Frankenstein's Podcast

This episode, Kalid and Joe are joined by actor and comedian Rashawn Scott for a nice, spooky-season discussion of the 1988 classic, Beetlejuice! ​​*Thank you to Jim Hall for the music! Check out more of his music⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and if you like what you hear, please consider donating to support his work⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! *Thank you to Jim Tandberg/Grant Leitbrouck for the Frankenstein's Podcast artwork! *Shoutout to our Patreon Producer(s), Luke Johnson & Andy Groth! ⁠⁠⁠Support us on Patreon!⁠ Featured Guest: Rashawn Scott is an actor, singer and comedian from the Pacific Northwest. You may have seen her on stage at the Second City in Chicago or on the hit HBO show SouthSide. Possibly cutting up on stage singing soul music or perhaps catching her nerdy side playing tabletop role playing games on DropoutTv’s Dimension 20: Burrows End. References: $13 million and no CGI: The original ‘Beetlejuice’ VFX designer explains why the film still feels magical 3 decades later - Fast Company Practical-ly Perfect: Celebrating the Oscar-Winning Makeup Effects of Tim Burton’s BEETLEJUICE - Daily Dead Eccentric Is the Word for Beetlejuice - American Cinematographer Rapsody’s 4th studio album, Please Don’t Cry The Toll by Cherie Priest Veep Mystery County Monster Hunter’s Club podcast

We're off this week so we're sharing one of our Patreon episodes in which we share a few spooky songs from our Halloween season playlists! If you like this episode, please ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Support us on Patreon⁠ for more Frankenbits like this! *Thank you to Jim Hall for the music! Check out more of his music ⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and if you like what you hear, please consider donating to support his work ⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! *Thank you to Jim Tandberg/Grant Hasbrouck for the Frankenstein's Podcast artwork! *Shoutout to our Patreon Producer(s), Luke Johnson & Andy Groth! Featured Songs: ⁠You’re Dead by Norma Tanega (1966)⁠ ⁠Girl Anachronism by The Dresden Dolls (2003)⁠ ⁠Roland the Headless Thompson Gunner by Warren Zevon (1978)⁠ ⁠Dragula by Rob Zombie (1998)⁠ ⁠Where the Wild Roses Grow by Nick Cave & the Bad Seads featuring Kylie Minogue (1996)⁠  ⁠Spooky Song - SNL (with Chance the Rapper)⁠  Honorable Mentions: ⁠No Body, No Crime⁠ by Taylor Swift featuring HAIM (2020), ⁠Dracula's Wedding⁠ by Outkast (2003), and ⁠Werewolf Bar Mitzvah⁠ (from 30 Rock).

Frankenstein's Podcast presents: KAIJUBILEE! - a celebration of cinema's favorite giant monster, Godzilla, Just in time for the King of Monsters' 70th birthday! In our final KAIJUBILEE episode, Kalid & Joe are joined by long-time friend of the podcast & regular guest, Jim Tandberg, to discuss Godzilla’s most recent theatrical outing: Takashi Yamazaki’s Godzilla Minus One! This episode, Kalid and Joe are joined by  ​​*Thank you to Jim Hall for the music! Check out more of his music⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and if you like what you hear, please consider donating to support his work⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! *Thank you to Jim Tandberg/Grant Leitbrouck for the Frankenstein's Podcast artwork! *Shoutout to our Patreon Producer(s), Luke Johnson & Andy Groth! ⁠⁠⁠Support us on Patreon!⁠ Featured Guest: Jim Tandberg is a local Twin Cities artist and a geek at heart. He counts himself as a member of countless fandoms, but often gravitates towards comics, manga, anime, model building and Dungeons & Dragons. You can see his latest art pieces⁠ ⁠here⁠⁠. Follow Jim on Instagram @⁠⁠Jimstagram2⁠⁠. References: ‘Godzilla Minus One’: From Sleeper to Potential VFX Oscar Frontrunner - IndieWire How the 'Godzilla Minus One' VFX Team Took the Titan to Terrifying New Heights - The Academy Kawaii Exhibit at the Japanese House in Los Angeles Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End Rebel Ridge (Netflix) The Wild Robot Control (video game) Cryptmaster (video game)

