2 AM Burrito Podcast

I invited Reid Murphy @323reid and Scott from the 323 podcast as well as Emily Cissell @cissellssuper from Emily asks what if? and Ro from @ScarifPodcast to talk about their podcasts who I have guested on as well as the challenges facing indie podcasts in the near future. Are celebrities crowding the podcast space making it harder from good podcasts to get more listens and views?   After the podcasting convo we do some bracket bits with the kids from the 323... I call them kids because I am old.    Follow them all on twitter and find their pods.      

Ro from the Scarif Podcast stops by on an emergency pod to chat about the twitter drama his life in the news world and the red five network of geeky and star wars themed pods.  A big time Star Wars bracket bit. Check out more about them on their twitter page. https://twitter.com/ScarifPodcast

2AMBurrito Music Man Curt Griewahn stops by from his place in Florida to catch us up on his life post hurricane and to chat horror movies. We dive into the various genres talk about the movies that scared us most and then there is some lag.... Sorry to say at some points I lag out.  I think Curt usually vamps during those times so I left them in but feel free to skip a few seconds if u hear a pause.   Happy Halloween Everybody! 

Fireside Chats Ep 66 KPBS's own Beth Accomando stops by to talk about her life as a film critic and her love of all things cinema. We talk about her ongoing projects interviewing the greats and have a cool monster movie bracket at the end. Here is a link to her podcast. https://www.kpbs.org/podcasts/cinema-junkie And her upcoming even the secret morgue!   https://filmgeekssd.eventive.org/schedule/6303eee9f9e3280062eeea31

Indie filmmaker Ian Tripp stops by to talk about his new found footage movie "Everyone dies by the end" that has been selected to UK Fright fest and about his life as an indie filmmaker.  We chat about weird movies film techniques as well as a all crazy cult movie bracket bit. Check it out as we get real film geeky.

Tom Steward from the Everything Sequel Podcast stops by to talk all things Godfather. We chat about the Paramount show "The Offer" about the making of The Godfather which is a must watch for any GF fan. We also talk about his life and his one man show The Godfather One Part and we do the ultimate GF vs Everyone bracket bit.  Enjoy and leave us a review and follow if you know what's good for you... If not we sending Luca to see you...  

We mostly stick to one topic on this pod/stream where we bring up all the issues pertaining to the Supreme Court going HAM and doing all the alt white bidding the last few weeks.  Enjoy and as always appreciate the love feedback and ratings.   Scotus, Abortion Rights, News, Latinos Reacting to News

Lou and Sofia catch up on what's been happening in the world including 1-10 intro and personal news 10+ Johnny vs Amber trial Other topics Mental Health Check in Prayers in School Roe V Wade Fat Shamming by Doug Polk Tabs Elon Twitter  

Lou's Birthday Catch up with Sofia What we missed while we were away. The Slap heard around the world Transphobia Running Wild Amber Vs Johnny Open Tabs!!  Enjoy   

Rosa Parra from LatinX Lense a rotten tomato approved critic stops by with her Oscar pics.  We recorded this a while back but since we are on hiatus we saved it so some of the takes might not have aged well...

Fireside Chats Ep 63 We kick off Women's History Month with Peggy McCartha of Headshots by Peggy an accomplished photographer and podcast host who talks about her life in pictures as well as the main things and mistakes actors make when they are choosing their headshots. We do a female centric bracket bit in a wide ranging convo.  Enjoy and follow her and find her at  https://www.headshotsbypeggy.com   Follow us across all platforms find all our links here 2amburrito.com      

Sofia and Lou check in on the Russia Ukraine situation from a non expert perspective and talk a little bit about the history of the area and how the battle is being played out in real time on multiple fronts. The memeage battle rages on and we also stop and chat a bit about Sofia finally finishing breaking bad. Enjoy Our sponsor Mestizo.Coffee  Use code bigchief for 10% off.  

Dante Dumas aka Mythodical Joe stops by to talk about his new album "Something to say" We talk about the projects we collaborated on his misguided love of the NY Giants and his acting and musical influences. https://open.spotify.com/artist/74vAIyNWi2AE40KPNEoIeD?si=ze4UGib2QhuItNIlcfQ7tg   2amburrito.com  

Kid-Comics creator and comic con featured artist Keithan Jones stops by for his second time on fireside chats. We talk about and promote the 4th Black Comix day event that is free and happening at Balboa Park on Feb 19th and 20th We do a bracket bit we skipped the first time 2 actually centered around superheros lakers and hip hop legends. Thanks for listening.

First 55 minutes mostly super bowl recap plus reaction to the best and worst commercials. Also we delve into Euphoria for a bit as Lou finally starts watching the hit show. We then jump around and talk about Latinidad in the news Lou's take on fat shaming and anti LGBTQ legislation in FL. Some other fun bits to check out.   Enjoy.

