Once upon a time, an attorney from New Jersey decided to leave his law practice and pursue his true passion of sharing his love for all things Disney with the world. Twenty years later, Lou Mongello is one of the biggest podcasters and influencers in the Disney fan community. He tells his amazing story this week on The Hyperion Hub.

Plus we have a review of Captain America: Brave New World from Marvel Studios.

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We're covering many topics this week including the new Disney Vacation Club Member Cruise coming, the Season of the Force event at Disneyland, Marvel TV shows to look forward to in 2025 including Dare Devil: Born Again in March and more!

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We're live from the S.T.E.A.M. Into Star Wars event at Washington Community High School in Washington, IL. Three great guests join us including organizer Tom Gross, Greg McLaughlin from the Rebel Base Card Podcast, and Dan Zehr from Coffee With Kenobi. Plenty to talk about at this year's wonderful event plus we can't think of a better way to learn about Science, technology, engineering, the arts and math than through world of Star Wars. Thanks for joining us at The Hub!

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Disney Archives Director Becky Cline is back with us this week continuing our conversation about collecting Disney history. We’ll hear how the archives began and she shares stories about finding treasured items the Studio forgot existed.

Plus what are we looking forward to in the Disney Parks? Find out in Our Disney Views.

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We’re back and we’re starting off 2025 with a very special guest! Director of the Walt Disney Archives Becky Cline joins us on the Hyperion Hub. She has fantastic stories to share including one about how one of the most treasured film props was saved by a janitor.

Plus what movies and TV shows are we looking forward to in 2025? Find out in Our Disney Views.

Hosts John Alois, Shawn Degenhart and John Redlingshafer would love to hear from you! Email or send a recorded audio message at [email protected]. Find us on social media. The Hyperion Hub is not affiliated with the Walt Disney Company or its subsidiaries.  https://www.facebook.com/profile.php/?id=100063622463796 https://www.instagram.com/hyperion_hub/ https://twitter.com/i/flow/login?redirect_after_login=%2FHubHyperion

We're coming back next week with a big show!

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We’re looking back at 2024. Bloopers from us and the best from of our guests as we recap a wonderful year at The Hub!

Thanks to all of our guests who joined us and to those who sent in reports.

They include:

Mark Silverman

Dan Zehr

Tom Gross

Jesse Mann

Zak Kalina

Dan Abraham

Trent Correy

Brad Simonsen

Dave Metzger

Steve Spain

JB Kaufman

Ted Thomas

Carrie McBeath

Don Ballard

Camille Dixon

Bill Rogers

Debbie Weiss

Rey Colon

Rich Allen

Derek Schulze

Joseph Zakrzewski

Evan Alois

Jolie Alois

Tara Alois

Didier Ghez

Wendell Walker

Nate Downs

Tim O’Day

Martha Blanding

James C Mulligan

Bob Weis

Greg McLaughlin

Bri Bertolaccini

Chris Mullen

Thank you to our subscribers, listeners and supporters. We’ll return in 2025 with more Disney stories, information and an amazing guest list. Thanks for meeting up with us at The Hyperion Hub!

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It's holiday time and we're sharing some of our favorite park traditions! We're also looking back at our top Disney moments in 2024.

In our opening segment we'll talk about The Walt Disney Family Museum's official statement regarding the upcoming Walt Disney audio-animatronic figure coming to Disneyland next year.

Thanks for joining us at The Hub!

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Bri Bertolaccini and Chris Mullen from The Walt Disney Family Museum are with us. We’re talking about the museum in San Francisco, a new exhibit focused on early directors at the studio, and a new book. Walt Disney Treasures: Personal Art and Artifacts from The Walt Disney Family Museum chronicles the legacy of Walt through iconic objects that represent his life and career. Order the book at waltdisney.org/store.

Plus, Shawn Degenhart shares his incredible experience assisting with the recent tribute concert for Richard Sherman titled “A Great Big Beautiful Concert for Richard” held at the El Capitan Theater in Hollywood.

We’re also debuting a new segment called Our Disney Reviews. John Alois has a review on Moana 2.

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Cinderella’s full orchestral score is now available from our very own Shawn Degenhart and Degenhart Music! Shawn talks about his new published book and all that went into the process of producing it. 

Visit degenhartmusic.com to purchase the book.

Plus, our very own John Redlingshafer takes another step in his Star Wars journey by watching The Empire Strikes Back for the first time.

Guests Dan Zehr from Coffee with Kenobi and Greg McLaughlin from The Rebel Base Card Podcast are back with us, as well, to continue our Star Wars conversation.

Dan has a new book available now! He was a contributing author on Star Wars Encyclopedia: The Comprehensive Guide to the Star Wars Galaxy from DK. Find it wherever you shop for books.

https://www.dk.com/us/book/9780744098846-star-wars-encyclopedia/

Find Greg at rebelbasecard.com

Thanks for joining us at The Hub!

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