Finding Monster Right

With Pikmin 4 on the horizon, we take a look at Captain Olimar's treatment of his leafy little companions and see if we can do any better. Come for the adorable Pikmin noises, stay for the greatest tiny military ever plucked from the post-apocalyptic soil.   Our partner podcast this week is The Gorgon Show, a podcast hosted by Penny the gorgon about being a monster in a human world, interviewi...

From the Alliance to Joss Whedon, there's no shortage of evildoers in the 'verse of Firefly , the closest thing the 2000s geek scene had to the burning of the Library of Alexandria. This Sci-Fi July, we're traveling to the border of inhabited space to search for a shred of sanity in the savage Reavers. Find resources for abortion and pro-choice advocacy at: podvoices.help Discord (“IF...

Kangaroo Jack is an infamously clumsy mish-mash of mob movie and family comedy. What if we threw another genre into the mix, and what if that genre was Arthurian romance? Now that's a sword in a stone!   Find resources for abortion and pro-choice advocacy at: podvoices.help   Discord (“How does one submit a character to be a Tumblr Sexyman?”): https://discord.gg/Y5Uw6sdmU2   Email: findingmons...

Happy Pod-iversary, Little Monsters! This episode starts with the deceptively simple question "What was the first-ever monster?" and from there spirals into, if I'm being honest, full crazy.   Find resources for abortion and pro-choice advocacy at: podvoices.help   Discord (“Gritty has fire powers now.”): https://discord.gg/Y5Uw6sdmU2   Email: findingmonsterright@gmail.com   Still us...

Sharpen those pitchforks and pay those dues, because we’re diving into the trope of the angry mob. Why are they so angry? Was it something we said? Maybe they’d be happier if they had more control over the means of monster-hunting!     Support striking WGA workers with snacks at: https://actionnetwork.org/fundraising/the-snacklist-support-striking-workers     Discord (“POPULATION: 200 AND 1 PRARIE...

Spring-Heeled Jack was last sighted in Liverpool in 1904. The Beatles were first sighted in Liverpool exactly six decades later. Coincidence? Yes, but when has that ever stopped us? Let us take you on a stab-ical history tour of this famous Victorian Era cryptid!   Find resources for abortion and pro-choice advocacy at: podvoices.help   Discord (“Trukkus is a good dog!”): https://discord.gg/Y5Uw6s...

Hear ye, hear ye! Ape-ril is back in session! This week, we're determining which faction of primates deserves custody of Earth. Starting, in classic FMR fashion, with 45 minutes of entering four continuities' worth of material into discovery. We burned through most of our time. We're maniacs, you see. Damn us, et cetera, et cetera.   Find resources for abortion and pro-choice advocacy...

This Ape-ril, swing into an adventure with Tarzan, Lord of the Apes! Watch out for leopards, lost tribes, and just… a lot… of racism… It’s so bad. There’s… so much racism. Sexism, too. And also PTERODACTYL MEN WHOA!   Find resources for abortion and pro-choice advocacy at: podvoices.help   Discord (“Jesus was not a zombie.”): https://discord.gg/Y5Uw6sdmU2   Email: findingmonsterright@gmail.com   S...

Sure, we all have that one friend who eats mice and lives in the wall. But for the Irving family in 1931, that friend was Gef, a ghostly entity in the shape of a mongoose. Follow us into the walls of a quiet Manx farmstead as we look into this furry poltergeist. Find resources for abortion and pro-choice advocacy at: podvoices.help Discord (FREE VULTURE FACTS!): https://discord.gg/Y5Uw6sdmU2 Email...

Between the time when E.T. phoned home, and the fall of the subsequent “Boy and His X” genre, there was a swamp undreamed of. And into this, Adam and Allie, destined to bring the beachy vibes of June-uary unto a southern town. It is returning guest and Mississippi native Travis Alexander who alone can tell thee of this saga. Let us tell you of The Legend of Gator Face! Perkiomen Watershed Conserva...

Beachy vibes are here again! It’s June-uary 3-D! Grab a snorkel and some 3-D glasses, because we’re diving into the Black Lagoon to in the name of a premise that isn’t as fresh as we thought. On the other hand, Uncle Gilbert’s outfit? Fresh as hell! Find resources for abortion and pro-choice advocacy at: podvoices.help Discord (NEW!): https://discord.gg/Y5Uw6sdmU2 Email: findingmonsterright@gmail....

Happy Holidays! Have you ever wondered what kind of magic was in that old silk hat they placed on Frosty's head? The answer may surprise you. The answer may also lay waste to any antisemites it detects in range in defense of the innocent. The cold never bothered us anyway! Find resources for abortion and pro-choice advocacy at: podvoices.help Discord (NEW!): https://discord.gg/Y5Uw6sdmU2 Email: fi...

