Frankenstein's Podcast

Kalid and Joe discuss the vastly different films that happen to fall under the same brand: the 2000 film, Dungeons & Dragons, and the 2023 update, Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves. Joined by two friends and Dungeon Masters, Andy Groth and Grant Leitbrouck, the crew compare and contrast the two films and chat about how well each one captures the spirit of the game.

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*Thank you to Jim Tandberg/Grant Leitbrouck for the Frankenstein's Podcast artwork!

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Featured Guests:

Grant Leitbrouck is a fellow geek and graphic designer who has been a longtime friend of the podcast and friend to both of us. 

Andy Groth is another longtime friend, creative artist, and Dungeonmaster who loves video games and D&D.

References:

15 Things You Didn’t Know About The Disastrous Dungeons & Dragons Movie - Screenrant

The Practical Effects Wizardry of Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves - Stan Winston School

“Dungeon & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves” VFX Team on the Owlbear, Talking Corpses & More - Motion Picture Association

The Fantastical, Faithful, Fun VFX of Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves - VFX Voice

Behind the Scenes with the Director and Cast of Dungeons & Dragons - IGN

Dimension 20: Fantasy High

Critical Role

Dungeons & Dragons: Honor among Thieves Rolls a Natural 20 - Twin Cities Geek

The Legend of Vox Machina

Sitcom D&D

Ghosts (CBS)

The Terraformers by Annalee Newitz

Shogun (FX/Hulu)

D&D Module: The Wild Beyond the Witchlight

We're off this week so we're sharing one of our Patreon episodes in which we rank our favorite tropes in genre fiction! If you like this episode, please ⁠⁠⁠⁠Support us on Patreon for more Frankenbits like this!

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*Thank you to Jim Tandberg/Grant Hasbrouck for the Frankenstein's Podcast artwork!

Kalid and Joe are joined by one of the original Friendensteins, Ryan Mintz, to talk about the ultimate showdown between Arnold Schwarzenegger and the Devil set against the backdrop of Y2K. That’s right, we’re chatting about the 1999 Peter Hyams film, End of Days!

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Featured Guest:

Ryan Mintz is a fellow geek, massive Baseball fan, and one of the original friends of the podcast who coined the now beloved term, ‘Friendenstein!’

References:

VIFX will do effects for ‘End of Days’ - Variety

Spawning the Satan beast for End of Days at Stan Winston Studio

Harbinger of the End - Monster Legacy

The Zone of Interest

Dragon Ball (manga) by Akira Toriyama

Music League (app)

Kalid and Joe take a trip back into the realm of Empire Pictures! This time, the crew is joined by friend of the podcast (and real-life friend), Amber Amundson to chat about the 1986 horror/fantasy flick,Troll, from director John Carl Buechler. 

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Featured Guest:

Amber Amundson is a fellow school teacher and friend of the podcast. She’s a longtime horror fan who brings a formative knowledge to the genre and how it can foster connection.

References:

Troll (1886) Trivia - IMDB

Filmmakers Claim ‘Harry Potter' Lifted Ideas From Their 1986 Film

Troll - Horror Wiki

Blue Lips - Schoolboy Q

Home Goods

Drive Away Dolls

Doppelganger: A Trip into the Mirror World by Naomi Klein

Heaven and Earth Grocery Store James McBride

Kalid and Joe break from (fictional) monsters for a conversation with writer and editor, Basma Ghalayani, about how genre fiction and speculative fiction can be seen as a tool to reflect on the traumas of the past and present as well as explore the hopes for the future. Specifically, we discuss the short-story collection, Palestine + 100: Stories from a Century after the Nakba, which Ghalayani edited.

*Thank you to Jim Hall for the music! Check out more of his music⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and if you like what you hear, please consider donating to support his work⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!

*Thank you to Jim Tandberg/Grant Leitbrouck for the Frankenstein's Podcast artwork!

Featured Guest:

Basma Ghalayini is an editor, writer and Arabic translator and interpreter currently working with Comma Press - a publishing house out of Manchester, UK. She edited the book Palestine+100 which asks twelve Palestinian writers: what might your country look like in the year 2048 - a century after the tragedies and trauma of what has come to be called the Nakba? She has written for the New York Times (check out her essay," A Gazan’s View on Hamas: It’s Not Complicated") and was born and grew up in the Gaza Strip.

