8 - Why the Disney Renaissance Matters
This is the final episode in a special eight-part series about millennial women and the Disney Renaissance. Rachel interviewed 34 millennial...
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Deconstructing Disney
Two life-long Disney fans take on the Disney film catalog, beginning with the animated features, and discuss with a critical lens. New episodes every other Tuesday.
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3 - Strong, Oppressed Princesses
This is the third episode in a special eight-part series about millennial women and the Disney Renaissance. Rachel interviewed 34 millennial...
6 - Dead Moms and Dysfunctional Dads
This is the sixth episode in a special eight-part series about millennial women and the Disney Renaissance. Rachel interviewed 34 millennial...
1 - Millennial Girlhood and the Disney Renaissance
This is the first episode in a special eight-part series about millennial women and the Disney Renaissance. Rachel interviewed 34 millennial...
4 - Unrealistic Romances with Unimpressive Princes
This is the fourth episode in a special eight-part series about millennial women and the Disney Renaissance. Rachel interviewed 34 millennia...
5 - The Fairest of Them All Get Some Updates
This is the fifth episode in a special eight-part series about millennial women and the Disney Renaissance. Rachel interviewed 34 millennial...
2 - Consuming Disney in the 1990s
This is the second episode in a special eight-part series about millennial women and the Disney Renaissance. Rachel interviewed 34 millennia...
7 - Ambivalent Nostalgia
This is the seventh episode in a special eight-part series about millennial women and the Disney Renaissance. Rachel interviewed 34 millenni...
Brave
Erin and Rachel discuss Pixar’s first princess movie, Brave (2012), debating whether protagonist Merida is a feminist icon or just another s...
Winnie the Pooh (2011)
Erin and Rachel return to the Hundred Acre Wood for Winnie the Pooh (2011), the sequel to The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (1977). Alt...
Cars 2
Erin and Rachel follow Lightning McQueen and Mater around the globe in this discussion of Cars 2, a spy-themed sequel with a convoluted plot...
Tangled
Erin and Rachel discuss Tangled (2010), the 50th animated film from Walt Disney Animation Studios and one of Rachel’s favorites. Based on th...
Toy Story 3
Episode Summary Erin and Rachel discuss Toy Story 3 (2010), the third and allegedly final installment in the Toy Story franchise. Despite so...
Research Alert: Fat Characters in Disney Movies
In this very special episode, Erin talks to Rachel and her research assistant, Grace, about a study they recently published about the portra...
The Princess and the Frog
Episode Summary Erin and Rachel hop on down to 1920’s New Orleans, where Disney’s first Black princess spends most of her time as a frog in...
Up
Episode Summary Erin and Rachel wallow through an elderly man’s grief journey with Pixar’s critically acclaimed Up (2009). They argue the be...
Bolt
Episode Summary Erin and Rachel discuss Bolt (2008), a lesser known film about a dog who thinks he’s a super hero. Under new leadership, Dis...
WALL-E
Episode Summary Erin and Rachel travel 700 years into the future to discuss WALL-E (2008), Pixar’s robot romance with an unintentionally ant...
Ratatouille
Episode Summary Erin and Rachel discuss Ratatouille (2007), a Pixar film about a French rat who wants to be a chef. Their discussion include...
Meet the Robinsons
Episode Summary Erin and Rachel travel to a frenetic future to discuss Meet the Robinsons (2007), a fever dream of a film that performed poo...