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Defining Disney Podcast

Defining Disney

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Podcasters in search of the ultimate truth - what is the best animated Disney movie? It's our job to find out, using objectivity and a detailed rubric unlike any other. Each episode covers one movie, distilling down into eight categories how it stacks up.
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Episode 4x06 - Oliver and Company

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04/20/22 • 136 min

Strut down Fifth Avenue with us and earn some street cred as we tackle Oliver and Company, Disney’s take on the classic Oliver Twist featuring some adorable animals and memorable songs.

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  • The forgettable, generic villain that is Sykes - he might as well be Loan Shark #1
  • How this film laid the groundwork for many of the strategies that made the Renaissance work
  • A discussion of the movie’s music, which was unique in several ways
  • Our final score for the film, which is the highest of the Dark Age films we’ve scored thus far

PLUS, we talk through all the thoughts our audience had when they watched the movie, including those who joined us on our biweekly #ddpwatchnight on Twitter!

Links for you:

  • Our website has our ranking spreadsheet for all the movies we’ve rated so far
  • Become a Ko-fi member for exclusive content and access to your hosts and our team
  • Join our ‘Ohana to be among the first to know about new content we’re developing
  • Follow us on Twitter @definingdisney and let us know your thoughts on Oliver and Company
  • Check out our guest Robin on her show, Black Case Diaries
  • When our transcription is available, we’ll link it here

Don’t forget to SUBSCRIBE so you don’t miss a single episode, and if you enjoyed this one, please leave us a rating and review. Thanks for listening and we’ll see ya real soon!

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04/20/22 • 136 min

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06/22/22 • 115 min

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We’re tackling a controversial topic within the Disney fandom: live-action remakes! Join us as we take a walk through Disney's history of this phenomenon and decide which of these films do and do not pass the vibe check. Regular listeners be warned - this episode throws the rubric out! We are strictly grading these films on a pass/fail basis.

Don’t miss:

  • Our confusion and anger at Disney's refusal to learn from their own successes
  • How some films eke out a pass thanks to the advancements they made in the art form of film
  • A discussion of all the remakes Disney has in the works and our various levels of concern over them
  • Our assessment of the overarching problem with this phenomenon - why we hate this trend, why it's earned Disney so much vitriol from fans and detractors alike, but also why it's successful

Links for you:

  • Our website has our ranking spreadsheet for all the movies we’ve rated so far
  • Become a Ko-fi member for exclusive content and access to your hosts and our team
  • Join our ‘Ohana to be among the first to know about new content we’re developing
  • Follow us on Twitter @definingdisney
  • When our transcription is available, we’ll link it here

Don’t forget to SUBSCRIBE so you don’t miss a single episode, and if you enjoyed this one, please leave us a rating and review. Thanks for listening and we’ll see ya real soon!

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06/22/22 • 115 min

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11/24/21 • 121 min

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Australia awaits as we dive into The Rescuers Down Under, Disney’s first canon sequel and first attempt at an action-adventure film with their own anthropomorphic animal twist on the genre.

Don’t miss:

  • The contrast between the concrete, grounded villain facing Cody and the oddly indirect antagonist facing our familiar mice heroes
  • How the setting set up the animators for some real show-off sequences
  • A discussion of the many ways this film walked so many, many after it could run
  • Our final score for the film, which is a surprisingly large chunk lower than the original

PLUS, we talk through all the thoughts our audience had when they watched the movie, including some of our friends from our podcast fantasy football league!

Links for you:

  • Our website has our ranking spreadsheet for all the movies we’ve rated so far
  • Become a Ko-fi member for exclusive content and access to your hosts and our team
  • Join our ‘Ohana to be among the first to know about new content we’re developing
  • Follow us on Twitter @definingdisney and let us know your thoughts on The Rescuers Down under
  • Check out Kaitlyn’s company Variant Ventures in the TTRPG space
  • When our transcription is available, we’ll link it here

Don’t forget to SUBSCRIBE so you don’t miss a single episode, and if you enjoyed this one, please leave us a rating and review. Thanks for listening and we’ll see ya real soon!

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11/24/21 • 121 min

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Episode 4x05 - Tarzan

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04/06/22 • 115 min

Swing on in and pull up a vine as we break down Tarzan, the final film of Disney’s Renaissance era that goes hard on both the feels factor and the music, courtesy of Phil Collins.

Don’t miss:

  • The heaping helping of gut punches this film delivers in its two opening sequences
  • How this soundtrack masterfully interweaves story and character throughout its lyrics and music
  • A discussion of the film’s awards (and our back-and-forth about a particular Grammy category that seems a bit bogus)
  • Our final score, which just barely squeaks into the top 10!

