https://onedrawingaday.wordpress.com Culturezoo is an audio podcast brought to you by One Drawing a Day. Your hosts Levi Nunnink and Rosalyn Lee will read a comic, watch a movie, or read a book and discuss it in detail. Think of it like a book club but with movies and comics too. Being aspiring artists, we also will be sure to cover the artistic merits of whatever we're discussing. We keep everything family-friendly so kids are welcome to listen. Wed, 10 Oct 2018 19:35:58 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ 12822426 Culturezoo is an audio podcast brought to you by One Drawing a Day. Your hosts Levi Nunnink and Rosalyn Lee will read a comic, watch a movie, or read a book and discuss it in detail. Think of it like a book club but with movies and comics too. Being aspiring artists, we also will be sure to cover the artistic merits of whatever we're discussing. We keep every family-friendly so kids are welcome to listen. Levi Nunnink Culturezoo no Comics,movies,books,drawing,reviews,funnyA guild of geeks discuss comics, books, movies, and art.levi@culturezoo.comLevi Nunnink https://onedrawingaday.wordpress.com/2018/10/10/crouching-tiger-hidden-dragon-2000/ Wed, 10 Oct 2018 19:35:58 +0000 http://onedrawingaday.wordpress.com/?p=1901 1901Levi This time on Culturezoo, despite a bad internet connection at the beginning, we talk about the 2000 classic, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, by Ang Lee. culturezoo Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon levi@culturezoo.com (Levi Nunnink)noThis time on Culturezoo, despite a bad internet connection at the beginning, we talk about the 2000 classic, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, by Ang Lee.Comics,movies,books,drawing,reviews,funny https://onedrawingaday.wordpress.com/2018/09/06/return-to-oz-part-2/ Thu, 06 Sep 2018 00:00:52 +0000 http://onedrawingaday.wordpress.com/?p=1895 1895Levi The recap is over, time for some discussion. On this episode we have a special guest, Steve, who bares his Oz-scarred soul for us. culturezoo levi@culturezoo.com (Levi Nunnink)noThe recap is over, time for some discussion. On this episode we have a special guest, Steve, who bares his Oz-scarred soul for us.Comics,movies,books,drawing,reviews,funny https://onedrawingaday.wordpress.com/2018/09/04/return-to-oz-part-1/ Tue, 04 Sep 2018 20:56:18 +0000 http://onedrawingaday.wordpress.com/?p=1892 1892Levi On this episode we tackle the forgotten 80s gem, Return to Oz. This is a film released by Disney that Disney tried to bury in their vault. It’s actually pretty cool in a very 80s sort of way. In Part 1 we do a recap. In Part 2 we discuss the film. culturezoo levi@culturezoo.com (Levi Nunnink)noOn this episode we tackle the forgotten 80s gem, Return to Oz. This is a film released by Disney that Disney tried to bury in their vault. It’s actually pretty cool in a very 80s sort of way. In Part 1 we do a recap. In Part 2 we discuss the film.Comics,movies,books,drawing,reviews,funny https://onedrawingaday.wordpress.com/2018/08/17/the-secret-of-kells/ Fri, 17 Aug 2018 17:50:55 +0000 http://onedrawingaday.wordpress.com/?p=1889 1889Levi This week on Culturezoo we discuss the gorgeous 2010 animated film, The Secret of Kells. We’re joined by special guest, Jack on this one. Subscribe to Culturezoo on Apple or Sticher culturezoo levi@culturezoo.com (Levi Nunnink)noThis week on Culturezoo we discuss the gorgeous 2010 animated film, The Secret of Kells. We’re joined by special guest, Jack on this one. Subscribe to Culturezoo on Apple or SticherComics,movies,books,drawing,reviews,funny https://onedrawingaday.wordpress.com/2018/07/26/bad-book-blitz-days-of-elijah-apocalypse/ Thu, 26 Jul 2018 06:55:29 +0000 http://onedrawingaday.wordpress.com/?p=1885 1885Levi It’s the inaugural episode of our Bad Book Blitz where we read the Amazon excerpt of a “bad” book and decide if we would keep reading. Tonight we read the lengthy prologue and first chapter of “The Days of Elijah, Book One: Apocalypse” by Mark Goodwin. culturezoo levi@culturezoo.com (Levi Nunnink)noIt’s the inaugural episode of our Bad Book Blitz where we read the Amazon excerpt of a “bad” book and decide if we would keep reading. Tonight we read the lengthy prologue and first chapter of “The Days of Elijah, Book One: Apocalypse” by Mark Goodwin.Comics,movies,books,drawing,reviews,funny https://onedrawingaday.wordpress.com/2018/07/20/out-of-the-silent-planet-chapter-22-postscript-closing-thoughts/ Fri, 20 Jul 2018 21:04:48 +0000 http://onedrawingaday.wordpress.com/?p=1878 1878Levi Our final Out of the Silent Planet episode! We chat about the literary framing device that Lewis unveils in the final chapter and then give our final thoughts on this novel. Subscribe to Culturezoo on Apple or Sticher culturezoo levi@culturezoo.com (Levi Nunnink)noOur final Out of the Silent Planet episode! We chat about the literary framing device that Lewis unveils in the final chapter and then give our final thoughts on this novel. Subscribe to Culturezoo on Apple or SticherComics,movies,books,drawing,reviews,funny https://onedrawingaday.wordpress.com/2018/07/12/out-of-the-silent-planet-chapters-19-21/ Thu, 12 Jul 2018 00:00:24 +0000 http://onedrawingaday.wordpress.com/?p=1874 1874Levi In our penultimate Silent Planet episode, we reach the climax of the book in which Weston confronts Oyarsa and has to take some tough medicine and we return back to Earth and England and finish up with a “pint of bitter”. Subscribe to Culturezoo on Apple or Sticher culturezoo levi@culturezoo.com (Levi Nunnink)noIn our penultimate Silent Planet episode, we reach the climax of the book