Podcast
Occult Disney: Exploring the Hidden Mysteries Behind Mickey
We look for the real magic in Disney, cracking open that facade of animation to find the hidden symbology, ancient myths, and wild stories that lie behind these classic Disney films.
- Animation & Manga chart
- #179
- Episodes
- 187
- Releases
- Weekly
- Typical length
- 1 hr 13 min
- On air since
- 2022
- Latest episode
- 4 days ago
Episodes
187 episodes, newest first
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1 hr 10 min
Mr. Boogedy / Bride of Boogedy
Episode 159
Show notes
We get up in all that Boogedy.
Thomas moved from art direction at Disney World, to creating entertaining comic books, podcasts, and toys riffing on conspiracy theories. Check out his stuff here:
https://www.paranoidamerican.com/Please subscribe, review, and rate us on all the podcatchers. And if you're Scrooge McDuck, throw a bob out to Patreon:
https://www.patreon.com/podcastiopodcastiusMatt makes lots of music. Brand new ones include the binaural head trip of "The Depths of Fieldation," and the psych rock of "The Deep Dream Realm." Have a listen:
https://rovingsagemedia.bandcamp.com/Coming soon:
Disenchanted
Soul
Turning Red -
1 hr 12 min
Hocus Pocus 2
Episode 158
Show notes
Not to brag, but I be lighting candles all day. Dark Disney continues for October!
Thomas moved from art direction at Disney World, to creating entertaining comic books, podcasts, and toys riffing on conspiracy theories. Check out his stuff here:
https://www.paranoidamerican.com/Please subscribe, review, and rate us on all the podcatchers. And if you're Scrooge McDuck, throw a bob out to Patreon:
https://www.patreon.com/podcastiopodcastiusMatt makes lots of music. Brand new ones include the binaural head trip of "The Depths of Fieldation," and the psych rock of "The Deep Dream Realm." Have a listen:
https://rovingsagemedia.bandcamp.com/Coming soon:
Mr. Boogety
Soul
Turning Red -
1 hr 27 min
Escape to Witch Mountain (w/ Project Chaney)
Episode 157
Show notes
Don't let the Illuminati get near your mutant children.
Check out Chaney over here:
https://www.youtube.com/@projectchaney/featuredThomas moved from art direction at Disney World, to creating entertaining comic books, podcasts, and toys riffing on conspiracy theories. Check out his stuff here:
https://www.paranoidamerican.com/Please subscribe, review, and rate us on all the podcatchers. And if you're Scrooge McDuck, throw a bob out to Patreon:
https://www.patreon.com/podcastiopodcastiusMatt makes lots of music. Brand new ones include the binaural head trip of "The Depths of Fieldation," and the psych rock of "The Deep Dream Realm." Have a listen:
https://rovingsagemedia.bandcamp.com/Coming soon:
Hocus Pocus 2
Mr. Boogety
I dunno, we're still thinking about it -
1 hr 18 min
Ernest Scared Stupid
Episode 156
Show notes
It's October and it's time for some Dark Disney. Let Ernest (and 90's child acting) scare you stupid.
Thomas moved from art direction at Disney World, to creating entertaining comic books, podcasts, and toys riffing on conspiracy theories. Check out his stuff here:
https://www.paranoidamerican.com/Please subscribe, review, and rate us on all the podcatchers. And if you're Scrooge McDuck, throw a bob out to Patreon:
https://www.patreon.com/podcastiopodcastiusMatt makes lots of music. Brand new ones include the binaural head trip of "The Depths of Fieldation," and the psych rock of "The Deep Dream Realm." Have a listen:
https://rovingsagemedia.bandcamp.com/Coming soon:
Escape to Witch Mountain
Hocus Pocus 2
Mr. Boogety -
1 hr 19 min
Wish
Episode 155
Show notes
A Wish is a Dream that tells the Story of Magic that your Heart Desires. Yeah?