Frankenstein's Podcast presents: KAIJUBILEE! - a celebration of cinema's favorite giant monster, Godzilla, Just in time for the King of Monsters' 70th birthday! This episode, Kalid and Joe are joined by writer and film-buff, Sunil Patel, in a return stateside with the second western adaptation of Godzilla from 2014, directed by Gareth Edwards! ​​*Thank you to Jim Hall for the music! Check out more of his music⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and if you like what you hear, please consider donating to support his work⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! *Thank you to Jim Tandberg/Grant Leitbrouck for the Frankenstein's Podcast artwork! *Shoutout to our Patreon Producer(s), Luke Johnson & Andy Groth! ⁠⁠⁠Support us on Patreon!⁠ Featured Guest: Sunil Patel is a San Francisco Bay Area writer who has published numerous short stories in anthologies like Asian Monsters and magazines like Asimov’s Science Fiction, had numerous short plays and sketches performed by San Francisco Bay Area companies like Awesome Theater and Quicksand Club, and posted numerous movie reviews on websites like Letterboxd and The Workprint. Read his work at ghostwritingcow.com, and find his reviews for over thirty Godzilla movies at https://letterboxd.com/ghostwritingcow. References: Godzilla director Gareth Edwards explains the symbolism of kaiju - io9 Godzilla film 'harks back to Jaws and Alien' - BBC MPC Vancouver set new standards for creature feature VFX in Godzilla - MPC Verbathim (new album) by Nemahsis From (on MGM/Amazon Prime) The Tusks of Extinction by Ray Nayler Control (video game) Joko Anwar's Nightmares and Daydreams (Netflix) Asian Monsters

Frankenstein's Podcast presents: KAIJUBILEE! - a celebration of cinema's favorite giant monster, Godzilla, Just in time for the King of Monsters' 70th birthday! Kalid and Joe are joined by friend of the podcast, producer, writer and horror buff, Joel H Brewster! We dip into Godzilla's Millennium era with Masaaki Tezuka's 2002 entry, Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla. ​​*Thank you to Jim Hall for the music! Check out more of his music⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and if you like what you hear, please consider donating to support his work⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! *Thank you to Jim Tandberg/Grant Leitbrouck for the Frankenstein's Podcast artwork! *Shoutout to our Patreon Producer(s), Luke Johnson! ⁠⁠⁠Support us on Patreon!⁠ Featured Guest: Joel H Brewster is a producer, writer and avid science-fiction and horror fanatic. He's put his passions to practice in screenwriting a number of⁠ ⁠short films⁠⁠ and promoting weird, obscure and fun horror-themed content through his⁠ ⁠Facebook page⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Instagram⁠⁠ and⁠ ⁠Twitter⁠⁠. You can find Joel's writings and links to all of his work at his website,⁠ ⁠Westcoast Strange⁠⁠.​​ References: The Majority Report with Sam Seder Alien: Romulus Sting Infested From

Frankenstein's Podcast presents: KAIJUBILEE! - a celebration of cinema's favorite giant monster, Godzilla, Just in time for the King of Monsters' 70th birthday! This episode, Kalid and Joe discuss Roland Emmerich’s 1998 Hollywood take on the Godzilla franchise. Then, after our chat, suit performer Kurt Carley joins the podcast to chat about his time as the suitmation actor in the Godzilla suit for the film! ​​*Thank you to Jim Hall for the music! Check out more of his music⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and if you like what you hear, please consider donating to support his work⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! *Thank you to Jim Tandberg/Grant Leitbrouck for the Frankenstein's Podcast artwork! *Shoutout to our Patreon Producer(s), Luke Johnson! ⁠⁠⁠Support us on Patreon!⁠ Featured Guest: Kurt Carley is an actor, producer and suit performer known for his roles in the Underworld franchise, Lady in the Water, and for the suitmation portrayal of Godzilla in the 1998 film - among multitudes of other performances. References: GODZILLA Unmade: The History of Jan De Bont’s Unproduced TriStar Film Man-in-suit, miniatures, mechanics and modern CG: looking back at 20 years since ‘Godzilla’ - Befores & Afters Batman: Dead End Crabs! Consumed Please Don’t Destroy

