Pom & Papi

The bois are joined by comedian Alysia Hush (@alysiahush) to discuss skiing (0:00) San Antonio (10:11), Australia and New Zealand (15:35), College at Texas State (19:00), journalism, reading, and writing, (28:30), improv, astrological signs (33:00), depression and anxiety (42:20), anger (45:00), escorts (47:45), and some comedy writing talk (52:30)!

The bois are joined by friend of the pod Emmett Jones (@emmettkjones) to discuss dating apps (1:30), tik-tok (3:09), poop iphone games (4:09), Luis and Emmett being college roommates (5:30), Luis working at a margarita bar in college (10:15), weed milk (11:33), red bull campus reps (16:01), Emmett’s jacket and travel packing (24:39), surprise parties, naming your college house & weird college pets (30:37), transitioning from California to the midwest (47:00), latin student orgs (49:40), Emmett’s beef with the pod (54:30), tinder plus (57:28), and our guest’s work (1:01:00).

The Graham Ave Web Series Ep! The bois are joined by comedians Matt Hardy and Bo Ballew, co-stars of their new 6 episode web series "Graham Ave", to discuss the editing process (1:00), the tracking shot that didn’t make it (4:07), the "internal clock" (11:26), the order in which we shot (18:15), our additional cast members (20:07), the character video episode (25:36), the writing process (30:00), trust/honesty&fun in shooting (34:36), post shoot nights (38:30), Bo’s tattoo (42:15), episode length (45:50), the premier (52:00), and most fun moments (1:04:45). You can stream all episodes here on Youtube! Please subscribe & thumb up the vids to support the boys so Netflix can cut the check!

The bois kick the episode off with some hot riffs on kanye, tall midwestern people, The Pill in the 60s, Nate Dogg, and new comedians talking about overused topics like the holocaust, then Luis tells a story of wearing make-up in a photo shoot (12:07), face gym (24:15), Lizzie BODYING bloomberg (31:50), NDAs (36:48), Mayor Pete talks like obama (40:00), supreme oreos (43:01), tik tok (46:00), and RIP Pop Smoke (49:27).

The bois are joined by photographer and director Taylor Ballantyne and her cousin MATT HARDY to discuss stetson hats (0:00), mixing up words (8:00), self celebrating (12:15), Richard Craniums (20:00), taylor’s parents writing and producing (25:18), movies (30:00), Taylor’s work as a photographer at Sports Illustrated (37:43), Luis realizing Hardy knew a famous supermodel (43:00), photographing musicians (50:00), charcuterie pre games (59:00), and Matt and Taylor’s Italian family Christmas (1:06:48).

The bois are joined by comedian Natalie Cuomo (@nataliecuomo_) to discuss tattoos and weird things we're attracted to (0:00), perfume (6:52), New York City (8:56), negging (12:54), comedy (21:20), LA comedy (24:00), the friend zone (31:30), feminism (38:30), being confrontational (41:30), comedy origin stories and acting (45:44), and Natalie's time as a barista (51:53). Subscribe and Rate 5 stars!

The bois discuss being named "Guy" (0:00), “mook” (3:08), movie line ups (5:40), Luis in LA: LA breakfast sucks, (12:53), concubines (21:04), the super bowl (26:54), J-Lo, Jeb Bush, Shakira, (29:30) Pom’s acting class (42:30), Hamilton (45:30), and RIP Kobe (51:12).

The bois discuss Cats the movie (0:00), the Aaron Hernandez documentary (11:03), the coronavirus (21:07), the facebook/twitter/instagram/linkedin meme (27:01), vacancy taxes (30:45), Hillary Clinton (36:06), an occurence at Papi's job (43:06), and a speed round - Brad and Jen, new Curb, You (48:13).

