In the first week of our book month, we talk about the graphic novel of Parasite created from the storyboards Bong Joon Ho drew for the movie because Abby loves the symbolism in Parasite and Julia got her the book for her birthday. - CONTENT WARNING: brief mild language - Talking points include: the architecture involved in the parasite storyboards, the meanings in the movie and the storyboards, and more! - Follow us on Twitter @MumblePodcast - Intro/Outro song: In Full Color by Louie Zong (check out Louie's music!) - Links to stuff: Parasite Graphic Novel (https://www.amazon.ca/Parasite-Storyboards-Bong-Joon-Ho/dp/1538753251) - Notes on a Scene Video (https://www.vanityfair.com/video/watch/notes-on-a-scene-parasite-director-bong-joon-ho-breaks-down-a-scene) - Scriptnotes podcast (https://johnaugust.com/scriptnotes) - You're Wrong About podcast (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/youre-wrong-about/id1380008439) - The Lighthouse (https://a24films.com/films/the-lighthouse) - Dune (https://www.amazon.ca/Dune-Frank-Herbert/dp/0441172717) - Joe Biden ad (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K7mRgLvV_Q8) - Schitts Creek (Netflix) - Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance (Netflix) - If you are of age in the USA make sure you register to vote! Your voice matters in the future of leadership in your country. 

It's the last week of Ghibli month so what better way to send off the beloved animation studio than with its arguable most popular movie, Spirited Away! Come join Abby and Julia on this episode that just happened to be recorded at the exact time Abby turned 19! - CONTENT WARNING: mentions of p*dophilia in the movie industry - Talking points include: Miyazaki's goal to make a movie where young girls are the hero, the good old ghibli checklist, and more! - Follow us on Twitter @MumblePodcast - Intro/Outro song: In Full Color by Louie Zong (check out Louie's music!) - Links to stuff: Spirited Away (Netflix) - Mabel (https://mabelpodcast.com/) - suburban gothic (google play) - the flop house (https://www.flophousepodcast.com/) - sonic (google play) 

In this (slightly shorter and a bit more rambly) episode of Media Mumbles, Julia and Abby talk about The Secret World of Arrietty, the first non-Miyazaki directed ghibli movie of the list so far. This movie has a special place in our hearts and we had a lot of fun going down memory lane a bit on this one! - CONTENT WARNING: brief mild language, mentions of death - Talking points include: Arrietty's very fast decision on a soundtrack, the cottagecore vibes, Julia and Abby's overactive childhood imaginations, and more! - Follow us on Twitter @MumblePodcast - Intro/Outro song: In Full Color by Louie Zong (check out Louie's music here!) - Links to stuff we mentioned: The Secret World of Arrietty (Netflix) - Blank Check Podcast (https://audioboom.com/channel/Blank-Check) - Frank Ocean (https://open.spotify.com/artist/2h93pZq0e7k5yf4dywlkpM?si=KOUlzVeCRZeECoSnWQ8u7A) - Andrew Bird (https://open.spotify.com/artist/4uSftVc3FPWe6RJuMZNEe9?si=F3R9DYIsR-aSyEqplHcQ7w) - Owl City (https://open.spotify.com/artist/07QEuhtrNmmZ0zEcqE9SF6?si=XQM7GF2bT6KRZzmgngR0_w) - The Adventure Zone graphic novel (https://read.macmillan.com/the-adventure-zone/) - The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance (Netflix) - Odd1sOut Dark Crystal video (https://youtu.be/SK6ZZgoy2D0) - Your Lie in April (Netflix) - The Lego Batman Movie (Google Play) - Young Justice (Netflix) 

In this episode, Abby and Julia discuss Howl's Moving Castle for Julia's first pick of the Ghibli extended movie month! This movie is all about magic, found family, and strange but exciting dream sequences. What more could you ask for! - CONTENT WARNING: mention of throwing up, brief mild language - Talking point include: Julia's new obsession of the month, plot summary of the movie, how age takes the pressure off of society's expectations, and the effects of body shaming - Follow us on Twitter @MumblePodcast - Intro/Outro Song: In Full Color by Louie Zong - Links to things we talked about: Howl's Moving Castle (Netflix) - Fantastic Mr. Fox (Netflix) - Criminal Minds (I cannot find this link anywhere in Canada but if you live in the USA it is on Netflix)

