Guilty Pleasure Personals

Comedian Chris Trotta hops on mic to talk about his guilty pleasure, bowling. We both competed on our respective high school teams and dig deep into how uncool we felt back in the day despite having a blast doing what we love.Find Chris on social media as Chris Trotta Comedyu

Joe Winchell is a hilarious comedian from NY that seems to love collecting cartoon shaped plastic as much as GPPs host! What do moms think of us adult men pacing around the Target toy isle? We don't know either, but it troubles us greatly.Watch us perform stand-up comedy on JOKE FOLKS September 23rd at Simplay in Hauppauge NY [ https://www.eventbrite.com/e/407118471307 ]Tune in to listen to these millennial stoners talk about cartoons, toys, tennis somehow, and much more on this weeks GPPCheck out Joe's podcast "Millennial Stoner" where pods cast, and check out his Instagram @that_winchell_kid87 for funnies and show dates!

Comedian Bridget Kavanagh hops on mic to talk about her facination with the Bachelor universe of shows and dancing with the stars among other reality TV shows! We drift off course and talk about other guilty pleasures, Gordon Ramsay, and if we should let our different foods on the same plate touch. Bridget can be found on Instagram @BridgetKavanagh 

Comedian pal of mine Christian John joins GPP to talk about his mild obsession with mental health! Tune in for a great chat about the spookiest of stuff!Check him out @ChristianJohnComedy on instagram!

Brandon and Dan talk about Dan's experience in BDSM, but end up tackling a bunch of topics regarding many aspects of modern sexuality and how to navigate them watersCheck out Dan's solo projects and his band Pin Cushion! They make cool sounds yall should listen to

@MingleWithChristain hops on mic to talk about his obsession with the worlds most popular drug delivery system, Coffee! Tune in to hear us chat about coffee, addiction, and Chiropractors.Christian can be found on almost all social platforms as @MingleWithChristian, and solo produces "The Last Straight Man on Earth" series of shorts. See him live a Mingle w/ Christian & Friends June 28th in Hauppauge NY by scooping tickets on Eventbrite 

DJ Tone joins GPP to talk parties!Most of the episode DJ Tone and I talk throwing events, what makes ours special, and somehow end up talking about ways to use Tinder to hype up your brand...how do we get there? Tune in and find out!

This week comedian, games journalist, and former fellow game advisor Steve Esposito joins the show to talk about being a 30-something year old that loves TikToc! Steve gives me the run down on an app I kinda love to hate, shoots the shit with me about comedy, and discusses the finer points on cancel culture.This episode is brought to you by air fryers Topic starts at 15:32Topic re-introduced around 59:00

Comedian John Selle likes his booze, and other than an unfortunate event involving his sister at 4am one morning, has had a pretty good time with the legal drug that is ethanol!Tune in to hear us exchange drinking stories, bond over a mutual love for Bert Kreischer, and find out why John self identifies as "a quirky lil guy"Also shout out to Tequila for not being an upper or a stimulant. This was an educational episode for John and you can hear his mind snap when he learns that all booze are downers! [except caffeine drinks of course] We also ponder who would win if a stoned guy fought a drunk guy. Let us know on our socials who you think would win

GPP welcomes comedian and pal Tom Crescenzo back to the guilty pleasure den to discuss vaping, cigarettes, and all things NicotineWe kick things off talking about other ways in which we aren't the healthiest lads, and quickly get into the roots of Tom's addiction, how it's ebbed and flowed over the years, and where he is now with the dastardly chemicalTom is a hilarious comedian and can be found on Instagram @Tom.Crescenzo as well as most other socials, and you can hear him on A Podcast Orange on YouTube

Ohhhhhh boy do these comedy boys love our sourdough bread...and to make this easy....Brandon is me, the GPP guy....BRENDAN is my esteemed guest who spells our name wrongTune in to hear fellow LI comedian Brendan Ryan gush about his newfound obsession with baking the king of breads, sourdough.Aside from us blacking out and having some pseudo-sexual bread talk, I tear into Brendan a lil bit for making the thing that made me fat! From there we jump around to talkin, bout fermented foods like Kimchi & it's partner in crime Japanese mayo. Then on to Brendan's food/allergy paranoia, Brandon's true comedy origin and how Brendan was a Brownie/Girl Scout!Please check out the Adult Babies podcast that Brendan co-hosts as well as his Instagram accounts @BrendanRyanIsFun & @DoughChamp

