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That Halloween Podcast"HALLOWEEN: THE SCREAM FACTORY" Young Adult Novel Conversation with Horror Aficionado Jonathan HarvillHalloween fans shriek! Listen as film and horror aficionado Jonathan Harvill discusses the young adult novel "Halloween: The Scream Factory" by Kelly O'Rourke. Plus, today's special guest must answer this season's rapid-fire responses. Download your copy of the book "Halloween: The Scream Factory". Join the host of "That Halloween Podcast" at WICKED NEW ENGLAND, a halfway to Halloween festival returning to Salem, Massachusetts in 2026. Listen to a discussion about the movie "Halloween" on a previous season of "That Halloween Podcast". Learn more and connect with today's guest. Claim your FREE...
2025-10-2942 min
The BookshelfThis week’s novels takes us to Zanzibar, Budapest and Renaissance FlorenceThis week’s novels takes us to Zanzibar, Budapest and Renaissance Florence with Nobel Prize-winning English-Tanzanian writer Abdulrazak Gurnah’s Theft; while guest reviewers Tim Ayliffe reads Laurent Binet’s Perspectives; and Siang Lu reads David Szalay’s Flesh.BOOKS Abdulrazak Gurnah, Theft, Bloomsbury Laurent Binet, Perspectives (translated from the French by Sam Taylor), Harvill Secker David Szalay, Flesh, Jonathan Cape GUESTSTim Ayliffe, journalist and crime writer – whose John Bailey series include the books The Enemy Within, Killer Traitor Spy, and The Wrong ManSiang Lu, writ...
2025-03-2054 min
The Mad Chatters Podcast | Walt Disney World and Around the Disney Universe263: Disney Game Night V Sixteen players... Six Disney games... Immeasurable fun... Our fifth GAME NIGHT episode is here! Grab a snack, put on your thinking hat, and play along as Jeremy, Derek, and a ton of special guests compete in Disney-themed games like Password, Match Game, "Which Disney Character Said It?", Before & After, and more! Our "Game Night" episodes would not be possible without our INCREDIBLE guests. Here is where you can find each of them online. Go check out the awesome projects they are part of and let them know you enjoyed hearing them on the...
2021-09-273h 35
The Mad Chatters Podcast | Walt Disney World and Around the Disney Universe262: 5 Things We Love at Universal Studios That You Can't Get at Walt Disney WorldHalloween Horror Nights, The Amazing Adventures of Spider-Man, The Cowfish Sushi Burger Bar — Some of Orlando's best theme park offerings are actually found outside the boundaries of Walt Disney World and instead are part of Universal Orlando Resort. On this week's show, we discuss some of our favorite attractions, restaurants, procedures, and other elements of Universal Studios that don't have an equivalent at a Disney park. Should Disney bring these ideas to its parks? If so, how could Disney take these ideas and make them better? These are just some of the questions we try to answer on this ep...
2021-09-061h 58
On Main Street with Aaron Wallace: An Unofficial Disney Fan PodcastMary Poppins Returns Deep Dive, Part OneAs Walt Disney World debuts a new Mary Poppins Returns-themed restaurant, Aaron joins his close friends Albert Gutierrez and Jonathan Harvill for a DEEP dive into the 2018 movie musical starring Emily Blunt and Lin-Manuel Miranda. Their conversation was recorded in early 2019 but is only debuting now. In this, the first of a multi-part discussion, On Main Street shares general impressions of the film and considers some of its biggest criticisms. (The next episode will look closely at each of the movie's songs.) REFERENCED IN THIS EPISODE Vanity Fair article defending Mary Poppins Returns Aaron's review of Hami...
2021-08-2445 min
The Mad Chatters Podcast | Walt Disney World and Around the Disney Universe255: The Music of Disney's Hollywood Studios Join us for a musical tour of the Hollywood that never was and always will be: Disney's Hollywood Studios! Years ago, we launched a series in which we discussed the background music and the original songs that play in each Walt Disney World park. At the time, Disney's Hollywood Studios was mostly a construction zone, but now that the park has completed its glow-up, we figured it was high time we close out that series and talk about the background loops and original songs in areas like Sunset Boulevard, Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge, and more!
