Rubberonion Animation Podcast

Our epic end of the year episode runs nearly 3.5hrs... that's longer than the new Avatar movie! Both equal in quality. Enjoy!! #RubberOnionPodcast@RubberOnion everywhere Patreon iTunes

Took a couple weeks to get this one edited and up but we have another “what we’re watching” update episode with recommendations galore! If you're looking for some new animation to watch or catch up with something that might be a bit older that you missed here is a roundup of what we're watching so far in 2025! #RubberOnionPodcast@RubberOnion everywhere Patreon iTunes

The main crux of the conversation on this episode are the two dueling live-action "hybrid" remakes of beloved animated films. We wanted to keep this one light as it was recorded during the heatwave here in NYC and we had only a matter of time before we disintegrated. #RubberOnionPodcast@RubberOnion everywhere Patreon iTunes

It's all about Google Veo 3 this episode. What does this new A.I. video generation model mean for us as artists and just the world as a whole? Is the outlook really as bleak as people are feeling? Has the projection changed in the last couple years? Oh and also... a Michael Bay skibidi toilet movie? What is reality anymore? Enjoy a show where two guys are watching the world burn and debate about the color of the flames. #RubberOnionPodcast@RubberOnion everywhere Patreon iTunes

We talk two things we know very little about, like any good podcast these days. Timestamps: 2:40 How You Doin' 6:23 ANIMATION NEWS... 6:47 Tariffs 34:39 Cartoon Network 52:19 Rapid Fire!!!! #RubberOnionPodcast@RubberOnion everywhere Patreon iTunes

FINALLY! We got some positive stories! I mean we're still in a fog of turmoil in general but through it all some bright spots shine through and we can start to see a picture of what the landscape ahead looks like... some good, some bad. Join us in the excursion, won't you? Timestamps: 3:55 How You Doin 6:10 Not Just a Goof 13:33 ANIMATION NEWS... 14:22 Fixed 26:49 Gaslight District 41:01 AI WATCH... 46:29 No Fakes Act 54:14 YouTube Fake Trailers 1:09:55 NVIDIA Tom & Jerry 1:27:44 RAPID FIRE!!! #RubberOnionPodcast@RubberOnion everywhere Patreon iTunes

Obviously we had to talk the two big stories — the resurrection of Coyote vs ACME and all this ChatGPT Ghiblification nonsense — but we also have a go at another Live-Action-with-CG-Character-Hybrid-Disney-Remake trailer and of course... what's going on with A.I. lately. Suffice to say this is definitely an explicit episode so expect the swears. Timestamps: 2:12 How You Doin’ 6:46 Trailer Talk 7:28 Lilo and Stitch 2025 25:21 Animation News 25:56 Ketchup buys Coyote vs ACME 43:19 AI Watch 44:19 ChatGPT Ghibli 56:53 Ember 1:17:59 RAPID FIRE!!!!!!!!! #RubberOnionPodcast@RubberOnion everywhere Patreon iTunes

Know that movie that literally every animator won't shut up about? Listen to us talk about it for 80 minutes! #RubberOnionPodcast@RubberOnion everywhere Patreon iTunes

Always timely, we talk this years’ Oscars and 3 upcoming sequelboots! Timestamps: 3:00 The Oscars 2025 14:48 Flow 30:20 TRAILER TALK… 30:50 Smurfs 2025 45:14 How to Train Your Dragon 2025 1:09:31 A.I WATCH... 1:10:39 Hank Azaria NYTimes 1:19:30 The Problem of A.I. Reporting #RubberOnionPodcast@RubberOnion everywhere Patreon iTunes

As things go, one thing that wasn't really supposed to be a segment turned into a 20 min chat and something we thought we'd have a lot to say about was actually pretty straightforward. We talk some new series, new techniques, new closings, and award shows. Just another day in the life of the animation industry! Timestamps: 3:13       How You Doin’ 8:29      Common Side Effects 27:18     Creature Commandos 32:05     ANIMATION NEWS… 32:35     Annie Awards Winners 46:59     Return to Hairy Hill 56:16     Technicolor Goes Under #RubberOnionPodcast@RubberOnion everywhere Patreon iTunes

Keeping things moving we have quick (for us anyway) episode that actually covers a lot of topics. There's lawsuits, trailers, and two animation use cases of A.I. in the wild that have very different public reactions. Oh and it was my birthday not long ago so Rob prepared a little surprise for me that'll definitely get this auto-flagged on various platforms for copyright because they're always too aggressive and don't take fair use cases into account. Enjoy!  Timestamps: 3:14       How You Doin’ 19:18     ANIMATION NEWS… 20:01    Lawsuit over Moana IP 31:04    TRAILER TALK… 31:34      Win or Lose 41:423    Wander to Wonder 47:49.    A.I WATCH... 48:06     Japanese studio uses A.I. for inbetweens 1:02:27   Undergrads Indie project uses A.I. for inbetweens 1:08:05    RAPID FIRE!!! 1:13:14     Recs #RubberOnionPodcast@RubberOnion everywhere Patreon iTunes

