History Podcast / TokyoLives

** The August 2020 episodes were both crossovers for crossover month.

** August 2020 was their crossover month special.

* Tokyo Signals is a short episode released once a month where the host review a single kaiju themed TV episode.

In addition to the main episodes that come out roughly every two weeks, the podcast also has two special segments that are not numbered as part of the main series.

* SanitySlippage: Writing review articles for WesternAnimation/KongKingOfTheApes turns out to be a bit more than even Rob can handle. When Kyle informed him that he would have to review the second season he had a minor meltdown, which Marisa reenacted in the next episode. Later in the same episode Rob gave a breakdown of his reviewing process while sounding increasingly distressed, by the thought of actually completing it. By the time the mid episode break ended his sanity had clearly been reduced by a few points.

Besides the podcast itself, the website also host news articles, editorials, text reviews, and a Kaiju themed recipe section called Tokyo Noms.

** Coleman Returned in 2019 for the ''Film/{{Godzilla|2014}}'' (2014) review.

* On The Fringe episodes are released as part of the same schedule as normal episodes and cover topics that do not quite qualify as giant monster stories, but do bear some of the hallmarks of the genere. Many Dinosaur movies fall into this category, as well as films like ''Film/{{Tremors}}'' and ''Film/{{Reign of Fire}}''.

''[[http://www.tokyolivespodcast.com/ Tokyo Lives]]'' is a review podcast that focuses on {{Kaiju}} movies and other giant monster properties. Originally hosted by film school graduates Coleman Mcclung and Kyle Minnick, the show ran for twelve episodes (and one special report) before Coleman left the cast. After a few months hiatus the podcast returned on December 28, 2016 with Kyle now joined by Robert New, Marisa Pickett, and Cameron Heikkila.

** Rob spent the entire review of Film/MothraVsGodzilla making as many egg puns as possible. He has also made occasional call-backs in later episodes whenever the subject of eggs comes up.

** Rodan in a Hot Car. Originally hypothesized as an explanation for the slightly melted look of the Rodan suit in Film/DestroyAllMonsters, variations of this phrase have become standard when talking about monster suites that are showing obvious wear and tear. It is also sometimes use to refer to suits that are poorly constructed in general.
** Rob will occasionally become confused about which movie they are reviewing. Beginning with the review of the South Korean movie Film/TheHost, where he accidentally watched the [[Literature/TheHost Stephanie Meyer movie instead.]] This was more common early on but still appears occasionally.

* SpecialEffectsFailure: [[invoked]]Discussed fairly often in the cinematography section of the episodes. When the hosts analyze whether a movie's special effects and film techniques hold up. When an effect doesn't work they will often analyze whether is a because of the film's age/budget, or if it is just a poorly done effect.

* GuestHost: The podcast has had several guest host over its run.
** The actual composition of the cast varies depending on the host availability but, for the most part, Kyle, Cameron, and Rob make up the core of the cast, with Marisa as an occasional guest host.

* HollywoodDarkness: [[invoked]]Discussed in several reviews, mostly when a movie's day-for-night effects [[SpecialEffectsFailure don't quite work]]. The worst example they have reviewed (possibly the worst ever put to film) was in ''The Crater Lake Monster''. Which includes a scene that was scripted as a night shot (A couple boating under the stars) but which was filmed in bright daylight with no filter applied, and the actors squinting in pain while talking about the stars.

* SanitySlippage: Writing review articles for WesternAnimation/KongKingOfTheApes turns out to be a bit more than even Rob can handle. When Kyle informed him that he would have to review the second season he had a minor meltdown, which Marisa reenacted in the next episode. Later in the same episode Rob gave a breakdown of his reviewing process while sounding increasingly distressed. By the time the mid episode break ended his sanity had clearly been reduced by a few points.

* SpecialEffectsFailure: [[invoked]]Discussed fairly often in the cinematography section of the episodes. When the hosts analyze whether a movie's special effects and film techniques hold up. When an effect doesn't work they will often analyze whether is a because of the film's age or budget, or if it is just a poorly done effect.

* SoBadItsGood:[[invoked]] Rob's favorite kind of movies. He loves showing these films to his friends, and has expressed his desire to find "The top of trash mountain." Almost every film he selects for the podcast is either a low budget movie with a less than stellar reputation or a notably goofy entry in a series.

