Chompin’ with Sophie and Jess

Our guest this week is both the hero we deserve AND the one we need, it’s the wonderful Anna Bezahler. We talk to Anna about Philadelphia, Covid Days, Arthur, Video Stores, Alanis, Lily Allen, The OC, Skins, Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, The Rehearsal, Bradley Cooper, The Truman Show, Ready Player One, Alex Garland, Amy Schumer, Pen15, Blue Crush, New Girl, Shakira and the lure of Lara Croft: Tomb Raider. Follow Anna @annabezahler, go see them perform at UCB, listen to Anna and Isabella Do Improv and be the Angelina you want to see in the world.

When you're alone and life is making you lonely you can always go...CHOMPIN'....with our wonderful friend Sara Marie Barron. We talk to Sara about Michigan, Like Life, Flavor of Life, Car Movies, Avril, Outfit Repeaters, Britney, One Tree Hill, Grease, Insecure, Black Swan, The Grinchfather, Michael B Jordan, Practical Magic, A Walk to Remember, Gabby Windey, Carol, Jumanji, Usher and the honesty of Girl, Interrupted. Follow Sara @saramarie.barron, Listen to her music, and always remember to meet us in the city. 

Our guest today is anything but IN-COG-NITO, it's the wonderful Sam Di! We talk to Sam about Oxford Mississippi, College Towns, Rugrats, Premium Blend, The Daily Show, Three’s Company, Les Mis, Star Wars, Bruce Springsteen, Holes, Newsies, Community, The Materialists, Recess, What Lies Beneath, Adam Driver, The Drama, JGL, As I Lay Dying and the layers of Dogma. Follow Sam @samldi, go see him perform at UCB 5/20 and 5/26 with Asian Improv Near Me, and remember there is no pleasure, no rapture, no exquisite sin greater...than central air.

In honor of today's guest we'll pronounce the show Champin', b/c we're chatting with Chicago's own, the delightful Chris Wistaske. We talk to Chis about growing up in St. Charles, Animal House, Revenge of the Nerds, Porky’s, Caddyshack, Blues Brothers, SNL, Blockbuster, Jethro Tull, Alf, Bernie Brillstein, Egon, Second City, Robin Williams, The Power of Now, Book of Mormon, The Sopranos, The Big Lebowski, Phish, Hook, I am, Road to Perdition, John Hughes, Air Bud, My Girl, High Fidelity, The Last Dance, and the foundational importance of The Simpsons. Follow Chris @witow, go see him perform around LA, watch him in The Bear & Chicago Party Aunt, and remember, what really matters is what you like, not what you are like... Books, records, films - these things matter.

Our guest today is always doing that thing she does and we’re all better for it, it’s the wonderful Vanessa Gonzalez. We talk to Vanessa about: Laredo TX, Nick at Night, HBO After Dark, Margaret Cho, John Leguizamo, Sleepless in Seattle, Celebrity Trials, BSB, Leo, Cristela Alonzo, Steve Zahn,  Seed of the Soul, Hairspray, Breaking Bad, Weeds, Chucky, Mike White, Disney Land, Scream, Caviar, Tony Danza, Spice Girls and the joy of Lushious Massacr. Follow Vanessa @vanessagcomedy, go see her THIS WEEK at Mermaid Comedy Hour (5/4 -Hollywood Improv Lab), Roz and Friends (5/5 - The Troubadour), Vanessa & Daniel (5/5 - The Crow) and The Peacock Show (5/6 - Club Teegee), and as always don't do it little girl, don't do it!

As the saying goes, the three most wonderful things in this world are patience, time, and today's guest Lily Du. We talk to Lily about Montreal, Rockville Maryland, TV Guides, Pilots, Bradley Cooper, The Godfather, Otakon, Sailor Moon, Secret History, Sweet Charity, Fleabag, Freaks and Geeks, This Way Up, A Brighter Summer Day, Ali: Fear Eats the Soul, Before Midnight, Vortex, Ed Yang, Todd Haynes, The Barbie Dream House, Jia Zhangke, The Chippettes, Zelda Fitzgerald, Wonderfully, and just how good The Up Series is. Follow Lily @lily_d, go see her perform, watch Dirty Laundry on Dropout, and grow up would ya. 

Our guest this week's banner will never fall, it's the one and only Keiley Backstrom. We talk to Keiley about Sammamish Washington, Goats, Buried Life, Desperate Housewives, Orange is the New Black, Swamp People, The Food Network, Beyonce, Sky High, Glee, Twilight, Amazing Race, Lindsay Lohan, Little Shop, Succession, Quiz Show, Ryan Gosling, Totally Spies, Keke Palmer, Elvira, The Swan, Jim Carrey and the passion of America’s Best Dance Crew. Follow Keiley @smackstrom, go see her perform around LA, and GET THAT WIG!

