Ape-ril is back and bigger than ever! We just saw Godzilla x Kong: A New Empire. While we loved to see our boys getting along (mostly) and the screenwriters cribbing ideas from our goofball monster show (VERY allegedly), it got us thinking about the perennial complaint about this kind of movie. Can you actually "get rid of the boring human characte…

Tom is back to talk Muppets, and we've never felt more alive! Discord (“Sexy minotaur love is FORBIDDEN.”): https://discord.gg/Y5Uw6sdmU2 Email: findingmonsterright@gmail.com Bluesky: @monsterrightpod.bsky.social DISCLAIMER: By listening to this podcast episode, the listener forfeits all right to their immortal soul (hereafter referred to as "the a…

There is a gulf of understanding between humans and spirits in Avatar: The Last Airbender. Crossing that gulf to provide relief for troubled mortal souls is a noble goal. But maybe you shouldn't start by trying to be an unlicensed therapist for Azula, the final boss of therapy patients. Discord (“What is the point of dog eugenics if you can be a di…

There's no way the Predator would consider two chaotic podcast hosts to be worthy prey. How about four? Dylan and Dalton from "Are You Afraid of the Dark Universe?" help us think of ways to get an intergalactic hunter with glowing lube in his veins to notice us! Discord (“'Would you still love me if I was a worm for part or all of my life cycle?'”)…

I think we may have gone too far this time. Discord (“Finding Conster Right (The Con About Finding Monsters, Right?)”): https://discord.gg/Y5Uw6sdmU2 Email: findingmonsterright@gmail.com Bluesky: @monsterrightpod.bsky.social DISCLAIMER: By listening to this podcast episode, the listener forfeits all right to their immortal soul (hereafter referred …

Oh, hi! We didn't see you there. Come on in! We were just talking about our D&D episode. Adam has a whole setting that we barely scratched the surface of, so for our 150th episode, we'll be going Inside the DM's Studio and discussing the ins and outs of Cay Caldera. Discord (“Text Channel Where We All Pretend To Be Ants”): https://discord.gg/Y5Uw6s…

From the fruitylicious mind of Erich von Däniken, author of Chariots of the Gods?, comes a Valentine's Day episode that asks a question: Is it possible, as Adam and Allie suggest, that Ancient Aliens is real and all the gods are extrateRestrial beings? And if so, does that mean Aphrodite was real thousands of years ago? And if so, does that mean sh…

Last year was a bad year for franchise films. That can only mean one thing: it's Jar Jar's time to shine, baby! That's right, we're calling in the muy muy bombad huge-o guns. But before he can save blockbuster geek cinema, we have to the last of June-uary's beachy vibes to save Mr. Binks. Discord (“Cis Lewis”): https://discord.gg/Y5Uw6sdmU2 Email: …

We start the year with the aquatic monsters and beachy vibes of June-uary. But a lot went down in the ocean last year, and there's no better time to pit 2023's greatest marine combatants against the white whale who always prevails, the cetacean sensation, the odontocete that can't be beat, the unfettered physeter, the all-devouring AND all-conqueri…

We've done centaurs, but we've never done them with (say it with me) beachy vibes! That's right, it's June-uary 4: The Revenge! Our centaur episode is one we think we could've done better, so we're dedicating the first episode of 2024 to equine hybrids, wet and wild alike. Discord (“Statistically, you're more likely to be injured by a wild hog or d…

Ah Dang, Mothman Won't Move Out (He Said It Was Just For The Weekend) creator Paul Matijevic (@ettin64) joins us for a deluxe-length session of his TTRPG! But will it be enough to save Christmas (and a bridge) from the forces of chaos? Discord (“Me and the boys boutta get spaghettified”): https://discord.gg/Y5Uw6sdmU2 Email: findingmonsterright@gma…

Listeners, rosin up your headphones and play this podcast hard, 'cause Hell's broke loose in Georgia, and the Devil's on FMR. If you listen, you might laugh or your eyes might roll, but either way Allie gets your soul! Discord (“Season's Greason's”): https://discord.gg/Y5Uw6sdmU2 Email: findingmonsterright@gmail.com Bluesky: @monsterrightpod.bsky.s…

