Thirty20Eight
@thirty20eight.bsky.social
The official Bluesky account for the podcast about theme park history and pop culture listory. We're your hosts, Matt and Kevin! “I highly recommend it.” - Neil Patrick Harris
Welcome to a BRAND-NEW show, part one of two, all about how we were able to do Tokyo Disney on a bit of a budget and still had a classic and exciting Disney vacation! Plus: mid-century living on either side of the journey! Come join us! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
November 27, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Welcome to a BRAND-NEW show, part one of two, all about how we were able to do Tokyo Disney on a bit of a budget and still had a classic and exciting Disney vacation! Plus: mid-century living on either side of the journey! Come join us! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
It's CLUB 28 time again - that time of year where YOU can purchase a bespoke episode from Kevin & Matt on the theme park/pop culture topic of your choosing! Check out our Patreon post for all the info, PLUS a list of past Club 28 shows (with links!) Join the fun! www.patreon.com/posts/club-2...
October 20, 2025 at 4:14 PM
It's CLUB 28 time again - that time of year where YOU can purchase a bespoke episode from Kevin & Matt on the theme park/pop culture topic of your choosing! Check out our Patreon post for all the info, PLUS a list of past Club 28 shows (with links!) Join the fun! www.patreon.com/posts/club-2...
It’s our semiseptcentennial! For our 350th episode, we present our deep dive into our Back to the Future show, part of our Universal Blockbusters series! Learn all about Huey Lewis, Eric Stoltz, INSTITUTES, and a surprise appearance by ZZ Top! Outtatime!
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September 25, 2025 at 12:11 PM
It’s our semiseptcentennial! For our 350th episode, we present our deep dive into our Back to the Future show, part of our Universal Blockbusters series! Learn all about Huey Lewis, Eric Stoltz, INSTITUTES, and a surprise appearance by ZZ Top! Outtatime!
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
The Back to the Future show was released exclusively to Patreon Listorians today, coming to our regular feed soon! If YOU want all our shows early, join our Listorian tier today! For now, please enjoy this horrifying prosthetic of Crispin Glover's face from BTTF2! www.patreon.com/c/thirty20ei...
September 23, 2025 at 11:18 AM
The Back to the Future show was released exclusively to Patreon Listorians today, coming to our regular feed soon! If YOU want all our shows early, join our Listorian tier today! For now, please enjoy this horrifying prosthetic of Crispin Glover's face from BTTF2! www.patreon.com/c/thirty20ei...
An all-new episode of Thirty20Eight about the Destination D23 announcements has JUST DROPPED! Take a listen, and then check out our linked post - accessible to all - on our Patreon! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
www.patreon.com/posts/histor...
www.patreon.com/posts/histor...
September 1, 2025 at 12:22 PM
An all-new episode of Thirty20Eight about the Destination D23 announcements has JUST DROPPED! Take a listen, and then check out our linked post - accessible to all - on our Patreon! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
www.patreon.com/posts/histor...
www.patreon.com/posts/histor...
NEW SHOW! Exclusively for our top two Patreon tiers. Join or upgrade today , and hear the latest episode all on a very strange piece of Disneyland history! You get that and all past and all future exclusive shows just for becoming a Sad Tomato Kid or a Listorian!
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August 17, 2025 at 8:06 PM
NEW SHOW! Exclusively for our top two Patreon tiers. Join or upgrade today , and hear the latest episode all on a very strange piece of Disneyland history! You get that and all past and all future exclusive shows just for becoming a Sad Tomato Kid or a Listorian!
www.patreon.com/c/thirty20ei...
www.patreon.com/c/thirty20ei...
Part 2 of our DCA 2.0 series is HERE! Join us as we once again explore Michael Eisner’s hubris, the MULTIPLE preview centers for Disney’s California Adventure, and the incoherent mishmash of a park whose opening was met with sighs rather than screams. Jump in!
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August 14, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Part 2 of our DCA 2.0 series is HERE! Join us as we once again explore Michael Eisner’s hubris, the MULTIPLE preview centers for Disney’s California Adventure, and the incoherent mishmash of a park whose opening was met with sighs rather than screams. Jump in!
