Pod Meets Twirl'd
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 M…Social links:
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Pod Meets Twirl'd: Too Good at The Traitors with Logan Smith
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…
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Pod Meets Twirl'd: Totally '90s House 106
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 …
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Pod Meets Twirl'd: The Traitors 503 & 504
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 i…
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Pod Meets Twirl'd: Totally '90s House 105
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 mi…
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Pod Meets Twirl'd: The Traitors 501 & 502
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 som…
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Pod Meets Twirl'd: Totally '90s House 104
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…
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Pod Meets Twirl'd: Totally '90s House 103
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…
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Pod Meets Twirl'd: Totally '90s House 101 & 102
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. …
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Pod Meets Twirl'd: Married at First Sight Season 20 Finale & Reunion
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 Felip…
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Pod Meets Twirl'd: Married at First Sight 2016, 2017 & 2018
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. …
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