We look for the real magic in Disney, cracking open that facade of animation to find the hidden symbology, ancient myths, and wild stories that lie behind these classic Disney films.
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A discussion about the classic television series, Space: 1999. Mark Malek, Matt Comegys, and often a guest take a look at each episode and decide how much of it is sci-fi fun, and how much is just existential dread.
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A podcast where Matt Comegys, with a friend in tow, gets into vintage educational films, experimental films, and interesting documentaries.
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Are you brave enough to take on a magical bear? Get into a steel cage match? Scott writes our theme tune lyrics and learned Scottish Gaelic. He also wrote a conspiracy-flavoured novel, Capering With Tao, that you might wanna read. Might be banned in 80 countries and it'll scratch your James Joyce itch: https://www.amazon.com/Capering-Tao-Rip-Roarin…
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Find out if we think this is the worst Disney theatrical animated release we covered so far or not! Thomas moved from art direction at Disney World, to creating entertaining comic books, podcasts, and toys riffing on conspiracy theories. Check out his stuff here: https://www.paranoidamerican.com/ Please subscribe, review, and rate us on all the pod…
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Disney returns to its fairy tale roots with plenty of occultism baked in. Thomas moved from art direction at Disney World, to creating entertaining comic books, podcasts, and toys riffing on conspiracy theories. Check out his stuff here: https://www.paranoidamerican.com/ Please subscribe, review, and rate us on all the podcatchers. And if you're Sc…
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Up Above the World So High: PotA ep. 14 (w/ Brian Clayton)
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42:20You'll believe a chimpanzee can fly. Watch the episode here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eXibsr8Je7Y If you dig our dive into "Planet of the Apes" and "Space: 1999," please support us at Patreon, where you get episodes early with all the unedited banter, as well as live chats from time to time: https://www.patreon.com/podcastiopodcastius We als…
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Daddy Issues: The Movie Thomas moved from art direction at Disney World, to creating entertaining comic books, podcasts, and toys riffing on conspiracy theories. Check out his stuff here: https://www.paranoidamerican.com/ Please subscribe, review, and rate us on all the podcatchers. And if you're Scrooge McDuck, throw a bob out to Patreon: https://…
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Prepare to get liberated. Watch the episode here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7gpZ4mbg_dk If you dig our dive into "Planet of the Apes" and "Space: 1999," please support us at Patreon, where you get episodes early with all the unedited banter, as well as live chats from time to time: https://www.patreon.com/podcastiopodcastius We also get into …
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A very special episode about malaria. Watch the episode here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZ7R2l7_fWg If you dig our dive into "Planet of the Apes" and "Space: 1999," please support us at Patreon, where you get episodes early with all the unedited banter, as well as live chats from time to time: https://www.patreon.com/podcastiopodcastius We al…
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Never throw nothing away - it might be alive!!! Taking a three week break due to life, vacations, and stuff. Looking forward to getting back to it soon! Thomas moved from art direction at Disney World, to creating entertaining comic books, podcasts, and toys riffing on conspiracy theories. Check out his stuff here: https://www.paranoidamerican.com/…
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We go on the tirades about the Tyrant. Watch the episode here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dPPDTG3vBRo If you dig our dive into "Planet of the Apes" and "Space: 1999," please support us at Patreon, where you get episodes early with all the unedited banter, as well as live chats from time to time: https://www.patreon.com/podcastiopodcastius We a…
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A Disney flick with a weirdly anti-woke message considering the company's rep. Matt didn't notice because he was cowering in the corner from nightmares of mo-cap 9-year-old Seth Green. Jamie can be found on Rokfin or at this YouTube link: https://www.youtube.com/@jamiehanshaw4378 Thomas moved from art direction at Disney World, to creating entertai…
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Once more for old times sake!! A Broadway-style Princess tale in 2D animation - sort of a greatest hits up to this point. So what will we find when we dissect the frog? Thomas moved from art direction at Disney World, to creating entertaining comic books, podcasts, and toys riffing on conspiracy theories. Check out his stuff here: https://www.paran…
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You could say we're doing this because of all of the Planet of the Apes connections, but let's be real. If you were alive in 1975 (or 1974, really), there is a very good chance that you are in Airport 1975. Mike Richards has boarded the exploratory ship Orville, or at least the podcasting version of it. You can hear him deep dive into that show at …
