The Start of Something New

Boys and girls of every age, wouldn’t you like to see something strange? How bout the fact that 2024 is almost over? Yeah that’s pretty wild isn’t it? But we here at The Start of Something New are gonna celebrate the end of 2024 with something we haven’t done since season 1, a holiday special! Which is also serving as our season 4 finale! So join us as we discuss a true holiday classic with 1993’s...

Okay listeners I need to level with you, you know I would never ask you to do something if it wasn’t really important. So, could you be the school mascot going forward? That’s right it’s time to put on your chicken head and shake your tail feathers as we discuss the 2009 Jason Dolley and Mitchell Musso lead mascot misadventure DCOM, Hatching Pete. Jake discovers multiple guilty parties, Kate recal...

Well listeners you know what they say, you can change your hair, you can change your clothes, you can change your mind, that’s just the way it goes. But you’ll always find your way back home. In this case home is this podcast, so grab your farm fresh eggs and your new pair of shoes that you hopefully didn’t fight someone for as we take a slight little detour from the DCOM train to discuss the 2009...

Hi Barbie! Hi Barbie! Hi Barbie! Oh, hi listeners! We are so glad you could join us in Barbieland to celebrate another birthday of one of your amazing co-hosts! That’s right it’s once again time to make a detour from the DCOM train to discuss a non-Disney film to celebrate Kates birthday! So get your pink outfits out and try not to think about death as we discuss the 2023 cinematic phenomenon, Bar...

Alright everyone I hope you have your bags packed because we are gonna have the best camping trip ever, we just have to make a really quick pit stop in a small town to attend a book convention first, hopefully nothing will go wrong. Hopefully based on that, stellar, intro you can determined that this episode were kicking off 2009 on the DCOM train by discussing a very return to form kind of DCOM w...

Curtains rise, the orchestra begins to play, center stage, a single spotlight shines, its showtime one last time. If that dramatic introduction didn’t get you in the right mood to hear about this film listeners, well then I don’t know what will. But either way settle in as we bring back special guest Megan for this special bonus episode to discuss the, what for a time at least it was, finale of wh...

Alright everyone, let’s do this one more time, with feeling. Now listeners I if you remember about 2 years ago we did a bonus episode discussing the 2022 D23 expo parks and resorts panel, and we left that feeling pretty salty. But seeing as that we are both big fans of theme parks we decided why not return for another bonus episode on the same topic. That’s right we’re talking the D23 2024 Experie...

Okay listeners here’s the deal, I know we’ve been away for a hot minute, but after having so many guests on last episode it seems we’ve gone down to just being a trio. Hopefully though we’ll still be just as good as we were with more members right? Great, now pack your bags and let’s head to India as special guest Liz returns to close out the cheetah girls franchise and 2008 on the DCOM train by d...

Alright listeners I know you’re upset that we weren’t able to afford to send you to camp this summer, wait what’s this? We suddenly got a job at the camp so you can go at a discounted rate? Will then pack your bags and get ready to listen along to our longest episode yet as we discuss the 2008 DCOM hit, Camp Rock. But for a DCOM as monumental as this one we couldn’t just discuss it alone so we bro...

If you had the chance to change your fate, would you? Oh wait, wrong Disney movie. But hopefully that clue was enough to let you listeners know that we’re kicking off 2008 on the DCOM train by discussing the wibbly wobbly timely wimey movie about 3 guys in snowsuits, Minutemen. Kate compares the minutemen’s disguises against Miley Stewart’s, Jake wonders why these guys talk about time travel so no...

Powers of the sun, and forces of the moon, become one in our quest, to open the door to the Podcastlands. Let out light shine in its eternal night, and leave no corner untouched so that we may, reach all of our listeners in the shadow that hide them. Well if our spell worked then you should be here and ready to listen as we close out 2007 on the DCOM train with the spooky sequel, Twitches Too. Jak...

Summer… summer… summer. What time is it listeners? Why it’s time to work this out and get fabulous because it’s finally time for us to talk about the 2007 Kenny Ortega directed DCOM sequel masterpiece, High School Musical 2. Much like when we talked the first High School Musical we couldn’t do this one alone either, so we’ve brought in special guest Megan to help break down this movie song by song...

