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Josh Altmanshofer, Michial Farmer, and their occasional guests watch through the Disney Animated Canon--one film a month--and talk them out.

Josh Altmanshofer


    • Mar 4, 2023 LATEST EPISODE
    • monthly NEW EPISODES
    • 35m AVG DURATION
    • 154 EPISODES


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    Episode 60: Encanto

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2023 67:57


    Josh and Michial talk about the 60th full-length feature in the Disney canon, 2021's Encanto. [Insert Bruno joke.] And Josh updates the website--kind of!

    Episode 54: Raya and the Lost Dragon

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2023 50:07


    Josh and Michial talk about the 54th full-length animated feature from Disney, 2021's Raya and the Last Dragon.

    Interlude 7: Mary Poppins Returns

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 5, 2023 85:10


    Josh and Michial talk about 2018's long-delayed sequel to Mary Poppins, and Josh announces 2023 as the Year of Dick Van Dyke.

    Episode 53: Frozen II

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2022 69:29


    Josh and Michial talk about the 53rd full-length Disney animated feature, 2019's rather disappointing sequel Frozen II. They also rag on Captain Planet, Weezer, and internet fan culture.

    Episode 57: Ralph Breaks the Internet

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2022 73:28


    Josh and Michial talk about the 57th full-length animated film in the Walt Disney canon--and only the second sequel--2018's Ralph Breaks the Internet.

    Episode 56: Moana

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2022 72:05


    Josh and Michial talk about the 56th full-length animated feature in the Disney canon, 2016's Moana--which they loved, and found oddly traditionalist.

    Episode 55: Zootopia

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2022 63:53


    Josh Altmanshofer and Michial Farmer talk about the 55th full-length Disney animated feature, 2016's Zootopia, which they find simultaneously impressing and deeply immoral.

    Episode 54: Big Hero 6

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2022 79:42


    Josh Altmanshofer, Michial Farmer, and special guest Danny Anderson talk about the 54th full-length animated feature in the Disney canon, 2013's Big Hero 6. We had a few audio issues on this episode, but hopefully it's nothing too terrible. Technology doesn't work as well here in 2022 as it does in futuristic San Fransokyo.

    Episode 53: Frozen

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2022 88:42


    Josh, Michial, and special guest (and Disney Parks superfan) Hannah Thompson talk about the film phenomenon of 2013--Disney's 53rd full-length animated feature, Frozen.

    Episode 52: Wreck-It Ralph

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2022 64:01


    Josh Altmanshofer and Michial Farmer talk about the 52nd full-length Disney animated feature, 2012's Wreck-It Ralph, but really they spend most of the episode talking about old video games and apologizing for burning down the podcast last month.

    Before They Were Live Episode 51: Winnie the Pooh

    Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2022 1:22


    Josh and Michial talk about Disney's 51st full-length animated feature, "Winnie the Pooh."

    Before They Were Live Episode 51: Winnie the Pooh

    Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2022 85:54


    Josh and Michial talk about Disney's 51st full-length animated feature, "Winnie the Pooh." Then they burn the podcast to the ground.

    Before They Were Live Episode 50: Tangled

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2022 1:22


    Josh and Michial talk about Disney's 50th full-length animated feature, "Tangled."

    Before They Were Live Episode 50: Tangled

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2022 88:44


    Josh and Michial talk about Disney's 50th full-length animated feature, "Tangled."

    Before They Were Live Interlude 6: Enchanted

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2022 1:22


    "Before They Were Live" chats about "Enchanted."

    Before They Were Live Interlude 6: Enchanted

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2022 72:19


    "Before They Were Live" chats about "Enchanted."

    Before They Were Live Episode 49: The Princess and the Frog

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2022 74:41


    Josh and Michial talk about Disney's 49th full-length animated feature, "The Princess and the Frog."

    Before They Were Live Episode 49: The Princess and the Frog

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2022 1:22


    Josh and Michial talk about Disney's 49th full-length animated feature, "The Princess and the Frog."

    Before They Were Live Episode 48: Bolt

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2022 68:21


    Josh and Michial talk about Disney's 48th full-length animated feature, "Bolt."

    Before They Were Live Episode 48: Bolt

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2022 1:22


    Josh and Michial talk about Disney's 48th full-length animated feature, "Bolt."

    Before They Were Live Episode 47: Meet the Robinsons

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2021 86:03


    Josh and Michial talk about Disney's 47th full-length animated feature, "Meet the Robinsons."

    Before They Were Live Episode 47: Meet the Robinsons

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2021 1:22


    Josh and Michial talk about Disney's 47th full-length animated feature, "Meet the Robinsons."

    Before They Were Live Episode 46: Chicken Little

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2021 62:57


    Josh and Michial talk about Disney's 46th full-length animated feature, "Chicken Little."

    Before They Were Live Episode 45: Chicken Little

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2021 1:22


    Josh and Michial talk about Disney's 46th full-length animated feature, "Chicken Little."

    Before They Were Live Episode 45: Home on the Range

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2021 57:24


    Josh and Michial talk about Disney's 45th full-length animated feature, "Home on the Range."

