The 8 Best Cinema Story Origins Podcast Episodes
1) 03 – Sleeping Beauty
“Sleeping Beauty” is one of the most popular fairy tales of all time. The story with its many varied renditions and adaptations has intrigued readers and audiences for centuries. It has been told and...Show More
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.2) 017a – Beauty and the Beast Part 1
Comparing and contrasting Disney’s “Beauty and the Beast” with the original stories by Gabrielle-Suzanne Barbot de Villeneuve (1740) and Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont (1756). This podcast con...Show More
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.3) Supplemental #02 – Djinn
I tried to squeeze the whole subject of Jinn into Aladdin Part 2, but to do so would kill the momentum of the Aladdin story, so I decided this should be another supplemental. And since you all like th...Show More
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.4) 05b – Aladdin Part 2
In our last episode, we left both Disney’s Aladdin and Shahdazad’s Aladdin sealed within a deep treasure trove. Disney called it The Cave of Wonders, and in the One Thousand and One Nights it is the C...Show More
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.5) Supplemental #01 – Scheherazade
In Disney Story Origins Episode 5, I’ll be discussing the Disney Film “Aladdin” based on “Aladdin or his Magical Lamp”, which is one of many small stories within a large Middle Eastern story called “O...Show More
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.6) 04a – Mulan Part 1
The story of Mulan is one of the most mundane of all Chinese folktales. In Ancient China, with folklore rife with magic, Gods, Demons, Dragons and all kinds of supernatural influences, it was the plau...Show More
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.7) 04b – Mulan Part 2
We start where we left of in Episode 4a – Mulan Part 1, Mulan has joined the army. How does Mulan from the old tales prevent being discovered to be a woman? I discuss the origins of Mushu, Li Shang an...Show More
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.8) 05a – Aladdin Part 1
The story of Aladdin is one of the most familiar narratives in all of literature, a classic ‘rags to riches’ tale featuring a young hero who has to learn an important lesson; an exotic setting; a good...Show More
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.9) CSO 20b – JAWS Part 2
Comparing and contrasting “JAWS” by Universal with the novel “JAWS” by Peter Benchley. This podcast contains certain copyrighted works that were not specifically authorized to be used by the copyrigh...Show More
10) CSO 20a – JAWS Part 1
Comparing and contrasting “JAWS” by Universal with the novel “JAWS” by Peter Benchley. This podcast contains certain copyrighted works that were not specifically authorized to be used by the copyrigh...Show More