Happy Monday, podcast fans! We're back and trying to answer one of the most contemplated questions of modern times: can a genius ever be cool? Charlie Boyle, the physics prodigy protagonist of 1999 DCOM Genius certainly gives it a good go, by adopting the bad boy persona of Chaz Anthony so that he can be the big man on campus at a local high school, while simultaneously trying to discover the graviton particle at the nearby university. But how long can Charlie keep this ruse afloat? Could he use his groundbreaking discoveries to fix ice hockey games? And shouldn't everyone be wearing a lot more radiation shielding? The answers to these questions and more await! If you've watched Genius and have your own thoughts, email them to us at momcantcookpod@gmail.com for a chance to have them read out on the show. With thanks to this week's sponsor, Insert Coin Clothing. Visit insertcoinclothing.com and use code CHAZANDSAVE for 10% off online orders. Codes are not applicable on charity items, bundles, gift cards, postage and some products at launch. Codes cannot be combined with other deals or promotions and are valid until the end of 2023. Contact Multitude for Advertising Inquiries: multitude.productions/ads Check out the official Mom Can't Cook! store for sweet merch: momcantcookstore.com

Genius

Join Luke Westaway and Andy Farrant as they talk about cinema's greatest achievement: Disney Channel Original Movies. From X-TREME rollerblading, to Mermen, to homicidal smart homes, there's something for everyone in these brilliant, baffling films. Also, usually the mom character in the film is unable to cook, and this is considered richly comic. Hence the name.

TV & Film

Comedy

Ice. What is it? Science can only begin to guess. But without it we would not have figure skating or ice hockey, the two sports at the heart of this week's DCOM, Go Figure. Katelin Kingsford is a world class figure skater, but to afford training from the world's top coach she must accept an ice hockey scholarship to a prestigious school. Will Katelin be able to balance her figure skating, ice hockey and academic studies? Can she prevent her new team mates from discovering her shameful twirl girl secret? And why is her brother building a killer robot? Listen to find out, and if you want bonus episodes of the show, remember to check out our Patreon at Patreon.com/extrahelpings. If you've watched Go Figure and have your own thoughts, email them to us at momcantcookpod@gmail.com for a chance to have them read out on the show. This episode is sponsored by HelloFresh. Visit hellofresh.com/momcantcooksweet for FREE dessert for life! One dessert item per box while subscription is active. This episode is also sponsored by Insert Coin Clothing! Visit insertcoinclothing.com and use code PUCKAROUNDANDFINDOUT for 10% off online orders. Codes are not applicable on charity items, bundles, gift cards, postage and some products at launch. Codes cannot be combined with other deals or promotions and are valid until the end of 2024. Contact Multitude for Advertising Inquiries: multitude.productions/ads Check out the official Mom Can't Cook! store for sweet merch: momcantcookstore.com and check out Mom Can't Cook! Extra Helpings for bonus episodes!

Go Figure

How many great bands have never found mainstream success because their lead singer stands there singing, instead of rolling around on the floor doing yoga and the splits and stuff? It is literally millions. That's the predicament the band The Zettabytes find themselves in in Disney Channel Original Movie Pixel Perfect - that is until they meet Loretta Modern, who can sing, dance and is, regrettably, a sex hologram made by the world's worst boy. Will the band's original singer adapt to being usurped by a hologram? Why isn't the boy in prison? And how is this film accidentally full of trenchant observations about the perils of generative AI? Listen to find out, and if you want bonus episodes of the show, remember to check out our Patreon at Patreon.com/extrahelpings. If you've watched Pixel Perfect and have your own thoughts, email them to us at momcantcookpod@gmail.com for a chance to have them read out on the show. This episode is sponsored by Zocdoc. If you're in the US, go to Zocdoc.com/mcc and download the Zocdoc app for FREE, then find a top rated doctor today. This episode is also sponsored by Factor, whose delicious, ready-to-eat meals make eating better every day easy. If you're in the US, go to factormeals.com/momcantcook50 and use code momcantcook50 to get 50% off. Contact Multitude for Advertising Inquiries: multitude.productions/ads Check out the official Mom Can't Cook! store for sweet merch: momcantcookstore.com and check out Mom Can't Cook! Extra Helpings for bonus episodes!

