The Nausicaäst

In this special episode of The Nausicaäst, we team up with Dread Pirate Syzer from Skies of Fortune and Round the Table Podcast for an exclusive interview with Bodhi and Emily from Homie and the Dude…

Lupin III - Castle of Cagliostro analysis & discussion podcast. Welcome to our 30th podcast on the films by Studio Ghibli! Today we will talk about a franchise film that also marks Hayao Miyazaki's d…

Nausicaäst #29 - Panda! Go, Panda!

"Panda! Go, Panda!" also known as Panda Kopanda analysis & discussion podcast. Welcome to our 29th podcast on the films by Studio Ghibli - Back to the history lesso…

Nausicaäst #28 - The Boy and the Heron (First Impressions)

"The Boy and the Heron" analysis & discussion podcast. Welcome to our 28th podcast on the films by Studio Ghibli -This time its the brand ne…

Myth, Collectivism and Ghibli Origins - Nausicaäst #27 Horus: Prince of the Sun

"Taiyō no Ōji Horusu no Daibōken" analysis & discussion podcast. Welcome to our 27th podcast on the films by Studio Ghi…

"Āya to Majo" analysis & discussion podcast. Welcome to our 26th podcast on the films by Studio Ghibli. This time, we are slowly creeping towards the end of our journey, as we talk about the latest f…

"La Tortue Rouge" analysis & discussion podcast. Welcome to our 25th podcast on the films by Studio Ghibli. This time, the first and only film not created by Studio Ghibli but still produced by them.…

"Omoide no Marnie" analysis & discussion podcast. Welcome to our 24th podcast on the films by Studio Ghibli. After a long break we return to a movie that Nyard has written his master's thesis about! …

"The Tale of the Princess Kaguya" analysis & discussion podcast. Welcome to our 23rd podcast on the films by Studio Ghibli. This time we're looking at Isao Takahatas magnum opus and swan song, his fi…

"From Up On Poppy Hill" analysis & discussion podcast.

Welcome to our 21st podcast on the films by Studio Ghibli. An interesting and messy ride into the politics and cultural transformation of 60s Ja…

Making a Home out of Borrowed Junk - Nausicaäst #20 Arrietty the Borrower (Kari-gurashi no Arietti)

"Arrietty the Borrower" analysis & discussion podcast.

Welcome to our 20th podcast on the films by …

Joy, Gender and the Unconscious of Narrative - Nausicaäst #19 Ponyo

"Gake no Ue no Ponyo" analysis & discussion podcast.

Welcome to our 19th podcast on the works by Studio Ghibli. Today we are talkin…

Seeing Through Iblard Eyes

"Iblard Jikan" analysis & discussion podcast.

Welcome to our 18th podcast on the works by Studio Ghibli. Today we are talking about a special little film: Iblard Jikan is a…

Legacy, Patricide and Dramatization

Heavy Hearts and Found Family

"Howl's Moving Castle" analysis & discussion podcast. Also known as "Hauru no Ugoku Shiro" Welcome to our 16th podcast on the films by Studio Ghibli. Today we're talking…

Escape, Agency and Cat Parades

Welcome to our 15th podcast on the films by Studio Ghibli. Today we're talking about an odd one. The first Ghibli spin-off movie as well as the second movie not directe…

Consumption, Compassion and Liminal Spaces

Welcome to our 14th and probably (hopefully) biggest podcast on the films by Studio Ghibli. This time around we've spent over 5 hours in the recording booth…

Welcome to our 13th podcast on the films by Studio Ghibli. This time we have some disagreements over the 1999 Takahata movie My Neighbors the Yamadas. The hosts of this cast are: Nyard, PlatonSkull, …

Welcome to our 12th podcast on the films by Studio Ghibli. This time we're talking about a big one. The second biggest one arguably. It is of course Mononoke-Hime. With me today are PlatonSkull, Xiff…