The Mousedebaters talk Disney Scores

On this from-the-vault episode of Mousedebaters, we put our Disney ears to the test with a showdown of famous-but-weirdly-hard-to-place film scores.

You know these cues. You’ve heard them a thousand times. You can hum the melody perfectly… but is it actually from Cinderella or Sleeping Beauty?Is that soaring adventure theme Peter Pan… or Rescuers Down Under? And why does this haunting oboe sound like it could be from The Jungle Book or Aladdin?

Kami, Brittany, and Luke compete to see who can correctly match these classic Disney tracks to the right films — and who’s just guessing with confidence and vibes.

If your brain stores Disney music like one big folder labeled “Childhood,” this episode will feel uncomfortably familiar. As always we're PG-13 Disney nonsense, for grown up ears only!

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This podcast contains short excerpts of copyrighted Disney musical scores used solely for purposes of commentary, discussion, and a music-guessing game. All audio clips are brief, low-resolution segments used only as necessary to identify and analyze the works. This constitutes a transformative use under the fair use doctrine as provided for in U.S. copyright law (17 U.S.C. § 107). Our podcast is not monetized and does not generate revenue from this content. The podcast does not distribute full recordings, does not substitute for the original works, and does not harm the market value of any copyrighted material. All rights to the original music remain with their respective copyright holders.

The Mousedebaters talk Disney Desert Island

It’s Carpet Baggin’ Thyme, baby — straight from the vault!
This long-lost episode was recorded over a full year ago and somehow survived the editing island. In it, we’re stranded on a Disney Desert Island and forced to make some impossible choices: Which characters would you actually want to be stuck with? Which ones would eat all the snacks on Day One? What magical artifact would you bring, what villain and sidekick would you risk it all for, and what Disney food would you live (or die) on?

PLUS — our very first guest joins the chaos! Our old friend Cutthroat drops in to debate survival strategy, and I hope we also discuss why someone so nice ended up with such a menacing nickname.

Sun, sand, and spicy opinions await. Tune in now!

The Mousedebaters talk Sounds of Disneyland

This week on Mousedebaters, we’re putting our mouse ears to the test—literally. Join Luke, Brittany, and Kami as we try to identify real sounds from videos of our Disneyland trip. Is that the Matterhorn’s yeti roar or just Luke’s stomach before churros? Hard to say.

Then we wrap up spooky season with a perfectly deranged game of “Disney Halloween Musical Casting.” From Young Frankenstein to Little Shop of Horrors, we recast your favorite creepy musicals with Disney and Muppet characters. Think Fozzie as Igor, Ursula as Audrey II, maybe Goofy as... Frankenstein’s monster?! I don't know, you’ll just have to listen to find out.

As always, we're not your kids' Disney podcast. PG-13 chaos for grown-up ears only.

The mousedebaters talk How to Have a Disney Halloween

It’s spooky season at Mousedebaters, and we’re teaching you how to have a Disney Halloween—starting with the classics and ending in pure chaos. Sure, you can start small: matching family costumes, Mickey pumpkin décor, maybe a caramel apple or two. But why stop there? We spiral quickly into full-blown park madness—door-dashing churros from Anaheim, summoning ghosts to make your house actually haunted, and maybe even chasing neighborhood kids on horseback à la Headless Horseman.

From “cute and cozy” to “someone please stop them,” it’s a step-by-step descent into Disney Halloween mayhem. Grab your trick-or-treat bag (and your lawyer), because this one’s full of bad ideas, worse puns, and unhinged Disney joy.

The Mousedebaters talk Surviving the Night at the Haunted Mansion

Welcome to Spooky Thunderdome, Mousedebaters’ ultimate Halloween showdown! 👻 Each host must assemble their survival squad of Disney’s creepiest and most chaotic characters to make it through one terrifying night in the Haunted Mansion.

Villains, witches, skeletons, and sinister sidekicks—oh my! From Mama Odie to the Headless Horseman, no ghostly guest is off-limits as Luke, Britt, and Kami build their dream (or nightmare) teams. But once the ballroom waltz turns deadly, only one team will make it out alive.

Three hosts enter the mansion. Only one emerges victorious.
Will kindness conquer chaos? Will trickery trump terror? Or will someone get caught becoming the 1000th happy haunt?

Light the candles, lower the doom buggy, and prepare for Mousedebaters’ most haunting episode yet.

