Podcast
Guantanamo Baes
Hosted by Brian Bogart and Julian Goza · EN
Brian and Julian are two first generation Cuban-American cousins who riff on topics ranging from pop culture to geopolitics, dynamically filtered through Julian's queer lens and Brian's cripplingly hetero point of view. There's a little something for everyone in this Cuban Cousin Kiki, so just hit play already!
15episodes
Episodes
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White Lightning Down by the Bayou
Mar 1201:13:40Tap to summarizeHoly vibe shift, Batman! The cousins return to take inventory of the past year as they discuss everything from tariffs strike-downs and James Talarico to the Academy Awards and Lana Del Rey's embrace of the Southern Gothic aesthetic. Julian wonders about the wider implications of Punch the Monkey's popularity, while Brian assures the audience that, while he hasn't seen every episode of Heated Rivalry, he likes it very much.
Transcribe →Maya Angelou's Worst Poem
Apr 11, 202500:50:15Tap to summarizeIt's mostly a White Lotus season finale recap - we're pretty much disassociating from everything else rn!
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Working out with Celebrities
Mar 11, 202500:59:40Tap to summarizeThe Baes teach Cuba how to establish an Oligarchy and revel in the schadenfreude of Emilia Perez's disappointing Oscar campaign.
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Department of Baby Seal Clubbing
Feb 11, 202500:52:46Tap to summarizeBoy, what a year it's been, huh? (Lemon, it's February). The Baes dissect the YOLO actions of the New American Empire, Julian talks about taking work calls from an eliptical, and Brian talks about a family whose wealth is tenuously held together by a series Taco Bell franchises.
Transcribe →First Pump Since the Fires
Jan 22, 202500:51:57Tap to summarizeI know no one cares about the LA fires anymore, but here's a little distillation of what it was like when we were in the middle of it. Obviously lots to talk about in the year and we're still only 3 weeks into January. We're not going anywhere, hope y'all aren't either.
Transcribe →Merry Gris-Mas
Dec 17, 202401:01:20Tap to summarizeHope everyone's having a "Wicked" good December! The Baes talk Yacht Rock, their favorite Cuban dishes for the holidays, and Julian shares his top movies of 2024.
Transcribe →Call My Momala: The Live(ish) Election Special
Nov 6, 202400:39:49Tap to summarizeStrap in.
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The Menenbaez
Oct 30, 202400:56:07Tap to summarizeIt's the Menendez Brothers episode! The Baes dive into the re-opening of the infamous Beverly Hills murder case and Julian gets so mad at Brian at one point he literally storms out of the room. Boy, these Cubans have a real temper!
Transcribe →Hvladimir Sleeps with the Fishes
Sep 18, 202400:48:40Tap to summarizeThe Baes investigate the mysterious death of Hvaldimir, the Norweigan Beluga whale accused of subterfuge. Julian also laments the lack of weathered looking Hollywood leading men and Brian uses his grad school education to ask for help.
Transcribe →Fresh Alpine RBG Air: The Presidential Debate...Live!
Sep 11, 202401:42:29Tap to summarizeThe Baes watched the Presidential debate so you don't have to! Or if you did watch it, that's cool too! Relive the highlights with us cause we got something to say about everything in this one.
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