351 Discussing the 2025 Movies We Missed

Grab your broomstick and silver slippers as we head back to Oz for the grand finale of Wicked: For Good (2025). Fly along with Morgan and Chelsea for this Wicked: For Good podcast in episode 358 of the Animation Addicts Podcast. Full show notes for this episode: ⁠https://www.rotoscopers.com/358⁠ STAY IN TOUCH For all the updates, join the newsletter:⁠ https://www.rotoscopers.com/newsletter⁠ Send us a voicemail: ⁠https://www.rotoscopers.com/voicemails⁠ Drop us a line: ⁠https://www.rotoscopers.com/contact⁠ SOCIALS Follow us on Twitter/X: ⁠https://www.rotoscopers.com/twitter⁠ Follow us on YouTube: ⁠https://www.rotoscopers.com/youtube⁠ Follow us on Instagram: ⁠https://www.rotoscopers.com/instagram⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We're rolling out the red carpet for the animation awards shows guru himself, Nick Spake, author of Bright & Shiny: A History of Animation at Award Shows Volumes 1, 2 & 3. Nick is a film critic who blended his love for animation and writing to compile the most comprehensive historical narrative on how animated films, shorts and TV shows have performed at award shows over the years. So grab your popcorn and join along for this Nick Spake interview podcast in episode 357 of the Animation Addicts Podcast. Full show notes for this episode: ⁠https://www.rotoscopers.com/357⁠ STAY IN TOUCH For all the updates, join the newsletter:⁠ https://www.rotoscopers.com/newsletter⁠ Send us a voicemail: ⁠https://www.rotoscopers.com/voicemails⁠ Drop us a line: ⁠https://www.rotoscopers.com/contact⁠ SOCIALS Follow us on Twitter/X: ⁠https://www.rotoscopers.com/twitter⁠ Follow us on YouTube: ⁠https://www.rotoscopers.com/youtube⁠ Follow us on Instagram: ⁠https://www.rotoscopers.com/instagram⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Soar into a world of war, wonder, and whimsical man-eating parrots with Studio Ghibli's Oscar-winning masterpiece The Boy and the Heron (2023). Join Morgan and Chelsea as they discuss the bizarre yet beautiful feature film that brought Miyazaki out of retirement in this The Boy and the Heron podcast in episode 356 of the Animation Addicts Podcast. Full show notes for this episode: ⁠https://www.rotoscopers.com/356⁠ STAY IN TOUCH For all the updates, join the newsletter: https://www.rotoscopers.com/newsletter⁠ Send us a voicemail: ⁠https://www.rotoscopers.com/voicemails⁠ Drop us a line: ⁠https://www.rotoscopers.com/contact⁠ SOCIALS Follow us on Twitter/X: ⁠https://www.rotoscopers.com/twitter⁠ Follow us on YouTube: ⁠https://www.rotoscopers.com/youtube⁠ Follow us on Instagram: ⁠https://www.rotoscopers.com/instagram⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Aaron Blaise is a legendary former Disney animator and director, who just released his hand-drawn animated short Snow Bear (2025). Join along as we discuss the origination of Snow Bear, the process of making it, and the ups and downs of making this heartfelt traditionally animated short in this Aaron Blaise interview podcast in episode 355 of the Animation Addicts Podcast. Full show notes for this episode: ⁠https://www.rotoscopers.com/355⁠ STAY IN TOUCH For all the updates, join the newsletter:⁠ https://www.rotoscopers.com/newsletter⁠ Send us a voicemail: ⁠https://www.rotoscopers.com/voicemails⁠ Drop us a line: ⁠https://www.rotoscopers.com/contact⁠ SOCIALS Follow us on Twitter/X: ⁠https://www.rotoscopers.com/twitter⁠ Follow us on YouTube: ⁠https://www.rotoscopers.com/youtube⁠ Follow us on Instagram: ⁠https://www.rotoscopers.com/instagram⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Traditional animation is alive and well with Snow Bear (2025), the new short animated directed and solely animated by former Disney animator, Aaron Blaise. Join along as we break down this heartwarming short in this Snow Bear podcast in episode 354 of the Animation Addicts Podcast. Full show notes for this episode: ⁠https://www.rotoscopers.com/354⁠ STAY IN TOUCH For all the updates, join the newsletter:⁠ https://www.rotoscopers.com/newsletter⁠ Send us a voicemail: ⁠https://www.rotoscopers.com/voicemails⁠ Drop us a line: ⁠https://www.rotoscopers.com/contact⁠ SOCIALS Follow us on Twitter/X: ⁠https://www.rotoscopers.com/twitter⁠ Follow us on YouTube: ⁠https://www.rotoscopers.com/youtube⁠ Follow us on Instagram: ⁠https://www.rotoscopers.com/instagram⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

