#SOLA

On this episode of #SoLA, Camille and Charlie are slipping deeper into delusion, putting the X back in XMas, drinking boozy eggnog from HomeState and slowly falling apart. Charlie is pitching new podcast ideas and dates for Camille. Camille is still obsessing over minor flaws in the Star Wars and Back to the Future universes. Most importantly, they realize that #SoLA was merely a coping mechanism to make it through the Trump era. And Charlie just discovered Buzzfeed and explains to everyone the ins and outs of the Mandela Affect… which begs the question, Frasier, did this podcast ever exist at all? Merry Christmas! 

On this episode, Camille and Charlie slowly unravel while wishing you and yours a Happy Thanksgiving... or as close as one can hope for one in the year of our lord 2020. Chaz is back with a gender reveal, Charlie is back with some Harold Team names and a dating game for Camille. They discuss Phil Specter's long commute to find someone to murder, Camille's hatred for parking attendants and probably some other topics, too. Hang in there! At least 2020 is almost over! 

On this episode of #SoLA, Camille and Charlie realize it’s their 69th episode, make a bunch of bad jokes about it, then move on to Mean Camille being very uncharitable on many topics. She blames Camibriel Byrne. Charlie has lots of Harold Team names, and many updates from Chaz/Chez/etc. Camille discusses her perma-bloodshot eyes and coasters for far too long. They figure out Weezer is to blame for all the ills of the world and Kula, if you're still listening, please come join us for a #SoLA Nation episode.  It's basically a lot of Nero-ing a violin while LA burns to the ground. Hopefully we're able to make it to another week so we can apologize for all the awful stuff we said this week. 

On this episode of #SoLA, Camille and Charlie remember they have a podcast! And The Musical Artist Chaz remembers he’s a character. They discuss pandemic regrets, bake bread, the computer overheats, Charlie promotes his upcoming competing podcast Balk Talk, probably some other stuff happens and they give advice to Christopher Nolan. It’s just another very unperfect day in the pandemic in LA.  PLEASE PARDON THE SOUND OF OUR CHAIRS, TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES AND GENERAL INSANITY.

On this episode of #SoLA, Camille and Charlie are joined by their friends, the band Secret American! Derek Kryzwicki and Todd Mecaughey- along with band mom/Todd’s wife, Natalie- join the #soLA insanity via Zoom and Charlie and Camille get to geek out about their favorite Secret American songs, how the band ended up in Weird City and what's next for everyone. They discuss LA bands and music- Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Doors, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, The Beach Boys... and the lack of daily doses of the Chili Peppers and Sublime now that we're in quarantine. This somewhat Philly-based band talk East Coasters' views of LA, what it’s like to be in a bi-coastal and, of course, routes! 

On this episode of #SoLA, Charlie and Camille are Zoom chatting with their good friend Rob Huebel. Huebel recently abandoned city life to move to a different part of the city, aka the boonies of Pasadena (only 15 minutes away!). They discuss the running free commercial for HomeState that #soLA has become, as well as how bad Camille and Charlie are at hosting a podcast. Charlie and Rob also discuss their Academy Award winning show Do You Wanna See a Dead Body, as well as Charlie’s lost sketch from Rob’s show Human Giant. There’s some Southern talk, some pandemic What’s the Point talk, lots of talk about moving out of urban blight and are we maybe moving to Pasadena? 

On this episode of #SoLA, Camille and Charlie realize their last pandemic episode was TOO good and push further into quarantine insanity to discuss their New Normal, er, New Nermal?  Harold Team Names are still free for now…. except one terrible one that cannot be uttered out loud. (Balloon, that’s all we’re saying.) They do puzzles now. They shop at HomeState. Charlie is still failing at Southwest Airlines humor.  And Garfield was right about a few things: Mondays suck, Nermal sucks. Orson sucks. Turns out Camille cares a LOT about Garfield. Maybe SHE is the Garfield Purist. Yep, he’s still alive. What IS this podcast? WE DONT KNOW. 

On this episode of #SoLA, Camille and Charlie delve deeply into the causes of COVID-19. Not, you know, the actual causes. But, like, how we as a people maybe brought this on ourselves. Veggie burgers that bleed, inner child journals, pointless remakes, the show Crashing on HBO, Bombas socks, the podcast #SoLA… Also, Hi Curtis! 