Listeners, it is that time of year again, the time to celebrate the birth of one of your co-hosts. That’s right it is once again time to celebrate Jakes birthday by taking a pit stop from the DCOM train to discuss a non-Disney movie. So join us in the skies as we join the vikings by discussing the 2010 DreamWorks Animated film, How To Train Your Dragon. Jake gives Kate a quick history lesson about...

Hey everyone, so sorry it’s taken like a month for this episode to come out, but hey it’s not like we waited 8 years to release this, I mean, who would even do that? Oh right. Yes listeners we are finally tackling the 2007 sequel to the 1999 DCOM classic, Johnny Tsunami, by talking Johnny Kapahala: Back on Board. Jake tries to solve the mystery of why this released 8 years after the first movie, K...

He was a boy who boxed, she was a girl who did double dutch, could I make it anymore obvious? Okay well maybe but honestly the double dutch should have given it away that it’s time for us to stretch and get the ropes swinging as we kick off 2007 on the DCOM train with the Corbin Bleu and Keke Palmer led hit Jump In! Jake apologizes for not crediting writers, Kate questions how valid the final free...

There comes a time in every persons life in which they need to spread their wings and leave the nest, even if when they do that they have a completely different face than they had before. Not sure if that was enough to give it away but listeners today we wrap up 2006 on the DCOM train as we discuss the final installment in the Halloweentown series, Return to Halloweentown. Jake proposes a way to f...

Alright listeners it’s time to get your spots on and your luggage ready as we head to Barcelona with our favorite girl group. That’s right it’s time for us to discuss the iconic Kenny Ortega directed DCOM sequel from 2006, The Cheetah Girls 2!!! Though unlike the cheetah girls in this movie we were able to get the whole gang to focus and make this happen because we have returning special guest Liz...

Alright listeners I hope you all did your essay assignment and turned them in, wait what’s this, why did someone turn in something that clearly isn’t an essay? If that didn’t give away that we’re watching the 2006 Panabaker sister double feature DCOM, Read It and Weep, then I’m not sure what will. Jake wonders if this movie was heavily inspired by Mean Girls compared to the book it was actually ba...

Let’s get down to business, to defeat… well not the Huns but something evil at least. That’s right listeners it’s time to do your training and pick out your best formal wear as we kick (haha get it?) off season 4 with the 2006 Brenda Song led classic, Wendy Wu: Homecoming Warrior. Jake recalls his history as a Power Rangers kid, Kate learns that Disney has actually given away properties they’ve bo...

Gather round listeners, it’s time for us to tell you a story. A story that should probably have been told years ago: the story of us! That’s right everyone we’re finally doing an About Us episode. We figured after 3 and a half years we should probably tell you more about us and our interests outside of DCOMs. So sit back and relax as we regal you with tales such as how we met, our experiences with...

Testing, testing, this thing still on? Hey listeners! It’s been a while hasn’t it? Yes despite the WGA and SAG-AFTRA reaching agreements to end their strikes in November we had some real life stuff that pushed back this recording for a bit. But it’s here now and to celebrate our return we’re starting off by filling you guys in on what we’ve been up to while on hiatus, including big trips and big l...

Alright listeners it’s clear that you all don’t know responsibility or the value of the dollar because you, burned the kitchen a bit, okay then, so it’s time to get to work at the dairy factory. If that introduction didn’t give it away well then let me tell you that we are ending season 3 by discussing the 2006 Aly and AJ led DCOM classic, Cow Belles. Jake wonders why Aly and AJ never sang in this...

Alright everyone, say it with me: what team? Wildcats. What team? Wildcats. What team? Wildcats! Wildcats, get your head in the game! That’s right everyone, finally after almost 3 whole years of podcasting we’ve finally reached what some would argue is the pinnacle, the peak, of DCOMs as we kick off 2006 with the one, the only, the cultural reset that is, High School Musical. But we realize we cou...

Already everyone it’s time to get on the bus and head to the sky as we aim to become the next generation of superheroes. Between Up, Up, and Away and the creation of the MCU, Disney had one other entry into the superhero genre and that is what we are discussing today in this super duper bonus episode. That’s right we’re talking the 2005 cinematic experience, Sky High. Jake doesn’t know how being a...

Gather round listeners, for a story that some may find, spooky. It is the story of a land very different than our own. A land full of magic and fantasy, a land ruled over my a king and a queen, a land that was under attack by darkness. A darkness that could only be defeated by the boy… I mean the twins who lived. Yeah if that whole introduction didn’t give it away then I don’t know what will, but...