Our guest this week is the Big Bada Boom himself, we're Chompin' with the one and only Geoff Ross. We talk to Geoff about Rochester Minnesota, Must See TV, Caroline in the City, Classical Music, Superman, Ghost Busters, Thundercats, Transformers, Family Matters, Hoppers, 1984, Music Man, Severance, LOTR, There’s Something About Mary, Keith David, Gargoyles, Dr. Death, Conan, Wall-E, Virtual Insanity, Fargo, Ewoks, Christina Ricci, and the awe of The Fifth Element. Follow Geoff @geoffisfamous, watch him on Dropout, see him live, and be the Michael Bay you want to see in the world.     

Our guest today has told good stories their entire life, and now you get hear some of them, by way of Toni Adeyemi. We talk to Toni about, Hinsdale, Basements, Hannah Montana, Snow Globes, She’s the Man, Raven, 19 Minutes, Legally Blonde the Musical, Bojack, Dance Moms, Fiction, Being Eddie, Zooey 101, Hard Tac, Family Guy, Tony Soprano, School of Rock, 27 Dresses, Fired Up, Perry the Platypus, Aladdin, and the cozy nature of Eight Crazy Nights. Follow Toni at toni_adeyemi, go see her at UCB, listen to her music, and be nice out there.     

This week on the old Pork Chop Express, we're Chompin' to whoever's listenin' out there with Captain Colin McGurk. We talk to Colin about growing up in Florence NJ, The Simpsons, Philly Sports, Saved By The Bell, Jeopardy, Must See TV, TGIF, Snick, Pearl Jam, Body Language, Mike & Carla, Big Trouble in Little China, James Dean, The Blues Brothers, Real Genius, William Goldman, Paint Your Wagon, Freaks and Geeks, The Birdcage, Raising Arizona, Bob Dylan, Bill Murray, Paul Newman, Karen Allen, Tim Curry, Hook, Cowboy Stuff, Reginald T. Dorsey, The Boss, Thomas Edison, Topanga, and the guiding light that is Captain Ron. Follow Colin @mcgurked, go see him perform at UCB with Bitchin', and If you get lost just pull in somewhere and ask directions. 

It's time to play the music, it's time to light the lights, it's time to Chomp with our frient Kari Assad! We talk to Kari about Arizona, Santa Rosa, Friends, Frazier, Raymond, Keeping the Faith, Ricky Martin, Gone in 60 Seconds, Toy Story, Wreck-It Ralph, Britney Spears' Memoir, Hamilton, How to Get to Heaven from Belfast, The Birdcage, Girls Trip , Nailed It!, Hocus Pocus, All Dogs Go to Heaven, The Lion King, Come on up to the house, Charles Schulz, Daniel Ratcliffe, and the friendship of The Muppets (2011). Follow Kari @assadkarirocks, go see her perform all over LA, and Please don’t worry so much.

Where today's guest leads we all follow because we our talking to the wonderful Bailey Benningfield. We talk to Bailey about Lakeland FLA, Disney, Busch Gardens, Giraffes, Hyenas, Full House, Totally Spies, Powerpuff Girls, Ashley Simpson, Red Bows, Benjamin Franklin, Honest Abe, Les Mis, Fleabag, Poor Things, Challengers, Zone of Interest, Princess Diaries, Traitors, Chimp Crazy, Cate Blanchett, Practical Magic, Bruce, Marcel the Shell, Dirty Work, Hoot, Cats, Attic Kids and the universal thread of Gilmore Girls. Follow Bailey @baileybenningfield, read her work, and find your red bow. 

We're Chompin' today with one of LA's top chillers, it's Grace Avery. We talk to Grace about Seattle, Warm Coats, Rocks, Narnia, Glee, Middle Children, Jump In, Recess, Jump 5, Little Women, Mary Oliver, The Goose is Loose, West Side Story, Lesley Nope When Harry Met Sally, Father of the Bride, Brandy Cinderella, Jesse Mccartney, SZA, Haim, Princess Diaries, Ham, Anastasia, 10 Things I Hate About You, Air Bud, Cyber Chase and the pure romance of Pride & Prejudice. Follow Grace @graceavery__, Listen to @wwtaupodcast, go see her at UCB, and go wild out there. 

