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Socially Away - A Studio Ghibli Podcast
Soft Shell Productions
Frequency: 1 episode/8d. Total Eps: 14

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Let's Talk About Capitalism (Spirited Away)
Season 1 · Episode 13
samedi 5 décembre 2020 • Duration 01:23:40
This week, Studio Ghibli enters the 21st century with the film that catapulted the studio to Western fame with the Oscar-winning Spirited Away! Featuring Victoria Provost (discussion leader), Eli Azizollahoff, Larissa Guerrini-Maraldi, Kenjiro Lee, Ken Leng, Char Nakashima-Conway, and Elizabeth Ombrellaro!
Our theme song is "Ghibli's Waltz" by Ross Bugden (soundcloud.com/rossbugden). Additional music by Kevin MacLeod (Incompetech.com). Follow us on Facebook @SociallyAway or on YouTube at Soft Shell Productions.
--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/soft-shell-productions/supportStudy Harder! (My Neighbors the Yamadas)
Season 1 · Episode 12
jeudi 19 novembre 2020 • Duration 01:08:00
This week Ghibli takes a distinctly domestic turn with Isao Takahata's My Neighbors the Yamadas. Featuring the glorious return of Char Nakashima-Conway (discussion leader), Eli Azizolahoff, Larissa Guerrini-Maraldi, Kenjiro Lee, Ken Leng, Elizabeth Ombrellaro, and Victoria Provost.
Our theme song is "Ghibli's Waltz" by Ross Bugden (soundcloud.com/rossbugden). Additional music by Kevin MacLeod (Incompetech.com). Follow us on Facebook @SociallyAway or on YouTube at Soft Shell Productions.
--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/soft-shell-productions/supportSimping for HBO Max (Grave of the Fireflies)
Season 1 · Episode 3
vendredi 11 septembre 2020 • Duration 58:04
This week we try our best to tackle perhaps one of the most infamous Ghibli films, Grave of the Fireflies. Featuring Ken Leng (discussion leader), Eli Azizollahoff, Larissa Guerrini-Maraldi, Kenjiro Lee, and Victoria Provost.
Theme song is "Ghibli's Waltz" by Ross Bugden (https://soundcloud.com/rossbugden). Logo design by Victoria Provost. Follow us on Facebook @SociallyAway or on YouTube at Soft Shell Productions.
--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/soft-shell-productions/supportHippity Hoppity Destroying Your Property (Castle in the Sky)
Season 1 · Episode 2
jeudi 3 septembre 2020 • Duration 01:02:28
This week we reach new heights with the first official Studio Ghibli film, Castle in the Sky. Featuring Victoria Provost (discussion leader), Eli Azizollahoff, Larissa Guerrini-Maraldi, Kenjiro Lee, Ken Leng, and Char Nakashima-Conway.
Theme song is "Ghibli's Waltz" by Ross Bugden (soundcloud.com/rossbugden). Logo design by Victoria Provost. Follow us on Facebook @SociallyAway or on YouTube at Soft Shell Productions.
--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/soft-shell-productions/supportGlider McGliderface (Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind)
Season 1 · Episode 1
jeudi 27 août 2020 • Duration 01:19:43
In the first episode of Socially Away, we do a deep dive into the world of Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind. Featuring Kotaro Horiuchi (discussion leader), Eli Azizollahoff, Larissa Guerrini-Maraldi, Kenjiro Lee, Ken Leng, and Victoria Provost.
Theme song is "Ghibli's Waltz" by Ross Bugden (soundcloud.com/rossbugden). Logo design by Victoria Provost. Credits read by Char Nakashima-Conway. Follow us on Facebook @SociallyAway or on YouTube at Soft Shell Productions. Video version can be viewed here.
