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Nation of Animation is a cartoon book club podcast for all ages! Join lifelong cartoon fans Ryan Stevens and Brooke-Erin Smith every other week as they discuss classic cartoons through a modern lens and celebrate everything cartoons have to offer!

Nation of Animation Audio Mint

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    • 5.0 • 13 Ratings

Nation of Animation is a cartoon book club podcast for all ages! Join lifelong cartoon fans Ryan Stevens and Brooke-Erin Smith every other week as they discuss classic cartoons through a modern lens and celebrate everything cartoons have to offer!

    The Intelligent Design of Scavengers Reign

    The Intelligent Design of Scavengers Reign

    We’ve returned from our sojourn into space, listener, and we have seen things you wouldn’t believe! This week, we talk recent sci-fi masterpiece Scavengers Reign! What streaming service owns it? What makes its alien planet feel truly alien? How do we ascribe meaning in a world that doesn’t know we’re there? What is Ryan suddenly allergic to? Find out the answers to all these questions and more!

    Follow our bluesky @nationofanimation and our Instagram and Twitter @cartoonbookclub, and follow our hosts @thebrookesmith and @ryanwithcheese on Twitter
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    http://ryangstevens.com
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    Support secret projects on Venmo @nationofanimation
    BIG THANKS TO:
    Jacob Menke for our theme
    Follow them @menkemaster
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    Urvashi Lele for our art
    Learn more about Urvashi Lele's animations by visiting http://www.sirpeagreenstudios.com and follow their endeavors on instagram at @sirpeagreen and @maisonaudmi
    & a very special thanks to:
    Joseph Bennett and Charles Huettner for sharing their beautiful, twisted creation!

    The State of Animation is - Levi! Our savior!

    Episodes we talked about:
    Episode 5, “The Demeter” - 17:22
    Episode 6, “The Fall"- 30:04
    Episode 9, “The Mountain” - 40:20
    Episode 10, “The Decision” - 51:03

    Real World Recs:
    Brooke: Great Value Sausage, Egg & Cheese croissants from Walmart (though not specifically buying them, if you get what we mean)
    Ryan: The Sopranos, streaming on Max

    This podcast is a part of Audio Mint. If you want to follow us, check us out on Instagram(@audiomintchi) or on Facebook, at Audio Mint. If you wanna support us even more, check out our Patreon by searching Audio Mint on the app or the website!

    • 1 hr 14 min
    The Making Of 'The Murder of Steamboat Willie'

    The Making Of 'The Murder of Steamboat Willie'

    This week on NATION of Animation we bring you some behind the scenes story time of the making of The Murder of Steamboat Willie. If you haven’t had a chance to hear the last episode, it's the perfect week for a double feature! Plus animation news and a sneak peek at what to expect next episode!

    If you like the show, don’t forget to rate, review, and subscribe.

    Follow our bluesky @nationofanimation and our Instagram and Twitter @cartoonbookclub, and follow our hosts @thebrookesmith and @ryanwithcheese on Twitter
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    brookeerinsmith.com
    ryangstevens.com
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    Support secret projects on Venmo @nationofanimation

    BIG THANKS TO:
    Jacob Menke for our theme
    Follow them @menkemaster
    &
    Urvashi Lele for our art Learn more about Urvashi Lele's animations by visiting http://www.sirpeagreenstudios.com and follow their endeavors on instagram at @sirpeagreen and @maisonaudmi

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    a very special thanks to:
    Everyone who helped bring this project to life, and everyone who helped bring it to the public!

    The State of Animation is Award Winning!

    Episodes we talked about: 
    E 84: The Murder Of Steamboat Willie

    Real World Recs:

    Brooke: The Rachel Incident: A Novel by Caroline O'Donoghue
    Ryan: I SAW THE TV GLOW in select theaters now

    This podcast is a part of Audio Mint. If you want to follow us, check us out on Instagram(@audiomintchi) or on Facebook, at Audio Mint. If you wanna support us even more, check out our Patreon by searching Audio Mint on the app or the website!

