Welcome back to Growing Up With Godzilla, my show where I have conversations with Godzilla fans about how they’ve grown with the character and franchise throughout their lives. In this episode, Elijah Thomas of the Kaiju Conversation Podcast joins me to discuss how Godzilla served as a much needed escape for us during vulnerable times.
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Donny Winter is an LGBTQ+ poet, educator, and activist currently residing in Midland, Michigan. He teaches creative writing at Delta College and composition at Saginaw Valley State University. He’s authored three poem collections: Casting Seeds (2022), Feats of Alchemy (2021), and Carbon Footprint (2020). His poems have appeared in numerous magazines and journals, including Somber Midwest, Awakened Voices, CultureCult Magazine, and Millennium Pulp. His books have garnered him three Pushcart Prize nominations. For more information, visit www.donnywinter.com.
Featured in Kaiju Ramen Magazine and on Godzilla-Movies.com, Elijah Thomas is an aspiring filmmaker and award winning actor. His writing for “Giant Big Cinema - A Monster Kid’s Guide” earned him a Rondo Nomination. Elijah is also a host on the Monsters With Attitude YouTube channel and runs the top “kaiju” and “tokusatsu” podcast according to Feedspot in 2023, named “Kaiju Conversation”, which covers Japanese tokusatsu and giant monsters. Elijah has also worked with Titanic Creations and SRS Cinema as a kaiju consultant and produced audio commentaries and bonus materials for kaijū Blu-rays.
Filmmaker Yoko Higuchi joins Donny Winter to discuss his work on Shin Godzilla, appreciating the craft of filmmaking, growing as a creator, and so much more!
