 In this final episode, Alex, Calvin, Jason, Mike, and Paolo look back on the five years that have been Population GO, highlighting personal moments that stood out as members of the site. Also included are special messages from other staff members who could not join us for the live recording. [PopulationGO.com]

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Episode 87: The Farewell

 Alex, Calvin, and Dan discuss some random topics, most of which revolve around gaming. There’s talk on fan-made Pokémon games through RPG Maker, Fifa ‘16, and Metal Gear Solid V. There’s a little convention talk and some music talk from Gorillaz to a love for Hatsune Miku. [PopulationGO.com]

Episode 86: Where The Time Goes

Alex, Dan, and Michelle go the casual route and talk on a number of topics, of which include Alex’s attendance to PAX, Dan’s teapot research for industrial design, and Michelle’s diatribe how Kindred Spirits on the Roof coming to Steam is being handled.[PopulationGO.com]

Episode 85: PAX and Teapots on the Roof

 Let’s face it, screw-ups occur frequently in anime, from release dates to production quality. However, it’s when they happen to such a high degree that producers, creators, and the like have to apologize publicly for it is when things get exciting. Alex and Michelle discuss a few of the more infamous examples which include such titles as School Days and The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya. [PopulationGO.com]

Episode 84: Extraordinary Anime Screw-ups

In a car, in a train, on a boat, on a plane, it seems today’s technology is allowing us to consume our favorite media in a new way. Alex and Dan share some of their thoughts as a mass of media are becoming more widely available through digital means.[PopulationGO.com]

Episode 83: Media Consumption

 Alex, Dan, and Paolo talk sports, but not in the traditional sense. The guys compare and contrast eastern and western mediums when they tackle the sports genre. [PopulationGO.com]

Episode 82: Sports: Geek vs. Otaku

 Alex, Dan, and Michelle take a look at how geek and otaku are filtering through academia. They discuss how our favorite mediums are being studied intellectually as well as analyses into social groups that form from such mediums. [PopulationGO.com]

Episode 81: Geek and Otaku in Academia

Dan tackles host duties this time around and joined by Justin and Tristan to talk all about light novels, from the medium itself to it usage as source material for many manga and anime. [PopulationGO.com]

Episode 80: Light Novels

 Alex and Ed recount some of the highlights that came out of this year’s E3 along with some of their personal favorites. [PopulationGO.com]

Episode 79: E3

 Alex and Dan go a little free-form with this week’s episode and go through a range of otaku-related topics. But with con season in full swing, the topic highlight is conventions – starting with Alex’s experience at FanimeCon a couple weeks ago. The two also delve into other anime and manga. [PopulationGO.com]

Episode 78: Conventions... and More

 Michelle takes the reigns as host this week and is joined by Dan and Paolo in a discussion about collecting. As a fan of anything in the geek and otaku world, gathering merchandise is almost a given and the gang talk about what it means to collect as well as some of their own collections. [PopulationGO.com]

Episode 77: Collecting

 Alex, Dan, and Tristan take a look at the Big 3 of manga, particularly the end of Naruto but still managing to continue through Naruto Gaiden. They discuss how they feel about this move and the impact this kind of move creates on the mangascape. [PopulatonGO.com]

Episode 76: Manga Salsa

 Alex and Ed get into a discussion about Marvel’s first Netflix series entry with Daredevil. They discuss their first impressions over the series, from the actors to the writing direction. Listen in to what they think of ol’ Hornhead. [PopulationGO.com]

Episode 75: The Man Without Fear

 Alex, Dan and Michelle indulge and enjoy the Time of Eve. The 2010 film, originally a 6-episode ONA, had recently been made available by Crunchyroll and has taken our crew through memory lane. [PopulationGO.com]

Episode 74: Time of Eve

Alex, Dan and Ed have a discussion over some of the issues with elitism and cynicism. They’re states of mind that commonly bombard the things we love, especially with geek- and otaku-related passions.[PopulationGO.com]

Episode 73: Elitism & Cynicism

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