: The Sickos Get Laid Off
24 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Sickos discuss Joe's recent layoff, and how getting laid off is fine, and it's easy to get a new job, and there WILL be a future, and you can depe...
195: A.J. Ditty Goes Guesto Mode
17 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A.J. Ditty from the Worst of All Possible Worlds podcast goes guesto mode! We learn how to act, why seeing your parents shot in the face would make yo...
194: The Sickos Examine the Perfect Pilot
03 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Sitcom pilots tend to suck ass. They have to do boring exposition and the characters haven't settled into a rhythm yet. Well what if we told you there...
193: Best in Slot Jokes
19 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Comedy is an endless playground of creativity and innovation, but some jokes are so good that nothing could ever be better in its niche. We call these...
192: Remy Siu Goes Guesto Mode
12 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Remy Siu, creative director of the excellent narrative game 1000xResist, goes guesto mode! We discuss how he & the game's writing staff put together a...
191: The Sickos Read Cog Tales
05 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Sickos remembered that we have a form we shared a long time ago where people can submit horror stories from their workplaces, and we finally read ...
190: The Sickos Shoot Da Breeze
29 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We've had too many high-concept episodes lately that require lots of thought and prep, so we just turned the mic on and had an hour of organic jawing....
189: The Sickos Complain About AI
15 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This AI shit sucks so bad folks. We expand on what we found so distasteful about generative AI art and how much it would suck ass to see it expand int...
188: Oops! All Sketches 2
24 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Sickos come bearing eleven killer sketches that will make you hoot and laugh and go nuts. Join us as we travel through time, meet god, become Mich...
187: The Sickos Do A Classic Posting Episode
10 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Are you freaks happy? We come from the toilet battered and bloody bearing armfuls of insane and stupid posts that are very funny to think about. Come ...
186: Crawfish Comic Goes Guesto Mode
03 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Shevvy from the incredible comedy sensation Crawfish Comic goes guesto mode! We go nuts over how much we like Shevvy's work, and they explain the etho...
185: Long Live Akira Toriyama
27 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Sickos eulogize the best cartoonist to ever live, Akira Toriyama. Rest in peace king. Your art will live forever, and future generations will unde...
184: Josh Boerman Goes Guesto Mode
13 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We welcome Josh Boerman from the Worst of All Possible Worlds podcast. We discuss immersive sims, the value of good criticism, trying to make a living...
183: The Sickos Do Two Segments
06 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Sickos do a classic two-segment episode. First, we return to our tier list of Every Game Mechanic and rank a bunch of these suckers. Then, we retu...
182: The Sickos Become Literature Geniuses
28 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Turns out books are not homework, but instead stuff a weirdo wrote down for fun. We go nuts about Moby Dick, Don Quixote, and the works of Don Barthel...
181: Guys Who Fell Off
21 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Sickos moan about guys who have fallen off. Some fear to do this. We have the courage to do what they won't.
180: Goblin Punks with Grant Howitt - An Anime Sickos Adventure
14 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Grant Howitt, a game designer who rules, joins the Sickos (plus Gwynn and Allie from Modesty City, Sicko Shock 2, and Shuffle Quest) for a one-shot ga...
179: The Sickos Ponder Da Sludge
31 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Everywhere you look someone's trying to sell you da sludge, and they usually succeed! AI? That's da sludge. Layoffs? Sludge. Airplanes where the walls...
178: The Sickos Begin to Rank Every Game Mechanic
24 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We unveil a classic new recurring segment in which the Sickos sort every single game mechanic into a tier list. This will definitely not take a long t...
177: The Sickos are Out of Touch, and Right
17 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Folks, your Sickos are old and dumb and don't know what's hip now. When we watched the Game Awards it was like we got clockwork oranged. Music is scar...
176: Joe Has a Baby Now
10 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We're back from our break. Joe had a baby, did you hear about that? That's part of why there was a break. Anyway, we talk about the baby (he is cute) ...
175: The Sickos Enter the Void
13 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Guest hosts Sara & Tom McHenry watched the big plagiarism YouTube video and now we are harrowed by the nightmarish threat of "void people," empty auto...
174: The Sickos Defeat Death
06 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Guest host erica dreisbach fills in for Joe and reveals how to defeat aging and live forever by buying pills from the store that a disgraced charlatan...
173: The Sickos Design Final Fantasy 17
08 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Square Enix is fucked because no one liked Final Fantasy 16. They need the next mainline entry to be a rock-solid crowdpleaser that's cheap and fast t...
172: The Sickos Rank the Monsters
01 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It's our spookiest episode yet as the Sickos rank the Halloween monsters in a bone-chilling tournament! This one's pretty dumb (non-derogatory)
171: Sean Rose Goes Guesto Mode
18 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Sean Rose goes guesto mode! We discuss Sean's comic Red Ring of Death, a parody of inescapable mid-2000s gaming webcomics, his podcast The Hornet's Ne...
170: Obama is Gay With Tucker's Friend
11 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Sickos discuss the story of the millenium: Obama is allegedly gay with Tucker's buddy. This is sure to really move the needle. Plus, numerous goof...
169: The Sickos Create the Perfect Parenting Guide
04 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
With Joe's baby on the way, the Sickos use their genius minds to solve the age old question of how to be a perfect parent who raises a child who never...
168: Dan Sheehan Goes Guesto Mode
27 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Writer and comedian Dan Sheehan goes guesto mode! We discuss how creating a massive Twitter sensation gives you zero (0) rewards, why it whips ass to ...