* GuestHost: The podcast has had several guest host over over its run.

* SoBadItsGood:[[invoked]] Rob's favorite kind of movies. He loves showing these films to his friends, and has expressed his desire to find "The top of trash mountain." Almost every film he selects for the podcast is a low budget movie with a less than stellar reputation.

* SoBadItsGood:[[invoked]] Rob's favorite kind of movies. He has stated that he loves showing these films to his friends, and has expressed his desire to find "The top of trash mountain." Almost every film he selects for the podcast is a low budget movie with a less than stellar reputation.

* SanitySlippage: Writing review articles for WesternAnimation/KongKingOfTheApes turns out to be a bit more than even Rob can handle. When Kyle informed him that he would have to review the second season he had a minor meltdown, which Marisa reenacted in the next episode. Later in the same episode Rob gave a breakdown of his reviewing process while sounding increasingly distressed. By the time the actual review began his sanity had clearly been reduced by a few points.

** Originally a series of running gags the San Fransisco Lives universe was brought to life in the April 1st 2019 episode. In this universe Rob and Cameron host a small monster podcast, Film/Transformers was rebooted three time in one year, and [[Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse Thanos]] is played by Creator/RandyQuaid.

* SanitySlippage: Writing review articles for WesternAnimation/KongKingOfTheApes turns out to be a bit more than even Rob can handle.

* MadnessMantra: See SanitySlippage

-->'''Rob:''' It's Kong all the way down. It's Kong all the way down. It's kong...

* {{Kaiju}}: Obviously

* SoBadItsGood: Rob specializes in this kind of media.

* AprilFoolsDay: On April 1st 2019 Rob and Cameron de-fictionalized their running gag about a small monster podcast and released San Fransisco Lives Episode 30: Film/Critters.

** Originally a series of running gags the San Fransisco Lives universe was brought to live in the April 1st 2019 episode. In this universe Rob and Cameron host a small monster podcast, Film/Transformers was rebooted three time in one year, and [[Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse Thanos]] is played by Creator/RandyQuaid.

* GuestHost: The actual composition of the cast varies depending on the host availability but, for the most part, Kyle, Cameron, and Rob make up the core of the cast, with Marisa as an occasional guest host.

* AlternateUniverse: Several, both in the films and in the podcast itself. The most noteable being the San Fransisco Lives universe where Rob and Cameron host a small monster podcast and [[Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse Thanos]] is played by Creator/RandyQuaid.

* AprilFoolsDay: On April 1st 2019 Rob and Cameron released San Fransisco Lives Episode 30: Critters.

* SoBadItsGood: Rob specializes in this kind of media.

* TearsOfBlood: [[PunctuatedForEmphasis Do! not!]] look into the Orb.

''[[http://www.tokyolivespodcast.com/ Tokyo Lives]]'' is a review podcast that focuses on {{Kaiju}} movies and other giant monster properties. Originally hosted by film school graduates Coleman Mcclung and Kyle Minnick, the show ran for twelve episodes (and one special report) before Coleman left the cast.

After a few months hiatus the podcast returned on December 28, 2016 with Kyle now joined by Robert New, Marisa Pickett, and Cameron Heikkila. The actual composition of the cast varies depending on the host availability but, for the most part, Kyle, Cameron, and Rob make up the core of the cast, with Marisa as an occasional guest host. The podcast has also had a few actual guest hosts including a crossover with the Legal Geeks for ''Gappa: The Triphibian Monster''.

* MilestoneCelebration: For their 50th episode the hosts held the first Tokyo Lives Awards. The winners of each of the categories were chosen by the viewers and announced at the beginning of the next episode.

''[[http://www.tokyolivespodcast.com/ Tokyo Lives]]'' is a review podcast that focuses on {{Kaiju}} movies and other giant monster properties. Originally hosted by film school graduates Coleman McClung and Kyle Minnick, the show ran for twelve episodes (and one special report) before Coleman left the cast.

Each episode begins with a news segment before the hosts provide a brief description of the plot of the work being reviewed. The hosts then break down their favorite and least favorite moments, characters, monsterdesign, cinematography, and sound design before giving their final thoughts on the work.