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BONUS – All Podcasts Attack Special: Days of the Dead: All Monsters Attack Convention

Published September 12, 2022

Welcome, kaiju lovers, heroes of the internet, and listeners with attitude! This past weekend, Nathan and his Power Trip co-host, Michael Hamilton, met each other in real life for the first time (and the world somehow didn’t explode). They attended a small upstart “spin-off” convention called Days of the Dead: All Monsters Attack, which was held in Indianapolis. This bonus episode is a late-night postmortem chat they had afterward, and it’s being shared on the feeds for Monster Island Film Vault, Henshin Men, and The Power Trip because the guest line-up was relevant to all three shows! Hear about them meeting Gamera’s best girl, Ayako Fujitani, Bin Furuya, the original Ultraman suit actor, and the OG Red Power Ranger himself, Austin St. John.

Learn more about the con on its website.  

We’d like to give a shout-out to our MIFV MAX patrons Travis Alexander; Danny DiManna (author/creator of the Godzilla Novelization Project); Eli Harris (elizilla13); Chris Cooke (host of One Cross Radio); Bex from Redeemed Otaku; Damon Noyes, The Cel Cast, TofuFury, Eric Anderson of Nerd Chapel, Ted Williams, and Wynja the Ninja! Thanks for your support!

You, too, can join MIFV MAX on Patreon to get this and other perks starting at only $3 a month! (https://www.patreon.com/monsterislandfilmvault)

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Episode 68: Nick Hayden vs. ‘Cloverfield’

Published July 29, 2022

Hello, Kaiju Lovers! “Ameri-kaiju” jumps ahead 50 years, but as you’ll hear, the (in)famous Cloverfield has a lot in common with the classic 1950s films we’ve been covering. Nate’s longtime friend Nick Hayden drops by to discuss this movie because he’s loved it ever since he first experienced it in a theater—and it is an experience. Too much of one for some people, in fact! While it’s popular to hate on Cloverfield in the kaiju fandom, it popularized the “found footage” genre and launched J.J. Abrams’ studio, Bad Robot Productions. To the shock of some of Nate’s friends, he says this is the closest the United States has come to producing a Godzilla (1954). How and why? The Toku Topic helps explain that: the aftermath of the 9/11 terrorist attacks.

Before this, Nate meets with Dr. Nick Tatopoulos on the Heat Seeker to discuss recent events. Nate learns Cameron Winter is covering his tracks, so Nate tells Nick he’s thinking of taking Mr. Gold’s promotion so he can spy on Winter. Afterward, Nate goes to Mr. Gold’s office to discuss the offer—only to be interrogated about Jessica’s shenanigans with the Ymir’s escape on Harryhausen’s birthday.

Check out Nick’s website (http://worksofnick.com/) and his podcast, Derailed Trains of Thought (http://derailedtrainsofthought.com/).

The prologue and epilogue, “Claws and Cash,” was written by Nathan Marchand.

Guest stars:

  • J.R. Villers as Nick Tatopoulos
  • Michael Hamilton as Mr. Gold
  • Lemonjolly as Ms. Kawaii

Additional music:

  • “The Edge Calls Me” by MkVaff
  • “Pacific Rim” by Niall Stenson
  • “Chant My Name!” by Masaaki Endo
  • “This Cowboy’s Hat” (instrumental) by Chris LeDoux
  • “When Your Mom Mistakes Captain Falcon for Captain America Again” by Vijay van der Weijden

Sound effects sourced from Freesound.org, including those by InspectorJ.

Check out Nathan’s spinoff podcasts, The Henshin Men and The Power Trip.

We’d like to give a shout-out to our MIFV MAX patrons Travis Alexander; Danny DiManna (author/creator of the Godzilla Novelization Project); Eli Harris (elizilla13); Chris Cooke (host of One Cross Radio); Bex from Redeemed Otaku; Damon Noyes, The Cel Cast, TofuFury, Eric Anderson of Nerd Chapel, and Ted Williams! Thanks for your support!

