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Christmas Special: We Wish You A Turtle Christmas (1994)

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 literal years. There's no Bebop and no Rocksteady but there IS a pizza with pepperoni in this very special episode of Discuss All Monsters! Follow us on twitter! Wyatt: @Wazpranger Nicky: @Anti_Laser EWD: @EWD_Podcast

Bonus: The Great Showa Era Monster Discussion Ranking Extravaganza!!

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? Surely the original movie is at the top... or is it? Who knows! We do, and you will! If and only if you listen to this bonus celebratory episode of Discuss All Monsters! We'll be taking a little break from releasing a new main podcast, so do not expect an episode on the weekend of 11/19. We will be in final preparations to start SEASON TWO of the Explode When Defeated podcast, DEMOLITION DAIEI! We will be discussing all of the Gamera movies, as well as the Daimajin movies before we get back to hanging out with our boy Godzilla in season 3. See you then! Check out the Patreon for bonus content which WILL be continuing during our break on the main show. patreon.com/explodewhendefeated

Halloween Special: Pulse (2001) feat. Hazel

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 place in the cultural zeitgeist of early 2000s Japan. This movie is REALLY good, guys! Hope you enjoy the episode as well and make sure to have a nice Halloween where you're at! We'll see you in the next one. Follow us on twitter! Wyatt: @Wazpranger Nicky: @Anti_Laser EWD: @EWD_Podcast

Episode 31: Terror of Mechagodzilla (1975)

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 Tokusatsu in the 70s. Thank all of you for listening and joining us on this wild ride up to the end of Godzilla's first era. There is more, however we're gonna tackle that at a later date. First we'll deliver up a little bonus we've got cooking up and then our second season featuring the friend to all children, GAMERA. Follow us on twitter! Wyatt: @Wazpranger Nicky: @Anti_Laser EWD: @EWD_Podcast

Episode 30: Godzilla VS Mechagodzilla (1974)

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! TERROR OF MECHAGODZILLA! Follow us! Nicky: @anti-laser Wyatt: @wazpranger Podcast: @EWD_Podcast