I went into the recording of this podcast ready to tear comedian/writer Neil Rubenstein a new one with how bad I thought acclaimed sitcom "Friends" is....I mean...it's just bad, right? A lame 90s sitcom loved by the bland and spicelessNeil proved me wrong folks. Proved me wrong and reminded me of how much I loved the series as a kid with it's clever writing, wonderful cast, and frequent passing of the bek-something test. Friends might not be for everyone, but after hearing about Neil gush about HBO's gazillion dollar baby made me want to pirate a few episodes and check it out again.This episode is brought to ya by Cana TherapeuticsGo check them out for all your CBD needs. This episode is actually a lil late due to this thing I get in my neck once in a while. Is it a pinched nerve? Stress? Gas? I dunno, but I can barely turn my head, and with the help of Cana Therapeutics 50mg CBD gummies I'm in way less pain than without them. Check out canatherapeutics.com for great deals on your CBD product of choice today!

Shout out to Cana Therapeutics for sponsoring this episode of the show! Geo Perez is an LI based comedian and is one of the first comics I met out here when I started comedy. Months ago he told me he wanted to come in and talk about drugs, jail, and related shenanigans, but 30 minutes into the show I asked him what his guilty pleasure for the episode was gonna be and the guy hits me with Chess! That being said we talk about a lot of stuff in this episode....some of which I've listed in order below Burning food Cannabis edibles Getting glasses/braces Stand Up on Long Island NY CHESS! [34:16] Competitive games Trailer Park Boys & more chess!

James Raniolo (JimmytheGeek017 on Instagram) is a LI comedian and a huge Star Wars fan. Tune in to hear us talk about how he became a super fan and what it was like to be such a big nerd before being a nerd became all cool and main stream.

For the last GPP of 2020 my man Nigel Fullerton pulled up to talk about his guilty pleasure, Funko PopsFolks, I'm not gonna lie to ya...when I worked in retail I hated Funko Pops. The people, the quality of the figures, the "shelfwarmer" Pops of characters nobody wanted that my stores had DOZENS of at times...but in reality, as a toy collector myself, I was just projecting all the junk I don't like about my collecting onto another niche.If you don't know, Funko Pops are a line of figurines that have the license to make virtually every character, fictional or otherwise, that has ever existed....and I'm only kinda joking. Seriously, this episode proves Nigel's guilty pleasure is pop culture and just expressed thru Funko. All the figures adhere to a bobblehead style of tiny squat body with a big ol head, so your Goku Pop won't look too silly for standing next to your Ren & Stimpy Pops. Are they for me? No. Do they get a ton of people into toy collecting that otherwise might never have enjoyed the hobby? AbsotootlyThis episode is long as hell, and while I encourage y'all to listen to the whole thang, skip to these time stamps to actually hear about Funko Pops!00:18:0000:37:3401:17:1001:35:2501:53:25

From Cobra Kai to 90s R&B to breakfast sandwich debates, this episode has it all, folks!The great Monroe Martin III joins the show to tell us all about his love for 90s R&B and why it's easily his favorite genre of music. Go follow him on your social media platform of choice @MonroeMartinIII for some good laughs and listen to his show "No Need for Apologies" every Sunday. LASTLY! Look out for his new "Comedy Central Featuring" special coming out soon!

LI comedy legend Mike Keegan hops on the podcast to talk about his love for the 1985 NBC sitcom "The Golden Girls"We're growing, people! Remember to share the pod, and to tell your friends to download!

Milestone episode, BABAYYYYYFirst time having a guest return, and first time doing a proper multi guest episode! Yes prank calling was a cool episode, but I don't count it, haters!Alley Walker and Nick Tardo would have been the returning guests to talk about their Gambling guilty pleasure, but Nick had to have his cousin Nicky Parlay hop on the pod in his place due to....idk, something embarrassing probablyAlley is a homie and LI stand up. Go follow her on the gram @Alleywalkercomic, and Nicky Parlay can be found on his cousins instagram @NickTardo whenever significant sporting events occur. They both funny as hell, and ya should see them live if you have the opportunity!This episode has it all folks. Casino stories, sports gambling, an explanation of what the hell a 'parlay' is, marble racing, and more on this weeks GPP

COMEDY!Episode 26 brings Matt Salomon (aka M Sol) to the GPP lounge to discuss his love for 1950's comedy! Need a 101 course on the origins of stand up as we know it today? Listen to M Sol dish on Jonathan Winters, Lenny Bruce, Don Rickles, Pygmy Markham, Mel Brooks, & Woody Allen!This podcast is brought to you in part by comedy

Damn...wtf didn't we talk about? Coke, weed, psychedelics, anime, weird movies, and somehow nutrition science!?Travis Grant is a freakin hilarious Long Island comedian that you should go follow @trav_grant on the Instagram. Dude plays gigs all over including headlining the first comedy show I ever produced. Talking with this dude is always a fun time, and I'm super happy to share it with your ear holes!

