'90s Heartthrobs Are Obsessed With 'The Traitors' and Now They're Recapping It
- - '90s Heartthrobs Are Obsessed With 'The Traitors' and Now They're Recapping It
Lauren AndersonJanuary 18, 2026 at 12:10 AM
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Alan Cumming's reality TV genius strikes again. This time, The Traitors has captured the attention of two '90s heartthrobs: Will Friedle and Rider Strong.
The Boy Meets World stars are officially living their best life in their reality TV era, and The Traitors is the show that pushed them all the way in.
The longtime best friends and "Pod Meets World" co-hosts have a new weekly podcast, "Traiting Places," a stand-alone spinoff from their hit recap series "Pod Meets Twirl’d." What started as a fun way to support their friend Danielle Fishel during her Dancing with the Stars run has now turned into a full-blown reality TV obsession.
With "Traiting Places," Friedle, 49, and Strong,46, are recapping, reviewing, and rehashing the wildly popular Peacock competition series, a cloak-and-dagger hit that’s part murder mystery, part social experiment, and entirely addictive.
Rider admittedly never even heard of The Traitors before diving in. Friedle, on the other hand, is convinced he could win the whole thing. That dynamic drives the podcast's charm, as the two break down betrayals, mind games, and iconic moments with equal parts strategy and disbelief.
The series marks their official entry into the world of unscripted TV commentary, and they’re leaning in hard, calling themselves "newly minted cultural thought leaders" of reality television.
Same, gentlemen! Same.
New episodes of "Traiting Places" drop weekly on the iHeartRadio app and everywhere podcasts are available. If you're as obsessed with Traitors as I am and can't stop thinking about those shocking roundtable reveals, you have to check it out!
This story was originally published by Parade on Jan 17, 2026, where it first appeared in the Entertainment section. Add Parade as a Preferred Source by clicking here.
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