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Episode 88 - Heather Alarcón Higginbotham - Perfect Days

Today we're talking Perfect Days with a Perfect Guest, the wonderful Heather Alarcón Higginbotham. We talk to Heather about Miami (305 Til I Die), Beach, Boats, Wes Craven, Scream, 98 Degrees, Got Milk Ads, Ceiling Posters, Britney, Ever After, LOTR, Andoe, Pen15, The Thing, The King of Kong, Viggo, Goo Guys, 28 Days Later, Mary Oliver, Mr. Worldwide, The Robin Hood Fox and the simple perfection that is Perfect Days. Follow Heather @higgasorous, Go see Feliz Hour THIS Friday (April 4, 5:30, UCB), and Look Up!

Episode 87 - Kat Toledo - This Jungian Life

As the old saying goes, "Thinking is difficult, podcasting with Kat Toledo is not." We talk to Kat about growing up in Queens and Miami, Breezeways, Goldfish, Green Apples, Duck Tales, Golden Girls, Demi, Cypress Hill, Wu-Tang, TLC, Ants, Jon Waters, Psychic TV, Alan Moore, Danny McBride, Absolutely Fabulous, Abel Ferrara, Frasier, Cool Runnings, Pablo Neruda, Tetris, and the This Jungian Life podcast. Follow Kat @kat_toledo, go see her perform all around LA, and remember in all chaos there is a cosmos, in all disorder a secret order. 

Episode 86 - Annie Brennen - The Dressmaker

This week's ep is filled with mystery, intrigue, high fashion and our wonderful guest Annie Brennan. We talk to Annie about growing up in Baltimore County, Dick Van Dyke, Monty Python, Bewitched, The Real Housewives of D.C., Hillary Duff, Dawson's Creek, Green Day, 90's aesthetic, The Nanny, Must See TV, Mad Men, Boston Rob, Lindsay Lohan, Josh Hartnett, Avril, Amanda Bynes, Octavia Butler, Willem Dafoe, Sailor Moon, John Keats, John Waters, Archie Comics and the captivating nature of The Dressmaker. Follow Annie @anniebrennen, watch her stuff at anniebrennen.com, and find the dressmaker inside of YOU. 

Episode 85 - Ithamar Enriquez - The Muppets Take Manhattan

This week we are forgetting the map, rolling down the windows, and Chompin' with the wildly talented Ithamar Enriquez. We talk to Ithamar about El Paso, Peewee Herman, Scrooged, Dynasty, Hunter, Macho Man Randy Savage, Paul McCartney, Mac the Knife, Pennywise, Planet Hollywood, Harold and Maude, Taylor Jenkins Reid, The Sandlot and the pure joy that is The Muppets Take Manhattan. Follow Ithamar @ithamarenriquez, Go see his show Ithamar Has Nothing To Say (Monday, 3/24, The Elysian, 7:30) and go put on a show!

Episode 84 - Madison Lanesey - Center Stage

On this week's Chompin' we go there, cause we are talking to our friend Madison Lanesey. We talk to Madison about growing up in Ohio & Missouri, Twin Peaks, Degrassi, Tim Burton, The Star Wars Prequels, The Deep Sea, Twister, Cold Play, Madeline, Anagrams, Les Mis, Over the Garden Wall, Brandy Glanville, Boston Rob, Lin Manuel, The Pirates Score, Chaz Dean, DragonVale, Totoro, Sandy Cohen and the beauty and the heartbreak that is Center Stage. Follow Madison @lanes100, keep an eye out for her new movie I Really Love My Husband, and please, Go There.

Episode 83 - Sydney Battle - Addams Family Values

Cara Mia! It's Sydney Battle Day on Chompin'! We talk to Sydney about Northern Virginia (The DMV), Hot Dogs, Seven, The Green Mile, Charlie's Angels, Dragon Tales, Panic at the Disco, Legolas, Tom Jones, Accent Walls, What's Eating Gilbert Grape, LOTR, Michaela Coel, Homicide: Life on the Streets, Mel Brooks, Christopher Abbott, Spy Kids, Uptown Girls, Fergie, Glory Road, Tekken, Balto and the perfection of Addams Family Values. Follow Sydney @sydbattle, go see her perform on Betty Night at UCB Franklin, and lets all tap into our inner Morticia and Gomez. 

Episode 82 - Chikodili Agwuna - Hey Arnold!

Bonjour Ya'll, it's Chikodili Agwuna Day here on Chompin'! We talk to Chik about Columbia, Maryland, MTV Reality Shows, Legally Blonde, Lamb, Shondaland Thursdays, I5, Alicia Keys, Judy Funny, Are You The One (the gay season), Stick It, Queen Latifah, Being Good, Harriet the Spy, The Lion King, Steven Universe, Bring It On Again, Zelda, Kiera Knightley, Twilight, While You Were Sleeping and the warm hug that is Hey Arnold! Follow Chik @chikiguna, see them, book them, and be nice to the Helgas out there. 

Episode 81 - Jonathan Braylock - I, Robot

The year is 2025, the world is overrun with podcasts, and only one guest can show us the true way forward, his name is Jonathan Braylock. We talk to Jonathan about Rutherford New Jersey, New York, The Simpsons, Mad TV, Will Smith, Star Trek, Weird Al, Blade, Uncle Sam Lamps, Key and Peele, Dune, Tony Shaloub, David E. Kelley, The Matrix, Love Island UK, Jurassic Park, Turkish Delight, Pixar, Lady Marmalade, Jessica Alba and the prescient nature of I, Robot. Follow Jonathan @jonbraylock, go see him perform around LA, and be wary of robots. 

Episode 80 - Jim Uhler - Enchanted

Shikki Likki everybody, it's Jim Uhler Day today, both in his Chompin' debut and his actual birthday (*Meaning tomorrow of course, 2/28)! We talk to Jimmy about Garden Grove, Skating, Bewitched, I Love Lucy, Mr. Wishbone, Bruce Lee, The Beverly Hillbillies, Led Zeppelin, The Flintsones, Gidget, The Greatest Showman, Shark Tank, Liar Liar, Young and the Restless, Billy Idol, Planet Earth, Avatar, Hummingbirds, Pac-Man and living his own version of Enchanted. Follow Jim @jimuhler, wish him a happy birthday TOMORROW, and pick up a pretty rock today in his honor. 

Episode 79 - Linzy Beltran - Drumline

This week is all about the idea of One Pod, One Sound, cause we're talking to our friend Linzy Beltran. We talk to Linzy about Houston, Sabado Gigante, Mr. Bean, PBS, Lost Season 3, Dr. House, Novellas, Height Ordered Concerts, Sufjan Stevens, The Bowl, Sound of Music, Phone Booth, Shakira, Nathan Lane, Solito, Chimp Crazy, Bad Bunny, 30 for 30 and the philosophy of Drumline. Follow Linzy @linzybeltran, go see them perform all around LA, and learn your sheet music...or don't.