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      <title>Toon Zone News</title> 
      <itunes:author>Toon Zone News</itunes:author>
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      <description>Toon Zone News Podcasts</description> 
      <itunes:subtitle>Animation News, Interviews and Commentary from ToonZone.net</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary>Every week, the couch dwellers at Toon Zone News provide an overview of the most important news in the animation world. Other features include interviews with industry professionals, sneak previews of upcoming animated projects and audio reviews.</itunes:summary>
      <copyright>&#xA9; 2009 Toon Zone</copyright>
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         <itunes:name>Toon Zone News</itunes:name>
         <itunes:email>tzpodcast@gmail.com</itunes:email>
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         <title><![CDATA[Toon Zone Podcast: Rich Moore of Rough Draft Studios]]></title>
         <itunes:author>Toon Zone News</itunes:author>
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         <itunes:explicit>No</itunes:explicit>
         <itunes:subtitle>TZ News Talks with Rich Moore about &#34;Futurama: Bender&#39;s Big Score&#34;</itunes:subtitle>
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         <itunes:duration>00:26:11</itunes:duration>
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         <pubDate>Wed, 21 Nov 2007 10:47:21 EST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA[Animation producer and director Rich Moore of Rough Draft Studios is our guest on the latest episode of the Toon Zone Podcast. Interviewed by producer Karl Olson and Daily News editor Ian Lueck (Speedy Boris), Moore talks to us about his break into the business, the hardest scene to direct in The Simpsons Movie, and most of all about the Futurama direct-to-video DVD, Bender&#39;s Big Score. Learn about why Moore thinks Futurama is cool, which of Fry&#39;s body parts you should brace yourself to see, a special guest appearance in the DTV, and more!]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[ASHQ Podcast Episode One]]></title>
         <itunes:author>Toon Zone News</itunes:author>
         <itunes:category text="Movies &amp; Television" />
         <itunes:explicit>No</itunes:explicit>
         <itunes:subtitle>On the first episode of the unofficial Adult Swim Headquarters podcast, we go through what&#39;s on Adult Swim this week, AS News, and discuss Moral Orel. For more information check out http://adultswim.toonzone.net</itunes:subtitle>
         <itunes:keywords>AdultSwim</itunes:keywords>
         <itunes:duration>00:13:42</itunes:duration>
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         <pubDate>Tue, 03 Jul 2007 17:37:14 EDT</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA[On the first episode of the unofficial Adult Swim Headquarters podcast, we go through what&#39;s on Adult Swim this week, AS News, and discuss Moral Orel. For more information check out http://adultswim.toonzone.net]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Toon Zone Podcast Episode 9]]></title>
         <itunes:author>Toon Zone News</itunes:author>
         <itunes:category text="Movies &amp; Television" />
         <itunes:explicit>No</itunes:explicit>
         <itunes:subtitle>TZ talks to three supervising animators on</itunes:subtitle>
         <itunes:keywords>dreamworks animation cartoon over the hedge jason reisig david burgess john hill supervising animator bee movie kung fu panda</itunes:keywords>
         <itunes:duration>00:38:54</itunes:duration>
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         <pubDate>Thu, 01 Jun 2006 03:15:27 EDT</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA[David Burgess, John Hill and Jason Reisig, supervising animators at DreamWorks Animation, talk about characterizations, fur troubles, and animation in Over the Hedge, plus the new wave of \&#34;cartoony\&#34; cg cartoons and new projects such as Bee Movie, Kung Fu Panda and Rex Havoc.

On the next episode, TZ talks with Pixar animator and graphic novel and comics artist Scott Morse. Submit your questions in text or MP3 format to tzpodcast@gmail.com!]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Toon Zone Podcast Episode 8]]></title>
         <itunes:author>Toon Zone News</itunes:author>
         <itunes:category text="Movies &amp; Television" />
         <itunes:explicit>No</itunes:explicit>
         <itunes:subtitle>Toonami heads Sean Akins and Jason DeMarco talk Jetstream and more on a TZ podcast special edition.</itunes:subtitle>
         <itunes:keywords>Toonami Cartoon Network action animation igpx immortal grand prix sean akins jason demarco gundam jetstream</itunes:keywords>
         <itunes:duration>00:52:48</itunes:duration>
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         <pubDate>Wed, 10 May 2006 02:31:28 EDT</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA[Toonami gurus Sean Akins and Jason DeMarco bring the noise and perhaps a bit of the funk to TZ&#39;s editor in chief Ben Applegate, producer Karl Olson, reviews editor William C. Maune and reviewer Chad Bonin (Knux Five). The Absolution captains discuss: The revolution&#39;s new frontier --  Toonami Jetstream, &#34;Mo&#39; money, mo&#39; problems&#34; in IGPX Season 2, IGPX DVDs: &#34;Toonami Version&#34; vs. &#34;Uncut Version&#34;: What&#39;s the difference, the Gundam Dilemma, Guitar Hero: &#34;&#39;Crossroads&#39; on Expert separates the men from the boys.&#34;

