Purely Academic with Jonathan Lack & Sean Chapman

Jonathan R. Lack & Sean Chapman

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Episodes 575

Avg. Duration 2h 37m

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Apple Rating ★ 4.5 (33)

Since Jun 2012

Latest Episode Jun 2026

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Critics and teachers Jonathan R. Lack and Sean Chapman host this monthly variety series where we talk about our favorite video games, movies, anime, and much more, having fun and maybe even learning something along the way. From the creators of The Weekly Stuff Podcast and Japanimation Station. Visit https://www.jonathanlack.com for more!

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Recent Episodes

Purely Academic #33 - Not-E3 2026! All the Gaming News from Sony, Xbox & More!

Jun 09, 2026 3h 46m

The most wonderful and/or tedious time of the year has come once more: It’s Not-E3 2026, when all of the video game giants share their biggest announcements for the year. As always, we’re here to…

Purely Academic #32 - One Piece, Resident Evil, Nintendo News & Bad Xbox Marketing Ideas

May 14, 2026 3h 14m

We’re back for a fun, variety-filled Monthly Stuff episode filled with our own personal obsessions. After going over some Nintendo and Xbox news, including the announcement of Star Fox for Switch 2…

Purely Academic #31 - DLSS 5, Pokémon Pokopia, Resident Evil, and Silly Texas Acronyms

Apr 02, 2026 3h 43m

The news just won’t stop coming, so we once again have an overstuffed Monthly Stuff episode to break it all down, from the reveal of Nvidia’s horrific slop-fueled DLSS 5, to Sony raising prices…

Purely Academic #30 - RESIDENT EVIL REQUIEM Review & Discussion

Mar 12, 2026 2h 43m

There’s very little we enjoy talking about more than Resident Evil here at Purely Academic, as the series has been on one of the most amazing hot streaks in the history of gaming over this past…

Purely Academic #29 - The Decimation of Gaming, the Destruction of Hollywood, and the Dawn of Ditto

Mar 05, 2026 2h 51m

It’s been a big – and depressing – few weeks of news in the entertainment industry, so we’re back for the March ‘Monthly Stuff’ episode to break it all down. First up we have Sony’s sudden (and…

Purely Academic #28 - Sony State of Play News, Classic Dragon Quest Games, and Resident Evil Spin-off Ideas

Feb 20, 2026 3h 34m

In a very video game-centric episode of the podcast, we talk all the news out of this month’s Nintendo Direct Partner Showcase and Sony State of Play, including the announcement of a God of…

Preview - Japanimation Station Returns for our TOMINO-THON on March 15th, 2026

Feb 01, 2026 14m

Our sister podcast, the anime history and review show Japanimation Station, returns on March 15th, 2026 for its 6th season, and it’s one listeners have been demanding for a long time: our…

Purely Academic #27 - The Top 10 Video Games of 2025

Jan 22, 2026 3h 39m

The time has come, once again: Sean and Jonathan are here to count down the Top 10 Video Games of 2025. It was an undeniably weird year for the medium, with some exciting developments – like the…

Purely Academic #26 - The Best Films of 2025 & Sean’s Digimon Adventures

Jan 15, 2026 3h 27m

For our first show of 2026, we look back on the best movies of 2025, as Jonathan talks us through his list of the 20 best films to come out last year, from undisputed favorites like Paul Thomas…

Purely Academic #25 - Metroid Prime 4, Super Robot Wars, Netflix/WB Merger, and Improving Christmas

Dec 18, 2025 3h 52m

Fair warning: this month’s episode starts out as a major bummer, what with news of the Netflix/WB merger and the pricing madness around RAM spelling doom for both Hollywood and the gaming industry,…

Purely Academic #24 - The FRANKENSTEIN Episode: The Original Novel, The 1931 Film, and the 2025 Film

Dec 02, 2025 3h 12m

For our November topic – coming just in time for the start of December – we celebrate the release of Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein with a three-part retrospective on one of the most famous…

Purely Academic #23 - School Stories, Pokémon Legends Z-A, Ghost of Yōtei & Taylor Swift x Shakespeare Collabs

Nov 14, 2025 3h 31m

In one of our most absolutely jam-packed Monthly Stuff installments to date, we live up to our moniker with a long discussion of teaching stories and curriculum planning (but it’s fun, we promise)…

Purely Academic #22 - Reviewing Kyoto Animation’s CITY: THE ANIMATION

Oct 15, 2025 3h 29m

We spent a full year chronicling the history of Kyoto Animation on our anime podcast, Japanimation Station, back in 2024, which means we are very excited to talk about CITY: THE ANIMATION, the latest…

Purely Academic #21 - Hades II, Ghost of Yōtei, Xbox Pricing Madness, and more!

Oct 08, 2025 3h 10m

We’re back for the month of October with an exciting episode covering both the highs and lows of the video game industry in 2025. In terms of ‘low,’ we’ve got more Xbox Pricing Madness, as Microsoft…

Purely Academic #20 - September Nintendo Direct + Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle Review

Sep 17, 2025 3h 14m

It’s a 2-part episode of Purely Academic as we discuss the recent Nintendo Direct presentation – our first big event from Nintendo since the launch of the Switch 2 – before reviewing the biggest…

Purely Academic #19 - How I Spent My Summer Vacation: Dark Souls, Dexter, Donkey Kong & More!

Aug 29, 2025 3h 40m

Our August episode of Purely Academic is one of our busiest recordings to date, as Sean and Jonathan break down how they spent their summer vacations, and talk about the start of the new school year.…

Purely Academic #18 - Reviewing Marvel’s THE FANTASTIC FOUR: FIRST STEPS

Aug 01, 2025 1h 41m

After looking back over all the previous attempts to bring Marvel’s Fantastic Four to the big screen last month, we review the introduction to Marvel’s first family into the MCU: The Fantastic Four:…

Purely Academic #17 - Reviewing James Gunn’s SUPERMAN (Spoiler Discussion)

Jul 17, 2025 2h 15m

We’re back sooner than usual, with a special episode focused entirely on James Gunn’s SUPERMAN! The film is the official launch of the new DCU, but much more importantly, it’s an actual…

Purely Academic #16 - Xbox Layoffs, Switch 2 Adventures, Indiana Jones, Andor & More!

Jul 11, 2025 3h 5m

For the July installment of ‘The Monthly Stuff,’ we break down the news of Xbox’s latest round of devastating layoffs, give fuller impressions of the Nintendo Switch 2 after a full month of play, and…

Purely Academic #15 - Fantastic Four x Four: Reviewing Every Fantastic Four Movie

Jun 27, 2025 2h 50m

With Marvel’s ‘first family’ finally joining the Marvel Cinematic Universe next month in The Fantastic Four: First Steps, we thought it would be a good time to look back at the theatrical history of…

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