The Jim Hill Media Podcast Network
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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Sep 7, 2020 • 1h 2min
Disney Dish Episode 286: How was Disneyland Park different in the 1960s?
Len Testa & Jim Hill start off this week’s show by discussing the significance of WDW’s decision to shutter the Polynesian Village Resort until the Spring of 2021. They then check out a selection of 50-year-old slides that a Disney Dish listener was kind enough to share with the show.If you'd like to see those images of 1960s Disneyland that Len & Jim are discussing on this week's Disney Dish, please follow this link: http://superfluffybunny.com/disney-dish-photo-essay-feature/1.jpg(Change the 1 to 2, 2 to 3, etc, to see the whole set.) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sep 4, 2020 • 27min
Marvel Us Disney Episode 72: Remembering Chadwick Boseman (1976 - 2020)
Jim Hill starts off this week’s show by talking about how 20th Century Studios’ long-delayed “The New Mutants” did over its opening weekend in theaters. Then Aaron Adams pays tribute to the late actor who played Black Panther in the Marvel Cinematic Universe films. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sep 3, 2020 • 41min
Looking at Lucasfilm Ep 50: Why you really need to watch “Red Tails”
Dan Zehr & Jim Hill start off this week’s episode by talking about the October 30th start of Season 2 of “The Mandalorian” on Disney+. They also discuss Jon Boyega’s recent interview with British GQ (More importantly, why it’s crucial to read the entire article. Rather than that handful of quotes that are now bouncing around the Web). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sep 1, 2020 • 31min
Fine Tooning with Drew Taylor Episode 92: “Over the Moon” gets ready for its October 23 rd debut on Netflix
Drew Taylor & Jim Hill start off this week’s episode by paying tribute to Saturday morning television veteran Joe Ruby. They then talk about how Disney’s recent “Raya and the Last Dragon” news is pretty much par for the course when it comes to modern day feature animation product at the Mouse House Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Aug 31, 2020 • 49min
Disney Dish Episode 285: How Eisner’s cost containment efforts changed Kali River Rapids
Len Testa & Jim Hill start off this week’s episode by sharing some cost savings tipswhen it comes to staying on WDW property. Then they offer up the long-awaited conclusion to a featurepiece about the construction of Kali River Rapids at Disney’s Animal Kingdom theme park Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Aug 28, 2020 • 24min
Marvel Us Disney Ep 71: Should Sony be learning from Warner Bros. mistakes?
In a special flying-solo edition of this podcast, Jim Hill first talks about the multiple Spider-Man related projects that Sony is readying for production in the coming year. Jim then takes a look at “Web Slingers: A Spider-Man Adventure” and how COVID-19 may wind up impacting this key component of DCA’s Avengers Campus Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Aug 25, 2020 • 50min
Fine Tooning with Drew Taylor Episode 91: Behind-the-scenes on Disney’s “The Black Cauldron”
Drew Taylor & Jim Hill first talk about how DC’s recent round of layoffs may throw a damper on this weekend’s FanDome event. They then talk about the enormous impact that Don Bluth’s September 1979 exit from Walt Disney Feature Animation had on that studio Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Aug 24, 2020 • 41min
Disney Dish Episode 284: WDW Cast Members assemble a DIY “Great Movie Ride”
Len Testa & Jim Hill start off this week’s episode by talking about changes The WaltDisney World has recently made to accommodate more annual passholders at its theme parks. Then Jimwraps up his tale of why “Rivers of Light” went up the creek. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Aug 21, 2020 • 41min
Marvel Us Disney Episode 70: Is seeing “The New Mutants” in theaters worth the risk?
Aaron Adams & Jim Hill start off this week’s episode by talking about the seriesfinale of “Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.” They then look back at when Walt Disney Productions hiredJack Kirby to create a Sunday Funnies version of their December 1979 release, “The Black Hole” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Aug 20, 2020 • 51min
Looking at Lucasfilm Episode 49: Celebrating Star Wars Celebrations of the past
Dan Zehr & Jim Hill start off this week’s show by talking about operational changesthat have recently been made to WDW’s version of Black Spire Outpost. Then Dan shares memories ofthe four Star Wars Celebrations that he’d attended / participated in since 2005. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
