Podcast Episode

Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla (1974) with Daniel Dockery

Skreeonk! A Godzilla Movie Marathon·Glitterjaw Queer Podcast Collective·27 May 2026·1h 40m

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The OG Robot Dinosaur makes its entrance! Author Daniel Dockery joins us for the first appearance of Mechagodzilla in an unexpected ode to Okinawa with ape aliens, a fake Godzilla, and two doggy best friends. We get into the political context around Okinawa Island that made its setting, culture, and legends so central to this film, why we love King Caesar despite him being ineffectual, and Anguirus GETTING HIS JAW VIOLENTLY RIPPED OPEN. Daniel's books: I Am the Night: The Ultimate Unauthorized History of Batman: The Animated Series Monster Kids: How Pokemon Taught a Generation to Catch Them All More from Daniel Cover Art by: ⁠Kaiju Kasey⁠ (⁠Bluesky⁠⁠⁠⁠ | Twitter | Instagram⁠⁠) Special Appearance by: Russ (Kaiju ComicCast) ⁠⁠Take our Glitterjaw Listener Survey!⁠⁠ Part of⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Glitterjaw Queer Podcast Collective⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Cover Art Gallery⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Discord⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Email: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠skreeonkpodcast@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Theme song:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠"BIO WARS - Synth Cover" by Kweer Kaiju⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Sources include: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Godzilla: The First 70 Years by Steve Ryfle and Ed Godziszewski Wikizilla