The Mondo Neon Podcast
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This episode of the “Mondo Neon Show” we're talking with author and photographer Rhys Martin about backpacking and exploring southeast Asia and Europe, returning to discover the significance of Route 66 and the great American story, traveling 2,448 miles of the Mother Road, becoming the President of the Oklahoma Route 66 Association, and so much more!
This episode of the “Mondo Neon Show” we're talking with artist Kief Schladweiler about exploring and documenting the physical history of movie cinemas throughout the United States, his early days of discovering film, capturing the magic of neighborhood theaters that still reverberate fondly through memories, the resurgence of the drive-in, and so much more!
This episode of the “Mondo Neon Show” we're talking with filmmaker and photographer Michael Galinsky about his book, The Decline of Mall Civilization, a sequel to the long-out-of-print Malls Across America book he put out, the glory days of mall neon, the power of nostalgia and the internet, and so much more!
This episode of the “Mondo Neon Show” we're talking with neon artist Kody Shafer about the popularity of illuminated signs in Osaka, working at Yoshi’s Neon Studio, the infamous Dotonbori river, interesting methods of Japanese sign makers (including tools and methods of production), Glico Running Man, Hollywood movie Black Rain, his new Kickstarter campaign and so much more!
Jon Simo is a cinematographer, photographer and creator, but he’s also the founder of one of the most important neon studios in Toronto's East End, Neon Demon Studio. Mondo talks with Jon about shaping the 1200 square foot industrial warehouse space into a thriving neon playground for cinema professionals and premiere photo shoots.
