Storytelling Saga

Ali interviews animator and director, Mike Hollingsworth. He shares about his journey starting out as a stand-up comedian, the early days of working on BoJack Horseman, lots of cool stuff about the standout season 3 episode he directed, "Fish Out of Water," his thoughts on where the industry is heading, memorable fan convention experiences and much more!

Ali and special guest, Harry Mackin, discuss the masterpiece series, Avatar: The Last Airbender, created by Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko. You want to hear our thoughts on the show's themes of valuing mentors, embracing the dichotomy of ourselves, finding your destiny, and looking inside yourself for the answers?

What about the reasons Toph is the ultimate earthbender, the brilliance of Katara's subtle yet powerful growth throughout the series, the epic nature of Zuko's redemption arc and how it parallels Aang's journey, the tragic toxicity of Azula, the comedic awesomeness that is Sokka, hot takes on Kataang vs. Zutara, and why Iroh is the absolute best?

You'll get all of that and more with this episode so sit back and enjoy. Yip yip!

Ali interviews Betsy Rosenblatt, Professor of Law and volunteer Legal Committee Chair of the nonprofit Organization for Transformative Works. It's an informative conversation about the value of writing fanfiction and contributing to fandom communities, how gender identity plays into fan culture and marketing, fair use law of what you can and can't copyright, the joy of attending fan conventions and much more!

Ali discusses the 1987 animated movie based on the novel of the same name, The Brave Little Toaster.

Ali opens up about a traumatic event she recently went through and how she's healing. She also shares her 2023 New Year's resolutions and a new short story called "Bailey."

Ali discusses three Nicktoon Christmas specials: "The Santa Experience" (Rugrats), "Christmas Who?" (SpongeBob SquarePants) and "The Most Horrible X-Mas Ever" (Invader ZIM).

Ali discusses the classic stop motion TV special, The Little Drummer Boy, based on the song of the same name.

Ali discusses A Garfield Christmas Special written by Jim Davis and directed by Phil Roman and George Singer.

Ali shares a new Hey Arnold! story she wrote called "Through Hope."

Ali taps into her 11-year-old self's hatred of Hey Arnold!: The Movie (2002), reflecting on why it was such a huge disappointment to her at the time between the misleading marketing, the lackluster plot and The Big Scene (you know the one).