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Before They Were LiveEpisode 62: WishJosh and Michial take a sloth-driven break from the Grimms and talk about the 62nd full-length Disney animated feature, 2023's Wish. Spoiler alert: It's not as bad as everyone said it is, but it certainly doesn't instill us with any faith in the company.
We also announce our next book series! 2025-01-031h 34Before They Were LiveGrimms' Fairy Tales, Episode 6Josh and Michial are here to talk about some of their favorite of Grimms' fairy tales. Along the way they'll discuss how to make yourself annoying at parties:
The Life SpanThe Master ThiefThe DrummerThe Grave MoundThe Crystal BallThe Boots of Buffalo LeatherPoverty and Humility Lead to HeavenThe Three Green Twigs2024-12-051h 26Before They Were LiveGrimms' Fairy Tales, Episode 5Josh and Michial are back, intact, and ready to discuss these ten Grimms' fairy tales:
The Iron StoveOne Eye, Two Eyes, and Three EyesThe Worn-Out Dancing ShoesThe Six ServantsThe White Bride and the Black BrideThe DonkeyThe TurnipThe Stolen PenniesSnow White and Rose RedThe Glass CoffinPlus, hear about the only real argument they've ever gotten into!2024-11-071h 40Before They Were LiveGrimms' Fairy Tales, Episode 4We're back at long last, Michial having fished his book out of one of his many moving boxes. Today we'll discuss the following stories:
The GnomeThe Water of LifeBearskinThe Wren and the BearThe Two TravelersHans My HedgehogThe Bright Sun Will Bring It to LightThe Three Army Surgeons
Join us next month when we talk about the following ten stories:
The Iron StoveOne Eye, Two Eyes and Three EyesThe Worn-Out Dancing ShoesThe Six Servants2024-09-051h 31Before They Were LiveGrimms' Fairy Tales, Episode 3Josh and Michial are back to talk about seven Grimms' fairy tales, none of which we'd ever read before:
The Golden BirdThe Two BrothersThe Twelve HuntsmenThe Three Sons of FortuneThe Wolf and the FoxBrother LustigThe Goose Girl
Come and find out what happens when you put a spinning wheel in the room with a woman pretending to be a man!
Next month, we'll be discussing the following eight stories:The GnomeThe Water of LifeBearskinT...2024-06-061h 34Before They Were LiveGrimms' Fairy Tales, Episode 2Josh and Michial discuss nine more Grimms' fairy tales:
- The Devil with the Three Golden Hairs- The Maiden without Hands- The Magic Table, the Golden Donkey, and the Club in the Sack- Thumbling- The Elves- The Juniper Tree- The Six Swans - King Thrushbeard- Sweetheart Roland
We'll be back the first week in June with another episode, on the following stories:
- The Golden Bird- The Two Brothers - The Twelve Huntsmen- Th...2024-05-091h 54Before They Were LiveGrimms' Fairy Tales, Episode 1Josh and Michial return to talk about nine of Grimms' fairy tales:
The Companionship of the Cat and the Mouse (Katze und Maus in Gesellschaft)A Tale of the Boy Who Went Forth to Find Out What Fear Was (Märchen von einem, der auszog das Fürchten zu lernen)The Marvelous Minstrel (Der wunderliche Spielmann)The Three Little Gnomes in the Woods (Die drei Männlein im Walde)The Three Spinners (Die drei Spinnerinnen)The Three Snake Leaves (Die drei Schlangenblätter)The Fisherman and His Wife (Von dem Fischer und...2024-03-071h 51Before They Were LiveGrimms' Fairy Tales Announcement!It's been a while, and it'll be a little longer, but Josh and Michial will be back on March 7 with the first in their series of episodes on Grimm's Fairy Tales. In March, they'll be discussing:
The Companionship of the Cat and the MouseA Tale About a Boy Who Went Out to Learn What Fear WasThe Marvelous MinstrelThe Three SpinnersThe Three Little GnomesThe Three Snake LeavesThe Fisherman and His WifeThe Brave Little TailorThe Town Musicians of Bremen2024-02-1602 minBefore They Were LiveThe End of the Canon Wrap-Up, Pt. 3Josh and Michial are back for their last awards episode, featuring their Five Tiers of Movies lists! Listen as they shock and horrify each other with their choices. 2023-08-091h 14Before They Were LiveThe End of the Canon Wrap-Up, Pt. 3Josh and Michial are back for their last awards episode, featuring their Five Tiers of Movies lists! Listen as they shock and horrify each other with their choices. 2023-08-091h 14Before They Were LiveThe End of the Canon Wrap-Up, Pt. 2Josh and Michial are back for another round of canon wrap-up, including questions on love, best messages, heroes and heroines, Disney legends, and more!2023-07-061h 32Before They Were LiveThe End of the Canon Wrap-Up, Pt. 2Josh and Michial are back for another round of canon wrap-up, including questions on love, best messages, heroes and heroines, Disney legends, and more!2023-07-061h 32Before They Were LiveThe End of the Canon Wrap-Up, Pt. 1Josh and Michial present the first part of their "end of the canon" wrap-up, featuring questions on villains, music, the seven deadly sins, and who counts as a Disney princess. And more!2023-06-011h 33Before They Were LiveEpisode 62: The End of the Canon Wrap-Up, Pt. 1Josh and Michial present the first part of their "end of the canon" wrap-up, featuring questions on villains, music, the seven deadly sins, and who counts as a Disney princess. And more!2023-06-011h 33Before They Were LiveEpisode 61: Strange WorldJosh and Michial discuss last year's Strange World, a frustrating and disappointing movie. Then they discuss the future of the podcast.2023-05-0457 minBefore They Were LiveEpisode 61: Strange WorldJosh and Michial discuss last year's Strange World, a frustrating and disappointing movie. Then they discuss the future of the podcast.2023-05-0457 minBefore They Were LiveEpisode 60: EncantoJosh and Michial talk about the 60th full-length feature in the Disney canon, 2021's Encanto. [Insert Bruno joke.] And Josh updates the website--kind of! 2023-03-041h 07Before They Were LiveEpisode 60: EncantoJosh and Michial talk about the 60th full-length feature in the Disney canon, 2021's Encanto. [Insert Bruno joke.] And Josh updates the website--kind of! 2023-03-041h 07Before They Were LiveEpisode 59: Raya and the Lost DragonJosh and Michial talk about the 54th full-length animated feature from Disney, 2021's Raya and the Last Dragon. 2023-02-0250 minBefore They Were LiveEpisode 59: Raya and the Lost DragonJosh and Michial talk about the 54th full-length animated feature from Disney, 2021's Raya and the Last Dragon. 2023-02-0250 minBefore They Were LiveInterlude 7: Mary Poppins ReturnsJosh and Michial talk about 2018's long-delayed sequel to Mary Poppins, and Josh announces 2023 as the Year of Dick Van Dyke. 2023-01-051h 25Before They Were LiveInterlude 7: Mary Poppins ReturnsJosh and Michial talk about 2018's long-delayed sequel to Mary Poppins, and Josh announces 2023 as the Year of Dick Van Dyke. 2023-01-051h 25Before They Were LiveEpisode 58: Frozen IIJosh and Michial talk about the 53rd full-length Disney animated feature, 2019's rather disappointing sequel Frozen II. They also rag on Captain Planet, Weezer, and internet fan culture. 2022-12-081h 09Before They Were LiveEpisode 58: Frozen IIJosh and Michial talk about the 53rd full-length Disney animated feature, 2019's rather disappointing sequel Frozen II. They also rag on Captain Planet, Weezer, and internet fan culture. 2022-12-081h 09Before They Were LiveEpisode 57: Ralph Breaks the InternetJosh and Michial talk about the 57th full-length animated film in the Walt Disney canon--and only the second sequel--2018's Ralph Breaks the Internet. 2022-11-031h 13Before They Were LiveEpisode 57: Ralph Breaks the InternetJosh and Michial talk about the 57th full-length animated film in the Walt Disney canon--and only the second sequel--2018's Ralph Breaks the Internet. 