A deer skull perched atop the body of a furred, carnivorous cryptid. For many, that is what a wendigo is. We're looking for a deeper meaning as we take a look at some more mythologically accurate interpretations of everybody's favorite cannibalistic spirit. North American Indigenous Tribal Food Systems (NĀTIFS): https://www.natifs.org/ Discord (“..…

A nostalgic, classic Americana pervades the Unknown, the liminal realm where forgotten stories go. And what could be more American than tearing down a magical forest to build a monument to capitalism that will be profitable for about 30 years? It's not exactly paradise, but we're paving it anyway! For MONEY! USA! USA! USA! Adam made an appearance i…

We're ringing in Halloween with a cult classic, some late '00s nostalgia, and our least subtle episode title yet! Join us in looking back at toxic friendships, the misogynist hate-boner that society had for Megan Fox, and a criminally underappreciated horror-comedy. Adam made an appearance in The Crucible of Fate, a D&D 5e actual play game show whe…

At one point in this episode, Adam says "Let's get fucking wrecked!" in a passable Bill Cipher impression. Folks, if that isn't worth the price of admission, I don't know what is. (No refunds, though!) Discord (“She can't find out that we're DEFINITELY three sea otters.”): https://discord.gg/Y5Uw6sdmU2 Email: findingmonsterright@gmail.com Bluesky: …

Adam makes his glorious return just in time for our favorite month! October, you see, is a time of year when the boundaries between the planes are thin. And what happens in the realms of the fey doesn't always stay there... Find resources for abortion and pro-choice advocacy at: podvoices.help Discord (“We'll never know what's behind that link.”): …

Will you follow me into the dark? The podcast we’re spotlighting this week is Bone & Sickle, a celebration of the intersection of horror, folklore, and history hosted by Al Ridenour and Sarah Chavez. I've basically been doing a poor imitation of it all month; check out the genuine article! https://www.boneandsickle.com/ Discord ("...---..."): https…

To boldly go where someone has gone before... The media we’re spotlighting this week is that Matt Smith Doctor Who episode about dinosaurs on a spaceship, entitled "Dinosaurs on a Spaceship". Look, the episode is late enough as is. https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01mm5c9 Discord ("Eat fruit."): https://discord.gg/Y5Uw6sdmU2 Bluesky: Coming soon!…

Let's talk about the elephant in the room. Or is it "the Cyclops in the cave"? The media we’re spotlighting this week is Cyclops: The Myth and Its Cultural History, by Mercedes Aguirre and Richard Buxton: https://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=WSPdDwAAQBAJ Discord ("Baby Lugia"): https://discord.gg/Y5Uw6sdmU2 Bluesky: Coming soon!…

Love will have its sacrifices. No sacrifice without blood. Buckle up, Creampuffs. The media we’re spotlighting this week is honestly everything on this list: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carmilla#In_popular_culture Discord ("All anime girls are just cats?"): https://discord.gg/Y5Uw6sdmU2 Bluesky: Coming soon!…

Every grey cloud has a silver lining. The podcast we’re spotlighting this week is Oh No, Ross and Carrie, the show where they don’t just report on fringe science, spirituality, and claims of the paranormal, but take part themselves. They show up - so you don’t have to.: https://maximumfun.org/podcasts/oh-no-ross-and-carrie Discord ("Kayfabe-free si…

Panpsychism is the view that “the mind or a mindlike aspect is fundamental and ubiquitous to all reality.” Consciousness is the means by which the universe understands itself. So when we say we’re going to try and recall everything that happens in Shapeshifter (1999), we’re doing a service to the universe, because if we don’t figure out what in the…

ᚱᛖᛏᚢᚱᚾ ᛟᚢᚱ ᚲᚹᛖᛖᚱ-ᚲᛟᛞᛖᛞ ᛚᛟᚲᛁ, ᚦᛟᚢ ᚲᛟᚹᚨᚱᛞ-ᛗᛟᚢᛊᛖ! Does anyone read these descriptions? ᚹᛁᛚᛚ ᛊᛟᛗᛖᛟᚾᛖ ᚲᚨᚱᛖ ᛁᚠ ᛁ ᚹᚱᛁᛏᛖ ᚦᛁᛊ ᛁᚾ ᚱᚢᚾᛖᛊ? The podcast we’re spotlighting this week is Are You Afraid of the Dark Universe?, a podcast where Dylan Roth and Dalton Deschain are tasked with raising the Dark Universe of Universal monster movies from its untimely grave!…

