Storytelling Saga

Ali discusses The Super Mario Bros. Movie written by Matthew Fogel and directed by Aaron Horvath and Michael Jelenic. Afterward, she shares a post-movie short story she wrote called "A Heartfelt Quest." Let's-a go!

Ali celebrates the 200th episode of the podcast by sharing all about her experience attending her first-ever fan convention, LA Comic Con!

Ali discusses the TV movie, CatDog and the Great Parent Mystery, written by Steven Banks, Robert Lamoreaux, and Victor Wilson for the wacky Nicktoon, CatDog, created by Peter Hannan. Hi Ho Diggety!

Ali discusses one of the best episodes of Community, "Remedial Chaos Theory," written by Chris McKenna and directed by Jeff Melman.

Ali interviews animation production designer and painter, Carol Wyatt, who shares her insight from working in the industry on many different projects such as  The Simpsons, Duckman, the Rugrats pilot, the Hey Arnold! pilot, Rocko's Modern Life, The Powerpuff Girls Movie, Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends, Green Eggs and Ham, Amphibia, Rick and Morty and more!

Ali interviews animator and director, Mike Hollingsworth. He shares about his journey starting out as a stand-up comedian, the early days of working on BoJack Horseman, lots of cool stuff about the standout season 3 episode he directed, "Fish Out of Water," his thoughts on where the industry is heading, memorable fan convention experiences and much more!

Ali and special guest, Harry Mackin, discuss the masterpiece series, Avatar: The Last Airbender, created by Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko. You want to hear our thoughts on the show's themes of valuing mentors, embracing the dichotomy of ourselves, finding your destiny, and looking inside yourself for the answers? What about the reasons Toph is the ultimate earthbender, the brilliance...

Ali interviews Betsy Rosenblatt, Professor of Law and volunteer Legal Committee Chair of the nonprofit Organization for Transformative Works. It's an informative conversation about the value of writing fanfiction and contributing to fandom communities, how gender identity plays into fan culture and marketing, fair use law of what you can and can't copyright, the joy of attending fan conventions an...

Ali discusses the 1987 animated movie based on the novel of the same name, The Brave Little Toaster.

Ali opens up about a traumatic event she recently went through and how she's healing. She also shares her 2023 New Year's resolutions and a new short story called "Bailey."

Ali discusses three Nicktoon Christmas specials: "The Santa Experience" (Rugrats), "Christmas Who?" (SpongeBob SquarePants) and "The Most Horrible X-Mas Ever" (Invader ZIM).

Ali discusses the classic stop motion TV special, The Little Drummer Boy, based on the song of the same name.

Ali discusses A Garfield Christmas Special written by Jim Davis and directed by Phil Roman and George Singer.

Ali shares a new Hey Arnold! story she wrote called "Through Hope."

Ali taps into her 11-year-old self's hatred of Hey Arnold!: The Movie (2002), reflecting on why it was such a huge disappointment to her at the time between the misleading marketing, the lackluster plot and The Big Scene (you know the one).

Ali discusses Dexter's Laboratory created by Genndy Tartakovsky.

Ali discusses the crossover movie, Straight Outta Nowhere: Scooby-Doo! Meets Courage the Cowardly Dog, written by Michael Ryan and directed by Cecilia Aranovich Hamilton.

Ali discusses the second and final season of Kevin Can F**k Himself.

Ali discusses Clerks III written and directed by Kevin Smith.

Ali discusses Clerks II written and directed by Kevin Smith.

Ali interviews songwriter, screenwriter, director and voice actor, Sam Haft, whose credits include The Living Tombstone, Helluva Boss and much more!

Ali celebrates the 25th anniversary of South Park by reflecting on what the show means to her.

Ali discusses the fantastic web series, Helluva Boss, created by Vivienne "VivziePop" Medrano. Afterward, she reads a Helluva Boss story she wrote called "Nice Shot."

Ali discusses The Simpsons Movie co-written by series creator, Matt Groening, along with James L. Brooks, Al Jean, Ian Maxtone-Graham, George Meyer, David Mirkin, Mike Reiss, Mike Scully, Matt Selman, John Swartzwelder and Jon Vitti and directed by David Silverman. D'oh!

Ali discusses the season 2 premiere of That '70s Show, "Garage Sale," written by Dave Schiff and directed by David Trainer.