2022-11-031h 13Before They Were LiveEpisode 56: MoanaJosh and Michial talk about the 56th full-length animated feature in the Disney canon, 2016's Moana--which they loved, and found oddly traditionalist. 2022-10-061h 12Before They Were LiveEpisode 56: MoanaJosh and Michial talk about the 56th full-length animated feature in the Disney canon, 2016's Moana--which they loved, and found oddly traditionalist. 2022-10-061h 12Before They Were LiveEpisode 55: ZootopiaJosh Altmanshofer and Michial Farmer talk about the 55th full-length Disney animated feature, 2016's Zootopia, which they find simultaneously impressing and deeply immoral. 2022-09-081h 03Before They Were LiveEpisode 55: ZootopiaJosh Altmanshofer and Michial Farmer talk about the 55th full-length Disney animated feature, 2016's Zootopia, which they find simultaneously impressing and deeply immoral. 2022-09-081h 03Before They Were LiveEpisode 54: Big Hero 6Josh Altmanshofer, Michial Farmer, and special guest Danny Anderson talk about the 54th full-length animated feature in the Disney canon, 2013's Big Hero 6. We had a few audio issues on this episode, but hopefully it's nothing too terrible. Technology doesn't work as well here in 2022 as it does in futuristic San Fransokyo. 2022-08-041h 19Before They Were LiveEpisode 54: Big Hero 6Josh Altmanshofer, Michial Farmer, and special guest Danny Anderson talk about the 54th full-length animated feature in the Disney canon, 2013's Big Hero 6. We had a few audio issues on this episode, but hopefully it's nothing too terrible. Technology doesn't work as well here in 2022 as it does in futuristic San Fransokyo. 2022-08-041h 19Before They Were LiveEpisode 53: FrozenJosh, Michial, and special guest (and Disney Parks superfan) Hannah Thompson talk about the film phenomenon of 2013--Disney's 53rd full-length animated feature, Frozen. 2022-07-071h 28Before They Were LiveEpisode 53: FrozenJosh, Michial, and special guest (and Disney Parks superfan) Hannah Thompson talk about the film phenomenon of 2013--Disney's 53rd full-length animated feature, Frozen. 2022-07-071h 28Before They Were LiveEpisode 52: Wreck-It RalphJosh Altmanshofer and Michial Farmer talk about the 52nd full-length Disney animated feature, 2012's Wreck-It Ralph, but really they spend most of the episode talking about old video games and apologizing for burning down the podcast last month. 2022-06-021h 04Before They Were LiveEpisode 52: Wreck-It RalphJosh Altmanshofer and Michial Farmer talk about the 52nd full-length Disney animated feature, 2012's Wreck-It Ralph, but really they spend most of the episode talking about old video games and apologizing for burning down the podcast last month. 2022-06-021h 04Before They Were LiveBefore They Were Live Episode 51: Winnie the PoohJosh and Michial talk about Disney's 51st full-length animated feature, "Winnie the Pooh." Then they burn the podcast to the ground. 2022-05-051h 25Before They Were LiveBefore They Were Live Episode 51: Winnie the PoohJosh and Michial talk about Disney's 51st full-length animated feature, "Winnie the Pooh." Then they burn the podcast to the ground. 2022-05-051h 25Before They Were LiveBefore They Were Live Episode 50: TangledJosh and Michial talk about Disney's 50th full-length animated feature, "Tangled."2022-04-071h 28Before They Were LiveBefore They Were Live Episode 50: TangledJosh and Michial talk about Disney's 50th full-length animated feature, "Tangled."2022-04-071h 28Before They Were LiveBefore They Were Live Interlude 6: Enchanted"Before They Were Live" chats about "Enchanted."2022-03-031h 12Before They Were LiveBefore They Were Live Episode 49: The Princess and the FrogJosh and Michial talk about Disney's 49th full-length animated feature, "The Princess and the Frog."2022-02-031h 14Before They Were LiveBefore They Were Live Episode 