Pod Meets World

She's a two-time Mirrorball champion - and now a one-time Danielle with the Stars guest: Jenna Johnson is on the podcast! Learn how Jenna found herself on Dancing with the Stars, fell in love in the process and now added a new family member to the cast. Plus, just days from the premiere of Season 34, hear how a false start has affected her progress with Corey Feldman and what last minute advice sh...

It’s been mentioned dozens of times on the podcast, and now it’s finally time for Danielle and Rider to meet Kim Possible & Ron Stoppable. The gang is recapping the animated Kim Possible’s Season 1 episode “All the News” to not only experience Rider’s turn as a boneheaded jock, but also to answer the MANY questions our co-hosts have about the origin of Kim....

We're just days away from the premiere of Dancing with the Stars Season 34 and Danielle is ready to move! Even if her hamstring isn’t. We find out how her rehearsals with Pasha have been going, how she's taking care of her body and which ABC sitcom star she recently fangirled over. Plus, we find out what familiar faces will be in the audience for her ballroom debut! It’s all coming tog...

We’re playing basketball! Will and Sabrina are watching “Full-Court Miracle” starring Alex D. Linz and Richard T. Jones. This film premiered in 2003 as a Disney Channel Original Movie. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It’s Tool Time on Pod Meets World! If you’re diving into ’90s TV nostalgia, you can’t skip the legend in flannel himself: Richard Karn, a.k.a. Al Borland from Home Improvement! Richard shares how getting a moving violation helped land a role on one of the biggest sitcoms of all time. And the gang reminisces about his guest starring appearance on Boy Meets World, and what it...

There’s no better first guest for this podcast than Danielle’s just announced professional partner: Pasha Pashkov! Find out how rehearsals have been going for Topasha and if this new duo has high hopes for their future. And - can they successfully rope in Pasha’s wife and Dylan Efron to form a revolutionary DWTS alliance? Plus, which one of Pasha’s past dance routines does...

Before we sprint out of Season 6’s Student Union, it’s time for another Pod Meets World Draft! This season had some memorable moments…and some of our least favorite episodes! The uneven balance makes for quite a draft where strategies and tactics are analyzed more than ever. Who will turn a below average grouping of storylines into an above average team? And is Danielle for real...

It’s true! Podcast host, TV director and forever Topanga from Boy Meets World, Danielle Fishel will be competing on Season 34 of Dancing with the Stars! As the premiere looms in the distance, Danielle can finally talk about her upcoming ballroom debut. Why did she finally say yes? How has practice been going? Is she getting along with her partner? And what was up with all the superhero masks...

There’s so many ways to be wicked! Will and Sabrina are watching “Descendants 2” starring Dove Cameron, Cameron Boyce, Sofia Carson, Booboo Stewart and China Anne McLain. This film premiered in 2017 as a Disney Channel Original Movie.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

With Season 7 on the horizon, it's time to prep with Bridget, the new boss of the Pennbrook student union, also known as '90s TV icon, and the definition of survivor, Nicole Eggert. Nicole shares her journey from starring in Michael Jacobs's Charles in Charge to running in slow-mo on a very demanding Baywatch set. AND we learn about the shared bond, and new friendship, between Danielle a...

Before we dive into the final season of Boy Meets World, the gang must close the door on Season 6. And they can’t do that without connecting with their favorite fancast, Bruh Meets World, for the tradition of an overall recap!   Should this have been “Topanga’s season?” Were the B stories the only redeemable parts? Is there anything the hosts regret cutting from the po...

Be careful what you wish for… Will and Sabrina are watching “Wish Upon a Star” starring Katherine Heigl and Danielle Harris.  This film premiered in 1996 as a Wonderful of Disney movie. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The time has come to say goodbye to Season 6 and recap its (somewhat) dramatic finale. Cory and Topanga’s wedding continues to loom in the near future, so with the (somewhat) return of Jedidiah Lawrence, things are getting even more complicated! Shawn and Eric (somewhat) get their first scene together, but was everyone really getting ready to say goodbye to Will forever? Get ready for the en...

