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Talking Toku

Talking Toku is the ONLY podcast about sci-fi monsters and dinosaur adventures! Hosted by David Scrivani and Brian Kershaw.

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01:36:04

79 Matango REVIEW

Talking Toku ·

2024/10/18

Continuing the Halloween festivities all through the month of October, Brian and David conscript their pal Naomi to talk about the only straight horror film in Ishiro Honda's filmography, 1963's Matango! Is this secretly the perfect kaiju movie for the scariest time of the year? We certainly think so!

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01:53:04

78 The Best Classic Movie Monster

Talking Toku ·

2024/10/04

It's October and that means it's officially spooky season! But rather than just doing one single Halloween special at the end of the month, Brian and David are going all in on the holiday cheer and are doing a whole MONTH of spooky episodes! First up, in the wake of the trailer for the new Wolf Man film, the boys sit down to talk about their favorite classic movie monster: the werewolf!00:00:00 Intro/Banter 00:04:59 Brian Campaigns for the DUCU 00:06:59 Giant Condor for President 00:09:40 Hellboy:

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01:50:49

77 Gremlins 2: The New Batch REVIEW (ft. Thirsty...

Talking Toku ·

2024/09/13

The boys are back with a review straight out of left field. Adam from Thirsty Thursday Toys came barging into the Talking Toku offices DEMANDING we do an episode about "the greatest movie sequel of all time," Gremlins 2: The New Batch. Neither David nor Brian have seen the movie before, will they agree with Adam's assessment? IS Gremlins 2 the greatest movie sequel of all time? The only way to find out is to listen to this episode!

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02:00:33

76 Alien: Romulus REVIEW

Talking Toku ·

2024/08/30

It's been seven years since the last film in the seminal Alien franchise, and with the death of 20th Century Fox, Disney Entertainment has bestowed upon the masses a brand new film, from the director of Evil Dead and Don't Breathe, Fede Álvarez, Alien: Romulus! Has new life been breathed into this iconic series? Has it been redeemed in the wake of Alien: Covenant? Sit down and let David and Brian let you know!

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02:19:26

75 G-Fest 2024 Recap (w/ Friends!)

Talking Toku ·

2024/07/26

The BIGGEST Talking Toku episode yet! Featuring a plethora of past Friends of the Show, David and Brian recap the biggest kaiju event of the year, G-Fest! Join Adam Griffin from Thirsty Thursday Toys, Quazies, Jacob Lyngle from Kaiju United, and Donny Winter from Growing Up with Godzilla as they all try and peer pressure Brian into attending next year's show!00:00:00 Intro/Banter 00:09:27 Godzilla Minus One/Minus Color Hits Netflix 00:11:07 Godzilla vs. the Great Gatsby??? 00:16:08 All

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01:39:37

74 The Gauntlet

Talking Toku ·

2024/07/05

David and Brian are feeling lazy this week! As such, instead of covering one big main topic, they go on a rapid fire gauntlet for a bunch of different topics that have been on their minds recently. Tackling toxicity in the Godzilla fandom, professing their love once more for dinosaurs, seeing Godzilla Final Wars in theaters, and more, you'll find it here!Go watch KaijuKim's video on the state of the Godzilla fandom here. 00:00:00 Intro/Banter 00:03:01 Ultraman Taiga on Blu-ray 00:06:32

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01:43:44

73 Ultraman: Rising REVIEW

Talking Toku ·

2024/06/21

Tsuburaya Productions' newest push to make Ultraman a household name in the West is here, with the newly released Ultraman: Rising! How does it compare to the recent Ultraman Blazar? Does it provide a good gateway for new fans of the franchise? Is Emi the most perfect and innocent cinnamon roll in all of kaiju media? David and Brian have the answers for you in the newest episode of Talking Toku!Check out our episode of Friend of the Show Donny Winter's Growing Up with

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01:41:11

72 Jurassic World: Chaos Theory REVIEW

Talking Toku ·

2024/06/07

After months and months of waiting with bated breath for the hotly anticipated follow-up to Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous, the day has finally come. Join the self-proclaimed biggest Camp Cretaceous fans on the planet and see what they think of the newest entry in the Jurassic franchise, Jurassic World: Chaos Theory! Does it hold up to the monumental heights of the previous series? Is following the Nublar Six still more satisfying an experience than any of the recent mainline films? There's

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01:48:34

A Decade with Godzilla (2014)

Talking Toku ·

2024/05/17

To celebrate ten years of the MonsterVerse, David and Brian travel back in time to 2014 to talk about Gareth Edwards' Godzilla, and wax poetic for a good hour or so about the movie that by and large brought Godzilla as a franchise back from the dead. Does it still feel as special as it did a decade ago? Is it weird going back to this movie two months after the release of Godzilla × Kong: The New Empire? The answers probably won't surprise you if you know us well!00:00:00

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01:22:42

70 Hundreds of Beavers REVIEW

Talking Toku ·

2024/05/03

In a Talking Toku first, everyone disagrees! Failing to secure a review of big spider movie Sting, the boys and Siobhan take the time to check out the new hit comedy Hundreds of Beavers, and reactions are mixed!

