Episodes

Fine Tooning with Drew Taylor - Episode 158: When Walt’s brother almost shut down Disney Feature Animation
Jan. 25, 2022

Fine Tooning with Drew Taylor - Episode 158: When Walt’s brother almost shut down Disney Feature Animation

How production of the original "Aristocats" nearly didn't happen
Fine Tooning with Drew Taylor - Episode 157: How Don Rickles became the voice of Mr. Potato Head
Jan. 18, 2022

Fine Tooning with Drew Taylor - Episode 157: How Don Rickles became the voice of Mr. Potato Head

The a-peel of Don Rickles as Mr. Potato Head
Fine Tooning with Drew Taylor - Episode 156: Meet the directors of “Hotel Transylvania: Transformania”
Jan. 11, 2022

Fine Tooning with Drew Taylor - Episode 156: Meet the directors of “Hotel Transylvania: Transformania”

Meet the directors of “Hotel Transylvania: Transformania”
Fine Tooning with Drew Taylor - Episode 155: Remembering Betty White (1922 - 2021)
Jan. 4, 2022

Fine Tooning with Drew Taylor - Episode 155: Remembering Betty White (1922 - 2021)

Remembering Betty White (1922 - 2021)
Fine Tooning with Drew Taylor - Episode 154: Will Netflix’s animation expansion continue in 2022
Dec. 28, 2021

Fine Tooning with Drew Taylor - Episode 154: Will Netflix’s animation expansion continue in 2022

Drew and Jim's 2021 year-end edition
Fine Tooning with Drew Taylor - Episode 153: How the Met mounted its first-ever Disney inspired exhibition
Dec. 21, 2021

Fine Tooning with Drew Taylor - Episode 153: How the Met mounted its first-ever Disney inspired exhibition

Animated Ted Lasso, Jessica Rabbit's trenchcoat, and the NYC Met
Fine Tooning with Drew Taylor - Episode 152: Why Jessica Rabbit got a new outfit
Dec. 14, 2021

Fine Tooning with Drew Taylor - Episode 152: Why Jessica Rabbit got a new outfit

Drew and Jim discuss the many new animated series & specials that have been debuting recently on Netflix.
Fine Tooning with Drew Taylor - Episode 151: The real origin of “Mickey’s Christmas Carol”
Dec. 7, 2021

Fine Tooning with Drew Taylor - Episode 151: The real origin of “Mickey’s Christmas Carol”

Animation news and the real origin of Mickey's Christmas Carol
Fine Tooning with Drew Taylor - Episode 150: Why “Elf” & Pixar’s “Up” were so important to Ed Asner
Nov. 30, 2021

Fine Tooning with Drew Taylor - Episode 150: Why “Elf” & Pixar’s “Up” were so important to Ed Asner

Drew Taylor & Jim Hill talk about Stephen Sondheim, listener questions and an interview with Ed Asner's son
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…
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”