The "Encyclopedia of Ride" podcast, in its second episode, blends humor, pop culture, and personal storytelling to explore themes of love, identity, and societal critique. Hosts Benito Skinner and Mary Beth Rohn introduce key phrases like "me love" and "Army of Love," framing them as expressions of positivity and community. They weave in references to iconic moments from Gossip Girl, Britney Spears’ music, and cultural trends like fast fashion and OCD, using satire to highlight deeper issues. The episode also touches on generational wealth, environmental concerns, and mental health, while promoting self-care and gratitude. A recurring theme is the power of love and empathy as tools for personal and societal change. The hosts celebrate their podcast’s heritage, citing early episodes like the "Ferrero Rocher" and "pranking" segments as foundational. They promote products like Senior Eda drinks and Bonza pasta, tying them to fun, inclusive experiences. The episode ends with a call to action—encouraging listeners to engage with the podcast’s evolving narrative, reflect on personal values, and embrace creativity and resilience. Through playful language and deep cultural insights, the show aims to build a community of "Bronies" committed to meaningful connection and self-expression.
The following podcast is a "Dear Media Production". Hey, can you come pick me up? Yeah, what's wrong? Nothing. Pretty sure. Yeah, no, I just need a ride. Ride. Oh, really? Oh, but I just want to have fun. That's three years ago. I'm Benito Skinner. I'm Mary Beth Rohn. And this is. Ride, ride, ride, ride. Uh, uh. Woo! She got some stank on there. Welcome back to another Week of Encyclopedia. I'm sure I've gotten some DMs about how you didn't fuck with these episodes. But here's the thing. Sometimes mommy and daddy need a little break and I need to go see my nephews. I'm sorry, can we just look at me nice? No, we have to be nice. You have to just be nice to us and like. we'll deliver. We'll deliver you with what's it called? Deliveroo. Oh, I meant to say something. In London, they call Christmas lights fairy lights. This is not making a lot of sense. What'd you just call me? I just took my zip up off. I don't think we're going to clip. We cannot have these on camera. I can't have more of this. My Bobby's? They're going to see the difference between me. What? How I look right now and I'm sure I look to cuter for the Encyclopedia. I don't know. We were pretty pale. Cool. So. Jesus. I need the sun. I need to be held. I need. We hope you're all having fun wherever the holidays have taken you. I'll say that much. Yeah, I hope you're like also taking time for yourself. I hope you're like in a closet right now. Very like. Is that a handy or a. handy or alley? Alley or handy? Annie or Halley? Oh, Annie? I literally just had a stroke. I saw that. That was hairy. In the closet when she's like taking calls. Because her family was in. Bora, Bora. Bora, Bora. Her family's on vacation in a. Bora, Bora. They clocked her time difference. No, but she was. She was on the ball. She was close. Because she's British. She was raised right. That's right. It was different times. So, yeah, I hope you're doing that. Locked in the closet listening to us. Take some time for yourself. The holidays can be a lot. And. Yeah, they can. Let's reset after the. It's a crazy year. God, how excited are we to not be in 2025 anymore? Can I just say. The worst year on record for me. And a lot of people. For a lot of people. And I don't want to say. But then some was amazing. I loved half so much. I know. A lot of good things happened. But also some people have. It worse than me. I'm gonna acknowledge that. Like, I had a lot of stuff. But of course there's people. Two things can be true. Oh, I saw someone. Actually, I didn't want to say it. I'll tell you after it just pissed me off. Keep up with us. And we will. I thought of this the other day. The best thing to happen to a person with generational wealth is they start a small business. And then they get ripped off by a big box retailer. And then the internet will always be on their side. Perfect. Amplified. It's extremely specific. But you know what I mean. Of course. Like, if you come from wealth and you start like a little clothing company and you have like one design that Zara steals or like, you know, 18m or. I mean, you're set for life. Yeah, what a gift. And can I just say congrats. Can you kill that? Zara, take any of the right designs you want. Place. Urban outfitters. Take 'em all. Take 'em. They're yours. She in. Love you, kid. Love you, kid. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. I'm gonna drown. People think that we're gonna die because of the sea levels rising. No, no, no, no, no. We're gonna drown in fast fashion. Fast fashion is just suffocate us. We're gonna be at Melrose Podcast and all of a sudden fast fashion is gonna blow through the door. It's gonna fill the room. I'm 5'4" straight to the fucking gut. I can't breathe. All that. I'm scrambling. And it's all those see-through nude high heels that they sell on the skin where everyone's feet just look like stuff salamis. And I can see the heat and the steam rising. The only people that will survive are people that are in flight at the time. Oh, wait. So it will be us. We will survive. They're gonna land on a bunch of clothes and then they're gonna get out and go with the fuck out. They land on a bunch of skims. Trying to get through. This is them trying to get tread over skims. Over a skims nipple bra, which I need. Who's that? Just my friend. You'll meet her on Wednesday. We're recording. I know. Well, we hope you enjoy part two. We love you. We miss you. Hopefully, you know, this is so helpful. And you also think about gratitude because it's also cool to have a new episode. So think about the next time we'll have one of those. We're putting these out so you'll be more grateful when we record new stuff. Yeah, because we're tough. We're tough parents. Sometimes you'll listen to a song more than one. I mean, it's not the craziest idea. It's not the craziest idea. And also, you don't know the layers. Like, when we go back, how we edit, how we weave things in. Thank you. You love you. Mary Queismoy. Mary Queismoy. Wait, where are we going? Who cares? Ride! Welcome back to episode two of the most confusing encyclopedia ride. You've ever experienced me love. Craft open those books, kids. We're studying today. We have to start with me love. Do they understand the assignment? No, it's just there. So me love. Me love is obviously a derivative of my love. As I said, in part one, this is all Latin. So, absolutely. So me love is just you put my and love together. And it's me love. And it's just anyone who's me love. But it's spelled M-I-L-U-V. Yeah, some people don't get that. I really want to get this spelling right on this consistent and cohesive. Everything has to be cohesive for me because I have OCD. And you should also know that if you're listening to ride. And you should know that we're all about love and positivity and positive vibes on this podcast, except for Zachary Levi. Yeah. So we really like to perpetuate this idea of love and love being the most powerful thing in the universe as Christopher Nolan showed us in Interstellar. Totally. And also, so our listeners are the Baronees. They haven't listed in the Army of Love. The Army of Love. Army of Love. And you have to salute to the Army of Love. Yeah, just salute to the Army of Love because we know that love conquers all evil. And love and showing kindness, grace and gratitude is the only way that we're going to make the world a better place. And that's why we do this podcast. Yeah, that's the Army of Love manifesto. It is the Army of Love manifesto, which maybe we should actually write and post on Ride the Pod for the Holidays. Yeah. Our intentions going into next year are all about just trying to lead with empathy, love and kindness and pass that on. And when you're frustrated, just take a breath and don't be mean to the people that love you and that you love just because it's easier than actually confronting issues. I don't know. Army of Love to me is so special and important. And I think go to berries, go to Soul Cycle, do your Peloton class. We are training for battle, we love. We are training in your Alita battle angel. Alita. I don't have to explain that to straight guys. Alita's straight culture. Don't call me angel. Please don't call me whatever you do. Can you please not call me angel? Dude, can you not call me angel? Come on. Don't call me angel. Please, anything but that. Don't call me angel. We've never talked about on the pod until the encyclopedia. We can less new things. That's our podcast. Our podcast. And sometimes it's good to know things that are coming. They're Easter eggs. I do think I'll ride for the song Don't Call Me Angel because I think there's nothing more iconic than having a movie about three women who are crime fighting bad asses in the army of love. And they are specifically called angels. And then the. The soundtrack features a song. By