On this episode of #SoLA, Charlie and Camille check in from Day 13 of Coronavirus lockdown. It's going great! Camille has fallen into complete disarray and Charlie is wearing JEANS EVERY DAY.  They miss the Dodgers, El Coyote and Musso & Frank, but are finding ways of coping. Mostly drinking gin and tonics (they're healthy!), actually doing DuoLingo, making beans and wondering where all the limes went.  We meet a few new characters: Greg and Gary Hemingway, the Musical Artist Cornelius, and a character to-be-named. (Send your character name suggestions and gluten-free blondie recipes to Will Hines on Twitter dot com.) Please forgive our creaking floors, the sounds of our neighbors and our general insanity.  Shout out to our patreons Meg and Tricia! And don't forget to wash your hands!

On this episode of #SoLA, Camille and Charlie offer a round of Retractions and Apologies for, well, pretty much all of Season 3. It seems in their brief time back they managed to alienate each member of their dwindling fanship- that’s what happens when you’re starting a dialog, forging new ground, stating ill-thought-out opinions on HBO, whathaveyou.  Come for the retractions, stay for the reappearance of some favorite characters from the past, the discussion about Kevin Smith movies, and the biggest apology of all to Anosh McAdam.  We’re Sorry. Fidelio.     

On this episode of #SoLA, Camille and Charlie are experiencing some major June Gloom. You know, the time of year when the cold air from the California current forms low, grey clouds that hang over Los Angeles… it’s like May Gray, No Sky July or Fogust. It’s gloomy.  Anyway, Anosh is MIA and things go a little wonky. Camille and Charlie have seasonal affective disorder and a lot gloom about various things: Crossword Grievances, the frog legs at Toot’s, that last hill on the hike and bad turners. There are also a lot of thoughts about Billy Crystal Russell Crowe and Mel Gibson. We know…. gloomy.    This episode of #SoLA starring:  Casablanca-All That Jazz-My Dinner With Andre-I, Tonya- Lady and the Tramp-Lady from Shanghai-Ever After Elizabeth-Long Goodbye-I, Claudius-Zorba the Greek, Anastasia, Babe, Elizabeth the Golden Age, Twister, Hair Kill Bill-Nosferatu-Oklahoma-X:Men First Class  and Conan the Barbarian-Harry and the Hendersons-Avatar-Regarding Henry-Life-I, Robot, E.T. Home Alone-Election-New York, New York-Raging Bull-Young Frankenstein Singin’ In the Rain-Airplane-Noah-Do the Right Thing-Evita-Ransom-Superbad Independence Day-Ikiru-Invisible Man  

On this episode of #SoLA, Camille and Charlie present possibly their dumbest topic of all time. Yes, believe it, the dumbest topic yet: a rundown of the “HBO era” of TV, according to them, inspired byan article Charlie didn’t like and Camille didn’t read.  Yep, this episode is all about old HBO shows, with a heavy focus on Sopranos, Sex and the City and Entourage. They don't even mention anything on currently. Why would they? It's #SoLA! Tune in to learn about Sex and the City roulette, which Sopranos character is which... etc, the most important HBO shows of all time, and, of course, Young Pope.  It's not TV, it's #SoLA.  

On this episode of #SoLA, Camille and Charlie attempt to discuss one of Los Angeles’s favorite topics: alterative healing. Things like Reiki (what is it?), cupping (or jarring), shamanic journeys (been there), acupuncture (done that), crystals and "just being present". Charlie also airs old grievances from Harold Night 15 years ago and goes way too deep on Planet of the Apes. Camille is revealed to be a homeopathic guide. And everyone learns that sometimes anger is the best medicine of all. Welcome to Ape City. 

On this episode of #SoLA, Camille and Charlie discuss the inability of Angelenos to commit to anything in pen. Everything’s always a maybe… luckily Charlie lives in the moment now. He talks about that- A LOT. That and LeVar Burton. And the inevitability of death. Camille updates everyone on Gerard and goes into a deep dive on her favorite CNN characters.  Lady From Shanghai, Queer Eye, Medium Cool, Funny Face… who cares about who cares about who cares.

On this episode of #SoLA, Camille and Charlie are back with the long-awaited third season. Like many long-awaited sequels, it’s clunky. But it wouldn’t be #SoLA if it weren’t! Naturally, a six month break means there is a lot to catch up on- Charlie is a Meat Reducer now! Camille is allergic to rosé! Lots of opinions about A Star Is Born! Of course, Charlie’s show Weird City aired… but they barely talk about that. Instead, Charlie tries to get back the Vampire Charbriel Byrne voice and Camille tries to remember the theme song to the show-within-a-show on Extras. They debate which Kevin Smith movie which season of #SoLA is, the secret Bill Cosby was trying to tell us and whether The Secret works or not.  There are new Harold Team names, a new prodcuer (Hi, Anosh!), new routes, new games and eventually, they do talk about LA. A little. 

