Skull Rock Podcast - Disney, Pop-Culture, Animation

This week hosts Aljon Go (@aljongo) and Dave Bossert (@dave_bossert) celebrate Women's History Month with Disney Art Director, Cristy Maltese. She talks about her beginnings with Hanna-Barbera Productions and her time working with Walt Disney Animation Studios. She is known for her work on Beauty and the Beast (1991), The Little Mermaid (1989), and Pocahontas (1995). Visit Cristy's website  c...

Disney visual effects animator, Ted Kierscey joins hosts Dave Bossert and Aljon Go to talk about his career with Walt Disney Animations Studios. He is best known for his work as Supervising effects animator on Beauty and the Beast (1991), and Fantasia 2000 (1999). He has also worked on Atlantis: The Lost Empire , and Aladdin (1992), and the animated effects for The Little Mermaid Attraction, Disne...

Dave Bossert and Aljon Go talk about Walt Disney World Resort’s 50th Anniversary, Disney's Cruella trailer, Star Wars headlines with Mandalorian star Gina Carano, Rian Johnson's Star Wars trilogy, Tim Burton's Netflix show, and Paramount+ reviving Criminal Minds and CSI. Read Bossert Behind-the-Scenes | (cartoonresearch.com) . Purchase Dave Bossert's new award-winning book "3D Disneyland - Like Yo...

Dave Bossert and Aljon Go chat with Disney Legend, animator Floyd Norman. Norman is an animator, writer, and comic book artist. Over the course of his career, Norman has worked for a number of animation companies, among them Walt Disney Animation Studios, Hanna-Barbera Productions, Ruby-Spears, Film Roman, and Pixar. He is known for his work on The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996), Mulan (1998), and...

Dave Bossert and Aljon Go chat with artist and animator, Kathy Zielinski. Zielinski is best known for her work on Disney's The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996), Monsters vs. Aliens (2009), and Disney's Aladdin (1992). Her beginnings at Disney started with working on Mickey's Christmas Carol and The Black Cauldron. After working on a series of other projects, including Ursula in The Little Mermaid, s...

Tony Anselmo, voice actor, and animator has been the official voice of Donald Duck since 1985 and joins hosts Dave Bossert and Aljon Go to discuss how he worked with Donald's original voice actor, Clarence Nash as well as his continued work with Walt Disney Animation and theme park projects. Email us: aljon@skullrockpodcast.com | dave@skullrockpodcast.com. Visit - skullrockpodcast.com . Outro musi...

Hosts, Aljon Go and Dave Bossert welcome author Barbara Abercrombie to discuss her new book The Language of Loss: Poetry and Prose for Grieving and Celebrating the Love of Your Life as well as tips for aspiring writers. The duo also discusses the latest Disney and pop-culture news with more delays for upcoming films, the 15th Anniversary of Disney's High School Musical, Disney Executive bonus...

Hosts, Aljon Go and Dave Bossert welcome Disney Director and Animator Tony Bancroft. Best known for directing the movie Mulan (alongside Barry Cook), Bancroft also on The Rescuers Down Under ( Animator - Frank), Beauty and the Beast (Animator - Cogsworth), Aladdin (Animator - Iago), The Lion King : (Supervising animator - Pumbaa), and more. He also has a twin brother, Tom Bancroft, who also h...

Hosts, Aljon Go and Dave Bossert talk about this week's events in Disney and pop-culture including Epcot's International Festival of the Arts, WandaVision on Disney+, Pixar's Pete Doctor, Imagineer Joe Rohde's final day at Disney, The Mandalorian rumored to be appearing at Galaxy's Edge, and Marvel Studios Kevin Feige's Star Wars film. Email us: aljon@skullrockpodcast.com | dave@skullrockpodcast.c...

Hosts Aljon Go and Dave Bossert welcome, Pixar's Bob Scott. The duo also chats about the passing of Dawn Wells (Gilligan Island's Mary Ann), as well as the Star Wars fan community. Bob Scott is an animator and cartoonist from the Bay Area and a graduate of the California Institute of the Arts film animation program. Scott’s animated short 'Late Night with Myron' was part of the 1988 theatrical com...

For the final podcast of 2020, Aljon Go and Dave Bossert welcome, Mike Gabriel. Gabriel has been playing a key creative role at Walt Disney Animation Studios for over thirty years, working in a variety of capacities including director, animator, storyman, character designer, visual development, production designer, and art director. In the latter capacity, he most recently helped to create some of...

Hosts Dave Bossert and Aljon Go talk about rumors of Bob Iger as US Ambassador as well as our spoiler-filled thoughts on The Mandalorian season two finale on Disney+. E-mail us: aljon@skullrockpodcast.com | dave@skullrockpodcast.com. Visit - skullrockpodcast.com . Outro music "The Pirate King" composed by Jared Rehnquist/Untold Journey - Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License https...

