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Before They Were Live
by Michial Farmer and Josh Altmanshofer
Josh Altmanshofer, Michial Farmer, and their occasional guests watch through the Disney Animated Canon--one film a month--and talk them out.
Episodes
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1001 Nights, Nights 107-145
Josh and Michial wrap up the story of King Umar and his family--and much to their surprise, the loose ends get tied up.
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1001 Nights, Nights 45-106
This month, Josh and Michial discuss the first half of a Sheherazadean tale so long it's basically a mid-length novel, "King Umar ibn-Nu'man and His Family." It's got everything from old ladies farting to holy wars to philosophical disquisitions, and we're talking about it all! Join us!
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Episode 64: Zootopia 2
Josh and Michial take another break from 1001 Nights to talk about Zootopia 2--which they're surprised to find out they liked!
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1001 Nights, Nights 35-44
Josh and Michial are back to the 1001 Nights, talking about two of their favorite stories so far: "Nur al-Din and Anis al-Jalis" and "Ghayim al-Ayyub, the Slave of Love."
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Episode 63: Moana 2
Josh and Michial are back, and talking about...oh. Moana 2.
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1001 Nights, Nights 19-34
Josh and Michial are back to talk about five stories from the 1001 Nights, and also to talk irrelevantly about how they met, college radio, and not getting paid by concert promoters.
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1001 Nights, Episode 1: Nights 1-19
Josh and Michial are back to talk about five stories from the first nineteen nights: - Prologue - "The Vizier and the Sage Duban" - "The Envier and the Envied" - "The Eldest Lady's Story" - "The Doorkeeper's Story"
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Just-So Stories, Episode 2
This month (a little late) we finish up our brief series on Kipling's Just-So Stories. Good news: We've got a lot more to say about the back half of the book, including detours into C.S. Lewis's Experiment in Criticism and Jacques Derrida's Dissemination. Bad news: a lot of what we have to say is...
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Just-So Stories, Episode 1
We're back with a new (albeit short) series on Rudyard Kipling's Just-So Stories. Listen as we talk about the first six stories in this collection and muse a bit on why they don't bear scrutiny as well as fairy tales.
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Grimms' Fairy Tales, Episode 7
We're back, with our seventh and final episode on Grimms' Fairy Tales. We'll be talking about the following ten stories, some of which are truly and gloriously bizarre: Puss in Boots Princess Mousekin The Blacksmith and the Devil The Soldier and the Carpenter The Pea Test The Robber and His Sons...
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Episode 62: Wish
Josh and Michial take a sloth-driven break from the Grimms and talk about the 62nd full-length Disney animated feature, 2023's Wish. Spoiler alert: It's not as bad as everyone said it is, but it certainly doesn't instill us with any faith in the company. We also announce our next book series!
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Grimms' Fairy Tales, Episode 6
Josh and Michial are here to talk about some of their favorite of Grimms' fairy tales. Along the way they'll discuss how to make yourself annoying at parties: The Life Span The Master Thief The Drummer The Grave Mound The Crystal Ball The Boots of Buffalo Leather Poverty and Humility Lead to…
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Grimms' Fairy Tales, Episode 5
Josh and Michial are back, intact, and ready to discuss these ten Grimms' fairy tales: The Iron Stove One Eye, Two Eyes, and Three Eyes The Worn-Out Dancing Shoes The Six Servants The White Bride and the Black Bride The Donkey The Turnip The Stolen Pennies Snow White and Rose Red The Glass Coffin...
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Hurricane Eye
Helene has intervened, and we need to beg off for another month.
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Grimms' Fairy Tales, Episode 4
We're back at long last, Michial having fished his book out of one of his many moving boxes. Today we'll discuss the following stories: The Gnome The Water of Life Bearskin The Wren and the Bear The Two Travelers Hans My Hedgehog The Bright Sun Will Bring It to Light The Three Army Surgeons Join…
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Yet Another Delay
This time we are reasonably sure we'll be back September 5.
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Another Delay
We'll (hopefully) be back August 1!
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Grimms' Fairy Tales, Episode 3
Josh and Michial are back to talk about seven Grimms' fairy tales, none of which we'd ever read before: The Golden Bird The Two Brothers The Twelve Huntsmen The Three Sons of Fortune The Wolf and the Fox Brother Lustig The Goose Girl Come and find out what happens when you put a spinning wheel in...
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Grimms' Fairy Tales, Episode 2
Josh and Michial discuss nine more Grimms' fairy tales: - The Devil with the Three Golden Hairs - The Maiden without Hands - The Magic Table, the Golden Donkey, and the Club in the Sack - Thumbling - The Elves - The Juniper Tree - The Six Swans - King Thrushbeard - Sweetheart Roland We'll be back...
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A Brief Delay
We keep promising, and we keep failing to deliver. But we will be back next week with more Grimms' Fairy Tales!
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Grimms' Fairy Tales, Episode 1
Josh and Michial return to talk about nine of Grimms' fairy tales: The Companionship of the Cat and the Mouse (Katze und Maus in Gesellschaft) A Tale of the Boy Who Went Forth to Find Out What Fear Was (Märchen von einem, der auszog das Fürchten zu lernen) The Marvelous Minstrel (Der wunderliche...
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Grimms' Fairy Tales Announcement!
It's been a while, and it'll be a little longer, but Josh and Michial will be back on March 7 with the first in their series of episodes on Grimm's Fairy Tales. In March, they'll be discussing: The Companionship of the Cat and the Mouse A Tale About a Boy Who Went Out to Learn What Fear Was The...
