TechStuff Classic: How Hand-drawn Animation W...

Tilly Norwood caused quite a stir when she was introduced in late 2025. Her creator, actor-producer Eline Van der Velden, said she wanted Tilly to be the “Scarlett Johansson” of AI actors. But she immediately felt the backlash from Hollywood. Emily Blunt called Tilly “really, rea ...  Show more

How often do you use ChatGPT to evaluate your ailments? Did it work? More and more people are turning to chatbots to diagnose their illnesses — with varied success. But when it does work, it can be life-changing. Dr. Dhruv Khullar heard of a case where ChatGPT identified the caus ...  Show more

Before computers, women helped Walt Disney bring his hand drawn animations to life as Animated Cel Inkers, a little known profession that would have a ripple effect over the style of animations for generations to come. Helen and Matt explore this underrated, innovative and invent ...  Show more

Three YouTube animators with over 600 million combined views--sWooZie, Caldwell Tanner and Sam Graham, discuss the growing online animation boom, why people have responded, what gear they use to make cartoons and what people need to know to get started in online `toons. See Priva ...  Show more

While some technology has changed over the years, in many ways, the path from an idea to a finished cartoon has remained the same. How does a cartoon come to life, and what does the future hold for animation?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about yo ...  Show more

Alan Becker is the creator of the wildly popular Animator vs. Animation series and an all-around cool guy. In this episode I talk with him about how he became an animator. Full show notes Things mentioned in this episode: Alan's YouTube channel Alan's animation tutorial channel 1 ...  Show more