in which Weston confronts Oyarsa and has to take some tough medicine and we return back to Earth and England and finish up with a “pint of bitter”. Subscribe to Culturezoo on Apple or SticherComics,movies,books,drawing,reviews,funny https://onedrawingaday.wordpress.com/2018/07/06/out-of-the-silent-planet-chapters-13-16/ Fri, 06 Jul 2018 17:08:36 +0000 http://onedrawingaday.wordpress.com/?p=1863 1863Levi Ransom makes it to Medilorn and comes face to face with Oyarsa. Misunderstandings abound and humans come out not looking all that great. The short story we reference in the discussion is called “Forms of Things Unknown”. It’s released in the collection “Of Other Worlds”. Subscribe to Culturezoo on Apple or Sticher culturezoo levi@culturezoo.com (Levi Nunnink)noRansom makes it to Medilorn and comes face to face with Oyarsa. Misunderstandings abound and humans come out not looking all that great. The short story we reference in the discussion is called “Forms of Things Unknown”. It’s released in the collection “Of Other Worlds”. Subscribe to Culturezoo on Apple or SticherComics,movies,books,drawing,reviews,funny https://onedrawingaday.wordpress.com/2018/06/28/out-of-the-silent-planet-chapters-13-15/ Thu, 28 Jun 2018 00:00:51 +0000 http://onedrawingaday.wordpress.com/?p=1853 1853Levi Ransom engages in something between a hunt and a battle with an extraterrestrial shark and ends up finally meeting the dreaded Sorns. We talk a bit about the mythology of Malacandra and non-heroic protagonists. Subscribe to Culturezoo on Apple or Sticher culturezoo levi@culturezoo.com (Levi Nunnink)noRansom engages in something between a hunt and a battle with an extraterrestrial shark and ends up finally meeting the dreaded Sorns. We talk a bit about the mythology of Malacandra and non-heroic protagonists. Subscribe to Culturezoo on Apple or SticherComics,movies,books,drawing,reviews,funny https://onedrawingaday.wordpress.com/2018/06/21/out-of-the-silent-planet-chapters-10-12/ Thu, 21 Jun 2018 00:00:39 +0000 http://onedrawingaday.wordpress.com/?p=1845 1845Levi In these chapters Ransom gets to know the “natives” and discovers a culture that is both remarkably similar and different from anything on Earth. Conversations about life, death, religion, and pleasure ensue. Subscribe to Culturezoo on Apple or Sticher culturezoo levi@culturezoo.com (Levi Nunnink)noIn these chapters Ransom gets to know the “natives” and discovers a culture that is both remarkably similar and different from anything on Earth. Conversations about life, death, religion, and pleasure ensue. Subscribe to Culturezoo on Apple or SticherComics,movies,books,drawing,reviews,funny https://onedrawingaday.wordpress.com/2018/06/14/out-of-the-silent-planet-chapters-7-9/ Thu, 14 Jun 2018 00:00:59 +0000 http://onedrawingaday.wordpress.com/?p=1837 1837Levi Ransom makes it to Malacandra and promptly flees. After wandering through the Malacandran landscape and fighting off fits of madness, he has his first real encounter with one of the native, sentient species, a Hross. Subscribe to Culturezoo on Apple or Sticher culturezoo levi@culturezoo.com (Levi Nunnink)noRansom makes it to Malacandra and promptly flees. After wandering through the Malacandran landscape and fighting off fits of madness, he has his first real encounter with one of the native, sentient species, a Hross. Subscribe to Culturezoo on Apple or SticherComics,movies,books,drawing,reviews,funny https://onedrawingaday.wordpress.com/2018/06/07/out-of-the-silent-planet-chapters-4-6/ Thu, 07 Jun 2018 00:00:39 +0000 http://onedrawingaday.wordpress.com/?p=1830 1830Levi Ransom goes from terror to courage, Earth to Malacandra this week and things get theological as we tackle the next three chapters of Out of the Silent Planet. Subscribe to Culturezoo on Apple or Sticher culturezoo levi@culturezoo.com (Levi Nunnink)noRansom goes from terror to courage, Earth to Malacandra this week and things get theological as we tackle the next three chapters of Out of the Silent Planet. Subscribe to Culturezoo on Apple or SticherComics,movies,books,drawing,reviews,funny https://onedrawingaday.wordpress.com/2018/05/31/out-of-the-silent-planet-chapters-1-3/ Thu, 31 May 2018 00:00:05 +0000 http://onedrawingaday.wordpress.com/?p=1817 Continue reading Out of the Silent Planet: Chapters 1-3]]> 1817Levi It’s time for our Culturezoo summer series! For the next seven episodes we’re going to do a bi-weekly book club where we read three chapters of a book and… um… talk about it. The book we’ve picked is Out of the Silent Planet, by C.S. Lewis. In this episode we cover Chapters 1-3 where we … Continue reading Out of the Silent Planet: Chapters 1-3 culturezoo levi@culturezoo.com (Levi Nunnink)noIt’s time for our Culturezoo summer series! For the next seven episodes we’re going to do a bi-weekly book club where we read three chapters of a book and… um… talk about it. The book we’ve picked is Out of the Silent Planet, by C.S. Lewis. In this episode we cover Chapters 1-3 where we … Continue reading Out of the Silent Planet: Chapters 1-3Comics,movies,books,drawing,reviews,funny https://onedrawingaday.wordpress.com/2018/05/21/star-wars-blitz/ Mon, 21 May 2018 00:36:31 +0000 http://onedrawingaday.wordpress.com/?p=1814 1814Levi In what may be an act of extreme foolhardiness, Levi, Rosalyn, and Zach attempt to review the entire Star Wars Disney canon, even movies that haven’t come out yet. We spend most of our time talking about The Force Awakens, Rogue One, The Last Jedi, and Solo. culturezoo levi@culturezoo.com (Levi Nunnink)noIn what may be an act of extreme foolhardiness, Levi, Rosalyn, and Zach attempt