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And so, we reach the end of our journey, just as Mike and Sully are reaching the beginning of theirs. Join us as we go out in style with our last Pixar movie! http://s3.amazonaws.com/storywonk/podcast/swsessions-monstersuniversity.mp3 Download the mp3 here, subscribe to the show via RSS, find us on iTunes, listen on Stitcher, subscribe on YouTube, or follow us on Tumblr. Send your thoughts to podcast@storywonk.com, leave us voicemail on 252-505-WONK, follow us on Twitter, come join the conversation on the forum, subscribe to our awesome email newsletter, or check out StoryWonk.com for all the information about our classes, podcasts, community and more! Our theme music is East Side Bar by Josh Woodward. StoryWonk Sunday is a StoryWonk production by Lani Diane Rich and Alastair Stephens, and is released under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-Sharealike license. Thanks for listening!

Scotland, magic and bears — oh my! We’re back with Brave, and discussions of civilization vs. barbarism, mothers vs. daughters, and this movie vs. itself. http://s3.amazonaws.com/storywonk/podcast/swsessions-brave.mp3 Download the mp3 here, subscribe to the show via RSS, find us on iTunes, listen on Stitcher, subscribe on YouTube, or follow us on Tumblr. Send your thoughts to podcast@storywonk.com, leave us voicemail on 252-505-WONK, follow us on Twitter, come join the conversation on the forum, subscribe to our awesome email newsletter, or check out StoryWonk.com for all the information about our classes, podcasts, community and more! Our theme music is East Side Bar by Josh Woodward. StoryWonk Sunday is a StoryWonk production by Lani Diane Rich and Alastair Stephens, and is released under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-Sharealike license. Thanks for listening!

We’re back on the road with Pixar’s twelfth feature film, 2011’s Cars 2. Does it make it to the finish line, or does it stall? The Pixar Theory http://s3.amazonaws.com/storywonk/podcast/swsessions-cars2.mp3 Download the mp3 here, subscribe to the show via RSS, find us on iTunes, listen on Stitcher, subscribe on YouTube, or follow us on Tumblr. Send your thoughts to podcast@storywonk.com, leave us voicemail on 252-505-WONK, follow us on Twitter, come join the conversation on the forum, subscribe to our awesome email newsletter, or check out StoryWonk.com for all the information about our classes, podcasts, community and more! Our theme music is East Side Bar by Josh Woodward. StoryWonk Sunday is a StoryWonk production by Lani Diane Rich and Alastair Stephens, and is released under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-Sharealike license. Thanks for listening!

We return to old favorites with Pixar’s eleventh feature film, Toy Story 3. How do Woody, Buzz and Andy hold up fifteen years after their first outing? The Storytelling Animal http://s3.amazonaws.com/storywonk/podcast/swsessions-toystory3.mp3 Download the mp3 here, subscribe to the show via RSS, find us on iTunes, listen on Stitcher, subscribe on YouTube, or follow us on Tumblr. Send your thoughts to podcast@storywonk.com, leave us voicemail on 252-505-WONK, follow us on Twitter, come join the conversation on the forum, subscribe to our awesome email newsletter, or check out StoryWonk.com for all the information about our classes, podcasts, community and more! Our theme music is East Side Bar by Josh Woodward. StoryWonk Sunday is a StoryWonk production by Lani Diane Rich and Alastair Stephens, and is released under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-Sharealike license. Thanks for listening!

It’s a tale of high points and puns about high points as StoryWonk Sessions returns with the tenth Pixar movie: Up! http://s3.amazonaws.com/storywonk/podcast/swsessions-up.mp3 Download the mp3 here, subscribe to the show via RSS, find us on iTunes, listen on Stitcher, subscribe on YouTube, or follow us on Tumblr. Send your thoughts to podcast@storywonk.com, leave us voicemail on 252-505-WONK, follow us on Twitter, come join the conversation on the forum, subscribe to our awesome email newsletter, or check out StoryWonk.com for all the information about our classes, podcasts, community and more! Our theme music is East Side Bar by Josh Woodward. StoryWonk Sunday is a StoryWonk production by Lani Diane Rich and Alastair Stephens, and is released under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-Sharealike license. Thanks for listening!

