ENCYCLOPEDIA of RIDE PT. II

Summary

Ride with Benito Skinner and Mary Beth Barone

Episode: ENCYCLOPEDIA of RIDE PT. II

Release Date: December 31, 2025
Podcast Network: Dear Media

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Overview

In "ENCYCLOPEDIA of RIDE PT. II," Benito Skinner and Mary Beth Barone return with a playful, freewheeling deep dive into the inside jokes, catchphrases, and signature bits that have become central to the "Ride" community. Part love letter, part lexicon, the episode breaks down their personal vernacular, favorite cultural moments, and the spirit of gratitude and community undergirding the show. The hosts riff on everything from fast fashion's apocalypse to iconic quotes from Gossip Girl, weaving jokes and banter in their signature irreverent (and at times earnest) style.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Reflecting on 2025 & the Holidays

• Both hosts express relief at the end of a turbulent year, acknowledging personal challenges while maintaining gratitude and situational awareness.
  • "The worst year on record for me and a lot of people... but also some people have it worse than me. Two things can be true." (Mary Beth, 02:12)
• They encourage self-care, especially during the holiday season, and humorously recommend listening to the podcast hiding in a closet away from family.

2. Fast Fashion Apocalypse (03:18)

• The duo jokes that the true threat to humanity isn’t climate change, but drowning in fast fashion debris.
  • "We're all gonna drown... not from sea levels rising, but in fast fashion... it's gonna fill the room." (Mary Beth, 03:18)

3. Listener Gratitude & the ‘Army of Love’

• The show frames its listeners, the ‘Baronies,’ as part of the “army of love.”
  • "Our intentions going into next year are all about just trying to lead with empathy, love, and kindness and pass that on... Army of Love, to me, is so special and important." (Mary Beth, 06:25)
• They propose writing a “manifesto” and encourage kindness, especially when tempted to lash out at loved ones.

4. Iconic Catchphrases, Terminology, and Cultural References

A large section is a rapid-fire rundown of the show's beloved lingo and its origins:

• Me Love (05:02):
  • Derived from “my love,” used to refer to close pals or favorite listeners.
  • Spelling matters: “It’s spelled M-I-L-U-V.”
• Don’t Call Me Angel (07:14):
  • Celebration of the song and the mood of refusing unwanted labels.
• Man Jobi (07:51):
  • Playfully created from Britney Spears’s “Mind Your Business.” Hosts simulate her delivery and laughter.
• “I Gotta Go, Dan" / “It’s What I Do” (09:14):
  • Iconic Gossip Girl references woven into podcast’s humor DNA.
  • “Famous line reads in history should be immortalized. We have to teach them to our kids because history isn’t done.” (Mary Beth, 10:01)
• If I’m So Crazy, Then Leave (16:29):
  • Reenacted as a sassy, empowering gesture (tiny middle fingers up, toes pointed in).
  • Signature delivery from Benito’s comedy.
• You Broke My Heart, Carrie (17:13):
  • From And Just Like That/SATC—a recurring, melodramatic quote.
• Daisy the Coyote (17:53):
  • Mary Beth jokes about being surrounded by LA coyotes; Benito claims to have one, named Daisy, as a pet.
• Chickens Are Fashion (18:51):
  • Discussion of the staggering global chicken population and their inclusion in Ride merch.
  • “Chicken can be fashion.” (Mary Beth, 19:17)
• So Amigo / No Amigo (19:41):
  • A riff from a Zed/Metro Station lyric—expanded into custom merch and memes.
• Fabulous (20:45) & Stinky
  • “Fabulous” elevates mundane purchases. “Stinky” is a term of playful endearment; hosts delight in pronouncing it with extra rasp.
• Sebastian: “I Want to Show You Something… Unbelievable.” (21:42):
  • A Eurotrash persona created by Benito; a character who promises to reveal something “unbelievable.”
• Oh Yeah (23:28):
  • Once an in-joke, now tinged by a real-life heckler, but originally meant as a comedic, resigned response to bad luck.

5. Redefining ‘Traditional Family Values’ (24:22)

• The hosts reclaim and redefine “traditional family values” as inclusivity and community—distinctly anti-TERF and anti-exclusion.
  • "Having your own traditional family values is traditional family values." (Mary Beth, 25:16)

6. Making Art, Making Trouble: The Cruella Touch (25:41)

• Share inspiration from the film ‘Cruella,’ particularly the line “I want to make art. I want to make trouble.”
  • “Because it is us and it is what we're doing here on Ride.” (Benito, 26:02)

7. Ride Heritage & the Roots of Their Lexicon (26:41)

• "Ride heritage" is the category for recurring jokes, episodes, and themes that shape the show’s core:
  • Dear Media, Love Corn:
    • A joke stringing together “Love Corn” snacks and the iconic YA dramas “Love, Simon” and “Love, Victor.”
    • "You start with Dear Media. You're writing a letter to media. You write what you have to write and then you sign it: Love Corn." (Benito, 29:03)
  • Early episode staples: pranking, traditional family values, French manicures, gambling, “Ferrero Rocher moms,” and more.

