Episodes

Fine Tooning with Drew Taylor - Episode 149: Behind-the-scenes on Aardman’s “Robin Robin”
Nov. 23, 2021

Fine Tooning with Drew Taylor - Episode 149: Behind-the-scenes on Aardman’s “Robin Robin”

Drew Taylor & Jim Hill discuss animation news and talk with the directors of Netflix's new holiday special
Wondery Preview: Flip & Mozi’s Guide to How to Be An Earthling
Nov. 19, 2021

Wondery Preview: Flip & Mozi’s Guide to How to Be An Earthling

The intergalactic musical podcast that brings conservation into the conversation for kids and their grown-ups.
Fine Tooning with Drew Taylor - Episode 148:  Chris Butler looks back on “ParaNorman”
Nov. 16, 2021

Fine Tooning with Drew Taylor - Episode 148: Chris Butler looks back on “ParaNorman”

Which Fathom Event is returning to theaters TONIGHT for one night only
Fine Tooning with Drew Taylor - Episode 147: Behind the scenes on “Back to the Outback”
Nov. 9, 2021

Fine Tooning with Drew Taylor - Episode 147: Behind the scenes on “Back to the Outback”

Jim Hill then shares an interview that he did with the creatives behind Netflix’s next animated feature.
Fine Tooning with Drew Taylor Episode 146: Looking back at Pixar’s “Monsters, Inc.”
Nov. 2, 2021

Fine Tooning with Drew Taylor Episode 146: Looking back at Pixar’s “Monsters, Inc.”

Drew Taylor & Jim Hill shine a spotlight on “The Ghost & Molly McGee,” the latest series from Disney Television Animation
Fine Tooning with Drew Taylor - Episode 145: Why did “Runaway Brain” wind up locked away in the Disney Vault
Oct. 26, 2021

Fine Tooning with Drew Taylor - Episode 145: Why did “Runaway Brain” wind up locked away in the Disney Vault

Drew Taylor talks with Enrico Casarosa, director of "Luca" & Jim Hill shares a story about Jon Provost’s encounter with the original “King Kong” stop motion puppets
Wondery for Kids Preview: Melon's House Party
Oct. 22, 2021

Wondery for Kids Preview: Melon's House Party

Did you know that the objects in your house sing and speak all day long? They just do so in a key only dogs can hear.
Fine Tooning with Drew Taylor - Episode 144:  Why you really need to watch “Maya and the Three”
Oct. 20, 2021

Fine Tooning with Drew Taylor - Episode 144: Why you really need to watch “Maya and the Three”

Drew Taylor talks with Jorge Gutierrez & Sandra Equihua about Netflix’s ambitious new animated mini-series came togetherDrew Taylor & Jim Hill start off this week’s show by paying tribute to David H. DePatie & Ruthie Tompson. Then Drew talks with Jorge Gutierrez & Sandra Equihua about Netflix’s amb…
Fine Tooning with Drew Taylor - Episode 143: Why “War Eagles” never went into production
Oct. 12, 2021

Fine Tooning with Drew Taylor - Episode 143: Why “War Eagles” never went into production

Drew & Jim reflect on how much they enjoyed the Season One finale of “Marvel’s ‘What If?’ “
Wondery Preview: Who, When Wow! with Rebecca Sheir
Oct. 7, 2021

Wondery Preview: Who, When Wow! with Rebecca Sheir

Join host Rebecca Sheir on auditory journeys into the lives of history's unsung heroes and amazing humans who make us say "WOW!"
Fine Tooning with Drew Taylor Episode 142: How “Muppets Haunted Mansion” got made
Oct. 6, 2021

Fine Tooning with Drew Taylor Episode 142: How “Muppets Haunted Mansion” got made

Drew Taylor & Jim Hill talk with writer / director Kirk Thatcher about his nearly 30-year-long quest to get a Halloween-themed Muppet movie or TV show produced.
Fine Tooning with Drew Taylor - Episode 141: Meet the directors of Disney’s “Encanto”
Sept. 29, 2021

Fine Tooning with Drew Taylor - Episode 141: Meet the directors of Disney’s “Encanto”

Drew Taylor & Jim Hill talk the “Mario Bros.” movie. Cabazon Dinosaurs and Encanto
Fine Tooning with Drew Taylor - Episode 140: Craig Gillespie talks about directing Disney’s “Cruella”
Sept. 21, 2021

Fine Tooning with Drew Taylor - Episode 140: Craig Gillespie talks about directing Disney’s “Cruella”

