Experiencing Ghibli

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Welcome to Experiencing Ghibli where your host discusses his experience and thoughts on watching Studio Ghibli movies for the first time. Each episode is dedicated to one Studio Ghibli movie starting with Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind through to the present.

Justin Staley


    • Apr 18, 2021 LATEST EPISODE
    • weekly NEW EPISODES
    • 17m AVG DURATION
    • 33 EPISODES


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    Experiencing Ghibli Ep 30 - Movie Rankings 1 - 7

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2021 18:05


    Hello, This week I will begin ranking all the Studio Ghibli movies, this week from 7 - 1. Reach out: Twitter: @expghibli Email: experiencingghibli@gmail.com --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    Experiencing Ghibli - Until Next Week

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2021 0:47


    Due to life events, there won't be an episode this week but should come back next week for the final episode.

    Experiencing Ghibli Ep 29 - Movie Rankings 8 - 15

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2021 13:44


    Hello, This week I will begin ranking all the Studio Ghibli movies, this week from 15 - 8. Reach out: Twitter: @expghibli Email: experiencingghibli@gmail.com --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    Experiencing Ghibli Ep 28 - Movie Rankings 16 - 23

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2021 15:56


    Hello, This week I will begin ranking all the Studio Ghibli movies starting with the bottom at 23 to 16. Reach out: Twitter: @expghibli Email: experiencingghibli@gmail.com --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    Experiencing Ghibli Ep 27 - Earwig and the Witch

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2021 20:05


    Hello, This week I will be talking about the last official Studio Ghibli movie to be released and that is Earwig and the Witch. Reach out: Twitter: @expghibli Email: experiencingghibli@gmail.com --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    Experiencing Ghibli Ep 26 - When Marnie Was There

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2021 17:30


    Hello, This week I'll be sharing my thoughts on the movie, When Marnie Was There. This is a movie about a foster child who keeps to herself until one summer she meets a mysterious girl. Reach out: Twitter: @expghibli Email: experiencingghibli@gmail.com --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    Experiencing Ghibli Ep. 25 - The Tale of the Princess Kaguya

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2021 21:39


    Hello, This week I'll be sharing my thoughts on the movie, The Tale of the Princess Kaguya. This is an adaptation of an older story from Japan, The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter. Reach out: Twitter: @expghibli Email: experiencingghibli@gmail.com --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    Experiencing Ghibli Ep 24 - Movie Ranking from Tales of Earthsea to The Wind Rises

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2021 12:21


    Hello, This week, I'm ranking the last 5 movies I've watched: Tales From Earthsea, Ponyo, The Secret World of Arrietty, From Up on Poppy Hill and The Wind Rises. Reach out: Twitter: @expghibli Email: experiencingghibli@gmail.com --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    Experiencing Ghibli Ep. 23 - The Wind Rises

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2021 22:56


    Hello, This week I'll be sharing my thoughts on the movie The Wind Rises, a fictional biography of the man who designed the famous Zero Japanese fighter of WWII. Reach out: Twitter: @expghibli Email: experiencingghibli@gmail.com --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    Experiencing Ghibli Ep 22 - From Up on Poppy Hill

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2021 20:39


    Hello, This week I am talking about From Up on Poppy Hill, a story about a budding romance in post-war Japan between two teenagers that may be doomed by a startling revelation. Reach out: Twitter: @expghibli Email: experiencingghibli@gmail.com --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    Experiencing Ghibli Ep 21 - The Secret World of Arrietty

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2021 18:05


    Hello, This week I'll be discussing The Secret World of Arrietty.  Reach out: Twitter: @expghibli Email: experiencingghibli@gmail.com --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    Experiencing Ghibli Ep. 20 - Ponyo

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2021 19:04


    Hello, This week I'll be discussing Ponyo, a delightful movie about a magical goldfish named Ponyo who wants to live on land but throws off the balancec of things. Reach out: Twitter: @expghibli Email: experiencingghibli@gmail.com --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    Experiencing Ghibli Ep. 19 - Tales from Earthsea

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2021 17:28


    Hello, This week I'll be discussing Tales from Earthsea, a movie loosely adapted from Ursula Le Guin works. Reach out: Twitter: @expghibli Email: experiencingghibli@gmail.com --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    Experiencing Ghibli Ep. 18 - Movie Rankings from Princess Mononoke to Howl's Moving Castle

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2021 11:54


    Hello, I hope you all had a good New Year! We're jumping back into it with me ranking the last 5 movies I covered on the podcast: Princess Mononoke, The Cat Returns, Spirited Away, My Neighbors the Yamadas, and Howl's Moving Castle. Reach out: Twitter: @expghibli Email: experiencingghibli@gmail.com --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    Experiencing Ghibli Ep. 17 - Howl's Moving Castle

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2020 21:14


    This week I will be discussing the movie, Howl's Moving Castle. It's a movie full of love, compassion, magic, and found family. Reach out: Twitter: @expghibli Email: experiencingghibli@gmail.com --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    Experiencing Ghibli Ep. 16 - The Cat Returns

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2020 19:08


    This week I will be discussing the movie, The Cat Returns, a spin-off of an earlier Studio Ghilbi production, Whisper of the Heart. This movie was different from what I was expecting but still a good watch. Reach out: Twitter: @expghibli Email: experiencingghibli@gmail.com --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    Experiencing Ghibli Ep 15 - My Neighbors the Yamadas

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2020 22:10


    This week I will be discussing My Neighbors the Yamadas, which is different than any other Studio Ghibli I've seen before. I talk about some of its humor and its thoughts on family. Reach out: Twitter: @expghibli Email: experiencingghibli@gmail.com --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    Experiencing Ghibli Ep. 14 - Princess Mononoke

