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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Jun 12, 2019 • 45min
Fine Tooning with Drew Taylor Episode 40: Picking a proper princess song for “Aladdin”
Drew Taylor & Jim Hill start off this week’s show by talking about the teaser trailer for Pixar’s “Onward.” Then it’s a discussion of why it took Alan Menken four different tries before he finally found the perfect power ballad for Princess Jasmine to sing in Disney’s “Aladdin” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jun 8, 2019 • 41min
Marvel Us Disney Episode 39: Can you imagine Keanu in a Marvel movie?
Aaron Adams & Jim Hill start off this week’s show by reviewing all of the rumors that are making the rounds about which movies Marvel Studios will be making next. Aaron & Jim then discusses the various different versions of “Dark Phoenix” Marvel Entertainment has produced over the past 15 years Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jun 3, 2019 • 30min
Disney Dish Episode 221: Why WDW’s “Fire Mountain” project flamed out
While waiting for Len Testa to return from Batuu, Jim Hill shares a story about the thrill ride that the Magic Kingdom almost got back in the early 2000s. One that took its inspiration from “Atlantis: The Lost Empire” and would have sent Guests through an erupted volcano aboard a transforming coaster Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 31, 2019 • 42min
Marvel Us Disney Episode 38: Why “Good Omens” is really great television
Aaron Adams & Jim Hill start off this week’s episode with an update on the Stan Lee elder abuse case. Then Aaron serves up an enthusiastic review of the new Amazon Video limited series which is based on Neil Gaiman & Terry Pratchett’s 1990 comic novel Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 31, 2019 • 54min
Universal Joint Episode 20: How Butterbeer led to the creation of Blue Milk
Dustin Fuhs and Jim Hill start off this podcast with an update on Universal Studios Hollywood’s “Jurassic World” ride. They also talk about how the merch and food program that Universal Parks & Resorts developed for The Wizarding World of Harry Potter in the late 2000s influenced the choices that Disney made with its “Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge” project Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 28, 2019 • 36min
Fine Tooning with Drew Taylor Episode 39: Why Pixar Putt needs to come stateside
Drew Taylor & Jim Hill start off this podcast by talking about how Paramount’s decision to push the release date of “Sonic the Hedgehog” back to February 2020 may have actually made it harder for this live-action / CG film to succeed at the box office. Drew then shares an interview he recently did with Alan Menken, where that Academy Award-winner talks about the development of the original animated “Aladdin” back in the late 1980s / early 1990s. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 27, 2019 • 41min
Disney Dish Episode 220: When Godzilla (almost) came to Tokyo Disney
While Len’s getting ready for the opening of Anaheim’s “Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge,” Jim Hill shares an interview that he did with former Imagineer Terri Hardin. She then reveals the role that she played in the creation of a proposed attraction for Disney-MGM Studios Japan Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 24, 2019 • 46min
Marvel Us Disney Episode 37: How Marvel has mastered the sound of silence
Aaron Adams & Jim Hill share e-mails from two listeners who actually got to see “Spider-Man Turn Off the Dark” during its Broadway run. Then Aaron uses his audio expertise to demonstrate how Marvel Studios used the removal-of-sound as a way to add tension to the battle scenes in “Avengers: Endgame” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 22, 2019 • 45min
Looking at Lucasfilm Episode 19: How “Radioland Murders” paved the way for the prequels
Dan Zehr & Jim Hill start this podcast by paying tribute to the late Peter Mayhew. They then talk about the Abbott & Costello-inspired production that Universal Pictures had originally wanted George Lucas to direct as his follow-up to “American Graffiti” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 21, 2019 • 36min
Fine Tooning with Drew Taylor Episode 38: Looking back at Disney’s animated “Mulan”
Drew Taylor and Jim Hill start this podcast off by singing the praises of the “DuckTales” production team for the artful & heartfelt way they folded Darkwing Duck into this animated series. Jim then shares some stories about how “Mulan” became Walt Disney Feature Animation – Florida’s first solo production Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