to review the entire Star Wars Disney canon, even movies that haven’t come out yet. We spend most of our time talking about The Force Awakens, Rogue One, The Last Jedi, and Solo.Comics,movies,books,drawing,reviews,funny https://onedrawingaday.wordpress.com/2018/04/29/culturezoo-junior-zita-the-spacegirl-by-ben-hatke/ Sun, 29 Apr 2018 02:04:49 +0000 http://onedrawingaday.wordpress.com/?p=1811 Continue reading Culturezoo Junior: Zita the Spacegirl by Ben Hatke]]> 1811Levi This is a special Culturezoo episode where we are joined by Sam (11), Jane (9), Lucy (8), and Charlie (6) and talk about one of our family’s favorite comic trilogies, Zita the Spacegirl by Ben Hatke. We cover all three books Zita the Spacegirl, Legends of Zita the Spacegirl and Return of Zita the Spacegirl. … Continue reading Culturezoo Junior: Zita the Spacegirl by Ben Hatke culturezoo levi@culturezoo.com (Levi Nunnink)noThis is a special Culturezoo episode where we are joined by Sam (11), Jane (9), Lucy (8), and Charlie (6) and talk about one of our family’s favorite comic trilogies, Zita the Spacegirl by Ben Hatke. We cover all three books Zita the Spacegirl, Legends of Zita the Spacegirl and Return of Zita the Spacegirl. … Continue reading Culturezoo Junior: Zita the Spacegirl by Ben HatkeComics,movies,books,drawing,reviews,funny https://onedrawingaday.wordpress.com/2018/04/06/princess-kaguya/ Fri, 06 Apr 2018 05:41:27 +0000 http://onedrawingaday.wordpress.com/?p=1805 Continue reading Princess Kaguya]]> 1805Levi This podcast about Princess Kaguya is being released on the day that it’s director Isao Takahata passed away. This is his final film and maybe his best. We spend a lot of time trying to wrap our heads around this beautiful, thought-provoking film and things get theological towards the end. Some of the things we … Continue reading Princess Kaguya culturezoo levi@culturezoo.com (Levi Nunnink)noThis podcast about Princess Kaguya is being released on the day that it’s director Isao Takahata passed away. This is his final film and maybe his best. We spend a lot of time trying to wrap our heads around this beautiful, thought-provoking film and things get theological towards the end. Some of the things we … Continue reading Princess KaguyaComics,movies,books,drawing,reviews,funny https://onedrawingaday.wordpress.com/2017/12/11/revenge-of-the-sith-part-3/ Mon, 11 Dec 2017 05:41:40 +0000 http://onedrawingaday.wordpress.com/?p=1800 1800Levi The circle is now complete and just in time for the Last Jedi. The Culturezoo team tackles the final act of Revenge of the Sith and give our final thoughts on the series as a whole. banner3 culturezoo levi@culturezoo.com (Levi Nunnink)noThe circle is now complete and just in time for the Last Jedi. The Culturezoo team tackles the final act of Revenge of the Sith and give our final thoughts on the series as a whole.Comics,movies,books,drawing,reviews,funny https://onedrawingaday.wordpress.com/2017/11/24/revenge-of-the-sith-part-2/ Fri, 24 Nov 2017 23:45:53 +0000 http://onedrawingaday.wordpress.com/?p=1797 1797Levi On today’s Culturezoo Levi, Rosalyn, and Zach cover act 2 of Revenge of the Sith. Does this film finally break our and become the shining exception of the terrible prequel trilogy or does it crumble into mediocrity? We certainly have our opinions… part 2 - banner culturezoo levi@culturezoo.com (Levi Nunnink)noOn today’s Culturezoo Levi, Rosalyn, and Zach cover act 2 of Revenge of the Sith. Does this film finally break our and become the shining exception of the terrible prequel trilogy or does it crumble into mediocrity? We certainly have our opinions…Comics,movies,books,drawing,reviews,funny https://onedrawingaday.wordpress.com/2017/11/02/revenge-of-the-sith-part-1/ Thu, 02 Nov 2017 18:10:01 +0000 http://onedrawingaday.wordpress.com/?p=1793 1793Levi Back after a long absence, Levi, Roz, and Zach finally dive into the final film of the Star Wars prequel trilogy: Revenge of the Sith. In this episode we cover the first act from the opening to the end of the space battle. part 1 - banner culturezoo levi@culturezoo.com (Levi Nunnink)noBack after a long absence, Levi, Roz, and Zach finally dive into the final film of the Star Wars prequel trilogy: Revenge of the Sith. In this episode we cover the first act from the opening to the end of the space battle.Comics,movies,books,drawing,reviews,funny https://onedrawingaday.wordpress.com/2017/10/31/the-films-of-miyazaki-ranked-by-team-culturezoo/ Tue, 31 Oct 2017 04:32:28 +0000 http://onedrawingaday.wordpress.com/?p=1787 Continue reading The films of Miyazaki ranked by Team Culturezoo]]> 1787Levi Ranking an artist like Miyazaki’s work is an inherently stupid endeavor. But nobody said we were geniuses. So without further ado, we present Levi and Rozalyn’s rankings of the Miyazaki films. Note: We don’t include The Castle of Cagliostro for some reason. We really should have discussed it though. I guess we kind of forgot … Continue reading The films of Miyazaki ranked by Team Culturezoo culturezoo levi@culturezoo.com (Levi Nunnink)noRanking an artist like Miyazaki’s work is an inherently stupid endeavor. But nobody said we were geniuses. So without further ado, we present Levi and Rozalyn’s rankings of the Miyazaki films. Note: We don’t include The Castle of Cagliostro for some reason. We really should have discussed it though. I guess we kind of forgot … Continue reading The films of Miyazaki ranked by Team CulturezooComics,movies,books,drawing,reviews,funny https://onedrawingaday.wordpress.com/2016/12/23/the-wind-rises/ Fri, 23 Dec 2016 23:37:30 +0000 http://onedrawingaday.wordpress.com/?p=1783 Continue reading