Published by Glitterjaw Queer Podcast Collective
Derek loves Godzilla movies. Doug hasn't seen most of them. Together, they're stomping through Godzilla's long history (not quite chronologically). New episodes on the 13th of every month! Part of The Glitterjaw Queer Podcast Collective.
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Derek will be hosting Godzilla events at Monsterama Con in Atlanta, Georgia on August 7-9! Stomp on by, it's a chill little con! Monsterama's Website: monsteramacon.com Follow Derek on social media for schedule updates as things are confirmed!
2 hr 0 min
It's the wildly divisive 50th anniversary movie and Millennium era finale no one expected! Lauren Goodnight returns for a postmodern monster mash and the baby of cult action horror director Ryuhei Kitamura, where a cavalcade of sleek Showa kaiju get taken out by MMA fighter Godzilla while superpowered mutants battle black leather duster-clad aliens in Matrix- inspired fights. Oh, and Don Frye has a sword and gets really sweaty, veteran Toho actors in their 70s are in gunfights, and a British prog rock keyboardist does the score. We talk about the return of the Xiliens, practicality in the suit design, quadrupedal Ghidorah, and how something so stupid can still be hella fun. Find more from Lauren: Twitch | Bluesky | Instagram Cover art by: Brett Punk Bluesky | Instagram The Zilla shirt we mention is by Eduardo Martinez @doomdino! Check out Glitterjaw's new variety feed, Glitterjaw Presents ! Part of The Glitterjaw Queer Podcast Collective Cover Art Gallery | Patreon | Discord Email: skreeonkpodcast@gmail.com Theme song: "BIO WARS - Synth Cover" by Kweer Kaiju Sources include: Godzilla: The First 70 Years by Steve Ryfle and Ed Godziszewski Ryuhei Kitamura Interview with Madman.com Wikizilla
2 hr 25 min
Tonight, Godzilla dies! Steve Mowry of Comic Book Bears and Bear Cave of Terror joins us for the grand finale of the Heisei continuity, where Burning Godzilla's nuclear heart disease threatens the planet as much as a devil crab born from the Oxygen Destroyer. We get into this film's big publicity stunt, its ties and callbacks to the original film, and an emotional farewell to the big G. Someone protect poor Godzilla Junior! Find Steve: Bluesky | Instagram Cover Art by : Tanner Wright ( Bluesky | Instagram | InPrint ) Derek's piece on Latitude Zero as queer cinema on Kaiju United Check out Glitterjaw's new variety feed, Glitterjaw Presents ! Part of The Glitterjaw Queer Podcast Collective Cover Art Gallery | Patreon | Discord Email: skreeonkpodcast@gmail.com Theme song: "BIO WARS - Synth Cover" by Kweer Kaiju Glitterjaw Presents trailer song : “Happiest Days” by Three Chain Links. Sourced from RoyaltyFreePlanet and used under CC BY 3.0 / Shortened from original Sources include: Godzilla: The First 70 Years by Steve Ryfle and Ed Godziszewski A Critical History and Filmography of Toho's Godzilla Series by David Kalat Wikizilla
1 hr 41 min
What would you do if a rogue star was about to collide with Earth? Oh, and also there's a giant walrus for some reason! We're tackling Ishirō Honda's lesser-seen high concept sci-fi film about the far future of 1980 and a kind world overcoming borders and politics to literally move the planet. But can a disaster movie work without any interpersonal or human conflict? We talk about the strange dullness of this film, random amnesia, Honda's commitment to authentic science, and of course the top-notch Tsubaraya effects. Check out Glitterjaw's new variety feed, Glitterjaw Presents ! Part of The Glitterjaw Queer Podcast Collective Cover Art Gallery | Patreon | Discord Email: skreeonkpodcast@gmail.com Theme song: "BIO WARS - Synth Cover" by Kweer Kaiju Glitterjaw Presents trailer song : “Happiest Days” by Three Chain Links. Sourced from RoyaltyFreePlanet and used under CC BY 3.0 / Shortened from original Sources include: Ishiro Honda: A Life in Film, from Godzilla to Kurosawa by Steve Ryfle and Ed Godziszewski Wikizilla