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How many humans have helped you? Watch the episode here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O0vcS24Kzwg If you dig our dive into "Planet of the Apes" and "Space: 1999," please support us at Patreon, where you get episodes early with all the unedited banter, as well as live chats from time to time: https://www.patreon.com/podcastiopodcastius We also ge…
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Some fish love the taste of blood. Thomas moved from art direction at Disney World, to creating entertaining comic books, podcasts, and toys riffing on conspiracy theories. Check out his stuff here: https://www.paranoidamerican.com/ Please subscribe, review, and rate us on all the podcatchers. And if you're Scrooge McDuck, throw a bob out to Patreo…
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Why monkey around when you can horse around? Watch the episode here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yuRAEIog13U If you dig our dive into "Planet of the Apes" and "Space: 1999," please support us at Patreon, where you get episodes early with all the unedited banter, as well as live chats from time to time: https://www.patreon.com/podcastiopodcastiu…
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A globe-trotting adventure about old people dying. If the title is too short for you, try the Japanese title: カールじいさんの空飛ぶ家 (Grandpa Carl's Flying House) Thomas moved from art direction at Disney World, to creating entertaining comic books, podcasts, and toys riffing on conspiracy theories. Check out his stuff here: https://www.paranoidamerican.com/…
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So many sit-com set-ups this week. Watch the episode here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7trGKGtZ7oA If you dig our dive into "Planet of the Apes" and "Space: 1999," please support us at Patreon, where you get episodes early with all the unedited banter, as well as live chats from time to time: https://www.patreon.com/podcastiopodcastius We also …
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"The Truman Show" for kids? We're gaslighting a dog this week. Thomas moved from art direction at Disney World, to creating entertaining comic books, podcasts, and toys riffing on conspiracy theories. Check out his stuff here: https://www.paranoidamerican.com/ Please subscribe, review, and rate us on all the podcatchers. And if you're Scrooge McDuc…
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The Surgeon: PotA ep. 7 (w/ Andrew Shearer)
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56:12If you give 1,000 monkeys 1,000 scalpels, certainly one of them is gonna get it right. Watch the episode here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sme2IB-xdR8 Andrew's got his feminist, cult-cinema film-making collective Gonzoriffic. And he's recently published his first book "Everybodies:" https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0CRFB7T9Z/ref=x_gr_bb_amazo…
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Nothing more enchanting than cockroaches and rats cleaning your room. Thomas moved from art direction at Disney World, to creating entertaining comic books, podcasts, and toys riffing on conspiracy theories. Check out his stuff here: https://www.paranoidamerican.com/ Please subscribe, review, and rate us on all the podcatchers. And if you're Scroog…
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It's "Shark Week" over at the Planet of the Apes. Watch the episode here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7x0J_YA1sJ4 If you dig our dive into "Planet of the Apes" and "Space: 1999," please support us at Patreon, where you get episodes early with all the unedited banter, as well as live chats from time to time: https://www.patreon.com/podcastiopodc…
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The Legacy: PotA ep. 5 (w/ John Champion)
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1:08:39You wanna make a legacy? Start a family with an ape. Watch the episode here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c44WfT2Ms78 John Champion is the host of Roddenberry Entertainment's Mission Log podcast, which dives in deep into the messages, morals, and meanings of every Star Trek episode. Head over here to get into that: https://www.missionlogpodcast.…
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If EVE is Eve, does that make WALL-E Lucifer, the bringer of light? Perhaps The Electric Lucifer? Jamie can be found on Rokfin or at this YouTube link: https://www.youtube.com/@jamiehanshaw4378 Thomas moved from art direction at Disney World, to creating entertaining comic books, podcasts, and toys riffing on conspiracy theories. Check out his stuf…
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"The Good Seeds" sounds like the name of a truly terrible 60's folk-rock band. Watch the episode here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vcmBsV48vYI If you dig our dive into "Planet of the Apes" and "Space: 1999," please support us at Patreon, where you get episodes early with all the unedited banter, as well as live chats from time to time: https://…
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RAT. It's what's for dinner. Thomas moved from art direction at Disney World, to creating entertaining comic books, podcasts, and toys riffing on conspiracy theories. Check out his stuff here: https://www.paranoidamerican.com/ Please subscribe, review, and rate us on all the podcatchers. And if you're Scrooge McDuck, throw a bob out to Patreon: htt…