Frankenstein's Podcast presents: KAIJUBILEE! - a celebration of cinema's favorite giant monster, Godzilla, Just in time for the King of Monsters' 70th birthday! This week, we're joined by poet, writer, and podcaster Donny Winter to chat about Heisei Godzilla's final outing in Godzilla vs. Destoroyah from 1995! ​​*Thank you to Jim Hall for the music! Check out more of his music⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and if you like what you hear, please consider donating to support his work⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! *Thank you to Jim Tandberg/Grant Leitbrouck for the Frankenstein's Podcast artwork! *Shoutout to our Patreon Producer(s), Luke Johnson! ⁠⁠⁠Support us on Patreon!⁠ Featured Guest: Donny Winter is an award winning LGBTQ+ poet, YouTube blogger, educator, and activist. He is the author of three collections of poems, Carbon Footprint (2020), Feats of Alchemy (2021), and Casting Seeds (2022) and the host of the Growing Up With Godzilla YouTube series/podcast. References: Destoroyah (WikiZilla) Inside Out 2 The Empty Man Star Trek: Prodigy (season 2 on Netflix) Charmed Godzilla 70th Anniversary Comic from IDW (featuring a story from Donny!)

Frankenstein's Podcast presents: KAIJUBILEE! - a celebration of cinema's favorite giant monster, Godzilla, Just in time for the King of Monsters' 70th birthday! This episode, Kalid and Joe are joined by the awesome comic writers and fellow monster geeks, Rosie Knight and Nick Marino to jump into Godzilla’s Heisei era with Kazuki Ōmori’s 1989 take on the franchise, Godzilla vs. Biollante! ​​*Thank you to Jim Hall for the music! Check out more of his music⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and if you like what you hear, please consider donating to support his work⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! *Thank you to Jim Tandberg/Grant Leitbrouck for the Frankenstein's Podcast artwork! *Shoutout to our Patreon Producer(s), Luke Johnson! ⁠⁠⁠Support us on Patreon!⁠ Featured Guest: Nick Marino has been been writing comics for over 15 years, going from webcomics and self-published minicomics to creator-owned miniseries for the direct market to licensed comics like Transformers and Godzilla. His work has been featured on CBR, WWAC, ComicBook.com, Comics Alliance, Multiversity, Graphic Policy, G-FAN, and many more. Rosie Knight is an award-winning journalist and podcast host with a focus on the topics that fuel our obsession with pop culture. She co-hosts X-Ray Vision at IHeartPodcasts. You can find her 2500+ bylines at sites like Esquire, The Hollywood Reporter, Nerdist, IGN, Polygon, Women Write About Comics, Den of Geek, DC Comics, /Film, BuzzFeed, and Refinery29. Her published work as an author ranges from acclaimed indie comics to traditional publishing and licensed work. Some of her notable titles include  Godzilla Rivals: Vs. Battra and the upcoming original graphic novel Godzilla: Monster Island Summer Camp at IDW, The Haunted High-Tops, from Capstone, and The Screen Travelers Guide for DK Eyewitness. References: Biollante wikizilla Godzilla Rivals (comic series) Monster Island Summer Camp The Man in the Suit (creepypasta) Smiling friends Heart and souls Inuyasha Dorohedoro Mermaid Saga Drawn & Quarterly Witch Hat Atelier Baby Cat The Lost Boys (1987) Murder, She Wrote House of the Dragon

