
BEING A FAN OF DISNEY: THE PODCAST
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Episode List
Class #1 – Being a Fan of Disney Podcast Introduction
Class #2 – Ron Schneider – The Original Dreamfinder
Class #3 – Lou Mongello – WDWRadio
Class #4 – Kimberley Bouchard – Positively Disney
Class #5 – Benjamin Lancaster – The Further Adventures of Walt’s Frozen Head
Class #6 – Brian Collins – WDWithMe and Former Walt Disney Imagineering (Tour of Epcot’s World Showcase)
Class #7 – Class Discussion from February 2020 – Disney Acquisitions
Class #8 – Ridley Pearson – Kingdom Keepers Book Series
Class #9 – Lee Cockerell – Retired Executive Vice President for Walt Disney World
Class #10 – Disney vs. Comcast: Lessons Learned from the Corporate Rivalry
Class #11 – Ryan Boeckman – My Disney Classroom
Class #12 – John Saccheri – BigFatPanda.com
Class #13 – Rivalry in Fans of Disney and Comics (Marvel and DC)
Class #14 – Lisa DiNoto Glassner – The Castle Run and Core Memory Candles
Class #15 – Sean Gerber – MCU Fan Show
Class #16 – Dr. Carissa Baker – University of Central Florida
Class #17 – Greg Heilman – Global Information Security – The Walt Disney Company
Class #18 – Brian Collins – WDWithMe and Former Walt Disney Imagineer walking tour of Disney’s Animal Kingdom
Class #19 – Dan Cockerell – Cockerell Consulting and Former Disney Executive
Class #20 – Benjamin Lancaster – Further Adventures of Walt’s Frozen Head and Prototype World of Tomorrow
Class #21 – Best/Favorite WDW Attraction Fall 2020
Class #22 – Visit with Students in Dr. Ted Peetz Forum Class at Bellmont University
Class #23 – Best/Favorite Disney Movie Fall 2020
Class #24 – Sean Currier – Haunted Mansion Halloween House
Class #25 – Last Lecture Talk at The University of Memphis
Class #26 – Sean LaRochelle – Matterhorn Adventures and Feasibility of EPCOT
Class #27 – Stan Solo – Disney Podcaster and Content Creator
Class #28 – Victor Nawrocki – Disney Realtor
Class #29 – Jeremy Goff – GoffStock Music and D-Signs
Class #30 – Using the MCU to help Students Acclimate to College
Class #31 – Matt Dobrovolsky – Case Member and DarthVader92
Class #32 – Ray Eddy – Indiana Jones Epic Stunt Spectacular
Class #33 – The Walt Disney Company and Walter E. Disney
Class #34 – Roger Palmer – WhatsOnDisneyPlus.com
Class #35 – Dr. Howie DiBlasi – My Disney Classroom Podcast and PD Magic
Class #36 – Disney Fans Coping with the Parks and Resorts Closures amid COVID-19
Class #37 – Jaime Williams – Using Disney to Teach Human Resources and Management Practices
Class #38 – Dr. Nettie Brock – Disney Cosplaying and Disneybounding
Class #39 – Sean Gerber – MCU Fan Show and Fan Show Biz – Streaming and Impact on Consumer Entertainment
Class #40 – Brian Collins – WDWithMe and Former Walt Disney Imagineer
Class #41 – Greg Heilman – Heilman & Haver – Disney Musicals
Class #42 – Beci Mahnken – MEI and Mouse Fan Travel – Disney Travel (and WandaVision!)
Class #43 – Brian Collins Live from Hollywood Studios!
Class #44 – Michael Ruffin – The Moving Platform
Class #45 – Spring 2021 Class Best/Favorite WDW Attraction
Class #46 – Spring 2021 Class Best/Favorite MCU Character and Movie
Class #47 – Sarah Beals Sager – Film Induced Tourism and SlightlyProblematic.net
Class #48 – Competition among Streaming Services
Class #49 – Spring 2021 Class Best/Favorite Disney Movie
Class #50 – Dr. Carissa Baker – Disney Parks around the World
Class #51 – Michael Crawford – The Progress City Primer
Class #52 – Lou Prosperi – Author about Walt Disney Imagineering
Class #53 – Michael Ruffin – WDW 5th Gate Ideas
Class #54 – John Saccheri and the Pandemic
Class #55 – MCU Panel Discussion – Themes, Storylines, and Impact of Disney+ Shows
Class #56 – Lisa DiNoto Glassner – Being and Entrepreneur
Class #57 – Fall 2021 Best/Favorite MCU Character and Best/Favorite MCU Movie Vote
Class #58 – Disney Company Movies
Class #59 – Best/Favorite Disney/Pixar Movie Fall 2021
Class #60 – Reed Tucker – Author of ‘Slugfest: Inside the Epic 50-year Battle between Marvel and DC’
Class #61 – Matthew Krul – Imagineer Podcast (now Imagination Skyway)
Class #62 – Brian Collins LIVE from Magic Kingdom
Class #63 – Best/Favorite WDW Attractions Class Discussion and Vote
Class #64 – Roger Palmer – Disney+ at 2!
