The Sip with Ryland Adams and Lizze Gordon

Episode: Tasting TACO BELL’S Most VIRAL Foods!!!

Release Date: September 17, 2025

Episode Overview

This episode of The Sip finds Ryland and Lizze recording an unfiltered, chaotic backyard “campout” edition during a week filled with personal challenges, family illness, and emotional lows. The co-hosts dive into stories of parenting woes (including a suspected hand, foot, and mouth outbreak), the bittersweet realities of life and loss, and, most memorably, embark on an exuberant taste test of Taco Bell’s most viral, nostalgic, and recently re-released Y2K menu items. Listeners are also enlisted as a “mob” in the duo’s ongoing campaign to get their Christmas movie script produced.

The tone is honest, supportive, hilarious, and—on this particularly hard week—surprisingly cathartic, with the Taco Bell taste test bringing some much-needed joy to the group.

Key Discussion Points & Timestamps

1. Backyard “Campout” Setup & Chaotic Vibes

• [00:28-01:15] The duo opens by joking about their uncomfortable backyard setup and how awkward their legs look on camera, with self-deprecating humor about rawness and less-than-glamorous appearances.
  • “Can they see my pussy, Chris? I hope so, because it’s itchy.” — Ryland ([01:05])
• [01:35-03:58] Ryland explains why co-producer Chris is mic-less amid a makeshift technical setup due to illness and equipment relocation.

2. Sick Family Woes & the Bomb Shelter Mentality

• [01:40-05:00] Ryland details his family’s mysterious illnesses and the stress of parenting while trying to keep his household “hermetically sealed” from the world.

  • “Rylan’s family that lives in a bomb shelter to avoid disease is sick as fuck, which I love so much.” — Lizze ([01:45])
  • “After having two sick babies, I think I should double down on that.” — Ryland ([03:55])

• [04:46-05:15] Diagnosis drama culminates with Shane, Ryland’s partner, waking up with a rash. They ultimately suspect hand, foot, and mouth disease (HFMD):

  • “Every mom you've ever met is like, it's HMFD. Hand, foot, mouth disease.” — Lizze ([04:47])

3. Birthday Bash FOMO & Mom Life Reflections

• [07:24-09:37] Lizze recounts unforgettable moments from her son Billy’s birthday and preschool, as Ryland expresses regret over missing it due to the outbreak.
  • “Overnight, he’s communicating more…he’s saying mama, he's saying dada…when we were leaving, he was like, bye. Bye. Whoa.” — Lizze ([09:21])
  • “So he’s a show-off, like his mom.” — Ryland ([09:37])

4. Navigating Grief & Finding Meaning in Loss

• [10:07-14:37] Lizze shares that she lost a friend over the weekend, opening up about repeated losses in recent years. Emotional and philosophical reflections ensue.
  • “It’s beautiful and wonderful to love people so, so much that they leave a hole you can't fill…within that hole are a bunch of dope adjectives and morals and stories you get to carry through as life continues.” — Lizze ([13:39])
  • “Sometimes when things feel dark and awful and crazy, it's nice to sit next to your best friend.” — Ryland ([10:46])
• Ryland offers support and the two reflect on the healing power of friendship, even amidst chaos and loss.

5. Preschool Adventures & Jewish School Stories

• [16:16-18:45] Lizze describes their experience at Billy’s Jewish preschool, the Shabbat assembly, and adorable traditions—even though her family isn't Jewish.
  • “Every birthday is a special day for a Jew. And if that’s not stuck on a loop in my head during my next C-section, I don’t know what will be.” — Lizze ([18:18])

6. College Cynicism & Life Lessons

• [16:56-17:14] The duo commiserates over the value of higher education while joking about lying and hustle culture.
  • “College has become such a useless thing…it’s not even a trade school.” — Lizze ([17:04])

7. Updates on “A Cock A Doodle Christmas” Movie Pitch

• [28:04-34:03] Ryland and Lizze pitch their listeners to flood production company American High with demands to produce their R-rated Christmas movie where they star.
  • “Spam American High's Instagram by saying a Cockadoodle Christmas. You want to see it.” — Lizze ([32:26])
  • The pair hash out titling, campaign strategy, and whether they’d actually get to star in it (“Are we starring in it or not?” — Ryland, [32:49])

