Girl, Manufactured

All rise for our national anthem Party in the USA. In our final episode, we had to talk about Miley Cyrus’ EP The Time of Our Lives—plus hits like The Climb from the Hannah Montana Movie and 7 Things from Breakout.

Why not take a crazy chance? Why not listen to our review of Hilary Duff's Metamorphosis? Our friend Kayla joins us to discuss the star of Disney Channel's Lizzie McGuire, growing up on Long Island, and bat mitzvahs vs sweet sixteens. This is what our podcast dreams are made of!

Years before contending on The Voice, Jordan Pruitt sang for DCOMs like Read It & Weep and toured with the High School Musical Cast. Today we’re covering her debut album No Ordinary Girl. Content Warning: SA.

Years before contending on The Voice, Jordan Pruitt sang for DCOMs like Read It & Weep and toured with the High School Musical Cast. Today we’re covering her debut album No Ordinary Girl. Content Warning: SA.

Remember Bella Thorne? Star of Disney Channel’s Shake It Up! and the girl who ~shook up~ OnlyFans. Today we’re listening (and cringing) to her EP Jersey.

Give Christina Vidal her flowers! Not only did she star in Disney’s Brink! and Freaky Friday, she made history as the first Latina to have her own show on Nickelodeon—Taina, which undeniably paved the way for Victorious and Cheetah Girls.

Who else remembers those Sears commercials starring Vanessa Hudgens? The year is 2008. Baby V has already starred in two High School Musicals. Suddenly she breaks into song on your TV screen to inspire your perfect first-day-of-school outfit.

Baby, this is Keke Palmer—iconic actress, singer, talk show host and meme sensation. You (better) know her from Akeelah and the Bee, Disney Channel’s Jump In, Nickelodeon’s True Jackson VP and Jordan Peele’s Nope. In this episode, our friend Destiny joins us to discuss her debut album So Uncool.

Before she had us drinking her Espresso, Please Please Please singer Sabrina Carpenter was signed with Disney. It’s time to review her perfectly okay sure I guess debut album—Eyes Wide Open.

Here we go again reviewing another Demi Lovato album. What can we say? The producer of Child Star puts out bops. Pretend it’s summer ‘09, Sonny with a Chance is playing on Disney Channel, and listen along.

Avril Lavigne paved the way for Disney girls to wear Converse with their dresses. In part 2, Paige and Morgan dive into her Under My Skin and Best Damn Thing eras.

We would’t have our Disney and Nickelodeon faves without pop punk princess Avril Lavigne. In part one, Paige and Morgan discuss her origin story and 2002 debut album Let Go. Who could forget iconic tracks Complicated, Sk8er Boi and I’m with You?

For our S2 finale, we’re covering the best of both worlds. Artist Jorden Albright joins us to discuss early Hannah Montana AND Miley Cyrus music. It’s undeniable: this Disney Channel star is an icon. Listen to our favorite tracks on the Manufactured Bops playlist on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0yJFI9thE5Kk9ILv6bFvEY?si=b2ede8d26d634dee&nd=1&dlsi=bfd33e1ae1914dcd

Liz Gillies, known for her iconic role as Jade West in Victorious, has the pipes. But does she have the bops? Paige and Morgan discuss what this babely (yet likely brainwashed) Nickelodeon star has been up to. Listen to our favorite tracks on the Manufactured Bops playlist on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0yJFI9thE5Kk9ILv6bFvEY?si=b2ede8d26d634dee&nd=1&dlsi=bfd33e1ae1914dcd

We’d be remiss not to cover Speak, the debut album of millennial treasure Lindsay Lohan. Did the Mean Girls, Freaky Friday and Parent Trap star bring us more bops than Rumors? Listen and find out.Listen to our favorite tracks on the Manufactured Bops playlist on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0yJFI9thE5Kk9ILv6bFvEY?si=b2ede8d26d634dee&nd=1&dlsi=bfd33e1ae1914dcd

Radio Rebel star Debby Ryan gave us the smirk that launched a thousand memes, but what about her music career? Morgan and Paige struggle through this Disney Channel star’s discography from her Suite Life On Deck days and beyond. Listen to our favorite tracks on the Manufactured Bops playlist on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0yJFI9thE5Kk9ILv6bFvEY?si=b2ede8d26d634dee&nd=1&dlsi=bfd33e1ae1914dcd

Hello My Name Is…Bridgit Mendler. She’s a Disney Channel star (Good Luck Charlie and Lemonade Mouth), a Harvard and MIT grad, CEO of Northwood Space and singer. Ready or Not, we’re reviewing her debut album.Listen to our favorite tracks on the Manufactured Bops playlist on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0yJFI9thE5Kk9ILv6bFvEY?si=b2ede8d26d634dee&nd=1&dlsi=bfd33e1ae1914dcd

Paige’s sister Leigh is back to discuss Victoria Justice and music from season 1 and 2 of Nickelodeon’s Victorious. This episode will have you crawling like a centipede (IYKYK).

