The Disney Desk Podcast

Mar 04 2025 173 ep. 62 mins

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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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Bambi - So Much More than a Meme

Mar 04 2025 90 mins

Spring has sprung! Well, technically Spring doesn’t start for a few more weeks, but Carter thinks that’s silly so we’re just going to pretend Spring starts right when March does. To celebrate the season, the Disney Desk is cracking open the Disney Vault and watching one of the seminal Disney classics: Bambi. The final theatrical release before WWII forced the studio to limit

SYDNEY'S BIRTHDAY MONTH: The Crossing Paths of Animal Crossing

Feb 25 2025 93 mins

And as the calendar turns to March, and birthday festivities come to an end, Sydney has chosen an oddly perfect topic to round out her month. Animal Crossing has been a part of both Carter and Sydney's lives since elementary school, from the Game Cube days to playing DS at recess. With 'Birthday Months' giving the Disney Desk complete freedom to talk about anything, it

SYDNEY'S BIRTHDAY MONTH: Ranking the Disney Princess Relationships (A Valentine's Day Special!)

Feb 18 2025 90 mins

As fate would have it, Sydney happens to share her birthday month with a number of important holidays. Black History Month. President's Day. Groundhog Day. All equally important!But the most iconic day in February is Valentine's Day, a day of love, ships, and candy. So to celebrate, the Disney Desk is taking a look at the canonical Disney Princesses (and Anna from Frozen) and placi

SYDNEY'S BIRTHDAY MONTH: Carter and Sydney's Football Extravaganza

Feb 13 2025 98 mins

For week two, Sydney decides to push the 'anything I say for my birthday month goes" to its logical extreme. It is time to talk about football! Since the podcast started, Sydney has quietly been learning the ins and outs of professional football, watching the Eagles go from Superbowl hopefuls to Superbowl champions. Meanwhile, Carter has been living the classic tale of

SYDNEY'S BIRTHDAY MONTH: My Friend, Martin

Feb 04 2025 77 mins

It's that time of year again! As we rotate around the Earth once again, it is time to celebrate our fabulous girl boss host: Sydney! For the entirety of February, Sydney is calling the shots, deciding what we talk about and what we watch. And she picked a doozy this week. My Friend, Martin, is an edu-mation about the life of Martin Luther King, as Bill and Ted style shenaniga

Mulan (1998) v Mulan (2020) - What's Lost in Adaptation (Also: One of Them Days and Hundreds of Beavers)

Jan 28 2025 103 mins

For anyone who's followed the podcast for a while, you've probably heard us mention "Carter's Mulan idea." An episode where we sit down and compare the original animated Mulan with the 2020 live-action remake. This week, to celebrate Lunar New Year, the Disney Desk is finally committing. Tune in as we talk tone, reference, and the many directions a huge studio tentpole can be pull

Syd's Never Seen: Futurama (The Early Years)

Jan 21 2025 62 mins

Even after a few years, it is hard to fully recognize Fox Studios as a part of the larger Disney family. Even as the prominently feature X-men, Simpsons and Family Guy, there is a feeling that they are less of a 'member' of the family and more of a 'trophy.' But in this odd space, Carter realized that Fox held a sneaky addition to the New Year's canon: Futurama

A Disney Animation Tier List: The Iger Era (From Meet the Robinsons to Moana 2)

Jan 16 2025 155 mins

As the New Year rolls on, Carter and Sydney find themselves once again introspective on this era of Disney animation. 20 years ago, Bob Iger stepped in as the CEO of Walt Disney - with a few years off in the middle - and oversaw a meteoric return to form for Walt Disney Animation. So this week, the Disney Desk breaks down the 'Walt Disney Animation Studios' Era, ranking eve

Breaking Down Disney's 2025 Releases (Also: Mufasa, Sonic, and Leaning into The Cringe)

Jan 07 2025 91 mins

Major studios spend millions of dollars and years in advance to map out their yearly release schedules. Every quarter, every holiday, every tentpole and silo needs the perfect release date to maximize the box office, keep the brand strong, and keep the audience hyped for 365 days. Or said studios just kindof throw some leftovers together from a pandemic and multiple strikes. This

DCOM Diaries: Starting off the New Year with High School Musical (Also, Sesame Street in Dire Straights)

Dec 31 2024 104 mins

Happy 2025! After ending the year on back-to-back-to-back-to-back themed months, the Disney Desk decides to take it back to some good old-fashioned Disney discussion. And what better topic than THE Disney thing from their childhood: High School Music. Iconic, ground-breaking, game-changing, High School Musical was the cultural moment for kids growing up in the 2000's. Listen in as