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Vanity Fair: Reading the book, I had so many vivid, nostalgic memories of watching Disney Channel. What were the touchstones that made you want to delve into this topic? Ashley Spencer: Zenon: Girl of the 21st Century and Johnny Tsunami were really foundational to me as a young viewer. I grew up in Orlando and central Florida, one of the last markets to get Disney Channel on basic cable in the late ‘90s. Disney Channel would do these Sneak-a-Peek weekends—let you have it for free for the weekend so you…