Podcasts about The Lion King

SEND US A MESSAGE! We'd Love to Chat With you and Hear your thoughts! We'll read them on the next episode. We know. We know...Christian content creators and podcasters have been doing episodes on the new movie wicked ad nauseum. However, it is a guarantee you haven't heard an episode like this! We are joined again by our friend and sister in Christ, Amy from Eyes on the Right Podcast and with what started to be an analysis of the evil nature of Hollywood turned into a long journey down an all-too-familiar rabbit hole. Amy has provided counseling for victims of satanic ritual abuse and other trauma's connected to the entertainment industry.It isn't often that Daren and Brandon are shocked...but Amy left them speechless! Music: **We DO NOT own the rights to any of these songs or their music**Will I || from the motion picture RENTShadowland || from The Lion King on BroadwayFavorite Things || from The Sound of MusicNo Day But Today ||  from the motion picture RENTNot One of Us || from the motion picture The Lion King IISupport the showPlease Rate & Comment!Hosts: Brandon and Daren SmithWebsite: www.blackandblurred.comPatreon: www.patreon.com/blackandblurredPaypal: https://paypal.me/blackandblurredYouTube: Black and Blurred PodcastIG: @BlackandBlurredPodcastX: @Blurred_Podcast

This month's Out Now with Aaron and Abe commentary track wants you to be prepared to enjoy. The Brandon Peters Show's Brandon Peters, The Milky Way Blues' Yancy Berns, and Movies, Films & Flix's Mark Hofmeyer join Aaron to discuss Disney's The Lion King for the film's 30th anniversary. Listen in to hear the group discuss how this movie stacks up in the realm of Walt Disney Studios' animated features, what the process was to produce this movie, what its reception was like, and more. Plus, there are many stories about the film, its video game counterpart, and other tangents. So now, if you've got an hour to kill… Follow all of us on Twitter/Bluesky: @Outnow_Podcast, @AaronsPS4, @WalrusMoose, @MHofmeyer, @Brandon4KUHD Check out all of our sites and blogs:  The Code Is Zeek, Why So Blu?, The Brandon Peters Show, Movies, Films & Flix, Deep Blue Sea the Pod Watch the Teaser Trailer for The Lion King.

The Carters showed up to the premier of Mufasa: The Lion King. Beyoncé, Jay Z, Tina Knowles, and Blue Ivy all showed up on the red carpet to celebrate Blue Ivy’s first role alongside her mother. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this insightful episode, Heather welcomes coach and actor Shelly Townsend, who shares her inspiring perspective on self-worth, divine potential, and the beauty of personal growth. Drawing parallels from scripture stories, Hollywood classics like The Lion King, and the humble yet powerful dandelion, Shelly explores how we can reframe limiting beliefs and recognize the greatness within us. Through her unique lens, Shelly teaches us to see ourselves as resilient and influential beings, just like the dandelion that thrives despite challenges. Whether it's finding spiritual truths in a children's book or embracing our divine nature, this episode is a reminder that self-discovery and transformation are within reach.   For more information about Shelly and for links to access all she has to offer, please click HERE! To watch this interview on YouTube, go HERE. Guide to Uncover Your Divine Nature Shelly's YouTube Channel For more information and available downloads, go to: https://ldslifecoaches.com/ All content is copyrighted to Heather Rackham and featured coaches. Do not use without permission.  

One of this year's biggest box office successes is Disney's "Moana 2", which reunites Moana and Maui three years later for an expansive new voyage alongside a crew of unlikely seafarers. After receiving an unexpected call from her wayfinding ancestors, Moana must journey to the far seas of Oceania and into dangerous, long-lost waters for an adventure unlike anything she's ever faced.   The film features a stunning score by Grammy-winning composer Mark Mancina. Known for his work on the original Moana as well as The Lion King, Speed, and Tarzan, Mancina's dynamic, emotional compositions are at the heart of the film's sweeping musical landscape. Moana 2 marks Mancina's return to the world of Oceania, alongside Grammy Award-winning songwriters Barlow & Bear, and Billboard Music Award- and American Music Award-winning songwriter and composer Opetaia Foa‘i, who also returned for the sequel. Recently, I got to speak with Mark about his work on "Moana 2", where he revealed some of the challenges working on the score and the impact of the project being flipped from a Disney+ Original series to a theatrical release.

One of this year's biggest box office successes is Disney's "Moana 2", which reunites Moana and Maui three years later for an expansive new voyage alongside a crew of unlikely seafarers. After receiving an unexpected call from her wayfinding ancestors, Moana must journey to the far seas of Oceania and into dangerous, long-lost waters for an adventure unlike anything she's ever faced.   The film features a stunning score by Grammy-winning composer Mark Mancina. Known for his work on the original Moana as well as The Lion King, Speed, and Tarzan, Mancina's dynamic, emotional compositions are at the heart of the film's sweeping musical landscape. Moana 2 marks Mancina's return to the world of Oceania, alongside Grammy Award-winning songwriters Barlow & Bear, and Billboard Music Award- and American Music Award-winning songwriter and composer Opetaia Foa‘i, who also returned for the sequel. Recently, I got to speak with Mark about his work on "Moana 2", where he revealed some of the challenges working on the score and the impact of the project being flipped from a Disney+ Original series to a theatrical release.

One of this year's biggest box office successes is Disney's "Moana 2", which reunites Moana and Maui three years later for an expansive new voyage alongside a crew of unlikely seafarers. After receiving an unexpected call from her wayfinding ancestors, Moana must journey to the far seas of Oceania and into dangerous, long-lost waters for an adventure unlike anything she's ever faced.   The film features a stunning score by Grammy-winning composer Mark Mancina. Known for his work on the original Moana as well as The Lion King, Speed, and Tarzan, Mancina's dynamic, emotional compositions are at the heart of the film's sweeping musical landscape. Moana 2 marks Mancina's return to the world of Oceania, alongside Grammy Award-winning songwriters Barlow & Bear, and Billboard Music Award- and American Music Award-winning songwriter and composer Opetaia Foa‘i, who also returned for the sequel. Recently, I got to speak with Mark about his work on "Moana 2", where he revealed some of the challenges working on the score and the impact of the project being flipped from a Disney+ Original series to a theatrical release.

JayDon, formerly known as JD McCrary, is a dynamic rising star with deep roots in LA, known for his role as Kenny Payne in “The Paynes” and for voicing young Simba in the 2019 live-action movie of “The Lion King.”  JayDon is now focused on his music career, and we get to know him alittle better.