8. Celebration of Community & Inside Jokes

• The show increasingly leans into its own densely packed, playful language—almost daring new listeners to “put in the work” to decode it, creating a club-like atmosphere.
  • “This might be an absolutely impossible podcast to listen to by season two. And that's what we want. It's for our... Baronies. Put in the work, commit, community. Enunciate the fucking words.” (Benito, 30:18)

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• On Fast Fashion Apocalypse:
  • "We're all gonna drown... not from sea levels rising, but in fast fashion..." (Mary Beth, 03:18)
• On Listener Gratitude:
  • "We're putting these out so you'll be more grateful when we record new stuff." (Benito, 04:29)
• On “Army of Love”:
  • "You have to salute to the army of Love. Because we know that love conquers all evil." (Benito, 06:03)
• On Paris Hilton, Chickens, and Fashion:
  • "Chicken can be fashion." (Mary Beth, 19:17)
• Reclaiming Values:
  • "Having your own traditional family values is traditional family values." (Mary Beth, 25:16)
• On Community Rituals:
  • "This might be an absolutely impossible podcast to listen to by season two. And that's what we want..." (Benito, 30:18)
• The Cruella Philosophy:
  • "I want to make art. I want to make trouble." (Cruella/Emma Stone, cited by Benito, 25:41)
• On Ride Heritage:
  • "You start with Dear Media... you write what you have to write and then you sign it: Love Corn." (Benito, 29:03)

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Key Timestamps

• 02:09 — Reflecting on surviving 2025 and self-care during holidays
• 03:18 — Fast fashion apocalypse riff
• 05:02 — “Me Love” term explained
• 06:25 — ‘Army of Love’ and intentions for next year
• 09:14 — Gossip Girl: “I gotta go, Dan” / “It’s what I do”
• 16:29 — “If I’m so crazy, then leave”
• 17:53 — LA coyotes and Daisy the coyote
• 18:51 — Surprising number of chickens alive and chicken fashion
• 19:41 — “(So) Amigo/No Amigo” and Metro Station reference
• 21:42 — Introduction of Sebastian (“something unbelievable”)
• 23:28 — “Oh yeah” and surviving hecklers
• 24:22 — Redefining “traditional family values”
• 25:41 — “I want to make art. I want to make trouble.” (Cruella)
• 26:41 — Ride heritage and inside jokes
• 29:03 — The “Dear Media, Love Corn” legacy
• 30:18 — Building a club-like community

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Structure & Flow

• Episode seamlessly weaves playful banter, cultural critique, origin stories of jokes, and moments of genuine gratitude.
• Running theme: transformation of lived experience and pop culture into a tight-knit (if intentionally confusing) community vernacular.
• Hosts maintain an upbeat, irreverent rapport mixed with genuine encouragement for empathy, gratitude, and re-examining tradition.

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For New Listeners

While laden with in-jokes and references, this episode stands as both a playful glossary and a celebration of community, where listeners are invited to join the "army of love," redefine traditions, and revel in collective inside jokes—just be ready to “put in the work”!

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Contact Segment:
For “follow-up questions,” the hosts encourage listeners to email “Encyclo, Dear Media.”

Closing Note:
The show signs off with energy, affection for listeners, and the final rally cry:

• "If you stand for nothing, you will fall for everything—and you're going to hear me RO." (30:30)
• “Party on. Turn it up. It's your favorite song... dance, dance, dance to the discovery.” (Benito, 31:13)

*Ride at dawn!

Transcript

[A]

The following podcast is a Dear Media production. Hey, can you come pick me up?

[B]

Yeah. What's wrong?

[A]

Nothing.

[B]

Are you sure?

[A]

Yeah, no, I just need a ride. I just want to have fun. Start your engines. Tight.

[B]

I'm Benito Skinner.

[A]

I'm Mary Beth Barone.

[B]

And this is. She got some stink on there. Welcome back to another week of encyclopedia. I'm sure I've gotten some DMS about how you didn't with these episodes, but here's the thing. Sometimes mommy and daddy need a little break and I need to go see my nephews. I'm sorry.

