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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Nov 29, 2019 • 35min
Marvel Us Disney Episode 54: 2023 should be a banner year for Marvel Cinematic Universe fans
Aaron Adams & Jim Hill starts off this week’s episode by discussing the most recent episodes of HBO’s “Watchmen” series. They then share why “Falcon and the Winter Soldier” (i.e., that limited series Marvel Studios is currently making for Disney+) will most likely not link up with the storyline of “The Eternals” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 26, 2019 • 1h 6min
Looking at Lucasfilm Episode 29 : Editing the Very First Star Wars Movie “A New Hope”
Dan Zehr & Jim Hill start off this week’s episode by talking about Paul Hirsch’s terrific new memoir, which recounts the eight months that Hirsch worked with George & Marcia Lucas putting together the final cut of the very first “Star Wars” movie. They also discuss Kathleen Kennedy’s current situation and how the rules really do seem to be different when it comes to powerful women working in Hollywood. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 25, 2019 • 46min
Disney Dish Episode 245: Make way for DAK’s Merry Menagerie
Len Testa & Jim Hill start off this week’s show by discussing how a patent Disney Parks & Resorts recently filed may eventually impact classic attractions like Space Mountain. Then Jim talks about some of the newer holiday offerings he enjoyed during a recent visit to the Walt Disney World Resort Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 21, 2019 • 57min
Universal Joint Episode 30: Universal Joint LIVE!
From the lovely St. Croix room at the Loews Sapphire Falls Resort, it’s Dustin Fuhs & Jim Hill. In front of a live audience, these two recap what happened over the course of Storybook Destinations’ three day-long event, “It’s a Universal Christmas with Jim.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 19, 2019 • 42min
Looking at Lucasfilm Episode 28: Man, does “The Mandalorian” deliver
Dan Zehr & Jim Hill start off this week’s episode by talking about how much they enjoyed the first episode of Jon Favreau’s live-action series for Disney+. They then dig into the history of “Star Wars” breakfast cereal Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 18, 2019 • 39min
Disney Dish Episode 244: Why Hyperion Wharf Didn’t Happen
Len Testa & Jim Hill start off this week’s show by talking about how Leslie Iwerks' “Imagineering” documentary series on Disney+ is a must-see for theme park fans. They then discuss why the construction of Hyperion Wharf (i.e., the Downtown Disney renewal project that was originally supposed to replace Pleasure Island) never went forward. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 15, 2019 • 43min
Marvel Us Disney Episode 53: The problem with secret identities
Aaron Adams & Jim Hill start off this week’s episode by talking about HBO’s “Watchmen” reboot, which seems to be its own animal (rather than being a slavish copy of Alan Moore & Dave Gibbons’ ground-breaking graphic novel from 1987 or a direct continuation of Zack Snyder’s feature film from 2009). They then talk about how Marvel’s attitude toward secret identities made the movies that were based on those comic different from DC-inspired films. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 14, 2019 • 54min
Universal Joint Episdoe 29: What happens when your next door neighbor is a theme park
Dustin Fuhs & Jim Hill start off this week’s podcast by discussing – less than 24 hours after Halloween Horror Nights 29 ends its 41-night run – the Universal Orlando Resort began promoting 2020’s “30 Years of Fear.” They then talk about how the Epic Universe development team is working with the local community to ensure that Universal Orlando’s four theme park is seen as a good neighbor. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 12, 2019 • 40min
Fine Tooning with Drew Taylor Episode 59: It’s Disney+ Day
Drew Taylor & Jim Hill start off this week’s podcast by discussing which shows on Disney’s new streaming service are worth seeking out. Drew also talks about “Frozen 2” (which he’s already managed to see twice). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 11, 2019 • 45min
Disney Dish Episode 243: The long road to Mickey & Minnie’s Runaway Railway
Len Testa & Jim Hill start off this week’s episode by discussing how Disney & Las Vegas’ never-ending battle for your tourism dollars would up impacting Epcot’s “Space 220” restaurant.Then Jim walks listeners through WDI’s 66-year-old long struggle to get a Mickey Mouse-themed ride built at a Disney theme park Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