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02:29:23

69 Kaiju Cocktails Pt. II (feat. Thirsty Thursday Toys)

Talking Toku ·

2024/04/19

Coming back to an old, old episode idea, the boys decide to return to their alcoholism, this time joined and peer pressured by host of Thirsty Thursday Toys, Adam Griffin! What kind of awful cocktails will David and Brian come up with this time? Only one way to find out!Check out ⁠Thirsty Thursday Toys⁠ on YouTube! Check out ⁠Living with Monsters⁠ by Lost Utopia Films on YouTube! 00:00:00 Intro/Banter 00:06:21 News 00:32:14 Chatting Directly to You, the Fans 00:39:49 Kaiju Cocktails with Thirsty

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01:46:10

68 Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire REVIEW

Talking Toku ·

2024/04/05

The day has finally come. The latest MonsterVerse entry, Godzilla × Kong: The New Empire has arrived. Brian and David have been long anticipating (dreading?) the release of this film. How does it stack up? Is the MonsterVerse good again (again, after Monarch)? Does the iconic New Monke deserve his spot amongst other Godzilla villains? All these answers and more on this newest episode...00:00:00 Intro/Banter 00:03:01 News 00:13:31 Hellboy 20th Anniversary 00:17:29 Has Gogola Been Found? (Probably

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01:49:04

67 Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla at 50

Talking Toku ·

2024/03/22

Brian and David travel back in time 50 years to revisit one of their all-time favorite Godzilla films, Jun Fukuda's 1974 swansong, Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla. Widely regarded as one of the Showa era's best, this introduction to one of Toho's Big 5 is a certified classic. Tune in to hear the Talking Toku boys tell you why!00:00:00 Intro/Banter 00:04:49 ACADEMY AWARD WINNING GODZILLA MINUS ONE (and the rest of the news i guess) 00:23:17 Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla Review 01:19:39

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01:49:59

66 Godzilla on the Small Screen

Talking Toku ·

2024/03/08

After David's Great Journey to the West, the Talking Toku boys are back with a vengeance. Speedrunning the bevy of news that dropped during that time, they then dive into the wide world of Godzilla television, and whether or not shows like the Hanna-Barbera cartoon and Monarch should be considered mainline entries in the Godzilla franchise.00:00:00 Intro Banter 00:06:39 News Speedrun 00:38:24 Godzilla on TV 01:29:57 WNCKTAYCORN 01:43:09 Outro Banter

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01:40:04

65 Ultraman Blazar REVIEW

Talking Toku ·

2024/02/09

Godzilla enters his gamer arc in 2024, David almost gets cancelled, and as another year passes, another Ultraman show ends. How does Ultraman Blazar stack up to the last few? Only one way to find out!

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02:03:11

64 Quazies INTERVIEW

Talking Toku ·

2024/01/26

In the wake of Godzilla Minus One receiving an Academy Award nomination (the first film in the 70 year-old franchise to do so!), the boys at Talking Toku HQ... do absolutely nothing related to Minus One. Instead, they go after something much cooler and interview digital artist/animator Quazies, diving deep into their work surrounding their excellent Godzilla animations, the most recent of which, Rodan's Egg released just a few short weeks ago!Go check out Quazies' YouTube channel here and

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01:22:13

63 Monarch: Legacy of Monsters REVIEW

Talking Toku ·

2024/01/19

Ringing in the New Year, Talking Toku discusses the lost art of cool commercials, their inability to cook, before returning to face their nemesis once more; the MonsterVerse! But things turn out alright in the end, as the show is actually quite good! Has the MonsterVerse been redeemed? Has it retroactively made Godzilla vs. Kong any better? Tune in to find out!

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01:50:37

Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow REVIEW

Talking Toku ·

2023/12/22

Rounding out 2023, your hosts take some time to remember legendary suit actor Kenpachiro Satsuma, who played Godzilla himself from 1984 to 1995, before jumping in to revisit one of Brian's all-time favorite movies, the intensely underrated Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow!

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02:19:21

Godzilla Minus One REVIEW

Talking Toku ·

2023/12/08

2023 proves itself to be the year of Godzilla. In addition to the first trailer for Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire, the international release for Toho's latest entry into the Godzilla franchise, Godzilla Minus One has arrived, and just like every other kaiju podcast, and possibly even film podcast, we have to cover it. Is it the best Godzilla movie since the original? Many people, fans and nonfans alike, seem to think so! Spoiler alert: we loved it. So you really don't HAVE to listen to

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01:44:29

Eight Legged Freaks REVIEW

Talking Toku ·

2023/11/17

An episode more than two years in the making, the Talking Toku crew finally comes together to cover the 2002 cult classic killer spider film, Eight Legged Freaks. Join the boys as they dive deep into this seemingly-forgotten send-up of 1950's B-movies, and share their thoughts on the two short films from this year's Godzilla Day festivities. Join the Talking Toku Discord server!

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