{"podcast":{"title":"Mom Can't Cook! A DCOM Podcast","slug":"mom-can-t-cook-a-dcom-podcast-5584765","podcast_index_feed_id":5584765,"rss_url":"https://rss.art19.com/mom-cant-cook","website_url":"https://art19.com/shows/mom-cant-cook","image_url":"https://content.production.cdn.art19.com/images/e4/ca/b6/4f/e4cab64f-78eb-431e-8f1e-0c2c8f6957dd/c3fac786ea2d92dde669c2e1995998695c29a0cb0464f61ec027c556b7f826aaae0bfb64b6db249d634733f2761628f2baecbcf78a1542a4466ae663a73dfc7d.jpeg","author":"Luke Westaway & Andy Farrant","episode_count":108,"summary":"Join Luke Westaway and Andy Farrant as they talk about cinema's greatest achievement: Disney Channel Original Movies. From X-TREME rollerblading, to Mermen, to homicidal smart homes, there's something for everyone in these brilliant, baffling films. Also, usually the mom character in the film is unable to cook, and this is considered richly comic. Hence the name.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-20T14:20:00.086609+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/mom-can-t-cook-a-dcom-podcast-5584765"},"episode":{"title":"Principal Takes a Holiday","slug":"principal-takes-a-holiday","published_at":"2025-09-15T06:30:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/mom-can-t-cook-a-dcom-podcast-5584765/principal-takes-a-holiday","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/mom-can-t-cook-a-dcom-podcast-5584765","url":"https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/35/clrtpod.com/m/rss.art19.com/episodes/f21a234d-2c11-4db5-880b-072e1606e070.mp3?rss_browser=BAhJIg90cmFuc2NyaWJyBjoGRVQ%3D--952c5701c84ad333c69d5faa668f8177091704f0","audio_url":"https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/35/clrtpod.com/m/rss.art19.com/episodes/f21a234d-2c11-4db5-880b-072e1606e070.mp3?rss_browser=BAhJIg90cmFuc2NyaWJyBjoGRVQ%3D--952c5701c84ad333c69d5faa668f8177091704f0","summary":"John Scaduto has a problem. If he can get through the school term without getting in trouble, he stands to get a $10,000 check from his grandma. Unfortunately, he has already set into motion an epic prank that will maim his headmaster and earn him up to one demerit on his permanent record. But when his headmaster is incapacitated by a second, unrelated Scaduto attack, John realises that the answer to his problem is simple: hire a random drifter to pretend to be the Principal and hope against hope that he doesn't turn out to be some kind of sex criminal. Enter Fitz, a free-spirited traveller who takes on the role of Dr Vernon Baxter, the substitute Principal, in exchange for some drumsticks and the chance to mess with the system. But before long, Fitz's methods are causing anarchy at the school, plus about 14 other plot lines that I don't really have the space to go into here. But can John reign in Fitz's anarchic spirit and bring the school back under control? Why is there a second Vernon Baxter running around? And why is there a THIRD Vernon Baxter running around? 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 Principal Takes a Holiday 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 2009's Hatching Pete. 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 pl…","meta_description":"John Scaduto has a problem. If he can get through the school term without getting in trouble, he stands to get a $10,000 check from his grandma. Unfortuna…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":7606,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/mom-can-t-cook-a-dcom-podcast-5584765/episodes/principal-takes-a-holiday/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/mom-can-t-cook-a-dcom-podcast-5584765/principal-takes-a-holiday.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}