The StoryDads Podcast

Micah and Eric are based dads who cope with watching too much kids' content by examining symbolism, significance and structure in the context of western canon.

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Dad's Night Out – RoboCop!

we explore this classic framed as Fairy Tale. The King's Man is betrayed and murdered, and resurrected with a (technological) spell to protect the kingdom. But the power of Justice is stronger than OCP's magic!

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Bambi’s forest feels alive because it mirrors something deeper—beauty, fragility, and the quiet rhythm running through all of us. 🌿✨ Why does hand-drawn animation reveal truth so clearly?
#StoryDads #Bambi #DisneyAnimation #FilmPhilosophy #AnimationAnalysis

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Why are so many of the greatest heroes in storytelling orphans? 🦌🔥
Bambi, Simba, Harry Potter, Luke… the pattern runs deep. Here’s why.

#StoryDads #Bambi #HeroJourney #OrphanHero #Storytelling

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Go check out the StoryDads podcast!

We just posted our new episode on Bambi! Lots of new stuff coming too!
#parentingpodcast #parenthood #Bambi
#DisneyMovies
#DisneyAnalysis
#StoryDads
#ComingOfAgeStory
#MovieSymbolism
#FilmBreakdown
#DisneyDeepDive
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#ClassicDisney

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Clip from our full episode discussion HOOK (1991)
#Hook #psychology #addictionrecovery #jordanpetersonquotes #podcast #jordanpeterson #carljung #carljungquotes #sexaddictionrecovery #sexaddiction

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The gritty reality is there’s real danger and consequences to being a lost boy in the real world.

Check out our full episode on HOOK (1991) up now!

#Hook #PeterPan #Neverland #lostboys #podcast #storydads #symbolism #storytelling #jordanpeterson #jonathanpageau #symbolicworld #robinwilliams

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When Neverland stops being a game, the story hits different.
In Hook, real deaths raise the stakes — and suddenly childhood fantasy becomes a fight for meaning. 🎬

#Hook #RobinWilliams #StoryDads #FilmAnalysis #MovieReel #ParentingJourney #PeterPan #Neverland #CinemaLovers #MovieTalk #StorytellingMatters #FilmCommunity

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Jack has to let go of his ego for harmony to be restored. Clip from our full episode on Nightmare Before Christmas up now!
#nightmarebeforechristmas #podcast #disney #halloween #symbolism #storytelling #jordanpeterson #jonathanpageau #faith #storydads

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Scavengers lie in wait for the keepers of the kingdom to turn a blind eye. Clip from our full episode discussing Tim Burton’s Nightmare Before Christmas
#podcast #nightmarebeforechristmas #lionsandscavengers #StoryDads #benshapiro #disney #symbolism #storytelling #jordanpeterson #jonathanpageau

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The symbolism of Oogie Boogie in the Nightmare before before Christmas. New episode up now! Happy Halloween!🎃
#nightmarebeforechristmas #oogieboogie #podcast #symbolism #halloweentown #storydads #jonathanpageau #jordanpeterson

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@thebrettboles on the power of the music in CoCo being diegetic. Clip from our full episode with Brett on CoCo up now!
#podcast #coco #songwriting #storytelling #pixar #diegeticmusic #symbolism

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@thebrettboles on the POWER of SPECIFICITY in songwriting. Clip from our full StoryDads podcast episode on coco up now!
#podcast #coco #musicals #podcastclips #songwriter #storytelling #screenwriting #storydads

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The entire story of Coco is packed into the little 1 minute song “Remember Me”. Clip from our full episode with @thebrettboles up now!
#podcast #coco #musicals #musictheory #storytelling #songwriter #pixar #symbolism

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Rather than just thinking of story as shallow entertainment, try to see it as a description of reality and how the world works. Clip from our full episode on the Hunchback of Notre Dame up now!
#podcast #hunchbackofnotredame #mythology #religion #symbolicworld #storydads #symbolism #storytelling #jordanpeterson #storydads #disney #jonathanpageau

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The POWER of story in the lives of children.
#podcast #hunchbackofnotredame #storytelling #gospel #christian #symbolism #faith
#jordanpeterson #fairytale #jonathanpageau

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New episode up now on The Hunchack of Notre Dame
#fyp #podcast #hunchbackofnotredame #newepisode #storyanalysis #alanmenken #disney #disneyclassics #symbolism #faith #westerncivilization #cathedral

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Lessons on strength, weakness and gentleness from the Iron Giant. Full episode up now!
#irongiant #podcast #humility #strength #storydads #screenwriting #faith #gospel #weak #power #charliekirk

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Why the Iron Giant is the best Superman movie! Clip from the full Iron Giant episode up now!
#irongiant #podcast #superman #humanity #christianty #gospel #storydads #storytelling #nostalgia #novusglobal #dcuniverse

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Joseph Barkley on the power of storytelling. Clip from our full episode on The Iron Giant up now!
#irongiant #nostalgia #faith #podcast #gospel #myradiusla #storytelling #warnerbros #novusglobal #executivecoaching #superman #theology #storydads #storytelling #storytellers

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Ursula uses compassion and offers to “help” in order to gain power and control. Clip from our full episode on The Little Mermaid up now!
#littlemermaid #podcast #politics #deceit #manipulate #symbolism #storydads #politicalparty #government #controlling #movies #podcastclips #manipulation

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Ariel’s bargain with Ursula is strait classic western canon and so resonant! Clip from our full episode on the Little Mermiad up now!
#littlemermaid #podcast #comingofage #gospel #symbolism #westerncanon #westerncivilization