The Disney Desk Podcast

BOO! At long last, the Halloween Season is finally upon us! And to celebrate, The Disney Desk has cooked up a few spooky shows for you to enjoy throughout the entire month. To begin, Carter and Sydney decide it's time to give some iconic Disney Villains their day in court. Berkley and Glance: Attorneys at Law go to the stand to defend Hades and Mother Gothel from the accusation that they are &...

Hello, Disney Desk Listeners! While Carter and Sydney take a week off to prep for an exciting month of Halloween Haunts and Disney100 Celebrations, they are dropping another episode from our Disney Desk Vault! One of our favorite episodes from the Summer, listen in as your podcasting pals talk the Nickelodeon skit-turned-film Good Burger. Carter grew up watching this film regularly and is using hi...

To end Disney Desk and Friends month with a big finale, Carter and Sydney bring back one of their original, muppet-loving guests, Castpod's Kevin! Serving as DM, The Disney Desk is thrown into a homemade Dungeons and Dragons adventure. When a beloved Disney restaurant is robbed, an unlikely team of a hard-working princess and a silent film 'toon come together chase down the culprits, and p...

The Disney Desk has covered both Princess and the Frog as well as Hercules, two of the films from the iconic animation duo John Musker and Ron Clements. Along with Howard Ashmen and Alan Menken, their work on Little Mermaid and Aladin would define the Disney Renaissance. But even as far back as 1985, the duo had a dream. A dream to make 'Treasure Island in Space.' Treasure Planet was that...

As the school year and football season start, the Disney Desk decided to celebrate our love of the season with Recess! With guest host Dan - a card collector and fellow creator - we cover the delightfully chaotic and nostalgic film Recess: School's Out. To cap the episode off, Sydney, Carter and Dan pick the Recess Kids they'd want on their football team. On Internet Minute, We Discuss: Di...

For the month of September, Sydney and Carter decide to bring on some of their friends and fellow animation fanatics to talk about some of their favorite shows and movies! To kick off, the duo bring in friend and fellow Castpod host Tom to talk about his favorite animated movie: Kung Fu Panda 2. Covering the unexpected hit franchise, listen in as the Disney Desk talks animal shenangians, tonal bal...

To wrap up Carter's birthday month - and his actual birthday - the Patrons chose to have the Disney Desk dive into one of Carter's most early childhood movies: The Jungle Book. The final animated film made during Walt Disney's life, listen in as your podcasting duo talk about xerox vs inked animation, the loose jazzy nature of 60's Disney, and talk about how this film stands as a f...

In the latest edition of our DCOM deep dives, Carter digs up one of his most watched Disney Channel Original Movies growing up: Stuck in the Suburbs. Starring Danielle Panabaker and Brenda Song, tune in as Sydney and Carter talk 2000's fashion, small-town history, 'Mean Girls Energy,' and get weirdly political for the DCOM about two girls stealing a pop star's cellphone. Be an isla...

On August 14th, 2022, long-time friends Carter and Sydney sat down and recorded their thoughts on 'Disney Adults.' A year later, The Most Magical Podcast on Earth Is celebrating its first anniversary! Tune in as your two favorite hosts reflect on the hard work it took to get the podcast to this point, interview each other, answer fan questions, and let ourselves get a bit hokey and sentime...

Because your Disney Desk hosts are the masters of topical content, Princess Week (August 20th - 26th) lines up with Carter's birthday month! To celebrate, Carter and Sydney combined their loves of football, DnD, and Disney to create a Fantasy Princess Draft. Both hosts pick five princesses they believe can best join together and go on a quest throughout the Disney Worlds. Who makes the cut? Is Tia...

As the tide rolls out, The Disney Desk spends one more weekend with Spongebob! To wrap up The Summer of Sponge, Sydney and Carter take time to talk about Spongebob's impact on their generation, how Sponge-memes has become a universal language on the internet, discuss their favorite memes, and talk one last time about the impact Stephen Hillenburg made on the world. Dive in one last time with D...

For this month's Patreon's Choice Episode, our lovely supporters decided to end the month with The Disney Desk covering arguably the most iconic Spongebob episode of all time: Band Geeks . Voted #1 Nicktoon episode via fan poll in 2007, listen in as the gang breaks down why Squidward works as the protagonist, the delightful incompetence of Bikini Bottom, and why 'Sweet Victory' is...

