The Cheetah Girls: One World

Summary

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Pod Meets World: The Cheetah Girls: One World

iHeartPodcasts | Aired: January 6, 2026
Hosts: Will Friedle, Sabrina Bryan
Special Guests/Recurring Voices: Danny Shapiro

Episode Overview

In this “Magical Rewind” episode of Pod Meets World, the hosts look back on the 2008 Disney Channel Original Movie, The Cheetah Girls: One World, with special insight from Sabrina Bryan, who played Dorinda in the trilogy and was part of the real-life girl group. Will and Sabrina offer behind-the-scenes stories, reflections on filming in India, the evolution of the Cheetah Girls as a group, and plenty of humorous commentary as they recap the film’s plot—song by song, walk by walk, and elephant by elephant. The hosts also discuss lasting memories, production quirks, rating the franchise, and more.

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Main Themes & Purpose

• Nostalgic Rewatch: A deep dive into the third and final Cheetah Girls film, reflecting on both the story and on-the-ground memories.
• Behind-the-Scenes Stories: Sabrina brings her personal experiences, sharing what it was like to film in India, work with local crew, and say goodbye to an era.
• Friendship & Change: Discussions on the film’s plot, which explores friendship and competing dreams, and how those themes echoed real-life changes for the group.
• Production & Franchise Evolution: Observations on how the third film differed in budget, location, cast chemistry, music, and emotional content.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Costuming & On-Set Stories

[02:20-04:59]

• Sabrina reveals she brought her own jumpsuit to India, as she couldn’t find one like it for filming.
  “I just brought this to India and we wore it. But they did have to put, you know, cover the logo and things like that, which now, over the years, you can still see where the seam was.” — Sabrina [02:43]
• Working with costume designer Mona May was “the dream.”
  “There's only one outfit that I just, like, cringe over, but… working with [Mona] was incredible.” — Sabrina [03:17]

2. Emotional Weight of the Final Movie

[04:04-05:16]

• This film marked the end of an era for Cheetah Girls, stirring up mixed emotions.
  “This was sort of the last, like, big memories that I have. You know, it was our last movie… I got a little emotional here and there.” — Sabrina [04:04]
• The group toured relentlessly, beat records (Houston Rodeo, Rolling Stones’ merch), and felt the weight of closing a chapter.
  “These were kind of the last of our, like, really cool adventures.” — Sabrina [04:59]

3. Ranking the Trilogy

[06:17-08:10]

• Sabrina’s definitive favorite: The second movie in Barcelona, hands down.
• The third and first are tied for her, each holding a different kind of nostalgia.
• Will’s take: “The second one is the best…this last one...you kind of took over, like, the lead role.” — Will [08:10]

4. Filming in India: Expectations vs. Reality

[08:40-11:31]

• Contrasting images of India due to proximity of ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ (realistic) and the film’s own “magical Bollywood” take.
• Sabrina had little knowledge of Bollywood beforehand.
• Filming locations: Main time in Mumbai, but also Udaipur and a rural village.
  “There was a village that we went out to... we shot there for, like, six or seven days.” — Sabrina [10:39]
• Hotel had a water taxi: “That water...with the amazing castle in the back...was a water taxi we could get on from our hotel.” — Sabrina [11:31]

5. Production Value and Personal Viewing Habits

[12:02-13:53]

• The movie cost $25 million—substantially more than the prior ones, and it shows.
• Sabrina hadn’t fully rewatched the movie since its original premiere, except for showing her daughter the elephant scene:
  “I think the only thing I've watched since, probably, let's call it, like, a year or two after it premiered, was watching, like, Dance Me if you can…” — Sabrina [12:09]

6. The Music

[13:11-14:38]

• The soundtrack reached #13 on the Billboard Top 200, blending Cheetah Girls’ pop with Bollywood influence.
• Each Cheetah Girl got a solo track, a new development. “Did you like having your own song finally?” — Will
  “I don't think I necessarily needed it… I love the aspect of a team.” — Sabrina [13:53-14:16]

7. Working with Local Indian Crew & Dancers

[24:35-26:24]

• Praises for the Indian crew’s work ethic and spirit:
  “Our filming areas, wherever we were filming, were packed…They worked so hard and made our job so easy…” — Sabrina [25:13]
• Shooting in India felt massive—more people on sets, and a special bond with local talent.

8. The Plot in Review: Friendship, Competition & Bollywood

[18:58-44:49 Interwoven]

• Will and Sabrina recap the movie in detail, highlighting the core tension: the three Cheetah Girls must compete for one role in a Bollywood movie, threatening their friendship.
• Multiple musical numbers and iconic dance moments recounted.
• Scenes of walking—lots and lots of walking—are a recurring source of humor:
  “This movie has so much walking in it. Did you ever realize until you watch it again how much walking is actually in the film?” — Will [56:51]

9. Missing Raven-Symoné

[20:48-21:26]

• The absence of Raven’s Galleria is deeply felt, both in character balance and comedic timing. “I can’t lie, I miss Raven’s crazy out of this world humor in it…It's hard to go, gosh, I wonder what it would have been if it was the four of us.” — Sabrina

10. On Location: Security & Safety

[37:58-39:57]

• Safety was a priority in India; unlike Barcelona, the girls were not allowed to wander unescorted.
• “In India, we each had a driver and an assistant…We weren't allowed to leave our resort by ourselves unless…[for] safety.” — Sabrina [38:07]

11. Production Quirks & Stand-Out Moments

• Dancing on “terrifying” stairs and on mountainsides [94:14–95:03]
• On the elephant:
  “You looked like you did not feel safe whatsoever.” — Will [82:17]
  “I mean, you're just like…it's just…” — Sabrina [83:25]
• Comedic takes on countless walking scenes:
  “It should be called Cheetah Girls 3: The Ballad of Walking.” — Will [75:36]
• Hilarious “worst movie kiss” critique:
  “If you’re not gonna go for it, then shake his hand and walk away again.” — Will [77:41]

12. Culture Clashes & Real-Life Reflections

• Sabrina details how the chaos and beauty of Mumbai’s streets, the Holi festival, and local customs made filming memorable—and sometimes overwhelming.
• Differences in freedom, safety, and daily life between filming locations drew strong contrast.

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• “These were kind of the last of our, like, really cool adventures…this was kind of the start of The Last.” — Sabrina [04:59]
• “We beat Elvis’s [Houston Rodeo] record. We beat the Rolling Stones merch record…we were just like…it was just huge.” — Sabrina [07:18]
• “I felt like Beyonce. So it was a. Okay.” — Sabrina [29:30]
• “This movie has so much walking in it…A crazy amount of walking.” — Will [56:51]
• On working with Mona May: “The dream of working with her. She’s just so incredible.” — Sabrina [03:34]
• On missing Raven: “There was an aspect of her comedy that she brings…just so vibrant and so good…” — Sabrina [20:48]
• On the intimidating elephant:
  “Once we were on it, until it was done…You're holding on for dear life.” — Sabrina [81:44–82:28]

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Timestamps: Key Segments

• 02:20 — Show proper starts, Sabrina’s jumpsuit & costuming
• 04:04 — Emotional reflections: Last Cheetah adventure
• 06:17 — Ranking the trilogy, favorite movies
• 08:44 — India expectations and first impressions
• 12:02 — Higher production value, first thoughts on the rewatch
• 13:11 — The soundtrack: Billboard success, solo tracks
• 18:58 — Plot recap starts: “Only one can be a star” Bollywood
• 25:13 — Working with Indian crew and dancers
• 31:02 — Cheetah Girls’ career timeline clarified
• 37:58 — Filming in Mumbai/India; contrast with Barcelona
• 47:31 — Rehearsal, Geeta’s dance battle, on the big set
• 56:25 — Walking jokes and on-set logistics
• 66:33 — How the elephant “spray” scene was filmed
• 74:04 — Ballads on ballads, musical pacing critique
• 77:00 — The infamous “worst kiss” in DCOM history
• 81:44 — Final musical number, riding the elephant
• 87:46 — Reading one-star and five-star Amazon reviews
• 89:20 — Indian food game, Sabrina can’t eat Indian food after the shoot
• 93:13 — “Sabrina Sees” segment: stock New York footage, costuming, dancing on dangerous stairs
• 100:37 — Rating the film: “non stop walks,” nostalgia, and production value

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Ratings & Reflections

• Sabrina Bryan: 8 out of 10 “Non Stop Walks”
  “There were more holes…could have eliminated some walking…but I did like Dorinda’s storyline a lot. This was just a really good watch to be nostalgic.” [102:02]
• Will Friedle: Soft 8, Hard 7.5
  “If I was like an 11 or 12 year old girl when this came out…this would’ve been the coolest thing in the world…definitely enjoyed it.” [103:07]

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In the Cheetah Spirit: Final Takeaways

• Visuals and Music: Universally praised—India’s scenery and Bollywood-style choreography made the film beautiful to watch.
• Emotional Ending: Marked the close of the Cheetah Girl’s story and a coming-of-age for the cast.
• Fun, But Flawed: Plot had holes (even acknowledged in their own Amazon review segment), an overabundance of walking, and some narrative oddities, but fans will find it an emotionally satisfying final performance.

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For Cheetah Girls & DCOM Fans

Whether you’re old-school Cheetah Girls Nation or discovering the trilogy for the first time, this rewatch episode delivers an honest, heartfelt, and humorous tribute to a girl power classic. The trio wraps the franchise with laughter, nostalgia, and a touch of “cheetah-licious” sparkle.

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“These movies for me…bring back so many amazing memories…just so appreciative of everything I got through the Cheetah Time.”

— Sabrina Bryan [101:04]

Transcript

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[Will Friedle]

You're in your outfit. It looks just like the one you had.

[Sabrina Bryan]

I cannot believe the stitches are still here, guys.

[Will Friedle]

Oh, wait. So it's the real one. This isn't. You're not.

[Sabrina Bryan]

This is. When did we film this movie? I don't know.

[Will Friedle]

2008.

[Sabrina Bryan]

2008. I mean, in like how many years is it gonna be? 20 years old?

[Will Friedle]

Yeah, it's almost 20 years old. Don't even get me started.

[Sabrina Bryan]

I can't handle it. Oh, my gosh. But, yeah, so I actually. This was my little jumpsuit. I've always loved, like, sets of little cute little jumpsuit outfits. And I saw it and we're looking for one like it with the bright colors and all of that and couldn't find any. So I just brought this to India and we wore it. But they did have to put, you know, cover the logo and things like that, which now, over the years, you can still see where the seam was. I should just kept it on.

[Will Friedle]

You should have kept it on there, your cheetah print.

[Sabrina Bryan]

I know. So, yes, I will say this was working with Mona Mae, our costume designer. Like, everything that was coming out. There's only one outfit that I just, like, cringe over, but. And of course, it's the one I'm in, so.

[Will Friedle]

Of course.

[Sabrina Bryan]

But. Oh, like, just the dream of working with her. She's just so incredible. And it was. This movie was different for me. I mean, I was scared. So we've done three. I was scared on the first one because I just knew how not as big of, like, production value and all that kind of stuff with the first one and, like, you know, the storyline and just like, kind of going like, this was, like, our first thing, you know?

[Danny Shapiro]

Sure.

[Will Friedle]

You had no idea what it was gonna be at this point.

[Sabrina Bryan]

The second one is just filled with so many incredible memories. And it was like, the height of the Cheaters. And then this one, I sort of got a little emotional as I was watching it because this was sort of the last, like, big memories that I have. You know, it was our last movie, and it was. Was it known whether or not it would be our last movie at that time? But those are, like, my memories of us being so excited and loving it and having so much happening during this time in all of our lives. I had just done Dancing with the Stars, you know, we had so much going on. We had just released our own album that wasn't a soundtrack. It was a Cheetah Girls album from us as, like, a girl group. But then at the same time knowing, like, these were kind of the last of our, like, really cool adventures, you know, and we went on tour after this, but this was kind of the start of the last. So I got a little emotional here and there. Like, not to mention, there's a ton of balance in here. Why are we so sad?

[Will Friedle]

The whole movie, you're sad the whole movie. You're walking quite a bit. We'll get into that. There's. You walk quite a lot. You're all trying to get your steps in as you're doing it. It also the whole movie threw me because I frankly, for years thought you've been telling me that you shot in Indiana. So that is completely different.

[Sabrina Bryan]

Well, there you go.

[Will Friedle]

Than what I was expecting. That was shocking. But we might as well welcome everybody back first. So welcome back to Magical Rewind. Happy New Year's everybod. This is the show that makes you want to grab your friends, your PJs and your popcorn and go back to a time when all the houses were smart. The wave, tsunamis and the high school's musical. I'm Will Friedle.

[Sabrina Bryan]

And I'm Sabrina Bryan.

[Will Friedle]

And yes, like I said, it is a new year, but it's not a new franchise. It's one that we love here at Magical Rewind. And we're wrapping it up. It's time to Cheetah chatter our way to a threequel. Still sounds weird in my ears when I say that because once again, we're looking at Sabrina's iconic character, Dorinda, but now in India. So maybe Dorindia is the name from now on. Let's party with the 2008 musical coming of age drama the Cheetah Girls. Colon, One World. Love it. Sabrina, I know you have been jonesing to eventually get to One World, but please remind everyone, where does number three sit when you're putting your favorite Cheetah Girls movies in order?

[Sabrina Bryan]

I don't really have a 1, 2, 3. I have a favorite, which is the second one in Barcelona, hands down. But I don't have. I think it's a tie between the first and the third. I love them for different reasons. The first one really was the start. It was my biggest thing I had ever booked.

[Will Friedle]

Right.

[Sabrina Bryan]

So that's just like a milestone for me personally. And then of course, for the Cheetah, you know, Cheetah Nation, it was the beginning of something that was bigger than we could have ever, ever dreamed it being.

