A Whole New Pod

It's a fully-featured AWNP as Lucas and Jacob review cult classic The Monster Squad, just in time for Halloween. Then, the scariest thing of all: saying goodbye... Wikipedia entry for The Monster Squad

With their technical woes sorted, the AWNP boyz are back and sounding CRISP in this exceedingly wet and goopy Jacob's Choice episode. Listen up and you just might be patient zero... to a good and fun movie discussion! Wikipedia entry for Osmosis Jones

It seems the spirits of both Shawn Levy and Dan Schneider possessed Lucas's laptop for talking too much shit, leading to the boyz' most jacked-up audio yet... but maybe in a kinda funny way? Whatever the case, rest assured that Lucas still listened to the whole episode (even if you didn't!) Wikipedia entry for Big Fat Liar

Lucas and Jacob are BACK after possibly their longest break between recordings... and Lucas ain't doing so hot! From wishing he was dead at the beginning of the episode to sounding like death at the end, there's likely only one culprit. Was it the newly released Descendants: The Rise of Red? Or perhaps the call was coming from inside the pod the whole time!?! Wikipedia entry for Descendants: The Rise of Red

It's a Tall Girl world, we're just living in it. Wikipedia entry for Tall Girl

Jacob kicks off the inaugural AWNP Boyz Choice with the 1985 French-Canadian children's film The Peanut Butter Solution... a totally normal and chill movie! Plus, Lucas provides a depressing peak into his private life as well as a passionate case for his personal PB preferences. Wikipedia entry for The Peanut Butter Solution

Lucas and Jacob finish out their goal of reviewing every movie they off-handedly mentioned covering on AWNP, but will they follow through on their threat to become an all-Good Burger podcast?! Plus, Lucas shares a VERY old story... to mixed results. Wikipedia entry for Good Burger

Basically the AWNP equivalent of Captain America picking up Thor's hammer. Wikipedia entry for Dunston Checks In

After an atypical hiatus (check out our ranking livestream if you haven't yet!), Lucas and Jacob are back to bring A Whole New Pod into the new year and its next phase of monthly episodes. And what better way to start off the new era than by checking back in one last time with our favorite Wildcats in High School Musical 3! Wikipedia entry for High School Musical 3: Senior Year

What better way to finish off AWNP's "perfect" 2023 than with a well-timed review of a Christmas movie. And on top of that, it's a Christmas movie that didn't make Lucas want to kill himself?! Have a happy holiday season, and see all of you in 2024 for the next chapter of A Whole New Pod! Wikipedia entry for The Naughty Nine

Following the path forged by Christmas...Again?!, Disney has kiddified yet another "classic" film, just probably not one you'd expect! But don't fret, there's still plenty within AWNP expectations for this episode, such as Jacob loving random movie references and Lucas being pushed closer and closer to the brink. Just in time for the holiday season! Wikipedia entry for The Slumber Party

Truly the end of an era. At long last, the AWNP boyz can finally say: this ain't your daddy's DCOM. Wikipedia entry for Prom Pact

This one's for the dads (Apologies for the late upload/reupload! There was an error with our hosting site, and it wasn't possible to fix it until after the workday. Hopefully it was worth the wait!)

Surprisingly, not really about racism! Wikipedia entry for Z-O-M-B-I-E-S 3

After nearly ten years to the day, Disney Channel decided to make a Christmas DCOM...AGAIN! What gifts do the AWNP boyz have in store for their dear listeners? How about some unpleasant noises, a nasty A Whole New Pop, and Lucas somehow being meaner than usual to Jacob? Truly, the Christmas spirit has come early. Wikipedia entry for Christmas...Again?!

Time is a flat circle. Wikipedia entry for Under Wraps (2021)

Lucas and Jacob are feeling like it's 2021, not because that's when the surprisingly fantastic Spin came out, but because that's when they were covering the (good) DCOMs that it seems to be harkening back to. Plus, a much-needed rundown of an uninteresting character from Jacob's past, and how did they forget this episode would be releasing on 9/11?! Wikipedia entry for Spin

You're telling me they went for almost an hour on Upside-Down Magic and didn't even address it having the same director as American Pie Presents: The Naked Mile?! Wikipedia entry for Upside-Down Magic

Zombies aren't the only thing that won't die. Lucas starts to regret sticking with the podcast this long. Jacob is also on the episode. Wikipedia entry for Z-O-M-B-I-E-S 2

At long last, the dark chapter has ended. #FuckEm Wikipedia entry for Descendants 3

If there's not a bird constantly chirping can you even call it a podcast? Plus, Lucas and Jacob suddenly agree with a rabid internet fanbase hating on an unnecessary Disney Channel remake? Ummm, hypocritical much?! Wikipedia entry for Kim Possible (2019)