From the Vault - The Mousedebaters talk Presidential Candidates

It’s election season in the Magic Kingdom, and your favorite Mousedebaters are hitting the campaign trail. Who’s got what it takes to become the first Disney President?

We’re drafting a dream ballot of Disney candidates—from Scrooge McDuck promising a balanced budget (and a vault full of gold coins) to Kuzco bringing sass to the State of the Union. Elsa’s running on an “ice powers, cool heads” platform, Milo Thatch is ready to lead a golden age of diplomacy, and Duchess might just charm her way through the UN.

Expect fiery debates, shady campaign ads, and way too many questionable slogans as we break down the Fab 5, Current Rulers, Obscure Candidates, and “He’d definitely win but shouldn’t” nominees. By the end, we’ll crown the ultimate Disney Commander-in-Chief—and let’s just say, the race is weirder than you think.

As always, it’s PG-13 Disney nonsense for grown-up ears only.

The mousedebaters talk Disney Character Karaoke.

What happens when Disney characters stumble into karaoke night? In our season 3 premiere, the Mousedebaters grab the mic and start pairing characters with their dream songs—sometimes genius, sometimes unhinged.

Picture Mulan belting “Man in the Mirror” with deadly sincerity, Rapunzel whipping her hair in time to Willow Smith, and Forky proudly screaming “Trash” at the top of his pipe-cleaner lungs.

We’re not stopping at the headliners either—Judge Frollo makes things uncomfortable with “Hot in Herre,” Dopey mumbles through “MMMBop,” and Ursula goes full Adele with “Rolling in the Deep.”

It’s camp, it’s chaos, and it’s everything you didn’t know you needed from Disney karaoke night. As always, it’s PG-13 Disney nonsense for grown-up ears only.

The Mousedebaters talk going to Disneyland

Guys, it's official. The Mousedebaters have left the studio and and entered the world of yesterday, tomorrow, and fantasy.

For the first time ever, we all hit Disneyland together. Listen in as Britt, Luke, and Kami relive the chaos, the churros, and the questionable life choices that went down in the Happiest Place on Earth.

From queue debates that nearly ended friendships, to weird Disneyland traditions old ("Spring Break!") and new ("Now all of China knows you're here!"), to discovering which of us has some deeply unhinged snack priorities (like, who rope drops a corn dog?!) —this episode is basically one long fever dream powered by Dole Whips. You're welcome.

As always, we're PG-13 Disney nonsense for grown-up ears only.

The Mousedebaters talk Disney characters working in the parks.

The happiest place on Earth just got a whole lot weirder. This week, the Mousedebaters crew is imagining what it would look like if Disney characters had to punch the clock and pick up shifts inside the parks.

Genie takes over Jungle Cruise with hysterical one-liners, celebrity impressions, and spontaneous pyrotechnics. Cruella de Vil is swerving her way through Main Street in a motorcar that definitely wasn’t approved by safety. Elsa is running the Gibson Girl Ice Cream Parlor with frosty flair, while Olaf’s slinging snow cones like it’s his true calling. And of course, Hades is thrilled to be your sarcastic Haunted Mansion host.

But that’s just the start—Tarzan’s landscaping, Barbie’s working the front gate, and the Ugly Stepsisters are somehow in charge of princess makeoversIt’s chaos. It’s hilarious. And it’s exactly the kind of magical staffing nightmare only The Mousedebaters could dream up.

We’ll debate who thrives, who gets fired, and who needs a very strong union rep. So clock in, grab your churro, and settle in for a tour through the most questionable HR department Disney has ever seen.

As always, we’re a PG-13Disney pod, for grown-up ears only.

The Mousedebaters talk the Secret Lives of Disney B-Characters. 

From the vaults at long last! This one’s been marinating for over a year, and now it’s finally time to unleash it. In this lost episode, the Mousedebaters dive into the Secret Lives of Disney B-Characters. 

We’ve already imagined the Princesses’ side hustles—now we’re turning our attention to the lovable weirdos lurking in the background. What does Friar Tuck get up to after hours? (Hint: it involves an underground distillery, questionable morals, and poker chips.) What about Madam Mim? (Let’s just say her practical joke business could put Ashton Kutcher out of commission.) From shady side gigs to bizarre hobbies, no stone—or side character—is left unturned.

It’s speculative. It’s silly. It’s B-character chaos.We’ve missed you, friends—and we’re so glad to be back in your ears. If you’re a consenting adult, that is.