Class #65 – Professor Barbara Burgess-Lefebvre – Guest Immersion at WDW Magic Kingdom
Class #66 Take 1 – Hamilton, Pop Culture, and Disney+
Class #67 Take 1 – MCU and Disney+, What is Proper and Updated Chronological Viewing Order
Class #68 – Michael Crawford – Disney and Sport
Class #69 Take 1 – MCU 2021 in Review Category and Nominee Reveal
Class #70 Take 1 – Disney+ and Sport Entertainment
Class #71 – Grand Circle Tour Podcast
Class #72 Take 1 – MCU 2021 in Review Discussion and Vote Results
Class #73 – MCU 2021 in Review Discussion and Vote
Class #74 Take 1 – Best/Favorite MCU Character and Project Spring 2022
Class #75 – Best/Favorite MCU Character and Project Full Discussion and Vote Spring 2022
Class #76 – Discussion of Encanto Spring 2022
Class #77 – Beatrice Denis – WDW at 50!
Class #78 Take 1 – Storyliving by Disney
Class #79 Take 1 – Disney+, Hulu, and Comcast
Class #80 – Matt Dobrovolsky – Star Wars Galactic Starcruiser
Class #81 Take 1 – Internal Disney
Class #82 Take 1 – Summary of Best/Favorite Disney/Pixar Movie Spring 2022
Class #83 – Best/Favorite Disney/Pixar Movie Discussion and Vote Spring 2022
Class #84 – Being a Fan of Disney Take 1 Special Announcement! The Women of NIL Podcast Coming Soon
Class #85 Take 1 – Disney+, Ad Supported Model, DWTS, and Future of Streaming
Class #86 – John Saccheri – WDW 50th Anniversary and Disney Weathering the Storm
Class #87 – Disology
Class #88 – The Women of NIL Podcast Special Interview
Class #89 – Dr. Rick Grieve – Dissociative Identity Disorder in ‘Moon Knight’
Class #90 – Dr. Josh Roberson – Egyptian Mythology in ‘Moon Knight’
Class #91 Take 1 – Recap of Best/Favorite WDW Attraction
Class #92 – Best/Favorite WDW Attraction Discussion and Vote Spring 2022
Class #93 Take 1 – Best/Favorite Disney Movie Recap
Class #94 – Best/Favorite Disney Movie Spring 2022 Full Discussion and Vote
Class #95 Take 1 – The MCU as a Researcher’s Muse
Class #96 – Ron Schneider – Dreamfinding, Figment, and Themed Entertainment
Class #97 – Joe Wagner – WDWMousing.com
Class #98 – Ken ‘The VoiceOver Guy’ Skidmore – Disney, Music, and Life
Class #99 – Ryan Pagella – Coding and Queer Coding in Disney and Marvel
Class #100 – Dr. Daniel L. Wann – Discussing Disney Fandom
Class #101 Take 1 – Best/Favorite MCU Character and Project Preview
Class #102 Take 1 – Best/Favorite MCU Character and Project Results
Class #103 – Best/Favorite MCU Character and Project Fall 2022 Full Discussion and Vote
Class #104 – Matt Dobrovolsky – LucasFilm into the Future!
Class #105 – Holly Crawford and Stan Solo – 2022 D23 Expo Reaction
Class #106 Take 1 – Best/Favorite Disney/Pixar Movie Preview
Class #107 Take 1 – Best/Favorite Disney/Pixar Movie Summary
Class #108 – Best/Favorite Disney/Pixar Movie Full Discussion and Vote
Class #109 Take 1 – Best/Favorite Disney Animation Movie Summary
Class #110 – Best/Favorite Disney Animation Movie Full Discussion and Vote
Class #111 – Ridley Pearson – Author of Kingdom Keepers (and many more!)
Class #112 Take 1 – Disney CEO Shakeup
Class #113 – Lee Cockerell – Change in Disney Leadership and Lessons
Class #114 Take 1 – Live Sports Entertainment and the Future of Streaming
Class #115 Take 1 – Summary of the Best/Favorite WDW Attraction Discussion and Vote
Class #116 – Full WDW Discussion/Vote, Impressions of ‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, Class Questions, and Semester Conclusion
Class #117 Take 1 – MCU Chronological Order January 2023
Class #118 – Disney Acquisitions Updated January 2023
Class #119 Take 1 – Apple TV+ and MLS a Path Forward for Streaming Sports?