0:00 Kenjiro's Intro
0:50 Opening Theme
1:24 Panelist Intros and Check-ins
3:56 What We're About
5:46 An Introduction to Nausicaä and Kota's Thoughts
8:24 Panelist Thoughts and Reactions
14:33 Discussion begins
14:42 Who is the Enemy/Empathy/Revenge
21:41 Thematic Antagonists
25:43 Complacency
28:53 Imperialism in the Film and in History
30:39 Optimism in a Post-Apocalyptic World
35:56 Fear
39:20 Kushana as a Literary Foil
45:15 The Giant Warrior and the Atomic Bomb
51:05 The present moment as a post-apocalyptic event
57:43 Final Thoughts
1:05:05 The Trivia Game!
1:12:58 Outro/Check-outs
1:16:55 Credits
Trailer
Season 1
vendredi 21 août 2020 • Duration 02:09
Introducing Socially Away: A Studio Ghibli Podcast! An all-new podcast for these socially distant times where we go through the entire Ghibli catalog, in order, from Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind to When Marnie Was There. Our journey begins on Thursday, August 27, so get ready to follow along!
Song is "Ghibli's Waltz" by Ross Bugden. Downloadable at soundcloud.com/rossbugden. Logo design by Victoria Provost.
--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/soft-shell-productions/supportNature Is Pretty Metal (Princess Mononoke)
Season 1 · Episode 11
jeudi 12 novembre 2020 • Duration 01:09:31
This week we take a look at arguably the most violent film in the entire catalogue and the film that brought Ghibli to a wider audience in America, Hayao Miyazaki's Princess Mononoke. Featuring Eli Azizollahoff (discussion leader), Larissa Guerrini-Maraldi, Kenjiro Lee, Megumi Lee, Ken Leng, Elizabeth Ombrellaro, and Victoria Provost.
Our theme song is "Ghibli's Waltz" by Ross Bugden (soundcloud.com/rossbugden). Additional music by Kevin MacLeod (Incompetech.com). Follow us on Facebook @SociallyAway or on YouTube at Soft Shell Productions.
--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/soft-shell-productions/supportWhat If I'm Just A Rock? (Whisper of the Heart)
Season 1 · Episode 10
dimanche 8 novembre 2020 • Duration 01:09:15
This week we look at the only film directed by the late Yoshifumi Kondo, Whisper of the Heart. Featuring Larissa Guerrini-Maraldi (discussion leader), Eli Azizolahoff, Kenjiro Lee, Ken Leng, and Victoria Provost.
Our theme song is "Ghibli's Waltz" by Ross Bugden (soundcloud.com/rossbugden). Additional music by Kevin MacLeod (Incompetech.com). Follow us on Facebook @SociallyAway or on YouTube at Soft Shell Productions.
--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/soft-shell-productions/supportIn A Nutshell (Pom Poko)
Season 1 · Episode 9
jeudi 29 octobre 2020 • Duration 50:00
This week we see a sillier if no less poignant turn for Isao Takahata in a film that is way too easy to make jokes about, Pom Poko! Featuring Kenjiro Lee (discussion leader), Eli Azizolahoff, Larissa Guerrini-Maraldi, Ken Leng, and Victoria Provost.
Theme song is "Ghibli's Waltz" by Ross Bugden. Additional music by Kevin MacCleod (incompetech.com). Follow us on Facebook @SociallyAway or on YouTube at Soft Shell Productions.
--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/soft-shell-productions/supportTaku Failed the Vibe Check (Ocean Waves)
Season 1 · Episode 8
jeudi 22 octobre 2020 • Duration 49:04
This week we take a look at an oft-overlooked member of the Ghibli catalog, Ocean Waves. Featuring Elizabeth Ombrellaro (discussion leader), Larissa Guerrini-Maraldi, Kenjiro Lee, Ken Leng, and Victoria Provost.
Theme song is "Ghilbi's Waltz" by Ross Bugden (soundcloud.com/rossbudgen). Additional music by Kevin MacCleod (incompetech.com). Follow us on Facebook @SociallyAway or on YouTube at Soft Shell Productions.
--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/soft-shell-productions/support



