Friends Without Benefits

Uptown Dale & Rachel Sobel
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One woman. One man. Thirty plus years of strictly platonic friendship with ZERO romantic history between them.This is Friends Without Benefits.Rachel Sobel is the face behind the popular blog and Instagram account, Whine and Cheez-its. She is the mother of two, a do-over wife, and award-winning writer, author and speaker.Dale McLean is a South Florida entertainment staple affectionately known as Uptown Dale. He is a bachelor, owner of a successful entertainment company, television personality and in-arena host for the Miami Heat.Together they tackle a range of topics around relationships, dating and current events, all with a banter that has been brewed to perfection for decades.Follow Rachel at www.instagram.com/whineandcheezitsFollow Dale at www.instagram.com/uptowndale

  1. 7h ago

    S5 Ep. 32 - Sleepaway Camp, Twerking, and Zero Letters Home

    Rachel sent her nine year old to sleepaway camp for seven weeks and quickly discovered her daughter was doing just fine without her. No letters home, no missing her parents, and absolutely no electronics. Instead, she became color war captain, started her own nightly “Sienna Show,” and apparently taught an entire group of kids how to twerk. Her one visiting day request? Penne alla vodka and McDonald’s. From there, Dale and Rachel catch up on Toronto, sorority rush dances, Dale’s birthday trip to E11EVEN, and the difference between a strip club and a “strip club adjacent” nightclub. Then Dale turns celebrity government names into a game, with Bruno Mars, Rihanna, Tom Cruise, Lady Gaga, Notorious B.I.G., Snoop Dogg, Natalie Portman, and Gene Simmons all getting exposed. They wrap with old TV shows that could probably never get made today, Rachel’s latest true crime watch, and a plea to stop messing with perfectly good games. Justice for original Uno. Dale has a problem of his own: gas prices are officially affecting his dating radius. If you live too far away, apparently love is going to have to wait. Contact Rachel Sobel: Email: rachel@whineandcheezits.com Website: www.whineandcheezits.com Facebook:  Whine and Cheez - its by Rachel Sobel    Instagram: @whineandcheezits TikTok: @rachel.sobel.writes Purchase My Book Here! Contact Dale McLean: Email: dance715@aol.com Website: dalethehost.com Instagram: @UptownDale

  2. Sep 29

    S5 Ep. 31 - Gym Etiquette and Bathroom Emergencies

    What do you do when you’re a guest in someone’s house, use the bathroom, and the toilet absolutely refuses to flush? Rachel and Dale tackle the nightmare scenario, which somehow leads to farting during physical therapy, whether you can ever show your face again afterward, and Janine revealing an actual bathroom disaster involving a toilet brush that never needed to happen. Then it’s time for gym grievances. Dale has a new trainer, Rachel has opinions, and together they run through the people who make working out unbearable: machine hogs, speakerphone offenders, excessive grunters, treadmill invaders, naked locker room wanderers, unsolicited gym talkers, and couples turning the workout floor into foreplay. Plus, Rachel and her brother have nicknames for their gym regulars, including Spider-Man, Rocky, and a woman doing full-on gymnastics while everyone else is just trying to finish their workout. They wrap with what they’re watching, including the Raygun breakdancing documentary, Lioness, Outer Banks, and Ted Lasso, before putting the new Dancing with the Stars cast through a very simple test: if Dale and Rachel have to ask who you are, are you really a star? And Rachel gets one final thing off her chest: please stop inviting her to game night. Contact Rachel Sobel: Email: rachel@whineandcheezits.com Website: www.whineandcheezits.com Facebook:  Whine and Cheez - its by Rachel Sobel    Instagram: @whineandcheezits TikTok: @rachel.sobel.writes Purchase My Book Here! Contact Dale McLean: Email: dance715@aol.com Website: dalethehost.com Instagram: @UptownDale

