180: Godzilla & Kaiju (Myth Movie Night)

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Godzilla and Kaiju movies are inextricably linked to a lot of difficult topics, but we have cocktails in hand and we feel ready to talk about them. Learn about the history of the Big Monster movies, the funny 70s franchises, and how Godzilla can teach us all a lesson about how to better talk about environmentalism.   </span></p> <p><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Content Warning:</span></em> <span style="font-weight: 400;">This episode contains conversations about or mentions of nuclear war/bombs/explosions, environmental fascism, terrorism, anxiety, radiation poisoning, the military industrial complex, kidnapping, fire/volcanoes erupting, death, corporate greed, and politics/elections.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Housekeeping</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">-</span> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">Recommendation</span><span style= "font-weight: 400;">: This week, Amanda recommends the</span> <a href= "https://bookshop.org/books/books-can-be-deceiving/9780425242186"><span style="font-weight: 400;"> Library Lovers Mystery series</span></a> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">by Jenn McKinlay. Check out our previous book recommendations, guests’ books, and more at</span> <a href= "http://spiritspodcast.com/books"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">spiritspodcast.com/books</span></a></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">-</span> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">Multitude</span><span style= "font-weight: 400;">: Digital merch for all shows, including new Spirits phone wallpapers, are available at</span> <a href= "http://multitude.productions/merch"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">http://multitude.productions/merch</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">. Listen to</span> <a href="http://meddlingadults.com"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Meddling Adults</span></a> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">in your podcast app starting today, May 13, 2020!</span></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Sponsors</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">-</span> <a href= "ht