This week I sit down with legendary animator, Ron Husband. Ron has been in the animation game for quite some time and has worked on some of the biggest movies for Disney. During this chat, Ron talks about breaking into the business, working and learning from the 9 old men, Disney’s Internship program and so much more! Follow Ron: https://ronhusband.blogspot.com/?m=1 Follow and Subscribe to the What's In My Head Podcast across all social media platforms and wherever you listen to podcasts! Apple:...
Feb 02, 2023•1 hr 29 min•Ep. 119
This week I sit down with production designer of Sea Beast and Art Director on Zootopia, Matthias Lechner! We chat about his early days in the animation business, getting to Disney, working on Zootopia, Sea Beast and so much more! Follow Matthias: http://www.matthiaslechner.com Follow Matthias: https://mobile.twitter.com/MatthiasWork Follow and Subscribe to the What's In My Head Podcast across all social media platforms and wherever you listen to podcasts! Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/po...
Jan 26, 2023•1 hr 33 min•Ep. 118
This week I sit down with the voice of Spear from Genndy Tartakovsky’s Primal! This was hands down my favorite show last year, it was such a blast chatting with Aaron, hearing how he came to or on Primal, His way of getting into character, premiering Primal at Comic Con, Universal Monsters and so much more! Follow Aaron: https://www.instagram.com/dooder3/ Follow and Subscribe to the What's In My Head Podcast across all social media platforms and wherever you listen to podcasts! Apple: https://po...
Jan 19, 2023•1 hr 38 min•Ep. 117
This week I sit down with animation veteran and Supervising Animator of Dean McCoppin on the Iron Giant. In this episode we chat about how Chris got onto the movie, how he ended up with Dean, the most influential and the most underrated scenes in the movie and so much more. Follow Chris: https://www.instagram.com/chrissauve25/ Follow and Subscribe to the What's In My Head Podcast across all social media platforms and wherever you listen to podcasts! Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w...
Jan 12, 2023•1 hr 57 min•Ep. 116
Boy o Boy are we kicking off this year with a bang ladies and gents! We’ve got the creator of Hey Arnold (the GREATEST Nicktoon ever created) Craig Bartlett! This one has been a long time coming, Craig has been super influential throughout many different periods of my life. We chat about the early days and pitching Arnold, The Christmas Special and some of the Urban Legend eps as well as some of the more serious toned eps. We also get some great Steve Viksten and Tuck Tucker stories so I hope yo...
Jan 05, 2023•1 hr 43 min•Ep. 115
This week (2 years ago) I sat down with Mike Kubat and Jono Howard, the writers of Ed, Edd n Eddy as well as this Christmas Special. This one was done before I had a mic or any kind of real audio experience so its a little cringy sometimes (as we watched it via YT) but I had alot of fun with it and I hope you do as well! Enjoy this Bonus ep and Happy Holidays!
Dec 25, 2022•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 114
This week I sit down with Storyboard Artist, Bryan Andrews. Bryan is one of the OG's when it comes to Cartoon Network. He's worked with folks like Genndy Tartakovsky, Craig McCracken, Rob Renzetti, Randy Myers, Robert Alvarez on Samurai Jack, PowerPuff Girls, My Life as a Teenage Robot, Symbiotic Titan, Clone Wars, Primal, Hotel Transylvania, Marvel Studios and so much more. We chat any and all things Samurai Jack. This one was a blast getting to delve deep into the early days of Jack, Cartoon N...
Dec 22, 2022•1 hr 52 min•Ep. 113
This week I sit down with Tony Bancroft, legendary Disney animator. Tony is known for co-directing Mulan and being the supervising animator for Pumba from Lion King and Kronk from the Emperors New Groove. We chat all things Disney and Tony so buckle up it’s a blast! Follow Tony: https:// https://www.instagram.com/pumbaaguy / Follow Tony: https://twitter.com/pumbaaguy1 Listen to The Bancroft Brothers Animation Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/51n2oRg5poHoVYfxS2sxDQ?si=1c8ca4fe6c3446a4 Tony'...
