This month (a little late) we finish up our brief series on Kipling's Just-So Stories. Good news: We've got a lot more to say about the back half of the book, including detours into C.S. Lewis's Experiment in Criticism and Jacques Derrida's Dissemination. Bad news: a lot of what we have to say is about "How the Alphabet Was Made," a little-loved st…

We're back with a new (albeit short) series on Rudyard Kipling's Just-So Stories. Listen as we talk about the first six stories in this collection and muse a bit on why they don't bear scrutiny as well as fairy tales.By Michial Farmer and Josh Altmanshofer

We're back, with our seventh and final episode on Grimms' Fairy Tales. We'll be talking about the following ten stories, some of which are truly and gloriously bizarre: Puss in Boots Princess Mousekin The Blacksmith and the Devil The Soldier and the Carpenter The Pea Test The Robber and His Sons The Winter Rose The Celebration of the Underground Cr…

Josh and Michial take a sloth-driven break from the Grimms and talk about the 62nd full-length Disney animated feature, 2023's Wish. Spoiler alert: It's not as bad as everyone said it is, but it certainly doesn't instill us with any faith in the company. We also announce our next book series!By Michial Farmer and Josh Altmanshofer

Josh and Michial are here to talk about some of their favorite of Grimms' fairy tales. Along the way they'll discuss how to make yourself annoying at parties: The Life Span The Master Thief The Drummer The Grave Mound The Crystal Ball The Boots of Buffalo Leather Poverty and Humility Lead to Heaven The Three Green Twigs…

Josh and Michial are back, intact, and ready to discuss these ten Grimms' fairy tales: The Iron Stove One Eye, Two Eyes, and Three Eyes The Worn-Out Dancing Shoes The Six Servants The White Bride and the Black Bride The Donkey The Turnip The Stolen Pennies Snow White and Rose Red The Glass Coffin Plus, hear about the only real argument they've ever…

Helene has intervened, and we need to beg off for another month.By Michial Farmer and Josh Altmanshofer

We're back at long last, Michial having fished his book out of one of his many moving boxes. Today we'll discuss the following stories: The Gnome The Water of Life Bearskin The Wren and the Bear The Two Travelers Hans My Hedgehog The Bright Sun Will Bring It to Light The Three Army Surgeons Join us next month when we talk about the following ten st…

This time we are reasonably sure we'll be back September 5.By Michial Farmer and Josh Altmanshofer

We'll (hopefully) be back August 1!By Michial Farmer and Josh Altmanshofer

Josh and Michial are back to talk about seven Grimms' fairy tales, none of which we'd ever read before: The Golden Bird The Two Brothers The Twelve Huntsmen The Three Sons of Fortune The Wolf and the Fox Brother Lustig The Goose Girl Come and find out what happens when you put a spinning wheel in the room with a woman pretending to be a man! Next m…

Josh and Michial discuss nine more Grimms' fairy tales: - The Devil with the Three Golden Hairs - The Maiden without Hands - The Magic Table, the Golden Donkey, and the Club in the Sack - Thumbling - The Elves - The Juniper Tree - The Six Swans - King Thrushbeard - Sweetheart Roland We'll be back the first week in June with another episode, on the …

We keep promising, and we keep failing to deliver. But we will be back next week with more Grimms' Fairy Tales!By Michial Farmer and Josh Altmanshofer

Our next Grimms' episode is going to have to be delayed for a month because of scheduling issues--we apologize! But we'll be talking about the following stories: The Devil with the Three Golden Hairs The Maiden without Hands The Magic Table (etc.) Thumbling The Elves The Juniper Tree The Six Swans King Thrushbeard Sweetheart Roland See you in May!…

Josh and Michial return to talk about nine of Grimms' fairy tales: The Companionship of the Cat and the Mouse (Katze und Maus in Gesellschaft) A Tale of the Boy Who Went Forth to Find Out What Fear Was (Märchen von einem, der auszog das Fürchten zu lernen) The Marvelous Minstrel (Der wunderliche Spielmann) The Three Little Gnomes in the Woods (Die …

It's been a while, and it'll be a little longer, but Josh and Michial will be back on March 7 with the first in their series of episodes on Grimm's Fairy Tales. In March, they'll be discussing: The Companionship of the Cat and the Mouse A Tale About a Boy Who Went Out to Learn What Fear Was The Marvelous Minstrel The Three Spinners The Three Little…

Josh and Michial are back for their last awards episode, featuring their Five Tiers of Movies lists! Listen as they shock and horrify each other with their choices.By Michial Farmer and Josh Altmanshofer

Josh and Michial are back for another round of canon wrap-up, including questions on love, best messages, heroes and heroines, Disney legends, and more!By Michial Farmer and Josh Altmanshofer

Josh and Michial present the first part of their "end of the canon" wrap-up, featuring questions on villains, music, the seven deadly sins, and who counts as a Disney princess. And more!By Michial Farmer and Josh Altmanshofer

Josh and Michial discuss last year's Strange World, a frustrating and disappointing movie. Then they discuss the future of the podcast.By Michial Farmer and Josh Altmanshofer