The Wind Rises]]> 1783Levi After a two month delay, which included bouts of sickness and trips across oceans and continents, Culturezoo is back to cover the last Miyazaki film: The Wind Rises. The Summer of Miyazaki has poetically turned into the fall and then Winter of Miyazaki. This is one of his stranger films and somewhat of a departure … Continue reading The Wind Rises banner1 culturezoo levi@culturezoo.com (Levi Nunnink)noAfter a two month delay, which included bouts of sickness and trips across oceans and continents, Culturezoo is back to cover the last Miyazaki film: The Wind Rises. The Summer of Miyazaki has poetically turned into the fall and then Winter of Miyazaki. This is one of his stranger films and somewhat of a departure … Continue reading The Wind RisesComics,movies,books,drawing,reviews,funny https://onedrawingaday.wordpress.com/2016/10/21/ponyo/ Fri, 21 Oct 2016 05:59:44 +0000 http://onedrawingaday.wordpress.com/?p=1780 Continue reading Ponyo]]> 1780Levi The Summer of Miyazaki has turned to fall and we discuss his penultimate work, Ponyo and this time around we’re joined by fellow Ghibli-fan, Sadie Hartmann. Where does Ponyo rank in the films of Miyazaki? It certainly an amazing artistic achievement but does the story hold up to his other work. Our answers may shock … Continue reading Ponyo banner culturezoo levi@culturezoo.com (Levi Nunnink)noThe Summer of Miyazaki has turned to fall and we discuss his penultimate work, Ponyo and this time around we’re joined by fellow Ghibli-fan, Sadie Hartmann. Where does Ponyo rank in the films of Miyazaki? It certainly an amazing artistic achievement but does the story hold up to his other work. Our answers may shock … Continue reading PonyoComics,movies,books,drawing,reviews,funny https://onedrawingaday.wordpress.com/2016/10/06/howls-moving-castle/ Thu, 06 Oct 2016 05:36:06 +0000 http://onedrawingaday.wordpress.com/?p=1777 Continue reading Howl’s Moving Castle]]> 1777Levi Well, better late than never. Work and sickness once again conspire to make this Episode in the Summer of Miyazaki late and actually miss summer altogether. Nevertheless, we had a great time discussing the later Miyazaki film, Howl’s Moving Castle. This one seems to rank a little lower in some Ghibli fan’s estimations but what … Continue reading Howl’s Moving Castle banner culturezoo levi@culturezoo.com (Levi Nunnink)noWell, better late than never. Work and sickness once again conspire to make this Episode in the Summer of Miyazaki late and actually miss summer altogether. Nevertheless, we had a great time discussing the later Miyazaki film, Howl’s Moving Castle. This one seems to rank a little lower in some Ghibli fan’s estimations but what … Continue reading Howl’s Moving CastleComics,movies,books,drawing,reviews,funny https://onedrawingaday.wordpress.com/2016/09/09/spirited-away/ Fri, 09 Sep 2016 04:26:48 +0000 http://onedrawingaday.wordpress.com/?p=1774 Continue reading Spirited Away]]> 1774Levi The summer of Miyazaki’s Spirited Away podcast is finally here. Camping, sickness, and work all conspired to make this podcast extra late. Sorry about that. We dig into Ghibli’s big American debut and talk about how this blew our minds when we first saw it fifteen years ago, even though for some people the animation … Continue reading Spirited Away banner culturezoo levi@culturezoo.com (Levi Nunnink)noThe summer of Miyazaki’s Spirited Away podcast is finally here. Camping, sickness, and work all conspired to make this podcast extra late. Sorry about that. We dig into Ghibli’s big American debut and talk about how this blew our minds when we first saw it fifteen years ago, even though for some people the animation … Continue reading Spirited AwayComics,movies,books,drawing,reviews,funny https://onedrawingaday.wordpress.com/2016/08/11/princess-mononoke/ Thu, 11 Aug 2016 06:16:28 +0000 http://onedrawingaday.wordpress.com/?p=1771 1771Levi After a bit of a delay we finally get to Miyazaki’s fantasy epic, Princess Mononoke: a film that is basically environmentalist propaganda, right? Err, not quite. Levi and Rosalyn discuss the intricate plot and end with some of our interpretations and observations as to what Miyazaki might have been getting at with this film. banner culturezoo levi@culturezoo.com (Levi Nunnink)noAfter a bit of a delay we finally get to Miyazaki’s fantasy epic, Princess Mononoke: a film that is basically environmentalist propaganda, right? Err, not quite. Levi and Rosalyn discuss the intricate plot and end with some of our interpretations and observations as to what Miyazaki might have been getting at with this film.Comics,movies,books,drawing,reviews,funny https://onedrawingaday.wordpress.com/2016/07/22/whisper-of-the-heart/ Fri, 22 Jul 2016 19:53:24 +0000 http://onedrawingaday.wordpress.com/?p=1748 Continue reading Whisper of the Heart]]> 1748Levi This time on the Summer of Miyazaki we discuss a film written, storyboarded but not directed by Hayao Miyazaki: Whisper of the Heart. So maybe, technically, it shouldn’t be here but it’s such a great film, we couldn’t resist. In this episode we talk about love, romance, developing your gifts and end with a rant … Continue reading Whisper of the Heart banner culturezoo levi@culturezoo.com (Levi Nunnink)noThis time on the Summer of Miyazaki we discuss a film written, storyboarded but not directed by Hayao Miyazaki: Whisper of the Heart. So maybe, technically, it shouldn’t be here but it’s such a great film, we couldn’t resist. In this episode we talk about love, romance, developing your gifts and end with a rant … Continue reading Whisper of the HeartComics,movies,books,drawing,reviews,funny