The Jim Hill Media Podcast Network

Latest Episodes:

Fine Tooning with Drew Taylor - Episode 179: What Disney revealed at this year’s Annecy Animation Festival 2022 Jun 21, 2022

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Drew Taylor & Jim Hill start off this week’s episode by discussing how “Lightyear” did over its opening weekend at the North American box office. They also talk about the stage version of Disney’s “Hercules,” which the Papermill Playhouse will present in the Winter of 2023

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The Disney Dish with Jim Hill - Episode 379: Aulani delivers the Disney Resort experience you used to get stateside Jun 20, 2022

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Christina Harrison reports on her recent stay at Disney’s resort & spa on Oahu. Then Jim Hill looks back at the history of the House of the Future at Disneyland Park

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Looking at Lucasfilm - Episode 62: Would “Solo: A Star Wars Story” have worked better as a limited series Jun 18, 2022

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Brian Gaughn & Jim Hill start off this week’s episode by talking about the new “Star Wars” that Dan Zehr wrote which would be a perfect Father’s Day gift. They also discuss the last three episodes of Disney+’s “Obi-Wan Kenobi” limited series

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Fine Tooning with Drew Taylor - Episode 178: How Major Matt Mason inspired the creation of Buzz Lightyear Jun 16, 2022

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Jim Hill starts off this week’s show by describing the many different versions of “We Don’t Talk About Bruno” Disney Studios created ahead of “Encanto” ‘s theatrical release. He also talks about the number of new animation studios that are opening up in Vancouver

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The Disney Dish with Jim Hill Episode 378: Looking back on Fort Wilderness’ abandoned expansion plans from the mid-1970s Jun 13, 2022

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Len Testa starts off this week’s show by sharing a fairly blunt survey that the WDW Resort recently sent out about Disney’s Animal Kingdom theme park. Then Jim Hill talks about how – once upon a time – Pioneer Hall was supposed to have been the very first part of Florida’s Frontier Town project

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Marvel Us Disney Episode 137: “Ms. Marvel” is off to a marvelous start Jun 10, 2022

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Aaron Adams starts off this week’s show by sharing some of the audio that he recently recorded at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Then he & Jim Hill then discuss the first episode of Marvel Studios’ latest limited series for Disney+

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Fine Tooning with Drew Taylor - Episode 177:Celebrating the 20th anniversary of “Kim Possible” Jun 07, 2022

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Drew Taylor & Jim Hill start off this week’s show discussing that first look at Disney’s “Hamster & Gretel” which just got released. They then shine a spotlight on that new two-LP vinyl soundtrack for “The Iron Giant” which Varese Sarabande is about to release.

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The Disney Dish with Jim Hill Episode 377: How Walt Disney made his Imagineers walk in the Guests shoes Jun 06, 2022

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en Testa & Jim Hill welcome Arthur Levine from About Theme Parks, who then talks about his new Substack project. These three then talk about an intriguing bit of construction that’s now underway at WDW’s Blizzard Beach water park

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Marvel Us Disney Episode 136: Where is Joe Quesada heading now that he’s leaving Marvel Jun 03, 2022

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Aaron Adams starts off this week’s show by recounting his recording adventures at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Then Jim Hill talks about his recent interaction with James Gunn, director of “Guardians of the Galaxy: Vol 3”

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Looking at Lucasfilm - Episode 61: How many new “Star Wars” limited series will we see in 2023? Jun 01, 2022

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Brian Gaughn looks back at the four days he just spent at the Anaheim Convention Center covering this year’s Star Wars Celebration. He and Jim Hill then discuss the first two episodes of “Obi-Wan Kenobi,” Lucasfilm’s latest limited series for Disney+

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