MERRY CHRISTMAS EVE EVE! For the last two years we've done a special episode for Christmas and this year is no different. Because this happens to be episode 112, we couldn't just let the "12 Days of Christmas" reference sit, right?! So we run through 12 gifts that we think are good for the animator (whether established, starting, or wannabe) in your life. They're all linked below with timestamps of when we talk about them in the show.[audio:http://traffic.libsyn.com/rubberonion/rubberonionpodcast-112-christmas_episode_3.mp3|titles=RubberOnion Animation Podcast - #112: "12 Gifts for Animators - Christmas Episode 3"]

HOT COCOA SHOW! This show's topic is "What to do when Technology lets you down" and we talk all about our (mis)adventures in using technology, how to troubleshoot problems when they arise, and how to even avoid problems before they happen! If you are technologically-challenged, this is the episode for you and don't miss the giveaway announcement in the podcast... it's first-come-first-served!Listen for Rob2001, #TechShaming, caramel-snort, calling Stephen Brooks, cats = computer bugs, and "Samsonite... I was way off!"[audio:http://traffic.libsyn.com/rubberonion/rubberonionpodcast-111-what_to_do_when_technology_fails.mp3|titles=RubberOnion Animation Podcast - #111: "What to Do When Technology You Down as an Artist"]

This week we interview Doug Bresler, creator of Doogtoons and his new podcast "Animation Ninja!" This is a new one for us because the day we recorded this episode, Doug ALSO interviewed us for his podcast and part 1 of that interview is going up on the same day as this one (the link is in this post). We talk with Doug about his fascinating path through the early internet animation landscape and if that's transferable to today, his relationship with Weird Al Yankovic and how THAT came about, he drops one of my favorite metaphors ever and he gives advice on things like when to take a job, when you might want an entertainment lawyer, and a bunch more!Listen for sharks and dolphins, "clean set," the Trapped in the Drive-Thru story, and the fact that nobody is Gargamel.[audio:http://traffic.libsyn.com/rubberonion/rubberonionpodcast-110-doug_bresler_interview.mp3|titles=RubberOnion Animation Podcast - #110: "Doug Bresler Interview"]

SEGMENT EPISODE! Adobe Flash is rebranding as Adobe Animate, Stephen went to the Manchester Animation Festival & CTNx 2015, Gravity Falls is ending and Disney released an awesome clip from the upcoming movie Zootopia, we do our first ever 'Creator Spotlight' on animator Jamil Lahham for his animated short "Dirty Laundry Day," we take an audience question, and finally we cover the rest of the stories which broke in November with Rapid Fire!Listen for The Krunkus, "oh my god... they Kilkenny," slow loris THX and "they'll probly pulla peanuz."[audio:http://traffic.libsyn.com/rubberonion/rubberonionpodcast-109-animals_with_clothes.mp3|titles=RubberOnion Animation Podcast - #109: "Animals with Clothes"]

HOLIDAY EPISODE! Tomorrow is Thanksgiving in the United States so we talk a lot about that - how we celebrate, what holiday specials we like to watch, etc. But this week we also finally get to hear what Pat thought about "The Peanuts Movie!!" We top it all off by saying what Rob and I are thankful for in the animation world. If you're celebrating this Thursday, have fun and stay safe! If you're not celebrating... same. Enjoy the show!Listen for "All in the Hamily," alternative modem, sparkling apple juice, and Dunkaroos.[audio:http://traffic.libsyn.com/rubberonion/rubberonionpodcast-108-thanksgiving_special.mp3|titles=RubberOnion Animation Podcast - #108: "Thanksgiving Special"]

HOT COCOA SHOW! This show's topic is "How to Be Productive When You're Lazy" and we talk about our own experiences, procrastination, bumps-in-the-road, and methods for making your lazy side work for you. This is a clean episode and completely SFW so feel free to listen whenever and wherever you are! There are also THREE (we say 2 in the show but there's actually 3) major announcements in this episode so keep an ear out for those.Listen for "work-shy," Matilda, the Millennials rant, "I'm your Yoko" and what Quint from Jaws can teach us about facing your fears.[audio:http://traffic.libsyn.com/rubberonion/rubberonionpodcast-107-how_to_be_productive_when_youre_lazy.mp3|titles=RubberOnion Animation Podcast - #107: "How to Be Productive When You're Lazy"]

The guys behind Mukpuddy Animation in New Zealand talk owning a studio, growing, and the virtue of being naive.

