Synergy Loves Company: How Disney Connects to Everything

Discover how Lifetime became part of Disney’s media empire in this episode of Synergy Loves Company. Eric explores Lifetime’s origins as the result of a merger between struggling cable channels in the 1980s and follows its transformation into the first network for women under Patricia Fili-Krushel. ...

What if I told you that Disney secretly owns half of A&E and the History Channel ? In this episode, we uncover how Disney built a hidden cable empire—through partnerships with Hearst and the evolution of A&E Networks—that reshaped the world of educational TV and entertainment. When people ...

Disney has faced tough competition in animation, but some of its fiercest rivals came from inside the studio itself. In this episode, we uncover the Disney Defectors — the artists and executives who left to create new Disney animation competitors and changed the course of film history. Behind ever...

Disney running shoes Showdown, costumed races, and magical marathons—what REALLY makes a RunDisney event unlike any other? In this episode, Eric teams up withamateur marathoner, elite spectator, and fellow Disney nerd Krissy Murphy to unpack the full story behind the RunDisney phenomenon and go deep...

Disneyland, Poetry, and Churros: Finding Magic in Midlife ✨📖 Why does Disneyland pull us back—even as adults? In this episode, acclaimed poet Matt Mason joins Eric to explore how Disney parks inspire nostalgia, creativity, and surprising discoveries about ourselves, all through the lens of heartfel...