Podcast
Chompin’ with Sophie and Jess
Hosted by Sophie Delaney · EN
Jess and Sophie learn more about their friends based on the media they consume.
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Episode 164 - Anna Bezahler - Lara Croft: Tomb Raider
May 2501:07:55Tap to summarizeOur 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.
Transcribe →Episode 163 - Sara Marie Barron - Girl, Interrupted
May 1801:11:50Tap to summarizeWhen 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.
Transcribe →Episode 162 - Sam Di - Dogma
May 1401:10:24Tap to summarizeOur 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.
Transcribe →Episode 161 - Chris Witaske - The Simpsons
May 1101:03:35Tap to summarizeIn 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.
Transcribe →Episode 160 - Vanessa Gonzalez - Lushious Massacr
May 401:11:24Tap to summarizeOur 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!
Transcribe →Episode 159 - Lily Du - The Up Series
Apr 2701:07:35Tap to summarizeAs 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.
Transcribe →Episode 158 - Keiley Backstrom - America's Best Dance Crew
Apr 2301:15:35Tap to summarizeOur 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!
Transcribe →Episode 157 - Geoff Ross - The Fifth Element
Apr 2001:15:38Tap to summarizeOur 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.
Transcribe →Episode 156 - Toni Adeyemi - Eight Crazy Nights
Apr 1301:27:28Tap to summarizeOur 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.
Transcribe →Episode 155 - Colin McGurk - Captain Ron
Apr 601:29:21Tap to summarizeThis 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.
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