Interesting people talk about movies they watched as kids, and kids movies they find interesting as adults. If you’re a kid 8 years and up, or a kid at heart, you’ll enjoy listening to adults talk about the movies that have stuck in their minds long after they left the theater or closed the streaming app.
Rick Johnston grew up in a mid-sized city in South Carolina. He joined the show and we talked about:
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
Jurassic Park
The Lego Movie
RoboCop
Star Trek III: The Search for Spock
Toy Story
Here is the site for Cakeable Charlotte (https://wearecakeable.org/), the nonprofit Rick mentioned.
The Kids Popcorn Podcast is hosted and produced by David 29 Sunset. Follow him on 29sunset.com (https://www.29sunset.com), or on Bluesky (https://bsky.app/profile/29sunset.com). Find more episodes, and an index of every guest and movie they talk about at popcorn.29sunset.com (https://popcorn.29sunset.com).
This is the final episode of the first season! Thank you for listening! If you are interested in talking about your favorite kids movies for a future episode, contact David through the email address at popcorn.29sunset.com (https://popcorn.29sunset.com).
1 Dec 2025
Xandra Grayson
Xandra Grayson, of the Culture Junkie podcast (https://www.culturejunkie.ca/podcast), joined the show and we talked about:
Beauty and the Beast (1991)
Beetlejuice
Brave
The Mitchells vs. The Machines
The Nightmare Before Christmas
The NeverEnding Story
The Kids Popcorn Podcast is hosted and produced by David 29 Sunset. Follow him on 29sunset.com (https://www.29sunset.com), or on Bluesky (https://bsky.app/profile/29sunset.com). Find more episodes, and an index of every guest and movie they talk about at popcorn.29sunset.com (https://popcorn.29sunset.com).
24 Nov 2025
Gabe Fernandez
Gabe Fernandez, sports reporter at SF Gate (https://www.sfgate.com/author/gabe-fernandez/), joined the show and we talked about:
Bruce Almighty
Cats & Dogs
Finding Nemo
George of the Jungle
The Incredibles
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
The Kids Popcorn Podcast is hosted and produced by David 29 Sunset. Follow him on 29sunset.com (https://www.29sunset.com), or on Bluesky (https://bsky.app/profile/29sunset.com). Find more episodes, and an index of every guest and movie they talk about at popcorn.29sunset.com (https://popcorn.29sunset.com).
17 Nov 2025
Sabrina
Sabrina grew up in the UK and now lives in New Zealand. She joined the show and we talked about:
Ace Ventura: Pet Detective
FernGully: The Last Rainforest
Jurassic Park
Peter Pan (1953)
Robin Hood (1973)
Sleeping Beauty (1959)
The Wizard of Oz (1939)
Here are the sites for Raices Texas (https://raicestexas.org/) and Trans Equality (https://transequality.org/), the organizations Sabrina mentioned.
The Kids Popcorn Podcast is hosted and produced by David 29 Sunset. Follow him on 29sunset.com (https://www.29sunset.com), or on Bluesky (https://bsky.app/profile/29sunset.com). Find more episodes, and an index of every guest and movie they talk about at popcorn.29sunset.com (https://popcorn.29sunset.com).
10 Nov 2025
Cody Morris
Cody Morris, an elected port commissioner in Hoodsport, WA, a musician, and owner of Potlatch Brewing (https://potlatchbrewing.com/), talks about:
The Adventures of Milo and Otis
Bambi
Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey
Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990)
The Kids Popcorn Podcast is hosted and produced by David 29 Sunset. Follow him on 29sunset.com (https://www.29sunset.com), or on Bluesky (https://bsky.app/profile/29sunset.com). Find more episodes, and an index of every guest and movie they talk about at popcorn.29sunset.com (https://popcorn.29sunset.com).
3 Nov 2025
Maria Bustillos
Maria Bustillos, lead editor of Flaming Hydra (https://flaminghydra.com/), talks about:
Duck Soup
My Neighbor Totoro
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
The Sound of Music
Related: Every Frame a Painting video about Edgar Wright's visual comedy (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3FOzD4Sfgag)
The Kids Popcorn Podcast is hosted and produced by David 29 Sunset. Follow him on 29sunset.com (https://www.29sunset.com), or on Bluesky (https://bsky.app/profile/29sunset.com). Find more episodes, and an index of every guest and movie they talk about at popcorn.29sunset.com (https://popcorn.29sunset.com).
27 Oct 2025
Zach Geballe
It's the premiere episode, and Zach Geballe of the VinePair Podcast (https://vinepair.com/the-vinepair-podcast/) talks about:
Inside Out
The Lion King
The Little Mermaid
Ratatouille
Spaceballs
Tangled
Toy Story
The Kids Popcorn Podcast is hosted and produced by David 29 Sunset. Follow him on 29sunset.com (https://www.29sunset.com), or on Bluesky (https://bsky.app/profile/29sunset.com). Find more episodes, and an index of every guest and movie they talk about at popcorn.29sunset.com (https://popcorn.29sunset.com).
11 Oct 2025
Coming Soon: Season 1!
Welcome to the Kids Popcorn Podcast, where interesting people talk about movies they watched as kids, and kids movies they find interesting as adults. If you’re a kid 8 years and up, or a kid at heart, you’ll enjoy listening to adults talk about the movies that have stuck in their minds long after they left the theater or closed the streaming app. The first episode of the first season is coming soon, so subscribe wherever you get your podcasts, or keep up to date by visiting the show's website at popcorn.29sunset.com (https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/4415437116332328697/205601528004650457#).
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