Note: Since this interview was conducted last week, Megas XLR has been announced as part of Toonami Jetstream.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Toon Zone Podcast Episode 7]]></title>
         <itunes:author>Toon Zone News</itunes:author>
         <itunes:category text="Movies &amp; Television" />
         <itunes:explicit>No</itunes:explicit>
         <itunes:subtitle>TZ talks to three producers of &#34;Zixx,&#34; the &#34;Tron&#34;-styled live action/animation hybrid now airing on Cartoon Network.</itunes:subtitle>
         <itunes:keywords>zixx cartoon network animation dark crystal tartakovsky pixar disney steve jobs</itunes:keywords>
         <itunes:duration>00:56:40</itunes:duration>
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         <pubDate>Sat, 11 Feb 2006 07:40:26 EST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA[Editor in chief Ben Applegate, producer Karl Olson, graphics editor Matthew Williams and former editor in chief Jay Allman dissect the fusion of Pixar &#38; Disney, and of UPN and the WB, the animated Oscar nominations and Tartakovsky&#39;s Dark Crystal sequel. Plus, we talk about commercial machinema on the TV with Alex Raffe, Tara Twigg and Michael Shepard, three crewmembers from Zixx, the Canadian live action/animated hybrid now showing on Cartoon Network.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Toon Zone Podcast Episode 6]]></title>
         <itunes:author>Toon Zone News</itunes:author>
         <itunes:category text="Movies &amp; Television" />
         <itunes:explicit>No</itunes:explicit>
         <itunes:subtitle>Toon Zone talks to three folks from anime licensor Central Park Media, including founder and managing director John O&#39;Donnell.</itunes:subtitle>
         <itunes:keywords>central park media cpm john o&#39;donnell animation runner kuromi cartoon network boomerang boondocks urotsukidoji anime japanimation</itunes:keywords>
         <itunes:duration>00:57:15</itunes:duration>
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         <pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2006 03:46:55 EST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA[Editor-in-chief Ben Applegate, producer Karl Olson, staff reviewer Chad Bonin, graphics editor Matthew Williams and reviews editor William C. Maune gather &#39;round the digital campfire to talk The decay of Boomerang, Train Man and the otaku mentality, and Boondocks. Plus, a trio of guests from anime trailblazer Central Park Media: John O&#39;Donnell, founder and managing director; Newton Grant, business development manager, and Peter Tatara, asst. marketing manager. We talk about the past and future of anime, from putting &#34;Japanimation&#34; on store shelves and shocking the States with tentacle porn to the next generations of digital distribution.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Toon Zone Podcast Episode 5]]></title>
         <itunes:author>Toon Zone News</itunes:author>
         <itunes:category text="Movies &amp; Television" />
         <itunes:explicit>No</itunes:explicit>
         <itunes:subtitle>In the second part of our Jerry Beck interview, we talk about WB, today&#39;s TV animation and the strange timelessness of</itunes:subtitle>
         <itunes:keywords>jerry beck animation toon zone cartoon looney tunes winnie the pooh christopher robin satoshi kon madhouse</itunes:keywords>
         <itunes:duration>00:38:44</itunes:duration>
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         <pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2006 06:29:11 EST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA[Finally recovering from our egg nog hangovers, this week TZ tackles the new Madhouse projects and the castration of Christopher Robin. Then we finish up our interview with animation scholar Jerry Beck, talking about his favorite WB directors, how today&#39;s TV animation really doesn&#39;t suck all that much, and Super President -- is the world ready for a remake?]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Toon Zone Podcast Episode 4]]></title>
         <itunes:author>Toon Zone News</itunes:author>
         <itunes:category text="Movies &amp; Television" />
         <itunes:explicit>No</itunes:explicit>
         <itunes:subtitle>Animation scholar Jerry Beck talks about &#34;The Pink Panther&#34; and about founding the American anime industry at Streamline Pictures.</itunes:subtitle>
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         <itunes:duration>00:52:00</itunes:duration>
         <link>http://news.toonzone.net/podcast/tznews-podcastep4.mp3</link>
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         <pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov 2005 02:37:57 EST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA[Animation scholar Jerry Beck joins the Toon Zone crew to talk about &#34;The Pink Panther,&#34; the American anime industry and all the best foreign features you haven&#39;t seen. The TZers also talk about the end of Teen Titans, Cartoon Network business philosophy and the independent animation &#34;ghetto.&#34;]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Toon Zone Podcast Episode 3]]></title>
         <itunes:author>Toon Zone News</itunes:author>
         <itunes:category text="Movies &amp; Television" />
         <itunes:explicit>No</itunes:explicit>
         <itunes:subtitle>A sneak peek at &#34;Guardians of Luna&#34; with Michael Reaves, Avi Melman and Yeni Alvarez.</itunes:subtitle>
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         <itunes:duration>00:49:52</itunes:duration>
         <link>http://www.toonzone.net/podcast/tznews-podcastep3.mp3</link>
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         <pubDate>Sun, 27 Nov 2005 02:16:51 EST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA[This week, an interview with Avi Melman of Cybergraphix Animation, Michael Reaves of Batman: The Animated Series and Gargoyles fame and voice actress Yeni Alvarez about their new werewolf action show &#34;Guardians of Luna.&#34;

