You vs Who

About You vs Who

You vs Who is a free-form debate podcast covering all things nerdy, geeky, and everything in between. Each episode pits hosts (and guests) against each other in This vs That and Would You Rather debates spanning movies, TV, gaming, sci-fi, fantasy, reality competition shows, and pop culture chaos. Quick-fire debates open the show, deeper conversations follow, and every episode ends with a locked-in Final Verdict—no fence-sitting allowed. Come for the debates. Stay for the takes.

Publisher

Steven (Sven) Lopez

Category

leisure · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

19 Feb 2026

Latest episode

21 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

36 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   21 Oct 2026

   CN vs Nick vs Disney: W/Special Guest Star Ryan Ruhls! - Ep. 33

   Your two favorite silly hosts Sven and Dan open with a behind-the-scenes friendship story that starts at a board game night, then returning guest Ryan Ruhl jumps into a nostalgic debate about the TV networks that shaped their childhoods. Along the way, they get into grapes vs cheese, Irish goodbyes versus saying farewell to everyone, and home cooking versus delivery. Timestamps 00:00 - Friendship anniversary and the board game night origin story 01:33 - The first time the group met 02:28 - Why board game nights can be hard to organize 04:55 - The first games they played 07:07 - Transition from board games into the show intro 08:04 - Ryan Ruhl returns 09:29 - Side quest vs. main quest 10:42 - Grapes versus cheese 12:16 - Irish goodbye vs. saying goodbye to everyone 15:05 - Goodbye customs at family events 18:56 - Why goodbye rituals vary by family and culture 21:09 - Home cooking versus delivery 23:12 - Growing and cooking your own food 24:25 - Nona’s garden and old-country cooking 26:06 - The future tech everyone wants: food on demand 28:49 - Meal prep as time shifting 31:25 - Cartoon Network vs. Nickelodeon vs. Disney Channel 32:36 - Ryan makes the Nickelodeon case 33:18 - Nickelodeon as a lifestyle brand 34:26 - How the three channels shaped childhoods differently 35:13 - Disney Channel’s live-action shows and Cartoon Network’s cartoons 36:14 - Nickelodeon’s staying power 37:45 - Cartoon Network, Boomerang, and Toonami 38:13 - Dexter’s Laboratory, Samurai Jack, and Foster’s Home for Imaginary Friends 39:06 - The “hot in Topeka” vocal stim 40:11 - How childhood shows taught geography and language 41:59 - Genndy Tartakovsky’s influence 42:44 - Two Stupid Dogs and Secret Squirrel nostalgia 44:25 - The Amanda Show and Moody’s Point 45:24 - Are You Afraid of the Dark? 46:14 - Danny Phantom and The Fairly OddParents 46:37 - The Timmy and Jimmy Power Hour 47:53 - Crossover events on Nickelodeon and Disney 48:13 - Disney Channel Original Movies, Smart House, and Zenon 50:06 - Raven-Symoné’s impact across Disney Channel 51:10 - Good Burger, Keenan & Kel, and Nickelodeon comedy 52:11 - Disney XD and the channel split 52:55 - Avatar: The Last Airbender as a decisive Nickelodeon argument 53:17 - More classics: Hey Arnold!, Doug, The Powerpuff Girls, and Teen Titans 56:54 - Doug’s channel history 58:47 - The Angry Beavers theme song 59:31 - Mighty Morphin Power Rangers 60:30 - Mystic Force, Ninja Storm, and Power Rangers nostalgia 61:37 - Final rankings 66:33 - How the networks shaped a generation 70:57 - Critical Role vs. Dimension 20 71:53 - Weekly shoutout and a callback 72:42 - Sign-off and outro ritual Connect with us on Socials! IG/Threads - Youvswhopod Tiktok - Youvswho1 Youtube - Youvswhopodcast Don’t forget to subscribe for more, follow to stay tuned, and leave a rating if you enjoyed the episode! Join us weekly for more discussions on everything nerdy, geeky, and offbeat.

2. 