It's difficult not to be curious about our guest this week, because we are Chompin’ with the wonderful Ellen Lang. We talk to Ellen about Los Altos, King of the Hill, PBS, Laugh Tracks, Sponge Bob, Project Runway, What Not To Wear, Cats, Mulan, Coco Channel, Ramin Karimloo, Bridesmaids, Less, Into the Woods, Jenna Maroney, Pride and Prej, Quick Change, The Big Short, RPDR, Phoebe Waller Bridge, Anne Hatheway, The Grand Budapest Hotel, Ghibli, Heated Rivalry, Ruby Sparks, Roman Holiday, Broad City, Lady Bird and the freaky delight that is Suspuria. Follow Ellen @ellen_lang, go see her perform at UCB, and stay witchy.

Our guests today know a thing or two about joy and after listening to the wonderful Teruko Nakajima and Titi so will you. We talk to Teruko about Tokyo, Fashion Communication, Full House, 90210, Diana King, Punk Rock, TLC, Lil Kim, Alf, The Last Emperor, The Missing Piece, Flower Drum Song, Seinfeld, True Crime, The Godfather, He Got Game, Dancer in the Dark, Jerry Springer, Girls Gone Wild, Iron Chef, Goodnight Sugar Babe, Hello Kitty, Alice in Wonderland, Snow White, Castle in the Sky, Night on the Galactic Railroad, Lost in Translation, Gizmo, Keanu, and the tenderness of Moonlight. Follow Teruko @terukonakajima, go see her perform at UCB on Harold night and The Cage Match, watch her in Made in America (coming soon), and as always be kind to each other out there.

Suit Up and get ready for a perfect chat with our friend Chris De La Cruz. We talk to Chris about Dayton, Wild ’N Out, Scooby Doo, Power Rangers, Spider Man, 98 Degrees, Modest Mouse, Ash Ketchum, Gargoyles, X-Men, Drown, In The Heights, Annie Baker, Reservation Dogs, Trigonometry, Eternal Sunshine, The Notebook, The Matrix, The Bachelor, Jiro Dreams of Sushi, Smart House, Max Steel, Peg Dolls, Chris Traeger, Heated Rivalry, Ruby Sparks, and the aspirations of How I Met Your Mother. Follow Chris @chris_dlc_ , go see him perform at UCB, and make some good memories out there.

Our guest this week may never have met no Frank Sinatra, but he is a fantastic actor, improviser, writer, director and all around star, it's Evan Cleaver. We talk to Evan about Kansas City, Family Matters, Malcolm and Eddie, Betty Lou, Sidney Poitier, Saved By The Bell, Lauryn Hill, Bruce Leroy, Lando, Magic Johnson, 1984, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, The Wire, Everything Everywhere All At Once, Duck Soup, Michael Moore, Ryan Coogler, Belly, Steve Carrell, Falcor, and the sweet center of Coming to America. Follow Evan @evancleaver, watch Love on Speed, go see him perform at UCB, and find out what it means TO BE LOVED!

Today's episode is sure to leave you Shredded to Ribbons, because we're Chompin' with the great May Darmon. We talk to May about growing up in Noho, People Magazine, Janet Jackson, Library Movies, Snake Rhymes, SATC, Predator, Britney, Liv Tyler, Fantasy Books, Fairies, My So Called Life, The Green Ray, Lincoln in the Bardo, Wicked, Rent, Bound, Over The Garden Wall, The Thing, A New Leaf, The Beatles, David Lynch, Gilmore Girls, Pirates of the Caribbean, Avatar the Last Airbender, Arthurian Legend, The Fifth Element, Spirited Away, Angelina Jolie, DDL, and a deep dive into the Austin Powers Extended Universe. Follow May @maydarmon, go see her perform at UCB, and Oh...behave!

It’s been 2 full years since Chompin' was born into the world and to celebrate, Jess and Sophie have themselves a little sit down to discuss the topics of the day and answer some listener questions. We talk about it all: The Notebook, The Water Bottle Paradox, Socks, Celebratas, Prank Calls, The Moment, Dreams, We Are the Best, Robot Social Media, Baz, Netflix, Posters, Adam Sandler, Our top movie theaters, Remix Machines, School of Rock, Cheers, Reboots, Going Underground, The Boss, Point Break, A Town Called Panic and so much more. Thanks to everyone who has listened to and done the show. We love ya and appreciate ya. 

Welcome to our episode with the wonderful Austin Harris. We talk to Austin about Willingboro New Jersey, Skinny Jeans, Everybody Hates Chris, Arthur, Sesame Street, Hey Arnold, The Joker, Skiing, Finding Nemo, Raiders, Alien, Silence of the Lamb, Hitchcock, Seven, Judi Bloom, West Side Story, Ozark, Close Encounters, Double Indemnity, Clue, Big Brother, Jordan Peele, M. Night Shyamalan, The Housemaid, Incredibles, Lilo and Stitch, Grace Kelly, Toto and the perfection of Jurassic Park. Follow Austin @austinsharris, watch his stuff, see him perform, and as always hold onto your butts. 