[Will Friedle]

Right.

[Sabrina Bryan]

And then now you, you're. We're on the third movie. And by this time, the Cheetah Girls had done so much. We had a great second movie. We went on a giant tour that we circled back around throughout the states three times. We extended our tour three or four times because we just kept selling out and the numbers were just insane. At this point point, we had done. We had sold out the Houston Rodeo in three minutes. I mean, we beat Elvis's record. We beat the Rolling Stones merch record. I mean, we were just like. It was just huge. And one of our biggest accomplishments was doing an album outside of the movies. So it wasn't a soundtrack. It didn't have a storyline. It was music that we were in the. You know, like a. A regular girl group going.

[Will Friedle]

Yeah, I was gonna say you were a legit girl group at this point. Yes. Yeah.

[Sabrina Bryan]

And we were writing and we were helping produce, and we were just doing so much.

[Danny Shapiro]

We.

[Sabrina Bryan]

With our tours. We were given. This is what I'm just so grateful with the channel for, like, the ability to have, like, artistic directing of a tour of a giant tour. It was like, now on our resumes.

[Will Friedle]

Well, you didn't ask me, but I'm going to answer. The correct answer to me is the second one is the best.

[Sabrina Bryan]

Okay.

[Will Friedle]

This last one, because you're my friend and essentially you kind of. I even texted you. You kind of took over, like, the lead role of the movie. I thought that's my opinion.

[Sabrina Bryan]

How is he seeing that?

[Will Friedle]

Because I just thought you were like, they gave you so much more to do. Kind of the heart and soul of the film. So I. Big fan of that, obviously, because you're my friend. So that. So the last one and then number one would be the third one, in my opinion. And they're all good.

[Sabrina Bryan]

Yeah. But I definitely see the difference in production. And you just see the difference.

[Will Friedle]

Well, how did you feel when you first heard that you were going to India?

[Sabrina Bryan]

So. Okay, I want to be really honest. This movie came out the same year that Slumdog Millionaire came out.

[Will Friedle]

So before that, two very different images of India.

[Sabrina Bryan]

This was like, come visit India.

[Brad Palumbo]

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[Sabrina Bryan]

And the Slumdog was kind of more. So the reality of what we kind of saw a little bit more hands on.

[Danny Shapiro]

Sure.

[Sabrina Bryan]

But before that, I knew a tiny bit of Bollywood still stuff. Other than that, I really didn't know a whole lot of what it would be like to live in India, what it would be like to go visit. I've always heard from people that have gone, say, it's like this gorgeous, most magical place, which I think is different if you go visit somewhere like that for like five to seven days versus living.

[Will Friedle]

Exactly, exactly.

[Sabrina Bryan]

And working there.

[Will Friedle]

Right.

[Sabrina Bryan]

But I was excited that we again, it felt like the movies, because we worked so hard on tours and albums and that all the other stuff, the movies always felt like the prize. Like, and here you go. We're gonna have you guys go have fun and do a movie.

[Will Friedle]

Right. But three months. That's a long shoot.

[Sabrina Bryan]

Yeah, but, like, that's what it felt like. Like, oh, we worked so hard, and we did. Our last tour was so. Went so well that this was, like, our prize. Like, you gu. To go shoot a movie in India. And we're like, cool. Like, yes. If it's anything like Barcelona, I'm so down.

[Will Friedle]

So pronounce these for me then. Because you filmed in. Is it Udaipur? Udaipur.

[Sabrina Bryan]

Udaipur.

[Will Friedle]

Udaipur and Mumbai, right?

[Sabrina Bryan]

Yes.

[Will Friedle]

Udaipur, I take it, is where the. The. The water was and the nice castle kind of setting was. Right?

[Sabrina Bryan]

Yeah. So you know what? I was trying to figure it out. So we mainly were in Moon by there.

[Danny Shapiro]

What?

[Sabrina Bryan]

Oh, there was one other thing, and I don't remember what it was called, and I'm sure Keely Will would hit me with the answer so fast. She was so knowledgeable. She. Her character is very much like Aqua. She's really, like, a bookworm. And, like, when we were in India, she had all the, like, knowledge of, oh, you know, this, that, this, you know, whatever. And there was a village that we went out to, and we shot there for, like, six or seven days. And I feel like the. When we did that, that's when we went to Holly in the movie, right? That was, like, a separate location. Okay, Udaipur, maybe where it's more the water, but we. That water, like, where we were there was being shot from the water with the amazing, like, castle in the back. That was a water taxi. We could get on from, like, our hotel, like, right in.

[Will Friedle]

Boom. Oh, okay. Oh, cool. Oh, man. Okay, well. Well, I got. We got to get into it because it's gonna be fun. So here we go, everybody. That's right. It is Cheetah Girls. Colon. One World. I won't say colon every time. Just. It's just there, so it's hard not to say it. It was released on August 22, 2008. One World is the third and final movie of the Cheetah Girls trilogy, and it reportedly cost a whopping $25 million to make people. Yes. Did it. You obviously said it felt more expensive, right?

[Sabrina Bryan]

Oh, yeah, yeah.

[Will Friedle]

Oh, yeah. Oh, yeah. When's the last time you watched it before the podcast?

[Sabrina Bryan]

Oh, I think the only thing I've watched since, probably, let's call it, like, a year or two after it premiered, was watching, like, Dance Me if youf can, which is one of the. My favorite musicals that we did.

[Will Friedle]

I'm not even going to tell you. Okay. We'll get into it.

[Sabrina Bryan]

Okay. And then. And then also the finale, One World. Those are things that I've shown Monroe, my daughter, because she, like, really got into elephants for a minute, and so I was like, mommy got to ride one. And then there is a little YouTube video that I did of me meeting the. The elephant, which is super embarrassing, so I sort of freak out. But.

[Will Friedle]

Yeah, well, yeah, you're also the only one holding on for dear life from the top of the thing. Everybody else is, like, waving like this. And you got, like, one. One grip.

[Sabrina Bryan]

I've got, like, a chain I've, like, hooked to my ankle.

[Will Friedle]

Holding on for dear life.

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[Sabrina Bryan]

So, yeah. So really not the movie itself. Not the movie itself.

[Will Friedle]

All right.

[Danny Shapiro]

For.

[Sabrina Bryan]

I mean, at least, like I said, two or three years out of the premiere.

[Will Friedle]

Okay. Well, back when it did premiere on the Disney Channel, it was, of course, a massive hit, reaching 7 million viewers and topping all the charts for the night. You can't, obviously talk about the Cheetah Girls movie without getting into the soundtrack, which we were just talking about. It was released in conjunction. Love that word. With the premiere. And has a great mix of the pop you expect now with some kind of Bollywood influence. We also have two solo tracks from Adrian, one from Keely, and one from our solo girl here, Sabrina Bryan, called Crazy on the Dance Floor. The soundtrack reached number 13 on the US Billboard top 200, which is crazy. Number two for US kid albums and number three for US top soundtracks. Pretty damn good. Did you like having your own song finally? I did.

[Sabrina Bryan]

I. I mean, to me, I'm such a. Like, I love the aspect of a team. I don't think I necessarily needed it. And that's something I really want to, like, call and talk to Keely about because I'm like, why did they have us do that? Because I know they're very much into that. Was that to like. I don't remember where that came from. Like, you know, and I. I love that they.

[Will Friedle]

Maybe they're seeing if a song hits and then it's like, if it does, let's take that one solo. I mean, I have no idea.

[Sabrina Bryan]

I. I don't know what the reasoning of it was, except for I know that, like, if going to. Maybe it was that they wanted Adrian to have one, and then they. But they still wanted us to have the opportunity to do it too, which is really sweet. I just can't remember. Well, I should know.

[Will Friedle]

I'll tell you all about your movie because we've done the Research. And by we, I mean our producers. I haven't even watched it.

[Sabrina Bryan]

Oh, great.

[Will Friedle]

I'm kidding. Well, Just like its two predecessors, Cheetah Girls 3 One World is available to stream right now on Disney. You can watch it now or later. That's up to you. But either way, you're making Sabrina somewhere around a tenth of a century. So thank you from the bottom of our hearts.

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[Will Friedle]

I'm gonna take Francesca off the network entirely.

[Brad Palumbo]

The massive TikTok boycott against Target. That makes no actual sense.

[Sabrina Bryan]

I will continue getting stuff from Target, and I will continue to not pay for it.

[Brad Palumbo]

And the MAGA influencers whose trip to the White House ended in embarrassment.

[Hari Kondabolu]

So refreshing to have a press secretary after the last few years who's both intelligent and articulate.

[Brad Palumbo]

You won't hear about these online stories in the mainstream media, but you can keep up with them and all the other entertaining and outrageous things happening online in media and in politics with the Brad vs. Everyone podcast, hosted by me, Brad Palumbo. Every day of the week, I bring you on a wild ride through the most delulu takes on the Internet, criticizing the extremes of both sides from an independent perspective. Join in on the insanity and listen to the Brad vs. Everyone podcast on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.

[Danny Shapiro]

Hi, I'm Danny Shapiro, host of the hit podcast Family Secrets.

[Will Friedle]

We were in the car like a Rolling stone came on and he said, there's a line in there about your mother. And I said, what? What I would do if I didn't feel like I was being accepted is choose an identity that other people can't have.

[Sabrina Bryan]

I knew something had happened to me in the middle of the night, but I couldn't hold on to what had happened.

[Danny Shapiro]

These are just a few of the moving and important stories I'll be holding space for on my upcoming 13th season of Family Secrets. Whether you've been on this journey with me from season one or just joining the Family Secrets family, we're so happy to have you with us. I'll dive deep into the incredible power of secrets, the ones that shape our identities, test our relationships, and ultimately reveal who we truly are. Listen to Family secrets on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.

[Will Friedle]

All right, so everybody go out there, find your Ganesh statue, and tie a string around a tree. Wishes are coming TR true with our synopsis. Chanel, Aqua, and Dorinda. But she's my friend, so I just call her Doe. Travel to India for their last summer before college, only to find they must compete against each other for the single lead role in a Bollywood movie. As the girls juggle stardom, romance, and culture clashes, their friendship and bonds are tested like never before. Well, I'm going to give my opinion, too, but now, watching it over 15 years later. What did you think, Sabrina? Did you like it?

[Sabrina Bryan]

I thought we looked great.

[Dr. Joy Harden Bradford]

I love.

[Sabrina Bryan]

No in the sense of Mona May's style that she had throughout the movie. And I love how we eventually get so much of that Bollywood influence with the Fashion. But I felt like everything in this movie. But I feel this way about the second movie. Not so much on that first one. It shot so beautifully.

[Will Friedle]

Yeah. Beautiful to watch.

[Sabrina Bryan]

India is like, yeah, it's beautiful to watch. Certainly it was so gorgeous. And that, you know, I, I know I've talked to Paul Hoen so many times, but he was just like. It was like going into like, just a portrait studio of the most gorgeous like backdrops to ever be able to film in front of. So I mean, I, that was really what. I forgot how gorgeous it was. And then it was like, oh my gosh, that wasn't made up at all. This is really what I was living in for like over two months.

[Will Friedle]

That's an incredible way to not answer the question.

[Sabrina Bryan]

Oh, what did I think of the movie? So here's the thing. It was a totally different vibe for me watching it since it doesn't feel like that long ago that we watched the second movie.

[Will Friedle]

Sure.

[Sabrina Bryan]

You know, I thought, I thought it was good. I liked it. It really was a good representation of kind of where we were. But I can't lie, I miss Raven's crazy out of this world humor in it. There was an aspect of her comedy that she brings to the screen is just so vibrant and so good that I was like, it just, it's hard to go, gosh, I wonder what it would have been if it was the four of us. Which is what I think anything that happens with the Cheetah Girl should be. It's the four of us. But that dynamic on screen is just something you just can't deny.

[Will Friedle]

I don't disagree. I missed her too. I liked that you had more to do. I thought that was great. And you're right, it's gorgeous to look at. So we have a new director, our third name in the three movies, which is pretty crazy. We haven't seen that in any of the other franchises. This time Disney called in the big guns the dcom daddy himself. One of our good magical Rewind pals. Paul Hoen, or has. I love to call him bad to the Hoenn. I don't, but it's great. He is of course a Disney master and maybe the most prolific director in the channel's history. With DCOMs like Just Mouth along with us people because we've said it so many times. Eddie's million dollar cook off the luck of the Irish. Jump in, Let it shine. True Confessions. And he's currently the creative force behind a modern day cash cow, the Zombies franchise. He is to dcoms what the Dodgers are to superstar Japanese players. And we see three of the four Cheetah Girls return. Let's kick it off with Adrian Bailon, AKA Chann. I'm kidding, Chanel. Adrian is an original member of the R and B Group 3 LW and appears in another dcom. We recapped Buffalo Dreams, which was like being on acid. She'd go on to have her own solo musical career and appear on that's so Raven, the Suite Life of Zack and Cody and in the movie Coach Carter. Great movie, but our favorite Cheetah Girl is my friend and yours, Sabrina Bryan, who returns as Dorinda. The Orange county native toured the world as part of the record breaking group, then took her skills to the ballroom to become one of the most beloved and unfairly eliminated Dance Dancing with the Stars contestants of all time. And now she hosts some podcasts. Whatever. And of course, Keely Williams is Aqua, another member of the r b group 3 LW. She also appears in the movies the House Bunny, Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants and Stomp the Yard two. I know you guys are still very close.

[Danny Shapiro]

Do you.

[Will Friedle]

Do you talk a lot?

[Sabrina Bryan]

I do, I do.

[Will Friedle]

Is she gonna come back and join us at some point?

