2 Black Guys Talk Godzilla

It’s time for a father-son duo to fight some new monsters! For this week’s episode of 2 Black Guys Talk Godzilla , Aaron Neuwirth and Terence Johnson discuss director Jun Fukuda’s more kid-friendly entry in the Godzilla series, 1967’s Son of Godzilla . Listen to hear the guys discuss their thoughts on a film that has never garnered all that much love from fans, how they felt about the arrival of M...

Exhausted, dehydrated, and tired from so much walking. And yet, the show must go on! For this bonus episode of 2 Black Guys Talk Godzilla , Aaron Neuwirth and Terence Johnson discuss their experiences at San Diego Comic-Con 2025. This includes the panels they saw, the Godzilla-themed booths they visited, the comics and toys on display, and more. It’s all here, as the guys stuck it out on Saturday...

It’s time for one of Godzilla’s island adventures! For this week’s episode of 2 Black Guys Talk Godzilla , Aaron Neuwirth and Terence Johnson discuss director Jun Fukuda’s first entry in the Godzilla series, 1966’s Ebirah, Horror of the Deep . Listen to hear the guys discuss their thoughts on a film that features Godzilla after the fact, focusing more on a giant crustacean ( Ebirah ), a sinister t...

It’s time to head out of this world, literally! For this week’s episode 2 Black Guys Talk Godzilla , Aaron Neuwirth and  Terence Johnson discuss the first intergalactic entry in the Godzilla series, 1965’s Invasion of Astro-Monster, directed by Ishiro Honda. Listen to hear the guys cover another multi-monster brawler film that finds Godzilla and Rodan teaming up against Monster Zero , while the Xi...

It’s time to finally deal with Toho’s take on Frankenstein’s Monster. This week, Terence Johnson and Aaron Neuwirth cover another small set of films in the form of 1965’s Frankenstein vs. Baragon and 1966’s The War of the Gargantuas , both directed by Ishiro Honda . Listen to hear the guys cover both Godzilla -universe films and what they think of Toho’s efforts to bring forth one of the classic m...

Time to take heed of a princess’ prophecies regarding a space dragon. This week, Terence Johnson and Aaron Neuwirth discuss 1964’s Ghidorah, The Three-Headed Monster , from director Ishiro Honda . Listen to hear the guys discuss the film that introduced Godzilla’s arch nemesis, what kind of crazy antics involving the human characters went down, and how it felt to see various monsters team up. It’s...

There was nothing like this ever on the screen before back in 1964. This week, Terence Johnson and Aaron Neuwirth discuss another epic versus film in the Godzilla series, 1964’s Mothra vs. Godzilla , from director Ishiro Honda . Listen to hear the guys discuss what went down when bringing together the already popular Mothra against the mighty Godzilla, along with the nature of their battle, who wa...

Huge news dropped this week in the world of Godzilla , and we had to put together a bonus episode to talk about it. Terence Johnson and Aaron Neuwirth go over their thoughts and excitement over the official title of Legendary’s next MonsterVerse movie - Godzilla x Kong: Supernova . Enjoy opinions on what this title could imply, the fun of adding a call-in number to help get audiences hyped, small...

One of the most exciting and humongous battles of the 20th century has arrived. This week, Terence Johnson and Aaron Neuwirth discuss a face-off for the ages, 1962’s King Kong vs. Godzilla , from director Ishiro Honda . Listen to what the guys thought about this long-in-the-making throwdown that assembled the two most iconic giant movie monsters. Enjoy thoughts on the fight, the depiction of Kong...

Time for a trio of terrifying supporting players getting their chance to shine. This week, Aaron and Terence take a tangential look at the universe by covering Rodan (1956), Varan the Unbelievable (1958) , and Mothra (1961) . Each of these kaiju creations will make their way into the King of the Monsters’ world soon enough, but it was important for this show to meet them on their terms first. List...

In order to move forward, we have to step back. This week, Terence and Aaron look at the heavily re-edited and re-dubbed American version of Ishirō Honda’s Gojira , 1956’s Godzilla, King of the Monsters! featuring new scenes directed by Terry O. Morse and now starring Raymond Burr as American reporter Steve Martin. The guys discuss what this edit job did to the film, what effect the changes had on...

Aaron and Terence are back with a second episode covering the quickly turned-around sequel to 1954’s Godzilla, 1955’s Godzilla Raids Again from director Motoyoshi Oda. Listen to how the duo feels about this follow-up effort, the introduction of Anguirus, the lighter story elements, favorite moments, and more. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get...

And we're off! The first episode of 2 Black Guys Talk Godzilla tackles 1954's Godzilla , the original kaiju movie. We discuss the film's historical impact, what makes it so effective as a monster movie, and much more! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit 2blackguystalkgodzilla.substack.com

Every great podcast has a beginning. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit 2blackguystalkgodzilla.substack.com