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An animation podcast to educate, inform and inspire black artists pursuing careers in animation. Hosted by Breana Williams and Waymond Singleton.
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Sunday Jun 21, 2026
Sunday Jun 21, 2026
Happy Pride Month, KYA Fam!
In this episode, Bre is away to work on The Three Tomes Kickstarter campaign, Way and Jordan have a conversation with Al-Tariq Harris, known as YouTuber ToonificTariq and creator of the amazing indie show, "hey.". We discuss his 13 years as a video essay YouTuber, and his experiences and inspirations behind kickstarting “hey.”!
Find Tariq online!
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ToonrificTariq
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/t00ns.reek/
Co-host Bre Navickas’ Kickstarter for The Three Tomes is live now!
Please visit the Three Tomes Kickstarter to support a black indie and queer magical story!
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/thethreetomes/the-three-tomes-episode-2-a-vampire-romantasy-animatic
Want to share your thoughts? Email us at at keepingyouanimated@gmail.com
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Sunday May 17, 2026
Sunday May 17, 2026
It's another episode of Keeping You Animated! Producer Jordan hops in to express one of her greatest passions....Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream. Meanwhile, Bre and Way are living the dream as they talk through working on their current passion projects, the ups and downs of preparing to launch a Kickstarter Campaign, and the joys of seeing your story ideas come to life through short film development.
Want to share your thoughts? Email us at at keepingyouanimated@gmail.com
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Sunday Apr 12, 2026
Sunday Apr 12, 2026
In this episode of the podcast Bre and Way interview the creator of the animated short "Waves" Jason Raymond!
Jay gives us his journey into animation, his inspirations behind "Waves", and what is keeping him animated.
Find Jay online:
https://www.jayrayart.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jay_rayart/
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@jay_rayart
Want to share your thoughts? Email us at at keepingyouanimated@gmail.com
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Sunday Mar 22, 2026
Sunday Mar 22, 2026
Link to Youtube Video: https://youtu.be/OoJ_tvl3Lv0?si=psEceExFyKtIk_Wl
Hey Howdy Hey there KYA fam!
In this episode of the podcast Bre moderates a panel of 5 brilliant indie creators working on projects featuring Black Magical protagonists! It is truly an extraordinary episode. Because this also marks our first ever Live Video episode (WOOHOO!)
If you'd like to peek the video head over to our Youtube Channel, where you can also find uploaded episodes of the pod!
Want to share your thoughts? Email us at at keepingyouanimated@gmail.com
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Sunday Feb 15, 2026
Sunday Feb 15, 2026
Happy Black History Month!
In this episode of the podcast Bre and Way kick it with the KYA crew, and chat with KYA Producer Jordan Hackman and Editor Mann Lightfoot. We dive into the things keeping us animated including watching Oscar nominated movies (and putting Paul Thomas Anderson on blast), Marvel Movies, Indie Creators, and Puzzle Games!
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Saturday Jan 31, 2026
Saturday Jan 31, 2026
Happy New Year, KYA Kin! Bre and Way are back in 2026 and are excited to discuss Black Animation Joy and what's keeping them animated. They explore some fantastic indie animated projects, with Bre highlighting Project Super Crush and the increasing visibility of Black queer stories from indie creators. They also mention how The Sunflower Club is curating indie shorts in their online zines, helping to give more independent projects exposure. Meanwhile, Way shares his thoughts on “All Dogs Go to Heaven” and how the film has inspired his own projects. It’s an exciting episode to kick off the new year!
Want to share you thoughts? Email us at at keepingyouanimated@gmail.com
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Sunday Nov 30, 2025
Sunday Nov 30, 2025
Heya KYA Kin!
In this episode Bre and Way talk indie animation and the creative process behind their recent collaboration, "The Three Tomes Animatic Pilot". They also chat about the importance of animation community events like Lightbox, how learning to write can help with storyboarding, the book "Joke Farming" by Elliott Kalan, and Way's obsession with the movie The Amazing Maurice. Hope you like animation talk- cause that's what KYA does best!
Email us at at keepingyouanimated@gmail.com
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Monday Oct 27, 2025
Monday Oct 27, 2025
Happy Halloween KYA Creatures! 🧛🏾♂️🧛🏾♀️
In this episode Way and Bre talk Babies popping into their consciousness for the first time, Halloween traditions and the troubles of trick or treating in a city. Then Way talks Kaiju No 8 Season 1 and the Adam Sandler animated film "Leo". Then Bre sinks her fangs into all the good Vampire content she's been catching during spooky season including the "Interview with a Vampire" series and more!
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Sunday Sep 21, 2025
Sunday Sep 21, 2025
KYA!! Happy Autumn! Bre and Way start the podcast off talking about the importance of self-care as an animation artist, and Bre recommends the book “Draw Stronger”. Then they discuss the struggles of loving “stanky” problematic animated films. And finally they discuss their personal picks for most memorable cartoons from A to Z.
Do you have any memorable cartoons you want us to talk about? Email us at at keepingyouanimated@gmail.com
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Sunday Aug 24, 2025
Sunday Aug 24, 2025
Yo KYA fam!
In this episode we've got an enthralling interview with voice actors LaKira Porter, Corey Wilder, and Noah Belachew, who, between them, have worked on an array of anime, games, and indie animated projects. What's more? They each play main characters in Bre's indie animatic pilot The Three Tomes.
Get ready to go on a animated journey discovering how these phenomenal voices got started in their careers, and find out what keeps them animated!
Check out our guests' work:
Corey Wilder
https://www.coreywilder.com/
LaKira Porter
https://www.lakiraporter.com/
https://www.youtube.com/@LaKiratheYapper
Noah Belachew
https://noahbelachew.carrd.co/
Connect with us
@KeepingYouAnimated on Instagram and Bluesky
You can email us at keepingyouanimated@gmail.com