Episodes

  • Ep. 12: Well Begun Is Half Done Pt. 3

    Ep. 12: Well Begun Is Half Done Pt. 3
    Aug 15 2024
    Recorded in 1989, Richard and Robert Sherman reminisce about their work on Mary Poppins.
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    17 mins
  • Ep. 11: Well Begun Is Half Done Pt. 2

    Ep. 11: Well Begun Is Half Done Pt. 2
    Aug 8 2024
    Excerpts from the Mary Poppins story meeting with P.L. Travers, Don DiGradi, and The Sherman Brothers as they discuss various scenes and songs from the first concept of the script. Also included is P.L. Travers hearing the Shermans’ “Feed the Birds” for the first time.
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    23 mins
  • Ep. 10: Well Begun Is Half Done Pt. 1

    Ep. 10: Well Begun Is Half Done Pt. 1
    Aug 1 2024
    The listener is a fly-on-the-wall in the first Mary Poppins story meeting with P.L. Travers, Don DiGradi, and The Sherman Brothers – exactly as it happened in 1961.
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    22 mins
  • Ep. 9: The Army's Here Pt. 2

    Ep. 9: The Army's Here Pt. 2
    Jul 25 2024
    Walt Disney continues to describe his studio’s contribution to the home front effort in WWII.
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    9 mins
  • Ep. 8: The Army's Here Pt. 1

    Ep. 8: The Army's Here Pt. 1
    Jul 18 2024
    Walt Disney describes his studio’s contribution to the home front effort in WWII.
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    15 mins
  • Ep. 7: Man is in The Forest Pt. 2

    Ep. 7: Man is in The Forest Pt. 2
    Jul 11 2024
    Animators Frank Thomas and Ollie Johnston talk about the music of Bambi, and legendary composer Henry Mancini expresses his appreciation of Bambi’s score.
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    19 mins
  • Ep. 6: Man is in The Forest Pt. 1

    Ep. 6: Man is in The Forest Pt. 1
    Jun 27 2024
    From a 1957 interview, Walt Disney recounts preparing his studio for Bambi, and animators Frank Thomas and Ollie Johnston tell their stories from the production of the film.
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    16 mins
  • Ep. 5: Gems from the Diamond Mine Pt. 2

    Ep. 5: Gems from the Diamond Mine Pt. 2
    Jun 20 2024
    Not only was Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Disney’s first full-length animated feature, host Randy Thornton reveals the film generated the world’s first Soundtrack Album.
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    12 mins