The Jim Hill Media Podcast Network

Join Jim Hill and co-hosts Len Testa, Drew Taylor, Brian Gaughan, Eric Hersey, and Lauren Hersey as they talk about the multi-faceted Walt Disney Company - including Pixar, Lucasfilm and Disney Studios - as well as Universal Studios and the world of collectibles.

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Fine Tooning with Drew Taylor Episode 20: Contr...
Warner’s allegedly incredibly quick push-back to WME’s overture as to whether John Lasseter could maybe find a new home at that animation studio
41 min
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Disney Dish Episode 199: Why the original vers...
The role that Disney Legend Dick Van Dyke played in the launching of Andy Kaufman’s career
33 min
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Disney Dish Episode 198: Live From Grand Avenue...
Len Testa & Jim Hill continue their November 2018 walking tour of Disney’s Hollywood Studios. As they explore the part of this theme park that was formerly known as the Muppets Courtyard, Len & Jim discuss everything that the Imagineers have done in the past year to ready DHS for the opening of “Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge.”
11 min
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Marvel Us Disney Episode 20: Marvel’s highs & ...
How “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse” taking home this year’s Golden Globe for Best Animated Feature impacts this year’s Oscar race
42 min
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Universal Joint Episode 11: Looking back at Uni...
The challenges that Universal Creative faces as it tries to make its theme park rides, shows & attraction safe AND entertaining for both domestic visitors as well as international travelers
74 min
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Disney Dish Episode 197: Live From the Animatio...
“Star Wars Launch Bay” is expected to remain open at Disney’s Hollywood Studios at least through the early portion of WDW’s 50th anniversary celebration in 2021 2021
8 min
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Disney Dish Episode 196:Aulani may just be the ...
How Japan’s continuing love affair with Hawaii influenced Disney’s decision to proceed with the Aulani project
38 min
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Fine Tooning with Drew Taylor Episode 19: The Y...
How the very best animated TV series of 2018 kept viewers hooked with storylines that stretched out over multiple episodes
24 min
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Disney Dish Episode 195: Live From the Studios ...
What other changes the Company is considering making to DHS in order to improve over-all Guest flow at this theme park
11 min
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Disney Dish Episode 194:What’s behind Be Our Gu...
How Be Our Guest’s new prix fixe menu may have caused more problems that it solved for this popular Magic Kingdom eatery
39 min
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Marvel Us Disney Episode 19: “Avengers: Endgame...
How Aaron & Jim accurately predicted the title of “Avengers 4” (It only took 10 guesses)
28 min
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Looking at Lucasfilm Episode 10: How gaming inf...
Star Wars News Galore
31 min
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Disney Dish Episode 193: Live From Tomorrowland...
Len & Jim conclude their 2018 walk-thru of WDW’s Magic Kingdom and discuss many of the changes that have been made to Tomorrowland over the past few years.
9 min
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Fine Tooning with Drew Taylor Episode 18:Which ...
How did John Lasseter’s slow motion departure from Disney & Pixar impact “The Incredibles 2” and “Ralph Breaks the Internet: Wreck-It Ralph 2”
34 min
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Universal Joint Episode 10: Which characters & ...
Which components of Universal Studios Japan’s still-under-construction Super Nintendo World are supposedly also headed to Universal Orlando
44 min
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Disney Dish Episode 192: Live from Frontierland...
The ways that the Walt Disney World Railroad may help the Resort celebration its 50th anniversary in 2021
9 min
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Disney Dish Episode 191: Live from Fantasyland-...
Why The Walt Disney Company eventually decided to abandon the “Scene One” initiative at its theme parks
12 min
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Marvel Us Disney Episode 18: A Tribute to Stan...
A Tribute to Stan Lee, and not so Marvelous News for Daredevil
45 min
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Fine Tooning with Drew Taylor Episode 17: Who a...
The fun connection that Spider-Ham from “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse” has to Mickey Mouse
27 min
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Disney Dish Episode 190: Details on Grand Desti...
How Disney’s Hollywood Studios is changing from being a theme park that takes Guests behind-the-scenes to one that places them right in the middle of the action
36 min
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Disney Dish Episode 189: Scene One & Done in Li...
Live from Liberty Square at Walt Disney World
8 min
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Fine Tooning with Drew Taylor Episode 16: Fine ...
How Walt Disney Animation Studios isn't making the best use of legendary animators like Mark Henn & Eric Goldberg
31 min
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Disney Dish Episode 188: Mapping out WDI’s plan...
Which new show scenes are likely to be added to Adventureland’s “Jungle Cruise” attraction
15 min
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Disney Dish Episode 187: Live from Main street-...
How Cast Members regularly grease the tracks of this turn-of-the-century transportation system
11 min
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Fine Tooning with Drew Taylor Episode 15: Live ...
Live from Disney's Coronado Springs Resort
32 min