Mr. Write with Matthew Drdek

Written By Zach Logan

In this episode, Tara Sands and Steve Yurko interview Matthew Drdek! Matthew was a writer and producer at 4Kids who worked on Yu-Gi-Oh!, One Piece, Mew Mew Power, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Incredible Crash Dummies, Viva Piñata, Ultimate Muscle and Funky Cops. Matthew has great stories about how Joey and other Yu-Gi-Oh! characters got their names.

4Kids Flashback is a behind-the-scenes podcast about the 4Kids era of television as told by the people who were actually there. 4Kids is the company that brought Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!, One Piece and many other anime series to English speaking audiences. You can go to Patreon for early and ad-free episodes plus bonus content at https://www.patreon.com/4KidsFlashback or https://www.4kidsflashback.com/

Zach Logan

On May 31, 2009, Zach recorded the very first episode of The One Piece Podcast with his roommate Ed in an effort to give a voice to a then-small but vocal community. Since that time, he has assembled a crew of talented and impassioned fans from across the world who love One Piece, Zach has been the host of The One Piece Podcast through today, and the mission to be a voice for the One Piece community continues! Zach is also the founder and producer of Maji Media. During Zach’s free time, he practices as an attorney and raises his son.

http://onepiecepodcast.com
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