Once Upon a Stream

We are back!!!!! After a 15 month hiatus, Megan and Maddie return to celebrate the PR fail that was Disney+ Day and get into all of the news from D23 Expo 2022.

Cammie joins us to discuss one of our fave comfort movies, Prince Caspian. We get into the movies darker tone, why Susan Pevensie deserves better, and plenty of Ben Barnes fangirling.

It’s been a minute since our last episode. So we figured the best way to return after an unintentional hiatus is to marvel about magic and sheer spectacle of theme park evening shows available on Disney+

Alicia from “Julie and The Podcasters” and TellTale TV joins us to discuss WandaVision. We get into why we are all so obsessed with this show and why it benefited so much from the weekly format.

The 1997 Wonderful World of Disney adaptation of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella starring Brandy and Whitney Houston is FINALLY on Disney+ and we had SO many feelings.

Jenn from Community Rewatch Podcast joins us to discuss season 2 of the Mandalorian and the implications of the series’ future.

Maddie and Megan discuss the various holiday specials that came out on Disney plus this past season.

So... literally ALL of the news dropped on Disney Investor Day. Naturally, Maddie and Megan needed to breakdown all the upcoming projects headed to DisneyPlus and theaters.

Once upon this December, Maddie and Megan discuss this late 90s classic.

We’ve been doing this podcast for a whole year!!!! Megan and Maddie have a retrospective discussion on past episodes, what we think of Disney+ a year into the platform, and what we’re excited for in the future.

In celebration of Dia de Los Muertos, Kayla joins the podcast to talk Pixar’s Coco. We get into the stunning visuals, fantastic soundtrack, and emotional devastation of this wonderful film.

Megan and Maddie get into the delightfully bonkers insanity that is the latest Henson creation and Disney Plus original series, Earth Ned.

Maddie and Megan discuss what worked and what didn’t with the new live-action adaptation of Mulan.

The much hyped Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl episode is finally here! Suffice to say Maddie has A LOT of feelings and Megan does her best to keep the conversation on track.

The Country Bears won out on our fan poll so Megan and Maddie discuss this surprisingly enjoyable family comedy.

We’ve already discussed Frozen II at length in our previous episode, but now it’s time to talk “Into the Unknown: The Making of Frozen II”, a behind-the-scenes docuseries on just how much creativity, hard work, and talent went in to making the film.

It’s been a minute since our last episode so we figured this will be the perfect time to catch up on all the Disney+ news that is dropped in the past few weeks.

After a weeklong intermission, Kayla and Connie join us to discuss Act 2 of Hamilton. We talk entanglements, the Reynolds Pamphlet as a notes app apology, how John Mulaney would do as KG3, and more.

We all waited for it and now that Hamilton is on Disney+ we will not waste our shot discussing this phenomenal show. We have so many thoughts we had to split this in two episodes. Enjoy part 1!

In celebration of Steve Rogers' birthday, Special Guest Shannon joins us to discuss Captain America: The First Avenger. There's actual talk of cinema, storytelling, and stuff-- not just thirsty fangirling and tangents. We promise. (P.S. Forgive the echo. Our software is being stupid.)

In light of current events, Maddie and Megan take some time at the start of the episode to address what is currently going on in the country and why there is a time and a place for using Disney as escapism. Back to our regularly scheduled programming, we discuss Prop Culture, the new series giving a behind the scenes look of some iconic Disney films.

There's been so much Disney+ news lately, about the success of the launch of Disney+ so far and what is to come, that Maddie and Megan needed to take a pause from their usual format to discuss it all.

Happy Mother's Day! Jen and Calli from the Watchover Podcast join us to talk Disney/Pixar moms (and the lack thereof).

In a thinly veiled excuse to talk about "Happiness Continues" on Prime Video, we discussed 2009's "Jonas Brothers: The Concert Experience" with special guest Kristin. Along with the expected fangirling and notable lack of chill, we discuss how the Jonas Brothers and its fandom have changed over the past 11 years.

In celebration of National Treasure dropping on Disney Plus, writer and podcaster, Connie, joins us as well as the fangirl without chill, Amanda, to discuss why this franchise is so comforting and generally perfect as well as pitch ideas for a third movie.

This episode really is what dreams are made of. Jenn from the Community Rewatch Podcast, joins Maddie and Megan to discuss the controversy regarding Disney+ cancellation of the "Lizzie McGuire" reboot series as well as the iconic early aughts treasure that is "The Lizzie McGuire Movie".

Happy Earth Day, everyone! This week Maddie and Megan discuss DisneyNature's latest documentaries now available on Disney Plus. The conversation digs into why these stories move us, what a marvel of filmmaking they are, and also Megan's weird phobia about whales.

Megan and Maddie discuss Pixar's Onward as well as the effect of COVID 19 on Disney's theatrical release schedule.

For the first time in forever, we have a new episode featuring returning guest, Jenn, as well as first-time guest Lizzie to discuss the phenomenon that is the Frozen franchise.

Megan and Maddie discuss the Disney+ original movie "Stargirl" and how it's basically "(500) Days of Summer"... For Kids!

Maddie and Megan are back for bonus episode to continue their discussion of Disney imagineering's hits and misses in the modern era.

Maddie and Megan discuss the Disney+ original docu-series "The Imagineering Story" and get into the history of Disney's theme parks and iconic attractions.

This week's episode gets to dig a little deeper into "Princess and the Frog". Special guest Kayla Marie joins Maddie and Megan to discuss this underrated gem in the Disney Princess canon.

It's the start of something new! Maddie and Megan revisit East High as they discuss the first season of DisneyPlus' original series, "High School Musical: The Musical: The Series".

WHAT TEAM?!?! Wildcats! Megan and Maddie are taking a trip down memory lane to East High to discuss the High School Musical trilogy. Expect many a HSM caused tangent, stanning of Sharpay Evans, and an ode to the best musical number of all time: Bet On It.

We're back and with a special guest! Jenn from "The Community Rewatch Podcast" joins us to discuss the first season of "The Mandalorian" and how Baby Yoda has stolen all our hearts.

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays everyone! Megan and Maddie discuss the Henson creations mixed with this classic tale and why it is so wonderful.

Our December Christmas Extravaganza continues with some of our fave Disney Channel Christmas episodes. Get ready for some sweet nostalgia, crazy early aughts fashion, and epic theme songs as Maddie and Megan discuss Kim Possible, That's So Raven, and Lizzie McGuire.

It's a Christmas movie. Because we said so. But for real, Maddie and Megan have a lot of thoughts about Tony Stark, Iron Man 3, and how this movie is highly underrated amongst the pantheon of MCU films.

Oh my garland! It's December which means it is officially Christmastime. Megan and Maddie are kicking off the month long festivities with a jolly discussion of "Noelle", one of the new original titles available on Disney+.

This week Maddie and Megan take a look at the new live action adaptation of Lady and the Tramp. Join us for discussion on how it compares to the original 1955 film, the current trend of "live action remakes", and lots of gushing about dogs being precious and too good for this world.

Two twentysomethings making a podcast about Disney.... groundbreaking. In its inaugural episode, Maddie Shook and Megan Mann discuss what begin their respective love of Disney as well as what got them hyped for the launch of Disney+.