We break format a little bit this week as we enlist special guests to help Alastair defend Wall-E from Lani’s wrath. Can the story bear the weight of the all-consuming theme? Is there humanity to be found in this tale of robots in love? Is it, perhaps, just a little bit smug? All that and more — including how we would unleash the awesomeness within Wall-E — in this week’s show! http://s3.amazonaws.com/storywonk/podcast/swsessions-wall-e.mp3 Download the mp3 here, subscribe to the show via RSS, find us on iTunes, listen on Stitcher, subscribe on YouTube, or follow us on Tumblr. Send your thoughts to podcast@storywonk.com, leave us voicemail on 252-505-WONK, follow us on Twitter, come join the conversation on the forum, subscribe to our awesome email newsletter, or check out StoryWonk.com for all the information about our classes, podcasts, community and more! Our theme music is East Side Bar by Josh Woodward. StoryWonk Sunday is a StoryWonk production by Lani Diane Rich and Alastair Stephens, and is released under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-Sharealike license. Thanks for listening!

This week, we travel to the finest restaurants in Paris to look at a story of great moments, but missed opportunities. Brad Bird is back, and he’s brought Patton Oswalt with him — what’s not to like about a little rat, and a little ratatouille? http://s3.amazonaws.com/storywonk/podcast/swsessions-ratatouille.mp3 Download the mp3 here, subscribe to the show via RSS, find us on iTunes, listen on Stitcher, subscribe on YouTube, or follow us on Tumblr. Send your thoughts to podcast@storywonk.com, leave us voicemail on 252-505-WONK, follow us on Twitter, come join the conversation on the forum, subscribe to our awesome email newsletter, or check out StoryWonk.com for all the information about our classes, podcasts, community and more! Our theme music is East Side Bar by Josh Woodward. StoryWonk Sunday is a StoryWonk production by Lani Diane Rich and Alastair Stephens, and is released under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-Sharealike license. Thanks for listening!

We’re back to discuss the seventh Pixar movie, Doc Hollywood. No, wait, Cars — I meant Cars. How does the highest-concept film so far work out? Were we charmed by Radiator Springs? How long do we have to wait for Randy Newman? Find out now! http://s3.amazonaws.com/storywonk/podcast/swsessions-cars.mp3 Download the mp3 here, subscribe to the show via RSS, find us on iTunes, listen on Stitcher, subscribe on YouTube, or follow us on Tumblr. Send your thoughts to podcast@storywonk.com, leave us voicemail on 252-505-WONK, follow us on Twitter, come join the conversation on the forum, subscribe to our awesome email newsletter, or check out StoryWonk.com for all the information about our classes, podcasts, community and more! Our theme music is East Side Bar by Josh Woodward. StoryWonk Sunday is a StoryWonk production by Lani Diane Rich and Alastair Stephens, and is released under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-Sharealike license. Thanks for listening!

This week, we enter the superhero relocation program and discuss The Incredibles. Is this a turning point for Pixar’s narrative style? Does the structure impress, and does the magic sparkle? Is it, in fact, super? http://s3.amazonaws.com/storywonk/podcast/swsessions-theincredibles.mp3 Download the mp3 here, subscribe to the show via RSS, find us on iTunes, listen on Stitcher, subscribe on YouTube, or follow us on Tumblr. Send your thoughts to podcast@storywonk.com, leave us voicemail on 252-505-WONK, follow us on Twitter, come join the conversation on the forum, subscribe to our awesome email newsletter, or check out StoryWonk.com for all the information about our classes, podcasts, community and more! Our theme music is East Side Bar by Josh Woodward. StoryWonk Sunday is a StoryWonk production by Lani Diane Rich and Alastair Stephens, and is released under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-Sharealike license. Thanks for listening!

On this week’s show, we just keep swimming with 2003’s Finding Nemo, living in the now, the Platonic version of this film, Chekhov’s volcano, underwater anvils, and the brilliance of Ellen DeGeneres. http://s3.amazonaws.com/storywonk/podcast/swsessions-findingnemo.mp3 Download the mp3 here, subscribe to the show via RSS, find us on iTunes, listen on Stitcher, subscribe on YouTube, or follow us on Tumblr. Send your thoughts to podcast@storywonk.com, leave us voicemail on 252-505-WONK, follow us on Twitter, come join the conversation on the forum, subscribe to our awesome email newsletter, or check out StoryWonk.com for all the information about our classes, podcasts, community and more! Our theme music is East Side Bar by Josh Woodward. StoryWonk Sunday is a StoryWonk production by Lani Diane Rich and Alastair Stephens, and is released under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-Sharealike license. Thanks for listening!