Josh and Michial talk about the 60th full-length feature in the Disney canon, 2021's Encanto. [Insert Bruno joke.] And Josh updates the website--kind of!By Michial Farmer and Josh Altmanshofer

Josh and Michial talk about the 54th full-length animated feature from Disney, 2021's Raya and the Last Dragon.By Michial Farmer and Josh Altmanshofer

Josh and Michial talk about 2018's long-delayed sequel to Mary Poppins, and Josh announces 2023 as the Year of Dick Van Dyke.By Michial Farmer and Josh Altmanshofer

Josh and Michial talk about the 53rd full-length Disney animated feature, 2019's rather disappointing sequel Frozen II. They also rag on Captain Planet, Weezer, and internet fan culture.By Michial Farmer and Josh Altmanshofer

Josh and Michial talk about the 57th full-length animated film in the Walt Disney canon--and only the second sequel--2018's Ralph Breaks the Internet.By Michial Farmer and Josh Altmanshofer

Josh and Michial talk about the 56th full-length animated feature in the Disney canon, 2016's Moana--which they loved, and found oddly traditionalist.By Michial Farmer and Josh Altmanshofer

Josh Altmanshofer and Michial Farmer talk about the 55th full-length Disney animated feature, 2016's Zootopia, which they find simultaneously impressing and deeply immoral.By Michial Farmer and Josh Altmanshofer

Josh Altmanshofer, Michial Farmer, and special guest Danny Anderson talk about the 54th full-length animated feature in the Disney canon, 2013's Big Hero 6. We had a few audio issues on this episode, but hopefully it's nothing too terrible. Technology doesn't work as well here in 2022 as it does in futuristic San Fransokyo.…

Josh, Michial, and special guest (and Disney Parks superfan) Hannah Thompson talk about the film phenomenon of 2013--Disney's 53rd full-length animated feature, Frozen.By Michial Farmer and Josh Altmanshofer

Josh Altmanshofer and Michial Farmer talk about the 52nd full-length Disney animated feature, 2012's Wreck-It Ralph, but really they spend most of the episode talking about old video games and apologizing for burning down the podcast last month.By Michial Farmer and Josh Altmanshofer

Josh and Michial talk about Disney's 51st full-length animated feature, "Winnie the Pooh." Then they burn the podcast to the ground.By Michial Farmer and Josh Altmanshofer

Josh and Michial talk about Disney's 50th full-length animated feature, "Tangled."By Michial Farmer and Josh Altmanshofer

"Before They Were Live" chats about "Enchanted."By Michial Farmer and Josh Altmanshofer

Josh and Michial talk about Disney's 49th full-length animated feature, "The Princess and the Frog."By Michial Farmer and Josh Altmanshofer

Josh and Michial talk about Disney's 48th full-length animated feature, "Bolt."By Michial Farmer and Josh Altmanshofer

Josh and Michial talk about Disney's 47th full-length animated feature, "Meet the Robinsons."By Michial Farmer and Josh Altmanshofer

Josh and Michial talk about Disney's 46th full-length animated feature, "Chicken Little."By Michial Farmer and Josh Altmanshofer

Josh and Michial talk about Disney's 45th full-length animated feature, "Home on the Range."By Michial Farmer and Josh Altmanshofer

Josh and Michial talk about Disney's 44th full-length animated feature, "Brother Bear."By Michial Farmer and Josh Altmanshofer

Josh and Michial talk about Disney's 43rd full-length animated feature, 2002's "Treasure Planet," with special guest Sarai Manning of the Not a Lady Podcast.By Michial Farmer and Josh Altmanshofer

Josh Altmanshofer, Michial Farmer, and special guest Steven Greydanus discuss "Lilo and Stitch," the forty-second full-length Disney animated feature.By Michial Farmer and Josh Altmanshofer

Before They Were Live discuss "Atlantis," the forty-first full-length Disney animated feature.By Michial Farmer and Josh Altmanshofer

Josh, Michial, and special guest Katie Grubbs talk about the 40th full-length Disney animated feature, 2000's "The Emperor's New Groove."By Michial Farmer and Josh Altmanshofer

"Before They Were Live" talks about "Dinosaur," the thirty-ninth Disney animated feature.By Michial Farmer and Josh Altmanshofer

"Before They Were Live" talks about "Fantasia 2000," the thirty-eighth Disney animated feature.By Michial Farmer and Josh Altmanshofer

Josh Altmanshofer and Michial Farmer talk about 1990's Duck Tales: Treasure of the Lost Lamp.By Michial Farmer and Josh Altmanshofer

David Grubbs, Coyle Neal, Jordan Poss, and Jay Eldred discuss books 22, 23, and 24 of Homer's Odyssey.By The Christian Humanist Radio Network

Victoria Reynolds Farmer, Christina Bieber Lake, and Jordan Poss talk about books nineteen through twenty-one of Homer's Odyssey.By The Christian Humanist Radio Network

"Before They Were Live" talks about "Tarzan," the thirty-seventh Disney animated feature.By Michial Farmer and Josh Altmanshofer

Katie Grubbs, Michial Farmer, and David Grubbs talk about books seventeen and eighteen of Homer's Odyssey.By The Christian Humanist Radio Network