What is a man? A miserable little pile of frequencies. Here we are yet again, faced with a confused gender parable from the Disney oeuvre. A film that dares to fart on the protagonist in the first act. We loved it!

X(Y) Games: Motocrossed

Sep 19th, 2019 48m 7s

Dirt Bikes, or What You Will. We look at the Disney Channel Original Movie that dared to challenge gender norms. Does it cross the finish line? Not really, but it does have a french villain! Also included: nail polish critique, the merits of mo

The Thin Rainbow Line: Cadet Kelly

Sep 12th, 2019 1h 12m

Empathy! Militarism! Hillary Duff! In this episode we dive into the DCOM neoliberal classic Cadet Kelly. What is the utility of creativity and what are the parameters of empathy? What is individuality within an institution that puts service fir

Power, Corruption & Dairies: Horse Sense & Cow Belles

Sep 5th, 2019 1h 18m

It's a yeehaw, mud soaked double feature! Horse Sense; the waking dream of ethical labor meets Cow Belles; the children's adaptation of Capital. Listen as we unpack the socialist sympathies of these pseudo-westerns and applaud the audacity of s

(Don't You Wanna Be) Traumatized Like Me: Descendants 1 & 2

Aug 29th, 2019 1h 21m

It's trauma time! In episode 2 of our DCOM critique, we gaze at Disney's Descendants and discuss the nostalgia-industrial complex of the glossy franchise. Something is rotten in Auradon.

Fatherhood in the Kitchen: Eddie's Million Dollar Cook-Off

Aug 21st, 2019 1h 21m

In our premiere, we kick off our Disney Channel Original Movie saga with Eddie's Million Dollar Cook-Off. We dissect the film's queer allegory, compare hot dog construction and ponder the space time collapse of a Georgia suburb.

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