https://onedrawingaday.wordpress.com/2016/07/14/proco-rosso/ Thu, 14 Jul 2016 05:27:32 +0000 http://onedrawingaday.wordpress.com/?p=1745 Continue reading Proco Rosso]]> 1745Levi On this podcast we continue the Summer of Miyazaki by discussing one of his more personal, adult and idiosyncratic films: Porco Rosso. It’s the classic story of a dashing hero, an innocent young damsel, and a brute-headed villain. Except this is Miyazaki so everything is turned on its head starting with the hero being a … Continue reading Proco Rosso banner culturezoo levi@culturezoo.com (Levi Nunnink)noOn this podcast we continue the Summer of Miyazaki by discussing one of his more personal, adult and idiosyncratic films: Porco Rosso. It’s the classic story of a dashing hero, an innocent young damsel, and a brute-headed villain. Except this is Miyazaki so everything is turned on its head starting with the hero being a … Continue reading Proco RossoComics,movies,books,drawing,reviews,funny https://onedrawingaday.wordpress.com/2016/06/27/kikis-delivery-service/ Mon, 27 Jun 2016 04:52:00 +0000 http://onedrawingaday.wordpress.com/?p=1739 Continue reading Kiki’s Delivery Service]]> 1739Levi On this Culturezoo we talk about the 1989 Miyazaki film, Kiki’s Delivery Service. We spend some time comparing the ideas and details of this film to other magical stories like Harry Potter and spend some time discussing the importance of vocations and finding and enjoying our place in the community we are in. Not exactly stuff … Continue reading Kiki’s Delivery Service banner culturezoo levi@culturezoo.com (Levi Nunnink)noOn this Culturezoo we talk about the 1989 Miyazaki film, Kiki’s Delivery Service. We spend some time comparing the ideas and details of this film to other magical stories like Harry Potter and spend some time discussing the importance of vocations and finding and enjoying our place in the community we are in. Not exactly stuff … Continue reading Kiki’s Delivery ServiceComics,movies,books,drawing,reviews,funny https://onedrawingaday.wordpress.com/2016/06/14/my-neighbor-totoro/ Tue, 14 Jun 2016 16:59:16 +0000 http://onedrawingaday.wordpress.com/?p=1728 Continue reading My Neighbor Totoro]]> 1728Levi We’re back with the Summer of Miyazaki and this time we’re talking about the 1988 classic “My Neighbor Totoro”. Roger Ebert called this one his Great Films and we’re incline to agree. This film is a uniquely beautiful, subtle gem that comes with our highest recommendation. In this episode we talk about animation, childhood, and … Continue reading My Neighbor Totoro banner culturezoo levi@culturezoo.com (Levi Nunnink)noWe’re back with the Summer of Miyazaki and this time we’re talking about the 1988 classic “My Neighbor Totoro”. Roger Ebert called this one his Great Films and we’re incline to agree. This film is a uniquely beautiful, subtle gem that comes with our highest recommendation. In this episode we talk about animation, childhood, and … Continue reading My Neighbor TotoroComics,movies,books,drawing,reviews,funny https://onedrawingaday.wordpress.com/2016/06/09/castle-in-the-sky/ Thu, 09 Jun 2016 18:37:45 +0000 http://onedrawingaday.wordpress.com/?p=1723 Continue reading Castle in the Sky]]> 1723Levi The summer of Miyazaki continues with his second full-length feature and first with Studio Ghibli: Castle in the Sky. In addition to discussing the film, Levi and Rosalyn get existential and end up spending a lot of time talking about the world’s problems and who’s to blame: technology or human nature? We also compare the … Continue reading Castle in the Sky banner culturezoo levi@culturezoo.com (Levi Nunnink)noThe summer of Miyazaki continues with his second full-length feature and first with Studio Ghibli: Castle in the Sky. In addition to discussing the film, Levi and Rosalyn get existential and end up spending a lot of time talking about the world’s problems and who’s to blame: technology or human nature? We also compare the … Continue reading Castle in the SkyComics,movies,books,drawing,reviews,funny https://onedrawingaday.wordpress.com/2016/05/31/nausicaa-of-the-valley-of-the-wind/ Tue, 31 May 2016 18:19:17 +0000 http://onedrawingaday.wordpress.com/?p=1717 Continue reading Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind]]> 1717Levi Welcome to the Summer of Miyazaki! We’re doing something special on the Culturezoo Podcast this summer and we’re going to discuss all the films of animator/writer/director Hayo Miyazaki. Each week we’ll be going through his films in chronological order of their release date and examining common themes and ideas in addition to the unique details … Continue reading Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind Bitmap@1x culturezoo levi@culturezoo.com (Levi Nunnink)noWelcome to the Summer of Miyazaki! We’re doing something special on the Culturezoo Podcast this summer and we’re going to discuss all the films of animator/writer/director Hayo Miyazaki. Each week we’ll be going through his films in chronological order of their release date and examining common themes and ideas in addition to the unique details … Continue reading Nausicaä of the Valley of the WindComics,movies,books,drawing,reviews,funny https://onedrawingaday.wordpress.com/2016/05/10/over-the-garden-wall/ Tue, 10 May 2016 20:11:29 +0000 http://onedrawingaday.wordpress.com/?p=1708 Continue reading Over The Garden Wall]]> 1708Levi On this episode of Culturezoo we discuss the Cartoon Network animated miniseries, Over the Garden Wall. It’s one of our favorite cartoons in recent memory. Heavy spoiler alert for this podcast. After going through the episodes we chat about