Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla (1974) with Daniel Dockery

<p>The OG Robot Dinosaur makes its entrance! Author <a href="https://www.danieldockery.com/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Daniel Dockery</a> 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.</p><p><strong>Daniel&#39;s books:</strong></p><p><a href="https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250409652/iamthenight/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer"><em>I Am the Night: The Ultimate Unauthorized History of Batman: The Animated Series</em></a><br></p><p><br><a href="https://www.runningpress.com/titles/daniel-dockery/monster-kids/9780762479504/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer"><em>Monster Kids: How Pokemon Taught a Generation to Catch Them All</em></a></p><p><a href="https://www.danieldockery.com/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">More from Daniel</a></p><p><strong>Cover Art by</strong>: ⁠Kaiju Kasey⁠ (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/kaijukasey.bsky.social" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠Bluesky⁠⁠⁠⁠</a> | <a href="https://x.com/Kasey_Toth" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Twitter</a> | <a href="https://www.instagram.com/kaijukasey/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Instagram</a>⁠⁠)</p><p><strong>Special Appearance by: </strong><a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/1uWzjUJBzju7gNzcklmhZl" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Russ (<em>Kaiju ComicCast</em>)</a></p><p><a href="bit.ly/GlitterjawPodSurvey" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠<strong>Take our Glitterjaw Listener Survey!</strong>⁠⁠</a></p><p><br></p><p>Part of<a href="http://glitterjaw.com/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠<strong>The Glitterjaw Queer Podcast Collective</strong>⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p><a href="https://www.glitterjaw.com/skreeonk" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠<strong>Cover Art Gallery</strong>⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a> | <a href="https://www.patreon.com/wallopingwebsnappers" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a><a href="https://www.patreon.com/wallopingwebsnappers" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠<strong>Patreon</strong>⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a><strong> | </strong><a href="https://discord.gg/8BjQm58phH" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠<strong>Discord</strong>⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p><strong>Email: </strong><a href="mailto:skreeonkpodcast@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠skreeonkpodcast@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p><strong>Theme song:</strong><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dy6YoiQ3TvE" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠&quot;BIO WARS - Synth Cover&quot; by Kweer Kaiju⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p><strong>Sources include: </strong></p><ul><li><a href="https://archive.org/details/the-notenki-memoirs/page/n186/mode/1up" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a><em>Godzilla: The First 70 Years</em> by Steve Ryfle and Ed Godziszewski</li></ul><ul><li>Wikizilla</li></ul>