Chompin’ with Sophie and Jess

We're Chompin' today with one of LA's top chillers, it's Grace Avery. We talk to Grace about Seattle, Warm Coats, Rocks, Narnia, Glee, Middle Children, Jump In, Recess, Jump 5, Little Women, Mary Oliver, The Goose is Loose, West Side Story, Lesley Nope When Harry Met Sally, Father of the Bride, Brandy Cinderella, Jesse Mccartney, SZA, Haim, Princess Diaries, Ham, Anastasia, 10 Things I Hate About You, Air Bud, Cyber Chase and the pure romance of Pride & Prejudice. Follow Grace @graceavery__, Listen to @wwtaupodcast, go see her at UCB, and go wild out there. 

It's difficult not to be curious about our guest this week, because we are Chompin’ with the wonderful Ellen Lang. We talk to Ellen about Los Altos, King of the Hill, PBS, Laugh Tracks, Sponge Bob, Project Runway, What Not To Wear, Cats, Mulan, Coco Channel, Ramin Karimloo, Bridesmaids, Less, Into the Woods, Jenna Maroney, Pride and Prej, Quick Change, The Big Short, RPDR, Phoebe Waller Bridge, Anne Hatheway, The Grand Budapest Hotel, Ghibli, Heated Rivalry, Ruby Sparks, Roman Holiday, Broad City, Lady Bird and the freaky delight that is Suspuria. Follow Ellen @ellen_lang, go see her perform at UCB, and stay witchy.

Our guests today know a thing or two about joy and after listening to the wonderful Teruko Nakajima and Titi so will you. We talk to Teruko about Tokyo, Fashion Communication, Full House, 90210, Diana King, Punk Rock, TLC, Lil Kim, Alf, The Last Emperor, The Missing Piece, Flower Drum Song, Seinfeld, True Crime, The Godfather, He Got Game, Dancer in the Dark, Jerry Springer, Girls Gone Wild, Iron Chef, Goodnight Sugar Babe, Hello Kitty, Alice in Wonderland, Snow White, Castle in the Sky, Night on the Galactic Railroad, Lost in Translation, Gizmo, Keanu, and the tenderness of Moonlight. Follow Teruko @terukonakajima, go see her perform at UCB on Harold night and The Cage Match, watch her in Made in America (coming soon), and as always be kind to each other out there.

Suit Up and get ready for a perfect chat with our friend Chris De La Cruz. We talk to Chris about Dayton, Wild ’N Out, Scooby Doo, Power Rangers, Spider Man, 98 Degrees, Modest Mouse, Ash Ketchum, Gargoyles, X-Men, Drown, In The Heights, Annie Baker, Reservation Dogs, Trigonometry, Eternal Sunshine, The Notebook, The Matrix, The Bachelor, Jiro Dreams of Sushi, Smart House, Max Steel, Peg Dolls, Chris Traeger, Heated Rivalry, Ruby Sparks, and the aspirations of How I Met Your Mother. Follow Chris @chris_dlc_ , go see him perform at UCB, and make some good memories out there.

Our guest this week may never have met no Frank Sinatra, but he is a fantastic actor, improviser, writer, director and all around star, it's Evan Cleaver. We talk to Evan about Kansas City, Family Matters, Malcolm and Eddie, Betty Lou, Sidney Poitier, Saved By The Bell, Lauryn Hill, Bruce Leroy, Lando, Magic Johnson, 1984, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, The Wire, Everything Everywhere All At Once, Duck Soup, Michael Moore, Ryan Coogler, Belly, Steve Carrell, Falcor, and the sweet center of Coming to America. Follow Evan @evancleaver, watch Love on Speed, go see him perform at UCB, and find out what it means TO BE LOVED!

Today's episode is sure to leave you Shredded to Ribbons, because we're Chompin' with the great May Darmon. We talk to May about growing up in Noho, People Magazine, Janet Jackson, Library Movies, Snake Rhymes, SATC, Predator, Britney, Liv Tyler, Fantasy Books, Fairies, My So Called Life, The Green Ray, Lincoln in the Bardo, Wicked, Rent, Bound, Over The Garden Wall, The Thing, A New Leaf, The Beatles, David Lynch, Gilmore Girls, Pirates of the Caribbean, Avatar the Last Airbender, Arthurian Legend, The Fifth Element, Spirited Away, Angelina Jolie, DDL, and a deep dive into the Austin Powers Extended Universe. Follow May @maydarmon, go see her perform at UCB, and Oh...behave!

It’s been 2 full years since Chompin' was born into the world and to celebrate, Jess and Sophie have themselves a little sit down to discuss the topics of the day and answer some listener questions. We talk about it all: The Notebook, The Water Bottle Paradox, Socks, Celebratas, Prank Calls, The Moment, Dreams, We Are the Best, Robot Social Media, Baz, Netflix, Posters, Adam Sandler, Our top movie theaters, Remix Machines, School of Rock, Cheers, Reboots, Going Underground, The Boss, Point Break, A Town Called Panic and so much more. Thanks to everyone who has listened to and done the show. We love ya and appreciate ya. 

Welcome to our episode with the wonderful Austin Harris. We talk to Austin about Willingboro New Jersey, Skinny Jeans, Everybody Hates Chris, Arthur, Sesame Street, Hey Arnold, The Joker, Skiing, Finding Nemo, Raiders, Alien, Silence of the Lamb, Hitchcock, Seven, Judi Bloom, West Side Story, Ozark, Close Encounters, Double Indemnity, Clue, Big Brother, Jordan Peele, M. Night Shyamalan, The Housemaid, Incredibles, Lilo and Stitch, Grace Kelly, Toto and the perfection of Jurassic Park. Follow Austin @austinsharris, watch his stuff, see him perform, and as always hold onto your butts. 

Our guest today is a real ACE, and that is no BACKHANDED compliment,LET us all enjoy true sweetie Jeremy Sender....SERVICE!!! We talk toJeremy about growing up in Montvale New Jersey, Nick, Ross Geller, Tim& Eric, Adult Swim, The Beach Boys, Red Ranger, Regis, Back to theFuture, The Joker, Norman Rockwell, Hey Arnold!, Phantom of the Opera,Arrested, Hugh Laurie, Wet Hot, When Harry Met Sally, My OctopusTeacher, Ryan Gosling, Barbie Movie, Uncle Buck, Flow, WeddingCrashers, Scrubs, Malcolm in the Middle and of course Andy Murray vThanasi Kokkinakis Extended Highlights at the 2023 Australian OpenSecond Round. Follow Jeremy @jeremysender, go see him with Sweet Agnes at UCB, and GAME, SET, MATCH!

Are you excited for today's episode....IT DOESN'T MATTER IF YOU'RE EXCITED FOR TODAY'S EPISODE CAUSE WE HAVE A PERFECT GUEST IN AHSOHN WILLIAMS AND YOU'RE GONNA LOVE IT. Woah, sorry for yelling there. We talk to Ahsohn about San Bernardino, Home Alone 2, VHS’, Ashley Judd, Nick Kids, Courage the Cowardly Dog, Judge Mathis, Ricki Lake, Hardcore, Power Rangers, Donatello, Linkin Park, Britney, Ludacris, Keenan, Sapiens, Parks and Rec, Orange County, Rush Hour, Chimp Crazy, Living Single, Family Guy, Lords of Chaos, The OC, Travis Barker, and the perfection of The Rock's Top 10 It Doesn’t Matter Moments. Follow Ahsohn @ahsohnmadeit, Go see him perform at UCB, Listen to Pseudo, and you do matter.