Chompin’ with Sophie and Jess

Our guest this week will have you saying (and feeling) giggle, and that is because our guest is Camirin Farmer. We talk to Cam about Pasadena, Daria, Stars, Avril Lavigne, Conspiracy Theories, Brides, Anthropologie, My Chemical Romance, Lucille Ball, Gone Girl, Barbra Streisand, Ink Master, Jacob Elordi, Indigo Girls, Shakira and the joy that is the webseries Popcorn. Follow Cam @camirinfarmer, book a reading with them, see them perform whenever you can, and get out there and giggle.

Our guest this week is not only an absolute dream incredibly funny, smart and cool, but she's also Jess' grandma. We're talking of course about the one and only, Agnes Marie Walker, aka Aggie. Along with special guest Ken Meyer, we talk to Aggie about St. Louis, Howdy Doody, Wrestling, Walter Cronkite, Santana, Crafting, Gone With the Wind, Wicked, The Notebook, Popcorn Prices, The Marlboro Man, Ozark, Elephants and The Bridges of Madison County. Enjoy the wonder that is Aggie, and if you would like to order one of her custom woven baskets, we'll see if she can take an order. 

As the saying goes, the best way to spread Christmas cheer is by listening to a podcast with Rachel Autumn loud enough for all to hear. We talk to Rachel about Baltimore, Bathroom TVs, Supermarket Sweep, Destiny's Child, Tina Turner, Minnie Mouse, Pretty Ricky, Rap Snacks, The Proud Family, The Greatest Night in Pop History, Old Spice, Crazy Taxi, Monk and the seasonal delight that is Elf. Follow Rachel @rachelautumn_, listen to her wisdom, and go cram 11 cookies into a VCR. 

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!