Oscar-nominated director and animator Aaron Blaise joins us on the show this week! He dispels the infamous Lion King “S-E-X” rumour and discusses keeping 2d animation alive.

Blaise is currently in the middle of the Snow Bear Roadshow. Tickets for the upcoming Berlin show on May 24 can be purchased for 35 euros here: https://weareplaygrounds.filmchief.com/shop/tickets?v=1448

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Zack Newmark is an Emmy winning journalist and the founder of NL Times. Dam Yankee is an NL Times production.

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