In this, the first week of our extended Ghibli month, Julia and Abby discuss Kiki's Delivery Service, the classic Miyazaki movie centring around artist burnout and creatives trying to make it on their own (a bit close to home for certain creatives making this podcast) - CONTENT WARNING: brief mention of ashes and cremation - Talking points include: the continued saga of Julia's food crimes, the internal conflicts and general themes of Ghibli movies, an overview of the plot of Kiki's, and much more - Follow us on Twitter @MumblePodcast - Intro/Outro song: In Full Color by Louie Zong (check out Louie on Bandcamp!) - Links to stuff we talked about: Kiki's Delivery Service (Netflix) - Phoebe Bridgers (https://open.spotify.com/artist/1r1uxoy19fzMxunt3ONAkG) - Mitski (https://open.spotify.com/artist/2uYWxilOVlUdk4oV9DvwqK) - 李子柒 Liziqi (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoC47do520os_4DBMEFGg4A) - Sydney Forest (https://sydneyforest.bandcamp.com/) - continue to support black lives matter (blacklivesmatters.carrd.co) 

Its the first bonus episode of Media Mumbles! In Julia's editorial debut, Abby and Julia discuss the trope of red and blue pairings in different shows, movies, and more! (And also go on many tangents) - Talking points include: Julia and Abby find out whether they are red or blue with a comprehensive online quiz, Julia does a Harry Potter rant, and many trips down memory lane. - Intro/Outro song: In Full Color by Louie Zong (check out Louie on Bandcamp!) - Links to stuff we talked about: the quiz we took (https://www.quiz-maker.com/QLF9CWF) - Molly Knox Ostertag on Twitter for Sam and Frodo fanfiction (https://twitter.com/MollyOstertag?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor) - Elisar on Twitter for Lord of the Rings fanart (https://twitter.com/ehlihr?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor) - Joji (https://open.spotify.com/artist/3MZsBdqDrRTJihTHQrO6Dq) - Greer (https://open.spotify.com/artist/39v5154nNeWJGatKDkLGu9?si=kt_KSWWXSsCJpBIz2QBVuA) - Pomeranian Fight Club (https://open.spotify.com/artist/4xAj6X36UsdnOrScohwHEA?si=ipM6ToK_TRSWmqJSTUlSGg) - Vulfpeck (https://open.spotify.com/artist/7pXu47GoqSYRajmBCjxdD6?si=qRWBOmRbTm-N94knIWMNvQ)

In this episode, Abby and Julia discuss Gil Scott Heron the master Bluesologist and man who coined the phrase "the revolution will not be televised", his life, politics, and incredible lyrical and poetic skills - CONTENT WARNING: Brief mild language in quoting Gil Scott Heron - Talking points include: reverting to our high school interests, how writing can sometimes be too complicated, Hank Green's TikTok, and how humanity thrives on stories and personalization. - Follow us on Twitter @MumblePodcast - Rate and Review us on Apple Podcasts (https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/media-mumbles/id1515820108) - Intro/Outro song: In Full Color by Louie Zong (follow Louie on Bandcamp!) - Links to stuff we discussed: wolf 359 (https://www.wolf359.fm/) - Hamilton Film (Disney+) -  Lin's involvement with PROMESA (https://tinyurl.com/y6tcsyod) - Kendrick Lamar Visits Mr. Mooney's Class (https://youtu.be/dZTKOBElkyg) - Kubla Khan by Samuel Taylor Coleridge aka the dream-poem Julia couldn't remember (https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/43991/kubla-khan) - 13th documentary (https://www.netflix.com/title/80091741) - Who PT Barnum was (https://tinyurl.com/yab73hc4) - Black Trans Organizations to support: the okra project (https://www.theokraproject.com/) - black trans travel fund (https://www.blacktranstravelfund.com/)