This week we we have another full BATTLE TALK episode based on July's #RubberOnionBattle!Don't forget to vote for your favorite and submit your cartoon for August's Battle (topic is "Exciting Trailers for Boring Subjects").[audio:http://traffic.libsyn.com/rubberonion/rubberonionpodcast-146-battle_talk_july_2016.mp3|titles=RubberOnion Animation Podcast - #146: "Battle Talk July 2016"]

We talk with illustrator & animator Robert Valley who just released an amazing Indie Animated Film "Pear Cider and Cigarettes"

SEGMENT EPISODE! This week there are some heavy topics and some fun, surface-level ones but we weave them together into a chat like only we can.[audio:http://traffic.libsyn.com/rubberonion/rubberonionpodcast-144-skinny_one_fat_one.mp3|titles=RubberOnion Animation Podcast - #144: "Skinny One and the Fat One"]

SEGMENT SHOW! This week we talk all sorts of news from last weekend's SDCC and beyond

This week we spoke so much about June's #RubberOnionBattle that we made it into an entire show! Don't forget to vote for your favorite and submit your cartoon for July's Battle (topic is "Mustache Problems").[audio:http://traffic.libsyn.com/rubberonion/rubberonionpodcast-142-battle_talk_june2016.mp3|titles=RubberOnion Animation Podcast - #142: "Battle Talk June 2016"]

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!