Chompin’ with Sophie and Jess

When troubles up in the 305 there is only one man who can eliminate violence to achieve world peace, and that man is Artoun Nazareth. We talk to Artoun about Englewood NJ, Magic, Monk, The USA network, Lost, Scrubs, How I Met Your Mother, Wanted, Bon Jovi, Chitty ChItty Bang Bang, Hercules, KPop Demon Hunters, Spiderman 2, Tony Shalhoub, Mistborn, Hamilton, Pan's Labyrinth, Paddington 2, Survivor, The Barkley Marathons, Nic Cage, Tampopo, Shrek Soundtrack, David Blaine, The Matrix, John Travolta, Selena Gomez, and the hidden gem that is Miami Connection. Follow Artoun @artounnazareth, go see him at UCB, Watch The Promised Land on Youtube and go find your dragon sound. 

Of the many wonderful things you can say about our guest today, Meat Bar, at the top of the list is that...they blend. We talk to Meat about Chico, Nasa TVs, The Nanny, Ernest, Dog Breeds, Blockbuster, Hoobastank, Nell, Moulin Rouge, Reservation Dogs, Muriel's Wedding, The Little Hours, Female Trouble, The Simple Life, Julio Torres, The Little Rascals. Cat Food, Maggie Simpson, Meatloaf, She’s All That, Romeo + Juliet, Teletubbies, Mr. Bean and the astonishing performance of Marisa Tomei in My Cousin Vinny, Follow Meat @meat_bar, Donate to Mona's Go Fund Me at www.gofundme.com/f/help-mona-and-her-family-survive, Keep an eye out for Sugar Mud, and find your inner positraction

It's not every day that you get to Chomp with the generation talent that is Lily Sullivan, but today....we do. We talk to Lily about Chicago, Telluride, Ski PE, Italy, Jeans, Full House, Audrey Hepburn Cosplay, A Walk to Remember, Out Cold, Bridget Jones’s Diary, Raffi, Boas, JLD, Powerpuff Girls, The Inner Game of Tennis, Oliver, RHONY, The Sixth Sense, Triangle of Sadness, Love on the Spectrum, Aubrey Plaza, Hotels, Carrie, Home Alone, Eddie, Ethan Hawke, and the cozy comfort of Seinfeld. Follow Lily @lilyyily, see her perform, watch her stuff, and try to be one of Frank's guys. 

It's here, it's happening, it's huge, it's us Chompin' with the wickedly talented EJ Marcus. We talk to EJ about Portland, Salmon, Grey's Anatomy, The Price is Right, Kesha, Balto, Scrubs, Now and Then, Gypsy, Annie Baker, The Summer I Turned Pretty, Brokeback, Whip It, Nat Geo, Bioluminescence, Catherine O'Hara, Amy Sedaris, Greece Content, Common Side Effects, Cheaper by the Dozen, Twilight and the ritual that is The Family Stone. Follow EJ @ejhavingfun, go see him perform in LA and New York, and go have some fun. 

This week we got a real hot pod, but in terms of content and overall temperature, with the wickedly talented Caroline Cotter. We talk to Caroline about Summit New Jersey, Marathons, The Monkees, Rugrats, Mel Brooks, Plus One, Tractors, Snowmen, Meeko, Tweedy Bird, Esmeralda, Magazines, Pioneer House Oh Caledonia, Starstruck, Bring Her Back, Moulin Rouge, Jamie Demetriou, Arcane, Baby Girl, Harriet the Spy, Coyote Ugly, The Cheshire Cat, and the wonderland that is The Pagemaster. Follow Caroline @cotterpoop, for see Woof, And (Wednesday, 9/10 at UCB, 7PM) and stay cool babes. 

We are thrilled and delighted to be Chompin' with the dulcet tones of Shannon Sheridan. We talk to Shannon about Cincinnati, Siblings, High School Theater, Sleep Overs, Desperate Housewives, Shark Movies, Made, The Counting Crows, Freddy Krueger, Zac Efron, Stick It, Mean Girls, Stone Bitch Blues, Barb and Star, Raw, Summer House, Sandra Bullock, Nancy Meyers, Cartoon Sandwiches, Angry Beavers, Taylor, Carol, Glee, Miss Honey, and the hidden gem Saved! Follow Shannon @shansheridan1 and @third.base.comedy, and get out there and Stick It!

Our guest this week can ride a horse, write a book and make you laugh, it's the one and only Charlie James! We talk to Charlie about San Diego, British TV, Hugh Laurie, Bones, Ellen, Glee, Hermione Granger, Goldie Hawn, Status and Culture, Veep, Wicked, Harold and Maude, Beetlejuice, Roy Anderson, I Saw the TV Glow, Queer Ultimatum, Gypsy Rose, Jessica Bones, Paul F Tompkins, Charlie Day, Rats, Fry and Laurie, Reality Bites, and the winding road that is Dally Boy. Follow Charlie @malecowgirl, go see him perform, buy I'm Just a Little Guy on August 26th, and go to the book launch at The Dynasty Typewriter 8/30/25!

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. 

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!

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...