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EPISODE · May 9, 2026 · 43 MIN

21. Pete Docter: “What If Monsters Really Do Exist?”

from People I (Mostly) Admire · host Freakonomics Radio + Stitcher

He’s the chief creative officer of Pixar, and the Academy Award-winning director of Soul, Inside Out, Up, and Monsters, Inc. Pete Docter and Steve talk about Pixar’s scrappy beginnings, why it costs $200 million to make an animated film, and the movie moment that changed Steve’s life. This episode originally aired on March 26th, 2021. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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