The bois are joined by correspondent Matt Hardy to discuss Sinatra (0:00), abbreviations (6:00) “close the door and do me” (7:00), The Power of Now (14:00), Spanish Language stuff (19:00), zippers near your guy (24:00), school bathroom shenanigans (27:00), English to Spanish name conversion (31:00), Invisalign (42:27); bodega talk (44:45), and neighborhoody NYC neighborhoods (48:00), and movie talk (1:00:00).

The bois discuss Trick Daddy and nightclubs (0:00), Iran (4:30), soundcloud rappers (8:15), creepy dudes at bars (10:32), 1917 (17:17), the Golden Globes (24:00), politics (35:30), and Meghan Markle (42:29).

The bois discuss Iran hot takes - including which service we would be and Beyblades (0:00); Julian Castro (10:50), NYE (14:07), movies - Friday, Ice Cube, Kevin Hart (18:06), martial arts, tennis, beyonce vs. serena (26:00), christmas gifts (34:26), and gambling (43:39).

The bois are joined by correspondent, comedian, and spiritual guide Matt Hardy to discuss fuzz (1:20), Denny's and Bob Evans (4:49), weird porno (7:00), cash cab (10:00), Canada (11:00), NYE (13:30), c-walking (14:37), frat rush Ts (17:20), are we new years guys? (23:37), seasonal depression (33:00), The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle (39:43), spiritual teachers being not fat (42:30), addiction to identification (45:45), the Babadook (1:07:08), NY resolutions (1:14:48).

The bois are joined by writer J'Na Jefferson (Billboard) to discuss movies (0:00), Lupita (5:20), Lizzo (7:20), Ohio and white plains (18:07), The college scandal and Jussie Smollett (25:05), some of our fav comedy specials + Weinstein (33:00), impeachment (34:00) Brad Pitt (35:00), parenting (37:00, Ke$ha (43:30), grinding(46:21), gymnastics (52:37), an J’NA’s best albums of the decade (1:00:24).

The bois discuss santa-con (0:00), cruise jail (3:20), Luis’s antics in the DR (10:30), cultural naming (16:00), Curb Your Enthusiasm (19:21), Marriage Story and peloton girl again (23:24), being spiritual to be a dick, rage yoga & primal scream therapy (30:25), Greta Thunberg (38:27), Drake wearing children’s uniforms (44:30), Pom's new mouthguard (45:44), and umbrellas (47:47).

The bois discuss cha-cha (0:00), Chinese Food (2:00), last minute beach dieting (5:40), Luis going to a wedding (7:10), having kids before getting married (8:30), wedding behavior protocol (13:28), wedding expenses (16:17), a weird app (24:00), the peloton ad (26:48) Kamala is gone (36:08), MP’s flight experience (41:45), and a speed round: Joe Biden’s bus tour, Carmelo, The Irishman, Prada, and Moncler (50:10).

The bois sit down with creative producer / photographer Taj Reed to discuss milk frothing (0:00) sneakers and workout fits (2:51), basketball (7:00), herbs (9:45) underarmour (12:00), Pom’s Levi jeans bath (13:30), pants with clasps & body dysmorphia (20:30), how Luis knows our guest (26:30) different friend groups in different stages of life (29:21), photography (34:30), The Secret Life of Walter Mitty and Milktoasts (47:33), the Tesla truck (54:09), Uber pool (58:14), and Thanksgiving history (1:00:40).

The bois sit down to talk Thanksgiving, home cooking, sodium, and Stouffer’s lasagna (0:00), micro-aggressions (6:20), staying in touch with sucias over the holidays (11:59), Thanksgiving food (17:15), pre-Uber days (25:00), work vacation shaming (28:45), Pom and Luis’s buddy cop movie idea (36:30), cops and video games being questionable (39:00), and a climate change protest at the Harvard Yale Game (46:30).

The bois are joined by Men's Health and Esquire Magazine Grooming Editor Garrett Munce (IG: @garrettmunce, Twitter: @MrGarrettMunce) to discuss turtlenecks and merino wool (0:00), hair (3:30), outerwear (5:47), Erectile Dysfunction (9:50), porn and its affects on brains and society (14:56), haircut prices and styling (30:00) skin care for winter (37:55), a deep-dive of the hottest skincare products (41:38), and cologne (1:06:47).

