The Progress City Radio Hour
Progress City, U.S.A.
4.9from 117 ratings
- 80
- Episodes
- 3
- Transcribed
- 117
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2010
- First episode
- 4M
- YouTube views
About The Progress City Radio Hour
Hosts Jeff & Michael Crawford take you through a century of Disney history, with a focus on Walt Disney and his many works. From animation to live-action film to theme parks and Imagineering and beyond, we present deep dives into our monthly topics while also interviewing fascinating individuals who have contributed to the Disney legacy. With a look to the past, and an eye to the future, hop on the monorail and join us for a great big beautiful tomorrow! Disney history, music, and more - broadcasting from beautiful downtown Progress City, U.S.A.
- Publisher
- Progress City, U.S.A.
- Category
- arts · society & culture
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 20 Feb 2010
- Latest episode
- 23 Jun 2026
Latest episodes
3 of 80 episodes have a transcript.
23 Jun 2026
The Progress City Radio Hour - Episode 79 - Town Hall: Bob Gibbons
12 May 2026TRANSCRIPT
The Progress City Radio Hour - Episode 78 - Sponsorships!
31 Mar 2026TRANSCRIPT
The Progress City Radio Hour - Episode 77 - Town Hall: Tim Kirk, Part I
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The Progress City Radio Hour - Episode 78 - Sponsorships!
Published 12 May 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] I mean, this was like the pros. Yeah, I mean, the top-level talent, not sound-alikes. Correct. By the late 1950s, Disney had been delivered from financial ruin and was on their way to again being a different kind of company. One that focused less on animation and more on live action film and theme parks. They no longer needed the money the commercial unit brought in and it seemed to be a bother to Walt. I guess he wanted to focus on monorails and matterhorns. I guess so, but I kind of wish he had still done them because these are fun... i mean you can find these on youtube some of them like the nash and uh they're they're fun stuff man a lot of nash ones a lot of yeah a lot of peter pan of course yes um good stuff yeah so the disney commercial unit and harrell productions largely disbanded but phyllis bounds's interesting life would not be stopped michael She would marry David DeTage, who designed Fresh Up Freddy, as we said. […]
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- Bob Gibbons
- Bob Weis
- Steve Anderson
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- YouTube views
- 3,657,062
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.9 / 5
- 103 ratings
- Spotify
- 5.0 / 5
- 14 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 38 / 100
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- Quality
- 15
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 86
- Engagement
- 67
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