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Bully Proof

by Bully Proof Podcast, Sofia Gonzalez, Tess Paras

On the Bully Proof podcast, actor/writers Sofia Gonzalez and Tess Paras take a funny, heartfelt approach to interviewing guests about their vivid bullying stories. With a focus on the lessons learned, Bully Proof explores how difficult times can be our greatest teachers and offers hilarious anecdotal guidance on navigating the people and forces who have put us down at different stages of our lives.If at a dinner party someone told an entertaining story about their worst bully, we all know everyone could jump in with their own story. This podcast is that dinner party.

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Episodes

  1. Episode 8: Patty Guggenheim "Hug Your haters"

    Actress and sketch comedienne Patty Guggenheim (LA to Vegas, The Happytime Murders, Florida Girls) shares stories about manipulative frenemies, teenage girl hormones, real life "burn books," using comedy to cope, a unique way she communicated with her parents, and adding childhood bullies on…

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  2. Episode 7: Celia Finkelstein "National Panic Attack"

    Writer and Actor Celia Finkelstein (For the People, Angie Tribeca, You're the Worst) shares her stories about growing up in Pensacola, how arts education shared her life, Les Miserables fandom, depression and anxiety, tools to cope with the horrors of this current political administration, and we...

  3. Episode 6: Jimmy Fowlie "Guys, you know I'm losing my voice"

    Actor and Comedian Jimmy Fowlie (Two Broke Girls, Go-Go Boy Interrupted, The Comeback) drops by to divulge the dirt on the old days of the CBS Diversity Showcase, growing up a feminine guy in Bedford, Massachusetts, the messiness of gender identity, and loving yourself. lifestyle, women, girls,...

  4. Episode 5: Jake Matthews "Giant Middle Finger"

    Jake Matthews (Wisdom of the Crowd, Bosch) comes by to talk about his life: getting in fights, being an unapologetic weirdo, having a pet pig, and other complex stuff! #bullies #bullying #highschool #comedy #therapy #advice #lifestyle #women #girls #teens, #trans #gay #lgbt #lgbtqia #boston #cbs...

  5. Minisode - "You Guys are Such Nerds"

    Tess and Sofia re-cap the lessons they've learned on this podcast adventure thus far: the definitions of bullying, Tess unpacks how she's sometimes perceived as cold, Sofia explains how she's reluctantly dulled her "sparkle," and they both talk about how they were each "cool once." podcast, cool,...

  6. Episode 4: Nick Casalini "I Think I Did Bully Macklemore"

    Nick Casalini (Co-host of the "Hella In Your 30s" podcast, Co-creator of "Fam Club" web series) joins Tess and Sofia as their first bully! We discuss what "punking" is, high school with Macklemore, nostalgia for "Yo mama" jokes, the satisfaction of getting a reaction. podcast, drake, punking,...

  7. Episode 3: Gabrielle Ruiz "Shakespeare's Bring it On!"

    Gabrielle Ruiz (Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, Broadway's In The Heights, IF/THEN, Evita) discusses protecting yourself while engaging on social media, ballet class bullies, manipulative cheer squad mean girls, sororities, and having a strong mom. dance, ballet, crazyexgirlfriend, highschool, texas…

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  8. Episode 2: Hayley Marie Norman "High Road Petty"

    Hayley Marie Norman (Alone Together, Living Biblically) discusses what it's like to have grown up bi-racial in the suburbs of Los Angeles, who she really feels sorry for in the Roseanne fallout, and how she's stood up for herself in real life and Yelp. bullies, bullying, highschool, comedy,...

  9. Episode 1: Grace Parra (a.k.a. Wedgie Woman)

    On the first episode of Bully Proof, hosts Sofia Gonzalez and Tess Paras are joined by comedienne and activist Grace Parra (The Nightly Show with Larry Willmore) as she describes growing up in Texas, playing the recorder, and how to gracefully end relationships.

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

On the Bully Proof podcast, actor/writers Sofia Gonzalez and Tess Paras take a funny, heartfelt approach to interviewing guests about their vivid bullying stories. With a focus on the lessons learned, Bully Proof explores how difficult times can be our greatest teachers and offers hilarious anecdotal guidance on navigating the people and forces who have put us down at different stages of our lives.If at a dinner party someone told an entertaining story about their worst bully, we all know everyone could jump in with their own story. This podcast is that dinner party.

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Bully Proof Podcast, Sofia Gonzalez, Tess Paras

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How many episodes does Bully Proof have?

Bully Proof currently has 9 episodes available on PodParley. New episodes are automatically indexed when they're published to the podcast feed.

What is Bully Proof about?

On the Bully Proof podcast, actor/writers Sofia Gonzalez and Tess Paras take a funny, heartfelt approach to interviewing guests about their vivid bullying stories. With a focus on the lessons learned, Bully Proof explores how difficult times can be our greatest teachers and offers hilarious...

How often does Bully Proof release new episodes?

Bully Proof has 9 episodes. Check the episode list to see recent publication dates and frequency.

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Bully Proof is created and hosted by Bully Proof Podcast, Sofia Gonzalez, Tess Paras.
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