On this episode of #SoLA, Camille and Charlie are joined by second-time guest, Eater LA’s Farley Elliott, talking about LA’s favorite food: the burger! Cheeseburgers, chili burgers, ramen burgers and… chicken burgers? They discuss it all. Important questions like: which is the best In and Out, the rise and fall of Umami Burger, the tragedy of seafood restaurants having great burgers and is the patty melt a burger?!? Unimportant questions like which LA burger is which Beatle? Will Farley get it right?  Tune in for all this and more, just don’t cross David Chang. He’s got a sniper aimed at your head.  And for those interested in where to eat LA’s best burgers, and much more, some of the restaurants discussed on this episode are Chang’s Majordomo, Hawkins Burgers in Watts, Yuca’s on Hillhurst, Otoño in Highland Park, The Mad Greek in Baker, Lucky Boy in Pasadena, Malibu Seafood, Cassell’s patty melt, Spago, Here’s Looking At You, Burgers Never Say Die, Father’s Office, Apple Pan, Pie N Burger, Petit Trois’s Big Mec burger, Shake Shack, Bill’s Burgers in Van Nuys, Mitla Café and a little restaurant called The Cheesecake Factory.

On this episode of #SoLA, Camille and Charlie present one of their world-famous grab bag episodes, clearing out their closet of ideas. The magic art of getting rid of the topics that are weighing you down. They discuss Charlie's untapped psychic ability, and hiss each for a psychic mentor, how bad the actors are in Republican political ads, the new turn lane at El Coyote (and the best route to get there), plus the trouble with driving through Koreatown. Charlie loves the $10 bill, but didn't care for Hamilton... which leads to a round up of things that infuriate others if you don't love them (Costco, cake, Christopher Nolan films, etc).   Charlie tries to introduce a new segment on dream interpretation- but only one person wanted their dream interpreted.  And! If you make it to the end, there’s an actually funny bit about musicals that don’t need to be made. Or do they? 

On this episode of #SoLA, Charlie and Camille battle jet-lag to tell the people (at least Farley Elliot and Danny Cohen) about their recent trip abroad. They share their impressions of being Americans, and Angelenos, in the UK and introduce a myriad of new characters, including a fun new guy, The American. He’s fat and mad! And that’s about it.  There’s a hearty endorsement for Liverpool, and much discussion with Will, of course, about the Beatles’s hometown. They also bemoan the hardships on your moisturizing routine while traveling, the difficulty of finding half-and-half and being gluten-free in a bread-forward culture. It’s a tough life, for sure.    Is this show getting a little Long in the Shadow? Tweet at Will to let us know! 

On this episode of #SoLA, Camille and Charlie discuss what it’s like to live in a city that serves as a playground for a Scooby Doo billionaire. Los Angeles is home to billionaire inventor, madman and visionary Elon Musk; and sometimes that means you’ll walk outside on a quiet Sunday night and think the aliens have arrived. Nope, just SpaceX launching a rocket. It’s Elon’s world, we just live in it.  The gang discusses what goes through your head when it seems like the aliens have arrived, who would live on Mars and do they have tv shows there? Also, there’s lots of “Which Beatle is Which”, some inspirational words to live by from Charlie and a proclamation that we all use fist bumps from now on.  But what do we know, we’re just writing on a bathroom wall…

On this episode of #SoLA, the Los Angeles Dodgers are having a great season, so Camille and Charlie get sports now! Turns out, sports are a fun and fruitful way to get out all your aggression towards the world while also bonding with your fellow man over a shared love of your home. Who knew?!  Buckle up and prepare yourself to hear three people who are vaguely informed about sports talk about them for a full 45 minutes. Well, sports and annoying guy they met one time.  They also talk Los Angeles's many sports teams, what it means to be a Trojan vs. a Bruin and how Clayton Kershaw looks like Blake Shelton’s younger brother. Eventually, it all just devolves into Charlie’s loon call. This is #SoLA, after all. 