I would like you to meet Randal Newton-john, at least that was his given name at birth, but I'll come back to that in a moment. Randal grew up with what he describes as a pretty normal childhood. Many of us might not totally agree since his aunt's name is Olivia Newton-John. If being the nephew of a famous actress and entertainer weren't enough, his grandfather was the famous physicist Max Born. Randal really came from a creative family didn't he? Growing up he had the nickname of Wolf. At some point he decided to legally change his name to Wolf Born and so here we now call him Wolf.   This creative man went to college and then worked at a few jobs working on suicide hotlines among other things. Eventually he accepted an executive management position with an organization helping persons with developmental disabilities as well as persons with autism.   Wolf always felt a need to be literally closer to Nature and to develop a lifestyle that understood the many things we typically ignore, but that Nature is trying to tell us.   In 2022 Wolf left his executive position to form his own company not only to better his own relationship with his surroundings, but also to help others gain a bigger picture of their world by more appreciating Nature. Our conversation discusses his observations and efforts. He tells us of the many ways we all can better use our natural surroundings to become better and more healthy. Wolf describes many issues we have covered in previous conversations here on Unstoppable Mindset. For example, he tells about the cycles of Nature, cold to hot to cold or cool again. As he describes it, we as humans tend to ignore this cycle and simply go at a fast or hot pace which leads often to many health crises. I think you will enjoy hearing Wolf's observations and I do hope some of you will reach out to him at lucidlifeaus@gmail.com.       About the Guest:   Wolf Born, (birth name: Randal Newton-John) was born in Melbourne, Australia. His father was the brother of the late pop music icon and actress, Olivia Newton-John. Whether to do with those genetics, or a family that supported self-expression, he was interested in theatre and music from an early age. While he succeeded academically in high school, in his early twenties he rejected the establishment and became an artist, working with an eclectic mix of sculpture (largely mask making), script writing, performance and music. He moved out of the city to the country, drawn by a fascination for nature. It was at this point that he became interested in indigenous shamanic practices of attuning to the natural world, trance drumming and singing, and ritual performance. He took his shamanic performances from the country back into the city streets ( to the bemusement of onlookers.) By his late twenties, feeling the need to ‘settle down', he became a professional counsellor and soon moved into management. Drawing upon his strong analytical aptitude, he quickly progressed into executive management in mental health and disability organisations. However, after more than a decade as an Executive, the inner call to return to his passion for nature and the arts grew strong. In 2022, he gave up his position in a disability service provider and began to work on a way to combine his seemingly disparate skills of organisational leadership and arts/wellbeing/nature-based practices. In the thirty years since he first saw the importance of connecting with nature, the world had changed. Where once environmental consciousness was seen as only for hippies and the radical fringe, now it had taken centre stage in global awareness. So, he began to develop his own unique vision of organisational guidance, as a regenerative business consultant and a corporate shaman. The aim: to transform organisational consciousness around nature. The core tenet of his work is to understand that nature is within us, not just the environment ‘out there' of land, seas and skies. Through this awareness we can partner with nature for the benefit of both people and the planet. He currently lives near Daylesford, Victoria, which is about one and a half hours drive north west of Melbourne. He lives on a nine acre property with his senior dog, Denny. He is partnered to James, and they have been together for almost twenty years, and has an adult daughter, Cassie.   Ways to connect with Wolf:   Linked IN; https://www.linkedin.com/in/randal-newton-john-4484b939/ Podcast: https://lucidlifeaus.podbean.com/ Website: https://lucidlife.com.au/       About the Host:   Michael Hingson is a New York Times best-selling author, international lecturer, and Chief Vision Officer for accessiBe. Michael, blind since birth, survived the 9/11 attacks with the help of his guide dog Roselle. This story is the subject of his best-selling book, Thunder Dog.   Michael gives over 100 presentations around the world each year speaking to influential groups such as Exxon Mobile, AT&T, Federal Express, Scripps College, Rutgers University, Children's Hospital, and the American Red Cross just to name a few. He is Ambassador for the National Braille Literacy Campaign for the National Federation of the Blind and also serves as Ambassador for the American Humane Association's 2012 Hero Dog Awards.   https://michaelhingson.com https://www.facebook.com/michael.hingson.author.speaker/ https://twitter.com/mhingson https://www.youtube.com/user/mhingson https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelhingson/   accessiBe Links https://accessibe.com/ https://www.youtube.com/c/accessiBe https://www.linkedin.com/company/accessibe/mycompany/   https://www.facebook.com/accessibe/       Thanks for listening!   Thanks so much for listening to our podcast! If you enjoyed this episode and think that others could benefit from listening, please share it using the social media buttons on this page. Do you have some feedback or questions about this episode? Leave a comment in the section below!   Subscribe to the podcast   If you would like to get automatic updates of new podcast episodes, you can subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts or Stitcher. You can subscribe in your favorite podcast app. You can also support our podcast through our tip jar https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/unstoppable-mindset .   Leave us an Apple Podcasts review   Ratings and reviews from our listeners are extremely valuable to us and greatly appreciated. They help our podcast rank higher on Apple Podcasts, which exposes our show to more awesome listeners like you. If you have a minute, please leave an honest review on Apple Podcasts.       Transcription Notes:   Michael Hingson ** 00:00 Access Cast and accessiBe Initiative presents Unstoppable Mindset. The podcast where inclusion, diversity and the unexpected meet. Hi, I'm Michael Hingson, Chief Vision Officer for accessiBe and the author of the number one New York Times bestselling book, Thunder dog, the story of a blind man, his guide dog and the triumph of trust. Thanks for joining me on my podcast as we explore our own blinding fears of inclusion unacceptance and our resistance to change. We will discover the idea that no matter the situation, or the people we encounter, our own fears, and prejudices often are our strongest barriers to moving forward. The unstoppable mindset podcast is sponsored by accessiBe, that's a c c e s s i capital B e. Visit www.accessibe.com to learn how you can make your website accessible for persons with disabilities. And to help make the internet fully inclusive by the year 2025. Glad you dropped by we're happy to meet you and to have you here with us.   Michael Hingson ** 01:20 Well, hi everyone, and welcome to another edition of unstoppable mindset. Today, we get to talk with someone who I met through our own Sheldon Lewis at accessibe. And this gentleman's name is Wolf born. That's it, Wolf born, but that's not what he started with, originally, he actually started with Randall Newton John, or actually Randall born, Newton John, and change it to wolf born. And we're going to get into all of that, because it's a fascinating story, one you should hear. And I know he's got a lot of insights that he will bring to us about nature and and a lot of things I think that will be fun to to talk about so Wolf, welcome to unstoppable mindset.   Wolf Born ** 02:05 Thank you, Michael. It's a pleasure to be here. I'm looking forward to the chat,   Michael Hingson ** 02:09 and if you can't tell wolf born is with an accent like that Australian, yes,   Wolf Born ** 02:15 you can never hear your own accent, can you? But I'm sure it's pretty strong for for you in the States,   Michael Hingson ** 02:21 yeah. Which is, which is no problem. Well, why don't you start and tell us something about the early wolf born, or at that time, it would have probably been the earlier Randall, yeah.   Wolf Born ** 02:34 So I was, I'm born here in the south of Australia, so in Victoria, which is down south in southeastern part of Australia. And I, you know, lived in Melbourne, which is some of the bigger, bigger cities in Melbourne. And I think I had a very peaceful childhood. I don't think it wasn't anything particularly traumatic about it. When I reached my early 20s, I kind of made a big switch in my life. And, you know, I lived, you know, quite a said, peaceful suburban existence. You know, it was, you know, did well at school, that sort of stuff. And then around my early 20s, I completely changed. I   Michael Hingson ** 03:25 went, did you do the did you do the college thing?   Wolf Born ** 03:28 I did do the college thing. I got halfway. I got part of way through a degree, and then part and then I kind of, I actually went back and completed it later, okay? And that was in creative writing, professional writing. So my that was because my grandfather was a was a writer, my aunt was a journalist, like, there's just writing in the family, and was and I still write, write a lot, but I gave it up. And I didn't, I can give up my creative side, but I gave up kind of the study and the, you know, and went out, and they've quite a kind of wild existence in the bush as an artist and doing just, just completely throughout, I think, what I would the sort of more stable existence that I've been living and that I did that for a number of years, and then still move, shifted back into being as one does, shifted back into realizing you ought to settle down at some point, and then moved into, first into counseling, and then into quickly into management and up into executive management in mental health and disability. So a lot of my career has been in the management side. But I I kind of feel like my, yeah, my life has sort of had a number of acts to it, if you think of it like a play. And you know that part of my life, of. Living that in the bush was kind of like one act, and then I moved into a very different act of being in a sort of corporate, yes, not for profit, corporate, but corporate existence. And then now I'm shifting back and trying to sort of balance those two up in my life. Well,   Michael Hingson ** 05:18 certainly you are a creative person, and you come by it honestly, since your aunt was Olivia Newton, John, yeah, and one of my favorite people, love to listen to her singing and watch movies and so on. But you come by creativity and doing these kinds of things honestly. So you spent, you spent time, I think, doing some things in the theater or associating with it, yeah, yeah,   Wolf Born ** 05:46 I did. I've done quite a lot of performances, and I wrote a lot of music. I used to, as I used to, because I don't necessarily do as much of this now, but I would blow my work in terms of being an artist, was actually mask making. So I would work with a whole range of different masks, which is kind of a nice interface between fine art and performance. So it kind of Yeah, crossed over those two so and make masks in a whole lot of different ways as well. So I dabbled in a whole lot of different types of creativity. I'm certainly not like one type of thing, but I definitely have that creative spirit. And yes, I do think that was in the in the genetics with with Olivia, certainly that was something I think a lot of a lot of my family have have a creative bent. So   Michael Hingson ** 06:42 what were the masks for? Who were they for people to use on the stage or something? Or Yes, yes. So   Wolf Born ** 06:47 people would obviously use on the stage. I also did some, you know, just masks, like I did political satire masks, you know, my main mask for the politicians. And then people would wear those. It's kind of like for whatever reason they wanted to. Maybe they wanted to make fun of the politicians, I think, and but then, yeah, also just fine art ones, ones that people could just observe as a piece of art as well, just for pure beauty of because they are so it's a, you know, the face is obviously a infinitely variable thing, and you can make many, many different types of creations through the face. So yes, it's infinitely fascinating.   Michael Hingson ** 07:31 Reminds all of a sudden, what comes to mind is, I don't know whether you ever used to watch the US television show The Twilight Zone? Yes, yes. So there was one that took place on Mardi Gras, and it was this family of very arrogant people, and the uncle was dying, and on Mardi Gras night, and the night he died, he told everyone they had to put on masks. And they were these weird, horrible looking mask. But anyway, they put them on, what they didn't know is that when they took the masks off, their faces had churned to be the representation of what was in the mask. So it was kind of interesting masks.   Wolf Born ** 08:13 Yes, masks are very interesting, but the kind of interesting thing to play around with is in performance, because when you put on a mask, you know, a lot of our communication comes through our body language, and we actually don't see that in ourselves, because when other people see it, when ourselves. But if you put a mask on, particularly like a blank mask, and just watch yourself in the mirror, you can see the changes to the way that you do your your your body language comes across to other people. So you kind of learn quite a bit about yourself by wearing a mask at the same time you're covering yourself up. So they're an interesting kind of paradox between something that is hiding you and something that's actually revealing something about you at the same time in   Michael Hingson ** 08:58 2001 or maybe it was 2000 I don't recall which, but anyway, my brother in law was coming back with his family from France, and we all got tickets to go see The Lion King on Broadway. And that was really fascinating, because, of course, they had the animals that were all large puppets on wheels and so on. And what my wife told me was, as you watch this, you really don't even think of them as puppets or anything other than the animals that they are. You're drawn into the story, which I thought was pretty interesting. I got to go back and look at the backstage afterward, and intellectually, I can understand what she was saying.   Wolf Born ** 09:38 Yeah, it's fascinating, but I've seen performances. I don't wear the sort of line here I stay, but I've seen performance where people, you know, use masks really, really well as performers. And there's a point where, like, the mask, they become the mask. It's like, you can't tell the difference. It's like, they're they just inhabit the mask. And you. Feel like they are one with it, and that they're they it's not like they're just wearing something on their face anymore. Yeah, they're really, really interesting. And a lot of indigenous cultures have used masks and that, you know, as a way to, you know, to connect with the spirits. And they would know the mask would was, they would say would possess them, so they would become one with the mask. So mask has been used by humanity for for 1000s of years, and have hold very sort of sacred place in in certain cultures, you know, like, if you go to like Bali, and there's a lot of, you know, masks they make in Bali. And they're really, they're quite scary. Actually, a lot of them, they're like of demons and, you know, these spirits and all of these things. But they're, they're amazing, and to see them perform there, yeah, that they it's a really special thing to see.   Michael Hingson ** 10:59 Well, so why did you change your name? And when did you change your name to wolf born? That's got to be a fascinating story.   Wolf Born ** 11:06 Yeah. So I Not, not long ago. It was only a couple of years ago, but I it was part of this change of moving out of the of my corporate gig that I was in. But I've always been I've had name given myself a name of wolf as a nickname, for many, many years. So it wasn't like out of the blue. I The wolf is an interesting symbol for for for us, I think, and for me. You know, when we think about wolves, they're a wild Of course, you know. And there's something also mysterious about the wolf, the wolf howling at the moon, you know? It's an archetypal image that we all that has some, some sort of mystery. It sort of stirs something up in us. And the wolf is interesting also, because we also we think of the wolf pack. So we think of wolves or dogs as being loyal, you know, working together, working in packs. But we also think of them as the lone wolf, you know, the wolf that goes out by themselves and is like a lone leader or someone who charts a new course, right? So I really love the wolf, like because I love wolves, but also because they carry all of this meaning, which has kind of got this richness to it, and it sort of plays into my this third act I feel like my life of moving into really the connection to nature and to our own wildness, and to finding that wildness inside us. So yeah, so many reasons I when I put Wolf and put Bourne's actually came from a an ancestor I had, my great grandfather was, was actually Max Born, who was actually a famous physicist. So I   Michael Hingson ** 13:09 was wondering where the Born came from. Yeah, he was Max, Max   Wolf Born ** 13:12 Born. He worked with Einstein in theory of relativity, in those physics, and which won a Nobel Prize, I think in the it was in the 40s for So, yeah,   Michael Hingson ** 13:24 again, another, another shot at creativity. You you have it from all sides, yeah,   Wolf Born ** 13:30 from another angle, right from the science, scientific angle. So I He died on the same year I was born. So that's why I was called that was given the middle name born because he died in 1970 when I was when I was born. Was, when I was born. So I look, and I looked at our wolf was very Germanic, you know, like it's, you know, I could, could be someone straight out of Germany and but that's just, I guess, honoring that, that Germanic heritage, heritage that I do have. Wow.   Michael Hingson ** 13:58 So you, so you change your name to wolf born, and you you clearly, I think you described it very well when you talk about your life being in several acts. And of course, for me, the the act you you kind of did a little bit of what you're doing now earlier on, but then you moved away from it, went back into the corporate nonprofit world and so on. But tell me a little bit more about this whole idea of nature and what what you what you did before, and maybe what you're doing now, I would, and I would also say, I bet a lot of people, at least years ago, probably thought you flipped your wig. Yeah, yeah, they   Wolf Born ** 14:44 did. My mum was a little bit concerned for a while. I think she was quite, quite happy when I started settling down. But that that said, I think she also appreciates that I was, you know, and now we have many conversations and. And I think she appreciates what I was trying to do, which was to try to chart, you know, be the lone wolf, trying to chart my own course in the world. And that that meant that I had to break free and do my own thing. So it's interesting, back in the like when I did that, that I'll call the Wild Child phase, I you know, environmental awareness was, you know, it was pretty fringe back then. I mean, of course, there was talk of climate change, and there was talk of, of, you know, environmental destruction, but it wasn't like, forefront in people's minds like it is now. So it   Michael Hingson ** 15:36 was talk, as you said, it was, really, was talk, yeah,   Wolf Born ** 15:40 yeah. It was, it was like, yeah, yeah. And of course, you know that you get the, you know, the sort of prerogative term of being a tree hugger, you know, like you're just, you know, you're a hippie, and you really don't know what you're talking about. And you just, you just, you know, breaking free because, you know, you just don't want to deal with the world and look, in some ways, maybe that's true, but and that now, 30 years on 20 whatever, I kind of feel a little bit vindicated, as in those things that I was talking and wanting to respond to, which was About, yes, it was about creativity and about finding my own self. But it was more than that, also. It was around about a connection with nature, and feeling that, firstly, that we have disconnected from nature in a lot of ways, the West has anyway, and that that there's a lot of power and a lot of wisdom that we can learn by being in nature. So I've taken that now, and I because of my I have been in the world, and my second act, and I have learned those rules and understanding how, you know the world structured, and how we we make the machinery work. So it's for me, it's around. It's not so much for me, around that we return to a state, you know, looking to return to a state which is pre industrial, but it is around that we need to, and I say we as in that's my interest in social change. We need to just open up to nature, and all of these effects that we're seeing from climate change and other environmental impacts just sort of reinforcing that. My interest, there's a lot of work, of course, being done in this area. And, you know, there's, it's, it's now, you know, happening. Everyone's talking about it. And this, you know, environmental, social governance frameworks and a whole lot of different you know, global treaties, you know, agreements and so forth and so it goes. But my interest is as a creative person, and somebody that's worked in mental health and disability is really around that inner change, that that understanding that we are nature, that when that nature is not separate from us, our bodies are constantly being recycled through nature, even throughout a lifetime. We are, you know, the stuff of nature, and we were born from it and we die into it. So it's about, for me, it's around, trying to look at that and also look at that. Now that I've had the experience of working in systems, about how that might be translated into systems, or into what I say, you know, the whole corporate world, or into the capitalist world, so that, that's kind of my, my bent on it. I get a lot of joy from being in nature. And I live on on a fairly large, you know, number of acres, and I'm very much attuned, or to tune myself as much as I can to nature on a daily basis. But for me, the it's, again, it's not about everyone has to live in nature, or everyone has to be, you know, hugging trees. It's around what, what's that nature inside of us, and how are we connected to that? So that's, that's kind of where I'm, what I'm interested in, and sort of changing people's consciousness around that, which is, yeah, it's a, it's a, it's, it's a big change. I mean, it's not something that we all you. Always been there. We've always sort of somewhat understood that. But it's a big change to when we've got a, you know, such a capitalist juggernaut that we have, which is kind of led to, you know, such a degrading of the planet, to then kind of go now we have to listen to nature and genuinely partner with nature, which is how I kind of put it. It's a, it's a big change for us. And you know, I'm I'm still learning that too. I'm a I've been born of that age. I'm not in any way, like completely outside of the system in any way, but I'm learning how to do that, find that balance more myself and and talk to other people about that as well.   