As a lifelong Star Wars fan–no, really, his parents took him to a Star Wars film as a 2-year-old toddler–Riki loves the technical side of things. He’s spent more time looking at starship specs than he would like to admit and obsesses over Imperial ship designs’ lack of safety standards. Where are the guardrails?! Riki is a frequent guest on Superhero Ethics and the Star Wars Universe Podcast.
Forget everything you think you know about Godzilla—this one will break your heart before it breaks your city. Mandy and Riki Hayashi go deep on Godzilla Minus One, a monster movie with more humanity than most Oscar winners.
Riki and Danielle join us to examine how Skeleton Crew charts new territory as a compelling “kids show” with complex characters, modern representation, and broader Star Wars connections.
From James Earl Jones – the iconic voice of Darth Vader – to ethical implications of AI-generated performances, we tackle pressing questions at the intersection of technology and entertainment.
Danielle and Riki join me to look back at Star Wars: The Bad Batch: the overall message and meaning of the show, what the show taught us about the larger Star Wars story and universe, and more.
Matthew, Riki, and Paul dive deep into the prequel film Rurouni Kenshin: The Beginning. Explore themes of violence, redemption, and peace in a tumultuous era. Can violence bring peace?
Join Matthew Fox, Alex Kormann, and Riki Hayashi for this bonus member episode as they explore the Star Wars canon novel Dark Disciple by Christie Golden.
Riki, Paul, and Matthew wrap up our coverage of Netflix’s Avatar: The Last Airbender with our discussion of episodes 7 and 8.
Paul, Riki, and Matthew continue our discussion of Netflix’s Avatar: The Last Airbender with coverage of episodes 5-6.
Riki Hayashi, Paul Hoppe, and Matthew Fox continue their coverage of Netflix’s Avatar: The Last Airbender, talking about episodes 3-4.
Riki and Paul join Matthew to talk about the live-action adaptation of Avatar: The Last Airbender, episodes 1-2.