On this episode of #SoLA, Camille and Charlie discuss their preparedness (or lack thereof) for a natural disaster using guidlines from reknowned government agency, FEMA. Meetup point? Covell. Three day water supply? Depends on our water delivery or how much of Will’s La Croix is in the house. Non-perishable food? Do frozen chicken and endless sardines count? Clearly, they are ready. Except from the hand-crank radio, local maps and their important documents stored in a water-proof bag.  They also discuss which Beatle is which apocalypse. And various #SoLA book recommendations. Which will be helpful in case of emergency. 

On this episode of #SoLA, Camille and Charlie are back at Will’s: no guests, no board games, just a couple uninformed maniacs trying to discuss astrology, horoscopes and the phenomenom known as Mercury in Retrograde. Charlie is a typical Leo, a pleasure seeker and a success in Hollywood; Camille is a failure of a Sagitarius, utterly unconcerned with the Meaning of Life and truth-seeking. And Charlie was born under Mecury in Retrograde. Or so we assume. What’s that mean? Essentially that all things electrical hate him… because space dust.  Also, Camille and Charlie have been watching a lot of Seinfeld lately. Have you seen it? It’s great. So great Charlie stole Bubble Boy and turned him into the Garfield Purist. A fan of ours stole a Harold Team name and there’s a lot of talk a lot about bodegas, air toxicity and which Beatles is which Beatle. Rodeo Road is becoming Obama Blvd. WE had a baby. And new routes… all this and more on the world famous podcast #SOLA.  Just don’t schedule your plastic surgery during Mecury in Retrograde. 

On this bonus episode of #SoLA, Camille and Charlie mostly cede their podcast episode about Twilight Struggle to Will and "Elizabeth Jennings" while they discuss the cultural phenomenon that is Star Wars. Which came first, the brown robe or the Jedi? Is Return of the Jedi truly terrible? What surprising Star Wars couple are you shipping? What does the Garfield Purist think about George Lucas... and how in the world is Ben Kenobi a good cover-name for Obi Wan? All this and more will be discussed ad naseum because Star Wars. Back to your regularly schedule characters, songs and minutia from Camille, Charlie and L.A. next week! 

On this episode of #SoLA, Camille and Charlie deliver their often discussed, long promised Twilight Struggle episode. You know, Twilight Struggle… the 4-6 hours Cold War recreation board game. It’s an episode about that. And, yes, they may have truly lost their collective mind. Herewith, a 3+ hour episode in which Camille and Will add color commentary while Charlie, aka the USA, plays friend-of-the-pod “Elizabeth Jennings”, aka the USSR, for world domination. There’s lots of ill-informed talk of world politics and history (including JFK assasination theories and Krushev’s desire to go to Disneyland), the movie War Games, and if you make it two and a half hours in some pretty amazing impressions of Dean Martin and Dinah Shore that basically take over the podcast.  If you make it further than that and you’re curious about the missing Star Wars discussion, tune in to a future episode for lots more ill-informed opinions… this time about a galaxy far, far away. 

On this very special anniversary episode of #SoLA, Camille and Charlie host their friend “Dame Maggie Smith”, a reader for “Inspire Talent Agency” who signed an iron-clad NDA and really can’t talk about her job that much. Which is fine, because Dame Maggie Smith is a #SoLA superfan (suprising, yes, but true); she wants to catch up with all her favorite characters in person- The Garfield Purist, Gerard, Charbriel Byrne (RIP, maybe?), and, of course, The Musical Artist Chaz. They also talk therapists, Karamo Brown, the best locations around LA to catch Pokemon and lobstermen. If you’re looking for an agent, try Craig DeWalt at Inspire. And, if you’re looking for love at Birds Hollywood, just hope that Dame Maggie Smith is there when Gene Hackman, Too shows up. 

On this episode of #SoLA, Camille and Charlie are joined by the legendary TV director, Adam Bernstein. Adam talks about his beginnings in the heyday of music videos, directing videos for The Beastie Boys, Camper Van Beethoven, and They Might Be Giants, among many others. We find out that Will is a huge TMBG fan- and he’s got some questions that will broaden the audience indefinitely. They also discuss Adam’s work on little projects like 30 Rock, Orange is the New Black, Breaking Bad and an upcoming show called Weird City. He also shares his thoughts on being broken as a director, eating jars of pickled eggs, and the best routes around Los Angeles, because of course. Will introduces a new game: Burbank or LAX? And Camille and Charlie just try to make sure no one leaves crack in their hash pipes.