Our guest today is a real ACE, and that is no BACKHANDED compliment, LET us all enjoy true sweetie Jeremy Sender....SERVICE!!! We talk to Jeremy about growing up in Montvale New Jersey, Nick, Ross Geller, Tim & Eric, Adult Swim, The Beach Boys, Red Ranger, Regis, Back to the Future, The Joker, Norman Rockwell, Hey Arnold!, Phantom of the Opera, Arrested, Hugh Laurie, Wet Hot, When Harry Met Sally, My Octopus Teacher, Ryan Gosling, Barbie Movie, Uncle Buck, Flow, Wedding Crashers, Scrubs, Malcolm in the Middle and of course Andy Murray v Thanasi Kokkinakis Extended Highlights at the 2023 Australian Open Second Round. Follow Jeremy @jeremysender, go see him with Sweet Agnes at UCB, and GAME, SET, MATCH!

Are you excited for today's episode....IT DOESN'T MATTER IF YOU'RE EXCITED FOR TODAY'S EPISODE CAUSE WE HAVE A PERFECT GUEST IN AHSOHN WILLIAMS AND YOU'RE GONNA LOVE IT. Woah, sorry for yelling there. We talk to Ahsohn about San Bernardino, Home Alone 2, VHS’, Ashley Judd, Nick Kids, Courage the Cowardly Dog, Judge Mathis, Ricki Lake, Hardcore, Power Rangers, Donatello, Linkin Park, Britney, Ludacris, Keenan, Sapiens, Parks and Rec, Orange County, Rush Hour, Chimp Crazy, Living Single, Family Guy, Lords of Chaos, The OC, Travis Barker, and the perfection of The Rock's Top 10 It Doesn’t Matter Moments. Follow Ahsohn @ahsohnmadeit, Go see him perform at UCB, Listen to Pseudo, and you do matter. 

You best start believing in podcasts, cause you're listening to one...with the wonderful KP Parker. We talk to KP about Simsbury Connecticut, Gilmore Girls, Spongebob, Halloweentown, Everybody Loves Raymond v King of Queens, SATC, Jo Bros, Winona Rider, Billie Holiday, Breakfast at Tiffany's, Wizard of Oz, Little Miss Sunshine, World According to Garp, Titanic the Musical, Happy Endings, Beetlejuice, Lee Pace, Survivor, Cults, Scream, Turkish Delights, Futurama, Wade, Wristcutters, Atonement, Ever After, Donkey, Brendan Fraser, and the pure joy of Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl. Follow KP @kpparkerthings, go see her perform all over LA, Listen to The Nightly podcast, and always invoke the right to parlay. 

We give today's guest two thumbs way up, cause we're Chompin' with the wonderful Michael Sturgis. We talk to Michael about growing up in Upland California, Disney, The Simpsons, One Saturday Morning, Mario, Mean Girls, Titanic, Oliver, Harriet the Spy, Melancholia, Weekend, East of Eden, Succession, Sound of Music, All About My Mother, A Woman Under the Influence, Housewives, Jayne Mansfield, It Takes Two, South Park, Jamie XX, Joan Didion, Judy, Dakota Fanning, Brittany Murphy, The Blair Thumb. Follow Michael at @michsturg, go see him perform at UCB with Sweet Agnes, and stay out of the woods. 

You will want to listen to and love this episode FOR-EV-ER, because we are talking to the wonderful Monique Moses. We talk to Monique about, London Ontario, Saturday Morning Cartoons, Reboot, Usher, Uhura & Guinan, Leo, NSYNC, Boy Meets World, Love Craft Country, Aurora Stewart de Peña, Dream Girls, Common Side Effects, Past Lives, Charlie Kaufmann, Paprika, The Last Dance, Gong Yoo, Vegas, Rufio, Good Burger, Six Feet Under, Future Clothes, Goofy, Video Essays, and the warm glow of The Sandlot. Follow Monique @nutellacartel, for see her perform at UCB, and don't be an L7 Weenie. 