The bois are joined yet again by comedian Matt Hardy to discuss juice bars (0:00), AOC roasting Zuckerberg (2:48) seeing a hot guy (5:45), and then a morality discussion about Facebook ensues (12:31). The boys then discuss their trip to the North Face store (27:26), and unconventional fashion moves including a deep dive on convertible pants (37:22).

The bois are joined by comedians Julio Diaz and Matt Hardy to discuss whether you can take heroin and play sports (0:00), world of warcraft and video games at sleepovers (8:17) why it’s hard for men vulnerable to each other (15:50), awareness (39:30) the world’s longest comedy show (45:30), why things are better for millennials today (49:20) and fraternity houses being dumpy (56:00).

The bois discuss nicknames (0:00), when it's too old to trick-or-treat (4:58), mischief night (5:30), problematic costumes (10:37), slutty costumes (13:08), when to stop wearing costumes (14:27) "spooky season" (19:06), Kanye’s new album (23:40), Lebron and China (35:02), language talk (40:00), Rudy Giuliani out here butt dialing and funny butt dial stories (44:45).

The bois are joined by comedian and actor Mike Nicolia to discuss sucia-ness (0:00), long island culture and going out (6:44), a recent party Luis attended with Mike (17:00), living with family (26:00), Mike’s italian family, including his grandparents meeting on the subway (29:47), dating as a busy person (36:07), Mike’s childhood acting career (50:03), and trying standup for the first time and those weary early days (57:00).

The bois discuss straws and french presses (0:00), the FSA Store being anti-feminist (7:50), MTA waste (17:45) Bieber on a unicycle (20:09), a funny Italian neighborhood moment (24:00), progressivism (27:45), Trump’s Pep Rally and can Lizzy-War clap back? (35:24), Matt Lauer (44:15), an Drake’s dad causing beef (47:56).

The bois are joined by comedian/musician/producer Julie Pinero to discuss her recent LatinX Immigration fundraiser with Papi (1:00), crying (5:30), depression (13:00) Luis's sucia-ness (14:30), body wipes (18:30), getting let go (22:30), digital journalism and online video oversaturation (23:30), Julie DMing a D-List celebrity (29:30), instagram's algorithm giving us all anxiety (32:30), when to post someone on your story in the dating game (34:15), timing is everything (41:15), “sorry I’m seeing someone” (42:20), juggling multiple partners (46:15), fighting (48:15), love and indifference (54:00), and then our guest plays an original song (1:00:00)!

The bois are joined by comedian and author Sarah Cooper (@sarahcpr) to discuss comedy (0:00), how Sarah used to work for Google (8:12), San Francisco (13:59), Sarah's wikipedia page (20:39), finding your "thing" on stage (24:28), corporate business speak (27:45), why people need something to do (34:19), what it's like to go viral (38:38), Sarah getting blocked on twitter by Donald Trump, (40:18), Sarah’s books (44:00), Corporate America diversity? (50:00) and relationships (1:01:00)! You can find Sarah's books on Amazon or here.

The bois discuss Justin Trudeau and Prince Harry(0:00), Mark Ronson coming out as sapiosexual (11:30), The Rolling Stones (21:47), taylor Swift (25:00), Dennis Rodman claiming Madonna offered him $20 million to get her pregnant (27:45), Tekashi 6 9  (33:49), Antonio Brown actually getting cancelled (39:58), and closing motivations from Papi (48:32).

The bois discuss aging (00:59), don’t be hack (07:00), fighting (11:01), and men leering (20:15), then Matt Hardy drops in to talk “wooing” (25:53), Lori Loughlin and jail tales (37:47), Moviepass shutting down and cinematic experience (47:03), and a closing deep dive on potential double features and triple features (01:00:03).