Michael Hingson ** 20:43 You're, you're learning to listen to yourself. You're learning to listen to what's around you. And you're, you're trying to find ways to meld all that together. I shouldn't even say find ways. You're finding ways to meld all that together, which really makes a lot of sense, because so many of us just don't listen to ourselves at all. We don't listen to what's around us. We choose to ignore things, and we if we can't see it, it isn't real. If we can't taste it, it isn't real, even though we could probably taste it more and see it more if we looked. But yeah, I hear what you're saying, and it's pretty fascinating. Well, what did you do in the in the mental health and disabilities world that that help you? Now that you're you're out of the nonprofit world and so on, but you spend time dealing with disabilities and mental health and so on. I'd love to learn about that.   Wolf Born ** 21:43 Yeah, so I worked. I started as a counselor. I was actually telephoned and online counseling was primarily what I did and and that was dealing with really high people in very high distress. So I was working on like suicide lines, veterans lines to veterans from war, people with mental health, range of mental health issues and and had on a men's line, which was for men with relationship breakdown, breakdown, so really high distress, people in high distress, who would call in, you know, at any time, that was 24/7 so it was calling any time of the day or night, and it would be a short term counseling to help them to sort of settle and to bring themselves back into a little bit of balance so they could go live. And sometimes it was to prevent them from taking their lives, because there were a number of them that were right on the edge of taking their lives when they when they contacted us. So I guess that sort of really gives you a deep picture into the sort of I call the word darker, but I don't mean in a that's bad sense, but just the sense that distressed, or the darker side, underbelly of the world, like, you know, those people, you know, we live in a world where we're often meant to put a good face on and be, you know, look good and be happy and and then you talk to these People and you realize, well, that's nearly not or for every like, there are a number of people that are really, really struggling with their mental health and and they're still having to get on with their lives. And it kind of made me realize that, you know, we look out the world and we we see people who might be on a on a train or a bus, and we just don't know. We just don't know what people are going through really. And you do it really, you know we do hone your feeling of compassion for people. So I moved, so, yeah, so I had that, that that direct experience, but then I moved out of that, into very quickly, and went into and when I moved out, I was did it for a number of years, but when I moved out of work, quickly moved up into executive management, so up to top tiers of management. And there's such a different world, like, it's a world of numbers and funding and, you know, regulations and all of these things. But I stayed, I never moved out of the not profit, because I believe that what we what I was doing by running these organizations, was, you know, was the underpinning of the work, like, if the organizations weren't there, well, then then the counselors or the support workers wouldn't be able to do their job. So I, I still have a lot of belief in those organizations. I just believe that they, unfortunately, they've got caught up in a corporate the bad, I won't say corporate is always bad, but in the in the more. Um, less, more or less positive sides of of the corporate mindset, which can be a lot of stress, a lot of not necessarily, thinking about the people who are on the ground, the workers who are on the ground, and getting a bit lost in the numbers, a little lost in the in having to deal with the world, and I totally understand why, because I've been there, it's a huge amount of pressure you get from all angles to make that work. But I I still very much believe in that. I mean, and the organizations I worked in were good, because, like the disability organization I worked in, which was more people with, mainly people with intellectual disabilities. You know, there was still a very much, it still was quite grounded. There were the clients were, you know, very much part of the day that wasn't, I weren't completely disconnected from them or anything like that. But it was still, I felt that it was, it ran the risk of losing touch with the core of it. What the work?   Michael Hingson ** 26:05 Well, one of the questions that comes to mind is dealing with people with intellectual or developmental disabilities and so on. I think again, it goes back to a stereotype, but most people think, well, they really just don't have it. They're not, they're not, maybe that bright or whatever. But it seems to me that in reality, especially if they get the opportunity to interact, there is just as much as involved as anyone else, absolutely   Wolf Born ** 26:38 and you know the thing about I just found delightful about people with intellectual disability that that they carry with them if, and this is if they're in if they are well supported. You know, if they're not well supported, they can, they can, can be very difficult for them. But if they're well supported, they are very joyful people like that, like, it's like they have a natural, open heart, you know, like not they're not necessarily as jaded or as as closed down as a lot of People without an intellectual disability, developmental disability, and so the I think we have a lot to learn from, from people with those disabilities, because they they see the world in different way. They respond to people. And there is this, this, this, some would say, a vulnerability, but, but also that comes with a great deal of open heartedness. So, yeah, it was a real joy to to work with them a challenging a lot of times, for sure, why they communicate, and they're, you know, like people, for instance, with high end autism, you know, can be very, very easily triggered, like very, very, very, very sensitive to the slightest changes, and can get very upset very quickly, and it can be really challenging. So it's not, it's not a walk in the park in any way. It's not like they're always it's always easy for them in any way. But, but that that there is that underlying feeling that you get from them, that they really are beautiful people and and you know that that was something that, you know, that was something that I think I'm really privileged, because a lot of people don't get to experience that. They do see them, those people as like, oh, I don't know how to deal with them. You know, it's all, they're all a little bit too difficult to to handle, kind of thing. It's like, not really, not when you get to know them. They just have to know get to know them. Well,   Michael Hingson ** 28:45 I did a speech once at some sort of a nursing function. It's been a long time, and another person was there, who also was giving a talk after mine, and she said she was autistic. She was on the autism scale, and she said if there were ever a really loud noise. She couldn't help it, but she would react well about a third of the way through the talk. For some reason, the PA system just had this huge amount of feedback. And of course, she reacted. For me, it was I had never heard of that sort of situation happening until she explained it. Then it was, I don't want to say fascinating to see, but it was interesting to see that she did react, but very quickly she came back and she continued to do the rest of her speech. But yeah, we all have challenges and we all have gifts, and it's just so unfortunate that all too often we decide that we're going to decide why we're better than everybody else, and it's one of the reasons I react so strongly to the concept of visually impaired, because visually I'm not different because I'm blind, and certainly I shouldn't be viewed as being impaired, but the experts in the field created that term. And it's such a disservice to blind people, rather than saying blind and low vision, which which completely takes impaired out of the equation. I   Wolf Born ** 30:09 mean, yeah, I had a friend. I had a friend of mine who was blind, and he was the most amazing mechanic, incredible mechanic, and he would do it entirely by touch and sound, and he was really, really well respected and and, you know, basically did some things that other mechanics couldn't do, because he had to hone his own, his other so it's, it's kind of like, Yeah, so one sense is, is affected, but then you you, that means you heighten your other abilities. So it's sort of like, yeah, swings and roundabouts in some ways. I mean, I   Michael Hingson ** 30:45 think you say it the right way, because it isn't that it's an automatic process. You have to hone those skills. And you know, just because you lose eyesight, it doesn't mean that your hearing and other senses are better unless you work at it. But the reality is that people who do work at it like your friend the mechanic. I know there's a winemaker in New Zealand, and I think there's one in Australia as well. There are some chemists here in the United States and elsewhere. There was a brain surgeon who was blind, and the American Medical Association, huh? I don't know that they ever really would grant him a license, except his patients loved him.   Wolf Born ** 31:30 I know I don't been sensitive, sensitivity like that, yeah, yeah, no, it's and the other thing is, I think personally that that everyone has had some disabilities, like, I personally think, like, for instance, me, I'm terrible with heights. I'm just terrible, like, I get worse vertigo, right? And to me, it's a disability, right? What do   Michael Hingson ** 31:49 you what do you do when the power goes out?   Wolf Born ** 31:52 What do you mean when the power goes out? Heights, not lights, heights. What do you mean the power goes out?   Michael Hingson ** 31:58 What do you do when you lose all electricity.   Wolf Born ** 32:02 I'm okay when I lose the electricity, I don't I don't freak out   Michael Hingson ** 32:05 see but most people do. And I figured that you would say that because you're used to being in an environment where you're not necessarily where light is, but Thomas Edison invented the light bulb so that we would have light on demand. And for most people, they don't know how to deal with it, if suddenly they lose all access to electric lighting, and they go off, they find a smartphone or whatever, and that's fine, but the reality is that's as much a disability as anything else. Like to COVID   Wolf Born ** 32:34 Exactly, we become. We become, and I mean, one of the reasons I don't because we got lots of power outages where I am, so I get used to but the that, yeah, we can create those dependencies, and therefore we lose our some of our coping skills, which it can, in a way, can become its own form of of a disability or own form of a lack of ability. But yeah, so I think it's about diversity, and that we have different people with different diversities. And if you work with people with, you know, with more, you know, say, intellectual disability, where we're there, they do need some do need 24/7 support, because they would not be able to cope in the in the general world, in terms of break there, but it doesn't mean that they don't have, you know, these, these other parts themselves that can surpass the in other ways, as I said, like the the ability to the gifts of other people, emotion, yeah, the gifts of what they have, the other gifts, yeah, their ability to keep, emotionally open and connected with people. So   Michael Hingson ** 33:43 you were a pretty high level executive, and then you just really decided to drop it all, huh? Yes,   Wolf Born ** 33:50 yeah, I did. It was interesting, and I didn't really reflect on afterwards. You don't mind if I go a little bit into this, into the spiritual side of this kind of things, right? So it was not long, so Olivia died in 2022 August, 2022 and I had this dream that I met her. It was only a few days after died, after she died, and anyway, she she took me through these to her some of her friends, and I was there to help her say goodbye to some of her friends. And at the end of the dream, she sort of faded off. And the last thing she said was, was live your light, which was very Olivia, because she was all about love and light. So in so and although I didn't necessarily sort of do, gave up the drop thing. But literally, a week after that, I. Go at my job, and for me, it has been about living my light that I do this because I felt that I had had I'd had my light suppressed, working in a world that probably was not exactly made for me. And so it was a case of being, yeah, true to myself. And, you know, following that path that I felt was was more closely aligned to who I was, which isn't it is part manager, part business leader. I'm not, I don't give that up. But it's also part artist, part counselor or healer and part environmental activist. So I think all of I had to respect all those parts of me and integrate those parts of me. So, yeah, so it was a beautiful dream. I'll never forget that dream, because she definitely came to me in spirit, and it was her wife saying goodbye to me. So it was really beautiful. So   Michael Hingson ** 36:06 I won't say that was an eerie sounding dream, because it wasn't. It's It sounds very beautiful. And then I appreciate you being willing to share that and tell it. But what so what do you do now? Specifically, yeah, I know you call yourself a corporate Shaman. I'd love to learn more about that and exactly what you do. This helps people so.   Wolf Born ** 36:28 So my, my journey at the moment is, really, I've got some, you know, some things that I do. I've got layer B and B and stuff like that. So I've got things going on the background, just day to day stuff to get me going, but my my path is, is really at this stage around talking to people, about talking about this, about nature and and, and about changing that mindset around this, this idea that nature is Separate to us, to bring something inside of us. And so, you know, talking, like on these talking, I've got a conference coming up, I've got a podcast that I that I have put online with that, with that theme, and then talking to just individuals. So it's early days for me in terms of my impact. Because what I'm saying doesn't always go to the truth. Doesn't always go down that well. Because I think a lot of a lot of lot of people that they hear, they think, Oh, you're taking it, what you're actually saying is take away my profits. And it's like, well, I'm not there to destroy the system. But, you know, it does. It does bring up some stuff for people, because I am about, well, we have to change, you know, we have to do something different, and that does require us to to actually adjust the way of doing it, and what that means for our profitability, our capitalist mechanisms. I'm not sure. It's not necessarily what I'm on about. I'm not, I'm not there to destroy everything. But yeah, so at the moment I this is, this is what I'm doing. I'm talking to people, putting information out there. And my my longer vision is, is working a little bit more hands on in organizations to to more work directly with people, because a lot of my work that I do, and I do also work with individuals, with not so much in that corporate space, but more just In a personal development space around connecting with nature, and what a lot of the work that I do is not, it's not verbal. In other words, it's, it's working with things like sound, connecting with nature, directly, working with with ritual, or like in ritual theater or or, you know, ways of connecting, which are to do with symbolic ways of operating. So I'm that's kind of where, where my because that brings in my artistic side, right? That brings in the side of me that that works in outside of the realm of language, and in about the body, about the about our about our energy, so that that's where I'm moving towards. But I do understand that most people operate through their minds and through language, and they need to feel comfortable about that. They need to be feel that it's that I that I'm not just a crazy person, that I do know what I'm talking about, but also that that they understand that there are very there's a lot of there's a lot of science behind this, when you start looking into it, and there's also, you know, centuries, a millennia of history when you when you are. Go back into indigenous people that have used these techniques and these ways of being and and so therefore, you know, this is something that people have to, sort of, yeah, get their minds kind of comfortable with before they're willing to jump into something that's non verbal, something that's, you know, maybe a little bit scary, because it's taking them out of their comfort zone, which is, you know, to talk through things. It's   Michael Hingson ** 40:22 interesting. You talk about the fact that a lot of people react with, well, you're just trying to tell me to get rid of my profits. And I know that's not what you're saying and and it doesn't need to be that way. But the problem is, once again, people get locked into viewing profit and making money, and that there's only one way to do it, and that's, of course, really part of the issue. And so they won't step out and look at other opportunities or other options that may actually very greatly enhance what they do, because it will teach them more about how to interact with other people and and help them in forming stronger teams and stronger relationships. And that's what you're really talking about. That's right?   Wolf Born ** 41:06 And I think it's my background in not for profits. Obviously, a not for profit is a is, you know, though, they do have certain small surpluses because they put invest that back into the business. But the the ethos is, it's about the value of what you're helping people with. In my case, in terms of middle life and disability, that's the that's the purpose of the money. Like the money isn't there just to create the money. Yes, you get paid, and people have a livelihood from it, but it's not the purpose of the organization. So I do hold that as being my background, and money is something that is a tool, and it can be used for good or ill, and it's, it's, it's about the problem for us is that it's such a runaway train in our society that how do we actually sort of rein it in so that it doesn't become the force that that destroys the planet and destroys the society. So, you know, it's working. Money is a very it's a very tricky thing, because we hold a lot of beliefs about and there's a lot of it's very easy for it to get out of, out of, you know, to take away from the core. The core essence of money is value. It's value that we're talking about, and that's why people spend money, because they get value out of something, and if that value is is channeled in the right way, yes, money, sure, money can be used for good purposes, and that we can money's not going away, so we have to, we have to embrace it anyway. So, yeah, it's about, how do we somehow find this, this value and this value connected, for me, connected back to nature. It's not an easy path, not an easy path at all, because we, you know, all of the ways in which we structured things, but, but that's, that's kind of what, what I'm kind of saying you've   Michael Hingson ** 43:09 talked about nature being in us and so on. What do you mean by seeing nature within us?   