Pumping Up The Podcast - A Hannah Montana Podcast

Elise and Alana Fineman are back together and breaking down season 2 episode 13 of Hannah Montana, "I Want You To Want Me... To Go To Florida." It marks the first appearance of Selena Gomez as Hannah's professional rival, Mikayla, but what Elise and Alana really want to talk about is air travel and how it works in the HMU. They get really deep into it, but on the plus side, it leads to a lot of worldbuilding and then imagining a crossover episode with Gossip Girl. Also included are talks of an oddly-placed desk and Alana's suspicions about Aunt Pearl's medical history.

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Elise and her friend Emma Fredgant are together again, this time to get deep into the alternate HMU explored in season 2 episode 12 of Hannah Montana, "When You Wish You Were The Star." It features an excellent guest appearance by Jesse McCartney, which naturally prompts them to talk a lot about the film "Keith" and cryogenic technology. They also discover that a recent film may have ripped off this episode, share some facts about earthworms, and float theories about Jackson's facial hair. Stay tuned to the end of the episode to hear Emma re-cast the episode with new actors!

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Elise is joined again by her friend Courtney Seyl, this time to dissect season 2, episode 11 of Hannah Montana, "Sleepwalk This Way," which plays fast and loose with the definition of sleepwalking. It's one of those rare episodes where the B-plot is way more interesting than the A-plot, if only because it raises SO many questions! Tangents may include: Jackson's first relatable moment, an unprovoked rant about Damian Lillard, Robby Ray's dating life, and continuing to untangle the Stewart family tree.

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Elise and Rick are back to wrap up Hannah Montana's season 2 Jake Ryan arc with "Achey Jakey Heart: Part 2"! It doesn't exactly go as Rick was expecting, and instead includes an oddly-placed Borat impression, armpit hair prosthetics, references to something called "Teen Bigfoot," and a woman with a taser. They also discuss the show's structural issues, why the cheeze jerky stand went out of business, a revelation about Jackson's voice, and Rick learns about Uncle Earl and Aunt Pearl.

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Elise convinced her boyfriend Rick to return to the podcast, this time to cover the very exciting return of Jake Ryan to the Hannah Montana Universe in season 2, episode 9, "Achey Jakey Heart: Part 1," or as Rick describes it, "a very serious, high-stakes A-plot, and... cheeze jerky." Together, they attempt to suss out who Jake's real-life counterpart would be, Jake's level of wealth and power, and why so many child stars are forced to enter fake relationships in the HMU. Rick also discovers he is a fan of Rico, and very much not a fan of several hairstyles.

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Elise and Alana Fineman are together again to break down season 2 episode 8 of Hannah Montana, "Take This Job And Love It." It's a crossover episode with Cory In The House! Kind of. A tiny bit. Elise and Alana suspect foul play in a near-miss food poisoning, Roxy wears bulletproof pantyhose and inspires a major crossover event, and Lola's fashion is making baby steps towards cuteness. They also take another look into how Hannah's finances work, and Miley eats something so shocking that Elise may never recover.

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Elise is joined again by Alex Meleras, this time to discuss season 2, episode 7 of Hannah Montana, "My Best Friend's Boyfriend," which features guest stars Sterling Knight, Austin Butler, and... Larry David?!? It's also got a high risk/high reward scheme by Miley and Oliver, some new foreshadowing about Lilly and Oliver, and a B-plot that Alex thinks could have been a movie. There are also lots of tangents in this one! Those feature some new speculation about how Robby Ray and Billy Ray can co-exist in the HMU, another check in on the Dontzig of it all, and Elise explaining to Alex who Rod Blagojevich is and how he is on Cameo.

Elise is joined again by her friend Courtney Seyl, this time to discuss season 2 episode 6 of Hannah Montana, "You Gotta Not Fight For Your Right To Party." It's an episode with a paper-thin A-plot and an almost non-existent B-plot, but it leads to a LOT of confusion. Courtney demands to see the blueprints of the Stewart house, Elise struggles with the amount of time spent describing a character we never even see, and they both spend a lot of time debating how exactly Jackson and Miley pull off a heist.

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Elise is joined again by her friend Kamryn Littleton, this time to discuss season 2, episode 2 of Hannah Montana, "I Am Hannah, Hear Me Croak." The episode is largely set in various dream sequences where the rules are a little muddy, and adding Brooke Shields as Miley and Jackson's late mother into the mix sends the HMU into new territory: the paranormal. Additional topics include the return of Mr. Carelli, questions about Robby Ray's hair, the mystery ingredient in Loco Hot Cocoa, and a little bit of armchair psychology.

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Elise is joined once more by her friend Kayla Littleton, this time to break down the fourth episode of Hannah Montana's second season, "Get Down, Study-udy-udy." It's best known for featuring the iconic Bone Dance! The rest of the episode is a little questionable, with the exception of the b-plot's excellent inclusion of Thor and his pet bird, Snowball. The girls also revisit the question of Hannah's current level of fame, discuss the logistics of canceling a European tour, and lament the return of the dreaded Robby Ray anthem "I Want My Mullet Back."

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