Pug Party Podcast

What happens when you hate a personal project you've started? That’s the question of the hour. Plus, we get dirty with the Trash Detective, test our horror movie knowledge, and wash it all down with amazing listener-sent beers. Cheers!

Are your ears tingling? Cuz we're back, baby! Dive into an extra-long one as we get pumped for Comic-Con, catch you up on creative projects, and break down Co-working Spaces. Plus, the thrilling threequel "Tomb Stoned 3: Joint Custody"!

Get ready for a barn burner — we debut our new segment DEBATE CLUB and tackle “Cake vs Pie”. Also, the return of Bee Meeting, an epic mail bag dump, and the smoking-hot sequel “Tomb Stoned 2: Blunt Force Momma”.

Should you force yourself to create when you’re not feeling it? We break it down, dawg. Plus — Westworld love, a crazy-inspirational sprinkle, and James brings the heat with a huge batch of April Art Challenge pitches.

So hot in hurrrr! Join us as we overheat and talk about creatively starting over (aka “page one rewrites). Plus — we unleash pug facts, deep-dive into documentaries, and James goes wild with an epic batch of April Art Challenge-inspired pitches!

Nervous to share your work? We chat about letting loose and getting it out there! Plus, Bee Meeting delivers a buzzing package, the sprinks get heated, and everyone falls hard for “Light A Match For Love”.

It’s Peep Season, babyyy! We dive into our weird love for peeps, chat about pitching ideas, and Rox sheds some hate on “She’s Got Balls”. Plus, the new segment… Bee Meeting. Go, Bee Meeting!

We tackle criticism & dealing with haters, get wicked with “American Horror Story: Coven”, and bring back our Rose Recap as The Bachelor goes into hometowns. Plus, the reality hit — 60 Momma Drama!

Grab your ham horn & dive into our biggest episode yet! We share people who inspire us, get hyped for Oscar season, meet Slippy Sal, and obsess over Eva Hesse & artwork from the ‘60s. It’s a barn burner!

Wondering how to cultivate an audience? We double tap that. Plus, we nerd out over eSports, burn rubber with “2 Fast, 2 Years Old”, and get real with another installment of The Rose Recap.

Whatupppp Season 2!! We’re kicking off 2018 by sharing creative goals & watching the balls drop with New Years Steve. Also, we tackle the new season of The Bachelor with our first Rose Recap!

Get ready, we’re wrapping up 2017 with a fancy bow! Cozy up as we share this year’s top five creative accomplishments, gush about Star Wars, and put our cheer to the test with an Xmas song quiz. PLUS — James counts down the Top 10 Best-Worst Pitches from the year!

How do you know when your creative work is finished? We dive into that, gush over Coco, and get the "Thai Breaker" spinoff everyone needed.

We get w-w-wild and describe ourselves in three words, play a no-holds-barred game of Would You Rather, and James scores back-to-back greenlights with “Slam Drunk” and “Win, Lose or Thai.”

It’s a Big Bear special! James’ parents drop by to chat about early creative beginnings & childhood dog stories. Also, James WOWS them with his “Cloney Island” pitch.

We chat creative collaboration, go overboard with Francine the Freshmaker, and dive into the upside down with Stranger Things S2.

Watch out, Hollywood — Rox greenlights her favorite pitch ever! We also chat about dealing with criticism and play a little game of Halloween “would you rather”.

It's Friday the 13th and we're slashing into our favorite Halloween songs, geeking out over horror vinyls and chatting about expanding your creative influences. Also, the Claw Justice spinoff everyone is talking about!

Kick off October with a deep dive into our horror favorites! Also — Rox gets Twitchy, “Doctor Tapioca” takes off, and we myth-bust some common creative stereotypes.

We take a highly caffeinated dive into our scariest, most high-pressure professional moments, nerd out over being D&D noobs, and meet the infamous Dr. Pudding.

We share tips on working from home, creepy Nerd Sprinkles, and find out what Stephen King book we are. Oh, and Rox writes her first sh*tty pitch!

After eating too much Thai food, we discuss creative exercises, talk about our first Dungeons & Dragons game, get sassy with Sassique, and tell the tale of the doggie d*ck pic.

James runs the Creative Breakdown for the first time (talking about rewrites), we cut deep into the Game of Thrones season finale, and Roxy loses it for iguanas.

We share what we listen to while working, geek out over animated stuff, hear a ‘Tina Salami’ pitch, and then talk about our new foster pug Lurch.

With our (first-ever) special guest Ariel Alter, we discuss deadlines, James pitches a movie about ham, and then we all answer the ‘Inside the Actor’s Studio’ questionnaire.

It's our Sweet 16 episode and we chat about themes in our creative work, James' Patsy Cline kick, and loop you in on The Great Cheeto Debate.

In this weird special edition, we geek out with our favorite Comic-Con moments, start Cravin’ For Flavin, and close it down with Tony Testosterone.

After recovering from our live episode - we chat about creative regrets, exquisite corpses, a llama named Hank, and discover what GoT house we belong in.

For some reason, we did a LIVE podcast! Complete with technical difficulties, a quick Q&A, sloppy pitches, and a legit chat about whether creativity is learned or innate. YEAH!

It's a 4th of July bonanza, as we discuss bad creative habits, share a nerd sprinkle we're both hyped about, and attempt round two of slang words you should know in 2017.

We hit it extra hard for James’ birthday, talk about messy creatives, and embarrass ourselves with an improv’d version of Celebrity Navigation.

We talk about finding your artistic voice, our little pug Olive’s adoption story, and James gives the greatest wheat-themed pitch ever.

Wonder what it’s like to be a creative couple? We chat all about it. Also, Behr chomps on a dead mouse and James has the worst shitty pitch ever.

We discuss how to handle an empty creative tank, our experience at L.A. Zinefest, and share an epic (and hilarious) story about one of our pugs.

Without any air conditioning, we discuss different creative career paths, true crime documentaries, and discover how old we really are when we try to define current slang words.

We debate the difference between creating for self versus creating for work, James makes a not-so-shitty pitch, and we discover our Star Wars personas.

We talk about our creative 'best and worst', a record of the month club and other favorites, and then things take a real crappy turn all thanks...to Dr. Phil.

Where we feel most creative, the new online class, Roxy's obsession with Grace Neutral, and a little 'Zoot Suit Riot' story time.

Roxy talks about the new online class, we share our creative origin stories, geek out on the new IT trailer, and then we totally f**k things up (all because of an ice cream truck and james’ stupid fingers).

We tackle creative frustration, James tries out some awful pitches, and Rox explains her uncontrollable sobbing with Beauty and the Beast.

In episode one, we dive into creative planning and brainstorming, go deep into X-Files, and get personal with Star Trek TNG. Basically, it’s the same stuff everyone talks about on podcasts.