Pixel Perfect

We're halfway to Halloween, Mom Can't Cook fans, so what better way to celebrate than with a spooky DCOM! This week it's 2002's The Scream Team, which is, confusingly, about a group of ghosts called The Soul Patrol. It's also about Ian and Claire, two kids whose grandfather passes away, but unfortunately gets his soul crushed in the fist of an evil dead inventor called Zachariah Kull. And also about an insulting Halloween festival that Zachariah Kull is annoyed about? But also mostly about natural gas! And the Soul Patrol are there, occasionally! Good times. Can't wait two weeks for another episode of Mom Can't Cook? You don't have to! Get weekly bonus episodes of the show, by signing up for our Patreon at Patreon.com/extrahelpings. If you've watched The Scream Team and have your own thoughts, email them to us at momcantcookpod@gmail.com for a chance to have them read out on the show. This episode is sponsored by NordVPN! Visit nordvpn.com/momcantcook and use code MOMCANTCOOK to protect your internet connection and privacy online. This episode is also sponsored by Insert Coin Clothing! Visit insertcoinclothing.com and use code ATIMETOKULL for 10% off online orders. Codes are not applicable on charity items, bundles, gift cards, postage and some products at launch. Codes cannot be combined with other deals or promotions and are valid until the end of 2024. Contact Multitude for Advertising Inquiries: multitude.productions/ads Check out the official Mom Can't Cook! store for sweet merch: momcantcookstore.com and check out Mom Can't Cook! Extra Helpings for bonus episodes!

The Scream Team

Miracle in Lane 2 tells the inspirational story of Justin Yoder, the first person with a disability to compete in the All American Soapbox Derby, and also presumably the first person to sit in a Disney screening room watching a movie about his life that inexplicably features loads of scenes of his parents going to town on each other. Frankie Muniz plays Justin, a plucky kid searching for a sport in which he can compete at the same level as his athletic brother Seth (So Weird's Patrick Levis). When he discovers soap box derby racing, it seems like Justin has found his calling, but will the set in their ways derby association allow him to compete with his modified car? Will crusty local misanthrope Old Man Vic share his wealth of soapbox knowledge with this wannabe racer? Is the driver essentially ballast? Listen and find out! if you want bonus episodes of the show, remember to check out our Patreon at Patreon.com/extrahelpings. If you've watched Miracle in Lane 2 and have your own thoughts, email them to us at momcantcookpod@gmail.com for a chance to have them read out on the show. This episode is sponsored by We Fix Space Junk, the award winning comedy fiction podcast about debt, space repairs and friendship. You can listen to We Fix Space Junk anywhere you get your podcasts! This episode is also sponsored by NordVPN. Visit nordvpn.com/momcantcook and use code MOMCANTCOOK to protect your internet connection and privacy online. This episode is additionally supported by Zocdoc. If you're in the US, go to Zocdoc.com/mcc and download the Zocdoc app for FREE, then find a top rated doctor today. This episode is also brought to you by Factor, whose delicious, ready-to-eat meals make eating better every day easy. If you're in the US, go to factormeals.com/momcantcook50 and use code momcantcook50 to get 50% off. Contact Multitude for Advertising Inquiries: multitude.productions/ads Check out the official Mom Can't Cook! store for sweet merch: momcantcookstore.com and check out Mom Can't Cook! Extra Helpings for bonus episodes!

Miracle in Lane 2

The iconic good-vibes surfin', boardin' legend from Johnny Tsunami (1999) makes a glorious return to the Disney Channel in 'Johnny Kapahala: Back on Board' (2007)! Johnny returns to O‘ahu, Hawaii for his grandfather's wedding, but finds the island paradise under the cruel yoke of a gang of mountainboarding teens! Can Johnny save his increasingly large family from the poisonous influence of these bad dudes and their strikingly terrible extreme sport? Why won't his tiny uncle stop slipping through the fabric of reality? And is Johnny Tsunami a business genius, or is he just really high? As with all DCOMs, Johnny Kapahala: Back on Board poses more questions than it offers answers. if you want bonus episodes of the show, remember to check out our Patreon at Patreon.com/extrahelpings. If you've watched Johnny Kapahala: Back on Board and have your own thoughts, email them to us at momcantcookpod@gmail.com for a chance to have them read out on the show. This episode is sponsored by NordVPN. Visit nordvpn.com/momcantcook and use code MOMCANTCOOK to protect your internet connection and privacy online. This episode is also sponsored by Insert Coin Clothing! Visit insertcoinclothing.com and use code TEENAGEDIRTBOARD for 10% off online orders. Codes are not applicable on charity items, bundles, gift cards, postage and some products at launch. Codes cannot be combined with other deals or promotions and are valid until the end of 2024. Contact Multitude for Advertising Inquiries: multitude.productions/ads Check out the official Mom Can't Cook! store for sweet merch: momcantcookstore.com and check out Mom Can't Cook! Extra Helpings for bonus episodes!

Genius

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