    Before They Were Live Episode 44: Home on the Range

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2021 1:22


    Josh and Michial talk about Disney's 45th full-length animated feature, "Home on the Range."

    Before They Were Live Episode 43: Brother Bear

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 2, 2021 1:22


    Josh and Michial talk about Disney's 44th full-length animated feature, "Brother Bear."

    Before They Were Live Episode 44: Brother Bear

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 2, 2021 66:23


    Josh and Michial talk about Disney's 44th full-length animated feature, "Brother Bear."

    Before They Were Live Episode 43: Treasure Planet

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2021 104:00


    Josh and Michial talk about Disney's 43rd full-length animated feature, 2002's "Treasure Planet," with special guest Sarai Manning of the Not a Lady Podcast.

    Before They Were Live Episode 43: Treasure Planet

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2021 1:22


    Josh and Michial talk about Disney's 43rd full-length animated feature, 2002's "Treasure Planet," with special guest Sarai Manning of the Not a Lady Podcast.

    Before They Were Live Episode 42: Lilo and Stitch

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2021 65:51


    Josh Altmanshofer, Michial Farmer, and special guest Steven Greydanus discuss "Lilo and Stitch," the forty-second full-length Disney animated feature.

    Before They Were Live Episode 42: Lilo and Stitch

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2021 1:22


    Josh Altmanshofer, Michial Farmer, and special guest Steven Greydanus discuss "Lilo and Stitch," the forty-second full-length Disney animated feature.

    Before They Were Live Episode 41: Atlantis

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2021 89:22


    Before They Were Live discuss "Atlantis," the forty-first full-length Disney animated feature.

    Before They Were Live Episode 41: Atlantis

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2021 1:22


    Before They Were Live discuss "Atlantis," the forty-first full-length Disney animated feature.

    Before They Were Live Episode 39: The Emperor's New Groove

    Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2021 1:22


    Josh, Michial, and special guest Katie Grubbs talk about the 40th full-length Disney animated feature, 2000's "The Emperor's New Groove."

    Before They Were Live Episode 40: The Emperor's New Groove

    Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2021 82:57


    Josh, Michial, and special guest Katie Grubbs talk about the 40th full-length Disney animated feature, 2000's "The Emperor's New Groove."

    Before They Were Live Episode 39: Dinosaur

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2021 1:22


    "Before They Were Live" talks about "Dinosaur," the thirty-ninth Disney animated feature.

    Before They Were Live Episode 39: Dinosaur

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2021 63:28


    "Before They Were Live" talks about "Dinosaur," the thirty-ninth Disney animated feature.

    Before They Were Live Episode 38: Fantasia 2000

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2021 88:37


    "Before They Were Live" talks about "Fantasia 2000," the thirty-eighth Disney animated feature.

    Before They Were Live Episode 38: Fantasia 2000

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2021 1:22


    "Before They Were Live" talks about "Fantasia 2000," the thirty-eighth Disney animated feature.

    Before They Were Live Interlude 5: Duck Tales: Treasure of the Lost Lamp

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2021 71:21


    Josh Altmanshofer and Michial Farmer talk about 1990's Duck Tales: Treasure of the Lost Lamp.

    Before They Were Live Interlude 5: Duck Tales: Treasure of the Lost Lamp

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2021 1:22


    Josh Altmanshofer and Michial Farmer talk about 1990's Duck Tales: Treasure of the Lost Lamp.

    Before They Were Live Episode 37: Tarzan

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 7, 2021 83:17


    "Before They Were Live" talks about "Tarzan," the thirty-seventh Disney animated feature.

    Before They Were Live Episode 37: Tarzan

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 7, 2021 1:22


    "Before They Were Live" talks about "Tarzan," the thirty-seventh Disney animated feature.

    Before They Were Live Episode 36: Mulan

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2020 1:22


    "Before They Were Live" talks about "Mulan," the thirty-sixth Disney animated feature, with special guest Judy Guo.

    Before They Were Live Episode 36: Mulan

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2020 74:45


    "Before They Were Live" talks about "Mulan," the thirty-sixth Disney animated feature, with special guest Judy Guo.

    Before They Were Live Episode 35: Hercules

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2020 82:39


    "Before They Were Live" talks about "Hercules," the thirty-fifth Disney animated feature.

    Before They Were Live Episode 35: Hercules

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2020 1:22


    "Before They Were Live" talks about "Hercules," the thirty-fifth Disney animated feature.

    Before They Were Live Episode 34: The Hunchback of Notre Dame

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2020 82:00


    "Before They Were Live" talks about "The Hunchback of Notre Dame," the thirty-fourth Disney animated feature.

    Before They Were Live Episode 34: The Hunchback of Notre Dame

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2020 1:22


    "Before They Were Live" talks about "The Hunchback of Notre Dame," the thirty-fourth Disney animated feature.

    Before They Were Live Episode 33: Pocahontas

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2020 86:57


    "Before They Were Live" talks about "Pocahontas," the thirty-third Disney animated feature.

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