Alexa and Nathan dig into the new year with Disney's 15th animated feature film, Lady and the Tramp. Grab your furry friends and bone up on the film's complicated origins, iconic moments, and doggie delights.    MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE: "Happy Dan the Cynical Dog" by Ward Greene Lady sketch by Joe Grant Cinemascope  Larry Roberts Peggy Lee Barbara Luddy

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15. Lady and the Tramp

Second Star to the right and stream on til morning! Alexa and Nathan discuss Disney's 14th animated feature film and its pan-orama of problems. They talk pixies, pirates, and the boy who never grew up (and the surprising ways he hasn't aged well. Ladies, you deserve better!).    MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE: J.M. Barrie The Ormond Street Hospital Charity Ranger J Audobon Woodlore (aka. if Smee was a Park Ranger) Arthur Rackam's Peter Pan Illustrations Trina Schart Hyman's Peter Pan illustrations

14. Peter Pan

Follow Nathan and Alexa down the rabbit hole into Walt Disney's 13th animated feature film, Alice in Wonderland. Feast on delicious cakes of chaos and other tasty tidbits on our wander through Wonderland.    MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE Alice Liddell A Caucus Race Eating Oysters in months that end in R "Mad as a hatter" Ed Wynn Kathryn Beaumont

13. Alice in Wonderland

Bibbidi-bobbidi-be kind. Nathan and Alexa talk mice, magic, and the stroke of midnight. How casting the lead role was it's own Cinderella story! And which one of Cinderella's philosophies has turned into a pumpkin over time.   MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE Charles Perrault Helene Stanley Songwriters Mack David, Al Hoffman, Jerry Livingston June Foray Ilene Woods Mice Singing in Normal Voices Please do not clothe the birds. (Pigeons in hats) Eleanor Audley The Wicked Stepmother & Stepsisters at Disneyland 

12. Cinderella

Tally-ho! Alexa and Nathan stay inside during the COVID19 quarantine and wrap up the package film era while social distancing with Ichabod and Mr. Toad. MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE Roger Deakins Leonard Maltin Bing Crosby Mickey's Christmas Carol The Hays Code Kenneth Grahame Washington Irving J. Pat O'Malley  

11. The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad

Great snakes of cotton candy! In feature film #10, Nathan and Alexa reunite with the Caballeros, discover a lost Disney Princess, and learn to pickle responsibly. Listen up, it's "Melody Time!"   MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE New York Times Review of Melody Time Apple Pickles Johnny Appleseed Bobby Driscoll

10. Melody Time

Jiminy Cricket is back... with a vengeance. Alexa and Nathan find out what is a Bongo and what is a Bergen while discussing outdated love rituals and other ghosts of pop culture eras past. CONTENT WARNING: Brief discussions of domestic violence behaviors. Parental discretion advised.   MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE "Too Good to Be True" love song from Bongo Mickey and the Beanstalk Willy raises the roof Edgar Bergen Billy Gilbert

9. Fun and Fancy Free

In this film you've surely never seen, Alexa and Nathan uncover a hidden connection to Disneyland, learn the word "boogie woogie," and give this film an award. Fun Fact: This episode was recorded before COVID19.  Time travel with us back to a simpler time.   MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE Fred Moore The Martins and the Coys Blue Bayou All the Cats Join In Without You Casey at the Bat Two Silhouettes Peter and the Wolf narration and music After You've Gone Johnny Fedora and Alice Bluebonnet clip The Whale Who Wanted to Sing at the Met

8. Make Mine Music

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!

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