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2020 22:56


    This week I will be discussing Princess Mononoke, a movie that while not one of my favorites has many interesting themes and characters. Reach out: Twitter: @expghibli Email: experiencingghibli@gmail.com --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    Experiencing Ghibli Ep. 13 - Spirited Away

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2020 20:24


    This week I will be discussing Spirited Away, a movie that many call one of the greatest movies ever made. It definitely has become a favorite of mine. Reach out: Twitter: @expghibli Email: experiencingghibli@gmail.com --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    Experiencing Ghibli Ep. 12 - From Only Yesterday to Whispers of the Heart

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 9, 2020 13:33


    (Sorry this is a day late. For some reason the episode didn’t publish as planned.) This week I will be ranking the last five movies I watched starting with Only Yesterday and ending with Whispers of the Heart. With a mix of romance and adventure movies, which one will come out on top, and will it be better than the last group's number one pick? Reach out: Twitter: @expghibli Email: experiencingghibli@gmail.com --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    Experiencing Ghibli Ep. 11 - Whisper of the Heart

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2020 23:28


    Hello, everyone! This week I'll be discussing the movie Whisper of the Heart, a movie about young love and realizing that though you're a work in progress, you are valuable. Reach out: Twitter: @expghibli Email: experiencingghibli@gmail.com --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    Experiencing Ghibli Ep. 10 - Pom Poko

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2020 21:29


    Hello, everyone! This week I'll be discussing the movie Pom Poko, a movie about environmentalism which features raccoons (tanuki) and their prominent "pouches". Reach out: Twitter: @expghibli Email: experiencingghibli@gmail.com --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    Experiencing Ghibli Ep. 9 - Ocean Waves

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2020 25:10


    Hello, everyone! We're back and this week I'll be discussing the tv movie Ocean Waves, a movie about a teenage love triangle. I start this week's podcast with a few announcements/updates. Reach out: Twitter: @expghibli Email: experiencingghibli@gmail.com --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    Short Hiatus - New Episodes Return Oct 18th

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 27, 2020 0:30


    So life gets crazy sometimes so the show will be going on a short hiatus and new episodes will return on Sunday, October 18th. Reach out: Twitter: @expghibli Email: experiencingghibli@gmail.com

    Experiencing Ghibli Ep. 8 - Porco Rosso

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2020 17:45


    This week I will be discussing my thoughts on Porco Rosso, or Crimson pig. Set in the 1930s in and around Italy, the movie follows a bounty hunter sea plane pilot who also happens to be a pig. Reach out: Twitter: @expghibli Email: experiencingghibli@gmail.com --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    Experiencing Ghibli Ep. 7 - Only Yesterday

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 13, 2020 17:29


    This week I'll be talking about the movie, Only Yesterday. I had a very interesting experience with the movie with my opinion changing with each viewing. Reach out: Twitter: @expghibli Email: experiencingghibli@gmail.com --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    Experiencing Ghibli Ep. 6 - Movie Rankings: From Nausicaa to Kiki

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 6, 2020 10:16


    This week I take a break from talking about a new Studio Ghibli movie and rank the 5 previous movies I've viewed so far starting with Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind to Kiki's Delivery Service. Reach out: Twitter: @expghibli Email: experiencingghibli@gmail.com --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    Experiencing Ghibli Ep. 5 - Kiki's Delivery Service

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2020 19:09


    The movie I'll be discussing today is Kiki's Delivery Service. A lot of people like this movie so I was interested to see what my viewing experience would be like. And it wasn't bad. Reach out: Twitter: @expghibli Email: experiencingghibli@gmail.com --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    Experiencing Ghibli Ep. 4 - My Neighbor Totoro

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 2020 19:08


    The movie I'll be discussing today is My Neighbor Totoro. It is one of the most popular Studio Ghibli films and the titular character is one of the most recognizable characters from the Studio. Reach out: Twitter: @expghibli Email: experiencingghibli@gmail.com --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    Experiencing Ghibli Ep. 3 - Grave of the Fireflies

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 16, 2020 18:31


    The movie I'll be discussing today is Grave of the Fireflies. This semi-autobiographical movie based on a short story of the same name is a gut-wrenching movie depicting life for a brother and sister in the last months of World War 2 Japan. Reach out: Twitter: @expghibli Email: experiencingghibli@gmail.com --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    Experiencing Ghibli Ep. 2 - Castle in the Sky

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 9, 2020 18:05


    So the movie I'll be talking about today is Castle in the Sky and it' similarities to Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind, not just seeing what's on the surface and stepping from technology. Reach out: Twitter: @expghibli Email: experiencingghibli@gmail.com --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    Experiencing Ghibli Ep. 1 - Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 2, 2020 22:17


    So my first Studio Ghilbi movie was Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind which was released in 1984. I was surprised to see the themes explored in this movie but it made for great viewing. Reach out: Twitter: @expghibli Email: experiencingghibli@gmail.com --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    Experiencing Ghibli - Introduction

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2020 3:41


    Welcome to Experiencing Ghibli! In this podcast, I am going to be discussing each of Studio Ghibli's movies as I watch them for the first time. I was inspired to do this after reading, Sharing a House with the Never-Ending Man: 15 Years at Studio Ghibli by Steve Alpert and the author's descriptions of all the work that Studio Ghibli. I look forward to exploring the movies of Studio Ghilbli with you all. Reach out: Twitter: @expghibli Email: experiencingghibli@gmail.com

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