[A]

Can we just be nice?

[B]

No, we have to be nice. You have to just be nice to us. And like, we'll. We'll deliver. We'll deliver. What's it called?

[A]

Deliveroo. Oh, I meant to say something.

[B]

Yes.

[A]

In London they call Christmas lights fairy lights. Wouldn't that make a lot of sense?

[B]

What'd you just call me?

[A]

I just took my zip up off. I don't think we're gonna clip.

[B]

We cannot have these on camera. I can't have more of this. My bobbies, they're gonna see the difference between me. What, How I look right now. And I'm sure I looked cuter for the encyclopedia.

[A]

I don't know. We were pretty pale.

[B]

Cool.

[A]

So.

[B]

Jesus, I need the sun. I need to be held. I need.

[A]

We hope you're all having fun wherever the holidays have taken you, I'll say that much.

[B]

Yeah. I hope you're, like, also taking time for yourself. Like, I hope you're like, in a closet right now. Very like, is that Hanny or Hanny or Ally? Ally or Hanny, Annie or Halle? Oh, I literally just had a stroke.

[A]

I saw that. That was scary. In the.

[B]

In the closet when she's, like, taking calls because her family was in Bora Bora Bora Bora.

[A]

Her family's on vacation.

[B]

They clocked her. Time difference?

[A]

No, but she was. She was on the ball.

[B]

She was close. She was.

[A]

She's British. She was raised right.

[B]

That's right.

[A]

She knows different times.

[B]

So. Yeah, I hope you're doing that locked in a closet listening to us. Take some, like, time for yourself. The holidays can be a lot and, yeah, they can win.

[A]

It's reset after a crazy year.

[B]

God, how excited are we to not be in 2025 anymore?

[A]

Can I just say, the worst year on record for me and a lot of people. For a lot of people. And I. I don't want to.

[B]

It's not my favorite. But then some was amazing. I loved half so No, a lot.

[A]

Of good things happen. But also some people have it worse than me. I'm going to acknowledge that. Like, I had a lot of stuff, but of course there's people.

[B]

Two things can be true.

[A]

Oh, I saw someone. Actually, I didn't want to say it. I. I'll tell you after. It just pissed me off. Keep and we will. I thought of this the other day. The best thing to happen to a person with generational wealth is they start a small business and then they get ripped off by a big box retailer. And then the Internet will always be on their side.

[B]

Perfect, amplified.

[A]

It's extremely specific, but you know what I mean.

[B]

Of course.

[A]

Like, if you come from wealth and you start like a little clothing company and you have like one design that Zara steals or like, you know. Hm. Or, I mean, you're set for life.

[B]

Yeah. What a gift.

[A]

And can I just say, congrats.

[B]

Oh, God. You killed that Zara. Take any of the ride designs you want, please. Urban Outfitters. Take them all.

[A]

Take them.

[B]

They're yours, Sheen. Love you, kid.

[A]

I love you, kid.

[B]

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

[A]

We're all gonna drown. People think that we're gonna die because of the sea levels rising. No, no, no, no. We're gonna drown in fast fashion. Fast fashion is gonna suffocate us. We're gonna be at Melrose Podcast and all of a sudden fast fashion is gonna blow through the door and it's gonna fill the room.

[B]

My forehead straight to the fucking guy.

[A]

I can't breathe.

[B]

All that. I'm scrambling. And it's all those see through nude high heels that they sell on Sheen where everyone's feet just look like stuffed salamis. And I can see the heat and the steam rising from the only people.

[A]

That will survive are people that are in flight at the time.

[B]

Oh, wait, so it will be us. We will survive.

[A]

They're going to land on a bunch of clothes and they're going to get out and go, what the.

[B]

They land on a bunch of skims trying to get their. This is them trying to get tread over skims over a skims nipple bra, which I need. Who's that?

[A]

Just my friend. You'll meet her on Wednesday.

[B]

We're recording. I know. Well, we hope you enjoy part two. We love you. We miss you. Hopefully. You know, this is so helpful. And you also think about gratitude because it's also cool to have a new episode. So think about the next time we'll have one of those.

[A]

We're putting these out so you'll be more Grateful. When we record new stuff.

[B]

Yeah. Because we're tough. We're tough parents.

[A]

Sometimes you'll listen to a song more than once. I mean, it's not the craziest idea.

[B]

It's not the craziest. And also, you don't know the layers. Like, when we go back, how we edit, how we weave things in.

[A]

Thank you.

[B]

We love you, Mary. Qu.

[A]

Wait, where are we going?

[B]

Who cares? Ride. Welcome back to episode two of the most confusing encyclopedia ride you've ever experienced.