Drew shares his thoughts on the new Disney+ series, “Star Wars Visions”
Fine Tooning with Drew Taylor - Episode 139:  How the University of Oregon got Donald Duck as its mascot
Sept. 14, 2021

Fine Tooning with Drew Taylor - Episode 139: How the University of Oregon got Donald Duck as its mascot

Drew Taylor & Jim Hill start talk about “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings” and reveal which Blu-rays the Disney Movie Club is exclusively making available to its concierge level members
Fine Tooning with Drew Taylor - Episode 138: Remembering Ed Asner (1929 - 2021)
Sept. 7, 2021

Fine Tooning with Drew Taylor - Episode 138: Remembering Ed Asner (1929 - 2021)

Drew Taylor & Jim Hill share Greg Weisman’s heartfelt tribute to the veteran performer who voiced Hudson on Disney’s “Gargoyles”
Fine Tooning with Drew Taylor - Episode 137: Mickey & Spidey compete for preschool audience
Aug. 31, 2021

Fine Tooning with Drew Taylor - Episode 137: Mickey & Spidey compete for preschool audience

Drew Taylor talks about his last minute trip to Las Vegas and what he saw at CinemaCon. Jim Hill shares how the “Archer” production team plans to pay tribute to Jessica Walter
Fine Tooning with Drew Taylor - Episode 136: How Jeffrey Katzenberg tripped up “Toys”
Aug. 24, 2021

Fine Tooning with Drew Taylor - Episode 136: How Jeffrey Katzenberg tripped up “Toys”

Drew Taylor & Jim Hill talk “Cruella 2”, “Hotel Transylvania: Transformania. and why Robin Williams got so mad at the Mouse back in late 1992 / early 1993 over the way “Aladdin” was being promoted
Fine Tooning with Drew Taylor - Episode 135: What happens next with "Hotel Transylvania 4"
Aug. 17, 2021

Fine Tooning with Drew Taylor - Episode 135: What happens next with "Hotel Transylvania 4"

Drew TayDrew talks about his recent trip to the Disneyland Resort and the Pixar veteran he bumped into
Fine Tooning with Drew Taylor - Episode 134: Kirk DeMicco talks about the making of “VIVO”
Aug. 10, 2021

Fine Tooning with Drew Taylor - Episode 134: Kirk DeMicco talks about the making of “VIVO”

Drew Taylor & Jim Hill interview the director of the animated feature Lin Manuel Miranda spent 11 years shepherding to the screen.
Fine Tooning with Drew Taylor - Episode 133: Deleted scenes & storylines from Pixar’s “Luca”
Aug. 3, 2021

Fine Tooning with Drew Taylor - Episode 133: Deleted scenes & storylines from Pixar’s “Luca”

Drew Taylor & Jim Hill take a look back at “DuckTales The Movie: Treasure of the Lost Lamp,” which was the last Walt Disney Animation Studios film that was produced using cel animation.
Fine Tooning with Drew Taylor - Episode 132: Pixar and WDI collaborate on projects for Disney Parks
July 27, 2021

Fine Tooning with Drew Taylor - Episode 132: Pixar and WDI collaborate on projects for Disney Parks

Drew Taylor & Jim Hill start off this week’s episode bComicConAtHome2021 news and Jim talks with Tasha Sounart about creating the new “Coco” sequence for “Mickey’s PhilharMagic”
Fine Tooning with Drew Taylor - Episode 131: Meet the writers of “Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans”
July 20, 2021

Fine Tooning with Drew Taylor - Episode 131: Meet the writers of “Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans”

Drew Taylor & Jim Hill chat with Dan & Kevin Hageman about DreamWorks Animation’s new full-length feature which will then wrap up the “Tales of Arcadia” feature
Fine Tooning with Drew Taylor - Episode 130: How the director of “Space Jam” carved out a new legacy
July 13, 2021

Fine Tooning with Drew Taylor - Episode 130: How the director of “Space Jam” carved out a new legacy

Drew Taylor & Jim Hill talk with Malcolm D. Lee about the challenges he faced while working on his first big FX film
Fine Tooning with Drew Taylor - Episode 129: Is a return to Portorosso in Disney+’s future?
July 6, 2021

Fine Tooning with Drew Taylor - Episode 129: Is a return to Portorosso in Disney+’s future?

Drew Taylor & Jim Hill interview Tom McGrath, the director of DreamWorks Animation’s “The Boss Baby: Family Business”