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Energy Matters with Commissioner EcholsTiffany Callaway Ferrell (AGL) and Sean RegisterIn this episode, Tim Echols and KC Boyce talk about Earth Day ideas. In the second segment Tiffany Callaway Ferrell of AGL talks about natural gas. Then in the second half, Tim goes on the road to interview Emerald Transportation Solutions about their EV refrigerated cargo van and then to Savannah for a peak at the new Port Fuel Center.
2021-05-1353 min
The Mouse Castle Lounge Podcast: Disney News and Interviews, Cocktails and ConversationsMCL 04-20-2021 - Tim and Anthony's 100th EpisodeTim and Anthony celebrate their 100th podcast episode together with cocktails (of course) and more talk about Disneyland's reopening. Plus, Pixar's Soul bags seven Annie Awards and Marvel releases a new trailer for Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings. www.TheMouseCastle.com
2021-04-2041 min
The Mouse Castle Lounge Podcast: Disney News and Interviews, Cocktails and ConversationsMCL 04-13-2021 - Disneyland Prepares to Reopen, New Rides at Universal Studios Hollywood, and Disneyland JailTim and Anthony are back, talking about what to expect when Disneyland reopens at the end of the month. Also, Anthony expresses his undying love for Universal Studios and Tim shares the story of how he should have ended up in Disneyland Jail. www.TheMouseCastle.com
2021-04-1343 min
The Mouse Castle Lounge Podcast: Disney News and Interviews, Cocktails and ConversationsMCL 04-07-2021 - Inside the Mouse Castle Lounge with Tim and AnthonyTim Callaway and Anthony Reynolds did a thing...five years after they did their last thing together. The Mouse Castle is back (sort of). www.TheMouseCastle.com
2021-04-0733 min
The Callaway Golf PodcastCheers to Fifty Phil with Tina & Tim Mickelson || Callaway Golf Podcast 386Jeff is joined by Tina & Tim Mickelson for a unique look at what it is like growing up Mickelson on this special birthday edition. Be sure to wish Phil a happy birthday over on our virtual Birthday Card!Join the celebration here: https://linkin.bio/callawaygolf---------------------------------------------------------------------------Listen to new episodes of the Callaway Golf Podcast with Jeff Neubarth every Tuesday and Thursday as he takes you inside the outgoing marketing department of Callaway HQ. Jeff introduces new characters regularly, spar with special guests and occasionally say things they're definitely not supposed to.
2020-06-1736 min
The Callaway Golf PodcastLive from The Grand Tim Mickelson Talks About His Career with His Brother Phil || ShipShow 341Jeff and Lex are joined by Tim Mickelson who talks about being the caddy for his brother, Phil Mickelson. Tim talks about what it's like to be behind the scenes of the PGA Tour and answers YOUR questions. Tell us who YOU want to hear as the next Ship Show Co-HostCall the ShipShow Hotline: 760-804-4653Email us: shipshow@callawaygolf.com______Listen to new episodes of the Shipshow Podcast with Jeff Neubarth every Tuesday and Thursday as he takes you inside the outgoing marketing department of Callaway HQ. Jeff introduces new characters regularly...
2019-12-1223 min
Kutter Callaway PodcastS3E5: The Community of Faith with Tim CooperThis season, Kutter talks with authors, poets, counselors, pastors, and ministry leaders about the vision of marriage and singleness that has captured the imagination of the evangelical church.
2018-10-0100 min
The Worm Turns with Jimmy CallawaySongs About BoysThis week's episode of The Worm Turns with Jimmy Callaway is made snips and snails and puppy dog tails! It's the all songs about boys episode, so let's all GO ON DOWN to the crick! CATCH crawdads with your bare hands! RESIST the urge to become grown men! Boys will be boys will be dipshits! Song list: Bruce McCulloch--"The Daves I Know" Toni Basil--"Mickey" The Leaves--"Hey Joe" The Adverts--"Gary Gilmore's Eyes" Me First and the Gimme Gimmes--"Danny's Song" Descendents--"Tonyage"
2018-09-271h 10
The Mouse Castle Lounge Podcast: Disney News and Interviews, Cocktails and ConversationsMCL 05-29-2018 - Artist Denise Chamberlain Talks About Mary BlairEDITOR'S NOTE: After posting this interview with Denise Chamberlain, I was contacted by Mary Blair's niece, Maggie Richardson, contesting information in the interview. In an e-mail, Maggie told me Denise is not a blood relation of Mary Blair, never met her, and does not represent the Blair family. I contacted Denise for comment, and she confirmed her relationship to Mary was through Denise's uncle, who married Mary's niece, Jeanne, when Denise was a child. Denise still contends that when she was young, she met Mary at various parties and family functions, and still considers Mary her "great aunt," even...
2018-05-2924 minThe Mouse Castle Lounge Podcast: Disney News and Interviews, Cocktails and ConversationsMCL 05-16-2018 - Jungle Cruise Skipper Stories with David MarleyDavid Marley is a historian with a PhD from George Washington University, but that's not important today. What matters is for four years he was a Jungle Cruise skipper at Disneyland! In 2016, he wrote Skipper Stories: True Tales From Disneyland's Jungle Cruise, which contains dozens of interviews with fellow skips past and present. It's an insightful and often very funny look at one of Disneyland's most popular attractions. The book has proven so popular that volume two of Skipper Stories will be out later this year. David is going to share some of those stories with us today, so...
2018-05-1632 minThe Mouse Castle Lounge Podcast: Disney News and Interviews, Cocktails and ConversationsMCL 05-08-2018 - We Found Singer Tammy Tuckey on Main StreetTammy Tuckey is living the dream. Tammy is a singer, actress and lifelong Disney fan who has just recorded and produced a musical album called You'll Find Me On Main Street. a collection of Tammy's favorite songs from Walt Disney World. It's an eclectic mix of tunes ranging from "Two Brothers" from The American Adventure to "Tomorrow's Child" from Spaceship Earth to "The Great Outdoors" from The County Bear Jamboree Vacation Hoedown. Tammy has a great voice and an obvious love of the material. The passion she brings to the project makes You'll Find Me On Main Street the Dis...
2018-05-0930 minThe Mouse Castle Lounge Podcast: Disney News and Interviews, Cocktails and ConversationsMCL 05-01-2018 - The Return of The Mouse Castle Lounge with Disney Historian Jim KorkisThe Mouse Castle Lounge is back! We've pulled the dust covers off the furniture and restocked the bar. And Tim is happy to welcome back a good friend of The Mouse Castle Lounge. He is a prolific author, especially when it comes to Disney history. His books include The Vault of Walt Series, The Secret Stories of Walt Disney World series, Who's Afraid of the Song of the South and The Book of Mouse. His latest book is Call Me Walt: Everything You Never Knew About Walt Disney. Ladies and gentlemen of Team Mouse Castle, we're back! So please...
2018-05-0137 minThe Mouse Castle Lounge Podcast: Disney News and Interviews, Cocktails and ConversationsMCL 11-01-2016 - A Farewell ToastThe Mouse Castle Lounge has been absent for a few months. Tim explains where he's been and what lies ahead. www.TheMouseCastle.comRSS Feed: http://themousecastle.libsyn.com/rss
2016-11-0108 minThe Mouse Castle Lounge Podcast: Disney News and Interviews, Cocktails and ConversationsMCL 02-13-2016 - The Cast of 'Gravity Falls'After 3 ½ years, two full seasons and 40 episodes, Disney XD’s Gravity Falls is about to air its final show—and we're a little bummed by this. Gravity Falls is our favorite thing on Disney television right now, ranking right up there with Phineas and Ferb, another great Disney animated series that came to an end.