Frankenstein's Podcast presents: KAIJUBILEE! - a celebration of cinema's favorite giant monster, Godzilla, Just in time for the King of Monsters' 70th birthday! This episode, Kalid and Joe chat with legendary VFX artist, Howard Berger, about the 1968 monster rumble flick, Destroy All Monsters, directed by Ishirō Honda. ​​*Thank you to Jim Hall for the music! Check out more of his music⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and if you like what you hear, please consider donating to support his work⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! *Thank you to Jim Tandberg/Grant Leitbrouck for the Frankenstein's Podcast artwork! *Shoutout to our Patreon Producer(s), Luke Johnson! ⁠⁠⁠Support us on Patreon!⁠ Featured Guest: Howard Berger is a special make-up effects creator & co-founder of KNB EFX. He has worked on over 400 film and television projects. He won an Academy Award for best makeup for his work on the Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe and an Emmy for his work on The Walking Dead. Look for his new book, Making Monsters, co-authored with Marshall Julius and set to release September 2025! References: Masters of Makeup Effects Couples Therapy on Showtime Kaiju Preservation Society by John Scalzi MaXXXine  American Primeval

Frankenstein's Podcast presents: KAIJUBILEE! - a celebration of cinema's favorite giant monster, Godzilla, Just in time for the King of Monsters' 70th birthday! This episode we’re joined by Nicole Praska to discuss the 1964 franchise entry, Mothra vs. Godzilla, directed by Ishirō Honda. Note, we are fully aware of how iconic the music from this movie became to the Godzilla franchise and regret not bringing it up in the episode! It will be discussed down the road! ​​*Thank you to Jim Hall for the music! Check out more of his music⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and if you like what you hear, please consider donating to support his work⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! *Thank you to Jim Tandberg/Grant Leitbrouck for the Frankenstein's Podcast artwork! *Shoutout to our Patreon Producer(s), Luke Johnson! ⁠⁠⁠Support us on Patreon!⁠ Featured Guest: Wife of the podcast and real-life scientist, Nicole Praska, is our recurring ‘ghost host’ who always brings a new perspective to our topics. She currently co-hosts the semi-regular Star Trek podcast,⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Deep Space Love⁠⁠⁠⁠! References: Mothra vs. Godzilla (wikipedia) Mothra (wikipedia) Black and Whites by Big Hit, Hit-boy and The Alchemist Sundiver by David Brin Doctor Who

Frankenstein's Podcast presents: KAIJUBILEE! - a celebration of cinema's favorite giant monster, Godzilla, Just in time for the King of Monsters' 70th birthday! This episode is dedicated to the one that started it all back in 1954, Godzilla, directed by Ishirō Honda. Joining us is Dr. Bill Tsutsui, one of the foremost experts on the Godzilla franchise! *Thank you to Jim Hall for the music! Check out more of his music ⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠, and if you like what you hear, please consider donating to support his work ⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠! *Thank you to Jim Tandberg/Grant Hasbrouck for the Frankenstein's Podcast artwork! Featured Guest: Bill Tsutsui is an award-winning historian and teacher, frequent public speaker and media commentator, and current president of Ottawa University. He is the author of numerous academic papers and books. He’s frequently consulted by the media as an expert on Godzilla and Japanese pop culture. He’s been featured on the History Channel, CNN, NBC nightly news, NPR, the BBC, and has been quoted in countless publications from the New York Times to Vanity Fair. References: How 'Professor Godzilla' Learned To Roar - NPR Godzilla on My Mind: Fifty Years of the King of Monsters In Godzilla's Footsteps: Japanese Pop Culture Icons on the Global Stage Japanese Popular Culture and Globalization Looking Back at the Original Godzilla - The Credits Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes Deep Cover

In celebration of its 25th anniversary, Kalid and Joe get wrapped up in the Stephen Sommers' 1999 adaptation of The Mummy! *Thank you to Jim Hall for the music! Check out more of his music⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and if you like what you hear, please consider donating to support his work⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! *Thank you to Jim Tandberg/Grant Leitbrouck for the Frankenstein's Podcast artwork! ⁠⁠⁠⁠Support us on Patreon!⁠ References: The Mummy: Did Oded Fehr's Medjai Really Exist? - ScreenRant An Egyptological Review of ‘The Mummy’ (1999) - Nile Scribes Drake & Kendrick Lamar’s Rocky Relationship Explained - BillboardThe Second Best Hospital in the Galaxy (Prime)