HAPPY HALLOWEEN! The "Freelance Horror Stories" are back with a part 2 with stories from YOU listeners and even past interviewees, Elliot Cowan and Exit 73 Studios! The point of this episode is to expose you to the bad experiences that animators have in the industry and then Rob and I (Stephen) give a postmortem on the event to learn what went wrong and why... so if in the future you run into a similar situation you'll know what to do! Thank you so much for all your participation, we got some fantastic stories this year and it was great talking with you all! Enjoy the show and have an amazing Halloween weekend! And don't be afraid to share some of your costumes in the comment section belowListen for "who doin' it," joker mask, "you can't make 100 outta 50," and spirit man.[audio:http://traffic.libsyn.com/rubberonion/rubberonionpodcast-104-feelance_horror_story2.mp3|titles=The Rubber Onion - #104: "Freelance Horror Stories 2"]

HOT COCOA SHOW! This week we talk all about Copyright, Fair Use, Parody, Fan Art and more in a discussion that's centered around a blog post I made on the topic a couple days ago! Today is also our exact 2-year anniversary!! So it's a special day. But listen, because the copyright has been extended to such a degree that more of the art which is actually still relevant in our time is copyrighted (proportionate to in the past when the copyright term was much shorter), the risk of stepping into legal quicksand is actually even more probable now. More creators, being seen earlier in their careers than ever before, in a time of extended copyright on the pop culture that itself is uniquely used as a cultural reference point of expression... that's complicated!! I aim to make things clearer for you by making it clearer for my co-host Rob in this episode of the podcast.Listen for The Blob Blog, what started the hipsters hypothesis, "that's pathetic, bro" and Happy Birthday![audio:http://traffic.libsyn.com/rubberonion/rubberonionpodcast-103-copyright_what_animators_need_to_know.mp3|titles=RubberOnion Animation Podcast - #103: "Copyright, and What Animators Need to Know About It"]

HOT COCOA SHOW! This week we talk all about Copyright, Fair Use, Parody, Fan Art and more in a discussion that's centered around a blog post I made on the topic a couple days ago! Today is also our exact 2-year anniversary!! So it's a special day. But listen, because the copyright has been extended to such a degree that more of the art which is actually still relevant in our time is copyrighted (proportionate to in the past when the copyright term was much shorter), the risk of stepping into legal quicksand is actually even more probable now. More creators, being seen earlier in their careers than ever before, in a time of extended copyright on the pop culture that itself is uniquely used as a cultural reference point of expression... that's complicated!! I aim to make things clearer for you by making it clearer for my co-host Rob in this episode of the podcast.Listen for The Blob Blog, what started the hipsters hypothesis, "that's pathetic, bro" and Happy Birthday![audio:http://traffic.libsyn.com/rubberonion/rubberonionpodcast-103-copyright_what_animators_need_to_know.mp3|titles=RubberOnion Animation Podcast - #103: "Copyright, and What Animators Need to Know About It"]

Creator of Boxhead & Roundhead talks about indie filmmaking, teaching & more!

SEGMENT EPISODE! This week I review "Danger Mouse" 2015, we list our Top 5 "Cartoons Based on R-Rated Movies," talk about the animation news of the week in depth and the rest get put in the audience favorite Rapid Fire! segment (this time with a time limit). We also talk about our recent animated short, some of the easter eggs in there and I give you some tips on best practices in Adobe Flash as well as character turnarounds. Listen for Stephen's comparison of Michael Bay's "Transformers" franchise to Donald Trumps 2016 presidential campaign, a GI Joe / Muppet Babies theme mashup, and "leeches, bro."[audio:http://traffic.libsyn.com/rubberonion/rubberonionpodcast-101-there_can_be_only_101.mp3|titles=RubberOnion Animation Podcast - #101: "There Can Be Only 101"]

This week's episode was LIVE and you listeners in the chatroom were amazing. We had animation news stories, trivia, Rapid Fire, audience voicemail, and a heartfelt goodbye from Pat who leaves the show as co-host to pursue his higher education and new career in Substance Abuse Counseling (contact him on Twitter if you or someone you know needs help). The entire unedited video is embedded below for your viewing pleasure, but if you want that clean, professional, edited feel you've come to love you can download the audio podcast right here! Thanks for being such a great audience for 100 episodes and to Andrew Kaiko for his amazing fan art which I'm using as the featured image for this episode with his permission. Check out his Patreon page and support his excellent work. Rob and I look forward to bringing you more focused content in these upcoming episodes... the hundreds! See you next week![audio:http://traffic.libsyn.com/rubberonion/the_rubber_onion-ep100-triple_digits.mp3|titles=The Rubber Onion - #100: "Triple Digits"]

