This week we have a completely unplanned, loose chat about anything that came up during the time. We talked about Gamera's "fart flying," we invent a theme park around Forest Gump, and talk about what Pokemon, Go means for the future success of other augmented reality games... and invent some of our own![audio:http://traffic.libsyn.com/rubberonion/rubberonionpodcast-141-pokemon_bro.mp3|titles=RubberOnion Animation Podcast - #141: "Pokemon, Bro"]

INTERVIEW! This week we talk with animator Joel Furtado who most recently created the “X-Men: Danger Room Protocols” animated series which was unceremoniously pulled from YouTube, Vimeo and other destinations due to Marvel copyright claims. He was very open about it and it led into very interesting discussion about fanart vs parody (which we touched on before), the technical aspects of creating CGI Pixel Animation, working in the video game industry and the state of western Canadian animation work.[audio:http://traffic.libsyn.com/rubberonion/rubberonionpodcast-140-joel_furtado_interview.mp3|titles=RubberOnion Animation Podcast - #140: "Joel Furtado Interview"]

SEGMENT SHOW! This week the world was talking about the "Brexit," so we talk with Steve Henderson of Skwigly about what possible impact it could have on animation production. We have a creator spotlight interview with Paul "Otaking" Johnson who did that excellent TIE Fighter fanimation. There's an audience question which might have spawned a brand new segment and of course Rapid Fire![audio:http://traffic.libsyn.com/rubberonion/rubberonionpodcast-139-brexit.mp3|titles=RubberOnion Animation Podcast - #139: "Brexit Through the Gift Shop"]

Onion Ring Day, 5 Trailers & clips, and the Top5 Animated Music Videos

SEGMENT SHOW! This week we talk with Indie Filmmaker Cinzia Angelini about her film "Mila," we get a question about our animation influences, and talk all about your awesome submissions toMay's #RubberOnionBattle![audio:http://traffic.libsyn.com/rubberonion/rubberonionpodcast-137-two_cheeseburgers.mp3|titles=RubberOnion Animation Podcast - #137: "Two Cheeseburgers and a Slice of Cake"]

Recapping the 2014 film, comparing to Secret of the Ooze, and looking at what we liked and dislike about TMNT 2 (2016)

Interviews with "Pikapetey" and Dave Johnson, movie review of "The Jungle Book," and a discussion about VR Tech

Nintendo making films, Warcraft mo-cap method, 'Otaking" fanimation, and TMNT 2 final trailer comparison

Trolls clip, Voltron trailer, Son of Zorn TV-show, and Disney Infinity shuts down

Comcast buy's Dreamworks Animation for $3.8bil, Eric Goldberg's couch gag, and talking #RubberOnionBattle for April 2016

Talking Mo-Cap, Avatar, and try to answer what's animation and what's VFX

Brackenwood, Disney, Bob's Burgers, Kickstarter, Patreon, Indie Animation... we cover it all!

Benedict Cumberbatch to voice the Grinch, Blue Sky settles in wage-fixing lawsuit, and more stories

The BFG trailer, a Speedy Gonzales movie, and talking March's RubberOnion Battle!

Scooby Jam, Nerdland redband trailer, Loving Vincent & more in this grumpy episode!

SEGMENT EPISODE! There's so much to talk about this week: OpenToonz was finally released, Adam Phillips returns to Brackenwood with "Last of the Dashkin 2," we have a Creator Spotlight on Alex Dudley of DToons and we get a cartoon character to give us a shoutout! The news stories this week was mostly trailers so we get to talk about the weird world of Voltron and LEGO saving Batman. Enjoy the show![audio:http://traffic.libsyn.com/rubberonion/rubberonionpodcast-126-voltron_and_on.mp3|titles=RubberOnion Animation Podcast - #126: "Voltron-and-on"]

We talk to 2-time Oscar nominated director Tomm Moore of Cartoon Saloon

SEGMENT EPISODE! This week we talk about the tough distribution situation that "The Little Prince" is in, the upcoming Ghostbusters animated film, and the TMNT crossover episode with its 80s counterparts. There's an audience question, a preview of next weeks interview with Tomm Moore, talking about all the #RubberOnionBattle videos from February and Rapid Fire! This was a really fun episode to put together and I think you're going to love it. I'm already part way done with the editing of the episode next week and you are going to love that interview, trust me![audio:http://traffic.libsyn.com/rubberonion/rubberonionpodcast-124-little_movie_formerly_known_as_prince.mp3|titles=RubberOnion Animation Podcast - #124: "The Little Movie Formerly Known as Prince"]

HOT COCOA SHOW! Since we're in our 3rd month of the #RubberOnionBattle I thought it'd be a good time to talk about how to animate faster.[audio:http://traffic.libsyn.com/rubberonion/rubberonionpodcast-123-how_to_be_a_faster_animator.mp3|titles=RubberOnion Animation Podcast - #123: "How to Be a Faster Animator"]

SEGMENT EPISODE! Since the Oscars were last weekend we talked about Animation & the Oscars throughout history, we get an audience question about the 2D vs 3D "rivalry" and apparently Homer Simpson will be LIVE for the first time in an episode in May. This week is a fun combination of a segment episode and a hot cocoa show actually due to the return of a neglected segment... "slow burn!" Enjoy this fun episode and one that has one of my favorite titles ever (you'll find out why when you listen).[audio:http://traffic.libsyn.com/rubberonion/rubberonionpodcast-122-whats_the_deal_doh.mp3|titles=RubberOnion Animation Podcast - #122: "What's the deal? Doh!"]