We're talking two big topics this month! First, Derek spent the holidays in Japan, and he fills Doug in on his Godzilla-related experiences -- including a stay in the Godzilla-head-topped Hotel Gracery Shinjuku and their interactive Godzilla Room. We also announce our schedule for the first half of 2025!

Then, we re-air our Patreon episode on Hanna-Barbera's 1978 Godzilla cartoon (aka The Godzilla Power Hour), where Big G is a heroic fire-breathing, laser-eye shooting dinosaur guardian, a friend to a ship of science and adventure, and an uncle to his goofy nephew Godzooky.

Watchlist:
Season 1, Episode 1: "The Fire Bird"
Season 1, Episode 11: "The Breeder Beast"
Season 2, Episode 2: "MicroGodzilla"
Season 2, Episode 13: "The Deadly Asteroid"

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Author Shawn Pryor (Go Go Power Rangers, The Gamer) joins us to talk about his colossal new book Kaiju Unleashed: An Illustrated Guide to the World of Strange Beasts! We get into the process of writing a book for both tokusatsu novices and die-hards alike, along with some deep cut discoveries about kaiju from all around the world. Plus, plenty of nerdy tangents about Power Rangers, Spider-Woman, and lesser-known 70s toku!

Get Kaiju Unleashed anywhere you buy books.

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It's the infamous American movie that enraged Godzilla fans and the movie industry alike, featuring a fish-eating pregnant iguana conceived as a sexy pin-up... the one and only Zilla! We take a deep dive into the filmography of Roland Emmerich -- master of disaster (and so far the only openly queer person to ever direct a Godzilla movie, sorry!) -- to determine that, if this isn't a good Godzilla movie, is it at least a good Emmerich movie? And of course, we talk Godzilla as an accidental trans ace icon, why Maria Pitillo deserved better (and Matthew Broderick deserved worse), The Simpsons connections, bad comedy, unsung practical effects heroes, and much more! It really is, in fact, a lot of fish.

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Sources include:

The Morning Call | The Los Angeles Times | Toho Kingdom | Hank Azaria Reddit AMA

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

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