Podcast Summary: Unsupervised with Syd & TP

Episode: Women’s Champions Classic, Live & Unsupervised!
Date: December 22, 2025
Hosts: Syd Colson (“Sid”) & Theresa Plaisance (“TP”)
Special Guest: Amadi (“Marty”)

Episode Overview

Live from the Women’s Champions Classic, Syd and TP bring their signature chaos and hilarity to a crowd of their “babysitters” (fans). Moving between women’s basketball commentary, nostalgia, wild personal stories, and an interactive segment with guest Amadi, the duo deliver the same on-brand, off-topic fun their listeners love. The episode weaves in audience participation, games, and plenty of laughter, all centered around women’s basketball culture, queer friendship, and a “group chat energy” that’s both intimate and riotous.

Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Live Show Vibes & WBB Talk

• **Welcoming the Crowd (**00:32–1:18): Syd and TP are hyped to see babysitters in person, poke fun at the unpaid “babysitting” the crowd is doing, and emphasize the free, fun spirit of the show.
  • “Y’all aren’t getting paid for this time either. Just know this is still a free babysit — and it always will be.” — Syd (00:51)
• Women’s Champions Classic (01:16–02:24):
  • Hosts pick their favorites for the tournament: both choose Tennessee (game 1) and UConn (game 2), with shout-outs for standout players like Janiah Barker and KK Arnold.
  • TP praises KK Arnold for being “not only getting it done on the court, she’s hilarious...she has such a great following, great content as well.” (02:06–02:09)
• Women’s Basketball Mascots (36:11): Later, discussion about the evolution and swagger of WNBA mascots, especially the iconic “Ellie” from New York.

2. A Decade Out of College: Cultural Throwbacks

• Nostalgic Price Checks (04:23–04:45): Coffee used to be $2–3, both recall scraping by as student athletes.
  • “We didn’t have NIL back then. So the reality was...living check to check.” — Sid (04:45)
• Defining Moments:
  • 2011: The rise of “Black Twitter.” Syd shouts, “Let me get an amen for Black Twitter!” (05:31)
  • 2014: “Black lives started mattering...with Black Lives Matter starting up.” — TP (05:41)
  • Marriage equality, viral moments (Charlie Bit My Finger, the Ice Bucket Challenge), and Vine are all reminisced on.
  • Sid and TP debate the differences between their college years, with college experiences ranging from plagiarism (TP: “Oh, yeah, no, I was plagiarizing.” — 05:08) to Pell grants and academic scholarships.

3. Mean Tweets: Dealing with Criticism (09:47–11:25)

• Reading mean online comments, the duo roast themselves and each other.
  • “TP is the reason group chats need moderators.” — (09:55)
  • “Sid reads mean comments and assumes they’re about someone else.” — (10:16)
  • Ongoing joke about people mistaking their voices for men’s: “At first listen, I thought this was two men. Same, same dude.” — TP (10:43)
• TP shares a story about being continually misgendered on a customer service call:
  “At what point am I not a sir?” — TP (09:22)

4. College Sports Travel & Turbulent Tales (11:33–15:36)

• TP’s Charter Flight Nightmare:
  • Vivid memory of a post-game plane dropping hundreds of feet, triggering her lifelong fear of flying.
    “I thought we were going to die...sobbing, crying, or screaming bloody murder.” — TP (12:06–13:01)
• Syd’s Superpower: Narcoleptic Sleeping:
  • Sid can sleep through anything, even mid-turbulence:
    “It’s my superpower. I could fall asleep in any–” — Sid (14:12) “You wanted to get some sleep before you sleep forever.” — Friend Marty, via Sid (15:08)
• Both find humor in their precarious athlete lifestyles and reminisce about college grind.

5. Holiday Game — Naughty, Nice, or Needs Therapy (16:08–35:06)

Guest Amadi (Marty) hosts a hilarious, revealing holiday-themed game where the trio debate whether certain festive behaviors are “naughty,” “nice,” or “need therapy.”

Memorable Scenarios Include:

• Re-gifting a burned candle:
  “That needs therapy. You need to get checked into a psych ward for that one.” — TP (17:44)
• Saying 'don’t get me anything' but expecting gifts:
  “Therapy. Therapy.” — Sid (18:24)
• Bringing up childhood beef as a joke:
  “I feel like it’s passive aggressive...I would have been said something.” — Sid (18:54)
• Texting your sibling through dinner:
  “I think it could be a little naughty. If people are picking up on the fact you’re texting...” — Sid (26:46)
• Taking 37 photos before anyone can eat:
  “Naughty.” — Sid & TP (28:15) “Five pics, max.” — Amadi (28:48)
• Bringing up politics at dinner, then pretending you didn’t:
  “Needs therapy. Stand on that decision you made.” — Amadi (29:39)
• Sleeping in someone else’s childhood bedroom:
  “If they said you could...fine. But if there’s a couch and you sneak...Weirdo. Weird.” — Sid (32:52)

6. Dog vs. No Dog in Kitchen Debate (21:10–23:41)

• Sid expresses exasperation with the “my dog everywhere” trend, especially in restaurants and groceries.
  • “In the restaurant, I don’t want to see your dog by me.” — Sid (20:34)
• TP and Amadi defend their dogs Yams and Pyre, share stories of their dogs’ quirks, and muse on cultural differences in pet etiquette.

