Dissecting the Mouse is a subjective review of the animated features released by Disney Animation Studios. Co-hosts Abby and Nate research the source material and production, spout off some crackpot theories, then rank each movie based on personal enjoyment and certain obscure (read as: stupid) criteria that can be identified by neither listener nor podcaster alike.
Episodes
Nov 21, 2020
Nov 21, 2020
1 hr 45 min
In this episode, our hosts finally sit back and enjoy the best and most pure experience a human being can have— also known as Bambi. Listen as they delve into top secret military history, catalog the many, many Pride Rocks, and manufacture new Cursed Tumblr Content from which they may never be cleansed.
Episode transcript and full credits can be found Here.
Oct 31, 2020
Oct 31, 2020
57 min
Join Abby and Nate for the terrifyingly true tale of a community established by the Disney company, known to the world as Celebration, Florida! Dare you enter The School That Makes You Dumber? Can you survive a swim in the Death Pond? Will you escape the murderer backed by Big Benadryl? Listen, if you dare!
Episode transcript and extended credits can be found Here
Oct 17, 2020
Oct 17, 2020
1 hr 44 min
In this episode, these two clowns dissect Dumbo. Listen as they discuss the movie personification of the phrase “good enough,” explore the world of semiotics, and bond over shared trauma from the pink elephant in the room. Look out for Mister Stork.
Episode transcript and full credits can be found Here
Sep 19, 2020
Sep 19, 2020
1 hr 36 min
In this episode, our two hosts dissect Fantasia, the first musical feature of its kind in Disney history. On the way they unearth questionable racial depictions, more sexy goldfish, and the lascivious yet legendary Fred Moore.
Episode transcript and full credits can be found Here
Sep 19, 2020
Sep 19, 2020
1 hr 30 min
In this episode, Abby and Nate take up woodcarving as they watch Pinocchio, which is not only “baby’s first psychological horror movie,” but also features some great clocks and some not-so-great Strombolis. Also, a sexy goldfish that has awakened something in Nate.
Episode transcript and extended credits can be found Here
Sep 19, 2020
Sep 19, 2020
1 hr 18 min
In the very first episode of Dissecting the Mouse, Abby and Nate begin their dive into Disney’s checkered past by watching Snow White and the Seven Dwarves. From “true love’s bitch slap” to Art Babbitt and his child bride, listeners be warned: this episode is Dopey thicc.
Episode transcript and extended credits can be found Here