Oct 29, 2020
Film critic and Disney expert Josh Spiegel joins Garrett Martin to expound on why The Rocketeer should be an iconic classic beloved by all movie fans. It's got Nazis, a James Bond with a mustache, patriotic mobsters, Character Actress Margo Martindale, and oh, a jetpack--how wasn't this thing a massive hit? Oh, right,...
Oct 22, 2020
Comedian and writer Hana Michels talks with Garrett Martin about the 2019 live action remake of Lady and the Tramp. What does this dog-centric romcom have to say about gender roles and the way we treat animals? Is it wrong to fall in love with a CGI dog, even if it's voiced by Justin Theroux? And what does it do with...
Oct 15, 2020
Theme park journalist Carlye Wisel joins Garrett Martin to talk about one of the weirdest things you'll see on Disney+: a 1977 TV special about a now-forgotten group of Mousketeers going to Disney World and then treating each other terribly for almost an hour. The Mousketeers at Walt Disney World is a deeply '70s, and...
Oct 8, 2020
In the very first episode of What the Plus, comedian, writer and Emmy nominee Jamie Loftus joins Garrett Martin to talk about the original High School Musical. How did this pivotal Disney Channel Original Movie influence a middle school-aged Jamie's concept of high school? Did an almost-30-year-old Garrett even realize...