Bonus Episode #4: Interview with Ben Chaffins

Published: July 29, 2020, 10 a.m.

b'Hello, kaiju lovers!\\nAs a special Fifth Wednesday Bonus Episode (which will become a regular feature of the show), I interviewed\\xa0SciFi Japan\\xa0writer Ben Chaffins about his new book,\\xa0Discovering Tokusatsu. In it he chronicles his many quests to get interviews with high-profile people working in tokusatsu filmmaking. You\\u2019ll hear about how Ben got his gig at\\xa0SciFi Japan, why he wrote the book, and how much of a \\u201cstan\\u201d he is for\\xa0Ultraman: The Next\\xa0and\\xa0Ultraman Nexus\\xa0(whose special effects director he interviewed for an exclusive chapter in this book).\\n\\n\\nOh, and by the way, Ben\\u2019s Twitter profile pic is Ultraman Nexus with sunglasses. Deal with it!\\xa0\\xa0Follow Ben on\\xa0Twitter\\xa0and\\xa0Instagram.\\nWe\\u2019d like to give a shout-out to our Patreon patrons Travis Alexander and Michael Hamilton (cohosts of\\xa0Kaiju Weekly); Danny DiManna (Godzilla Novelization Project);\\xa0elizilla13; and Chris Cooke (host of\\xa0One Cross Radio)! Thanks for your support!\\nYou, too, can support us on\\xa0Patreon!\\nThis bonus episode is approved by the Monster Island Board of Directors.\\nPodcast Social Media:TwitterFacebookInstagram\\nFollow Jimmy on Twitter:\\xa0@NasaJimmyFollow the Monster Island Board of Directors on Twitter:\\xa0@MonsterIslaBOD\\n#JimmyFromNASALives#MonsterIslandFilmVault\\n\\xa9 2020 Moonlighting Ninjas Media\\nThe post Bonus Episode #4: Interview with Ben Chaffins appeared first on The Monster Island Film Vault.'