Improviser Cole Stratton stops by the studio and discusses how he came to be a co-founder of the SF Sketchfest, shares the origins of his Pop My Culture podcast and more!

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- Box rants Ikea.
- Winter beers and craft cocktails.
- Cole's favorite pop culture moment of 2014; aka the Biebs.
- Born in Michigan and growing up in Davis, CA.
- Transitioning from directing to acting and Cole's favorite movie.
- Discovering improv as a youth and comparing it to the East / West coast rap battle.
- The origins of SF Sketchfest and moving to Los Angeles.
- Cole's favorite part of LA and starting the Pop My Culture podcast.
- Pop culture trivia, Jeopardy and Twitter campaigns.
- Cole describes what he does in three words and gives his logline.
- Cole shares who he enjoys to watch / listen to and who he'd want to work with.
- Cole's favorite thing he has done and defines what success means to him.
- Closing line / sign-off.

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Actor Eugene Cordero stops by the studio and discusses his recent appearances on Hawaii Five-0 and House of Lies, how he defines 'success', teaching at USC and more!

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- Box rants one ply toilet paper.
- How a Hawaii Five-O mock video can land you a guest role.
- Growing up in the south suburbs of Detroit and finding the arts.
- Moving to NYC and attending Marymount Manhattan College.
- Starting improv with Chicago City Limits and discovering UCB.
- Driving to Los Angeles and finding oneself in a new market.
- Eugene's favorite part of LA, is, chill.
- Teaching improv at USC and what does 'success' mean.
- Correlations between wanting to act and becoming a priest.
- Why Eugene enjoys improv and his experience in the House of Lies Live show.
- Eugene describes what he does in three words and gives his logline.
- Eugene shares who / what he enjoys to watch and who he'd want to work with.
- Eugene's favorite thing he has done and advice for those getting into entertainment.
- Closing line / sign-off.

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