  3. Sep 22

    S5 Ep. 30 - Big Brother Got Way Too Suggestive

    Dale and Rachel are deep into Big Brother, but one competition has them questioning what exactly they were watching on primetime television. Between the hip thrusting, extremely committed tongue work, and camera angles nobody asked for, Rachel now knows way too much about the contestants. They break down their favorites, Dale’s connection to Dee, and whether they can convince her to come on the podcast after the season. Then the hot topics start flying: a teenage girl storms a football field to defend her little brother, a mom goes viral for trying to ban Oreos from everyone else’s lunches, another mom attempts to arrange her daughter’s date complete with a black car, and a fake 49ers player allegedly convinces women he’s the real deal. Somehow $3,000 worth of cinnamon rolls, an Uber driver, and ICE also enter the conversation, leading Rachel to devise a very specific plan involving Dee, an Uber, and a stop at Roll and Dough. Dale shares why the Jason Taylor Foundation’s annual back-to-school shopping event means so much to him, while Rachel gets something off her chest about everyone who says they “should write a book” now that she knows exactly how much work it takes to actually publish one. They wrap with Dale’s thoughts on unhoused people with dogs, what he’d do if he ever had serious money to put toward homelessness, and another push toward the elusive 500 Instagram followers. Contact Rachel Sobel: Email: rachel@whineandcheezits.com Website: www.whineandcheezits.com Facebook:  Whine and Cheez - its by Rachel Sobel    Instagram: @whineandcheezits TikTok: @rachel.sobel.writes Purchase My Book Here! Contact Dale McLean: Email: dance715@aol.com Website: dalethehost.com Instagram: @UptownDale

  4. Sep 15

    S5 Ep. 29 - Steve Aoki Caked Dale at the World Cup

    Dale and Rachel are back for season five, and apparently Dale spent his summer getting internationally caked in the face by Steve Aoki. He breaks down his World Cup hosting gig, why he personally supplied the Publix cake, the ridiculous amount of approval it took to get it thrown at his face, and what it was like hosting soccer fans from around the world. Rachel has a major summer update of her own with her book Breast Case Scenario officially available for presale. Then things get appropriately chaotic. Dale recaps his toga birthday party, Janine admits she drunkenly exposed his secret second barber, and the first round of “Would You?” tackles BBLs, porta potties, food off the floor, Florida tap water, barefoot gym showers, and going commando. Somehow, a podcast recorded inside a driverless Waymo may now actually happen. They close things out with Rachel encountering a coyote in her Boca neighborhood and deciding she’s now walking her dog armed with a taser, while Dale discovers he’s been paying for SiriusXM for years without using it and spends 30 minutes trying to escape the subscription. Season Cinco has officially begun. Contact Rachel Sobel: Email: rachel@whineandcheezits.com Website: www.whineandcheezits.com Facebook:  Whine and Cheez - its by Rachel Sobel    Instagram: @whineandcheezits TikTok: @rachel.sobel.writes Purchase My Book Here! Contact Dale McLean: Email: dance715@aol.com Website: dalethehost.com Instagram: @UptownDale