It's the last pod of the year and we bid farewell to 2025 with one of our favs, it's Itanza Saraz. We talk to Itanza about LA, Recess, Rugrats, Pikachu, Free Willy, B2K, Older Sisters, Love and Basketball, The Unbearable Lightness of Being, Hamilton, How I Met Your Mother, Potomac, Planet Earth, Kendrick, Anne Hatheway, Julia Roberts, Viola Davis, Twilight, The Bear, Euphoria, Grey’s Anatomy, The Devil Wears Prada, La La Land, Mammals, GOT, Chad Michael Murray. Fresh Prince, Jelly Fish and a deep dive into Seven Pounds. Follow Itanza @itanzasaraz, go see her perform at UCB, and plan a secret concert for someone you love.

Our guest this week is as curious a cat as there is, it's our friend Orin Calcagne. We talk to Orin about New Jersey, The Office, Howard Stern, Catholic Schools, Ed Sheeran, One D, Jam Bands, Titane, Infinite Jest, Spring Awakening, Task, Hot Rod, Crash, Wicked, VPR, The Staircase, PTA, Lady Gaga, Marc Maron, Shrek, Steve Martin, Bugonia, Roz Naimi, and the wonderful world of the 1998 filmed version of Cats. Follow Orin @orincalcagne, go see any show he does, and be jellicle.

Our guest knows a thing or two about Discipline, Energy, Beauty, and Strength, cause today we're Chompin' with Ren Ye! We talk to Ren about Chicago Burbs, Bambi, Shark Tank, Disney Channel, The Food Network, Guy Fieri, Lady Gaga, Mulan, What Does the Fox Say, Youtube, Tumblr, Minecraft, Fan Fic, Mean Girls, Mob Wives, Now You See Me, Gladiator, Paprika, Ren and Stimpy, The Great Gatsby, Thumper, and the cinematic masterpiece that is D.E.B.S. Follow Ren @bratboybokchoy, book a tattoo with them, go see them in Mommy when you get the chance, and be wonderful.

There are 100 reasons why we're obsessed with today's guest and by the end of the ep you will know and agree with all of them, cause today we're Chompin' with Kale Hills! We talk to Kale about Missouri, Kansas City, BBQ, SNL, Premium Blend, I Love the 80’s, Best Week Ever, Sally Jesse, The Decemberists, Music vs Lyrics, Trunk or Treats, Lil Moses, Mike Mills, Singing in the Rain, 30 Rock, Mad Men, Rectify, School of Rock, Frances Ha, Inside Llewyn Davis, Survivor, Flavor of Love, Are You The One, The Act of Killing, Spellbound, Michaela Coel, Taylor Swift, Howl's Moving Castle, Recess, Edward Gorey, Disturbia, Garden State, Walt Whitman, Rupert, Lizzie Mcguire. Follow Kale @kalehills, go see him perform at UCB, and stay scary.

For us, the sun rises and sets with our guest this week Eva Vives. We talk to Eva about Barcelona, Spain, New York, Rocky Horror, The Godfather, Rebel Without a Cause, Violeta La Bura, Blondie, Bowie, Piles, Marilyn, The Metamorphosis, Billie Holiday, Nicholas Ray, Lawrence of Arabia, Animal Farm, Eve Babitz, Bob Fosse, Pedro Almodóvar, Do The Right Thing, Love is Blind, Laurie Collier, Barbara Koppel, PTA, Tilda, Benicio, The Limey, Ken Loach, Goodfellas, Center Stage, Hedwig, Bashō, Rita Hayworth and the hidden femininity of Heat. Follow Eva at @supervives, watch her work, and give it all you got. 

Welcome to the episode that makes you YOUNG, b/c it's always so refreshing when we talk to our friend Jolie Darrow. We talk to Jolie about New Jersey/Philly, News Paper Guys, Crash Bandicoot, Tony Hawk, The Honeymooners, Recess, Your Guys, Les Mis, Degrassi, Day vs Night, Spinelli, Neapolitan Novels, Hadestown, Mad Men, Phantom Thread, Harold and Maude, Thelma and Louise, Survivor, The Simple Life, American Movie, Nan Goldin, PTA, Hawaii, Goofy Movie, Pinocchio, Bram Stoker's Dracula, The 13th Year, Dick Van Dyke, and M. Night Shyamalan's masterpiece Old. Follow Jolie @joliedarrow, watch her on @highlandparktv, and stay off that beach.  

There is NOTHING complicated about how wonderful today's guest is, cause it's Sydney Steinberg. We talk to Sydney about San Diego, NYC, Kitchen TVs, The Exorcist, Psycho, The Talented Mr. Ripley, Floor Boys, King of Queens, The Beach Boys John Stamos, Hocus Pocus, Practical Magic, Paddington 2, Neil Diamond, 101 Dalmatians, Gone Girl, Halloweentown, The Hills, An Inconvenient Truth, Bugs, Mary Oliver, Bring It On, Jude Law, Phantom of the Opera, It’s Complicated, Red Shoes. Follow Sydney @sydney_steinberg, go see her perform at UCB, and just be cool. 

