Rent Free History

Noah Secades returns to the show to talk all things Disney in the 21st century, from the game-changing acquisitions of Marvel and Lucasfilm to the “Neo Renaissance” of the 2010s. We dive into the creative highs and lows, and why the live-action remakes have everyone talking. Timestamps 0:00 - Intro, Recap of Episode 8 4:41 - Superstar Limo 6:15 - Decline of the Parks 7:42 - Eisner Steps Down, Iger...

From monkeys to myths, Owen stops by to talk evolution, cavemen, and everything in between. We question what we think we know about early humans and how natural selection shaped us — with plenty of laughs and random tangents along the way. Timestamps 0:00 - Intro 3:08 - Evolution, Natural Selection  6:35 - Gregor Mendel, Darwin 7:53 - Supreme Court Case 9:33 - Lucy 11:45 - Neanderthals 15:28 - Hoa...

In this episode, Chad Phillips and I unpack our personal journeys with music and the artists who shaped us. We discuss everything from COVID’s impact on concerts and Kanye vs. Drake, to The Beatles’ influence, Michael Jackson’s legacy, and the “Paul is Dead” theory. Along the way, we explore how music fandoms, pop culture rivalries, and even Disney Channel shaped an entire generation’s soundtrack....

Tanisha Naik stops by to rewind the clock to the Y2K era — the time of low-rise jeans, flip phones, and dial-up tones. We talk early 2000s style, culture, and the tech that changed everything (and that we totally take for granted now). Timestamps 0:00 - Intro 2:55 - Y2K Defined, Advances in Technology  6:46 - Millennium Style  7:58 - Zenon Movies 8:43 - Style Throwback Trends 10:19 - Y2K Music Vid...

Julio rejoins the show to discuss The Boondocks and a rabbit hole of other adult animations. Timestamps 0:00 - Intro 2:23 - The Boondocks, Origins 4:30 - Cartoon Art Styles 6:40 - Key and Peele 8:25 - Commentary on Culture 9:35 - Celebrity Worship, MJ Super Bowl Performance  11:45 - Premise 15:56 - Failed Reboot 17:41 - Memorable Episodes  23:17 - Getting Away with More on Adult Swim 25:29 - Aqua...

Mixtly returns and is joined by newcomer Alonzo as they discuss the story of Policarpa Salavarrieta, also known as La Pola, a Neogranadine seamstress who spied for the Revolutionary Forces during the Spanish Reconquista of the Viceroyalty of New Granada. Timestamps 0:00 - Intro 6:35 - La Pola 8:53 - Prelude to Reconquista  10:18 - La Pola’s Origins  14:08 - Disney Joke, Love Story  18:12 - Specula...

Noah joins the podcast to talk with Kemdi about Disney's history, how the company got by without Walt, and the highs and lows of the Eisner era. Timestamps 0:00 - Intro 1:25 - Early Disney History, Snow White 3:54 - War Movies  5:13 - Post War Period, Disneyland 7:40 - 1960s, Walt’s Further Ambitions 8:54 - Walt Dies, Aftermath, Roy Disney, Decline of Animation  11:32 - Ron Miller, Touchstone 15:1...

Sabrina’s on the show to talk all things childhood pop culture, from the TV shows we obsessed over to the fads we’d probably rather forget. Timestamps 0:00 - Intro 1:38 - Early History of Nickelodeon  5:29 - Saving the Network  6:40 - Start of the Schneider Era 7:58 - Kevin James Tangent  9:20 - Good Burger/Blockbuster/Video Game Tangent  14:10 - Refocusing the Episode  16:00 - Jeanette McCurdy’s...

Mixtly returns to discuss Santa Muerte, the personification of death, the holiday El Dia de Los Muertos, and have a broad conversation about death. Timestamps 0:00 - Intro 2:08 - What We Knew 6:15 - Origins of Santa Muerte 14:08 - Judgements, Effigies, and Why La Muerte is Controversial  21:49 - Commercial Tangent, Mixtly’s Experience with El Dia de Los Muertos 24:36 - Kemdi’s Experience with El D...

Chad Phillips joins the show to discuss old commercials and cereal mascots from our childhood. Timestamps 0:00 - Intro 4:42 - Commercial Talk Begins  5:18 - Got Milk, Michael Bay 9:50 - Goldfish, Cheerios 10:49 - Wizard 101, Club Penguin, Poptropica 13:00 - Middle School and Summer Camp Stories 16:10 - Taco Bell, Wendy’s, Bud Lights  19:00 - Bop It 20:08 - Cereal Straws 21:00 - Kidz Bop 24:26 - Mc...

Riley joins the show to discuss everything there is to know about Rome, its rise and fall, and everything in between. Timestamps 0:00 - Intro and a couple of tangents  5:30 - Jay Z Rome Comparison 6:44 - Julius Caesar, Declaring War, Pompeii  9:08 - Caesar, Cleopatra, and Mark Antony 11:00 - Cleopatra Movie Tangent  12:05 - Overview of the Roman Empire, Emperor Augustus  15:18 - Roman War, Getting...

Monty and Dean join the show to discuss the excess of 80s horror and its impact on the horror trends of the 90s and early 2000s. Timestamps 0:00 - Intro 3:12 - 80s Horror Prelude, Innovations and Technology Catching Up 4:41 - The Thing 7:57 - New Hollywood, Film Budgets  11:00 - Sequels, Low Budget Films  12:45 - Halloween 15:29 - Nightmare on Elm Street  16:18 - Rise of Home Video 18:26 - End of...

Mixtly Galarza joins Kemdi to discuss the history of the Aztec civilization, from their rise to their eventual downfall. Timestamps 0:00 - Intro 1:40 - Legend of Aztec Princess Mixtly 4:32 - Previous Aztec Knowledge  6:50 - Aztec Innovations 8:50 - Cheetos Tangent 10:08 - Aztec Origins 12:00 - Sacrifice Talk 14:35 - Religious Punishment Tangent 17:15 - Death of George Washington Tangent 18:14 - Wr...

In the debut episode of Rent Free History, Kemdi and Julio explore the rise and fall of the cable channel MTV. 0:00 - Intro 3:23 - Memories with MTV 7:38 - Precursors to MTV 9:25 - Network Launch 11:27 - early 1980s 15:00 - VMA’s 17:04 - late 80s, spring break 19:00 - the early 90s, liquid television, Beavis and Butthead, The Real World  21:27 - A shift in focus  26:24 - TRL 28:51 - Late 90s/Early...