The bois announce their new name change, Pom & Papi! then are joined by friends and bassheads Cal and Joe to discuss disco music parties that get a little weird is a party, music venue bathrooms (14:30), Ohio State party music nostalgia (18:00), Wooks (31:00), third homes (40:45), Bassnectar (51:30), Joe's musical journey (55:00), Cal managing a friend / producing shows(57:00), DIY culture (1:08:10); a crazy story (1:11:40), and "making it" (1:19:38). You can hear Joe's music at https://soundcloud.com/jbrwnsessions!

The bois discuss Pom’s leather jacket (1:40), Papi's Tinder date (5:30), looking better in pictures vs. real life (6:15), tattoos (16:10), comedy shows as a first date (22:22), bedroom stuff nsfw (26:50), always ask for the kiss (29:47), Luis’s friend sexting the wrong person (34:17), Chappelle’s new Netflix special (44:20), and a speed round: VMAs, Taylor Swift, Gillibrand, Hurricane Dorian, and more (57:00)!

The bois are joined by correspondent Matt Hardy to discuss coffee (0:00) sucias (4:56), more coffee (10:36), human balls (12:30), how seltzer causes accidental relapse (19:30), Twisted Tea (23:47), Bumble (28:53), taking dumps (30:06), mortgage shits (35:17), corporations having bad bathrooms (40:40), capitalism problems (51:03), and the importance of having enough (01:00:00).

The bois discuss the fishtube (0.00), luis coming to pom’s work (4:34), Peter Fonda (6:40), ladies who can’t go to Israel (16:55), Spiked Seltzers (28:28), Jeffrey Epstein (31:00), Midsommar(41:55), Sucias (45:21), and Dale Earnhardt Jr. (51:05).

The bois are joined by twitter God @coreykindberg to discuss working with Luis (0:00), the Bagel Boss guy (4:30), confidence and first impressions (13:00), sobriety (19:55), twitter clapbacks, twitter > Instagram, and twitter comedians (30:27), twitter bringing marginalized stuff into the mainstream (37:50), are certain phrases OK for certain people? (48:17), Corey’s twitter success (55:30), and hot girl fall (1:01:10).

The bois are joined by nobody to discuss A$AP Rocky (2:00), Trump talking A$AP Rocky (12:30), Swedish Jails (20:00), Dem Debates (26:30), old people and babies (30:30), Michael meets a weird lady at Juice Press (36:30), parenting? (39:48), and whether the Dem candidates are dogs or ponies (46:20)!

The bois are joined by friends and fashion industry queens Alex Melick and Emily Green to discuss brunch (6:30), grinding (15:00), Luis and Pom’s style evolutions (20:39) untuckit (34:20), foreign interests (35:30), Michael’s Barney costume (40:00), Hillary Duff (42:00), and fashion (46:15).

The bois are joined by writer and photographer @maurice.marcel to discuss beatin the heat (0:01), hot girl summer (14:51) skin care (21:00), hiking (27:00), blackout drinking (34:00) Gen Z (47:55), and a little bit about our guest’s career (57:30).

The bois are joined by comedians Isaiah Lorenzo (@flysaiah) and Matt Hardy to discuss getting into bars underage (0:30), attraction for men vs. women (12:17), is wanting "more" the human condition or a capitalism thing (18:49), apparently your DNA can change (22:30), guys needing validation for dating: toxic masculinity or evolution? (25:55), jealousy (33:30), dating boundaries (41:30), some dumb toothbrush-to-go app (44:55), white people co-opting black culture (47:27), cultural context in media (1:00:30), kids (1:04:00), then Isaiah tells a dirty story - mom don’t listen (1:10:00).

The bois are joined by Michael’s college buddy Pat Callahan to discuss Michael being a plant daddy (1:00), abbreviations (6:15), post-grad anxiety (14:28), falling in love with the process (19:18), picking colleges (23:40), 'presenting' on social media (26:40), more picking colleges (36:00), more post-grad anxiety (50:19), the Indy 500 (52:00), and the July 4th (1:02:00).

