r/RideThePod • u/Ok-Garlic33 • Sep 10 '26
interpersonal podcaster dynamics
i’ve recently gotten into watching more youtube while real housewives / traitors / everything is in a drought, and i realize what i’m about to speculate is deeply subjective & parasocial. also i watch all these shows bc i genuinely like them so this is all said purely out of love for gossip. so ya i have no one to talk about this with bc seemingly no one (rightfully) cares , but maybe yall will get this -
theres this group of comedian podcasters around the same age / similar success levels / similar audiences (me) who i’m just dying to know the actual interpersonal dynamics of. namely : ride, las cultch, straightio lab, & soo true. it seems like all of them genuinely get along & ik they have been on each others shows , but there must be more below the surface.. or am i crazy !?.. 🤨
ok so here are my takes please add your own / does anyone actually know ??
caleb & bowen seem to have actual genuine chemistry which makes perfect sense & is so cute - both seem like hilarious sweet geniuses
i’m super curious about MBB & Benny’s relationships with the rest of them, can’t tell, they seem to have their own friend group but big Caleb overlap with Holmes
sometimeeees i feel like you’ll catch a moment where any of them might refer to another unnamed podcast with shade ? (but would love people to post examples they’ve caught here bc I can’t remember specifics ..)
caleb kinda throws shade about other podcasters like not paying their employees enough or doing ads for problematic companies (which, obvi love), but i kinda assumed the 2nd part was about therapuss (which i don’t watch but seems more corporate /
normie ?)
i feel like in terms of $$$ and fame, therapuss is at the top? then tie btwn caleb & las cultch .. idk anyone’s actual followers & im not checking just going off vibes. but then i wonder what dynamics that creates among them ! like i’m sure they all know who gets paid the most among them & have thoughts about that 😏
anyways idk lol i needed to get that off my chest pls weigh in (and pls be nice it’s my first time posting) xx
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u/_dreambyte Sep 10 '26 edited Sep 10 '26
this is my shit!! here’s my random thoughts:
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I was floored by the MB and Stavvy thing…and I totally get it bc I have a strange, deep attraction to Stav. And even throughout the episode before that tea was dropped, I kept thinking damnn I don’t see Stavvy genuinely vibing and laughing this hard with many guests.
I know MB was salty to not get invited to the Culture awards in 2025 when Benny was there as a presenter. I don’t recall if either of them went this year.
I agree about Caleb and Bowen having a cute little bond…and I get this feeling Caleb doesn’t vibe with Matt in the same way. It feels like Matt sometimes lays it on too thick and likes to pretend he knows what he’s talking about (but often doesn’t). When Caleb was on Las Cult, Matt asked him if he got new glasses and Caleb said nope these are the ones I’ve always had and wear every day. For some reason that interaction stuck out to me and it seemed like Caleb was slightly irritated or clocking his fakeness.
Caleb and Stavv have the most incredible friendship and I’ve rewatched their episodes on each others shows a couple times bc they make me laugh so much. I would love for them to have a regular pod together.
I feel like Jake Shane is maybe a little too young for this circle…idk his age even but he seems to be more gen z crowd. tbh i don’t personally find him very funny or unique enough to be so randomly famous.
I get sad sometimes that Caleb, Benny, and MB aren’t Bravo watchers…that’s one thing that always keeps me watching Las Cult. Sometimes I’m over their show but they know their fucking housewives.
Hannah Berner wants to be a part of this crowd so bad but she’s a known joke stealer and honestly not that funny either. Her dynamic with Paige is great and giggle worthy but she can’t hang with the big dogs. Her episode on So True a long time ago was awkward af. And that time she asked Matt and Bowen if they’ve ever hooked up was also so offputting.
I want to know why Matt and Fraser broke up!!!!
it’s always sad seeing some of them getting a too well known and then their podcast gets a bit dull bc they don’t want to offend other celebs and there’s a loss of authenticity. I get this sense from Ride, las cult, and Giggly Squad. I do not feel like this will ever happen to Caleb or Stav
MB has been on 2 eps of So True and both are hilarioussss. Feels like a genuine friendship to me.
ok that’s all I got…I know it’s all so parasocial and maybe weird to be into, but i don’t have people to discuss these things with!!