  5. May 26

    S4 Ep. 28 - Baby Jessica Got Arrested and Rachel Got a Book Deal

    Then the headlines come in hot: TSA officers at Miami International got caught stealing wallets mid-screening in a coordinated distraction scheme, a nurse wins $300K from Carnival for being over-served tequila over nine hours on a cruise (14 shots, grown adult, still won), Baby Jessica from the Texas well incident grew up and got arrested for domestic assault, a Boca woman crashed into a school bus and asked cops to take her to a church with a pool, and a California man returned Lego boxes filled with dry pasta approximately 70 times before anyone noticed.  To close out the season, Rachel announces she's walking in a swimsuit fashion show benefiting BRCA Strong and POST SWIM, a swimwear company for breast cancer survivors (or anyone looking for more coverage and a confidence driven brand, and casually drops that she signed a book deal. Dale achieved a bucket list thing he cannot talk about yet and a new fashion habit he probably should not talk about, and zero regrets. Rachel is thriving with her TJ Maxx egg drawer and wants you to know that is a completely valid place to be in life. Episode Sponsor: Presented by 1-800 Call Lee — South Florida’s trusted personal injury team. Learn more at calllee.com. Contact Rachel Sobel: Email: rachel@whineandcheezits.com Website: www.whineandcheezits.com Facebook:  Whine and Cheez - its by Rachel Sobel    Instagram: @whineandcheezits TikTok: @rachel.sobel.writes Contact Dale McLean: Email: dance715@aol.com Website: dalethehost.com Instagram: @UptownDale Contact Rachel Sobel: Email: rachel@whineandcheezits.com Website: www.whineandcheezits.com Facebook:  Whine and Cheez - its by Rachel Sobel    Instagram: @whineandcheezits TikTok: @rachel.sobel.writes Purchase My Book Here! Contact Dale McLean: Email: dance715@aol.com Website: dalethehost.com Instagram: @UptownDale

  6. May 19

    S4 Ep. 27 - The Boca E-Bike Incident and Dale's Stingy Instagram Grid

    Things kick off with a full breakdown of the e-bike drama taking over Boca. A middle-aged man threw water bottles at a kid, grabbed his phone, and somehow rallied a crowd of neighbors like he put out a bat signal. Rachel and Amy unpack why this guy isn't in handcuffs, what it means for every teen in the community, and why e-bikes in the hands of unsupervised kids are a whole separate problem nobody wants to deal with. Then Rachel makes her case for why Dale is basically a deadbeat podcast dad. Four years in and she has earned exactly one square on his Instagram grid, and only because of a life-threatening health crisis. Dale's defense is weak. The conversation somehow turns into a pitch for a Friends Without Benefits Dating Game episode, courtesy of Rachel's mom Arlyne, who called in fresh off receiving Gucci sneakers from Rachel's dad mid-episode and immediately volunteered to interrogate Dale's future dates. Amy also makes her case for Coachella, the value, the vibes, the one girl who had a breakdown, and why T-Pain deserves way more credit than he gets. The episode wraps with Rachel's PSA about human dog beds (she wants one, she's not sorry) and Amy's desperate plea for someone to tell her early morning parenting has an expiration date. Episode Sponsor: Presented by 1-800 Call Lee — South Florida’s trusted personal injury team. Learn more at calllee.com. Contact Rachel Sobel: Email: rachel@whineandcheezits.com Website: www.whineandcheezits.com Facebook:  Whine and Cheez - its by Rachel Sobel    Instagram: @whineandcheezits TikTok: @rachel.sobel.writes Contact Dale McLean: Email: dance715@aol.com Website: dalethehost.com Instagram: @UptownDale Contact Rachel Sobel: Email: rachel@whineandcheezits.com Website: www.whineandcheezits.com Facebook:  Whine and Cheez - its by Rachel Sobel    Instagram: @whineandcheezits TikTok: @rachel.sobel.writes Purchase My Book Here! Contact Dale McLean: Email: dance715@aol.com Website: dalethehost.com Instagram: @UptownDale

