Disology Podcast

Disology 12: Riding the Wanda Wave: Brain Waves and Stimulation from Marvel's WandaVision

Sam and Rachel are joined by the Blerd Hulk as we digest the science behind brain waves when binge watching television and how Kevin Feige helped us all out a bit with WandaVision's release. 

You can watch WandaVision on Disney+

Find David on all social media @BlerdHulk or follow him at Walt's Apartment Podcast and The Marvel Tribe on social media or at waltsapt.com

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Disology 11.5: Date with Destino- Live Show

Listen in as Rachel and Sam utilize a live show on Facebook from 3/9/21 to add more information to the listener experience about Dali and Disney's relationship and how both men lead their lives in a parallel respect. There is also a Disney shorts game that Sam stumps the audience with! 

Disology 11: Getting Real About Surrealism: Disney, Dali, and Destino

Rachel continues her quest to break Sam by introducing her to the history of the surrealist movement, Salvador Dali, and the short film Destino, which took over 50 years to create.

Sources:

Destino is available to watch on Disney+

Surrealism on The Art Story

History of Surrealism on The Art Story

Salvador Dali on The Art Story

18 Surreal Facts about Salvador Dali on My Modern Met

Destino on Wikipedia

Disney: Gran Destino Tower, a new hotel option, owes its look to Salvador Dali project on the Orlando Sentinel

Disology 10: Elephant Gay-Yard: Queer Coded Disney Villains (with The Mutant Ages)

Description: Rachel and Sam are joined by Maddy Myers and Ryan Pagella of The Mutant Ages Podcast. We discuss how many beloved Disney villains embody queer stereotypes, and what that means for and to the LGBT+ community.

Listen to The Mutant Ages on Apple Podcasts and follow them @themutantages on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, Tumblr and TikTok! Find Maddy at MIDIMyers on Insta and Twitter and Ryan at ryanpagella on Twitter and ryan.pagella on Instagram. 

The Little Mermaid, The Lion King, and Beauty and the Beast are all available on Disney+.

Wait a second, are all Disney villains gay? by Beatriz Valero De Urquia on The Tempest.

10 Queer-Coded, Gay Villains From Our Childhood by Terra Necessary on Pride.com

Join our City of Villains book club on Facebook.

Disology 09: Baboon Hybrids, Lemming Suicides, and Exploding Frogs: Scientific Inaccuracies in Disney and Pixar Movies

Rachel and Sam discuss 10 times Disney and Pixar filmmakers took creative licenses with science, ranging from the mundane to the downright weird.

Check out Twindigenous Podcast, by friends of the show Kaley and Kara Morrison.

Join our book club group on Facebook for the novel City of Villains by Estelle Laure, and invite 3 friends before February 9th for your chance to win a free copy and a Maleficent Funko Pop.

Sources:

10 Scientific Inaccuracies in Disney Movies (Inside Out personality islands, Finding Nemo clownfish facts, the plant from Wall-E, Kevin from Up, dinosaurs in The Good Dinosaur, hyenas in The Lion King)

Lemming Suicide Myth (Lemmings in White Wilderness)

We Drew 9 Disney Scenes According to Science and It’s Horrifying (Pinocchio’s nose, Prince Naveen’s transformation in The Princess and the Frog)

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Disology 08: Disology Debates!: The Hall of Presidents

Rachel and Sam debate whether the Hall of Presidents is still a relevant attraction. Join as Sam argues the affirmative and Rachel the opposition. 

Disology 07: Our “Soul” Complaint: Trends in Portrayals of People of Color in Disney Animation

Rachel, Sam, and special guest Frank discuss the newest Disney-Pixar release, Soul, and how it follows an unfortunate trend when it comes to portrayals of black and other people of color in animation. Spoilers abound for Soul and other movies mentioned below.

Soul, Brother Bear, The Emperor’s New Groove, Lilo and Stitch, Brave, and The Princess and the Frog are all available on Disney Plus.

Spies in Disguise and The Swan Princess are available on Hulu.

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse is available for rent or purchase on Amazon.

How Disney Uses Language, by Sideways on Youtube.

Follow Frank @8armedspidey on Instagram

Disology 06: Ask the Elves: Nightmare Before Christmas as an Allegory for Cultural Appropriation

Sam and Rachel discuss how well the holiday classic Nightmare Before Christmas works as a way to explain the dangers and consequences of cultural appropriation.

Sources:

The Nightmare Before Christmas is available on Disney+

The Holiday Movies That Made Us: Nightmare Before Christmas is available on Netflix

Pocahontas Was a Mistake, and Here’s Why! by Lindsay Ellis on YouTube

Old Man of the Mountain (Betty Boop cartoon w/ music by Cab Calloway) on YouTube

What is Cultural Appreciation (and How It’s Different From Cultural Appropriation)? On Preemptive Love

Why Cultural Appropriation Isn’t Cool on ReachOut.com

The Nightmare Before Christmas is Actually About Why Cultural Appropriation is Terrible, by Katie Schenkel on The Mary Sue

Disology 05: Waltbusting: The Man, The Myth, The Legend

SHOW NOTES:

Rachel and Sam take on five popular myths surrounding Walt Disney.

Sources and articles for further reading:

https://www.businessinsider.in/entertainment/news/9-conspiracy-theories-about-walt-disney-that-have-been-proven-false/amp_slidelist/79580177.cms

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1223150/

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Disology 04: The Spectrum of Pocahontas Emotions: Portrayals of Native Americans in Disney Animation 

Rachel and Sam are joined by special guests Kaley and Kara Morrison who discuss their experiences as Native American creators, and the impact movies like Peter Pan and Pocahontas had on their formative years, and continue to have today. 

Content Warning: This episode contains discussions of sexual assault and violence towards people of color, racial caricatures, and other topics that some listeners may find triggering. 

Notes:

Peter Pan and Pocahontas are available to stream on Disney Plus 

Reel Injun on Sundance NOW 

The True Messed Up Story of Pocahontas: Adam Ruins Everything

The Making of Pocahontas 

For more information about missing and murdered indigenous women, visit the Urban Indian Health Institute. 

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