The bois are joined by comedian/actor James Tison to talk about Luis’s big night out, the Democratic primary debates (17:00), politicians speaking Spanish (25:31), glory holes (32:33), NYC night clubs (36:57), acting (45:40), bad open mic tropes (54:30), different comedy scenes in NYC (56:50), reading the room (1:03:15), compare and despair (1:13:20), & Bad Bunny (1:19:09).

The bois are joined by comedian Jessica Clayton (@yessssyca) to talk waiting tables for celebrities (2:00), sneakers (7:55), the Dominican Republic (17:15), Pride (29:19), dating and the importance of being direct (34:34), a recent date for our guest (57:00), dating comics (1:02:30), jealousy (1:08:00), and our guest’s family (1:16:00).

The bois are joined by Matt Hardy and Bo Ballew to discuss their latest hang, who they’d be as NBA players, and then Pomeroy tells the tale of his recent hospitalization! It’s a crazy story of planes, trains, and ambulances! We then read the questionable “email update” Pomeroy sent to his friends about his health. Then at 1:03, the boys do some improv - it ends in a supply closet…

Comedian / Actor / Improviser Maggie Lalley (@magslals) joins the SEL bois to discuss her one woman show, “Cold Blooded Witch: The Sex Musical!” - and a hilarious deep-dive on Maggie’s childhood witchcraft experience ensues. We also talk Finding Neverland (relevant?), Astrology, and what’s going on with some current TV shows.

The bois discuss MDW festivities, water shoes, and Kit Harrington. Luis teaches Michael about the sneakerhead term ‘beaters,’ plus Michael tells us about his failed UCB sketch class table read (Luis punches up the sketch). We also talk about Drake's sideline antics and movie studios pulling out of the anti-abortion states.

The bois are joined by Matt Hardy for their first late night pod recording to discuss where to stand on the subway platform, comedy performance, Matt’s booming Minnesota comedy career, Luis’s new character ‘incompetent formula 1 driver’, Pomeroy buying boots in spring time, a quick run down on movies Pomeroy hasn’t seen, and then just general off-the-railsy-ness.

The bois are joined by comedian Neil Rubenstein, along with SEL correspondent Matt Hardy to four Alphas talking at once with a new mixer. We go off the rails with tales of Neil’s travels on the road, Def Comedy Jam, Nannette, long term comedy goals, new rappers, and the abortion bills. For more Neil Rubenstein, check out Neil Rubenstein Reviews It on YouTube.

The bois are joined by Teen Vogue Editor and comedian Gabe Bergado to discuss college at Northwestern, the merits of Taco Bell, the Met Gala, working celebrity press in the journalism world, microagressions, code-switching and more.

The bois discuss the Kentucky Derby - jockey heights, horse names - and then talk LAST week’s Game of Thrones battle.

The bois discuss SEL correspondent Matt Hardy’s web series idea, Luis goes to a party full of meathead white boys which leads us to a talk on toxic masculinity, and then a legendary deep-dive on Romantic Comedies for 40 minutes ensues.

The bois discuss Easter, Passover, 4/20, Notre Dame Cathedral burning, girls as social currency being problematic, then the bois play around with the Michael Jackson Soundboard, as well as listen to some old Chris Rock bits.

The bois discuss the Measles outbreak in Williamsburg Brooklyn, Coachella, super-human/super-husband Jay Cutler’s new skill, UVA, Luke Walton, and then we accidentally plug like six brands.

The bois are joined by Comedian Bo Ballew to discuss Texas, the Final Four, frat life, drugs, Grabbin’ Joe Biden, the American political landscape, Nipsey Hussle, and whether anything is fair game, comedically.

The bois discuss the Cardi B scandal, Trey Songz, the music industry, spring time feels, Jussie Smollett (free at last), Tristan "purple heart" Thompson, and sassy Lebron & his Gen Z teammates.