Thomas moved from art direction at Disney World, to creating entertaining comic books, podcasts, and toys riffing on conspiracy theories. Check out his stuff here:
https://www.paranoidamerican.com/Please subscribe, review, and rate us on all the podcatchers. And if you're Scrooge McDuck, throw a bob out to Patreon:
https://www.patreon.com/podcastiopodcastiusMatt makes lots of music. Brand new ones include the binaural head trip of "The Depths of Fieldation," and the psych rock of "The Deep Dream Realm." Have a listen:
https://rovingsagemedia.bandcamp.com/Coming soon:
Ernest Scared Stupid
Escape to Witch Mountain
Hocus Pocus 2 -
1 hr 16 min
Elemental
Episode 154
Show notes
We've noted the Pixar bureaucracy in many movies. Elemental makes it a caste system.
Thomas moved from art direction at Disney World, to creating entertaining comic books, podcasts, and toys riffing on conspiracy theories. Check out his stuff here:
https://www.paranoidamerican.com/Please subscribe, review, and rate us on all the podcatchers. And if you're Scrooge McDuck, throw a bob out to Patreon:
https://www.patreon.com/podcastiopodcastiusMatt makes lots of music. Brand new ones include the binaural head trip of "The Depths of Fieldation," and the psych rock of "The Deep Dream Realm." Have a listen:
https://rovingsagemedia.bandcamp.com/Coming soon:
Wish
Ernest Scared Stupid
Hocus Pocus 2 -
1 hr 11 min
Ghost in the Shell (Cartoon Cabal)
Episode 153
Show notes
Getting back to anime with one of the heavy hitters.
Thomas moved from art direction at Disney World, to creating entertaining comic books, podcasts, and toys riffing on conspiracy theories. Check out his stuff here:
https://www.paranoidamerican.com/Please subscribe, review, and rate us on all the podcatchers. And if you're Scrooge McDuck, throw a bob out to Patreon:
https://www.patreon.com/podcastiopodcastiusMatt makes lots of music. Brand new ones include the binaural head trip of "The Depths of Fieldation," and the psych rock of "The Deep Dream Realm." Have a listen:
https://rovingsagemedia.bandcamp.com/Coming soon:
Ghost in the Shell (Cartoon Cabal)
Elemental
Wish -
1 hr 11 min
Common Side Effects Season One (Cartoon Cabal)
Episode 152
Show notes
We have a look at the entire mushroom laden first season.
Thomas moved from art direction at Disney World, to creating entertaining comic books, podcasts, and toys riffing on conspiracy theories. Check out his stuff here:
https://www.paranoidamerican.com/Please subscribe, review, and rate us on all the podcatchers. And if you're Scrooge McDuck, throw a bob out to Patreon:
https://www.patreon.com/podcastiopodcastiusMatt makes lots of music. Brand new ones include the binaural head trip of "The Depths of Fieldation," and the psych rock of "The Deep Dream Realm." Have a listen:
https://rovingsagemedia.bandcamp.com/Coming soon:
Ghost in the Shell (Cartoon Cabal)
Elemental
Wish -
1 hr 27 min
Strange World
Episode 151
Show notes
I thought of a few witty things to say, but they all spoiled this (pretty good) movie.
Thomas moved from art direction at Disney World, to creating entertaining comic books, podcasts, and toys riffing on conspiracy theories. Check out his stuff here:
https://www.paranoidamerican.com/Please subscribe, review, and rate us on all the podcatchers. And if you're Scrooge McDuck, throw a bob out to Patreon:
https://www.patreon.com/podcastiopodcastiusMatt makes lots of music. Brand new ones include the binaural head trip of "The Depths of Fieldation," and the psych rock of "The Deep Dream Realm." Have a listen:
https://rovingsagemedia.bandcamp.com/Coming soon:
Common Side Effects
Elemental
Wish -
1 hr 22 min
Ernest Goes to Camp (and Splash Mountain)
Episode 150
Show notes
It's summer - it's hot (at least in the Northern Hemisphere). Time for another installment of our "Ernest for all seasons."