Shot into stardom by High School Musical, Vanessa Hudgens released her first album V in 2006. How does the Disney Channel star’s debut with Hollywood Records compare to her second album Identified? Well, some may “Say OK” but we say we love it! Listen to our favorite tracks on the Manufactured Bops playlist on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0yJFI9thE5Kk9ILv6bFvEY?si=b2ede8d26d634dee&nd=1&dlsi=bfd33e1ae1914dcd

From her time on Barney to Wizards of Waverly Place to Another Cinderalla Story, Selena Gomez grew up with us millennials. Then in 2009, this Disney starlet and her band (The Scene) rocked our worlds in a whole new way. But does the album Kiss & Tell hold up? Listen to our favorite tracks on the Manufactured Bops playlist on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0yJFI9thE5Kk9ILv6bFvEY?si=b2ede8d26d634dee&nd=1&dlsi=bfd33e1ae1914dcd

In our S2 premiere, Amanda & Amber Miller of Fangirl Central join us to discuss the incomparable Queen of Disney—Mother Raven Symone—her album This Is My Time, queerness, first periods, and more.

What ever happened to Christy Carlson Romano, AKA Ren from Even Stevens? In our season 1 finale, we discuss her forgotten music and her fall from Disney Channel grace. A millennial tricked into crippling debt? Stars—they’re just like us! Listen to our favorite tracks on the Manufactured Bops playlist on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0yJFI9thE5Kk9ILv6bFvEY?si=b2ede8d26d634dee&nd=1&dlsi=bfd33e1ae1914dcd

Fresh off Camp Rock, non-binary baddie Demi Lovato debuted their first album: Don’t Forget, produced by THE Jonas Brothers, in 2008. We discuss how Demi broke the mold, why La La Land is a Girl, Manufactured anthem and more. Listen to our favorite tracks on the Manufactured Bops playlist on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0yJFI9thE5Kk9ILv6bFvEY?si=b2ede8d26d634dee&nd=1&dlsi=bfd33e1ae1914dcd

Who else remembers Disney Channel Circle of Stars? In this shorter episode, Morgan watches the video for A Dream Is A Wish Your Heart Makes for the very first time. Plus, we discuss the careers of the Sprouse twins, Brenda Song, Orlando Brown and more. Watch the video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HmcQiFfICWs.

Emmy-winning star of Euphoria. Former Disney Channel girlie. Tumblr swag icon. We’re of course talking about the one and only Zendaya. Listen to her self-titled debut album and see if you’re not a Z-Swagger by the end. Listen to our favorite tracks on the Manufactured Bops playlist on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0yJFI9thE5Kk9ILv6bFvEY?si=b2ede8d26d634dee&nd=1&dlsi=bfd33e1ae1914dcd

Dive into All the Right Wrongs—the debut EP from nepo sibling Emily Osment AKA Lilly Truscott/Lola Luftnagle. Paige and Morgan discuss pick-me-girl songs, the end of the Hannah Montana movie, music theory and more. Listen to our favorite tracks on the Manufactured Bops playlist on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0yJFI9thE5Kk9ILv6bFvEY?si=b2ede8d26d634dee&nd=1&dlsi=bfd33e1ae1914dcd.

Girl, Manufactured welcomes its first guest to review Olivia Rodrigo’s Guts: Paige’s Zillennial sib Leigh! Together we discuss the Gen Z icon who transcended her Disney Channel roots and did indeed break the mold. Listen to our favorite tracks on the Manufactured Bops playlist on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0yJFI9thE5Kk9ILv6bFvEY?si=b2ede8d26d634dee&nd=1&dlsi=bfd33e1ae1914dcd.

It’s time for the jolly DJ show! Paige and Morgan review Santa Claus Lane by Disney Channel’s Hilary Duff. The Lizzie McGuire star kicks off her music career with both covers and original songs. How can one debut album be so merry yet so sad? Listen to our favorite tracks on the Manufactured Bops playlist on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0yJFI9thE5Kk9ILv6bFvEY?si=b2ede8d26d634dee&nd=1&dlsi=bfd33e1ae1914dcd

Filipina Lalaine Vergara-Paras found brief fame on the Disney Channel classic Lizzie McGuire before a failed music career. Paige and Morgan blame the machine. The world simply wasn’t ready for the real Lalaine. Listen to our favorite tracks on the Manufactured Bops playlist on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0yJFI9thE5Kk9ILv6bFvEY?si=b2ede8d26d634dee&nd=1&dlsi=bfd33e1ae1914dcd.

In 2007, Disney girlies Aly & AJ blessed us with their third album Insomniatic, which included Potential Break Up Song and Like Whoa. Which single—and which sister—was your favorite?

Disney Channel queen Ashley Tisdale gave us Maddie in Suite Life of Zack and Cody, Sharpay in High School Musical, and later the undeniable bop He Said She Said. Just how "Jessica Alba Fantastic" is her second album Headstrong? Paige and Morgan discuss.Listen to our favorite tracks on the Manufactured Bops playlist on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0yJFI9thE5Kk9ILv6bFvEY?si=b2ede8d26d634dee.

Is iCarly star Miranda Cosgrove part Asian? Did her song Kissin U age well? Paige and Morgan answer these questions and more when they review her first EP About You Now and debut album Sparks Fly.Listen to our favorite tracks on the Manufactured Bops playlist on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0yJFI9thE5Kk9ILv6bFvEY?si=b2ede8d26d634dee.

Put your sneakers on! In the very first episode of Girl, Manufactured, Paige and Morgan discuss Vanessa Hudgens' sophomore album Identified (2008). Coming off her big break in High School Musical, the Disney Channel star gifted her fans with the iconic track Sneakernight.Listen to our favorite tracks on the Manufactured Bops playlist on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0yJFI9thE5Kk9ILv6bFvEY?si=b2ede8d26d634dee.