the hidden meanings and allusions in this cartoon and finally wonder why more fantasy creators aren’t … Continue reading Over The Garden Wall culturezoo banner levi@culturezoo.com (Levi Nunnink)noOn this episode of Culturezoo we discuss the Cartoon Network animated miniseries, Over the Garden Wall. It’s one of our favorite cartoons in recent memory. Heavy spoiler alert for this podcast. After going through the episodes we chat about the hidden meanings and allusions in this cartoon and finally wonder why more fantasy creators aren’t … Continue reading Over The Garden WallComics,movies,books,drawing,reviews,funny https://onedrawingaday.wordpress.com/2016/04/13/jonny-crossbones-by-les-mcclaine/ Wed, 13 Apr 2016 05:23:46 +0000 http://onedrawingaday.wordpress.com/?p=1676 Continue reading Jonny Crossbones by Les McClaine]]> 1676Levi On this Culturezoo Rosalyn and Levi discuss one of their favorite comics, Jonny Crossbones by Les McClaine. In an age of Frank Millers, Rob Liefelds and countless imitators, Les McClaine and his wonderful Jonny Crossbones is a breath of fresh air. We open the discussion talking about how we didn’t see Superman V Batman and … Continue reading Jonny Crossbones by Les McClaine banner culturezoo levi@culturezoo.com (Levi Nunnink)noOn this Culturezoo Rosalyn and Levi discuss one of their favorite comics, Jonny Crossbones by Les McClaine. In an age of Frank Millers, Rob Liefelds and countless imitators, Les McClaine and his wonderful Jonny Crossbones is a breath of fresh air. We open the discussion talking about how we didn’t see Superman V Batman and … Continue reading Jonny Crossbones by Les McClaineComics,movies,books,drawing,reviews,funny https://onedrawingaday.wordpress.com/2016/03/21/attack-of-the-clones-part-3/ Mon, 21 Mar 2016 18:47:54 +0000 http://onedrawingaday.wordpress.com/?p=1645 Continue reading Attack of the Clones, Part 3]]> 1645Levi It’s finally here after two weeks of sickness, plague, and business delayed this episode, it comes to your waiting ears as if delivered from the lips of friendly spirits: The final episode in our analysis of Attack of the Clones where Levi, Roz, and Zach return to burn the midnight oil and complete the circle. … Continue reading Attack of the Clones, Part 3 banner culturezoo levi@culturezoo.com (Levi Nunnink)noIt’s finally here after two weeks of sickness, plague, and business delayed this episode, it comes to your waiting ears as if delivered from the lips of friendly spirits: The final episode in our analysis of Attack of the Clones where Levi, Roz, and Zach return to burn the midnight oil and complete the circle. … Continue reading Attack of the Clones, Part 3Comics,movies,books,drawing,reviews,funny https://onedrawingaday.wordpress.com/2016/02/13/culturezoo-xii-attack-of-the-clones-part-2/ Sat, 13 Feb 2016 18:23:04 +0000 http://onedrawingaday.wordpress.com/?p=1572 Continue reading Culturezoo XII: Star Wars, Attack of the Clones, Part 2]]> 4281 1572Levi Cultruezoo returns with more in-depth analysis of the second act of George Lucas’s romantic space-opera: Attack of the Clones. On this episode we do expert exploratory surgery on each scene to under stand the root causes of why things just don’t work. Also, we ask the hard hitting questions, like: did the Kaminoians never get … Continue reading Culturezoo XII: Star Wars, Attack of the Clones, Part 2 banner culturezoo levi@culturezoo.com (Levi Nunnink)noCultruezoo returns with more in-depth analysis of the second act of George Lucas’s romantic space-opera: Attack of the Clones. On this episode we do expert exploratory surgery on each scene to under stand the root causes of why things just don’t work. Also, we ask the hard hitting questions, like: did the Kaminoians never get … Continue reading Culturezoo XII: Star Wars, Attack of the Clones, Part 2Comics,movies,books,drawing,reviews,funny https://onedrawingaday.wordpress.com/2016/01/24/star-wars-attack-of-the-clones-part-1/ Sun, 24 Jan 2016 01:13:00 +0000 http://onedrawingaday.wordpress.com/?p=1525 4196 1525Levi Zach is back on Culturezoo and it’s for another prequel. This time we’re talking about the first act of the squirm-inducing, exercise in awkwardness named Attack of the Clones. This podcast covers from the start of the film up to Anakin and Padme’s departure from Coruscant. banner culturezoo levi@culturezoo.com (Levi Nunnink)noZach is back on Culturezoo and it’s for another prequel. This time we’re talking about the first act of the squirm-inducing, exercise in awkwardness named Attack of the Clones. This podcast covers from the start of the film up to Anakin and Padme’s departure from Coruscant.Comics,movies,books,drawing,reviews,funny https://onedrawingaday.wordpress.com/2016/01/07/culturezoo-x-the-hobbit-by-j-r-r-tolkien/ Thu, 07 Jan 2016 18:38:37 +0000 http://onedrawingaday.wordpress.com/?p=1506 Continue reading Culturezoo X: The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien]]> 8047 1506Levi Me and Roz geek out in a big way over The Hobbit by J.R.R Tolkien. This is book that is responsible for kindling our imaginations as children and has only gotten better with age. Do you crave our dulcet voices reading passages from Tolkien? Look no further than this podcast. Also, we completely ignore the … Continue reading Culturezoo X: The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien banner culturezoo levi@culturezoo.com (Levi Nunnink)noMe and Roz geek out in a big way over The Hobbit by J.R.R Tolkien. This is book that is responsible for kindling our imaginations as children and has only gotten better with age. Do you crave our dulcet voices reading passages from Tolkien? Look