Modern Mouse

Josh Taylor

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

  • 26 minutes 14 seconds
    The Misogyny of Disney Animation

    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? 

    1 June 2020, 7:00 am
  • 22 minutes 28 seconds
    The Psychology of Adolescent Fame

    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?

    15 July 2019, 8:24 pm
  • 20 minutes 6 seconds
    The Economics of Popcorn Buckets

    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. 

    17 April 2019, 7:20 pm
  • 23 minutes 48 seconds
    The Mythology of Walt Disney

    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?

    3 April 2019, 5:07 am
  • 3 minutes 29 seconds
    Modern Mouse Season 1 Teaser

    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. 

    26 March 2019, 12:26 am
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