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PODCAST

Frankenstein"s Podcast

Joe Praska and Kalid Hussein

Kalid and Joe discuss creature-features, monsters, supernatural beasts, aliens and the like from all corners of pop. culture.

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01:24:49

123. Bruce the Shark from 'Jaws' w/Preston Jeter

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2025/11/13

*Thank you to Jim Hall for the music! Check out more of his music⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and if you like what you hear, please consider donating to support his work⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!*Thank you to Jim Tandberg for the Frankenstein's Podcast artwork!*Shoutout to our Patreon Producer(s), Luke Johnson, Andy Groth, Jake Kohl & Joe Mischo!⁠⁠⁠Support us on Patreon!⁠Featured Guest:At eight years old, hiding beneath couch cushions during his first viewing of Jaws, Preston

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01:29:47

122. Werewolves from 'The Howling' w/Howard Berger &...

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2025/10/29

This episode, Kalid and Joe are joined by legendary VFX artist, Howard Berger (of KNB Effects), and entertainment journalist, Marshall Julius to talk about their new book, Making Monsters! Then, we get specific and dig into Joe Dante's 1981 werewolf flick, The Howling.*Thank you to Jim Hall for the music! Check out more of his music⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and if you like what you hear, please consider donating to support his work⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!*Thank you to Jim

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01:32:26

121. The Borg from 'Star Trek' w/Katherine Silva

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2025/10/15

This episode, Kalid and Joe travel the final frontier! Joined by speculative fiction/horror writer, Katherine Silva, the crew chat about the Borg from Star Trek, specifically digging into the season 2 episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation, “Q Who,” and the 1996 film, First Contact directed by Jonathan Frakes.*Thank you to Jim Hall for the music! Check out more of his music⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and if you like what you hear, please consider donating to support his work⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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01:15:05

120. Internet Monster Double Feature! ('Grimcutty' &...

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2025/10/01

This episode, Kalid and Joe double dip into 2 screen-themed monster flicks! We look at the 2022 internet-meme horror, Grimcutty, and the 2020 film, Come Play, about a lonely monster named Larry. *Thank you to Jim Hall for the music! Check out more of his music⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and if you like what you hear, please consider donating to support his work⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!*Thank you to Jim Tandberg for the Frankenstein's Podcast artwork!*Shoutout to our Patreon

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01:28:51

119. Aisha Qandicha from 'Kandisha' w/Wi-Moto Nyoka

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2025/09/17

This episode, Kalid and Joe get folkloric! We’re joined by writer, podcaster, and all around creative force, Wi-Moto Nyoka, to talk about her upcoming short film (titled, Affordable Housing), while also geeking out about the 2020 French-language supernatural slasher, Kandisha, inspired by Moroccan folklore. Kandisha is directed by Julien Maury and Alexandre Bustillo.*Thank you to Jim Hall for the music! Check out more of his music⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and if you like what you hear,

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01:17:14

118. Dinosaurs from 'Jurassic Park' w/Nicole Praska &...

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2025/09/03

This episode, Kalid and Joe spare no expense in digging deep into the world of dinosaurs through the lens of Steven Spielberg with the original Jurassic Park!*Thank you to Jim Hall for the music! Check out more of his music⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and if you like what you hear, please consider donating to support his work⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!*Thank you to Jim Tandberg for the Frankenstein's Podcast artwork!*Shoutout to our Patreon Producer(s), Luke Johnson, Andy Groth, Jake

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01:04:13

117. The Sanshi from 'Control Freak' w/Shal Ngo

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2025/08/20

This episode, Kalid and Joe are joined by director and writer, Shal Ngo, to talk about his recent horror film, Control Freak, currently on Hulu!*Thank you to Jim Hall for the music! Check out more of his music⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and if you like what you hear, please consider donating to support his work⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!*Thank you to Jim Tandberg for the Frankenstein's Podcast artwork!*Shoutout to our Patreon Producer(s), Luke Johnson, Andy Groth, Jake Kohl & Joe

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01:15:09

116. Greek Gods & Monsters from 'Clash of the Titans'...

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2025/08/06

This episode, Kalid and Joe are joined by science-fiction writer, Adam Marek to "release the kraken!" Or, rather, discuss the 1981 Greek fantasy flick, Clash of the Titans and all the classic Ray Harryhausen creatures that come with it!*Thank you to Jim Hall for the music! Check out more of his music⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and if you like what you hear, please consider donating to support his work⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!*Thank you to Jim Tandberg for the Frankenstein's Podcast

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00:56:42

115. The Ohmu from 'Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind'

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2025/07/23

This episode, Kalid and Joe dig into a Hayao Miyazaki classic, one of his earliest films: Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind from 1984, based on the manga of the same name.*Thank you to Jim Hall for the music! Check out more of his music⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and if you like what you hear, please consider donating to support his work⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!*Thank you to Jim Tandberg for the Frankenstein's Podcast artwork!*Shoutout to our Patreon Producer(s), Luke Johnson,

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01:08:38

114. Mothman from 'The Mothman Prophecies'

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2025/07/09

This episode, Kalid and Joe dig into the 2022 cosmic cryptozoological horror flick, The Mothman Prophecies, from director Mark Pellington!*Thank you to Jim Hall for the music! Check out more of his music⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and if you like what you hear, please consider donating to support his work⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!*Thank you to Jim Tandberg for the Frankenstein's Podcast artwork!*Shoutout to our Patreon Producer(s), Luke Johnson, Andy Groth, Jake Kohl & Joe

