Howl’s Moving Castle – Ghibli Rewatch

It’s time for Book 3! We talk expectations heading into Book 3, Kataang, and recap the old FTSW podcasts on these episodes as the From the Spirit World crew rewatches Avatar: The Last Airbender 20 years later! Today we’re talking Chapters 41-43, “”The Awakening”, “The Headband”, ...  Show more

We talk everything Hazbin Hotel Season 2 including favorite songs, character by character breakdowns, rants on themes, and speculation for next season! 2:30 – Overall Thoughts on Hazbin Hotel Season 2? 12:45 – Plot/Themes 43:00 – Season 3 Speculation 1:03:45 – Characters 1:43:45 ...  Show more

The latest movie from Japanese anime icon Hayao Miyazaki is a beautiful fever dream that explores the themes of grief and loss in a fantastical setting.     Read the Plugged In Review   If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback. 

Humorist, David Rees, returns to Blank Check discuss one of the greatest animated films of all time, Spirited Away. Together they examine dream logic, Shrek, David Rees presents an important review of Spirited Away from Nigel Andrews at the Financial Times and plenty more!  Join ...  Show more

Margaret Talbot, writing in The New Yorker in 2005, recounted that when animators at Pixar got stuck on a project they’d file into a screening room to watch a film by Hayao Miyazak ...

We are travelling back to Studio Ghibli to discuss the beloved Miyazaki film, Princess Mononoke! We use the wide spectrum of characters to discuss the concept of values. We explore how values are formed and also how values influence our choices.  Become a supporter of this podcas ...  Show more