High School Musical: The Musical: The Series: The Podcast

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Palmer and Petrana return during the HSM:TM:TS hiatus to discuss one of Palmer’s favorite DCOMs: Lemonade Mouth, which coincidentally also made her gay. We’re diving deep into this 2011 classic, which brought together stars like Bridget Mendler, Hayley Kiyoko, and Naomi Scott and had some of the best DCOM bops to ever hit the Billboard Charts.

Palmer and Petrana return with a special guest, video games and entertainment reporter Austen Goslin, to talk about Teen Beach Movie! During the HSMTMTS hiatus, we’re diving into the Gen Z backlog of Disney Channel Original Movies that fell a bit after our time. We’re asking the big questions after our first viewing: Is Teen Beach Movie an isekai anime? Where the hell is this movie set? Why does every character share one braincell that just gets passed around from scene to scene? Drop us a line and let us know what recent DCOMs are must-watches.

While we’re on High School Musical: The Musical: The Series: The Hiatus, Palmer and Petrana convene for a Very Serious Discussion: what would a hypothetical season look like if East High put on Cats, the musical? In this episode of fully self-indulgent fanfiction, EJ has a sexuality crisis, Carlos actually takes the stage, and everyone is trying to get TikTok famous. Oh, and Big Red plays Skimbleshanks, The Railway Cat (a.k.a. The Cat Of The Railway Train).

Palmer and Petrana are back for a deluxe, one-hour episode all about the season finale, “Act Two.” In addition to waxing poetic about everything that went down in this episode, we talk ships, HSMTMTS’ GLAAD Media Awards nomination, and the set up for Season 2.

We’re back for the penultimate episode of Season 1 — it’s opening night and everyone is stressed, excited, and eager to get the show rolling. Palmer and Petrana break down the highs and lows of the first act and take a look at showrunner Tim Federle’s pitch bible (https://twitter.com/TimFederle/status/1213605071272833026).

Palmer and Petrana reconvene during the holiday season to talk about “The Tech Rehearsal,” a Miss Jenn-focused episode that’s truly the gift that keeps on giving. While we miss Gina (and Mr. Mazzara), there’s a whole lot of Rini tension going on along with some heart to hearts between EJ and Carlos. The highlight, though, is definitely Lucas Grabeel’s cameo in "Role of a Lifetime," a song that finally allowed Kate Reinders to flex her Broadway chops. Also, we mull over what Ricky’s nickname would have been if it wasn’t Ricky. Rich? Rick? Chard?

It's THANKSGIVING, Ashlyn is a HIGH PRIESTESS, and we have FEELINGS about everything that went down in episode 7. Not only do we gush about Big Red being an amazing friend (and an amazing flirt), but Petrana explains to Palmer what FEMA is and why working there would mean that Gina and her mom would have to move around so much. Also, finally, some love for Miss Jenn and Mr. Mazzara, and some very brief thoughts about the HSM:TM:TS special now available on Disney+.

Palmer and Petrana return to discuss episode 6, which finally puts the show itself in jeopardy. We’ve got some thoughts about popular ships (Rina rights???), lots of Big Red love (what else is new), and a shifting perspective as we start to feel a bit more sympathetic towards Miss Jenn (even if the thing with Ricky’s dad is a little oof, on both ends). Also, Tim Federle gave us a definitive answer about Seb’s cow from the Homecoming episode.