Podcast Summary: The Sip with Ryland Adams and Lizze Gordon

Episode: Tasting the New KATSEYE Smoothie at EREWHON
Date: February 18, 2026
Hosts: Ryland Adams & Lizze Gordon
Guests: Chris, Spencer

Episode Overview

Ryland and Lizze are back with their signature blend of irreverent banter and personal anecdotes, this time from the car as they taste Erewhon’s new Catseye (KATSEYE) smoothie. The episode covers a chaotic week of parenting, illness (especially norovirus drama), self-deprecating hygiene confessions, pop culture hot topics, and a brutally honest review of the much-hyped smoothie. Expect hilarious tangents about teeth, viral content, relationship milestones, and TMI moments, plus a group lunch taste test that turns into a comedic mukbang.

Key Conversation Themes & Segments

1. Parenting Chaos, Hygiene, and Illness

• Torrential Rain & Parenting Mishaps:
  • Both hosts share mornings filled with forgetfulness (umbrellas, socks), baby tantrums, and Uber rides.
  • “I ordered him his own set of Makeup by Mario travel brushes just to play with.” – Lizze (03:10)
• Contact Napping & Postpartum Life: Lizze describes her son’s only-nap-on-mom phase, juggling baby and makeup.
• Post-Norovirus Recovery:
  • Recap of a household-wide norovirus outbreak—vomiting stories with comically dark details.
  • “If you get pregnant again, we’re not…Like, I don’t know what. I don’t know what we could possibly do. This is not okay.” – Joe via Lizze (04:24)
  • Valuable, memorable quote:
    • "Everybody needs to calm down out there. You know what I’m saying? Because, like, it’s just—you just need a week. And everything’s like, you have no memory of how awful it was." – Lizze (04:20)
  • Poor guy scoring Joe’s movie stuck in the garage during quarantine:
    • “One time at night, Joe went out and threw him some trash bags and said, ‘You might need these.’” – Lizze (40:16)

2. Hygiene Disasters & Embarrassing Admissions

• Listerine Mishaps & Bad Breath:
  • The crew debates if you’re supposed to swallow mouthwash, accompanied by gross-out humor.
  • Chin Hair Confessions:
    • Lizze dramatically details her inability to find tweezers and sprouting chin hair—a recurring, self-deprecating bit.
    • “No one fucks me. No one’s getting fucked. I can’t get pregnant again. I’m traumatized.” – Lizze (05:03)
• Earring Infections:
  • Ryland gets “bougie earrings” from Shane for Valentine’s Day; they cause infected ears and a spiraling self-diagnosis with ChatGPT.
  • “And before, when I realized I was just like, well, I've got to sanitize them. So I threw alcohol in them…ChatGPT was like, whatever you do, don’t throw alcohol in your ears.” – Ryland (10:53)

3. Valentine’s Day Recap

• Nothing too wild:
  • Lizze’s day was uneventful, Shane surprised Ryland with cakes and (unfortunately) those earrings.
  • Christopher and boyfriend opted for a romantic home dinner and movie, then dinner out (29:20–30:40).
• Parenting and Playdates:
  • Ryland and Lizze nearly book the same dentist for their kids—on different days.

4. Pop Culture Hot Topics & Social Media

• Michaela Nogueira’s Personal TMI & Divorce:
  • Ryland and Lizze dissect makeup influencer Michaela’s sponsored post (Lemme Purr) where she admits, “I’ve never been eaten out,” followed soon after by her divorce announcement. (46:00–51:00)
  • "It was so gnarly just to hear her be like, I have never been eat out." – Lizze (49:31)
• Heated Rivalry & Biathlete Drama:
  • They analyze the heated shipping culture around Netflix’s “Heated Rivalry” stars, debate the sexuality of its actors, and riff on a Norwegian “biathlete” whose third-place Olympic wins are overshadowed by cheating confessionals.
  • “Every time he wins third place, it's: the cheating biathlete from Norway.” – Lizze (54:13)
• North West’s Shopping Spree & Hand Piercings:
  • Brief discussion of North West’s shopping exploits and new hand dermal piercings.

