Pod Meets World

Pod Meets World

We're sending you to 1993 when TGIF reigned supreme and “Boy Meets World” first premiered. Danielle, Will and Rider are going back to school as they rewatch every episode of the iconic series, sharing memories, behind the scenes moments, and all the “Boy Meets World” stories a fan could ever want. Relive your first crush, first kiss, favorite moments and all the life lessons with Topanga, Eric, and Shawn.

Episodes

June 13, 2025 33 mins

If you’re a Boy Meets World completist, you’ve probably seen “My Date with the President’s Daughter,” studied the crossover episode of “You Wish” and even seen Danielle rap along to Busta Rhymes. But if you haven’t read “Chicken Soup for the Kid’s Soul,” then we’re here to help!

Danielle and Rider both wrote stories for this 1998 anthology of essays that...

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Just in time for Father’s Day, things take an emotional turn for Shawn in this crucial season 6 episode. 

Rider shares his memories of the devastating scenes with his TV dad and explains how this performance helped reframe the way Blake Clark saw himself as an actor. 

But no matter how heavy the subject matter got…the lobster prop still remains.

Plus, a newly-crowned Seat 4D has been spotted behind a Kardashi...

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June 11, 2025 97 mins

This is what dreams are made of! Will and Sabrina are watching “The Lizzie McGuire Movie” starring Hilary Duff, Adam Lamberg and Yani Gellman. 

This film premiered in 2003 as a theatrical based on the Disney Channel show “Lizzie McGuire."

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June 9, 2025 50 mins

Season 6’s “Cutting the Cord” might include some iconic Karaoke scenes - but something still felt off for our hosts. They knew they wanted to learn more about that week of filming, so they sat down with actress Heather Marie Marsden, who played Kelly, Shawn’s rebound date in the episode, to find out what she remembers.

Heather reveals that she auditioned for BMW with ...

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We’re midway through season 6 and back to the recaps! The gang breaks down Alan’s mid-life lust for a motorcycle and which character SHOULD have been the one to talk some sense into him.

 

And we finally get to those karaoke scenes! Rider reveals they shot an alternate version of Angela’s song and Danielle re...

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June 4, 2025 75 mins

What happens when a city boy finds himself in the country?

Will and Sabrina are watching “Horse Sense” starring Joey Lawrence and Andy Lawrence. 

This film premiere in 1999 as a Disney Channel Original Movie. 

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June 2, 2025 60 mins

It’s time to enter the Michael Jacobs Cinematic Universe (or the MJCU), when Ashley Johnson stops by the podcast!

She may have crossed over with Cory and Shawn on a show called “Maybe This Time,” but you know her best as Chrissy Seaver from Growing Pains, when she was just 6 years old.

And ever since then, she&rsq...

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May 30, 2025 54 mins

Sure, Boy Meets World made us thank God it’s Friday, but what happened on Saturday mornings?? Danielle, Will and Rider sit down to watch a surreal ABC Saturday Morning Preview Special that makes them uncontrollably laugh, even though they don’t really remember filming it.

Speaking of forgettable, jump into the Matthews living room and get acquainted with cartoons like Bump in the Night and ReBoot.

Put on your footie paj...

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May 29, 2025 51 mins

It’s a crossover of massive rewatch proportions as two of Philadelphia’s beloved sitcoms finally meet! Danielle, Will & Rider are hanging out with Jenna Fischer and Angela Kinsey from the Office Ladies podcast!

Since our guests have never seen an episode of Boy Meets World, they start with Season 4’s “Hair Today, Goon Tomorrow,” an...

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May 28, 2025 98 mins

You gotta strut like you mean it! 

Will and Sabrina are watching “Cheetah Girls 2” starring Raven-Symoné, Adrienne Bailon, Sabrina Bryan and Kiely Williams.

This film premiered in 2006 as a Disney Channel Original Movie. 

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May 26, 2025 72 mins

Few actors can summarize “Existentialist Thought and its Effect on Quantum Physics” AND play baseball in the 24th century, but legendary character actor Keone Young is up to the challenge! 

 

He appeared as a Pennbrook professor during Season 6 of Boy Meets World, but now it's time to dig deeper and ...

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The bell has rung! It’s time for another meeting of the Pod Meets World Book Club!

This time it was Will’s pick, and he chose “A Deadly Education” by Naomi Novik, a fantasy novel about a sorceress at a school of magic…and it doesn’t involve any Quidditch.

Spells and homework collide in this firs...

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Before we continue our journey through season 6, we’re rewinding and heading back to the halls of John Adams High! And one of our favorite poetically inclined bullies is coming along for the trip. Ethan Suplee is back to recap the season 2 premiere episode, and his first acting job EVER, “Back 2 School”.
 
Ethan opens up about the nerves of joining an already established cast and the ever present fear h...

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May 21, 2025 72 mins

We’re taking it back to 1987… Will and Sabrina are watching “You Ruined My Life” starring Soleil Moon Frye, Paul Reiser and Mimi Rogers. 

This film premiered in 1987 as a Magical World of Disney tv movie.  

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May 19, 2025 71 mins

Apparently, talent runs in the family - and we’re not talking about the Matthews! Lynn McCracken served as stage manager AND director on Boy Meets World, alongside her brother Jeff, and now she’s ready to share all her behind-the-scenes stories. 

 

Lynn takes us through her career from working in high fashion to shows like Ellen and 8 Simple Rules - plus a complex time on BMW.

 

Plus, Lynn revea...

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It’s week 2 of hitting rewind on Boy Meets World halfway through season 6, and it’s time for a little motherly love! Betsy Randle, a.k.a. Amy Matthews, has returned to take a second look at Season 6’s “Her Answer: Part 2.” 

 

During their initial recap the gang felt like something was off, and now Amy can confirm, or deny, their assumption! And what were her thoughts on the big pregnancy reve...

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May 14, 2025 98 mins

Werewolves are invading Seabrook! 

Will, Sabrina and guest co-host Danielle Fishel are watching “Zombies 2” starring Milo Manheim, Meg Donnelly and Chandler Kinney.


This film premiered in 2020 as a Disney Channel Original Movie. 

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May 12, 2025 43 mins

Lace up those mismatched sneakers because the gang is welcoming an icon to Pod Meets World! It’s time for Punky herself - Soleil Moon Frye - to take a trip down memory lane with Danielle, Will & Rider…

 

Soleil fondly looks back on the legacy of Punky Brewster, her personal connection to the world renown chara...

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When Will revealed his newest obsession, listening to voice actors read “true” stories off Reddit, the gang knew what they had to do.

It’s the first ever “It Came From Reddit” episode, where Will, Danielle & Rider put their acting skills to the test, kicking it off with a man who was humiliated at his wedding, but had a plan for revenge ready to go. 

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We’re pulling over on our road trip through season 6 to revisit some of our favorite Boy Meets World episodes, now with special guests! 

First up, BMW Hall of Fame director David Kendall is here to throw it back to season 2, and just like Shawn knocking on Turner’s door, we’re looking for a place to call “Home.”

This is the first episode where David served as the director, writer AND showrunner, s...

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