# Hatching Pete Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/mom-can-t-cook-a-dcom-podcast-5584765/hatching-pete Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/mom-can-t-cook-a-dcom-podcast-5584765/hatching-pete.md Podcast: [Mom Can't Cook! A DCOM Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mom-can-t-cook-a-dcom-podcast-5584765) Published: 2025-09-29T06:30:00+00:00 Episode link: https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/35/clrtpod.com/m/rss.art19.com/episodes/dede48de-0dce-4b48-8e92-8732b39cc2ff.mp3?rss_browser=BAhJIg90cmFuc2NyaWJyBjoGRVQ%3D--952c5701c84ad333c69d5faa668f8177091704f0 Audio file: https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/35/clrtpod.com/m/rss.art19.com/episodes/dede48de-0dce-4b48-8e92-8732b39cc2ff.mp3?rss_browser=BAhJIg90cmFuc2NyaWJyBjoGRVQ%3D--952c5701c84ad333c69d5faa668f8177091704f0 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/mom-can-t-cook-a-dcom-podcast-5584765/episodes/hatching-pete Duration seconds: 8537 ## Resource If the Disney Channel approached you and asked you to write a movie about mascots, but you didn't know anything about mascots, you would probably do one of two things:  1) Go away and learn about mascots, then write the movie. 2) Say "sorry, I don't know anything about mascots, I cannot write this movie".  However, there is a secret third option, and that is to write the movie anyway, despite not knowing what a mascot is, or what one does, or how people would react to it.  And friends, that's the option that we have to assume led to 2009's Hatching Pete, in which a boy named Pete inspires a basketball team, lifts the hearts of an entire town, and gets away with grand theft auto by doing normal mascotting in a normal way. But will people still love Pete when he isn't in a chicken suit? Can the Brewster Roosters finally win a game if there is a chicken breakdancing in their peripheral vision? And could Disney somehow find a way for this movie to launch the pop career of Mitchell Musso? Listen and find out! If you crave bonus episodes of Mom Can't Cook!, monthly livestream watchalongs, or a shoutout at the end of the show, remember to check out our Patreon at  Patreon.com/extrahelpings . If you've watched Hatching Pete and have your own thoughts, email them to us at  momcantcookpod@gmail.com  for a chance to have them read out on the show. Next time on Mom Can't Cook! we'll be watching 2012's Girl vs. Monster. See you then! This episode is sponsored by NordVPN. EXCLUSIVE NordVPN Deal ➼  nordvpn.com/momcantcook . Try it risk-free now with a 30-day money-back guarantee! Thanks to this week's other sponsor, Saily! Get an exclusive 15% discount on your first Saily data plans, simply download the Saily app and use code momcantcook at che… ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/mom-can-t-cook-a-dcom-podcast-5584765/episodes/hatching-pete/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/mom-can-t-cook-a-dcom-podcast-5584765/hatching-pete.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.