The Sip with Ryland Adams and Lizze Gordon: "Tasting VIRAL Foods! Baja Blast Pie TACO BELL and WENDY’S Frostys!!"

Date: November 12, 2025
Hosts: Ryland Adams & Lizze Gordon
Guest: Chris (occasional commentary and participation)

Episode Overview

In this comedic, pop-culture-packed episode, Ryland and Lizze set out to taste-test viral fast food treats—specifically, the hyped Taco Bell Baja Blast Pie and new holiday-themed Wendy’s Frostys. What unfolds is far more than a tasting adventure: the hosts detour into parenting woes, run-ins with wild bears, celebrity drama, and podcasting mishaps, all delivered in their trademark, unfiltered style.

Table of Contents

1. Opening Banter: Chicken Drama, Parenting, and Tech Fails
2. Real-Life Struggles: Parking Garage Meltdowns & Baby Shower Fails
3. Ryland’s Bear Encounter: Security Cameras and Wildlife
4. Pop Culture Hot Topics: Kardashians, Kim's Acting, Lily Allen's Album
5. Viral Food Quest: Taco Bell Fails, Wendy’s Delivers
6. Frosty Taste Test: Pop Tart Collabs & Reviews
7. Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments
8. Additional Hot Topics & Celebrity Gossip

1. Opening Banter: Chicken Drama, Parenting, and Tech Fails (00:00–09:10)

Main Points:

• Chicken duties: Ryland and Lizze reminisce about caring for chickens while house-sitting, debating if chickens need pills or are even sentient.
  • “Are chickens like sentient beings or are they just like...?” — Lizzie (02:18)
• Parenting struggles: Lizze, heavily pregnant and experiencing morning sickness, vents about ongoing nausea, while Ryland describes bedtime chaos.
• Sound machine meltdown: Both hosts rant about their children’s sound machines breaking, sharing their obsessive troubleshooting and sleep deprivation.
  • “I spent an hour and a half... literally almost having–I almost called you and screamed at you just to listen.” — Ryland (06:36)

Tone: Hilarious, self-deprecating, and relatable to parents.

2. Real-Life Struggles: Parking Garage Meltdowns & Baby Shower Fails (09:10–19:29)

Key Stories:

• Lizze’s Beverly Hills breakdown (10:30–19:17):
  • Attends an extravagant baby shower, delivers a used (and vomit-stained) Snoo in a Trader Joe’s bag, witnesses diamond gifting.
  • Gets trapped in a parking garage due to payment issues, leading to a public crying episode before a valet finally accepts Zelle for her $8 parking.
  • “I was scream crying in the streets of Beverly Hills and nobody would help me. Sobbing, tears running down my face.” — Lizzie (09:17)
  • “That is so Beverly Hills of those moms to just look at you and be like, ‘that mom deserves no help.’” — Ryland (09:24)
• Humorous insights: Lizze’s candid analysis of rich LA families, awkward moments with gifts, and post-breakdown recovery via massage.

3. Ryland’s Bear Encounter: Security Cameras and Wildlife (22:26–32:06)

• Morning drama: Ryland discovers his trash cans have been ransacked; his assistant insists it was a black bear.
• Bear family saga:
  • Investigates local reports of "BB14," a mother black bear with three cubs (26:05).
  • Watches footage of the bears feasting right outside his home.
  • “Honestly, they’re the cutest things I’ve ever seen, but it makes my stomach turn just a little bit.” — Ryland (26:21)
• Comic relief: Lizze dreams about befriending or “domesticating” the bears, and the crew speculates about bear safety, with ChatGPT weighing in on the (minimal) threat of black bears (30:02).
  • “Ask ChatGPT if black bears are gonna harm me.” — Ryland (29:59)

4. Pop Culture Hot Topics: Kardashians, Kim's Acting, Lily Allen's Album (43:02–61:43)

Kim Kardashian’s "All’s Fair" and Acting Career (43:02–49:27)

• Hot take: Lizze and Ryland try recreating lines from Kim’s new show, poking fun at its “absurd” dialogue.
• Notable quotes from the show:
  • “Somebody has a revenge vagina.” — Chris, reading Kim’s dialogue (45:36)
  • “Pin your wig down, Aurora, because this might blow it back.” — Ryland (45:55)
• Assessment: Kim delivers memorized lines but her performance feels “over-processed.”
  • “You can see the steam kind of coming out of her ears with every choice she’s made…” — Lizzie (48:54)

Celebrity Drama: David Harbour & Lily Allen (54:07–61:43)

• Allegations: Lizze details rumors about David Harbour/Millie Bobby Brown, and Lily Allen’s “brutal” new album lyricizing her alleged emotional abuse.
  • “...the fattest diamond necklace I have ever seen...” — Lizzie (11:54)
  • “Listening to the Lily Allen—It’s called West End—listening to that album, I was like, oh, if I see him in public, it’s on sight.” — Lizzie (56:20)
• Discussion: The hosts debate separating personal and public life, “men like him are a risk if you love them and date them” (57:13), and reflect on boundaries, addiction, and public accountability.

