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The Bancroft Brothers Animation Podcast

Producer Charis Calvert

Twin animators Tom and Tony Bancroft get together and talk about their Disney Animation past, the present animation business, and the future of animation. Interviews with talented artists, i...

Episodes

20 of 113 episodes

Winnie the Pooh with Joe and Kevan

In this episode, the "bros who knows" talk graphic novel creation with artist Joe Sutphin and writer Kevan Chandler. They had the daunting t...

01:06:08Oct 23, 2026

With the creators of the infinite-zoom graphic novel, Magrid's Magic Shoppe, Bobby Chiu and Jim Bryson

This week, Tom and Tony sit down with Bobby Chiu and Jim Bryson to explore Magrid's Magic Shoppe, a groundbreaking infinite-zoom graphic nov...

01:02:46Oct 9, 2026

CCO of Pixar Animation Studios, Pete Docter

What makes a Chief Creative Officer? Tom and Tony reminisce with Pete Docter, long-time animator, Director and now CCO of Pixar Animation St...

31:31Sep 26, 2026

With popular YouTube Animator, XrayAlphaCharlie!

This week, Tom and Tony sit down with the mysterious and incredibly talented indie animation sensation, XrayAlphaCharlie! Known for her mass...

01:11:03Sep 11, 2026

Our 300th Episode! - Looking back and looking forward

Episode 300 - How time flies when you're having fun! The "Bros who knows" have hit 300 episodes and 12 years of podcasting about the thing w...

01:03:39Aug 28, 2026

The Independent Life with Chris Sonnenburg

The Independent Life with Chris Sonnenburg

01:23:04Aug 10, 2026

Character Supervisor at Skydance Animation, Sarah Macdonald

Tom and Tony interview the amazing Sarah Macdonald a Character Supervisor at Skydance Animation, but living abroad in Madrid. We discuss the...

01:13:11Jul 25, 2026

Arslan Elver- VFX supervisor for Project Hail Mary

Did you see "Project Hail Mary" and hear that the adorable character "Rocky" was a puppet? Well, that's only half right, as more than half t...

01:07:14Jul 11, 2026

Co-Creative director and Founder, Nic Cabana "Claynosaurz"

Tom and Tony interview Co-Creative director and Founder, Nic Cabana about his companies fast rise to profitability with their IP "Claynosaur...

01:20:38Jun 26, 2026

Disney's Dragon Striker with Co-creators, Sylvain Dos Santos and Charles Lefebvr

Tom and Tony dive into the new anime-inspired series coming to Disney+ and Hulu TODAY, "Dragon Striker," with Co-creator/ Executive Producer...

56:23Jun 12, 2026

Flashback Friday: "Interview w/ Brenda Chapman"

The Bancroft Brothers go way back to 2014 for this Flashback Friday episode with the legendary director Brenda Chapman. She discusses her ea...

01:34:23May 29, 2026

The Bancroft Bros answer your questions

The BBros want to hear from you! What are some of your questions for us? For this episode, Tom and Tony went to our Instagram pages and aske...

01:09:34May 15, 2026

Indy Creator Spotlight: Emily Brundige

In this episode, we interview the prolific writer/creator Emily Brundige. After a strong career writing for some of the biggest animated ser...

01:10:35May 1, 2026

Artist Tabling at an Expo with Aria Joy Prichard

Days after a successful second Animation Y'all Expo, Tom and Tony decompress about how great the weekend went and bring on artist exhibitor...

01:15:11Apr 18, 2026

Can Indie Animation Studios Survive?

What happens when two independent animation studio heads discuss the future of their studios? Hopefully some wisdom, definitely some laughs,...

01:26:54Apr 3, 2026

Writing for Disney TV! (with James Eason- Garcia)

In this episode, Tom and Tony interview one of the creative forces on many modern Disney TV shows: James Eason- Garcia. James is currently t...

01:02:16Mar 21, 2026

With the voice of Winnie the Pooh, Tigger and Darkwing Duck, Jim Cummings

This is the one! Voice-over actor extraordinaire, the legendary Jim Cummings, sits with the Bancroft Brothers and talks about some of his fa...

01:06:54Mar 6, 2026

The Artists Mind: The Secret to Success by Stephen Silver

In this episode, we welcome back the great character designer, Stephen Silver! This was a pre-recorded lecture he gave at our own Animation...

50:01Feb 21, 2026

Not Just A Goof with "A Goofy Movie" director, Kevin Lima and 2d animation director, Juan Urbina

Join Tom and Tony as they talk with Kevin Lima, the original director of the Disney classic "A Goofy Movie," and Juan Urbina, Animation Dire...

01:17:09Feb 6, 2026

Editing an Animated Feature with Tom Scott

Editing an Animated Feature with Tom Scott

01:17:35Jan 24, 2026