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A bumper week for this podcast. A bumper week for sales of Kleenex. Clips were chosen especially to tug on the heart strings, too. I cried while I was selecting them. These movies just have that ability to make you ugly cry, and there's no shame in it.

"Yep, yep, yep!"

🚨BRAND-NEW EPISODE🚨 Episode 332 - AN AMERICAN TAIL Even a little Jewish mouse can have a huge impact on animation. The 1986 Don Bluth animated classic helped reshape the animation industry, and is the first movie to celebrate this podcast's seventh birthday. Listen in your podcast app📱🎧

This podcast’s very first episode debuted on 16th February 2019. It was a Don Bluth movie. The birthday episodes this year return to Bluth. The first one is out tomorrow!

Tomorrow, 6am GMT... Episode 332... The history and legacy of... An American Tail

Look at this stuff, isn't it neat?! All these animated movies have episodes on Verbal Diorama... ALL 👀 OF👀 THEM👀 Find them in your podcast app. You might need to use the search bar. 😅

Prince Naveen follows the grand Disney tradition of princes that are hot, but also kinda dumb... verbaldiorama.com/iwannalisten for the history and legacy of The Princess and the Frog

Animation Season is Almost There... The latest episode is on the sublimely animated treat The Princess and the Frog, and the heads of Pixar were instrumental in getting Disney making handdrawn animation again. It was glorious while it lasted. Next week's episode is somewhere out there...

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"In America, you can say anything you want, but most important, and this I know for a fact... In America, there are no cats."

Verbal Diorama turns seven on 16th February, and to celebrate... Three special episodes on the history and legacy of three of the great Don Bluth's most endearing, memorable and tear-jerking animated movies: AN AMERICAN TAIL THE LAND BEFORE TIME ALL DOGS GO TO HEAVEN

🚨BRAND-NEW EPISODE🚨 Episode 331 - THE PRINCESS AND THE FROG When John Lasseter & Ed Catmull took over Disney in 2006, their first act was to herald a return to Disney's hand-drawn heyday, starting with The Princess and the Frog, and Disney's first black princess, Tiana Listen in your podcast app📱

Tomorrow, 6am GMT... Episode 331... The history and legacy of... THE PRINCESS AND THE FROG

Tomorrow, 6am GMT... Episode 331... The history and legacy of... THE PRINCESS AND THE FROG

This month, Verbal Diorama turns seven, and every year I celebrate with a special animated series of episodes. 2020 was Studio Ghibli 2021 was Golden, Silver & Bronze age Disney 2022 was the Disney Renaissance This year, I return to the very director who started this podcast

Who's your favorite Turtle? Mine's Leo (Nardo). verbaldiorama.com/iwannalisten for the history and legacy of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem

Animation Season continues with Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem. Cowabunga, dudes 😎 Animation isn't just Disney and Pixar. There's such a wealth of different studios making exceptional animated movies. I try to feature as diverse a selection as possible each year.

Catherine O'Hara was a fantastic actor; witty, sharp, with genius comedic timing... But also, she was my mum. Kate McAllister was my mum. Delia Deetz was my mum, Moira Rose was my mum. She was our collective mum. We grew up with her being our mum/mom. And she was fabulous. RIP Catherine O'Hara.

Episode 331 - The Princess and the Frog is now available for $5/£4+ Patrons on their exclusive RSS feed at verbaldiorama.com/patreon. It'll be available for everyone on Thursday 5th February. Pucker up! 💋

"Trials and tribulations, I've had my share, there ain't nothin' gonna stop me now, 'cause I'm almost there."

🚨BRAND-NEW EPISODE🚨 Episode 330 - TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES: MUTANT MAYHEM The TMNT franchise in total had accumulated $1.15 billion across six movies and so when Paramount were looking to reboot existing IP, it made sense to go for the heroes in a half shell. Listen in your podcast app📱🎧

Tomorrow, 6am GMT... Episode 330... The history and legacy of... TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES: MUTANT MAYHEM

Verbal Diorama might be your dream film history podcast... verbaldiorama.com/iwannalisten

Tomorrow, 6am GMT... Episode 330... The history and legacy of... TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES: MUTANT MAYHEM

Tl;dr Dreams are weird, and mean more than you think they do. Even that really weird one I had last night... 🙃 Listen to the history and legacy of Paprika: verbaldiorama.com/iwannalisten

They're going up up up, it's their moment! I'm going to say it now, KPop Demon Hunters is probably going to be the biggest episode of this podcast in all of 2026, and it's only been out for twelve days. Remind me in 339 days to check again.

