A Conversation with Disney Historian John Canemaker

Connecting with Walt - A look into the history of the man behind Mickey Mouse, Disneyland and Walt Disney World

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Walt Disney, Unknown, Roy Disney, Walt Disney Animation, Walt Disney World, Society & Culture, Disneyland, Walt Disney Studios

4.8 • 799 Ratings

🗓️ 7 November 2025

⏱️ 83 minutes

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In this episode, Michael and Tom chat with influential animator, author, educator, and historian John Canemaker about his upcoming book The Art of John Canemaker: An Animator's Garden.

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0:49.6	Hey there, hi, there, and welcome to episode 346 of connecting with Walt, celebrating our
0:56.1	Tinsennial year. I am your host and Deuce's historian Michael Bolting, and I am joined by my co-host,
1:01.9	producer, and good friend Tom Bell. Tom, how are you today? Hey, Michael. I am, I'm okay. I mean,
1:10.2	we're, we record early in the week and I am still
1:14.5	recovering from a whirlwind weekend. Yeah, it looks like you had a fun time in New York. I did. We
1:21.3	saw two Broadway shows, went to the 9-11 memorial, went to the big Macy's, had a couple meals,
1:33.3	and it was a full day and a half in New York City, so it was nice.
1:39.3	You crammed a lot in a day and a half.
1:42.3	We did.
1:43.3	Yes.
1:46.9	How are you? Good. Oh, I'm doing well. I'm tired, but I don't know why.
1:51.7	I don't know. I'm just recovering from the...
1:54.5	Halloween?
1:55.7	Well, yeah, and also maybe the time change. I have no idea.
1:59.7	Oh, yeah.
2:00.7	Well, see, like, the time change didn't affect us, really,
2:03.9	because we were traveling and we didn't know what time zone we were in anyway, so.
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