no further than this podcast. Also, we completely ignore the … Continue reading Culturezoo X: The Hobbit by J.R.R. TolkienComics,movies,books,drawing,reviews,funny https://onedrawingaday.wordpress.com/2015/12/21/culturezoo-ix-waiting-for-the-force-to-awaken/ Mon, 21 Dec 2015 07:12:38 +0000 http://onedrawingaday.wordpress.com/?p=1466 Continue reading Culturezoo IX: Waiting for The Force to Awaken]]> 4415 1466Levi For this episode the guild of geeks goes on the road and records from the line and the theater as we wait for The Force Awakens. We chat with fellow geeks in line, we speculate (spoiler-free) about we think might happen in the movie, and finally we head to Denny’s to give our initial reactions … Continue reading Culturezoo IX: Waiting for The Force to Awaken episode-9 culturezoo levi@culturezoo.com (Levi Nunnink)noFor this episode the guild of geeks goes on the road and records from the line and the theater as we wait for The Force Awakens. We chat with fellow geeks in line, we speculate (spoiler-free) about we think might happen in the movie, and finally we head to Denny’s to give our initial reactions … Continue reading Culturezoo IX: Waiting for The Force to AwakenComics,movies,books,drawing,reviews,funny https://onedrawingaday.wordpress.com/2015/11/25/culturezoo-viii-batman-year-one/ Wed, 25 Nov 2015 18:46:06 +0000 http://onedrawingaday.wordpress.com/?p=1451 Continue reading Culturezoo VIII: Batman, Year One]]> 4500 1451Levi On this week’s Culturezoo, Levi and Rosalyn back away from Star Wars for a bit to discuss the 1987 mini-series comic, Batman: Year One, by Frank Miller and David Mazzucchelli. We open with a brief discussion of the various incarnations of Batman over the years. We cover the plot of Year One including David Mazzucchelli’s … Continue reading Culturezoo VIII: Batman, Year One banner culturezoo levi@culturezoo.com (Levi Nunnink)noOn this week’s Culturezoo, Levi and Rosalyn back away from Star Wars for a bit to discuss the 1987 mini-series comic, Batman: Year One, by Frank Miller and David Mazzucchelli. We open with a brief discussion of the various incarnations of Batman over the years. We cover the plot of Year One including David Mazzucchelli’s … Continue reading Culturezoo VIII: Batman, Year OneComics,movies,books,drawing,reviews,funny https://onedrawingaday.wordpress.com/2015/11/06/culturezoo-viii-star-wars-the-phantom-menace-act-iii/ Fri, 06 Nov 2015 05:20:28 +0000 http://onedrawingaday.wordpress.com/?p=1390 Continue reading Culturezoo VIII: Star Wars, The Phantom Menace: Act III]]> 5802 1390Levi The final episode of our in-depth analysis, discussion, and group therapy on Star Wars, The Phantom Menace is here. Levi, Roz, and Zach tackle the four-part finale that even had George Lucas scratching his head in confusion. Finally we end the episode with thirty minutes of discussion on how we would fix the Phantom Menace … Continue reading Culturezoo VIII: Star Wars, The Phantom Menace: Act III banner culturezoo levi@culturezoo.com (Levi Nunnink)noThe final episode of our in-depth analysis, discussion, and group therapy on Star Wars, The Phantom Menace is here. Levi, Roz, and Zach tackle the four-part finale that even had George Lucas scratching his head in confusion. Finally we end the episode with thirty minutes of discussion on how we would fix the Phantom Menace … Continue reading Culturezoo VIII: Star Wars, The Phantom Menace: Act IIIComics,movies,books,drawing,reviews,funny https://onedrawingaday.wordpress.com/2015/10/20/culturezoo-vi-star-wars-episode-1-the-phantom-menace-act-2/ Tue, 20 Oct 2015 17:52:41 +0000 http://onedrawingaday.wordpress.com/?p=1372 Continue reading Culturezoo VII: Star Wars Episode 1, The Phantom Menace. Act 2.]]> 4859 1372Levi In this Culturezoo, Levi, Roz and Zach dissect the second act of Star Wars The Phantom Menace. We puzzle over the interesting direction this movie takes in the second act: namely, no direction. Over about an hour of screen time our heros accomplish nothing more than finding engine parts, betting on a noisy race, dabbling … Continue reading Culturezoo VII: Star Wars Episode 1, The Phantom Menace. Act 2. banner culturezoo levi@culturezoo.com (Levi Nunnink)noIn this Culturezoo, Levi, Roz and Zach dissect the second act of Star Wars The Phantom Menace. We puzzle over the interesting direction this movie takes in the second act: namely, no direction. Over about an hour of screen time our heros accomplish nothing more than finding engine parts, betting on a noisy race, dabbling … Continue reading Culturezoo VII: Star Wars Episode 1, The Phantom Menace. Act 2.Comics,movies,books,drawing,reviews,funny https://onedrawingaday.wordpress.com/2015/10/06/culturezoo-vi-star-wars-the-phantom-menace-act-1/ Tue, 06 Oct 2015 05:26:31 +0000 http://onedrawingaday.wordpress.com/?p=1349 Continue reading Culturezoo VI: Star Wars, The Phantom Menace. Act 1.]]> 4011 1349Levi Today we begin the run-up to The Force Awakens by discussing the Star Wars that broke a million geek’s hearts: The Phantom Menace.  Special guest Zach Glenn joins us to enliven the conversation. The recording of this episode literally took hours so we’re releasing it in chunks. This episode only covers Act 1 of the … Continue reading Culturezoo VI: Star Wars, The Phantom Menace. Act 1. banner culturezoo levi@culturezoo.com (Levi Nunnink)noToday we begin the run-up to The Force Awakens by discussing the Star Wars that broke a million geek’s hearts: The Phantom Menace.  