1 hr 39 min
The OG Robot Dinosaur makes its entrance! Author Daniel Dockery joins us for the first appearance of Mechagodzilla in an unexpected ode to Okinawa with ape aliens, a fake Godzilla, and two doggy best friends. We get into the political context around Okinawa Island that made its setting, culture, and legends so central to this film, why we love King Caesar despite him being ineffectual, and Anguirus GETTING HIS JAW VIOLENTLY RIPPED OPEN. Daniel's books: I Am the Night: The Ultimate Unauthorized History of Batman: The Animated Series Monster Kids: How Pokemon Taught a Generation to Catch Them All More from Daniel Cover Art by : Kaiju Kasey ( Bluesky | Twitter | Instagram ) Special Appearance by: Russ ( Kaiju ComicCast ) Take our Glitterjaw Listener Survey! Part of The Glitterjaw Queer Podcast Collective Cover Art Gallery | Patreon | Discord Email: skreeonkpodcast@gmail.com Theme song: "BIO WARS - Synth Cover" by Kweer Kaiju Sources include: Godzilla: The First 70 Years by Steve Ryfle and Ed Godziszewski Wikizilla
1 hr 32 min
We're filling in the movie we missed with a diamond-stealing space jellyfish! We venture back to the 60s for one of Honda's sci-fi flicks, couched between better-remembered movies with Mothra and Ghidorah, and plagued with limitations on its otherwise inventive special effects. We talk about how this movie went from from global alien invasion epic to gangster/diamond heist romp, Robert Dunham as delightfully roguish super spy diamond insurance man Mark Jackson, and much more. Take our Glitterjaw Listener Survey! Cover Art by : Doug! Part of The Glitterjaw Queer Podcast Collective Cover Art Gallery | Patreon | Discord Email: skreeonkpodcast@gmail.com Theme song: "BIO WARS - Synth Cover" by Kweer Kaiju Sources include: Ishiro Honda: A Life in Film, from Godzilla to Kurosawa by Steve Ryfle and Ed Godziszewski The Toho Studios Story: A History and Complete Filmography by Stuart Galbraith IV Wikizilla
2 hr 7 min
It's the groundbreaking Godzilla film that won the Oscar and made us all cry! We're joined by film critics Alonso Duralde and Dave White of Linoleum Knife for Takashi Yamazaki's dour but hopeful post-WWII period piece, which retells the original Godzilla story through the lens of PTSD, survival, found family, and community. From an all-star cast, to the cat-like Godzilla, to critics' views of when these movies are "legitimate" or not, we get into why this is the Godzilla film beloved even by people who don't like Godzilla! Linoleum Knife Patreon Alonso's book: Hollywood Pride: A Celebration of LGBTQ+ Representation and Perseverance in Film Dave's newsletter: SLUGGISH Cover Art by : Byrne the Artyrannus ( Instagram | Bluesky ) Read Derek's Kaiju United piece: "King of the Ad Breaks: An Assortment of Godzilla Commercial Appearances" Part of The Glitterjaw Queer Podcast Collective Cover Art Gallery | Patreon | Discord Email: skreeonkpodcast@gmail.com Theme song: "BIO WARS - Synth Cover" by Kweer Kaiju Sources include: Godzilla: The First 70 Years by Steve Ryfle and Ed Godziszewski "‘Godzilla Minus One’ Director Says His Pets Inspired the Big Monster: ‘I Love My Cats So Much’" on The Wrap Kaiju Profile - Godzilla Minus One Wikizilla
2 hr 15 min
Punch! Punch! Punch! Writer Craig J. Clark joins us for a tag-team battle: Superhero Godzilla and his new robot friend Jet Jaguar vs. goofy buds Gigan and Megalon (who is not a guy). We talk about Jet Jaguar's origins in a children's art contest, the shadow of popular toku heroes like Ultraman and Kamen Rider, and how MST3K, John Belushi, and the Democratic National Convention helped make this extremely low-budget movie a surprise hit in the US. Read Craig's articles on Crooked Marquee and Werewolf News . Craig on Bluesky Cover Art by : Andy Vanderbilt ( Bluesky | Instagram | Twitch ) Read Derek's Kaiju United piece on Akumaizer 3 ! Check out Glitterjaw's new show: Little Dead Aliens ! Part of The Glitterjaw Queer Podcast Collective Cover Art Gallery | Patreon | Discord Email: skreeonkpodcast@gmail.com Theme song: "BIO WARS - Synth Cover" by Kweer Kaiju Sources include: Godzilla: The First 70 Years by Steve Ryfle and Ed Godziszewski A Critical History and Filmography of Toho's Godzilla Series by David Kalat Wikizilla
