The Life of a Fangirl Podcast

Tania and I are great friends, but we don't agree on everything. I like to think that's what keeps our friendship spark magical. Errr, or something like that.

But what we do agree on without hesitation is that Kristen Bell deserves to be in The Good Place. She's our fangirl topic of the week since we just got back from the Frozen 2 Press Junket.

• Tania's Frozen 2 Kid-Friendly Review
• Patty's Click Bait Frozen 2 Review (I kid, there's good info in here!)
• The Frozen 2 Press Junket and Sing-A-Long. True story; we sang with the cast to Bryan Adam's Heaven. Because... why wouldn't that happen?!

*This was supposed to publish last week, but with some travel, it never happened! So here's a bonus Podcast Episode this week- which works since it's about Lady and the Tramp (and you can watch this on Disney+ starting in a few hours!)

This one's kinda a mish-mash of subjects, but they tie in together. Take a listen and you'll see why- it makes sense, I promise.

As my guest today, I have Andria, a brand new DVC Member.

She got off the DVC Disney Cruise Line voyage in October and had some sweet surprises to share about her voyage:

• there were nightly gifts
• tons of characters
• Disney cast member and entertainment interviews and panels
• the first audience to see Maleficent 2
• the first audience to see Lady and the Tramp from Disney+

And those last two are why I knew I had to have her on the show!

Here what a Disney purist and HUGE dog lover had to say about the new Live-Action Lady and the Tramp coming to Disney+ on November 12.

No spoilers!

Happy Movie Monday, y'all! This one is a little different- so make sure to read the show notes for all the details.

I just got back from LA where I was an attendee of #thegeeklyretreat (check the hashtag on Twitter if you want to see all the deets!)

As part of the retreat, we saw a lot of movies. A LOT. My brain's a little on overload, tbh.

I can only review Playing With Fire for you at this time, but I can share initial reactions to Noelle & Frozen 2.

Is Playing With Fire something your kids can watch? My Parent Movie Review will let you know!

*Interrupting Lady and the Tramp coverage for Stranger Things Day. Because it's November 6 and that's the day Will Byers went missing. Dun dun dunnnnn....!

Relive a little 80s nostalgia with us today

Originally published July 3, 2019

Is it wise to bring your husband on the show? If your husband is mine, who also happens to be as nerdy about the same fandoms as me, then YES.

Plus he just really makes me laugh!

As you can guess: Stranger Things happened, y'all. I finally got past episode 1. And yes, I am full on obsessed with this show.

Stranger Things: you've got a new fangirl.

Today I have my husband, Rob Holliday, on the show to talk about how totally awesome the 80s really were. He's been a Stranger Things fanboy for years.

We talk the music, the clothes, the legendary 80s actors, phones on the wall with chords and the arcade.

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Everybody's Special or No One Is

Last year I had the incredible experience of visiting Savannah, Georgia and the set of Lady and the Tramp.

We met the dogs (oh yes we did!) and the actors, director, producers and the delicious craft services table. Look, writers gotta eat too. And that was some fantastic lunch, I'm just sayin'!

• Lady and the Tramp Set Visit
• Lady and the Tramp Review

One of the highlights of the trip was interviewing Yvette Nicole Brown (Aunt Sarah) and Kiersey Clemons (Darling).

For 15-minutes they shared their stories of being in the movie, getting the roles, and what it means to be lovers of dogs and babies.

And Yvette drops some truths about working in Hollywood, choices she's made- and now I'm one of her biggest fangirls. I think you'll get on board too when you hear what she has to say!

Monday Movie Minute has a different look this week.

First up: talking Lady and the Tramp coming to Disney+ on November 12. IT'S TIME, YALL!

• More Disney+ show reviews can be found on Now Streaming Disney Plus Podcast. Come check us out!
• Lady and the Tramp Set Visit

My guest is Tania from LolaLambchops.com and we are FINALLY able to share about our experience visiting the Lady and the Tramp set in Savannah.

Y'all- that was a year ago. Ha!

We also had a screener of the movie and give a non-spoiler review for the movie.

I also watched Doctor Sleep this week- and have some thoughts on this one. This is the follow up to The Shining and continues the story of Danny Torrance.

• Doctor Sleep Parent Movie Review

As always: we cover if kids can/should see these movies and the reasons why.

Last fall I spent some time on the set of Lady and the Tramp in Savannah. We've been under embargo for a year- but finally- all the goodness from this experience can be shared!

During the visit, we interviewed Oscar-winner and production designer John Myhre in Lulu's nursery.

He shares a host of behind the scenes nuggets about the creation of this special room where one of the pivotal scenes takes place (spoiler alert: action from the original movie is mentioned)

• Lady and the Tramp Review
• Lady and the Tramp Set Visit in Savannah

It's been a week of fangirling runDisney- but that's because this is the kick-off of the "runDisney race season."

Or as my kids like to call it, "Mom leaves us to play with her friends at Disney season."

Look- it's work, I swear.

I just happen to have a really cool job that requires a few trips a year to runDisney! And if you want to runDisney, let me know. I'm a travel agent that specializes in runDisney events.

Here's a quote form for the next race weekend https://www.jotform.com/90893994288177

See? #ItsWorkISwear

Perfect Wine & Dine Runner

Megan is my guest today and she's a Perfect Wino.

What does that mean? It means she's run all 10 years of the Wine & Dine Half Marathon at Walt Disney World. Even the unfortunate weather years.

Megan tells all today and explains why she keeps running Wine & Dine Half Weekend- and if she has plans to keep doing it or not!

You can find her - and the #PerfectSpatula on Instagram at @meganightmare

"Spoopy" is defined by the internet as something scary and funny at the same time. Who knew? It started out as a meme (which I totally should have known since I love them!) and now here we are, describing a time of year and a bunch of movies this way. 

And that's the kind of Halloween show that's right up my alley (Zombieland: Double Tap is Spoopy, right? Right!)

Dalin is back and we're talking about some of our old scary movies that we love to revisit during this time of year.

If these scary, spooky and, sure, spoopy shows aren't on your must-watch list, you're going to want to add them. 

Shows and Halloween experiences we discuss:

• Something Wicked This Way Comes
• The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
• Disney World Halloween Castle Show
• Gargoyles 
• Hocus Pocus
• Crimson Peak
• The Curious Creations of Christine McConnell on Netflix

Links mentioned in the episode you'll want to check out:

• Ultimate List of Disney Halloween Movies
• Not-Too-Scary Halloween Movies for Teens & Tweens
• Fangirling the Beauty and the Beast TV Series

You can find Dalin "Duckie" Rowell on Instagram @magicalamode or on her blog at magicalamode.com

Happy Monday everyone! We gotta discuss what happened at the box office this weekend. Hey, anything to make Monday a little better!

Thanks for joining the No-Guilt Fangirls Podcast Monday Movie Minute.

Every week we talk about the movies that came out or what we watched on our couch. This week on the Monday Movie Minute, we have a little of both.

And they were all sequels or spinoffs, which was a happy coincidence!

Can your kids watch these movies? Here are my thoughts on the age appropriateness for Maleficent: Mistress of Evil, Zombieland: Double Tap, and El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie. Plus some additional links you'll wanna click!

• Zombieland: Double Tap Parent Movie Review
• Zombieland: Double Tap Spoilers Without Context

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