Pinky + Coke Zero

Ride with Benito Skinner and Mary Beth Barone

Dear Media

Arts, Comedy, Marybethbarone, Bennydrama, Obsessed, Ride, Benitoskinner

4.9 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 5 November 2025

⏱️ 55 minutes

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AI is after us! But we're always 10 steps ahead. This week Benny is riding for Coke Zero (in a way) and Mary Beth is riding for her dog Pinky.

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0:00.0	The following podcast is a Dear Media production.
0:16.9	Hey, can you come pick me up?
0:18.7	Yeah, what's wrong?
0:19.8	Nothing?
0:20.7	Are you sure? Yeah, no, I just need a ride. Ride. Oh, my God. So what? I just want to have fun. Start your engine. Tighter. I'm Benito Skinner. I'm Mary Beth Barone. And this is Ride. Ride. Have you noticed Mary Beth Barone's flat chest?
0:38.8	Nobody realized this is the reason Benito Skinner chose Mary Beth Barone over Terrence O'Connor.
0:44.3	First, Mary Beth Barone's flat chest may symbolize a kind of neutralized attraction in Benito's eyes.
0:50.5	This feature makes him feel like he's still interacting with masculine traits.
0:54.0	For Benito,
0:54.9	Mary Beth's flag chest provides a sense of security and continuity. Of what the children have to adjust
1:00.5	to female body differences. Second, Mary Beth, I've always known that about you. And their interactions
1:06.1	have gone beyond ordinary friendship. From sitting side by side to exchanging glances. These details hint
1:11.8	at a boyfriend-like intimacy. This public display of closeness may be Benito's way of signaling
1:17.0	to the outside world that his emotional focus has already shifted. Finally, Benito's choice was not
1:22.3	accidental. Mary Beth allowed Benito to quickly find a replacement after the breakup, avoiding an
1:27.4	emotional void. More importantly, her presence solidified Benito to quickly find a replacement after the breakup, avoiding an emotional void.
1:28.4	More importantly, her presence solidified Benito's image within his social circle, maintaining
1:33.2	the narrative consistency of him as the ex-boyfriend. What do you think was the reason Benito Skinner
1:38.1	is with Mary Beth Barron? I like that they posed that question after fully explaining.
1:42.8	Every aspect of it. Neutralized attraction. Let's talk about the pros of neutralized attraction. What I love is that they do know that I'm nothing if not consistent. Totally. It's world building no matter what. And you can keep the status in your friend group because you, I guess, are dating a girl that is sort of somewhat a boy. And so in that way, we're coming full circle.
2:02.0	And that is that women that have flat chest are somewhat boys.
2:05.0	Gay guys are somewhat girls.
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