This week we are thrilled to be joined by our friend to the North, Ultradude182 himself, Matt Kazman. We talk to Matt about Toronto, SCTV, Whose Line Is It Anyway, South Park, Speed 2: Cruise Control, Squid and the Whale, Side Ways, John Cameron Mitchell, Mike White, Blink, Tim Horton, Seth Cohen, Wet Hot, Saltburn, Spider-Man: Turn off the Dark, Force Majeure, Paul Mazursky, Kiki Dunst and coming of age with Igby Goes Down. Follow Matt at @kattmazman, watch his stuff and don't be a phony.

The only phrase to accurately describe this episode is, Toot Sweets, cause we are talking to great Tessa Claire Hersh! We talk to Tessa about Bethesda, Nick at Nite, Baby Story, Lilith Fair, Anthropologie, Rent, Kaos, The Apartment, When Harry Met Sally, Octavia Butler, Casablanca, Paula Abdul, Jessica Rabbit, Dick Van Dyke and the wonder of whimsy of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. Follow Tessa @tessandra, www.tessahersh.com, listen to Great Bittish Baking Pod and go be Toot Sweet!

Get you’re rhyming dictionary out cause this week we're talking poetry with the word shark, Brianna Ahlmark. We talk to Brianna about Raleigh, Camping, Kissing Games, No Country for Old Men, Step Brothers, Country Music, Robin Williams, Andy Kaufman, White Lotus, Ally Pankiw, Food Inc. Josh O’Connor, Zac Efron, and the writing of Tim Key. Follow Brianna @briannaahlmark, go see her perform whenever you can, and go write something down today, anything.

It's not every day you get blessed with a guest like Kyle Chorpening, but today is one of those days cause he's on the pod! We talk to Kyle about North Carolina, Circuit City, Murphy Brown, Wild Wild West, Entertainment Weekly, Father John Misty, Avenue Q, Timothy Olyphant, Fast 5, The Challenge, Home Alone Lore, The Boss, Zelda and Ben Folds Five. Follow Kyle @chorps and have a nice lil day out there. 

Take a seat in the old Chipmunk Lodge, cause its about to get cozy and goofy with our friend Emily Bolcik. We talk to Emily about New Jersey, Singing in the Rain, Mary Kate and Ashley, Lance Bass, Margot Tenenbaum, Simulation Theory, Harriet the Spy, Sharon Horgan, Nic Cage, Internal Choreography, Chopped, How to Save a Life, and the pure joy that is Detroiters. Shoot Emily an email at her address mentioned at the end of the ep if you'd like, and just enjoy an hour or so with our friend. 

On this podcast, we believe in unicorns and we champion guests like Sarah Hatheway who share in that belief. We talk to Sarah about being a child of Sammamish, James Bond, Jane Austen, Little Women, Betsy Tacy, Specificity in Halloween, Audrey Hepburn, Redheads in Media, Edith Head, Sofia Coppola, Cary Elwes, Cheese and Bread, Grease 2 and the majesty of The Last Unicorn. Follow Sarah @sarah_hath, read whatever she writes, and believe in Unicorns. 

In honor of Halloween, we said we absolutely must bring in LA's premier scream queen, Adri Diaz. We talk to Adri about being a child of Visalia, Walnuts, Jlo, Arthur, The Simpsons, Hot People in Television, R.J. Helton, 30 Seconds to Mars, Chicken Run, Carrie, Johnny Depp, Gatsby Parties, and finding yourself in Scream. Follow Adri @adrimfdiaz, Listen to @terrortalesofla, Go see @freshfishcomedy and @menudocomedy whenever you can!

This week's Episode will have you all saying Boots Purr, because Vinny Thomas is here to make trademark-worthy content. We talk to Vinny about Denver, Toothpicks, Brokeback, Denver Pizza, Jeff Corwin, The American Dipper, Ambitious Halloween Costumes, Veep, Getting On, Little Shop, Prince of Egypt, Chimp Crazy, National Geographic, Fosters Home, Planet Zoo, Inspector Gadget and Keiko Matsui's Deep Blue. Follow Vinny @vinn_ayy, go see him perform whenever and BOOK HIM!

