Podcasters in search of the ultimate truth - what is the best animated Disney movie? It's our job to find out, using objectivity and a detailed rubric unlike any other. Each episode covers one movie, distilling down into eight categories how it stacks up.
Defining Disney Podcast
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Podcasters in search of the ultimate truth - what is the best animated Disney movie? It's our job to find out, using objectivity and a detailed rubric unlike any other. Each episode covers one movie, distilling down into eight categories how it stacks up.
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December 28, 2022
Episode 5x11 - Lilo and Stitch
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Finish the canon with us with our take on Lilo and Stitch, a supersized episode with eight - yes, EIGHT - guests that make up part of our podcast ‘Ohana contributing their own unique perspectives to this fan favorite film. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">‘Ohana means family, and family means no one gets left behind or forgotten. We promise our long run time is worth not being left behind! </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Don’t miss:</span></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">The way this movie breaks our hearts and puts them back together again a million and one times</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">How many elements of Hawaiian culture and specific Kauai references Chris Sanders and Dean DeBlois make central to this film’s story, characters, and landscape</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">A discussion of the various things that worked in this film that Disney was able to take forward into the Revival and beyond</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Our final score, which may or may not surprise you based on our love for this film</span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">PLUS, we talk through all the thoughts our audience had when they watched the movie, including even more members of our podcast community!</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Links for you:</span></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><a href= "http://definingdisneypodcast.com"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Our website</span></a> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">has our ranking spreadsheet for the full Walt Disney Animation Studios canon</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><a href= "https://definingdisneypodcast.com/?page_id=126"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Join our ‘Ohana</span></a> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">to be among the first to know about new content we’re developing</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Follow us on Twitter</span> <a href= "https://twitter.com/definingdisney"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">@definingdisney</span></a> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">and let us know your thoughts on Lilo and Stitch</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">When our transcription is available, we’ll link it here</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Meet our guests: <a href= "https://twitter.com/KrutchesMcGee">Stephen</a> | <a href= "https://twitter.com/katycorfish">Katy</a> | <a href= "https://twitter.com/TheGBrayMiller">Bray</a> | <a href= "https://twitter.com/sette_reset">Lauren</a> | <a href= "https://www.instagram.com/palette.productions/?hl=en">Kaitlyn</a> | Tim of <a href="https://twitter.com/OSWpodcast1" data-rich-text-format-boundary="true">OSW</a> | <a href= "https://twitter.com/DWLundberg">Darin</a> of NostalgiaCast | <a href="https://twitter.com/anomalymonkey">Kevin</a></span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Don’t forget to SUBSCRIBE so you don’t miss our return, and if you enjoyed this one, please leave us a rating and review. Thanks for listening and we’ll see ya real soon!</span></p>
December 14, 2022
Episode 5x10 - Encanto
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Drawers, floors, doors - let’s go! Come with us and the family Madrigal as we unpack Encanto, a magical tale of a family blessed with gifts and riddled with trauma, set in beautiful Colombia.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Don’t miss:</span></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">The way this film’s team learned from other past films to make this one the best it could possibly be</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">How many specific Colombian cultural elements the film incorporates</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">A discussion of the character development within this film, both in range and growth, that sets the new gold standard for the category in our rubric</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Our final score, which sets the bar high for any future Disney films we may cover down the line</span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">PLUS, we talk through all the thoughts our audience had when they watched the movie, including several members of our community on Twitter!</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Links for you:</span></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><a href= "http://definingdisneypodcast.com"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Our website</span></a> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">has our ranking spreadsheet for all the movies we’ve rated so far</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><a href= "https://definingdisneypodcast.com/?page_id=126"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Join our ‘Ohana</span></a> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">to be among the first to know about new content we’re developing</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Follow us on Twitter</span> <a href= "https://twitter.com/definingdisney"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">@definingdisney</span></a> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">and let us know your thoughts on Encanto</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">When our transcription is available, we’ll link it here</span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Don’t forget to SUBSCRIBE so you don’t miss a single episode, and if you enjoyed this one, please leave us a rating and review. Thanks for listening and we’ll see ya real soon!</span></p>
November 30, 2022
Episode 5x09 - Make Mine Music
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Come along on another symphonic journey as we tackle our last package film in Make Mine Music! Fair warning - this one isn’t on Disney+, so you may not be able to watch it before listening.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Don’t miss:</span></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">The short that really serves as the blueprint for discussing character development in music</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">How jazz ties all of these shorts together, even with all its wide-varying subjects</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">A discussion of the oddities that litter this film, including changed score segments, one anthropomorphic animal in an otherwise normal world, and a short that was cut entirely</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Our final score, cementing the package era as the overall lowest in the canon</span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">PLUS, we talk through all the thoughts our audience had when they watched the movie, including several members of our community on Twitter!</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Links for you:</span></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><a href= "http://definingdisneypodcast.com"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Our website</span></a> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">has our ranking spreadsheet for all the movies we’ve rated so far</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><a href= "https://definingdisneypodcast.com/?page_id=126"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Join our ‘Ohana</span></a> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">to be among the first to know about new content we’re developing</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Follow us on Twitter</span> <a href= "https://twitter.com/definingdisney"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">@definingdisney</span></a> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">and let us know your thoughts on Make Mine Music</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">When our transcription is available, we’ll link it here</span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Don’t forget to SUBSCRIBE so you don’t miss a single episode, and if you enjoyed this one, please leave us a rating and review. Thanks for listening and we’ll see ya real soon!</span></p>
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