PLUS, we talk through all the thoughts our audience had when they watched the movie, including those who joined us on our biweekly #ddpwatchnight on Twitter!

Links for you:

  • Our website has our ranking spreadsheet for all the movies we’ve rated so far
  • Become a Ko-fi member for exclusive content and access to your hosts and our team
  • Join our ‘Ohana to be among the first to know about new content we’re developing
  • Follow us on Twitter @definingdisney and let us know your thoughts on Tarzan
  • When our transcription is available, we’ll link it here

Don’t forget to SUBSCRIBE so you don’t miss a single episode, and if you enjoyed this one, please leave us a rating and review. Thanks for listening and we’ll see ya real soon!

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04/06/22 • 115 min

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05/18/22 • 109 min

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Venture deep into the Hundred Acre Wood with us as we break down The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh, Disney’s first feature-length take on this beloved children’s character.

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  • The surprisingly strong story structure for what is essentially a package film
  • How this film kicks off the beginning of an enormously successful franchise for Disney
  • A discussion of the layers of theming within the Pooh universe
  • Our final score for the film, which makes it the best of the Dark Age

PLUS, we talk through all the thoughts our audience had when they watched the movie, including those who joined us on our biweekly #ddpwatchnight on Twitter!

Links for you:

  • Our website has our ranking spreadsheet for all the movies we’ve rated so far
  • Become a Ko-fi member for exclusive content and access to your hosts and our team
  • Join our ‘Ohana to be among the first to know about new content we’re developing
  • Follow us on Twitter @definingdisney and let us know your thoughts on Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
  • Check out our guest Carlo on his show, The Movie Loot, wherever you get your podcasts
  • When our transcription is available, we’ll link it here

Don’t forget to SUBSCRIBE so you don’t miss a single episode, and if you enjoyed this one, please leave us a rating and review. Thanks for listening and we’ll see ya real soon!

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05/18/22 • 109 min

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06/08/22 • 96 min

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Woo-hoo! We're off on an adventure with Scrooge and the boys in DuckTales: Treasure of the Lost Lamp, DisneyToon Studios's first foray into feature film that unfortunately can't hold a candle to the show it's based on.

Don’t miss:

  • The way this film had a bevy of interesting, well-developed villains to pick from in the source material and completely disregarded them
  • How the film relies more on tropes so much, we compare it to at least three non-Disney franchises
  • A discussion of the few theming successes it does have, and why it maybe should have a sensitivity warning beforehand
  • Our final score, which physically hurt us to give - a franchise this good should not have to stomach a middle installment this low

Links for you:

  • Our website has our ranking spreadsheet for all the movies we’ve rated so far
  • Become a Ko-fi member for exclusive content and access to your hosts and our team
  • Join our ‘Ohana to be among the first to know about new content we’re developing
  • Follow us on Twitter @definingdisney
  • When our transcription is available, we’ll link it here

Don’t forget to SUBSCRIBE so you don’t miss a single episode, and if you enjoyed this one, please leave us a rating and review. Thanks for listening and we’ll see ya real soon!

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06/08/22 • 96 min

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10/13/21 • 79 min

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Grab your coats and magnifying glasses! We’re off to Baker Street as we discuss The Great Mouse Detective, a Dark Age Disney film that shows shades and elements of what would later make Disney’s Renaissance the iconic era of success that it was.

Don’t miss:

  • The ways this movie walked so that Renaissance films could run
  • How the parallels drawn between this mouse detective and his human counterpart raise some very odd questions regarding mouse culture
  • A discussion of the progression of both the development process and the technology that moved the needle at the studio between The Black Cauldron and this film
  • Our final score for the film, which is on the higher end for the Dark Age

PLUS, we talk through all the thoughts our audience had when they watched the movie, including #ddpwatchnight commentary from some familiar friends!

Links for you:

  • Our website has our ranking spreadsheet for all the movies we’ve rated so far
  • Become a Ko-fi member for exclusive content and access to your hosts and our team
  • Join our ‘Ohana to be among the first to know about new content we’re developing
  • Follow us on Twitter @definingdisney and let us know your thoughts on The Great Mouse Detective
  • When our transcription is available, we’ll link it here

Don’t forget to SUBSCRIBE so you don’t miss a single episode, and if you enjoyed this one, please leave us a rating and review. Thanks for listening and we’ll see ya real soon!

