Episode 440: The Moana-Myth

Peter Fenzel, Mark Lee, and Matthew Wrather discuss heroism, story structure, culture, and gender in the latest animated film from the Walt Disney Company, Moana.

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Your Panel

• Peter Fenzel: @fenzelian
• Mark Lee: @goestoTwelve
• Matthew Wrather: @mwrather

Further Reading

• Moana on Wikipedia
• Harvey Cedars, NJ
• Redneck Riviera on Urban Dictionary
• Santa Monica Bay
• Balto (film), Balto (dog)
• Nietzsche, On the Genealogy of Morals, first essay, sections 13
• The Monomyth (a.k.ka The Hero’s Journey)
• “The Hero’s Journey” on Overthinking It