Part of Your World: The Disney Animated Podcast

'Ello, 'ello, 'ello! Christian, Kelly, and Pandy are back to ride the east wind through Mary Poppins - one of Disney's most beloved yet bittersweet films. Is it still supercalifragilisticexpialidociou...

Christian and Emma close out Part of Your World's main run with reviews of Moana 2 (with spoilers) and the centenary short film Once Upon a Studio, as well as discussing the highs, lows, and surprises...

Before concluding the podcast's main run, Christian and Emma analyze Wish - Walt Disney Animation Studio's cinematic celebration of its 100th birthday - featuring Anita, Captain Kirk, a goat voiced by...

Daddy issues, tentacles, and giant pancakes ahoy! Has Pandy invaded Mike's dreams again? No, it's Christian and Will's voyage into Strange World, one of Disney's latest and greatest cinematic flops! (...

As Part of Your World winds down, Christian puts out a call for feedback....

Abrasive abuelas, unspeakable uncles, and familial fissures seize the limelight as Christian and Mixie talk about Encanto!...

As the year winds down, Christian joins forces with the Llama God and Jo to weather Raya and the Last Dragon, an ostensibly Southeast Asia-set film that manages to be both too Western and too Chinese,...

Part of Your World heads back to Arendelle and into the unknown as Christian, Will, and newcomer Lauren Volpone navigate Frozen II!...

Take five writers, 12 princesses, and add a sprinkling of new characters and assorted references. Stir in 16 gallons of product placement for two hours. Put them together and what have you got? Ralph ...

With both its sequel and its unnecessary remake on the horizon, Christian and Emma voyage through the Lin-Manuel Miranda-, Opetaia Foa'i-, and Dwayne Johnson-infused ocean odyssey: Moana!...

Chekov's carrots, bizarre British rebrandings, and subverted stereotypes stampede through the review as Christian, Pandy, and Kelly explore Zootopia! (NOTE: The next episode won't come out until Augus...

With Deadpool and Wolverine now in theaters, Christian and Tom join forces once again to dissect another X-adjacent adaptation: Disney's Big Hero 6!...

Now over a decade past its initial release, The Honore Siblings and Will reassess Frozen - one of Disney's most popular animated films, as well as one of the greatest sleeper hits of all time!...

Shifting gears back to 3-D animation, Christian reunites with Dave Probert to steer through the twists, turns, deep cuts, and big heart of Wreck-It Ralph!...

Despite being the shortest non-package animated Disney film (as well as the last traditionally animated one for now), Christian and Donovan have a surprising amount to say about 2011's Winnie the Pooh...

Gaslighting 101, gay barbarian bars, and the creative insanity of Once Upon a Time loom large as The Honore Siblings team up with Will to run a fine comb through Tangled!...

As the curtain falls on 2D animation at the studio, Christian and first-time guest Yvonne Boykin jump into The Princess and The Frog - featuring Disney animation's first cinematic black protagonist, t...

Between suspending their disbelief to a near-breaking point and gushing about X-Men '97 (with spoilers), Christian and Donovan cross-examine the fun-if-familiar John Travolta / Miley Cyrus helmed Bolt...

Adam West strikes again, the future is retro, and time travel problems abound as Christian and Will move forward into the hodgepodge but heartfelt Meet the Robinsons!...

If you can't beat them, join them. Too little, too late. Egg on their faces. All these expressions and more come into play as Christian, Pandy, and Kelly kick off the latest season of Part of Your Wor...

Christian, Pandy, and Kelly cap off 2023 by revisiting Tim Burton, Henry Selick, and Danny Elfman's dark-yet-delightful The Nightmare Before Christmas - one of the most celebrated stop-motion and holi...

Taking a break from the official animated canon, Christian, Donovan, and Dan Toland take a U-turn back to 1995 and traverse A Goofy Movie - home to the worst theme park in the country, fiction's great...

In the last proper episode of 2023, Christian, Will, and newcomer-to-the-show Skyler Queen descend upon Home on the Range - one of Disney's last and least-loved traditionally animated films....

Shady shamans, hapless hunters, and missing megafauna are all the rage as Christian, Pandy, and Kelly explore the now twenty-year-old Brother Bear! Plus: a major tease for a future review, an extended...

Sailing back to 2002 and returning aboard the HMS Part of Your World, Mixie helps guide Christian through Treasure Planet - the most expensive traditionally animated film of all time and one of Disney...

Emma beams back down to Part of Your World to help Christian ascend the crest of Disney animation's early 2000s output - the bizarre but heartwarming Lilo and Stitch! Plus, in light of the studio's re...

