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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Jul 12, 2021 • 51min
Disney Dish Episode 330: How the Floral Mickey came to be
Len Testa & Jim Hill start off this week’s show by talking about which WDW Resorts will be re-opening over the next three months. They also look back at the horticultural challenges that Disneyland Park faced less than 10 days from its grand opening back in July of 1955Show Notes for this episode are here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jul 6, 2021 • 43min
Fine Tooning with Drew Taylor - Episode 129: Is a return to Portorosso in Disney+’s future?
Drew Taylor & Jim Hill start off this week’s show about the “Coco” scene which is about to be adding to “Mickey’s PhilharMagic” at the Disney theme parks. They then interview Tom McGrath, the director of DreamWorks Animation’s “The Boss Baby: Family Business” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jul 5, 2021 • 59min
Disney Dish Episode 329: runDisney events return to the WDW Resort this November
Len Testa & Jim Hill start off this episode by discussing WDW’s decision to reportedly make Evening Extra Magic Hours a Deluxe Resorts & DVC Member exclusive. They also conclude their look at the history of “Toy Story Midway Mania!”Show Notes for this episode are here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jul 2, 2021 • 55min
Marvel Us Disney Episode 94: Did “WandaVision” really tweak its final scene after-the-fact
Aaron Adams & Jim Hill start off this week’s show by talking about Marvel’s “Wakanda Forever,” the “Black Panther” sequel that began production down in Georgia earlier this week. They also discuss Episodes 3 & 4 of “Loki.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jun 29, 2021 • 58min
Fine Tooning Drew Taylor - Episode 128: Meet the makers of Disney Zenimation
Drew Taylor & Jim Hill start off this week’s show by talking about how “The Simpsons” paid tribute to Conan O’Brien’s last show on TBS. They then share a lengthy interview with David Bess of Walt Disney Animation Studios & Shannon Mills of Skywalker Sound Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jun 28, 2021 • 53min
Disney Dish Dish Episode 328: What happens when Mickey enters the public domain
Len Testa & Jim Hill start off this week’s episode by listing the nighttime shows which will soon be returning to the WDW Resort. They then look back at many of the concepts for Mickey Mouse-based rides, shows & attractions that never quite made it off of WDI’s drawing boardShow Notes are here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jun 23, 2021 • 44min
Fine Tooning with Drew Taylor - Episode 127: Why “Hotel Transylvania: Transformania” shifted its release date to October
Drew Tailor & Jim Hill start off this week’s show by talking about what Adult Swim did to help raise awareness of their recent animated acquisition, “Tuca & Bertie.” They then discuss why the audience for feature-length animated films maybe isn’t quite ready to return to their local multiplex Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jun 21, 2021 • 42min
Disney Dish Episode 327: When is DCA’s Quinjet attraction likely to take flight
Len Testa & Jim Hill start off this week’s show by answering all sorts of listener questions. They then talk about how the Rivers of America at Disneyland Park almost encircled a Mickey & Minnie Mouse-themed island, rather than Tom Sawyer IslandShow Notes for this episode are here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jun 18, 2021 • 56min
Marvel Us Disney Episode 93: How James Gunn wants his “Guardians” film trilogy to end
Aaron Adams & Jim Hill start off this week’s show by talking about the huge per-household audience that tuned in to Disney+ for the “Loki” premiere. They also talked about how the version of time travel introduced in “Avengers: Endgame” handcuffed the writers of this new limited studios from Marvel Studios Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jun 15, 2021 • 38min
Fine Tooning with Drew Taylor - Episode 126: Zenimation shines a spotlight on the true artistry of Disney Animation
Drew Taylor & Jim Hill start off this week’s episode by talking about Walt Disney’s battles with the home owner association at Smoke Tree Ranch. They then reveal what Disney+’s new “Monsters at Work” animated series has in common with “Planes: Fire & Rescue” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
