31: The Imagination of Hope

Tomorrowland. In 1955 Walt Disney opened the Tomorrowland park at Disneyland in California. It was meant to be a beacon of hope for generations to come by showing how far our imaginations and ingenuity can take us. In this episode of The 602 Club host Matthew Rushing is joined by Mike Schindler and new recruit Bruce Gibson to talk about Brad Bird's Tomorrowland. We discuss our first impressions, Disney's imagination station, fighting cynicism, pulling the heart strings, Hugh Laurie, why we invite, originality problems and our final thoughts.   Host Matthew Rushing   Guests Bruce Gibson Mike Schindler   Editor and Producer Matthew Rushing Richard Marquez   Executive Producers Norman C. Lao and C Bryan Jones   Associate Producers Norman C. Lao Ken Tripp   Production Manager Richard Marquez   Content Manager Will Nguyen   Chapters First Impressions (00:02:53) Disney's Imagination Station (00:08:55) Fighting Cynicism (00:19:00) Pulling the Heart Strings (00:27:17) Hugh Laurie (00:30:23) Why We Invent (00:34:08) Originality Problem (0041:14:) Final Thoughts (00:51:18) Closing (00:57:18)   Send us your feedback! Twitter: @trekfm Facebook: http://facebook.com/trekfm Voicemail: http://www.speakpipe.com/trekfm Contact Form: http://www.trek.fm/contact Visit the Trek.fm website at http://trek.fm/ Subscribe in iTunes: http://itunes.com/trekfm   Support the Network!   Become a Trek.fm Patron on Patreon and help us keep our shows coming to you every week. We have great perks for you at http://patreon.com/trekfm