This page is a hub for all episodes of The Tomorrow Society Podcast. I’ve been thrilled to talk with authors, filmmakers, podcasters, and former Imagineers about Walt Disney World and other resorts.
I’ve separated this page into categories to make it easier to navigate. Each link takes you to the section for that topic.
- Imagineers/Professionals
- Authors
- Podcasters/Creators
- Filmmakers
- Composers
- Trip Reports
- Other Episodes
- Blog Interviews
Imagineers/Professionals
These former Disney Imagineers and other industry professionals have been so generous with their time and stories from their careers. I can’t wait to dig further into stories about Walt Disney World, Disneyland, and more.
243. Daniel “Rover” Singer
235. Joe Garlington
230. Eric Baker
227. Trevor Bryant*
226. Bob Holland
224. Susan Bonds
223. Brandon Kleyla (#2)
219. Davy Feiten
212. Dr. Jackie Ogden
208. Greg Combs
206. Mk Haley
204. Kevin Sherbrooke
202. Eli Erlandson
198. Mike Schwalm
194. Steve Tatham
193. Tom Sze
192. Morgan Lee Richardson
191. Don Dorsey
189. Alexander Bresinsky
188. Rick Barongi
185. Ryan Harmon
184. Ethan Reed (#3)
181. Mark Gilbert
180. Mark Page
178. Jaime McGough
175. Don Carson (#6)
173. Adam Bezark
171. Scott Hennesy
169. Ray Spencer (#2)
164. Jonathan Ackley
163. Josh Shipley
162. Karen Connolly Armitage
161. Daniel Joseph (#2)
160. Brandon Kleyla
159. Kevin Lively
158. Tim Landry
155. Ethan Reed and Joe Lanzisero
154. Ray Spencer*
150. Larry Nikolai*
149. Josh Steadman
145. Don Carson and Chris Runco*
144. Scott Rogers*
142. Rick Rothschild (#2)*
141. Brian Crosby*
140. Ethan Reed*
137. Chris Runco (Part 2)*
134. Chris Runco*
132. Valerie Edwards*
131. Jim Clark*
130. Chris Merritt and Don Carson*
127. Daniel Joseph*
120. Rick Harper (#2)*
118. Dan Cockerell (#2)*
116. Zofia Kostyrko-Edwards*
115. Dave Cobb*
114. Andy Sinclair-Harris and Don Carson
112. Rick Rothschild*
109. David Green*
108. Garner Holt*
107. Tom K. Morris (#2)*
101. Bran Ferren*
99. Don Carson and Joe Lanzisero*
96. Joe Herrington*
95. Joe Lanzisero (#2)*
91. Don Carson*
89. Andy Sinclair-Harris*
88. Mark Rhodes*
84. Glenn Barker*
83. Greg Meader (#2)*
81. Tom K. Morris*
79. Tim Delaney*
76. Jim Sarno*
75. Joe Lanzisero*
74. David Snyder*
73. Tom Nabbe*
71. Bob Baranick*
67. Greg Meader*
64. Peggie Fariss*
61. Rick Harper*
59. Dan Cockerell*
54. Brent Young*
43. Steve Alcorn*
*Episode page includes a full transcript.
Authors
I always enjoy talking with authors, who are experts on a variety of topics. Because they’ve focused so closely on a subject, these writers are great podcast guests.
246. Ken Bruce
245. Becky Gandillon (#2)
242. Amy Ratcliffe
241. Ted Thomas, J.B. Kaufman, and Didier Ghez
221. Dave Bossert (#2)
216. Kathryn Mayer and Greg Glasgow
214. Seth Kubersky (#3)*
213. J. Jeff Kober
203. Bethanee Bemis
187. Matt Mason
152. Dave Bossert
139. Bill Cotter*
129. Brian Jay Jones (#3)
103. Michael Crawford
94. Nathalia Holt
92. Brian Jay Jones (#2)
90. Dustin Engels
66. Brian Jay Jones
63. Rand Boyd
51. Lou Prosperi
47. Seth Kubersky (#2)
40. Katy Price
36. Jeff Baham
35. Jerry Green
29. Christian Moran (#3)
26. Jeff Barnes
23. Aaron Wallace
17. Sam Gennawey (#2)
16. Chad Emerson (#2)
6. Chad Emerson
5. Seth Kubersky
4. Sam Gennawey
3. Christian Moran
*Episode page includes a full transcript.
Podcasters/Creators
I love talking with bloggers, podcasters, and journalists who are fans with strong opinions about the parks. I also enjoy learning more about their stories.
247. Tim Grassey (#9) – coming soon!
244. Skipper Ben Rebstock (#5)
240. Shane Bettenhausen on Fantasy Springs
237. Lou Mongello (#3)
222. Doug McKnight and Derek Sasman (Rope Drop Radio)
220. Jessica Liese (#2)
218. Tim Grassey (#8)
217. Arthur Levine
211. Mary Kwiatkowski (#3)
205. Bryant Olivera (Coaster365)
199. Jason Schultz
197. Tammy Tuckey
196. Skipper Ben Rebstock (#4)
190. Tim Grassey (#7)
186. Carlye Wisel (#3)
183. Len Testa (#6)
182. Drew Taylor
176. Lauren Staniszewski (#2)
170. Becky Gandillon
168. Mary Kwiatkowski (#2)
151. Lauren Staniszewski
148. Tim Grassey (#6)
146. Len Testa (#5)
138. Ashley Carter
135. Skipper Ben Rebstock (#3)
128. Brett Nachman
126. Mary Kwiatkowski
125. Lou Mongello (#2)
123. Tim Grassey (#5)
119. Ben Lancaster (#2)
117. Carlye Wisel (#2)
113. Valerie Marino
106. Todd McCartney
105. Shannon Albert (#2)
98. Skipper Ben Rebstock (#2)
97. Jessica Liese
93. Carlye Wisel
86. Tim Grassey (#4)
85. Ted Linhart
78. How Bowers (#2)
72. Courtney Guth and Emily McDermott
70. Lou Mongello
65. Len Testa (#4)
63. Skipper Ben Rebstock
58. Brian P. Miles
57. Tim Grassey (#3)
56. AJ Wolfe (#2)
49. Shannon Albert*
48. Ricky Brigante
44. How Bowers
42. Matt Parrish
39. Len Testa (#3)*
38. Tim Grassey (#2)
31. Mike Rahlmann
30. AJ Wolfe
25. Nate Parrish
20. Len Testa (#2)
19. Tim Grassey
12. Doug Barnes
8. Len Testa
*Episode page includes a full transcript.
Filmmakers
I’ve written about movies for many sites, including my film blog. It’s fun to catch up with filmmakers that chronicle the parks. There are cool documentaries about the history of the New York World’s Fair, Haunted Mansion, and more.
215. Kevin Perjurer (Defunctland)
165. Ryan Ritchey (#3)
153. Taylor Bybee (Coaster Studios)
143. Martin Smith (Martin’s Vids)
124. Jeff Blyth*
122. Seth Porges (Class Action Park)
104. Ryan Ritchey (#2)
102. Leslie Iwerks
60. John Walker (Tomorrowland Producer)
52. Tony Cortese (#2)*
27. Ken Kebow
14. Tony Cortese
13. James H. Carter
11. Phillip B. Swift
10. Christian Moran (#2)
7. Ben Lancaster
2. Ryan Ritchey
*Episode page includes a full transcript.
Composers
I enjoy speaking with the artists behind the music for parks and films. It started with Bruce Broughton in 2017 when he talked about his work for classic attractions.
232. Ron Fish
136. Russell Brower*
55. Mark Mancina*
45. Paul Leonard-Morgan*
33. Bruce Broughton*
*Episode page includes a full transcript.
Trip Reports
I regularly do interviews, but I also like recording trip reports from our visits to Walt Disney World and other parks. Looking beyond the Disney resorts, it’s fun to explore regional destinations like Silver Dollar City and Kings Island.
238. Lost Island ThemePark Trip Report
234. Fire in the Hole 2.0 Review and Silver Dollar City Trip Report
229. Beignets, Buses, and More: A Walt Disney World Trip Report (Part 2)
228. TRON, Guardians, and More: A Walt Disney World Trip Report (Part 1)
225. Walt Disney World 2024 Trip Preview
209. Kings Island Trip Report
201. Super Nintendo World and Universal Studios Hollywood Trip Report
200. The Big Disneyland Trip Report
195. Silver Dollar City Return Trip Report
172. Six Flags Great America
167. The Return to Walt Disney World (Part 2)
166. The Return to Walt Disney World (Part 1)
157. Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library & Museum
147. Inside the Walt Disney Archives Exhibition in Memphis
82. Galaxy’s Edge and 30 Hours at Walt Disney World
77. Silver Dollar City Trip Report
69. Aulani, a Disney Resort & Spa (Part 2)
68. Aulani, a Disney Resort & Spa (Part 1)
53. A Trip to Walt Disney’s Marceline
50. A Visit to Six Flags St. Louis
37. My Walt Disney World Trip Report
32. Planning a Weekend Trip to Walt Disney World
22. Spring Break Disney World Trip Report
21. The Sounds of a Walt Disney World Trip
9. Seven Lessons from my WDW Trip
Other Episodes
Some episodes don’t fit into a single category. They could be attractions rankings or about the D23 Expo. There’s so much to cover beyond the basics.
239.5 Losing the Rivers of America
239. Ranking All of Disney’s D23 2024 Parks and Experiences Announcements
236. Five Things I Like and Dislike About Disney’s Lightning Lane Multipass Service
233. Updating Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge
231. My Theme Park Summer and Universal Orlando News
211. Updating Spaceship Earth
207. Five Takeaways from Disney’s Destination D23 Announcements
179. 40 Years of EPCOT
177. My 2022 D23 Expo Reactions
174. Improving Disney’s Hollywood Studios
156. Improving DinoLand, U.S.A.
133. Improving Tomorrowland at Disneyland
121. Listener Q&A Extravaganza
111. Improving EPCOT (Part 2)
110. Improving EPCOT (Part 1)
100. My Theme Park Story and Listener Questions
87. My Latest Disney and Theme Park Reads
80. My 2019 D23 Expo News Reactions
46. Toy Story Land and the Future of Disney’s Hollywood Studios*
41. Top 5 Books for Epcot Fans
34. Coco Review
28. Top 10 Theme Park Bucket List
24. Top 5 Extinct Attractions at Disney World
18. The Pros and Cons of FastPass Plus
15. Top 5 Attractions at Six Flags St. Louis
1. An Introduction
*Episode page includes a full transcript.
Blog Interviews
Sometimes guests aren’t interested in speaking on the podcast, but they’re willing to answer some questions by e-mail for the blog. These are definitely worth your time if you enjoy the podcast interviews.
Chris Wallace on Horizons Resurrected
Rich Hill of Sally Corporation
Richard Bellis on Composing Music for Disney’s Parks
Bill Watkins on Designing Space Mountain