Episode · Acquired · 2026-06-22
Books mentioned on The Walt Disney Company
The Walt Disney Company is the most successful enterprise ever created for monetizing human nostalgia. Today it’s the king of global entertainment, holding the intellectual property rights to the childhood memories of billions of people (including, likely, all of you) and is a reliable, predictable profitable business.
David Rosenthal discussed Walt Disney by Neal Gabler. Ben Gilbert discussed The Animated Man by J. Michael Barrier and Walt Disney: an American Original, Commemorative Edition by Bob Thomas and others.
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Walt Disney
Walt Disney by Neal Gabler is a comprehensive biography that explores the life, career, and complex creative genius behind the founder of the famous entertainment empire.
Discussed“Well, first a thank you to my main source for facts and Walt quotes on this episode. Neil Gabler's biography, Walt Disney, the triumph of the American imagination.”
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The Animated Man
Discussed“There's a great quote in the book Walt Disney and American Original by Bob Thomas that says, "Before Disney, cartoons were slapdash. Two-dimensional characters in bizarre movement before elemental backgrounds. Disney insisted on rounded humanized figures."”
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Walt Disney: an American Original, Commemorative Edition
Discussed“There's a great quote in the book Walt Disney and American Original by Bob Thomas that says, "Before Disney, cartoons were slapdash. Two-dimensional characters in bizarre movement before elemental backgrounds. Disney insisted on rounded humanized figures."”
Where to get it
