Submersion

In Episode XXXII the crew dives deeper into the 1995 Japanese submarine anime Super Atragon directed by Kazuyoshi Katayama, with voiceover work from Aaron Krohn, Amanda Winn Lee, and Tiffany Grant. A giant column appears at the South Pole and begins emitting microwave radiation and is quickly melting Antarctica’s ice. A crew from Japan is sent to investigate the situation, things quickly spiral out of control when we find out a group of subterranean people are ready to wage war on people living on Earth’s surface. It’ll be up to The Undersea Battle Ship Ra to stop the subterranean people from wiping out life as we know it. Get ready for movie trivia, the Phantom Zone where Jamie connects submarine movies back to Ed Harris in Phantom, Subs Worldwide where Kyle discusses the I-400 class submarine, and submarine news in the 32nd installment of Submersion.

In Episode XXXI the crew dives deeper into the 1980 Japanese submarine film Virus directed by Kinji Fukasaku, starring Masao Kusakari, George Kennedy, Bo Svenson, Robert Vaughn, Glenn Ford, Olivia Hussey, and Edward James Olmos. A manmade virus completely devastates Earth’s population. The only survivors are people living on a submarine and a group of scientists living in Antarctica, where cold temperatures keep the virus in a dormant state. It’ll be up to our small group of survivors to build a new world. This episode we have a special guest, Nick Palodichuk, the host of St. Paul Filmcast he will also be at the upcoming Crypticon MN where he will be hosting the panel “Benefit of Podcasts for Independent Filmmaking”. We discuss the movie Virus, his show, and his upcoming graphic novel The Green Way Book #1. Get ready for movie trivia, the Phantom Zone where Jamie connects submarine movies back to Ed Harris in Phantom, Subs Worldwide where Kyle discusses the Soryu class submarine, submarine news, and Zac Facts in the 31st installment of Submersion.

In Episode XXX the crew dives deeper into the 2005 Japanese submarine film Lorelei: the Witch of the Pacific Ocean directed by Shinji Higuchi & Cellin Gluck, starring Kôji Yakusho, Stoshi Tsumabuki, Toshirô Yanagiba, Yû Kashii, and Shin'ichi Tsutsumi. To alter the course of WW2 a Japanese submarine captain is put onboard the I-507, an experimental Nazi submarine with a secret weapon. With news of atomic bombs being dropped on Japan it’s up to the crew of the I-507 to stop a third bomb from being dropped on Tokyo. Get ready for movie trivia, the Phantom Zone where Jamie connects submarine movies back to Ed Harris in Phantom, Subs Worldwide where Kyle discusses the Kaiten class manned torpedo, and Brom’s Countdown where he discusses the top 6 most interesting facts about Japan in the 30th installment of Submersion.

In Episode XXIX, the first film of Japanese sub movie month, the crew dives deeper into the 1969 Japanese submarine film Latitude Zero directed by Ishiro Honda, starring Joseph Cotton, Cesar Romero, Akira Takarada, Masumi Okada, Richard Jaeckel, Patricia Medina, and Linda Haynes. What started as a safe scientific trip quickly takes a turn into something much greater as an oceanographer, a reporter, and a geologist are rescued and brought to an underwater utopia, Latitude Zero. Life isn’t all perfect at Latitude Zero because the evil Dr. Malic is trying to sabotage everything they do. It’ll be up to Captain Craig McKenzie and his crew to rescue a scientist from Dr. Malic’s monstrous creations at Blood Rock. Get excited for movie trivia, the Phantom Zone where Jamie connects submarine movies back to Ed Harris in Phantom, Subs Worldwide where Kyle discusses the Oyashio class submarine, current submarine news with lead news anchor Alex, and Zac Facts in the 29th installment of Submersion.

