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Permits, Surveys, and Big Moves as Universal’s Next Era Points to Saudi Arabia
Episode 83
This holiday week episode of the Epic Universal Podcast was recorded on Christmas Eve, which means Jim and Eric are juggling last minute shopping, cu…
5 months ago
How a Jim Henson Christmas Special Helped Point Pixar Toward Toy Story
Episode 79
It’s a Christmas Day edition of I Want That Too, and Jim Hill and Lauren Hersey wrap up the year with a festive mix of Disney merch news, pop culture…
5 months ago
Marvel’s Leakiest Christmas Yet and Why Steve Rogers’ Baby Changes Everything
Episode 7
Jim Hill and Dan Graney ring in the holidays with a Marvel conversation that somehow involves hacked PayPal accounts, cardboard Star Wars memories, a…
5 months ago
How “The Small One” Became a Very Big Problem for Disney
Episode 338
With Drew Taylor sidelined by a nasty case of the Christmas crud, Jim Hill flies solo for this end-of-year edition of Fine Tooning. After a bit of se…
5 months ago
Disney Destiny’s “Meet-and-Play” Feels Very Starcruiser-ish
Episode 563
Sam from Sam’s Disney Diary joins Len and Jim to spill the (highly theatrical) tea on Disney Cruise Line’s newest ship, the Disney Destiny - where ch…
5 months, 1 week ago
Manufacturing the Magic: Project Florida gets underway
In the 28th installment of this educational series, Shelly & Noe Valladolid
turn their attention to the Sunshine State. Which is where Walt, after an…
5 months, 1 week ago
The Day Boris Karloff Walked Into the Commissary and Changed Hollywood
Episode 82
Jim and Eric kick off this week’s show with a very on-brand travel mishap from Jim’s latest Hallmark-fueled road trip, then pivot back to the stuff y…
5 months, 1 week ago
Dynamic Pricing Raises Eyebrows as Disney Sing-Alongs Raise the Volume
Episode 78
Jim Hill and Lauren Hersey are back for a very seasonal edition of I Want That To - and Jim’s latest “project” involves tracking down tiny reindeer s…
5 months, 1 week ago
Snack Credits: A Fudge Judge Renders the Verdict
Episode 8
Snack credits are either the best little “vacation cheat code” Disney ever slipped into the Dining Plan - or a spreadsheet-powered trap that turns yo…
5 months, 1 week ago
Disney’s 200-Character OpenAI Bet and a Detour Down the Yellow Brick Road
Episode 337
Drew Taylor and Jim Hill kick off this week’s show with a genuinely wild media landscape where holiday releases, awards season, and corporate maneuve…
5 months, 1 week ago