Animator Genndy Tartakovsky was born in Russia, and emigrated to the U.S. when he was only seven years old. He's now what I would traditionally call a "foreigner," but the place he holds in contemporary American animation makes him stand out as a bit of an outsider. Throughout his television career working on shows like Dexter's Laboratory, The Powerpuff Girls, and most importantly Samurai Jack. He has developed a unique style that makes him a genre onto himself and one of mine and Trevor Wallace's favorite animators.

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Stuff Mentioned in This Episode:

Genndy Tartakovsky: Reading the Action: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZAcRJafmD4&ab_channel=Any-Mation

Tartakovsky's Popeye: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1lzJuwJD9k&ab_channel=RepublicaTV1RepublicaTV1OfficialArtistChannel

Samurai Jack Theme Song Remix: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LivNRg8Qsho&ab_channel=TRAPMUSICNOW

In a career spanning more than thirty years, Australian pop diva Kylie Minogue has sold 70 million records, become a fashion icon, and influenced a whole generation of pop stars, including Kim Petras and Dua Lipa. She is huge in the UK, Australia, all across the world... except in America. So, what gives? In order to answer this mysterious question, I am joined by theatre critic and Kylie superfan Jose Solís.

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Music played in this episode:

Can't Get You Out of My Head: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MB578q9zjrM&ab_channel=MacCampbell

Better The Devil You Know: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AyqUpf6bcHQ&ab_channel=KylieMinogue-Topic

Slow: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=amvK5maWlTc

Never Too Late: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mh4pHPYhlEM&ab_channel=KylieMinogue

Dancing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1RydgP07ICI&ab_channel=Horizonte-Music

He's a stocky, mustachioed, Italian plumber who gets high on mushrooms... and somehow he's the most famous video game character ever created. The great Louis Gaudio, host of the equally great Robots vs. Dinosaurs podcast, comes on the show to answer all your burning questions about the legendary Mario Mario: What makes him so special, and how did he manage to capture the minds of millions of eighties kids? We talk about his many video game appearances, the history of Nintendo, and his (failed?) incursions into television and film. 

Listen to Robots vs. Dinosaurs: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/robots-vs-dinosaurs/id1530753701

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Chris and I talk about Zack Snyder's Justice League. Listen to find out why this is the Attack of the Clones of superhero movies, and why that's a good thing. 

American Foundation for Suicide Prevention: https://afsp.org/

Chris's review of Zack Snyder's Justice League: http://dimthehouselights.com/2021/03/zack-snyders-justice-league/

Read Chris's work on In Review Online: https://inreviewonline.com/category/chris-mello/

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Even if you don't know her by name, you know who Carmen Miranda is. Have you ever seen a Latina woman singing and dancing while wearing a hat full of fruit? Well, that was Carmen Miranda's signature look back in the forties, when she became the most popular entertainer in America. I am joined by writer Francisco Mendoza to talk about Carmen's fascinating, complicated, and ultimately tragic story.

Learn more about Francisco and his work: https://www.notrealmendoza.com/ 

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Stuff mentioned in this episode:

Throughout the episode Francisco refers to a "book," he is talking about a biography of Carmen Miranda by Ruy Castro. Sadly, it's only been published in Portuguese: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carmen_-_Uma_Biografia

Carmen performing "The Lady with the Tutti Frutti Hat": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TLsTUN1wVrc&ab_channel=AndromedaHeartAndromedaHeart

"They say I've come back Americanized": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tvM15FbTsGc&ab_channel=GregoryMayGregoryMay

Disney's Brazilian parrot Zé Carioca: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Carioca

In 2016, audiences across the world, but especially in East Asia, fell in love with Your Name. The movie's mix of science fiction, coming of age, and romance fascinated audiences and made it the most successful anime movie of all time, to the degree that director Makoto Shinkai has been labeled the "next Miyazaki." Here to talk about this phenomenon, is film critic Rachel Wagner, who might very well be the number one Your Name fan in this whole wide world.  