Wolf Born ** 43:17 Well, maybe one of the best ways to, one of the ways to explain it would be to think about the cycles of nature. So nature goes through a cycle which is always the same. It's always birth, growth, decay, death and rebirth, like it's that's what nature does. Is perpetually going through those cycles, and that they the ability to recognize that in order to be in balance with nature, in order to be see that nature inside of us, we've got to respect those cycles, all parts of those cycles within ourselves and within the groups and the societies that we work in, and in our society, particularly decay and death is not respected. It's shunned, and it's generally seen as something to avoid at all costs. And so we've thrown that cycles out of balance because we've got so caught up in the birth and growth phases that we've we've lost the respect and the and the honoring of of decay and death. And so it's not to lose the birth and it's the whole cycle is needed, right? That's the cycles of the seasons. It's the cycles of everything. So to see nature in us is to one way, and then there are. There are many ways of doing this, but I think it's a sort of a simple example, is to respect those cycles in ourselves, honor those cycles in ourselves and in our relationships and in and the broader communities and organizations that we work in. So. So it's not a you know, seeing as not necessarily, you know, can seem quite esoteric and things, but actually things like that, they're quite simple. But you do see how, once you look at outside and to look at the way we run our society, particularly, again, particularly in the West, is that, you know, we've thrown those, some of those basic principles and and lost them.   Michael Hingson ** 45:28 Okay? And I can buy that. I understand that. Tell me a little bit more about why it's important for us to align with nature and what that means.   Wolf Born ** 45:41 So the Okay, so I mean, the obvious example here is, is climate change, right? Because we're seeing that as impacting us globally. It's affecting all of us, right? So one of the things that there's a lot of practical stuff going on, a lot of work going on in the field to make the practical changes, and that's all necessary. But I think often what's forgotten is that it's the mindset, it's the underlying way in which we live that has been precursor to this whole issue, and the way that I see that is that we are, we're overheated. And this is just not just my ideas, it's many people talk about this, but the way we're overheated in all aspects of our life, and that's speed, it's stress, it's over consumption, it's working too hard. It's it's heat, it's heat in the body, and it translates into heat in the body. A lot of people have chronic inflammation in their body. It's translating into actual health issues for people. So we look at this, this issue outside of ourselves, and say, All this climate change. It's something we need to fix, and something outside, but aligning with nature is actually saying, okay, that's in us too. That's in me, that inflammation, that heat, that over that over consumption, that that not allowing things to settle, not allowing things to rest, not allowing things to take their time and to regrow and to, you know, to let things emerge in their own time, which is what nature does that helps us, but it also is the mindset that can help us to to change some of these seemingly unfixable problems, because you can't, you know, there's often that thing about you need to fight fire with fire, not not in this case, you need to fight fire with water. And water is in symbolically, it's cool. It's about calling everything down. And that's slowing things down, calling things down, taking a breath, letting things settle, and not rushing into the next, and that's what nature does. Nature goes through its cycles of heat, but it also goes through its cycles of cool, and if we align with that, then we can actually help our own health, mental and physical health, and we can also work with other people in a much more generous way, in a much more compassionate way, because we're not rushing from the next thing to the next thing. So that's kind of one of the fundamental kind of principles that I have around aligning with nature, because it's not, it's something we can see outside of ourselves, but it's also something we can see inside of ourselves as well. Yeah.   Michael Hingson ** 48:38 Well, and the reality is that I hear all the time. I don't have time to even take a few minutes just to think about the day. And I urge people to do self analysis, internal analysis at the end of the day, and possibly at the beginning, and say, take the time to look at what happened today, what worked, what didn't work? I don't like failure. I don't think that's a good term, but things don't work all the time, and maybe we didn't listen to a nudge that would have helped us, but things work and they don't work, and we we don't take the time to analyze what goes on and even the things that work well, could we do them better? People won't take the time to do that, and that is as much slowing down as anything else. The reality is, from my position, and my view is, we can't afford double negative not to take the time. We should take the time, because we're the ones that have to teach ourselves how to do things. We're going to be our own best teachers. We always will be, yep,   Wolf Born ** 49:45 and so yeah. And that's classic way of slowing down is to actually, rather than do more stuff, or, you know, have that glass of alcohol at the end of the day, or, you know, rush out and, you know, so, you know. A party or something, because you're stressed and you need to, you know, de stress. It just add more action, add more heat into the situation. Yeah, to reflect, to analyze is it requires you to slow down, requires you to to actually unpick your thoughts and to go, Okay, well, which? And look at what happened and and sort of take the time. And it is, is a lot about time, and people are so scared that if they stop that everything's going to fall apart. And of course, what we're realizing is that if we just keep going, going, going, that's the precursor, that's the burnout, that's that's where things when you just keep going. It's when you can actually find time to to to, as you said, to analyze, or to slow down, or to or to meditate, or whatever it is that that things are going to get are going to start to write themselves a bit more in terms of balance. Well,   Michael Hingson ** 50:57 then it's and it's really so crucial to do. I know my wife passed away in November of 2022 we were married 40 years, and there are a number of times during the day that I'll just sit or I'll do stuff, but I don't need to have the TV on. We usually have the TV or the radio or something on, and I still like to have it on, but I can just as easily not have it on, have some silence and take time to meditate. And I've always liked to meditate anyway, but to meditate and ponder, and there's a lot of value in doing that. And so for me, I've learned, especially since she's passed, because now it is just me. The value of doing that, yeah,   Wolf Born ** 51:44 I mean, it's very easy. There's so much out there that can distract us. And, you know, it's so easy, you got the phones and social media and TVs and everything else, and it's so easy, so easy. And I find myself sometimes I drop into social media. What am I doing? I need this. I don't this helping me at all. And I just, like, have to, like, okay, stop, stop, just, just turn off. And just like, you do not need more stimulus. But it's really easy to, I think, and so, yeah, and particularly when we're processing, you know, as you said, a bit of the you're, you know, a loss, you know, we, you know, that's also really important to take the time to feel it and to and to be with that, even if it's not always easy, but, yeah, it's, it's a, it's something that it's susceptible simple, but we've, we've, you know, It's also really easy to fall out of that as well. Well, often,   Michael Hingson ** 52:44 I know for me, one of one of the things that I tell people is that I tend not to spend a lot of time on Facebook because it just takes too long to do anything. And I'm amazed at the number of people who I do post occasionally on Facebook, and I can't believe the number of people who, within just a few minutes respond to it. Are they just sitting there waiting for something to show up? Or, gee, you know, there are other things in the world to do, but I, yeah,   Wolf Born ** 53:13 I'm not a huge fan of those feeds, because they just don't seem to go anywhere for me. They just seem to be like, well,   Michael Hingson ** 53:18 I post when I've got something meaningful that I want to put up, like about, I put up some posts about the new book that we're, we're going to be publishing in in August. Or, you know, I'll do other things, and I may comment on a few things, but if I spend, if I spend 10 minutes a day on Facebook, that's a lot. Yeah, yeah,   Wolf Born ** 53:39 yeah. What I meant is that we the, it's the, it's the it's the, I mean, the feet of people's responses, because you put up something, and there's this whole conversation, you know, this supposed conversation, that goes on, but when you read it, it's just disconnected, yeah, doesn't go anywhere. Like no one comes to any conclusion. No one actually says, I think we've now solved, I think we're not agreeing with that never, ever, ever, ever says, I think we all agree because ever agrees.   Michael Hingson ** 54:09 Well as a as a speaker, I do send out a lot of letters and proposals or respond to proposals and so on, but if there is ever a phone number that anyone leaves, I will call it because I think that it's so much more relevant to have a conversation and get to know them, and they get to know me. Whether it leaves anywhere is another story, and actually many times it does, but I think that there is so much more value and true connectionalism, and you don't get that from email or social media, no matter what anyone says. I mean,   Wolf Born ** 54:48 I learned that very quickly in the managers like my rule was, if the email went more than a couple of lines, pick up the phone. Yeah, because as soon as you try to explain something. Complex in an email, like you try to, sort of, you know, there's a couple of points, or you need to, kind of have some nuance to it. It just gets lost in translation. And inevitably, you can email back going, but I didn't, and it's like, just call me just or meet me face to face, and just like this, just talk this through. And yeah, and it was, you know, you it's, you know, email is fine for very transactional things. But it gets so either used,   Michael Hingson ** 55:22 yeah? Oh, it does. What is this thing you talk about, called regenerative business? Yeah,   Wolf Born ** 55:27 regenerative business, the terminology has been around for a few years now. It's kind of taking the idea of sustainable so sustainable businesses, the idea that we don't, you know that we we use, it's a 00, sum game in terms of the impact that we have on the environment. So, you know, we recycle, or we make sure that there's, we're not no carbon neutral, all those sorts of things where we're trying to not make things worse in terms of the environment. But in regenerative business is about, and it's, you know, it's part of an ideal as much as anything, but it's around putting back. So we're in a state where we're in a degraded environment, and so businesses that are attempting to go beyond just being neutral and actually have a positive impact on the environment. Now, whether that's, you know, how that works, it's, you know, there's a lot of something can be quite skeptical about that, whether that's with it in this kind of system we're in, but that is, it's a, I mean, for me, it's a vision, an important vision to have, especially in a degraded environment. Now it also tends to connect with regenerative society and people as well. But I do like, personally, to put those two together and not think of them as separate things, so that we, as we work with nature, we're also working with the way in which people relate to each other and social value that we have put to create.   Michael Hingson ** 56:55 So what? What exactly do you do in your business today? What? How are you helping people? Or what do you do? And love to hear a story about something that you've done, some success story, or something like that. Yeah,   Wolf Born ** 57:08 I said my my work at the moment is, is really around sort of communicating this, this work, and being able to work with people around changing their mindset. Look, I'm not going to give you I'll give you a story that's around connecting with nature, because to me, that's what it's all about, right? Perfect. And I was doing some work with a guy on my property, because I have clients come out to my property and we work on my I've got nine acres. So, you know, I've got a nice sort of, hey, I've got some space. I've got some space, and I've got a beautiful old eucalypt tree in my house, and it would be several 100 years old, really beautiful old, old tree. And we were doing some work around connecting with with nature and helping him to to, you know, listen and observe, and to bring his energy into into nature. And we're just sort of finishing up, and I was just, and I hadn't sort of mentioned the tree, was just in front of this big tree. And I was just mentioning this tree, and sort of literally, as I pointed up and said to know, he was this, you know, called grandmother tree. And as I did this, these two cooker bars, you know, cooker Barras. Do you know laughing, laughing bears, yes, a very iconic Australian animal, right? Yes. And amazing birds, you know, they're anyway, these two cooker bars fly up onto the, onto this, onto the branch of this tree, and just burst into laughter, burst into their song, and then just fly off again. And it was like, there you go. There's nature responding to you? If you acknowledge nature, she'll respond back to you. And, yeah, it was such a such an amazing moment, because it was like, Wow. That was like, so incredible for nature to do to and like, you know, you can't control it. Like, do it with other person. May not happen. But it was like, Yeah, that's the sort of magic I love. And that feeling when you really feel like you know nature is communicating and you're communicating two ways, and yeah, it's heartwarming. Several   Michael Hingson ** 59:35 years ago, I got my wife for a Valentine's Day present, and Valentine's Day was also her birthday, so she got a double whammy, a gabara Daisy. And then recently, the person who works for me, Josie, found some others, and so we've now got a bigger gabara Daisy collection. And they're not they're actually plants, not just flowers, yeah, and I. Water them every week, and I talk to them, and I am sure that I've read enough about such things that I know that they sense thought patterns and whether I'm thinking good things about them or not, and I always like to talk with them and and think and do think good things about them, because I really value having them in the house.   Wolf Born ** 1:00:21 Yeah, their little their friends, their friends. They are. They are, yeah, yeah. And that's kind of cool. It is. It's and the more that we connect with nature as a friend, like, genuinely, as a friend, just the more that nature will give back to us, like nature is very generous when, when we actually give, give, and we give ourselves and we give our hearts to nature. So, so yeah, it's, yeah, it's a, it's a magical thing when we, when we find that connection.   Michael Hingson ** 1:00:53 There are a lot of negative things going on around nature, and all right now we talked about climate change, and people are all over the place, on that and politicizing it. And there's so many other things happening. Where do you see hope?   Wolf Born ** 1:01:08 A few areas, the fact that the number, it seems negative, but I think there's a real positive underneath the fact that so many people aren't sort of what we call echo anxiety, or ecological anxiety. Ecological grief is a real thing for people. And the fact that so many people are feeling like, like, it's not just like, oh, well, yeah, it's just a practical problem we've got to deal with. You know, let's just get on with it. You know, whatever people are really feeling that's sure, it's politicized, and some people aren't, some people aren't, but there is a good sway that people that are and that and it's growing, and it's growing, and that means people care. That means people care. The fact they're feeling those things means they care. And they care really, really deeply, and so that although it's not pleasant, and although it's it's it's, it hurts people to feel those those feelings, it's a really good sign that people actually that matters. And therefore, though they want to make change. I think also another thing is the increased awareness of indigenous peoples around the planet. I mean, that is slow in some areas, but it is growing. And that movement around respecting indigenous people is is only a good thing, because they bring all that wisdom around nature and understanding a lot of the things that we've lost by separating ourselves from nature. So I think that's a really positive sign. And I think also for on the practical side, that there's a huge amount of inventiveness, technological inventiveness, around different ways of constantly seeing and you had mentioned around, you know, whatever, whatever it is, you know, planting trees or decarbonizing, or, you know, water, or whatever it is. And so I think that there's an enormous amount of inventiveness and creativity going into this problem. So I think that's also really positive   Michael Hingson ** 1:02:58 our President, Joe Biden over the last couple of weeks, I think I've got the date right, but once all fossil fuel vehicle sales of new vehicles to end by 2030 or 2035 now I'm sure there are going to be lots of folks who will continue to deal with causing a lot of grief over that, even though what Biden would say is it's really necessary to try to bring the environment a little bit more back in line with what it should be. But again, it's a it's a political thing, but, but, you know, I would hope that someone on the line, some of these people who just want to politicize it and say, well, he's just crazy, might step back and think a little bit about what is really the problem with it. Is it going to really mess up the structure of vehicle manufacturers and corporations? Doesn't need to, you know, it's just so many things. Again, we don't look at all of the options. Somebody says one thing, and obviously,   Wolf Born ** 1:04:07 a lot of, yeah, there's obviously a lot of investors interested in keeping but, but, but I think that, yeah, when you look at the world a lot from another, from a logical point of view, no, it's not. It's not like you can't do this. It's not, yeah, absolutely, absolutely. And I've read somewhere that I know whether it's true or not, that we actually already have the technological solutions to make this work, but it's political will is the most difficult thing, and that's exactly why I want to with people, because they don't technology great. Like, do it, it's needed. Like, absolutely fantastic. Not my area, but, yeah, changing the hearts of people, so that they feel and that they connect is, to me, where the big change will happen, because it's going to change through people making new decisions. Yeah,   Michael Hingson ** 1:04:52 and it will, I think, you know, I have a lot of faith in people overall, and I have a lot of faith in the planet. And. I'm sure that we're going to figure it out somehow, someway, maybe not as soon as we could, but we'll get there. Yeah, yeah. Well, this, well, this has really been fun. If people want to reach out to you, do you work with people virtually at all, or only physical? Yeah.   Wolf Born ** 1:05:19 So I always have people, you know, I mean, as I said, the some of these ways of practicing connecting, you know, don't require being in nature with me or, I mean, it's nice and it's kind of adds, add something, but being able to connect in with you, with yourself, and through the to nature within can be done as just as you've talked about, you know, with you just stopping and I can, you know, help people to guide them through that.   Michael Hingson ** 1:05:50 Yeah, so, being the Creative Writing guy that you are, have you written any books?   Wolf Born ** 1:05:54 I haven't written any books. Oh, come on,   Michael Hingson ** 1:05:57 you're the guy that has the degree in creative writing, you know? No,   Wolf Born ** 1:06:01 I guess part of me was, I do I write the short forms and, yeah, but I guess I'm because I'm a little bit more now in the thing of, I really want to work with this non verbal stuff, you know? You   Michael Hingson ** 1:06:15 want to work with people, yeah, people. I   Wolf Born ** 1:06:17 want to wor

