Trying to Remember The Lion King (Kind Of)

The Nightly

Dec 20, 2025•20 min

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Episode description

Josh Gondelman and Sophia Wilson Pelton try to remember the plot of The Lion King—with wildly mixed results.

What You'll Hear:

Do You Remember?: Sophia attempts to reconstruct the plot of The Lion King from memory, while Josh gently fills in the blanks (and corrects some truly ambitious guesses).

Hakuna Matata (Kind Of): Along the way, they discuss live-action lions, dad catchphrases, and why every childhood movie memory feels like a dream you only half recall.

CHAPTERS

00:00 Good evening & dad-isms

02:30 “Do You Remember?” game begins

05:20 Sophia vs. The Lion King plot

10:30 Simba’s journey and misremembered details

15:00 Disney deep dive & forgotten favorites

18:20 Sleepy wrap-up

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