Kalid and Joe are joined by longtime supporter and friend, Jake Kohl, to dig into Bong Joon-ho's 2017 film, Okja.​​ *Thank you to Jim Hall for the music! Check out more of his music⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and if you like what you hear, please consider donating to support his work⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! *Thank you to Jim Tandberg/Grant Leitbrouck for the Frankenstein's Podcast artwork! ⁠⁠⁠Support us on Patreon!⁠ Featured Guest: Jake Kohl is a longtime supporter of the podcast and friend of the hosts. He's a fellow geek and avid gamer whose current passion is running. References: Okja: Big Love by Karen Han (Criterion) FYC: The Visual Effects Behind Okja with Erik de Boer and Method Studios - Awards Daily Hozier (album) Star Trek: Discovery (Paramount+) Slow Productivity by Cal Newport Good Inside by Dr. Becky Kennedy

Kalid and Joe discuss the vastly different films that happen to fall under the same brand: the 2000 film, Dungeons & Dragons, and the 2023 update, Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves. Joined by two friends and Dungeon Masters, Andy Groth and Grant Leitbrouck, the crew compare and contrast the two films and chat about how well each one captures the spirit of the game. ​​*Thank you to Jim Hall for the music! Check out more of his music⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and if you like what you hear, please consider donating to support his work⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! *Thank you to Jim Tandberg/Grant Leitbrouck for the Frankenstein's Podcast artwork! ⁠⁠⁠Support us on Patreon!⁠ Featured Guests: Grant Leitbrouck is a fellow geek and graphic designer who has been a longtime friend of the podcast and friend to both of us.  Andy Groth is another longtime friend, creative artist, and Dungeonmaster who loves video games and D&D. References: 15 Things You Didn’t Know About The Disastrous Dungeons & Dragons Movie - Screenrant The Practical Effects Wizardry of Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves - Stan Winston School “Dungeon & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves” VFX Team on the Owlbear, Talking Corpses & More - Motion Picture Association The Fantastical, Faithful, Fun VFX of Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves - VFX Voice Behind the Scenes with the Director and Cast of Dungeons & Dragons - IGN Dimension 20: Fantasy High Critical Role Dungeons & Dragons: Honor among Thieves Rolls a Natural 20 - Twin Cities Geek The Legend of Vox Machina Sitcom D&D Ghosts (CBS) The Terraformers by Annalee Newitz Shogun (FX/Hulu) D&D Module: The Wild Beyond the Witchlight

We're off this week so we're sharing one of our Patreon episodes in which we rank our favorite tropes in genre fiction! If you like this episode, please ⁠⁠⁠⁠Support us on Patreon for more Frankenbits like this! *Thank you to Jim Hall for the music! Check out more of his music here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and if you like what you hear, please consider donating to support his work here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! *Thank you to Jim Tandberg/Grant Hasbrouck for the Frankenstein's Podcast artwork!

Kalid and Joe are joined by one of the original Friendensteins, Ryan Mintz, to talk about the ultimate showdown between Arnold Schwarzenegger and the Devil set against the backdrop of Y2K. That’s right, we’re chatting about the 1999 Peter Hyams film, End of Days! ​​*Thank you to Jim Hall for the music! Check out more of his music⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and if you like what you hear, please consider donating to support his work⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! *Thank you to Jim Tandberg/Grant Leitbrouck for the Frankenstein's Podcast artwork! ⁠⁠⁠Support us on Patreon!⁠ Featured Guest: Ryan Mintz is a fellow geek, massive Baseball fan, and one of the original friends of the podcast who coined the now beloved term, ‘Friendenstein!’ References: VIFX will do effects for ‘End of Days’ - Variety Spawning the Satan beast for End of Days at Stan Winston Studio Harbinger of the End - Monster Legacy The Zone of Interest Dragon Ball (manga) by Akira Toriyama Music League (app)

