

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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May 10, 2021 • 1h 12min
Disney Dish Episode 321: Meet the crew of Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser
Len Testa & Jim Hill start off this week’s episode by comparing WDW’s Boo Bash Disney After Hours event to Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party. They then continue their look back at Fess Parker’s time at Walt Disney Studios.Show Notes for this episode are here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 9, 2021 • 36min
Pink Monorail Episode 2: The return of the Disney College Program
Shelly & Noe Valladolid start off this week’s show with a quick look at the re-opening of Disneyland Park. They also talked about how the pandemic, as well as an earthquake in Puerto Rico, impacted the production of Marvel Studios’ most recent limited series Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 7, 2021 • 56min
Marvel Us Disney Episode 91: What that new Sony deal means for Disney+
Aaron Adams & Jim Hill start off this week’s show by discussing all of the info that Marvel Studios just released about Phase Four of the MCU. They then share the tribute to Jack Kirby that the Imagineers recently added to DCA’s “Guardians of the Galaxy -- Mission: BREAKOUT !” attraction Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 4, 2021 • 37min
Fine Tooning with Drew Taylor - Episode 120: Do you remember those animated “Far Side” specials
Drew Taylor & Jim Hill start off this week’s episode by talking about Seth McFarlane’s attempt to revive / reinvent “The Flintstones” back in 2011. They then discuss how “Vivo” went from being a DreamWorks Animation project to a Sony Picture Animation release that will soon be showing up on Netflix Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 3, 2021 • 42min
Disney Dish Episode 320: Who’s this other family in my Memory Maker account
Len Testa & Jim Hill start off this week’s show by discussing some of the bars & the restaurants that just got revealed for the Disney Wish. They then discuss the huge part that Davy Crockett played in the first year or so of Disneyland Park’s operationThis episode's show notes are here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Apr 29, 2021 • 53min
Universal Joint Episode 45 :Which Universal-owned IP will we next see in the Parks
Dustin Fuhs & Jim Hill start off this week’s show by talking about the eight-week-long promotional campaign Universal Pictures has put together to hype the June release of “F9.” They then talk about Comcast’s new marching orders when it comes to the Universal Parks & Resorts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 27, 2021 • 40min
Fine Tooning with Drew Taylor - Episode 119: Who’s directing the sequel to “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse”
Drew Taylor & Jim Hill start off this week’s episode by talking about HBO Max’s next “Adventure Time: Distant Lands” special. They then take an in-depth look at the performance capture films that ImageMovers Digital produced Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 26, 2021 • 57min
Disney Dish Episode 319: The day 'Soarin' ' first took flight over Future World"
Len Testa & Jim Hill start off this week’s show by talking about how Disney’s decision to update its guidance when it comes to Cast Member grooming & appearance will impact the rest of the hospitality industry. They then look back at how the Farmers Market at EPCOT Center’s The Land paved the way for food courts at WDW Resorts.This episode's show notes are here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Apr 23, 2021 • 1h 1min
Marvel Us Disney Episode 90: Did we just get our first glimpse of the MCU’s real Mandarin?
Aaron Adams & Jim Hill start off this week’s show by discussing the “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the 10 Rings” teaser trailer. They then look back at the two most recent episodes of “Falcon and the Winter Soldier” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 21, 2021 • 34min
Fine Tooning with Drew Taylor - Episode 118: The tangled tale of “Tusker” & “The Legend of Tembo”
Drew Taylor & Jim Hill start off this week’s show by discussing how the recently announced closure of the Arclight Cinemas & Pacific Theatres chain may impact the El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood. They then talk about a pair of pachyderm-based animated features that never made it into a theater near you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices


