The biggest problem is Vice as a whole isn't doing well (open link up in a private/incognito window since WSJ is paywalled).
Not just Vice. Mic (which I'd never heard of before) is folding, and is a VC backed publisher akin to Vice. That whole market segment is apparently struggling currently. According to Columbia Journalism Review Vice is one of the one's that's better off financially (or was ~6 months ago)
Also I can't believe the big anime they're all going to dive into is Eva of all things. That's gonna be...something
Netflix announced they've got streaming rights next year this week, which I assume was the impetus for the discussion (I haven't listened to it yet). Also isn't Austin a fan of the Xenoblade games? Maybe someone can nudge them to do a Xenogears 101 next year lol.