You, too, can join MIFV MAX on Patreon to get this and other perks starting at only $3 a month! (https://www.patreon.com/monsterislandfilmvault)

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This episode is approved by Cameron Winter and the Monster Island Board of Directors.

Timestamps:

  • Prologue: 0:00-4:02
  • Intro: 4:02-10:22
  • Entertaining Info Dump: 10:22-18:14
  • Toku Talk: 18:14-1:13:46
  • Promo: 1:13:46-1:14:36
  • Toku Topic: 1:14:36-1:56:18
  • Housekeeping & Outro: 1:56:18-2:10:47
  • Epilogue: 2:10:47-end

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Jimmy’s Notes on Episode 59: ‘Mothra’ (1961) | Godzilla Redux | Ft. Becky ‘Bex’ Smith

Published July 8, 2022

Hindsight is 20/20, and it shows me this broadcast for Episode 59 was beyond weird and awkward. That’s what happens when your guest is a shapeshifting Bug Lady from a scary Rolisican Mothra cult. Not even my War in Space-attuned combat skills could handle her. That was the worst part. But I don’t want to talk about that. Instead, here are my notes on that episode.

  • I retract my compliment about her laying down the law, because, you know, thieving, murderous Bug Lady.
  • I should’ve known something was wrong when she talked about getting to the Island. This is why I really should just shuttle every guest here. But I can’t make them all do that, even when I offer a ride on my giant robots.
  • “Handsome Nelson.” Another warning sign I should’ve heeded. That guy was a crony capitalist creep!
  • “Lepidoptera.” Also a sign. No one outside of an entomologist would know that name.
  • The Peanuts’ given names were Hideyo and Tsukiko Ito.
  • Yes, I’m triggered by a planet that I fixed…in my totally not fictional memoir.
  • I know what was in the red drink…but I don’t want to talk about it.
  • Note to self: remind Bex to watch Ikiru.
  • (ball-busting riff CENSORED for Nate’s sake)
  • I was consulted on the blueprints for Tokyo Tower after the Gyaos attack in 1960. How do you think they learned to rebuild it faster? It’s not just Japanese ingenuity and efficiency.
  • “Diptera.” I should’ve known! Again, only entomologists!
  • If you saw those astronaut girls, Nate, you’d understand. Seriously, hubba-hubba!
  • Why didn’t I suspect something from the laughing?! “Altitude”?! BS! Such BS!
  • I’ll agree with “Not-Bex” on one thing: you’re “genki,” Nate. That should be your name now. 😛
  • Seriously…“Bex” knew way too much about insects—because Bug Lady! Of course she’d know a lot about her “family.”

Now, to save space on the MIFV website (no one has time to scroll anymore), I’m attaching a PDF of Nate’s leftover notes. Sadly, there are no riffs from me. I’m still trying to catch up on blogging. LINK:

Nate’s Notes on MothraDownload

As for upcoming episodes, Nate’s friend Nick Hayden is coming for Ameri-kaiju and Cloverfield. Then we have Luke and Jason Jaconetti joining us for Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster as part of “Godzilla Redux.”

Despite everything that has happened to all of us at MIFV, as I always say, “We shall overcome!”

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Episode 67: ‘Little Shop of Horrors’ (1986) | Ft. Damon Noyes

Published June 23, 2022

Hello, kaiju lovers! Thanks to Damon Noyes’s generous MIFV MAX pledge on Patreon, MIFV is covering its first musical: Little Shop of Horrors (1986)! Nate wanted to cover this as part of Amer-kaiju, but to his disappointment, it didn’t make the cut. That’s when Damon, who’s performed in not one but two stage productions of this, swooped in and got it on the roster. It has a puppet, after all. This story has a complicated history: from several short stories to a low-budget Roger Corman movie in 1960 to a 1982 off-off-Broadway musical to this film, Nate and Damon dive into all of it. You’ll hear discussion of Faustian bargains, debates over its two endings, some singing, and even a candid moment where Damon gets emotional about a song in the film.

