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Referred to as 'Neil Gabler's definitive biography of Disney' which the hosts say they will be referring to throughout the episode. Multiple quotes are drawn from this book about Disney's cultural impact and the atmosphere at his studio.

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Mentioned by Dominic when discussing Samuel Smiles, the Victorian self-help guru, comparing Walt Disney to the inventors and engineers Smiles wrote about in this book.

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Described as a venomous attack on Walt Disney published in 1968 by film historian Richard Schickel, who accused Disney of shattering childhood's secrets and silences and becoming 'a rallying point for the sub-literates of our society.'

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Discussed as P.L. Travers' most famous novel about a magical nanny, which Walt Disney had been trying to buy the film rights to since 1943. Travers initially resisted selling to Disney, viewing his work as commercial and sentimental.

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Mentioned as a new book coming out that explicates the history behind the making of the Mary Poppins film and P.L. Travers' objections to Disney's adaptation of her work.

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Referenced as the source material for Disney's animated film, which Walt Disney was immersed in when he died of lung cancer in December 1966.