On this episode of #SoLA, Charlie and Camille try their hand at politics. Because one more political podcast is what we need to save America! It’s clear to everyone that Los Angeles’s mayor, Eric Garcetti, is eyeing the White House… but should he? Cyclavia, after all, has a huge crosstown bike ride planned, and, of course, there is the epicly growing homeless and scooter populations to deal with here in L.A. Charlie, Camille and Will talk their favorite presidents, the connection between Rasputin and Putin, Camille’s opinion on cooked blueberries and everyone’s confused ideas about unions and global warming, Denzel movies and much, much more. Stay tuned for the characters: a woman named Gerard, a certain dead therapist and, maybe…. a special guest!

On this episode of #SoLA, Camille and Charlie try to explain their personal life philosophy, inspired by Warren Zevon: Enjoy Every Sandwich. Unfortunately, Camille forgot the reason she chose this topic was as a tribute to Jonathan Gold (the late, great Los Angeles food writer), so the episode is something of a mess. Even more of a mess than usual, in fact! Regardless, you’ll still find lots of discussions about sandwiches, Apple Maps vs. Google Maps and the true aim of MAGA. There’s also a fair amount of nonsensical film discussion. McCabe and Mrs. Miller is the Eyes Wide Shut of Robert Altman: “no one’s got a poster of it on their wall, but it’s their best”. Munich is Spielberg’s McCabe and Mrs. Miller. After Hours is Scorsese’s Munich. And so on and so on.  Don't forget to use our new hashtag! #KramerBasedHaroldTeamName

On this episode of #SoLA, Camille and Charlie attempt to discuss the insane California ballot measure to split California into three states. What will each state get? The future California will get Hearst Castle, Hollywood, Oprah and, of course, the great podcast #SoLA. Southern California (acutally more of a backwards L along the eastern border) will enjoy a duking out between San Diego and Sacramento for top city, as well as Death Valley, most of Yosemite, Disneyland and Palm Springs. Northern California will get the Oregon border, Guy Fieri’s hometown of Ferndale, Silicon Valley, the Bay Area and, most importantly, the Lemurians. What are Lemurians, you ask? Just a magical leprechaun people who exist on a third dimension on Mount Shasta. Also, Charlie expounds upon his new love of cookies (although not Moonpies) and Charbriel Byrne is still dead on the floor.

On this episode of #SoLA, Los Angeles is burning and Charlie and Camille are struggling to come up with an episode in the middle of a heatwave. Luckily, Will Hines is around to save the day and guide them through. They discuss the morass of social media toxicity: virtue signaling, white knight-ing, man-splaining, tone policing, and playing the victim card. They also wade back through the swamp planet into the Jedi fashion controversy, discuss how to survive a heatwave (no idea), and whether it’s best to die of the heat or the cold. Unfortunately, Charbriel Byrne didn’t die of either- he choked to death and they left him on the floor.  Stay tuned til the end for tips on how to do a great Michael Caine impression and Charlie’s newest character and biography title.  Los Angeles is burning? Forget about it, Joseph Cotton, it’s Citizen Kane. 

On this episode of #SoLA, Camille and Charlie have a special treat for all the die-hard Gabriel Byrne fans out there! When looking for a way to broaden the listenership of their podcast, they figured a revival of the character Paul Weston, from the oft-forgotten 2008-2010 HBO show In Treatment, was just the thing. Charlie takes the lead and inhabits the character “Charbriel Byrne” in order to pscyoanalyze listeners’ deepest issues and heartful queries about life. Camille, on the other hand, spends a lot of time discussing Sleepless in Seattle and apples. She also says “like” a lot. Like a lot a lot. And they talk about Wicker Man. Free yourself from your psychological problems: Happy Fourth of July! 

It’s Season 2 of #SoLA! After a brief hiatus, and a period “on the bubble”, Charlie and Camille are back with all your favorite segments: Harold Team names, drop-the-brown-put-on-a-tag, Charbriel Byrne (soon to be a regular segment), and Immediate Divorce. The one directive for Season 2 is “Be More Accessible”. What better way to be accessible than begin with a guide to flying America’s favorite airline, Southwest? From the perks of the Southwest Visa to navigating check in and boarding, from scamming free drinks to the best bin space, this is the only guide you’ll need to fly those American skies. We're back, baby! 