    • 1 hr 17 min
    The Murder Of Steamboat Willie

    The Murder Of Steamboat Willie

    Nation of Animation Presents:

    Steamboat Willie, the iconic cartoon that launched Disney’s empire, has entered the public domain. He’s also been MURDERED! Ryan and Brooke, lifelong cartoon fans with unfulfilling day jobs, take it upon themselves to solve this unsolvable case of mouseslaughter – and their investigation will take them into a sordid, strange world of two-dimensional two-timing, cartoonish corruption, and monochrome mystery.They’ll encounter public domain figures with a potential axe to grind with Steamboat Willie, from Captain Pete to Tigger to the mythical Hercules himself. What happens to a character when they enter the public domain? What does it mean to be an intellectual property? And how could any of this be worth killing someone over? The answers may shake Ryan and Brooke’s faith in cartoons, authorship, and the public domain itself.

    The Murder of Steamboat Willie is a Nation of Animation production, and is not produced, endorsed, licensed, or approved by the Walt Disney Corporation. All established characters depicted therein are in the public domain.

    Written and Directed by Ryan Stevens and Brooke-Erin Smith.
    Produced by Danny Mendoza
    Ryan and “Mike” were played by Ryan Stevens
    Brooke was played by Brooke-Erin Smith
    Newscaster was played by Madison Hill
    Captain Pete was played by Makela Yepez
    Tigger was played by Freddie Powers
    Disney Lawyer was played Kelsea Woods
    Pinnocchio was played by John Floyd
    Peter Pan was played by Clare Rollinger
    Hercules was played by David Kepner
    Additional voices for the Disney adults were provided by Jordan “Old Bean” Smith-Bowers and Hayden Bowers

    Original music composed by Mitch McAndrew. You can find his work on bandcamp and Spotify as Dogcatcher.

    Original art by Urvashi Lele.

    Additional music and sounds include
    “Dances and Dames” by Kevin Macleod licensed under a Creative Commons attribution license and sourced from http://FreeMusicArchive.org.

    This show is a part of Atlanta Fringe Audio: Listen to other festival shows here: https://atlantafringe.org/fringe-audio/

    If you like the show, don’t forget to rate, review, and subscribe.
    Follow our bluesky @nationofanimation and our Instagram and Twitter @cartoonbookclub, and follow our hosts @thebrookesmith and @ryanwithcheese on Twitter
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    ryangstevens.com
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    This podcast is a part of Audio Mint. If you want to follow us, check us out on Instagram(@audiomintchi) or on Facebook, at Audio Mint. If you wanna support us even more, check out our Patreon by searching Audio Mint on the app or the website!

    • 47 min
    Have You Seen This Barbarian?

    Have You Seen This Barbarian?

    Ah-ah-nimation, Nation of Animation! We are back this week and we hope you brought your lantern and pet dragons because we return to the dark ages as we revisit Dave the Barbarian! Does anyone remember this show, did they focus too much on the barbarian angle, why was this show so funny? Also, listen till the end for a little secret sneak peek of what we’ve been working on!

    If you like the show, don’t forget to rate, review, and subscribe.

    Follow our bluesky @nationofanimation and our Instagram and Twitter @cartoonbookclub, and follow our hosts @thebrookesmith and @ryanwithcheese on Twitter
    &
    brookeerinsmith.com
    ryangstevens.com
    &
    Support secret projects on Venmo @nationofanimation

    BIG THANKS TO:
    Jacob Menke for our theme
    Follow them @menkemaster
    &
    Urvashi Lele for our art Learn more about Urvashi Lele's animations by visiting http://www.sirpeagreenstudios.com and follow their endeavors on instagram at @sirpeagreen and @maisonaudmi
    & a very special thanks to:
    Doug Langdale, thank you for bringing this unique experience to our tvs! 

    The State of Animation is strong like Dave!

    Episodes we talked about: 
    E11: Girlfriend/ Ned Frischman: Man of Tomorrow
    E8a: Band
    E21b: Happy Glasses

    Real World Recs:

    Brooke: The Neapolitan Novels
    Ryan: The Sympathizer on Max

    This podcast is a part of Audio Mint. If you want to follow us, check us out on Instagram(@audiomintchi) or on Facebook, at Audio Mint. If you wanna support us even more, check out our Patreon by searching Audio Mint on the app or the website!

