Smosh Reads Reddit Stories — “2025’s Worst Person” (Dec 27, 2025)

Episode Overview

The year-end episode of "Smosh Reads Reddit Stories" sees host Shane Topp and guests Amanda Lehan-Canto, Emily, and Bailey tackling a set of especially wild, uncomfortable, and hilarious Reddit posts. The stories—saved as too out-there for regular weeks—spark lively reactions ranging from disbelief to deep reflection and irreverent jokes. The crew discusses tales of inappropriate coworkers, over-the-top weddings, questionable parenting choices, and one Redditor’s deeply unhinged rant about human anatomy, all with their trademark mix of snark, empathy, and chaos.

Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Am I The Asshole? — Co-Worker Rubbing Belly at Office Party

Segment Start: [03:28]

• Story Recap:
  A woman asks if she’s the asshole for snapping at a coworker who, during a fiesta-themed office party, rubbed her belly and implied pregnancy (“maybe it’s because you’ve got a baby bird on the way”), even though she’s not pregnant and the coworker has made such comments before.

• Panel’s Take:

  • Amanda acknowledges her own past of enjoying belly touches—when clearly pregnant—but says it’s never appropriate at work, especially when OP is not pregnant ([05:46]).
  • The group speculates on the coworker’s motives, with Shane musing:

    “The only way this makes sense to me is if they’re a 90-year-old woman.” ([07:06])

  • Emily wonders if it's a weird obsession or even a kink, saying:

    “Everything’s a weird fucking kink. And you’re weird.” ([08:01])

  • General consensus: OP is not the asshole. People need to stop making unsolicited comments and touches about bodies—especially at work.

• Memorable Quotes:

  • Shane: “Don’t touch people’s bodies. Don’t comment about people’s bodies. These are good life rules. And imperative office rules.” ([09:22])
  • Amanda: “If someone has made it clear—I’m not pregnant, I don’t want to get pregnant...give it up, lady.” ([13:28])

2. Confession — "I Annie’d My Way Into Being Adopted By Rich People"

Segment Start: [16:33]

• Story Recap:
  A Redditor, adopted out of foster care, confesses they wrote and performed a song and dance for their prospective parents—intentionally “Annie-ing” them into adopting.

• Panel’s Take:

  • Emily and Amanda both see it less as manipulation, more as a heartfelt expression:

    “You’re just really showing who you are by being like, here I am.” ([18:38] Emily)

  • Shane suggests the dance was likely just a sweet indicator, not the sole reason they were adopted.
  • Lots of Annie movie/lore tangents—jokes about Daddy Warbucks, Carol Burnett’s role, and childhood performance memories.

• Notable Quotes:

  • Amanda: “When you’re a kid, you don’t associate dance with any type of like persuasiveness...you’re like, I love you and let me show you how much.” ([21:09])

3. Am I Overreacting? — Dad’s Inappropriate Golf Shirt

Segment Start: [23:26]

• Story Recap:
  A 19-year-old describes her dad’s new polo shirt, which is covered in illustrations of sexual positions, and her discomfort over him wearing it around family (including her 11-year-old sister) and children at campgrounds.

• Panel’s Take:

  • Crew reacts with a mix of laughter and dismay—grossed out by the dad but find the story hilarious.
  • Shane and Emily note: Context is everything—it might be a fratty joke among friends, but not appropriate around kids or family.
  • Amanda and Bailey joke about ways to “ruin” or get rid of the shirt.

• Memorable Moments:

  • Amanda, on the “golfers have high sex drive” justification:

    “Do golfers have high sex drive? What does that even fucking mean?” ([28:36])

  • Creative sabotage: OP points to sex positions and says she’s tried them all, embarrassing her dad into never wearing the shirt again ([32:34]).

4. WeddingShame — Last-Minute, Over-the-Top Wedding Demands

Segment Start: [33:37]

• Story Recap:
  A massive chain of wedding emails reveal a bride and groom who change the date last minute (to a weekday), split the ceremony and reception across two states, demand specific outfits (with restrictions on height, heels, religion, and makeup), ask for money ($650 per wedding party member), enforce an open/cash bar, have a plant as a gift (with detailed soil instructions), and generally alienate everyone.

• Panel’s Take:

  • The crew is progressively more aghast with each email.
  • Amanda: “K thanks on email is insane.” ([38:44])
  • The episode features extended roasting of the bride’s “quirky” persona, erratic demands, and contradictions (“we love you—just pay $650!”).
  • Jokes about the event being like an acting gig—strict call times, costume rules, no dietary accommodations.