5. Erewhon KATSEYE Smoothie Review (60:27–64:45)

• Smoothie Description:
  • $22 price tag; includes coconut milk, coconut water, coconut yogurt, honey, cherry, pineapple, mango, banana, beet juice, saffron, ashwagandha, pitaya, and coconut cream.
• Taste Test Reactions:
  • Negative: “If I don’t have some of this smoothie soon, I’m gonna die…Oh, Shane ordered it with dinner last night, and I had a very negative reaction, too.” – Ryland (62:06)
  • “What’s the awful taste, though?” “Why does that taste so bad?” – Group (62:39)
  • Consensus: An overpowering beet/saffron taste ruins it for most. Spencer likes it, but others are grossed out.
• Erewhon Lunch Mukbang:
  • Mac and cheese (two kinds—gluten-free preferred), brussels sprouts, steak, salmon, sweet potato. Bites are exchanged; friendly (and sometimes nasty!) back-and-forth.

6. Relationship Banter & Friendship Dynamic

• Therapy & Self-Improvement:
  • Ryland jokingly teases a therapy list for Lizze, who wants a group therapy (maybe including their mutual friend Max).
• Vacation Debate:
  • Differences in vacation philosophy—Ryland wants a real break, Lizze thinks family trips can be relaxing.
• Running Gag:
  • Repeated joking references: “Hot Topics,” swallowing mouthwash, chin hairs, stinky odors, and who takes supplements.
• Standout Friendship Moment:
  • “You really are a movie character.” – Ryland to Lizze during a string of Lizze’s wild stories (75:40)

Notable Quotes & Comedy Highlights

• [04:20] Lizze:
  “Everybody needs to calm down out there. You know what I’m saying? Because, like, you just need a week. And everything’s…you have no memory of how awful it was.”

• [05:03] Lizze:
  “No one fucks me. No one’s getting fucked. I’m not on birth control. We are not fucking. I can’t get pregnant again. I am traumatized.”

• [10:53] Ryland:
  “I threw alcohol in them. I, like, bathed them in alcohol. And then I took a picture, I asked ChatGPT…It was like, whatever you do, don’t throw alcohol in your ears.”

• [19:08] Lizze (Norovirus saga):
  “We’re so…So then I put Ernie in the carrier and I’m like—out there just doing both boys’ morning routine and getting Billy to school. On the way to school, I’m just laughing, like, it’s coming for me. I got 24 hours to live.”

• [51:00] Ryland:
  “Sit down. You guys. Are you standing? Find a seat.”

• [54:13] Lizze (Biathlete story):
  “Every time it’s: the cheating biathlete from Norway. Like, I think it’s very funny to be—no one’s dropping his…his name’s one of those, like, super Norwegian names where you can’t say it.”

• [62:39] Group (Smoothie test):
  “What’s the awful taste, though?”
  “Why does that taste so bad?”

• [75:40] Ryland:
  “You really are a movie character.”

Timestamps for Significant Segments

• 00:30–07:00 – Parenting mayhem, baby makeup and hygiene horror stories
• 14:35–20:00 – Norovirus saga and family-wide illness
• 29:20–30:40 – Chris’s Valentine's Day recap
• 40:16 – The garage quarantine and scoring Joe’s film
• 46:00–51:00 – Michaela Nogueira’s viral confession & influencer divorces
• 54:13 – Norwegian biathlete cheating confession
• 60:27–64:45 – Catseye smoothie at Erewhon: group taste test & comedic roast
• 70:00–76:16 – Erewhon lunch: food sharing, mukbang, and tinnitus talk
• 75:40 – Ryland calls Lizze a movie character, capping the self-mocking energy

Catseye Smoothie Details & Group Verdict

• Ingredients List (61:07):

  • Coconut milk, coconut water, raw coconut yogurt, honey, cherry, pineapple, mango, banana, beet juice, saffron, ashwagandha, pitaya, coconut cream.

• Taste Reactions:

  • Ryland: “Very negative reaction.”
  • Lizze: “It’s the saffron…or maybe the beet juice.”
  • Group: Overwhelming “bad” consensus, except Spencer, who likes it. Beets/saffron cited as culprits.

Final Thoughts

This episode delivers a chaotic, hilarious ride through the hosts’ week: grossed-out confessions, stories of resilience, internet gossip, and a much-hyped smoothie that does NOT live up to expectations. Highlights include the vulnerability of parenting fails, influencer call-outs, K-pop detours, and the genuine comfort of watching messy eaters eat.
The candid storytelling and relentless humor make this a must-listen (and now a must-read) for fans of unscripted, real-life comedy and pop culture commentary.

For more:

• Ryland, Lizze, Chris, and Spencer’s social info is plugged at the end.
• Sound off in the comments where you’d send them for future vacation episodes!
• [76:49] “We had fun with you.”
• [79:19] “Comment down below where you want to see Ryland and Lizzie go.”

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