Chompin’ with Sophie and Jess

Episode 115 - Anna Salinas - Undone

No you're not dreaming, it's really happening, Anna Salinas is on Chompin! We talk to Anna about Sarasota, Peewee, The Circus, Cheaters, Rachelk Ray, Full House PBS, Hippos, Warped Tour, Yellow Card, Cruella, Zombie Cheerleaders, Hayden Christensen, Josh Hartnett, Lizzie McGuire, Disney Princesses, Cynthia Erivo, The Leftovers, Spirited Away, Pick Me Princesses, The Bachelor, Siesta Key and the dream like wonder of Undone. Follow Anna @badcomixbyanna, read her cartoons, Go see her perform with Menudo, and dream baby dream. 

Episode 114 - Carlos Orlando - Karaoke

The next guest up to the mic is fixing to serenade you with the his siren song, you know him, you love him, it's Carlos Orlando. We talk to Carlos about The San Fernando Valley, VHS Movies, Gus Gus, I Love Lucy, Fox, Married with Children, WWF, Javier, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Batman, Bill and Ted, Malcolm Gladwell, Oklahoma, 24, Born in East LA, Face Off, The Bear, Tiny Toons, Pulp Fiction, Walton Goggins, Christina Applegate, and the gift that is Karaoke. Follow Carlos @carlosorlandope, Go see Menudo the 1st Fridays of every month at UCB at 5:30, and get up there and SING!

Episode 113 - Dylan Subiza - Columbo

We got ourselves a hunch that you are going to simply love our ep this week with the wonderful Dylan Subiza. We talk to Dylan about DC, Rat Kings, Seinfeld, Sponge Bob, Drake and Josh, Liar Liar, Dodge Ball, Zip Line Cinema, Speed Fashion, Sambas, Surf Media, The Overstory, Lil Shop, The Sopranos, Tar, Live Action Remakes, Ralph Fiennes, One Piece, Baby Guys, Amadeus, Miami Vice, National Treasure, and the pitch perfect nature of Columbo. Follow Dylan @dylan_subiza, Go see him perform whenever you can, and just one more thing...  

Episode 112 - Jessy Morner-Ritt - The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives

This week we are absolutely gooped to be Chompin' with the Calabasas Queen herself, the incomparable Jessy Morner-Ritt. We tall to Jessy about growing up in The Bass, Yolo Energy, The Apple Dance, Wasteland, Gilmore Girls, Celebrity Audio Books, An American Crime, Amanda Bynes, Flavor of Love, Aaron Carter, Fancy Spaghetti Dinners, The Seabiscuit Extended Universe, Blister, Ms. Frizzle, Girls, Eve Babitz, Kath & Kim, Cats, Mike Leigh, The Beaver Trilogy, Southern Charm, Tokyo Sonata, Reelz, 90's Julia Roberts, and the culture of The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives. Follow Jessy @jessyonsocial, go see Female Documentarian 8/27 at Look Cinema at 8pm, and find your inner Blister. 

Episode 111 - Yamini Nambimadom - ARTPOP - Lady Gaga

We are Chompin' today with THE member of her generation, the one and only Yamini Nambimadom. We talk to Yamini about Irvine, Nordstroms, Arthur, Barney, Ruff Ruffman, Adam Lambert, Monsters Inc., High school Musical, Pirates, Glee, Shakespeare, Mad Men, Sorry to Bother You, Love Island, The DCC, Austin Butler, Bojack, Tigers, Sally Carrera, Queen, and the flawed perfection of Lady Gaga's ARTPOP. Follow Yamini @showmetheyamz, go see her perform whenever you can, and connect to your inner pig inside your human body. 

Episode 110 - Rishi Mahesh - Taare Zameen Par

The word "star" gets thrown around a lot these days, but not when it's correctly applied to our guest today Rishi Mahesh. We talk to Rishi about Michigan, Mascots, Midwest Emo, Power Rangers, Ben 10, Avatar: The Last Airbender, Teen Titans, The Lumineers, Warped Tour, Hadestown, Atlanta, Sorry to Bother You, Titane, Apples, Waking Life, Danny Phantom, Igby Goes Down, and the heart of Taare Zameen Par. Follow Rishi @rishipuff, watch Riff 2025 and go make some stuff out there. 

Episode 109 - David Donnella - Lovejoy

You may know our guest at an irresistible rogue with a keen eye for antiques, or you may simply know him as David Donnella. We talk to David about Philadelphia, Frasier, TCM, I Dream of Jeannie, Mortal Kombat, Musicals, The Poconos Blues Festival, Raphael vs Donatello, Venom, Brandi Chastain, The Leftovers, The Lion King, Friday, Umbrella Man, EGOTs, Home Alone, Fievel, Angry Beavers, Nals, Paddington, Elephants and the adventures of the irresistible Lovejoy. Follow David @davidlasoul, go see him perform at UCB with Cemetery Freaks, and find your Lovejoy. 

Episode 108 - Spencer Turrubiarte - Youtube Channels (Storror & Company Man)

From the analytical decline of corporations to tactical British Parkour, our guest Spencer Turrubiarte contains multitudes. We talk to Spencer about Aubrey TX, Horses, Elf, Merv Griffin, Malcolm in the Middle, Conan, Middle Children, Los Lonely Boys, Van Halen, Zorro, Vampire Weekend, Jack Sparrow, Arctic Monkeys, The DCC, Lonesome Dove, Glen Gary, The 90 Day Universe, Indiana Jones, Notting Hill, Paul Rudd, Pasadena, Pixar, Cameron Diaz, and the duality of the the youtube channels: Storror and Company Man. Follow Spencer @britawaterfilter, read his stuff and find some stuff to jump over. 

Episode 107 - Andrew Coppola - 24 Hour Party People

We are positively chuffed to be Chompin' today with our kid, Andrew Coppola. We talk to Andrew about growing up in Jersey AND Georgia, All That, Dead Hands, The Simpsons, The Boss, Dilbert, Korn, PTA, The Music Man, The Sopranos, Dog Movies, Love Island, Karen Read, Bicentennial Man, Can, KV, Cristina Ricci and the perfect lil movie that is 24 Hour Party People. Follow Andrew @andrew__coppola, go see him perform with Cemetery Freaks at UCB, and go party. 

Episode 106 - Blake Edwards - Friday Night Lights (The Movie)

Today we are thrilled to be Chompin' with the mojo man himself, Blake Edwards. We talk to Blake about Altadena, One Tree Hill, Everybody Hates Chris, Kenan & Kel, The Nook, The Lion King, Kobe, Boyhood, Andy Milonakis, Autographs, Madden, Hamilton, Atlanta, David Fincher, The Challenge, Crazy Supid Love, Ryan Gosling, Frank Ocean, Branden Jacobs Jenkins, Zootopia, Jessica Alba and the overlooked movie Friday Night Lights. Follow Blake @blakeedwards23, Go see Cemetery Freaks and Bad Packs (Sunday, July 6, 7pm, UCB), and let's all go win state.