The Lion King (1994), aka Hamlet with Cats, is an iconic family classic. But would The Lion King's portrayal of a pride make biologists proud?Ann Jones presents “Hollywood lied to us” - a What The Duck?! podcast that takes your favourite movies and puts them under the microscope to work out what would happen in the real world and what's just Hollywood magic.Would Simba really end up with Nala?Would the hyena henchmen really fall in line for a lion?They're the big questions and Ann Jones has all the answers."Featuring:Amanda Finn, The Lion King super fan,  Theatre, travel, and lifestyle journalist.Dr Neil Jordan, Conservation Scientist in the Centre for Ecosystem Science at the University of New South Wales and Taronga Conservation Society Australia, and researcher with Botswana Predator Conservation.The Lion King, 1994, Disney Studios.Production:Ann Jones, Presenter / Producer.Petria Ladgrove, Producer.Additional mastering: Isabella TropianoThis episode of What the Duck?! was produced on the land of the Wadawarrung and Kaurna people.If you want to hear more "What the Duck?" episodes- please like and subscribe here.

Μετά την δημοφιλή σειρά για τις ταινίες του 1999, το POP για τις Δύσκολες Ώρες ταξιδεύει και πάλι στα ‘90s για να επισκεφθεί αυτή τη φορά το 1994. Μια χρονιά με τεράστιες ταινίες που αγαπήθηκαν από το κοινό, από τους κριτικούς και από τα βραβεία, με διαχρονικές επιτυχίες από το Forrest Gump και το Pulp Fiction, μέχρι το Chungking Express και την Κόκκινη Ταινία. Σήμερα, και καθώς το πρίκουελ Mufasa (σε σκηνοθεσία Barry Jenkins!) έρχεται σε λίγες μέρες στους κινηματογράφους, επισκεπτόμαστε το Pride Rock για να μιλήσουμε για το Lion King. Τι είναι αυτό που κάνει το Lion King να παραμένει μια αγέραστη μέχρι και σήμερα ταινία κινουμένων σχεδίων; Είναι η αυθεντικότητα του ζωγραφισμένου τοπίου; Είναι οι σαιξπηρικές αναφορές; Είναι τα τραγούδια του Elton John; Είναι το Hakuna Matata; Είναι η φωνή του Jeremy Irons; Είναι η φωνή του James Earl Jones; Είναι φυσικά όλα αυτά, αλλά πώς έφτιαξαν ένα αρμονικό αποτέλεσμα; Στο επεισόδιο, ανατρέχουμε στην απρόσμενα περίπλοκη διαδικασία δημιουργίας της ταινίας, που περιλάμβανε αλλαγές (και προσθήκες) σκηνοθετών και μια ριζική αλλαγή κατεύθυνσης για το πρότζεκτ. Ακούμε τον ηχητικό σχολιασμό των σκηνοθετών που αναλύουν πολλά από τα κρυμμένα μυστικά της καλλιτεχνικής επιτυχίας. Πόσο κοντά στο φιάσκο βρέθηκε η ταινία; Γιατί η «καλή» ομάδα των animators δούλευε στο Pocahontas αντί για αυτό; Πώς συνδέεται η επιτυχία του Lion King με εκείνη του Lilo & Stitch αλλά και με του Αυτοκράτορα που Έχει Κέφια; Ποιο τραγούδι θα έβγαινε παραλίγο εντελώς διαφορετικό; Γιατί παλεύουν έτσι ο Simba με τον Scar στο τέλος; Γιατί κοιτάζονται έτσι η Nala με τον Simba στη μέση; Και πώς αποφασίστηκε να ξεκινάει έτσι η ταινία στην αρχή; Αυτά και άλλα πολλά ακόμη στο POP για τις Δύσκολες Ώρες αυτής της εβδομάδας!