49: The Princess and the FrogJosh and Michial talk about Disney's 49th full-length animated feature, "The Princess and the Frog."2022-02-031h 14Before They Were LiveBefore They Were Live Episode 48: BoltJosh and Michial talk about Disney's 48th full-length animated feature, "Bolt."2022-01-061h 08Before They Were LiveBefore They Were Live Episode 48: BoltJosh and Michial talk about Disney's 48th full-length animated feature, "Bolt."2022-01-061h 08Before They Were LiveBefore They Were Live Episode 47: Meet the RobinsonsJosh and Michial talk about Disney's 47th full-length animated feature, "Meet the Robinsons."2021-12-021h 26Before They Were LiveBefore They Were Live Episode 47: Meet the RobinsonsJosh and Michial talk about Disney's 47th full-length animated feature, "Meet the Robinsons."2021-12-021h 26Before They Were LiveBefore They Were Live Episode 46: Chicken LittleJosh and Michial talk about Disney's 46th full-length animated feature, "Chicken Little."2021-11-041h 02Before They Were LiveBefore They Were Live Episode 46: Chicken LittleJosh and Michial talk about Disney's 46th full-length animated feature, "Chicken Little."2021-11-041h 02Before They Were LiveBefore They Were Live Episode 45: Home on the RangeJosh and Michial talk about Disney's 45th full-length animated feature, "Home on the Range."2021-10-0757 minBefore They Were LiveBefore They Were Live Episode 45: Home on the RangeJosh and Michial talk about Disney's 45th full-length animated feature, "Home on the Range."2021-10-0757 minBefore They Were LiveBefore They Were Live Episode 44: Brother BearJosh and Michial talk about Disney's 44th full-length animated feature, "Brother Bear."2021-09-021h 06Before They Were LiveBefore They Were Live Episode 44: Brother BearJosh and Michial talk about Disney's 44th full-length animated feature, "Brother Bear."2021-09-021h 06Before They Were LiveBefore They Were Live Episode 43: Treasure PlanetJosh and Michial talk about Disney's 43rd full-length animated feature, 2002's "Treasure Planet," with special guest Sarai Manning of the Not a Lady Podcast.2021-08-051h 44Before They Were LiveBefore They Were Live Episode 43: Treasure PlanetJosh and Michial talk about Disney's 43rd full-length animated feature, 2002's "Treasure Planet," with special guest Sarai Manning of the Not a Lady Podcast.2021-08-051h 44Before They Were LiveBefore They Were Live Episode 42: Lilo and StitchJosh Altmanshofer, Michial Farmer, and special guest Steven Greydanus discuss "Lilo and Stitch," the forty-second full-length Disney animated feature.2021-07-011h 05Before They Were LiveBefore They Were Live Episode 42: Lilo and StitchJosh Altmanshofer, Michial Farmer, and special guest Steven Greydanus discuss "Lilo and Stitch," the forty-second full-length Disney animated feature.2021-07-011h 05Before They Were LiveBefore They Were Live Episode 41: AtlantisBefore They Were Live discuss "Atlantis," the forty-first full-length Disney animated feature.2021-06-031h 29Before They Were LiveBefore They Were Live Episode 40: The Emperor's New GrooveJosh, Michial, and special guest Katie Grubbs talk about the 40th full-length Disney animated feature, 2000's "The Emperor's New Groove."2021-05-061h 22Before They Were LiveBefore They Were Live Episode 40: The Emperor's New GrooveJosh, Michial, and special guest Katie Grubbs talk about the 40th full-length Disney animated feature, 2000's "The Emperor's New Groove."2021-05-061h 22Before They Were LiveBefore They Were Live Episode 39: Dinosaur"Before They Were Live" talks about "Dinosaur," the thirty-ninth Disney animated feature.2021-04-011h 03Before They Were LiveBefore They Were Live Episode 38: Fantasia 2000"Before They Were Live" talks about "Fantasia 2000," the thirty-eighth Disney animated feature.2021-03-041h 28Before They Were LiveBefore They Were Live Interlude 5: Duck