[A]

Mila, crack open those books, kids. We're studying today.

[B]

We have to start with Me Love.

[A]

Do they understand the assignment?

[B]

No, it's just so Me Love. Me Love is obviously a derivative of My love. As I said in part one, this is all Latin, so. Absolutely. So Me Love is just. You put my and love together and it's Me Love, and it's just anyone who's mile.

[A]

But it's spelled M I, L, U, V. Yeah.

[B]

Some people don't get that. I really want to get the spelling right on this. Consistent and cohesive. Everything has to be cohesive for me because I have ocd. And you should also know that if you're listening to Ride, and you should.

[A]

Know that we're all about love and positivity and positive vibes on this podcast. Except for Zachary Levi.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

So we really like to perpetuate this idea of love and love being the most powerful thing in the universe, as Christopher Nolan showed us in Interstellar.

[B]

Totally.

[A]

And also so our listeners are the Baronis. They have enlisted in the army of Love.

[B]

The army of Love.

[A]

Hut.

[B]

Army of Love.

[A]

And you have to salute to the army of Love.

[B]

You have to salute to the army of Love. Because we know that love conquers all evil.

[A]

And love and showing kindness, grace, and gratitude is the only way that we're going to make the world a better place. And that's why we do this podcast.

[B]

Yeah. That's the army of Love manifesto.

[A]

It is the army of Love Manifesto, which we maybe we should actually write and post on Ride the pod for the holidays.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

Our intentions going into next year are all about just trying to lead with empathy, love, and kindness and pass that on. And when you're frustrated, just take a breath and don't be mean to the people that love you and that you love, just because it's easier than actually, like, confronting issues. I don't know. Army of Love, to me, is, like, so special and important, and I think. Go to Barry's. Go to SoulCycle. Do your Peloton class. We are Training for battle me love.

[B]

We are training in your elito battle Alita. I don't have to explain that to straight guys. Elitist, straight culture.

[A]

Don't call me Angel.

[B]

Please don't call me whatever you do. Can you please not call me Angel?

[A]

Dude, can you not call me Angel?

[B]

Come on, call me Angel.

[A]

He's anything but that.

[B]

Don't call me Angel. We've never talked about on the pod until the encyclopedia.

[A]

We can list new things. That's our podcast.

[B]

It's our podcast. And sometimes it's good to know things that are coming.

[A]

Their Easter eggs.

[B]

I do think I'll ride for the song don't call me angel because I think there's nothing more iconic than having a movie about three women who are crime fighting badasses in the army of love. And they are specifically called angels.

[A]

And then the soundtrack features a song.

[B]

By Ariana Grande, Lana del Rey and Miley Cyrus that says don't call me Angel.

[A]

Don't call me Angel.

[B]

Say whatever the you want about me.

[A]

But don't call me.

[B]

Don't call me Angel.

[A]

And on that note, I guess we can move on to Man Jobi.

[B]

Manjobi. Manjo. Business so bad. Joe business. Bitch. Poor fortunate, so in pain.

[A]

We're introducing that too, which is that you think Britney Spears should have been cast as Ursula.

[B]

I think she should have been Ursula. It would have been fucking incredible. Or she, you know, I would have at least liked to have her on the list. We've all seen her Notebook audition. The girl's got chops.

[A]

She's got chops.

[B]

The woman in me has got chops.

[A]

Has chops. And she says, man Joby.

[B]

Man Jobi. So Brittany came back with this incredible song with Will I am. And it's just. It's an earworm and I couldn't stop saying it. So we were doing a show in Chicago, ride on the road tour, which.

[A]

Just, I mean, it was pretty explosive.

[B]

How fun was that too?

[A]

It was really fun.

[B]

That sure was a really good time.

[A]

Really fun.

[B]

We'll do more in the future, I'm sure. But I kept walking into rooms and going mountain Joby. Because it's just Brittany. The earworms. That woman can create.

[A]

It's best if you put your fingers through your belt loops and tilt your head to the side as well.

[B]

Mind your business. But where she at? Where she at? Where she at?

[A]

Where's she at?

[B]

And where's she at? Where's Serena Vander Woodson? Can you help me with that? Serena has got to go so Serena Vander Woodson on Gossip Girl, she likes to end every single scene on camera by saying, look, I gotta go, Dan.

[A]

I gotta go, Dan. I wish I could talk, but I gotta go.

[B]

I would say if you're gonna listen to Ride, you should watch every single episode of the original Gossip Girl.

[A]

It would help in a short amount of time if possible as well.

[B]

Just rip through it.

