Alex and Ollie dive into the environmentalist messages of the animated Studio Ghibli classic, Princess Mononoke (1997), an influential work for many millennial conservationists. They discuss what the movie has to say about human-wildlife conflicts, the role of indigenous knowledge in conservation, and the struggle of marginalised groups in a world of strict nature preservation, and how these messages might be even more relevant now, two decades after the movie's release. They also chat about whether Princess Mononoke and Ashitaka are better off as colleagues than soulmates, and give their best Billy Bob Thorton impression. (This episode contains one use of strong language).

Hosted by Alex Shuttleworth and Oliver Blow.

Theme music by Bruno Merz (https://open.spotify.com/artist/2xcDcnoSHONk8fwbIdUh12?si=UVcGisb1RwuSw3y7W-QeZg)

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