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10/13/21 • 79 min

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Episode 3x07 - Frozen II

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10/27/21 • 163 min

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Return to Arendelle with us as we take on Frozen II, the sequel that brought Disney’s biggest IP of the century back to the big screen. We’ll discuss how it measures up to the phenomenal first film, which still sits comfortably in our Top 5, as well as the new efforts it made and issues it tackled.

Don’t miss:

  • The crucial role Olaf plays in this film as an audience stand-in
  • How fear once again resurfaces as the film’s antagonist, though not as clearly as in the first film
  • A discussion of the truly masterful music the Lopez duo wrote for this film - better than the first film, if you can believe that
  • Our final score for the film - can it beat its powerful predecessor?

PLUS, we talk through all the thoughts our audience had when they watched the movie, including all our listeners who joined us for #ddpwatchnight on Twitter.

Links for you:

  • Our website has our ranking spreadsheet for all the movies we’ve rated so far
  • Become a Ko-fi member for exclusive content and access to your hosts and our team
  • Join our ‘Ohana to be among the first to know about new content we’re developing
  • Follow us on Twitter @definingdisney and let us know your thoughts on Frozen II
  • When our transcription is available, we’ll link it here

Don’t forget to SUBSCRIBE so you don’t miss a single episode, and if you enjoyed this one, please leave us a rating and review. Thanks for listening and we’ll see ya real soon!

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10/27/21 • 163 min

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01/20/22 • 75 min

Santa Claus? Or Scott Calvin? Come along with us as we find out if there really is a difference as we take on The Santa Clause, an irreverent Disney Christmas classic starring Tim Allen as the unwitting jolly old man himself.

Don’t miss:

  • The way this film capitalized on its strengths, which aren’t what you might expect of a typical holiday film
  • How the few scenes in the North Pole really add to the theming and give shades of the magic surrounding Santa
  • A discussion of the reasons why only Scott and Charlie make it into the well-developed category in terms of character development, despite a significant amount of screen time dedicated to Laura and Neil
  • Our final score, which is on the lower end for our bonus films, despite our personal enjoyment of the film

Links for you:

  • Our website has our ranking spreadsheet for all the movies we’ve rated so far
  • Become a Ko-fi member for exclusive content and access to your hosts and our team
  • Join our ‘Ohana to be among the first to know about new content we’re developing
  • Follow us on Twitter @definingdisney
  • When our transcription is available, we’ll link it here

Don’t forget to SUBSCRIBE so you don’t miss a single episode, and if you enjoyed this one, please leave us a rating and review. Thanks for listening and we’ll see ya real soon!

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01/20/22 • 75 min

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07/13/22 • 143 min

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Be our guest for our Season 5 premiere - Beauty and the Beast! Join us as we tackle this evergreen Disney classic and break down exactly why it means so much to so many Disney fans, casual and hardcore.

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  • The punch of character development this film packs, not just for our lead and romantic interest, but for the villain as well
  • How this soundtrack doesn’t just take a stage-geared approach, but has layers and layers of interconnectivity to underscore character arcs and even make commentary on the world around us
  • A discussion of the film’s ubiquity across Disney culture, and for good reason!
  • Our final score... could it take the top spot? Listen to find out!

PLUS, we talk through all the thoughts our audience had when they watched the movie, including those who joined us on our biweekly #ddpwatchnight on Twitter!

Links for you:

  • Our website has our ranking spreadsheet for all the movies we’ve rated so far
  • Become a Ko-fi member for exclusive content and access to your hosts and our team
  • Join our ‘Ohana to be among the first to know about new content we’re developing
  • Follow us on Twitter @definingdisney and let us know your thoughts on Beauty and the Beast
  • When our transcription is available, we’ll link it here

Don’t forget to SUBSCRIBE so you don’t miss a single episode, and if you enjoyed this one, please leave us a rating and review. Thanks for listening and we’ll see ya real soon!

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07/13/22 • 143 min

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How many episodes does Defining Disney Podcast have?

Defining Disney Podcast currently has 77 episodes available.

What topics does Defining Disney Podcast cover?

The podcast is about Leisure, Film, Disney, Reviews, Podcasts, Animation & Manga, Movies, Animation, Tv & Film and Film Reviews.

What is the most popular episode on Defining Disney Podcast?

The episode title 'Episode 4x06 - Oliver and Company' is the most popular.

What is the average episode length on Defining Disney Podcast?

The average episode length on Defining Disney Podcast is 90 minutes.

How often are episodes of Defining Disney Podcast released?

Episodes of Defining Disney Podcast are typically released every 14 days.

When was the first episode of Defining Disney Podcast?

The first episode of Defining Disney Podcast was released on Jun 8, 2020.

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