Angela Wong stops by to talk about her life in film photography and her new endeavors in Coffee. We chat about the burgeoning NFT market and many other things. buydogecoincoffee.com awongfilms.com 2amburrito.com      

My long time contributor and collaborator Sofia Carrillo stops by to talk about many current topics as we embark on a new podcast venture.   For now will be under the 2AMBurrito podcast name but will soon have its own feed and name. We cover Ted Cruz and the rights anger at Brandon saying he will nominate an African American woman to the supreme court as well as the controversy still ongoing in Futbol about the Mexican tradition of yelling a homophobic slur at opposing teams goalies. Corgi Racing  Scream Review many many more topics enjoy.

OG Poker vlogger and poker pro Andrew Neeme came on to talk about his new ventures as along with Doug Polk and other investors they are buying a piece of The Lodge poker club in Austin TX.   We talked life poker and film and have an awesome poker player bracket bit.   Make sure you check out his vlog and if you are in TX check out The Lodge because they have a ton of meetup games and events starting this week.

Marco "Westwood" Gonzalez is an indie filmmaker from San Diego and his new film "Life after Death" is a sci fi drama with some stunning visuals and performances.  We chat about his life in film and his plans for his next movie his influences and we put Scorsese's filmography up against everyone in a classic bracket bit! 

Friend of the pod and frequent collaborator Jordan Jacobo stops by the stream to talk about his new web series "Sides" now available to watch online and about his journey in film and as a multi talented host and personality.  We talk about his origins in comedy with his youtube series Jordan Hates his KPBS show Jordan Loves and about his impeccable sense of fashion.   Also a cool bracket bit a pitch session and an expensive should I buy this segment. New intro is about 5 minutes if u wish to skip ahead.

Kenneth Castillo is a filmmaker author and now teaching a masterclass on Chicano film and he stopped by to talk about his journey in film on this cool episode. Also a gangster movie bracket bit! 

Natalya Michelle is an actress model influencer and producer and she stops by to talk about her journey in film and her entrepreneurial skills.

Friend and local filmmaker and producer Darryl Vickers stops by to talk about his book Private Investigations and how he transitioned from an online web series to a book series. We talk about a variety of topics and have a classic detective based bracket bit !   Enjoy and skip a few minutes to bypass the intro music.

Coffee Film Life and the ins and outs of the top shelf coffee industry are among the variety of topics we cover in this interesting chat. What do you do after Punky Brewster gives you her used chewing gum????  Find out. Also a best rapper actor bracket bit. Enjoy and skip the first 2 minutes to skip the intro music.

Francis Mateo is an Actor Poet and Author who's book El Alto is about the real "The Heights" and is a collection of stories and poems about real people in his neighborhood. We chat about his ongoing projects and his journey to get to this point about the differences between the film In The Heights and the real status of the neighborhood today. Hope you enjoy the chat!   

Sofia stops by albeit on some crappy Wifi and we chat about Hispanic Heritage month the terms LatinX Hispanic and Latino and the differences and similarities between the different cultures. We also chat about topics we are following right now including the possible IATSE strike the medias obsession with missing white woman and Lou gets rejected by an E list celebrity. As always skip ahead about 2 minutes to skip the intro music.  Thanks to Curt G and Mike Snow for the beats.    

Zombie with a Shotgun creator Hilton Ariel Ruiz stops by for this episode of Fireside Chats focusing on his life as an indie filmmaker and what is next in the story.  We promote the patreon page he has for the film and reminisce about growing up in NY.  Also a cool bracket bit.  As always skip 3 minutes in to get right into it.   #hispanicheritagemonth #LatinXheritagemonth #FiresideChatswithbigchiefburrito #EP51

@gaby_burgos27 from The Film Posers podcast stops by to chat about Mare of Easttown and TV in general.  We do a lively bracket bit where I am educated about Puerto Rican politics and their independence movement and generally have a fun time talking movies and TV.  

Julito McCullum played Namond Brice on HBO's The Wire in season 4 which is arguably one of the best seasons of a TV show in all of dramatic TV history.  We talked about our joint love for the New York Knicks for the first 34 minutes or so and then spoke about The Wire for a while then combined them both for an epic bracket bit.  Enjoy and Lets Go Knicks. 

2AMBurrito podcast host Sofia Carrillo stops by to catch up on stuff happening in the world including Pride month and what it means to her as a BI Actress as well as a little politics and In The Heights controversy.  We also give Sofia her very own and very gay bracket bit.  Enjoy this impromptu episode and Happy Pride Month from the 2AMBurrito crew. 

Ana Lydia Monaco is an award winning filmmaker breaking the rules about what it means to be a successful filmmaker in LA. She is not afraid to mix it up and give her views on a variety of topics and am glad she agreed to come on for a fireside chat about the industry her ongoing projects and issues pertaining to the LatinX and Chicano culture.  Wide ranging convo about everything from the in the Heights controversy to the differences between Mexican and Mexican American culture and how it blends with the LatinX movement. 