Before the broadcast, Nate was checking his e-mail in the KIJU breakroom when Mr. Gold arrives and says Cameron Winter wants to promote him to “media master.” Nate is reluctant, but he wonders if he can use this to discover what the new boss is hiding. Also, Dr. Douif calls as the Island’s kaiju horticulturalist to offer his thoughts on Audrey II.

Check out the movies Damon was in! Maxie, directed by Jarrett Bryant, is on the streaming site Vimeo. One can get $1.00 off the price by using the code: LaneCounty. “Off the Road,” a 13-minute short from Hewlett Artistry, can be viewed on YouTube here: https://youtu.be/ZdJHBY2a4fg.

The prologue, “The Offer,” was written by Nathan Marchand.

Guest stars:

  • Michael Hamilton as Mr. Gold
  • Daniel DiManna as Dr. Dourif

Additional music:

  • “This Cowboy’s Hat” (instrumental) by Chris LeDoux
  • “Finale (Don’t Feed the Plants)” by Alan Menken and Howard Ashman
  • “Chant My Name!” by Masaaki Endo

Sound effects sourced from Freesound.org, including those by InspectorJ, and created by J.P. Gant.

Check out Nathan’s spinoff podcasts, The Henshin Men and The Power Trip.

We’d like to give a shout-out to our MIFV MAX patrons Travis Alexander (co-host of Kaiju Weekly); Danny DiManna (author/creator of the Godzilla Novelization Project); Eli Harris (elizilla13); Chris Cooke (host of One Cross Radio); Bex from Redeemed Otaku; Damon Noyes, The Cel Cast, TofuFury, Eric Anderson of Nerd Chapel, and Ted Williams! Thanks for your support!

You, too, can join MIFV MAX on Patreon to get this and other perks starting at only $3 a month! (https://www.patreon.com/monsterislandfilmvault)

Buy official MIFV merch on TeePublic! (https://www.teepublic.com/user/the-monster-island-gift-shop)

This episode is approved by Cameron Winter and the Monster Island Board of Directors.

Timestamps:

  • Prologue: 0:00-6:19
  • Intro: 6:19-22:16
    • Dr. Dourif’s Call: 12:10-18:07
  • Main Discussion: 22:16-2:09:08
  • Housekeeping & Outro: 2:09:08-end

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Episode 66: Damon Noyes vs. ‘The Giant Claw’

Published June 16, 2022

Hello, kaiju lovers! Today’s episode is AS BIG AS A BATTLESHIP! Damon Noyes visits the Island (after yet another harrowing experience) for “Ameri-kaiju” to discuss 1957’s The Giant Claw. This infamous movie stars the ugliest antimatter-powered space bird you’ve ever seen! “Crazy Bernice,” as she’s known on the Island, looks more like Beaky Buzzard than Rodan, despite her movie being similar to the latter’s. Nate and Damon spend a surprising amount of time on this wacky movie, poking fun at the Claw marionette, theorizing over the bird’s origins, discussing borderline creepy 1950s flirting, andthe movie’s unofficial sequel novels! You might be wondering, “What could Marchand possibly research as a Toku Topic for The Giant Claw?” Antimatter. What else?

After the broadcast, Nate and Damon break in to commentate on Crazy Bernice escaping from the Beta Site and attacking H.E.A.T.—but thankfully, Zilla is around!

Check out the movies Damon was in! Maxie, directed by Jarrett Bryant, is on the streaming site Vimeo. One can get $1.00 off the price by using the code: LaneCounty. “Off the Road,” a 13-minute short from Hewlett Artistry, can be viewed on YouTube here: https://youtu.be/ZdJHBY2a4fg.

The “La Carcagne Promo” was written by Damon Noyes. The epilogue, “Crazy Bernice,” was written by Nathan Marchand.

Guest stars:

  • Damon Noyes as Kevin Gomora

Additional music:

  • “Mechagodzilla vs. Anguirs” by Masaru Sato
  • “Pacific Rim” by Niall Stenson
  • “Chant My Name!” by Masaaki Endo

Sound effects sourced from Freesound.org, including those by InspectorJ, and created by J.P. Gant.

