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.

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May 8, 2026 43 mins

Will and Rider continue to endure the sandy shores of Survivor 50 (from behind a podcast mic) to recap another episode.

Despite their desperate pleas for Ozzy to “play the idol,” he instead over-explains his strategy like a bad James Bond villain and this deflates his chances of winning the game. 

But on the other hand, trusty Cirie might just be the most dangerous player still in the game. Will and Rider dive deep...

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Our recap of a controversial Season 7 episode continues, as they remember some happy memories amongst the trauma. 

How can you be mad when you have scenes with Will?

Plus, they to figure out if ANYONE likes having their stomach touched, and we witness one big step for man, and a giant leap for Matt Lawrence, with what is now deemed their favorite moment in series history. It’s the end of the recap you’ve been ...

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An episode that has loomed large since day 1, has finally arrived. It’s the “Fat” episode. 

The gang treads lightly into this exploration of body image as they admit to the laughs, but relive some difficult memories for both Danielle and Will. 

The gang goes behind the scenes into the wild world of blocking and Will explains the complexities of how to control the writer’s room. 

Plus, Wil...

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May 6, 2026 36 mins

You know her as Shirley on Community, but before she enrolled at Greendale, Yvette Nicole Brown was a junior high schooler trying to figure out crushes and learn valuable life lessons, all while navigating an aspiring music career alongside Bell Biv DeVoe and Boyz II Men.
Yvette also shares a story of how a middle school experience proved that evil is a real thing and how she's been able to stay friends with her life-c...

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May 5, 2026 85 mins

Dad’s invention shrunk the kids!

Will and Sabrina are watching “Honey, I Shrunk the Kids” starring Rick Moranis, Matt Frewer, Marcia Stassman and Kristine Sutherland.

This film was released in 1989 at a Walt Disney Pictures theatrical release.

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May 4, 2026 52 mins

We’ve heard many stories from the writers room about the importance of local food chain Koo Koo Roo, but once the hosts learned of a writer who dressed in a chicken costume to protest the rotisserie menu, they knew they had to talk to the man under the feathers, Glen Merzer. 

 

Glen tells the gang how the resistance...

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May 1, 2026 53 mins

Will and Rider are seated at the bug feast and ready to chow down for another episode of Survivor 50!

 

Rider has hyped it up all season and now we’ll see if the auction met Will’s expectations.

 

Will also teaches us the proper way to eat a grub with highly detailed instructions that had Rider tapping out. Plush, we get a masterclass in Machiavellian Survivor strategy from Cirie, who could just win the w...

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We hope you’re recovered from the body count left behind by the prank war, because it’s time to say hello to an iconic part of the BMW-verse…Plays With Squirrels. 

 

The friends are still at each others’ necks making Will assume the writers have a case of “Senioritis.” 

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April 29, 2026 44 mins

Before MomTok, there was Gym Tan Laundry. MTV’s Jersey Shore changed reality TV forever, and now Danielle is talking to Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi as she preps for her final season on the boardwalk. 

 

Snooki opens up about her recent cancer diagnosis and joins Danielle in encouraging everyone to get tested...

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April 28, 2026 93 mins

A science project gone wrong turns Cleo's sister invisible!

Will and Sabrina are watching "Invisible Sister" starring Rowan Blanchard, Paris Berelc and Karan Brar.

This film premiered in 2015 as a Disney Channel Original Movie. 

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April 27, 2026 65 mins

From Sesame Street to Bel-Air, this week’s guest has had quite a Hollywood journey - and now she’s making her first appearance on Pod Meets World. It’s time for Tatyana Ali!

 

Find out what sharing the screen with Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch was like, and how her voice became an instrument of the legendary Herbie Hancock. 

 

Tatyana also reveals how her life got flipped and turned upside down on &...

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April 24, 2026 55 mins

The contestants are dropping like coconuts on Survivor 50, but Will and Rider continue to have what it takes to outwit, outplay and outlast! 

 

Jeff Probst is one of the best hosts in the game, but is he able to juggle also being a “contestant?" Will and Rider dive into the bizarre strategy at play for the coveted rice.

 

Thanks to Jonathan, Rider has a revelation about a rabbit with pancake...

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April 23, 2026 77 mins

It’s brother vs. brother in an all-out Civil War, as Danielle, Rider and Will finally face an infamous Season 7 episode. It’s time for the Prank War.

 

Hear all about the escalating challenge to break your co-star, and it’s safe to say Rider did not win this round.

 

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April 22, 2026 44 mins

We’ve heard some awkward teen stories - but when your dad is Ice Cube, the stakes are just a little higher.

 

O’Shea Jackson Jr. opens up about the highs, the lows, and the very real downside of having a rap legend for a father - including a short-lived music career…and an even shorter-lived stage name.

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April 21, 2026 70 mins

Let's go to the racetrack! Will and Sabrina are watching "Ready to Run" starring Krystle Po and Jason Dohring.

This film premiered in 2000 as a Disney Channel Original Movie.

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April 20, 2026 31 mins

Now that Danielle and Will have entered the ring with the biggest stars of WrestleMania 42, it’s time to recap the weekend and hear what happened in Vegas!

 

Did Will become more of a fan? Did Danielle get more wrestling stuffed animals? And how many times did Will bring up comic books to pro athletes?? 

 

It’s one more round, live from WrestleMania 42, on Pod Meets World!


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April 19, 2026 31 mins

Danielle and Will officially join the fight against toxic masculinity when Kit Wilson stops by the pod during Wrestlemania Weekend!

Kit shares his origin story as a girly pop lover in England, well before his rise to stardom as one half of the tag team Pretty Deadly and his eventual pivot to going solo.

Plus, Danielle gets a much needed dance lesson and Kit gives us his expert ruling on what’s toxic and what’s a green f...

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April 18, 2026 59 mins

The Survivor 50 finale is now more than just a desert island mirage - it's right around the corner! And so Will and Rider are getting ready, still courageously taking on the challenge of recapping every single episode. 

 

They're confused by the voting strategies, but the games still had our hosts on the edge of their seats, sparking the age-old debate of what’s more valuable on the island: brains or brawn...

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April 18, 2026 66 mins

Danielle and Will are sitting down with the WWE Champ, CM Punk, to hear how the “Best in the World” is prepping for Wrestlemania 42.

 

Punk gets raw and honest about his return to wrestling and the anxieties he might feel, now competing in the undisputed WM main event.

 

He also shares the true, last minute, story of the night he came back to the WWE, and how he was texting with Danielle just minutes befo...

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April 18, 2026 51 mins

Danielle and Will are still in Vegas for WrestleMania 42 and now they’ve come face to face with a championship belt! Women’s Intercontinental Champion, and the Topanga of the WWE, AJ Lee is here!

 

AJ shares stories from her time in the indies and her humble beginnings as a 13-year-old with nothing but a knife and a dream. 

 

Will meets his nerd match when AJ talks comics, anime and D & D, and ma...

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