It has been a journey, but if I had to cry, you also had to cry...

Thank you @earworthy.bsky.social for featuring the seventh birthday of the podcast on your website last week. I was overblown by the kind words. Full article is at podalization.substack.com/p/verbal-dio...

Episode 335 - Puss in Boots: The Last Wish is now available for $5/£4+ Patrons on their exclusive RSS feed at verbaldiorama.com/patreon. It'll be available for everyone on Thursday 26th February, but if you're a patron you can listen right miaow...

"You know... I'm not a cat person. I find the very idea of nine lives absurd. And you didn't value any of them. So, why don't I do us both a favour and take this last one now?"

🚨BRAND-NEW EPISODE🚨 Episode 334 - ALL DOGS GO TO HEAVEN Even naughty dogs can have a huge impact on animation. Don Bluth pushed the boundaries of what animated movies could explore in All Dogs Go To Heaven; the final movie to celebrate this podcast's seventh birthday Listen in your podcast app📱🎧

Seven down, two to go... Which is your favorite animated movie out of this bunch? 😊

Tomorrow, 6am GMT... Episode 334... The history and legacy of... All Dogs Go To Heaven

Me: "What did you get for the seventh birthday of Verbal Diorama?" Also me: "Emotional Damage"

"Welcome to doing whatever you wish..."

7 years ago exactly, this podcast started. It has been the greatest achievement, as well as the biggest joy, of my life. I'm so proud of it. I'm so grateful to anyone who's ever taken the time to listen to the history and legacy of their favourite movies. Thanks for 7 years of kindness.

🚨BRAND-NEW EPISODE🚨 Episode 333 - THE LAND BEFORE TIME Even baby dinosaurs can have a huge impact on animation. In 1988, three Hollywood titans came together to create what would become one of the most emotionally devastating animated films ever made. Listen in your podcast app📱🎧

Tomorrow, 6am GMT... Episode 333... The history and legacy of... The Land Before Time

Show an indie podcast that you love them every day, but especially today ❤️ #happyvalentinesday

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...

Hi all, give me recommendations for a good (ideally free!) newsletter alternative to Substack please...

"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