Pod Meets World

Danielle and Will have landed in Vegas and Rider is pretending he has a class to teach!    It’s Wrestlemania 42 weekend and we’re gearing up to talk to some of the biggest names in sports entertainment!   What are we most excited for?? What’s going on backstage?? And can Will finally beat the seat 4C allegations??    THIS is the main event! Get ready for...

It’s been over 25 years since Frankie Muniz first graced our screens as Malcolm, and now, not only has he returned to the Middle, he’s talking to Danielle on Teen Beat!   Frankie takes us through the culture shock of moving to LA from the suburbs of New Jersey, and how avoiding a Pizza Hit commercial changed his life forever.    We hear all about working with a pre-Walte...

Prepare to get starstruck! Will and Sabrina are watching "StarStruck" starring Sterling Knight, Brandon Mychal Smith and Danielle Campbell.  This movie premiered in 2010 as a Disney Channel Original Movie.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Now almost halfway through Season 7,  the gang dives deeper into the writer’s room to hear all about how (and in some cases why) these episodes were scripted. Allison M. Gibson is behind some classics from the final 2 seasons, as well as our upcoming recap: The War, so it’s time to hear her TGIF memories!   Allison details how she joined the BMW crew and what she did to get f...

Will and Rider have once again washed ashore to recap episode 7 of Survivor 50, but would you believe that an episode centered around poetry DIDN’T hook Rider??  We’re venturing into the haiku hammock to hear contestants' compositions of…varying quality, and after getting a lesson on the true rules of prose from trained poet Rider Strong, the guys decide for certain - they...

Eric is going to work with his dad, which can only mean 1 thing...we're gonna see the camping store again! And a mention of the baby? ALL IN ONE EPISODE??? WHAT IS HAPPENING?   Things take a positive turn when Cory becomes a frantic hypochondriac, and Ben gets to do what Ben does best. Could this be a sign that Boy Meets World is back??   Will shares a behind the scenes story from his sc...

Let’s go back (back to the beginning), just in time for the 20th anniversary of MTV’s Laguna Beach, as Stephen Colletti and Trey Phillips, hang out to chat about their own televised Senior year of high school, and much more…   They go back to before the cameras started rolling and find out what Stephen and Trey were like when they were just “normal” high schoole...

We’re all in this together… one last time! Will and Sabrina are watching the final film in the High School Musical franchise, starring Zac Efron, Vanessa Hudgens, Ashley Tisdale and Corbin Bleu. This film was released in theaters in 2008. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Marisol Nichols has been Cory and Topanga’s neighbor, Clark Griswold’s daughter, Veronica’s mother and a real-life undercover decoy to bust child predators. Ladies and gentlemen - this is range. The gang welcomes their former co-star to hear all about how she landed the part as Audrey in Vegas Vacation and we explore an alternate universe where her co-star was…Rider S...

Another reality show fan favorite, and podcaster, has landed on the PMT island, and this guest kills two birds with one stone: having conquered Survivor and The Traitors! Rob Cesternino is here to help "expert" Will break down the 5th episode of Survivor 50!   Rob shares some crucial Survivor lore while explaining why the emotional core of the show revolves around App...

We’ve finally made it out of the ‘90s and we’ve welcomed in a new millennium! It makes sense that Cory and Topanga are now gainfully employed in the magazine industry, because there are still a lot of “issues.”   Rider takes us back to his Y2K party in the Redwood Shire, which Danielle missed due to the world’s best excuse: she was in Hawaii with...

Things are heating up on Teen Beat…specifically to 98 Degrees! Drew Lachey sits with Danielle to talk about his time in the inferno that was Y2K boy band mania.   But before the platinum records and Mariah Carey collaborations, Drew had a completely different life as a combat medic and New York City EMT. So how exactly did he go from fixing hearts to breaking them?   Plus, he brea...