On this episode of #SoLA, Camille and Charlie attempt to have a film discussion all about Hollywood. Hollywood playing itself, that is; movies such as: Singin’ in the Rain, The Player, Bowfinger, the Coen Brothers’ Tragedy of Being A Screenwriter movies Hail, Caesar! and Barton Fink, La La Land and Mulholland Drive. They also ramble about how Robert Altman would have made an amazing modern mini-series director, Frank Oz being underappreciated as a director, John Cazale’s unrivaled resume, and many, many Donald Southerland movies. Naturally, they delve back into which Beatle is which Woody Allen movie then that quickly devolves into the game “What’s the One..?” Play it with your friends!  And let Charlie know if you have any thoughts on his breakfast soup idea. 

On this episode of #SoLA, things are a little different… Charlie and Camille have a new theme song, a new recording studio and a producer who wears shoes! For their first episode with the inimitable Will Hines (the brain behind Screw It, We’re Just Gonna Talk About The Beatles and Don’t Get Me Started), they delve into the fabled Hollywood art of selling yourself. Actor emails, upping your Instagram game, how to properly celebrate career news via your social media platforms and creating a Twitter presence (hint: Tweet more!)… it’s all part of the fun.  Camille tries again to get cocaine. Charlie rants about his hatred of Elia Kazan: huge fan of naming names, not so much his films. They both discuss having managers with suspect offices, their love of Frank Capra and the importance of not driving like an asshole around your place of work! Believe in yourself… you know the rest.

On this episode of #SoLA, Camille and Charlie dive into another long story from their lives, as per listener request (and also because they are out of ideas). They go back to the past to tell the spiritual prequel to the Death of the Beamer, the harrowing tale of the First Death of the PT Cruiser. They also discuss the best roadside hotel chains, roadtrip games and passenger seat driving; as well as 80s sitcoms JR, Sam Malone, Alex P. Keaton, Mike Seaver and Dan Conner.  Camille keeps refering to the episode as 37, saying there are only 13 left. In truth, this is actually episode 38 (yep, hard to believe). Which means… only 12 left to go! 

On this episode of #SoLA, it’s Sweeps Week! And this sweeps episode has everything you want from a Sweeps Week special: celebrity cameos, outrageous drama and even a cliffhanger! Someone shot Beamer Man… who could it be? You’d better tune in to find out.  Charlie and Camille discuss the Day the Beamer Died, the scene at the SoHo House, the finer differences between LA City Fire, LA County Fire and West Hollywood Fire, impersonating The Americans, the Axis Powers and Munich, of course. Naturally, being Sweeps Week, there are lessons to be learned. Like, if you have to save your husband’s car from a firey inferno, The Beverly Center is the best mall at which to find yourself. Or, if you’re a lady in need, Josh Brolin is always ready to come to your rescue. Believe in yourself!  

On this episode of #SoLA, Charlie and Camille discuss famous Hollywood scandals with their patented air of gentility and tact. Bill Cosby, Harvey Weinstein, Roman Polanksi and Phil Spector all make an appearance. Naturally, Natalie Wood comes up. And they ask: What is John Travolta’s deal? What’s up with Joe Rogan?! Based mostly on hearsay and conjecture, they delve into the darker side of Los Angeles, discuss the El Coyote connection to the Manson Murders and eventually devolve into a list of various celebrity sightings, as usual.  Perhaps the biggest scandal of all is that #SoLA ever existed at all. 

On this episode of #SoLA, Camille coerces an already-pleasantly tipsy Charlie into recording an “emergency episode” for the next day. It's truly a new low. Turns out Zig was busy, and there’s nothing to release. Wouldn’t want the Solamigos to be sans-episode, so please enjoy this window into Speech Impediment Glen Campbell, Ban Ki-Moon as a character from Punky Brewster, A to C-ing in improv, being a “Reverse Samson” and other ideas from Charlie’s sketch reservoir, including ideas stolen from Steve Martin! This episode eventually devolves into the thing #SoLA was always meant to be: a newsletter about Charlie and Camille's lives. Enjoy! Believe in yourself and anything is possible. 

On this episode of #SoLA, Charlie and Camille invite their friend, and former co-star, Bryce Johnson to talk about the ups, downs and major-downs of being a working actor in Los Angeles. Things immediately go awry when Bryce loses eight years of sobriety on a sip of canned rosé. Luckily these three still manage to conquer such topics as casting and auditions, writer vs. actor mentalities, the reality of award shows, and ignoring direction. They also discuss lucid dreaming, the law of unattraction, The Matrix, Windy City Heat, and, Charlie and Bryce’s much-beloved, Death Valley. Go to college, kids! This is not the life for you.  Listen to Bryce on The Bigfoot Collector’s Club! And look for him sobbing on various episodes of the Day Player Blues. 