    • 58 min
    (Story) Bible Studies

    (Story) Bible Studies

    Hallelujah, we’re back! This week we talk about something that has the animation world and Disney fans celebrating: the leaked storybibles! We talk about origins, our favorites, and ask the big questions, like, what’s a story bible again? 

    If you like the show, don’t forget to rate, review, and subscribe.

    Follow our bluesky @nationofanimation and our Instagram and Twitter @cartoonbookclub, and follow our hosts @thebrookesmith and @ryanwithcheese on Twitter
    &
    brookeerinsmith.com
    ryangstevens.com
    &
    Support secret projects on Venmo @nationofanimation

    BIG THANKS TO:
    Jacob Menke for our theme
    Follow them @menkemaster
    &
    Urvashi Lele for our art Learn more about Urvashi Lele's animations by visiting http://www.sirpeagreenstudios.com and follow their endeavors on instagram at @sirpeagreen and @maisonaudmi
    & a very special thanks to:

    People who help lost media be found! 

    The State of Animation is Biblical!

    Storybibles we talked about we talked about: 
    101 Dalmatian Street
    (The Buzz On) Maggie
    Gravity Falls “Nutshell” “Series Bible”
    Brandy and Mr. Whiskers
    Real World Recs:

    Brooke: Challengers in theaters now
    Ryan: euphoria by Kendrick Lamar

    This podcast is a part of Audio Mint. If you want to follow us, check us out on Instagram(@audiomintchi) or on Facebook, at Audio Mint. If you wanna support us even more, check out our Patreon by searching Audio Mint on the app or the website !

    • 39 min
    Rocket Power, Feminism, and Storm Preparedness

    Rocket Power, Feminism, and Storm Preparedness

    This week we’re getting rad, twisted and extreme as we shred the waves of nostalgia with the power of Rocket Power! We talk about rad outfits, feminism, and conspiracy theories! Paramount plus, hit us up or fix your U.I.

    If you like the show, don’t forget to rate, review, and subscribe.
    Follow our bluesky @nationofanimation and our Instagram and Twitter @cartoonbookclub, and follow our hosts @thebrookesmith and @ryanwithcheese onTwitter
    &
    brookeerinsmith.com
    ryangstevens.com
    &
    Support secret projects on Venmo @nationofanimation

    BIG THANKS TO:
    Jacob Menke for our theme
    Follow them @menkemaster
    &
    Urvashi Lele for our art Learn more about Urvashi Lele's animations by visiting http://www.sirpeagreenstudios.com and follow their endeavors on instagram at @sirpeagreen and @maisonaudmi
    & a very special thanks to:

    Klasky Csupo, again! Thanks for inviting us on these rad adventures and all the other stories produced through our childhood!

    The State of Animation is Gnarly!

    Episodes we talked about: 
    S1E6b Father's Day Off
    S1E7a Powergirl Surfers
    S1E19a Big Air Dare
    S2E18a Hurricane Maurice

    Real World Recs:

    Brooke: The Other Two on Max
    Ryan: Under the Bridge on Hulu

    This podcast is a part of Audio Mint. If you want to follow us, check us out on Instagram(@audiomintchi) or on Facebook, at Audio Mint. If you wanna support us even more, check out our Patreon by searching Audio Mint on the app or the website!

    • 58 min

Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5
13 Ratings

13 Ratings

kaitlinnorman ,

Love it

Feels like a fun, cozy hang out sesh with your best pals while listening - also loaded with interesting fun facts and witty humor!

History Doe ,

The Best Hit of Nostalgia

Easy listening! Feels like you are right in the room having a discussion with the hosts. Totally worth the listen even if you aren’t a total animation aficionado!

Beckers848 ,

Love it!

Ryan and Brooke are great! They’ve covered shows I love and shows ive never seen, but they always make it fun and worth your while!

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