   14 Oct 2026

   Tú vs Cessy: Eso Si Que Es! - Ep. 32

   Sven welcomes back Dan and returning guest and unofficial 3rd host Cessy! This week we tackle the BOPAs and talk about Cessy's new Golden Stub. We catch up while discussing surprisingly strong opinions about audiobooks, ice in drinks, and when to actually ask for advice. This one I find especially worth listening to for our chemistry: Sven keeps the game moving, Dan brings strong takes and a lot of self-deprecating humor, and Cessy keeps steering things toward the most unfiltered answer in the room. Timestamps 00:00 - Opening banter and Sven tests Dan’s Spanish 01:10 - Dan admits he barely retained nine years of Spanish 02:52 - "Pregunto" becomes the joke that keeps the lesson going 03:20 - Italian, Spanish, and understanding language without speaking it 04:36 - The "SOCKS" trick and instant bilingual nonsense 05:45 - Dan’s "it is what it is" default response 07:37 - The show intro and return of Cessy 09:12 - Cessy’s place in the guest leaderboard 09:37 - Revisiting the New York versus Chicago pizza debate 10:51 - Dan’s Chicago pizza verdict after visiting 12:37 - Cessy’s favorite Spanish swear words 14:00 - Dominican slang and "Dame luz" 15:30 - How the boba buckets and Open Arguments work 16:42 - Open Arguments: thoughts-streaming versus moth hair 17:44 - Everyone picks mind-reading over moths 20:06 - Books versus audiobooks kicks off 21:38 - Cessy says audiobooks are not "reading" 22:12 - Dan argues for audiobook flexibility and production value 23:24 - Sven tries to split the difference and picks books 27:18 - Audiobook performances, sound effects, and narration quality 29:17 - One-sentence final arguments for books versus audiobooks 31:20 - Ice in drinks becomes Dan’s strongest take 33:52 - Cessy explains why she still likes some ice 34:57 - Soda, dilution, and why ice can ruin a drink 36:23 - Control your dreams or control reality 37:12 - Why limited reality control would be more useful 39:34 - Dreams influencing real-life feelings 41:12 - Cessy describes dream premonitions and weird coincidences 43:56 - Golden stub segment begins 45:01 - The real golden stub: most people want validation, not advice 46:21 - Sven and Dan talk about being good listeners versus fixers 48:59 - Venting, bad advice, and unwanted problem-solving 51:31 - Rules for giving advice and ignoring advice 55:28 - A story about giving honest relationship advice that went badly 58:14 - People staying in relationships because they hate being single 60:31 - Red stub from Sash: Mars or under the ocean after the apocalypse 61:58 - Cessy chooses Mars, citing a fear of drowning 63:11 - The Mars fantasy gets hilariously specific 65:41 - Listener shout-outs and cake versus pie reactions 66:56 - Final thoughts from the panel 67:36 - Closing arguments: advice, ice, and the strongest takes 68:19 - Farewell and the show’s O'fish! sign-off Connect with us on Socials! IG/Threads - Youvswhopod Tiktok - Youvswho1 Youtube - Youvswhopodcast Don’t forget to subscribe for more, follow to stay tuned, and leave a rating if you enjoyed the episode! Join us weekly for more discussions on everything nerdy, geeky, and offbeat.

3. 

   7 Oct 2026

   Star Wars Jedi vs Pokémon Trainer: MAX LEVELING w/ Lauren - Ep. 31

   Lauren returns to the show with Sven and Dan for a fast, fandom-heavy conversation that starts with the lore behind their usernames and quickly turns into gaming, anime, and Star Wars. It’s a loose, high-energy episode that mixes personal backstories with spirited debates about controllers versus keyboard and mouse, leveling systems, and what makes a character arc satisfying. Timestamps 00:00 — Lauren reveals the origin of Sweet and Low and Lady Vidal 01:49 — Sven explains his Kingdom-style username group 03:20 — Zamien Night is built from book characters and fandom references 06:32 — Sven the Lord and the “royalty” naming theme 09:24 — Naming Dan live and landing on Captain Hollow 14:15 — Merch jokes and “put that on a shirt” 18:23 — The BOPAs and the rules of the show 19:12 — Keyboard and mouse versus controller 24:20 — AR, VR, and the future of immersive gaming 26:19 — Pet dragon versus pet Pokémon 30:15 — Choosing starter Pokémon personalities 33:46 — Lauren’s son picks Squirtle as his starter 35:43 — Level up slowly versus inherit power instantly 37:47 — Dan’s World of Warcraft max-level story 40:08 — Lauren’s Diablo 4 character journey 45:52 — Character redemption versus character corruption 52:32 — The Rising of the Shield Hero and corruption arcs 57:07 — Andor, Darth Vader, and Star Wars corruption discussions 58:19 — Rey, Kylo Ren, and the sequel trilogy’s strengths and flaws 64:41 — Rogue One, spin-offs, and Star Wars lore tangents 67:19 — The Han Solo “shot first” debate 68:13 — Jar Jar Binks and the Darth Jar Jar theory 69:00 — The unusual Star Wars term for music 70:14 — How each host would fix a Star Wars ending 81:00 — Why MCU planning works better than the sequel trilogy 83:04 — Fantastic Four adaptations and Marvel history 87:00 — Final Star Wars defense and closing jokes Connect with us on Socials! IG/Threads - Youvswhopod Tiktok - Youvswho1 Youtube - Youvswhopodcast Don’t forget to subscribe for more, follow to stay tuned, and leave a rating if you enjoyed the episode! Join us weekly for more discussions on everything nerdy, geeky, and offbeat.

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Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

1 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

2 ratings

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