Maurice Middough grabs a mic to discuss...well...it started off as a "Sex" episode, then became a "Sex/Love" episode....then we kinda just settled on Love cause it was what we were tralking about for 90% of the recording!Maurice and Brandon discuss the problematic nature of being someone that simply loves too easily. Be it platonic or romantic love, loving too quick can be a beautiful thing, but potentially leaves us open to all sorts of pain. Hear us dish on this brand spanking new episode of GPP

What didn't we talk about in this one?OneTakeCarter joins GPP to talk about being a performer and what it takes to put out art successfully without losing yourself. When you got the performer itch, what's the true cost of blazing a path for yourself? Find out on GPP number 23Carter can be found in the web as OneTakeCarter and his brand Chillann can be found at chillann.bigcartel.com

Rob Corridor hops on mic to discuss his guilty pleasure, baseball.The sport is in his blood, the fire was in his veins, but these days he's just tired of the toxic side of his fandom...aren't we all?Support for this podcast is brought to you by baseball! Baseball, without it this episode would be super different!

Lucky number 21, and ironically the first episode recorded in a bar! Not just ANY bar however...Owner and proprietor of Ziggy's Corner Pub in Massapequa NY, Jay Muhlithaler grabs a mic to talk Pocket Monsters!Pokémon snagged Jay as a young boy and never seemed to let go! Tune in to hear about why Jay considers Pokémon one of his most significant guilty pleasure in life

Venti!Comedy homie Alley Walker joins the show to talk about her interest in conspiracy theories, and gosh darn was it a fun chatAlley starts us off with a the classic Long Island tale of flight 800 giving Brandon a total education on the subject, and moves onto conspiracies concerning Covid-19, the food industry, and evil oligarchies ruling our daily livesThis podcast is brought to you by sheer force of my will

Comedian and local professor of pubs Devin Bramble hops on GPP to discuss his love for Indie Rock discussing a variety of musical acts throughout the episode. Much like the recent solo cast, Devin and Brandon discuss how music easily gets attached to stereotypes of the people who "should" listen to it, and why this is a good and bad thing at the end of the day.Check out Devin on twitter, facebook, instagram, and youtube for a whole bunch of funnies

Musician, friend, and expert duelist Sam Miller tip toes onto the program to whisper about ASMRSam and Brandon discuss what it means to be into the non-sexual side of ASMR and how it feels like people conflate the genuine ASMR response with the satisfaction of hearing noises one could only listen to via amplification of some sortGive Sam a follow on IG @SamuelGrayMusic and as always follow GPP on IG and FB @GuiltyPleasurePersonals

Well, we had a good run, folks! Finally the time has come for the first solo-cast since episode 1, and we're talking about the fact that people, myself included, make tons of assumptions about others based on their musical tastes. Sure, I like cannabis, but I loved Slightly Stoopid BEFORE I tried the devils thistle!For realzies though, I promise not to make a habit out of this, but every now and then being able to do a lil solo pod to take some pressure off of myself and connect directly to everyone listening sounds like a nice way to mix things up. Hope you don't hate it

This week comedian, producer, and friend Dom LaMarca joins GPP to talk about meditation!We start off talking about our first times meditating, and dive into subjects like ego death, psychedelics, hippies, and our mutual hatred of insects. Things get personal as we essentially meditate thru the recording of this episode, so excuse my unprofessional mumblingCheck out Dom's comedy stylings @Upsplifted on Instagram

Bryan Glick is the founder of Covert Connector and Tribe DIY, and a concert fiend! Tune in to some fresh GPP to hear us talk about the viability of live shows during a global pandemic and how one can turn a hobby/obsession into a career.Bryan's services cater to musicians looking to make connections, grow their brand, and get their names out to the world. Check out covertconnector.com and tribediy.com for more information!

