{"podcast":{"title":"Occult Disney: Exploring the Hidden Mysteries Behind Mickey","slug":"occult-disney-exploring-the-hidden-mysteries-behind-mickey-5874083","podcast_index_feed_id":5874083,"rss_url":"https://feeds.transistor.fm/occult-disney-exploring-the-hidden-mysteries-behind-mickey","website_url":null,"image_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/Ytbaie3JqLSEbeDhDTCdoutYJ00JfSY2Chde9UiHdIU/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzM2NzY5LzE2Njk5/MDQzMTQtYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.jpg","author":"Thomas Gorence and Matt Comegys","episode_count":178,"summary":"We look for the real magic in Disney, cracking open that facade of animation to find the hidden symbology, ancient myths, and wild stories that lie behind these classic Disney films.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-25T16:22:49.875400+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/occult-disney-exploring-the-hidden-mysteries-behind-mickey-5874083"},"episode":{"title":"Lightyear","slug":"lightyear","published_at":"2026-07-14T23:29:17+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/occult-disney-exploring-the-hidden-mysteries-behind-mickey-5874083/lightyear","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/occult-disney-exploring-the-hidden-mysteries-behind-mickey-5874083","url":"https://share.transistor.fm/s/1ce03397","audio_url":"https://media.transistor.fm/1ce03397/6e13a1cf.mp3","summary":"Pixar's first NC-17 film if we count the 21-plus rating it has in Indonesia. All for a split-second of screentime that I failed to even notice when watching the movie. Thomas moved from art direction at Disney World, to creating entertaining comic books, podcasts, and toys riffing on conspiracy theories. Check out his stuff here: https://www.paranoidamerican.com/ Please subscribe, review, and rate us on all the podcatchers. And if you're Scrooge McDuck, throw a bob out to Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/podcastiopodcastius Matt makes lots of music. Brand new ones include the binaural head trip of \"The Depths of Fieldation,\" and the psych rock of \"The Deep Dream Realm.\" Have a listen: https://rovingsagemedia.bandcamp.com/ Coming soon: Ernest Goes To Camp Strange World Elemental","meta_description":"Pixar's first NC-17 film if we count the 21-plus rating it has in Indonesia. All for a split-second of screentime that I failed to even notice when watchi…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4556,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/occult-disney-exploring-the-hidden-mysteries-behind-mickey-5874083/episodes/lightyear/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/occult-disney-exploring-the-hidden-mysteries-behind-mickey-5874083/lightyear.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}