Explode When Defeated

It's that special time of year again! Time for us to give and you to receive! Last Christmas we talked about the weirdo tokusatsu shows Greenman and Redman, and foolishly promised to talk about Godman and (more?) Redman this year. Turns out, Godman's hard to find! Where is he... has he left us? Anyways so we're talking about this Ninja Turtles musical christmas special that's made us laugh for lit...

Video version coming next week on Wyatt's youtube channel It's Only Magic! Nicky and Wyatt are back at ya with a little post-finale victory lap, where we sit down to rank every single movie we talked about for the past 31 episodes! We literally sit down with a tiermaker in front of us and hash it out! for your enjoyment. Did we really fucking put All Monsters Attack over Invasion of Astro-Monster?...

Content Warning: Discussions of suicide and more specifically the suicide epidemic in Japan and how it affects the themes of the film. Happy Halloween! This year we sit down with our longtime pal and all-around good friend Hazel as we dig into the 2001 cult J-horror classic "Pulse". We have a great time diving into the movie's themes and standout scenes, while also praising its craft and special p...

Here we are at the end of the first season of Discuss All Monsters! Nicky and Wyatt talk about Ishiro Honda's heartfelt sendoff, Terror of Mechagodzilla, and how it's uh... actually better than that first Mechagodzilla by a good margin! It's been a long journey up to this point and we talk about the movie's themes and even how Godzilla seems to be adapting to the then-new hero-centric landscape of...

ad-free for patrons! The prophesized penultimate episode! We're back with another episode talking about the legendary Godzilla VS Mechagodzilla, a movie with a title constantly referenced in pop culture to this day for its ridiculousness. Does the movie live up to the title? Not really, but listen to why we feel this way! On this episode! Of Discuss! All! Monsters! Next time... the season finale!...

Surprise! Because of some scheduling stuff and a genuine bizarre interest, our resident Monster Discussers are talking about Hanna-Barbera's swing at the Godzilla franchise in 1978. You may know Hanna-Barbera for their wide variety of cartoons, like Yogi Bear, The Flintstones, Johnny Quest, Scooby-Doo, Scooby-Doo but a Shark, Scooby-Doo but a car... but now... prepare for Godzilla! Which is totall...

It's the one with Jet Jaguar in it! The wonderful Alex Horab joins us to talk about one of the more infamous movies in Godzilla's showa era and all its robot-inventing, car-chasing, tag-teaming glory! We had an awesome time hanging out and recording this episode and making Simpsons and pro wrestling references, so we invite you all to hang out as well! Next time... GODZILLA VS MECHAGODZILLA.. or m...

Toho and Tsuburaya join forces to create the greatest film ever made.   It's on YouTube! For free! Next time... GODZILLA VS MEGALON. Nicky: @anti-laser Wyatt: @wazpranger Podcast: @EWD_Podcast

This week we've got a special, GIGAN-tic episode for you guys featuring our guest, the illustrious Vangelus, known the world over for his informative and personable toy reviews and podcasts. We talk about Godzilla VS Gigan. Y'know, the one with the manga artist and the cyclops chainsaw monster. We dig right into talking about the characters, action, and Jun Fukuda as well as tokusatsu in general....

Toby Jones , creative on shows like OK KO and Regular Show, as well as the creator of AJ's Infinite Summer joins us to talk about Godzilla's battle with the smog monster of our own making, Hedorah! Folks, this movie knocked us on our socks so get ready for some in-depth conversation on the movie's themes and wild visual choices, as well as some breathless praise and comparisons to Akio Jissoji. We...

This time on DISCUSS ALL MONSTERS, Nicky and Wyatt try really hard to fill an entire episode's worth of discussion on Space Amoeba. We talk about characters, events, and seafood in this one. As well as some monsters of varying levels of quality. We talk about the beginning, middle AND end! and wrap the episode up in a way that could potentially be satisfying for listeners. We also make Transformer...

We're covering that most misunderstood and stock footage-laden entry in the Godzilla canon, Ishiro Honda's ALL MONSTERS ATTACK. We go over all of the most interesting things about this after-school special of a movie that you might've missed, such as the cool meta stuff going on and the subtler commentary on class and urbanization. Also Minilla has a voice and that's weird. We promise that we make...