Satoshi Kon was a genius, pass it on... verbaldiorama.com/iwannalisten for the history and legacy of Paprika

Animation Season continues with Paprika, and if you think animation is just for children, have a word with yourself, go and watch Paprika, and come back to me, where I will relish in telling you "I told you so." Next week's episode... it's got ninjas, not heroes. 😅

Episode 330 - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem is now available for $5/£4+ Patrons on their exclusive RSS feed at verbaldiorama.com/patreon. It'll be available for everyone on Thursday 29th January. Big sticks at the ready!

"Am I supposed to film all the stuff you do? 'Cause a lot of it is dumb."

🚨BRAND-NEW EPISODE🚨 Episode 329 - PAPRIKA Its lasting influence on cinema and its place in Satoshi Kon's legacy makes Paprika both a triumphant artistic achievement and a bittersweet farewell from one of animation's most remarkable and passionate talents. Listen in your podcast app📱🎧

Tomorrow, 6am GMT... Episode 329... The history and legacy of... PAPRIKA

Looking for a film history podcast? This is what it sounds like.

Tomorrow, 6am GMT... Episode 329... The history and legacy of... PAPRIKA

There's so much Korean culture and history in KPop Demon Hunters, including but not limited to Korean shamanism, Korean girl groups, traditional weapons, references to Korean mythology, as well as beloved Korean dishes. They even used their chopsticks correctly. 🥢 verbaldiorama.com/iwannalisten

Can we talk about Rujinu, and how refreshing it is for a modern animated movie to show romance, flirting, and to fully appreciate that everyone loves a good enemies to lovers trope? verbaldiorama.com/iwannalisten for more

The history and legacy of Kpop Demon Hunters plays on repeat 끝없이 in my head. It's a story rich in Korean mythology and culture, and more than just KPop... verbaldiorama.com/iwannalisten 👈 listen verbaldiorama.com/newsletter 👈 read

Animation Season continues with Kpop Demon Hunters. It's a movie loved by all ages, but especially tweens, and as I mentioned in the episode, it was my nine-year-old nephew who recommended it to me. But animation is not just for kids, and nor is Kpop Demon Hunters. 😉

Episode 329 - Paprika is now available for $5/£4+ Patrons on their exclusive RSS feed at verbaldiorama.com/patreon. It'll be available for everyone on Thursday 22nd January. It's just a dream. 😉

Today's episode on Kpop Demon Hunters is already more popular than Monsters, Inc. and it's not even been out 24 hours yet. Talk about a Takedown! This is How It's Done (done done). This is What It Sounds Like. Etc 😅 But seriously, I hope you're enjoying the episode as much as I enjoyed making it 😁

"It seems you have quite a fondness for movies."

🚨BRAND-NEW EPISODE🚨 Episode 328 - KPOP DEMON HUNTERS When director Maggie Kang set out to combine K-pop, Korean mythology, and a demon-slaying girl group, she had a clear vision: to make a film authentic to Korean culture. Play me on repeat 끝없이 in your head. Listen in your podcast app📱🎧

Tomorrow, 6am GMT... Episode 328... The history and legacy of... KPOP DEMON HUNTERS

Genuinely how it feels to do an episode on Kpop Demon Hunters... I can't wait for you all to hear it tomorrow! It's been such a fascinating journey through the history of Korean girl groups, Korean mythology, and the creators' desire to be completely authentic to Korean culture.

Tomorrow, 6am GMT... Episode 328... The history and legacy of... KPOP DEMON HUNTERS

Before Sulley had 2,320,413 individual hairs, he had tentacles. Pixar still used the package they created for him on background monster characters, and over a decade later, they updated the software for Finding Dory. Listen to the history and legacy of Monsters, Inc. verbaldiorama.com/iwannalisten

Looks like I need recommendations for movies that start with Q, because "A Quiet Place" doesn't count, according to podcast apps... 😅 Must have an interesting history and legacy.

This slays!

Nothing pulls on the heartstrings more than one little girl's love for "Kitty" I, for one, am glad Pixar has never attempted a sequel.... but that didn't stop Disney from trying 🙄 verbaldiorama.com/iwannalisten for the full story