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The Trap: PotA ep. 3 (w/ Luke Summerhayes)
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57:59If you are ever trapped with a gorilla, try not to bother the gorilla. Watch the episode here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zWvvEsuMajc&list=PLNoIwLIFeC1LywUr5x-XwHSaZEvzOP9Kf&index=2&t=2s If you dig our dive into "Planet of the Apes" and "Space: 1999," please support us at Patreon, where you get episodes early with all the unedited banter, as w…
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Ending Anime 'Anuary with a fantastic concoction of spit sake, skirt slashers, and metaphysical madness. Thomas moved from art direction at Disney World, to creating entertaining comic books, podcasts, and toys riffing on conspiracy theories. Check out his stuff here: https://www.paranoidamerican.com/ Please subscribe, review, and rate us on all th…
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I'll fight you, I will! Watch the episode here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gsgYR7bKErg&list=PLNoIwLIFeC1LywUr5x-XwHSaZEvzOP9Kf If you dig our dive into "Planet of the Apes" and "Space: 1999," please support us at Patreon, where you get episodes early with all the unedited banter, as well as live chats from time to time: https://www.patreon.com…
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This movie's got everything: digital avatars, rouge AI, baseball, nose bleeds, pleasure crimes Thomas moved from art direction at Disney World, to creating entertaining comic books, podcasts, and toys riffing on conspiracy theories. Check out his stuff here: https://www.paranoidamerican.com/ Please subscribe, review, and rate us on all the podcatch…
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Escape From Tomorrow: PotA ep.1 (w/ Mike Richards)
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58:11Onto the tv series. Only astronauts need apply for the Planet of the Apes. Mike Richards has boarded the exploratory ship Orville, or at least the podcasting version of it. You can hear him deep dive into that show at Mission Log: The Orville: https://podcasts.roddenberry.com/show/mission-log-the-orville/ If you dig our dive into "Planet of the Ape…
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Mind control, murder, and Mima. We continue Anime 'Anuary with a film that you do not want to watch with your family. Thomas moved from art direction at Disney World, to creating entertaining comic books, podcasts, and toys riffing on conspiracy theories. Check out his stuff here: https://www.paranoidamerican.com/ Please subscribe, review, and rate…
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My Neighbor Totoro (Anime 'Anuary #1)
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1:47:03Just what is that Japanese icon Totoro? A beneficent forest kami? A smiling Death God? We consider it all. Thomas moved from art direction at Disney World, to creating entertaining comic books, podcasts, and toys riffing on conspiracy theories. Check out his stuff here: https://www.paranoidamerican.com/ Please subscribe, review, and rate us on all …
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Battle for the Planet of the Apes (w/ Brian Lonano)
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1:04:09Sometimes you've got to battle on a budget. Brian Lonano has an easy website cause it's his name: https://www.brianlonano.com/ If you dig our dive into "Planet of the Apes" and "Space: 1999," please support us at Patreon, where you get episodes early with all the unedited banter, as well as live chats from time to time: https://www.patreon.com/podc…
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Conquest of the Planet of the Apes (w/ Luke Summerhayes)
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1:02:50Sometimes humans just deserve an ape fist right in the kisser. If you dig our dive into "Planet of the Apes" and "Space: 1999," please support us at Patreon, where you get episodes early with all the unedited banter, as well as live chats from time to time: https://www.patreon.com/podcastiopodcastius We also get into both "good" and "bad" films at …
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Getting into the Saturnalia spirit this week. Thomas moved from art direction at Disney World, to creating entertaining comic books, podcasts, and toys riffing on conspiracy theories. Check out his stuff here: https://www.paranoidamerican.com/ Please subscribe, review, and rate us on all the podcatchers. And if you're Scrooge McDuck, throw a bob ou…
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True heroes build MK Ultra memory extracting helmets at age 12. Thomas moved from art direction at Disney World, to creating entertaining comic books, podcasts, and toys riffing on conspiracy theories. Check out his stuff here: https://www.paranoidamerican.com/ Please subscribe, review, and rate us on all the podcatchers. And if you're Scrooge McDu…
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Escape from the Planet of the Apes (w/ Mike Richards)
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1:09:04The Apes are getting funky this time. Mike Richards has boarded the exploratory ship Orville, or at least the podcasting version of it. You can hear him deep dive into that show at Mission Log: The Orville: https://podcasts.roddenberry.com/show/mission-log-the-orville/ If you dig our dive into "Planet of the Apes" and "Space: 1999," please support …