We pick up our pom-poms and get ready to cheer on the mighty thunderbirds! Will we drum up a jolt of excitement for these underappreciated mythical creatures? Are our cheers shockingly bad? The answers are "maybe" and "yes." Ready? Okay! Help support indigenous families in need at: https://www.naha-inc.org/ Email us at: findingmonsterright@gmail.com Twitter (for now?): @monsterrightpod

Wes Craven's New Nightmare led us to a realization: If you dream about Freddy Krueger in your dreams, you can get his goofy ass in real life. So that's exactly what we did. Do Adam and Allie have the dream warrior chops to finally defeat Frederick Charles Krueger after all? Find resources for abortion and pro-choice advocacy at: podvoices.help Email us at: findingmonsterright@gmail.com Twitter: @m...

We have a story to tell you this Halloween night. A tale of a night very much unlike tonight… But there’s monsters in it, so, you know, it’s on brand. Enjoy your candy as we recount the origin of Vampire Allie with the help of a little TTRPG called Monsterhearts 2! Find resources for abortion and pro-choice advocacy at: podvoices.help Email us at: findingmonsterright@gmail.com Twitter: @monsterrig...

Let’s start October by mixing the spooky with something truly scary: politics! Come for the Tolkien lore, stay for the cathartic auditory depiction of a homophobic governor’s bones being liquefied by a giant spider. That's the kind of biting political commentary you just can't get from traditional media! Find resources for abortion and pro-choice advocacy at: podvoices.help Email us at: findingmon...

As Septimber comes to an end, so might you! Our first foray into musical theater leads us down to Skid Row, as we monitor the progress of a plant-based alien invasion and ask "What would happen if we invaded them right back?" Find resources for abortion and pro-choice advocacy at: podvoices.help Email us at: findingmonsterright@gmail.com Twitter: @monsterrightpod

Septimber! We're kicking off a plant-themed month with a deep dive into one of Middle-Earth's most tragic mysteries. What happened to the entwives? Are they still alive? Were the real entwives inside us all along? Make some ha-ROOM in your hard drive for this episode and find out! Find resources for abortion and pro-choice advocacy at: podvoices.help Email us at: findingmonsterright@gmail.com Twit...

Is a hot dog a sandwich? Is cereal a soup? Could an ooze please eat me from the inside out so I don't have to worry about getting dragged into another dumb Internet food debate? Grab your whisk and take a risk with us as we prepare some slimy, acidic culinary delights! Yes, chef! Find resources for abortion and pro-choice advocacy at: podvoices.help Ronnie's Twitter: @sigmanuggets Email us at: fin...

In 1909, a zoo put a bounty on the most famous monster in New Jersey. Over a century later, we're bringing on Jake to help us find out what would happen if an enterprising resident of the Pine Barrens with a muddy truck, some bungee cords, and a dream actually tried to claim that bounty. Find resources for abortion and pro-choice advocacy at: podvoices.help Email us at: findingmonsterright@gmail.c...

We went deep into the Monster Manual for this one, gang! And we came back with a monster that wants to be our friend, or maybe our dog, or our uncle. In any case, we brought on the dynamite animator and D&D expert Crazy Boris to lend us a hand! Find resources for abortion and pro-choice advocacy at: podvoices.help Email us at: findingmonsterright@gmail.com Twitter: @monsterrightpod

Perhaps it's fate that this episode will be coming out shortly after the Fourth of July, and you will once again be listening to an episode about aliens. We expect this first contact to go a little better, but there's still a chizzance we could scrizzew sizzomething izzup. Find resources for abortion and pro-choice advocacy at: podvoices.help Email us at: findingmonsterright@gmail.com Twitter: @mo...

We’re back bearing a black flag, boat drinks, and a wannabe beach bum Sumatran simian! Raise your grog and toast to another year of podcasting as we set up orang pendek with a change in latitude and (hopefully) attitude. Email us at: findingmonsterright@gmail.com Twitter: @monsterrightpod

Oh, hi! We didn't see you there. Come on in! We were just talking about the podcast. Some stats, some revised ratings, and some constructive self-criticism. Email us at: findingmonsterright@gmail.com Twitter: @monsterrightpod

What's that under the tree? Could it be a new episode of... Wait, why is there a tree in the house?! It's May! Well, it's also primary season, and yes, Washington, there is a Santa Claus. He exists wherever love and generosity and devotion exist, and he's also running to fill Alaska's seat in the House of Representatives. We're Finding Monster Right, and we approve this message! Email us at: findi...