  7. May 12

    S4 Ep. 26 - The $500 He Never Asked For Back

    Dale has been sitting on a $500 loan for almost a year, has seen the guy in person, and still hasn't said a word. Rachel and Amy Lundy — creator of MOABs, the Mother of All Baby Showers, and today's in-studio guest — talk him into sending a Venmo request like a normal person. He won't. Meanwhile, Rachel's daughter crashes the call-in line, reports on the missing hair dryer, eats fruity pebbles, and gives the room a masterclass on throwing it in a circle. Amy survives all of it for her very first podcast appearance. Rachel's best friend Marni calls in from her Uber mom afternoon to settle the funniest-friend debate once and for all (she loses), bond with Dale over Friends trivia, and pitch everyone on scoring media passes to Bruno Mars. Summer concert season comes up — Usher, Chris Brown, Lionel Richie, Yacht Rock at a Marlins game — and somehow it all connects back to white people and Teslas. The episode closes on a sinus infection waiting room rant, a teaser about e-bikes that's going to get heated next week, and a Two Live Jews sponsorship read that nobody saw coming. Episode Sponsor: Presented by 1-800 Call Lee — South Florida’s trusted personal injury team. Learn more at calllee.com. Contact Rachel Sobel: Email: rachel@whineandcheezits.com Website: www.whineandcheezits.com Facebook:  Whine and Cheez - its by Rachel Sobel    Instagram: @whineandcheezits TikTok: @rachel.sobel.writes Contact Dale McLean: Email: dance715@aol.com Website: dalethehost.com Instagram: @UptownDale Contact Rachel Sobel: Email: rachel@whineandcheezits.com Website: www.whineandcheezits.com Facebook:  Whine and Cheez - its by Rachel Sobel    Instagram: @whineandcheezits TikTok: @rachel.sobel.writes Purchase My Book Here! Contact Dale McLean: Email: dance715@aol.com Website: dalethehost.com Instagram: @UptownDale

  8. May 5

    S4 Ep. 25 - Bring Your Child to Work Day With a Nine Year Old Who Has No Filter

    Rachel's youngest crashes the pod on Bring Your Child to Work Day, and the nine-year-old wastes zero time fact-checking adults, interrupting tangents, and quietly stealing the episode. The trio covers Justin Bieber's Coachella laptop loophole, why he couldn't legally sing his own songs live, and whether Madonna and Sabrina Carpenter's collab was genius or just a little too forced. From there it's a full sweep of the cultural moment: Miss Thailand breaking from pageant choreography to pop and lock in a bikini, the fake-or-real beef between Alex Earle and Alex Cooper, Dr. Miami's former social media manager finally spilling why she left, and the red light camera ticket Dale got for a license plate that hadn't been on his car in six months. Dale also finally caved and got Hulu just to watch Sky King, while Rachel cannot quit Love After Lockup, and Summer House gets a full breakdown that may have just recruited a new viewer. The episode closes with a confession that has apparently been weighing on someone for a while — they genuinely cannot tell Keira Knightley and Natalie Portman apart — and Sienna's shoutout list, which included approximately every child at her dance studio. Episode Sponsor: Presented by 1-800 Call Lee — South Florida’s trusted personal injury team. Learn more at calllee.com. Contact Rachel Sobel: Email: rachel@whineandcheezits.com Website: www.whineandcheezits.com Facebook:  Whine and Cheez - its by Rachel Sobel    Instagram: @whineandcheezits TikTok: @rachel.sobel.writes Contact Dale McLean: Email: dance715@aol.com Website: dalethehost.com Instagram: @UptownDale Contact Rachel Sobel: Email: rachel@whineandcheezits.com Website: www.whineandcheezits.com Facebook:  Whine and Cheez - its by Rachel Sobel    Instagram: @whineandcheezits TikTok: @rachel.sobel.writes Purchase My Book Here! Contact Dale McLean: Email: dance715@aol.com Website: dalethehost.com Instagram: @UptownDale

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One woman. One man. Thirty plus years of strictly platonic friendship with ZERO romantic history between them.This is Friends Without Benefits.Rachel Sobel is the face behind the popular blog and Instagram account, Whine and Cheez-its. She is the mother of two, a do-over wife, and award-winning writer, author and speaker.Dale McLean is a South Florida entertainment staple affectionately known as Uptown Dale. He is a bachelor, owner of a successful entertainment company, television personality and in-arena host for the Miami Heat.Together they tackle a range of topics around relationships, dating and current events, all with a banter that has been brewed to perfection for decades.Follow Rachel at www.instagram.com/whineandcheezitsFollow Dale at www.instagram.com/uptowndale

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  • Creator
    Uptown Dale & Rachel Sobel
  • Years Active
    2023 - 2026
  • Episodes
    141
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 2026 Friends Without Benefits
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