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A rotating cast of kaiju enthusiasts from all walks of life, headed by co-hosts Nick and Andrew, dive into a geeky dissection of all things kaiju- alternating between discussion of a randomly-chosen kaiju film, and discussion of kaiju topics or stories from other mediums, such as TV shows and graphic novels! Join us for this bi-monthly podcast; you never know what you're going to get next!
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Body Counts And Beer

Body Counts And Beer

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BODY COUNTS AND BEER is a weekly podcast in which comedians Mark Rosenthal, Patrick Bromley and Jonathan Rooney Taylor watch action movies, drink beer and discuss. Along the way they will celebrate the best kills, the worst war crimes and, of course, the highest of body counts. Please subscribe on SoundCloud, iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher Radio, Blubrry, Podcast Addict and we're sure some other places where high end podcasts are streamed. Like us on Facebook at: facebook.com/bodycountsandbee ...
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Hello, Kaiju Lovers! In the zaniest (and funniest) MIFV episode yet, Nate is joined by the QUEEN OF THE FABULOUS EMPIRE, Kaiju Kim, and executive producer Damon Noyes to discuss the most notorious G-film ever: Godzilla vs. Megalon. Thanks to an aggressive ad campaign by Cinema Shares, constant play on TV (including a primetime slot hosted by John B…
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CONTINUED FROM PART 1: Hello, Kaiju Lovers! In the zaniest (and funniest) MIFV episode yet, Nate is joined by the QUEEN OF THE FABULOUS EMPIRE, Kaiju Kim, and executive producer Damon Noyes to discuss the most notorious G-film ever: Godzilla vs. Megalon. Thanks to an aggressive ad campaign by Cinema Shares, constant play on TV (including a primetim…
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Hello, Kaiju Lovers! In the zaniest (and funniest) MIFV episode yet, Nate is joined by the QUEEN OF THE FABULOUS EMPIRE, Kaiju Kim, and executive producer Damon Noyes to discuss the most notorious G-film ever: Godzilla vs. Megalon. Thanks to an aggressive ad campaign by Cinema Shares, constant play on TV (including a primetime slot hosted by John B…
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Livestreamed September 25, 2024, Nathan is joined by MIFV MAX member/“executive producer” Damon Noyes for fun and prizes to celebrate five years of podcast excellence on The Monster Island Film Vault. Festivities included MIFV trivia, MIFV fun facts, and a live reaction to episode 1. Let’s just say Nathan has come a long way as a podcaster. Watch t…
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Jimmy puts his foot down and refuses to let Nate join him on Uber-Moguera to recapture Bill the Jotnar. Disappointed, Nate wanders around a local Norwegian church, venting months and months’ worth of pent up frustrations. But even when Jimmy manages to subdue Bill in the distance, Nate can’t help but make things a little harder for his intrepid pro…
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Hello, Kaiju Lovers! The Monster Island World Tour moves into Europe with a stop in Oslo, Norway, to discuss the 2010 found footage kaiju film, Trollhunter (not to be confused with Netflix’s Troll from 2022—we already covered that). Nate is joined by his college chum, the founder of Nerd Chapel, Eric Anderson, to dive into a movie that says Christi…
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Andrew, Nick, and Brendan gather to discuss the final five issues of Godzilla: Rulers of Earth! Plus how we would do the Cryog emperor subplot differently, how some of these issues made Nick appreciate past issues even more, our MVPs of the series, the results of our season finale poll, and more! Introductions - (0:00) Synopsis - (2:01) Issue 21 - …
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Hello, Kaiju Lovers! Yes, Nate misremembered when the bonus episode on The Barbados Project was supposed to happen. But the good news is you got it sooner! Anyway, this low-budget found footage kaiju horror film is great warm-up to the next mainline episode on Trollhunter. It can be viewed (again) on Tubi, but it originally played the film festival…
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With the podcast's longest episode ever finally over, Nate catches up on news about the goings-on back on Monster Island by checking his e-mail. He has messages from the Legal Action Team and Ricky--and, unfortunately, Jessica. Then Jimmy calls Nate to meet him on Uber-Moguera's shoulder, and things don't go how Nate expects. Listen to the main epi…
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Hello, Kaiju Lovers! In the longest MIFV episode ever (of all time), Nate is joined by Daniel DiManna of the Godzilla Novelization Project (no surprise why it’s long) to discuss the most underestimated of G-films: Godzilla vs. Gigan (aka Godzilla on Monster Island). They discuss every possible aspect of this film, from its under-funded production t…
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Continued from Part 2: Hello, Kaiju Lovers! In the longest MIFV episode ever (of all time), Nate is joined by Daniel DiManna of the Godzilla Novelization Project (no surprise why it’s long) to discuss the most underestimated of G-films: Godzilla vs. Gigan (aka Godzilla on Monster Island). They discuss every possible aspect of this film, from its un…
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Hello, Kaiju Lovers! In the longest MIFV episode ever (of all time), Nate is joined by Daniel DiManna of the Godzilla Novelization Project (no surprise why it’s long) to discuss the most underestimated of G-films: Godzilla vs. Gigan (aka Godzilla on Monster Island). They discuss every possible aspect of this film, from its under-funded production t…
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Having located “Big Mama” and her offspring in a Thai cave, Jimmy launches a new drone, the P-2, to lure the creatures out so Ricky’s drones can bag-and-tag them and return to the Island. Nate feels left out, but even Kaguya is busy shopping for wedding dresses online. But when the P-2 is wrecked by Big Mama, Kaguya says they can call her friend Ma…