Our guest this week has what it takes to be America's Next Top Chompin' Guest, it's Danielle Diamond. We talk to Danielle about growing up on San Diego, Book Shelves, Cameron Crowe, Duck Diamond, Survivor, Disney, Lizzie McGuire, Full House, The Jetsons, The Cheetah Girls, Pop Singer Girl, Titanic, In Cold Blood, Fleabag, Notting Hill, The Jinx, Spy Kids, The Base of the Cake, Fleetwood Mac, Pablo Neruda, Grease, Stuffed Animals, Sea World, Timon and Pumbaa School of Rock and Cycle 6 - Episode 6 of America's Next Top Model: The Girl with Two Bad Takes. Follow Danielle @danielleediamond, book her while you can, and Bling It On.   

Hot pod coming through with one of Hollywood's top chillers, it's true sweetie Wyatt Fair. We talk to Wyatt about Orange County, GTA, It’s a Wonderful Life, David Lynch, Coen Brothers, Project Runway, Star Fox, Steve Windwood, Ty Segall, The OC, The Killers, Radiohead, Painting Walls, Dead Man, Neil Young, The Fantasticks, Off Broadway, Sarah Ruhl, Curb, Claire Denis, Phantom Thread, T-Sandy, Sherman’s March, Robert Pattinson, Kelly ReichardtCandy Corn, Cowboys. Follow Wyatt @malibusmostwyatt, go see him perform in LA, and (long pause at least 3 minutes) be real. 

Ever wish you had something to do? Well with Benny Wayne Sully on Chompin', now you do. We talk to Benny about life in Trafalgar, Lego Star Wars, Garage TVs, Xbox 360, Degrassi, All That, Aaahh!!!! Real Monsters, The Eagles, Weird Al, Checks, Ebay, Heath Ledger, South Dakota, Imrpov Nation, Dave Malloy, Annie Baker, Mr. Burns, Anime Strange Darling, Wall-E, Gimme Shelter, Taskmaster, Gosling, Wonka, Monster House, Benny the Jet, The Band, T.S. Eliot, Benson Boone, It Came from Trafalgar, Milo, Phoebe Cates, Henrin Rizowsky and the ball of mischief that is The Cat in the Hat. Follow Benny @thedoophus, see him perform around LA, and go Scream and Run.

Today on the pod we have been graciously welcomed into Gabby Sandoval's dollhouse, and it's the place to be. We talk to Gabby about the San Jose to Connecticut pipeline, Acquired Fears, SATC, True Confessions, Silence of the Lambs, Eternal Sunshine, Yoshi, Brink, The Used, The Osbornes, Ani DiFranco, KOL, The White Stripes, Lilly Munster, Charlie Chaplin, Ginger Rodgers, Betty Davis, Vanities,  Babs, CD’s, Little Foot, Fleabag, Adams Family Values, Indie Sex 101, Kiki, Casper, Steel Magnolias, The Saddest Movies of All Time, Party Girl, Gus Gus, Christopher Lloyd, IFC, Blue Valentine and the true beauty of Welcome to the Dollhouse. Follow Gabby @mrgabysandoval, go see her perform all around LA, and be indie. 

It's a true huge stuff kind of episode today, and that's cause we're Chompin' with the one and only Ariadne Vickers-Davis. We talk to Ariadne about Tallahassee, Yoga, Auditions, Libraries, Fred and Ginger, Shirley T, Wonka, Jackie O, Attics, Trading Places, ABC Family, Anne Hatheway justice, Yugioh, Romantasy, Jennifer Grey Curls, Chorus line, SATC, Philadelphia, Bridget Jones's Diary, S-Town, Tom Hanks, Pride and Prejudice, Inception, WB Yeats, Clueless, Dumbo, and the beauty of The Star Trek: The Next Generation episode The Inner Light. Follow Ariadne @ariadnevd, sign up for her workshop, and tell them of us... my darling.

You may hate Mondays in a general sense, but not one when we're Chompin' with David Brown, you simply cant. We talk to David about Boise, Bound for Glory, The Grapes of Wrath, PBS, Red Wall, James Bond, The Simpsons, Cali Facts, Def Leppard, Slytherins, NSYNC, Shakespeare, In the Heart of the Sea, Cabaret, Bat Boy, The Tempest, Six Feet Under, The Act of Killing, Jane, Schoenburn, Falling in Love Like a Romantic TV Drama, Adam Curtis, PTA, The Land Before Time, Nirvanna: The Band - the Show - the Movie, Jared Hess, Elliot Page and the layers and levels of Garfield: His 9 Lives. Follow David @davidschedule, go see him perform in LA, and find whatever dings the loudest. 

