Notes:

The Verbivore mentioned some of the story of how Inside Out came to be in the intro to this episode. Pete Docter, the director of Inside Out has done many interviews where he discusses the origin of the story idea, the brainstorming, and the hike that helped him reframe and salvage the story when it fell apart. Here are a couple of the many videos, podcast episodes and articles that helped in preparation for this episode:

NY Times Article ‘Inside Out,’ Pixar’s New Movie From Pete Docter, Goes Inside the Mind

Collider Interview ‘Inside Out’ Director Pete Docter Explains Why They Kept Bing Bong Under Wraps

The Frame interview How a Father's Day stroll helped Pixar's Pete Docter crack the code for 'Inside Out'

The Science of Happiness Episode 5: Walk Outside with Inside Out’s Pete Docter

Fable talked Pixar’s 22 Rules of Storytelling. This list is located in many places online, but here us one link to one copy of the list.

Books Mentioned:

Pixar Storytelling: Rules for Effective Storytelling Based on Pixar's Greatest Films 1st Edition by Dean Movshovitz

Hunted by Meagan Spooner

Music from: https://filmmusic.io
’Friendly day’ by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)
Licence: CC BY (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)