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A little of this, a lot of that.

The world's most magical place can always get a little more magickly. These dunces solve the most common parks problems.

Papyrus went from a carefully handmade typeface to one of the most overused fonts in the world, becoming a punchline while picking up all kinds of cultural baggage along the way.

Will Producer Ash ever do a deep-dive on a beloved IP from your childhood that DOESN'T end in heartbreak and disgust? Probably not.

In this episode, the gang covers how a cigar-smoking rat and a bunch of creepy robot animals accidentally became Silicon Valley’s first attempt at hacking human dopamine - by trapping kids in a flashing-light pizza fever dream powered by Atari-era chaos!

This week the gang tackles the legend of “Lawnchair Larry” - the guy who basically did Up, but with a lawn chair, weather balloons, and absolutely zero Pixar-level forethought.

Of all time.

Walt Disney’s Three Little Pigs came out in 1933, smack dab in the middle of the Great Depression - and it really struck a nerve. People saw the Big Bad Wolf as a stand-in for the harsh economic times, while the pigs felt like everyday Americans doing their best to get by.

This episode has it all - New Orleans history, beignets, gumbo, Hurricane Katrina, the civil rights movement, and a legendary restaurant in the Tremé. Meet Leah Chase, the inspiration for Disney's first black princess!

The gang kicks off the new year in style, with a recap of 2025 Disney parks news, Alan Rickman's top 9 iconic roles, and a list of stuff Sarah can't live without.

Join the gang for an hour of festive inanity, including some holiday trivia, the OG (Original Grinch), and the secret of Santa's ooze...

On the menu: the Small World Holiday makeover, long-lost pirate booty, the unbelievable tale of the Abernathy Brothers, and a pickleball-hating neighbor from Hell.

Screw that has-been Blackbeard, I want to see the bloody adaptation of Ching Shih's life!

The gang decides to shake things up in their 40s and take up the life of piracy on the open seas! First thing's first: they must establish their own Pirate Bill of Rights.

Along with all that fun and games comes debauchery, incorrigible hooliganry, and a corpse in a funhouse. Strap in!