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Dave Bossert
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This week, we hear Eddie Sotto in his own words from a previous #SkullRockPodcast interview and remember his remarkable legacy. Listen wherever you get your podcasts or here: bit.ly/48Tg1Se
#Disney #WDI #Imagineer #designer #artist #themepark #Disneyland #podcast
December 23, 2025 at 6:22 PM
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We welcome back repeat guest—and Academy Award–winning filmmaker—John Canemaker to #SkullRockPodcast this week! John talks about his new book, The Art of John Canemaker: An Animator’s Garden. Listen here: bit.ly/48Wi9Hs
#NYU #animation #painting #Disney #podcast #indiefilm #gardening #MoMA #book
December 15, 2025 at 8:18 PM
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This week on Skull Rock, we continue our conversation with Bruce Reitherman, the voice of Mowgli & Christopher Robin, as well as a documentary filmmaker. Listen here: bit.ly/3YdoOrJ
#Disney #DisneyPlus #WinnieThePooh #TheJungleBook #animation #2danimation #story #podcast #DisneyAnimation
December 8, 2025 at 4:29 PM
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This week, we sit down with actor & documentarian Bruce Reitherman, the voice behind two Disney characters—Mowgli from The Jungle Book & Christopher Robin from Winnie the Pooh. Listen here: bit.ly/4ryv0YY
#Disney #DisneyPlus #TheJungleBook #WinnieThePooh #animation #documentary #film #actor #podcast
December 2, 2025 at 5:05 PM
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A little surprise for our listeners this week! I had the chance to turn the tables and interview my Skull Rock co-host, Aljon Go, for a deep dive into his story. Listen here: bit.ly/4pu60jD
#Disney #DisneyPlus #guitars #music #rockandroll #podcast #SkullRockPodcast #USO #DisneyFan
November 25, 2025 at 12:42 PM
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This week, we wrap up our conversation with artist, director, producer, Tad Stones, in Part 6 of our #SkullRockPodcast interview. Listen here: bit.ly/4oNhuis
#Disney #DisneyPlus #DisneyAnimation #DisneyTVAnimation #story #storyboarding #animation #2danimation #director #producer #podcast
November 18, 2025 at 1:44 PM
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This week, we drop Part 5 of our #SkullRockPodcast interview with writer, producer, & artist Tad Stones. He talks about his career and Darkwing Duck! Listen here: bit.ly/47Rrq3e
#Disney #DisneyPlus #animation #2danimation #story #storytelling #director #DarkwingDuck
November 11, 2025 at 1:02 PM
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We continue our conversation with writer, director, producer, and story artist Tad Stones in Part 4 of the #SkullRockPodcast interview. Listen here: bit.ly/4onUjLr
#Disney #DisneyPlus #animation #2danimation #RescueRangers #DarkwingDuck #streaming #story #directing #storyboarding #TV
November 4, 2025 at 12:25 PM
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This week on the #SkullRockPodcast, we continue our conversation with writer and producer Tad Stones in Part 3 of our interview series! Listen here: bit.ly/48KVRKq
#Disney #DisneyPlus #DisneyTVAnimation #DisneyTVA #GummiBears #DarkwingDuck #animation #story #podcast #streaming #2danimation
October 28, 2025 at 2:45 PM
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This week on the #SkullRockPodcast, we kick off a multi-part conversation with artist, writer, and producer Tad Stones — one of the pioneering founders of Disney Television Animation. Listen here: bit.ly/4h6BeKC
#Disney #DisneyPlus #DIsneyTVAnimation #animation #2danimation #writer #DarkwingDuck
October 15, 2025 at 4:50 PM
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We opened the vault for a special episode featuring animator extraordinaire Dave Spafford, who shares stories from his time at #DisneyAnimation and #DonBluthStudios. Tune in to the #SkullRockPodcast! Listen here: bit.ly/3WfL2bX
#Disney #DisneyPlus #animation #2danimation #filmproduction #animator
October 8, 2025 at 3:24 PM
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This week marks the grand finale of Bill Kroyer Month on #SkullRockPodcast! We wrap up our conversation with Bill as he takes us on a journey from pencils to pixels & into the future of animation. Listen here: bit.ly/4gNFyyv
#Disney #DisneyPlus #DisneyAnimation #animation #2danimation #3danimation
September 30, 2025 at 12:08 PM
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This week on the #SkullRockPodcast, we continue our conversation with animator & director Bill Kroyer in Part 5. Bill shares his views on how AI is reshaping the future of filmmaking. Listen here: bit.ly/3Vt1mWn
#Disney #DisneyPlus #DisneyAnimation #animation #story #AI #filmindustry #movies
September 23, 2025 at 1:46 PM
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Now available for your listening pleasure is Part 4 of our conversation with animator, director, and author #BillKroyer on the #SkullRockPodcast. Listen here: bit.ly/46iwKeZ
#Disney #DisneyPlus #animation #2danimation #3danimation #story #ageism #directing #storyboarding
September 16, 2025 at 6:30 PM
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This week on the #SkullRockPodcast, we chat with Muppeteer Bill Barretta — the talent behind Pepe the King Prawn and so many other beloved Muppets. Listen here: bit.ly/4owrI71
#Disney #DisneyPlus #Muppets #Puppetry #Films #movies #Storytelling #KermittheFrog #BillBerretta
August 11, 2025 at 10:40 PM
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We’re wrapping up Kevin Lima Month with Part 6 of our #SkullRockPodcast series! Kevin dives into a variety of projects he’s developed over the years and navigating Hollywood. Listen here: bit.ly/4l4lmsD
#Disney #DisneyAnimation #DisneyPlus #animation #directing #story #storytelling #director
July 29, 2025 at 4:31 PM
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July is officially Kevin Lima Month on Skull Rock Podcast! We’re back with Part 5 of our deep dive into his incredible career. Listen here: bit.ly/4kRl48e
#Disney #DisneyPlus #animation #liveaction #animator #director #Enchanted #DisneyAnimation #podcast #SkullRockPodcast
July 21, 2025 at 8:19 PM
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We’re back this week with Part 3 of our conversation with animation director, story artist, & character designer Kevin Lima. Listen here: bit.ly/3Gyqw1G
#Disney #DisneyPlus #animation2d #animation3d #FilmDirector #StoryboardArtist #tarzan #storyteller #characteranimation #SkullRockPodcast
July 7, 2025 at 9:18 PM
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We continue our conversation on the #SkullRockPodcast with director #KevinLima as he shares his journey to directing A Goofy Movie. Listen here: bit.ly/45TyGMF
#Disney #DisneyPlus #DisneyAnimation #animation #director #story #storyartist #TheGoofyMovie #characterdesigner
June 30, 2025 at 2:54 PM
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An in-depth interview with director, character designer, story artist, & animator Kevin Lima on #TheSkullRockPodcast. Kevin discusses how he got into the business. Listen here: bit.ly/3HW8Z3V
#Disney #DisneyPlus #Animation #2danimation #StoryTelling #Goofy #DisneyAnimation #director #storyartist
June 24, 2025 at 1:19 PM
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This week on the Skull Rock Podcast, animator and story artist Rick Farmiloe stops by the studio to talk about the current state of the animation industry. Listen here: bit.ly/4027K9p
#Disney #DisneyPlus #Animation #story #storyartist #animator #movies #film #podcast #SkullRockPodcast
June 16, 2025 at 3:09 PM
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Part 4 with VFX supervisor, animator, and artist Jim Hillin this week on #StullRockPodcast. Jim speaks of AI across the VFX and animation industry. Listen here: bit.ly/45i8BXi
#Disney #DisneyPlus #DisneyAnimation #VFX #Animator #VFXAnimator #VFXAnimation #SpecialEffects #Film #DigitalAnimation #Art
June 10, 2025 at 7:49 PM
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VFX supervisor and animator Jim Hillin is back in the Skull Rock studios for part three of his fascinating interview. Listen here: bit.ly/4mInjgg
#Disney #DisneyPlus #DisneyAnimation #SONYAnimation #Sony #Animation #VFX #SpecialEffects #Animation #VisualEffects #Podcast #SkullRockPodcast
June 2, 2025 at 3:34 PM
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Visual EFX artist and animator Jim Hillin is back for Part 2 of his interview on Skull Rock. Jim talks about Disney’s Dinosaur movie. Listen here: bit.ly/3Hbp45k
#Disney #DisneyPlus #animation #animator #Dinosaur #digitalFX #computeranimation #storytelling #podcast #SkullRockPodcast
May 26, 2025 at 3:36 PM
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Visual Effects Supervisor and animator Jim Hillin stopped by Skull Rock Studios for a great conversation about his incredibly diverse film career. Listen here: bit.ly/4jg4MoJ
#Disney #DisneyPlus #SpecialEffects #VFX #BeautyandtheBeast #animator #storytelling #Story #Animator #film
May 19, 2025 at 3:16 PM