Lucas and Jacob are positively FREAKing with two guests in the "studio," including one who just won't stop squawking! The other is Dustin. Getting to the topic at hand: Does a modern musical Freaky Friday get a fair shake or are the AWNP boyz blinded by their millennial nostalgia? Well, you know what they say: a bird in the air conditioner is worth two chirps a second! What?! #SexySaturday Wikipedia entry for Freaky Friday (2018)

It's all been leading up to this. Will Disney Channel Original Movies ever be the same? Will Lucas and Jacob ever be the same? Is this the exact same description as the High School Musical episode? Who cares! It's mother fuckin' Z-O-M-B-I-E-S time! Wikipedia entry for Z-O-M-B-I-E-S

You're probably coming to this episode with lots of questions. Is Descendants 2 a good DCOM sequel? How magical did Jacob find it? How hard did it make Lucas cringe? But the AWNP boyz only want to know one thing: Where the hell's Whoopi?! Wikipedia entry for Descendants 2

Trust us, it's a DCOM! Tangled: Before Ever After catches the boyz off guard with its sheer uniqueness, not the least of which being its extremely short length! Plus, a double dose of A Whole New Pop, Lucas shares his definitive Disney Princess ranking, and Jacob gets taken to task by a listener. Wikipedia entry for Tangled: Before Ever After

Lucas and Jacob may have entered a new chapter in their lives (in more ways than one!), but nothing has prepared them for the ultimate challenge: keeping character names straight in the body/gender-swapping DCOM The Swap! Wikipedia entry for The Swap

You're telling me they made a HUNDRED of these?! Wikipedia entry for Adventures in Babysitting (2016)

If you think about it, Jacob and Lucas are just like an Invisible Sister: disembodied voices springing forth from the void via the magical medium of podcasting... Does anyone even read these things?! Wikipedia entry for Invisible Sister

The boyz have finally entered the modern DCOM era with the first entry in the highly anticipated Descendants franchise. Will it "Set It Off" on a good note, or will Lucas and Jacob find it "Rotten to the Core?" The answer might surprise you! Wikipedia entry for Descendants

How are the boyz supposed to know if a DCOM is a "real" movie if they don't even put the word "movie" in the title?! Well, despite not apparently being an actual movie, Teen Beach 2 is still pretty fun! Plus, Lucas overshares about a trip to the beach, while Jacob tries to quickly change the subject after bringing up OnlyFans. Wikipedia entry for Teen Beach 2

What are the chances that a DCOM called Bad Hair Day has more going on than its name implies? Well, that might be overselling it a bit, but this is not a DCOM you should sleep on... cause you might get bedhead! But seriously, this movie's alright. Plus, the great Milk versus Malk debate! Wikipedia entry for Bad Hair Day

Dustin's back for a decidedly less "cursed" episode than his previous appearance (but still not totally clean!), and that wasn't the only surprise for the AWNP boyz. Will 2014 Disney Channel's "girls rule, boys drool" philosophy continue, or does How to Build a Better Boy have something more lurking under the surface? Well... not really! But it's got Bart! Wikipedia entry for How to Build a Better Boy

The boyz have at long last reached Zapped, the final Zendaya DCOM, but were they able to pull off the impossible? It's not like Lucas and Jacob have ever disappointed their "fans" before... Right? Wikipedia entry for Zapped

Is snowboarding the most cursed sport for a DCOM? The boyz (or at least Lucas!) think so, as Cloud 9 is easily in the running for the most creatively bankrupt movie Disney Channel's ever produced. Mismatched male and female love interests? Emotionally distant business daddies? Dog shenanigans? This movie's unfortunately got it all... except where the hell was Shaun White?! Wikipedia entry for Cloud 9

Might've been able to get this one out sooner, but Lucas had to keep shoveling all this damn Minnesota snow! Anyways... Happy New Year! This movie's weird! Wikipedia entry for Teen Beach Movie

Staying true to their word (for once), the AWNP boyz are back with their holiday tradition of reviewing a Halloween DCOM at Christmas time! But the gifts don't stop there: a timely A Whole New Pop segment, the final chapter of Lucas's high school drama, and more talk about Jacob's penis than you're likely comfortable with. Happy Holidays from A Whole New Pod! Wikipedia entry for Girl vs. Monster

It's another short episode, but that doesn't mean the AWNP boyz have little to say about rap-centric DCOM Let It Shine. It's just that they have more to talk about regarding the definition of a "musical" and...dream sequences? Never change Jacob! Wikipedia entry for Let It Shine