[Sabrina Bryan]

I think she's gonna.

[Will Friedle]

Okay, good. Okay, good. I'm very excited because I've got many, many questions.

[Sabrina Bryan]

Oh, yes, I'm sure.

[Will Friedle]

And joining the cast as uncle the surroundings of India, we have Roshan Seth, a British actor out of New Delhi who had a prolific career in theater and then was asked by Richard Attenborough to play Pandit Naru in 1982's Gandhi. He would also appear in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom where is awesome and then play Dallasum in the 1994 cinematic version of Street Fighter. Not a good movie, but he was great. Oh, man. Anytime you get. I'm not going to get into it. You get Jean Claude Van Damme as a video game character in it's not always a recipe for a great film. He'd also most recently show up in Tim Burton's retelling of Dumbo. And Michael Steger plays Vikram or Vic. He was part of the Disney Channel universe, appearing on Hannah Montana and Cory in the House and would later play a lead in the 2000s reboot of 90210 and guest star on Grey's Anatomy where he played the anatomy. And that's not true. I've never seen that show once. But I assume somebody else plays the anatomy. And so many local actors appear in the film Shooting in India, made for Some amazing opportunity for actors and dancers. There's. What was it like working with the local talent? I mean, were they like, wow, this is the coolest thing. We get to be in an American Disney Channel movie? Or were they. Or were they like, we do this all the time. Just pay attention and we'll show you what to do?

[Sabrina Bryan]

No, they were so sweet. I'm gonna say. I have to take a moment to talk about the entire crew and how incredible they were and just so happy to be there. And it was always like, our filming areas, wherever we were filming, was packed. What, like here in America, for one person to have a job would be like three or four of them that were covering it. I mean, it was. You know, the sun's very bright and. And very harsh. So I had someone there just holding an umbrella, and anytime I. Anytime I'd be like, hey, you know, let me give you a break.

[Danny Shapiro]

I can.

[Sabrina Bryan]

I can hold my umbrella. They're like, no, no, no, no, no, no, no. And then, you know, like I said, there was just so many people, like a lighting rig, you know, that was getting put up where there would be maybe three or four guys. There was 10. There was just so. Our. Our sets were just so packed with people, and it came with. It was fun. It was like. I mean, we were walking around with a crew. Like a crew, you know, and when we were at rehearsals, I mean, these dancers were ready to be there from the second the. The sun glistened in the sky till the very end of night, you know, 1 to 2am if that's what it was gonna take. They were. They worked so hard and made our job so easy because when we'd get put into certain things, they'd been rehearsing so much that it was like a breeze, you know, and they were just always so sweet, and it was so much fun. And then, of course, working with you know, some of the, like, local. Like the ones, you know, the actresses and the actors, they were so excited for this opportunity to be on the channel. They. They just felt like this was going to be something really big. And I. You know, I really do hope that it ended up just everything that they wanted because they.

[Will Friedle]

That's great. Yeah. Because they shoot so many movies there that it's probably. They're like, this is old hat to them, but I love it.

[Sabrina Bryan]

Well, I remember the very first night, we were driving one at one of the, like, 80s or someone. One of the. The crew was in the car and was like, you were on Dancing with the Stars is what they call it in the States, right? And I said, yeah. And they're like, see that Hummer? And they're like, he just won the Dancing with the Stars here in India. That. That guy.

[Will Friedle]

Oh, cool.

[Sabrina Bryan]

And it was like his car was all lit up. There was like. And it was just really cool that instantly, within the first couple of days, there was like a.

[Will Friedle]

A connection bond.

[Sabrina Bryan]

That's cool.

[Will Friedle]

Oh, I love that.

[Dr. Joy Harden Bradford]

Very cool.

[Sabrina Bryan]

Yeah.

[Will Friedle]

Now you have to listen. Just because our Sabrina is in this movie, when it comes to runtime, we're not going to let anything slide. So we have to hold her to the same standards we do for all of our dcoms. We are journalists, after all. If it's over 90 minutes, we're forced to ridicule the film and disown her as a friend. And so Cheetah Girls One World is 88 minutes long. People too off target, but on the perfect side of history. Two minutes short. And so we go into the recap with open hearts and an understanding that Paul Hoen and everyone involved are heroes. Sabrina, nice job. When it comes to writers, we have four credits and we start with a name we often mention here in the podcast, and that is Dan Berenson. He is a dcom regular who got his start on Sabrina the Teenage Witch Twitch, then would collaborate with Disney on his first dcom, up, up and Away with Robert Townsend. From there, he'd become a go to name with the Scream team. Eddie's Million Dollar Cook Off, Stuck in the Suburbs, Pop Rocks, Halloween Town High. Twitch's I'm falling asleep in the middle of this list because it's so long. Twitch's 2 Hannah Montana, the movie the Wizards of Waverly Place, the Movie Camp Rock 2 Teens 3 Teen Beach. Very impressive. My God, this man has written everything. Then we have Deborah Gregory, the author who wrote the Cheetah Girls series of books originally. So she gets it created by credit. And then we have two new names. Nisha Ganatra, a Golden Globe winning writer and seasoned TV director who won for her work on Transparent and also recently directed the Mindy Kaling movie Late night and the 2025 DCOM Freakier Friday. And finally, we have Jen Small. This is her only writing credit. It is not a real dcom unless there's one writer with no other credits that we've never heard of again. And so it's so true. Let's dig a little deeper and stand up to fly away. What if I'm the one and get crazy on the dance floor? Well, then we've Got that? Cheetah Love. Let's get into one world right now. I even watching the movie, I didn't understand half of what I just said. We open in what is clearly not India. It's New York City. Sirens and taxi horns, Times Square and Radio City Music Hall. We see the Cheetah Girls doing their makeup at their vanity mirrors. And this is where I was worried already because they showed two of the Cheetah Girls, not you, on the. The little sticky notes. And I was like, well, that pissed me off. And it's all to the newest song, Cheetah Love. They sing all about the Cheetah Girl unity, sticking together through even the hardest of times and knowing they will always be there for each other. The girls continue to perform now to a live audience at a sold out concert. Lot of wind machines here. Did. Did your lips get chapped? They dry out your eyes?

[Sabrina Bryan]

Because my eyes were dry. I had a sore throat from just trying to sing.

[Will Friedle]

It was a stage.

[Sabrina Bryan]

I felt like Beyonce. So it was a. Okay.

[Will Friedle]

Even though it was an A F4 on the Fujita scale of wind, you were absolutely fine. The song ends and the crowd goes wild. But we transition onto a much different stage. Chanel is still rocking out like it's a high budget MTV music video, but now they're just in an empty room. She appears to be having some sort of a psychotic episode because she really believed she was performing in front of thousands of fans. And maybe we should just get her into therapy immediately. She should try BetterHelp, which is wonderful, but the girls snap her out of it. They've actually been performing for just one man in a dimly lit auditorium. An agent who looks exactly like the comic book Vill and Kingpin. He is not impressed. The girls say they're working out the kinks. They used to be a foursome, but Galleria got into Cambridge and left the band. Okay, one way to do it. They just did it with one sentence. As you know, the Beatles used to have another member, but he went to summer school and never came back. Kingpin says that's not true, by the way, Sabrina, I'm letting you know that.

[Sabrina Bryan]

I know, I know.

[Will Friedle]

It was John, Paul, George, Ringo and Steve. But Steve got into Cayman.

[Danny Shapiro]

Steve.

[Sabrina Bryan]

It's gotta be Steve.

[Will Friedle]

Kate Pin says to call him when they get their act together and leaves. The Cheetahs feel cheerful. Sheeta Hopeless Doe notices that Aqua's laptop is a mess just so she can flirt with a tech guy named Kevin. Also, we find out that Dorinda and her hot Spanish boyfriend Joaquin have broken up. He broke up with her because of the time difference in phone bills, but she's cool with it. She's also hungry. For the record, I. Do they really say he broke up with you? Don't they say that you're just broken up? I don't think they actually pointed out.

[Sabrina Bryan]

Yeah, no, it was just kind of like, you know. Yeah, she was. She's tried to explain, and she just said it's because, you know, time difference. They couldn't. They basically couldn't communicate different. They're also really young.

[Will Friedle]

Like, yeah, you're 22 and live in different countries.

[Sabrina Bryan]

They're gonna get married. My goodness.

[Will Friedle]

Too old for Disney Channel. Too young for marriage. They pick Indian food, and Dorinda is spooked by a nearby statue of Ganesh the elephant, the remover of obstacles. They tell their waitress that they need Ganesh because they've only been running into obstacles these days. No agent, no work, and no singing career. The waitress prays to Ganesh for them and says they just need some food. Faith. The girls realize they have two months until college, and that will make rehearsing even harder. It's now or never. With college prep classes and dance camp this summer, it feels like they're being forced to give up their Cheetah dreams. And then Chanel's phone rings. The Cheetah Girls are being asked to audition for a huge Hollywood musical. So help me out here in the lexicon of the Cheetah Girls, where are they career wise? They're still in high school, about to graduate, but they're. Are they releasing music? Do they have a record deal? Where are. Where are they now after. After the second one?

[Sabrina Bryan]

So they're basically. And that's what it's saying. Like, we've been on so many auditions, they're trying to get hired for gigs, whether it's their own show, you know, like their spot on. You know, like, it's like a small gig thing. Like, what I would assume we were reaching for. Like, you know what? The Jonas Brothers got to do a lot before they got, like, their real big gotcha opportunity.

[Will Friedle]

So you want the 12 of you in a van or the three of you in a van with. With your family going for. From gig.

[Sabrina Bryan]

I feel like they're just auditioning for gigs like that. Places to just be able to perform.

[Will Friedle]

And to get wrapped and all that stuff. I couldn't remember how the second one ended well.

[Sabrina Bryan]

Remember, they, like, no one won the festival, right?

[Will Friedle]

It was like, nobody. Congratulations. Nobody wins.

[Sabrina Bryan]

Nobody really Won. Yeah. So I think it's just their home. They're still in there. They haven't gone off to college yet. They're still in high school and they're.

[Will Friedle]

Still trying to make it work.

[Sabrina Bryan]

They're still grinding to. Yeah. Wanting to. To try to make. Make something of the Cheetah Girls.

[Will Friedle]

Okay. Well, they're very excited about the possibility of being cast in a movie, but Chanel doesn't even remember what it's about. But who cares? They're going to be in a movie. And then we get our next song right there in the Indian restaurant. It's Dig A Little Deeper and the Cheetahs dance around table to table. The paying customers seem to love the track, even dancing along. Where does this one sit for you? Did you, like, dig a little deeper?

[Sabrina Bryan]

I did like the. The song. It was a little funky dancing in that restaurant for some reason. But also. And they didn't show it, at least from watching Disney. We, during that time, barely got through those lines. And that entire scene, like, there's like a whole.

[Will Friedle]

Were you laughing or.

[Sabrina Bryan]

Yes, we were in. I don't know if it was a night shoe or what, but we were so giddy. And Paul was just like, oh, my God, girls, like, get it together. Like, couldn't get through those scenes. It took us so long to get through those speaking scenes. And I think then we did the dancing, like, portion either after or the next day. So it was kind of like our fault. Oh, sure.

[Will Friedle]

We're not gonna blame Paul Owen.

[Sabrina Bryan]

So, yeah, we were so tired.

[Danny Shapiro]

But I just.

[Dr. Priyanka Walley]

I.

[Sabrina Bryan]

So it's funny because it was like, not my favorite of all of the music on this third movie, but had the best time doing it because we were cracking up the majority of the time. We were.

[Will Friedle]

Well, let me ask you a question with. As a dancer, if I were to put on the song right now, just cold, could you remember the dance.

[Sabrina Bryan]

Parts of it? Yeah.

[Will Friedle]

Okay. God, so funny. Well, we're gonna have to see that at some point.

[Sabrina Bryan]

When I get up, when we do the chairs that come out of nowhere that are just perfectly lined up for the three of us to go on.

[Dr. Joy Harden Bradford]

Right.

[Sabrina Bryan]

Which I know is probably your favorite aspect of.

[Will Friedle]

It's a musical. You just gotta love musical Sabrina.

[Sabrina Bryan]

I remember because Fatima Robson's. She's incredible. She's Black Eyed Peas. I mean, her.

[Will Friedle]

She's the choreographer, by the way.

[Sabrina Bryan]

She's an incredible choreographer. But I remember her. We got up and did this, like, quick, quick, like, it was like step up, a quick, quick down and I just remember just feeling like I'm running a marathon.

[Will Friedle]

I don't know. I'm so tired. I'm so tired. Yeah, that would be me.

[Sabrina Bryan]

There's just fun, fun stuff with that. With that whole. And again, we were really close. Close. Like if you watch it, there's not a lot of space in between any of the places.

[Will Friedle]

Oh, you meant proximity wise. You were close. Gotcha. Gotcha.

[Sabrina Bryan]

Close to like everyone that we're dancing around. So.

[Danny Shapiro]

Love it.

[Sabrina Bryan]

But yeah, I just remember cracking up.

[Will Friedle]

That I want to see.

[Sabrina Bryan]

I feel like it would be like if I had to do lines with you. Yeah, I just feel like it would be.

[Will Friedle]

It'd be great. Well, you gotta. We gotta send me that dvd because I want to see those bloopers.

[Danny Shapiro]

Okay.

