SPOILERS for Steven Universe, Doctor Who, Amphibia, Gravity Falls, and of course The Owl House. LISTEN TO PART 1: https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/vQ9G7iczPzb Listen to Brian and Maria and me break down Watching and Dreaming, “the greatest Disney TVA finale of all time,” and do our best to put a bow on this incredible series. PLUS, an announcement about the future of Disney Channel Discourse.
May 15, 2023•1 hr 40 min
SPOILERS for Steven Universe, Doctor Who, Amphibia, Gravity Falls, and of course The Owl House. LISTEN TO PART 2: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/disneychanneldiscourse/episodes/Part-22---THE-END-OF-THE-OWL-HOUSE---Watching-and-Dreaming-with-Brian-and-Maria-e2447vs Listen to Brian and Maria and me break down Watching and Dreaming, “the greatest Disney TVA finale of all time,” and do our best to put a bow on this incredible series. PLUS, an announcement about the future of Disney Channel ...
May 15, 2023•1 hr 52 min
Recapping The Owl House season 3 episode 2: “For the Future,” in advance of the finale, with Brian. Part 1 with Brian, Cadence, and Carly: https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/ShSFfoVSkyb
Mar 21, 2023•1 hr 17 min
Recapping The Owl House season 3 episode 2: “For the Future,” in advance of the finale, with Cadence, Carly, and Brian. Part 2 with Brian: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/disneychanneldiscourse/episodes/Part-22---FOR-THE-FUTURE---The-Owl-House-w-Brian-e20qgme
Mar 21, 2023•1 hr 24 min
Listen to part 1 here: https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/2NeOb0XTmvb The first episode of Season 3 of The Owl House premiered on Oct. 15. Now that the dust has settled, Cadence has joined me to talk about the themes, the best moments, the montages, the speculations and predictions, whether or not Belos has to eat and go to the bathroom, Huntlow, all that good fun stuff .
Nov 30, 2022•1 hr 19 min
The first episode of Season 3 of The Owl House premiered on Oct. 15. Now that the dust has settled, Cadence has joined me to talk about the themes, the best moments, the montages, the speculations and predictions, whether or not Belos has to eat and go to the bathroom, Huntlow, all that good fun stuff. Listen to part 2 here: https://anchor.fm/disneychanneldiscourse/episodes/PART-2-THANKS-TO-THEM---The-Owl-House-Ep-3-1---feat--Cadence-e1rh7d1
Nov 30, 2022•1 hr 19 min
PART 2 Disney Channel Discourse is (briefly) back! This time with 100% more Accidental Cadence Echo. Carly, Cadence and I talked about The Owl House for more than 3 hours. We talked about what makes Luz such a perfect protagonist. We talked about Eda's curse. We talked about the beef between the Titan and the Collector. We talked about time travel. Carly freaked out about Gus. We talked about Philip and Caleb. We talked about Lumity. We talked about Huntlow. We talked about pretty much everythin...
Jul 04, 2022•1 hr 31 min
PART 1 Disney Channel Discourse is (briefly) back! This time with 100% more Accidental Cadence Echo. Carly, Cadence and I talked about The Owl House for more than 3 hours. We talked about what makes Luz such a perfect protagonist. We talked about Eda's curse. We talked about the beef between the Titan and the Collector. We talked about time travel. Carly freaked out about Gus. We talked about Philip and Caleb. We talked about Lumity. We talked about Huntlow. We talked about pretty much everythin...
Jul 04, 2022•1 hr 35 min
My partner from Fusion; An Hockey Podcast who knows absolutely nothing about Disney Channel joins me this week to react to 10 Disney Channel theme songs, including Best of Both Worlds, Everything Is Not What it Seems, and Hang in There Baby. In between discussing all of their respective merits and drawbacks, hear Taisei yell about how "Sonny with a Chance" is a terrible name for a show, and how awful the wizard competition is. Plus, a never-before-seen song draft. Instagram: disneychanneldiscour...
Apr 13, 2021•1 hr 28 min
This week, Lily Godau joins me to talk about Geek Charming. We answer 5 key questions: Is Mr. Farley Irish? Why do Josh and Dylan both act high all the time? Wanna dance? Wanna dance? Wanna dance? Instagram: disneychanneldiscourse Twitter: @AlexMeleras Lily’s Instagram: @lily.godau Lily’s TikTok: @xoxo….lily Follow MWCA on TikTok: @mwca.musical
Apr 06, 2021•1 hr 46 min
On the 15th anniversary of one of the most popular kids shows of all time, Ally and I discuss the legendary Hannah Montana, including the masterpiece pilot, the possibility that Lilly has a trans sister, what makes a car "girly," Mr. Moseby's sexuality for some reason, and stories about our first concerts. Plus a tangent about The Cheetah Girls. Instagram: disneychanneldiscourse Twitter: @AlexMeleras Ally's single: https://open.spotify.com/track/19ijuSZedd4wVDw6nI4VQz?si=a007b0ca4be14fa6 Ally's ...
Mar 30, 2021•1 hr 25 min
This week I'm joined by fellow MWCA ensemble member and DuckTales fanatic Kaylie Heming! We break down the first two episodes of the series. I struggle to remember all the characters' names. We encounter tangents concerning potato clocks, stray cats, toothpaste. Oh, and Kaylie got her Covid vaccine about 16 minutes into the episode. Enjoy! Instagram: disneychanneldiscourse Twitter: @AlexMeleras Kaylie's instagram: jumpy_doll Kaylie's twitter: jumpy_doll Kaylie's tiktok: jumpy.doll Follow mwca.mu...
