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 17, 2020 • 39min
Looking at Lucasfilm Ep 55: What really drew George Lucas to “Red Tails”
Dan Zehr & Jim Hill start off this week’s episode by talking about what the future holds for “Looking at Lucasfilm.” They then share their thoughts on the first three episodes of Season Two of “The Mandalorian” and a feature story about the movie "Red Tails". Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 16, 2020 • 1h 8min
Disney Dish Episode 296: What to expect from a post-COVID Disney World
Len Testa & Jim Hill start off this week’s show by talking about why WDW officials have decided to hold off opening “Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure” at Epcot ‘til the first quarter of 2021. They then share a recent survey that throws a spotlight on what the WDW Resort is considering offering to lure Guests back down to Central Florida once a coronavirus vaccine is readily available Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 12, 2020 • 46min
Fine Tooning with Drew Taylor - Episode 101: The wonders of “Wolfwalkers”
Jim Hill starts off this week’s show by talking about what he watched on YouTube as a distraction as he waited for Election Results. Then Drew Taylor shares his thoughts on “Soul,” Pixar’s new animated feature (which will begin streaming on Disney+ on December 25th) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 9, 2020 • 38min
Disney Dish Episode 295: Is WDW considering a socially-distant New Year’s Celebration?
Len Testa shares news about how the Disney Cruise Line must first go through simulated cruises where the boats remain tied up to the dock before the CDC will then clear them for sailings. Then Jim Hill talks about how Dick Nunis once wanted to use the Empress Lilly as the jumping-off point for a Southern-themed expansion of the Walt Disney World Village at Lake Buena Vista Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 6, 2020 • 35min
Marvel Us Disney Episode 78: Get an early look at Marvel’s “M.O.D.O.K.”
Aaron Adams & Jim Hill are joined by an extra special guest for their Election Night recording session. Aaron then shares an idea that would allow Marvel Studios to cash in on its yet-to-be released films even while movie theaters around the country remain closed Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 5, 2020 • 57min
Universal Joint Episode 41: Could USH’s Upper Lot be re-opened for the holidays?
Dustin Fuhs & Jim Hill discuss how the Universal Parks & Resorts are now transitioning from terror to tinsel. They then take a look at why “Fast & Furious 9” now seems to be taking the slow lane to theatrical release Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 3, 2020 • 1h 9min
Fine Tooning with Drew Taylor - Episode 100: The truth about Circle 7 Studios
Bob Hilgenberg joins Drew Taylor & Jim Hill on the 100th episode of “Fine Tooning.” As the co-writer of “Monsters, Inc. 2: Monsters in Scaradice” & a never-produced version of “Toy Story 3,” Bob shares his memories of working at Circle 7 Studios. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 2, 2020 • 43min
Disney Dish Episode 294: How soon might we see HarmoniUs up & running at Epcot?
Len Testa starts off this week’s show by sharing a survey Six Flags recently sent out, which shines a spotlight on the grim reality that the entire theme park industry is facing right now. Then Jim Hill looks back at the history of River Country, WDW’s first water park. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 29, 2020 • 47min
Looking at Lucasfilm Episode 54: The truth about that dragon draped over the dune
Dan Zehr starts off this week’s episode by talking about “The Star Wars Book,” a DK release that he co-authored with Pablo Hildalgo & Cole Horton. Then Jim Hill reveals how an oversized prop from Disney’s “One of Our Dinosaurs is Missing” wound up buried in sand in the Tunisian desert Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 26, 2020 • 1h 5min
Disney Dish Episode 293: Is Disney getting ready to close Fantasia Gardens?
Len Testa starts off this episode by talking about the problems he has with Governor Newsom’s guidelines for the re-opening of California’s theme parks. Jim Hill then looks back on why it took Epcot’s “Wonders of Life” 12 years to move from its initial design phase in 1977 to when this Future World pavilion officially opens its doors back in October of 1989. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
