Pod Meets Twirl'd
Pod Meets World's Will Friedle & Rider Strong were sitcom stars 30 years ago. The concept of reality TV is honestly pretty foreign to them. But when their best friend Danielle Fishel competed on Dancing with the Stars in 2025, the boys committed to watching their first TV dance competition, and quickly became addicted. And undeniable experts. That is, if you ask them. With their podcast, Pod Meets Twirl'd, they decided to share their newfound discovery, and self proclaimed expertise, of unscripted TV and now they'll continue their journey through the genre. The newly formed cultural thought leaders are ready to start recapping, reviewing and rehashing all the hottest reality shows! Even if they've never never seen it before. First up, the show Rider has never heard of and Will THINKS he can win - Traitors!
Episodes
We’re halfway through Season 5, and finally the true superstars have made themselves known in The Traitors: New Blood!
Will and Rider explain why Victor is the best Faithful in the game, thanks to his “Fruitgate” theory, but he’s got nothing on this week’s bizarre mission of matching former players’ heads to their graves using recorded screams.
Plus, would The Traitors be enhanced if the au...
There’s a Housewife with a brand new song, and Lee is on the case! Is it on par with previous RH tracks, or is it just 30 second flash in the pan?
Plus, the drama is heating up in Salt Lake City, so Lee and Marla take their time breaking down one wild disco party of an episode!
And - Lee has a theory about why the ladies are threatened by Bronwyn, and Marla tries to decide if Lisa's lips are really God-given.
I...
Suspicion is everywhere! Paranoia resigns supreme! And Will and Rider are ready to recap another episode of The Traitors: New Blood!
Our ‘90s TV stars turned reality commentators break down a chaotic roundtable where Sherry and Jay take the brunt of the heat, while Katie slides entirely out of the crosshairs.
Things get heated when the boys debate the strategy of emotional voting vs. trusting one’s gut, while they...
From news of Whitney Rose's shocking divorce to the RHOC reunion seating chart, the Bravo headlines are keeping Lee and Marla very busy!Plus, they're breaking down another wild episode of RHOSLC, and detailing Angie's emotional marriage struggles, Bronwyn's complicated divorce, Lisa Barlow's never-ending lip liner application, and a very unexpected trip to a vibrator museum!And why is Lee still wearing jeans on airplanes????
See omn...
Will and Rider have emerged from The Traitors castle, ready to come face to face with an extraordinary “regular” guy: Logan Smith from The Traitors: New Blood!
Logan shares his initial strategy for playing “the game,” and reveals that he had no plan for what he would do as a Faithful!
We find out what he’d change if he could play it all over again and why he almost didn’t make it to the show at a...
Lee (is it Lee?) and Marla are back to break down another chaotic episode of The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City!
Our reality-obsessed duo weigh in on the new RHOSLC taglines and Lee shares the tagline he’d use if he was a Housewife!
Plus, “Toothbrush Gate” takes over the San Francisco trip, Bronwyn has a rough ride on the bus, and one very important question must be answered: does Whitney know the differe...
Will and Rider have officially made it through a season of ‘90s stars renovating a ‘90s house, that by the end of the process had fully abandoned ‘90s nostalgia like the Tamagotchi you forgot to feed.
But our hosts DO have a pitch for another renovation show to carry the torch and Boy Meets World fans should listen up!
Plus, would you visit a theme park of famous TV houses?? We take a ride on a Knight Rider roller...
Will and Rider have picked up their cloaks from the dry cleaners and are ready to recap this week’s irregular episode of The Traitors (despite the regular people!)
Our hosts debate the choice of Katie over Xavier, and Rider shares a convincing argument on what makes a “stronger” Traitor.
Logan impresses Will and Rider by playing the game as a “faithful ninja”, and Jay trusts his gut by zeroing in...
Lee and Marla are back to breakdown this week’s Bravo happenings AND recap the newest episode of Real Housewives of Salt Lake City!
