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.
Episodes
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Oct 30, 2019 • 59min
Fine Tooning with Drew Taylor Episode 58: Remembering Disney’s “Fraidy Cat”
Drew Taylor and Jim Hill start off this week’s episode with a lengthy excerpt from SirElton John’s official autobiography where the singer / songwriter looks back on his role in the creation ofDisney’s “The Lion King.” Then Drew & Jim share what they know about Ron Clements & John Musker’saborted animated feature which was to have been an affectionate send-up of Sir Alfred Hitchcock’ssuspense films Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 28, 2019 • 57min
Disney Dish Episode 241: Testa and Scopa! Together again!
Len Testa & Jim Hill start off this week’s show by talking about Disney’s recent testof easier-to-understand names for the menu items served at “Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge.” Then Lenreunites with his old “WDW Today” co-host Mike Scopa as these two discuss this year’s offering atEpcot’s International Food & Wine Festival Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 25, 2019 • 55min
Universal Joint Episode 28: Universal Beijing’s response to WDW’s MagicBands
Dustin Fuhs & Jim Hill start off this week’s episode by talking about the “Bourne Stuntacular,” which will be opening at Universal Studios Florida in the Spring of 2020. They then discuss how Universal Creative settled on the seven themed zones that will be featured at Universal Studios Beijing Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 21, 2019 • 57min
Disney Dish Episode 241: Testa and Scopa! Together again!
Len Testa & Jim Hill start off this week’s show by talking about Disney’s recent testof easier-to-understand names for the menu items served at “Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge.” Then Lenreunites with his old “WDW Today” co-host Mike Scopa as these two discuss this year’s offering atEpcot’s International Food & Wine Festival Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 21, 2019 • 57min
Disney Dish Episode 240: 364 days of staying in WDW hotel rooms
Len Testa & Jim Hill start off this week’s show by talking about the changes that have been made to the menus found inside of “Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge.” Then Len shares an interview that he recently did with Robert & Alyssa Simmons, a couple who are spending a solid year only staying in hotel rooms at various Walt Disney World resorts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 18, 2019 • 49min
Marvel Us Disney Episode 51: How toy sales cured Tony Stark of his alcoholism
Aaron Adams & Jim Hill start off this week’s episode by talking about the “Marvel celebrates Stan Lee” event that was held last week at NYC’s New Amsterdam Theatre. They then discuss how Marvel Studios has cherry-picked certain elements from famous Marvel Comics storylines to use in its Cinematic Universe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 17, 2019 • 55min
Fine Tooning with Drew Taylor Episode 56: Resurrecting “The Addams Family”
Jim Hill uses the “Addams Family” strong ticket sales as an excuse to look at the nearly 80-year history of this freaky franchise. Then Drew Taylor shares his interview that he recently did with Brittney Lee & Griselda Sastrawinata-Lemay about the development of Disney’s “Frozen 2” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 14, 2019 • 39min
Disney Dish Episode 239: Inside the Skyliner malfunction
Len Testa starts off this week’s episode by sharing a first-person account about what it was like to be stranded on WDW’s Skyliner back on Saturday, October 5th. Jim Hill then talks about the changes that have recently been made to the Hoop-Dee-Doo Musical Revue. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 10, 2019 • 33min
Marvel Us Disney Episode 50: Scorcese’s take on the MCU
Aaron Adams and Jim Hill start off this week’s episode by talking about the role that Tom Holland played in Sony Pictures & Marvel Studios opting to extend their “Spider-Man” co-production deal. They then discuss whether the motion pictures that make up the Marvel Cinematic Universe are movies or films Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 10, 2019 • 43min
Fine Tooning with Drew Taylor Episode 55: How “Frozen 2” came to be
Drew Taylor & Jim Hill start off this week’s show by talking about “Klaus,” the Sergio Pablos film that Netflix will be releasing to theaters on November 8th and then making available for streaming one week later. Drew then shares an interview that he did recently with Chris Buck & Jennifer Lee, the co-directors of the original “Frozen” and its eagerly anticipated sequel Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