Get ready to set sail with the Tigers... Will and Sabrina are watching "Tiger Cruise" starring Hayden Panettiere and Bill Pullman. This filmed premiered in 2004 as a Disney Channel Original Movie. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Baywatch is coming back - and so is Cody Madison, a.k.a. David Chokachi! But first, he’s here to rescue Pod Meets World!!   David shares his red swimsuit origin story, and reveals what it’s like working with the legend that is David Hasslehoff (you never hassle the ‘Hoff).    But Baywatch is more than just another TV show, as David explains how it helped save lives...

Survivor 50 is Will’s introduction to the Survivor-verse, and now he has a shocking update on his relationship with the fandom.  And in the new episode, he holds nothing back with his critiques on what the audience sees during the challenges. Do you agree that the players act like 10-year-olds? Will and Rider may have different perspectives on the show, but one thing they can agree on -...

The recap continues with a deep dive into what could have been when it comes to Shawn's absentee mom.    The episode also takes a trip to Seinfeld-land with some scenes on a familiar New York Street, but that comes with its own acting challenges thanks to a rare empty soundstage.   The rules of ghost logic get in the way of a touching moment with Chet, and we find out that Shawn rea...

Alan might be expecting a birthday party, but the real surprise will is their feelings about this season 7 episode!   It’s the return of leather jacket Shawn, but it’s some other repressed memories that have Rider reeling. And sure, Eric’s plan may involve poisoning Morgan, but even with so little to work with, Will can’t stop being funny.   Plus, the gang realize...

Danielle is getting into the ring with two bona fide WWE Hall of Famers - Nikki and Brie Garcia (a.k.a. The Bella Twins).    But before the Championship tiles and glimmer of Brie Mode, they were two “boy crazy" high schoolers, dominating at Soccer and taking care of an Arizona farm.   They open up about their childhood as twins - and rebelling against matching clothes and rhym...

Johnny Kapahala is back, but where are the waves?! Will and Sabrina are watching “Johnny Kapahala: Back on Board” starring Brandon Baker and Jake T. Austin. This film premiered in 2007 as a Disney Channel original movie.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

If you’ve ever wondered what it would be like to look back on the 2000s with Jason Biggs, we can tell you - it feels just like warm apple pie. The gang is hanging out with a fellow former child actor and hearing every embarrassing story, including how his first (and second, third and fourth) kiss was not only on-screen…it was in the span of 10 minutes! Jason tells us about his fi...

Will and Rider are still castaways on Survivor 50 island, but has Rider been able to successfully convert Will into a die-hard fan of the show?   After recovering from the disappointing definition of a “tribe swap,” our hosts marvel at the overwhelming amount of Zac Brown this episode. But, the random cameo does remind Rider of his own spear fishing expedition that someh...

WARNING. THIS IS NOT A DRILL. We may have hit the lowest point in Boy Meets World history. But you know what that means - it’s gonna be a hilarious recap.   Eric and Jack become Chantal and Lala, but the gang spends most of the podcast trying to figure out how this logic could work. Will reveals he tried to save the plot back on tape night, but apparently Eric will do ANYTHING to a...

From “The Baby-Sitters Club to “Tom & Huck” to “Josie and the Pussycats,” Rachael Leigh Cook had a real chokehold on the late 90s, and Danielle’s ready to hear all about it on the newest Teen Beat!   Rachael takes us behind the scenes of some of her most iconic roles, and reveals a shocker of a story from when she was dating Rider.   She may have b...

Traditional education are the window! Will and Sabrina are watching “Principal Takes a Holiday” starring Kevin Nealon, Zachary Ty Bryan and Bill Nye.  This film premiered in 1998 on ABC’s “Wonderful World of Disney”. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We’ve covered all the drama in 19428 (Philly), but this week we’re headed to the sunny streets of 90210! Brian Austin Green joins the podcast to talk about his long career in Hollywood and reveal a long time secret about his connection to the Boy Meets World Universe…   Brian also details his first meeting with Aaron Spelling and commiserates with Rider about how much his r...