Episode Details

Welcome to Talking Disney Magic! Join Vanessa Mulcahey and IGN's Adam Bankhurst as they not only talk about the latest news in the world of Disney, Pixar, Disney Parks, Star Wars, Marvel, and more, but also rank and review the biggest movies in Disney and Pixar's incredible catalog!

This week, we are celebrating Pixar's 40th anniversary by diving deep into the storied history of the company, talking about our favorite films, and why this studio means so much to us. We also discuss Josh D'Amaro being chosen to suceed Bob Iger as CEO of The Walt Disney Company!

Next up, we are going to be ranking and reviewing Finding Nemo, so be sure to get your reviews, favorite moments, questions, and more in as well to talkingdisneymagic@gmail.com!

Oh, and you can check out our current rankings of all the films we've reviewed right here and our list of upcoming films we'll be ranking and reviewing on Talking Disney Magic!

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Timestamps:

4:13 – Josh D'Amaro Is Officially Replacing Bob Iger as CEO of The Walt Disney Company

10:43 – Pixar's 40^th Anniversary Retrospective Begins!

12:33 – Vanessa's Favorite Pixar Movie! (Up!)

17:20 – Adam's Favorite Pixar Movie! (Coco, Wall-E, Finding Nemo, Ratatouille!)

24:22 – The History of Pixar

32:04 – Toy Story

36:45 – A Bug's Life

37:37 – Monsters, Inc.

38:31 – The Incredibles

41:38 – Cars

44:26 – The Walt Disney Company Purchases Pixar

48:05 – Brave

49:09 – Monsters University

49:36 – Inside Out

51:54 – A Good Dinosaur

54:23 – Finding Dory

58:19 – Disney+

59:56 – Onward and the COVID-19 Pandemic

01:02:56 – Soul

01:04:12 – Luca

01:07:48 – Turning Red

01:09:36 – Lightyear

01:11:42 – Elemental

01:13:21 – Elio

01:15:36 – The Future of Pixar

Music: Sean Beeson

Podcast Art: Jordan Lymon