With Pikmin 4 on the horizon, we take a look at Captain Olimar's treatment of his leafy little companions and see if we can do any better. Come for the adorable Pikmin noises, stay for the greatest tiny military ever plucked from the post-apocalyptic soil. Our partner podcast this week is The Gorgon Show, a podcast hosted by Penny the gorgon about …

From the Alliance to Joss Whedon, there's no shortage of evildoers in the 'verse of Firefly, the closest thing the 2000s geek scene had to the burning of the Library of Alexandria. This Sci-Fi July, we're traveling to the border of inhabited space to search for a shred of sanity in the savage Reavers. Find resources for abortion and pro-choice advo…

Kangaroo Jack is an infamously clumsy mish-mash of mob movie and family comedy. What if we threw another genre into the mix, and what if that genre was Arthurian romance? Now that's a sword in a stone! Find resources for abortion and pro-choice advocacy at: podvoices.help Discord (“How does one submit a character to be a Tumblr Sexyman?”): https://…

Happy Pod-iversary, Little Monsters! This episode starts with the deceptively simple question "What was the first-ever monster?" and from there spirals into, if I'm being honest, full crazy. Find resources for abortion and pro-choice advocacy at: podvoices.help Discord (“Gritty has fire powers now.”): https://discord.gg/Y5Uw6sdmU2 Email: findingmon…

Sharpen those pitchforks and pay those dues, because we’rediving into the trope of the angry mob. Why are they so angry? Was it somethingwe said? Maybe they’d be happier if they had more control over the means ofmonster-hunting! Support striking WGA workers with snacks at: https://actionnetwork.org/fundraising/the-snacklist-support-striking-workers…

Spring-Heeled Jack was last sighted in Liverpool in 1904.The Beatles were first sighted in Liverpool exactly six decades later. Coincidence?Yes, but when has that ever stopped us? Let us take you on a stab-ical historytour of this famous Victorian Era cryptid! Find resources for abortion and pro-choice advocacy at:podvoices.help Discord (“Trukkus i…

Hear ye, hear ye! Ape-ril is back in session! This week,we're determining which faction of primates deserves custody of Earth.Starting, in classic FMR fashion, with 45 minutes of entering fourcontinuities' worth of material into discovery. We burned through most of ourtime. We're maniacs, you see. Damn us, et cetera, et cetera. Find resources for a…

This Ape-ril, swing into an adventure with Tarzan, Lord of the Apes! Watch out for leopards, lost tribes, and just… a lot… of racism… It’s so bad. There’s… so much racism. Sexism, too. And also PTERODACTYL MEN WHOA! Find resources for abortion and pro-choice advocacy at:podvoices.help Discord (“Jesus was not a zombie.”):https://discord.gg/Y5Uw6sdmU…

I feel the need, the need for D&D! We pick up some diceand join the Falcon Corps, Adam’s setting’s answer to Top Gun (less militarypropaganda, more giant falcons)! Join us, returning guest Ben, and a surprisemonster on the highway to the danger zone! Find resources for abortion and pro-choice advocacy at:podvoices.help Discord ("Is kidnapping illeg…

Sure, we all have that one friend who eats mice and lives in the wall. But for the Irving family in 1931, that friend was Gef, a ghostly entity in the shape of a mongoose. Follow us into the walls of a quiet Manx farmstead as we look into this furry poltergeist. Find resources for abortion and pro-choice advocacy at: podvoices.help Discord (FREE VU…

We return to the Avatar franchise (good, not blue) to ask the big questions about Ravaa and Vaatu, the dualistic spirits of light and darkness. Is it possible for their eternal combat to ever result in peace? If they're supposed to represent all four elements, why do they look like kites? And, most of all, how does their rivalry play into what the …

Valentine's Day is here again, and we're here to ask why unicorns have such weird, puritanical standards. Your standards are too high, unicorns! Not everyone's perfect, you're almost thirty, and you've never been in a stable relationship for more than a few months! You are not proving your mother right by making yourself emotionally unavailable. In…

Between the time when E.T. phoned home, and the fall of the subsequent “Boy and His X” genre, there was a swamp undreamed of. And into this, Adam and Allie, destined to bring the beachy vibes of June-uary unto a southern town. It is returning guest and Mississippi native Travis Alexander who alone can tell thee of this saga. Let us tell you of The …

