{"id":2826,"date":"2025-08-13T03:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-08-13T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/monsterislandfilmvault.com\/?p=2826"},"modified":"2025-12-05T09:03:42","modified_gmt":"2025-12-05T14:03:42","slug":"episode-105-gorgo-vs-bex-vs-encyclo-the-monster-island-world-tour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/monsterislandfilmvault.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/13\/episode-105-gorgo-vs-bex-vs-encyclo-the-monster-island-world-tour\/","title":{"rendered":"Episode 105: \u2018Gorgo\u2019 vs. Bex vs. Encyclo | The Monster Island World Tour"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Hello, Kaiju Lovers! In this, the penultimate episode of the \u201cMonster Island World Tour,\u201d Nate is joined by MIFV staple (and Jessica’s “bestie”), Becky \u201cBex\u201d Smith, but this time, she brings her \u201chusbando,\u201d Encyclo, along! They discuss arguably the best (or at least most iconic) British kaiju film, Gorgo<\/em>, the last of the 1961 European kaiju movies. Why? To pay off a joke that goes all the way back to episode 18<\/a>! This is the third Eugene Lourie monster film Nate has discussed on the show, so he may have to bent the podcast’s purview to include the fourth and final one. Bex is full of hot takes about the monster suit and special effects, while Nate argues this has the first ever “Kenny” in a kaiju film. That’s just a taste of what they discuss! Since this film takes place partly in Ireland and there are tensions between Ireland and England, the Toku Topic is Anglo-Irish relations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cJimmy\u2019s Notes\u201d on this episode COMING SOON!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Check out Nathan\u2019s spinoff podcasts, The Henshin Men<\/a> and The Power Trip<\/a>, and Henshin Power V3<\/a>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We\u2019d like to give a shout-out to our MIFV MAX patrons Danny DiManna (author\/creator of the Godzilla Novelization Project<\/a>); Damon Noyes, The Cel Cast<\/a>, TofuFury, Eric Anderson of Nerd Chapel<\/a>, Wynja the Ninja, Christopher Riner, The Indiscrite One, Eli Harris, Jake Hambrick, Matt Walsh (but not that Matt Walsh), Jonathan Courtright, Leon Campbell, Michael Watson, Sam Allred, and Devin Torrence! Thanks for your support!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

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This episode is approved by the Monster Island Board of Directors.<\/p>\n\n\n

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