7. Interactive Q&A: Fan Questions (35:30–48:53)

Babysitters address topics as wide-ranging as:

• WNBA Mascots:
  • TP and Sid joke about “mask-ots” and push for more masc mascots (38:55)
• How to become a WNBA WAG (Wife/Girlfriend):
  “Hydration is key. Optimal snacks, understanding rest...” — TP (39:18) “If you really want to catch their attention, you gotta be in a pink wig or shave your hair and get it pink.” — Sid (40:23)
• Circling back to an ex:
  “You can’t be worried about perception. If you’re both single, still hanging...if you feel the energy, make a move.” — Sid (42:09–42:58)
• Stalker Updates:
  Ongoing content gold from “Joseph,” who has shifted from stalker to sports coach in his voicemails.
• Transitioning from pro tennis to rec basketball:
  TP gives shooting tips: “C to an I, wave goodbye...And make yourself uncomfortable—use your left hand often.” (47:42)

8. $25 Holiday Gift Exchange (49:12–53:14)

• Both hosts exchange gifts with much fanfare and jokes about budget, thrift shopping, and wrapping skills:
  • “This card I found laying around my house was all the budget would allow.” — TP reading her card (50:58)
  • “I’m a procrastinator. So the gift bag didn’t come...Marty brought it. I said, just put it in your purse.” — Sid (52:13)

9. Gratitude & Cult of Happiness

• Syd and TP thank their fans, celebrate the show’s impact, and reiterate the “babysitter” bond. As Sid puts it:
  “We’re building a real serious cult here, and it’s a cult of happiness, joy and love.” — Sid (54:05)

Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• “It’s an in-real-life text thread turned podcast — like a 2 a.m. group chat you accidentally walked into. You’ll be glad you stayed.” — From podcast description, lived out in every scene.
• “If black Twitter not talking about it, it’s really not no big deal.” — Sid (05:32)
• “Don’t do what I do. Do what I say.” — Sid, about academics (05:15)
• “You do. Okay, so we’re gonna read y’all comments that we saw from...our haters. And then we’re gonna give our two cents.” — Syd (09:47)
• “The moral of the story is fear nothing. Fear nothing. Sleep through everything.” — Sid (15:38)
• “I think they gotta start tapping into their masculinity. So I want to see some mascots with...a backpack, with a fitted on, pants with a fitted.” — Sid (38:55)
• “If she treated you well and it just didn’t work out for that time...but once again, we’re here talking about her for now three minutes. Appreciate y’all. Do what you will.” — Sid, re: returning to an ex (43:26)
• “We’re building a real serious cult here, and it’s a cult of happiness, joy and love.” — Sid (54:05)

Segment Timestamps

• Welcome & Introductions: 00:04–01:08
• Women’s Champions Classic Picks: 01:16–02:29
• College Throwbacks: 04:00–07:59
• Mean Tweets: 09:47–11:25
• Travel/Flying Stories: 11:33–15:36
• Holiday Game (Naughty/Nice/Therapy): 16:08–35:06
• Dog in Kitchen Debate & Stories: 21:10–23:41
• Live Fan Q&A: 35:30–48:53
• $25 Gift Exchange: 49:12–53:14
• Gratitude & Closing Thoughts: 53:14–54:43
• Outro Rap: 54:44–End

Tone & Style

The episode is relentlessly playful, off-script, and intimate. Syd and TP’s banter is fast, unfiltered, and self-deprecating, creating a safe space for audience participation, inside jokes, and candid advice—much like a group chat come to life. Even the silliest topics (re-gifted candles, texting at dinner, mascot “beef”) are delivered with warmth, wit, and a refusal to take themselves too seriously.

Summary

This episode is pure Unsupervised energy—part sports commentary, part millennial/Gen Z nostalgia, part queer best-friend comedy, and part crowdsourced therapy session. Syd, TP, and Amadi keep the laughs rolling, offer surprisingly deep reflections on college, sports culture, and chosen family, and warmly embrace their babysitters with tales, games, advice, and gratitude.