Check out Nathan’s spinoff podcasts, The Henshin Men and The Power Trip.

We’d like to give a shout-out to our MIFV MAX patrons Travis Alexander and Michael Hamilton (co-hosts of Kaiju Weekly); Danny DiManna (author/creator of the Godzilla Novelization Project); Eli Harris (elizilla13); Chris Cooke (host of One Cross Radio); Bex from Redeemed Otaku; Damon Noyes, The Cel Cast, TofuFury, Eric Anderson of Nerd Chapel, and Ted Williams! Thanks for your support!

You, too, can join MIFV MAX on Patreon to get this and other perks starting at only $3 a month! (https://www.patreon.com/monsterislandfilmvault)

Buy official MIFV merch on TeePublic! (https://www.teepublic.com/user/the-monster-island-gift-shop)

This episode is approved by Cameron Winter and the Monster Island Board of Directors.

Timestamps:

  • “La Carcagne” Promo: 0:00-1:05
  • Intro: 1:05-17:58
  • Entertaining Info Dump: 17:58-25:23
  • Toku Talk: 25:23-1:34:31
  • Promos: 1:34:31-1:35:51
  • Toku Topic: 1:35:51-2:12:09
  • Housekeeping & Outro: 2:12:09-2:31:52
  • Epilogue: 2:31:52-end

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Episode 64: Kaiju Weekly vs. ‘20 Million Miles to Earth’

Published June 9, 2022

Hello, kaiju lovers! MIFV’s season three theme, Ameri-kaiju, wouldn’t be complete without some Ray Harryhausen, so Nate invited both of his “co-hosts in kamen” (ba-dum-tsh!) to discuss 20 Million Miles to Earth. (Yes, Jimmy reminds Nate that he got his chronology wrong, because this film was released in 1957 and The Blob was 1958. Oops!). Harryhausen super-fans Travis Alexander and Michael Hamilton, co-hosts of the Kaiju Weekly podcast, join Nate in a chat that veers perilously close to derailing at multiple points. Jet lag will do that to you, especially when flying to the Island in the Rad Bug. Regardless, 20 Million Miles was Harryhausen’s first truly iconic film, paving the way for his fantasy epics that followed. The intrepid Jimmy From NASA keeps trying to tell his story about seeing a herd of Ymir on their native Venus, but nobody cares. The Toku Topic is the Soviet side of the Space Race since this film begins with a rocket ship crash and was released several months before the launch of Sputnik I. Be prepared for many (bad) Russian accents!

To compete with this broadcast, Cameron Winter did a livestream where he sent one of his Cyber-Flies to track down the Ymir so he could be put on display for the film’s anniversary and Harryhausen’s birthday in June. Winter rambles about seemingly random things while doing so.

Special thanks to J.P. Gant for helping to edit this episode! Follow him on Twitter: @Homebrewed_SD (https://tinyurl.com/2jpc36r5).

Guest stars:

  • Jack “GMan” Hudgens as Cameron Winter

Additional music:

  • “Pacific Rim” by Niall Stenson
  • “Chant My Name!” by Masaaki Endo

Sound effects sourced from Freesound.org.

Check out Nathan’s spinoff podcasts, The Henshin Men and The Power Trip.

We’d like to give a shout-out to our MIFV MAX patrons Travis Alexander and Michael Hamilton (co-hosts of Kaiju Weekly); Danny DiManna (author/creator of the Godzilla Novelization Project); Eli Harris (elizilla13); Chris Cooke (host of One Cross Radio); Bex from Redeemed Otaku; Damon Noyes, The Cel Cast, TofuFury, Eric Anderson of Nerd Chapel, and Ted Williams! Thanks for your support!

You, too, can join MIFV MAX on Patreon to get this and other perks starting at only $3 a month!

Buy official MIFV merch on TeePublic!

This episode is approved by Cameron Winter and the Monster Island Board of Directors.