We discuss the hottest news from the week!Oxfords Word of the YearThanksgiving Weekend Box OfficeThe Rock Wants You to Sing'Sonic 3' TrailerMufasa/Sonic TrackingDisney Deadpool Deleted Joke'Lilo & Stitch' TeaserNosferatu Early TomatoesChristopher Nolan Cast ExpandsBurton & Depp Back Together?PlayStation's Birthday& SO MUCH MORE!Join the conversation on social media - @MACandGUpodcast

Part of the fun of a Walt Disney World vacation is planning and packing outfits to wear to the parks. Each Disney World park has its own unique identity, vibe and theme, so it can be fun to match your outfits to each park's personality. If you're looking for ideas or inspiration for what to pack and wear to each of the four parks at Walt Disney World, you've come to the right place. What Style to Wear in Each Disney World Theme Park Magic Kingdom – Vibe: Vintage and Original Disney Style As the original Walt Disney World theme park, Magic Kingdom is full of vintage Disney style. When you think of classic Disney, this is the park that most reflects that, which makes it easy to plan an outfit for Disney's Magic Kingdom Park. Casual Disney or Disney-inspired graphics t-shirts, sweatshirts, hoodies, dresses and more are all ideal for Magic Kingdom. Whether it's classic Disney characters or villains, this is the park to rock that style with confidence. The same goes for accessories. Whether it's Minnie themed sunglasses or headbands, or a Mickey hat or ears, your classic Disney apparel has a home in Magic Kingdom Park.EPCOT – Vibe: The Most Fashion-Forward Disney Park If Walt Disney World had a park for fashionistas, that would be EPCOT. This is the park where you can feel free to dress up a little in your favorite designer or Disney-inspired sundress, button shirt, tops, skirts and more. With its abundance of themed festivals throughout the year and the “upscale” (in Disney terms) nature of World Showcase, EPCOT naturally lends itself to being the most fashion forward of all Disney World parks. Here is where you can break out your trendy casual outfits for a walk through world showcase. Sipping a glass of wine, beer or a mocktail lends itself to your Disney resort wear at EPCOT. Plus, you can also feel at home sporting your cultural colors here, particularly during festivals like Food and Wine or Flower and Garden (the latter of which is the perfect time to wear your new floral spring apparel). Accessorizing for EPCOT can mean designer sunglasses, fancy sunhats or your favorite cross-body bag or tote.  Animal Kingdom – Vibe: Go Wild and Get Your Prints On Disney's Animal Kingdom Park is the obvious place for your favorite prints. Whether they're Disney-themed or not, prints and abstract or wildlife styles are all right at home here. Earth tones are a good choice, but don't be shy about adding a splash of color, as that's what you'll see throughout the park at the various marketplaces. If you're looking for a Disney-inspired outfit idea, safari wear is a great choice. Not only will you find Mickey, Minnie, Donald and more in their safari attire, but the park's ambiance lends itself to safari hats, khakis, camo, cargo shorts, safari shirts and more. From a pure Disney point of view, Lion King characters are a great choice, as are pretty much any animal themed Disney inspirations, including Zootopia, Nemo and others. Accessories that work well here follow a similar trend, with safari or animal print ears, bags, phone cases and more being right at home at Animal Kingdom. Hollywood Studios – Vibe: Classic Elegant Disney Mashup with Contemporary Disney IP Disney's Hollywood Studios is the park that offers the widest range of flexibility when it comes to styling your outfit for the day. That's largely because this park has always had a bit of an identity problem (ever since Michael Eisner hastily threw it together to beat Universal Orlando's opening). This is the everything bagel of Disney Parks, where it was all just thrown together in a hurry, but somehow tastes okay. At Hollywood Studios you can be right at home in anything from elegant retro Disney style, to futuristic Star Wars attire or even playful themes from Toy Story, the Muppets and modern Mickey animation. Whichever way you choose to go, use elegant style as a guiding principle for your outfit. At its heart, Hollywood Studios is still the glitz and glam of 1920s Hollywood. So keeping that in mind will help you get just the right touch. Accessories for Disney's Hollywood Studios can follow the generous amount of style options the park reflects, from trendy sunglasses and hats, to Disney-inspired backpacks and more. This is the park where almost anything goes, especially outfits that might not work perfectly anywhere else.Thank You for Listening to the Disney Travel Style PodcastThank you very much for listening to this episode, we that you enjoyed it. If you found this content useful, we would be grateful if you could rate, review and subscribe to the show on Apple Podcasts/iTunes (or wherever you listen to podcasts). A brief review about what you liked most about an episode truly helps to keep the show going by exposing it to new listeners. We look forward to continue producing new episodes each week.Contact 1923 Main StreetThank you for listening to the Disney Travel Style Podcast at 1923MainStreet.com.Shop unique and original Disney-inspired clothing, including t-shirts, sweatshirt, hoodies, yoga leggings, dresses, swimwear and more at 1923 Main Street.Follow along on X, Instagram, Pinterest and Facebook.Thank you for listening and have a magical day!Mike Belobradic and Amelia Belobradic--Media provided by Jamendo

In this reflection, Fr. Brad explores the Advent message of readiness, contrasting Jesus's love with the enemy's pride, as seen in The Lion King.Morning Offering, December 1, 2024Disclaimer: The ads shown before, during, or after this video have no affiliation with Morning Offering and are controlled by YouTubeEvery morning, join Father Brad as he begins the day with prayer and reflection. In a few short minutes, Father Brad guides you in prayer, shares a brief reflection grounding your day in the Church's rhythm of feast days and liturgy, and provides you with the encouragement necessary to go forward with peace and strength. Let us do as the saints urge and begin our days in prayer together so as a community of believers we may join the Psalmist in saying, “In the morning, Lord, you hear my voice; in the morning I lay my requests before you and wait expectantly.” (Psalm 5:3-4)________________

On his death bed, Babur tells his eldest son not to fight with his brothers however awful they will be to him. As his father passes away, Humayun inherits a fragile empire on shaky ground. And his dad's message of peace quickly comes to the fore when his treacherous younger brothers plot to take his throne. Once thought of as the hopeless hippie son, Humayun was an accomplished military general who had served in Babur's forces as a teenager, and as emperor he continued to command troops against a familiar enemy – Sher Shah. But despite Humayun's military might, he seemingly cannot win against the formidable Afghan warlord. Will he lose all that his father had built for their dynasty? Listen as William and Anita explore the life of the second Mughal emperor, Humayun. Twitter: @Empirepoduk Email: empirepoduk@gmail.com Goalhangerpodcasts.com Assistant Producer: Anouska Lewis Producer: Callum Hill Exec Producer: Neil Fearn Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This episode is dedicated to the late, great James Earl Jones. This episode was filmed prior to his passing. It's the Season 4 premiere and we're starting off with a bonafide CLASSIC in The Lion King! Smalltown is pumped as shit! Pumped as shit doesn't sound that great actually. Pumped as fuck probably sounds a little better. But yeah make sure to listen and rate the show on whatever app you're listening on, that would mean a lot to us! If we get five 5 star ratings by next week, Smalltown will eat a full lasagna live on our Instagram page. I didn't consult him first about this by the way but he's gonna have to do it. Also we fucks wit Dick Van Dyke. Follow Us! Instagram: @DisnessPodcast Twitter/X: @TheDisness

pWotD Episode 2763: Wicked (musical) Welcome to Popular Wiki of the Day, spotlighting Wikipedia's most visited pages, giving you a peek into what the world is curious about today.With 367,870 views on Sunday, 24 November 2024 our article of the day is Wicked (musical).Wicked is a musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz and a book by Winnie Holzman. It is a loose adaptation of the 1995 Gregory Maguire novel Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West, which in turn is based on L. Frank Baum's 1900 novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz and its 1939 film adaptation. The musical is told from the perspective of two witches, Elphaba and Galinda, before and after Dorothy's arrival in Oz. The story explores the complex friendship between Elphaba (who becomes the Wicked Witch of the West) and Galinda (who becomes Glinda the Good). Their relationship is tested by their contrasting personalities, conflicting viewpoints, shared love interest, reactions to the corrupt rule of the Wonderful Wizard, and ultimately, Elphaba's tragic fall.Produced by Universal Stage Productions with producers Marc Platt, Jon B. Platt, and David Stone, director Joe Mantello and choreographer Wayne Cilento, the original production of Wicked premiered on Broadway at the Gershwin Theatre in October 2003, after completing pre-Broadway tryouts at San Francisco's Curran Theatre in May and June of that year. Its original stars included Idina Menzel as Elphaba, Kristin Chenoweth as Galinda, Norbert Leo Butz as Fiyero, and Joel Grey as the Wizard.The original Broadway production won a total of three Tony Awards and seven Drama Desk Awards, while its original cast album received a Grammy Award. The success of the Broadway production has spawned many productions worldwide, including a long-running West End production. Wicked has broken box-office records around the world, holding weekly-gross-takings records in Los Angeles, Chicago, St. Louis, and London. In the week ending January 2, 2011, the London, Broadway, and both North American touring productions simultaneously broke their respective records for the highest weekly gross. In the final week of 2013, the Broadway production broke this record again, earning $3.2 million. In 2016, Wicked surpassed $1 billion in total Broadway revenue, joining The Phantom of the Opera and The Lion King as the only Broadway shows to do so. In 2017, Wicked surpassed The Phantom of the Opera as Broadway's second-highest grossing musical, trailing only The Lion King.A two-part film adaptation was directed by Jon M. Chu and starred Cynthia Erivo as Elphaba, Ariana Grande as Galinda, Jonathan Bailey as Fiyero, and Jeff Goldblum as the Wizard. The first part was released on November 22, 2024, with the second part to premiere on November 21, 2025.This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 01:39 UTC on Monday, 25 November 2024.For the full current version of the article, see Wicked (musical) on Wikipedia.This podcast uses content from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License.Visit our archives at wikioftheday.com and subscribe to stay updated on new episodes.Follow us on Mastodon at @wikioftheday@masto.ai.Also check out Curmudgeon's Corner, a current events podcast.Until next time, I'm generative Matthew.