The summer adventures of Dipper and Mabel Pines at their great uncle Stan’s Mystery Shack in the Oregon backwoods has been consistently funny, irreverent, exciting and even a little sweet. There have been mysteries solved, monsters defeated and life lessons learned in a show...
2016-02-1347 minThe Mouse Castle Lounge Podcast: Disney News and Interviews, Cocktails and ConversationsMCL 02-06-2016 - 'Mickey Mouse: Emblem of the American Spirit' with Garry ApgarIt’s our pleasure to welcome back Garry Apgar to The Mouse Castle Lounge. In 2014, Garry compiled the book A Mickey Mouse Reader, an impressive collection of essays and articles spanning more than 80 years that bore witness to the immense popularity of Mickey Mouse and the impact Walt Disney’s creation had on popular culture. Garry revisits the eternal mouse once again in his latest book, Mickey Mouse: Emblem of the American Spirit. It’s a worthy companion to A Mickey Mouse Reader and an educated and thoughtful study--in words and pictures--not only of Mickey’s life within the Walt Dis...
2016-02-0643 minThe Mouse Castle Lounge Podcast: Disney News and Interviews, Cocktails and ConversationsMCL 01-28-2016 - Journalist and Former Disney Imagineer Mark EadesIn our last show, historian Sam Gennawey and journalist Mark Eades shared their thoughts about Disneyland’s upcoming Star Wars Land expansion. We had some lively conversations and after the dust settled, Mark stuck around. He’s back today to tell us about his fascinating career, not only in his current role as multimedia reporter with the Orange County Register, but also as a 20-plus year veteran at the Walt Disney Company.
In 1972, Mark started out bussing tables at the River Belle Terrace at Disneyland before becoming a ride operator in Tomorrowland. After graduating from college, he inte...
2016-01-2954 minThe Mouse Castle Lounge Podcast: Disney News and Interviews, Cocktails and ConversationsMCL 12-11-2015 - Disney Historian Jim Korkis and Restoring Walt's OfficeThis week, the Walt Disney Studios in Burbank unveiled and rededicated the restored office suite of Walt Disney. It was a painstaking labor of love by Disney studio employees and archivists to recreate Walt’s office exactly as it appeared at the time of his death. It was authentic down to the actual furniture and personal items that were there in 1966. On hand for the dedication were Walt Disney Company Chairman and CEO Bob Iger, Walt’s granddaughter Joanna, and Disney Legends Richard Sherman and Dave Smith. We’ll be hearing from all of them in today's show.
Befo...
2015-12-1237 minThe Mouse Castle Lounge Podcast: Disney News and Interviews, Cocktails and ConversationsMCL 12-04-2015 - Producer Don Hahn Talks About Disney Legend Richard ShermanOn December 17, PBS SoCal will air the musical special Richard M. Sherman: Songs of a Lifetime. It’s a one-hour studio performance by the songwriter and Disney Legend. Just him, a piano, and a few friends to sing along. It celebrates the decades-long musical collaboration that was the Sherman Brothers and it’s certain to include tunes from such classic Disney and non-Disney films like Mary Poppins, The Jungle Book, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang and so many others.
Richard M. Sherman: Songs of a Lifetime is produced by Tim's guest today, a gentleman who’s also made signifi...
2015-12-0420 minThe Mouse Castle Lounge Podcast: Disney News and Interviews, Cocktails and ConversationsMCL 11-08-2015 - Disney Auctions with Catherine Williamson and Mike Van EatonIf you’re a collector of rare and unique Disney memorabilia, or even if you just want to see some pretty amazing stuff, November is the perfect month for you. There are two auctions scheduled for later this month that you really need to check out. On November 21, Van Eaton Galleries in Sherman Oaks, California, is auctioning off a massive assortment of Disneyland items, some dating back to the park’s opening in 1955. This is the second time this year that Van Eaton Galleries has had a Disneyland auction of this magnitude. Looking for a Space Mountain ride vehicle? They...
2015-11-0837 min
The Mouse Castle Lounge Podcast: Disney News and Interviews, Cocktails and ConversationsMCL 10-23-2015 - Disney Author and Historian Jim Fanning, 'The Disney Book'You’d be hard pressed to find a more prolific Disney writer than Jim Fanning. For over 30 years, Jim has written countless articles for publications ranging from Disney News to Disney Magazine to Sketches to Disney twenty-three. He’s contributed stories to The Hollywood Reporter, Disney Newsreel and Persistence of Vision. His work internally at Disney has spanned nearly every division including Feature Animation, Home Video, Publishing, Interactive, Online, Educational, Character Voices, Disney Stores and Consumer Products. Not bad for a kid who started his career at Disney in the mail room.
Jim has written a number of b...
2015-10-2429 min
The Mouse Castle Lounge Podcast: Disney News and Interviews, Cocktails and ConversationsMCL 10-16-2015 - Disney Historian Didier Ghez, 'They Drew as They Pleased'Disney historian Didier Ghez is once again paying a visit to the Lounge—this will be his fourth time. He just can’t get enough of us.
It’s always a pleasure to have Didier on the show and today he’s here to talk about his latest project, They Drew as They Pleased, a book series celebrating the great concept and story artists of Disney’s past.
Before an animator begins to work magic with a character, he or she draws inspiration from the sketches and designs of concept artists. The Disney Studios set the standard...
2015-10-1737 min
The Mouse Castle Lounge Podcast: Disney News and Interviews, Cocktails and ConversationsMCL 10-03-2015 - Tom Sito, Part Two, and the CHOC Walk in the ParkFor over 50 years, the Children’s Hospital of Orange County has provided state of the art pediatric care to children throughout Southern California. Walt Disney himself was among the many community leaders who championed the need for an area children’s hospital in the early 1960s and helped make it a reality. CHOC Children’s, as it’s known today, has grown from a 62-bed children’s hospital into a complete pediatric health care system with numerous facilities serving multiple counties. CHOC Children’s has been recognized nationally for both its critical care and nursing excellence.
Each year, the Di...
2015-10-0333 min
The Mouse Castle Lounge Podcast: Disney News and Interviews, Cocktails and ConversationsMCL 09-27-2015 - Author, Historian and Disney Animator Tom Sito, Part OneTom Sito has devoted his life to creating animation and preserving the animation profession’s rich history. Tom was an animator and story artist at Disney during the studio’s second golden age, contributing his talents to classic films such as Who Framed Roger Rabbit, The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin and Pocahontas. In the years that followed, Tom spent time at both DreamWorks Animation and Warner Bros. His credits at those studios include The Prince of Egypt, Antz, Shrek, Osmosis Jones and The Looney Tunes Movie.
Tom served three terms as president of the Holl...
2015-09-2832 min
The Mouse Castle Lounge Podcast: Disney News and Interviews, Cocktails and ConversationsMCL 09-19-2015 - 'The Muppets' on ABC and 'The Emperor's New Groove'
Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, Gonzo the Great, the whole gang is back for a new show on ABC. The Muppets premieres this Tuesday at 8:00 p.m. And the thing that has us really excited about the show is it’s taking the behind-the-scenes antics that were part of the original Muppet Show and bringing them up to date. So, instead of seeing what goes on backstage while the Muppets desperately attempt to put on a theatrical review, we get to see what goes on behind the scenes as the Muppets attempt to produce a night-time TV talk sh...