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
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From the Grand Canyon to the Tam O’Shanter, from the Reef to the Snow White Houses, to Disneyland itself: our new trip report weaves in and out of Disneyana as Matt drives cross-country and finds Walt everywhere. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
July 29, 2025 at 11:20 AM
From the Grand Canyon to the Tam O’Shanter, from the Reef to the Snow White Houses, to Disneyland itself: our new trip report weaves in and out of Disneyana as Matt drives cross-country and finds Walt everywhere. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
This week, we released an all-new Secret Show - a Listory of CATS! Now that we have a Patreon, our goal has gone from two shows monthly to four, two of which are exclusive shows just for our Sad Tomato Kids and Listorians! Join or level up today, hep cats!!!
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www.patreon.com/c/thirty20ei...
July 17, 2025 at 5:54 PM
This week, we released an all-new Secret Show - a Listory of CATS! Now that we have a Patreon, our goal has gone from two shows monthly to four, two of which are exclusive shows just for our Sad Tomato Kids and Listorians! Join or level up today, hep cats!!!
www.patreon.com/c/thirty20ei...
www.patreon.com/c/thirty20ei...
Your favorite podcast and mine just made it to several top charts on GoodPods! Including a Top 5 Disneyland podcast! ScreenRant will love us yet!
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July 12, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Your favorite podcast and mine just made it to several top charts on GoodPods! Including a Top 5 Disneyland podcast! ScreenRant will love us yet!
goodpods.com/leaderboard/...
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goodpods.com/leaderboard/...
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As we officially launch Club 28 for the summer of 25, we decided to bundle our announcement with a look back at the WedWay Peoplemover/Tomorrowland Transit Authority/TTA Peoplemover/Peoplemover. Join the fun, and think about an episode you can call your own!
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July 6, 2025 at 6:52 PM
As we officially launch Club 28 for the summer of 25, we decided to bundle our announcement with a look back at the WedWay Peoplemover/Tomorrowland Transit Authority/TTA Peoplemover/Peoplemover. Join the fun, and think about an episode you can call your own!
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
Our mega-sized JAWS episode, the first in our Universal Blockbuster series, has dropped! Join Kev & Matt for a deep dive into the book, the film, and the theme park attraction that changed everything! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t... (and stick around for some thoughts on Richard Deeyfuss!)
July 3, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Our mega-sized JAWS episode, the first in our Universal Blockbuster series, has dropped! Join Kev & Matt for a deep dive into the book, the film, and the theme park attraction that changed everything! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t... (and stick around for some thoughts on Richard Deeyfuss!)
Coming Thursday: JAWS. We're kicking off our 2nd season 9 series with a film, book, and theme park attraction whose influence has echoed across all entertainment for decades. Patreon Listorians got this shark-sized episode early, but it’ll arrive in everyone else’s regular feed this Thursday!
July 2, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Coming Thursday: JAWS. We're kicking off our 2nd season 9 series with a film, book, and theme park attraction whose influence has echoed across all entertainment for decades. Patreon Listorians got this shark-sized episode early, but it’ll arrive in everyone else’s regular feed this Thursday!
51 years ago today, one of Disneyland’s best and most ambitious shows, AMERICA SINGS, debuted! We covered the show in our very first season, after Matt discovered Kevin was dropping America Sings hints in every show and finally gave in. Enjoy this jump back!
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June 30, 2025 at 2:42 AM
51 years ago today, one of Disneyland’s best and most ambitious shows, AMERICA SINGS, debuted! We covered the show in our very first season, after Matt discovered Kevin was dropping America Sings hints in every show and finally gave in. Enjoy this jump back!
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
Grab n Goof along with the Thirty20Eight!!! All new trip report(s) from Orlando to San Fransisco and back! Come goof around with us! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
June 20, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Grab n Goof along with the Thirty20Eight!!! All new trip report(s) from Orlando to San Fransisco and back! Come goof around with us! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
CLUB 28 is BACK! Our exclusive shows on a topic YOU choose are now available once again for $999. You get YOUR show all to yourself until winter, when we release it onto the regular feed. For more details, check out our Patreon: www.patreon.com/posts/club-2...
June 16, 2025 at 4:25 PM
CLUB 28 is BACK! Our exclusive shows on a topic YOU choose are now available once again for $999. You get YOUR show all to yourself until winter, when we release it onto the regular feed. For more details, check out our Patreon: www.patreon.com/posts/club-2...
All new! All exciting! The first of our Season 9 series kicks off with DCA 2.0: 1.0, Part 1! A tragic and sometimes lunatic backstory about the creation of Disney California Adventure, Michael Eisner's hubris, and the hellish reign of Paul Pressler. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/d...