Plus, talk about the newly defunct Disney TV Animation division, the Hanna-Barbera to Cartoon Network Studios transition and the new Nicktoons.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Toon Zone Podcast Episode 2]]></title>
         <itunes:author>Toon Zone News</itunes:author>
         <itunes:category text="Movies &amp; Television" />
         <itunes:explicit>No</itunes:explicit>
         <itunes:subtitle>Animation news and commentary from Toon Zone News.</itunes:subtitle>
         <itunes:keywords>ghibli hellboy toon zone toonzone miyazaki goro transformers chicken little oscar boondocks</itunes:keywords>
         <itunes:duration>00:36:15</itunes:duration>
         <link>http://www.toonzone.net/podcast/tznews-podcastep2.mp3</link>
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         <pubDate>Fri, 18 Nov 2005 04:32:23 EST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA[This week on the pod to the cast, TZ worries about the directorial debut of Miyazaki&#39;s son and about the N-word on Cartoon Network, talks animated Oscar 2005, and grunts primitively about Hellboy, Transformers and The Simpsons!

TZ&#39;s &#34;experts&#34; this week: Ben Applegate, chief editor; Karl Olson, staff reviewer and podcast producer; Matthew Williams, graphics editor, and Ian Lueck, a.k.a. Speedy Boris, staff reviewer.

Next week, TZ sits down with Michael Reaves (Batman: The Animated Series, Gargoyles), Avi Melman of Cybergraphix Animation and voice actress Yeni Alvarez to talk about their new show Guardians of Luna.

Also upcoming, a podcast interview with animation scholar and toon watcher level 20 Jerry Beck.

Submit your questions for them and for us in text or MP3 format to tzpodcast@gmail.com.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Toon Zone Podcast Episode 1]]></title>
         <itunes:author>Toon Zone News</itunes:author>
         <itunes:category text="Movies &amp; Television" />
         <itunes:explicit>No</itunes:explicit>
         <itunes:subtitle>Animation News Discussion for the week of November 5th.</itunes:subtitle>
         <itunes:keywords>toon zone cartoon network chicken little ghibli pixar</itunes:keywords>
         <itunes:duration>00:33:12</itunes:duration>
         <link>http://www.toonzone.net/podcast/episode1.mp3</link>
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         <pubDate>Thu, 10 Nov 2005 11:28:08 EST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA[Toon Zone News staffers Ben Applegate, Chad Bonin, Karl Olson and Matthew Williams discuss various current events in animation news. This week, they tackle Cartoon Network&#39;s contriversial decision to run live-action, the surprising box-office success of Disney&#39;s Chicken Little, TCM&#39;s announcement of the Ghibli films, the upcoming Ghibli Feature announcement,
Mamoru Oshii&#39;s upcoming romance film, The Channel Frededator video podcast and the staffers discuss the animated content they&#39;ve been watching recently. Credits - Editing: Ben Applegate, Karl Olson. Studio Engineer, Original Interstitial Music: Karl Olson.]]></description>
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