[Will Friedle]

But to end the songs, the girls find themselves back on a smaller stage, performing for now, two dudes in a dimly lit auditorium. The guys clap as they wind down and the girls are now huddled up exc. At the prospect of going to California for this movie. And now the decision has been made. We meet Vic, short for Vikram. He's the director and dreamy. He immediately exchanged flirty glances with Chanel. This feels wildly unprofessional and a real issue for human resources to deal with. Vic says he has a flight to catch, but tells the girls he'd love all of them to star in his first Bollywood movie. Everyone is excited by the news, and Vic then explains that without them, he'd be packing his bag for dental surgery school. It seems his parents don't think the arts are a real profession. So now he faces the age old dilemma. Bollywood director or dentist, We've all been there. Things apparently move fast in Bollywood because their flight is tomorrow. But then they realize they aren't going to California at all. They're going to India. Chanel heard Hollywood. He said Bollywood. But in India, like the other side of the world, it's yeah, it's India. But Aqua and Doe, they aren't feeling it. They already have summer plans. But Chanel is gung ho ready, probably because of Dreamy McDreamerson. It's their chance to be international movie stars. And she thinks the director is mad cute. She convinces her cheetah sisters to take the leap and go to the, quote, movie making capital of the world, which is Mumbai. She also promises no talk about cute boys, which ironically becomes the only thing the movie is about. But either way, they are going to India. But of course, there's one problem. While the girls are celebrating, Vic's assistant reminds the Director. He was supposed to cast only one girl for his uncle, the rich producer behind the film. Which also doesn't make any sense. Sense, because why would his family think that being a director wasn't a legitimate thing if his uncle is a super well known and famous movie producer?

[Danny Shapiro]

Right?

[Will Friedle]

I let it go because dancing and colorful. So yes. But anyway, Vic believes once his uncle meets the three girls, he realizes they'll all have to be in the movie. But the assistant isn't so sure. But hey, no need to stress over that. The plane takes off for India. The girls are happy to avoid the New York heat and traffic. But then we get a patented pod meets World signature optical flip. And then we arrive in India. It is hotter and more congested than even Times Square. We see the crowded Mumbai streets and utter chaos of daily life there. How did India treat you while you were there?

[Sabrina Bryan]

Oh, so good. Yeah, so good. It was awesome. I mean it was a different experience in the sense that when we were in Barcelona we had the freedom. I think I've mentioned it to you. Like we were out after, if we weren't on set, we had the freedom to go do whatever we wanted. We would just leave our hotel room, walk, you know, Barcelona is such an awesome city. Walk around, go out for two hour dinners, three hour dinners, you know, like really had so much freedom in India. We each had a, our a driver and an assistant that would come meet us. We weren't allowed to leave our resort by ourselves unless we were dangerous. The just the level of Disney just really wanting to make sure that we were safe and, and not like we didn't walk anywhere, anywhere. We got dropped off like at the front door of everything. We went and had drivers literally take us everywhere. It was just a totally different experience. But truly that scene cracked me up because that was really how it felt when we were driving in India. Like, I mean getting your head banged if you were like. I had to like always have my arm here on the rest because you nobody. There's lines in the street and I just don't know why because nobody abides by them in any sense. And you, you. There's all those rickshaw cars, which is what we are filming in that are so tiny that just bob and weave. And then you look over and there's a, a big like bus, like a transit bus and there's 20 people sitting on top of the bus and 10 people somehow holding onto the bus, just riding it outside of it.

[Will Friedle]

Like I think those rickshaws, I think they're called tuk tuks.

[Sabrina Bryan]

Tuk tuks.

[Will Friedle]

Yeah. I don't know if they all are there as well, but I know that in Asia, the same kind of thing I think is called a tuk tuk.

[Sabrina Bryan]

So I think, okay.

[Will Friedle]

They're like, yeah, yeah, yeah. Pretty sure they're called tuk tuks.

[Sabrina Bryan]

Just so dangerous.

[Will Friedle]

Yeah, super dangerous. Exactly.

[Sabrina Bryan]

You know, we didn't want to walk anywhere. We're like, gosh, people, pedestrians have to get just hit left and right around here. I mean, people are going up on curbs and it just was pretty crazy. But they did take care of us. Like they, you know, we didn't have the freedom that we had in, in Barcelona. But in all honesty, it didn't take us very long to not want that freedom. We were like, please, yes, somebody be with us.

[Will Friedle]

That's great. Great. Well, the girls, as you're telling us, are now in the backseat of a cab. And though it's a lot, they still think India is cheat delicious. Doe looks out the window and sees an elephant. She almost has a spiritual moment with the animal, our second possible sign of psychosis in the film. Then her phone rings. It's her ex, Joaquin in Spain. She decides to ignore it. She has elephants eyes to stare into. The girls eventually arrive at the lovely hotel and are stunned by its beauty and luxury. Doe is quick to go shopping at a nearby street market and is called over by one of the vendors, Swami. He hands her a string and tells her to tie it to a tree for a. Her fellow cheetahs arrive and join in on the wish making. Swami explains that when the wish comes true, you return, untie the string and say thank you to the tree. Though it sounds crazy, the girls all decide to participate. The next day, Doe is looking at old pictures of the group that include the fourth member, Galleria, of whom we do not speak, when Aqua appears and wonders if she should call tech support. Kevin Doe is obviously the real bummer in this movie, dooming the long distance relationship before it even starts. And by the way, all the talk of boys has gone out the window because that's all they've been talking about the entire time they said this. They weren't gonna talk about boys. And they start to talk about her recent breakup. Chanel pops in with their rehearsal schedule and if they don't get moving now, they'll be late. And this was weird because it was like, I thought it was night, you're all in pajamas. It seemed like it was nighttime and like, it's time to go to work. I was like, wait, what? What time is it?

[Sabrina Bryan]

I know it definitely. That timing didn't make sense.

[Will Friedle]

The timing was weird. 100%.

[Sabrina Bryan]

Yes, we were. Yeah, yeah. The timing was the same thing.

[Will Friedle]

Timing was weird.

[Sabrina Bryan]

It looked like we were just going to bed.

[Will Friedle]

Going to bed after a long day, you're in pajamas. It was a long day and it's like time to. To work. I was like, oh, I guess I was wrong. These Bollywood productions sure do make everything last minute. Aqua and Dorinda thank Chanel for making them come to India after all. It's going to be great. And then the Cheetah Girls arrive at India Pictures, the large, appropriately named studio lot where the movies are going to be shot. They meet up with Vic, who still seems more interested in flirting with Chanel than making a movie. He says he wants to make a remake of a classic Indian film, but his uncle wants to make it more contemporary. So now it's a love story with classic Bollywood singing and dancing. They meet Raheem, their hunky co star, who pulls up on a bad boy motorcycle. He is a famous Bollywood Nepo baby, and the girls find him so dreamy that they're all speechless.

[Dr. Priyanka Walley]

Hi, I'm Dr. Priyanka Wali.

[Hari Kondabolu]

And I'm Hari Kundabolu.

[Dr. Priyanka Walley]

It's a new year, and on the podcast Health Stuff, we're resetting the way we talk about our health, which means.

[Hari Kondabolu]

Being honest about what we know, what we don't know, and how messy it can all be. I like to sleep in late and sleep early. Is there a chronotype for that or am I just depressed?

[Dr. Priyanka Walley]

We talk to experts who share real experiences and insight.

[Will Friedle]

You just really need to find where it is that you can have an impact in your own life and just start doing that.

[Dr. Priyanka Walley]

We break down the topics you want.

[Hari Kondabolu]

To know more about sleep, stress, mental health, and how the world around us affects our overall health.

[Dr. Priyanka Walley]

We talk about all the ways to keep your body and mind inside and out healthy. We human beings, all we want is connection. We just want to connect with each other.

[Hari Kondabolu]

Health Stuff is about learning, laughing, and feeling a little less alone.

[Dr. Priyanka Walley]

Listen on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.

[Dr. Joy Harden Bradford]

The moments that shape us often begin with a simple question. What do I want my life to look like now? Now I'm Dr. Joy Hardin Bradford, and on therapy for black girls, we create space for honest conversations about identity, relationships, mental health, and the choices that help us grow. As cybersecurity expert Camille Stewart Gloucester reminds.

[Sabrina Bryan]

Us, we are in a divisive time where our comments are weaponized against us. And so what we find is a lot of Black women are standing up and speaking out because they feel the brunt of the pain.

[Dr. Joy Harden Bradford]

Each week, we explore the tools and insights that help you move with purpose, whether you're navigating something new or returning to yourself. If you're ready for thoughtful guidance and grounded support, this is the place for you. Listen to therapy for Black Girls on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.

[Danny Shapiro]

Hi, I'm Danny Shapiro, host of the hit podcast Family Secrets.

[Will Friedle]

We were in the car like a rolling stone came on and he said, there's a line in there about your mother. And I said, what? What I would do if I didn't feel like I was being accepted is choose an identity that other people can't have.

[Sabrina Bryan]

I knew something had happened to me in the middle of the night, but I couldn't hold on to what had happened.

[Danny Shapiro]

These are just a few of the moving and important stories I'll be holding space for on my upcoming 13th season of Family Secrets. Whether you've been on this journey with me from season one or are just joining the Family Secrets family, we're so happy to have you with us. I'll dive deep into the incredible power of secrets, the ones that shape our identities, test our relationships, and ultimately reveal who we truly are. Listen to Family secrets on the iHeartRadio app app, Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts.

[Brad Palumbo]

The social media trend that's landing some gen zers in jail. The progressive media darling whose public meltdown got her fired.

[Will Friedle]

I'm going to take Francesca off the network entirely.

[Brad Palumbo]

The massive Tik Tok boycott against Target that makes no actual sense.

[Will Friedle]

I will continue getting stuff from Target.

[Sabrina Bryan]

And I will continue to not pay for it.

[Brad Palumbo]

And the MAGA influencer whose trip to the White House ended in embarrassment.

[Hari Kondabolu]

So refreshing to have a press secretary after the last few years who's both intelligent and articulate.

[Brad Palumbo]

You won't hear about these online stories in the mainstream media, but you can keep up with them and all the other entertaining and outrageous things happening online in media and in politics. With the Brad vs. Everyone podcast hosted by me, Brad Palumbo. Every day of the week, I bring you on a wild ride through the most delulu takes on the Internet Internet, criticizing the extremes of both sides from an independent perspective. Join in on the insanity and listen to the Brad vs. Everyone podcast on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.

[Will Friedle]

Now. On their way to set, they are accosted by Gita, the movie's choreographer, complaining that the American actresses are already late. But then, even when she sees Raheem, she's at a loss for words and trips falling to the floor. But it looks like these two have mutual crushes, which is very cute because her presence makes the big movie star nervously snort. The girls then leave with Geeta to meet the movie's dancers, a large group of locals in colorful costumes. Okay, I'm gonna be totally honest with you. At this point in the movie, I was like, I don't know how I feel about this movie. This movie's kind of weird. I don't know what's going on. This is really kind of strange. So I'm just letting you know that. The girls then leave with Geeta to meet the movie's dancers, a large group of locals in colorful costumes. Rehearsal quickly begins, and Geeta speeds through a routine. The girls have to be superhuman to follow along, so when they do try to dance, they stumble into each other, creating some tension with Geeta. Dorinda, yes. Even gets a little confrontational. It turns out do is a bat takes off that exact thing she's wearing now. Like, don't tell me I can't dance.

[Sabrina Bryan]

Nobody tells me I can't.

[Will Friedle]

It's awesome. Geeta promises it's her job to make this work, even if she's forced to slow it down for the Americans. This does not calm Dorinda down, who lunges at her better but is held back by her friends. Nobody talks to her like that.

[Sabrina Bryan]

If this really happened, there is no chance at hell. Keely's wimpy arms would have pulled me back from this chick. I would have been fighting Will. I would have been fighting.

[Will Friedle]

It was awesome. So now Joe wants to see those moves. I loved it. This is where I was like. And I literally texted Jensen. I'm like, I'm at the dance off. I mean, 150. So, yeah, Doe wants to see Gita's moves. That turns into a real dance battle between Gita and the Cheetah Girls, fully led by Doe. It is our newest song, Dance Me if youf can by Geeta and Dorinda. We even have some rapping. This was a big number for you, Sabrina. What are your memories of this one? Because this is when I was like, I love this film. So what was it like doing this one?

[Sabrina Bryan]

I. Well, first. Okay, so this the hard part with when you film these movies, how you have, like, scenes Going into the dance stuff too. And you're doing them all the same day, right? Like, or. Or if it maybe is cut into two days. So you go from when she's kind of giving us crap to where I'm like, can't even con because my hair, I'm getting so wind blown and my hair is like stark straight and I'm just like trying not. And it's like whipping into my eye and like we're all just for. And then it shows Gita who's like the wind's not touching her, it's just us.

[Danny Shapiro]

God.

[Sabrina Bryan]

So we go from that to then having to like step up and man, I hit like 150 so fast.

[Will Friedle]

You went from zero to pissed instantaneously. It was awesome. I was like, oh wow, there's the switch. It was great.

[Sabrina Bryan]

Oh my gosh. And so. But I will say this. I have. My parents were actually able to come to India during the time of filming there. So Fred and Kathy were there with me. Me taking so many pictures. I have some of the greatest pictures of this up on that hill. And you know, we went from, you know, the rehearsal studio and in Barcelona, our rehearsal studios was. Was really big right? In la when we were doing for the first one, it was like a big dance studio. This was like a tiny little room that all of our dancers would be in at one time. It was crowded, but it was perfect. It was like our India rehearsal room. It was awesome. But then we get put out on this set and the set you're just going, oh my gosh. At this point, this was the biggest set that we had really filmed on and it was just incredible. And the, the rigs and the dancers that like were. Those were right on the edge of a mountain. Like a mountain. And they don't look super sturdy to me. I mean I walked on the lower version one of it and was like.

[Will Friedle]

Paul, I want to go up there.

