A few weeks before “Cars” debuted in movie theaters in 2006, Pixar Animation Studios made available a series of behind-the-scenes podcasts about the film.
The podcasts were available only via iTunes. But an enterprising soul on YouTube recently posted the videos for greater mass consumption.
Here’s the “Kickin’ It on Route 66” podcast, showing how the Pixar crew was guided down the Mother Road by “Route 66: The Mother Road” author Michael Wallis. Pixar was researching Route 66 for the film.
https://youtu.be/iOqPopetSyA
And here’s one of the Pixar animators taking on the 72-ounce steak challenge at the Big Texan Steak Ranch in Amarillo:
https://youtu.be/LjGDzPXZco0
All of the Pixar “Cars” podcasts from 2006 can be found here.