Mar 23, 2021•1 hr 20 min
This week, it's a 25-minute stream-of-consciousness about my advertising sound collage project, my musical Loot the Lighthouse, the glory of the Teen Beach franchise, my excitement for MWCA, and some other stuff too.
Mar 16, 2021•25 min
This week, we've got a double-guest special event on our hands, as I'm joined by Shane Crowley and Vicky Moonan from all the way on the other side of the Atlantic Ocean. In discussing the first two episodes of That's So Raven, we wonder about the timeline implications of Raven's visions, which sometimes don't come true, and whether cheating on a test is really that bad. Naturally, we also discuss our past English teachers, the dreams we've been having, and the Girl Meets World communism episode....
Mar 02, 2021•1 hr 28 min
Welcome another guest from MWCA! Caitlin and I discuss a 2001 DCOM about half-leprechauns and flamboyant nationalism. We try to figure out how much power the magic coins actually have, whether or not Kathy has been married before, and if that basketball game at the end even happened or not. Instagram: disneychanneldiscourse Twitter: @AlexMeleras Follow mwca.musical on tiktok Caitlin's tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@sqwegee?
Feb 23, 2021•1 hr 25 min
This week, I discuss one of the most popular Disney Channel shows of all time with MWCA's very own Dr. Doofenshmirtz, who knows nothing at all about Disney Channel: Sam Saper! Listen as we contemplate the purpose of Captain Stretchy, the giant bug in the living room, and the absence of an Emmett spinoff. Instagram: disneychanneldiscourse Twitter: @AlexMeleras Follow mwca.musical on tiktok Sam's twitter: @Sam_E_Circle
Feb 16, 2021•1 hr 11 min
Disney Channel Discourse is back in a big way, with a guest appearance by the one and only Zach Timson! He does his Phineas voice, and then we talk about his time guest-starring on KC Undercover, Stuck in the Middle, and Coop and Cami Ask the World. We try and figure out why everyone always calls him Josh, and he tries to get a handle on the Tommy Westphall Cinematic Universe. +plenty of Phineas & Ferb discussion. Instagram: disneychanneldiscourse Twitter: @AlexMeleras Follow mwca.musical on...
Feb 09, 2021•1 hr 20 min
It's the 20th anniversary of Lizzie McGuire! In my last episode before a short hiatus, I learn about the mechanics of "chat requests" in 2001, I stand back in awe of the braindead student populous, and I frantically wonder why no one is wearing a smock in art class. Instagram: disneychanneldiscourse Twitter: @AlexMeleras Follow mwca.musical on tiktok
Jan 12, 2021•52 min
Alana and Kimberly from TBTV join me this week to talk about the end of High School Musical 3! Learn about stage managers and homecoming dances, Tommy Westphall, Among Us, and High School Musical: Get in the Picture while we try and figure out whether Troy might actually have a successful career of any kind. Instagram: disneychanneldiscourse Instagram: tbtv_podcast Read "Taylor McKessie and Isabella Garcia-Shapiro Meet Mary Poppins: Part 1": https://docs.google.com/document/d/1t2b69QjLVxP4r6HkFj...
Jan 05, 2021•1 hr 25 min
Gum chewing, hallways spinning, and missing verses floating around somewhere in the realm of fiction, all covered on the last DCD of 2020. Plus a special announcement about the first episode of 2021! Instagram: disneychanneldiscourse Twitter: @AlexMeleras Follow mwca.musical on tiktok!
Dec 29, 2020•1 hr 25 min
Yo, yo, yo, it's lunchtime, so kick back with a New York Deli Platter and learn about Bob Fosse while I complain about Rocketman. Instagram: disneychanneldiscourse Twitter: @AlexMeleras Follow mwca.musical on tiktok
Dec 22, 2020•1 hr 29 min
In completing my walkthrough of High School Musical 2, I talk about flying lanterns, convoluted plans that are never reconsidered, and a famous crisis-of-conscience.
Dec 15, 2020•1 hr 8 min
This week's continuation of High School Musical 2 includes Hawaiian lessons, sophisticated golf talk, mortgages they'd wish to pay, tuition bills, car payments, etc, etc, etc.
Dec 08, 2020•1 hr 20 min
Welcome to part 4/??? of my High School Musical series, in which I praise kitchen percussion, dissect a golf course picnic, and explain why You Are the Music in Me is the greatest love song of all time.
Dec 01, 2020•1 hr 17 min
In today's episode, I finish my walkthrough of Musical 1 and begin my walkthrough of Musical 2, making my way all the way to (checks notes) the end of the first scene.
Nov 24, 2020•1 hr 10 min
Welcome to the second part of my continued analysis of the High School Musical trilogy, in which I almost get through the first movie. Instagram: disneychanneldiscourse
Nov 17, 2020•1 hr 21 min
The day has come. My multi-part analysis of the High School Musical trilogy begins today. Do I even get halfway through the first movie in this episode? You'll have to listen to find out that the answer is most certainly no. Instagram: disneychanneldiscourse
Nov 10, 2020•1 hr 13 min
Enjoy this short episode about an underrated but poorly-planned series. Instagram: disneychanneldiscourse
Nov 03, 2020•32 min
A very special guest joins me all the way from a place known as "United States." Jonathan and I talk about his YouTube channel, Phineas and Ferb, Milo Murphy's Law, music, school, and time travel. Instagram: disneychanneldiscourse Check out Jonathan's channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCthUzKb0HRLx7TUFJ7kIzew
Oct 27, 2020•1 hr 22 min
Today I talk about the first 2 episodes of "iCarly but Disney and 2016." + some special announcements at the end! Instagram: disneychanneldiscourse
Oct 20, 2020•1 hr 4 min
