Tall Guy Talks Travel with Rick Dougherty

“Ink & Paint” Author Mindy Johnson Talks About Women Animators: Part One

Sep 3, 2026

Mindy Johnson has researched women animators in the early years of film and in the early years of Disney, more specifically. Johnson has written the book "Ink & Paint" about some of these incredible women who worked at the Walt Disney Company, including the legendary Mary Blair, and she is curating an exhibit on some...

Elliott Mondry and Alicia Madden of the Comic Book Series "You Never Know"

Aug 27, 2026

Rick met Elliott Mondry through DisTwitter. When Elliott used the love of storytelling he developed as a Disney fan to create a comic book series, Rick knew he had to help promote it. On the show this week, Rick talks with Elliott and his illustrator Alicia Madden about creating. "You Never Know" focuses on mental...

Covering the Walt Disney World Announcements from D23

Aug 20, 2026

There are a lot of big things on the horizon at Walt Disney World from monsters to villains to figments of your imagination. Many of these announcements came from this past weekend's D23 Expo in Anaheim, California. On today's episode of the podcast, Rick and Maz discuss these announcements and what they mean for the...

Drinking Culture at the Orlando-area Theme Parks: Part Two – Halloween Horror Nights

Aug 13, 2026

Rick and Gillian continue their two-week conversation about drinking culture in the Orlando-area theme parks by moving East on I-4 to talk about Halloween Horror Nights.

Exploring Drinking Culture at the Orlando-area Theme Parks: Part One - Walt Disney World

Aug 6, 2026

In this two-week conversation about drinking culture at the Orlando-area theme parks, Rick and Gillian will cover Walt Disney World and Epcot before moving over to Universal's Halloween Horror Nights next week.