From our guests post: I had a lot of fun being interviewed by film director @BigChiefBurrito for his podcast 2AM Burrito. We talked about colonization, transformation, some of the ongoing struggles of the Latine community, and my personal journey.

Matthew Rocca is a filmmaker and his next project, The Watch is currently crowdfunding to be able to shoot the feature in its intended 16MM format.  He sat down virtually about that decision about the project overall and about more things related to film. Which directors are underrated or overrated who wins the QT vs PTA debate and of course we do a bracket bit. Enjoy.

@rosasreviews @shellyro and Randy Davison and Mark Atkinson stop by to give out thoughts on this years nominees and engage in a friendly competition to see who can get more predictions right.    

Jon Allen is a Wrestler/VoiceActor/Comic and someone who I have wanted to have on the pod/stream for a while. First 45 min or so we dive deep into what it takes to be a voice actor and his start in the field and after that we jump into the world of wrestling our favorite memories as well as a brutal bracket bit where he is forced to choose between classic adult swim shows and iconic wrestlers. Enjoy.

Filmmaker Willow Polson and the Original Debbie from the first Manos film have teamed up for a new tv show called The Debbie Chronicles that picks up years after the events of the first film. Along with pod favorite Randy Davison who is currently in TWO Oscar nominated films and Timothy another actor that is part of the project we chat about the history of the film and everything related to the project. Also a fun Cult Classic Movie Bracket Bit

Some more Snyder cut talk with Snyder fanboi and Director Justin Burquist and Batman cos player musician and designer Jose Iturriaga.  We then delve into just some general movie talk the Quentin Tarantino vs Paul Thomas Anderson debate and more Terrance Mallick and Sucker Punch talk.  A comic book film bracket bit is also part of this episode.  

Who better to breakdown the Snyder cut with than Kara El Herself Crysstal Hubbard who made the fan film Supergirl Unburdened and Patrick Michale Valley who was at the forefront of the Release the Snyder Cut movement. We talk about all things related to the DC universe and review our favorite parts of the film.   Also 2 bracket bits included. 

Throwback Ep that I had forgot to post a talk with the homie Jason Garcia who is an awesome cosplayer and also hosts trivia and karaoke nights in san diego.   Recorded earlier in the pandemic last year.

Brian Bovenzi runs wesavedapuppy.org an organization dedicated to helping people save money on vet bills and rescuing and rehoming at risk animals. We talk about his experiences in life that led him to focus on his rescue full time and about the factors in creating lasting change in the way animals are dealt with in various cultures. 

Terry Ross is an established acting teach and award winning director and she runs an acting academy as well as runs acting retreats as well.  Her new endeavor is a new film festival in San Diego open to International Indie film makers and we have a chat about what makes a film festival legitimate and she answers all Lou's questions about the festival industry.  We also talk acting techniques, Uta Hagen and about Terry's history in the acting and directing world.   Bracket bit is about what else?  ACTING!!!!  

The 48 hour film project is a great starting point for filmmakers to get their feet wet test crew members and their ability and at best it is a great team building exercise and experience for film makers.  I have participated and have run several teams and also been a writer for several teams and it was fun to chat with Robyn and Duane from the SD 48 to talk about the changes to it the new world of movie festivals and competitions and about what Filmapalooza is all about.

You wanted an ultimate best comics of all time bracket bit? You get an ultimate best comic of all time bracket bit. Dave is a comedian and the host of "The List" on the Quarantine Network and we talk about the new age for comics and what the new world of comedy and cons will look like.  Its an older episode from Christmas time but a fun one.

Rosa is a rotten tomatoes official critic and hosts the LatinXLens podcast and she took the time to talk about her experiences at Sundance and we talk about her life as a reviewer and a scientist as well as a broad ranging talk about representation in film and in the world of movie reviews.   We also do a couple of LatinX themed bracket bits.  Enjoy

Catching up with David Dawson on all things pertaining to his show and production company we talk on all things related to Star Wars my Rogue One hot take becomes a mild take and we do a couple of bracket bits on best overall fandom and Star Wars vs Marvel Stars. I also have a few rants on the festival scene and how it takes money from film makers.

Got a chance to talk BBQ sauce and Football with 7 time pro bowl center Nick Mangol.  We talked about his NFL career his choice to go into the very competitive BBQ sauce market and the reasons he wants to make 4 sauces one to represent each of his kids.  We also do a couple of bracket bits along the way.  Enjoy the chat to skip the intro go 3 minutes in.    

Dimitri Greene stops by to talk about the BLM film challenge where people can present their films and experiences during the BLM movement to share with the public.  We talk about race a lot and then get on to lighter things like sports and a cool mma vs nba bracket bit.

Artist Jon Griffin talks about his life in art and how the post covid world affects artists and festivals of art and music.  We also geek out on our favorite artist and on our shared love of the movie Basquiat.   

Good friend of the pod Meshell stops by and we chat about escaping the mainland and making a new life in Hawaii as well as her quest to educate people on how to transition to a more sustainable lifestyle.