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An anti-capitalist kaiju and giant monster podcast in a world where no one is coming to save us.
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Wednesday Aug 04, 2021
Wednesday Aug 04, 2021
Charlie and Rabbit take a magical journey into the psychedelic world of everyone's favorite altruistic, peace-loving, city-leveling moth monster.
Nuclear fallout, slavery for entertainment, the slaughter of indigenous people by greedy colonizers—this film packs a surprising amount of political critique.
Things get atomic heat ray hot as the hosts argue about who the true hero of the movie is, and they fight like snapping turtles over which one of them Mothra is going to ask out on a date. Will this be the end for the co-hosts--or will they make amends and continue to be known far and wide as “The Peanuts of the kaiju podcast airwaves”?
Wednesday Jul 28, 2021
Wednesday Jul 28, 2021
Charlie and Rabbit dive 36,000 feet--who knows how many leagues--into the ocean to investigate a disturbance that some believe is being caused by earthquakes, but that this duo immediately blames on capitalism.
Rabbit can't stop talking with food in his mouth, Charlie drinks enough for the both of them, and (MASSIVE SPOILERS FOR THE MOVIE IF YOU KEEP READING) they mostly just talk about H. P. Lovecraft.
Wednesday Jul 21, 2021
Wednesday Jul 21, 2021
Charlie and Rabbit don't follow the "rules." Or the "bosses." Or the "plot."
Thursday Jul 15, 2021
Thursday Jul 15, 2021
Charlie and Rabbit grow a bit more intelligent and cease to understand a great many things.
Wednesday Jul 07, 2021
Wednesday Jul 07, 2021
Are Charlie and Rabbit the right kind of nerds to be able to decode the beginning episodes of this physics-heavy, hard sci-fi, kaiju anime? Only time will tell, since, you know, you can't predict the future. OR CAN YOU
Wednesday Jun 30, 2021
Wednesday Jun 23, 2021
Wednesday Jun 23, 2021
Charlie and Rabbit reflect on Toho's first non-Godzilla kaiju film. With working class protagonists, an environmental message, and huge pteranadon destroying cities with their supersonic speed, can it get any better than Rodan?
Wednesday Jun 16, 2021
Wednesday Jun 16, 2021
Is Q a god? A monster? A cop-chucking conspiracy theorist high on adrenocrome? Charlie and Rabbit don’t know, but they trudge on anyway, discussing power, corruption, toxic masculinity, post-apocalyptic interpretations of 20th century architecture, and gory rooftop killings as they cover this quirky and surreal '80s horror flick.
Thursday Jun 10, 2021
Thursday Jun 10, 2021
Charlie and Rabbit discuss the rushed sequel to Godzilla, in which many boots are licked.
Wednesday Jun 02, 2021
Wednesday Jun 02, 2021
Charlie and Rabbit finally talk about the king of the monsters in this kaiju sized episode. They have a lot of fun in this episode, as always, but be prepared for more heaviness than usual as they dive into the film's political context, including the Lucky Dragon Incident, the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and the firebombing of Tokyo.
Oh yeah, and they did some extra research this time, so here are some of the sources that informed the discussion:
A Critical History and Filmography of Toho's Godzilla Series by David Kalat
Godzilla FAQ: All That's Left to Know About the King of the Monsters by Brian Solomon
Mushroom Clouds and Mushroom Men: The Fantastic Cinema of Ishiro Honda by Peter H. Brothers
“The History of Godzilla (1954)” by Big Action Bill on Youtube
From the Criterion Blu-ray of Godzilla (1954): David Kalat's audio commentary for Godzilla (1954) and The Unluckiest Dragon by Greg Pflugfelder