Introductions

Frozen

In this episode we discuss the 53rd Disney animated feature: Frozen. Follow us @gabblesisters on Instagram. Email us at gabblesisterspodcast@gmail.com. Bibliography: * Frozen (2013) and Disney+ extras * Frozen: The Hit Broadway Musical (2025 recording) * Frozen (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack / Deluxe Edition) - Various Artists (2013) * The Snow Queen - Hans Christian Andersen (1844) * Hans Christian Andersen (1952) * Walt Disney: Famous Quotes - Dave Smith (1994) * Strong Songs podcast (2019 episode on 'Let It Go') * "Examining the effects of birth order on personality" - Rohrer et al., Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (2015)

Basil The Great Mouse Detective

In this episode we discuss the 26th Disney animated feature: Basil The Great Mouse Detective. Follow us @gabblesisters on Instagram. Email us at gabblesisterspodcast@gmail.com. Warning: in this episode we touch on topics including murder and suicide. Bibliography: * Basil The Great Mouse Detective (1986) and Disney+ extras * Basil of Baker Street - Eve Titus (1958) * Sherlock Holmes (1984-1994)  * Sherlock Holmes (2009) * Sherlock (2010-2017) * Sherlock & Co. (2023-)  * A Study in Scarlet - Arthur Conan Doyle (1887) * The Complete Sherlock Holmes with introduction by P. D. James (2009) * Drawn To Greatness: Disney's Animation Renaissance - Michael Lyons (2021) * Demystifying Disney: A History of Disney Feature Animation - Chris Pallant (2013) * The Thursday Murder Club - Richard Osman (2020) * Columbo (1971–1998) * Poirot (1989–2013) * Inspector Morse (1987–2000) * "The allure of mysteries" - Michaelson Monaghan, The Psychologist (2020)

Guest Goose: Talking Hades with our Dad

In this bonus episode we discuss the character of Hades from Hercules with our dad. Follow us @gabblesisters on Instagram. Email us at gabblesisterspodcast@gmail.com. Warning: in this episode we touch on topics including infanticide, animal death, and violence in schools. Bibliography: * Hercules (1997) * Cave isolation experiments, Michel Siffre (1962 and 1972) * BBC cave experiment [https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p09lmygp] (2021) * "If you can't join them, beat them: Effects of social exclusion on aggressive behavior." - Twenge et al., Journal of Personality and Social Psychology (2001)

Hercules

In this episode we discuss the 35th Disney animated feature: Hercules. Follow us @gabblesisters on Instagram. Email us at gabblesisterspodcast@gmail.com. Warning: in this episode we touch on topics including murder, infanticide, sexual abuse, and incest. Bibliography: * Hercules (1997) * Hercules musical (2025, Theatre Royal Drury Lane) * Mythos: The Greek Myths Retold - Stephen Fry (2017) * Heroes: The Greek Legends Retold - Stephen Fry (2018) * The Greek Myths: The Complete and Definitive Edition - Robert Graves (2017) * Drawn To Greatness: Disney's Animation Renaissance - Michael Lyons (2021) * The Partial Historians podcast (2023 episode) * Going the Distance: Themes of the Hero in Disney in Disney's Hercules - Burchfield (2013) * National Autistic Society [https://www.autism.org.uk/] (2026) * "Resilience in the face of neurodivergence: A scoping review of resilience and factors promoting positive outcomes" - Black et al., Clinical Psychology Review (2024) * "The Neurodiversity Approach(es): What Are They and What Do They Mean for Researchers?" - Dwyer, Human Development (2022)  * "Delaying Adoption Disclosure: A Survey of Late Discovery Adoptees" - Baden et al., Journal of Family Issues (2019) * "Secrecy within adoptive families and its impact on adult adoptees" - Passmore et al., Family Relationships Quarterly (2007)

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

In this episode we discuss the first Disney animated feature: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. Follow us @gabblesisters on Instagram. Email us at gabblesisterspodcast@gmail.com. Warning: in this episode we touch on topics including death, suicide, child abuse and neglect, and cruelty to animals. Bibliography: * Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937) and Disney+ extras * Snow White (1916) * Snow White (2025) * Dopey's Wild Mine Ride (2001) * Walt Disney: The Triumph of the American Imagination - Neal Gabler (2006) * Walt Disney: A Life in Films - BBC Radio 4 series (2023) * The Snow White and the Skilful Huntsman - Brothers Grimm (1884 translation) * "Stepmother Experiences and Emotional Construction" - Fidan, Clinical and Experimental Psychology (2024) * "Stepmothers’ Perceptions and Experiences of the Wicked Stepmother Stereotype" - Miller et al., Journal of Family Issues (2017) * National Autistic Society [https://www.autism.org.uk/] (2026) * The Reason I Jump: one boy's voice from the silence of autism - Naoki Higashida (2014) * Settling the Score podcast (2021 episode)