The Disney History Institute Podcast explores the history of animation and early cinematic amusement parks.
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Join former Disneyland cast members Lynn Barron and Ken Pellman as they discuss all things Disneyland. They have had Disney Legends, Imagineers, authors, podcasters, former cast members, and more as guests. They discuss the latest Disneyland Resort news as well as history. If you like Disneyland, and want to hear insider tales, this is the perfect podcast for you.
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Join author John King for eclectic interviews with writers from a variety of genres, including fiction writing, poetry, memoirs, and journalism. From literature to genre writing to the movies, all writing is up for discussion. In particular, The Drunken Odyssey features discussion of all aspects of the writing process—not just the published manuscript, pristinely presented to the entire literate world, but also the scrawled notes and tortured drafts that lead writers there. In long-form inte ...
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Disneyland Resort Additions with Todd James Pierce
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Disneyland Current Events for September 16, 2024
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DHI 282 - Walt Disney and the Story of Color - Part One
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The story of Walt Disney, Herbert Kalmus, and the invention of full-color animation. Part One Bandcamp subscriptions - dhipodcast.bandcamp.com
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On #640, John talks about poetry and bookselling and MFA programs and AWP conferences and Florida literature with Alex Gurtis, whose latest chapbook, When the Ocean Comes to Me, is now out with Bottlecap Press.
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DHI 281 - Strange Stories of Disney History - Volume Four
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The story of early 3D efforts in Hollywood, including how the Disney team created new processes to film hand-drawn 3D cartoons in the 1950s. Bandcamp subscriptions: dhipodcast.bandcamp.com
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639: An Introduction without an Interview, Plus Fred Lambert with the Booze News Roundup!
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On today's show, John talks about NaNoRiMo's new AI policy, the lameness of relatability as a value, and Elmore Leonard's 10 rules for writing, plus Fred Lambert shares a booze news roundup!
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Disneyland Current Events for September 2, 2024
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DHI 280 - The Future of Disney Films & TV
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A detailed discussion of the future of Disney Films and TV. Bandcamp subscriptions: dhipodcast.bandcamp.com
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On this episode, John speaks with the screenwriter and novelist Jennifer Manocherian about building characters, planning stories, and the discoveries made while drafting.Av John King
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DHI 279 - The Future of Disneyland (2024)
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A detailed discussion of the future of Disneyland. Bandcamp subscriptions: dhipodcast.bandcamp.com
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Disneyland Trash Can Trio Panel
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On this episode, John speaks with the poet Tiffany Midge about the vibrant, often overlooked roles of humor and entertainment in poetry. They also talk about James Cameron's Aliens, popular culture as metaphor, and serial killers.Av John King
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DHI 278 - The Future of Disney California Adventure
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A detailed discussion of the future of Disney California Adventure. DHI Video on California Adventure: https://youtu.be/zeRlWSPTgVU Bandcamp Subscriptions: dhipodcast.bandcamp.com
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Disneyland Current Events for August 19, 2024
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DHI 277 - The Future of EPCOT & More
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A detailed discussion of the future of EPCOT and other areas of the Florida resort. Bandcamp subscriptions: dhipodcast.bandcamp.com
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On #636, John talks to Jeff Alessandrelli about his new novel, And Yet. They discusse the existentital torment of desire, the problem of overthinking the problem of overthinking, and the role of desire in literature, psychology, and history.Av John King
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DHI 276 - The Future of Hollywood Studios
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A detailed discussion of the future of Disney's Hollywood Studios in Florida. Bandcamp subscriptions: dhipodcast.bandcamp.com
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DHI 275 - The Future of The Magic Kingdom
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A detailed discussion of what's coming to The Magic Kingdom in the next five or six years. Bandcamp subscriptions: dhipodcast.bandcamp.com
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DHI 274 - The Future of Animal Kingdom
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A detailed discussion of what's coming to Disney's Animal Kingdom in the next three years. Link to video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nCNH4T348ag&t Bandcamp subscriptions: dhipodcast.bandcamp.com
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We have authored two books: Cleaning The Kingdom: Insider Tales of Keeping Walt’s Dream Spotless and Cleaning The Kingdom: Night, Day, Past and Present. The Sweep Spot is an unofficial Disneyland podcast, with weekly episodes: a Topical Episode every two weeks, alternating with a Current Events Episode the other weeks. Once per month, our Patreon p…
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On this week's show, John talks to his friend Michael Wheaton about how to live in think in a media-saturated American life, which is the subject of his new book, Home Movies, available through Bunny Books.Av John King
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DHI 273 - D23 2024 - Why It Matters This Year
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The business pressures facing the Disney Company that will shape the D23 event this year. Bandcamp Subscriptions: dhipodcast.bandcamp.com
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Disneyland Current Events for August 5, 2024
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DHI 272 - Strange Stories of Disney History - Volume Three
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The story of how a retired Rear Admiral, who used to build aircraft carriers for the Navy, nearly brought swamp-style airboats to Disneyland. Bandcamp subscriptions: dhipodcast.bandcamp.com
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634: A Discussion of Jewel's A Night Without Armor (with Rachael Tillman & Samantha Nickerson)
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On this week's episode, Rachel Tillman, Samantha Nickerson, and John King join the nocturnal jousting in a conversation about Jewel's A Night Without Armor. This is a taste of what will be coming to my Patreon content, once I launch a Patreon page for this podcast.Av John King
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Early Disneyland Entertainment with Nathan Eick
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DHI 272 - Strange Stories of Disney History - Volume Two
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The story of the most infamous memo in the history of the Disney Company. Bandcamp subscriptions: dhipodcast.bandcamp.com
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On this week’s show John speaks with Todd James Pierce about Larry Watkin and his history with Walt Disney as a novelist, screenwriter, and producer. They explore the 1940s to the 1960s of Watkin’s career and the common themes present throughout his risky live-action Disney projects such as Darby O’Gill, Robin Hood, and Treasure Island.…
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Disneyland Current Events for July 22, 2024
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DHI 271 - Strange Stories of Disney History - Volume One
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Three Disney Legends, a nuclear mishap, and the Arctic Circle - a lost story of vintage Disneyland. Bandcamp subscriptions: dhipodcast.bandcamp.com
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632: A Discussion of Nicholson Baker's The Anthologist with Rachael Tillman!
