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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Oct 23, 2020 • 43min
Marvel Us Disney Episode 77: Why are paparazzi staking out the “Spider-Man 3” set
Aaron Adams & Jim Hill start off this week’s show by talking about the promotional plans for that “Falcon and the Winter Soldier” limited series which got derailed by COVID-19. Then they celebrate Halloween a little early by looking back at the “Marvel Zombies” comic book series Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 22, 2020 • 59min
The Universal Joint Episode 40: Bela -- not Boris -- as Frankenstein’s monster
Dustin Fuhs & Jim Hill start off this week’s show by talking about what happened to Fabio when “Apollo’s Chariot” opened at Busch Gardens Williamsburg back in March of 1999. They then continue their series about the horror films that launched Universal Classic Monsters, “Dracula” & “Frankenstein.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 20, 2020 • 41min
Fine Tooning with Drew Taylor - Episode 99: How “Trollhunters” traveled from Disney to DreamWorks
Drew Taylor & Jim Hill start off this week’s show by talking about the recent restructuring at The Walt Disney Company and how it will impact animation going forward. They then conclude their history of Disney Double Dare You, which was to have launched a whole new arm at the Studio that made “ … films that thrill & chill for children of all ages.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 19, 2020 • 1h 8min
Disney Dish Episode 292: Which Presidents visited what Disney Parks?
Len Testa & Jim Hill start off this week’s show by talking about Walt Disney World’s Swan and Dolphin’s decision to switch over from WDW’s bus system to Mears. Then they welcome their special guest, Smithsonian museum specialist Bethanee Bemis, who talks about Disney theme parks and the American Experience. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 15, 2020 • 55min
Looking at Lucasfilm Episode 53 : What Rian & George both wanted to do with Luke
Dan Zehr & Jim Hill start off this week’s episode by talking about how The Walt Disney Company’s recent reorganization will impact Lucasfilm. Then Jim takes a look at the Young Indiana Jones-themed stunt show that the Imagineers wanted to build at Disneyland in the early 1990s. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 14, 2020 • 45min
I Want That Episode 11: When the Sanderson Sisters went to the supermarket
Shelley Valladolid & Jim Hill start off this week’s episode by talking about how the prolonged closure of the Disneyland Resort has impacted certain shops at Downtown Disney Anaheim. Jim then looks back at a sequence that was cut out of “Hocus Pocus” that then left this Kenny Ortega film with a fairly sizable plot hole Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 13, 2020 • 46min
Fine Tooning with Drew Taylor - Episode 98: The road to Disney Double Dare You
Drew Taylor & Jim Hill start off this week’s show by talking about how Pixar’s “Soul” will now premiere on Disney+. They also look back at how Disney’s family-friendly reputation actually prevented Walt from making the sorts of movies he wanted his Studio to produce Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 12, 2020 • 42min
Disney Dish Episode 291: Why doesn’t Shanghai Disneyland have any indoor roller coasters?
Len Testa starts out this week’s show with an enthusiastic review of Foxx Nolte’s “Boundless Realm” book, which takes its readers behind-the-scenes at the Haunted Mansion. Then Jim Hill concludes his Disney Princesses in the Parks series by talking about how WDW’s New Fantasyland project changed course in mid-construction Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 9, 2020 • 41min
Marvel Us Disney Episode 76: How many limited series is too many limited series?
Aaron Adams & Jim Hill start off this week’s show by talking about “Helstrom,” the first series from Marvel’s “Adventures in Fear” franchise. They then talk about how last week’s layoffs at The Walt Disney Company will impact WDI’s Marvel-related plans for the Disney Parks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 8, 2020 • 54min
Universal Joint Episode 39: Who did Universal originally want to cast as Dracula
Dustin Fuhs & Jim Hill start off this week’s show by discussing what’s different about the Universal Orlando Resort’s decision to close its Volcano Bay water theme parks for the winter. They then look back at the film (or should we says films) that actually launched the Universal Classic Monsters franchise Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
