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A podcast about the art of animation production. Behind every animated movie is a production staff holding it together...
Update frequency:
biweekly
Average audio length:
33 minutes
Guest interviews
English
United States
20 episodes
since Feb. 17, 2026
episodic
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Alexis and Natalie chat with Kacy McDonald about her journey from Disney Toons production assistant to VP of Production at Rising Sun Pictures in Australia. Kacy talks about storytelling across mediums, her Substack “Production Is An Art,” and shares tips for keeping calm when production chaos ensu…
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Today we put Natalie’s parents in the hot seat! They share embarrassing stories from Natalie’s childhood, what they’ve learned about animated movies, and remind us to change our oil every 2,000 miles. Plus, Natalie freaks out when she learns where Alexis got married.
Grab a coffee and join us as we discuss a recent Variety article that poses the question: why doesn't Hollywood respect animation? Alexis and Natalie have surprisingly different views.
And if you listen to the end, you’ll learn which one of us grew up an award-winning horse rider and which on…
Alexis and Natalie sit down with Virginie Lavalée, an animation and VFX producer and founder of The Happy Producers. She shares her unconventional path from French literature to producing, the origins of her production training courses and what AI means for production management. So will the AI bot…
AI is everywhere so we should probably talk about it. In this coffee break episode, Alexis and Natalie discuss their fears and curiosity about dipping their toes into this very divisive topic as it pertains to animation production.
In today’s episode we put Alexis’s parents in the hot seat and ask: what is animation production? Plus we get sage advice on how to deal with assholes at work.
Plus Alexis and Natalie get really existential about our careers. What does it all mean??
This episode is dedicated to Crookshanks, my dre…
What's actually sitting on an animation production desk? Alexis and Natalie compare desk setups, from minimalist workspaces to the surprisingly difficult art of knowing when you've collected too many toys.
Alexis and Natalie welcome therapist Kristine Magat Douglas, LCSW, MPH, to unpack our collective animation production baggage. We dive into burnout, unemployment shame, crying on the job, global stress, work anxiety and more! It’s fun, we swear! Plus: surprising life lessons from Kpop Demon Hunters…
Our guest, Elise Scanlan, Production Supervisor at Walt Disney Animation Studios, joins us with stories from her work on many Disney films, including the Oscar nominated Zootopia 2. She also talks to us about her creative side quests including co-producing an animated short and writing romance nove…
This week we’re sharing a mini coffee break episode to discuss our feelings on working while sick (Spoiler: just stay home)
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