8. Taylor Swift Rumors & Cultural Gossip

• [41:42-42:53] Brief detour to Taylor Swift’s clandestine appearance at a Chiefs game and speculation about her Super Bowl appearance and possible pregnancy.
  • “She snuck in in a box…like how she used to go onto stage in her little mop box.” — Lizze ([41:59])

Taco Bell Viral Foods Taste Test

[48:24–64:32]

Lizze and Chris head to Taco Bell for a tour-de-force of viral, nostalgic menu items, banter about the drive-thru experience, and detailed, sometimes chaotic reviews:

Ordering Woes & Drive-Thru Mayhem

• [48:33–50:54]
  Lizze struggles to order the Y2K menu in person, finding out some items are app-only, leading to drive-thru chaos and comic exasperation.
  • “I’m pregnant and sad and unhinged, and I don’t think this is gonna go well for me in the comment section. But guess what? I also can’t read anymore, so here we are.” — Lizze ([51:17])

Taste Test Breakdown

• [53:06]: Seven Layer Bean Burrito — “As a pregnant woman, I have been craving seven layer dip…so I’ve been making it for myself at home all the time.” — Lizze
• [54:15]: Chili Cheese Burrito — “Chili cheese ruined every other option.” — Chris
• [54:50]: Double Decker Taco & Cool Ranch Doritos Locos Taco
  • “They fucked us and didn’t give us the Cool Ranch.” — Lizze ([55:49])
  • (Later) “It’s so good...Please just let it stay this time. Storm Taco Bells, demand they return the ranch taco for our friend Chris.” — Lizze ([59:03], [59:15])
• [57:17]: Beans vs. Cheese — “I’m the type of girl who puts a sliced black olive on her seven layer dip.” — Lizze
• [62:11]: Caramel Apple Empanada
  • “It’s so good. It goes so hard…This is actually better than I remember.” — Chris ([63:09], [63:26])

Best Quotes/Memorable Moments:

• “If I had a dick, I’d be fucking nacho cheese the rest of my life.” — Lizze ([61:10])
• “Why is my vagina dripping wet? Did my water break, or am I hop for Y2K?” — Lizze ([63:58])
• Recommendation: “Do not order it in person. Use the app. We are done. We will never order anything in person again.” — Lizze ([64:20])

Listeners Called to Action

• Flood American High with Movie Requests:
  Listeners are playfully encouraged to comment on American High’s Instagram, demanding “A Cock A Doodle Christmas” starring Ryland and Lizze ([65:25]):
  • “Go to the American High Instagram account and say, ‘We want to see a Cock A Doodle Christmas starring Ryland Adams and Lizzie Gordon.’ And if you don’t do it, we will break your house.” — Lizze ([65:25])

Episode Highlights & Notable Quotes

• “It’s beautiful and wonderful to love people so, so much that they leave a hole you can’t fill…that’s kind of devastating, but also beautiful.” — Lizze ([13:39])
• “Sometimes when things feel dark and awful and crazy, it’s nice to sit next to your best friend.” — Ryland ([10:46])
• “Storm Taco Bells, demand they return the ranch taco for our friend Chris.” — Lizze ([59:15])
• “If I had a dick, I’d be fucking nacho cheese for the rest of my life.” — Lizze ([61:10])
• “Do not order it in person. Use the app.” — Lizze ([64:20])

Final Thoughts

This episode of The Sip is messy, brave, wildly funny, and unexpectedly moving. Through the chaos of sick kids, emotional lows, and the perpetual search for comfort (sometimes in the bottom of a Taco Bell bag), Ryland, Lizze, and Chris show up for each other—and for listeners—with both pain and joy. Their friendship, resilience, and ability to ask for—and spark—a little public “mob” support is as infectious as Lizze’s love for Cool Ranch tacos.

For the full Y2K Taco Bell Taste Test, skip to:
[48:24] – [64:32]

Outro:
As always, if you want Ryland & Lizze’s R-rated Christmas movie to get made (and want viral Taco Bell favorites to stay for good), let your voices be heard!