This week, Nicky and Wyatt discuss the movie that serves as the partial namesake of this very show! It's that most royal of monster rumbles, Destroy All Monsters! This movie is a total collage of Toho's monster movies, pulling concepts, themes, monsters, and (predictably) actors from movies past. It feels like the culmination of an entire era, and thus it should be a stunning opus, right? ...right...

We're coming right back at you with this week's special guest Casey ( @MinovskyArticle on twitter ), clad in golden garb and wielding powerful death gloves to talk to you all about our new favorite movie, Latitude Zero. This film sports some of the best worldbuilding and character-writing that we've covered thus far, which then unfurls into a whirlwind of unashamed silver-age chaos. This thing's a...

The day has finally arrived. A monster turns into a father. A baby is born. Two bozos with microphones discuss. That's right, we're finally discussing the long-awaited (at least on our end) Son of Godzilla, a movie that pushes Godzilla as a character past a point of no return which leads to one of the most tonally diverse and emotionally resonant entries in the series. Also we talk about Minilla a...

We are joined by our guest, award-winning graphic novel author and Toho Yaro co-host Joey Weiser (@Joeyweiser) to talk all about KING KONG ESCAPES. This one is a whole lot of fun, both on its own terms and as a really weird artifact of history with its Rankin/Bass origins. The show is also consistently stolen by Hideyo Amamoto as Dr Who (no, not that one) who is always a joy to talk about. And of...

Wyatt sits down with Johnny2Cellos to talk about that most newest of Godzilla movies, Legendary Productions' Godzilla VS Kong. There's some broad discussion of the series in general before they dive in to give some fresh impressions of the new movie and all its ups and downs. For a proper deep dive on the movie with both hosts, be sure to tell some friends and get that patreon up to its first goal...

This week, instead of April Foolin' like last year, we've decided to take the time to tackle a subject near and dear to our hearts: Hideaki Anno and discuss the Return of Ultraman fan-film he produced in his years at university. We feel that with the impending 2021 release of Shin Ultraman, his long-awaited "official" entry into the Ultra Series, this would be as good a time as any to delve into t...

This week we're talking about Jun Fukuda's monster-laden take on the old Summer Date Movie with EBIRAH, HORROR OF THE DEEP. We've got dancing, we've got thievery, we've got secret bases, giant lobsters, lightning rods and our old friend Godzilla! Mothra is there too. Grab your floaties and come hang out by the pool while we give our takes on the oft-hated showa classic. Follow us on twitter! @EWD_...

It'll hook you in the first few minutes! This week, Nicky and Wyatt take a look at the unassuming but outstanding Frankenstein Conquers The World, a clear highlight in the Toho monster catalogue for its incredible effects work and enthralling sci-fi story. Despite being adapted for the kaiju genre, "Conquers The World" still retains that essential Frankenstein core and it makes for one of the best...

The space monsters are attacking! The greatest showdown on earth... again! This time on Discuss All Monsters, we're taking it to space with King Ghidorah's sophomore appearance. A movie that is mostly celebrated by the fanbase and... is discussed by our hosts lol. Put on your space helmets and strap in for another hour of chilled out monster discussin'! Tune in next time for... FRANKENSTEIN CONQUE...

Diamonds, Mark Jackson and the Great Swamp! This time on Discuss All Monsters, Nicky and Wyatt take on the task of going over Dogora, a baffling and surprising entry in the Toho monster catalogue. This is an incredibly overlooked movie, to the point of being almost kinda lost media? (Let's take a moment to thank Internet Archive, everyone.) We were pleasantly surprised by this one and we think you...

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Welcome to the Explode When Defeated Holiday Special! This year, we've decided to do a double-sided episode with a fun discussion about the nonsensical and childish Greenman at the top of the hour and a descent into madness with the senselessly violent Redman in the second half. Best accompanied with some eggnog and a warm fire. Thanks for listening and have a happy holiday! See you in 2021 with m...

This week, we have a very special Discuss All Monsters ready for you all, where we discuss THE GREATEST BATTLE ON EARTH! Of course, we're talking about Ghidorah the Three-Headed Monster, a delightful monster crossover movie that serves as the sequel to the also excellent Mothra VS Godzilla as well as our introduction to Godzilla's arch-nemesis King Ghidorah. We had an amazing time talking about th...