167: The Sickos Steal the Chrono Trigger - An Anime Sickos Adventure
06 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jeff Stormer of the Party of One Podcast joins us for an Anime Sickos RPG adventure as we play TIME HEIST! The Sickos infiltrate Science Island on a ...
166: The Sickos Buy Property and Become Evil
30 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Many people want to own a house or condo, but uh oh! If you do that you touch the Trump Orb and become an evil guy! The Sickos discuss how and why hom...
165: The Sickos Log On to X, The Everything App
23 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Sickos mourn the diseased and rapidly dying website Twitter, now renamed X: The Everything App by its foolish owner, a weird man who posts tongue...
164: The Sickos Go Back to Basics
16 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It's been forever since we've done a Normal one. We go back to basics, discussing Chrono Cross and doing Cog Talk. Baby, we still got it!
163: The Making of Sicko Shock 2
02 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Sickos spent 15 months producing an audio drama miniseries and now are tired. Allow us the indulgence of reminiscing on the incredible experience ...
Sicko Shock 2: Episode 6 - Sherry and the Ganja Gang
29 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Anime Sickos present: Sicko Shock 2 - A Miniseries in Six Episodes. EPISODE 6: SHERRY AND THE GANJA GANG In the year 42069, humanity survives in...
Sicko Shock 2: Episode 5 - Tor Client
28 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Anime Sickos present: Sicko Shock 2 - A Miniseries in Six Episodes. EPISODE 5: TOR CLIENT In the year 42069, humanity survives in the last livab...
Sicko Shock 2: Episode 4 - Dr. Fiona Firewire
27 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Anime Sickos present: Sicko Shock 2 - A Miniseries in Six Episodes. EPISODE 4: DR. FIONA FIREWIRE In the year 42069, humanity survives in the la...
Sicko Shock 2: Episode 3 - Stack Overflow
26 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Anime Sickos present: Sicko Shock 2 - A Miniseries in Six Episodes. EPISODE 3: STACK OVERFLOW In the year 42069, humanity survives in the last l...
Sicko Shock 2: Episode 2 - Sherry Vaporware
25 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Anime Sickos present: Sicko Shock 2 - A Miniseries in Six Episodes. EPISODE 2: SHERRY VAPORWARE In the year 42069, humanity survives in the last...
Sicko Shock 2: Episode 1 - Burt Harddrive
24 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Anime Sickos present: Sicko Shock 2 - A Miniseries in Six Episodes. EPISODE 1: BURT HARDDRIVE In the year 42069, humanity survives in the last l...
162: GUESTO 2 GUESTO - Rayne and Medley feat. Jimble
19 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Sickos accidentally pressed the Elseworlds button in Sickos HQ and were transported to an alternate universe where Anime Sickos Podcast is 100% Gu...
161: The Sickos Watch Asteroid City
12 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Sickos went to da movie house to see Asteroid City, the latest from diorama enthusiast and pastel color liker Wes Anderson. Some people do not tak...
160: The Sickos Visit the Blue Check Zoo
28 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Twitter is bad, but sometimes these blue check mutants say stuff that's so stupid you have to laugh and hoot! We discuss an incredible thread where do...
159: The Sickos Manga Roundup Vol. 2
21 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Sickos read some manga (anime in holding-still form)! We go nuts over James Stokoe's newest western manga Orphan and the Five Beasts. Joe explains...
158: Great Moments in Posting History - Listener Edition
14 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Anime Sickos have covered many great posts, but even we have posting blind spots. Luckily our listeners have supplied us with a new crop of some o...
157: Isa Goes Guesto Mode Again
31 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Tom's niece Isa returns to the podcast! We talk about Tears of the Kingdom, how Covid turned high school sophomores into six-foot-tall toddlers, compe...
156: Guy Sword: Senior Operations Manager
24 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Sickos pitch their own manga series about Guy Sword, an heir of thousands of years of demon-slaying martial arts, who has given up the shonen batt...
155: The Sickos Play Short Games
17 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It's a miracle: The Sickos both played the same game, the roguelike town-upgrading game Cult of the Lamb, a fun game with a cute artstyle and unique g...
154: There's Blood in the Toilet Now
10 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Blood Machine sprung a leak and now the toilet's full of blood. Twitter has been ruined as the boosted blue checks flood all popular posts with th...
153: Devon Price Reads the Duchess Goldblatt Book
26 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Previous guesto and notable book genius Dr. Devon Price returns to the show having read Duchess Goldblatt's bestselling memoir(!!!). Listen as he reco...
152: The Sickos Believe Theories Now
19 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Sickos have leaned into believing everything they read. Your brain floats in cum and gets smarter the less you bust. ChatGPT is just a giant and/o...
151: The DS is a Public Good
05 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Sickos truly believe that the Nintendo DS is a public good that should be provided for free by the government. Sick of samey AAA games that demand...
150: Branson Reese Goes Guesto Mode
29 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Branson Reese (Swan Boy, Rude Tales of Magic, etc) goes guesto mode! We can't stop having cartoonists on this show. We discuss how being extremely stu...
149: The Sickos Read Insane Posts
22 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Join us at the toilet for another mouthful of inconceivably bad posts! We got Jordan Peterson panicking over the Chinese dick sucking factory! We got ...
148: Punk Rock is Anime
08 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
After leaving the house for the first time in years to attend a punk concert, the Sickos reflect on their lifelong love of punk and discover it's anim...