[Sabrina Bryan]

And he's do you? Do you really? And I was like, no, maybe not. I don't stay on here, Paul. And I mean but like they were fearless and they were just. I mean when you watch it, they climb up of it. I mean, yeah, the dancers in this movie gave so much energy and they poured all of their talent into it and it was just. This was so epic.

[Will Friedle]

This was Geeta Nice in real life.

[Sabrina Bryan]

The sweetest, like to the point she was so. Watching her do these scenes was always so funny because she's so timid and so just very delicate and such a sweet, sweet woman. And you Know, I mean, a girl then, I guess, but, like, just the sweetest. And then she, like, got all. So it was easy for us to get back into each other's face because we were really going off of it. But, yeah, I loved this. This one turned in the studio. You didn't really see how it was gonna turn out. You just saw the choreography. And the choreography was great, you know, Loved it.

[Danny Shapiro]

It.

[Sabrina Bryan]

But then as it played out into this space, it just went up, like, seven notches.

[Will Friedle]

Loved it.

[Danny Shapiro]

And.

[Sabrina Bryan]

And, you know, we both. This is where our. We love each other so much. I love a dance battle.

[Will Friedle]

Oh, me too.

[Sabrina Bryan]

Was.

[Will Friedle]

Me too.

[Sabrina Bryan]

This is it.

[Will Friedle]

I think every conflict in the world, including wars, should be settled with dance. That's how I think it should be. But in the end, the battle concludes with hugs all around. Even with Gita. This collaboration might work after, but just when things are coming together, we meet Uncle Kamal, the movie's financing producer. He wants to know who these three girls are and screams for Vic, who is, of course, hiding. Uncle Kamal is budgeted for a movie with one star, so this movie will have one star. The Cheetah Girls don't get it, but Vic promises he made some great changes and just wants his uncle to see them all perform. Uncle Kamal agrees he will see them perform, and whoever is the best will become the one star. Oh. Oh. The other two will go home. He's paying, so his word is final. Unless Vic wants to end up a dentist. And they really make it seem like being a dentist is the worst possible thing you could do in the world. My neighbor's a dentist. His house is like nine times the size of mine, so. Seriously, I think being a dentist maybe not the worst plan ever.

[Sabrina Bryan]

And this guy, he was so funny. He. The Uncle Kumal was just.

[Will Friedle]

He's great. Well, he's hilarious, old. I mean, this guy's been in everything.

[Sabrina Bryan]

Yes. So it was.

[Will Friedle]

He was on screen.

[Sabrina Bryan]

I was like him. Yes. He was royalty on set for sure. Everyone was really taking care of him. But when he was on screen, I mean, we were always fighting back giggles because he was just so funny and the cutest man.

[Will Friedle]

He was great. He was great. Well, the girls obviously can't believe it.

[Danny Shapiro]

You.

[Will Friedle]

You can't just cast one Cheetah Girl. That would be like one of them leaving and leaving only three. You have to hire them all, and with that, they quits. I actually did that one myself.

[Sabrina Bryan]

Did you?

[Will Friedle]

I did. He put in one. I'm gonna add five others. Yes. Actually, let me take one of those away because one of them didn't show up. I'm gonna add four others. Okay, See what I just did? Now leaving the studio, the girls are furious. Dorinda missed dance camp and Aqua ditch summer school for this. And now it's got them wondering, are the Cheetah Girls over? And this tense moment leads us to our next number, Fly Away. With the three girls doing what they do best. Walking somewhere. Just walking. This time, it's through India at night, dodging what seems to be a marching band and parade. And while they're trying to figure out what their next step as a group will be, nobody knows will this be their demise? But they're all getting their steps in. The next day, the girls are shopping at another street market, talking out the whole audition situation. Chanel apologizes. She got them into this position, and they all think that a different Cheetah Girl is better for the gig. They decide they'll all audition fair and square. Aqua then gets a call from tech support. Kevin. Or as she calls him, Kevin347. He's following up on the computer issue. And they quickly realize they're in the same time zone. Then they figure out they're looking at the same temple. And in one of the most coincidental moments in not only dcom history, but possibly movie history or any history in the history of history, they're right next to each other. Despite the fact that she didn't tell him she was coming to India, and she didn't know that he lived there. There. One thing you can say about India, there's not a lot of people, so it's easy to run into people that you know. And of course, he doesn't have an accent because he watches a lot of American television, But his real name is Amar, another cutie. He uses Kevin for work, which also doesn't make sense to me down the line, but we'll get into that. And even though they hit it off, Doe stays the real hater that she is. She swears long distance doesn't work and wants to interfere. Chanel stops her. And then Doe stops, sees another elephant. She thinks every elephant is looking into her soul, like they want to tell her something. Just then, Vic calls to check in, and the Cheetahs officially accept the separate auditions. Doe is now alone and once again bumps into Swami, the street market vendor with the string in the trees. He wonders if she's having doubts, and she admits that times have been rough. He tells her not to be too anxious for the future. He compares her to a tree the branches grow, but the trunk remains the same. But Doe hates change. She's reminded it'll happen if she likes it or not. The wise man then says, when things are bad, they don't stay that way. And then he hands her a small Ganesh statue. But she isn't satisfied. She wants something else. And so he asks her to close her eyes for a surprise. Then he hits her in the head with a palm. A startled Doe wants to know what that was for. And he says, clarity. I'll be honest, at that point, I wanted to hit you in the head too. Meanwhile, Aqua and Amar, AKA Kevin from Tech support, are out on a date trying spicy street food and walking. This movie has so much walking in it. Did you ever realize until you watch it again how much walking is actually in the film? This movie?

[Sabrina Bryan]

So much. And if you. I know, but I also was paying attention. We're wearing besides Keely. Keely chose like ballet flats all the time.

[Will Friedle]

Smart.

[Sabrina Bryan]

Adrian and I are wearing like full blown like 4 to 5 inch stiletto heels in so much of this movie without realizing the amount of like cobblestone. Well, not necessarily cobblestone, but just un unpaved even.

[Will Friedle]

Yes, it's crap.

[Sabrina Bryan]

Like, oh my gosh. I know. We walk so much. I didn't notice that until I rewatched it.

[Will Friedle]

A crazy amount of walking. It really is.

[Dr. Priyanka Walley]

Here we are again.

[Will Friedle]

Yeah, but walking everywhere. But Aqua and Kevin from Tech Supporter get along very well, even talking about an eventual visit to New York. But his whole life has been planned out by his dad and he can't really speak up to him. He has no way out of Indian School of Business in the fall. The next day on set, Geeta is having trouble with Raheem's clumsiness. Every time he's around the choreographer, he can't even rehearse because he's acting so dorky. He knows he needs help getting over his nerves. Even though he's a big movie star, he's never felt this way before and he's never even kissed a girl outside of a movie. And despite the fact that Doe barely believes in love anymore and is a big downer this whole movie, she agrees to help him win over Gita and in return he'll help her with her movie audition and hopefully walking all over the place. Also, Vic is with Aqua and you won't believe what they're doing together. Yep, they're walking. Vic is rewriting the script like his uncle wants. Even if he must make compromises to achieve his dream, he can't spend the rest of his life wondering if he could have made it. And this speaks directly to Chanel. It leads us to our next song, what if A solo from Chanel, all about the stress of the audition and competing against her besties, all while singing. She gets an even more walking. She's at 32,000 steps for the day and it's 9am she eventually checks out a street chalk artist and then runs into to Vic at a night market. Now Gita and Doe are, yeah, they're walking and talking about the dynamics of the cheetah. Come on.

[Sabrina Bryan]

Like you do walk in lots of.

[Will Friedle]

Scenes, but it's, it's every single thing. It's so like, it's, it's tons and tons of walking. At one point it's just like, can you sit him down on the table? Just sit him down.

[Sabrina Bryan]

Can we get a table? Can we get a couch? A couch.

[Will Friedle]

But you know, one of the reasons, you know, one of the reasons truly is because when your backgrounds are that. That pretty, I.

[Sabrina Bryan]

Yes.

[Will Friedle]

You want to show as much of them as possible. So you're walking through markets, you're walking through streets, you're walking by the water. But it is lots of walking. It is. It can be, yes. So they're walking and talking about the dynamics of the cheetah girls. Doe's convinced his competition will not break their bond. But Gita just isn't sold. She wanted to be a star herself, but now is happy just dancing behind the scenes. She notices a cardboard cutout of Raheem nearby and thinks it's really him. And nervous, she runs off to side. It's obvious how much she likes him too, but she thinks he'd never like her because she's not a movie star. Doe convinces her she doesn't need to be a movie star, especially because she's a star on the dance floor. Did anybody else notice the giant Jonas Brothers poster in the background? Of course I did. Love the synergy. Yes. Next day at India Pictures, Vic checks out what's supposed to be his big wedding set. And it's a major disappointment. Everything he's asking for is missing and it's literally breaking apart. His uncle says this is quote, all they can afford, unquote. So Vic begs him for more time, but Uncle Kamal says they're already over budget and his fancy NYU film degree can't help with that. If Vic doesn't start shooting next week, he's pulling the plug on the movie. If Vic can find a free location to replace the wedding palace, he can use that. But no more money can be spent. Now regrouped with the Cheetah Girls, Geeta, Raheem, and Kevin, Vic knows he can't find a free location in a week. His movie is doomed, and the girls think they're going to and home. But Kevin can't imagine them leaving without seeing Holly. The most colorful holiday in the world. Vic says he's too stressed to celebrate Holly, but Kevin insists that Rajasthan, his hometown, is the best place to find this location. He may even have the perfect palace at his disposal. It's time for a cheetah road trip. And just when they think it's going to be fun, Uncle Kamal invites himself to the location scout. On their way out of the hotel, the street vendor Swami reminds the girls to untie their strings from the to trip tree. But their wishes haven't come true yet. Swami swears it'll take time, and he has just the thing to make them see more clearly. He picks up the bomb and slapped him in the face. But Doe isn't having it. They run off, but Aqua slyly removes her string from the tree and secretly ties it to her wrist. Oh. Now on the road and all packed into a small car, we get a small snippet of a new song, Stand Up. So this is also a Cheetah Girl song, right?

[Sabrina Bryan]

Yes.

[Will Friedle]

Stand Up. Yeah, so this is where it threw me, because sometimes there was songs in the background that you guys weren't singing along to.

[Sabrina Bryan]

I think Stand up was either Adrian's movie. There was mine.

[Will Friedle]

Adrian's song. Okay.

[Sabrina Bryan]

Yeah. My song came while, like, while we were in that Rick Shaw the. The car, that scene. That was when my song came up. I think this is Adrian's. And then Keely's comes later.

[Will Friedle]

But these are not Sheeta Girl songs. So you're not all singing together. These are your three songs that were.

[Sabrina Bryan]

On the sound track.

[Will Friedle]

Gotcha. Now it makes sense. Yes, I could. I didn't know what was going on. Because you weren't walking, right?

[Sabrina Bryan]

Yes, because we. We're actually not walking. We're standing completely silent.

[Will Friedle]

No, so that makes sense. Okay, so all the songs you weren't singing along to were not Cheetah Girl songs. These were individual songs.

[Sabrina Bryan]

Solo.

[Will Friedle]

That makes so much more sense. Got it, got it, got it. Okay, so this is Stand up. And Vic explains to Chanel why he wants to make movies. He explains that he loves telling stories and imagining the video. Loves telling stories and imagining the visuals. Which is literally the most generic answer to why you want to make movies. Possible. I like telling stories and seeing things, so good luck to him with his career.

[Dr. Joy Harden Bradford]

Yeah.

[Will Friedle]

But the flirting between him and Chanel is certainly intensifying, which still feels like a conflict of interest considering he's going to be picking the movie's star.

[Dr. Priyanka Walley]

Hi, I'm Dr. Priyanka Walley.

[Hari Kondabolu]

And I'm Hari Kondabolu.

[Dr. Priyanka Walley]

It's a new year, and on the podcast Health Stuff, we're resetting the way.

[Hari Kondabolu]

We talk about our health, being honest about what we know, what we don't know, and how messy it can all be. I like to sleep in late and sleep early. Is there a chronotype for that, or am I just depressed?

[Dr. Priyanka Walley]

We talk to experts who share real experiences and insight.

[Will Friedle]

You just really need to find where it is that you can have an impact in your own life and just start doing that.

[Dr. Priyanka Walley]

We break down the topics you want.

[Hari Kondabolu]

To know more about sleep, stress, mental health, and how the world around us affects our overall health.

[Dr. Priyanka Walley]

We talk about all the ways to keep your body and mind inside and out healthy. We human beings, all we want is connection. We just want to connect with each other.

[Hari Kondabolu]

Health stuff is about learning, laughing, and feeling a little less alone.

[Dr. Priyanka Walley]

Listen on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.

[Dr. Joy Harden Bradford]

The moments that shape us often begin with a simple question. What do I want my life to look like now? Now I'm Dr. Joy Harden Bradford, and on Therapy for Black Girls, we create space for honest conversations about identity, relationships, mental health, and the choices that help us grow. As cybersecurity expert Camille Stewart Gloucester reminds.

[Sabrina Bryan]

Us, we are in a divisive time where our comments are weaponized against us. And so what we find is a lot of Black women are standing up and speaking out because they feel the brunt of the pain.

[Dr. Joy Harden Bradford]

Each week, we explore the tools and insights that help you move with purpose, whether you're navigating something new or returning to yourself. If you're ready for thoughtful guidance and grounded support, this is the place for you. Listen to Therapy for Black Girls on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.

[Danny Shapiro]

Hi, I'm Danny Shapiro, host of the hit podcast Family Secretary.

[Will Friedle]

We were in the car like a Rolling Stone came on and he said, there's a line in there about your mother. And I said, what? What I would do if I didn't feel like I was being accepted is choose an identity that other people can't have.