Tales: Treasure of the Lost LampJosh Altmanshofer and Michial Farmer talk about 1990's Duck Tales: Treasure of the Lost Lamp.2021-02-041h 11Before They Were LiveBefore They Were Live Interlude 5: Duck Tales: Treasure of the Lost LampJosh Altmanshofer and Michial Farmer talk about 1990's Duck Tales: Treasure of the Lost Lamp.2021-02-041h 11Before They Were LiveBefore They Were Live Episode 37: Tarzan"Before They Were Live" talks about "Tarzan," the thirty-seventh Disney animated feature.2021-01-071h 23Before They Were LiveBefore They Were Live Episode 36: Mulan"Before They Were Live" talks about "Mulan," the thirty-sixth Disney animated feature, with special guest Judy Guo.2020-12-031h 14Before They Were LiveBefore They Were Live Episode 35: Hercules"Before They Were Live" talks about "Hercules," the thirty-fifth Disney animated feature.2020-10-011h 22Before They Were LiveBefore They Were Live Episode 34: The Hunchback of Notre Dame"Before They Were Live" talks about "The Hunchback of Notre Dame," the thirty-fourth Disney animated feature.2020-09-101h 22Before They Were LiveBefore They Were Live Episode 33: Pocahontas"Before They Were Live" talks about "Pocahontas," the thirty-third Disney animated feature.2020-08-061h 26Before They Were LiveBefore They Were Live Episode 32: The Lion King"Before They Were Live" talks about "The Lion King," the thirty-second Disney animated feature.2020-07-021h 37Before They Were LiveBefore They Were Live Episode 31: Aladdin"Before They Were Live" talks about "Aladdin," the thirty-first Disney animated feature.2020-06-041h 35Before They Were LiveBefore They Were Live Episode 30: Beauty and the Beast"Before They Were Live" talks about "Beauty and the Beast," the thirtieth Disney animated feature.2020-05-071h 36Before They Were LiveBefore They Were Live Episode 29: The Rescuers Down Under"Before They Were Live" talks about "The Rescuers Down Under," the twenty-ninth Disney animated feature.2020-04-021h 09Before They Were LiveBefore They Were Live Episode 28: The Little Mermaid"Before They Were Live" talks about "The Little Mermaid," the twenty-eighth Disney animated feature.2020-03-051h 27Before They Were LiveBefore They Were Live Episode 27: Oliver and Company"Before They Were Live" talks about "Oliver and Company," the twenty-seventh Disney animated feature.2020-01-021h 13Before They Were LiveBefore They Were Live Interlude 4: Mickey's Christmas Carol"Before They Were Live" chats about "Mickey's Christmas Carol."2019-12-1257 minBefore They Were LiveBefore They Were Live Episode 26: The Great Mouse Detective"Before They Were Live" with special guest David Grubbs talks about "The Great Mouse Detective," the twenty-sixth Disney animated feature.2019-11-071h 19Before They Were LiveBefore They Were Live Episode 25: The Black Cauldron"Before They Were Live" talks about "The Black Cauldron," the twenty-fifth Disney animated feature.2019-10-031h 31Before They Were LiveBefore They Were Live Episode 24: The Fox and the Hound"Before They Were Live" talks about "The Fox and the Hound," the twenty-fourth Disney animated feature.2019-09-051h 15Before They Were LiveBefore They Were Live Interlude 3: Mary Poppins"Before They Were Live" chats about Mary Poppins, a film that's animated but also live.2019-08-011h 21Before They Were LiveBefore They Were Live Episode 23: Rescuers"Before They Were Live" talks about "The Rescuers," the twenty-third Disney animated feature.2019-07-041h 25Before They Were LiveBefore They Were Live Episode 22: The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh"Before They Were Live" talks about "The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh," the twenty-second Disney animated feature.2019-06-061h 18Before They Were LiveBefore They Were Live Episode 21: Robin Hood"Before They Were Live" talks about "Robin Hood," the twenty-first