It's 2025 and we catch up on some of the major stories left on the table from 2024 and look forward to the rest of the year. We chat about WFH vs Remote in our How You Doin' segment and see the return (again) of a favorite segment that was definitely recorded before "fire" was a word we really don't want to say right now. Also just to give you all a sense of continuity, we record this episode in our respective homes which of course means there was a tech issue where Rob was recording on his computer mic and not the fancy podcast one so get ready for table taps, mouse clicks, and various other noises. Happy New Year! Timestamps: 2:21       How You Doin’ 14:30    ANIMATION NEWS… 15:02    Golden Globes 24:02    Popeye and Tin-Tin enter public domain 31:47    Upcoming Animated Films 2025 38:49    TRAILER TALK… 39:36    The Day the Earth Blew Up 52:46    Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man 1:01:38    RAPID FIRE!!!! 1:06:31    OUTRO #RubberOnionPodcast@RubberOnion everywhere Patreon iTunes

It's finally here! Our three hundredth episode... recorded way back in AUGUST. Listen... it's been a hell of a few months. We talk about the state of things and you know what? It still holds up like it was recorded yesterday. From RubberOnion we wish you all a HAPPY HAPPY NEW YEAR... 2025, let's do this!! #RubberOnionPodcast@RubberOnion everywhere Patreon iTunes

Almost to 300 episodes! This one we're calling an "Animation News" episode but it's really more like a "How You Doin'" or "Whatcha Watchin'" if you will... I put a little extra sauce on this one with the audio editing because we bring up a lot of songs. We were GOING to talk about news stories and just got caught up in conversation so we put them in a Rapid Fire at the end which I think was even more fun. Enjoy! Now back to editing our 300th! Timestamps: 16:06 Sausage Party Foodtopia 23:44 Exploding Kittens 37:02 Smiling Friends 1:00:00 RAPID FIRE!!!!! #RubberOnionPodcast@RubberOnion everywhere Patreon iTunes

We talk some things! Check out Jacob Kafka’s Kickstarter “Beverly Bunny” Indie Animated Feature Length Film #RubberOnionPodcast@RubberOnion everywhere Patreon iTunes

Another month, another episode! Earthquakes! Technical problems! Things on fire! Train horns! Puppy sounds! All the things that make a great show. And this episode's banner comes courtesy of Rob this time... really had his work cut out for him. Timestamps: 5:15 HOW YOU DOIN' 11:54 X-Men '97 41:33 A Spider Within 1:02:05 TRAILER TALK 1:02:35 Harold and the Purple Crayon 1:22:52 Garfield 1:29:14 A.I. WATCH 1:29:31 Qianqui Shisong, Chinese Show Made with A.I. 1:53:59 Late Night with the Devil A.I. images 2:20:58 OUTRO #RubberOnionPodcast@RubberOnion everywhere Patreon iTunes

The big story this episode is obviously Coyote vs Acme but rather than just talk about how much of a bummer this all is we try to wrap our heads around the why of it all. We also start a new segment called "A.I. Watch" which I'm sure will be a regular thing as we check in on what's going on with all that. There's also a bunch of what we're calling "body sounds"... it's painfully make sense. Enjoy! Timestamps: 4:33 ........... How You Doin 10:21 .......... Animation News of the Week... 11:08 .......... Annies 23:53 ......... Coyote vs Acme 1:35:33 ....... A.I. Watch 2:12:34 ....... RAPID FIRE!!!!!!!!!!!! 2:28:20 ...... Recommended Reading #RubberOnionPodcast@RubberOnion everywhere Patreon iTunes

Had a great time celebrating and chatting about the last 10 years of us doing this little ol' podcast on a live show with Patrons in chat... sampling many bourbons and rye in our collection. The actual anniversary is Oct 19th and we did in fact record on this day! I put timestamps down for this one since it's a three-hour show to make it easier to move about the episode but if you want the true experience just listen to it straight through and listen to Rob and my speech get slower and slurrier as the episode goes on, it's a delight. Cheers to 10 years!   Timestamps: 9:14.......... How did this all start 22:28....... Our favorite episode titles 41:23........ The first year of the podcast 57:53....... "The Hundreds" 1:05:21...... Our favorite segments 1:15:33...... Failed and dropped bits 1:40:58..... 2017 2:03:30..... Episode count by year 2:05:29..... Wishlist and future plans 2:11:44....... Hot cocoa shows 2:28:10...... Production of the show 2:43:51...... Chat 2:51:15....... Outro #RubberOnionPodcast

Second day in a row of new podcast episode! We talk about the overlooked beginning of VFX Unions, Vivienne Medrano's Amazon Prime debut with "Hazbin Hotel," and of course the upcoming Procreate Dreams. #RubberOnionPodcast@RubberOnion everywhere Patreon iTunes

Tiny Toons Looniversity and The Little Mermaid 2023. We didn't like either one of them. But it's a fun listen anyway! #RubberOnionPodcast@RubberOnion everywhere Patreon iTunes