[Sabrina Bryan]

I knew something had happened to me in the middle of the night, but I couldn't hold on to what had happened.

[Danny Shapiro]

These are just a few of the moving and important stories I'll be holding space for on on my upcoming 13th season of Family Secrets. Whether you've been on this journey with me from season one or just joining the Family Secrets family, we're so happy to have you with us. I'll dive deep into the incredible power of secrets, the ones that shape our identities, test our relationships, and ultimately reveal who we truly are. Listen to Family secrets on the iHeartRadio radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.

[Brad Palumbo]

The social media trend that's landing some gen zers in jail. The progressive media darling whose public meltdown got her fired.

[Will Friedle]

I'm gonna take Francesco off the network entirely.

[Brad Palumbo]

The massive tick tock boycott against Target. That makes no actual sense.

[Sabrina Bryan]

I will continue getting stuff from Target and I will continue to not pay for it.

[Brad Palumbo]

And the maga influence influencers whose trip to the White House ended in embarrassment.

[Hari Kondabolu]

So refreshing to have a press secretary after the last few years who's both intelligent and articulate.

[Brad Palumbo]

You won't hear about these online stories in the mainstream media, but you can keep up with them and all the other entertaining and outrageous things happening online in media and in politics with the Brad vs. Everyone podcast hosted by me, Brad Palumbo. Every day of the week, I bring you on a wild ride through the most delulu takes on the Internet, criticizing the extremes of both sides from an independent perspective. Join in on the insanity and listen to the Brad vs. Everyone podcast on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.

[Will Friedle]

When they arrive at Holly again, do believes elephants are staring at her, and it makes you wonder if anyone is contemplating having her institutionalized. But Gita promises her it's a sign of good luck just as she's drenched with water by a nearby elephant. Okay, how many takes did you have to do? Was it just somebody splashing you? Did you actually ever have an elephant spraying?

[Sabrina Bryan]

You go, Paul Hoen splashed me.

[Will Friedle]

Nice.

[Sabrina Bryan]

And I believe he just loved it. I don't think he was like, sorry about this. And because we were. This was what. When we were out at this village, there wasn't like a lot. Like, we had to prep kind of farther off from this actual, actual venue that we. Or location that we were. We're filming at. So I think it was just one takes. I remember there wasn't gonna be anywhere for me to, like, dry my hair to do it to get another one.

[Will Friedle]

That makes sense.

[Sabrina Bryan]

So, yeah, it Was. It was just one or a few takes. There wasn't a lot.

[Will Friedle]

And the director loving it.

[Sabrina Bryan]

And, yeah, Paul loved it. And then also we were very concerned about that stuff that it was. Is what you throw around. The powder.

[Will Friedle]

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

[Sabrina Bryan]

Is really concentrated.

[Will Friedle]

Yeah.

[Sabrina Bryan]

And they were worried about especially my hair that, like, I put so much hair stuff in and bleach it out. Keely's hair, Adrian's hair. Everyone was, like, really worried about, like, us getting that color stuff in the.

[Will Friedle]

In the end. Your eyes and your mouth and everything else. I always wondered about that Holly.

[Sabrina Bryan]

But it's so pretty, so beautiful. Like, they were really actually celebrating it during this time. So it was a lot of it. And it was so cool.

[Will Friedle]

It does. It's one of those things that's a bucket list thing for me. That's something I'd like to experience. It looks really, really cool.

[Sabrina Bryan]

Very cool.

[Will Friedle]

And now we get, like, Sabrina was saying, some beautiful shots of a Holly celebration with traditional Indian music and costumes. You've already said it was awesome to shoot. Then our group of characters takes a boat ride to Amar's house, which is Kevin. And it is a massive palace. It could even be its own city. Even Uncle Muddybags is amazing impressed. On a tour of the grounds, Aqua can't believe he never mentioned he's royalty. But he swears he's not a maharaja. Well, not until his uncle dies. So he's a future maharaja, but he's a Kevin on tech support. This is what I didn't get this. He just spends his day as Kevin on tech support, but he's a maharaja? What?

[Sabrina Bryan]

Yeah.

[Will Friedle]

Okay. Well, he apologizes and swears it makes his life more difficult. He envies Aqua and the fact that her future is wide open, which apparently his is, too, if he's going to be super, well, healthy, but can also just work tech support. She can make her own decisions and pivot, but that's not how life works for him. And now it's time for dinner. It's a huge feast, which looked so good to me. And we'll get into that later. And Amar's dad is away on business. His mom is a gracious host and honored to have a movie star and big producer at the house. She even seems to dig the idea of her son dating Aqua, even if they aren't officially dating yet. And that was a little. It's like, gets so uncomfortable. She's like, I'll give you the recipe. And she's like, well, we're not actually dating. Oh, one of those Wonderfully uncomfortable scenes. Vic, of course, gets right to the point and asks Amar if they can shoot at the palace. He says yes, but he wants one thing. O. The next day, Amar explains the condition he asked for is for Aqua to star in the movie as the new location owner. He's forced Vic to cast her as the lead. Uncle Kamal will agree, since the palace has saved the entire movie. Elsewhere in the castle, do stumbles on Raheem, who is creepily watching Gita dance from afar, which he was. She doesn't get why he won't just approach her. If he cares about her, he has to take the chance. Right then, Dorinda's phone rings again. This guy's really trying to get in touch with her. It's Joaquin, the ex in Spain. Well, I mean, you could have, like, she could be calling like, you have my passport. She ignores the call, and it's obvious she needs to listen to her own advice at some point. And then she sees Chanel and Vic holding hands nearby, planning shots of the new movie. Doe is obviously upset. She was never even told they were a couple and knows this makes the auditions unfair. But little does she know that Chanel is actually forcing her new director love interest to keep it fair. No unfair advantages. And truth is, there's only one unfair advantage going on. Vic tells Chanel all about Amar, demanding Aqua be the lead if they use the location. He says his answer was, it's not up to me, and sent it on to his uncle. But the big takeaway here is the unbreakable cheetah bond feels broken. It gets especially blurry. It's like there were four legs on a chair, but now there are only three. When they started the movie, and now it feels like even those are breaking. The unbreakable cheetah bond feels broken. It gets especially blurry when they find out Raheem is helping Doe with her audition. Everyone seems to be out for themselves, and Chanel feels like she's the only one playing fair now. Over at rehearsal, Doe and Raheem are dancing together and strategizing their next move with Geeta. Uncle Kamal sees them practicing and immediately thinks they look great, and so he's leaning toward casting. Dorinda and I loved what they did with the three of you here, where it's like you're the dancer. There's a dancer, there's a singer, there's an actor. Now, you all obviously can do all three, but when you're looking to cast a film, it was great the way they separated you to where it's like, we've got to cast the dancer. No, we've got to cast the actor. No, we've got to ca. It was very interesting that, the way they separated the three of you, even though you're all graded all three of them, frankly. But he's leaning towards casting Dorinda. Vic tries to convince him to cast Chanel, and Aqua hears all of this from a afar. This has become quite a tale of betrayal. And now everyone is getting paranoid. It is they are. All this alleged backstabbing leads the three girls back together. And Grumpy on a rooftop, Chanel notices that Aqua is wearing her wish string and wants to know what that's all about. She admits her wish has come true, which doesn't make any sense. Chanel wished for the Cheetah Girls to become movie stars, and Dorinda wished for them to stay the same. So they basically canceled out each other's wishes. So then what did Aqua wish for that already came true? She reveals she wished to meet Kevin Tech support in person. And now all hell breaks loose. Chanel asks her if her other wish was for her boyfriend to buy her way into the movie. And then Doe gets accused of hitting on Raheem for the big part, and Chanel gets thrown under the bus for dating the director. The movie has indeed gotten in between the Cheetah Girls, and just when the infighting couldn't get any worse, it is audition time. Uncle Kamal, Raheem, Kevin Tech support, and Vic take their seats, and we get our next song. I'm the One, not only featuring the Cheetah Girls, but all the boys who sing, each fighting for their personal pick to lead the film. Was it really the guy singing?

[Sabrina Bryan]

No, it was. At first, I thought it was Drew Seeley, but I instead, I think it was the producer that actually produced. Has produced a ton of our stuff.

[Will Friedle]

Okay.

[Sabrina Bryan]

And I think it was actually him, but it didn't even. Because I'm like, It didn't even sound like it was three or four different.

[Will Friedle]

It sounded like it was kind of one. Like. Yeah, it did.

[Sabrina Bryan]

I feel like that was a bit of a fumble. I'm not gonna lie. I was like, wait a minute, guys. We couldn't find any other demo guys.

[Will Friedle]

To just, like, come in somebody. You got 19 people on the channel you can use. What the hell? You got 42 people on tour, right?

[Sabrina Bryan]

It honestly could have been Drew because he, at this time was doing just a billion things for the channel. But I feel like it was actually the. I think it was actually the. The Demo guy. The guy that did the original demo.

[Will Friedle]

Yeah, we'll ask because Daddy Paul. The song ends to applause and Uncle Kamal admitting he gets why Vic wanted to choose all three. But they can't afford it, so he's choosing Chanel just as his nephew wanted. Dorinda and Aqua are not surprised and honestly pretty angry. Vic congratulates Chanel, but you can tell she isn't feeling very good about this. Now Doe and Aqua are getting ready to go home and Chanel is stressing leading us right into our new song, no Place Like Us. Another ballad about friendship and how succeeding solo just won't mean as much as making it as a group. There's a lot of balance.

[Sabrina Bryan]

I am just gonna say it. I am like ballad out at this point. I'm like, yeah. I don't remember there being so many, but this one was my. One of my favorite songs to perform on stage in front of our Cheetah fans.

[Will Friedle]

This was a good song.

[Sabrina Bryan]

This was such a fun song. A good song. Like you just felt so good. We got teary eyed so much.

[Will Friedle]

One of the things that threw me a little bit about some of the music in this movie was its frequency, frequency. Meaning one song would sometimes one song would end and there'd be five scenes and then another song and sometimes one song would end and there'd be four lines and then another song and it was like, wow.

[Sabrina Bryan]

Very, very heavy music driven this.

[Will Friedle]

But it was also a lot of times it was strange. Like I liked the music but it was strangely set up to where again sometimes we'd wait a while before a song and sometimes a song would come instantly after another song.

[Sabrina Bryan]

And this is a perfect example because I'm the one finishes we leave. Leave that set or that we're like right into another song.

[Will Friedle]

But that's what I meant.

[Sabrina Bryan]

And I, I will say this. Just the, the constant 3D motion of this that shows you so much of just being on top of like a giant amazing building that we really pretty in a real actual palace. Like it was gorgeous.

[Will Friedle]

Yeah.

[Sabrina Bryan]

But with me re watching it almost 20 years later, I'm like, holy crap. This, this is just another.

[Will Friedle]

Yeah, it's another ballad. You got a lot of ballads, a lot of balance, a lot of.

[Sabrina Bryan]

We were very emotional this third movie, very emotional.

[Will Friedle]

It should be called Cheetah Girls 3 colon the Ballad of Walking. Which would have been great. The song ends with the three girls holding hands, smiling. Dorinda and Aqua apologize. Chanel deserves the role. They know change is inevitable, but they will be The Cheetah Girls together now and forever. Then Chanel reveals she isn't going to take the role. It's not worth it if it destroys the their friendship. She breaks the news to Vic. They're all bowing out. He has no idea how he'll write this movie without a love interest. Chanel suggests he finally stand up to his uncle. Maybe this isn't his big chance if it's not the movie he wants to make. Vic says if she won't be his leading woman on screen, then maybe she can be in real life. Ooh. And then they give what is arguably one of the worst kisses in the history of Hollywood. It is a bad kiss. Come on. This is a kiss. But by, I, I, I don't know which one it was or if it was both of them, but somebody said, this is going to be a peck and nothing more. And if you even look at me too much, I'm going to smack you in the face.

[Sabrina Bryan]

Well, to be fair, Rob was probably right off camera.

[Will Friedle]

I don't give a.

[Sabrina Bryan]

He was there, though.

[Will Friedle]

You are an actor. I don't give a. This. It looked like she might as well have patted him on the head. I mean, it was, it was. There was so, like, your kiss with the guy with Joaquin last. It was like there was some pat. It was. It was nice and it was chaste, and there was that. You weren't macking on each other, but you saw there was something there. There was a passion there. There was a connection. This was like, here you go, little boy.

[Sabrina Bryan]

Damn.

[Will Friedle]

Please don't touch me. It was so weird. It was. This was a terrible, terrible.

[Sabrina Bryan]

See, it was weird for me, but I think it's just because I was watching Adrian kiss somebody that I know that was not ever, like, I don't know.

[Will Friedle]

It's like, yeah, in real life, they call it fake. In a movie, it's called acting. Okay, so this was just like. This was just bad. If you're not gonna go for it, then shake his hand and walk away again. You don't have to shove your tongue down the guy's throat, but at least make it look like you like him. This was a bad. This was not a good movie, kid.

[Sabrina Bryan]

You have to go watch it again.

[Will Friedle]

You have to watch again. This was not a good movie, Kit.

[Sabrina Bryan]

This is another moment where I'm like, oh, great, here. Here comes my, like, complete, like, lack of memory. I'm like, wait, does Keely a kiss in this movie, too? I think she does that then. Well, but not yet.

[Will Friedle]

I know, but Watch, watch, watch again. So Chanel moves in. They both move in like this. They pack very quickly. And then he's still moving in, and she backs away. So you watch this, where she's like, we're done, we're done, we're done, we're done, we're done. And he's like, oh, we did it.

[Sabrina Bryan]

We did it, we did it.

