A Whole New Pod

Lucas and Jacob are stuck in the middle with Miracle in Lane 2, a based on actual events DCOM starring Frankie Muniz as a paraplegic boy with aspirations for soapbox derby victory. And just because it comes from a true story doesn't mean the Disney channel writers don't take some creative liberties, like having a surprise appearance by *checks notes* GOD?!

Wikipedia plot synopsis of Miracle in Lane 2

Rip Girls' main girl Sydney wants to know what happened to her mom, but all Lucas and Jacob want to know is what it means to "rip?" And if that mystery weren't enough for a single episode, the boys also try to get to the bottom of the question that's haunted the DCOM fandom for 20 years: who was using the binoculars?!

Wikipedia plot synopsis of Rip Girls

Feeling a little emotional whiplash coming off of The Color of Friendship, Lucas and Jacob kick back and take it easy with their bowling expert friend Dustin and analyze the vastly less serious DCOM Alley Cats Strike.

Wikipedia plot synopsis of Alley Cats Strike

Aaaaaand another episode, another audio issue! This time Lucas is really loud and sounds like he's talking through a drive-thru speaker! Please enjoy!

Better late than never, the boyz are back from another hiatus! This time Jacob and Lucas tackle (and try to goof on) a subject neither are even remotely qualified for: the politics and race relations of 1970s apartheid South Africa! Bet you didn't expect to find that in a DCOM, but The Color of Friendship is far from your typical DCOM.

Wikipedia plot synopsis of The Color of Friendship

General heads up: towards the end of the episode a weird echo starts and comes and goes. Apologies.

A Whole New Pod is officially a teenager, and Lucas and Jacob start the angsty teen years off with the 2000 DCOM Up, Up and Away, a superhero movie about power, responsibility, and a little thing called family. Also in this episode: the boyz drop well-informed knowledge bombs about how best to tone your buttocks and get the steeliest of buns!

Wikipedia plot synopsis of Up, Up, and Away

Lawrence Brothers Mania is sweeping through the AWNP studio (an empty bedroom) Not only that, but the brothers' inaugural DCOM outing Horse Sense seems to have infected Jacob and Lucas with a serious disease: the inability to stop speaking in horrible southern accents!

Is Sam just a permanent member of the podcast now?! Probably not! But he is back with Lucas and Jacob to discuss the scariest DCOM around; eat your heart out Halloweentown, cause it's all about Don't Look Under the Bed!

Jacob and Lucas are joined once again by Sam, and the trio confronts the world's "coolest" thirteen-year-old. Two words: Chaz Anthony.

There were no guitar squeals...

Jacob and Lucas try their best to ride the thematic waves of Johnny Tsunami, covering everything from paternal hate to socioeconomic inequality. What is this movie?!

NOTE: Guess what? Our technical difficulties our back! Somehow there was an error with one of our audio tracks that kept causing it to get desynced, so we had to rely on just a single track... so the audio kinda sucks! We plan to really dive in soon to find a new recording method that won't just be a temporary fix. Thanks for your patience!

Jacob and Lucas are joined by friend Sam for a wild time analyzing the greatly anticipated Smart House. Just how predictive was the DCOM of our current technological state? I feel a Buzzfeed "article" waiting to be written!

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