Podcasts by We Pod A Zoo

Episode 15: Going In Blind w/ Max Gross from 2021-02-25T05:23

This week, in a very experimental We Pod A Zoo, comedian Maddy Gross joins the show without having seen the 2011 film We Bought A Zoo and attempts to guess...

Episode 14: Is We Bought A Zoo Queer Cinema? w/ Reid Pope from 2021-02-18T06:06:05

Reid Pope joins the pod this week to dissect We Bought A Zoo (2011) from a queer perspective. Is anything about this film explicitly or implicitly gay? Are...

Episode 13: Alex Dobrenko's Therapy Session w/ Alex Dobrenko from 2021-02-11T05:00:29

Actor and comedian Alex Dobrenko joins us today to talk about his relationship with We Bought A Zoo (2011), fatherhood, families, and life. In an episode t...

Episode 12: The Women of We Bought A Zoo w/ Ena Da from 2021-02-04T05:04

This week, Ena Da joins the show to talk about all the ways We Bought A Zoo fails its female characters. Why are the male characters so much more developed...

Episode 11: The Definitive Animal Ranking w/ Sarah Black from 2021-01-28T05:43:55

This week, in the first episode of 2021, we have at long last delivered on what the people have been demanding: a definitive ranking of every animal that a...

Episode 10: Turtle Pee w/ Jared Gilman from 2020-12-25T05:01

This week, actor Jared Gilman gets cancelled for not caring enough about animals. Just kidding. But he's on thin ice. Listen for Jared's animal-specific in...

Episode 9: We Bab A Dook w/ Dana Schwartz from 2020-12-17T05:01

This week, Dana Schwartz (with special guest Beetlejuice the cat) pods a zoo to talk about the symbolism of the 2011 film We Bought A Zoo. Can it be read a...

Episode 8: It's Insane To Compare 1917 To We Bought A Zoo, But Here We Are w/ Anna Campion from 2020-12-10T05:06

Join Zach and guest Anna Campion as they nitpick their way through the structure and pacing of We Bought A Zoo. Does this movie need to be 2 hours long? Ho...

Episode 7: The Twisted Art of Dylan Mee w/ Amar Risbud from 2020-12-03T05:01

In the single most revelatory episode of the podcast so far, Zach and Amar dive deep into the artwork of We Bought A Zoo’s designated Moody Kid With A Bowl...

Episode 6: Jonni Fixes We Bought A Zoo w/ Jonni Phillips from 2020-11-26T05:29:39

In the single most hostile episode of the show so far, animator Jonni Phillips reveals why she hates almost everything about We Bought A Zoo, and undertake...

Episode 5: Paddingtonpilled w/ Hayley (@2Saddington) from 2020-11-19T05:00

In this exciting episode of We Pod A Zoo, Hayley From Twitter gives us the rundown on why We Bought A Zoo makes no sense, why Matt Damon is a piece of shit...

Episode 4: Zoo Souls w/ Yussef Cole from 2020-11-12T05:01

This week, Zach is joined by animator and game critic Yussef Cole to discuss Yussef's problems with We Bought A Zoo. Why is the tone so inconsistent? Why does the reality of the film se...

Episode 3: We Ad An Astra w/ Spencer Roth-Rose from 2020-11-05T05:01

Zach is joined by his good friend, and the son of a father, Spencer Roth-Rose, to discuss the role of fathers-as-writers. Is Benjamin Mee a good portrayal of a single parent? How many o...

Episode 2: The Adventure Begins (Part Two) w/ Sydney Gayle Amanuel from 2020-10-30T05:01

It’s the conclusion of the premiere! We finally finish talking about the movie! Hell yeah. Now you have all of the context you need for the rest of the show. Pretty epic if you ask me. ...

Episode 1: The Adventure Begins (Part One) w/ Sydney Gayle Amanuel from 2020-10-29T04:01

We Pod A Zoo blasts off with a recap of We Bought A Zoo that takes longer to consume than the movie itself! Zach is joined by his first guest Sydney to bravely recap the strange and won...

We Pod A Zoo: Series Trailer from 2020-10-22T03:51:09

This is the series trailer! Welcome, brave new listeners!

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