Pod Meets World

The gang held the very first public screening of their movie, Doc Meets World, at the prestigious Tribeca Film Festival, and they’re ready to talk all about it!    Danielle, Will and Rider open up about experiencing the film with a sold-out audience and how it uncovered new angles and details they had never seen before.    Will shares an unbiased and completely...

Will and Rider feel even more confident with their recaps of “In the City” after a recent pilgrimage to “THE” city! Rider admits that while in New York, he was constantly thinking about the show and his new parasocial besties: Lindsay, Kyle and Amanda. This week, the guys break down Lindsay’s date with the country singer, which leads to a full flirt evaluation compare...

It's a time travel romp! And not just ANY time travel romp - it's the LAST time travel romp of the series. When Topanga discovers a time-continuum vortex in her closet and is sent back to the 1940s, even Alan and Mr. Feeny find new roles to play. While the gang tries to decipher where this fedora-wearing adventure lands in the greater landscape of BMW, Rider shares a vulnerable realization about S...

Everyone’s teenage years are awkward, but they’re a whole lot messier when you add in some slime. Daniella Monet, best known from her time on Nickelodeon’s Victorious, is here and ready to go way back! Daniella is a fellow Valley girl who got her start in commercials, and as a young entrepreneur, she made money highlighting hair, piercing ears, and bedazzling anything she could g...

Grab your snowboards! Will and Sabrina are watching “Cloud 9” starring Luke Benward, Dove Cameron and Mike Manning. This film premiered in 2014 as a Disney Channel Original Movie. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Proving that there were no small parts on Boy Meets World, the gang is talking to someone whose voice may have only appeared on the show, but Dr. Forbes Riley is anything but a background player. Dr. Riley transitioned from acting to one of the most legendary infomercial hosts of all time, having sold over 200 products and generating $2.5 billion in revenue. And yes, she's part of the BMW-verse.&n...

Will and Rider’s exploration of the Bravo-verse continues with the inaugural season of “In the City,” this time with extra parmesan. They try their hardest to decipher if West is a genuine, supportive friend, or diabolical villain looking to scoop Amanda from her crumbling marriage. 50/50 chance. Will reveals his obsession with Frank, the man in the “milk and dairy industry...

We Summertime Switched with Rider and was the Odd Man Out with Will - and now it’s finally time to check out one of Danielle’s non-BMW projects: Gamebox 1.0. The 2004 sci-fi thriller is available to watch for free on Tubi, and might just have been way ahead of its special effects time.   Danielle shares her memories from the glamorous green screen warehouse they called a set, and...

Danielle is foxtrotting back into the ballroom to hang with the host who was there for the DWTS universe Big Band, Tom Bergeron!   Tom shares his memories of the early seasons, and what his expectations were for a show trying to bring competitive dancing to the forefront of pop culture.    Plus, we get some expert advice for any new contestants coming on the show, and lear...

Will and Sabrina are watching “Ruby Bridges” starring Chaz Monet and Michael Beach.  This film premiered in 1998 as a Wonderful World of Disney film on ABC.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

He may have tried to steal speakers in Season 7’s  “What a Drag,” but now Andrew Levitas has rehabilitated into one of the most interesting guest stars in Boy Meets World history!   Danielle, Will and Rider explore Andrew’s acting career, and quickly learn that performing in front of a camera was really just a way to fund his true passion: art.    But wh...

There’s no turning back now, so Will and Rider head back downtown for another recap of In the City. But this time, Will made a pit stop at Summer House, so he’s prepared to dive even deeper into Scamanda.    This week was loaded with ideas that seemed unbelievable, from a married couple’s 7-year dry spell to the starting age for Botox treatments.  &n...

Rider’s passion project, the fictionalized true crime podcast, The Red Weather, has officially wrapped, so it’s only fitting that the gang give it a full recap - with SPOILERS (so you’ve been warned).   Rider takes us behind the scenes of the real people and genuine Bay Area locations that inspired The Red Weather, and Will and Danielle get the answers they need during a rec...

Coming off Danielle’s recent stint as host of the American Idol Official Podcast, it’s time she gets a little deeper with one of the show’s all-time most beloved contestants. Let’s dim the lights and catch up with Season 7 superstar, David Archuleta.    David takes us back to the days before Paula, Simon and Randy, to share his memories of growing up, conflicted i...

Mike sent a call for help into outer space, but he had no idea who would show up… Will and Sabrina are watching “Can of Worms” starring Michael Shulman, Malcolm McDowell and Erika Christensen. This film premiered in 1999 as a Disney Channel Original Movie. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Pod Meets World is once again paying respect to the universe's most famous zip code, 90210, this time by chatting with one of its most memorable residents: Kelly Taylor herself, Jennie Garth.  Jennie shares memories from her years on the legendary set and why the show basically ruined high school expectations for everyone watching. But beyond the star-studded streets of Beverly Hills, Jennie...

Will and Rider have cha cha’d across the ballroom, maneuvered through the castle, and survived the island, but now they face their biggest challenge yet: the Bravoverse. Our expert hosts are heading downtown to recap the inaugural season of the highly anticipated Summer House spinoff, “In the City.” Neither Will nor Rider have ever watched a Bravo show, or even followed an unscri...

The tribe has spoken for the finale of Survivor Season 50 and Will and Rider, two Reality TV experts, were in the audience for the LIVE reveal (and mistake reveal)! We hear every dramatic detail as our hosts unpack Aubry’s strategy and the unexpected strength of Jonathan’s game.  The boys also give a final evaluation of celebrity involvement on the island we and find out what REAL...

Danielle, Will and Rider thought they’d clean out the emotional garage together and recap another Season 7 episode, this time with a much more serious Eric!   Will explains why he has a strong connection with this episode, while Danielle feels things could’ve been handled with vulnerability instead of anger.    This season has had a lot of ups and downs, but the gang agr...

He had the whole world yelling “New South” and led the search for “Ms. New Booty,” but before he was Bubba Sparxxx, he was just Warren Mathis in the mud of Troup County, Georgia.    Danielle hangs out with the Y2K rap sensation to hear stories from the football field, a passion that almost took him in a completely different direction.    Bubba also revea...

This is a party you won’t want to forget... Will and Sabrina are watching "The Slumber Party" starring Darby Camp and Emmy Liu-Wang.  This film premiered in 2023 as a Disney Channel Original Movie.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It’s time for another Y2K icon to visit the gang, and this time it’s the best foreign exchange student since Ludwig has a John Adams radio show…Shannon Elizabeth is here!   Shannon shares her story of going from “jock to modeling” and takes us inside the Actor’s Studio to reveal the origin of Nadia’s Russian accent, leading to her breakout moment in...

The 50th season of Survivor rages on, and our trusty castaways, Will and Rider, have washed ashore for yet another recap! Our hosts have theories about the primal order of the deserted island, but could Joe & Jonathan actually make it to the end?? How is that even possible? And on the other side of the spectrum, Rizo is looking thin, so the boys suspect some producer interference and rice.&nbs...

Welcome to Funville! Cory and Topanga fear they’ve become boring since getting married, but do Danielle, Will and Rider think the same of this episode?   Will explores an alternate reality where Eric hooked up with Rachel, and Danielle shares why the characters would never be together, all across the BMW multiverse.    We try to figure out who on the writing staff had a &ldquo...

As one of the founding members of The Fray, Joe King taught us "How to Save a Life" without things going "Over My Head,” but today, Danielle is ready to hear about how it all began.    The rocker from the Rockies shares his story of how the minute he heard Nirvana, everything changed, and how much hard work went into becoming an “overnight success.”   Plus, Joe sha...