Long time geeks and friends Whitney Grace and RC Samo kick off a new addition to the Toon-In Talk podcast.
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Join Whitney Grace as she connects with animation historian Jake S. Friedman about his new book, The Disney Revolt. Friedman discusses an infamous part off Disney history involving legendary animator Art Babbitt.
Join Whitney Grace as she speaks with artist Hamid Rahmanian, who is the director, writer, and creator of Feathers of Fire. Rahmanian’s Feathers of Fire is a brilliant, animated shadow puppet stage show adapted from the Persian epic The Shahnameh.
Whitney Grace interviews graphic novel writer and artist Niki Smith about her new 
LGBTQA fantasy novel, The Deep and Dark Blue. Whitney not loves the Niki Smith’s graphic novel, but the pandemic has gotten to her mental health in the form of delusions and illusions of grandeur.
Rob Paulsen takes some time from his busy voice acting schedule to spend some time with host Whitney Grace and things get weird.
Oh, dear! I did it again! I went on an unintended hiatus, but I’m back and raring to get the podcast rolling again. In episode 35
, I speak with Michael Dooley is a professor at the Pasadena Art Center. I’ve guest lectured at his class on Lotte Reiniger. He’s one of the coolest behind the scenes professionals I’ve spoken with because he’s a true geek. Beyond his geekdom, he’s a writer, photographer, comic historian, and designer.
Whitney Grace is digging through her queue of old new stock interviews and pulls this beauty out with Chris Prynoski! Chirs Prynoski is the founder and head of Titmouse Inc., an independent animation studio that’s been making a name for itself since 2000. Titmouse Inc. has worked on a variety of cartoons for Disney, Adult Swim, and Netflix as well as feature films Nerdland, Teen Titans Go, and the new Foxy Trotter and Hanazuki.
Join Whitney Grace in this blast down memory lane with an old episode from her now defunct first podcast. In this episode, Whitney interviews renowned animation historian Jerry Beck. They delve into Beck’s career and animation history.
I’m back and done explaining about the current state of my mental health. It’s actually doing pretty well, at least the voices tell me so. FYI, if if you aren’t aware I have a dark sense of humor, particularly at my own expense, because I find it hilarious. (If you didn’t catch on, that means I don’t have voices in my head. Unicorns and llamas are another story.)
Give me a round of applause and praise me to the high heavens, because I finished episode 32! Whoopee!
Beat that depression!
This interview is with my fellow writer Mathew Klickstein, who has been on Toon-In Talk before to discuss his book Slimed!: An Oral History of Nickelodeon. In episode 32, Mat has returned to talk about his newest book (at least it was new in 2018 when I recorded the interview) Springfield Confidential.
Mat wrote Springfield Confidential with former lead Simpsonswriter Mike Reiss, who also went to Harvard, headed the National Lampoon, and also writes children’s books. Mat and Mikes’ book digs into the history of America’s longest running sitcom The Simpsons and reveals secrets, stories, and humor behind the show.
You’ll notice I didn’t write show notes for episode 32. I’ve never liked writing show notes, so taking Mat’s advice I stopped doing it. All right! I am making myself happier about making my podcast.
I wanted to offer more details about my hiatus. In episode 31 of Toon-In Talk, I interview myself and describe my experiences being misdiagnosed with autism, depression, bullying, PTSD, and other issues.
I’ve said it once and will continue to say it for the remainder of my life: being misdiagnosed effs up your life. My life was effed up for years and I’m still dealing with the consequences today.
While I have a supportive family, animation, comic books, and puppetry really become the things that made my worth living. Take a listen and hear part of my story. I say part because I haven’t written the rest yet. (Aren’t I poetic? HA!)