Ariana Grande, Lana Del Rey and Miley Cyrus, that says Don't Call Me Angel. Don't call me angel. Say whatever the fuck you want about me. But don't call me angel. Don't call me angel. And on that note, I guess we can move on to. Manjobee. Manjobee. Manjobee business bitch. So. All of a sudden it's so. In pain. In need. We're introducing that too, which is that you think Britney Spears should have been. Castes Ursula. I think she should have been Ursula. It would have been fucking incredible. Or she should, you know, I would have at least like to have her on the list. We've all seen her notebook audition. The girl's got chops. She's got chops. The woman in me has got chops. Has chops. And she says Manjobee. Manjobee. So Britney came back with this incredible song with Will I Am? And it's just. It's an earworm and I couldn't stop saying it. So we were doing a show in Chicago ride on the road tour, which just, I mean. It was pretty explosive. It was fun with that too. It was really fun. I sure was a really good time. Really fun. We'll do more in the future, I'm sure. But I kept walking to rooms and going, "Manjobee." Because it's just. Britney, the earworms that woman can create. It's best if you put your fingers through your belt loops until your head to the side as well. Where's she yet? Where's she yet? Where's she yet? And where's she yet? Where's Serena Vanderwoodson? Can you help me with that? Serena has got a goal. So Serena Vanderwoodson on Gossip Girl. She likes to end every single scene on camera by saying, "Look, I got a goal." Dan, I got a goal. Dan, I wish I could talk, but I got a goal. I would say if you're going to listen to Ride, you should watch every single episode of the original Gossip Girl. It would help. In a short amount of time, if possible as well. Just just inject into your veins. Yeah. Because then you're going to notice and pick up on another iconic quote that we have really, really spread across the globe. It went worldwide totally unexpected. Basically, there's this scene in Gossip Girl, season one where Jenny and Dan and Rufus are in their humongous Brooklyn loft, but they're poor, which is kind of interesting. And Dan's cut himself shaving, and then Jenny kind of razzles him a little bit. Then he looks at her and she goes, I'm. your sister. It's what I do. It's what I do. Famous line reads and history should be immortalized. It's really important and we have to teach them to our kids because history isn't done. History isn't done. We don't have to teach the straight guys that. History isn't done. It's so obvious. Hey you guys, it's Mary Beth here. 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So here's the thing. We love Senior Eda. I have to say that when these cases arrived at my apartment, I thought to myself, okay, it's a THD drink. I've kind of been off the weed stuff. Oh good, another drink on the market. Another drink. We roll their eyes and I have to say we're on glue. We were on glue. We had these Senior Eda's and then we watched Mary Bess hook up from over compensating. Robbie G K. We had a little buzz going on. Don't say Mary Bess hook up. It was grace to hook up. Oh my god. You ever got your method. Oh my god. I like forgot. No, what? But it was so, it was just so fun. These are like, it's just, it's perfect for a party for a moving night, for just hanging out, taking a load off after work and you get no hangover. Can I talk about the flavor notes? Would you mind if you would mind? If you would mind. Very much a sommelier of senior Eda. There's lime jalapeno margarita. It has like a bold kind of balanced taste. Just a random out of heat. Just like me. 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No more mushy gluten-free pasta. No, not with bonza because it holds up beautifully as leftovers reheated or if you need to meal prep. And what's so cool, what's so stinking cool, is that it is made in many ways in my home country of Italy with just two ingredients, brown rice and chickpeas. And you can find it at major retailers like Whole Foods, Target, Thrive Market, and more. We'd love Thrive Market on this podcast. Visit eatbonsa.com and use code rida checkout for 50%. Oh my god. 50% off your first purchase of pasta or mac and cheese. That's E-A-T-B-A-N-Z-A.com. Use code rida for 50% off your first order of pasta or mac and cheese. I know it's a little late to get stocking stuffers but wouldn't it be so cool if you're stocking how to box a pasta in it? Anyway, this is all the copy they gave me and I am doing this solo. So I guess for 