Class #120 – Roger Palmer – Disney+ and Beyond!
Class #121 – Professor Barbara Burgess-Lefebvre – TEAAS and IAAPA
Class #122 – Disney Musicals with Greg Heilman, Dr. Brett Nachman, and Professor Barbara Burgess-Lefebvre
Class #123 – Dr. Brett Nachman – Notably Disney
Class #124 Take 1 – Best/Favorite MCU Character and Project Spring 2023
Class #125 – Best/Favorite MCU Character and Project Full Discussion and Vote Spring 2023
Class #126 – Holly Crawford – Grand Circle Tour Podcast, Marvelous on Main Street – Disneyland and California Adventure
Class #127 – Dr. Robyn Muir – Disney Princesses through History
Class #128 – Dr. Suzanne Onstine – Accuracy of Indiana Jones
Class #129 Take 1 – Summary of Spring 2023 Votes for Best/Favorite Disney/Pixar Movie, WDW Attraction, and Disney Movie
Class #130 – Bee Eldridge – Princesses, Motherhood, and Aging in Disney
Class #131 – Jon Rogers – Shattered Star Productions –The Mirror of Amun-Ra Fan Film
Class #132 – Stan Solo – Budget-Friendly Walt Disney World!
Class #133 Take 1 - Best/Favorite MCU Character and Vote Recap Fall 2023
Class #134 - Disney Streaming and the Future of Consumer Entertainment
Class #135 Take 1 - Preview of Being a Fan of Disney: The Book Ch. 6
Class #136 Take 1 - Preview of Being a Fan of Disney: The Book Ch. 13
Class #137 Take 1 - Hulu, ESPNBet, and More
Class #138 Take 1 - Best/Favorite Disney/Pixar Movie Summary Fall 2023
Class #139 Take 1 - Best/Favorite WDW Attraction Fall 2023
Class #140 Take 1 - Best/Favorite Disney Movie Fall 2023
Class #141 - Disney, ESPNBET, and Sports Gambling
Class #142 Take 1 - Sports Programming and the Future of Super Bowl Ads
Class #143 - Dr. Jennifer Wells - The Rhetoric of Walt Disney World
Class #144 - Dr. Rebecca Rowe - Storytelling in Disney
Class #145 - Ryan Pagella - Intellectual Property and Disney Attractions turned Disney Movies
Class #146 - Talking Taylor Swift and Disney with Janessa Hester and Candace Saunders-Grewe
Class #147 - Sumner Nesbitt - Walt Disney Hometown Museum
Class #148 Take 1 - Disney+, Hulu, ESPN+, and now MAX
Class #149 - Dr. Carissa Baker - Society of Explorers and Adventurers
Class #150 - Allen Babiarz-Lira - Education Entertainment: The Podcast and Disney Parks as Teaching Mechanisms
Class #151 - Disney at 100 Years with Dr. Amy Davis and Dr. Helen Haswell
Class #152 - Streaming with the Mouse - Disney, Streaming, and Consumer Engagement
Class #153 Take 1 - NBA Media Rights and Disney's Involvement with the Olympics
Class #154 - Author Scott McCormick - Writing Fiction and Non-Fiction
Class #155 Take 1 - The Perspectives Files Ch. 25
Class #156 - Kate Grasso - Content Creation, Disney History, and Parks Books
Class #157 - Eric Hathorn - Synergy Loves Company
Class #158 - 2024 Olympic Recap with Stan Solo
Class #159 - Emily McDermott - Book of the Mouse Club
Class #160 - D23 Recap with Ryan Pagella and Matt Dobrovolsky
Class #161 Take 1 - Post-D23 Thoughts, Predictions, and Wishes for the Disney Parks
Class #162 - Disney as Shared Perspectives
Class #163 Take 1 - College Football, ESPN, and Disney
Class #164 - Noah Gittell - Baseball: The Movie
Class #165 - Dr. Christopher Tremblay - Walt's Pilgrimage
Clas. #166 Take 1 - Streaming the 2024 Olympic Games and the Future of Live Sports Entertainment
Class #167 - Portrayal of Trauma in Disney Movies
Class #168 - Disney Halloween with Allen Babiarz-Lira
Class #169 Take 1 - Disney+ Live Channels
Class #170 Take 1 - Best/Favorite MCU Character and Project Vote Fall 2024
And More...
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(August 2023)