Part of Your World enters the current century (and a troubled decade for Disney animation) with the part-pulp, semi-steampunk, and all-ambitious Atlantis: The Lost Empire! Join Christian and returning...

BOOM, baby! Christian and Will are back to gaze upon Kingdom of the S -AHEM- The Emperor's New Groove, along with its notoriously difficult production history courtesy of The Sweatbox! Is the end resu...

Zini the Incel Lemur, Audrey Hepburn in Iguanodon form, and the sassy black Styracosaurus are just a few of the memorable characters Christian, Donovan, and newcomer-to-the-show Harrison Chute encount...

From benevolent spring sprites to (rightly) cancelled conductors, Maestro Christian and Maestra Emma traverse the brisk yet beautiful Fantasia 2000!...

Divisive drummers, no one's favorite Betty Rubble, and the one and only Brian Blessed dominate the discussion as Christian and Donovan tackle Tarzan - widely regarded as the final entry in Disney's re...

Twenty-five years after its initial release, Christian and Emma reflect the latter's favorite Disney film: Mulan! Together, the two discuss how the film is both of its time and ahead of its time, alon...

Great Caesar's ghost! The Viking Volcano and The Tennessee Tornado are back to assess the strengths and weaknesses of Hercules - the closest thing to a Superman film within Disney animation's cinemati...

Christian and Donovan gaze upon the pits and pinnacles of the mixed-but-meaty The Hunchback of Notre Dame - Disney animation's most consistently dark film yet and home to the greatest villain ever to ...

The Disney Renaissance takes a turn just around the river bend as Christian and Emma (and Will via email) survey the pretty but problematic Pocahontas....

Hot on the heels of Charles III's coronation and armed with the inevitable Star Wars references, Christian and Tom appraise Disney's big and bold, Elton John-, Hans Zimmer-, and Zulu choir-infused cin...

In this sultan-sized edition of the show, Christian and Donovan pour over the details, delights, and dated moments of the 1992 blockbuster Aladdin - home to some of Disney's finest heroes, villains, a...

Pride and prejudice. Stockholm Syndrome and suicide. Flickchart and foolishness. All of this and much more is discussed as Christian, Pandy, and Kelly size up Beauty and the Beast, the first animated ...

Three eggs for the eagle queen, under the sky; seven for the poacher in his lair of stone; nine for the captured kid, begging to die; none for the bent bird with his back thrown, in the land of Austra...

After two dozen episodes, Part of Your World finally reaches a key milestone in the history of Disney's animated output: the tide-turning yet timeless The Little Mermaid. In the show's longest single ...

With the studio's Renaissance just over the horizon, the Honore Litter inspect Oliver and Company - Disney's loose, dog-centric, and Eighties-tastic adaptation of Oliver Twist. Plus, Christian puts ou...

Bat jump-scares, Rube Goldberg death machines, and the inimitable Vincent Price are the order of the day as Christian and Ian revisit The Great Mouse Detective - an overlooked gem from one of Disney's...

Already smack dab in the middle of the 1980s, Christian and first-time cohost Dave Probert brave The Black Cauldron - one of Disney's most infamous flops, as well as one of its darkest films. Does the...

Between bickering over key plot points and inadvertently reenacting a major disagreement the film's creators had, Christian and Emma dissect The Fox and the Hound - the first animated Disney film rele...

There's no case too big, or case too small. When you need help, just call. Ch-Ch-Ch-Chip and Da. Wait. Those rodents and that insect haven't teamed up yet? Setting this and other disappointments aside...

In the last episode of 2022 and the first swear-free one so far, Christian and Donovan get reacquainted with The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh - one of Disney's most beloved and faithful adaptati...

Oo-de-lally! Ian returns to Part of Your World, where the firstborn Wilson and the eldest Honore heir assess Robin Hood. How does Disney's animal adaptation of the medieval legend fare against those o...

Sacre bleu! Emma comes back to help Christian cover The Aristocats, the first Disney film released during the 1970s and the first entry in the studio's Bronze Age. (Or, depending on who you ask, its f...

Yoo-hoo-hoo! Tom Hemmings reunites with Christian to cover The Jungle Book - the last film Walt Disney helped bring to fruition, and home to Beatlesque barbershop quartets, potentially problematic pri...

Terrible tutors, ornery owls, dirty dishes, knightly scowls, woeful wolves, thirsty squirrels, songs that teach you to like girls, plotlines that need rearranging, Arthur's voice just can't stop chang...