In Episode XXVIII the crew dives deeper into the 2002 submersible film Dark Descent directed by Daniel Knauf, starring Dean Cain, Scott Wiper, Biliana Petrinska, and Maxim Genchev. Will Murdock (Dean Cain) is a US Marshal on an underwater mining base in the Marianas Trench and lays down the law when Vlad and his friends are harassing women. After Murdock shoots Vlad’s brother, Vlad vows to return and dish out some serious payback. Things begin getting out of hand as the number of a suicides amongst the underwater miners increase. Amidst the investigation, news breaks that Vlad and his crew are on their way back for retribution. Get excited for movie trivia, the Phantom Zone where Jamie connects submarine movies back to Ed Harris in Phantom, Subs Worldwide where Kyle discusses the Deepsea Challenger, current submarine news with lead news anchor Alex, and The Countdown where Brom talks about Dean Cain’s best movies in the 28th installment of Submersion.

In Episode XXVII a crack team of experts dive deep into the 2003 NCIS submarine-centric episode Sub Rosa in our first ever Submersible Pod. After a submariner turns up dead on a naval base, Agents Gibbs and Todd must board a submarine in the middle of a war game in order to find the murderer. Will they take down the imposter before it's too late? Board the submersible with us and find out. Get excited for some NCIS trivia, Phantom Zone, Subs Worldwide, Brom's Countdown, and a very special NCIS themed game.

In Episode XXVI the crew dives deeper into the Steven Spielberg produced 1987 submarine film Innerspace directed by Joe Dante, starring Dennis Quaid, Martin Short, and Meg Ryan. Tuck Pendleton (Dennis Quaid) is a hotshot pilot on a secret mission and is shrunken down to microscopic size to be injected into a rabbit for an experiment. Everything goes awry when criminals break into the lab during the experiment and the only way to save Tuck is to inject him into Jack (Martin Short) without his knowledge. Now Jack and his new friend must figure out who stole the computer chip needed to bring Tuck back to normal size before his oxygen supply runs out. Get excited for movie trivia, the Phantom Zone where Jamie connects submarine movies back to Ed Harris in Phantom, Subs Worldwide where Kyle discusses the DSV Alvin, current submarine news with lead news anchor Alex, The Countdown where Brom lets us know he’s sick of being stuck in the torpedo tube and has had plenty of time to think about the best way to take command of the USS Wet Floater, and everyone’s favorite Zac Facts in the 26th installment of Submersion.

In Episode XXV the crew dives deeper into the 1966 submarine film Fantastic Voyage directed by Richard Fleischer starring Stephen Boyd, Raquel Welch, Edmond O’Brien, Donald Pleasence, William Redfield, and Arthur Kennedy. A scientist with a secret is nearly assassinated by the Soviets before he’s able to give information to the Americans. During the attempt on his life, he falls into a coma and forms a deadly blood clot. The only way to save his life is to miniaturize a submarine with a crew who can successfully perform surgery to remove the clot. In this special episode we have an interview with Eric Moreno, a US Submarine Veteran who co-founded the submarine subreddit at https://www.reddit.com/r/submarines/ Be sure to follow him on Twitter for all sorts of great submarine news and information @KingNeptune767. Get excited for movie trivia, the Phantom Zone, Subs Worldwide, submarine news, and Brom’s Countdown in the 25th installment of Submersion.

In Episode XXIV the crew dives deeper into the 2004 Wes Anderson submarine film The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou starring Bill Murray, Owen Wilson, Cate Blanchett, Anjelica Huston, Willem Dafoe, and Jeff Goldblum. After Steve Zissou’s best friend is killed by a jaguar shark, Zissou vows to kill it. The famed documentarian sets out with his film crew, a reporter, and his son to hunt the beast. Get excited for movie trivia, the Phantom Zone, Subs Worldwide, and Zac Facts.

In Episode XXIII the crew dives deeper into the 1973 submarine film The Neptune Factor starring Ben Gazzara, Ernest Borgnine, Yvette Mimieux, and Walter Pidgeon. An earthquake sends a sea lab tumbling down an underwater cliff and it’s a race against time to find the survivors trapped inside. Massive underwater creatures and plants make the mission even harder than it already is. Get excited for movie trivia, the Phantom Zone, Subs Worldwide, Brom’s Countdown and Zac Facts.