2015-09-1913 min
The Mouse Castle Lounge Podcast: Disney News and Interviews, Cocktails and ConversationsMCL 09-11-2015 - 'Walt Disney' Producer and Director Sarah ColtNearly 50 years after his death, Walt Disney continues to fascinate us. A giant entertainment and media company that he co-founded thrives under his name, and dozens upon dozens of fansites, blogs and podcasts—including this one—exist because of what Walt created: a universe of fantasy and adventure where wishing on stars makes dreams come true and anything is possible with a little faith, trust and pixie dust. While many respect, even idolize Walt, he wasn’t without his detractors—no one who achieved as much success as he did is beyond reproach. For all his talent, creative vision and chari...
2015-09-1228 min
The Mouse Castle Lounge Podcast: Disney News and Interviews, Cocktails and ConversationsMCL 09-04-2015 - Disney Legend Bill "Sully" Sullivan, Part TwoWe hope you're having a great Labor Day weekend. Tim is at the Disneyland Resort this weekend, not only for Force Friday--did you get any cool Star Wars Merchandise?--but also here for the 10th anniversary of the Disneyland Half Marathon. His guest in the Lounge today has nothing to do with either of those events, but you're really going to like him. He's Disney Legend Bill "Sully" Sullivan and you're going to hear part two of Tim's conversation with Sully about his nearly 40 years with Disney.
Sully started out as a ticket taker on the Ju...
2015-09-0521 min
The Mouse Castle Lounge Podcast: Disney News and Interviews, Cocktails and ConversationsMCL 08-28-2015 - Disney Legend Bill "Sully" Sullivan, Part OneIn the summer of 1955, William “Sully” Sullivan got a job at Disneyland, just days after he watched the park’s grand opening on television. It was the beginning of a career with Disney that lasted nearly forty years. Sully started out as a ticket taker on the Jungle Cruise before becoming a Jungle Cruise skipper. And that was just the beginning. Sully moved up the ranks at Disneyland, with side trips to the 1960 Winter Olympics in Squaw Valley and the 1964-65 World’s Fair in New York. He got to know both Walt Disney and Roy Disney. He even met his...
2015-08-2921 min
The Mouse Castle Lounge Podcast: Disney News and Interviews, Cocktails and ConversationsMCL 08-21-2015 - Inside the Disney Marketing Machine, the Walt Disney Hometown Museum and the Walt Disney BirthplaceAnother D23 Expo has come and gone. Hopefully you caught our slightly inebriated recap of the festivities on Inside The Mouse Castle. Today, we’re going to sit down in the Lounge with some of the people who were part of the Expo. Tim's got Kaye Malins and Peter Whitehead with the Walt Disney Hometown Museum in Walt’s boyhood home of Marceline, MO. They’re going to talk about their ambitious fundraising efforts to restore the Midget Autopia, which was relocated from Disneyland to the city of Marceline in 1966. It operated in Marceline for a number of years before...
2015-08-2252 min
The Mouse Castle Lounge Podcast: Disney News and Interviews, Cocktails and ConversationsMCL 08-14-2015 - The Making of 'Pinocchio' with Disney Historian J.B. Kaufman
Pinocchio is arguably Walt Disney's most triumphant achievement in animation. The charming, perilous and ultimately heroic story of the wooden boy who wanted to be real has delighted movie audiences for 75 years. It's a film that represents the absolute peak of Disney animation artistry and storytelling. How the movie came to life is as compelling as the story of Pinocchio himself, and author J.B. Kaufman has written an exquisitely detailed book about it: Pinocchio: The Making of the Disney Epic.
J.B. is always a welcome guest in the Lounge. You may recall a conv...
2015-08-1431 min
The Mouse Castle Lounge Podcast: Disney News and Interviews, Cocktails and ConversationsMCL 08-07-2015 - Randy Thornton and Disney's Music LegacyRandy Thornton is a long-time producer and restorer of Disney music. In his nearly 29 years with Walt Disney Records, he has received numerous recording industry awards including ten Gold Records, four platinum records, six Grammy nominations and one Grammy win. Randy is the producer of the "Lost Chords," a collection of songs originally written for classic Disney animated films like "Peter Pan" and "Cinderella" that never made it into the final productions. Some of those "Lost Chords" found their way into one of Randy’s other projects, "The Legacy Collection."
"The Legacy Collection" is a series of collec...
2015-08-0835 min
The Mouse Castle Lounge Podcast: Disney News and Interviews, Cocktails and ConversationsMCL 07-31-2015 - Snow White, Silly Symphonies and the Disney Music GroupThe D23 Expo is coming up August 14-16 at the Anaheim Convention Center. At a Disney fan gathering where the Walt Disney Studios and Disney Parks and Resorts typically get the lion's share of attention, the Disney Music Group this year will have a much higher profile. DMG oversees the various Disney recording labels like Walt Disney Records and Hollywood Records and also runs Disney Music Publishing. In addition, they manage a very cool website where you can purchase all manner of Disney collectible music items, the Disney Music Emporium. At the D23 Expo, the Disney Music Group and the Di...
2015-08-0129 min
The Mouse Castle Lounge Podcast: Disney News and Interviews, Cocktails and ConversationsMCL 07-24-2015 - Disney, Dali and 'Destino' with Ted NicolaouIt was inevitable—call it destiny, if you will--that the creative paths of Walt Disney and Salvador Dali would one day cross. Both men were born in the early 1900s, and although they were continents apart, they shared similar upbringings. Both had artistic ambitions and both would eventually become the standard-bearers of their respective mediums: Walt in animation and visual storytelling, Dali in fine art and the surrealist movement.
Their personalities could not have been more different. Dali was the flamboyant eccentric, Walt the more reserved, but no-less driven, filmmaker. Each saw the other as a kindred spi...
2015-07-2520 min
The Mouse Castle Lounge Podcast: Disney News and Interviews, Cocktails and ConversationsMCL 07-10-2015 - Ron Diamond and the Animation Show of ShowsRon Diamond is passionate about animation. He’s executive producer of Acme Filmworks, a commercial animation studio that utilizes the talents of gifted filmmakers and animators from both the U.S. and abroad. Ron’s pet project, though, is the Animation Show of Shows. For over 16 years, Ron and his show have had one purpose: to bring the best animated short films from around the world to the attention of major animation studios like Disney, Pixar and DreamWorks. It’s an opportunity for independent filmmakers, with otherwise limited reach, to have their work seen by respected and influential artists and indu...
2015-07-1142 min
The Mouse Castle Lounge Podcast: Disney News and Interviews, Cocktails and ConversationsMCL 06-25-2015 - Doug Lipp Talks About Disney University and Disney Legend Van FranceThe Summer 1967 issue of "Disney News" magazine contained an article entitled, “University of Disneyland: An Institution of Smiles.” The story told of the park’s in-house training of more than 5,000 cast members each year, cast members who were taught to “welcome each guest with a smile that’s sincere” and ensure every new employee became a “people specialist” before he or she actually set foot on the job. This progressive, people-centric approach to training was the brainchild of Van Arsdale France, who joined Disney in March 1955, just months before Disneyland’s grand opening. With the support and encouragement of Walt Disney, Van France...