1 hr 45 min
It's a tag-team battle with Godzilla and his dog vs. Ghidorah and his knife alien chicken sidekick! Cartoonist Walter Trush joins us for this comic book-themed espionage romp, where a manga artist and his karate champion girlfriend join a team of goofballs who get wrapped up in an alien conspiracy to build an EVIL amusement park (with a Godzilla Tower)! We talk about the Sentai team of human characters, Haruo Nakajima's departure, lots of reused footage, cockroaches, and of course... THE RETURN OF ANGUIRUS! Check out Kokorodon on Webtoon! Follow Walter: Bluesky | Instagram Cover Art by : John Snyder (@HenshinJohn) Read Derek's Kaiju United piece on Akumaizer 3 ! For more knife aliens, check out Glitterjaw's new show: Little Dead Aliens ! Part of The Glitterjaw Queer Podcast Collective Cover Art Gallery | Patreon | Discord Email: skreeonkpodcast@gmail.com Theme song: "BIO WARS - Synth Cover" by Kweer Kaiju Sources include: Godzilla: The First 70 Years by Steve Ryfle and Ed Godziszewski A Critical History and Filmography of Toho's Godzilla Series by David Kalat Wikizilla
1 hr 35 min
As disastrous as the 1998 American Godzilla film may have been, one unequivocally good thing came out of it: Godzilla: The Series, a dark Fox Kids sci-fi show that reinvented and rearranged elements of its predecessor into something much smarter and cooler. With a premise that essentially remakes the Hanna-Barbera Godzilla cartoon, this show features high-concept stories, psychic ancient undersea aliens, robots, time travel, and plenty of freaky mutated kaiju. We talk about all the creative connections with other cartoon greats (including a surprising number of Spider-Man cartoons), the bizarrely stacked cast, and more! Watchlist: "New Family, Parts 1 & 2" "Leviathan" "Monster War, Parts 1-3" "Future Shock" "What a Long, Strange Trip It's Been" This episode originally aired on Patreon on January 11, 2025. Cover Art by: Doug Part of The Glitterjaw Queer Podcast Collective Patreon | Discord Email: skreeonkpodcast@gmail.com Theme song: "BIO WARS - Synth Cover" by Kweer Kaiju Sources include: Sci-Fi Japan's extensive behind-the-scenes page!
2 hr 16 min
Are you team atomic lizard or team big monkey? Chels from The Q Division meets us in Hollow Earth for the big dumb drag wrestling match (complimentary) and all its synthwave bisexual lighting glory! We talk about Kong as a protagonist in the Monsterverse, COVID lockdown's effect on this movie, the weird amount of writers for such a simple plot and concept, how this led Rebecca Hall to make a great indie flick, podcaster representation in Brian Tyree Henry, and the Terminator-inspired Mechagodzilla. Stay tuned for a new podcast from Chels, Across the Whoniverse : Bluesky | Instagram Find Chels: The Q Division | And a Rewatch Podcast | Bluesky | Instagram Cover Art by : Dukey (@artfromdukey) Instagram | Bluesky Part of The Glitterjaw Queer Podcast Collective Cover Art Gallery | Patreon | Discord Email: skreeonkpodcast@gmail.com Theme song: "BIO WARS - Synth Cover" by Kweer Kaiju Sources include: Godzilla vs. Kong - The Art of the Ultimate Battle Royale by David Wallace VFX team interview on MPCVFX Jared Krichevsky interview on Syfy Wire Adam Wingard interview on ScreenCrush Adam Wingard interview on IndieWire Adam Wingard interview on Slash Film Jordan Vogt-Roberts interview on MovieWeb Comicbook.com on Ren Serizawa Gojipedia Wikizilla
2 hr 4 min
