Intrusive Thoughts by Adam Rippon

Adam is whisper-recording Intrusive Thoughts at 10:42 p.m.—headphones cranked like it’s a private ASMR concert. From a late-night spiral into YouTube beauty-drama lore (Goodbye Sister! No More Lies!) to the highly specific struggle of opening candy canes without creating peppermint dust chaos, it’s fun, confessional, and weirdly soothing. Plus: pickles as a snack, laser Christmas light opinions, a...

Adam is officially crowned the ultimate Dancing with the Stars champion (by a caller, but still counts), which sends him into skating lore, Jenna memories, and why “Skating With the Stars” was pure off-ice chaos. Between Tony the dog, blue-mouth candy canes, an accidental AT&T landline in 2025, and IKEA chicken tender sauce math, he somehow ends up begging listeners to send in their most unhin...

Adam gives a quick rundown of his very off-brand Thanksgiving (minimal cooking, maximum mental break), but the highlight is his ongoing standoff with a certain bargain-bin retailer that keeps trying to book him. Every time they DM, he raises the price—“rates have gone up”—and he fully warns listeners: if you ever see him posing with questionable plastic goods, just know the check was life-altering...

Adam’s back with an epic travel spiral: flying into New York, road-tripping to Lake Placid, panic-buying Blundstone boots at an L.L. Bean, and running into the town’s unofficial mayor at every restaurant. He skates on the historic 1932 Olympic rink, dives into the chaotic legacy of Sonja Henie, survives peak cottage-core overload, and returns to NYC just in time to see Oh, Mary! with Jane Krakowsk...

It’s late, Adam’s flight is in a few hours, and instead of packing—he’s recording this very special birthday episode. Between using an iron as a desk and sipping cherry limeade “water” strong enough to strip paint, he reflects on turning 36, being born on 11/11 (yes, same day as Leonardo DiCaprio and Carson Kressley), and the time he became too famous to skate. When a listener voicemail asks about...

Adam’s recording from his soon-to-open medical spa — where polishing one brass handle turned into a two-hour spiritual journey. He looks back on the time Michelle Obama used him as a human shield while Nina Dobrev tried to pitch her a TV show, and the moment he realized he should’ve pitched something too… if he hadn’t been terrified she’d ask what college he went to. There’s also Janet Jackson, a...

Adam’s juggling two big projects this week — painting his soon-to-open medical spa  by hand  (regrets, obviously) and getting ready for the Team USA Media Summit in New York. Between discovering the true cost of paint quotes and realizing he might be a little more “type B” than he thought, he’s questioning everything he knows about organization. Later, he answers a listener voicemail abo...

Adam’s painting his new med-spa and losing his mind in the process — gallons of paint, ruined floors, and one too many Home Depot runs. He answers a listener text from a mom whose son just came out, offers real advice, and confesses a new Red Bull addiction. Then it’s tooth trauma from a bad lollipop experiment and brutally honest thoughts on Taylor Swift’s Life of a Show Girl. It’s classic Adam:...

Adam sits down with comedian and longtime friend Michelle Collins for a conversation that feels like catching up over overpriced airport wine. They kick things off with the controversy over the Riyadh Comedy Festival, dive deep into their disastrous experiences with The RealReal, and somehow end up comparing airline snack horror stories and Love Is Blind’s “Sparkle Megan.” Michelle also reveals th...

This week Adam sits down with Los Angeles dietitian Kim Shapira to unpack her refreshingly simple approach to food, feelings, and why self-control isn’t the flex we think it is. They dig into athlete brain versus real-life eating, how “saving calories” backfires, and why gum is the silent bloater of the wellness world. Kim breaks down her six-step method, from eat-half-and-wait-15 to the art of tu...

This week Adam kicks things off by publicly begging Royal Caribbean to stop spamming his inbox, then dives into cruise life and why every restaurant on board tastes suspiciously the same. He breaks down Hoda Kotb’s chaotic Instagram packing video, rants about upside-down AirPods, and wonders if Bitcoin and NFTs were just very expensive jokes. There’s also a voicemail that definitely wasn’t meant f...

This week Adam starts with something a little heavier than his usual microwave updates: Christian nationalism. In the wake of Charlie Kirk’s death, he unpacks why hate dressed up as religion is still just hate. Then things lighten up—Keurig coffee gets exposed for the garbage water it is, Nespresso pods get their moment, and Adam finally reveals his holy-grail sneakers (spoiler: not the clown shoe...

