Old School Lane

In this episode of Old School Lane Interviews, Patricia interviews the creators of the 2002 Nickelodeon animated series ChalkZone Bill Burnett and Larry Huber. They talk about their influences, how they first met, their favorite episodes, their favorite songs, and looking back on the show's 20th anniversary.

In this episode of Casual Chats, Patricia and special guests Cartoonish Weeb, Rebecca, and Michael Hilliger discuss about the 2002 Nickelodeon animated series ChalkZone. The show is about a 10-year-old boy named Rudy Tabootie discovering a world made of chalk named ChalkZone after writing notes on a chalkboard when his teacher believes that he drew a cartoonish version of the school bully Reggie B...

In this episode of PixMix, Arun and Patricia discuss about the 2022 Pixar film Turning Red directed by Domee Shi, making her the first solo female director since Brenda Chapman's co-directed Brave back in 2012. The film takes place in 2002 where a 13-year-old Chinese-Canadian girl named Meilin Lee who is going through the struggles of trying to please her strict mother Ming, yet trying to being he...

In this episode of DreamMachine, Arun and Patricia discuss the 2021 DreamWorks animated film The Boss Baby: Family Business, the sequel to the 2017 film The Boss Baby. The film features Tim Templeton as an stay at home dad with a wife named Carol and two daughters named Tabitha and Tina. Tina is a new member of BabyCorp and calls Tim and Ted together to transform them into their younger selves to...

In this episode of Old School Lane Interviews, Patricia interviews animation director Joanna Quinn and writer Les Mills from Beryl Productions about their newest animated short film Affairs of the Art, the fourth one featuring a 59-year-old woman named Beryl Thomas. They talk about their inspirations for art, writing, the three shorts featuring Beryl, how they based their characters and stories fr...

In this episode of DreamMachine, Patricia and Arun discuss about the 2021 DreamWorks animated film Spirit Untamed, the sequel to the 2002 film Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron and an origin film of the 2017 Netflix animated series Spirit Riding Free. The plot focuses on a rambunctious young girl named Lucky Prescott moving with her father in a small Western town called Miradero after almost ruinin...

Arun and Patricia talk about: E3 2021 schedule announced. Saturday: UBISOFT FORWARD, GEARBOX ENTERTAINMENT. Sunday: XBOX & BETHESDA SHOWCASE, SQUARE ENIX PRESENTS. Monday: CAPCOM AND TAKE-TWO INTERACTIVE. Tuesday: NINTENDO DIRECT & TREEHOUSE LIVE, BANDAI NAMCO. Thursday: EA PLAY LIVE. Officially releasing on cartridge in North America for the first time, get equipped with Mega Man: The Wil...

In this episode of Casual Chats, Patricia and special guests Arun Mehta, Morgan Terry, Paul Thomas, Jim Bevan, and newcomers Malia from The Banter Broadcast and johnnysfire discuss about the first 10 episodes of Season 2 of the 2020 Disney Channel animated series The Owl House in honor of the announcement that the second half of Season 2 will be premiering on March 19, 2022. They talk about favori...

After almost two years, DreamMachine is back! In this episode, Arun and Patricia discuss about the 2020 DreamWorks animated film The Croods: A New Age, the sequel to the 2013 film The Croods. The Crood family featuring Grug, Ugga, Eep, Thunk, Sandy, Gran, and Guy are still looking for a place to call home. They then find a paradise filled with food, water, and a large wall of protection that are i...

SEASON PREMIERE! Arun and Patricia talk about: Amazon purchasing MGM Studios / Warner Bros. Merging with Discovery. Russia warns Disney against distributing short film featuring gay character. Disney to shutter 100 international channels in streaming push. Cruella: Disney's live-action origin story gets mixed reviews. TRAILER: Monsters At Work. Rugrats Reboot Trending at #3 on ParamountPlus #Sonic...

In the first episode of Casual Chats for 2022, Patricia and Arun Mehta from The Arun Mehta Show discuss about the 2022 Walt Disney animated film Encanto. In a small town in Colombia, the Madrigals live in a house where the members have gifts and abilities in thanks to a candle containing a miracle. One of the family members, a young teenage girl named Mirabel, doesn't have any magical powers. One...

Arun and Patricia discuss about the 2021 Pixar animated series Monsters At Work on Disney+. They go over their thoughts of the episodes with its plots, characters, and final thoughts. Warning: major spoilers ahead!   00:00 Introduction  2:16 Welcome to Monsters, Incorporated and Meet Mift  16:28 The Damaged Room  27:50 The Big Wazowskis  41:45 The Cover Up  54:01 The...