Kong ain't no fortunate son, no! The big ape's introduction to the Monsterverse is a period piece pastiche of 70s Vietnam War-era concepts -- from Apocalypse Now to the predictable needle drops -- resulting in an action-packed adventure movie full of A-listers you've seen in Marvel movies. We talk about the perils of having so, so many characters, stranded bearded John C. Reilly being both hot and adorable, how this movie tackles its political context, and much more. Cover Art by: Jay Hawley (aka Jay Drawstick) Part of The Glitterjaw Queer Podcast Collective Patreon | Discord Email: skreeonkpodcast@gmail.com Theme song: "BIO WARS - Synth Cover" by Kweer Kaiju Sources include: Toby Kebbell Interview with EW GQ coverage of the attack on Jordan Vogt-Roberts AOL interview with the stars Wikizilla
1 hr 58 min
We've reached the end of the divisive anime trilogy with the even more divisive and maddening final entry -- a pure cosmic horror film where an extradimensional noncorporeal Ghidorah slaughters nearly everyone and gives Godzilla an hour-long hug. We talk about the Lovecraftian inspiration, this trilogy's horrendous treatment of women, the equally horrendous treatment of its human hero and the harmful message he leaves us with, and the ultimately squandered potential of these deeply mean-spirited movies. Please note that there is a frank discussion of suicide and other dark topics at various points in this episode. Cover art by: Doug! Part of The Glitterjaw Queer Podcast Collective Patreon | Discord Email: skreeonkpodcast@gmail.com Theme song: "BIO WARS - Synth Cover" by Kweer Kaiju Sources include: Godzilla: The First 70 Years by Steve Ryfle and Ed Godziszewski Wikizilla Gigazine Interview with the creative team
1 hr 42 min
Mechagodzilla is a city?! The second installment of the divisive anime trilogy is another dour one, but it's bolstered by unique takes on classic Godzilla lore -- from telepathic indigenous worshipers of Mothra (who is not in this movie) to the nanotech Mechagodzilla that threatens to take over the planet. But among this hard sci-fi nature vs. technology conversation is still the same pacing problems, self-conscious aversion to monster fights, and weird issues with women that plague this trilogy, and we can only hope... will it get better at the end? Part of The Glitterjaw Queer Podcast Collective Patreon | Discord Email: skreeonkpodcast@gmail.com Theme song: "BIO WARS - Synth Cover" by Kweer Kaiju Sources include: Godzilla: The First 70 Years by Steve Ryfle and Ed Godziszewski Wikizilla Gigazine Interview with the creative team
2 hr 26 min
Board your space station full of despair and venture to the only animated Godzilla films with the Netflix anime trilogy! This first installment features a tree-inspired Godzilla hunted by revenge-seeking humans and aliens on a desolate Earth 20,000 years into the future... and it's about as cheery as it sounds. We talk about this trilogy's reputation and the deliberate attempts to swerve away from standard kaiju fare, its nihilistic streak from a writer nicknamed "Urobutcher", and the downside of only getting 1/3 of a Moby Dick -style story. Part of The Glitterjaw Queer Podcast Collective Patreon | Discord Email: skreeonkpodcast@gmail.com Theme song: "BIO WARS - Synth Cover" by Kweer Kaiju Sources include: Godzilla: The First 70 Years by Steve Ryfle and Ed Godziszewski SciFiJapan interview with Hiroyuki Seshita Wikizilla
2 hr 50 min
A smog monster that goes from tadpole to spaceship! Flying breath-powered Godzilla! People melting into skeletons! Artist Andy Vanderbilt joins us for one of our most hotly anticipated episodes -- a movie that tackled the existential threat of pollution and became one of the weirdest and most gruesome Godzilla films. We talk about why this beloved and divisive movie was the only feature film Yoshimitsu Banno ever directed, how Hedorah has become so iconic despite appearing so rarely, the famous animated interstitials and nightclub hallucinations, lots of rotten fish, and more! Buy Andy's book: Adventure Ace: Valley of the Giant Snake More from Andy: Bluesky | Instagram | Twitch Cover Art by: Hamish Steele This episode also features appearances by: Chris Cummins ( Sci-Fi Explosion ) Russ ( Kaiju ComicCast ) Hamish Steele ( Super Mario Moment ) Part of The Glitterjaw Queer Podcast Collective Patreon | Discord Email: skreeonkpodcast@gmail.com Theme song: "BIO WARS - Synth Cover" by Kweer Kaiju Sources include: Godzilla: The First 70 Years by Steve Ryfle and Ed Godziszewski A Critical History and Filmography of Toho's Godzilla Series by David Kalat “Hedorah Attacks” on MyKaiju.com Wikizilla
