February is Black History Month, and one of the reminders that we need to do more throughout the year to highlight creators from marginalized groups. Animation is a predominantly white industry at the decision-making level. We looked to just a few examples this month of shows and movies written, directed by, and/or starring Black people.

We're kicking it off with The Proud Family - the original 2001 series created by Doreen Spicer and Bruce W. Smith - with the anticipated re-boot premiering later this month! It was a great time!

Original Artwork by Bernadette Meeker

Theme music by Miles Morkri

This week we went back in time to review quite the collection of shorts featuring our favorite dog-man creation. He's made of hell, and he's here to shape the world in his image.

Original Artwork by Bernadette Meeker

Theme Music by Miles Morkri

In celebration of the wild franchise that is The Matrix we watched the most relevant thing we could - THE ANIMATRIX

It was alright, sometimes great!

Original Artwork by Bernadette Meeker

Theme music by Miles Morkri

Additional music:

Itchy 3rd Eye by Tim Kulig

Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/8807-itchy-3rd-eye

License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Digital Rain stock photo in the style of the Matrix poorly composited into artwork by: Starline: https://www.freepik.com/vectors/technology

Return to monkey - return to childhood vhs tapes and surprisingly detailed garbage 3D animation of your favorite critters. This is not as good as the game, sorry.

Original artwork by Bernadette Meeker

Theme music by Miles Morkri

Additional Music:

Dreamy Fantasy by Rafael Krux

Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/5431-dreamy-fantasy-

License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

hopefully the one and only time we could be described as a crypto podcast - a way too long look into the (in our opinion) MLM with extra steps that is CRYPTOLAND.

Learn more about hell at any number of publications, and watch along with us if you love hell: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jf3ajS5me78

Original artwork by Bernadette Meeker

Theme music by Miles Morkri

TW: SA

This was a wild ride!! And one of the few things we really recommend watching before listening! It’s for rent on a bunch of places. There’s a few caveats to it, but what a piece of art.

Original artwork (extra obliterated by Aedric this week) by Bernadette Meeker

Theme music by Miles Morkri

Additional Music:

The Ancient Temple by Tim Kulig

Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/8524-the-ancient-temple

License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

We have descended into hell this week - cold, penguin, cigarette rolling hell. We reviewed 9 collections of unashamed advertisements. It was harrowing, and we had a great time.

Original artwork by Bernadette Meeker

Theme music by Miles Morkri

Additional music: Smoke Gets in your Eyes (1933) from Archive dot org

https://archive.org/details/PaulWhitemanwithBobLawrence

We stumble through some interesting oddities of the Christmas variety this episode! Here's all the stuff we watched <:

1. Junky's Christmas https://youtu.be/YkO_-6cCYXY

2. Hellbender's Christmas https://youtu.be/C1icpvvCxjo

3. Christmas Cardomatic https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pfjTWsURwSc

4. Red https://www.youtube.com/shorts/0MAKheuCgTo

5. What Santa Really Is https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PJiHaVuZuHg

6. The Insects' Christmas https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CXYpvBS7RWE

Happy holidays, everyone!!

Original artwork by Bernadette Meeker

Theme music by Miles Morkri

Additional intro music:

Jingle Bells by Sascha Ende®

Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/205-jingle-bells

License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

This week we delve into a smashcut of Christmas classics - and least I think that's what we're calling them. We have a good time, and one of them actually rules!! Happy holidays!

A Christmas Carol (1971):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iN6IMZFwY50

From All of Us to All of You:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K-XyCSHaD6s

Cricket on the Hearth:

https://www.dailymotion.com/video/xw4sty

Peace on Earth:

https://www.dailymotion.com/video/xuiut

Original Artwork by Bernadette Meeker

Theme music by Miles Morkri

Intro:

White Fairy Of Falling Snow by Horst Hoffmann

Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/8638-white-fairy-of-falling-snow

License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Welcome to December!! You know what that means! Vaguely winter animations for your listening pleasure, and our viewing displeasure.

What a gift from us to you! However, the box is empty.

Original artwork: Bernadette Meeker

Theme music: Miles Morkri