2015-06-2633 min
Callaway PodcastsCallaway Live Ep. 5 - Fox Sportscaster Tim BrandoPopular sportscaster Tim Brando. We were stoked to sit down and hear what he had to say about his career, his golf game, and the upcoming U.S. Open (which he will be covering). Tune in to this entertaining interview. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
2015-06-1929 minCallaway PodcastsCallaway Live Ep. 5 - Fox Sportscaster Tim BrandoPopular sportscaster Tim Brando. We were stoked to sit down and hear what he had to say about his career, his golf game, and the upcoming U.S. Open (which he will be covering). Tune in to this entertaining interview. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
2015-06-1929 min
The Mouse Castle Lounge Podcast: Disney News and Interviews, Cocktails and ConversationsMCL 06-07-2015 - Former Disney Animation Story Man Steve Hulett, Part TwoTwo weeks ago in the Lounge, Tim began a two-part conversation with Steve Hulett. In the 1970s and 80s, Steve was a story man at Disney Animation, following in the footsteps of his father, longtime Disney artist Ralph Hulett. In part one, Steve shared how he started his career at Disney—working for writer Larry Clemmons—and ten years later, how his Disney career ended. Today, in part two, Steve tells more behind-the-scenes stories about some of the Nine Old Men including Woolie Reithermann, Ward Kimball, Ollie Johnston and Frank Thomas.
Steve talks candidly about the departure of Don Bluth an...
2015-06-0841 min
The Mouse Castle Lounge Podcast: Disney News and Interviews, Cocktails and ConversationsMCL 05-28-2015 - 24 Hours of Disneyland in 40 MinutesRelive Disneyland's 24-hour party with Team Mouse Castle. Throughout the resort's 60th anniversary Diamond Celebration kickoff on Memorial Day weekend, Tim and his friends recorded as much of the craziness as they could, sharing their thoughts and experiences. Hear them take on the Hatbox Ghost, Harold the Abominable Snowman, parades, fireworks and crowds, crowds, crowds. What did they think of "Disneyland Forever" and "Paint the Night"? Did they get trapped in Disney California Adventure? It's an incredible day and night of good friends and insane Disney fun in The Mouse Castle Lounge.
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2015-05-2941 min
The Mouse Castle Lounge Podcast: Disney News and Interviews, Cocktails and ConversationsMCL 05-25-2015 - Former Disney Animation Story Man Steve Hulett, Part One
For ten years in the 1970s and 80s, Steve Hulett was a story man at Disney Animation, following in the footsteps of his father, longtime Disney artist Ralph Hulett. Steve was with the company during the most unique of times, the period after Walt Disney’s death--when his company was struggling to find its identity--until it came back in a big way under the leadership of Michael Eisner, Jeffrey Katzenberg and Frank Wells. It was a time when the old guard of Disney animation, the Nine Old Men, were making way for the new blood of Disney Animation, peo...
2015-05-2628 min
The Mouse Castle Lounge Podcast: Disney News and Interviews, Cocktails and ConversationsMCL 05-15-2015 - Saving Walt's Garage with Bob BowmanIn 1923, Walt Disney's first California animation studio had the humblest of beginnings in a small garage owned by Walt's Uncle Robert. Decades later, efforts to save the garage from demolition were undertaken by a determined former Disney employee, Arthur Adler. He wrote a book about the experience, "Walt Disney's Garage of Dreams." Sadly, Arthur passed away last year at the age of 82, just prior to the book being published, but not before he befriended another former employee of Disney, Bob Bowman. Bob spent 25 years as a merchandising executive and wrote the Foreward for Arthur's book. He also contributed a chap...
2015-05-1627 min
The Mouse Castle Lounge Podcast: Disney News and Interviews, Cocktails and ConversationsMCL 05-07-2015 - Haunted Mansion Expert Jeff BahamAfter a 45-year hiatus, the legendary Hatbox Ghost is returning to Disneyland's Haunted Mansion this weekend. Talking about the new arrival is Tim's guest, Haunted Mansion expert Jeff Baham. Jeff runs the popular Mansion fansite DoomBuggies.com and is author of the book "The Unauthorized Story of Walt Disney's Haunted Mansion." Kindly step all the way in please, and make room for everyone. There's no turning back now.
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2015-05-0828 min
The Mouse Castle Lounge Podcast: Disney News and Interviews, Cocktails and ConversationsMCL 04-30-2015 - Disney Artist Dave AvanzinoDisney artist Dave Avanzino is Tim's guest today in "The Mouse Castle Lounge." Dave's dimensional art and fanciful letter designs sold in the Disney parks have made him very popular with fans. Dave talks about his work, who and what inspires him and what we might expect from him during Disneyland’s upcoming 60th anniversary celebration.
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2015-05-0129 min
The Mouse Castle Lounge Podcast: Disney News and Interviews, Cocktails and ConversationsMCL 04-17-2015 - 'Star Wars' Celebration, Day OneThe Mouse Castle Lounge invades Star Wars Celebration at the Anaheim Convention Center. This four-day event devoted to a time long ago in a galaxy far, far away has all manner of celebrity guests, presentations, costumes, vendors and exhibits. The biggest news from day one on Thursday was the appearance of "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" director J.J. Abrams and producer Kathleen Kennedy. They premiered the film's news teaser trailer which delighted fans worldwide. In the Lounge, host Tim Callaway joins with his good friend Scott Linder in a recap of yesterday's activities and what there is to loo...
2015-04-1726 min
The Mouse Castle Lounge Podcast: Disney News and Interviews, Cocktails and ConversationsMCL 03-19-2015 - Disney Legend Floyd Norman, Part TwoIn part two of his conversation with Tim Callaway, Disney artist, animator and cartoonist Floyd Norman talks about what it was like to work for Walt Disney, John Lasseter and Steve Jobs, what makes a successful leader and why he respects Michael Eisner to this day. Floyd also shares how he saved Thunderbolt the Wonder Dog from certain death in the Blu-ray release of "101 Dalmatians."
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2015-03-2026 min
The Mouse Castle Lounge Podcast: Disney News and Interviews, Cocktails and ConversationsMCL 03-12-2015 - Disney Legend Floyd Norman, Part OneFloyd Norman is a rare artist who had the opportunity to work for both Walt Disney and John Lasseter. Floyd's career began at Disney in 1956 when he was hired as an in-betweener for television and short theatrical cartoons. He eventually moved to feature animation, contributing his talents to "Sleeping Beauty," "The Sword in the Stone" and "The Jungle Book." He left Disney in 1966, shortly after Walt's death, and became an independent filmmaker. He returned to Disney in the 1970s to work on "Robin Hood" before spending many years in TV animation. Floyd discusses his early career in part one o...