June 10, 2025 at 10:22 AM
All new! All exciting! The first of our Season 9 series kicks off with DCA 2.0: 1.0, Part 1! A tragic and sometimes lunatic backstory about the creation of Disney California Adventure, Michael Eisner's hubris, and the hellish reign of Paul Pressler. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/d...
SEASON 9 IS HERE!!! New podcast art concept art, TWO new series coming, and today's launch episode is all about CELEBRATION, FLORIDA, the town Disney built (then abandoned.) We get to talk about Michael Eisner's hubris, our favorite topic, and it's great! Enjoy!
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May 29, 2025 at 10:40 AM
SEASON 9 IS HERE!!! New podcast art concept art, TWO new series coming, and today's launch episode is all about CELEBRATION, FLORIDA, the town Disney built (then abandoned.) We get to talk about Michael Eisner's hubris, our favorite topic, and it's great! Enjoy!
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
Very soon, our first episode of season 9 will drop for all listeners! But our top-tier supporters, the $30.28/mo Listorians, already have the episode! If YOU want to get episodes early AND get a personal shout-out on the show, join now! We’ll be glad to have you! www.patreon.com/Thirty20Eigh...
May 27, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Very soon, our first episode of season 9 will drop for all listeners! But our top-tier supporters, the $30.28/mo Listorians, already have the episode! If YOU want to get episodes early AND get a personal shout-out on the show, join now! We’ll be glad to have you! www.patreon.com/Thirty20Eigh...
There’s a new season coming this week. THIS WEEK! How amped and jazzed are you??!
May 22, 2025 at 3:06 PM
There’s a new season coming this week. THIS WEEK! How amped and jazzed are you??!
This absolute stunner of a poster by Eric Tan is one of the best Disney posters I’ve ever seen. I love the inclusion of new stuff that still feels classic and timeless. (Of course someone on Instagram complained about the water tower saying it, among ALL THIS, “feels out of place.” Eye roll.)
May 22, 2025 at 1:20 PM
This absolute stunner of a poster by Eric Tan is one of the best Disney posters I’ve ever seen. I love the inclusion of new stuff that still feels classic and timeless. (Of course someone on Instagram complained about the water tower saying it, among ALL THIS, “feels out of place.” Eye roll.)
Season 9 is less than a week away! Are you ready?!
May 21, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Season 9 is less than a week away! Are you ready?!
On our all-new Secret Show, Kev and Matt sit down with author Ken Bruce, who talks all about his book, BEFORE THE BIRDS SANG WORDS. We go deep into the history of the Enchanted Tiki Room! Join our Patreon at the two top tiers and don’t miss any of our secret shows! www.patreon.com/Thirty20Eigh...
May 20, 2025 at 12:23 PM
On our all-new Secret Show, Kev and Matt sit down with author Ken Bruce, who talks all about his book, BEFORE THE BIRDS SANG WORDS. We go deep into the history of the Enchanted Tiki Room! Join our Patreon at the two top tiers and don’t miss any of our secret shows! www.patreon.com/Thirty20Eigh...
The end of the hiatus is fast approaching, and the beginning of season nine is just on the horizon. Here’s a hint as to what’s coming over the next few weeks! I think you’re going to be in for quite an Adventure.
Join the Patreon for exclusive shows, posts, and more! www.patreon.com/Thirty20Eigh...
Join the Patreon for exclusive shows, posts, and more! www.patreon.com/Thirty20Eigh...
May 19, 2025 at 4:43 PM
The end of the hiatus is fast approaching, and the beginning of season nine is just on the horizon. Here’s a hint as to what’s coming over the next few weeks! I think you’re going to be in for quite an Adventure.
Join the Patreon for exclusive shows, posts, and more! www.patreon.com/Thirty20Eigh...
Join the Patreon for exclusive shows, posts, and more! www.patreon.com/Thirty20Eigh...
An all-new, all-epic, all-forward thinking show coming THIS WEEKEND from your friends at The Thirty20Eight. It's the closest thing to a 15Five Report we've had since D23, all about Theme Parking at home and abroad into the near future. Keep your ears peeled!
May 9, 2025 at 3:22 PM
An all-new, all-epic, all-forward thinking show coming THIS WEEKEND from your friends at The Thirty20Eight. It's the closest thing to a 15Five Report we've had since D23, all about Theme Parking at home and abroad into the near future. Keep your ears peeled!