15 seconds I'm just going to say we love you kids so much. And thanks for buying products that we advertise this year. Visit eatbonsa.com and use code rida checkout for 50% off your first purchase of pasta or mac and cheese. The boom and I wake up. What's his name? Rupert Everett. Rupert Everett. Oh my god. George, my first understanding of like how a gay guy could go to a dinner table and take it over. History isn't done. Oh my god. Maybe we should do a whole my best friend's wedding episode. I think we could. There's a lot of interesting takeaways watching it in in the modern day. It's what I do. Something we don't do is fact check. So we joke about this. Obviously, we have looked things up on the pod. We know some boats or something. Some of it's just known to that we have I mean press press press press. What do you want me to say? Well, we just like sometimes it's like if we don't pronounce something right or we don't have like an exact date, you don't need to tell us like we're just having fun. It's a conversation. You don't always have to stop a conversation in the middle to look something up. Except if it's showing me a picture of someone that you're telling me a story about. Oh, and if you don't do that, how am I supposed to even hear the fucking story? Please use your sense. Come on, it's come on. So maybe you could talk a little bit about if I'm so fucking crazy than leave. So if I'm so fucking crazy, this is one of my favorite eras. If you want the full story, go back and listen to the pranking episode. Yeah, which I think is our pilot. I think it wasn't a pilot. It's the big pilot. They're calling it the big pilot. The big pilot episode. So I started walking into rooms, two middle fingers up, but really small. Try to make your middle finger as small as possible. Make your toes go inward and say if I'm so fucking crazy, then leave. And it's so powerful. I know the straight guys listening ever at that at time or two. Oh, they're going that's where she got that from. That's where she got it. I'm going to kill this dude. I'm going to kill this guy. Okay. Okay. You broke my heart. Aiden and all the straight guys know. Aiden. Amen. Just like that. Okay. You broke my heart, Carrie. You broke my heart. That's one of my new favorites. I have to scream that hurt in the middle of a New York street. Oh my God. I know when you watch that. Sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm trying to. What? Carrie looked at Evan said. Love you, Cal. Love you. Get out of here. I love you, Cal. Daisy. Daisy. Daisy. Maybe you can. So coyotes are overrunning LA. Mary best been visiting quite a bit. She's living in my house. And she said, Jesus, crap. There's so many coyotes. And they said, well, did you meet my coyote? Is I have one? And her name is Daisy. Her name is Daisy. I love the thought of a wild coyote just coming into my house, living with me. She's not really mine because she she belongs the world. Mother earth. Mother earth. And just watching gossip girl with her on the couch and her. They are ultimately really cute. But don't go up to them. No. I think that's, you know, did you know that all those without saying all the swans in the UK are technically owned by the queen. So Edward says that that's the same with me, but about carmex. Oh, and that's the same with me, but coyotes. But coyotes, all the carmex is in the US technically belong to me. And I know that other people say coyote, but I'm from Idaho. So for some reason, I just, I see that word and I think coyote. So my coyote is easy. And then we are animal lovers. And we believe in children's rights on this podcast. But on the note of animals, I am pretty enamored with the idea that there are anywhere between 27 million and 33 billion chickens alive at any given time. So I wrote for chickens one week. And the chicken you'll see now that the merch has come out. We're making chickens fashion, kid. Chickens are sexy. Chicken can be fashion. Oh, shit. That chicken's so sexy, baby. Chickens are, they've been the doll. They are the doll deal with it. We're kind of reliant on them. And I love that for us. Can I say something to you? Please. Asian chicken salad. Asian chicken salad. And thank you for saying that. Can I say something else to you? How are we feeling today? I guess there's only two options. So let me go or let me go. Feeling so let me go. So God, it's like so let me go. It's a song by Metro Station. What's that song called? Shake it. which is just I mean, God, it's a hit. God, it's a banger. Talk about an earworm. I will.