• Quotes & Reactions:

  • Shane: “This has to be an absolute demon.” ([49:50])
  • Bailey: “You have to be a certain amount of Catholic to do the ceremony—and a certain amount of drunk to do the reception.” ([45:47])
  • Emily: “I don’t think we should clip that at all.” ([76:03], about the story’s absurdity)
  • Amanda: “Vaginas are a beautiful, beautiful thing. If you got a problem with it, leave.” ([73:15], in jest, referencing both wedding and next story)

5. The 10th Dentist — "Vaginas Are Badly Optimized Interfaces" Unhinged Rant

Segment Start: [56:54]

• Story Recap:
  A straight male Redditor posts a shockingly misogynistic, pseudo-intellectual rant about why he believes vaginas are a “badly optimized interface” and should be “evolutionarily eradicated,” comparing them unfavorably to penises in excruciating detail.

• Panel’s Reaction:

  • Stunned disbelief, laughter, and escalating incredulity—pausing multiple times to reread passages.
  • Amanda and Emily immediately point out the deep misunderstanding of both anatomy and basic empathy.
  • Bailey: “This is the gayest thing I’ve ever read.” ([61:21])
  • Jokes fly about the “hidden clitoris” (“the real villain is Helen” [68:44]), and how this POV could only come from deep insecurity and personal failure.
  • Shane, exasperated:

    “You don’t have to post this. This guy wrote all of this by choice.” ([66:20])

  • The group skewers the anatomical ignorance (“Show me the magic balls make.” [72:52]) and total lack of self-awareness.

• Notable Quotes:

  • Amanda: “I just need a big clit. That’s it. And my interface will be a penis.” ([66:22])
  • Emily: “I can talk with people who have vaginas...My body wants me dead. But then this little piece of poop on a shirt with people 69ing on the shirt—this high sex drive golfer is gonna come in here and talk shit about my vagina?” ([73:29])
  • Shane: “I hate when people speak in an intellectually condescending way, and then what they’re saying is really, really stupid and not thought through.” ([75:16])

Memorable Moments & Quotes

• Amanda, on wedding emails:

  “K is just not a cool thing to say. K thanks on email is insane.” ([38:44])

• About the adoption confession:

  Shane: “Annie didn’t con, she charmed...Glad you got yourself a loving home.” ([22:22])

• About the weird sex shirt:

  Amanda: “One of them just looks like they’re hugging, so I think that one’s fine.” ([26:44])

• On the anatomy rant:

  Emily: “If Courtney was here, there’d be a Looney Tunes style silhouette of her in the wall.” ([67:56])

• Wrap-up banter:

  Amanda: “I want to be mad, but my brain is broken.” ([71:19])

Timestamps for Key Segments

• Snapping at Pregnant Comments / Belly Rub: [03:28]–[15:30]
• "Annie’d" Adoption Confession: [16:33]–[22:58]
• Dad’s Golf Sex Shirt: [23:26]–[33:31]
• Nightmare Wedding Emails: [33:37]–[55:01]
• “Badly Optimized” Anatomy Rant: [56:54]–[76:40]

Tone & Chemistry

• Loose, playful, irreverent: Hosts are quick to joke, riff, and escalate bits (e.g., extended riffs about wedding regulations, “high sex drive golfers,” and anatomical diagrams).
• Honest, occasionally serious: The panel highlights the real harm in boundary-crossing behavior and unchecked entitlement, especially regarding bodily autonomy and wedding planning.
• Warm and inclusive: The Smosh cast is quick to affirm positives—like the sweetness of childhood enthusiasm or the importance of consent—while lovingly roasting the absurd.

Summary

This year-end Smosh special delivers wall-to-wall entertainment and incisive commentary, deftly balancing empathy, glittering wit, utter ridiculousness, and cathartic rants. The playlist of Reddit stories ranges from the real and relatable (workplace boundaries, found family) to the downright cartoonish (self-absorbed wedding tyrants, dangerously dumb anatomy takes). The cast’s dynamic chemistry, off-the-cuff jokes, and willingness to both dissect and dunk on nonsense make even the wildest stories land with heart—and a lot of laughter.

For anyone who missed it, rest assured: the belly grabs were condemned, the adoption was sweet, the golf shirts were burned, the wedding was a cautionary tale, and the anatomy guy… well, Reddit already called him the worst person of 2025.