All Episodes

KVR Live 6: Regarding Nathan’s firing from Kaijuvision in August 2018

KVR Live 5: The US: A Nation in Crisis, Honda War Crimes Video Recap

KVR Live 4: G-Fan Magazine Coronavirus Article, KVR’s third anniversary

Episode 57: Ishiro Honda and Crimes Against Humanity

KVR Live 3: Japan Sinks: 2020

KVR Live 2: Fandom Discourse, Honda, War Crimes

Episode 56: Shin Godzilla, GMK, and Japanese Nationalism

KVR Live 1: Charity Livestream – Covid-19 Pandemic, G-Fest, Olympics

Episode 55: The Politics of Shin Godzilla

YouTube Channel Reintroduction

Behind-the-Scenes Bonus Feature 3: On Patriotism and Creating the Show’s Structure

Episode 54 (complete version): The Submersion of Japan (1973) (The 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake)

Episode 54 (3/3): The Submersion of Japan (1973) – The 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake

Episode 54 (2/3): The Submersion of Japan (1973) – Opinion and Analysis

Episode 54 (1/3): The Submersion of Japan (1973) – Film Description/Reflections/John LeMay Interview

Episode 53: Space Amoeba (1970) (Japanese Colonialism in Oceania)

Episode 52: Latitude Zero (1969) (The South China Sea Disputes)

G-Fest XXVI (2019): G-Fest Wrap-Up and Kevin Derendorf Interview

G-Fest XXVI (2019) Panel: Alien Invasions w/Giant Monster Messages

Episode 51: Godzilla: King of the Monsters (US) (2019) (Eco-terrorism/Climate Change)

Episode 50: War of the Gargantuas (1966) (The Ascension of Emperor Naruhito)

Episode 49: Frankenstein Conquers the World (1965) (Ryuichi Shimoda et al. v. The State)

Episode 48: Dogora, the Space Monster (1964) (The Liancourt Rocks Dispute)

Episode 47 (3/3): Godzilla Anime Trilogy (2017-2018) – Godzilla: Bigger Than Human Existence

Episode 47 (2/3): Godzilla Anime Trilogy (2017-2018): Main Discussion

Episode 47 (1/3): Godzilla Anime Trilogy (2017-2018): General Reflections

Behind-the-Scenes Bonus Feature 2: Which Movies Expanded the Godzilla Franchise?

Episode 46: Atragon (1963) (Hiroo Onoda and Japanese Holdouts)

Episode 45: Matango (Attack of the Mushroom People) (1963) (Westernization and Globalization)

Episode 44: Gorath (1962) (Near Earth Objects/Science of Gorath)

Episode 43: The Last War (1961) (NATO (The North Atlantic Treaty Organization))

Episode 42: Battle in Outer Space (1959) (The Space Race between the US and the USSR)

Episode 41: The Three Treasures a.k.a. Nippon tanjo (The Birth of Japan) (1959) (Shinto)

Episode 40: Varan (1958) (Hisabetsu-Buraku) (Discriminated Communities)

Episode 39: The Mysterians (1957) (Normalization of Japan-USSR Relations)

Episode 38: Half Human (1955) (Genetic Origin of the Ainu People)

G-Fest XXV (2018): Daniel DiManna Interview

G-Fest XXV (2018): John LeMay Interview

G-Fest XXV (2018) Panel: Godzilla and the Japanese National Spirit

Episode 37: Shin Godzilla (2016) (2011 Great East Japan Earthquake/Tsunami/Fukushima Meltdowns)

Episode 36: Godzilla (US) (2014) (2014 Reinterpretation of Article 9 of Japan’s Constitution)

Episode 35: Godzilla: Final Wars (2004) (Abenomics)

Episode 34: Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S. (2003) (Deflation in Japan)

Episode 33: Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla (2002) (Women in Godzilla Movies, Makiko Tanaka)

Episode 32: GMK: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack (2001) (Election of Koizumi,USS Greenville Collision)

Episode 31: Godzilla vs. Megaguirus (2000) (Energy in Japan, Prime Minister Mori’s Gaffe)

Episode 30: Godzilla 2000 (1999) (The Tokaimura Nuclear Accidents)

Episode 29: Godzilla (US) (1998) (1998 North Korean Missile Test, 1998 Nagano Winter Olympics)

Episode 28: Godzilla vs. Destoroyah (1995) (Act on National Anthem and Flag)

Episode 27: Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla (1994) (The Senkaku Islands Dispute)

Behind-the-Scenes Bonus Feature 1: The Film Descriptions

Episode 26: Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II (1993) (Relocation of Marine Corps Air Station Futenma)

Episode 25: Godzilla and Mothra: The Battle for Earth (1992) (Environmentalism, The Lost Decade)

Episode 24: Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah (1991) (Nationalism, US-Japan Trade Problems, Bubble Bursts)

Episode 23: Godzilla vs. Biollante (1989) (Human Genome Project, Ascension of Emperor Akihito)

Episode 22: Godzilla 1985 (US) (1985) (Asset Price Bubble, Japan Airlines Flight 123, Chernobyl)

Episode 21: The Return of Godzilla (1984) (The Cold War, KAL Flight 007, Three Mile Island Accident)

Episode 20: Terror of Mechagodzilla (1975) (Emperor Hirohito in the 1970s, the Yasukuni Shrine)

Episode 19: Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla (1974) (The Reversion of Okinawa: History and Culture)

Episode 18: Godzilla vs. Megalon (1973) (The Effects of Atmospheric Nuclear Testing)

Episode 17: Godzilla vs. Gigan (1972) (Globalization/Trade/Corporations, 1972 Winter Olympics)

Episode 16: Godzilla vs. Hedorah (1971) (Pollution in Japan, the Two Nixon Shocks)

Episode 15: All Monsters Attack (1969) (Escapism, Industrial Society, International Bullies)

Episode 14: Destroy All Monsters (1968) (Student Demonstrations of 1968, Bonin (Ogasawara) Islands)

Episode 13: Son of Godzilla (1967) (Weather Control, Extreme Weather, The 3 Non-Nuclear Principles)

Episode 12: Ebirah – Horror of the Deep! (1966) (The Changing Kaiju Film Audience)

Episode 11: Invasion of Astro-Monster (1965) (Alien Invasion and International Affairs)

Episode 10: Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster (1964) (Nuclear China, Japan during the Vietnam War)

Episode 9: Mothra vs. Godzilla (1964) (Typhoon Vera, 1964/2020 Olympics, Bullet Train, Monorail)

Episode 8: King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962) (The Japanese Economic Miracle (The Golden 60s), MITI)

Episode 7: Mothra (1961) (Renewal of the US-Japan Security Treaty in 1960)

Episode 6: Rodan (1956) (Japan during the Korean War, Japan and the United Nations)

Episode 5: Godzilla Raids Again (1955) (The Japanese Self-Defense Forces (JSDF))

Episode 4: Godzilla, King of the Monsters! (US) (1956) (Occupation of Japan Part 2: Tokyo Tribunal)

Episode 3: Gojira (1954) (The Occupation of Japan Part 1: Castle Bravo Test, Cold War, Democracy)

Episode 2: Godzilla Origins: King Kong (1933) and The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms

Episode 1: Introduction to the Godzilla Journey

Why This Is a Perfect Time to Create a Godzilla Podcast

Introducing Our YouTube Channel Featuring Scenic Videos