Oct 09 2022 32 mins
October is monster movie month here at Tiny Table studios, and this episode we encounter the terrible, the powerful, the rubber-suited-miniature-destroying-horror that is... ゴジラ!!!! (GODZILLA!!!!)
We dive into the story behind the story, engaging with the history, symbolism, human interest and moral quandaries that formed the definitive film of the rubber suit monster genre.
We'll see you in Tokyo!
Chairman of Diet Committee: Professor Yamane, I'll be blunt. We want to know if there's a way to kill Godzilla.
Dr. Kyohei Yamane: Impossible. Godzilla was baptized in the fire of the H-bomb and survived. What could kill it now?
*HELPFUL RESOURCE! As mentioned in the show, Dan Carlin's Hardcore History is a fantastic resource for in-depth long form podcasting on the history of WW2 Japan, the nuclear arms race, and so much more. Check out the series "Supernova in the East" and the standalone episode "The Destroyer of Worlds." You can click the link here: https://www.dancarlin.com/hardcore-history-series/
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