2015-03-1327 min
The Mouse Castle Lounge Podcast: Disney News and Interviews, Cocktails and ConversationsMCL 03-05-2015 - Disney Animator James Lopez, Part TwoJames Lopez has spent over 25 years in animation, including many years at Disney where he worked on films including "The Lion King," "Pocahontas" and "Hercules." In part two of Tim's conversation with him, James shares stories about the making of "The Emperor's New Groove," which began inauspiciously as "Kingdom of the Sun." He also talks about his current project, a series of crowd-funded films called "Hullabaloo," which combines two of James' favorite things: 2D animation and steampunk. www.TheMouseCastle.com
2015-03-0643 min
The Mouse Castle Lounge Podcast: Disney News and Interviews, Cocktails and ConversationsMCL 02-26-2015 - Disney Animator James Lopez, Part OneJames Lopez is a master of 2D, hand-drawn animation and has been in the business for over 25 years, including a lengthy stint at Disney. He worked on classic animated films such as "The Lion King," "Pocahontas," "The Emperor's New Groove" and "The Princess and the Frog." In part one of a two-part conversation, James tells host Tim Callaway about his early career working for Disney and Don Bluth and how he learned much of his craft on the job. www.TheMouseCastle.com
2015-02-2741 min
The Mouse Castle Lounge Podcast: Disney News and Interviews, Cocktails and ConversationsMCL 02-19-2015 - At the 87th Academy AwardsTeam Mouse Castle is in Hollywood previewing the Oscars. Or, as we like to put it, just another excuse to get together and drink wine. Tim Callaway and the Mouse Castle crew take over Trastavere at Hollywood and Highland and give their predictions on who'll be the big winners Sunday. Will it be "Boyhood" or "Birdman"? Keaton or Redmayne? Julianne Moore or Julianne Moore? It's a Mouse Castle Oscar party and you're invited. And did we mention there's wine? www.TheMouseCastle.com
2015-02-191h 02
The Mouse Castle Lounge Podcast: Disney News and Interviews, Cocktails and ConversationsMCL 01-29-2015 - 'Walt Before Mickey' Author Tim SusaninTim meets Tim when Tim Callaway interviews Disney historian Tim Susanin, author of "Walt Before Mickey: Disney's Early Years, 1919-1928." The 2011 book is a detailed account of Walt Disney's early career in art and animation from the time he returned from France after World War I until the birth of Mickey Mouse in 1928. It was a period of Walt's life that Susanin says had not been previously explored in detail, yet it was arguably the most critical ten years in Walt's life, a period when the would-be filmmaker found some success but also experienced a series of career failures and lif...
2015-01-3024 min
The Mouse Castle Lounge Podcast: Disney News and Interviews, Cocktails and ConversationsMCL 01-14-2015 - Animator and Disney Legend Glen KeaneGlen Keane is a gifted animator, filmmaker and Disney Legend. Most importantly, though, the man who brought to life such great characters as Ariel, the Beast, Tarzan, Pocahontas and Ratigan is an artist. After 40 years in animation, he remains passionate and humble about his craft and takes no time to rest on his laurels. Still championing hand-drawn animation while embracing new animation technology, Glen has animated and directed "Duet," a short film that's been nominated for an Annie Award and could be nominated for an Oscar. Tim Callaway talks to Glen about "Duet" and his legendary career at Disney. www.Th...
2015-01-1540 min
The Mouse Castle Lounge Podcast: Disney News and Interviews, Cocktails and ConversationsMCL 12-11-2014 - 'A Mickey Mouse Reader' with Garry Apgar"A Mickey Mouse Reader" is an extensive compilation of articles and essays written about Walt Disney's illustrious rodent from 1928 to the present day. It chronicles the arc of Mickey's legendary career from overnight sensation to Hollywood superstar to theme park greeter to corporate icon. The book's contributors are a who's who of writers and essayists past and present that include E.M. Forster, Maurice Sendak, John Updike, John Canemaker, Irving Wallace, Jim Korkis, Charles Solomon and Walt Disney. Garry Apgar edited the book and discusses it with Tim Callaway in "The Mouse Castle Lounge." www.TheMouseCastle.com
2014-12-1235 min
The Mouse Castle Lounge Podcast: Disney News and Interviews, Cocktails and ConversationsMCL 12-03-2014 - Disney Imagineer Terri Hardin Jackson, Part TwoTony Baxter, Herb Ryman and Blaine Gibson were just a few of the Imagineering greats Terri Hardin Jackson knew and worked with during her lengthy career at Disney. In part two of her conversation with Tim Callaway, Terri talks about the "Golden Age of Imagineering" in the 1980s and '90s and her favorite Disney project, the Dragon's Lair at Disneyland Paris. She also offers her advice for aspiring Imagineers. www.TheMouseCastle.com
2014-12-0341 min
The Mouse Castle Lounge Podcast: Disney News and Interviews, Cocktails and ConversationsMCL 11-17-2014 - Walt Disney's Trains"All Aboard: A Celebration of Walt's Trains" explores Walt Disney's lifelong love of railroading. It's the newest exhibition at the Walt Disney Family Museum in San Francisco. Tim Callaway interviews the museum's executive director Kirsten Komoroske and the exhibition's curator Michael Campbell. They talk about how trains influenced Walt's personal life, films and theme parks and how he shared his passion with Disney animators Ward Kimball and Ollie Johnston. www.TheMouseCastle.com
2014-11-1838 min
Callaway PodcastsSolid 35 - Episode 8 (S1) - Champions Tour Player Olin Browne & Callaway's Tim Reed Welcome to Solid 35, the radio show where @harryarnettcg; and head of Pro Tour, @NickRaffaeleCG; catch up with our friends throughout the game and at Callaway. This week we've got longtime Tour Player Olin Browne, and Callaway SVP of Product and Product Strategy, Tim Reed. _______________________________________ The views expressed by Mr. Browne are those of Mr. Browne and do not necessarily reflect the position or policy of Callaway Golf. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
2014-10-1042 minCallaway PodcastsSolid 35 - Episode 8 (S1) - Champions Tour Player Olin Browne & Callaway's Tim Reed Welcome to Solid 35, the radio show where @harryarnettcg; and head of Pro Tour, @NickRaffaeleCG; catch up with our friends throughout the game and at Callaway. This week we've got longtime Tour Player Olin Browne, and Callaway SVP of Product and Product Strategy, Tim Reed. _______________________________________ The views expressed by Mr. Browne are those of Mr. Browne and do not necessarily reflect the position or policy of Callaway Golf. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
2014-10-1042 min
The Mouse Castle Lounge Podcast: Disney News and Interviews, Cocktails and ConversationsMCL 09-03-2014 - Running Disney with Sean Astin, Jeff Galloway, Jennifer Berry and Terri Hardin JacksonThe Disneyland Half Marathon was held this past weekend and is one of many events hosted year round by runDisney at Disneyland and Walt Disney World. In "The Mouse Castle Lounge," Tim Callaway talks with race participants Sean Astin, Jeff Galloway, Terri Hardin Jackson and the winner of the women's division half marathon, Jennifer Berry. www.TheMouseCastle.com
2014-09-0440 min
The Mouse Castle Lounge Podcast: Disney News and Interviews, Cocktails and ConversationsMCL 07-28-2014 - Disney Imagineer Alan Coats Part TwoDisney Imagineer Alan Coats is back in "The Mouse Castle Lounge" for part two of his conversation with Tim Callaway. Alan talks more about his father, artist, Imagineer and Disney Legend Claude Coats. Alan also takes you deeper into his career at Disney, where he did lighting design for most of the opening day attractions at Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom. He went on to partner with is father in designing the Eastern Airlines attraction,"If You Had Wings." www.TheMouseCastle.com
2014-07-2832 min
The Mouse Castle Lounge Podcast: Disney News and Interviews, Cocktails and ConversationsMCL 07-21-2014 - Disney Imagineer Alan Coats Part OneThe Mouse Castle Lounge is back! Tim Callaway interviews retired Disney Imagineer Alan Coats. Alan is the son of artist, Imagineer and Disney Legend Claude Coats. Alan enjoyed a long career at Disney, working among some of the biggest names at the studio and in the theme parks including Walt Disney, Roy Disney, Annette Funicello, Marty Sklar and Yale Gracey. Alan manages a website dedicated to his father's memorable career, www.claudecoats.com. www.TheMouseCastle.com
2014-07-2126 min
The Mouse Castle Lounge Podcast: Disney News and Interviews, Cocktails and ConversationsMCL 05-12-2014 - 'Maleficent' Executive Producer Don HahnDon Hahn has produced so many great films at Disney: "Who Framed Roger Rabbit," "Beauty and the Beast," "The Lion King," "The Hunchback of Notre Dame," "The Emperor's New Groove," "Waking Sleeping Beauty" and many more. On May 30th, 2014, his latest project "Maleficent," starring Angelina Jolie, will hit U.S. theaters. Tim Callaway talks with Don about the film and his 35 year career in motion pictures. www.TheMouseCastle.com.