[A]

Just injected into your veins.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

Because then you're gonna notice and pick up on another iconic quote that we have really, really spread across the globe. It went worldwide totally unexpected. Basically, there's this scene in Gossip Girl season one where Jenny and Dan and Rufus are in their humongous Brooklyn loft, but they're poor, which is kind of interesting. And Dan's cut himself shaving. And then Jenny kind of razzes him. Then he looks at her and she goes, I'm your sister. It's what I do.

[B]

It's what I do.

[A]

Famous line reads in history should be immortalized. It's really important. And we have to teach them to our kids because history isn't done.

[B]

History isn't done. We don't have to teach the straight guys. That history isn't done is so obvious.

[A]

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[B]

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[A]

In a world we're identifying as Camila or Sean, I'm Camila.

[B]

Well, yeah. So senorita, though, was written by Charli xcx.

[A]

The Justin Timberlake song.

[B]

No, no, no, no. The Sean song with Camila. So here's the thing.

[A]

We love senorita. I have to say that when these cases arrived at my apartment, I thought to myself, okay, it's a THC drink. I've kind of been off the weed stuff.

[B]

Oh, good. Another drink on the market. And what we kind of said back.

[A]

We rolled our eyes and I have to say, we're on glue.

[B]

We were on glue. We had these senoritas and then we watched Mary Beth's hookup from overcompensating Robbie GK we had a little buzz going.

[A]

Mary Beth's hookup. It was Grace's hookup. Oh, my God.

[B]

You.

[A]

I forgot your method.

[B]

Oh, my God.

[A]

I, like, forgot hot.

[B]

No, but it was so. It was just so fun. These are like. It's just.

[A]

It's perfect. Low calories. It's real ingredients for a party, for.

[B]

A movie night, for just hanging out, for, like, taking a load off after work. And you get no hangover. Can I talk about the flavor notes? Would you mind?

[A]

If you would.

[B]

Very much a Somalia of senorita.

[A]

Yes.

[B]

There's lime jalapeno margarita. It has like a bold kind of balanced taste. Just the right amount of heat. Just like me. Mango margarita is more like tropical grapefruit. Paloma is like bright. It's balanced. It's sexual ranch water. Come on now. It's like dry bright, and it's like endlessly crushable.

[A]

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[B]

Tiffany must be 21 years or older. Please enjoy responsibly. If we can have senorita IPO by the end of year, Mary Beth will tell you all the famous people she's hooked up with.

[A]

Oh my God. Yes.

[B]

I want to ring the bell. Yes.

[A]

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[B]

The moment I wake up. What's his name?

[A]

Rupert Everett.

[B]

Rupert Everett. Oh my God. George. My first understanding of, like how a gay guy could go to a dinner table and take it over. History isn't done.

[A]

Oh my God is not done.

[B]

Maybe we should do a whole My Best Friend's Wedding episode.

[A]

I think we could. There's a lot of interesting takeaways watching it in in the modern day.

[B]

But forever on my makeup, I say.

[A]

A little prayer for you.

[B]

It's what I do.

[A]

It's what I do. Something we don't do is fact check. So we joke about this. Obviously we have looked things up on the pod. We know stuff or something. Some of it's just knowledge that we have. I mean, press is press, press.

[B]

What do you want me to Say.

[A]

But we just, like, sometimes it's like, if we don't pronounce something right or we don't have, like, an exact date, you don't need to tell us. Like, we're just having fun. It's a conversation. You don't always have to stop a conversation in the middle to look something up. Except if it's showing me a picture of someone that you're telling me a story about.

[B]

Oh, and if you don't do that, how am I supposed to even hear the story?

[A]

Please use your sense.

[B]

Come on.

[A]

Come on, dude.

[B]

Come on.

[A]

So maybe you could talk a little bit about if I'm so crazy, then leave.

[B]

So if I'm so crazy. This is one of my favorite eras.

[A]

If you want the full story, go back and listen to the pranking episode.

[B]

Yeah. Which I think is our pilot.

[A]

I think it was our pilot.

[B]

It's the big pilot. They're calling it the big pilot.

[A]

The big pilot.

[B]

The big pilot episode. So I started walking into rooms two. Middle fingers up, but really small. Try to make your middle finger as small as possible. Make your toes go inward and say, if I'm so fucking crazy, then leave. And it's so powerful.

[A]

I know the straight guys listening. I've heard that a time or two.

[B]

Oh, they're going, that's where she got that from.

[A]

That's where she got it.

[B]

I'm gonna kill this dude. I'm gonna kill this guy. K. You broke my heart. Aiden. And all the straight guys know. Aiden, come in just like that. K. You broke my heart, Carrie. You broke my heart.