Thomas moved from art direction at Disney World, to creating entertaining comic books, podcasts, and toys riffing on conspiracy theories. Check out his stuff here:
https://www.paranoidamerican.com/Please subscribe, review, and rate us on all the podcatchers. And if you're Scrooge McDuck, throw a bob out to Patreon:
https://www.patreon.com/podcastiopodcastiusMatt makes lots of music. Brand new ones include the binaural head trip of "The Depths of Fieldation," and the psych rock of "The Deep Dream Realm." Have a listen:
https://rovingsagemedia.bandcamp.com/Coming soon:
Strange World
Common Side Effects
Elemental -
1 hr 16 min
Lightyear
Episode 149
Show notes
Pixar's first NC-17 film if we count the 21-plus rating it has in Indonesia. All for a split-second of screentime that I failed to even notice when watching the movie.
Thomas moved from art direction at Disney World, to creating entertaining comic books, podcasts, and toys riffing on conspiracy theories. Check out his stuff here:
https://www.paranoidamerican.com/Please subscribe, review, and rate us on all the podcatchers. And if you're Scrooge McDuck, throw a bob out to Patreon:
https://www.patreon.com/podcastiopodcastiusMatt makes lots of music. Brand new ones include the binaural head trip of "The Depths of Fieldation," and the psych rock of "The Deep Dream Realm." Have a listen:
https://rovingsagemedia.bandcamp.com/Coming soon:
Ernest Goes To Camp
Strange World
Elemental -
1 hr 15 min
The Bob's Burgers Movie
Episode 148
Show notes
What kind of meat do you like on your burgers?
Thomas moved from art direction at Disney World, to creating entertaining comic books, podcasts, and toys riffing on conspiracy theories. Check out his stuff here:
https://www.paranoidamerican.com/Please subscribe, review, and rate us on all the podcatchers. And if you're Scrooge McDuck, throw a bob out to Patreon:
https://www.patreon.com/podcastiopodcastiusMatt makes lots of music. Brand new ones include the binaural head trip of "The Depths of Fieldation," and the psych rock of "The Deep Dream Realm." Have a listen:
https://rovingsagemedia.bandcamp.com/Coming soon:
Lightyear
Ernest Goes To Camp
Strange World -
1 hr 13 min
Encanto
Episode 147
Show notes
Should we be wary of the magical elite?
Thomas moved from art direction at Disney World, to creating entertaining comic books, podcasts, and toys riffing on conspiracy theories. Check out his stuff here:
https://www.paranoidamerican.com/Please subscribe, review, and rate us on all the podcatchers. And if you're Scrooge McDuck, throw a bob out to Patreon:
https://www.patreon.com/podcastiopodcastiusMatt makes lots of music. Brand new ones include the binaural head trip of "The Depths of Fieldation," and the psych rock of "The Deep Dream Realm." Have a listen:
https://rovingsagemedia.bandcamp.com/Coming soon:
The Bob's Burgers Movie
Lightyear
Strange World -
1 hr 49 min
Cool World (w/ Anna Nicole Wordsmith) (Cartoon Cabal)
Episode 146
Show notes
What happens when a horny Ralph Bakshi has a head-on collision with a major studio? Maybe a fascinating movie with a ton of problems.
You'll find Anna Nicole Wordsmith's vibrations over here:
https://x.com/missnic06?lang=enThomas moved from art direction at Disney World, to creating entertaining comic books, podcasts, and toys riffing on conspiracy theories. Check out his stuff here:
https://www.paranoidamerican.com/Please subscribe, review, and rate us on all the podcatchers. And if you're Scrooge McDuck, throw a bob out to Patreon:
https://www.patreon.com/podcastiopodcastiusMatt makes lots of music. Brand new ones include the binaural head trip of "The Depths of Fieldation," and the psych rock of "The Deep Dream Realm." Have a listen:
https://rovingsagemedia.bandcamp.com/Coming soon:
Encanto
The Bob's Burgers Movie -
31 min
The Maxx (Cartoon Cabal)
Episode 145
Show notes
Live your dreams, man.
Thomas moved from art direction at Disney World, to creating entertaining comic books, podcasts, and toys riffing on conspiracy theories. Check out his stuff here:
https://www.paranoidamerican.com/Please subscribe, review, and rate us on all the podcatchers. And if you're Scrooge McDuck, throw a bob out to Patreon:
https://www.patreon.com/podcastiopodcastiusMatt makes lots of music. Brand new ones include the binaural head trip of "The Depths of Fieldation," and the psych rock of "The Deep Dream Realm." Have a listen:
https://rovingsagemedia.bandcamp.com/Coming soon:
Cool World
Encanto
The Bob's Burgers Movie -
25 min
The Head (Cartoon Cabal)
Episode 144
Show notes
Feed your head, but maybe don't choose demonic alien.