Timestamps:

  • Intro: 0:00-13:44
    • Winter Livestream #1: 11:46-12:56
  • Entertaining Info Dump: 13:44-22:22
  • Toku Talk: 22:22-59:40
  • Promos: 59:40-1:02:17
  • Toku Topic: 1:02:17-
    • Winter Livestream #2: 1:02:38-1:03:54
    • Winter Livestream #3: 1:39:15-
  • Housekeeping & Outro: 1:41:17-end
    • Winter Livestream #4: 1:57:32-1:58:38

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Bibliography/Further Reading:

  • Howell, Elizabeth. “Sputnik: The Space Race’s Opening Shot.” Space.com. 29 Sept. 2020. (https://www.space.com/17563-sputnik.html)
  • Monster Island Film Vault, The. Episode 15: ‘Battle in Outer Space’ (with Luke Jaconetti) (https://tinyurl.com/MIVF-S1E15)
  • Ray Harryhausen Podcast, The. Episode 15- 20 Million Miles to Earth: 60th Anniversary Special.
  • Petersen, Carolyn Collins. “A Short History of Roscosmos and the Soviet Space Program.” ThoughtCo. Updated 3 July 2019. (https://www.thoughtco.com/soviet-space-program-history-4140631)
  • Shreve, Bradley G. “”The US, the USSR, and Space Exploration, 1957-1963.” International Journal on World Peace, vol. XX, no. 2, June 2003.
  • Siegel, Ethan. “This Is Why The Soviet Union Lost ‘The Space Race’ To The USA.” Forbes. 11 July 2019. (https://tinyurl.com/3c2mkfcf)
  • 20 Million Miles to Earth 50th Anniversary Blu-ray Special Features:
    • Commentary by Ray Harryhausen, Dennis Muren, Phil Tippett, and Arnold Kunert
    • “Remembering 20 Million Miles to Earth”
    • “Tim Burton Sits Down with Ray Harryhausen”
    • “Interview with Joan Taylor”
    • “The Colorization Process”
    • “David Schecter on Film Music’s Unsung Hero”
  • Warren, Bill. Keep Watching the Skies!: American Science Fiction Movies of the Fifties, The 21st Century Edition. McFarland. 2016.
  • Wiki articles on 20 Million Miles to Earth:

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Episode 62: Eric Anderson vs. ‘The Blob’ (1958)

Published June 6, 2022

Hello, kaiju lovers! Our season three theme, Ameri-kaiju, “creeps and leaps and slides and glides” along when MIFV MAX member Eric Anderson joins Nate to discuss 1958’s The Blob. This was Steve McQueen’s debut as a 30-year-old teenager dating the future TV wife of Andy Griffith. This classic of 1950s sci-fi cinema was an independent film produced by a studio known for making religious and educational films, which makes it doubly appropriate that the founder of Nerd Chapel (who’s also a substitute teacher) is on today’s episode. Being an influential indie film is also probably why, believe it or not. it’s in the Criterion Collection. The Toku Topic is a phenomenon related to the true story that inspired this kooky film: star jelly.

Check out all things Nerd Chapel here: http://nerdchapel.com/.

The “See the Goo” promo was written by The Monster Island Board of Directors. The epilogue, “Ozaki’s Message,” was written by Nathan Marchand.

Additional music:

  • “The Blob” by The Five Blobs
  • “Pacific Rim” by Niall Stenson
  • “Chant My Name!” by Masaaki Endo
  • “Numbness & Knives” by HoboKa

Sound effects sourced from Freesound.org, including those by InspectorJ.

Check out Nathan’s spinoff podcasts, The Henshin Men and The Power Trip.

We’d like to give a shout-out to our MIFV MAX patrons Travis Alexander and Michael Hamilton (co-hosts of Kaiju Weekly); Danny DiManna (author/creator of the Godzilla Novelization Project); Eli Harris (elizilla13); Chris Cooke (host of One Cross Radio); Bex from Redeemed Otaku; Damon Noyes, The Cel Cast, TofuFury, Eric Anderson of Nerd Chapel, and Ted Williams! Thanks for your support!