Long Island comedian, event producer, and host Steve Rocco Parrillo III hops on mic to talk about his guilty pleasure: Disney animated feature films!As he is usually dressed like a black hole one might not imagine the whimsical worlds of Walt Disney animated features to be the thing this fella is into...so tune in to find out why Disney movies are what does it for SRP3!Check out his stand-up and other goings on at https://www.steveroccoparrillo.com/

Folks I'll be real...I'm still just figuring this shit out, so when I invited fellow comedian Abe Hannigan on the show and he rolls up with a posse of prank callers...I frankly wasn't prepared as I own but 2 humble microphones, BUT THE SHOW MUST GO ON! Frankly, I could've recorded this with a phonograph and it would still probably be our funniest episode yet! Just excuse some audio shenanigans when they pop up

Zack Zorovich is a NY comedian I had the pleasure of meeting very early in the span of time I've been doing comedy, and in this episode we talk many aspects of the Fédération Internationale de Football Association aka FIFA.While the episode starts off with us discussing Zack's more specific guilty pleasure, the soccer video game franchise that also goes by the name FIFA, it opens up to discuss the entire organization that essentially runs organized professional soccer across the globe.Just seems like this episode has a lil something for everyone: overindulgence in gaming, supporting one of the most corrupt organizations in the world, and Zack's Joker esq laugh.

Lifelong friend Jake Offermann aka "Jack Off ermann" joins the show to talk...jackin' it! Very sex positive episode here so if ya think that flicking the bean is a one way trip to hell...this episode may not be for you. Lots of talk about how culture and religion are the reasons why some of us feel so uncomfortable with our bodies and gettin' ourselves off, and a bunch of stories about growing up in the dystopian future of a nation riddled with outdated Puritan values.Thanks to everyone for listening, sharing, and giving me feedback on the show! Being 10 episodes in I'm happy to say that producing episodes is still the highlight of my week, and I can't wait to start working on the episodes in the pipeline. Just a lot of cool guests with fun topics lined up for the foreseeable future!

The Room, Troll 2, Freddy Got Fingered....the list goes onComedian and podcaster Jack Siegel joins the guilt gang to discuss why he and others watch movies of...questionable quality. If you haven't checked out any of the famously bad movies out there this podcast is synced up with Dark Side of the Moon and Troll 2 to better your listening experience!

Fellow comedian and podcaster Laura Natoli joins the show to talk all things reality TV! I loved this topic cause it's one of those things that I used to be crazy snobby about not liking back in the Jersey Shore days of high school. Laura was super fun to chat with, and I may be checking out a show or two due to it!Thanks again to my buddy Max for sponsoring this episode. Go check out his art at MaxPollio.com, and hit him up for commission inquiries at MaxPollio72@gmail.com, and tell him Brandon sent ya.

True homie Maddy Maher joins the show to talk Craft Beer! This is the first episode where both host and guest part-take in said guilty pleasure while recording, and as a dude with 0 alcohol tolerance....I had a very fun time recording!We shout out some really cool beers and breweries in this episode so listen up if you share this guilty pleasure with Maddy!

Andrew Bergen is a comedian, former competitive Yu-Gi-Oh! player, and all around neat stuff enthusiast. Trading card games are something the both of us have sunk a lot of time, money, and life points into, and I couldn't think of a better guest to talk candidly about being one of those nerds that tries to be the best at a game where we use cardboard fairy princesses to slap the shit out of each other.Let it be know that weeks after recording I have completely relapsed into playing YuGiOh again. Give "Goat Format" a hot google to see how we play the game like it's 2005!Please excuse Andrews mic bumping at the beginning of the episode. He was savagely beaten after we wrapped up the recording sesh to atone for your poor lil ear drums

Long Island comedian and producer Tom Crescenzo sits down to educate us about the ins and outs of being a metal fan. His advice? Don't lead with your favorite band on a first date if its name is Dying FetusYou can find Tom's comedic stylings on Youtube and Facebook under self titled pages, and his show "A Podcast Orange" can also be found on YouTube

Long Island comedian and producer Rene Fuentes visits the show to discuss why drugs are his guilty pleasure. Listen in to hear us dish on cannabis, mushrooms, LSD & more.Rene's stand up and the shows he produces are dope, and can be found on the web as "Big Chuckles Production"

First guest on the GPP is my buddy and fellow comedian Nick Tardo! We took a dive into what being a single young adult pro wrestling fan is like in space year 2020....and discovered he might as well be an anime fan

Episode 1 baby! You know about pilots, right? Not quite the final product, but not quite a final draft.Here your host, comedian Brandon LaCarrubba, pitches GPP as a show while gushing about his love for most things Transformers! Guests to come in episode 2 onward!