Viva Las Content! comes to a close with one of the biggest pop stars of Y2K, the iconic survivor, Ashlee Simpson Ross!    Just days away from coming out of retirement to start a new residency at the Venetian, and we find out exactly what brought her back to the stage decades later. And the gang digs into the weird way famous women were bullied during the TRL era.   Plus, find out wh...

Megan’s future stepsister is ruining her life! Will and Sabrina are watching “Stepsister from Planet Weird” starring Courtnee Draper and Tamara Hope. This filmed premiered in 2000 as a Disney Channel Original Movie. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

They came, they saw, they had it their way. It’s the morning after Backstreet Boys at Sphere and the gang tries their hardest to describe the unbelievable experience they just had.  Hear which visuals tripped them out the most, which BSB bops hit them the hardest and what a Pod Meets World live show at Sphere would look like. Get your best dance routine ready, and prepare to levitate, o...

Viva Las Content! continues, and this time we brought along props! Legendary stand-up, and Vegas staple, Carrot Top joins PMW to explain how the son of a NASA engineer has sustained a 40-year career in comedy. Carrot Top reveals what got him to Las Vegas well before the onslaught of residencies and why he thinks the idea of reversible toilet paper came from his one-of-a-kind brain. We have more tr...

Viva Las Content! continues with its piping hot nostalgia, and now with even more Y2K heartthrobs! The gang is backstage at Sphere and hanging out with Kevin Richardson and AJ McLean from Backstreet Boys just minutes before they take the stage during their legendary Vegas residency. The Boys take us behind the scenes of the most immersive and cutting-edge pop music experience in the world, an...

Before the gang ventures into Sphere, it’s time to Pod Swap with Becca Tilley and Tanya Rad from the Scrubbing In podcast for a little Sin City SYNERGY! Random questions lead to Will showing off his jingle skills and this fab 5 test the limits of time travel and “the cup.” Plus, who expected Danielle and Tanya to become business partners on Tonpons? Or is it Topangons? And don&rs...

It’s Vegas Week and the gang is ready to celebrate the millennium with the iconic Backstreet Boys at Sphere!  To kick off the festivities, Danielle, Will & Rider talk about becoming the unofficial podcast of Sin City and spending at a night at the city’s wildest steakhouse. “Beefcase” anyone? So throw on your low-rise jeans and adjust your trucker hat, because we&r...

Even though they’re wide awake, the gang is stepping into more dream sequences than they can count, as they recap the penultimate episode of Season 6.   Danielle shares a memory with a certain boy-bander after seeing herself in a wedding dress, and Will spots multiple character breaks from - usually subdued Rider. See if you can catch them too!   And visit the alternate reality whe...

It’s on! Will and Sabrina are watching Camp Rock 2 starring Joe Jonas, Demi Lovato, Nick Jonas and Kevin Jonas! This film premiered in 2010 as a Disney Channel Original Movie. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

If you’ve shared the screen with a world-famous boy band AND a talking cat, you’re automatically cool. But if you can also claim an iconic role in one of the most generationally defining films of the ‘90s, well then, you’ve entered legendary status.  The gang is in San Francisco and hanging with Elisa Donovan! We’ve headed back into the world of Sabrina to find o...

After a case of mistaken razors, Cory and Topanga make a promise to be 100% honest with each other, and our hosts have promised to do the same in this recap.   We’re late in Season 6 and Cory & Topanga have changed a lot since getting married/engaged, but will a hastily eaten radish rose send one of them over the edge?   Plus, what’s grosser: Shar...

It's the best summer ever! Will and Sabrina are watching "Teen Beach 2" starring Ross Lynch and Maia Mitchell. This film premiered in 2015 as a Disney Channel Original Movie. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.