You, too, can join MIFV MAX on Patreon to get this and other perks starting at only $3 a month!

Buy official MIFV merch on TeePublic!

This episode is approved by Cameron Winter and the Monster Island Board of Directors.

Timestamps:

  • Prologue: 0:00-0:47
  • Intro: 0:47-8:01
  • Entertaining Info Dump: 8:01-15:12
  • Toku Talk: 15:12-1:05:11
  • Promo: 1:05:11-1:05:49
  • Toku Topic: 1:05:49-1:25:13
  • Housekeeping & Outro: 1:25:13-1:37:39
  • Epilogue: 1:37:39-end

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(Re-Upload) LET’S GET READY TO… | Rumble (with guest Nathan Marchand, Curator of The Monster Island Film Vault)

Published February 16, 2022

This is a re-upload of a crossover episode Nate did with Drew and Jacob from The Cel Cast, a podcast about animated films and TV series. They discussed the recently-released kaiju “rasslin’” movie on Paramount+, Rumble. While it’s a bit more wrestling than kaiju, that didn’t stop Nate from making all kinds of pro-wrestling references.

The original description:

Jacob and Drew welcome their guests Nathan Marchand and Jimmy from NASA into Studio B to review the 2021 Straight to Paramount+ film Rumble!

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Episode 58: The Tourists vs. ‘Mighty Joe Young’ (1949)

Published February 14, 2022

Hello, kaiju lovers! “Ameri-kaiju” continues with three of the original MIFV Tourists—Nick Hayden, Joe Metter, and Joy Metter—returning to the Island to the “spiritual sequel” to King Kong (1933): Mighty Joe Young (1949). This classic features the special effects masters of the generations: Willis O’Brien and Ray Harryhausen. As usual, Nate did way too much research, but its almost overshadowed by the BURNING OPRHANS(!). Nate’s guests were blindsided by this film’s climax; so much so, they start the discussion with that and move backwards through the movie, Memento-style. The Toku Topic is gorillas in captivity since Mighty Joe himself was a captive gorilla.

Before the broadcast, Nate speaks with Jessica about her new job as director of tourism on his way to meet with the Island’s new PR director, Darius R. Gold, a big game hunter from Texas. Amidst a metric ton of bravado, Mr. Gold tells Nate to contact Teri Young, the current caretaker for Mighty Joe Young. After the broadcast, Nate finally gets a reply from her—and a suspicious revelation about Cameron Winter.

This episode’s prologue, “Gold and Gorillas,” was written by Nathan Marchand with Michael Hamilton and Daniel DiManna.

Guest stars:

  • Sarah Marchand as Jessica Shaw
  • Michael Hamilton as Darius R. Gold
  • Kim Hogue as Teri Young

Additional music:

  • “New Mexican Thunderbird” by Vurez
  • “Pacific Rim” by Niall Stenson
  • “Son of Chaos” by Xaleph

Sound effects sourced from Freesound.org.

Check out Nathan’s spinoff podcasts, The Henshin Men and The Power Trip.

We’d like to give a shout-out to our MIFV MAX patrons Travis Alexander and Michael Hamilton (co-hosts of Kaiju Weekly); Danny DiManna (author/creator of the Godzilla Novelization Project); Eli Harris (elizilla13); Chris Cooke (host of One Cross Radio); Bex from Redeemed Otaku; Damon Noyes, The Cel Cast, TofuFury, Eric Anderson of Nerd Chapel, and Ted Williams! Thanks for your support!

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This episode is approved by Cameron Winter and the Monster Island Board of Directors.

Timestamps:

  • Prologue: 0:00-8:16
  • Intro: 8:16-15:04
  • Entertaining Info Dump: 15:04-22:07
  • Toku Talk: 22:07-1:39:34
  • Promo: 1:39:34-1:40:52
  • Toku Topic: 1:40:52-1:58:38
  • Housekeeping & Outro: 1:58:38-2:12:30
  • Epilogue: 2:12:30-end

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