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Deconstructing Disney

by Rachel Casey, Erin Casey

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Lady and the Tramp

September 22, 2020 · 1 hr 34 min

Episode Summary Join Erin and Rachel as they examine the surprising amount of ethnocentrism and classism imbued in the 1955 classic Lady and the Tramp. Walt Disney Studios did its part to promote the myth of the American melting pot while…
Peter Pan

September 8, 2020 · 1 hr 57 min

Episode Summary Erin and Rachel have A LOT of thoughts (just under two hours worth) about Peter Pan (1953), a film so full of racism and sexism, they’re left scratching their heads about why this Disney classic is so beloved. Join the…
Alice in Wonderland

August 25, 2020 · 1 hr 23 min

Episode Summary Erin and Rachel don’t have time for nonsense, and neither did 1951 audiences when Alice in Wonderland flopped at the box office. Thankfully, marijuana-fueled college students in the 1960s had all the time in the world for a…
Cinderella

August 11, 2020 · 1 hr 44 min

Episode Summary Disney’s Cinderella thrilled Erin and Rachel almost as much as it thrilled 1950 audiences, with “almost” being the operative word. The co-hosts revisit their favorite topics of gender roles and colonization, while also…
The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad (BONUS EPISODE)

August 4, 2020 · 1 hr 23 min

Episode Summary: In this bonus episode, Erin and Rachel unpack The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad (1949), and debate which is the most frightening: the Headless Horseman of Sleepy Hollow, Mr. Toad’s untreated mental illness, or the…

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Saludos Amigos & The Three Caballeros

July 28, 2020 · 1 hr 22 min

Episode Summary: As unofficial ambassador of Franklin Roosevelt’s Good Neighbor approach to foreign policy, Walt Disney traveled to South America on a so-called “goodwill tour,” the results of which were Saludos Amigos (1942) and The Three…
Bambi

July 14, 2020 · 1 hr 17 min

Episode Summary: Hear how “twitterpated” Erin and Rachel both are with Bambi (1942), the delightful classic that chronicles the lives of forest creatures with a heavy-handed conservationist agenda. Widely panned by critics following its…
Dumbo

June 30, 2020 · 1 hr 20 min

Episode Summary Erin and Rachel unpack Disney’s pachyderm-focused 1941 film, Dumbo. This beloved classic helped Walt Disney Studios recover financially from previous box office busts and an animator strike. Despite being the shortest…
Fantasia

June 16, 2020 · 1 hr 39 min

Episode Summary Erin and Rachel review Disney’s Fantasia (1940) segment by segment and discuss the film’s repeated racist, female objectifying, and fatphobic imagery. But the music and unicorns are pretty! Maybe there’s a reason Disney…
Pinocchio

June 2, 2020 · 1 hr 26 min

Episode Summary Erin and Rachel offer a less favorable take on Disney’s Pinocchio (1940) than the 100% Rotten Tomato rating of this film might suggest. They discuss the historical context of WWII in which the film was released and consider…
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

May 19, 2020 · 1 hr 38 min

Episode Summary Erin and Rachel discuss Disney's first full-length animated feature, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, snidely referred to by critics as "Disney's Folly" before its release and subsequent box office success in 1937. The…
Welcome to Deconstructing Disney

May 3, 2020 · 50 min

Meet Erin and Rachel, two life-long Disney fans who've decided to take on the Disney film catalog with a critical lens. In this introductory episode, they share some Disney memories, quiz each other on Disney trivia, and explain what…

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About the show

Two life-long Disney fans take on the Disney film catalog, beginning with the animated features, and discuss with a critical lens. @DeconDisney on social media.