Thomas moved from art direction at Disney World, to creating entertaining comic books, podcasts, and toys riffing on conspiracy theories. Check out his stuff here:
https://www.paranoidamerican.com/Please subscribe, review, and rate us on all the podcatchers. And if you're Scrooge McDuck, throw a bob out to Patreon:
https://www.patreon.com/podcastiopodcastiusMatt makes lots of music. Brand new ones include the binaural head trip of "The Depths of Fieldation," and the psych rock of "The Deep Dream Realm." Have a listen:
https://rovingsagemedia.bandcamp.com/Coming soon:
The Maxx
Cool World
Encanto
The Bob's Burgers Movie -
31 min
Aeon Flux (Cartoon Cabal)
Episode 143
Show notes
We begin a study of MTV's 90's animation.
Thomas moved from art direction at Disney World, to creating entertaining comic books, podcasts, and toys riffing on conspiracy theories. Check out his stuff here:
https://www.paranoidamerican.com/Please subscribe, review, and rate us on all the podcatchers. And if you're Scrooge McDuck, throw a bob out to Patreon:
https://www.patreon.com/podcastiopodcastiusMatt makes lots of music. Brand new ones include the binaural head trip of "The Depths of Fieldation," and the psych rock of "The Deep Dream Realm." Have a listen:
https://rovingsagemedia.bandcamp.com/Coming soon:
The Head
The Maxx
Cool World
Encanto
The Bob's Burgers Movie -
1 hr 10 min
Ron's Gone Wrong
Episode 142
Show notes
Tech bros know what's good for ya.
Thomas moved from art direction at Disney World, to creating entertaining comic books, podcasts, and toys riffing on conspiracy theories. Check out his stuff here:
https://www.paranoidamerican.com/Please subscribe, review, and rate us on all the podcatchers. And if you're Scrooge McDuck, throw a bob out to Patreon:
https://www.patreon.com/podcastiopodcastiusMatt makes lots of music. Brand new ones include the binaural head trip of "The Depths of Fieldation," and the psych rock of "The Deep Dream Realm." Have a listen:
https://rovingsagemedia.bandcamp.com/Coming soon:
Encanto
Cool World
The Bob's Burgers Movie -
1 hr 9 min
Paprika (Cartoon Cabal)
Episode 141
Show notes
Sometimes it is interesting when people describe their dreams to you.
Thomas moved from art direction at Disney World, to creating entertaining comic books, podcasts, and toys riffing on conspiracy theories. Check out his stuff here:
https://www.paranoidamerican.com/Please subscribe, review, and rate us on all the podcatchers. And if you're Scrooge McDuck, throw a bob out to Patreon:
https://www.patreon.com/podcastiopodcastiusMatt makes lots of music. Brand new ones include the binaural head trip of "The Depths of Fieldation," and the psych rock of "The Deep Dream Realm." Have a listen:
https://rovingsagemedia.bandcamp.com/Coming soon:
Ron's Gone Wrong
Encanto
Cool World -
1 hr 17 min
Raya and the Last Dragon
Episode 140
Show notes
How memorable is a movie made in deep pandemic? We find out.
Thomas moved from art direction at Disney World, to creating entertaining comic books, podcasts, and toys riffing on conspiracy theories. Check out his stuff here:
https://www.paranoidamerican.com/Please subscribe, review, and rate us on all the podcatchers. And if you're Scrooge McDuck, throw a bob out to Patreon:
https://www.patreon.com/podcastiopodcastiusMatt makes lots of music. Brand new ones include the binaural head trip of "The Depths of Fieldation," and the psych rock of "The Deep Dream Realm." Have a listen:
https://rovingsagemedia.bandcamp.com/Coming soon:
Paprika
Ron's Gone Wrong
Encanto
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