Arun and Patricia discuss: Happy Easter To Everyone! Mehdi Hasan: "The Republican Party, American politics today, is defined not by right vs left or liberal vs conservative... it's the dumb and the not-dumb.” What’s In H.R 4 (the John Lewis Voting Rights Act)? March 31st The Day Mario Died. Trailer: Space Jam: A New Legacy. 20 Years Since Sega Left The Console Business. More Spongebob Squarepants...

In this episode of Casual Chats, Patricia and Chris "RowdyC" Moore discuss about the Disney Post-Renaissance Era, the Second Dark Era, or The Experimental Era as some fans call it which consists of the animated Disney films from 2000-2008 consisting of Fantasia 2000, Dinosaur, The Emperor's New Groove, Atlantis: The Lost Empire, Lilo & Stitch, Treasure Planet, Brother Bear, Home on the Range, Chic...

Originally uploaded on the Banter Broadcast Anchor and Spotify page on February 27, 2021.  In this episode of The Banter Broadcast, Patricia, Eian, Malia, and newcomer Isaiah discuss about the debate of what is the best network for kids: the 1977 network Nickelodeon or the 1992 network Cartoon Network. They go over the pros and cons of the networks, the best and worst shows that ever featured...

In this episode of Casual Chats, Patricia and special guest Paul "Gunterfan1992" Thomas discuss about the 2020 HBO Max miniseries Adventure Time Distant Lands based on the 2010 Cartoon Network animated series Adventure Time created by Pendleton Ward. They go over their thoughts of BMO, Obsidian, Wizard City, and Together Again with their stories, their characters, their settings, their music, and...

In this episode of Casual Chats, Patricia and special guests Antoni Garcia and Ryan and Brooke from the Nation of Animation podcast discuss about the 2000 Klasky Csupo Nicktoon As Told by Ginger. They go over their introductions, favorite characters, favorite episodes, favorite moments, why the show wasn't as successful as other Nicktoons around the 2000's, and why you should check it out. 

In this episode of Old School Lane Interviews, Patricia celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month with an interview with theater actor, audio book voice actor, and the voice of Raine Whispers on The Owl House, Avi Roque. They talk about their nationality, their influences in acting, their transition into a trans nonbinary person, and advice for those who want to get into acting.

Arun and Patricia talk about: Amazon claims peeing in bottle is fake news. AOC tweets a leaked Amazon message asking employees not return “poop bags.” Georgia Rep. Park Cannon arrested for knocking on a door. Boris Johnson claims UK government claims it “did everything it could” in COVID-19, New Zealand went back to normal and hosted concerts and sporting events. Kermit the Frog’s ‘The Rainbow Con...

It is the 25th anniversary of the Nickelodeon animated series Hey Arnold! In honor of the occasion, the cast and crew of the series come together to recollect on their memories of working on the show, answering fan questions, and other fun surprises.   Cast and crew appearing on the livestream consist of:   Craig Bartlett (Creator, Executive Producer)  Jim Lang (Composer)  Rach...

In this episode of PixMix, Arun and Patricia discuss about the 2021 Disney+ animated series Monsters at Work based on the 2001 Pixar film Monsters, Inc. Taking place after the events of Monsters, Inc., a monster named Tylor Tuskman recently graduated from Monsters University and was recently hired into Monsters, Inc as one of their Top Scarers. However, he learns that Monsters, Inc. relies on laug...

In this episode of Casual Chats, Patricia and special guests Arun Mehta and Alex DeCourville discuss about the 1991 Nicktoon Doug in honor of its 30th anniversary. They talk about their introductions, favorite characters, favorite episodes, why the show is still important despite people's critiques of being "boring" and "bland" by today's standards, and their opinions about the mixed continuation...

In honor of episodes 6-10 of Season 2 of the Disney Channel animated series The Owl House premiering on Disney+, Patricia and Arun discuss about their thoughts of the episodes with its plots, characters, major reveals, theories, and final thoughts. Warning: major spoilers ahead! 00:00 Introduction 1:25 Hunting Palismen 20:23 Eda's Requiem 49:55 Knock, Knock, Knocking on Hooty's Door 1:21:23 Eclips...

8 People Dead in Atlanta Spa Shooting with Fears of Anti-Asian Bias Protesters Across Europe Clash with Police over COVID-19 Lockdowns. Madam Tussaud’s Wax Museum in San Antonio is Removing Donald Trump Figure Because People Might End up Punching It. Things Aren’t Looking Good for Donald Trump as Mar-a-Lago is closed due to COVID-19, his net worth has shrunken by $700 million dollars, he’s drownin...

In this episode of Old School Lane Interviews, Patricia interviews television writer Martin Olson who is known for writing for shows, movies, and books such as Rocko's Modern Life, Phineas and Ferb, Penn and Teller's Sin City Spectacular, Encyclopedia of Hell: An Invasion Manual for Demons Concerning the Planet Earth and the Human Race Which Infests It, and the upcoming sequel Encyclopedia of Hell...