{"podcast":{"title":"Lefty Speaks: The Vampire Hunter D Podcast","slug":"lefty-speaks-the-vampire-hunter-d-podcast-7111934","podcast_index_feed_id":7111934,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/6733c5c465b2afe07a3c19ce","website_url":"https://patreon.com/VampireHunterD","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/6733c5c465b2afe07a3c19ce/1733510744025-3d304399-da66-43a2-b4b5-c88e7e8cf5b6.jpeg","author":"Unified Pictures","episode_count":68,"summary":"Lefty Speaks: The Vampire Hunter D Podcast is hosted by Brandon Easton, Neal Fischer, and Scott McLean. Created by Unified Pictures and Nine Realms . Narration by Lauren Evallen-Muller. Recording and Editing by Nine Realms . Produced by Ian E. Muller and Scott McLean. Cover art by Christopher Shy. Based on the works created by Hideyuki Kikuchi. New episodes air Fridays on Patreon, Mondays everywhere else! Become a Patron for early access to episodes and other perks: patreon.com/VampireHunterD Follow us on Facebook , X (Twitter) , Instagram , BlueSky , or visit our official website https://unifiedpictures.com/vampire-hunter-d.html Find more of Christofer’s art here: artofronin.com About The Hosts Brandon Easton – Uber nerd. Walking Star Wars/Star Trek/Gundam lore encyclopedia and is currently exploring Warhammer 40K. Wrote the Vampire Hunter D: Message From Mars comic series, and is the head writer for Iyanu , launching on Cartoon Network and MAX in Q1 2025, and the writer of the upcoming movie Takeover , starring Quavo and Billy Zane. Other shows include Transformers: War For Cybertron - Siege and Marvel's Agent Carter . Brandon has also written a ton of comics, including Robotech…","last_synced_at":"2026-07-21T00:17:52.143264+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/lefty-speaks-the-vampire-hunter-d-podcast-7111934"},"episode":{"title":"Episode 54: Swordmaking w/ Mike Allenson","slug":"episode-54-swordmaking-w-mike-allenson","published_at":"2026-03-16T11:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/lefty-speaks-the-vampire-hunter-d-podcast-7111934/episode-54-swordmaking-w-mike-allenson","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/lefty-speaks-the-vampire-hunter-d-podcast-7111934","url":"https://shows.acast.com/lefty-speaks-vampire-hunter-d-podcast/episodes/69b317d95668adfee6382117","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6733c5c465b2afe07a3c19ce/e/69b317d95668adfee6382117/media.mp3","summary":"Welcome to the frontier, hunters! In the 54th episode we jump into a conversation on blacksmithing and swordmaking with expert blacksmith Mike Allenson. Forged in Fire alumni and the first Grand Champion of Knife or Death, Mike is the founder of Allenson Armory and a huge fan of Vampire Hunter D. Join us for a discussion on what it takes to make a masterwork sword like D's. Find Mike's work at https://www.instagram.com/allensonarmory/ About Lefty Speaks Lefty Speaks: The Vampire Hunter D Podcast is hosted by Brandon Easton, Neal Fischer, and Scott McLean. Created by Unified Pictures and Nine Realms. Narration by Lauren Evallen-Muller. Recording and Editing by Nine Realms. Produced by Ian E. Muller and Scott McLean. Cover art by Christopher Shy. Based on the works created by Hideyuki Kikuchi. New episodes air Fridays on Patreon, Mondays everywhere else! Become a Patron for early access to episodes and other perks: https://patreon.com/VampireHunterD Follow us on Facebook, X (Twitter), Instagram, BlueSky, or visit our official website https://unifiedpictures.com/vhd.html Find more of Christopher’s art at https://artofronin.com Join us on Discord! What franchises do you think have been done well or mismanaged? discord.gg/vampirehunterd About The Hosts Brandon Easton – Uber nerd. Walking Star Wars/Star Trek/Gundam lore encyclopedia and is currently exploring Warhammer 40K. Wrote the Vampire Hunter D: Message From Mars comic series, and is the head writer for Iyanu, now available on HBO MAX, and the writer of the upcoming movie Takeover, starring Quavo and Billy Zane. Other shows include Transformers: War For Cybertron - Siege and Marvel's Agent Carter. Brandon has also written a ton of comics, including Robotech: Rick Hunter, Superman, Batman, Judge Dredd, Star Trek, Kamen…","meta_description":"Welcome to the frontier, hunters! 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