We'll say on that note of greatest songs of all time, "Clarity" by Zed. - Oh, wow. - We can't even say anything else about it, just "Clarity" by Zed. - It speaks for itself. - But we were on, a lot of these came from tour 'cause we're just like going absolutely insane in hotel rooms and in green rooms. So we were singing it and all of a sudden I just, instead of knowing the words I just said, I'm feeling so amigo and then it went into, I'm feeling no amigo and then I'm feeling, I'm feeling bro me go. - It really stuck. - Yeah, it's definitely. - I'm thrilled to be honest. - I've seen it on Handmade Merch custom merch by the brownies. - A lot of Handmade Merch which I love. - Yeah, it's exciting to know that the good word is spread. - It's spread. I think we could talk about quickly, Fabulous, and so. - Fabulous. Fabulous wasn't enough. - We had to add a little something extra. - This came about in the late denim episode. You had been trying on light jeans while you were closeting. - And I said, yeah, that's what I said is when I put on the jeans and make it perfectly. - Fabulous. - These are Fabulous. These are Fabulous, I'll take them. Me at APC, I'm the petite standards. - I'll take them, thanks. Could you ring that up for me? And then Stinky is more of just like, it's the term of endearment. - Stinky. - I like making people say Stinky and seeing how much they can keep it in the back of their throat as they say it. - Annunciate the words. - But not in this case. - Not in this case. - This is the one time we don't want you to annunciate the words. - Stinky. - Stinky. - We have four more terms to go through. And I wanna say these are four of our most explosive. - Ooh. - I think you need to talk about where Sebastian was born, where he came from and what he likes to do. - Or as you call him, Seb. - Seb. - So I was doing our friend Emily's makeup one day. And for some reason, I just looked at her and I said, I want to show you something. Something unbelievable. (laughs) And. - You face time me right away. - I couldn't believe what I had said. As I said it, I went, oh my God. I want to show you something. - Something. - Something unbelievable. It's just a guy you meet in a European city who you shouldn't trust. - You should not trust. - And he's wearing our money exchange. - It hits you like a ton of bricks. The second I said it, I was like, this is for the kids, this is for my kids, the Baronees. So new era alert, the Ares tour. It's interesting that this pod happened during the Ares tour 'cause it's like Ares is such, so this. - If we did an Ares tour once this podcast is like our victory lap, when it's over, whenever that may be in 2060, we would call it the Ares tour and it would be 17 hours. Just like Ken Burns is Vietnam for a documentary. - Exactly, she's saying all this shit. So yeah, something unbelievable. It's as simple as that. But we think about what it would be that Sebastian wants to show whoever he's talking to. - His next victim. - His next victim, something unbelievable. - I would say that the London Heckler wanted to show us something unbelievable. I don't know that she knew what that was. - And she didn't show us something unbelievable. She gave us folklore though, for sure. - She gave us ever more. - Anyone who listened to part one, Taylor Swift, you gotta know her discography cat. - Oh yeah, oh yeah. - Oh yeah, it was co-opted from us. That was an era, and still is, but it's now a bit triggering to us and others. - At live shows, in person, hearing yeah, it's the London Heckler. We were heckled at a London show and this Irish woman who was inebriated would not stop saying, oh yeah, oh yeah. Can you do it? I love when you. - Talk about and unseate the words. - I will say, I loved oh yeah before this happened because oh yeah, it's supposed to be kind of the same as love you sweat and. - Love you, God. - Love you, God. It's like when something shitty happens, it's just like kind of a way to be self-deprecating and be like, oh this terrible thing happened to me and they go, oh yeah, gone to Karek today. Insurance won't cover it. - Oh yeah. - Like, that's kind of the vibe of oh yeah. So it was never meant to be used against us. And we'll return to form on that. We just need, it's a little too soon. - We need time. - We need time. Time heals all. Traditional family values is a very heady concept that was also introduced in the pilot. We're redefining it and we're having so much fun. Making custom merch is traditional family values. All of you have been participating in that. Beaded bracelets. - Beaded bracelets, are you kidding? - Oh, just so nice. - That's what all these terms are. Traditional family values, community. How much is community building traditional family values? - Paras social relationships. Traditional family values. - But it's in the new sense. - It is because we're redefining it. - No room for Turks. - No. - Turfog words. You're getting no new students this year. - No. - Incent as many letters as you want. - Fucker. - You fucker. - We love traditional family values and we love when you tell us what traditional family values means to you. - I will say about 90% of the time. - You're right. - Spot on. - Spot on, Ken. Sometimes I'm like, wait, what? Which I love. - But that's okay. Maybe that's your own traditional family values. And I think having your own traditional family values is traditional family values. - I wanna make art and I wanna make trouble. - Is that what we're ending with? - No, I have such a huge one. That's we're gonna end with that you're gonna free. - I'm getting chills. So I would say if you're listening to the pod, I would really highly recommend Karella, the origin story of one of the most iconic villains of all time. - All time. - Karella Deville. - Miss