Dec 15, 2022•1 hr 24 min•Ep. 112
This week I sit down with author of my favorite book from this year, Jake S. Friedman. Jake wrote “The Disney Revolt: The Great Labor War of Animation’s Golden Age”. This chat was an absolute blast and I loved being able to dig and dive a little deeper into the story of Art Babbitt and Walt Disney during this tumultuous time. We discuss the early beginnings of Art and Walt, Jake breaks down how he came to writing this amazing book, what it was like uncovering these stories and so much more. Foll...
Dec 08, 2022•1 hr 22 min•Ep. 111
This week I sit down with Disney Director Gary Trousdale. Gary is Co-Director for Beauty and the Beast, Hunchback of Notre Dame and Atlantis. In this chat we talk about how he got on to Beauty and the Beast, Little Mermaid and working with Glen Keane, Howard Ashman and his brilliance and so much more. I hope you enjoy the episode! Follow Gary: https://m.facebook.com/526833352/ Follow Gary: https://www.garytrousdale1.com Follow and Subscribe to the What's In My Head Podcast across all social medi...
Dec 01, 2022•1 hr 34 min•Ep. 110
This week I sit down with Mark Kirkland. Mark has directed more episodes of “The Simpsons” than any other person, coming in at 84 episodes directed! In this chat we talk about how he got on to The Simpsons, the episodes that stand out the most, some of his favorite folks that he’s worked with and so much more. This was a really fun chat and I hope you guys enjoy it! Follow Mark: http://www.mark-kirkland.com Follow Mark: https://www.instagram.com/markk1914/ Follow and Subscribe to the What's In M...
Nov 17, 2022•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 109
This week I sit down with veteran animator, Rick Farmiloe. Rick has worked on some of the greatest movies and tv shows of all time. From Little Mermaid, Aladdin, The Rescuers, The Black Cauldron, Shrek and so much more. This chat was a lot of fun and I hope you folks enjoy it! Follow Rick: https://m.facebook.com/profile.php?id=526943266 Follow and Subscribe to the What's In My Head Podcast across all social media platforms and wherever you listen to podcasts! Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us...
Nov 10, 2022•1 hr 32 min•Ep. 108
HAPPY HALLOWEEN! This week I sit down with Courage The Cowardly Dog Composer, Jody Gray. We chat how Jody and Andy linked up to come up with all of the music and sound effects for the show, how instrumental (pun intended) John Dilworth was in creating every aspect of the show, Jody reflects on Thea White (the late great voice actress that portrayed our beloved Muriel), Some of his favorite stories from working on the show and so much more! Follow Jody: https://jodygray.com Follow and Subscribe t...
Oct 31, 2022•1 hr 57 min•Ep. 107
This week I sit down with former General Manager of Cartoon Network Studios, Brian Miller. In this episode we chat the early days and how Brian came to be leading the charge on developing the CN studios and creating a culture within the network, his favorite shows and some of his favorite creators throughout the years and so much more! Follow Brian: https://www.instagram.com/bfredmuggs/ Follow Brian: https://mobile.twitter.com/bfredmuggs Follow and Subscribe to the What's In My Head Podcast acro...
Oct 27, 2022•1 hr 48 min•Ep. 106
This week I sit down with character designer extraordinaire, Andy Bialk! Andy has worked on some of the greatest cartoons and animated films of all time. Shows like Dexters Lab, PowerPuff Girls, Fosters Home, Madagascar 2, the book of life and so much more! This one was an absolute blast to record. I hope you enjoy the show! Follow Andy: https://www.instagram.com/andybialk/ Follow Andy: https://mobile.twitter.com/andybialk Follow Andy: https://www.andybialk.com Follow and Subscribe to the What's...
