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Jun 2025
Introducing: Rebuilding L.A.
Please enjoy the first episode of the latest from L.A. Times Studios, Rebuilding L.A.L.A. Times reporter Liam Dillon joins us to talk about where we are in the moment as residents assess the path forward. How are people grappling with the decision to rebuild and, ultimately, what ... Show More
35m 29s
Apr 2020
Disneyland Furloughs its Cast Members
Nothing represents the chugging economy of Orange County like Disneyland. The park has closed only three times in its 65-year history: the day after JFK was shot, the day of the 1994 Northridge Earthquake, and 9/11. Today, the resort is a ghost town. Our guest is Glynndana Shevli ... Show More
11m 4s
Nov 2021
Episode 114: Disney CEO Bob Chapek
Massive announcements from Disney+ Day, holidays magic at Disneyland Resort, Mickey’s Toontown at Disneyland Park will be reimagined in 2023, "The World's Most Magical Celebration" is now added to the official Walt Disney World Playlist, The Bachelorette's Kaitlyn Bristowe is joi ... Show More
34m 28s
Aug 2024
The Moth Podcast: We're Going To Disney World!
In honor of summer vacation, this episode we’re heeding the advice of innumerable super bowl winners and taking a trip to Disney World, with three stories all about the magic kingdom, and the complex emotions that arise when we visit a place of fantasy and forced wonder. Host: Ka ... Show More
32m 55s
Oct 2025
Sunday Special: The Enduring Power of Amusement Parks
<p>Amusement parks are enduring vacation destinations for American families. The rides, the long lines for rides, the concessions, the long lines for concessions — these are practically familial rites of passage. Theme parks are also enormous moneymakers, with industry leaders su ... Show More
46m 41s
Jan 2023
Haunted Hollywood: The Roosevelt Hotel
Hollywood is a place of ghosts. In it, lies one of the most iconic hotels of its time, The Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel, where guests and employees have said still serves as a hotspot for ghosts of the celebrities that used to frequent it.<br /><br />Find Edwin on Instagram and Twit ... Show More
14m 43s
Aug 2025
PART 2 🏰 Disneyland: The Fantasy that Almost Flopped
Subscribe to The Best Idea Yet here: https://wondery.com/links/the-best-idea-yet/Who wouldn’t want to visit the happiest place on Earth? Well — at the start of the 1950s, it seemed like no one did, at least not when Walt Disney pitched the idea. Sure, Walt had revolutionized anim ... Show More
20m 56s
May 2022
Episode 139: Mark Henn on Disney+ Series “Disney Sketchbook”
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness had a huge opening weekend, Avatar: The Way of Water teaser trailer has been released, Disney’s Summer Magic Quest special debuts in June on Disney Channel, BUNK’D will return next month with an expanded season, Disney is developing a n ... Show More
46m 10s