2014-05-1224 min
The Mouse Castle Lounge Podcast: Disney News and Interviews, Cocktails and ConversationsMCL 04-28-2014 - Disney Animator Andreas DejaAndreas Deja was an animator at Walt Disney Animation for 30 years and a bona fide master of villains. His rogues gallery of characters include Gaston in "Beauty and the Beast," Jafar in "Aladdin" and "Scar" in "The Lion King." His versatility as an artist is further represented by his work on "The Black Cauldron," "Oliver and Company," "Who Framed Roger Rabbit," "The Little Mermaid," "Lilo and Stitch," and "The Princess and the Frog." Tim Callaway talks with Andreas in this very special episode of "The Mouse Castle Lounge." www.TheMouseCastle.com
2014-04-2837 min
The Mouse Castle Lounge Podcast: Disney News and Interviews, Cocktails and ConversationsMCL 04-22-2014 - Michael Labrie Talks Marc Davis at the Walt Disney Family MuseumWalt Disney called artist and Imagineer Marc Davis his "Renaissance Man." Beginning April 30th, the Walt Disney Family Museum will showcase art from the man who animated Tinker Bell, Maleficent and Cruella de Vil in the exhibition "Leading Ladies and Femme Fatales: The Art of Marc Davis." Tim Callaway interviews the curator of exhibition, director of collections and exhibitions at the Museum, Michael Labrie. www.TheMouseCastle.com
2014-04-2222 min
The Mouse Castle Lounge Podcast: Disney News and Interviews, Cocktails and ConversationsMCL 04-14-2014 - Animation Historian and Author John Canemaker
John Canemaker's name is synonymous with animation. This Oscar-winning animator, historian and author has taught animation at New York University for over 30 years. He's written more than ten books, including "Walt Disney's Nine Old Men and the Art of Animation," "Before the Animation Begins: The Art and Lives of Disney Inspirational Sketch Artists," and "Treasures of Disney Animation Art." He is curator of the current exhibition at the Walt Disney Family Museum, "Magic, Color, Flair: The World of Mary Blair." In The Mouse Castle Lounge, Tim Callaway talks with John about his accomplished career in animation, the artis...
2014-04-1435 min
The Mouse Castle Lounge Podcast: Disney News and Interviews, Cocktails and ConversationsMCL 03-31-2014 - Disney Animator Ruben Aquino, Part TwoDisney animator Ruben Aquino is back for part two of his interview with Tim Callaway in "The Mouse Castle Lounge." Ruben discusses how a voice actor can inspire an animator, and the layoffs at Walt Disney Animation last year that effectively shut down 2D animation at the studio. Ruben also shares his advice to young artists looking to make a career in animation. www.TheMouseCastle.com
2014-03-3129 min
The Mouse Castle Lounge Podcast: Disney News and Interviews, Cocktails and ConversationsMCL 03-24-2014 - Disney Animator Ruben Aquino, Part OneRuben Aquino was an animator at Disney for over 30 years, giving life to characters ranging from Ursula in "The Little Mermaid" to Adult Simba in "The Lion King" to Captain Shang in "Mulan." In part one of a two-part conversation, Tim Callaway talks with Ruben about his career and how he became an animator without really setting out to do so. www.TheMouseCastle.com
2014-03-2428 min
The Mouse Castle Lounge Podcast: Disney News and Interviews, Cocktails and ConversationsMCL 03-18-2014 - The World of Mary Blair at the Walt Disney Family MuseumMary Blair was an incredibly gifted and original artist whose work has influenced and inspired the Walt Disney Studios for decades. Classic Mary Blair designs and color schemes can be seen in animated films like "The Three Caballeros," "Cinderella," "Alice in Wonderland" and "Peter Pan." Her signature project, though, remains "it's a small world" a visually exciting celebration of childlike joy. The Walt Disney Family Museum is honoring Blair's great talent with their new exhibition "Magic, Color, Flair: The World of Mary Blair." In The Mouse Castle Lounge, Tim Callaway interviews the exhibition curator John Canemaker along with WDFM ex...
2014-03-1833 min
The Mouse Castle Lounge Podcast: Disney News and Interviews, Cocktails and ConversationsMCL 02-28-2014 - Previewing the Oscars with Tim Callaway and Christi AndersenIt's Oscar week and Tim Callaway is joined by his good friend Christi Andersen as they preview the major nominees for this Sunday's Academy Awards. Who will be the big winners this weekend: "12 Years a Slave"? "Gravity"? "American Hustle"? Will Tim ever get over his disdain for "Frozen"? Get a horse and ride on over to the Mouse Castle Lounge and find out. Drinks are now being served. www.TheMouseCastle.com
2014-02-2838 min
The Mouse Castle Lounge Podcast: Disney News and Interviews, Cocktails and ConversationsMCL 02-25-2014 - A Spoonful of Sherman with Robbie ShermanIn part two of Tim's interview with Robbie Sherman, the son of Disney songwriting legend Robert Sherman, they continue talking about Robert's memoir "Moose: Chapters From My Life," as well as Robbie's musical retrospective of Sherman Brothers music, "A Spoonful of Sherman." Tim also comments about the issues Robbie raised last week concerning his family and the Sherman Brothers documentary "The Boys." www.TheMouseCastle.com
2014-02-2634 min
The Mouse Castle Lounge Podcast: Disney News and Interviews, Cocktails and ConversationsMCL 02-03-2014 - Tom and Tony Bancroft and the Annie AwardsTim welcomes animators Tom and Tony Bancroft to the Lounge. These identical twins each worked for Disney during its second golden age on such films as "Beauty and the Beast," "Aladdin," "Pocahontas" and "Mulan." The brothers discuss what attracted them to animation, the people who influenced and inspired them and the state of 2D animation. Tim also recaps this past weekend's Annie Awards. www.TheMouseCastle.com
2014-02-0331 min
The Mouse Castle Lounge Podcast: Disney News and Interviews, Cocktails and ConversationsMCL 01-20-2014 - Jim Korkis, Mickey Mouse and the Tinker Bell Half-MarathonMickey Mouse is 85 years old, still going strong, and Disney historian/author Jim Korkis has written a biography about him, "The Book of Mouse: A Celebration of Walt Disney's Mickey Mouse." Tim Callaway chats with Korkis about the ubiquitous rodent and also spends time with Darrell Fry from RunDisney as they recap the events from this past weekend's Tinker Bell Half-Marathon. www.TheMouseCastle.com.
