• 1 hour 11 minutes
    With popular YouTube Animator, XrayAlphaCharlie!

    This week, Tom and Tony sit down with the mysterious and incredibly talented indie animation sensation, XrayAlphaCharlie! Known for her massive online following and unique persona, Xierra (who rarely shows her face!) pulls back the curtain on her creative process. This is a fun, lighthearted, and insightful look at what it means to be a modern YouTube animation creator. The future is independent! Don't miss this one!

    11 September 2026, 9:59 pm
  • 1 hour 3 minutes
    Our 300th Episode! - Looking back and looking forward

    Episode 300 - How time flies when you're having fun! The "Bros who knows" have hit 300 episodes and 12 years of podcasting about the thing we love—animation! Join us in this episode as we discuss favorite episodes of ours and yours, along with some thoughts on where we should head next!

    28 August 2026, 7:46 pm
  • 1 hour 23 minutes
    The Independent Life with Chris Sonnenburg

    The Independent Life with Chris Sonnenburg

    10 August 2026, 1:10 am
  • 1 hour 13 minutes
    Character Supervisor at Skydance Animation, Sarah Macdonald

    Tom and Tony interview the amazing Sarah Macdonald a Character Supervisor at Skydance Animation, but living abroad in Madrid. We discuss the job of being a character supervisor on the new Netflix hit film "Swapped".

    25 July 2026, 10:15 pm
  • 1 hour 7 minutes
    Arslan Elver- VFX supervisor for Project Hail Mary

    Did you see "Project Hail Mary" and hear that the adorable character "Rocky" was a puppet? Well, that's only half right, as more than half the shots were created in 3d animation! In this podcast, Tom and Tony interview Arslan Elver- VFX supervisor at Framestore for Project Hail Mary. Learn how both the CG and puppeteer teams worked together to create an amazingly unique performance on a character with no face!

    11 July 2026, 10:10 pm
  • 1 hour 20 minutes
    Co-Creative director and Founder, Nic Cabana "Claynosaurz"

    Tom and Tony interview Co-Creative director and Founder, Nic Cabana about his companies fast rise to profitability with their IP "Claynosaurz". Without a storyline, they were able to innovatively get their IP out into the world through social media clips and build their characters into revenue generating digital collectibles before launching into an animated series.

    26 June 2026, 6:14 pm
  • 56 minutes 23 seconds
    Disney's Dragon Striker with Co-creators, Sylvain Dos Santos and Charles Lefebvr

    Tom and Tony dive into the new anime-inspired series coming to Disney+ and Hulu TODAY, "Dragon Striker," with Co-creator/ Executive Producer Sylvain Dos Santos and Co-creator/Director Charles Lefebvre! Hear how these two brought their vision to life for this exciting new show!

    12 June 2026, 7:44 pm
  • 1 hour 34 minutes
    Flashback Friday: "Interview w/ Brenda Chapman"

    The Bancroft Brothers go way back to 2014 for this Flashback Friday episode with the legendary director Brenda Chapman. She discusses her early story years and Tony gushes about working with her for 3 months on The Lion King. Many references are made to the late great Roger Allers too, as he was a huge influence on Chapman. Oh, and has anyone heard about her directing of Dreamworks' Prince of Egypt and Pixar's Brave? Well, you will here! Check out this episode on iTunes, Spotify, and wherever you get your podcasts.

    29 May 2026, 7:24 pm
  • 1 hour 9 minutes
    The Bancroft Bros answer your questions

    The BBros want to hear from you! What are some of your questions for us? For this episode, Tom and Tony went to our Instagram pages and asked fans for their questions. And, boy, did we get them! We reveal a favorite easter egg we put in a Disney film, lessons learned as a director, what it was like working at Disney Florida, and yes, what our favorite colors are! There are some doozies here, folks! Check out this episode available on iTunes, Spotify, and wherever you get your podcasts.

    15 May 2026, 8:53 pm
  • 1 hour 10 minutes
    Indy Creator Spotlight: Emily Brundige

    In this episode, we interview the prolific writer/creator Emily Brundige. After a strong career writing for some of the biggest animated series out there, developing and selling her own series, creating an original series, "Goldie", with Apple, Emily has broken away from the studio system to create her own Indy series: "Strawberry Vampire". Two successful Kickstarters later, hear what Emily has in store for your new favorite vampire family.

    1 May 2026, 6:40 pm
  • 1 hour 15 minutes
    Artist Tabling at an Expo with Aria Joy Prichard

    Days after a successful second Animation Y'all Expo, Tom and Tony decompress about how great the weekend went and bring on artist exhibitor Aria Joy Pritchard (@ariajoy.art) to discuss the do's and don'ts of having a successful table experience at an expo/con.

    18 April 2026, 3:51 pm
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