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Streaming Monster Hunter World Twice Weekly

Hello, friends! It has been a long time since we released a podcast. Very long. This current hiatus is the longest break we’ve taken from recording since we began the show nine (9!) years ago. We aren’t calling it quits or anything; in fact, once we return we intend to redouble our focus on covering anime. However, due to scheduling we are not exactly sure when our next episode will be coming…

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PODCAST: Let The Right One In

Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Podcasts | Amazon Music | RSS Welcome back, folks! Apologies for the overly long time away; we’ve been super busy with our day jobs. Hopefully, since we’re covering an absolute gem of a movie, you’ll forgive us. Enjoy our discussion of Tomas Alfredson and John Ajvide Lindqvists’ romantic horror film, Let The Right One In. Enjoying   this podcast? Tip…

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PODCAST: Galaxy Express 999 The Movie

Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Podcasts | RSS All aboard, anime fans! Join us as we punch our ticket to space adventure, science fantasy, and beautiful melancholy. Listener, you’re on a one way train to a three hour discussion of 1979’s Galaxy Express 999 The Movie! We talk about Leiji Matsumoto, the Leijiverse, Rintaro, and some of the notable seiyuu. We discuss Maetel, Tetsuro,…

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PODCAST: Marriage Story

Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Podcasts | RSS Hello, friends! We actually released two pods this month! Who’d have guessed it could happen again? This episode we are talking about the 2019 Noah Baumbach film “Marriage Story” starring Matoko Kusanagi and Kylo Ren! In all seriousness, we both really liked this movie and we hope you enjoy our chat about how it goes in on the American…

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PODCAST: Megazone 23 Parts 1 & 2

Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Podcasts | RSS Hello, friends! We are back are far too long an absence to discuss the seminal 1980s OAV, Megazone 23! Parts 1 and 2 only. In this episode, we chat about the creators of the films, articulate our own experiences with them in 2023, attempt to understand them from the mindset of the 80s fandom unto which they were released, answer…

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PODCAST: Raging Fire

Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Podcasts | RSS Doc & Shadon break down Hong Kong action director Benny Chan’s final film, Raging Fire! Donnie Yen and Nicholas Tse tear it up in this high-impact revenge story. We talk about our favorite scenes, discuss whether the film is copaganda, talk a bit about moral luck, and count suplexes! Enjoying   this podcast? Tip us a coffee on Ko-fi!…

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Cyberpunk: Edgerunners Was Even Cooler Than We Expected

Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Podcasts | RSS Oi chooms, we are back with an absolutely nova episode that only a gonk brain wouldn’t enjoy. We are covering all things Cyberpunk: Edgerunners! Doc & Shadon talk about the show’s aesthetics, themes, how it relates to and compares to the video game, where Edgerunners fits into cyberpunk literature, and more. Also we discuss who is best…

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PODCAST: 2022 Wrap-up

Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Podcasts | RSS Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukah, Blessed Kwanzaa, Merry MegaChristmas, and Happy Holidays! Doc & Shadon are here with you once again to talk about all things media in 2022, at least all things they’ve experienced. Yes, there’s some grousing about the usual awful state of the planet, but the majority of this episode is a celebration of a…

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PODCAST: The Terminator & Terminator 2: Judgement Day

PODCAST: The Terminator & Terminator 2: Judgement Day

Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Podcasts | RSS Doc & Shadon have come back from a war torn future to talk to you all about a couple of really cool James Cameron movies, The Terminator and Terminator 2: Judgment Day! If you’re not super old like us, you might not remember how mind-blowing these films were at the time or how important they were to pop culture and the near-term future…

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PODCAST: Mobile Suit Gundam

PODCAST: Mobile Suit Gundam

Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Podcasts | RSS Newtypes, Oldtypes, and everyone in between, Doc & Shadon are here to talk Mobile Suit Gundam! We invite you to join us as we review and discuss the anime film trilogy that kicked off anime’s biggest franchise. How cool are these robots? How badass is Char Aznable? Is war truly hell? We will answer these questions, your questions, and…

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PODCAST: Shin Godzilla

Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Podcasts | RSS Doc & Shadon romp, stomp, and spray atomic breath all over the place on this episode that’s all about Hideaki Anno and Shinji Higuchi’s 2016 kaiju powerhouse, Shin Godzilla! We discuss the film’s seething hatred of bureaucracy, ability to put the viewer into ground zero of a disaster, fantastic editing and shot composition, driven core…

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PODCAST: Video Girl Ai

PODCAST: Video Girl Ai

Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Podcasts | RSS Doc & Shadon discuss Suncoast Video shelf constant, Video Girl Ai. Is this 1992 OAV sex comedy meets sci-fi romance worth revisiting 30 years later? Listen in and find out as we chat about the show’s themes, characters, comedy and place in anime history. And answer your questions! Enjoying   this podcast? Tip us a coffee on Ko-fi! This…

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PODCAST: Her (2013)

https://open.spotify.com/episode/0d5yUUWjPiDbYAyjnf7RxD?si=g9cOOD6YR9C-cqfdEwoW5g https://open.spotify.com/episode/0d5yUUWjPiDbYAyjnf7RxD?si=AYEf2s9JQ5uWi-8Jf89kag Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Podcasts | RSS After some delays, we’re back to talk about Spike Jonze’ film “Her” from 2013! Shadon enjoyed this film back when it was released, but he wanted to revisit it now, almost a…

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PODCAST: Wolf Children

https://open.spotify.com/episode/2HQkVkYS8fa0rWP9NML2hk?si=gc1h9q7VRMyp_U6dChjerw Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Podcasts | RSS We discuss Mamoru Hosoda’s third original film and final Madhouse production, 2012’s “Wolf Children.” When Doc first watched it, it was one of his favorites. After watching/rewatching all of Hosoda’s work n the lead up to this podcast, does he still feel…

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PODCAST: Burning (2018)

https://open.spotify.com/episode/3aSKVoZJtO8HZ9lbqnm3HC?si=XF3SJe5hQ0mX8bSzJ5tY6Q Burning (2018) Podcast We are discussing one of the best films, Korean or otherwise, made in recent years, Lee Chang-dong’s “Burning.” In fact, this is Doc’s favorite movie! “Burning” is an adaptation of Haruki Murakami’s short story, “Barn Burning” (itself an adaptation of sorts of William Faulkner’s short story…

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PODCAST: TRIGUN

https://open.spotify.com/episode/3hVEaHdsfZkxyNmWcK3kr0?si=IdgZyEyESwunpvOytV1rgQ Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Podcasts | RSSDoc & Shadon saddle up to bring you all a mammoth sixty billion double-dollar-sized helping of podcast about one of our all-time favorite anime: Trigun! This show was an important one for both of us in the early, formative years of our anime fandom. Perhaps…

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PODCAST: STREET FIGHTER THE MOVIE

PODCAST: STREET FIGHTER THE MOVIE

https://open.spotify.com/episode/6DjQIUssc4aCa19klPetkI?si=WY3FAlElTE-VEGofm5TQJQ For you, it was the most important podcast of your life, for us…it was Tuesday. Welcome back, friends, to Warui Deshou, where this time we discuss the notorious 1994 fighting game film adaptation, Street Fighter: The Movie! While it can occasionally be charmingly camp, and Raul Julia’s performance is beyond…

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