[A]

That's one of my new favorites, I have to say.

[B]

He just screamed at her in the middle of a New York street.

[A]

Oh, my God. I know when you watch that. Sorry, I. I'm Carrie. I'm trying to not. What?

[B]

Carrie looked at him and said, love you, kid. Love you.

[A]

Get up here. I love you, Ken. Daisy.

[B]

Daisy. Daisy May Buchanan. So coyotes are overrunning la. Mary Beth's been visiting quite a bit. She's living in my house. And she said, jesus Christ, there are so many coyotes. And I said, well, did you meet my coyote? Because I have one and her name's Daisy.

[A]

Her name is Daisy.

[B]

I love the thought of a wild coyote just coming into my house, living with me. She's not really mine because she belongs to the world.

[A]

Mother Earth.

[B]

Mother Earth. And just watching Gossip Girl with her on the couch and her being PewDiePie pie. They are ultimately really cute, but don't go up to them. No, I think that's you know, did.

[A]

You know that all the swans. Without saying all the swans in the UK are technically owned by the Queen? So Edward says that that's the same with me, but about Carmex.

[B]

Oh. And that's the same with me, but coyotes.

[A]

But coyotes. All the Carmexes in the US Technically belong to me.

[B]

And I know that other people say coyote, but I'm from Idaho, so for some reason, I just. It's. I see that word and I think coyote. It's coyote. So my coyote, Daisy.

[A]

And then we are animal lovers and we believe in children's rights on this podcast. But on the note of animals, I am pretty enamored with the idea that there are anywhere between 27 billion and 33 billion chickens alive at any given time. So I rode for chickens one week. And the chicken, you'll see now that the merch has come out. We're making chickens. Fashion, kid.

[B]

Chickens are sexy.

[A]

Chicken can be fashion.

[B]

Oh, shit. That chicken. So sexy. Ruby. Chickens are. They've been the doll. They are the doll. Deal with it.

[A]

We're kind of relying on them, and I love that for us.

[B]

Can I say something to you, please? Asian chicken salad.

[A]

Asian chicken salad. And thank you for saying that. Can I say something else to you? How are you feeling today? I guess there's only two options. So amigo or no amigo.

[B]

Feeling so amigo. So. Oh, God. It's like, so amigo. It's a song by Metro station. What's that song called? Shake it, which is just. I mean, God, it's a hit. God, it's a banger.

[A]

Talk about an earworm.

[B]

I will say on that note, of greatest songs of all time, Clarity by Zed. We can't even say anything else about it. Just Clarity by Zed.

[A]

It speaks for itself.

[B]

But we were on a lot of these came from tour because we're just, like, going absolutely insane in hotel rooms and in green rooms. So we were singing it, and all of a sudden I just. Instead of knowing the words, I just said, I'm feeling so amigo. And then it went into, I'm feeling no amigo. And then I'm feeling. I'm feeling bro amigo.

[A]

It really stuck.

[B]

Yeah, it's. It's.

[A]

I'm thrilled with it, to be honest.

[B]

I've seen it on handmade merch, custom.

[A]

Merch by the Orleans merch, which I love.

[B]

Yeah. It's exciting to know that the good word is spread.

[A]

It's spread. I think we could talk about quickly Fabulous and stinky.

[B]

So fabulous. Fabulous Wasn't enough.

[A]

We had to add a little something extra. This came about in the light denim episode. You had been trying on light jeans while you were closeted.

[B]

And I said, yeah, that's what I said, is when I put on the jeans, and they fit perfectly. Fabulous. These are fabulous. These are fabulous. I'll take them. Me at apc, I meet the petite standards. These are fabulous. I'll take them.

[A]

I'll take them. Thanks. Could you ring that up for me? And then stinky is more of just like it's the term of endearment.

[B]

I like making people say stinky and. And seeing how much they can keep it in the back of their throat as they say it.

[A]

Enunciate the words.

[B]

But not in this case.

[A]

Not in this case.

[B]

This is the one time we don't want you to enunciate the words.

[A]

We have four more terms to go through, and I want to say these are four of our most explosive.

[B]

Ooh.

[A]

I think you need to talk about where Sebastian was born, where he came from, and what he likes to do.

[B]

Or as you call him, Seb.

[A]

Seb.

[B]

So I was doing our friend Emily's makeup one day, and for some reason, I just looked at her and I said, I want to show you something. Something unbelievable.

[A]

And you FaceTime me right away, I.

