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 freestyle performance is, and both of them find very easy connections between this DCOM’s story and ones that came before it, as well as answer a very big fan submitted DCOM question. This episodes tangen ..read more

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 fix #MarnieGate, Kate revisits her issues with how college is portrayed in movies, and both of them pitch Halloweentown movies they actually want to watch over this. They also report on some other four ..read more

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 to help us talk all things cheetahlicious and Barcelona. Jake drafts a potential Cheetah Girls 4, Kate defends but also critiques Galleria, and Liz shares her plans to become a cheetah girl. They als ..read more

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 based on, Kate gets very frustrated at the plot of this movie as a writing teacher, and both of them agree that Jamie definitely needs therapy or some kind of mental health treatment. This episodes tang ..read more

Space: the final frontier. These are the voyages of The Start of Something New Podcast. Its mission: to explore strange new worlds. To seek out new life and new civilizations. To boldly go where no podcasters have gone before! And oh boy listeners do we do just that, listen along as we travel the galaxy and run into the one the only Juan and Sarah from Podcast from Planet Weird to help us discuss the interstellar 2000 DCOM, Stepsister From Planet Weird. That’s right it’s our first episode with guest stars and we couldn’t be more happy to have Juan and Sarah here to discuss such vital topics as ..read more

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 bought, and both of them give flowers to Brenda Song for making their childhoods as well as claim her as a Disney legend. They also discuss the current status of the DCOM and decide their new ending poi ..read more

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 theatre, and most importantly, what are some of our favorite things! Normally this is where tangents go but since this episode is pretty munch all tangents I’ll just give y’all some time stamps: -Int ..read more

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 life events! We also reflect back on what 2023 was like for the podcast as a whole by looking at our Spotify wrapped stats and look forward to what 2024 holds for us as we get ready to head back out on ..read more

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 movie, Kate talks about her favorite yogurts, and both of them point out the massive health code violations these girls 2006 fashion choices present. They also reveal their rankings of DCOMs 51-60. T ..read more

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 couldn’t do this alone so we called in our friends Bekah and Hunter from The Time Mousechine podcast to talk all things East High. So strap in for this super sized episode on the DCOM that has cemented i ..read more