Sometimes you simply must rock, and no one gets that more than our guest this week, Shawn Morones. We talk to Shawn about Whittier, Garage Tv's, The Dodgers, AFV, Rush, East of Eden, Pet Sounds, Jesus Christ Superstar, Dog Day Afternoon, Oppenheimer, VPR, David Lynch, The Mole, The Simpsons, and the spiritual nature of Purple Mountains. Follow Shawn @hank_sinatra__, Listen to his Album and share it with a friend who might dig it.

This episode is sure to be the time of your life, because we're talking to Nicole Peltier! We talk to Nicole about La Crescenta, The Hallmark Channel, Murder She Wrote, Full House, Yes, Bridgerton, Gilmore Girls, School of Rock, Lindsay Lohan, VPR, Fried Chicken, High Fidelity, Apple Commercials, DDR and the power of Green Day. Follow Nico's Wines on instagram @nicos.wines and go hang out a Nico's...like now.

Ask anyone, "Who is the Baba Yaga of East Side of LA Comedy," and the answer will undoubtedly be, Kyle Mizono. We talk to Kyle about San Francisco, Street Smarts, VHS Culture, Napster, Action Movies, Posh, Jack Black, Celebrity Encounters, Claim to Fame, Mulan, Aspirational Island Life, Mandy Moore, The Sims, and a deep dive into the world of John Wick. Follow Kyle on Instagram @jylemizono and Go see Being Klye Mizono Thursday 10/23 at The Lyric Hyperion! 

We're taking a break from our traditional Chompin' format to discuss and uncover Lady Gaga's Top 3 Moments, and we've enlisted the services of our friend Eve Lindley to get to the bottom of it. We'll be back next week with a classic Chomp, but not until we arrive at the top 3 moments from one of our top talents. 

Let's all take a moment to be present, to be awake and to listen to our friend George Aivaliotis. We talk to George about Pittsburgh, being the true Ace Ventura Jr., The Santa Claus, The Spice Girls, The Joker, Britney, Best in Show, Ravenclaw Life, Miyazaki, 8 1/2, Clive Owen, Robin Wall Kimmerer and the meeting point of Mary Oliver's Terns and NTFLX & Drill's Hagrid & Harry. Follow George on IG @grassfedgeorge, go see Soft Animal 10/27 at The Lyric Hyperion, and go look at some birds!

Members of the pride, gather round as we learn all about our friend Jubilee White's eclectic tastes. We talk to Jubilee about The OC, Mom TV, MCR, Dark Side of the Moon, Sophie, 100 gecs, Short Concerts, Twin Peaks, Kubrick, The Housewives, Grizzly Man, Joanna Newsom, William Blake, and all things Northernlion. Follow Jubilee on IG @badgaljuju___ , check out @gasstationtelevision, go see Jubilee perform whenever you can, and watch/share/smash our new short Smooth!

Set the table and pull up a seat, because we have a real meal of an episode this week with our friend Sahana Srinivasan. We talk to Sahana about Texas, Online Curtain Shopping, Dragon Tails, Texas Instruments, Inception, Shark Tale, Big Time Rush, I Think You Should Leave, Slow Zombies, Issa Rae, True Crime, The Barefoot Contessa, Raven-Symoné, Hot Cartoons, and all things Muckbang. Follow Sahana @sahana__srinivasan, watch The Pradeeps of Pittsburgh on Amazon Prime 10/17/24, and go see Sahana...

We regret to inform you that there has been a murder in the Chompin studios, and there's only one sleuth smart enough to crack the case, our friend Sam Walt Jones. Join us as we talk to Sam about North Carolina, Theater Kids, True Blood, The White Stripes, The Continental, Arrested Development, Bat Boy, Pans Labyrinth, Toni Collette, Parvarti, Rube Goldberg Machines, Arthur, Movie Candy, Wendy of Wendy's and the hidden wonder of Nancy Drew PC Computer Games. Follow Sam on Instagram...