2014-01-2142 min
The Mouse Castle Lounge Podcast: Disney News and Interviews, Cocktails and ConversationsMCL 01-12-2014 - Didier, Meryl and Walt, Oh My!Tim Callaway continues his conversation with Didier Ghez, author of "Disney's Grand Tour," an interesting look at Walt and Roy Disney's trip to Europe in 1935. Tim will also talk about the hubbub over Meryl Streep's insensitive and inaccurate comments about Walt Disney's attitudes towards women and minorities. www.TheMouseCastle.com
2014-01-1326 min
The Mouse Castle Lounge Podcast: Disney News and Interviews, Cocktails and ConversationsMCL 12-24-2013 - 'Saving Mr. Banks' and Saving Walt's BirthplaceTim Callaway reviews "Saving Mr. Banks" starring Tom Hanks and Emma Thompson, and interviews Brent Young and Dina Benadon, owners of the Chicago home where Walt Disney was born. They're attempting to raise money on Kickstarter to help pay for the cost of renovating the home and to restore it to its 1901 grandeur. www.TheMouseCastle.com
2013-12-2535 min
The Mouse Castle Lounge Podcast: Disney News and Interviews, Cocktails and ConversationsMCL 11-26-2013 - The Cast of 'Frozen' and Remembering Diane Disney MillerTim previews "Frozen," the 53rd feature film from Walt Disney Animation Studios. The film opens this weekend and in the Lounge we'll hear from the voice cast including Kristen Bell (Anna), Idina Menzel (Elsa) and Josh Gad (Olaf). Also chiming in are "Frozen's" directors Chris Buck and Jennifer Lee. Tim also pays tribute to Diane Disney Miller, Walt's daughter and co-founder of the Walt Disney Family Museum, who passed away last week at the age of 79. www.TheMouseCastle.com
2013-11-2726 min
The Mouse Castle Lounge Podcast: Disney News and Interviews, Cocktails and ConversationsMCL 11-17-2013 - Imagineer Marty Sklar and His 50+ Years at DisneyMarty Sklar worked for the Walt Disney Company over 50 years, mostly at Imagineering, which he ran for nearly ten. He got his start in marketing and publicity at Disneyland where he wrote much of the material Walt Disney presented at media events, on television and in numerous company publications. He had his hand in developing park projects including the Carousel of Progress, It's a Small World and Ford's Magic Skyway at the 1964 New York World's Fair, the grand opening of Walt Disney World, and the creative development of Epcot, Tokyo Disney Resort, Disneyland Paris and Hong Kong Disneyland. He...
2013-11-1732 min
The Mouse Castle Lounge Podcast: Disney News and Interviews, Cocktails and ConversationsMCL 11-03-2013 - Tony Baxter's Window on Main Street and Pat Carroll, Part TwoAfter more than 40 legendary years at Walt Disney Imagineering, Tony Baxter had his name immortalized on a Main Street window at Disneyland. In this week's Mouse Castle Lounge, we have audio from the dedication ceremony where we hear from Walt Disney Parks and Resorts Chairman Tom Staggs and from Tony Baxter himself, who reminisces about the many people he worked with during his career and the many park projects he's known for including Big Thunder Mountain Railroad and the Indiana Jones Adventure. MCL host Tim Callaway also wraps up part two of his conversation with the multi-talented Pat Carroll...
2013-11-0429 min
The Mouse Castle Lounge Podcast: Disney News and Interviews, Cocktails and ConversationsMCL 10-27-2013 - Pat Carroll, Part OneThe Mouse Castle Lounge celebrates its first birthday with Pat Carroll, the voice of Ursula in "The Little Mermaid." Pat has had a long and illustrious show business career spanning from the early days of television to film to the Broadway stage. Tim Callaway talks with Pat about some of the great talent she's worked with including Howard Ashman, John Musker and Ron Clements, Sid Caesar, Jimmy Durante, Steve Allen and Danny Thomas. Part one of a two-part conversation. www.TheMouseCastle.com
2013-10-2731 min
The Mouse Castle Lounge Podcast: Disney News and Interviews, Cocktails and ConversationsMCL 10-20-2013 - 'Tinker Bell: An Evolution' Author Mindy JohnsonOutside of the Fab Five, Tinker Bell may be Disney's most beloved and iconic character. Animation historian Mindy Johnson's new book "Tinker Bell: An Evolution" traces Tink's history from being a mere beam of light in J.M. Barrie's original stage play "Peter Pan" to the lengthy and arduous trek that brought her to animated life at Disney. Mindy is Tim Callaway's guest this week in "The Mouse Castle Lounge." www.TheMouseCastle.com
2013-10-2135 min
The Mouse Castle Lounge Podcast: Disney News and Interviews, Cocktails and ConversationsMCL 10-10-2013 - 'Escape From Tomorrow'"Escape From Tomorrow" is the new independent film Disney doesn't want you to see. Shot on Disney theme park property without Disney's knowledge or consent, the film paints a dark, surreal picture of life behind the pixie dust. Tim Callaway gives a review of the film and speaks with director Randy Moore and the movie's two stars Roy Abramsohn and Elena Schuber. www.TheMouseCastle.com
2013-10-1123 min
The Mouse Castle Lounge Podcast: Disney News and Interviews, Cocktails and ConversationsMCL 10-07-2013 - Remembering Roy E. Disney with Dave BossertRoy E. Disney saved the Walt Disney Company...twice. He was at the center of two memorable boardroom battles in 1984 and again in the early 2000s. Both times the company came out better for it. Tim Callaway interviews longtime Disney animator, director and producer Dave Bossert, who's written a new book about Roy E. Disney that touches on his well-known corporate entanglements but is mostly about his lesser-known personal side and the many people within the Walt Disney Company--particularly in animation--who knew, respected and admired him. It's an insightful look at the man who helped lead the charge to...
2013-10-0733 min
The Mouse Castle Lounge Podcast: Disney News and Interviews, Cocktails and ConversationsMCL 09-28-2013 - The Unofficial Guides to Disneyland and Walt Disney World"The Unofficial Guide to Disneyland" and "The Unofficial Guide to Walt Disney World" are hugely informative and extremely detailed travel guides to your favorite Disney resorts. In this episode, Tim Callaway talks to the guides' co-author Bob Sehlinger about the hard work that goes into researching each book and how visitors to Disney parks can save time and money using these useful guides. www.TheMouseCastle.com
2013-09-2928 min
The Mouse Castle Lounge Podcast: Disney News and Interviews, Cocktails and ConversationsMCL 09-15-2013 - Pete Docter, Tony Anselmo and J.B. Kaufman Pay Tribute to Tyrus Wong at the Walt Disney Family MuseumDuring one amazing evening at the Walt Disney Family Museum, "Mouse Castle Lounge" host Tim Callaway chats with 102-year old Disney Legend Tyrus Wong at the opening of a retrospective of his work, "Water to Paper, Paint to Sky: The Art of Tyrus Wong." Also on hand to pay tribute to Wong are Pixar director Pete Docter ("Monsters Inc.," "Up"), Disney Legend and artist (and voice of Donald Duck) Tony Anselmo, and author and historian J.B. Kaufman. Wong's art spans decades, from his exquisite work on "Bambi" to over 25 years as a pre-production artist at Warner Bros. In...
