Podcast – Maser Patrol

Podcast – Maser Patrol

Futilely brave against a pop culture rampage.

Episodes

Maser Patrol podcast episode 61: Netflix’s Yu Yu Hakusho show

January 1, 2024
In this episode, Kevin, Josh, and Lux sit down to discuss Netflix’s 2023 adaptation of Yu Yu Hakusho. As three relatively hardcore fans of the source material, we get into a fair amount of minutia comparing the new incarnation to … Continue reading →
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Maser Patrol podcast episode 57: A Decade(-ish?) of New Generation Ultraman

February 25, 2023
In this episode, Kevin is joined by Alex, Connor, and Jared as the gang look back on the decade since Ultraman Ginga debuted, recapping all of the mainline Ultraman shows and trying to decide exactly what “New Generation” means. This … Continue reading →
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Maser Patrol podcast episode 55: Tomoko Ai Interview (live at G-Fest)

July 29, 2022
Jessica Tseang was due to interview the great Godzilla and Ultraman franchise actress Tomoko Ai at G-Fest this year, but wasn’t able to attend the convention due to a sudden emergency. Since Amanda was already on interpreter duty, Kevin stepped … Continue reading →
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Maser Patrol podcast episode 53: Error 4444

March 6, 2022
In this episode, Kevin sits down for an interview with the team behind Error 4444, an exciting new home video label that’s specializing in Asian genre film. We talk about the company’s origins, licensing philosophy, first few releases, and even … Continue reading →
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Maser Patrol podcast episode 52: Ultraman Trigger

January 28, 2022
On this episode, Kevin is joined by Alex (Control All Monsters, 13AM Games, Seismic Toys), Connor (Easter’s Kaiju Kompendium), and Mike (Vintage Henshin) to discuss the latest entry in the Ultraman franchise, Ultraman Trigger: New Generation Tiga. Does the show … Continue reading →
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Maser Patrol podcast episode 51: Covid and Con-troversy

December 26, 2021
On this episode, Kevin is joined by artist John Bellotti Jr of Robo 7 to discuss recent developments of the convention scene from the Artist Alley perspective. Topics include what it was like to be on the ground floor for … Continue reading →
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Maser Patrol podcast episode 49: Otaku Life in Germany

May 6, 2021
Grüß Gott! In this episode, I’m joined by Henning Strauß (not “Straub”!) to discuss the history of kaiju (and also of other tokusatsu, anime, and manga) in Germany, along with how the development of fandom there has in some ways … Continue reading →
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Maser Patrol podcast episode 48: Symphogear

January 24, 2021
After a long hiatus, it’s time for another episode of the Maser Patrol podcast. This time, we take a look at a show with a valuable life lesson: That’s right, this time around Josh and Kevin discuss the sweet Swan … Continue reading →
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Kaiju Transmissions podcast: Ryuhei Kitamura’s Action-horror

December 12, 2020
I was on Kaiju Transmissions last month for a post-Halloween show to talk about some of Ryuhei Kitamura’s early action/horror output, including: Down to Hell Versus Alive Aragami Longinus He’s a favorite director of mine, so it was great to … Continue reading →
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Quick update

September 29, 2020
Hi all, Kevin here. The blog has gone sadly neglected for the past few months, for which I apologize; the stressful current state of world events has certainly taken its toll. However, I have not been completely off the radar! … Continue reading →
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Kaiju Transmissions podcast: Virus (1980)

March 29, 2020
While there hasn’t been a new Maser Patrol episode in a hot minute, Kevin (along with author John LeMay) had a chance to drop by the Kaiju Transmissions podcast this week to discuss Kinji Fukasaku’s 1980 disaster film Virus, AKA … Continue reading →
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Maser Patrol podcast episode 46: Lost Films and More with John LeMay

December 20, 2019
Looking for a last-minute Christmas present? Well, you’re in luck, because John LeMay has a varied bibliography on topics ranging from history, UFOlogy, horror films, cryptozoology, spaghetti westerns, and a whole smattering of kaiju/tokusatsu-related titles, with a special emphasis on … Continue reading →
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Maser Patrol podcast episode 45: We’ve got the seasonal Blus…

November 10, 2019
On this episode of the podcast, Kevin, Justin, and Byrd sit down to discuss some of the exciting recent tokusatsu home video releases from Criterion, Mill Creek, Discotek, Section23, SRS, Shout Factory, Arrow, Kino Lorber, and Synapse. We also go … Continue reading →
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Maser Patrol podcast episode 44: Kevin and Amanda’s Bizarre Japan Adventure

August 27, 2019
On this episode of the podcast, Kevin’s in Japan, and with the help of local guide Amanda, we talk about all the neat pop-culturey stuff we got to see and do. Direct download Photos after the jump. Permanent attractions: Anata … Continue reading →
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Maser Patrol podcast episode 42: A Legendary Double Feature

June 9, 2019
In this episode, Kevin, Andy, Josh, Justin, and Matt sit down to chat about Legendary’s new monster movie, co-produced with Toho, that hit theaters last month. The one with the British bad guy, environmental themes, an absentee dad, and Ken … Continue reading →
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Kaiju Transmissions podcast: Zone Fighter

April 21, 2019
Late on posting this, but I was on a guest Kaiju Transmissions again last month; this time to talk about the under-discussed Toho superhero series Zone Fighter! Every Godzilla fan should check out that show for its unique brand of … Continue reading →
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Maser Patrol podcast episode 41: Alita – Battle Angel

March 4, 2019
In this episode, Kevin, Benji, and Josh sit down for a spoiler-laden review of the long, long, long-awaited new Hollywood quasi-hit Alita: Battle Angel! We jump right into comparisons between the movie, OVA, and original manga, so if you haven’t … Continue reading →
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Kaiju Transmissions podcast: Bye Bye Jupiter and Gunhed

February 18, 2019
Another guest spot on Kaiju Transmissions! This time I try to defend two very unpopular 1980s Koichi Kawakita special effects films from Toho, so it could be controversial! Direct download
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Maser Patrol podcast episode 40B: Gridman (part 2)

January 12, 2019
The second part of our Gridman podcast episode gets into the main focus: reviewing the new series SSSS Gridman. Spoiler: we liked it. Also, spoilers for the rest of the show. Direct Download Show notes: They made a new suit … Continue reading →
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Maser Patrol podcast episode 40A: Gridman (part 1)

January 12, 2019
In this episode, Kevin, Justin, Connor (earning our explicit tag), and Matt (of Kaiju Transmissions) sit down for a long round-table about the awesome recent anime series SSSS Gridman. We got carried away and went for a solid four hours, … Continue reading →
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