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Stuff mentioned in this episode:

Rachel's interview with Radwimps: https://www.rotoscopers.com/2020/01/14/interview-radwimps-band-members-weathering-with-you/

Why Your Name was such a big hit: https://manga.tokyo/otaku-articles/the-reasons-why-kimi-no-na-wa-your-name-is-such-a-big-hit/

ATMA & Funomena review of Your Name: https://atmafunomena.wordpress.com/2016/12/03/your-name-interpreting-progress-in-gender-and-rule-breaking/

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Questions covered in this episode: The extended cut of the Lord of the Rings, the Hobbit, anime, Pokemon vs. Digimon, RuPaul's Drag Race, best Peruvian foods, and great pop albums

Our friend and former guest Abie's Spotify playlist of Great Album Closers: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/41RqcoUMpqbAftwaFfiE95?si=LLYxcFKQTTGY0jyulyvj8Q&nd=1 

Animal Crossing is a social simulation video game developed by Nintendo in which you live on an island with a bunch of animals and you... like, build houses and stuff. As you can see I know relatively little about it, so I've brought on someone who knows way, way more. He's the voice behind behind the EJ Plays videos on Youtube and an Animal Crossing expert: the great E. J. Meehan!

Check out EJ's videos at E J Plays: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgm7f83ilNAuWfPhdZYNWyA

Follow EJ Plays on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ejplayss/

Follow the man himself: https://twitter.com/ptericdactyl 

You can see E. J. act in our hit web series Wormholes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kFLhC7rbVkk&list=PLlYZM2A6aAXoCnHe39nhw_SZyfgU7buPv&ab_channel=ShowdogsNYC

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Stuff mentioned in this episode:

The Maryland State Flag: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_Maryland

Animal Crossing: New Horizons review by Steven Scaife: https://www.slantmagazine.com/games/review-animal-crossing-new-horizons-makes-you-the-god-of-the-sandbox/

British pop star Charli XCX is has been described by practically every major music publication as the quote unquote future of music. She is one of the most exciting pop musicians working today and everyone who loves her has the same question: why isn't she the biggest pop star in the world? In order to answer that question I have with me the biggest Charli XCX fan that I personally know. You might know her from the web series Wormholes, the podcast Pod Kweens, and/or the instagram Food Pxrn Friday: It's Sajda Waite! 

Check out Sajda and I in our hit web series Wormholes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kFLhC7rbVkk&list=PLlYZM2A6aAXoCnHe39nhw_SZyfgU7buPv&ab_channel=ShowdogsNYC

Listen to Sajda on Pod Kweens: https://open.spotify.com/show/29kt0zDcdLnMunHmfFTGF9

Sajda's Food Pxrn Friday Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/foodpxrnfriday/

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Stuff mentioned in this episode:

Charli XCX performing "I love It" in Germany: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qw7l4Y4qkeQ&ab_channel=memekween

Shaad D'Souza's article about Charli: https://www.papermag.com/charli-xcx-how-im-feeling-now-future-pop-2646006658.html

Our friend and former guest Abie's Spotify playlist of Great Album Closers: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/41RqcoUMpqbAftwaFfiE95?si=LLYxcFKQTTGY0jyulyvj8Q&nd=1

One Piece is by most measures, the most successful *and* longest running manga/anime series of all time. What started out as an adventure story about pirates has grown into an epic saga more than one thousand chapters long. Writer and comedian Gamal ElSawah has been praising One Piece ever since I met him, and took this chance to finally convince me to read/watch the thing. 

Check out Gamal and I in our hit webs eries Wormholes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kFLhC7rbVkk&list=PLlYZM2A6aAXoCnHe39nhw_SZyfgU7buPv&ab_channel=ShowdogsNYC

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Listen to Gamal on Pod Kweens: https://open.spotify.com/show/29kt0zDcdLnMunHmfFTGF9

Gamal's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thegamal/

Gamal's Twitter: https://twitter.com/GamalTweets

Stuff mentioned in this episode:

The Philosophy of One Piece: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D6spXHrMQsM&ab_channel=MrMorj

Dr. Hiluluk's Death Speech: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZuZgRGV79c&feature=youtu.be&ab_channel=Animent