Phil Rosenthal Meets World
Pod Meets World
iHeartPodcasts
4.7 • 7K Ratings
🗓️ 11 February 2025
⏱️ 44 minutes
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Summary
“WHEN THIS BOY MEETS WOORRRRLD!!!!” An entire generation knows the song, and now it’s time to meet the man who made it!
Phil Rosenthal (not that one) was the lead vocalist for the band Twenty Cent Crush who was tasked with creating a theme for the 5th season of Boy Meets World, and now he’s revealing how it all happened - and changed his life.
Plus, Phil reveals how the theme song to “Girl Meets World” was almost COMPLETELY different, on this bonus episode of Pod Meets World
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| 0:00.0 | Snakes, zombies, sharks, heights, speaking in public, the list of fears is endless. |
| 0:08.0 | But while you're clutching your blanket in the dark, wondering if that sound in the hall was actually a footstep, |
| 0:13.0 | the real danger is in your hand when you're behind the wheel. |
| 0:17.0 | And while you might think a great white shark is scary, what's really terrifying and |
| 0:21.9 | even deadly is distracted driving. Eyes forward. Don't drive distracted. Brought to you by NHTSA |
| 0:27.9 | and the Ad Council. Hey, it's Alec Baldwin. This past season on my podcast, Here's the Thing. I spoke |
| 0:36.4 | with more actors, musicians, |
| 0:39.0 | policymakers, and so many other fascinating people, |
| 0:42.4 | like writer and actor, Dan Aykroyd. |
| 0:45.6 | I love writing more than anything. |
| 0:47.2 | You're left alone. |
| 0:48.3 | You know, you do three hours in the morning. |
| 0:49.8 | You write three hours in the afternoon. |
| 0:51.4 | Go pick up a kid from school and write at night. |
| 0:54.0 | And after nine hours, |
| 0:55.1 | you come out with seven pages, and then you're moving on. |
| 0:58.4 | Listen to Here's the Thing on the IHeart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, |
| 1:03.4 | or wherever you get your podcasts. |
| 1:07.5 | Calling all Yellowstone fans. |
| 1:10.0 | Let's go to work. |
| 1:12.1 | Join Bobby Bones on the official Yellowstone podcast for exclusive cast interviews, |
| 1:18.1 | behind the scenes insights, and a deep dive into the themes that have made Yellowstone a cultural phenomenon. |
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