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Getting in gear to ask a lot of questions about the world of Cars. Thomas moved from art direction at Disney World, to creating entertaining comic books, podcasts, and toys riffing on conspiracy theories. Check out his stuff here: https://www.paranoidamerican.com/ Please subscribe, review, and rate us on all the podcatchers. And if you're Scrooge M…
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Gettin' a little the Wild for your holiday season. Thomas moved from art direction at Disney World, to creating entertaining comic books, podcasts, and toys riffing on conspiracy theories. Check out his stuff here: https://www.paranoidamerican.com/ Please subscribe, review, and rate us on all the podcatchers. And if you're Scrooge McDuck, throw a b…
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Beneath the Planet of the Apes (w/ Andrew Shearer)
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1:08:04This is the way the world ends. Not with a whisper, but with a bang caused by Charlton Heston in a leisure suit. Andrew's got his feminist, cult-cinema film-making collective Gonzoriffic. And he's recently published his first book "Everybodies:" https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0CRFB7T9Z/ref=x_gr_bb_amazon?ie=UTF8&tag=x_gr_bb_amazon-20&linkCode=a…
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How do you make the sky fall for 80 minutes? Thomas moved from art direction at Disney World, to creating entertaining comic books, podcasts, and toys riffing on conspiracy theories. Check out his stuff here: https://www.paranoidamerican.com/ Please subscribe, review, and rate us on all the podcatchers. And if you're Scrooge McDuck, throw a bob out…
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Is this animated WWII tale for the birds? Thomas moved from art direction at Disney World, to creating entertaining comic books, podcasts, and toys riffing on conspiracy theories. Check out his stuff here: https://www.paranoidamerican.com/ Please subscribe, review, and rate us on all the podcatchers. And if you're Scrooge McDuck, throw a bob out to…
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Planet of the Apes (w/ John Champion)
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1:12:32We're now analyzing the entire 70's Planet of the Apes franchise, starting with the 1968 OG, which is close enough to the 70's. John Champion is the host of Roddenberry Entertainment's Mission Log podcast, which dives in deep into the messages, morals, and meanings of every Star Trek episode. Head over here to get into that: https://www.missionlogp…
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A saccharine-sweet Disney film, or Roo's journey into psychedelic exploration. Thomas moved from art direction at Disney World, to creating entertaining comic books, podcasts, and toys riffing on conspiracy theories. Check out his stuff here: https://www.paranoidamerican.com/ Please subscribe, review, and rate us on all the podcatchers. And if you'…
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It's got a bunch of people who also showed up on "Space:1999," it's Halloween... why not? If you dig our dive into "Space: 1999," please support us at Patreon, where you get episodes early with all the unedited banter, as well as live chats from time to time: https://www.patreon.com/podcastiopodcastius We also get into both "good" and "bad" films a…
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Our last port of call in our "Dark" Disney month has been properly traumatizing children since 1985. Thomas moved from art direction at Disney World, to creating entertaining comic books, podcasts, and toys riffing on conspiracy theories. Check out his stuff here: https://www.paranoidamerican.com/ Please subscribe, review, and rate us on all the po…
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Something Wicked This Way Comes (Dark Disney #3)
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1:48:07Continuing our early 80's "Dark Disney" deep dive. Exchanging some of the "darkness" for some "wickedness" this week. Thomas moved from art direction at Disney World, to creating entertaining comic books, podcasts, and toys riffing on conspiracy theories. Check out his stuff here: https://www.paranoidamerican.com/ Please subscribe, review, and rate…
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The Watcher in the Woods (Dark Disney #2)
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1:34:44Anyone for Golden Dawn initiated and deleted alien-insect hijinks? Getting creepy for November with "Dark Disney," that time in the early 80's when Disney decided to make a bunch of trauma-inducing live-action flicks. Thomas moved from art direction at Disney World, to creating entertaining comic books, podcasts, and toys riffing on conspiracy theo…
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Getting creepy for November with "Dark Disney," that time in the early 80's when Disney decided to make a bunch of trauma-inducing live-action flicks. Thomas moved from art direction at Disney World, to creating entertaining comic books, podcasts, and toys riffing on conspiracy theories. Check out his stuff here: https://www.paranoidamerican.com/ P…
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Brother, can you spare a bear? Thomas moved from art direction at Disney World, to creating entertaining comic books, podcasts, and toys riffing on conspiracy theories. Check out his stuff here: https://www.paranoidamerican.com/ Please subscribe, review, and rate us on all the podcatchers. And if you're Scrooge McDuck, throw a bob out to Patreon: h…
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