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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Marvel Us Disney Episode 7: Why "Black Panther"...
Why "Black Panther" Matters
52 min
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Episode 148: Who Thought 'Minnie Mouse Madonna'...
In the late 1980's, at the height of MTV's cultural relevance, Disney decided to make Minnie Mouse into a pop star along the lines of Madonna. (We're not making this up.)
35 min
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Marvel Us Disney Episode 6: Hulk History Part 2
Hulk History Part 2
44 min
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Episode 147: Chronological Disneyland and Is Th...
In other news, Jim and Len talk about Paid FASTPASS at WDW and toiletries change-out at Pop Century
29 min
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Episode 146: The Be Our Guest Restaurant
News items include monorail doors, potential refurbs at Disney Springs Rainforest Cafe, and some un-implemented fantastic ideas for water effects at the parks.
43 min
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Episode 145: The Finale of SpectroMagic's Histo...
Jim completes the history of the SpectroMagic parade.
36 min
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Marvel Us Disney Podcast Episode 5: Hulk Histor...
Hulk History and Disney Pixel Blocking
52 min
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Episode 144: 2017 In Review
In what turns out to be a much longer episode than expected, Jim and Len walk through what happened in Disney theme parks in 2017.
55 min
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Marvel Us Disney Podcast Episode 4: A Marvelous...
A Marvelous Year in Review
52 min
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Episode 143: Part 2 of the History of the Spect...
In part 2 of this show, Jim ALMOST FINISHES the history of the SpectroMagic parade.
42 min
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Episode 142: History of the SpectroMagic Parade...
Jim gives the history of the SpectroMagic parade by starting out with an explanation of *why* Disney needed a nighttime parade to begin with, and what they tried to begin with.
28 min
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Marvel Us Disney Podcast Episode 3: News Roundu...
News Roundup - Infinity Wars Trailer & TV Reviews
44 min
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(Updated) Episode 141: How Disney's Theme Park ...
We talk with musicologist (and Disney parks fan) Dr. Gregory Camp about how Disney chooses music to convey mood and theme inside its theme parks. We've added music to the re-release of this episode, so you can hear what we're talking about.
44 min
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Episode 140: DisneyDish Live Event! "What's Thi...
In this live event at Walt Disney World, Len shows Jim a set of around 60 slides culled from the Disney archives, and asks Jim to explain what's being shown.
80 min
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Marvel Us Disney Episode 2: When We Almost Revi...
Jim and Aaron almost review Thor
46 min
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Episode 139: Disney's TV Influences in Theme Parks
Jim starts to answer a listener question about how Disney's TV shows end up in the theme parks.
33 min
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Sneak Peek of Jim's new podcast Marvel Us / Epi...
Spidey's Long Road Back Home
39 min
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Marvel Us Disney Episode 1: Spidey's Long Road ...
Spidey's Long Road Home
39 min
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Episode 138 - The Mineral King Project, Part 2
Jim finishes the history of the Mineral King project, which fell apart for a number of reasons.
50 min
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Episode 137 - Mickey's Toontown in Disneyland, ...
Jim continues talking about how Toontown was formed, including what happened after it just opened.
29 min
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Episode 136 - Mickey's Toontown in Disneyland
Jim starts telling us the story of how Mickey's Toontown came to Disneyland.
27 min
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Episode 135 - The History of Fantasmic, Part 3 ...
Jim finishes the history of Fantasmic at Disneyland.
32 min
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Episode 134 - Remembering Marty Sklar
Jim and Len look back at the career of Disney Imagineer Marty Sklar, who passed away on July 27.
43 min
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Episode 133 - The History of Fantasmic! Part 2
Would you believe that Maleficent's flames involve non-dairy coffee creamer?
46 min
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Episode 132 - What DID and DID NOT Get Announce...
Jim is back from D23 where he interviewed lots of people attached to lots of projects, some of which got announced and some that didn't. Jim tells why the things that didn't get talked about, didn't get talked about.
46 min