On this episode of #SoLA, Charlie and Camille are using the Magical Art of Tidying Up and getting rid of all their old ideas. It's spring cleaning! Harold team names, goat yoga, Bill Whitaker, the green light near Runyon Canyon, fish-styling, false confessions… if they’ve mentioned it to themselves over the last six months, they’re talking about it today. Woody Allen movies as The Beatles (Zelig is Stu Sutcliffe, obviously). Why do seafood places always have the best burgers? Why are mom jeans suddenly cool…? All the topics that were important enough to remember, but not important enough for their own episode, Kondo-ed. Hope this episode brings you joy! 

On this episode of #SoLA, Charlie and Camille get fit (doing bicep curls of rosé) with Charlie’s trainer- and friend!- Keith Reams. They talk about all sorts of LA topics: traffic, how to wake-and-bake, The Noise of Life, similarities between personal trainers and private investigators, intrinsic vs. extrinsic goals, and using bear spray as a weapon. They discuss Keith’s world travels, and Charlie quitting the spiritually empty world of show business to become a professional weight-lifting. They also mention Fellini’s Satyricon, Seven Samurai, On the Road, and, most importantly, the Goop podcast (Hi, Oprah!). Throw that scale away, folks! Drink lots more water- and canned rosé!

On this episode of #SoLA, Charlie and Camille discuss L.A.’s favorite activity- movie-going! They talk about all their favorite theaters (the Arclight, the Vista, the Landmark, The Egyptian, the New Beverly, as well as Cinespia, drive-ins and the Rooftop Cinema Club), Movie Pass Mania, and theater-going fads like 4DX, Cinerama and 3D. Black Panther, It’s A Wonderful Life, Amélie, Shampoo, Reds, Jiro Dreams of Sushi, Searching for Sugarman, The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, Wrath of Khan, the movies of Daniel Day Lewis and David Fincher, various Planet of the Apes films, The Secret of Nimh and Ralph Bakshi all come up. There are also forays into the cracks in the Matrix, lots of Alien News, Atlantis, the unsolved mystery of Natalie Wood, and Randy Newman’s sudden interest in his royalties, but, mostly… #SOLA is back, baby! 

On this episode of #SoLA, Charlie and Camille continue to alienate what’s left of their dwindling listeners with a meandering, rather pointless episode about nothing. Well, not nothing. Jeff Sessions is back, Gwyneth Paltrow stops in, and Charlie introduces a new character, The Garfield Purist- not to mention The Musical Artist Chaz, who is up to his usual shenanigans.  Charlie tries to ruin Battlestar Gallatica again, Camille rants about Eyes Wide Shut, Charlie takes a controversial position on Tom Cruise, and the two discuss their favorite L.A. crimes. If you’re still listening (you’re not), thank you.

On this episode of #SoLA, Zig is “sick” so Charlie and Camille have to record in their living room. It’s weird. And mostly about Wiley Wiggins. And Jeff Sessions! Who stops by for a chat. They hear helicopters and some weird house noises, try not to annoy their neighbors, and work their hardest to get into that L.A. Mindset. Turns out it’s all just a dream of Charlie’s, but if you’ve been listening… that’s probably no surprise. The dream-like nature of this episode leads to discussions of Philip K. Dick and Arthur C. Clarke, Ex Machina, Battlestar Gallactica (no spoilers!), the Blade Runner series (Lt. Decker even stops by!), Scanner Darkly, and the Back to the Future/Godfather mashup everyone’s been waiting for. Hands Off, Hollywood! 

On this episode of #SoLA, Charlie, Camille and their friend, Chris Kula, return to deliver the very necessary sequel to The Road to Cracker Barrel, Part 1! Turns out California’s first Cracker Barrel was far more  popular than any of them had anticipated- after learning the wait for a table was three hours long (!), it becomes a roadtrip to the Victorville Habit Burger. As they travel the Cajon Pass back into Los Angeles, they discuss what they would have ordered at Cracker Barrel, the pros and cons of Burbank, how to do Vegas buffets, tips on how to eat Protein Style at In and Out, and their now-irrelevant Oscar picks: Trashy Lady Skates, Lady F**ks a Fishman, Armie Hammer Is Gay, White People Aren’t Just Bad They’re Evil, and Gary Oldman Begs for an Oscar. It’s about the journey, not the destination, y’all. 