5. Viral Food Quest: Taco Bell Fails, Wendy’s Delivers (74:04–96:00)

• Quest for Baja Blast Pie:
  • The crew visits two Taco Bells—sold out everywhere! Frustration and jokes about waking up at 4:30am for fast food ensue.
  • “If you saw other people eating them online, it was like a Mandela effect. They lied.” — Lizzie (76:45)
• Plan B: After much comedic despair, they pivot to Wendy’s, which proves more reliable.

6. Frosty Taste Test: Pop Tart Collabs & Reviews (85:07–95:00)

• Frosty lineup:
  • Strawberry Pop-Tart Frosty (Pop-Tart collab)
  • Snickerdoodle Cookie Frosty Fusion (holiday item)
  • Oreo Brownie Frosty
  • Caramel Crunch Frosty
• Taste test results:
  • Pop-Tart and Oreo Brownie favorites. Caramel Crunch least liked due to excessive crunchy sugar bits.
  • “I wouldn’t order the caramel one again...” (94:59)
• Unfiltered enjoyment:
  • “This is the most fun I’ve ever had in my life.” — Ryland (86:22)
  • Recurring joke: “I told you I was hard.” / “Show us.” (89:30–90:06)

7. Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• “This would never happen to you.” — Chris (00:17; also referenced in Lizzie's meltdown story)
• “Honestly, it matters. The brown noise makes a huge difference to these kids’ sleep…” — Lizzie on sound machines (05:54)
• “If you’re going to wake up to work at Starbucks that early, you should be selling a barista cup for $400 online. Get yours.” — Lizzie (39:07)
• “You have bears?” — Chris, after viewing security footage (27:49)
• “If my garage is open, are they going to, like, try to open the door into the house?” — Ryland on bear family (27:39)
• “I just want a title card that says, like, 'dedicated to my wife for without whom everything would be impossible.'” — Lizzie on not being cast in her husband’s film (34:00)
• “I think Oreo brownie is probably one, and then Pop-Tart is probably two…” — Lizzie rates Frostys (94:50)
• “But I think that’s life: We got what we needed, honestly.” — Lizzie, philosophical after taste test flop (95:51)

8. Additional Hot Topics & Celebrity Gossip (53:62–69:00)

• Grammy nominations:

  • Two Hype House alumni, Alex Warren and Addison Rae, nominated for New Artist of the Year.
  • “They nominated her for a Grammy? ...But I love it and I love her.” — Lizzie (66:14–66:25)

• Skims campaign drama:

  • Lizzie reflects on Skims not sponsoring the podcast, but celebrating her own sponsored content.
  • “I put it on and breathed a sigh of relief. It is so fucking comfortable.” — Lizzie (52:59)

• Taco Bell woes:

  • Anecdotes about problematic experiences with viral fast food trends, referencing the Baja Blast Pie in the same breath as the coveted Starbucks barista cup.

Episode Summary

Despite a failed mission to taste the Taco Bell Baja Blast Pie (sold out everywhere), Ryland, Lizzie, and Chris transform disappointment into a triumph of camaraderie and laughs. The episode weaves together the chaos of LA parenting life, tech trouble, bear invasions, and celebrity shading—culminating in an impromptu and delightfully detailed Frosty taste test from Wendy’s. Their unscripted, supportive dynamic turns viral food letdowns and pop culture rants into a comfortingly relatable and ridiculously funny hour and a half.

For anyone who missed the episode:
Expect deeply personal rants, LMFAO-level banter, and spontaneous viral food review chaos. No Baja Blast Pie? No problem—these three will make you so entertained, you’ll hardly notice.

Episode Timestamps for Important Segments:

• 00:00–09:10 — Parenting chaos, chickens, and sound machine woes
• 10:30–19:17 — Lizzie’s Beverly Hills parking garage meltdown
• 22:26–32:06 — Bear family discovery and wildlife chat
• 43:02–49:27 — Kim Kardashian’s "All’s Fair" hot takes and table read
• 54:07–61:43 — Lily Allen, David Harbour, and celebrity relationship drama
• 74:04–80:00 — Taco Bell taste-test quest fails, comedic reactions
• 85:07–95:00 — Wendy’s Frosty taste test and review extravaganza

Episode MVP Quote:
“I bet I would have hated that Taco Bell pie. Just being honest.” — Ryland (95:59)