223: The Tale of Princess Kaguya (Myth Movie Night)

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">When you put on a Studio Ghibli film, you don’t expect to be talking about aliens and proto-science fiction in 9th century Japan. But that didn’t stop us! We gush over this retelling of a classic Japanese folktale, and lay out the details of a buck wild Third Act twist. </span></p> <p> </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 death, infertility, suicide, natural disasters, infidelity, misogyny, strict gender roles, arranged marriage, child birth/pregnancy, deadly falls, unwanted sexual advances, alien abduction, and beheading.   </span></p> <p><br /> <br /></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, Julia recommends</span> <a href= "https://www.blaseball.com/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Blaseball</span></a><span style= "font-weight: 400;">.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">-</span> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">Books</span><span style="font-weight: 400;">: 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;">Call to Action</span><span style= "font-weight: 400;">: Check out all of Multitude’s merch at</span> <a href="http://multitude.productions/merch"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">multitude.productions/merch</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">!</span></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Sponsors</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">-</span> <a href= "http://betterhelp.com/spirits"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">BetterHelp</span></a> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">is a secure online counseling service. Get 10% off your first month at</span> <a href= "http://betterhelp.com/