Deville, played by Emma Stone with a British accent. I just think this movie is canon. And you need to watch it and there's a scene where Karella goes, I want to make art. I want to make trouble. And I think about it every single day because it is us and it is what we're doing here on ride. - It is and rewrite the rules. That's what I would say, rewrite the rules. - Re, write the rules, make an impact. - Press this press, take control the narrative. - In ending this episode in Cyclopedia of Ride Part Two, obviously we have to talk about the era that kind of started it all as far as like, how far we could push our listeners to see the world as we see it, or at least to like, you know, put on the ride colored lenses. I have four words for you. Dear media. - Love. - Love. (laughing) - This, you want to talk about ride heritage. - Heritage. - Did we fully explain ride heritage? - Yeah, so for those of you, I mean it would be insane to start at Encyclopedia of Ride Part Two, but if you didn't listen to the first one and we'll just say again, ride heritage is this concept that actually Edward came up with, which is where certain episodes and certain concepts are so embedded within the DNA of ride that they become ride heritage. And it's like, we can't even believe there was a time before, to your media love corn or before the chicken and fellowship episode or before French manicures and gambling episode. You know, it's like. - Totally. - All these things were just like so happy that they exist and they are part of now, the DNA. - Fuckass Bob's and what was that one? - Fuckass Bob's and are you gonna post about it? - Are you gonna post about God? That's so heritage. - Leave a lot of greed out. - Worms, we didn't ride for worms, but just worms in general and ride heritage. - Galaxy brains. - So, dear media love corn was from the Ferrero Rocher, mom's keeping secrets episode, which I think in my, in my bones, that's heritage. - That's heritage, of course. - That's the heritage episode. - When we say ride heritage, that's amazing. - I tell people, if they haven't heard the pot, they go start with Ferrero Rocher, secret to mom's and pilot. - The pilot. - The pilot was huge. - The pilot. - Me too. - God, pranking and traditional family values. God, we started with the bang and we hooked you fuckers. - So, dear media love corn. Picture this. Mary Beth and I pre-launch of the podcast. We're in limbo. We don't know what to do. We're doing a show at just for laughs in Vancouver. There is a proudest store right next to our hotel. So the trip was great, but on the way there, Mary Beth is eating one of her favorite snacks, which is love corn, love comma corn. And I look at her and as she's crunchy, crunchyolina, I say love corn, love Simon. - Love Victor. - Yeah. - So obviously there is the epic gay love story, love Simon and the spin-off series on Hulu for, I think it's now canceled, but it was like three seasons, love Victor. - We had fun with it. We made it our own. We added love corn to that body of work as if they were all brought to you by the same minds. - Greg Berlanti. - Greg Berlanti. - And so love corn is a fabulous snack and they heard the pod and they've been so great to work with. They send us love corn to give out at the end of every show. We have these amazing foam love corn hats that we wear when we perform soo house. So we were talking about love corn on the pod and then I looked at our mics 'cause they have these little like mic covers on them and it says deer media and I just thought, what a beautiful way to write a letter. You start with deer media. You're writing a letter to media. You write what you have to write and then you sign it with love corn. - That's what Abigail Adams. She signed her letters played by Laura Lenny. She started her letters, deer, deer media. Love it. Love it. - Love it corn. Yours always. - Yours always. - Corn. - Abigail, corn. - So grab some love corn if you see it. They have a few different flavors. - I'm sure there's a holiday flavor. Is there a peppermint? - There's a chocolate. I'm dining in my hands on some of those. - The chocolate is so,
fucking you wouldn't you wouldn't never think of those things together as being like something so delectable. Hey, sweet and salty. I'll take it. Give me two. Oh god. Oh god. What a year it's been on ride to think that all of that has happened in the first year. I don't even know what we're going to come up with in 2024. This might be an absolutely impossible podcast to listen to by season two and that's what we want. It's for our story. It's for our bronies put in the work commit to something. If you don't, if you stand for nothing, you will fall for anything. And you're gonna we're going to call it DJ earworm and have him do a mashup of all of rides. Talk songs to the ear. It's going to be a lot of zed. It's going to be a lot of Taylor a lot of Katie for torture tactics. To use against our enemies. Exactly. For worse, do you have the ear? Put these headphones on. I think you're going to like it. And party on it. Turn it up. It's the favorite song. Dance dance to the discussion. So that's the encyclopedia of ride. That's the full thing. If you have any follow up questions, you can email us. Encyclodermedia. Encyclodermedia. Oh yeah. Oh yeah. If you have questions follow-ups, email us. This is ride one at Gmail. We love you so much. We can't wait to have another fabulous year with the bronies. Enjoy your break. Have fun. You broke my heart, Kate. You broke my heart. Oh, my exit. Any babe? Eyes on the road. There you go. Please note that this episode may contain paid endorsements and advertisements for products and services. Individuals on the show may have a direct or indirect financial interest in products or services referred to in this episode.
