Glider McGliderface (Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind)

In the first episode of Socially Away, we do a deep dive into the world of Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind. Featuring Kotaro Horiuchi (discussion leader), Eli Azizollahoff, Larissa Guerrini-Maraldi, Kenjiro Lee, Ken Leng, and Victoria Provost. Theme song is "Ghibli's Waltz" by Ross Bugden (soundcloud.com/rossbugden). Logo design by Victoria Provost. Credits read by Char Nakashima-Conway. Follow us on Facebook @SociallyAway or on YouTube at Soft Shell Productions. Video version can be viewed here. 0:00 Kenjiro's Intro 0:50 Opening Theme 1:24 Panelist Intros and Check-ins 3:56 What We're About 5:46 An Introduction to Nausicaä and Kota's Thoughts 8:24 Panelist Thoughts and Reactions 14:33 Discussion begins 14:42 Who is the Enemy/Empathy/Revenge 21:41 Thematic Antagonists 25:43 Complacency 28:53 Imperialism in the Film and in History 30:39 Optimism in a Post-Apocalyptic World 35:56 Fear 39:20 Kushana as a Literary Foil 45:15 The Giant Warrior and the Atomic Bomb 51:05 The present moment as a post-apocalyptic event 57:43 Final Thoughts 1:05:05 The Trivia Game! 1:12:58 Outro/Check-outs 1:16:55 Credits --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/soft-shell-productions/support