Pizza Planet: A Pixar Podcast

Toy Story 5 Review | The Power of Play Feat. Adrienne Garalde

Hello Pizza Planeteers! On today's episode, we review Pixar's latest and the fifth installment of the beloved Toy Story series, Toy Story 5. We recorded this live in our

Hoppers Review | The Funniest or Darkest Pixar Film?

We're baaaaccckkk. Welcome to Season 4 of Pizza Planet y'all!!! So good to be back. Though in all honesty and transparency, it will probably be a little break until the r

We Rank Every Pixar Movie | A Roundtable Discussion Feat. Galen Matteson and Rutger Hubley

You guys, we can't believe we've come to the end of another season. For our season finale of Season 3, we sit down with two of our friends, Galen and Rutger, to rank the

We Chat with a Pixar Storytelling Expert | Casting The Lamplight on Pietro Schito (Write For Animation)

On today’s episode, we are casting the lamplight on storytelling and screenwriting expert Pietro Schito from Write For Animation! Pietro is a wealth of knowledge on story

WALL•E Breakdown | Is This Film Prophetic?!

We're baaaack. On today's episode, we break down the classic Pixar film WALL•E (not WALL-E hehe). This is such a gem of a film and was so much fun revisiting scene-by-sce

Elio Review | Live from Gareth’s Car Feat. Andy Wright

On today's episode, we review Pixar's new film Elio! We brought on one of our good friends Andy Wright as our special guest. We recorded this episode directly after watch

Pixar’s 22 Rules of Storytelling from Emma Coats | Pixar’s Secret Sauce

On today's episode, we chat about the infamous 22 Rules of Storytelling for Pixar as written by the one and only Emma Coats. We go rule by rule and draw connections to ho

Behind the Songs of A113: The Pixar Cover EP | Feat. Tony Zinich and Mary-Grace

Okay so we actually back y'all!!!!! So sorry for the fake out of Season 3 this past fall. We got super busy with the dad life and all but we are officially back and have

Toy Story of Terror Review Feat. Jonason Pauley (JP and Beyond) | The Best Toy Story You've Never Seen

Happy Halloween!!!! For this Halloween special, we sit down with our good friend Jonason Pauley of JP and Beyond to review the Pixar TV special, Toy Story of Terror. This

Inside Out 2 Review | We Wish We Had This Movie When We Were Kids

We back y'all!!! Welcome back to Pizza Planet!!! It's been way too long guys. Enjoy this review of Inside Out 2. If you haven't seen it yet, do your mental health a favor

A Taste of Pixar | A Round Table Food Review Feat. Luke Smith, Anders Visser (HoopsandDinoman), Tony Zinich, Richard Storey (Chef Rich), and Jonason Pauley (JP and Beyond)

For the finale of Season 2, we are doing something very special! On today's episode, we are tasting the foods from Pixar films and reviewing them with all of our past gue

Ratatouille Breakdown | Anyone Can Cook! Except Us…

On today's episode, we are breaking it down again, this time on the beloved Pixar classic, Ratatouille. So sit back, get some delicious snacks on-hand, and enjoy this dis

Our Childhood Dreams of Working for Pixar | How Pixar Inspired Our Creative Paths to Where We Are Now

On today's episode, we are talking about our childhood dreams of working for Pixar and in animation, and where we are now on our creative paths. This is part of a new ser

Creating the Live Action Toy Story | Casting The Lamplight on Jonason Pauley (JP and Beyond)

On today's episode, we sit down with one of the creators of the live action Toy Story, Jonason Pauley of the Youtube Channel JP and Beyond!! Jonason takes us behind the s

Elemental Review | Pixar’s First Rom-Com?!

On today's episode, we are reviewing Elemental! This movie is so dang cute and full of depth. If you like rom-coms and Pixar, then you're in for a treat. If you haven't s

You Are My Greatest Adventure: A Lava Letter to Up | An Audio Essay

On today's episode, Ben shares his Lava Letter to Up. Get ready for a deep dive into the jungles of Paradise Falls and get your tissues on standby as we journey through t

Our Top 5 Pixar Soundtracks | "Mike”, the Newman Cousins, and the Sound of Pixar Feat. Tony Zinich

On today's episode, we talking about the musica of Pixar! We had our good friend Tony Zinich with us to talk about our Top 5 favorite Pixar soundtracks. We had so much fu

For All Brothers: A Lava Letter to Onward | An Audio Essay

In today's episode, we are switching it up. We are launching a new series called "Lava Letters" where we will be creating audio essays on some of our favorite Pixar films

Finding Nemo Breakdown | Trauma, Fatherhood, and Serious Thrill Issues

Annnnd we are back for Season 2!!! Welcome back guys to Pizza Planet! We are kicking off the new season with a film breakdown of the classic Pixar film, Finding Nemo. We

What If We Were Disney Park Imagineers? | Feat. Luke Smith

In today's episode, we are continuing to talk about Pixar attractions at Disney but with a twist! In this episode, we pretend that we are pitching Pixar ride ideas for Di