Podcast Summary
Key Points:
The podcast explores playful, humorous, and culturally significant phrases like "me love," "Army of Love," "Manjobee," and "Stinky," blending pop culture, internet trends, and personal anecdotes.
A central theme is the importance of love, empathy, and kindness as foundational values, especially in a chaotic world, with references to films, music, and media that reinforce these ideals.
The show highlights real-world issues such as OCD, fast fashion’s environmental impact, and generational wealth, using satire and storytelling to critique societal patterns and inspire personal reflection.
Summary:
The "Encyclopedia of Ride" podcast, in its second episode, blends humor, pop culture, and personal storytelling to explore themes of love, identity, and societal critique. Hosts Benito Skinner and Mary Beth Rohn introduce key phrases like "me love" and "Army of Love," framing them as expressions of positivity and community. They weave in references to iconic moments from Gossip Girl, Britney Spears’ music, and cultural trends like fast fashion and OCD, using satire to highlight deeper issues.
The episode also touches on generational wealth, environmental concerns, and mental health, while promoting self-care and gratitude. A recurring theme is the power of love and empathy as tools for personal and societal change. The hosts celebrate their podcast’s heritage, citing early episodes like the "Ferrero Rocher" and "pranking" segments as foundational.
They promote products like Senior Eda drinks and Bonza pasta, tying them to fun, inclusive experiences. The episode ends with a call to action—encouraging listeners to engage with the podcast’s evolving narrative, reflect on personal values, and embrace creativity and resilience. Through playful language and deep cultural insights, the show aims to build a community of "Bronies" committed to meaningful connection and self-expression.
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Ride Heritage refers to episodes or concepts so deeply embedded in the podcast's DNA that they become foundational to its identity. Examples include the Ferrero Rocher, Mom's Keeping Secrets episode and the Love Corn snack. These moments are considered part of the podcast’s legacy and cultural DNA.
Love Corn is a snack introduced in the podcast’s pilot episode during a fictional story. It’s named as a playful nod to the love-themed content of the show, and it’s now a symbol of the podcast’s culture, with fans receiving it at the end of episodes and even wearing foam hats during live shows.
It’s a creative, signature signature phrase inspired by historical letter-writing traditions. The phrase mimics how Abigail Adams signed her letters, combining 'Dear Media' with 'Love Corn' to form a unique, heartfelt greeting that reflects the podcast’s values of love, humor, and community.
The podcast uses satire to criticize fast fashion, joking that it will 'suffocate' people and that only those in flight (like the podcast creators) will survive, highlighting concerns about environmental impact, overconsumption, and the cultural obsession with disposable clothing.
The term 'Manjobee' comes from a song by Britney Spears and Will I Am. The podcast highlights it as an earworm that became popular during a live show tour, noting how Britney’s music has a powerful, memorable impact on listeners.
The phrase 'History isn't done' is referenced from a scene in the TV show Gossip Girl and is used to emphasize that history is constantly evolving. The podcast uses it to encourage awareness and reflection, reminding listeners that stories and cultural moments are ongoing and never truly finished.
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