RubberOnion Animation Podcast

The heat is on and it is practically unbearable. But we keep it cool with some nice (mostly)positive chat!  #RubberOnionPodcast @RubberOnion everywhere Patreon iTunes

Oops we did it again... got lost in the chat... we're talking A.I. #RubberOnionPodcast @RubberOnion everywhere Patreon iTunes

Our epic end of the year episode runs nearly 3.5hrs... that's longer than the new Avatar movie! Both equal in quality. Enjoy!! #RubberOnionPodcast @RubberOnion everywhere Patreon iTunes

Took a couple weeks to get this one edited and up but we have another "what we're watching" update episode with recommendations galore! If you're looking for some new animation to watch or catch up with something that might be a bit older that you missed here is a roundup of what we're watching so far in 2025! #RubberOnionPodcast @RubberOnion everywhere Patreon iTunes

The main crux of the conversation on this episode are the two dueling live-action "hybrid" remakes of beloved animated films. We wanted to keep this one light as it was recorded during the heatwave here in NYC and we had only a matter of time before we disintegrated. #RubberOnionPodcast @RubberOnion everywhere Patreon iTunes

It's all about Google Veo 3 this episode. What does this new A.I. video generation model mean for us as artists and just the world as a whole? Is the outlook really as bleak as people are feeling? Has the projection changed in the last couple years? Oh and also... a Michael Bay skibidi toilet movie? What is reality anymore? Enjoy a show where two guys are watching the world burn and debate about t...

We talk two things we know very little about, like any good podcast these days. Timestamps: 2:40 How You Doin' 6:23 ANIMATION NEWS... 6:47 Tariffs 34:39 Cartoon Network 52:19 Rapid Fire!!!! #RubberOnionPodcast @RubberOnion everywhere Patreon iTunes

FINALLY! We got some positive stories! I mean we're still in a fog of turmoil in general but through it all some bright spots shine through and we can start to see a picture of what the landscape ahead looks like... some good, some bad. Join us in the excursion, won't you? Timestamps: 3:55 How You Doin 6:10 Not Just a Goof 13:33 ANIMATION NEWS... 14:22 Fixed 26:49 Gaslight District 41:01 AI WATCH....

Obviously we had to talk the two big stories — the resurrection of Coyote vs ACME and all this ChatGPT Ghiblification nonsense — but we also have a go at another Live-Action-with-CG-Character-Hybrid-Disney-Remake trailer and of course... what's going on with A.I. lately. Suffice to say this is definitely an explicit episode so expect the swears. Timestamps: 2:12 How You Doin' 6:46 Trailer Talk 7:2...

Know that movie that literally every animator won't shut up about? Listen to us talk about it for 80 minutes! #RubberOnionPodcast @RubberOnion everywhere Patreon iTunes

Always timely, we talk this years' Oscars and 3 upcoming sequelboots! Timestamps: 3:00 The Oscars 2025 14:48 Flow 30:20 TRAILER TALK… 30:50 Smurfs 2025 45:14 How to Train Your Dragon 2025 1:09:31 A.I WATCH... 1:10:39 Hank Azaria NYTimes 1:19:30 The Problem of A.I. Reporting #RubberOnionPodcast @RubberOnion everywhere Patreon iTunes

As things go, one thing that wasn't really supposed to be a segment turned into a 20 min chat and something we thought we'd have a lot to say about was actually pretty straightforward. We talk some new series, new techniques, new closings, and award shows. Just another day in the life of the animation industry! Timestamps: 3:13       How You Doin' 8:29      Common Side Effects 27:18     Creature C...

Keeping things moving we have quick (for us anyway) episode that actually covers a lot of topics. There's lawsuits, trailers, and two animation use cases of A.I. in the wild that have very different public reactions. Oh and it was my birthday not long ago so Rob prepared a little surprise for me that'll definitely get this auto-flagged on various platforms for copyright because they're always too...

It's 2025 and we catch up on some of the major stories left on the table from 2024 and look forward to the rest of the year. We chat about WFH vs Remote in our How You Doin' segment and see the return (again) of a favorite segment that was definitely recorded before "fire" was a word we really don't want to say right now. Also just to give you all a sense of continuity, we record this episode in o...

It's finally here! Our three hundredth episode... recorded way back in AUGUST. Listen... it's been a hell of a few months. We talk about the state of things and you know what? It still holds up like it was recorded yesterday. From RubberOnion we wish you all a HAPPY HAPPY NEW YEAR... 2025, let's do this!! #RubberOnionPodcast @RubberOnion everywhere Patreon iTunes

Almost to 300 episodes! This one we're calling an "Animation News" episode but it's really more like a "How You Doin'" or "Whatcha Watchin'" if you will... I put a little extra sauce on this one with the audio editing because we bring up a lot of songs. We were GOING to talk about news stories and just got caught up in conversation so we put them in a Rapid Fire at the end which I think was even m...

We talk some things! Check out Jacob Kafka's Kickstarter "Beverly Bunny" Indie Animated Feature Length Film #RubberOnionPodcast @RubberOnion everywhere Patreon iTunes

Another month, another episode! Earthquakes! Technical problems! Things on fire! Train horns! Puppy sounds! All the things that make a great show. And this episode's banner comes courtesy of Rob this time... really had his work cut out for him. Timestamps: 5:15 HOW YOU DOIN' 11:54 X-Men '97 41:33 A Spider Within 1:02:05 TRAILER TALK 1:02:35 Harold and the Purple Crayon 1:22:52 Garfield 1:29:14 A.I...

The big story this episode is obviously Coyote vs Acme but rather than just talk about how much of a bummer this all is we try to wrap our heads around the why of it all. We also start a new segment called "A.I. Watch" which I'm sure will be a regular thing as we check in on what's going on with all that. There's also a bunch of what we're calling "body sounds"... it's painfully make sense. Enjoy!...

Had a great time celebrating and chatting about the last 10 years of us doing this little ol' podcast on a live show with Patrons in chat... sampling many bourbons and rye in our collection. The actual anniversary is Oct 19th and we did in fact record on this day! I put timestamps down for this one since it's a three-hour show to make it easier to move about the episode but if you want the true ex...

Second day in a row of new podcast episode! We talk about the overlooked beginning of VFX Unions, Vivienne Medrano's Amazon Prime debut with "Hazbin Hotel," and of course the upcoming Procreate Dreams. #RubberOnionPodcast @RubberOnion everywhere Patreon iTunes

Tiny Toons Looniversity and The Little Mermaid 2023. We didn't like either one of them. But it's a fun listen anyway! #RubberOnionPodcast @RubberOnion everywhere Patreon iTunes

The time has come. We review a new TMNT movie! This is a clean review with spoilers saved for the end of the show. Obviously we talk about the story, style, acting and animation... but we also address the comparisons to Spider-Verse and more importantly what this all means for the future of animation as we see it today. Enjoy! #RubberOnionPodcast @RubberOnion everywhere Patreon iTunes

There is so much going on in the industry right now that we couldn't just stick to one topic because everything is pretty tangled up. So while we do bring up things like the AI open credits of Secret Invasion, the movie Nimona, the series reboot/new season of Clone High, Mushka and I'm Hip animated shorts from Disney vets, and other stories... we also thread it with discussions on the current stri...

This is a perfectly PG review with no spoilers that aren't in trailers. We mostly talk about story competence and satisfaction and of course the style and animation. Enjoy! (and then go see it for yourself if you haven't already!) #RubberOnionPodcast @RubberOnion everywhere Patreon iTunes