After teasing it for years, Lucas finally gives the deep dive into his sordid high school days that fans have been demanding! (probably...) Also, something about Radio Rebel? Wikipedia entry for Radio Rebel

The boyz have exorcised their cyber demons (aka Dustin) and are back celebrating FOUR YEARS of A Whole New Pod...with their shortest episode ever! Geek vs Chic. Beauty vs Beast. Downtown vs Uptown. Jacob vs Lucas? Definitely with Jacob's phone buzzing throughout the whole episode. We're talking Frenemies! Wikipedia entry for Frenemies

Dustin's back for the serendipitous AWNP holiday tradition of covering a Christmas DCOM around Halloween time (or vice versa). But the traditions don't stop there! Cause what's more AWNP than having some jack-up audio issues? Possibly our worst yet! Might finally be time for Lucas to retire his 11-year-old laptop... It's like there's a ghost in the audio! Wikipedia entry for Good Luck Charlie, It's Christmas!

Sarah Hyland puts the "charm" in Geek Charming, as she plays a mean girl with a secret heart of gold. But was this DCOM endearing enough to warm the hearts of AWNP's jaded "film geeks?" Maybe a little too much actually! Then, you absolutely won't believe what's in this box! Wikipedia entry for Geek Charming

It may have an obscenely long title, but Lucas and Jacob didn't have much to say about fan-favorite DCOM Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Across the 2nd Dimension... and that's not just because Jacob fell asleep for some of it! Then, Lucas shares a short story he thought was fun but probably just makes him seem like an asshole! The perfect encapsulation of A Whole New Pod. We ain't going nowhere!  Wikipedia entry for Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Across the 2nd Dimension

What Disney exec thought giving Sharpay a solo movie was a good idea?! Cause if they had asked registered DCOM consultants Lucas and Jacob (via time machine, of course), the boyz would've given the pitch a resounding NO... or at least some notes about cutting back on the horny dogs! Then, an A Whole New Pop segment that even had Lucas surprised! The stuff Dreams are made of.  Wikipedia entry for Sharpay's Fabulous Adventure

There's a LOT going on in fan-favorite DCOM Lemonade Mouth. So much that Jacob can't even remember the main character's name! Well, maybe that's not saying a whole lot...  Where does this Breakfast Club meets pop punk band movie land in the pantheon of musical DCOMs? Listen to find out! Wikipedia entry for Lemonade Mouth

It took over 60 episodes, but Ready to Run may have finally met its match for the title of "Worst DCOM." Ladies and gentlemen, the AWNP boyz present: The Suite Life Movie!  Afterwards, Lucas gives a quick rundown of the algorithmic nightmare spicing up his Twitter timeline! Do you have Poké balls for this podcast? Wikipedia entry for The Suite Life Movie

Kept you waiting, huh? Lucas and Jacob are back from their longest hiatus ever, and they know what'll really get the masses going: a DCOM that almost no one remembers! The fun doesn't end there, though, as this episode's got it all! A new podcast sub-segment, the official Disney Channel canonization of The Big Game™, and Jacob Tellijohn film criticism that you won't believe. The AWNP boyz haven't missed a step! Wikipedia entry for Avalon High

Everyone's talking about Top Gun: Maverick, but is Camp Rock 2 actually one of the greatest movie sequels of all time?! Lucas and Jacob have plenty to say about this surprising follow-up to the middling original. Plus, the return of A Whole New Pop! Wikipedia entry for Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam

The AWNP boyz sacrifice what little social life they have to bring you a thorough critical analysis of Den Brother, a DCOM that Lucas insists should not exist! Luckily, Jacob brings the expertise he gained from becoming an Eagle Scout, which seems to have involved earning a merit badge in constant throat clearing! Wikipedia entry for Den Brother

Is Lucas starting off by gushing about an old DCOM for five minutes a bad sign for this episode's movie? Well, at the very least, one of the AWNP boyz liked Starstruck. Was it Jacob? Was it Lucas? Only one thing is known for sure: that dude CREEPY! Wikipedia entry for Starstruck

It's another DCOM based on a Disney Channel series, so you know what that means... time for a tropical island vacation! Lucas and Jacob are along for the ride on the Russo family's trip, though they know next to nothing about the Wizards of Waverly Place. Will its movie cast a spell on the boyz? Listen to find out! Wikipedia entry for Wizards of Waverly Place: The Movie

This episode's got it all: Selena Gomez and Demi Lovato! Lucas and Jacob repeatedly making guttural noises! The introduction of a new podcast segment! And Lucas going on numerous tangents and getting SO many things wrong (try to find all of his errors!) Basically, business as usual at A Whole New Pod. Wikipedia entry for Princess Protection Program