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Chill with Kaiju Kim – G-FEST XXVII: What to Expect (RE-RELEASE)

Published July 13, 2022

Episode 68 is unfortunately delayed until next week, but I didn’t want to leave you without “new” content, Kaiju Lovers! Given that this weekend is G-Fest XXVII, the oldest and arguably biggest kaiju convention in North America, it was appropriate that I share the audio from the latest “Chill with Kaiju Kim” livestream. I was one of several guests who discussed the con. You’ll hear me promote the five panels I’ll be on, among other things. If you’re on your way to the convention, this is great listening! Enjoy!

Original YouTube description: “Kaiju Kim is joined by Omni Viewer, Thomas Nicol, Nathan Marchand, and Danny DiManna to discuss what’s going down at G-FEST XXVII (July 15-17 2022)!”

Watch the original video version on Kaiju Kim’s YouTube channel.

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

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Episode 56: The Omni Viewer vs. ‘The Lost World’ (1925)

Published January 12, 2022

Hello, Kaiju Lovers! And welcome to season three of The Monster Island Film Vault! We begin 2022 with a brand new series focusing on giant monster films from the U.S.A., “Ameri-kaiju.” To launch this special occasion, Nate is joined by returning guest/YouTuber/author Ryan “The Omni Viewer” Collins (and his kaiju-muppet-thing sidekick, Snazzy, who butts heads with Nate’s sidekick, the intrepid producer Jimmy From NASA) to discuss the prototypical kaiju film, The Lost World (1925). You’re about to hear one of the most MIFV of MIFV episodes: literary analysis, film appreciation, witty banter, hilarious puns, and wild history. What more could you want?

Before the broadcast, Nate meets Dr. Nick Tatopoulos, the leader of H.E.A.T., in the KIJU breakroom (and pronounces the man’s name correctly) while fighting with the coffeemaker. Nick talks about his hostile history with the Island’s new boss, Cameron Winter—and then the crooked tycoon calls them on Nate’s phone!

The Omni Viewer’s YouTube channel.

This episode’s prologue, “Dr. Tatopoulos, I Presume,” was written by Nathan Marchand.

Read Jimmy’s Notes on this episode.

Guest stars:

  • J.R. Villers as Nick Tatopoulos
  • Jack “GMan” Hudgens as Cameron Winter

Additional music:

  • “Stomp the World” by Jim Latham
  • “Pacific Rim” by Niall Stenson

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!

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Timestamps:

  • Prologue: 0:00-6:21
  • Intro: 6:21-16:19
  • Entertaining Info Dump: 16:19-24:53
  • Toku Talk: 24:53-1:40:30
  • Promo: 1:40:30-1:41:56
  • Toku Topic: 1:41:56-2:13:06
  • Housekeeping & Outro: 2:13:06-end

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

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Episode 37 – ‘Godzilla: King of the Monsters’ (2019) (feat. The Omni Viewer and Up From the Depths)

Published March 24, 2021

Hello, kaiju lovers!

After the Serpentera Mk. 1 flies by, Nate is joined by his two most popular guests yet: Ryan “The Omni Viewer” Collins and Brandon “Up From the Depths” Jacobs. These two YouTubers were invited to the Island because they’ve produced several insightful and, above all, positive videos on 2019’s Godzilla: King of the Monsters. While Legendary’s much-hyped kaiju epic was loved my audiences and hated by critics, it’s lately become popular in the Godzilla/kaiju fandom to hate on it. Nate, Ryan, and Brandon discuss how there is more going on below the surface in what many decry was an empty summer blockbuster. You’ll hear them debunk its “nuclear narrative,” discuss its spiritual depth (“Godzilla, messiah of the monsters,” anyone?), and hear how the eco-terrorists aren’t as farfetched as you might think. Meanwhile, Ryan’s sidekick, Snazzy, joins MIFV’s intrepid producer, Jimmy From NASA, and Jet Jaguar in the crowded “sidekick central,” er, producer booth. Snazzy keeps pushing random buttons. Hilarity ensues.

(Don’t tell the Monster Island Board of Directors that we went over their mandated time limit!)

Music:
-“Here We Go” by Chris Classic

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; and Damon Noyes! Thanks for your support!

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

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

Timestamps:
Prologue: 0:00-1:16
Film Discussion: 1:16-1:13:19
Outro and Credits: 1:13:19-end

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