In this episode, we explored the nuclear origin story of Godzilla. What famous nuclear test inspired the Godzilla franchise? How did Toho Studios and Hollywood handle the nuclear story over the ages? Will the “King Kong vs. Godzilla” movie have a cameo from Major “King” Kong from Dr. Strangelove? Tim Westmyer (@NuclearPodcast) and special guests Rachel Emond (@Rachel_Emond) and Geoff Wilson (@NuclearWilson) of the Center for Arms Control and Nonproliferation answer these questions and more.
Before we zipped up the rubber monster suit, we recommend checking out:
- Godzilla: Final Wars (2004 movie)
- Pacific Rim (2013 movie)
- Cinemassacre’s Monster Madness (YouTube series)
- Gojira (1954 movie)
- Stranger Things (Netflix series)
- Chernobyl (2019 HBO series)
- Godzilla in Hell (2015 comic book)
- Godzilla: Half Century War (2013 comic book)
- Cloverfield (2008 movie)
- Nukes of Hazard podcast
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