Aaron Pierre details his ‘Mufasa: The Lion King' audition and talks about bulking up for “Rebel Ridge.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

My guest this week is New York rapper Jay Cinema. We spoke about Downtown 81 and our mutual love for Basquiat, where his name came from, The Lion King movies, Treasure Planet, the pros and cons of going to concerts, being inspired by Tyler, The Creator, and the creative process behind his four projects from this year: Alchemy with Chow and its recent deluxe edition, Pure Magic with Alikho Igama, and Perseverance as one-half of the duo JUNECINEMA. Come fuck with us.   Alchemy and ALCDELUXE are both available wherever music is sold, streamed, or stolen via EveryDejaVu. Consider copping directly off Bandcamp.Join the Reel Notes Patreon today starting at $5/month to get early access to episodes, our Discord server, exclusive bonus interviews and reviews, and more!My first book, Reel Notes: Culture Writing on the Margins of Music and Movies, is available now, via 4 PM Publishing. Order a digital copy on Amazon.Read my review of Ovrkast's last project, RESET!, over at Pitchfork.Reel Notes stands in solidarity with the oppressed peoples of Palestine, Congo, Sudan, Tigray, and Haiti. Please consider donating to the Palestine Children's Relief Fund,  The Palestinian Youth Movement, The Zakat Foundation, HealAfrica, FreeTigray, and/or Hope For Haiti.  For information about contacting your representatives to demand a ceasefire, finding protests, and other tools, check out CeasefireToday!Follow me on Instagram (@cinemasai), Twitter (@CineMasai_), TikTok (@cinemasai), and Letterboxd (@CineMasai)  Support the show

Mufasa: The Lion King is an upcoming American musical drama film directed by Barry Jenkins from a screenplay by Jeff Nathanson. Produced by Walt Disney Pictures, the film is photorealistically animated, and both a prequel and sequel to the 2019 remake of the 1994 film The Lion King. Donald Glover, Seth Rogen, Billy Eichner, John Kani, and Beyoncé Knowles-Carter reprise their roles from the remake; new cast members include Aaron Pierre, Kelvin Harrison Jr., Tiffany Boone, Mads Mikkelsen, Thandiwe Newton, Lennie James, Anika Noni Rose, and Blue Ivy Carter in her feature film debut. Development on a prequel to The Lion King was confirmed in September 2020, with Jenkins attached to direct and Nathanson finishing a draft of the script. Pierre and Harrison Jr. were announced as the voice cast in August 2021, followed by further casting between September 2022 and April 2024. The film was officially announced when its official title was revealed in September 2022 at the 2022 D23 Expo announcement. Production on the film slowed down in July 2023 due to the 2023 SAG-AFTRA strike.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

New York Times bestselling author, HBO Writer, and University of Baltimore professor Dwight "D" Watkins joins us. We also have Elijah Johnson, a Mindless Behavior member, Young Simba on Broadway's Lion King, and is now playing Michael Jackson in MJ The Musical. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

New York Times bestselling author, HBO Writer, and University of Baltimore professor Dwight "D" Watkins joins us. We also have Elijah Johnson, a Mindless Behavior member, Young Simba on Broadway's Lion King, and is now playing Michael Jackson in MJ The Musical. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Released December 25th, Christmas Day, Julie Taymor's debut feature Titus was 187th-highest grossing movie of the year, going on to gross just about three million dollars worldwide on an 18 million dollar budget. Titus, adapted from the Shakespeare (or possibly not Shakespeare) play came on the heels of Taymor hitting the cultural spotlight with her enormous Broadway success The Lion King. Titus makes great use of her maxilamist sensibilities, given that it is Shakespeare's most violent, sensationalist play - which also explains why it is among his least-popular, and generally considered one of the worst not titled Henry VIII. With an incredible cast and eye-catching style, and with Shakespeare adaptations as popular as ever, many assumed Titus would ride a wave of critical success and award accolades to boost its box office, but it was not meant to be. Beautiful, violent, over-long, absurd, inspired, and tonally inconsistent, Titus is more a curiosity now than a classic. This week, we talked about it with film critic Carmen Paddock, who, in her own words, "specializes in changing distribution methods and cross-media adaptations, where the limitations of film, literature, music, and time are explored and exploited to reveal new sides to old narratives." Find Carmen on Bluesky @carmenchloieReleased December 25th, Christmas Day, Julie Taymor's debut feature Titus was 187th-highest grossing movie of the year, going on to gross just about three million dollars worldwide on an 18 million dollar budget. Titus, adapted from the Shakespeare (or possibly not Shakespeare) play came on the heels of Taymor hitting the cultural spotlight with her enormous Broadway success The Lion King. Titus makes great use of her maxilamist sensibilities, given that it is Shakespeare's most violent, sensationalist play - which also explains why it is among his least-popular, and generally considered one of the worst not titled Henry VIII. With an incredible cast and eye-catching style, and with Shakespeare adaptations as popular as ever, many assumed Titus would ride a wave of critical success and award accolades to boost its box office, but it was not meant to be. Beautiful, violent, over-long, absurd, inspired, and tonally inconsistent, Titus is more a curiosity now than a classic. This week, we talked about it with film critic Carmen Paddock, who, in her own words, "specializes in changing distribution methods and cross-media adaptations, where the limitations of film, literature, music, and time are explored and exploited to reveal new sides to old narratives." Find Carmen on Bluesky @carmenchloie

In this lively conversation, the hosts dive into a ranking of the top 104 Disney movies, discussing their favorites, the impact of nostalgia, and the evolution of Disney films over the years. They explore iconic classics like The Lion King and Aladdin and lesser-known gems while sharing personal anecdotes and opinions on various films. The discussion highlights the cultural significance of Disney movies and their lasting legacy in the hearts of fans. In this lively conversation, the hosts engage in a spirited debate about beloved animated films, Christmas classics, and nostalgic TV shows. They share their personal preferences, often disagreeing on the merits of various titles, from Winnie the Pooh to The Muppets, and delve into the impact of childhood favorites on their current tastes. The discussion also touches on the evolution of TV shows and the changing dynamics of family interactions portrayed in modern media. In this engaging conversation, the hosts delve into a lively discussion about iconic movies, particularly focusing on Disney classics. They share personal preferences, explore the nostalgia associated with these films, and engage in a bracket-style competition to determine the best Disney movie. The conversation flows through various themes, including the impact of childhood favorites, the evolution of Disney films, and the excitement of upcoming movie discussions. #Disneymovies #movierankings #nostalgia #animatedclassics #Disneyremakes #WinniethePooh #Muppets #animatedclassics #Christmasmovies #MeettheRobinsons #Disney #nostalgia #TVshows #movies #favorites #movies #Disney #classics #nostalgia #filmdiscussion #favorites #bracket #animation #childhood #entertainment --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mass-debaters/support

He lives in you, listener, and by “He,” we mean this podcast! Don't think about it too hard. This week we talk about a beloved Disney classic…'s sequel: The Lion King II: Simba's Pride! What is Romeo & Juliet like with lions? How does the music match up to the original? Why is the bad boy lion so hot? PLUS! We check in on the  Over The Garden Wall 10th anniversary stop-motion special, and old friend Freddie Powers drops in to share his thoughts!Follow our bluesky @nationofanimation and our Instagram and Twitter @cartoonbookclub, and follow our hosts @thebrookesmith and @ryanwithcheese on Twitter& http://brookeerinsmith.comhttp://ryangstevens.com & Support secret projects on Venmo @nationofanimationBIG THANKS TO:Jacob Menke for our themeFollow them @menkemaster&Urvashi Lele for our artLearn more about Urvashi Lele's animations by visiting http://www.sirpeagreenstudios.com and follow their endeavors on instagram at @sirpeagreen and @maisonaudmiThe State of Animation is [ROAR]! Films we talked about:The Lion King II: Simba's PrideOver the Garden Wall 10th Anniversary Stop Motion Short Real World Recs:Brooke: The Bright Sword, by Lev GrossmanRyan: ‘Original Cast Album: Company' on Criterion Channel and YouTube This podcast is a part of Audio Mint. If you want to follow us, check us out on Instagram(@audiomintchi) or on Facebook, at Audio Mint. If you wanna support us even more, check out our Patreon by searching Audio Mint on the app or the website!

Send us a textWe look at two new animated features, the Pharrell Williams Lego-doc PIECE BY PIECE and the surprise family hit THE WILD ROBOT, wonder when Pixar lost its grip on adults, and talk some of our favourite animated movies growing up. Plus, Serena fondly remembers CANDYMAN star Tony Todd. 

Men-E-Men Stüdyo tarafından hazırlanan yüz sekseninci bölüm sizlerle. Bu bölümün başında “wellness” konuştuk. Nedir bu “wellness”? Kim, ne anlıyor “wellness” denince? Bu alandaki harcamaları alt alta toplayınca nasıl bu kadar büyük bir sayıya ulaşılıyor? Kafamız biraz karışsa da, galiba sonunda bir yere vardık. Ardından, Grammy Ödülleri adaylarından söz ettik. Müzikte yılın en büyük gecesinde bizleri bekleyenleri, rekorları ve sürpriz isimleri değerlendirdik. Yine ihtişamlı bir gece bizleri bekliyor. Son olarak da, sinemaya değindik. Müzikaller ve sinema genelde hep paslaşır. The Lion King bir sinema filmiyken müzikale dönüşmüştür. Sefiller romandan müzikale, müzikalden sinemaya aktarılmıştır. Wicked müzikali de büyük başarısından sonra en sonunda sinemaya aktarıldı. İki filmlik uyarlamanın, Kasım'da gösterime girecek ilk bölümünün hikayesini anlattık.

We discuss all the hostest topics from the week!RIP Tony ToddVenom Wins Box Office‘Deadpool & Wolverine' Now on Disney Plus‘Captain America: Brave New World' Trailer‘Thunderbolts*' Trailer‘What If…?' S3 TrailerKevin Feige's Top MCU MomentsDenzel Washington Joining MCU‘Mufasa: The Lion King' Trailer‘Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning' Trailer‘Gladiator 2' Opens with 76%Christopher Nolan Casting NewsSuperman Trailer Around the CornerHBO Show NewsJoin the conversation on Social Media - @MACandGUpodcast

Today's Guest is Meredith Patterson and she happens to be a very good friend of Scott's. They met another lifetime ago…waaaaaay back in December 1996 and got to perform together 8 shows a week on the US and Canadian tour of Singin' in the Rain.   When the record button for this interview was pressed and when Meredith and Scott popped up on each others screens, they were so happy to see each other, they wound up talking and reminiscing for a while before they even talked about Meredith's career and the Disney stuff.  Since they talked for so long about so many things, and since people have asked what doesn't make the Final Cut - what gets edited out of these interviews - what's going to happen is this - Part 1 is released today, Part 2 will come out next week, and the week after, a bonus episode of some of Meredith and Scott's personal conversation will come out, with Meredith's blessing. You'll hear these two friends laugh, reminisce about their time together, etc.  On Broadway, Meredith is known for her incredible skills as a dancer both in balletic grace and tap dancing, and the New York Times compared her to the legendary Ginger Rogers. How's that for a compliment? She made her broadway debut in the Julie Taymor directed play The Green Bird. For those not familiar, Julie Taymor directed the Broadway musical, The Lion King. Meredith then lived the classic understudy's dream come true when she took over the starring role of Peggy Sawyer in the Tony Award Winning Revival of 42nd Street, where she made her Broadway musical debut.  Meredith was also the first non-original principal to be recorded for posterity with the Lincoln Center Archives. When her Broadway contract was up, Meredith went on to star in the groundbreaking Moscow production of 42nd Street, where she was the first American actress to perform in an English-speaking production in Russia. Also on Broadway, she originated the role of Judy Haynes in Irving Berlin's White Christmas. Other theatre credits include A Christmas Carol at Madison Square Garden and The Boy Friend where she played the Julie Andrews role of Polly Browne under the direction of Julie Andrews. Her national tour credits include starring as Judy Haynes in White Christmas, Polly in Crazy For You, and Kathy Seldon in Singin' in the Rain.  Her television career began with her hilarious role on Boston Legal in a 5 episode arch opposite Candace Bergen and Tom Selleck for Disney owned ABC. She also guest starred on Law & Order SVU opposite Marissa Hargitay, The Good Wife, and Made in Jersey. She played Francesca on All My Children and is featured as one of the last 3 girls for the role of Val in the critically acclaimed A Chorus Line documentary, Every Little Step. Meredith made her feature film debut as Marilyn Monroe in Paramount's Company Man. Some other film credits include Broken Flowers, where she played opposite Bill Murray and was Lady Alyssa in Disney's The Princess Diaries II: Royal Engagement with Julie Andrews, Anne Hathaway, and Chris Pine. Meredith now lives in Montana with her husband and two children where she runs her own production company. She's written two books and she has her own podcast, all of which we'll be talking about...in Part 2 so stay tuned! This episode picks up at the end of Meredith and Scott reminiscing. Enjoy Part 1 of Scott's conversation with the lovely...the talented...Meredith Patterson! Email: ⁠TheMouseAndMePodcast@gmail.com⁠ Support: ⁠www.patreon.com/themouseandme⁠ FB & Instagram: The Mouse and Me TikTok: @TheMouseAndMePodcast Twitter: @MouseMePodcast Music by Kevin MacLeod from ⁠https://incompetech.filmmusic.io⁠ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/themouseandme/support