CW: discussions of fictional child abuse and violence against children (0:17:25-0:19:19), (0:35:06-0:36:06) We return to the Avatar franchise (blue, not good) to discuss its latest installment. How easy is it to fall in love with a space whale? (Easy.) Is Quaritch a good guy after all? (Emphatically not.) And who wants to live forever? (Me. I don’t…

Beachy vibes are here again! It’s June-uary 3-D! Grab a snorkel and some 3-D glasses, because we’re diving into the Black Lagoon to in the name of a premise that isn’t as fresh as we thought. On the other hand, Uncle Gilbert’s outfit? Fresh as hell! Find resources for abortion and pro-choice advocacy at: podvoices.help Discord (NEW!): https://disco…

Happy Holidays! Have you ever wondered what kind of magic was in that old silk hat they placed on Frosty's head? The answer may surprise you. The answer may also lay waste to any antisemites it detects in range in defense of the innocent. The cold never bothered us anyway! Find resources for abortion and pro-choice advocacy at: podvoices.help Disco…

Can you recall the most famous eight-limbed demigod horse of all? Special guest and FMR Discord pioneer Tom joins us for a Yuletide discussion about Odin's conveniently rideable nephew, Sleipnir! Find resources for abortion and pro-choice advocacy at: podvoices.help Discord (NEW!): https://discord.gg/Y5Uw6sdmU2 Email: findingmonsterright@gmail.com …

We pick up our pom-poms and get ready to cheer on the mighty thunderbirds! Will we drum up a jolt of excitement for these underappreciated mythical creatures? Are our cheers shockingly bad? The answers are "maybe" and "yes." Ready? Okay! Help support indigenous families in need at: https://www.naha-inc.org/ Email us at: findingmonsterright@gmail.co…

Wes Craven's New Nightmare led us to a realization: If you dream about Freddy Krueger in your dreams, you can get his goofy ass in real life. So that's exactly what we did. Do Adam and Allie have the dream warrior chops to finally defeat Frederick Charles Krueger after all? Find resources for abortion and pro-choice advocacy at: podvoices.help Emai…

We have a story to tell you this Halloween night. A tale of a night very much unlike tonight… But there’s monsters in it, so, you know, it’s on brand. Enjoy your candy as we recount the origin of Vampire Allie with the help of a little TTRPG called Monsterhearts 2! Find resources for abortion and pro-choice advocacy at: podvoices.help Email us at: …

She’s been to countless slumber parties, but hasn’t ever actually attended one. Turn off the lights and light a candle with us as we throw a Halloween slumber party that will be worth reflecting on! Find resources for abortion and pro-choice advocacy at: podvoices.help Email us at: findingmonsterright@gmail.com Twitter: @monsterrightpod…

Let’s start October by mixing the spooky with something truly scary: politics! Come for the Tolkien lore, stay for the cathartic auditory depiction of a homophobic governor’s bones being liquefied by a giant spider. That's the kind of biting political commentary you just can't get from traditional media! Find resources for abortion and pro-choice a…

As Septimber comes to an end, so might you! Our first foray into musical theater leads us down to Skid Row, as we monitor the progress of a plant-based alien invasion and ask "What would happen if we invaded them right back?" Find resources for abortion and pro-choice advocacy at: podvoices.help Email us at: findingmonsterright@gmail.com Twitter: @…

Septimber! We're kicking off a plant-themed month with a deep dive into one of Middle-Earth's most tragic mysteries. What happened to the entwives? Are they still alive? Were the real entwives inside us all along? Make some ha-ROOM in your hard drive for this episode and find out! Find resources for abortion and pro-choice advocacy at: podvoices.he…

Is a hot dog a sandwich? Is cereal a soup? Could an ooze please eat me from the inside out so I don't have to worry about getting dragged into another dumb Internet food debate? Grab your whisk and take a risk with us as we prepare some slimy, acidic culinary delights! Yes, chef! Find resources for abortion and pro-choice advocacy at: podvoices.hel…

In 1909, a zoo put a bounty on the most famous monster in New Jersey. Over a century later, we're bringing on Jake to help us find out what would happen if an enterprising resident of the Pine Barrens with a muddy truck, some bungee cords, and a dream actually tried to claim that bounty. Find resources for abortion and pro-choice advocacy at: podvo…