[B]

Couldn'T believe what I had said. As I said it, I went, oh, my God. I want to show you something. Something unbelievable. It's just a guy you meet in a European city who you shouldn't trust.

[A]

You should not trust.

[B]

And he's wearing Armani Exchange. It just. It hits you like a ton of bricks. The second I said it, I was like, this is for the kids.

[A]

New era.

[B]

This is for my kids, the Baronies. So New Era alert. The ERAS Tour. It's interesting that this pod happened during the ERAS Tour, because it's like, eras. It's so this.

[A]

If we did an ERAS Tour once, this podcast is like our victory lap. When it's over, whenever that may be in 2060, we would call it the eras tour, and it would be 17 hours. Just like Ken Burns's Vietnam War documentary.

[B]

Exactly. Just saying all this. So, yeah, something unbelievable. It's as simple as that. But we think about what it would be that Sebastian wants to show whoever he's talking to his next victim. His next victim. Something unbelievable.

[A]

I would say that the London heckler wanted to show us something unbelievables. I don't know that she knew what.

[B]

That was and she didn't show us something unbelievable. She gave US folklore though, for sure.

[A]

See, she gave us evermore.

[B]

For anyone who listened to part one. Taylor Swift, you got to know her discography. Cat, come on.

[A]

Oh yeah. It was co opted from us. That was an era and still is, but it's now a bit triggering to.

[B]

Us and others at live shows in person, hearing. Yeah, it's the London heckler. We were heckled at a London show and this Irish woman who was inebriated would not stop saying, oh yeah. Can you do it? I love when you.

[A]

Talk about enunciate the words.

[B]

I will say I loved oh yeah before this happened. Because oh yeah is supposed to be kind of the same as love you sweat and love you good. You cad is like when something shitty happens, it's just like kind of a way to be self deprecating and be like, oh, this terrible thing happened to me. And they go, okay, like gotten a car wreck today. Insurance won't cover it. Like that's kind of the vibe of oh yeah. So it was never meant to be used against us.

[A]

And we'll return to form on that. We just need. It's. It's a little too soon.

[B]

We need time.

[A]

We need time. Time heals all. Traditional family values is a very heady concept that was also introduced in the pilot. We're redefining it and we're having so much fun. Making custom merch is traditional family values. All of you have been participating in that. Beaded bracelets.

[B]

Beaded bracelets. Are you kidding?

[A]

Oh, just so nice.

[B]

That's what all these terms are. It's traditional family values. Community. How much is community building? Traditional family values. Parasocial relationships. Traditional family values. But it's in the new sense.

[A]

It is because we're redefining it.

[B]

No room for TERFs, no turf. Hogwarts. You're getting no new students this year.

[A]

No.

[B]

Send as many letters as you want, fucker. You fucker.

[A]

We love traditional family values and we love when you tell us what traditional family values means to you.

[B]

I will say about 90% of the time you're right.

[A]

Spot on.

[B]

Spot on, kid. Sometimes I'm like, wait, what? Which I love.

[A]

But that's okay.

[B]

But maybe that's your own traditional family values. And I think having your own traditional family values is traditional family values.

[A]

I want to make art and I want to make trouble.

[B]

Is that what we're ending with?

[A]

No, I have such a huge one that we're gonna end with that. You're gonna freak.

[B]

I'm getting chills. So I would say if you're listening to the pod, I would really highly recommend Cruella, the origin story of one of the most iconic villains of all time.

[A]

All time.

[B]

Cruella de Vil, Ms. Deville, played by Emma Stone with a British accent. I just think this movie is canon and you need to watch it. And there's a scene where Cruella goes, I want to make art. I want to make trouble. And I think about it every single day. Because it is us and it is what we're doing here on ride.

[A]

It is. And rewrite the rules. That's what I have to say. Rewrite the rules.

[B]

Rewrite the rules. Make an impact.

[A]

Press is press take control of the narrative in ending this episode. Encyclopedia of Ride Part 2. Obviously, we have to talk about the era that kind of started it all as far as, like, how far we could push our listeners to see the world as we see it or at least to, like, you know, put on the ride colored lenses. I have four words for you. Dear media, love corn.

[B]

This. You want to talk about ride heritage? Did we fully explain ride heritage?

[A]

Yeah. So for those of you. I mean, it would be insane to start at Encyclopedia of Ride Part 2, but if you didn't listen to the first one, and we'll just say again, Ride heritage is this concept that actually Edward came up with, which is where certain episodes and certain concepts are so embedded within the DNA of ride that they become ride heritage. And it's like we can't even believe there was a time before Dear media, Love corn, or before the chicken and Fellowship episode, or before French manicures and gambling episodes. You know, it's like, totally. All these things. We're just like, so happy that they exist and they are part of now. The DNA.