After 12 years of podcasting, occasionally we get a little crazy and SWAP to reviewing live-action to mix-it up. So, get ready for even more body-swapping madness with Freakier Friday (2025)! Does this sequel crank up the chaos to outshine the 2003 "original", or is it a freaky flop that misses the mark? Join Morgan and Chelsea for this Freakier Friday podcast in episode 353 of the Animation Addicts Podcast. Full show notes for this episode: ⁠https://www.rotoscopers.com/353⁠ STAY IN TOUCH For all the updates, join the newsletter:⁠ https://www.rotoscopers.com/newsletter⁠ Send us a voicemail: ⁠https://www.rotoscopers.com/voicemails⁠ Drop us a line: ⁠https://www.rotoscopers.com/contact⁠ SOCIALS Follow us on Twitter/X: ⁠https://www.rotoscopers.com/twitter⁠ Follow us on YouTube: ⁠https://www.rotoscopers.com/youtube⁠ Follow us on Instagram: ⁠https://www.rotoscopers.com/instagram⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

After 12 years of podcasting, occasionally we get a little crazy and SWAP to reviewing live-action to mix-it up. So get ready to trade places with Freaky Friday (2003), the body-swapping, teen comedy that turns a feuding mother and daughter's lives upside down! Is it still a pitch-perfect hit, or has this swap lost its rock ‘n’ roll edge? Join Morgan and Chelsea for this Freaky Friday podcast in episode 352 of the Animation Addicts Podcast. Full show notes for this episode: ⁠https://www.rotoscopers.com/352⁠ STAY IN TOUCH For all the updates, join the newsletter:⁠ https://www.rotoscopers.com/newsletter⁠ Send us a voicemail: ⁠https://www.rotoscopers.com/voicemails⁠ Drop us a line: ⁠https://www.rotoscopers.com/contact⁠ SOCIALS Follow us on Twitter/X: ⁠https://www.rotoscopers.com/twitter⁠ Follow us on YouTube: ⁠https://www.rotoscopers.com/youtube⁠ Follow us on Instagram: ⁠https://www.rotoscopers.com/instagram⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Pop some popcorn! Morgan's seen a whole bunch of 2025 animated and family films and is bursting at the seams to talk them. Join us for this blockbuster breakdown that'll animate your inner cinephile in episode 351 of the Animation Addicts Podcast. Full show notes for this episode: ⁠https://www.rotoscopers.com/351⁠ STAY IN TOUCH For all the updates, join the newsletter:⁠ https://www.rotoscopers.com/newsletter⁠ Send us a voicemail: ⁠https://www.rotoscopers.com/voicemails⁠ Drop us a line: ⁠https://www.rotoscopers.com/contact⁠ SOCIALS Follow us on Twitter/X: ⁠https://www.rotoscopers.com/twitter⁠ Follow us on YouTube: ⁠https://www.rotoscopers.com/youtube⁠ Follow us on Instagram: ⁠https://www.rotoscopers.com/instagram⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Rewind and relive the war on drugs with a nostalgic dive into the social guidance film Cartoon All-Stars to the Rescue (1990), where your favorite animated heroes team up for a bold anti-drug adventure! Join your neighborhood D.A.R.E. graduates as they watch cartoons say no to drugs in episode 350 of the Animation Addicts Podcast. Full show notes for this episode: ⁠https://www.rotoscopers.com/350⁠ STAY IN TOUCH For all the updates, join the newsletter:⁠ https://rotoscopers.com/newsletter⁠ Send us a voicemail: ⁠https://www.rotoscopers.com/voicemails⁠ Drop us a line: ⁠https://www.rotoscopers.com/contact⁠ SOCIALS Follow us on Twitter/X: ⁠https://www.rotoscopers.com/twitter⁠ Follow us on YouTube: ⁠https://www.rotoscopers.com/youtube⁠ Follow us on Instagram: ⁠https://www.rotoscopers.com/instagram⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Join along for our Mid-Year Mailbag! In episode 349 of the Animation Addicts Podcast, we dive into bumbling dad tropes, Cartoon Stars coming to the rescue, Lilo & Stitch, and even grapes that taste like cotton candy. Got a burning question for us? Send a voicemail: rotoscopers.com/voicemails Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices