Memoria (@memoriamatters) and the lads grab their tiny vests and make for Duloc as they cover the movie that launched a thousand memes: Shrek. Topics include William Steig’s original book, the politics of Disney in the 90s, and what it means to discover the truth buried deep in the heart of Shrek.

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Media Referenced in this Episode:

• Shrek. Dir. Andrew Adamson and Vicky Jenson. 2001.
• Shrek! by William Steig. Farrar, Straus, and Giroux. 1990.
• “The Agony and Shrekstasy: The Unlikely Legacy of America’s Favorite Ogre” by Jonathan Parks Ramage. Vice. April 22nd, 2016.
• “The Epic Disney Blow-Up of 1994: Eisner, Katzenberg and Ovitz 20 Years Later” by Kim Masters. The Hollywood Reporter. April 9th, 2014.
• Fairy Tales Transformed? Twenty-First Century Adaptations & the Politics of Wonder by Cristina Bacchilega. Wayne State University Press. 2013.
• Shrek Retold

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Interstitial: “The Exclusive Access Hollywood Interview of Shrek” // Written by Brian Alford and A.J. Ditty // feat. A.J. Ditty as “Billy Bush” and Brian Alford as “Shrek”

Credits:

• Episode and Interstitial Edited by: Brian Alford
• Produced by Josh Boerman, A.J. Ditty, and Brian Alford.

This podcast was recorded under a SAG-AFTRA Agreement.