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Vote in our poll to pick the film for our season 4 finale! https://strawpoll.com/NPgxee6G4Z2 Nick, Andrew, and James tackle our first Gamera film in two years, 1966's Gamera vs. Barugon! Plus the worst person of all time, how to pronounce the name "Karen", the film's spectacular cinematography, and much more! Introductions - (0:00) Season 4 Finale …
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Nathan interviews Dr. Jeffrey Angles, who translated the original novelizations of Godzilla (1954) and Godzilla Raids Again by Shigeru Kayama and got them published outside of Japan. These gave G-fans new insights into the production of these films and Japanese genre fiction. He’s currently working to get The Luminous Fairies and Mothra translated …
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Vote in our poll to pick the film for our season 4 finale! https://strawpoll.com/NPgxee6G4Z2 Andrew, Nick, and Brendan gather to discuss issues 17-20 of Godzilla: Rulers of Earth! Plus the comic’s original monsters, the Cryog plot twist, unusual preview blurbs, and more! Introductions - (0:00) Synopsis - (2:14) Issue 17 - (6:27) Issue 18 - (18:05) …
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Hello, Kaiju Lovers! With Korea finally behind them—much to Nate’s relief—he and Jimmy migrate to Thailand. There they are joined by the founder and editor of Kaiju United, your premiere kaiju website, to discuss the ambitious “thaiju” (ba-dum-tsh!) film, The Lake (2022). Jacob had the privilege of interviewing its director, Lee Thongkham, for KU, …
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While Nathan catches up on his podcast production (watch for updates), join him as he launches yet another subseries by interviewing his friend and fellow podcaster, Elijah Thomas (Kaiju Conversation), who is also an aspiring filmmaker. They discuss Elijah's new short film, Edo Kami no Gyakushu, which premiered at G-Fest XXIX. They'll also discuss …
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Nick, Andrew, Brendan, & Ike give their (very late) first impressions of the new film, Ultraman: Rising! Plus Nick's theory about a certain kaiju mentioned in the film, the unique relationship between humans and this version of Ultraman, what this movie has in common with the other two most recent kaiju films, and more! Before We Start... - (0:00) …
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Hello, Kaiju Lovers! In our second Patreon pick of season 4, Nate is joined by Drew Dodgen of The Cel Cast (his co-host, Jacob, was too busy planning a wedding to come) to discuss kaiju in Star Wars! Specifically, the Zillo Beast, who appeared in two episodes of The Clone Wars and three episodes (sorta) of its spin-off, The Bad Batch. This was an e…
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No sooner is the broadcast finished does what seems like the entire North Korean military bombard Uber-Moguera in retaliation for Nate's sarcasm. When that fails, they lure a very hungry Pulgasari to the airfield, and seeing the mecha as a huge piece of exotic metal food, he attacks. Unable to fight him off, Nate suggests one last desperate measure…
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Henshin Power V3: Where three friends have three minutes to talk about tokusatsu! Nathan (aka “The TsuBro”) has finished both Henshin Men and The Power Trip, but his friends Chris (aka “Sentai Guy”) and Jake (aka “The Metal Don”) won’t let him stop discussing henshin heroes just yet! A new tokusatsu journey begins July 10, 2024 (Ultraman Day)! Podc…
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In Nate and Elijah’s epic triple birthday celebration with Ray Harryhausen (“Yours, Mine, and Ray’s”), they continue their annual crossover with The Golden Voyage of Sinbad (1973). While they’re going in reverse chronological order, they agree with this is a “step up” from Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger, which they discussed last year. It helps th…
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Hello, Kaiju Lovers! Nate and Jimmy venture across the 38th parallel into North Korea to cover the most infamous kaiju film ever made and recapture its star monster: Pulgasari. Tomi Trembath of the Giant-Sized Violence podcast, who grew up with its strange American remake, The Adventures of Galgameth, joins Nate via video call (for obvious reasons)…
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Uber-Moguera lands in North Korea, and Nate meets a squad of soldiers on the airfield. He gives their Commander documents showing they have authorization to be in the country--but with one sarcastic comment, Nate finds himself on their “most wanted” list and dodging bullets! Can he survive this international incident? Featuring Nate Chen as the NK …
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Andrew, Nick, and Brendan begin the second half of Godzilla: Rulers of Earth with issues 13-16! Plus something Andrew's been anticipating for years, how this second half feels more like another sequel series, Anguirus's ball maneuver, and much more! Introductions - (0:00) Synopsis - (1:58) Issue 13 - (6:08) Issue 14 - (22:30) Issue 15 - (32:25) Iss…
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Nathan is joined by the CEO of Starlight Runner Entertainment, Jeff Gomez, an “ultra-fan” who presides over the website Ultraman Connection, to discuss Netflix’s new animated Ultraman movie. Is it truly one of the best animated films of the year? We get into that and more! Watch the video version here: https://youtube.com/live/B_pBsvH7CeE. Check ou…
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Hello, Kaiju Lovers! The South Korean leg of The Monster Island World Tour comes to an end in this bonus episode with a movie that exemplifies what Korean kaiju cinema did wrong before The Host: War of the God Monsters (aka The Flying Monster). This movie, which was released stateside by SRS Cinema, floundered in obscure infamy for years, and with …
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