References:

Ma Wara' al-Tabi'a (novels) from Ahmed Khaled Towfik

Motaz Azaiza

Bisan

Lama Jamous

Mansour Shouman

Angie Marie

Lisa Frankenstein (Joes review for Twin Cities Geek)

Star Trek: The Next Generation

Kalid and Joe are joined by the immensely cool and talented Nyla Innuksuk to discuss her recent sci-fi/horror film, Slash/Back!

*Thank you to Jim Hall for the music! Check out more of his music⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and if you like what you hear, please consider donating to support his work⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!

*Thank you to Jim Tandberg/Grant Leitbrouck for the Frankenstein's Podcast artwork!

Featured Guests:

Nyla Innuksuk is a director, writer, producer, and creator in the realm of VR and mixed media through her company, Mixtape VR. She co-created the Inuk superhero, Snowgard, for Marvel Comics, and her recent film, Slash/Back is currently available to buy or stream on Hulu.

References:

Slash/Back official website

Citations Needed (podcast)

Hazbin Hotel (Prime)

True Detective: Night Country (Max)

This week, Kalid and Joe dig into the many themes and big ideas from the 2021 South Korean series, Hellbound, currently streaming on Netflix!

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*Thank you to Jim Tandberg/Grant Leitbrouck for the Frankenstein's Podcast artwork!

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References:

Hellbound Monsters Explained - Den of Geek

Hellbound: VFX Breakdown by mofac - Art of VFX

Hellbound - Cyclo

Kid Cudi - Insano

Mythical Beast Investigator by Koichiro Hoshino

Kalid and Joe interview horror writer, Shane Hawk, about writing dark Indigenous fiction! The crew get into his short story work and the state of Indigenous horror and genre fiction in pop. culture.

*Thank you to Jim Hall for the music! Check out more of his music⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and if you like what you hear, please consider donating to support his work⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!

*Thank you to Jim Tandberg/Grant Leitbrouck for the Frankenstein's Podcast artwork!

Featured Guests:

Shane Hawk is a history teacher and horror writer based out of San Diego. His short fiction has appeared in numerous anthologies and his debut short story collection, Anoka, is currently available. He recently co-edited the Indigenous dark fiction anthology, Never Whistle at Night.

References:

Stephen Graham Jones - Mapping the Interior

Shane’s short story, “Behind Collin’s Eyes” on Tor.com

Blood Quantum

Mohawk

Slash/Back

Stephen Graham Jones - Mongrels

Tiffany Morris’ short story “'Night in the Chrysalis” on Gizmodo

Bryce O’Connor - Child of Daystar

Holding Absence - The Greatest Mistake of my Life

This week, Kalid & Joe layer on the cheese and dig into two gems from Charles Band’s Empire Pictures heyday of the 1980s! We chat about the 1984 fantasy anthology, The Dungeonmaster (aka “Ragewar”) and the 1989 sci-fi/sports drama, Arena.

​​*Thank you to Jim Hall for the music! Check out more of his music⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and if you like what you hear, please consider donating to support his work⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!

*Thank you to Jim Tandberg/Grant Leitbrouck for the Frankenstein's Podcast artwork!

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References:

Kalid and Joe are joined by another round-table of guests to dissect David Cronenberg’s 1979 divorce drama/therapy thriller, The Brood!

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Featured Guests:

Joe Mischo is a Los Angeles-based filmmaker who enjoys trail running, subversive cinema, and day trips with his 1975 Honda motorbike “Jade.”

Corrin Evans is a filmmaker exploring shadow integration, eroticism, death and the supernatural.

Wife of the podcast and real-life scientist, Nicole Praska, is our recurring ‘ghost host’ who always brings a new perspective to our topics. She currently co-hosts the semi-regular Star Trek podcast, ⁠⁠⁠Deep Space Love⁠⁠⁠!

References:

Why I Love…The Brood - BFI

Birthing from Within: On Teaching Monstrous Birth in Cronenberg’s The Brood - Films for the Feminist Classroom

The Brood: Separation Trials - The Criterion Collection

Broodlings - Monster Movie wiki

The Making of David Cronenberg’s The Brood

We Only Talk About Real Shit When We’re Fucked Up by Bas

The Long Kiss Goodnight

Hannibal (series)

Your local library!

Richard Ramirez Died Today of Natural Causes by Sun Kil Moon

Saltburn