Oct 20, 2022•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 105
This weeks guest is one of my all time favorite people, Fred Seibert and without him and his initiative to implement the shorts at Cartoon Network, we wouldn’t have had the Cartoon Renaissance. Fred returns to the show room to break down the last 30 years of Cartoon Network and where animation goes from here. Follow Fred: https://mobile.twitter.com/fredseibert Follow Fred: https://www.instagram.com/fredseibert/ Follow Fred: https://fredseibert.com Follow and Subscribe to the What's In My Head Po...
Oct 13, 2022•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 104
This week I sit down with Long time Simpsons Director, Tim Bailey! We discuss how he got on the Simpsons, his different jobs throughout the years working on the show, how he looks at each episode as he directs and so much more. Tim was a really fun dude to have on the show and getting to sit back and here some early Simpsons stories was a real blast! Follow Tim: https://instagram.com/oboy.sugoi?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= Follow and Subscribe to the What's In My Head Podcast across all social media plat...
Oct 06, 2022•1 hr 30 min•Ep. 103
This week I am joined by Cartoon Network's first president, Betty Cohen. In this episode we chat about the early Days of Cartoon Network, Ted Turner, Bill Hanna and Joe Barbera, a bunch of fans questions and so much more. This one was a bucket list guest as well as an amazing chat, I had a blast with it and I hope you all enjoy it as well. Happy 30th Anniversary to Cartoon Network! Make sure you stick around to the end, our "What Cartoon Network Means to Me" audio clips. Follow Betty: https://ww...
Oct 01, 2022•1 hr 20 min•Ep. 102
My guest this week is Chris Sanders, the voice of Stitch as well as the creator of Lilo and Stitch. In this episode we chat all things Lilo and Stitch, some fun Disney stories, How to Train Your Dragon and so much more! I hope you guys enjoy this as much as I did. Chris is one of my heroes and I’m so thankful I got to chat with him! Follow Chris: https://www.instagram.com/chrissandersart/ Follow Chris: https://www.chrissandersart.com Follow and Subscribe to the What's In My Head Podcast across a...
Sep 22, 2022•1 hr 37 min•Ep. 101
Our very special episode 100 is this week and it’s with Ricco Fajardo, the voice of Lemillion from My Hero Academia. We chat about how he got into acting, how he was cast as Lemillion and so much more. It was a real blast chatting with Ricco and I hope you enjoy this episode! Follow Ricco: https://www.instagram.com/riccofajardo/ Follow Ricco: https://mobile.twitter.com/RiccoFajardo Follow and Subscribe to the What's In My Head Podcast across all social media platforms and wherever you listen to ...
Sep 15, 2022•1 hr 29 min•Ep. 100
My guest this week is Nik Ranieri! Legendary Disney Character animator. He’s worked on Ursula from Little Mermaid, Lumiere from Beauty and the Beast, Jafar from Aladdin, Meko from Pocahontas and of course Kuzco from Emperors New Groove! We go all over the map here and deep dive into Niks run at Disney and it was a real blast! I hope you enjoy this chat as much as I did. Follow Nik: https://www.facebook.com/nik.ranieri.3 Follow and Subscribe to the What's In My Head Podcast across all social medi...
Sep 08, 2022•2 hr 15 min•Ep. 99
This week I sit down with Kyle Hebert, the voice of Adult Gohan in Dragon Ball Z, FatGum in My Hero Academia, Kamina in Gurren Lagann and so many other iconic characters throughout the anime world. In the full interview we chat Adult Gohans return to prominence, his favorite fight scenes, his podcast and so much more! ***Hey folks we got our first sponsor if you are tired of reading the mainstream news and feeling hopeless and depressed, then fear no more! The DONUT is fast, impartial news that'...
Sep 01, 2022•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 98
My guest this week is the host of The Animation Destination, Brandon Jones. In this episode we chat a lot of Genndy Tartakovsky, Samurai Jack, Primal, Animation and of course (some of you have asked for it) some wrastlin talk towards the end of the full interview. This collab was a blast to do and I hope you folks enjoy it! ***Hey folks we got our first sponsor if you are tired of reading the mainstream news and feeling hopeless and depressed, then fear no more! The DONUT is fast, impartial news...