2013-09-1631 min
The Mouse Castle Lounge Podcast: Disney News and Interviews, Cocktails and ConversationsMCL 08-14-2013 - Conversations From the D23 ExpoTens of thousands of crazed Disney fans converged on the D23 Expo in Anaheim last weekend and Mouse Castle Lounge host Tim Callaway was one of them. And oh, the people he talked to: the voice cast of "Phineas & Ferb" and "Gravity Falls," singer/actress Susan Egan, Disney Animation Research Library creative director Lella Smith, video game developers for both "Disney Infinity" and "Fantasia: Music Evolved" and more. It's a random and thoroughly entertaining hour-long romp through the D23 Expo. Cocktails forever! www.TheMouseCastle.com
2013-08-151h 04
The Mouse Castle Lounge Podcast: Disney News and Interviews, Cocktails and ConversationsMCL 08-08-2013 - Richard Sherman, Alan Menken and the D23 ExpoTim Callaway previews (kind of) the D23 Expo by interviewing (sort of) Disney songwriting legends Richard Sherman and Alan Menken. Richard and Alan will be performing together at Disney's massive fan event in Anaheim this Saturday at 6:30 p.m. www.TheMouseCastle.com.
2013-08-0825 min
The Mouse Castle Lounge Podcast: Disney News and Interviews, Cocktails and ConversationsMCL 07-29-2013 - Talking 'Walt's People' with Didier GhezIn a few weeks, author Didier Ghez will release Volume 13 of his epic compilation of personal interviews, "Walt's People." Like the 12 books before it, "Walt's People" will feature conversations by noted historians with many of the great names who knew, worked with, and were inspired by Walt Disney. The latest edition will include the likes of Roy E. Disney, Virginia Davis, Joe Grant, Fess Parker and Blaine Gibson. In The Mouse Castle Lounge, Tim Callaway talks with Didier not only about "Walt's People," but also about the other exciting book projects he has in the works. www.TheMouseCastle.com
2013-07-3034 min
The Mouse Castle Lounge Podcast: Disney News and Interviews, Cocktails and ConversationsMCL 07-07-2013 - 'The Lone Ranger' and Tim O'Day Part 2"The Lone Ranger" opened dismally for Disney this weekend, but is it really that bad? Tim has his review of the wild west epic plus comments from the cast and crew. Also, Tim presents part two of his conversation with Tim O'Day, who recalls many of the Disney Legends he's known including Marc Davis, Herb Ryman and John Hench. www.TheMouseCastle.com
2013-07-0829 min
The Mouse Castle Lounge Podcast: Disney News and Interviews, Cocktails and ConversationsMCL 06-30-2013 - Traveling With Legends and Honoring AnnetteYou really can't go wrong when your guests are the always interesting Tim O'Day and Paula Sigman Lowery. Tim visits the Lounge to talk about his lengthy career with Disney and the many famous people he's called friends over the years. Plus, Paula will chat about the recent life celebration event at the Walt Disney Studios honoring everyone's favorite Mouseketeer Annette Funicello. www.TheMouseCastle.com
2013-06-3042 min
The Mouse Castle Lounge Podcast: Disney News and Interviews, Cocktails and ConversationsMCL 06-22-2013 - 'Monsters University' Premiere, 'Oz' on Blu-ray and Howard Ashman Part 3It's interviews and soundbites galore in this episode of "The Mouse Castle Lounge" as we hear from Billy Crystal and John Lasseter at the "Monsters University" premiere in Hollywood. Also, we go behind the scenes with the cast and crew of "Oz the Great and Powerful," now available on home video. Finally, your host Tim Callaway presents part three of his interview with Sarah Ashman Gillespie, the sister of the late Disney lyricist Howard Ashman. www.TheMouseCastle.com
2013-06-2328 min
The Mouse Castle Lounge Podcast: Disney News and Interviews, Cocktails and ConversationsMCL 06-08-2013 - Howard Ashman Part Two and 50 Years of Maurice SendakIn part two of Tim's conversation with Sarah Ashman Gillespie, they discuss Howard Ashman's career at Disney, how he met his musical collaborator Alan Menken, and why it wasn't a good idea to make him mad. Also, Tim pays another visit to the Walt Disney Family Museum and catches up with guest curator Anel Muller to discuss the museum's new special exhibit, "Maurice Sendak: 50 Years, 50 Works, 50 Reasons." www.TheMouseCastle.com
2013-06-0928 min
The Mouse Castle Lounge Podcast: Disney News and Interviews, Cocktails and ConversationsMCL 05-12-2013 - Mother's Day with Camille Rose Garcia, Princess Merida and 'Big Hero 6'It's a Happy Mother's Day as Tim Callaway visits the Walt Disney Family Museum to interview "lowbrow" artist Camille Rose Garcia and talk about her new exhibit "Down the Rabbit Hole," a dark and delightful look at "Alice in Wonderland." Also, we take a look at the controversy over Princess Merida's new Disney makeover, Entertainment Arts' takeover of Disney's "Star Wars" video games and the underwhelming tease for Disney/Marvel's "Big Hero 6." www.TheMouseCastle.com
2013-05-1219 min
The Mouse Castle Lounge Podcast: Disney News and Interviews, Cocktails and ConversationsMCL 04-12-2013 - Is 2D Animation Dead?Layoffs at the Walt Disney Studios have spread to Disney's 2D animators. Is this the death knell for hand-drawn 2D animation? Tim Callaway takes a look at this touchy issue--especially among animation purists--and also previews a new kids program on The Disney Channel and discusses why it sucks not to be in Las Vegas next week. www.TheMouseCastle.com
2013-04-1214 min
The Mouse Castle Lounge Podcast: Disney News and Interviews, Cocktails and ConversationsMCL 04-09-2013 - Annette Funicello, Harrison 'Buzz' Price and Iron Man 3Tim Callaway tries a different approach to his podcast by going "Inside the Mouse Castle," a more current and more frequent look at the world of Disney. This episode pays tribute to Annette Funicello and celebrates Harrison "Buzz" Price's new window on Main Street at Disneyland. www.TheMouseCastle.com
2013-04-1014 min
The Mouse Castle Lounge Podcast: Disney News and Interviews, Cocktails and ConversationsMCL 03-31-2013 - Marc Davis, LucasArts, Free Movie Screenings From DisneyTim Callaway runs down the latest news from the world of Disney without spilling his martini. In this Easter edition we celebrate the 100th birthday of Disney animator and Imagineer Marc Davis. Tim also previews three books on Disney history due out later this year, discusses potential trouble at LucasArts and talks about how you can be invited to free screenings of Disney movie releases. www.TheMouseCastle.com
2013-04-0132 min
The Mouse Castle Lounge Podcast: Disney News and Interviews, Cocktails and ConversationsMCL 03-11-2013 - Paula Sigman Lowery (Part 2), The Walt Disney Family Museum...and BeerTim wraps up his interview with Disney historian Paula Sigman Lowery as they talk about the development of the Walt Disney Family Museum and about Walt's relationship with his father Elias. Tim also chats on the phone with WDFM CEO Gabriella Calicchio about upcoming events at the Museum (and apologizes in advance for the murky sound quality). The Museum has a full slate of special exhibitions coming up, including the work of Maurice Sendak, Camille Rose Garcia and Tyrus Wong. Also paying a visit to the Lounge once again is Tina, who has a thing or two to say...
2013-03-1239 min