2 hr 6 min
Mother Mothra swoops into this sequel to 2002's Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla that is also, shockingly, a sequel to our queen's 1961 debut! We talk about the swerve into fantasy and reverence for the original Mothra film -- including bringing back Hottest Man Alive Hiroshi Koizumi to reprise his role -- while tackling the "built a robot out of Godzilla bones" moral questions the first film ignored. We also get into the mechanic protagonist, Showa-inspired effects, lots of Super Sentai cast members, and more! Plus, a special appearance by former guest Donny Winter ! YouTube | Growing Up Godzilla | Publications Cover Art by: Ryan aka DearZeus ( Bluesky ) Part of The Glitterjaw Queer Podcast Collective Patreon | Discord Email: skreeonkpodcast@gmail.com Theme song: "BIO WARS - Synth Cover" by Kweer Kaiju Sources include: Godzilla: The First 70 Years by Steve Ryfle and Ed Godziszewski Masaaki Tezuka Interview Wikizilla
2 hr 7 min
Oh no, your plans for a remote beach resort have been derailed by a microbiotic space alien that possesses people and makes sea creatures grow real big! Chris Cummins (Archie Comics, Sci-Fi Explosion ) joins us for no one's favorite kaiju film -- but a fun one with loveable cuttlefish, crab, and turtle kaiju nevertheless, and a very important one to the history of Godzilla. We talk about the fraught production plagued by Eiji Tsubaraya's death, Ishiro Honda's disillusionment, and Toho being an evil corporation. Plus, a game of FMK with Gezora, Ganimes, and Kamoebas! Find Chris: Sci-Fi Explosion on Twitch Bluesky | Instagram | Letterboxd Cover Art by: Doug! Part of The Glitterjaw Queer Podcast Collective Patreon | Discord Email: skreeonkpodcast@gmail.com Theme song: "BIO WARS - Synth Cover" by Kweer Kaiju Sources include: Ishiro Honda: A Life in Film, from Godzilla to Kurosawa by Steve Ryfle and Ed Godziszewski Wikizilla
2 hr 32 min
This one's for the softies! Russ from Kaiju ComicCast joins us to learn all about Godzilla's feelings as he faces his own drag persona -- the crystal girlie Godzilla clone from space! We get into the penultimate Heisei film's focus on psychic hero Miki sporting a snazzy new cut and killer fits, the heavy bent toward romance, a new cute-enhanced Little Godzilla, and why this movie is unfairly maligned (it's because men hate having feelings). Find Kaiju ComicCast: Podcast | Bluesky | Instagram Cover Art by: Taner Ergin ( Instagram ) Part of The Glitterjaw Queer Podcast Collective Patreon | Discord Email: skreeonkpodcast@gmail.com Theme song: "BIO WARS - Synth Cover" by Kweer Kaiju Sources include: Godzilla: The First 70 Years by Steve Ryfle and Ed Godziszewski A Critical History and Filmography of Toho's Godzilla Series by David Kalat Ifukube Interview Wikizilla
1 hr 40 min
Multicolored spacemen invade Earth, and they want land and ladies! Josh from the Biorante toksatsu subtitle database joins us for Ishirō Honda's first epic space movie, with an all-star cast and loads of effects innovations! We talk about this film's parallels to Japan's entrance into the United Nations, how it tackles fighting aliens without using nuclear weapons, and of course, the giant robot mole bug Moguera. Find more from Josh: Biorante Blog | Bluesky | Instagram Part of The Glitterjaw Queer Podcast Collective Patreon | Discord Email: skreeonkpodcast@gmail.com Theme song: "BIO WARS - Synth Cover" by Kweer Kaiju Sources include: Ishirō Honda: A Life in Film, from Godzilla to Kurosawa by Steve Ryfle and Ed Godziszewski Wikizilla