Disney animated feature.2019-05-021h 16Before They Were LiveBefore They Were Live Episode 20: Aristocats"Before They Were Live" chats about "Aristocats," the twentieth Disney animated feature.2019-04-041h 23Before They Were LiveBefore They Were Live Episode 19: The Jungle Book"Before They Were Live" chats about "The Jungle Book," the nineteenth Disney animated feature.2019-03-071h 15Before They Were LiveBefore They Were Live Episode 17: 101 Dalmatians"Before They Were Live" chats about "101 Dalmatians," not the hundred-and-first but the seventeenth Disney animated feature.2019-01-031h 03Before They Were LiveBefore They Were Live Episode 18: The Sword in the Stone"Before They Were Live," joined by City of Man's Coyle Neal, chats about "The Sword in the Stone," the eighteenth Disney animated feature.2019-01-031h 18Before They Were LiveBefore They Were Live Interlude 2: The Shorts of the Fifties"Before They Were Live" chats about some of the animated shorts from Disney Studios in the 1950s.2018-12-061h 42Before They Were LiveBefore They Were Live Episode 16: Sleeping Beauty"Before They Were Live" chats about "Sleeping Beauty," the sixteenth Disney animated feature.2018-11-011h 19Before They Were LiveBefore They Were Live Episode 15: Lady and the Tramp"Before They Were Live" chats about "Lady and the Tramp," the fifteenth Disney animated feature.2018-10-041h 25Before They Were LiveBefore They Were Live Episode 14: Peter Pan"Before They Were Live" chats about "Peter Pan," the fourteenth Disney animated feature.2018-09-061h 20Before They Were LiveBefore They Were Live Episode 13: Alice in Wonderland"Before They Were Live" chats about "Alice in Wonderland," the thirteenth Disney animated feature.2018-08-021h 49Before They Were LiveBefore They Were Live Episode 12: Cinderella"Before They Were Live" chats about "Cinderella," the twelfth Disney animated feature.2018-07-051h 22Before They Were LiveBefore They Were Live Interlude 1: The Shorts of the Thirties and Forties"Before They Were Live" chats about some of the early animated shorts from Disney Studios.2018-06-071h 37Before They Were LiveBefore They Were Live Episode 11: The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad"Before They Were Live" chats about "The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad," the eleventh Disney animated feature.2018-05-031h 23Before They Were LiveBefore They Were Live Episode 9: Fun and Fancy Free"Before They Were Live" chats about "Fun and Fancy Free," the ninth Disney animated feature.2018-03-011h 32Before They Were LiveBefore They Were Live Episode 10: Melody Time"Before They Were Live" chats about "Melody Time," the tenth Disney animated feature.2018-03-011h 42Before They Were LiveBefore They Were Live Episode 8: Make Mine Music"Before They Were Live" chats about "Make Mine Music," the eighth Disney animated feature.2018-02-081h 21Before They Were LiveBefore They Were Live Episode 1: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs"Before They Were Live" begins at the beginning, with a discussion of the first Walt Disney feature, "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs." Josh and Michial discuss the film's conception and production, the technology that had to be invented to make it happen, the marketing innovations surrounding it, J.R.R. Tolkien's hatred of it--and much more.2017-07-041h 29Before They Were LiveBefore They Were Live Episode 1: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs"Before They Were Live" begins at the beginning, with a discussion of the first Walt Disney feature, "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs." Josh and Michial discuss the film's conception and production, the technology that had to be invented to make it happen, the marketing innovations surrounding it, J.R.R. Tolkien's hatred of it--and much more.2017-07-041h 29