Chompin’ with Sophie and Jess

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. 

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. 

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. 

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. 

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. 

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. 

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. 

You may know todays guest as the Sass King, The Improv King or simply Stone Cold July Diaz, but we know him as our good time bud. We talk to July about The SGV, Lion King, Pro Wrestling, Dueling Tv's, Rugrats, Ahh Real Monsters, Hey Arnold, West Coast Hip Hop, Action Movies, Chris Farley, Blink, Funkos, Wu-Tang, The Rock, Watchmen, Grease, Peewee, Halloweentown, X-Men, Airbud, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood and the hidden charm of Fatal Farm. Follow July @julyisthefuture, listen to his pods, go see Menudo, and that's the bottom line. 

Today we are thrilled to be joined by LA's premiere comedy detective, the wonderful Nolan Purvis. We walk to Nolan about North Carolina, TBS, Smallville, DC Talk, The Books, Alf, Jim Henson, Primetime, PTA, Peter Falk, Bond Villains, Graphic Novels, The Music Man, Network, Altman Movies, Star Trek, Cowboy Bebop, Cat Stevens, Suits, and the dulcet tones of Joe Pera Talks with You. Follow Nolan @nolanpurvis, Go see him at UCB with Cemetery Freaks, and good work out there gumshoes. 

This week we Chomp with one of the sweetest boys in all of LA, Mr. Wonderful himself Joey Greer. We talk to Joey about Miama, Disney, Real Sex, Conan, Arthur, TGIF, Little Caesars, Are You Afraid of the Dark, Scooby Doo, Nickelback, Urban Outfitters, Absurdity, Peep Show, John Carpenter, Ghosts, The Beach, Miami Vice, Hobbs and the subtle comfort of Mystery Science Theater 3000. Follow Joey @godblessjoeygreer, go see him perform whenever you can, and get goofy out there.