Our guest this week has also been described as the 411 for fun, it’s Edgar Momplaisir. We talk to Edgar about NYC & McAllen TX, SVU, Wayne Head, The Departed on Youtube, Studio 60 v. 30 Rock, Plain White Tees, Don Draper, Mad Men, Shani Davis, Britney Spears, Donald Glover, Jesus Christ Superstar The Wire, Children of Men, The Conversation, If Beale Street Could Talk, Love is Blind, Hoop Dreams, Adam Curtis, Benihana, Men in Black, Cruella, Alex Garland Walt Whitman, Grand Budapest Hotel, Do The Right Thing, Girls, Donkey, Fran Drescher, PTA, and just how good Community is. Follow Edgarn @edgar.momplaisir, see him perform at UCB, and go have yourself a day. 

Our guest this week will have you saying, "Bad Andy, Great Guest," cause we're Chompin' with Andres Parada. We talk to Andres about all things Tubac AZ, The Simpsons, Arthur, The Pest, John Leguizamo, Happy Gilmore 2, Spam Days, Booker T. & the M.G.'s, Weird Al, Carrot Top, Superman, Korn, SNL, I Love Lucy, Romeo + Juliet, Dancer in the Dark, The Office, Tommy Boy, Gummo, Survivor, Home Improvement, Miyazaki, Steven Universe, Adventure Time, Aaahh!!! Real Monsters, Beavis and Butthead, Bad Andy, Sylvia Plath, Gambit, Tweedy, Claire Danes, JCDV,  and the wonder that is Bjork's Medulla. Follow Andres @andresparadacomedy, go see him perform at UCB and Groundlings, and embrace your impulses.   

If there is anyone we know who can make it from Laurens, Iowa, to Mount Zion, Wisconsin on a lawnmower, it’s our bud Tyler Parker. We talk to Tyler about Fort Gibson, Car TVs, Spy Kids, Saved By the Bell: The College Years, Little Giants, The Big Green, Xenon, Say So/Point of Grace, Miranda Lambert, Troy Aikman, The Flintstones, The Borrowers, TMNT, Where the Red Fern Grows, Oklahoma, The Sound of Music, Friday Night Lights, Barry Hannah, Joe Pera, Apollo 11, The Apartment, Laguna Beach, The Kardashians, Sam Shepard, Wright Thompson, 70’s Bars, Home Alone, Bing Bong, Oklahoma Breakdown, War Horse, The Davis Theater, and the pretty little moments in The Straight Story. Follow Tyler @tparker30, get his book A Little Blood and Dancing, read him on the Ringer, and always look at his shoes.

We interrupt this program to bring you, Tarek Ziad. We talked to Tarek abut St. Petersburg, Disney Economics, Regional Politeness, Animal Planet, SpongeBob, Avatar: The Last Airbender, Friends, Seinfeld, Finding Nemo, Aladin, Eat the Night, MMORPG's, I Hate Suzie, The Banshees of Inisherin, Digimon, The Worst Person in the World, The Queer Ultimatum, Gallery Girls, Daughters, Yorgos Lanthimos, Coraline, Ghibli, Satoshi Khan, Mitski, Robert Frost, I Will Swallow You, The Florida Project, Moonlight, Macy Rodman, Lopmon, Lassie, and the levels of Courage the Cowardly Dog. Follow Tarek @tarekaziad, Read his Substack (Perfect Information, Go see him perform in LA, and Return the Slab. 

When troubles up in the 305 there is only one man who can eliminate violence to achieve world peace, and that man is Artoun Nazareth. We talk to Artoun about Englewood NJ, Magic, Monk, The USA network, Lost, Scrubs, How I Met Your Mother, Wanted, Bon Jovi, Chitty ChItty Bang Bang, Hercules, KPop Demon Hunters, Spiderman 2, Tony Shalhoub, Mistborn, Hamilton, Pan's Labyrinth, Paddington 2, Survivor, The Barkley Marathons, Nic Cage, Tampopo, Shrek Soundtrack, David Blaine, The Matrix, John Travolta, Selena Gomez, and the hidden gem that is Miami Connection. Follow Artoun @artounnazareth, go see him at UCB, Watch The Promised Land on Youtube and go find your dragon sound. 

