Pod Meets World

Wait. Your local diner doesn’t have an entire girl’s pop group working as waitresses? Well, that’s on you, because Cory and Shawn are on a road trip and they hit the jackpot. It’s another example of art imitating life when Rider reveals how he became a master of disguise on his real-life journey that inspired this season 6 adventure.   They were treated to a performanc...

She came, she surfed, she conquered… Will and Sabrina are watching “Rip Girls” starring Camilla Belle and Dwier Brown. This film premiere in 2000 as a Disney Channel Original Movie.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The last time we spoke to Larisa Oleynik, we ventured into the Secret World of Alex Mack, her history with Rider and of course, her role as Dana Pruitt in Boy Meets World. But, after an uncountable amount of emails and comments. we decided to her back to go deeper into one very important organization…The Baby-Sitters Club. Larisa shares the story of how an on-screen kiss kept her from a com...

Will’s obsession with “true” stories he finds on Reddit has only gotten worse, so the PMW Theater Company is back with another dramatic retelling!   In the second installment of “It Came From Reddit,” Will, Danielle and Rider bring to life the story of an unfaithful wife, a man scorned and a mysterious bounce house.   Follow @podmeetsworldshow on I...

Boy Meets World has officially shifted into soap opera mode - even getting its very own “Previously On” recap! The drama kicks back into high gear as Shawn continues to recover from the loss of Chet, and yet Will can still make anything he’s given funny.   Rider reveals a breakdown he endured the week of filming, feeling creatively drained from the heavy scenes and we still...

On your mark, get set, go! Will and Sabrina are watching 2008’s Disney Channel Games!  This is Sabrina’s first time watching the games on tv… Find out what she thought of the games, please some behind the scenes moments no one knows about!  Follow @MagicalRewindPod on Instagram and TikTok! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Before you assume that the MVP quarterback moonlighted on Boy Meets World, let’s clear things up - this week we’re talking to a very different Steve Young. And believe it or not, he’s not even the only TV writer named Steve Young! This Steve wrote season 2’s “I Am Not a Crook” and season 4’s “Uncle Daddy,” two fan favorite episodes that stood o...

If you’re a Boy Meets World completist, you’ve probably seen “My Date with the President’s Daughter,” studied the crossover episode of “You Wish” and even seen Danielle rap along to Busta Rhymes. But if you haven’t read “Chicken Soup for the Kid’s Soul,” then we’re here to help! Danielle and Rider both wrote stories for this 1...

Just in time for Father’s Day, things take an emotional turn for Shawn in this crucial season 6 episode.  Rider shares his memories of the devastating scenes with his TV dad and explains how this performance helped reframe the way Blake Clark saw himself as an actor.  But no matter how heavy the subject matter got…the lobster prop still remains. Plus, a newly-crowned Seat 4D...

This is what dreams are made of! Will and Sabrina are watching “The Lizzie McGuire Movie” starring Hilary Duff, Adam Lamberg and Yani Gellman.  This film premiered in 2003 as a theatrical based on the Disney Channel show “Lizzie McGuire." See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Season 6’s “Cutting the Cord” might include some iconic Karaoke scenes - but something still felt off for our hosts. They knew they wanted to learn more about that week of filming, so they sat down with actress Heather Marie Marsden, who played Kelly, Shawn’s rebound date in the episode, to find out what she remembers. Heather reveals that she auditioned for BMW with a tota...

We’re midway through season 6 and back to the recaps! The gang breaks down Alan’s mid-life lust for a motorcycle and which character SHOULD have been the one to talk some sense into him.   And we finally get to those karaoke scenes! Rider reveals they shot an alternate version of Angela’s song and Danielle recalls one of the most famous tags in the show’s history. Plus...

What happens when a city boy finds himself in the country? Will and Sabrina are watching “Horse Sense” starring Joey Lawrence and Andy Lawrence.  This film premiere in 1999 as a Disney Channel Original Movie.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It’s time to enter the Michael Jacobs Cinematic Universe (or the MJCU), when Ashley Johnson stops by the podcast! She may have crossed over with Cory and Shawn on a show called “Maybe This Time,” but you know her best as Chrissy Seaver from Growing Pains, when she was just 6 years old. And ever since then, she’s never stopped working. From Recess to The Last of Us, and now...

Sure, Boy Meets World made us thank God it’s Friday, but what happened on Saturday mornings?? Danielle, Will and Rider sit down to watch a surreal ABC Saturday Morning Preview Special that makes them uncontrollably laugh, even though they don’t really remember filming it. Speaking of forgettable, jump into the Matthews living room and get acquainted with cartoons like Bump in the Night...

It’s a crossover of massive rewatch proportions as two of Philadelphia’s beloved sitcoms finally meet! Danielle, Will & Rider are hanging out with Jenna Fischer and Angela Kinsey from the Office Ladies podcast! Since our guests have never seen an episode of Boy Meets World, they start with Season 4’s “Hair Today, Goon Tomorrow,” and come out the other side with a...

You gotta strut like you mean it!  Will and Sabrina are watching “Cheetah Girls 2” starring Raven-Symoné, Adrienne Bailon, Sabrina Bryan and Kiely Williams. This film premiered in 2006 as a Disney Channel Original Movie.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Few actors can summarize “Existentialist Thought and its Effect on Quantum Physics” AND play baseball in the 24th century, but legendary character actor Keone Young is up to the challenge!    He appeared as a Pennbrook professor during Season 6 of Boy Meets World, but now it's time to dig deeper and find out more about his prolific career. Whether it was Golden...

The bell has rung! It’s time for another meeting of the Pod Meets World Book Club! This time it was Will’s pick, and he chose “A Deadly Education” by Naomi Novik, a fantasy novel about a sorceress at a school of magic…and it doesn’t involve any Quidditch. Spells and homework collide in this first story of “The Scholomance Trilogy,” but did our hosts...

Before we continue our journey through season 6, we’re rewinding and heading back to the halls of John Adams High! And one of our favorite poetically inclined bullies is coming along for the trip. Ethan Suplee is back to recap the season 2 premiere episode, and his first acting job EVER, “Back 2 School”.   Ethan opens up about the nerves of joining an already established cas...

We’re taking it back to 1987… Will and Sabrina are watching “You Ruined My Life” starring Soleil Moon Frye, Paul Reiser and Mimi Rogers.  This film premiered in 1987 as a Magical World of Disney tv movie.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Apparently, talent runs in the family - and we’re not talking about the Matthews! Lynn McCracken served as stage manager AND director on Boy Meets World, alongside her brother Jeff, and now she’s ready to share all her behind-the-scenes stories.    Lynn takes us through her career from working in high fashion to shows like Ellen and 8 Simple Rules - plus a complex t...

It’s week 2 of hitting rewind on Boy Meets World halfway through season 6, and it’s time for a little motherly love! Betsy Randle, a.k.a. Amy Matthews, has returned to take a second look at Season 6’s “Her Answer: Part 2.”    During their initial recap the gang felt like something was off, and now Amy can confirm, or deny, their assumption! And what were her...

Werewolves are invading Seabrook!  Will, Sabrina and guest co-host Danielle Fishel are watching “Zombies 2” starring Milo Manheim, Meg Donnelly and Chandler Kinney.
 This film premiered in 2020 as a Disney Channel Original Movie.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Lace up those mismatched sneakers because the gang is welcoming an icon to Pod Meets World! It’s time for Punky herself - Soleil Moon Frye - to take a trip down memory lane with Danielle, Will & Rider…   Soleil fondly looks back on the legacy of Punky Brewster, her personal connection to the world renown character and the wild world of merchandise that had her pre-teen face a...