Aug 18, 2022•2 hr 6 min•Ep. 97
Tom Sito is this weeks guest. Tom is a former Disney animator that came up during the animation renaissance in the early 90s. From movies like Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, Lion King, Shrek, Osmosis Jones, Looney Tunes and so much more. We chat anything and everything Shrek! ***Hey folks we got our first sponsor if you are tired of reading the mainstream news and feeling hopeless and depressed, then fear no more! The DONUT is fast, impartial news that's ...
Aug 11, 2022•1 hr 45 min•Ep. 96
This week I sit down with the hosts of the Whiskeylodeon Podcast. A drunken rewatch podcast where Ty and Sean pair a signature cocktail with two episodes from Nickelodeons golden era and break them down. This is one of my favorite podcasts to listen to and we did a split format where you can check out the other episode we cover, Arnold’s Christmas! That’s a tear jerker for sure. This was an absolute blast and I enjoyed this collaboration so much. You should for SURE be checking out their show as...
Aug 04, 2022•57 min•Ep. 95
My guest this week is a SUPER special one. It’s LEGENDARY animator, John Pomeroy! John has been a hero of mine for so many years because of a movie called, All Dogs Go To Heaven. Seeing that movie as a little child, really changed my life and getting to chat to someone who had a huge part in your childhood development like John, is an absolute honor. We talk All Dogs, Don Bluth, Land Before Time, Tom Sitos FAVORITE Pocahontas story and SO much more. I hope you enjoy! Follow John: https://www.ins...
Jul 28, 2022•45 min•Ep. 94
This week I sit down with Disney, DreamWorks (and more) Animator, Scott Caple. We chat All Dogs Go To Heaven, Don Bluth Studios, Irish and European Architecture, Et Special Effects and so much more! Scott was an absolute blast to have on and we got really nerdy about Brad Bird and The Incredibles! Follow Scott: https://www.facebook.com/scott.caple.12 Follow Scott: https://www.instagram.com/artforallages/ Follow Scott: https://twitter.com/home Follow Scott: https://www.artstation.com/scottcaple F...
Jul 21, 2022•1 hr 36 min•Ep. 93
This week I sit down with Disney and DreamWorks animator John Sanford. We discuss, pretty extensively, Milan, the soundtrack, working with Tony Bancroft, Chris Sanders, what we both do to combat our anger issues, Roy Disney and so much more! Follow John: https://m.facebook.com/profile.php?id=667364782 Follow John: https://www.instagram.com/jsanford86/ Follow John: https://mobile.twitter.com/jsanford Follow and Subscribe to the What's In My Head Podcast across all social media platforms and where...
Jul 14, 2022•1 hr 22 min•Ep. 92
My guest this week is Brazils own, Disney Animator, Sandro Cleuzo! Sandro was such a fun guest. He has an infectious joy for his craft and it oozes out during the conversation. I can’t remember the last time I would smile this much during a podcast. We chat about the early days of Emperors New Groove and the movie we almost had, his time on Princess and the Frog, Scoob and so much more! Follow Sandro: https://m.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100001755338467 Follow Sandro: https://www.instagram.com/...
Jul 07, 2022•1 hr 28 min•Ep. 91
Brad Ableson sits down and discusses his journey from a Simpsons Fanatic to working on his favorite show of all time! Brad is also the Co-Director of the Minions movie dropping this Friday, July 1. We chat all things “The Simpsons”, his influences, becoming one of the directors for “The Minions” and his first time in the hot seat while boarding on the Simpsons. This is one of those chats where I felt like I was just talking with one of my boys, it was fun (lots of laughs for sure) and entertaini...
Jun 30, 2022•1 hr 52 min•Ep. 90