Of the many wonderful things you can say about our guest today, Meat Bar, at the top of the list is that...they blend. We talk to Meat about Chico, Nasa TVs, The Nanny, Ernest, Dog Breeds, Blockbuster, Hoobastank, Nell, Moulin Rouge, Reservation Dogs, Muriel's Wedding, The Little Hours, Female Trouble, The Simple Life, Julio Torres, The Little Rascals. Cat Food, Maggie Simpson, Meatloaf, She’s All That, Romeo + Juliet, Teletubbies, Mr. Bean and the astonishing performance of Marisa Tomei in My Cousin Vinny, Follow Meat @meat_bar, Donate to Mona's Go Fund Me at www.gofundme.com/f/help-mona-and-her-family-survive, Keep an eye out for Sugar Mud, and find your inner positraction

It's not every day that you get to Chomp with the generation talent that is Lily Sullivan, but today....we do. We talk to Lily about Chicago, Telluride, Ski PE, Italy, Jeans, Full House, Audrey Hepburn Cosplay, A Walk to Remember, Out Cold, Bridget Jones’s Diary, Raffi, Boas, JLD, Powerpuff Girls, The Inner Game of Tennis, Oliver, RHONY, The Sixth Sense, Triangle of Sadness, Love on the Spectrum, Aubrey Plaza, Hotels, Carrie, Home Alone, Eddie, Ethan Hawke, and the cozy comfort of Seinfeld. Follow Lily @lilyyily, see her perform, watch her stuff, and try to be one of Frank's guys. 

It's here, it's happening, it's huge, it's us Chompin' with the wickedly talented EJ Marcus. We talk to EJ about Portland, Salmon, Grey's Anatomy, The Price is Right, Kesha, Balto, Scrubs, Now and Then, Gypsy, Annie Baker, The Summer I Turned Pretty, Brokeback, Whip It, Nat Geo, Bioluminescence, Catherine O'Hara, Amy Sedaris, Greece Content, Common Side Effects, Cheaper by the Dozen, Twilight and the ritual that is The Family Stone. Follow EJ @ejhavingfun, go see him perform in LA and New York, and go have some fun. 

This week we got a real hot pod, but in terms of content and overall temperature, with the wickedly talented Caroline Cotter. We talk to Caroline about Summit New Jersey, Marathons, The Monkees, Rugrats, Mel Brooks, Plus One, Tractors, Snowmen, Meeko, Tweedy Bird, Esmeralda, Magazines, Pioneer House Oh Caledonia, Starstruck, Bring Her Back, Moulin Rouge, Jamie Demetriou, Arcane, Baby Girl, Harriet the Spy, Coyote Ugly, The Cheshire Cat, and the wonderland that is The Pagemaster. Follow Caroline @cotterpoop, for see Woof, And (Wednesday, 9/10 at UCB, 7PM) and stay cool babes. 

We are thrilled and delighted to be Chompin' with the dulcet tones of Shannon Sheridan. We talk to Shannon about Cincinnati, Siblings, High School Theater, Sleep Overs, Desperate Housewives, Shark Movies, Made, The Counting Crows, Freddy Krueger, Zac Efron, Stick It, Mean Girls, Stone Bitch Blues, Barb and Star, Raw, Summer House, Sandra Bullock, Nancy Meyers, Cartoon Sandwiches, Angry Beavers, Taylor, Carol, Glee, Miss Honey, and the hidden gem Saved! Follow Shannon @shansheridan1 and @third.base.comedy, and get out there and Stick It!

Our guest this week can ride a horse, write a book and make you laugh, it's the one and only Charlie James! We talk to Charlie about San Diego, British TV, Hugh Laurie, Bones, Ellen, Glee, Hermione Granger, Goldie Hawn, Status and Culture, Veep, Wicked, Harold and Maude, Beetlejuice, Roy Anderson, I Saw the TV Glow, Queer Ultimatum, Gypsy Rose, Jessica Bones, Paul F Tompkins, Charlie Day, Rats, Fry and Laurie, Reality Bites, and the winding road that is Dally Boy. Follow Charlie @malecowgirl, go see him perform, buy I'm Just a Little Guy on August 26th, and go to the book launch at The Dynasty Typewriter 8/30/25!

No you're not dreaming, it's really happening, Anna Salinas is on Chompin! We talk to Anna about Sarasota, Peewee, The Circus, Cheaters, Rachelk Ray, Full House PBS, Hippos, Warped Tour, Yellow Card, Cruella, Zombie Cheerleaders, Hayden Christensen, Josh Hartnett, Lizzie McGuire, Disney Princesses, Cynthia Erivo, The Leftovers, Spirited Away, Pick Me Princesses, The Bachelor, Siesta Key and the dream like wonder of Undone. Follow Anna @badcomixbyanna, read her cartoons, Go see her perform with Menudo, and dream baby dream.