Before we hit the big milestone of Episode 100, we wanted to take a moment to introduce you to a fantastic new podcast brought to you by the Culture Garden Family: Childish Grownups! Hosted by Maurice, Ash, and Mia, this podcast takes a nostalgic look at the films we grew up with—revisiting them through the lens of adulthood. In their debut episode, they dive into the iconic The Lion King, unpacking its themes, moments, and legacy from an adult perspective. We're excited to share this first episode with you on our feed, and we encourage you to subscribe to the Childish Grownups channel and follow them on social media to stay updated on the great content they'll be bringing. Don't miss out on their fresh take on childhood classics! Kieron, Rachel, and Skool will be back next week with Episode 100, so stay tuned. Thanks for listening, and as always, y'all be cool how y'all be cool! Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/childish-grownups/id1775566256?i=1000675752703 YouTube: https://youtu.be/vLYYw13Y1Sc?si=Zok8BlNoNjRBFUvP Instagram: @childish_grownups_podcast https://www.instagram.com/childish_grownups_podcast?igsh=NHR4ejV0bHo0MmRk

Carlo Navarro is a former marketing leader turned fractional executive and the owner of the @StartupDad instagram handle (I'm jealous!). He's been a mentor in the Chicago startup scene via 1871 and a marketing director and sales leader at companies like Blueleaf, Carrum Health, Pandora and more. He's also a husband and the father of five (!) kids. In our conversation today we discussed:* Helping your kids discover their passions and dreams* Avoiding the temptation to push your kids to live your idealized version of life* Navigating complex health issues in a large family and managing through them* The role of social media and technology for your kids* A framework on following through with consequences for your kids* How to capture the idea Christmas card photo with a family of 7* The family adjustment when his wife went back to work* How he identifies and catches himself when he's about to lose his patience—Where to find Carlo Navarro* LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/carlonavarro/* Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/startupdad/Where to find Adam Fishman* FishmanAF Newsletter: www.FishmanAFNewsletter.com* LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adamjfishman/* Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/startupdadpod/—In this episode, we cover:[1:28] Welcome[2:37] Professional background[3:46] Childhood[5:58] Were there other Filipino kids in your school?[7:29] How did you meet your wife?[8:12] What does your wife do for work?[9:15] Adjustment of wife going back to work[10:29] Their decision to start a family[12:27] Household dynamic of kids[15:13] Helping kids navigate their dreams[17:54] Not living vicariously through kids[20:49] How to pull off the perfect family Christmas card[23:56] What has changed emotionally after multiple kids[25:33] Balancing health issues in a large family[33:30] Advice to younger Carlo[35:28] Favorite book to read to your kids?[37:10] An area you and partner don't align?[40:24] Kid's relationship with technology[43:53] Mistake you made as a dad?[44:48] Ways to identify when losing patience?[47:02] Follow along[48:03] Lightning round[57:00] Thank you—Show references:1871: https://1871.com/Blue Leaf: https://www.blueleaf.com/Karim Health: http://karimhealthcare.com/Pandora: https://www.pandora.com/Detroit Lions: https://www.detroitlions.com/Swisher Home Improvement SHI: https://swisherhomeimprovement.com/HHT: https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/conditions-and-diseases/hereditary-hemorrhagic-telangiectasiaRosie Revere Engineer & Series by Andrea Beaty: http://www.andreabeaty.com/Troomi: https://troomi.com/Connected Families: https://connectedfamilies.org/Bottle Warmer: https://www.amazon.com/Philips-Temperature-Control-Automatic-Shut-Off/dp/B0876T9DQZ/Messi: https://www.intermiamicf.com/players/lionel-messi/Michael Jordan: https://www.hoophall.com/hall-of-famers/michael-jordan/Caillou: https://en.caillou.com/Blippi: https://blippi.com/Atlas 7 Passenger: https://www.vw.com/en/models/atlas.htmlPee Wee Herman: https://peewee.com/Lion King: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0110357/Lion Guard: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3793630/Sandlot: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0108037/—For sponsorship inquiries email: podcast@fishmana.com.For Startup Dad Merch: www.startupdadshop.com Production support for Startup Dad is provided by Tommy Harron at http://www.armaziproductions.com/ This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit startupdadpod.substack.com

Caitlin has made her enthusiasm for cats and horses well-known, but let it not be forgotten that she is fond of all manner of other animals as well. It's all kinds of fauna this week, as we revisit The Lion King and look at indie darling Animal Well.What We're Playing01:14 Caitlin: Powerwash Simulator (FuturLab, 2022)11:20 Mark: Inscyption (Daniel Mullins Games, 2021)13:46 Mark: PortMaster, especially Bleed (Ian Campbell, 2013)24:20 GOOF: The Lion King (Westwood Studios, 1994)36:15 Feature Game: Animal Well (Shared Memory, 2024)SHOUT53:17 Mark: The Void Rains Upon Her Heart (Veyeral)55:40 Caitlin: Barkour (VARSAV Game Studios)Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

In this special episode of *Remy's Roundtable*, our team brings you the latest buzz from theme parks and beyond! Though our beloved Mark was out due to sickness, the show continued with plenty of exciting updates and fun segments. Remy kicked things off with some hot election poll updates, giving listeners a glimpse into the race to the White House and who's currently leading to become the next President of the United States. From key states to surprising poll results, we've got the latest on this pivotal election cycle. Next, Remy took us through *The Latest Theme Park Updates*, where he highlighted some fresh happenings across Florida's popular attractions. From new events at Disney's Hollywood Studios to upcoming celebrations around the parks, Remy shared the scoop on everything you'll want to catch on your next visit. Mike, known as our resident Foodie King, brought the culinary magic as he guided listeners through an exploration of Boma – Flavors of Africa, the beloved restaurant at Disney's Animal Kingdom Lodge Resort. Known for its vibrant African-inspired dishes, Boma takes guests on a flavor journey like no other, and Mike shared his picks for must-try appetizers, entrées, and desserts, plus a drink that perfectly rounds out the experience. And, of course, Remy revealed the grand total for a night out at this exquisite buffet-style dining spot. Nicole wrapped up the show with her fan-favorite segment Nicole's Music Notes, where she gave us an in-depth look at the iconic Disney song “Hakuna Matata” from The Lion King. Not only did she break down the history, composition, and cultural impact of the song, but she also shared the fascinating story behind its creators, along with why “Hakuna Matata” remains a feel-good anthem for Disney fans around the world. As an added treat, we included a snippet from Matthew Broderick's interview with Conan O'Brien, where he discussed why he didn't sing the song in *The Lion King*—a fun inside look into the making of the Disney classic. Tune in for this packed episode filled with everything from election updates to theme park insights, culinary delights, and Disney magic! Whether you're a theme park junkie or a Disney music lover, there's something here for everyone. https://linktr.ee/remysroundtable Podcast Links to check out: https://dizneyverse.com/ https://nonewfriendspodcast.com/ https://www.facebook.com/Studio21BaseballPodcast/ https://open.spotify.com/show/4cU7xObhAgccO87Rd5poo3?si=ee8e7174483e47d6 (Nerd Archive Podcast) GoFund Link: https://gofund.me/d915e56f

This week, the boys discuss Stephen Spielberg's AI: Artificial Intelligence, not to be confused with A1: The Steak Sauce. When Stanley Kubrick handed over the film, did 10-year-old John know he'd never ever be able to trust this film? Just kidding. He went in with an open mind. As did Dave, who pulled a Roger Ebert: hated it the first time he watched it but loved it this time around! Where did Jeff land? I wonder if he liked it better than he likes subway poetry. Grab a beer and listen along. Our phone number is 646-484-9298. It accepts texts or voice messages.  0:00 Intro; 8:34 Gripes; 10:26 2001 Year in Review; 33:18 Films of 2001: “AI: Artificial Intelligence”; 1:14:08 What You Been Watching?; 1:24:22 Next Week's Movie Announcement Additional Cast/Crew: Haley Joel Osment, Jude Law, Frances O'Connor, Sam Robards, Jake Thomas, William Hurt, Ken Leung, Clark Gregg, Eugene Osment, Chris Rock, Robin Williams, Meryl Streep. Hosts: Dave Green, Jeff Ostermueller, John Say Edited & Produced by Dave Green. Beer Sponsor: Carlos Barrozo Music Sponsor: Dasein Dasein on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/77H3GPgYigeKNlZKGx11KZ 
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As the winding road of the Wilderness Years stretches on, film journalist Ben Travis and animation academic Sam Summers take a quick pit-stop to mark a major point in the timeline: the end of Disney's straight-to-video sequel era. Together they look back on the best, worst, and most egregious entries in the non-canonical canon, from the time-twisting Cinderella saga, to the deeply meta Lion King-verse, and beyond. RIP, home-entertainment exclusives – we hardly knew ye, (or, maybe knew ye better than ye deserved). Next up: Home On The Range Disniversity is brought to you by Ben Travis (@benstravis) and Sam Summers (@samsummers0), with art by Olly Gibbs and music by Nafets. Follow us on Twitter and Instagram at @disniversity. This podcast is not affiliated with Disney.

Too often, we seek to get by doing the least we can do. And, after a while, the least we can do becomes a way of life for many of us. The problem is that we then work and live well below our ability and level of performance possible. And this habit or way of living begins to take over our life. Imagine an Olympic athlete whose attitude is to do the least they can do in their training as they prepare for the Olympics. It would be foolish to assume you could excel with that mindset. World class athletes instead do the most they can do to reach their goals.For example, many people dream of becoming wealthy without having to put forth any effort. Today's episode begins with a discussion of why playing the lottery seems tempting but is an unwise investment. McKay points out that the real lottery winners are the IRS and state governments, which take in almost half of the winnings, while those who buy the tickets lose week after week and would be better off putting that money into savings instead. He argues that we've developed a habit of wanting to do the least possible to earn money but that this attitude will catch up to us eventually, like a bank robber who makes one mistake and loses the money and their freedom. Instead, McKay encourages a change in attitude, leaving behind “the least possible” and instead developing a culture of excellence in ourselves, our families, and our work environments. Using examples of big-name companies, including Procter & Gamble and Disney, he demonstrates how the pursuit of excellence can have huge benefits, both in business and in our personal lives.The Finer Details of This Episode:- Why do so many people play the lottery despite the odds being stacked against them?- Federal and state governments are the big lottery winners- The story of Alan Pace, who tried to get rich by doing the least possible (by robbing a bank) but wound up in jail after one simple mistake- How to encourage your children to strive for excellence (featuring the story of creating spelling bee champs by encouraging teamwork)- Scarcity mentality vs. abundance mentality in the workspace- The pursuit of excellence as a business strategy- Disney's development of The Lion King as an example of the pursuit of excellence in action Quotes: “Let's say I put $100 million inside a house somewhere in North America, somewhere in Canada, the United States, Mexico, Guatemala, etc. And then I gave you a key, and you had to pick the right house, you had one chance to pick the right house. Those are better odds than your winning the Mega Millions lottery.” “I also think people enjoy the fantasy of it, they dream of what it would be like to have all of that money, right? And that's a little exciting and brings excitement to their day. But most of all, I think they get in the habit of chasing the least they can do to be wealthy.” “If I were to ask you if you'd rather win the lottery or not, of course, you'd rather win the lottery, right? But here's a proven fact. When you have to work to build wealth, you build yourself, you build your life, you build your capabilities.” “The least we can do becomes a way of life for many of us.” “When you begin, even in small ways to invite excellence into your life, you will feel a spirit of self-worth and peace enter into your life. And that spirit will invite you to rise, to do things with the best part of you, instead of the least part of you.” “Excellence is not an act but a habit.”“When you stop doing the least you can do and do your best, it brings you back to who you can and should be. It restores you, your hope and your future. Excellence...