On this episode of #SoLA, Charlie, Camille and their friend, Chris Kula, record their first remote episode on a Beamer roadtrip to beautiful, downtown Victorville and California’s first Cracker Barrel! They talk a lot about the Cracker Barrel experience: country fixins’, “vegetable” plates, down home fun, and other Southern classics like veiled racism and Civil War reenactments! There are lots unexplained references to people only they know, but also lots of discussions about great day trips from LA: Palm Springs, Santa Barbara, Catalina Island (go for free on your birthday!), the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, and Vegas, baby! Tune in next week to hear all about the “LA area” Cracker Barrel and, in the meantime, listen to Slow Burn (a podcast where they aren't talking about the difference between pizza and flatbread).

On this episode of #SoLA, Charlie and Camille finally have another guest on- and they go heavy on getting light! Founder of Eat Cute, nutritionist Alex Catalano teaches Charlie and Camille everything they are doing- and eating- wrong. It’s all very #soLA. After discussing Los Angeles locales like Bulletproof Coffee, Cafe Gratitude, and The Griffith Observatory, Alex talks about bone broth, yoni eggs, “butter coffee”, the pros and cons of paleo, the importance of blood sugar, making your own nut milk and one of the best life hacks ever (thank you Starbucks!). Camille asks “what is a jade roller and why do I need one?”; Alex says “sugar is a drug”; and Charlie says “Fuck zoodles”. Sponsored by Yellow Number 5.

On this episode of #SoLA, Charlie and Camille celebrate Valentine’s Day, only Charlie is maybe not in the mood. Nevertheless, these two smug marrieds discuss romantic movies like Casablanca, Titanic, Out of Africa, West Side Story and Point Break; Meet Cutes; dating in Hollywood; Cary Grant vs. Jimmy Stewart; and, of course, great routes out of downtown Los Angeles. They also discuss Gunga Din and George Stevens’ influence on Steven Spielberg and romantic comedy favorites: Bringing Up Baby, The Philadelphia Story, L.A. Story. Happy Valentine’s Day from Hollywood! 

On this episode of #SoLA, Charlie and Camille eventually get around to discussing what it is to be “in your disease”: crippling self-doubt, body dismorphia, thriving in chaos, hypochondria, and other fun topics everyone will enjoy! They talk about Hollywood, the city of broken people, Charlie throws down on Kia drivers, Camille is still working on her voice over career, and Charlie finally tells his long-awaited Ham Store story. They also discuss Fishing With Dynamite, Dance Dance Party Party, We Need to Talk About Kevin and Charlie’s show Bald Talk, coming soon to the UCB Comedy School on Sunset.    #SoLA is brought to you by Sleeping til 2pm and Big Water Bottles. 

On this episode of #SoLA, Charlie and Camille decide to discuss L.A. Winter only to discover the topic is as fruitless as the season. Nevertheless, they persisted. They discuss the cold temperatures (it’s down to the mid-50’s at night!), Charlie’s cool-ass winter sweaters, and the overabundance of heat lamps. They also mention Bay Cities Italian Deli, Malibu Seafood and give the Burbank Airport the official #SoLA endorsement. Since they never got sponsors, they created their own- and hope to fuel Camille’s voice-over career in the process. Brought you to by Zig’s Hankerchiefs! #SoLA, it’s anti-comedy!

On this episode of #SoLA, Charlie and Camille talk about everyone’s favorite topic- food!- wtih Eater LA’s Senior Editor and #SoLA Super Fan, Farley Elliot! Farley is like a sports reporter but for food, so lots of restaurants and LA specialties come up, including: Sqirl, Grand Central Market, Eggslut, Harold & Belle’s, Bar Covell, Alimento, Ramen Bangaichi, El Chato, Cosa Buona, Bludso’s, Howlin’ Ray’s, Art’s Famous Chilli Dogs and so many more. Farley recommends local road trips to his favorite dining neighborhood in San Diego, Tijuana, the Valle de Guadalupe wine region of Baja, Mexico, and Copper Top BBQ in Lone Pine, CA. They also discuss Roy Choi, an Israeli guy named Burt who sells brisket out of his back yard, and perrenial #SoLA topics hot chicken, shared plates and pho vs. ramen… also, racism… because America. Watch out: nobody’s steering this ship!