[Will Friedle]

The kiss. The. The script says we like each other. I guess I got a different version. Elsewhere in the castle Amar, Kevin meets up with Aqua and apologizes. He was just trying to make things happen. She says she wanted him to follow his dreams, not by hers. Good line. He wonders if applying to Colombia would be following his dream, because he's convinced his parents to allow him to move to New York, which feels fast, but, hey, Columbia is a great school. And finally, we have Dorinda and Rahim encouraging him to finally approach Gita. She sends him off with flowers. And now they have the. Their first date scheduled. But with all this love around her, Dorinda feels lonely as hell. She pulls out her cell phone and finally calls her Spanish boyfriend Joaquin back. He's left 52 messages. He's been in the hospital, and she was the only person who had his medication or something. You could have checked. She gets his voicemail and apologizes for avoiding him. She's been thinking they should be friends. She misses him. She then hangs up and finds the Ganesh sculpture in her bag. Maybe it helped remove obstacles after. After all. And in case you missed it, the obstacle was her.

[Sabrina Bryan]

Sounds like my life.

[Will Friedle]

It's kind of amazing, though, how they set up that. That he's never had a kiss in real life and he doesn't kiss Gita. I mean, it was. Part of the story is that he's never had a kiss that isn't on film and he doesn't have a kiss.

[Sabrina Bryan]

Yeah. Don't they kiss in the last. The last in the movie? Oh, right, yeah. We're film. Yeah.

[Will Friedle]

So once again, he. He hasn't even kissed a person in real life. I thought the whole point was that he's only kissed on film. So how he doesn't pull her aside, pull her off the film, something like that, and give her a kiss was such a missed moment to me.

[Sabrina Bryan]

Oh, yeah.

[Will Friedle]

Because it's like you. We set this up. I was waiting for him to plant one on her. Like, come on. This is. This would be her first kiss, in a way.

[Sabrina Bryan]

This movie.

[Will Friedle]

A lot of kissing and of emotions. Several. Several very good kisses. And then. And then the other one. Yes. And now with the girls ready to go home, they start to feel bad for Vic, who will be the star of this movie now. And that's when it hits them. The new relationship between Raheem and Gita might just be the answer. Everyone rushes to Uncle Kamal to sell him on the new idea. He argues that no one wants to see a choreographer on screen. But Vic says she's a star and he can prove it. He finally stands up to his uncle and. And says he's got to do what he believes in. And with his newfound confidence, his uncle thinks he's finally become a director. Geeta is the new lead. And now the movie within the movie. Namaste Bombay has begun filming. Geeta takes her place as the main character and the girls start the final song. The title track, One World. It's a big Bollywood finale number with everyone in it and tons of dancing. It also didn't make any sense because now all three of them are in the movie, which is the thing he couldn't afford in the first place. So not to mention, we've been there.

[Sabrina Bryan]

For a minute now. Like, you paid quite a bit of money for us to stay at this point.

[Will Friedle]

You've already paid for everything because we're not paying the bills. So. Okay. But anyway, yes. And now the movie within a movie. Namaste Bombay has begun filming. Geeta takes her place as the main character and the girls start the final song. The title track, One World. It is a big Bollywood finale number with everyone in it and tons of dancing. It's very pretty. This had to take some time to. To shoot. There's a ton of moving parts, kids, confetti, and an elephant that Sabrina is holding on to. Like, oh, my God. She's on a roller coaster and just has her arms wrapped around this thing. Everybody else has their arms up and she's just got one hand up slowly and is holding on her dear life to the other one. What was riding the elephant like?

[Sabrina Bryan]

Oh, my gosh. It was. Well, first of all, I mean, I guess you would think, think. But when you're up there, you're. You're looking down going, holy cow we are. And there are no seat belts, no buckles, no nothing except for what's buckled around this giant elephant. And a basket up top. Will like the. It was a basket like a, like thick.

[Will Friedle]

Oh, yeah. It's like a big woven. Yeah, yeah. No.

[Dr. Joy Harden Bradford]

Yes.

[Will Friedle]

You looked like you did not feel safe.

[Sabrina Bryan]

Safe whatsoever. And the, the. They're having the, the elephant move and we are moving with the Elephant trying to sing.

[Will Friedle]

You're, like, holding on for dear life.

[Sabrina Bryan]

The crane is going. There's so much confetti in the air. It just is like. I mean, and then it was like, cut. And then, like, reset, clean up. We never got off the elephant once we were on it until it was done.

[Will Friedle]

How do you get onto the elephant? How does one get on. On an elephant? They had done it, but I can't remember.

[Sabrina Bryan]

The. Ours was like a. Again, like, janky metal ladder that they had hooks that went up to the top of the woven basket. And you're, like, climbing up, and I had my whole, like, all of my, like, garments on like that.

[Will Friedle]

Oh, yeah, you're dressed to the hilt.

[Sabrina Bryan]

It was just very scary. And I even had a chance to meet the elephant and get on the elephant long before we ever did the scene. It was like we were rehearsing still. And, I mean, you're just like. It's just.

[Will Friedle]

I love it. All right, well, that's our movie.

[Sabrina Bryan]

That's our movie.

[Dr. Priyanka Walley]

Hi, I'm Dr. Priyanka Wali.

[Hari Kondabolu]

And I'm Hari Kondabolu.

[Dr. Priyanka Walley]

It's a new year, and on the podcast Health Stuff, we're resetting the way we talk about our health, which means.

[Hari Kondabolu]

Being honest about what we know, what we don't know, and how messy it can all be. I like to sleep in late and sleep early. Is there a chronotype for that, or am I just depressed?

[Dr. Priyanka Walley]

We talk to experts who share real experiences and insight.

[Will Friedle]

You just really need to find where it is that you can have an impact in your own life and just start doing that.

[Dr. Priyanka Walley]

We break down the topics you want.

[Hari Kondabolu]

To know more about sleep, stress, mental health, health, and how the world around us affects our overall health.

[Dr. Priyanka Walley]

We talk about all the ways to keep your body and mind inside and out healthy. We human beings, all we want is connection. We just want to connect with each other.

[Hari Kondabolu]

Health Stuff is about learning, laughing, and feeling a little less alone.

[Dr. Priyanka Walley]

Listen on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.

[Dr. Joy Harden Bradford]

The moments that shape us often begin with a simple question. What do I want my life to look like now? I'm Dr. Joy Hardin Bradford, and on Therapy for black Girls, we create space for honest conversations about identity, relationships, mental health, and the choices that help us grow. As cybersecurity expert Camille Stewart Gloucester reminds.

[Sabrina Bryan]

Us, we are in a divisive time where our comments are weaponized against us. And so what we find is a lot of black women are standing, standing up and speaking out.

[Dr. Priyanka Walley]

Because they feel the brunt of the pain.

[Dr. Joy Harden Bradford]

Each week, we explore the tools and insights that help you move with purpose, whether you're navigating something new or returning to yourself. If you're ready for thoughtful guidance and grounded support, this is the place for you. Listen to therapy for Black Girls on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.

[Danny Shapiro]

Hi, I'm Danny Shapiro, host of the hit podcast podcast Family Secrets.

[Will Friedle]

We were in the car like a rolling stone came on and he said, there's a line in there about your mother. And I said, what? What I would do if I didn't feel like I was being accepted is choose an identity that other people can't have.

[Sabrina Bryan]

I knew something had happened to me in the middle of the night, but I couldn't hold on to what had happened.

[Danny Shapiro]

These are just a few of the moving and important stories I'll be holding holding space for on my upcoming 13th season of Family Secrets. Whether you've been on this journey with me from season one or just joining the Family Secrets family, we're so happy to have you with us. I'll dive deep into the incredible power of secrets, the ones that shape our identities, test our relationships, and ultimately reveal who we truly are. Listening to Family secrets on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.

[Brad Palumbo]

The social media trend that's landing some gen zers in jail. The progressive media darling whose public meltdown got her fired.

[Will Friedle]

I'm gonna take Francesca off the network entirely.

[Brad Palumbo]

The massive TikTok boycott against Target that makes no actual sense.

[Sabrina Bryan]

I will continue getting stuff from Target and I will continue to not pay for it.

[Brad Palumbo]

And the MAGA influencers whose trip to the White House ended in embarrassment.

[Hari Kondabolu]

So refreshing to have a press secretary after the last few years who's both intelligent and articulate.

[Brad Palumbo]

You won't hear about these online stories in the mainstream media, but you can keep up with them and all the other entertaining and outrageous things happening online in media and in politics with the Brad vs. Everyone podcast hosted by me, Brad Palumbo. Every day of the week, I bring you all on a wild ride through the most dulu takes on the Internet, criticizing the extremes of both sides from an independent perspective. Join in on the insanity and listen to the Brad vs. Everyone podcast on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.

[Will Friedle]

Now we've got real reviews. Now here's the problem is our producers this time unfortunately gave you the one star and the five star so since was this was your. Your movie. Oh, I'm gonna let you decide. Would you rather read the bad review of your movie or the good review of your movie? It's up to you.

[Sabrina Bryan]

I guess I'll go for the one star because. Okay, funny.

[Will Friedle]

Go ahead.

[Sabrina Bryan]

All right. One star from Willy Wings. One star. The girls may be cute, but that doesn't help anything. They are all skinny and not good role models. What a shame. Also, the plot has so many holes, you can't step anywhere without falling into crap.

[Will Friedle]

It hits different when you're talking about your own movie, doesn't it?

[Sabrina Bryan]

I guess I'm okay with you calling me skinny. Thanks, Willie.

[Will Friedle]

Thanks, Willie. Thanks. Willie wins. I have the five star from our old friend Unamit, who is back. And this is. Though far from my habitual taste. It's great. Some songs are interesting. Five stars. And now we have what used to be our favorite and is no longer our favorite section of the program, which is our weekly game. First of all, who's playing with us this week?

[Sabrina Bryan]

You got Michaela.

[Will Friedle]

All right. We got producer Michaela. So as I'm sure everybody is aware, I love food very much, and Indian food just happens to be arguably my favorite food in the world. I love it. I love it. I love it. So. So this is gonna be called Middle feast in honor of the location used in the Cheetah Girls. One world. We're also taking our game to India. And one of the best things in India is the cuisine. We will get the ingredients from one of the country's most popular dishes and from a list of options. We have to decide what the resulting dish is called. 3 out of 5 wins. I hope I get some of these right. Cause I could live on Indian food alone. I love it so much.

[Sabrina Bryan]

I can't eat it at all.

[Will Friedle]

Oh. Cause of being there.

[Sabrina Bryan]

Yeah. I was sick the whole time we were in India. Like, the food just. And I could not.

[Will Friedle]

My.

[Sabrina Bryan]

My body never got used to it. And now it. Like, one time when we were on tour, someone ordered it to h. Be on our tour bus after I walked in and walked right off the tour bus into a bathroom and puked everywhere.

[Will Friedle]

Like, oh, my God. Smelling it.

[Sabrina Bryan]

Yeah. Like, my body would just start salivating, and it was like my stomach was ready to, like, go the second I. Any marsala masala or there's another masala masala. And then there's another one.

[Will Friedle]

Tikka tikka masala curry. Oh, yeah. I love it so much. Okay.

[Sabrina Bryan]

I know. And I loved it before I went there. But no.

[Will Friedle]

Okay, so we will not. We will not be going and hanging out for Indian food. That's. That's a shame.

[Sabrina Bryan]

Well, I actually would like to do it here again.

[Will Friedle]

Okay, we'll do it.

[Danny Shapiro]

We'll go.

[Will Friedle]

We'll go.

[Brad Palumbo]

We'll.

[Will Friedle]

We'll walk there while singing. That should make it easy for you. All right, so number one, Boneless chicken yogurt, garlic, garam masala, coriander, ginger, cumin, turmeric, chili powder, salt, lemon and oil. Is it A, chicken vindaloo, B, chicken tikka masala, C, chicken korma or D, butter chicken? I think it's B. I do too. I think it's B, chicken tikka masala.

[Sabrina Bryan]

You're correct.

[Will Friedle]

Yes. I've tried to make it. I'm trying to get better at cooking Indian food because again, I just love it so much. Number two, spinach, garlic, ginger, green chilies. Is it A sagaloo, B, palak dal, C palak paneer or D, palak chat?

[Sabrina Bryan]

I'm going to go with that one.

[Will Friedle]

I think it's C, palak paneer.

[Sabrina Bryan]

I think it's actually C too. Will is correct.

[Will Friedle]

Number three. Lamb, onion, garlic, ginger, dried red chilies, vinegar, cumin, mustard seeds, black pepper, cloves, cinnamon, turmeric, oil and cinnamon salt. Is it a lamb vindaloo? B, lamb rogan, yash, C, lamb korma or D, lamb biryani, onion, garlic, dried ginger, vinegar, cumin. I. Do you want to go first?

[Sabrina Bryan]

I'm going to go with A. I.

[Will Friedle]

Think it is a vindaloo. I'm going to say a lamb vindaloo.

[Danny Shapiro]

Correct.

[Sabrina Bryan]

You guys are right. Yes.

[Will Friedle]

Number four, stewing beef, onion, garlic, green chilies, tomato curry leaves, coconut milk, cumin, coriander, turmeric, black pepper, pepper, garam masala, mustard seeds, oil and salt. Is it A beef curry, B, Kerala beef fry, C, beef vindaloo or D, beef korma.

[Sabrina Bryan]

This is hard because there was not one beef item on any of the restaurants we ever.

[Will Friedle]

Well, no, because I don't. I think in India, the cow is worshiped.

[Danny Shapiro]

So you're.

[Will Friedle]

You're not eating. You're not eating beef?

[Sabrina Bryan]

Like, no options.

[Will Friedle]

I'm going to say it's. I'm going to say it's a curry. I'm going to say it's an egg, a beef curry. Because there's coconut milk.