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In this week's episode, Rachael Tillman and I break some standards of academia as we discuss the poetry insights of Paul Chowder, the narrator of Nicholson Baker's 2009 comic novel, The Anthologist.Av John King
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Disneyland Center Stage Cast Member Jeff Hawkins
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DHI 270 - The Disney Update - July 2024
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In this update, we cover: - Disney Theatrical, with Inside Out 2 and Deadpool 3 - Troubles with Streaming - Dreams that Soar at Disney Springs - A Roundup of Changes to the Disney Parks Link to Disney Summer Update Video: youtu.be/rpRLfuZM9dI?si=Gg7BzrzCEyWROs0q Link to Bandcamp subscriptions: dhipodcast.bandcamp.com…
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Replay: Episode 295 with Charles Simic & Richard Blanco!5
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On this replay episode, I talk to the late Charles Simic about James Tate, Kansas surrealism, humor in poetry, and embracing the unconscious, plus I talk to Richard Blanco about the accidents that turn us into artists, the grind of editing, and the joys of finding new forms and challenges.Av John King
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Disneyland Current Events for July 8, 2024
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Design highlights, ride strategies, and the problems. Everything you need to know about Tiana's Bayou Adventure at Disney World. Bandcamp subscriptions: dhipodcast.bandcamp.com
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On this week’s show John talks to Blake Sanz, author of The Boundaries of Their Dwelling, about the intertwining short stories within the book and the journeys of emotional vulnerability, writing as a grad student, and wooden planks reminiscent of Theseus.Av John King
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Former Disneyland Cast members Couple Dennis and Debbie Hanon
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DHI 268 - The Disney Update - The Ins-and-Outs of Lightning Lane 2.0
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Goodbye Genie+. Here are the ins-and-outs of the just announced Lightning Lane 2.0 project, as well as what its announcement reveals about the state of the Florida resort. Bandcamp subscriptions: dhipodcast.bandcamp.com
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630: Juli Min, interviewed by Samantha Nickerson!
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On this week's show, Samantha Nickerson talks to Juli Min about reverse-chronology narratives and the captivation of surprises in following characters over decades.Av John King
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Disneyland Current Events for June 24, 2024
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DHI 267 - The Disney Update - June 2024
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Our monthly update for the Disney Company - June 2024 In this episode: - The Transformative Success of Inside Out 2 - New Projects at Disney World - A Tribute to Richard Sherman Bandcamp subscriptions: dhipodcast.bandcamp.com
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629: Li-Young Lee (interviewed by Chrissy Kolaya)!
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On this week’s show Chrissy Kolaya talks to Li-Young Lee about his latest collection of poems, The Invention of the Darling. Together they explore the rooms of poetry, the systems of the human imagination, and the voice of angels.
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Disneyland Jungle Cruise Skipper Trevor Kelly
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Former Disneyland Jungle Cruise Skipper and fellow podcaster Trevor Kelly joins us to chat about being a ride operator in the early 2000s. In addition to the Jungle Cruise, he worked in the Tiki Room, at Big Thunder Mountain, and did guest control. His podcast is The Jungle: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-jungle/id1642756173 We have auth…
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DHI 266 - The History of Fantasmic - Part Four
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The history of Fantasmic, including how the show borrowed design elements from various never-produced nighttime spectaculars. Part Four Bandcamp subscriptions: dhipodcast.bandcamp.com
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On this week’s show, John King talks to the novelist Kent Wascom about the continuation of the Woolsack legacy in his new novel, The Great State of West Florida. We discuss the vibrantly chaos of Florida, the postmodern pulp possibilities of the western genre, and the importance of a great book cover.…
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Disneyland Current Events for June 10, 2024
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We catch up on the latest at the Disneyland Resort, including reactions to Tiana’s Bayou Adventure, what’s been happening with the return of Fantasmic!, memories of Disney Legend Richard Sherman, and more! Once per month, our Patreon participants join us in our live-as-we-record chat. We have authored two books: Cleaning The Kingdom: Insider Tales …
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DHI 265 - The History of Fantasmic - Part Three
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The history of Fantasmic, including how the show borrowed design elements from various never-produced nighttime spectaculars. Part Three. Bandcamp subscriptions: dhipodcast.bandcamp.com
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On this week’s show, Johnj talk to the poet David McLoghlin about his newest collection of poems, Crash Centre, and history, religion, rugby, boarding school, trauma, and exiting the comforts of metaphor.Av John King
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Disneyland Memories with Lynn Barron and Ken Pellman
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Lynn and Ken get more personal, explaining how they got to the place of hosting this Disneyland-focused podcast together, starting with childhood visits, working at Disneyland, and beyond! They are thankful for the experiences the podcast has given them so far. We have authored two books: Cleaning The Kingdom: Insider Tales of Keeping Walt’s Dream …
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