[B]

Fuck ass Bob's and. What was that one?

[A]

Fuck ass Bob's. And. Are you going to post about it?

[B]

Are you going to post about it? God, that's so heritage.

[A]

We have a lot of great worms.

[B]

Worms. We didn't ride for worms, but just.

[A]

Worms in general are nowhere to galaxy brain.

[B]

So, dear media Love Corn was from the Ferrero Rocher mom's Keeping Secrets episode, which I think in my. In my bones, that's heritage. That's the Heritage episode.

[A]

When we say ride heritage, that's.

[B]

I tell people, what if they haven't heard the potty. Go start with Ferrero Roche. Secretive moms and pilot.

[A]

The pilot. The pilot was huge. Me too.

[B]

God. Pranking and traditional family values. God. We started with a bang and we hooked you. So, dear media, love corn. Picture this, Mary Beth and I pre launch of the podcast. We're. We're in limbo. We don't know what to do. We're doing a show at Just for Laughs in Vancouver. There is a Prada store right next to our hotel. So the trip was great.

[A]

We had a blast.

[B]

On the way there, Mary Beth is eating one of her favorite snacks, which is Love corn. Love comma, corn. And I look at her, and as she's crunching Crunchalina, I say, love corn. Love Simon.

[A]

Love, Victor.

[B]

Yeah. So obviously there is the epic gay love story, Love Simon. And the spinoff series on Hulu for. I think it's now canceled, but it was like three seasons. Love, Victor.

[A]

We had fun with it. We made it our own. We added Lovecorn to that body of work as if they were all brought to you by the same minds.

[B]

Greg Berlanti.

[A]

Greg Berlanti. And so Love Corn is a fabulous snack. And they heard the pod and they've been so great to work with. They send us Love corn to give out at the end of every show. We have these amazing foam Lovecorn hats that we wear when we perform Soho House. So we were talking about Love Corn on the pod, and then I looked at our mics because they have these little, like, mic covers on them, and it says Dear Media. And I just thought, what a beautiful way to write a letter. You start with Dear Media. You're writing a letter to media. You write what you have to write and then you sign it with Love Corn.

[B]

That's what Abigail Adams, she signed her letters. Played by Laura Linney, she started her letters. Dear, Dear Media. Love it, love it, love it.

[A]

Corn. Yours always.

[B]

Yours always. Corn, Abigail Corn.

[A]

So grab some Love Corn if you see it. They have a few different flavors.

[B]

I'm sure there's a holiday flavor. Is there a peppermint?

[A]

There's a chocolate. I'm dying to get my hands on some of those.

[B]

Chocolate is so fudgeing.

[A]

You wouldn't. You would never think of those things together as being like, something so delectable.

[B]

Hey, sweet and salty. I'll take it.

[A]

Give me two, kid.

[B]

Oh, God.

[A]

Oh, God. Oh, what a year it's been on ride. To think that all of that has happened in the first year. I don't even know what we're going to come up with in 2024.

[B]

This might be an absolutely impossible podcast to listen to by season two. And that's what we want. It's for our. Sorry. It' for our bronies. Put in the work, commit, community Enunciate the fucking words.

[A]

If you stand for nothing, you will fall for everything. And you're going to hear me Ro. Stepable.

[B]

In pain, in need. This belonging to be there. This belongs to get girl. Do I help them? Yes, indeed.

[A]

We're going to call up DJ Earworm and have him do a mashup of all of Ride's top songs of the year. It's going to be a lot of Zed, it's going to be a lot of Taylor, a lot of Katie.

[B]

For torture tactics. Yeah.

[A]

To use against our enemies.

[B]

Exactly.

[A]

For worst day of the year.

[B]

Put these headphones on.

[A]

I think you're gonna like it.

[B]

And party on. Turn it up. It's your favorite song. Dance, dance, dance to the discovery.

[A]

So that's the encyclopedia ride. That's the full thing. If you have any follow up questions, you can email us.

[B]

Encyclo, Dear Media.

[A]

Say it again.

[B]

Encyclo, Dear Media. Oh, yeah. Oh, yeah.

[A]

If you have questions, follow ups, email us. This is Ride One. Email. We love you so much. We can't wait to have another fabulous year with the Baronies. Enjoy your break. Have fun. You broke my high, kids.

[B]

You broke my heart. Hut. Hut. Oh, my. Exit.

[A]

Benny, babe. Eyes on the road. Benny, look out.

[B]

Ride. Ride. Ride.

[A]

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