4th annual Pride episode
Smosh Reads Reddit Stories has been doing an annual Pride episode for four years, making it one of the show's signature recurring events.
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Jun 27, 2026
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Intro: Welcome to the 4th Annual Pride Episode
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The episode opens with Shayne welcoming the audience to what he describes as their annual Pride episode and confirms it's their fourth, calling it 'the big episode of the year.' He introduces Chanse McCrary and first-time-on-camera guest Jared Goldstein, who is a 'good friend of Smosh.' The group shares a quick behind-the-scenes detail: they recorded a Reddit Live show the following day, meaning by the time this episode airs, they'll already know whether it went well. Jared's admission that he mainly uses Reddit to look at purses gets an amused reaction, and Shayne previews that all the stories tonight are pride-themed — though he warns some might just be ordinary stories that happen to have a gay couple in them.
Hooked Up With His Girlfriend's Dad
A 23-year-old man hooked up with a bisexual stranger 25 years his senior, then started dating a 20-year-old woman — only to meet her father at a park and recognize him immediately. The dad later confessed and asked his daughter to dump the boyfriend so he could pursue the guy himself.
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