Hosts Dave Bossert and Aljon Go talk about the Disney Investor Day announcements and content coming to Disney+ as well as remembering Walt Disney, Roy E. Disney, the release of Walt Disney's "Two-Gun Mickey" (1934). E-mail us: aljon@skullrockpodcast.com | dave@skullrockpodcast.com. Visit - skullrockpodcast.com . Outro music "The Pirate King" composed by Jared Rehnquist/Untold Journey - Creative Co...

Hosts Dave Bossert and Aljon Go talk about the shuttering of Radio Disney, Walt Disney auction, the possible folding in of Hulu into Disney+, as well as Warner Brother's films for 2021 releasing to HBO Max as well as in theatres. E-mail us: aljon@skullrockpodcast.com | dave@skullrockpodcast.com. Visit - skullrockpodcast.com . Outro music "The Pirate King" composed by Jared Rehnquist/Untold Journey...

Hosts Dave Bossert and Aljon Go talk to Bruce Broughton, Grammy award-winning film and Disney attraction composer. E-mail us: aljon@skullrockpodcast.com | dave@skullrockpodcast.com. Visit - skullrockpodcast.com . Outro music "The Pirate King" composed by Jared Rehnquist/Untold Journey - Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License https://youtu.be/iTVxFPhbAtk . Bruce Broughton is an Amer...

Hosts Dave Bossert and Aljon Go talk to Academy Award winner, animator, and educator, John Canemaker about his favorite books about Disney animation for the gift-giving season.  E-mail us: aljon@skullrockpodcast.com | dave@skullrockpodcast.com. Visit - skullrockpodcast.com . Outro music "The Pirate King" composed by Jared Rehnquist/Untold Journey - Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 Internation...

Hosts Dave Bossert and Aljon Go celebrate the 30th anniversary of Disney's "The Prince and the Pauper" with the director, George Scribner. He shares backstage moments creating the classic Disney short, as well as his early career working at Hanna-Barbera and on Disney's "Oliver and Company." The duo also discusses James Gunn reuniting with Sylvester Stallone, and the growth of Disney+.  E-mai...

Aljon Go and Dave Bossert remember Jeopardy host, Alex Trebek, holidays have arrived at Walt Disney World Resort, Disney Cruise Line releases a stream of Frozen and we reply to some listener questions. E-mail us: aljon@skullrockpodcast.com | dave@skullrockpodcast.com. Visit - skullrockpodcast.com . Outro music "The Pirate King" composed by Jared Rehnquist/Untold Journey - Creative Commons Attribut...

Aljon Go and Dave Bossert celebrate the 35th anniversary of Disney's The Black Cauldron (1985) with producer/writer Joe Hale. We also discuss his career as an artist for Walt Disney Studios during the studio's transition in the 80s, the passing of Sean Connery, a rise in the cost of Netflix, and listener questions. E-mail us: aljon@skullrockpodcast.com | dave@skullrockpodcast.com. Visit - skullroc...

Dave Bossert and Aljon Go talk about Disney Parks taking over ownership of Epcot's Moroccan Pavilion, Lucasfilm reviving Willow on Disney+, new SeaWorld Orlando behind-the-scenes tour, Tim Burton’s Addams Family, The Mandalorian season 2, and Disney's Halloween Treat special https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vdN3nAAfg3Q&feature=emb_title . Leave us a message, question, or comment - anchor.fm/sku...

Aljon Go and Dave Bossert chat with Disney TV and film composer Mark Watters. Mark Watters is a six-time Emmy Award-winning composer and conductor whose diverse career spans 400 television episodes, feature films, DVDs, and video games. Recent projects include serving as music director for the highly acclaimed animated series, “Have A Laugh,” a three-year project to restore and re-record 60 classi...

Aljon Go and Dave Bossert talk about the passing of guitar legend Eddie Van Halen, Disney-Pixar's "Soul" released on Disney+, more movie theatres close, and the need for new content on Disney+. Have a question? Leave us a message, question, or comment - anchor.fm/skullrockpodcast/message to be featured in an upcoming show. E-mail us: aljon@skullrockpodcast.com | dave@skullrockpodcast.com. Visit -...

Welcome to our first episode of SKULL ROCK PODCAST! Get to know hosts Aljon Go and Dave Bossert as well as the latest from Disney Plus and the recent Walt Disney Company layoffs. SKULL ROCK PODCAST is your go-to source for the magic we all love. SKULL ROCK PODCAST is your go-to source for the magic we all love. Have a question? Leave us a message - anchor.fm/skullrockpodcast/message . Visit - skul...

SKULL ROCK PODCAST, hosted by Aljon Go and Dave Bossert, explores the entertainment galaxy with insightful conversation, stories, and special guests—talking all things Disney! Listen to never-before-heard stories and behind the scenes, moments from some of your favorite Disney films, theme park attractions, performances, books, music, and so much more from knowledgeable, insightful, and thought-pr...