Whether it’s a Housewife on the new Traitors or a not-so-bright star from Summer House signing a new deal, reality players are all over our TVs and there’s nothing we can do about it.
Plus, Lee talks about which one of his friends he convinced to join “The Traitors!”...
Will and Rider are still on this journey, but are starting to wonder the point of the show, because it seems like teams are being rewarded for removing all the ‘90s elements. It’s just becoming a regular home renovation show!
The boys are impressed by the way Team Curtains pivoted after a paint mistake, but scramble to figure out how the budget works for the challenges.
Plus, Will reveals his expert ...
Life takes you to unexpected places, but love brings you back home. Will and Rider return to the castle to recap The Traitors Season Five (this time with regular people)!
Everything kicks off with two perfect Traitors, but does a funeral director have the guts to double-cross pilot?
There are some new rules and regulations, but do the changes actually enhance the gameplay??
Plus…a major twist already leaves Will and Ri...
It's time for their first recap ever! So when the two newly anointed podcast hosts have a first day on the job run-in with an actual SLC cast member, Lee and Marla have some seriously mixed feelings about it.
Lisa’s husband John apologized on camera, but was it the real deal, or is she pulling the strings behind the scenes?
Plus, Lee and Marla admit they’re scared to come face to face with a certain Housewif...
What do you get when you combine Boy Meets World, Full House, One Tree Hill and a whole lotta Housewives? Class Reunion with Lee Norris and Marla Sokoloff!
That’s right - two of your favorite Season 1 Feeny students have declared their love (and expertise) of reality TV and are kicking off the show by breaking down the new season of Real Housewives of Salt Lake City.
Raise your hand and get ready to take notes because -...
Will and Rider return to watch their nostalgia-friendly colleagues fight the good fight against scalloped sinks and yellow vanities on another episode of HGTV’s “Totally ‘90s House!"
The teams navigate the rising cost of tile and the dangers of a second floor bathtub, while Brian Austin Green gets down and dirty to prove he has what it takes.
But the temp...
Will and Rider are back to watch their fellow '90s stars remodel a house that has too much of a good thing!
In episode 3 of "Totally ‘90s House,” Team Curtains takes on Team Mauve to transform tiny bedrooms into epic spaces and battle dated aesthetic challenges like recessed arches, canopy beds and hideous carpets.
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HGTV has challenged a bunch of ‘90s TV stars to renovate a home, and we can’t think of anyone more appropriate to recap the season than the kings of TGIF!
Will and Rider dig into an all-new reality TV challenge, working with glass blocks, scalloped sinks, colored toilets and huge bathtubs.
A first look at the homes leaves our hosts wondering if some are just beyond saving, even if it is their real-life frie...
Will and Rider have made it to the end of Married at First Sight Season 20, but when all was said and done, did they still want to say “I do???”
Hear why the finale and reunion completely changed the way the boys felt about the season, and find out their final thoughts on the couples. Did Felipe’s cheating surprise anyone? And is Adam sweeter than an ice cream maker?
Plus, Rider gets surpris...
Will and Rider are locked in and focused on finishing Season 20 of Married at First Sight! They’ve lost themselves in the storylines and complicated relationships just as Marissa is falling deeper and deeper in love with Adam, enough to want to quit her job and be his pickleball partner all day.
The boys think that Caitlin is always looking for something wrong in a situation, but she also might be the only person...
Will and Rider are serving up Married at First Sight episodes in 3s, falling deeper and deeper into the abyss that is reality TV.
One of the main relationships have fallen apart, forcing the boys to wonder if they were ever compatible in the first place.
They also get into the “joint venture” of Sean and Nikki, and Sean’s preoccupation with intimacy that is slowly pushing he...
Will and Rider have entered into a sacred bond with Season 20 of “Married at First Sight,” and now they’re taking their relationship to the next level: recapping three episodes at once.The "therapy speak” fatigue has hit our hosts, and they no longer see nor hear the “framework” and “philosophy” that Shawn is constantly talking about.
They’re VERY impressed with how...
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