Retroscoping

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A retrospective podcast looking back at 80 years of Walt Disney Feature Animation! Each episode Alexa and Nathan discuss one Disney animated feature, its history and significance, what makes it unique, and how it's aged. Listeners are invited to watch along as they journey chronologically from Snow White to the present!

Episode List

1. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

Nov 12th, 2019 4:57 AM

Heigh-ho! It's off through history we go! In the first episode of Retroscoping, Alexa and Nathan take a look at Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. They discuss other contenders for "first animated film," the original fairy tale, and break down the delights this film still offers more than 80 years after it's premiere. So whether you're new school or old school -- navigate to Disney+, crack open your DVD collection, or cue up the VCR and get watching the classic masterpiece that changed the world of animation forever after. MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE "The Apostle" by Quirino Cristiani "The Adventures of Prince Achmed" by Lotte Reiniger "The Old Mill" Disney short "Walt Disney Introduces the Multiplane Camera" The Hobbit House in Culver City

2. Pinocchio

Dec 1st, 2019 9:26 PM

Hi-Diddle-Dee-Dee! A Disney life for me! Alexa and Nathan discuss the odds and ends of Pinocchio, Disney's 2nd feature film. They debate whether Jiminy is a good conscience and discover deceit is the solution to deforestation. MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE Disney's Oscar

3. Fantasia

Dec 17th, 2019 11:49 PM

CONTENT WARNING: Brief discussions of racism and nudity. Parental discretion advised. Nathan and Alexa discuss Disney's 3rd animated feature film, Fantasia. A film that mixes high art with "cold hard science" and travels from abstract ASMR to whimsical pagan pastures. MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE A Colour Box by Len Lye Uncensored Pastoral Symphony Comparison {Warning: contains depictions of racism}

4. Dumbo

Jan 6th, 2020 7:22 PM

CONTENT WARNING: Discussions of alcohol and elements of racism. Parental discretion advised. Alexa and Nathan have officially seen everything because now they've seen an elephant fly (and a few pink elephants to boot)! They highly recommend Timothy Mouse as your agent. But whatever you do - look out for Mister Stork! MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE The 1941 Strike The Animation Guild Barnum Animal Crackers How Tim Burton's Dumbo addressed the original Dumbo's racism and other problematic issues.

5. Bambi

Jan 21st, 2020 7:47 AM

Absolutely endearing and enchanting, Alexa and Nathan talk about 1942's Lion King... also known as Bambi. They discuss the birds and the butterflies and how Bambi fathered a bear. MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE Tyrus Wong Walt Disney interview about Bambi 10 Facts about Bambi Why Bambi remains a classic The Problematic Influence of Disney's "Bambi" Bambi Forest Fire Prevention Poster Smokey the Bear

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