Podcast Episodes

Hatching Pete

Episode 83

If the Disney Channel approached you and asked you to write a movie about mascots, but you didn't know anything about mascots, you would probably do one of two things: 

1) Go away and learn about masc…

Published on 5 hours ago

Principal Takes a Holiday

Episode 82

John Scaduto has a problem. If he can get through the school term without getting in trouble, he stands to get a $10,000 check from his grandma. Unfortunately, he has already set into motion an epic …

Published on 2 weeks ago

Den Brother

Episode 81

Ice hockey skills. An unbearable personality. Alex Pearson has it all. But when he's suspended for his hockey team for accepting a sponsorship from a local flower shop, he must find new ways to occup…

Published on 4 weeks ago

Money Plane

Episode 80

If you've ever wondered what the Lawrence brothers, stars of such DCOMs as Horse Sense, Jumping Ship and The Other Me were up to in 2020, the answer is making Money Plane, a heist movie about a high …

Published on 1 month, 1 week ago

How to Build a Better Boy

Episode 79

We've all imagined how we would build a better boy (built in jetpack/hair made of candy/is actually a dog instead) but few of us have the technology at our disposal to make our dreams a reality. Not …

Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago

Starstruck

Episode 78

Are celebrities human beings who deserve basic respect and human dignity? Of course not, you're thinking, they're scum and deserve everything bad that happens to them and more. But to that I say: wat…

Published on 2 months, 1 week ago

Susie Q

Episode 76

While not officially a DCOM, Susie Q (1996) offered an opportunity for the Disney Channel to start experimenting with what works and what doesn't in a Disney Channel film. For example, high concept p…

Published on 2 months, 3 weeks ago

Dadnapped

Episode 75

The 2008 Writer's Guild of America strike was responsible for many things: Increased pay for writers, especially in the context of the burgeoning streaming era. A boom in unscripted reality televisio…

Published on 3 months ago

Max Keeble's Big Move

Episode 74

Max Keeble has a lot of problems. His school's colourful bullies are out for his blood. An evil ice cream man wants to kill both him and skateboarding icon Tony Hawk. And he is friends with an unplea…

Published on 3 months, 2 weeks ago

A Knight in Camelot

Episode 73

Dedicating your life to scientific pursuits can have countless benefits for humanity, but you have to bear in mind the potential drawbacks. You could study something before its dangerous effects are …

Published on 4 months ago