Socially Away - A Studio Ghibli Podcast

An all new podcast for these socially distant times. We're a bunch of Ghibli fans of varying degrees who are re-exploring the Ghibli catalog in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic!

We went through all the Ghibli films, starting with Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind on August 27, 2020. While new episodes are currently not being released, you can still enjoy the full collection of episodes, available now!

Mary Crichton Mary Crichton

Let’s Talk About Capitalism

This week, Studio Ghibli enters the 21st century with the film that catapulted the studio to Western fame with the Oscar-winning Spirited Away! Featuring Victoria Provost (discussion leader), Eli Azizollahoff, Larissa Guerrini-Maraldi, Kenjiro Lee, Ken Leng, Char Nakashima-Conway, and Elizabeth Ombrellaro!

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Study Harder (My Neighbors the Yamadas)

This week Ghibli takes a distinctly domestic turn with Isao Takahata's My Neighbors the Yamadas. Featuring the glorious return of Char Nakashima-Conway (discussion leader), Eli Azizolahoff, Larissa Guerrini-Maraldi, Kenjiro Lee, Ken Leng, Elizabeth Ombrellaro, and Victoria Provost.

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Nature is Pretty Metal (Princess Mononoke)

This week we take a look at arguably the most violent film in the entire catalogue and the film that brought Ghibli to a wider audience in America, Hayao Miyazaki's Princess Mononoke. Featuring Eli Azizollahoff (discussion leader), Larissa Guerrini-Maraldi, Kenjiro Lee, Megumi Lee, Ken Leng, Elizabeth Ombrellaro, and Victoria Provost.

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What If I Am Just a Rock? (Whisper of The Heart)

This week we look at the only film directed by the late Yoshifumi Kondo, Whisper of the Heart. Featuring Larissa Guerrini-Maraldi (discussion leader), Eli Azizolahoff, Kenjiro Lee, Ken Leng, and Victoria Provost.

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In a Nut Shell (Pom Poko)

This week we see a sillier if no less poignant turn for Isao Takahata in a film that is way too easy to make jokes about, Pom Poko! Featuring Kenjiro Lee (discussion leader), Eli Azizolahoff, Larissa Guerrini-Maraldi, Ken Leng, and Victoria Provost.

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Taku Failed the Vibe Check (Ocean Waves)

This week we take a look at an oft-overlooked member of the Ghibli catalog, Ocean Waves. Featuring Elizabeth Ombrellaro (discussion leader), Larissa Guerrini-Maraldi, Kenjiro Lee, Ken Leng, and Victoria Provost.

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Bienvenue, Power Bottoms (Porco Rosso)

In this week's episode, we take a look at Ghibli's take on antifascism, Porco Rosso! Featuring Larissa Guerrini-Maraldi (discussion leader), Kenjiro Lee, and Victoria Provost.

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Dividing By Fractions (Only Yesterday)

This week we explore the dual lens of adulthood and childhood in what was possibly the best Ghibli movie that the West didn't get to see for over two decades, Only Yesterday. Featuring Eli Azizolahoff (discussion leader), Larissa Guerrini-Maraldi, Kenjiro Lee, Ken Leng, and Victoria Provost.

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Show Us The Cat (Kiki’s Delivery Service)

This week we dive into a film that really needs no introduction, My Neighbor Totoro. Featuring Kenjiro Lee (discussion leader), Eli Azizolahoff, Larissa Guerrini-Maraldi, and Victoria Provost.

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Amass an Army of Plushies (My Neighbor Notoro)

This week we dive into a film that really needs no introduction, My Neighbor Totoro. Featuring Kenjiro Lee (discussion leader), Eli Azizolahoff, Larissa Guerrini-Maraldi, and Victoria Provost.

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Simping for HBO Max (Grave of the Fireflies)

This week we try our best to tackle perhaps one of the most infamous Ghibli films, Grave of the Fireflies. Featuring Ken Leng (discussion leader), Eli Azizollahoff, Larissa Guerrini-Maraldi, Kenjiro Lee, and Victoria Provost.

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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.

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