This is perhaps one of Carter and Sydney's most anticipated episodes since beginning the podcast: ding a deep dive into Spongebob Squarepants: The Broadway Musical! Having fallen in love with the show during its original Broadway run and subsequent live airing, listen in as The Disney Desk covers musical language, the ensemble of Bikini Bottom, and get very close to crying about Squidward Q. T...

For week number two, Sydney and Carter put on their scuba gear and dive down to everyone's favorite undersea town: Bikini Bottom. From the hangouts to the residents and the nature that makes the cartoon town so iconic, the Disney Desk explores it as if it were a real place. How does everything even work? How does 50's and 60's pop culture explain places like the Boating School and the...

Are yah ready kids? For the month of July, we are celebrating The Summer of Sponge. Soak up the sun with everyone's favorite square-pants hero. Growing up alongside Spongebob Squarepants, Carter and Sydney talk about their relationship with the Golden Age of the show, its history, and try our best to pick our three favorite episodes. We can't wait for you to dive in as we spend the Summer...

As we reach the end of June, it is time for our latest Patreon's Choice episode! For this month, after a neck and neck vote, Syndey is finally sitting down to watch Pixar's delightful Summer adventure Luca. Listen in as Carter and Sydney talk about the film's delightful student film energy, the value of CGI, and summarize this fascinating era of person, lived in Pixar films that all en...

Spider-man: Into the Spider-verse hit the scene like a spark of imagination, changing the game for CGI animation, comic book movies, and pop storytelling. Five years later, The Disney Desk returns to review the much-anticipated sequel: Across the Spider-verse. Listen in to our spoiler-free review, where we discuss modern art, animation style defining character, and how the chaotic origins of Sony...

Here at the Disney Desk, we like to consider ourselves "Gamers (TM)." And, as you can imagine, Disney has had a prominent presence in the world of video games since the art form was created. Carter and Sydney take the opportunity this week to discuss their strongest Disney video game memories and look over Disney's reaction relationship to games. On Internet Minute, We Discuss: That...

Ah, Summertime, a time to beat the heat and head to the movies! And while there are plenty of films with universal acclaim, there are much, much more with polarizing opinions. So for this week, Sydney and Carter are covering some films that they love that most people hate. Tune in as they talk Marvel, Pixar, and parse out why certain films just don't find their audience! On Internet Minute, We...

It's finally time to say goodbye to Disney Channel Month. And to celebrate, Carter and Sydney decided to do a deep dive on one DCOM decided on by their Patrons! Listen in as the dynamic duo covers Wendy Wu, the martial arts Brenda Song film, as they discuss storytelling through fighting, the challenges of a TV schedule and budget, and wrap a bow on one of their favorite months of the podcast....

Wildcats, it's time! As we head toward the end of Disney Channel Month, Carter and Sydney decide that it's time to cover the Disney Channel Original Movie. High School Musical stands as one of the most iconic and impactful pop culture moments of their childhood, so of course The Disney Desk needed to do a full retrospective on the series. Listen in as we talk camp, the musical genre, and h...

At the start of May, Carter used a part of his internet minute to discuss the Writer's Guild of America's strike as a hopeful future member of the guild. We decided to make it a separate episode to give it the time to stand on its own. We do hope you give this a listen and learn about why this strike is consequential not only to writers, but all artists. If you'd like to learn more abo...

And now back to the show! For week two of Disney Channel Month, Sydney and Carter are breaking down their favorite live-action DTV shows! From Even Stevens to Suite Life, the single camera and sitcom style, we cover the tropes, the jokes, and the Disney stars who had us tuning in every day. On Internet Minute, We Discuss: Almost inevitably, we give our (spoiler free!) review of Guardians of the Ga...

Grab your favorite sugary cereal and your favorite spot on the couch, it's Disney Channel Month! To celebrate the 40th Anniversary of the beloved Disney Channel, Carter and Sydney are spending all of May covering all things DC. To kick things off, we're doing a retrospective on Disney Channel's cartoons. From Recess to Lilo and Stitch to Phineas and Ferb, we talk animation styles, chil...

Hello, Disney Desk Fans! This week, Carter and Sydney decided to take a week off to begin prepping a very exciting May lineup. So to give you all a treat this week, we're taking another patreon episode out of The Disney Desk Valut! Our favorite episode from our Spring season, our Hercules deep dive gets into all things Greecian. Listen in as we discuss 'vibe movies,' efficiency in stor...