[Sabrina Bryan]

Yes.

[Will Friedle]

And green chilies, which are. Which is a curry. So I'm going to say it's a beef curry.

[Sabrina Bryan]

I'm going to do A as well.

[Dr. Joy Harden Bradford]

Correct.

[Will Friedle]

God.

[Sabrina Bryan]

I'm Good.

[Will Friedle]

Number five, whole black lentils, red kidney beans, salt, butter, onion, garlic, ginger, tomato puree, chili powder, graham marsala, dried fenugreek leaves, and turmeric. Is it a damac Kani. B Chana masala. C Biangang barta. I apologize for all of these that I'm mangling. Or D Pakora.

[Dr. Joy Harden Bradford]

Ooh.

[Sabrina Bryan]

B Chana masala.

[Will Friedle]

I'm gonna say D pakora.

[Dr. Joy Harden Bradford]

It is a. Oh, okay.

[Will Friedle]

Well, we still won. Yeah, you did. Thank you, producer Michaela.

[Dr. Priyanka Walley]

I was impressed.

[Will Friedle]

I was impressed, too. And now that's all I want to eat. Can we please do a Sabrina Seas Sa?

[Sabrina Bryan]

Oh, man.

[Will Friedle]

Because I'm guessing this is going to be a good one.

[Sabrina Bryan]

Yeah. Yes. Well, first, you know, again, I haven't seen these movies, but now that we've seen all three, what kills me the most of every single one of our movies is our stock footage of New York.

[Will Friedle]

It is pretty stock.

[Sabrina Bryan]

All three movies. They're terrible. Like they are. They look. Especially in the second and the third one, because then you fly into, like, this just gorgeous. Filming the stock footage in our three movies, like, and it starts every. I feel like for some reason I can't think of the second movie, but I know for sure in the first one. And definitely, obviously, we just saw it in the third one starts right off with, like, the streets of New York. But they're like, you get this stock. It looks so bad.

[Will Friedle]

It's old school stock footage.

[Danny Shapiro]

Old school.

[Sabrina Bryan]

Like, it's from, like, the depths of a hallway and some closet in the very back room.

[Will Friedle]

Love it.

[Danny Shapiro]

Yeah.

[Sabrina Bryan]

And then another thing was. I remember. So we go straight into Cheetah.

[Dr. Joy Harden Bradford]

Love.

[Sabrina Bryan]

Those stairs were so terrifying to dance.

[Will Friedle]

It looked like they were.

[Sabrina Bryan]

And you can tell how often all three of us and all the dancers around us were looking down at any moment where it made sense for us to be able to look down and just make sure, because those were. And this was one of the things that happened a lot in India while we were filming was stairs and things like that.

[Will Friedle]

It.

[Sabrina Bryan]

They're not measured out the same, you know, width, depth. Like, they're just, you know, or there's a lot of them are old. So they had cracks. I mean, it was. It was kind of nerve wracking. And again, you're in heels and we're dancing and the beat is fast and we are.

[Will Friedle]

Did you also notice the weird change? So you're in the far shot. It's like you're down here. And then I think Chanel's on top. And then Aqua's next to you. You're like a triangle, but you're definitely bottom right.

[Sabrina Bryan]

Okay.

[Will Friedle]

And then they cut to all of you together facing the camera. And you're now top left. Oh, like all of a sudden your position has changed. And you went from here to up there in one shot. And it was like, oh, oh, that's different.

[Sabrina Bryan]

Oh, I didn't notice. Noticed that.

[Will Friedle]

Yeah.

[Sabrina Bryan]

Which is strange. That must have happened to happen like with just in the editing floor because. Yeah, I'm sure the choreographer for sure. These routines were from start to finish. Every single one of them was a start to finish movement. Everything, not just choreography, everything was movement. And so that is actually very interesting. Wow. Yeah. But I just remember being terrified of that.

[Will Friedle]

That.

[Sabrina Bryan]

That scene that we did and we did that later on. There's many times these kind of like are a little harsh towards me where I'm like, do I have like an accent? Like, where is this? Like, I'm like, it's like nobody tells me I can't dance. I don't know.

[Dr. Joy Harden Bradford]

It just.

[Dr. Priyanka Walley]

You were great.

[Will Friedle]

What do you mean?

[Sabrina Bryan]

I felt like I got into this accent of some sort. I can't even put my finger on it.

[Will Friedle]

Don't make fun of my friends. Who? Sabrina.

[Sabrina Bryan]

This one was a fun, funny one for me to watch. Well, all of them are one of the things I will say now. I loved the. Our costuming that Mona May who did Enchanted, she's just incredible. She like in the movie as very beginning, we are at our audition and then we say, let's go get something to eat. We're in street clothes. We're not in like a cost. Like it's not. Not like a sequence top with rhinestones and like looking like we're about to do some crazy performance. We're in like street clothes. We change to go into then more street clothes to go to dinner. Why did we need a costume? We were just going to go straight there. But that happened a lot. We were. We were stacked with our wardrobe. Like we had a lot of wardrobe.

[Will Friedle]

I imagine, because beautiful. Jeez, that's so funny.

[Sabrina Bryan]

I just couldn't get over how many outfits we had. And I remember we had so many long, like wardrobe fittings. Oh, I'm sure I was just dying because I'm like, oh, he's definitely going to make say this, but I wrote it down anyway. We're in India by ourselves.

[Will Friedle]

I wasn't going to say anything again. I. I was in New York by myself when I was 11 and 12. So strange, stranger things Things happen.

[Sabrina Bryan]

But.

[Will Friedle]

Yes.

[Sabrina Bryan]

What do you mean? You were living in New York by yourself at 11 or 12.

[Will Friedle]

No, but I would take the bus in from Connecticut and walk to my audition and then get back on the bus at Port Authority and go home.

[Sabrina Bryan]

This is like a 15.

[Will Friedle]

You.

[Sabrina Bryan]

This is two planes. This is like. I mean.

[Will Friedle]

But yeah, you're.

[Dr. Priyanka Walley]

Oh, you're.

[Will Friedle]

You're all supposed to. I imagine you are all supposed to be at least 18.

[Sabrina Bryan]

Yeah. I mean, it's not specified that we've graduated high school.

[Will Friedle]

Right. But you're talking about. This is. This is the summer before college. College.

[Sabrina Bryan]

Okay.

[Will Friedle]

So I imagine you're supposed to be 18.

[Sabrina Bryan]

Yeah.

[Will Friedle]

But yes, it's. You're. It's a lot.

[Dr. Joy Harden Bradford]

Yes.

[Sabrina Bryan]

And honestly, at this point, we meet Aqua's dad in the. The finale of the first movie. Who was Oscott? Our director. We met my foster mom, but that's it. So the only person that would have been able to go, that we've actually met and have any questions, kind of connection with would have been Chanel's mom, I guess. But.

[Will Friedle]

Right. Because the mommy we knew the best was Galleria's mom.

[Sabrina Bryan]

Galleria's mom.

[Will Friedle]

Nothing whatsoever to do it.

[Brad Palumbo]

Right.

[Will Friedle]

Okay.

[Dr. Joy Harden Bradford]

So.

[Sabrina Bryan]

Yeah, I. It just. It still is like. That's a big. Okay. You know, it's.

[Will Friedle]

It's. It's like this easy. Easily could have been a whole different movie if you were met by the same guy from Taken who took the two girls off the plane right away. And. And yeah, it's much different movie if you've got to call Liam Neeson halfway through. Through.

[Sabrina Bryan]

Right. Exactly. So anyway, that. That was one thing that kind of never was really, you know, gone. And then I already talked about my windblown hair and the. Whoa, do calm down. I don't think it's that serious yet.

[Will Friedle]

Do is not going to calm down. She's awesome.

[Sabrina Bryan]

And I just was cracking up with this movie. How adamant I was on no boys. Like, just. I was.

[Will Friedle]

And then you all talked about boys the whole time.

[Sabrina Bryan]

And I just. Like a blocker. A blocker. A blocker the whole time.

[Will Friedle]

Poor Joaquin. At least I believed it when you kissed him. Well, thank you very much. And now we come to the portion where we have to rate our film. I say, because it's your movie, we make one the worst.

[Sabrina Bryan]

Okay.

[Will Friedle]

And ten the best.

[Sabrina Bryan]

Perfect.

[Will Friedle]

And now here are our options. One to ten Kingpin Agents. Unprofessional movie directors in need of hr. Psychotic Cheetah Girls. One out of ten Tree Strings, Indian Marching Bands, Soul sucking elephants. One out of ten Non Stop Walks, Generic explanations of making movies, or one out of ten obstacle Durindas. It's your movie. You got to pick.

[Sabrina Bryan]

I think because I had literally never noticed it until this rewatch. It's the Non Stop.

[Will Friedle]

Yes. That's what I would have picked too.

[Sabrina Bryan]

I'm so Non Stop Walks with the vocals.

[Will Friedle]

I love it. I don't remember who goes first. I think. I think you go first. I think I did the Jonas Brothers movie last time, which was. I went first. So you got to rate your movie first. What do you.

[Sabrina Bryan]

Totally wrong.

[Dr. Joy Harden Bradford]

We could.

[Will Friedle]

Pretty sure I did, though. What do you got?

[Sabrina Bryan]

Gosh, this is tough. You know, reading your own movies.

[Will Friedle]

I know, I know.

[Sabrina Bryan]

So weird to do.

[Will Friedle]

I know.

[Sabrina Bryan]

Um, it was a nice. I had a good time watching it again, these movies for me, and I love that. That's my favorite thing about, you know, doing the interviews that we do is talking to the. The actors that have been a part of these movies because it just brings back so many amazing memories of filming where you were in your career at that time, what was going on, the changes, all that kind of stuff. So this was good. There was a little bit more of an emotional thing because, you looking back, I now know this was like the start of the end, you know, of our. Our Cheetah life. But like I said, the movie was so beautiful. Like, re remembering being there in person filming was just breathtaking. There were more holes. I would say. I felt like there could have been some eliminated walking sessions that entire.

[Will Friedle]

Yeah, light definitely could have happened.

[Sabrina Bryan]

Could have shortened it. I mean, we didn't need it because we were already under the 90 minutes. But, you know, I did like, for me, Dorinda storyline, I did like it. I thought she had so much depth within this one. And it was like an honor to be able to take her character to a different place and care more about other people than, like, what she was going through. Selfishly felt like The Cheetah Girls 2 was a little bit more selfish, but I liked it. It was fun. It was a good watch for me to. To just be nostalgic and just be so appreciative of everything I got through the Cheetah Time. The movie itself didn't par up to the second one for me. Still, things about it did, but more didn't. So I'm gonna go with an 8. Non stop walks 8. A solid 8.

[Will Friedle]

I think that's good. I think I'm. I'm right there with you. I'm. I'M basically, I'm a, I'm a soft eight. Hard seven five.

[Sabrina Bryan]

Okay.

[Will Friedle]

Non stop walks. I'm. I'm just starting right with the number because basically everything you said, it is a very pretty movie. Some of the story doesn't make a whole lot of sense. I didn't really buy the relationship between Chanel and the director. Director. But. But no, the music was good, the visuals were great. India's obviously a gorgeous background. You were all good. I love that you had way more to do in this movie. I felt like the movie was based more around you and it was wonderful. But I did. You're right. I did miss the kind of irreverence and comedy of Raven's character. Yes, there is, they, it's, it was, there were very few light moments in this movie. And you know, the second one and the first one had those kind of light moments that I think it needed a little more. But it was, it was a totally fun watch. This is a great franchise. All three of them were. Again, we. I can only watch this as a 50 year old man. That being said, if I was like 11 or 12 year old girl when this came out, when the, when the Cheetah Girls came out, oh my God, this would have been the coolest thing in the world. And watching a group form and then they're going all around the world and then they end in India. Like, are you kidding me? This would have been the coolest. So yeah, this is a hard seven five, soft eight for me. Just like what you said. Non stop walks. This was a fun franchise and a fun movie. So yeah, definitely, definitely enjoyed it. But our next movie, since we're done with all of our films now, we're literally finished with all of our films. Our next movie brings us back to the the world of sports. Yes. One of DCOM's most frequently hit themes. And we've got a true story on our hands here. Yes folks, True story alert. It's 2003's race car drama right on track, available to stream on Disney. So go ahead of us and do your homework. It makes the podcast even more fun. Make sure you watch it. Cause we're gonna. Plus we have dozens and dozens of interviews right at your fingertips. We sit down with DCOM royalty week after week. All you have to do is search for Magical Rewind wherever you get your podcast and subscribe. Subscribe. And for more info you can follow us at. Magical Rewind Pod on the Instagram machine. You just, you scrape the, the phone on like if you go back and forth. The friction causes Instagram to open. I think. I'm pretty sure that's how it works. So anyway, thanks everybody. It's been a cheetah licious three movies. I'm so glad we got to do them all. Bye, everybody.

[Sabrina Bryan]

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[Dr. Priyanka Walley]

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[Dr. Priyanka Walley]

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[Hari Kondabolu]

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[Dr. Priyanka Walley]

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[Sabrina Bryan]

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[Will Friedle]

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[Sabrina Bryan]

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[Danny Shapiro]

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[Sabrina Bryan]

I mean, but here's the thing. Stay out of the forest.

[Will Friedle]

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[Sabrina Bryan]

Call your dad. This is terrible. Keep going, you guys. Stay sexy. Don't get murdered.

[Will Friedle]

Elvis, do you want a cookie?

[Sabrina Bryan]

A cookie? My favorite Murder turns 10 this month.

[Danny Shapiro]

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[Sabrina Bryan]

Listen to my favorite murder on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Goodbye. This is an I heart podcast. Guaranteed human.