Adam sits down with Jon Lovett (Crooked Media co-founder, former Obama/Hillary speechwriter… and yes,  Survivor 47 ’s first boot) for a refreshing honest catch-up. Jon explains why a midlife-crisis-on-purpose pushed him to apply, what Jeff Probst told him on Zoom, and how a teammate’s meltdown sent him packing. They get into the Obama “no ketchup after age 8” controversy (and Jon’s surprising...

Adam’s back with a fresh mullet, zero perms, and plenty of intrusive thoughts. He starts with curly-hair upkeep (thanks, Tracee Ellis Ross) before getting into the saga of a fake Adam Rippon TikTok account that he’s oddly fine with—free admin work, right? From there, it’s a mix of real estate rants, London’s drafty windows, and why Cracker Barrel’s “woke” logo drama says more about capitalism than...

Adam’s back from Finland, officially free of Equinox, and full of jet lagged intrusive thoughts. He clears up the infamous “nipple to knee” drug test story, explains why Finnish candy keeps putting him in the papers, and laughs about how his podcast background keeps getting uglier Plus, listener texts spark debates about notebooks, stickers, and pistachio hacks—while Adam spirals on Taylor &a...

Fresh off an 11-hour flight with zero sleep, Adam records his first  Intrusive Thoughts  episode abroad—from a cottage in Finland. Running on pure delusion (and pear martini memories), he tackles listener dilemmas ranging from airplane reclining etiquette to nightmare neighbors who want to sue over toddler footsteps. Adam shares why noise complaints against kids are absurd, dishes out so...

Adam’s DIY era is here: goodbye tacky microwave, hello self-installed range hood and a custom steel backsplash. Along the way, he gets sidetracked by water bottles, butterflies, and closet purgatory—but also dives into listener questions about judgment, clutter, and relationships that don’t go as planned. It’s messy, heartfelt, and very Adam. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and Cal...

Adam is joined by friend and superstar singer-songwriter Betty Who — as they dive into her evolution as an artist, her confidence, and fully embracing who she is. They swap short-lived reality TV experiences, plot Betty’s inevitable  Great British Bake Off  debut, and share chaos from Adam’s Mars reality show before Betty tells an iconic tour bus story involving Jennifer Lopez. From care...

Description: One man. One microwave. Zero adult supervision. With JP out of town, Adam goes full chaos: removing the kitchen microwave solo, hiding the toaster in a closet, and nearly signing the lease on his new med spa (plumbing included, thanks to Bob the 80-year-old real estate king). Listener texts and voicemails deliver everything from pistachio meltdowns to parking lot disasters, and A...

Adam is flying solo this week and fully in his Intrusive Thoughts groove. He starts by reacting to the shocking news that The Late Show with Stephen Colbert is ending (with a little side-eye toward Jimmy Fallon), then launches into a tale of cracked sinks, failed DIY “sink art,” and the surprisingly perfect space he just found for his new medical spa—thanks to a very shady “massage business.” But...

Adam is home alone and unhinged—in the best way. With his husband off in Finland, Adam bleaches his teeth into oblivion, deep-cleans every drawer in sight, and questions the rise of robot food couriers (Coco, the mini-fridge on wheels, is officially on his list). He dishes advice to a caller with a parking problem, reflects on winning 'Stars on Mars' by out-strategizing Marshawn Lynch, and wo...

Ever been personally victimized by a protein parfait on TikTok? Same. Adam takes us on a full-body rant about the lies of “100g protein hacks,” apparently everyones drinking Ballerina Farms, and why cheeseburger soup should probably be illegal. He opens up about his health journey (farewell, Coke Zero bloat), drops a life-changing Ninja Creami ice cream recipe made in the bathroom, and somehow end...

Adam is back with big feelings, gym grudges, and a dream of a Love Island-themed home gym (strict 20-hour max). He unpacks his overpriced Equinox membership, his “baby doll body” skating days, and the oddly specific photo goal driving his workouts. He also shares the sweet story of how he and his husband proposed at the same time—no surprises, just synchronized rings—and answers a listener's quest...

This week, Adam unpacks—literally—a suitcase disaster where baby powder exploded and covered everything he owns, including his toothbrush (RIP). That spirals into a full breakdown of his intense shower routine, his love for scent layering, and his personal mission to smell amazing at all times. He also opens up about his worst internet moments, like when Swifties came after him with clown emo...