The Animation Podcast

Category: Feedback

What other people are saying

  • Requested Guests

    As I mention in Show 19, here’s the list of requested guests from listeners. It’s not complete yet, but as I dig back through old emails and the survey from last year, I’ll update it. Feel free to add to it in the comments and I’ll drop those names in to the list.

    NOTE: THIS IS NOT A GUARANTEE OF UPCOMING GUESTS. IT IS ONLY A WISH LIST OF NAMES THAT HAVE BEEN REQUESTED BY LISTENERS.

    Roger Allers
    Tony Anselmo
    Xavier Atencio
    Frederic Bach
    Hans Bacher
    Carlos Baena
    Dale Baer – DONE!
    Ralph Bakshi
    James Baxter – DONE!
    Bobby “Boom” Beck
    Nancy Beiman
    Mike Belzer
    Bill Berg
    Brad Bird
    Ash Brannon
    Don Bluth
    Bruno Bozzetto
    David Brewster
    Chris Buck
    Tim Burton
    Hendel Butoy
    John Canemaker
    Brenda Chapman
    Sylvain Chomet
    Sandro Cleuzo
    Anthony DeRosa
    Pete Docter
    Mark Dindal
    Ken Duncan – DONE!
    Will Finn
    Tony Fucile
    Terry Gilliam
    Francis Glebas
    Eric Goldberg – DONE!
    Ed Gombert
    Steven E. Gordon
    Lenny Graves
    Matt Groening
    Don Hahn
    Mark Henn
    Jim Henson Muppetteers
    Don Hertzfeldt
    Stephen Hillenburg
    Renee Holt
    Jim Hull
    Harley Jessup
    Shawn Keller
    Shawn Kelly
    John Kricfalusi
    Bill Kroyer
    Vera Lanpher
    John Lasseter
    Caroline Leaf
    Craig McCracken
    Seth McFarlane
    Duncan Marjoribanks
    Bill Melendez
    Uli Meyer
    Rob Minkoff
    Hayao Miyazaki
    Scott Morse
    Joe Moshier
    Teddy Newton
    Floyd Norman
    Sergio Pablos
    Nick Park
    Bret Parker
    Shannon Penner
    Bill Plymton
    John Pomeroy
    Karen Prell
    Ruben Procopio
    Dave Pruiksma
    Brothers Quay
    Arthur Rankin Jr.
    Lou Romano
    Darrel Rooney
    Carlos Saldanha
    Chris Sanders
    Bruce Smith
    Pat Smith
    Pete Sohn
    Michael Sporn
    Jan Svankmajer
    Doug Sweetland
    Genndy Tartakovsky
    Bruce Timm
    Gary Trousdale
    Daryl Van Citters
    Will Vinton
    Frans Vischer
    Dan Wagner
    Steve Wahl
    Chris Wedge
    Richard Williams
    Wallace Williamson
    Kirk Wise
    Ellen Woodbury
    Nate Wragg
    Kathy Zielinski

  • Survey Results: Favorite Animated Film

    Here are your top picks for the Listener Survey question “What is your favorite animated film?” In all, 88 different titles were chosen as someone’s favorite film and 33 people couldn’t decide.

    EDIT: WOW, what a huge oversight – I skipped Beauty and the Beast in the results. You’ll now find it at it’s rightful place, tied with Jungle Book for the number 3 spot. THANKS EMMA!

    Here are the Top Ten:

    10. Finding Nemo
    9. 101 Dalmatians
    9. The Lion King
    9. The Little Mermaid
    8. Spirited Away
    7. Toy Story
    6. Pinocchio
    5. Monsters, Inc.
    4. Aladdin
    3. Beauty and the Beast (tied with “Undecided”)
    3. The Jungle Book (tied with “Undecided”)
    2. The Iron Giant
    1. The Incredibles

  • Question : Did the email notification work?

    There’s a link in the sidebar to sign up for email updates. I’m wondering if the people who added their email actually got a notification of the latest podcast. If you did or didn’t, could you please let me know. Everyone doesn’t have to reply, naturally, but I’d like to hear from at least a handful of people to know if it’s working. Thanks.

  • Survey Results: Favorite Character

    Here are your top picks for the Listener Survey question “Who is your favorite animated character?” The variety of results were amazing. There were 113 characters that each received one vote. I’ll post those here soon.

    Here are the Top Ten (plenty of ties here):

    10. Buzz Lightyear
    10. The Iron Giant
    10. Jack Skellington
    10. Mike Wazowski
    10. Samurai Jack
    9. Ariel
    9. Pinocchio
    9. Roger Rabbit
    9. Wile E. Coyote
    8. Baloo
    8. Donald Duck
    8. Goofy
    8. Gromit
    8. Homer Simpson
    7. Kuzco
    7. Mickey Mouse
    7. Mr. Incredible
    7. Scrat
    7. Sully
    7. Totoro
    6. Aladdin
    6. The Genie
    6. Shere Kahn
    5. Stitch
    4. Tarzan
    3. Bugs Bunny
    2. The Beast
    1. Daffy Duck

  • Since you’re just standing around waiting…

    Why don’t you take the listener survey? This isn’t some big marketing strategy. I’m just curious about who listens to the show. It shouldn’t take more than five minutes, unless you have to stop and think about who your favorite character is. Nothing personal either, just a handful of easy questions. I’d really appreciate it. Think of it as your way to give back to the show that keeps on giving.

    Speaking of shows, there WILL be a new show on the site around Sunday night/Monday morning, so be sure to check back for that. I promise, you will not want to miss it. And don’t ask who it is. I won’t give.

    Find the survey in header at the top, or in the sidebar, or just click right here.

  • A new way to leave your feedback

    There’s a very nice addition to the feedback options that may be of use to some of you, especially the overseas listeners: It’s the pink balloon link in the sidebar that says ‘Send me a voice message.’ (I may will update that in the future with my own image.) If you’ve got a computer with a mic, you can record right there, no need to call a phone number, AND the audio quality should be much clearer than the phone messages. You also get to review it before sending, so if you sound like a goof (which isn’t a bad thing for the show) you can start over. Good for all of us, aight? I think the only requirements are a mic on your end (duh) and flash installed for your browser. Give it a shot, if for no other reason than for helping me test it out.

    While I’m on the subject of feedback, I’d like to extend a GREAT BIG THANKS to everyone who’s been commenting here on the site, as well as to the handful of people who gave some nice reviews in iTunes. And I can’t forget those of you who still vote on Podcast Alley. That’s is always appreciated since Podcast Alley is a pretty good gauge of what podcasts people like. It’s all appreciated mucho, mucho, and keeps my tank full for the podcast road ahead. By the way, the next stop will be pretty sweet!

  • Love is a two-way street

    All right, with a new month, Podcast Alley has reset the votes so it’s time to give a little love back to The Animation Podcast. I’ve decided not to take time during the shows to ask you to vote, but there’s no shame in my game so you’ll be seeing this humble reminder once a month and that’s it. If you enjoy the shows, a vote is all I ask in return. Like I’ve said before, consider it a recommendation so that more people might see it in the rankings and come our way.

    If you find that Podcast Alley says you’ve already voted, it may be because someone else within the same IP address as you (either at your work or in your household) has already voted. If that’s the case, thanks anyhow for trying. I appreciate it.

    Click here to vote.

    Here’s my page at Podcast Alley.

  • What’s up after three days?

    I posted Show 1 on May 1 and the response has been overwhelming. By the end of Tuesday, I’ve had about 1100 first time visitors and over 2500 page loads. I don’t know how that relates to other sites, but for me it is definitely gratifying to see this level of interest in a project I’m so excited about.

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