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The End of the Canon Wrap-Up, Pt. 3
Josh and Michial are back for their last awards episode, featuring their Five Tiers of Movies lists! Listen as they shock and horrify each other with their choices.
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The End of the Canon Wrap-Up, Pt. 2
Josh and Michial are back for another round of canon wrap-up, including questions on love, best messages, heroes and heroines, Disney legends, and more!
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The End of the Canon Wrap-Up, Pt. 1
Josh and Michial present the first part of their "end of the canon" wrap-up, featuring questions on villains, music, the seven deadly sins, and who counts as a Disney princess. And more!
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Episode 61: Strange World
Josh and Michial discuss last year's Strange World, a frustrating and disappointing movie. Then they discuss the future of the podcast.
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Episode 60: Encanto
Josh and Michial talk about the 60th full-length feature in the Disney canon, 2021's Encanto. [Insert Bruno joke.] And Josh updates the website--kind of!
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Episode 59: Raya and the Lost Dragon
Josh and Michial talk about the 54th full-length animated feature from Disney, 2021's Raya and the Last Dragon.
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Interlude 7: Mary Poppins Returns
Josh and Michial talk about 2018's long-delayed sequel to Mary Poppins, and Josh announces 2023 as the Year of Dick Van Dyke.
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Episode 58: Frozen II
Josh and Michial talk about the 53rd full-length Disney animated feature, 2019's rather disappointing sequel Frozen II. They also rag on Captain Planet, Weezer, and internet fan culture.
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Episode 57: Ralph Breaks the Internet
Josh and Michial talk about the 57th full-length animated film in the Walt Disney canon--and only the second sequel--2018's Ralph Breaks the Internet.
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Episode 56: Moana
Josh and Michial talk about the 56th full-length animated feature in the Disney canon, 2016's Moana--which they loved, and found oddly traditionalist.
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Episode 55: Zootopia
Josh Altmanshofer and Michial Farmer talk about the 55th full-length Disney animated feature, 2016's Zootopia, which they find simultaneously impressing and deeply immoral.
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Episode 54: Big Hero 6
Josh Altmanshofer, Michial Farmer, and special guest Danny Anderson talk about the 54th full-length animated feature in the Disney canon, 2013's Big Hero 6. We had a few audio issues on this episode, but hopefully it's nothing too terrible. Technology doesn't work as well here in 2022 as it does…
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Episode 53: Frozen
Josh, Michial, and special guest (and Disney Parks superfan) Hannah Thompson talk about the film phenomenon of 2013--Disney's 53rd full-length animated feature, Frozen.
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Episode 52: Wreck-It Ralph
Josh Altmanshofer and Michial Farmer talk about the 52nd full-length Disney animated feature, 2012's Wreck-It Ralph, but really they spend most of the episode talking about old video games and apologizing for burning down the podcast last month.
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Before They Were Live Episode 51: Winnie the Pooh
Josh and Michial talk about Disney's 51st full-length animated feature, "Winnie the Pooh." Then they burn the podcast to the ground.
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Before They Were Live Episode 50: Tangled
Josh and Michial talk about Disney's 50th full-length animated feature, "Tangled."
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Before They Were Live Interlude 6: Enchanted
"Before They Were Live" chats about "Enchanted."
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Before They Were Live Episode 49: The Princess and the Frog
Josh and Michial talk about Disney's 49th full-length animated feature, "The Princess and the Frog."
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Before They Were Live Episode 48: Bolt
Josh and Michial talk about Disney's 48th full-length animated feature, "Bolt."
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Before They Were Live Episode 47: Meet the Robinsons
Josh and Michial talk about Disney's 47th full-length animated feature, "Meet the Robinsons."
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Before They Were Live Episode 46: Chicken Little
Josh and Michial talk about Disney's 46th full-length animated feature, "Chicken Little."
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Before They Were Live Episode 45: Home on the Range
Josh and Michial talk about Disney's 45th full-length animated feature, "Home on the Range."
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Before They Were Live Episode 44: Brother Bear
Josh and Michial talk about Disney's 44th full-length animated feature, "Brother Bear."
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Before They Were Live Episode 43: Treasure Planet
Josh and Michial talk about Disney's 43rd full-length animated feature, 2002's "Treasure Planet," with special guest Sarai Manning of the Not a Lady Podcast.
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Before They Were Live Episode 42: Lilo and Stitch
Josh Altmanshofer, Michial Farmer, and special guest Steven Greydanus discuss "Lilo and Stitch," the forty-second full-length Disney animated feature.
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Before They Were Live Episode 41: Atlantis
Before They Were Live discuss "Atlantis," the forty-first full-length Disney animated feature.
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Before They Were Live Episode 40: The Emperor's New Groove
Josh, Michial, and special guest Katie Grubbs talk about the 40th full-length Disney animated feature, 2000's "The Emperor's New Groove."
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Before They Were Live Episode 39: Dinosaur
"Before They Were Live" talks about "Dinosaur," the thirty-ninth Disney animated feature.
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Josh Altmanshofer, Michial Farmer, and their occasional guests watch through the Disney Animated Canon--one film a month--and talk them out.
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Michial Farmer and Josh Altmanshofer
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Josh Altmanshofer, Michial Farmer, and their occasional guests watch through the Disney Animated Canon--one film a month--and talk them out.
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Before They Were Live is created and hosted by Michial Farmer and Josh Altmanshofer.
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