Epic Universal Podcast with Eric Hersey

From Hawkins to Halloween Horror Nights and Netflix House, Jim and Eric explore how Stranger Things became a defining immersive entertainment franchise.

Jim Hill and Eric Hersey dig into the latest Universal news before tracing the surprisingly humble origins of Universal Studios Hollywood’s Prop Plaza. They cover Art the Clown taking over the Terror Tram, new Halloween Horror Nights experiences, Fast & Furious coaster construction on both coasts, and Universal Hollywood’s efforts to address neighborhood noise concerns. Then Jim tells the story of MCA executive Albert Dorskind, the struggling Universal commissary, and how a simple tourist lunch

From Hard Rock Cafe’s pre-opening perch at Universal Studios Florida to CityWalk, a concert venue, and a resort hotel, Jim traces how rock-and-roll theming became part of Universal Orlando history.