The Disney Desk Podcast
Two Disney Adults cover all things Walt Disney Animation, Pixar, Star Wars, Marvel and all things animation. From reviews to debates to deep dives, The Disney Desk is on the case!
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Nickelodeon Month: All That and The Amanda Show (opens the original)
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In the competition between children's networks, each station has their own claim to fame. Cartoon Network has a linage of cartoons dating back to Hannah Barbara. Disney Channel has DCOMs and the prestige of the mouse. And Nickeldon has its rich history of live action variety programming. During the golden age of the station, Nickelodeon would have a number of live action shows that centered their roster of young stars. And perhaps the two most iconic would be All That and its sister program The
Nickelodeon Month: Hey Arnold! (opens the original)
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Nickeldon Month proper begins in the most obvious place for the Disney Desk: the Nicktoons! Following the success of Rugrats, Doug and Ren and Stimpy, original animation became a staple of the network. and in 1996, a football headed kid from 'The City' hit the airwaves and showed us what being a Nicktoon really meant. Hey Arnold! is one of the seminal works of Nickelodeon, a kitschy, chaotic, jazzy and melancholic look at life for kids growing up. Tune in as Carter and Sydney talk city life, ima
Nickelodeon Month: The History of Nick and how Kids took over TV (opens the original)
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Fall is here! We here at the Disney Desk are always excited for back-to-school time, and the underrated joy of coming home to your favorite after school programing. So for this month, we are spending all of September covering Nickelodeon! The 'First Kids Network,' Nick's eclectic collection of variety shows, sitcoms, and cartoons make it stand out from its peers, while boasting the iconic "By Kids, For Kids" tagline. For our first episode, we break down our history with the network, and how its
Cinema Studies with Carter: Astroid City (2023) (opens the original)
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As the birthday celebrations wind down, and a cool breeze flows through the Delaware River Valley, it's time for one more Cinema Class! Astroid City was Wes Anderson's contribution to 2023's "Let's go to the desert and figure out what it means to be alive" genre. While not the runaway success of Barbie or Oppenheimer, it is one of the best examples of his iconic artistic flourishes while asking messy and complicated questions about creation and life. Tune in as Carter and Sydney talk birthdays,
Cinema Studies with Carter: Millennium Actress (2001) (opens the original)
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Back to birthday celebrating, the Disney Desk reaches another milestone in Carter's life: his time at NYU. During his early years in New York, a fascinating animated film falls into his lap and helps push him to embrace the animated craft. Satoshi Kon's Millennium Actress is the second of his four films: the story of an actress recounting her iconic career as her roles begin to blend in with her personal story. It is dense, it is chaotic, and it is utterly beautiful. Listen in as Carter and Sydn
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