Richard Williams' is continuing his boundary pushing pursuits in hand-drawn animation with "Prologue," Moonbot shows how to make a perfect teaser, Danger Mouse is coming to the CBBC and Netflix... and since this is Pat's penultimate episode as a regular co-host on the show we surprise him with a countdown of his 5 most memorable moments as submitted by you listeners! Now as for NEXT WEEK, at 6:30pm ET on Sunday, September 27th we're having a special LIVE episode of the Podcast, complete with a chatroom where you can interact with us and other audience members. All that will be over at the RUBBERONION LIVE PAGE!And don't forget to RSVP at the FACEBOOK EVENT PAGE![audio:http://traffic.libsyn.com/rubberonion/the_rubber_onion-ep99-99_problems_but_this_show_aint_one.mp3|titles=The Rubber Onion - #99: "99 Problems But This Show Ain't One"]

This week we saw Glen Keane (the master animator behind Ariel from "The Little Mermaid") draw in Virtual Reality, and then Batman et al beat up sea creatures (including Ariel) in the new Batmetal animated music video. We finally get to see what "Wabbit," Bugs Bunny's new series, will look like and learn about a Spongebob Squarepants musical and a possible Avengers-style teamup movie of your favorite 90s NickToons. These next two episodes are a little special, and not just because they precede our 100th episode LIVE show! With Stephen traveling this week, two episodes were recorded in one session. The split between them is a cliffhanger of epic proportions (I may be overselling that)! Enjoy and leave the evening of Sunday, September 27 open to join us for our 100th episode, LIVE![audio:http://traffic.libsyn.com/rubberonion/the_rubber_onion-ep98-cliffhanger.mp3|titles=The Rubber Onion - #98: "Cliffhanger"]

This week Stephen and Rob tackle the question of "collaboration" and what that means for us animators. This topic seemed relevant since we're working on another Podcastimation for release at the end of the month in conjunction with our 100th episode. We cover some of the factors which go into finding someone to collaborate with, how to avoid some of the possible pitfalls like a difference in vision, and review examples of popular artistic collaborations. We want to know what you think... what makes for a truly effective collaboration? Have you ever been in one yourself? Share your comments, stories and suggestions in the comments section below and we'll read the best ones on next weeks' episode![audio:http://traffic.libsyn.com/rubberonion/the_rubber_onion-ep97-how_to_collaborate_effectively.mp3|titles=The Rubber Onion - #97: "How to Collaborate Effectively"]

We're talking all Video Game related stories this week but start with a question: is "Animations" a word? Nintendo said they want more control over their movie properties, fan-film producer Adi Shankar (Judge Dredd: Superfiend, Power/Rangers) and Fred Seibert (Frederator) want to make a dark Castlevania animated mini-series, and Rovio cuts a third of their work force. This week we also play a game where Stephen reads out all the video game movies that have been made thus far and Rob and Pat try to guess what their Rotten Tomatoes rating is... I know this is cliche, but the answers may surprise you! The audience question this week is a great one about what animated series we would cancel in order to revive another.[audio:http://traffic.libsyn.com/rubberonion/the_rubber_onion-ep96-nintendo_no_you_didnt.mp3|titles=The Rubber Onion - #96: "Nintendo No You Didn't"]

It was an interesting week to be a kid. While "Sesame Street" moves to HBO, "The Lion Guard" is coming to the small screen in a beautifully animated new series and Stephen saw a family-friendly animated short collection in a local theater, featuring the works of nine animators from around the world. If you happen to be an "adult-kid," the red-band trailer for "Hell & Back" was posted and the Hollywood Antitrust lawsuit is back in play... OK, this week's theme is stretched a little bit but it did lead to some VERY interesting discussions! There was technical talk over "The Lion Guard" animation style, social discussion over "Sesame Street" on a premium cable channel, and a bit of budget talk regarding the recommended reading this week (see below).[audio:http://traffic.libsyn.com/rubberonion/the_rubber_onion-ep95-hbo_no_you_didnt.mp3|titles=The Rubber Onion - #95: "HBO No You Didn't"]

This weekend was Disney's D23 presentation so we discuss all the information that came out of that... live-action remakes, sequels, and the incredible line-up on Disney and Pixar animation film slate all the way to 2018! Stephen starts the show by giving a mini-review on the British re-dub of the Argentinian animated film "Metagol" (which in the UK is called "Unbeatables"), Rob tells a story about having poop on his shoe and Pat breaks some news. Then we're off talking about how Furries love Zootopia, why Cars 2 might get too much hate, if Donald Trump was producing the upcoming Dia de los Muertos inspired Pixar movie "Coco" and the problem with trying to make the "definitive" version of a fairy tale. Enjoy the show![audio:http://traffic.libsyn.com/rubberonion/the_rubber_onion-ep94-the_big_D23.mp3|titles=The Rubber Onion - #94: "The Big D23"]