Kick off your shoes, cook up some fries and draw a bath, cause this week we are getting real with our friend Micky Skurnick. We talk to Micky about The OC burb life, Spongebob, Grease, Blink 182, Buffy, Helena Bonham Carter, Winona Ryder, Dogs, Nightmare Before Christmas, Infinite Jest, The Before Trilogy, David Lynch, Adventure Time, Julian Casablancas, The Hollywood Sign, Oscar Wilde, and the warming embrace of Ina Garten. Follow Micky on Instagram @xmickyyyyyy and @gasstationtelevision, go...

Our guest this week picked a fitting topic to discuss because Sara Ambra is a stone-cold SUPERSTAR. We talk to Sara about Miami, Traffic, Reno 911, The Sprouse Bros, Aaron Carter, AFV, Siggys, Big Brother, Spy Kids, Wet Hot, Beyonce, Doechi, Rocket Power, Tony Hawk, Shawn Hunter and the aforementioned Superstar. Follow Sara @saritalinda93, go see them DJ, go see them perform (Specifically at The Good Gays Art Market - 10/5 at Verdugo Bar - https://markitai.com/e/barK8iNO), and just appreciate...

This week our grindset is our mindset, cause we are #blessed to be joined by Ru Anderson. We talk to Ru about Philadelphia Network TV, My Wife & Kids, The Tyra Banks Show, Hipster Culture, Twin Shadow, Couples Therapy, Stubs Life, I Saw the TV Glow, Poor Things, Trolls, Poppy, E.E. Cummings, lonelygirl15 and the life changing show, Owning Manhattan. Follow Ru @ru.on.the.web, Go see them perform whenever you can (Especially 9/24 at Nico's Baby Battista) and be kind to people out there. 

Abby Lee Miller once said, "Everyone's replaceable," but apparently Abby never met our guest this week Elizabeth Andrews. We talk to Elizabeth about Washington, Those Malcolm in the Middle Boys, Floating TV's, Are You Afraid of the Dark, Made, Tila Tequila, Lance Bass, Nala, Anchorman, Sasha Colby, Tarzan, Ketchup, and all things Dance Moms. Follow Elizabeth @itsyourmanager, go see her perform whenever you can, and get out there and dance your little hearts out.     

Our guest this week once demanded an all-pink dressing room with a live swan, and guess what? They made it happen. Diva life, baby, courtesy of the one and only Cecily Breaux. We talk to Cecily about Texas, Sharpe Energy, Nick at Nite, Jurassic Park, The Origins of Coldplay's Yellow, Avril, Chasing Shrek, Lizards, Chicago, Summer House, The Sims, Julianne Moore, Sza, Milk, Rainforest Cafe, and all things 30 Rock. Follow Cecily on IG @cecilybreaux, Go see her whenever you can, Book her IF you...

I hereby… proclaim this podcast… Trumania of the Burbank galaxy. That's right, we're joined by our friend Jacquis Neal to talk all things Chicago, Training Day, 90's Bulls, The Price is Right, Tales form the Crypt, Martin, Fresh Prince, All That, Mark Summers, Bugs Bunny, General Hospital, Little Shop of Horrors, The Challenge, August Wilson, Jay Z, Gams Shows, WWE, and yes, The Truman Show. Follow Jacquis @jacquisneal, go see him perform whenever you can, and in case we don't see ya: Good...

Inside of this episode there are three wolves: Jess, Sophie, and our friend Nina Kramer. We talk to Nina about Night Reading, Jess' Hierarchy of Needs, Friends, Tila Tequila, Christmas Vacation, Elvis, Mr. A-Z, Pen-15, Singing in the Rain, Ty Pennington, Contrapoints, Julia Roberts, and The Moth episode of The Alpha Wolf. Follow Nina @ninakramerr, get in on Greco https://www.getgreco.app/, and watch anything they do!

It's not about the pasta, it's about this week's guest Eleanor Bray. We talk to Eleanor about Portland, Earthquake Safety, America's Next Top Model, Riptide, Bugs Bunny, System of a Down, The Power of the Villain, Legolas, BBMak, Labyrinth, Dune, Hereditary, Are You the One, Peewee Breakfast, Seth Cohen, Scott Pilgrim vs The World, and the shooting star that was Vanderpump Rules. Follow Eleanor at @hot_cool_yours_eleanor, go see @brunchafterdarkshow, and enjoy the best days of our lives.