2021-02-151h 59
The Mad Chatters Podcast | Walt Disney World and Around the Disney Universe228: Disney Game Night IVIt's all fun and games on this week's episode. No, really! For the fourth year in a row, we've brought together a slew of our former guests—members of The Mad Chatters Podcast Universe—to compete in a series of Disney games. Tune in and play along as we laugh, battle, and stumble our way through Disney-themed rounds of Family Feud, Password, Movie Trivia, and more! This marathon of Disney games would not have been possible without our INCREDIBLE guests. Go check out their social media accounts and the awesome projects they are part of, and let them...
2019-08-213h 00
The Mad Chatters Podcast | Walt Disney World and Around the Disney Universe223: The Attraction Vehicles of Magic KingdomCome with us to a magical land where you can ride a pirate ship, an elephant, a rocket, and a double-decker omnibus, all on the same day! On this week's episode, special guest Jonathan Harvill joins us for an in-depth look at every attraction vehicle in Magic Kingdom, from its theming to its comfort to its ornate details and beyond. Also on show 223: we play a round of Mad Chatter Jeopardy, share our picks for the good, bad, and ugly doors at Walt Disney World, and more. Come join us! If you want to interact...
2019-06-121h 54
DIZNEY COAST TO COAST: Disney Talks with Rose-Colored Glasses RemovedCOMPARING ANIMATED & LIVE ACTION DUMBODisney fans rejoice! Tim Burton's Dumbo recently hit theaters, so Jonathan Harvill joins Jeff DePaoli to discuss not only the recent live action film, but also compare it with the animated classic. That and so much more on this episode. COMMUNITY: Join the DCTC community and be rewarded including early episode releases. https://tinyurl.com/y97k6jem SHOP: DCTC Merch https://www.redbubble.com/people/DizneyCTC THIS EPISODES CO-HOST: https://twitter.com/jonathanharvill Website - http://www.dizneycoasttocoast.com Twitter - http://www.twitter.com/dizneyctc
2019-04-031h 00
The Mad Chatters Podcast | Walt Disney World and Around the Disney Universe205: Disney Storytelling: Our Favorite Stories Created for WDW ExperiencesDid you know Albert Falls, the founder of the famous Schweitzer Falls featured in Jungle Cruise, had a granddaughter who turned his home into a restaurant for hungry travelers, and that the restaurant is the very Skipper Canteen that's located in the Magic Kingdom? Or were you aware that the Tree of Life was planted by an ant who wished for a tree that would provide shelter for his animal friends? Disney Imagineers are known for crafting detailed stories around almost everything they create for the Disney parks, and on this week's show we take a closer...
2018-10-102h 17The Mad Chatters Podcast | Walt Disney World and Around the Disney Universe195: Mad Q PartyOur favorite Disney questionnaire is BACK! For this week's Mad Q Party, friend of the show Jonathan Harvill joins the discussion as we answer ten questions related to all things Disney. Some of this week's questions include: What's a panel you'd like to see take place at next year's D23 Expo? Name something from a Disney movie that you wish were real so you could own it or use it. And more! Also on episode 195, Jeremy and Jonathan go head to head in the game "The Common Dis-nominator," in which they must figure out what a...
2018-06-271h 32DIZNEY COAST TO COAST: Disney Talks with Rose-Colored Glasses RemovedDISNEY PARKS NAME CHANGESDisney fans rejoice! Rumors have been buzzing about a name change for Disney's Hollywood Studios, but changing a Disney Parks name is nothing new. In this episode Jeff DePaoli and Jonathan Harvill discuss the name changes through the years. That and so much more on this weeks episode. Website - http://www.dizneycoasttocoast.com Twitter - http://www.twitter.com/dizneyctc Instagram - http://www.instagram.com/dizneyctc Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/dizneycoasttocoast Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/DCTC
2018-02-2859 min