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  Leslie Iwerks is an American producer, director, and writer. She is the daughter of Disney Legend Don Iwerks and granddaughter of Disney Legend Ub Iwerks, the animator, and co-creator of Mickey Mouse and Oswald the Lucky Rabbit. She has directed films including Recycled Life which was nominated for an Academy Award and The Pixar Story which was nominated for an Emmy for best nonfiction special. She is a member of the Documentary Branch of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, the Producers Guild of America, and the International Documentary Association. She has worked with non-profit organizations Save Our Seas, Safe Passage, NRDC, and the Sierra Club to raise awareness on matters affecting the globe. She currently helms Santa Monica-based production company Iwerks & Co I had Leslie on the show today to discuss her book THE IMAGINEERING STORY: THE OFFICIAL BIOGRAPHY OF WALT DISNEY IMAGINEERING  THE IMAGINEERING STORY: THE

Celebrate the anniversary of the Christmas/Halloween classic with our podcast! In this episode, Dave discusses one of his favorite movies ever, The Nightmare Before Christmas.  But this time, it will be a little different.  Dave discusses whether or not Jack Skellington has clinical depression.  Additionally, Britt appears again to discuss the glory that is Danny Elfman.  Connected to that, our Top 5 list is best Danny Elfman scores.  Check it out! Listen!

Peter and Phoenix discuss and review a classic Disney Animate movie that gave us the phrase "Hakuna Matata" and songs like "Can You Feel The Love Tonight" and "Be Prepared"!

Hey everybody, Pixar's new masterpiece (?) Inside Out came out yesterday! In this episode, Dave revisits the original Pixar classic, Toy Story.  At Britt's behest, we discuss the importance of imaginary play for kids and adults.  Additionally, Dave and Britt discuss their first memories of seeing Toy Story in theaters.  Check out Toy Story before you go see Inside Out! Listen! Show Notes Fangirl Fixation: 0:03:38 Imaginary Play:0:21:54 Toy Story: 0:35:04 Rate and Review on iTunes! Visit our website!

We are joined by Dave, the host of Pop Culture Case Study, one of our favorite podcasts which pairs psychology with pop culture, be it movies, music, books, tv shows, or comic books. The new movie we will be talking about in this episode is a comic book adaptation, the newest entry in the Marvel Cinematic Universe: Avengers Age of Ultron. This inspires a theme of Responsibility With Robots, where we look back at the Pixar classic WALL-E, which predicts a future where robots care for and ultimately control the survival of humanity, going up against the second older film which is only a few weeks old in EX MACHINA. This movie has the responsibility for one being of artificial intelligence being shared between a mad scientist and the young man brought in to test her humanity. Along the way we come up with the appropriate defensive porn watching tactics to use against A.I. and wonder if lovable WALL-E was involved in an abusive relationship.