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01:03:57

113. Spirits, Demons & Jiangshi from 'A Chinese Ghost...

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2025/06/18

Without Kalid, Joe takes on solo hosting duties and is joined by author, translator and speaker Xueting C. Ni to talk Chinese genre fiction and the myths, legends and creatures behind the 1987 film, A Chinese Ghost Story (directed by Ching Siu-tung) and its subsequent sequels and remakes, including the more recent The Enchanting Phantom.*Thank you to Jim Hall for the music! Check out more of his music⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and if you like what you hear, please consider donating to

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01:03:28

112. Nix from 'Lord of Illusions'

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2025/05/28

This episode, Kalid and Joe hop into the world of magic, illusions and Clive Barker! We're chatting about the 1995 horror flick, Lord of Illusions!*Thank you to Jim Hall for the music! Check out more of his music⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and if you like what you hear, please consider donating to support his work⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!*Thank you to Jim Tandberg for the Frankenstein's Podcast artwork!*Shoutout to our Patreon Producer(s), Luke Johnson, Andy Groth, Jake Kohl & Joe

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01:03:04

111. The New Batch from 'Gremlins 2' w/Dominic Burgess

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2025/05/14

This episode, Kalid and Joe are joined by actor and writer Dominic Burgess to follow up our 2022 conversation on Gremlins , with new conversation on Gremlins 2: The New Batch!*Thank you to Jim Hall for the music! Check out more of his music⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and if you like what you hear, please consider donating to support his work⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!*Thank you to Jim Tandberg for the Frankenstein's Podcast artwork!*Shoutout to our Patreon Producer(s), Luke Johnson,

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01:05:21

110. Puppets & Goblins from 'Labyrinth' w/Shiromi...

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2025/04/30

This episode, Kalid and Joe are joined by audiobook narrator, voice actor and author Shiromi Arserio to dig into Jim Henson’s 1986 classic, Labyrinth. *Thank you to Jim Hall for the music! Check out more of his music⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and if you like what you hear, please consider donating to support his work⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!*Thank you to Jim Tandberg for the Frankenstein's Podcast artwork!*Shoutout to our Patreon Producer(s), Luke Johnson, Andy Groth, Jake Kohl &

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01:12:45

109. Shima Tetsuo from 'Akira' w/Jim Tandberg

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2025/04/16

This episode, Kalid and Joe are joined by our very own artist & fellow geek, Jim Tandberg, to dive into the seminal 80s anime classic, Akira.*Thank you to Jim Hall for the music! Check out more of his music⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and if you like what you hear, please consider donating to support his work⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!*Thank you to Jim Tandberg for the Frankenstein's Podcast artwork!*Shoutout to our Patreon Producer(s), Luke Johnson, Andy Groth, Jake Kohl &

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01:01:56

108. The Hollow Men from "The Gorge"

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2025/04/02

This episode, Kalid and Joe dive into Scott Derrickson's 2025 film, The Gorge, now streaming on Apple TV+ !*Thank you to Jim Hall for the music! Check out more of his music⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and if you like what you hear, please consider donating to support his work⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!*Thank you to Jim Tandberg for the Frankenstein's Podcast artwork!*Shoutout to our Patreon Producer(s), Luke Johnson, Andy Groth, Jake Kohl & Joe Mischo!⁠⁠⁠Support us on

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01:12:20

107. What They Did in the Shadows w/Andy Assaf &...

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2025/03/19

This episode, Kalid and Joe are joined by regular guest host, Nicole Praska, as well as comedian/actor, Andy Assaf, who played Cravensworth's Monster on the final season of What We Do in the Shadows! We all chat about Andy's role in the series as well as all the macabre and monster-y fun the show has brought us over the years.*Thank you to Jim Hall for the music! Check out more of his music⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and if you like what you hear, please consider donating to support his

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01:04:09

106. Space Vampires from 'Lifeforce'

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2025/03/05

This episode, Kalid and Joe take a trip back to 1985 to dive into Tobe Hooper’s 1985 cult-classic, Lifeforce!*Thank you to Jim Hall for the music! Check out more of his music⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and if you like what you hear, please consider donating to support his work⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!*Thank you to Jim Tandberg for the Frankenstein's Podcast artwork!*Shoutout to our Patreon Producer(s), Luke Johnson, Andy Groth, Jake Kohl & Joe Mischo!Support us on

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01:10:14

105. The Long One from 'Slither' w/Erik Kollasch

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2025/02/19

This episode, Kalid and Joe are joined by editor, movie-buff and friend of the podcast, Erik Kollasch, to chat about James Gunn’s 2006 directorial debut, Slither!*Thank you to Jim Hall for the music! Check out more of his music⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and if you like what you hear, please consider donating to support his work⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!*Thank you to Jim Tandberg for the Frankenstein's Podcast artwork!*Shoutout to our Patreon Producer(s), Luke Johnson, Andy Groth,

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01:03:45

104. Spike from 'Eraserhread'

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2025/02/05

This episode, Kalid and Joe are celebrating the life of visionary filmmaker, David Lynch! We specifically dig into his debut film, Eraserhead, and its deformed infant creature affectionately known as Spike.*Thank you to Jim Hall for the music! Check out more of his music⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and if you like what you hear, please consider donating to support his work⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! *Thank you to Jim Tandberg for the Frankenstein's Podcast artwork! *Shoutout to our

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