The Jim Hill Media Podcast Network
The Jim Hill Media Podcast Network features weekly shows hosted by Jim Hill and his collaborators. The lineup includes The Disney Dish with Len Testa, Fine Tooning with Drew Taylor, Epic Universal Podcast with Eric Hersey, I Want That Too with Lauren Hersey, Marvel Us Disney with Dan Graney, The Case For with Chris Cox, and more. Each series offers industry reporting, history, analysis, and insider stories spanning Disney, Universal, animation, film, streaming, and themed entertainment. With over 25 years of online storytelling and thousands of hours of content, the network delivers trusted, in-depth coverage for fans, enthusiasts, and industry professionals.
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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
1409
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
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Episode 131 - The History of Fantasmic!
With the impending re-opening of Disneyland's Fantasmic!, Jim walks us through the history of the attraction.
20 min
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Episode 130 - The History of Pixar in Disney's ...
Jim walks through the history of Pixar's involvement in Disney's theme parks, from inspiring films, to parades, and rides.
29 min
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Episode 129 - History of Character Greetings pl...
Jim also updates us on the Star Wars hotel idea that's being considered for Disney's Hollywood Studios.
38 min
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Episode 128 - Is "Tapu Tapu" Samoan for "Openin...
Jim attends the opening day ceremonies at Universal's Volcano Bay water park, then flies across the country for the debut of Guardians of the Galaxy at DCA.
28 min
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Bonus Episode - Pandora Food and Merchandise, p...
Jim and Len walk through the food and merchandise to tell you what's interesting and what's tasty.
36 min
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Episode 127 - We review Pandora - The World of ...
It's been almost 6 years in the making, but Disney's Animal Kingdom has finally opened Pandora - The World of Avatar, based on James Cameron's film franchise. Jim and Len walk through the land and rides to tell you how it turned out.
54 min
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Episode 126 - When Harrods Almost Came to Disne...
Back in the late 1980s and early 1990s, Disney wanted to build malls as part of its Downtown Disney strategies. In order to get elite, anchor stores like Harrods into Florida, Disney supposedly offered them a two-for-one deal that involved Florida and ...
19 min
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Episode 125 - The Master Plan for Disney Seas C...
Jim talks about how Imagineer Kim Murphy's aquarium-centered career at SeaWorld and Epcot's The Seas leads to the ideas for another of Disney's nautical-themed second gates for California - Disney Seas.
20 min