Chompin’ with Sophie and Jess

Our guest this week has never let themselves down, it's the wonderful Conner Shin. We talk to Conner about Hacienda Heights, Paul Ruebens, Blonde Hair, Fred Durst, Lit, Stitch, The Dark Tower, Bolo Ties, Clockwork Orange, Burgers, King of the Hill, Daria, Singing in the Rain, Common Side Effects, The End of Oak Street, Son of Rambow, British Food, Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma, Ha Ha You Clowns, Alan Partridge, Big Lebowski, Yakko, and the honesty of Love After Lock Up. Follow Conner @madam_connie, go see them perform all over LA, and go get your dream hair cut.

Diane, 9:45 pm on August, 30. We're about to start our podcast with our friend Ruha Taslimi, a damn fine guest. We talk to Ruha about Santa Monica , Never Ending Story, The Dark Crystal, Alice in Wonderland, Boyz 2 Men, TLC, Princess Leia, Cleopatra, Magic Johnson, Kathy Najimy, American Psycho, Hedwig, Six Feet Under, Buffy, Bram Stoker’s Dracula, Batman Returns, Eyes Wide Shut, Death Becomes Her, Succession, Bret Easton Ellis, Miss Piggy, and the perfection that is Twin Peaks. Follow Ruha @ruhataslimi, go see them perform at UCB, oh and Diane we almost forgot, we got to find out what kind of trees these are. They're really something. 

Today we are chompin, we're drafting, and dare we say we're breaking away with our buddy Ian Townsend. We talk to Ian about the Poconos, Network TV, Friends, South Park, JAG, O.A.R., Laser Tag, CD’s, Car Art, Back to the Future, Range, Hamilton, King of the Hill, Tin Cup, Bosch, Mulholland Drive, Freejack, Adam Sandler, Spanglish, Donnie Darko, Edward Scissorhands, The Office, Drew Barrymore, and the inspiration that is Breaking Away. Follow Ian at @iantownsend88 and find your quarry. 

Alright gumshoes, we're in the business of Chompin' with great people and today we have one, Jon Durnell! We talk to Jon about Nashville, Perry Mason, PBS, He-man, Family Matters, Eminem, Papa Roach, Pimp My Ride, TMNT, Pop Up Video, The Odyessy, Spamalot, It’s Always Sunny, Dumb n' Dumber, The Big Lebowski, Prince, Batman, Serendipity, The Matrix, En Vogue, Ween, Dolly Parton, Johnny Cash, Paula Abdul and the nostalgia of Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego? Follow Jon @jon024durnell, go see him perform all around LA, and Do it, Rockapella!

Our guest this week is everyone's favorite, AND THAT'S A FACT! It's Nnamdi Ngwe. We talk to Nnamdi about London, Nigeria, Houston, Emmy’s, Twins, Thoroughly Modern Millie, Tia and Tamara, John Legend, Lady Gaga, Soccer, Sonic, Wayne Brady, The Martian, Chicago, Battlestar Galactica, A Certain Coupon Company, Forrest Gump, Avatar, The Naked Gun, Denzel, Keanu, The X-Men, No Country For Old Men, Reno 911, Frasier, and the perfection of Little Shop of Horrors. Follow Nnamdi @nngwe17, go see him perform all over LA, and Feed me, Seymour!

It's game day here on Chompin' and we just happening to be joined by the elite Sylvie Wang. We talk to Sylvie about Queens, Z100, Boy Meets World, Buffy, She’s All That, Video Stores, Cousins, Skins, Kaiser Chiefs, The Libertines, Sailor Moon, Saved By The Bell, Waitress, Halt and Catch Fire, TMNT Mutant Mayhem, Rat Dad, The Tuxedo, Heartbreakers, Dick, Emma Thompson, Practical Magic, Looking, Industry, Alexis Demi, King of Comedy, Living Single, SATC, and the sweet science of Pips. Follow Sylvie @sylvieliningsplaybook, go see her perform all over LA, and get pipping. 

Today we're Chompin' with the The Tulsa King himself, it's the wonderful George C. Owens. We talk to George about Tulsa, Oklahoma Beef, DVD Special Features, Band of Brothers, Troy, The Newsboys, Skillet, Robin Williams, Small Soldiers, Ghostbusters, Die Hard, Lonesome Dove, Spamalot, Jurassic Park, Children of Men, Sabotage, Braveheart, The Fifth Element, Ethics Class, Star Trek, Outsiders, The Swamp of Sorrow, Watershed Down, Sigourney, and the joy of Shaun of the Dead. Follow George @george_c_owens, go see him perform all over LA, and do it on the night. 

Our guest today is better than Scuba Steve, 30 Packets of Ketchup and The Kangaroo Song all rolled into one, it’s Vanessa Gutierrez! We talk to Vanessa about all things, Miami, Humidity, The Fugitive, Logo, The L Word, The Theory of Effervescence, Power Rangers, Teletubbies, 10,000 Movies, Rachel Getting Married, Juno, Eastern Promises, Postcards, Sandra Bullock, James Baldwin, My Fair Lady, Fleabag, True Detective, Florida Project, Drop Dead Gorgeous, Jake Gyllenhaal, Princess Diaries, The Goofy Movie, I Saw the TV Glow, The Devil Wears Prada, Tales from the Crypt, Moonlight, Oliver and Company, Jazz Socks, and the perfection of Big Daddy. Follow Vanessa @v.geez, read their work, and remember, all tides lift all ships.

The simple truth about giants is that we see them everyday, and as a writer, stage diver, and all around human, Olivia Dufault is the giant we need and know. We talk to Olivia about Pepperell Massachusetts, Horses, Nick at Night, Animorphs, Power Rangers, Samurai Jack, Reel Big Fish, Grant Morrison, Kill Bill, Amélie, Doom Patrol, Torrey Peters, George Saunders, Assassins, Fleabag, Best in Show, The Lobster, Adaptation, Brian K Vaughan, Hades, Twelfth Night, Saltburn, Heaven Will Be Mine, Eileen, April O'Neil, and the strange relatability of We Called Them Giants. Follow Olivia @livdufault, Pre-Order Prima Apparata 1, (FOC 7/27, Shops 9/2), and find your goo...wherever it may be. 

It's not every day you have a perfect guest, but today we just so happen to, it's Griffin Kelly. We talk to Griffin about Ashland Oregon, For Want of a Horse, Saltburn, Wives, Blue Ribbons, Kim Possible, Sponge Bob, Hawaii, Wind Rooms, Raven Simone, Amanda Bynes, Karen Carpenter, Into the Woods, I Love Boosters, EEAAO, Wes Anderson, Deadloch, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Pig Meals, The OA, Vox Lux, Coraline, Kovu, and the heartbreaking perfection of Shark Heart: A Love Story. Follow her @finkellygrif, go see Two Cats on a Date (7/26, Dynasty Typewriter, 7pm), and find your wind room.