Special guest Zach Glenn joins us to enliven the conversation. The recording of this episode literally took hours so we’re releasing it in chunks. This episode only covers Act 1 of the … Continue reading Culturezoo VI: Star Wars, The Phantom Menace. Act 1.Comics,movies,books,drawing,reviews,funny https://onedrawingaday.wordpress.com/2015/09/22/culturezoo-v-tintin-the-blue-lotus/ Tue, 22 Sep 2015 06:12:32 +0000 http://onedrawingaday.wordpress.com/?p=1313 Continue reading Culturezoo V: Tintin, The Blue Lotus]]> 5358 1313Levi On this podcast we dive into the wonderful world of Herge’s Tintin, starting with his first masterpiece The Blue Lotus. We stumble over French pronunciation like true Americans. We talk about Herge’s unique “Linge Claire” style. We ponder the mysterious appeal of Tintin. Finally we dissect the plot of The Blue Lotus. Rosalyn fades into … Continue reading Culturezoo V: Tintin, The Blue Lotus banner culturezoo levi@culturezoo.com (Levi Nunnink)noOn this podcast we dive into the wonderful world of Herge’s Tintin, starting with his first masterpiece The Blue Lotus. We stumble over French pronunciation like true Americans. We talk about Herge’s unique “Linge Claire” style. We ponder the mysterious appeal of Tintin. Finally we dissect the plot of The Blue Lotus. Rosalyn fades into … Continue reading Culturezoo V: Tintin, The Blue LotusComics,movies,books,drawing,reviews,funny https://onedrawingaday.wordpress.com/2015/09/05/culturezoo-iv-jeff-smiths-bone/ Sat, 05 Sep 2015 17:03:16 +0000 http://onedrawingaday.wordpress.com/?p=1299 Continue reading Culturezoo IV: Jeff Smith’s Bone]]> 4698 1299Levi Back after a bout with the the stomach flu! On today’s episode we discuss the first third of Jeff Smith’s comic book masterpiece Bone. (There’s way too much to cover in one episode.) Outline: 8-year-old Sam gives his thoughts on Ant-Man. A quick detour into Force Friday topics. Levi and Rosalyn try to give a … Continue reading Culturezoo IV: Jeff Smith’s Bone bone-banner culturezoo levi@culturezoo.com (Levi Nunnink)noBack after a bout with the the stomach flu! On today’s episode we discuss the first third of Jeff Smith’s comic book masterpiece Bone. (There’s way too much to cover in one episode.) Outline: 8-year-old Sam gives his thoughts on Ant-Man. A quick detour into Force Friday topics. Levi and Rosalyn try to give a … Continue reading Culturezoo IV: Jeff Smith’s BoneComics,movies,books,drawing,reviews,funny https://onedrawingaday.wordpress.com/2015/08/18/culturezoo-3-bloom-county/ Tue, 18 Aug 2015 18:11:55 +0000 http://onedrawingaday.wordpress.com/?p=1262 Continue reading Culturezoo 3: Bloom County]]> 3906 1262Levi On today’s episode we dive into Berkeley Breathed’s award-winning, newly-revived comic strip: Bloom County. Show outline: 0-6 minutes: we chat about the comic All-Star Superman with one of our younger guild members Jack Nunnink. 6-60 minutes: we open Bloom County, discussing the characters, some favorite plot arcs, and what we think makes the strip so … Continue reading Culturezoo 3: Bloom County banner culturezoo levi@culturezoo.com (Levi Nunnink)noOn today’s episode we dive into Berkeley Breathed’s award-winning, newly-revived comic strip: Bloom County. Show outline: 0-6 minutes: we chat about the comic All-Star Superman with one of our younger guild members Jack Nunnink. 6-60 minutes: we open Bloom County, discussing the characters, some favorite plot arcs, and what we think makes the strip so … Continue reading Culturezoo 3: Bloom CountyComics,movies,books,drawing,reviews,funny https://onedrawingaday.wordpress.com/2015/07/28/culturezoo-ii-ridley-scotts-legend-1985/ Tue, 28 Jul 2015 17:19:52 +0000 http://onedrawingaday.wordpress.com/?p=1207 Continue reading Culturezoo II: Ridley Scott’s Legend (1985)]]> 4792 1207Levi On this episode the mighty guild of geeks discuss the 1985 classic film, Ridley Scott’s Legend, starring Tom Cruise, Tim Curry, and Mia Sara. Thrill as Levi and Rosalyn try to make their way through the simple yet somehow complex plot: unicorns are touched, english accents are lost, jokes fall flat, and everything looks gorgeous. Is … Continue reading Culturezoo II: Ridley Scott’s Legend (1985) legend-header culturezoo levi@culturezoo.com (Levi Nunnink)noOn this episode the mighty guild of geeks discuss the 1985 classic film, Ridley Scott’s Legend, starring Tom Cruise, Tim Curry, and Mia Sara. Thrill as Levi and Rosalyn try to make their way through the simple yet somehow complex plot: unicorns are touched, english accents are lost, jokes fall flat, and everything looks gorgeous. Is … Continue reading Culturezoo II: Ridley Scott’s Legend (1985)Comics,movies,books,drawing,reviews,funny https://onedrawingaday.wordpress.com/2015/07/15/culturezoo-i-spider-man-the-sinister-six/ Wed, 15 Jul 2015 06:24:28 +0000 http://onedrawingaday.wordpress.com/?p=1157 Continue reading Culturezoo I: Spider-Man, The Sinister Six.]]> 4049 1157Levi It’s the first episode of Culturezoo: A mighty guild of geeks! The podcast brought to you by One Drawing a Day where we discuss comics, movies, books from the perspective of geeks and artists. On this episode we discuss in detail Spider-Man Annual #1, The Sinister Six, which marks the first (somewhat embarrassing appearance) of … Continue reading Culturezoo I: Spider-Man, The Sinister Six. header culturezoo levi@culturezoo.com (Levi Nunnink)noIt’s the first episode of Culturezoo: A mighty guild of geeks! The podcast brought to you by One Drawing a Day where we discuss comics, movies, books from the perspective of geeks and artists. On this episode we discuss in detail Spider-Man Annual #1, The Sinister Six, which marks the first (somewhat embarrassing appearance) of … Continue reading Culturezoo I: Spider-Man, The Sinister Six.Comics,movies,books,drawing,reviews,funny