Kalid and Joe take a trip back into the realm of Empire Pictures! This time, the crew is joined by friend of the podcast (and real-life friend), Amber Amundson to chat about the 1986 horror/fantasy flick,Troll, from director John Carl Buechler.  ​​*Thank you to Jim Hall for the music! Check out more of his music⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and if you like what you hear, please consider donating to support his work⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! *Thank you to Jim Tandberg/Grant Leitbrouck for the Frankenstein's Podcast artwork! ⁠⁠⁠Support us on Patreon!⁠ Featured Guest: Amber Amundson is a fellow school teacher and friend of the podcast. She’s a longtime horror fan who brings a formative knowledge to the genre and how it can foster connection. References: Troll (1886) Trivia - IMDB Filmmakers Claim ‘Harry Potter' Lifted Ideas From Their 1986 Film Troll - Horror Wiki Blue Lips - Schoolboy Q Home Goods Drive Away Dolls Doppelganger: A Trip into the Mirror World by Naomi Klein Heaven and Earth Grocery Store James McBride

Kalid and Joe break from (fictional) monsters for a conversation with writer and editor, Basma Ghalayani, about how genre fiction and speculative fiction can be seen as a tool to reflect on the traumas of the past and present as well as explore the hopes for the future. Specifically, we discuss the short-story collection, Palestine + 100: Stories from a Century after the Nakba, which Ghalayani edited. *Thank you to Jim Hall for the music! Check out more of his music⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and if you like what you hear, please consider donating to support his work⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! *Thank you to Jim Tandberg/Grant Leitbrouck for the Frankenstein's Podcast artwork! Featured Guest: Basma Ghalayini is an editor, writer and Arabic translator and interpreter currently working with Comma Press - a publishing house out of Manchester, UK. She edited the book Palestine+100 which asks twelve Palestinian writers: what might your country look like in the year 2048 - a century after the tragedies and trauma of what has come to be called the Nakba? She has written for the New York Times (check out her essay," A Gazan’s View on Hamas: It’s Not Complicated") and was born and grew up in the Gaza Strip. References: Ma Wara' al-Tabi'a (novels) from Ahmed Khaled Towfik Motaz Azaiza Bisan Lama Jamous Mansour Shouman Angie Marie Lisa Frankenstein (Joes review for Twin Cities Geek) Star Trek: The Next Generation

Kalid and Joe are joined by the immensely cool and talented Nyla Innuksuk to discuss her recent sci-fi/horror film, Slash/Back! *Thank you to Jim Hall for the music! Check out more of his music⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and if you like what you hear, please consider donating to support his work⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! *Thank you to Jim Tandberg/Grant Leitbrouck for the Frankenstein's Podcast artwork! Featured Guests: Nyla Innuksuk is a director, writer, producer, and creator in the realm of VR and mixed media through her company, Mixtape VR. She co-created the Inuk superhero, Snowgard, for Marvel Comics, and her recent film, Slash/Back is currently available to buy or stream on Hulu. References: Slash/Back official website Citations Needed (podcast) Hazbin Hotel (Prime) True Detective: Night Country (Max)

This week, Kalid and Joe dig into the many themes and big ideas from the 2021 South Korean series, Hellbound, currently streaming on Netflix! ​​*Thank you to Jim Hall for the music! Check out more of his music⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and if you like what you hear, please consider donating to support his work⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! *Thank you to Jim Tandberg/Grant Leitbrouck for the Frankenstein's Podcast artwork! ⁠⁠⁠Support us on Patreon!⁠ References: Hellbound Monsters Explained - Den of Geek Hellbound: VFX Breakdown by mofac - Art of VFX Hellbound - Cyclo Kid Cudi - Insano Mythical Beast Investigator by Koichiro Hoshino