Modern Mouse

Modern Mouse is a journalistic show about the less magical side of life looked at through the most magical lens, the Walt Disney company.

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Thursday Mar 31, 2022

The demonization of female bodies isn’t anything new. In the last few years, Disney has made an attempt to change the clothing of female animatronics and performers in their theme parks. Outside of Disney, dress codes continue to dictate what women can and can't wear all while being stared at. What are we telling young women and female presenting people when we do this?

The Politics of Toy Guns

Monday Mar 08, 2021

Monday Mar 08, 2021

In 2015, Disney theme parks bumped up their security and stopped selling toy guns, and while political debate has continued to revolve around toy guns, it's honestly about time we start asking more important questions in hopes for a solution to America's problem with gun violence. 

Monday Jan 25, 2021

Maybe you've seen Saturday Morning cartoons disappear? Sesame Street moved to HBO! The government oversight of Children's TV has become overwhelming, as has the oversight of the US education system, doing more harm than good. So how do we fix it? 

Monday Jun 01, 2020

Thanks to the #MeToo movement we've seen Hollywood get its fair share of comeupance but misogyny still exists everywhere including the world of animation. It isn't hard to think back nearly a century ago and think about how women were treated differently than women, but what are we doing now to create equality? Are we doing enough? 

Monday Jul 15, 2019

Child actors seem to go through hard times more often than not and that includes Disney tv and film stars dating all the way back to the 1940s and its happening in a totally different way in the age of social media, but how can we help?

The Economics of Popcorn Buckets

Wednesday Apr 17, 2019

Wednesday Apr 17, 2019

Disney theme park popcorn buckets, like many collectibles, have become a commodity of an online black market, run on sites like Ebay and social media. 

The Mythology of Walt Disney

Wednesday Apr 03, 2019

Wednesday Apr 03, 2019

Lots of stories circulate about Walt Disney, but why do we tell them and better yet, why do we believe them? What does it say about Walt Disney and what does it say about us?

Modern Mouse Season 1 Teaser

Tuesday Mar 26, 2019

Tuesday Mar 26, 2019

Starting on April 3, 2019 join me, Josh Taylor, as we explore the less magical side of life through the most magical lens I know. We'll use stories about Disney to tell stories about ourselves, and hopefully we are better off for it. 

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