Boo! This week, we look at the fourth Pixar feature release, 2001’s Monsters, Inc. Join us as we discuss prologue-ectomies, double climaxes, the Red Scare, three-beats and foreshadowing, and door physics. http://s3.amazonaws.com/storywonk/podcast/swsessions-monstersinc.mp3 Download the mp3 here, subscribe to the show via RSS, find us on iTunes, listen on Stitcher, subscribe on YouTube, or follow us on Tumblr. Send your thoughts to podcast@storywonk.com, leave us voicemail on 252-505-WONK, follow us on Twitter, come join the conversation on the forum, subscribe to our awesome email newsletter, or check out StoryWonk.com for all the information about our classes, podcasts, community and more! Our theme music is East Side Bar by Josh Woodward. StoryWonk Sunday is a StoryWonk production by Lani Diane Rich and Alastair Stephens, and is released under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-Sharealike license. Thanks for listening!

This week, we continue our Pixar series by looking at the film which cemented their reputation as the best storytellers in town, Town Story 2. Join us for a discussion of craft, magic, Aristotelian virtue ethics, jazz hands, The Rules Of Being A Toy – Volume 2, and how much we love Joan Cusack. http://s3.amazonaws.com/storywonk/podcast/swsessions-toystory2.mp3 Download the mp3 here, subscribe to the show via RSS, find us on iTunes, listen on Stitcher, subscribe on YouTube, or follow us on Tumblr. Send your thoughts to podcast@storywonk.com, leave us voicemail on 252-505-WONK, follow us on Twitter, come join the conversation on the forum, subscribe to our awesome email newsletter, or check out StoryWonk.com for all the information about our classes, podcasts, community and more! Our theme music is East Side Bar by Josh Woodward. StoryWonk Sunday is a StoryWonk production by Lani Diane Rich and Alastair Stephens, and is released under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-Sharealike license. Thanks for listening!

This week, we continue our Pixar series by looking at their difficult second album, A Bug’s Life. Join us for a discussion of craft, magic, man vs. society, ecosteampunk, and, inevitably, Antz. http://s3.amazonaws.com/storywonk/podcast/swsessions-abugslife.mp3 Download the mp3 here, subscribe to the show via RSS, find us on iTunes, listen on Stitcher, subscribe on YouTube, or follow us on Tumblr. Send your thoughts to podcast@storywonk.com, leave us voicemail on 252-505-WONK, follow us on Twitter, come join the conversation on the forum, subscribe to our awesome email newsletter, or check out StoryWonk.com for all the information about our classes, podcasts, community and more! Our theme music is East Side Bar by Josh Woodward. StoryWonk Sunday is a StoryWonk production by Lani Diane Rich and Alastair Stephens, and is released under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-Sharealike license. Thanks for listening!

This week, we begin our Pixar series by looking at their triumphant debut, Toy Story. Join us for a discussion of craft, magic, the power of play, claw-machine cargo cults, and Weeping Angels. http://s3.amazonaws.com/storywonk/podcast/swsessions-toystory.mp3 Download the mp3 here, subscribe to the show via RSS, find us on iTunes, listen on Stitcher, subscribe on YouTube, or follow us on Tumblr. Send your thoughts to podcast@storywonk.com, leave us voicemail on 252-505-WONK, follow us on Twitter, come join the conversation on the forum, subscribe to our awesome email newsletter, or check out StoryWonk.com for all the information about our classes, podcasts, community and more! Our theme music is East Side Bar by Josh Woodward. StoryWonk Sunday is a StoryWonk production by Lani Diane Rich and Alastair Stephens, and is released under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-Sharealike license. Thanks for listening!

The StoryWonk Sessions begin January 23rd, 2013 — don’t miss it! Find the schedule for our first series here. Send your thoughts to podcast@storywonk.com, leave us voicemail on 252-505-WONK, follow us on Twitter, come join the conversation on the forum, subscribe to our awesome email newsletter, or check out StoryWonk.com for all the information about our classes, podcasts, community and more! http://s3.amazonaws.com/storywonk/podcast/swsessions-promo.mp3 Download the mp3 here, subscribe to the show via RSS, find us on iTunes, listen on Stitcher, subscribe on YouTube, or follow us on Tumblr. Our theme music is East Side Bar by Josh Woodward. StoryWonk Sunday is a StoryWonk production by Lani Diane Rich and Alastair Stephens, and is released under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-Sharealike license. Thanks for listening!