On this episode of #SoLA, Charlie and Camille take a shallow-end dive into the economic/spiritual theory of Scarcity or Abundance… then immediately realize they have scarcely little to say on the topic. Charlie dubs it “the worst episode yet” which might really be saying something. Nevertheless, our hosts still manage to talk about Los Angeles favorites Howlin’ Ray’s, Johnnie’s Pastrami and Langer’s Deli- only to realize they have a pastrami problem. They then debunk the LIES of shared plates, hot chicken and La Croix. Charlie talks about that sweet part of Highland that turns west into La Brea… Grab a can of rosé and tear that school down so Fountain can go all the way through!

On this episode of #SoLA, Charlie and Camille try to learn “What is baseball?” from sports writer, Dodgers expert and superfan, Molly Knight! That’s right, the LA Dodgers are going to the World Series so it’s time for #SoLA to care- Charlie has had sports FOMO for too long. Molly talks about everything from being a 5th generation Angeleno, the California spirit, life in the press box and LA Ram-dom. Also discussed are M. Night Shyamalan and Haley Joel Osment, the magic of Charlize Theron, Chinatown, Monster, The Fast and Furious series, and 50 Shades Darker drinking games; the SATC third movie controversy comes up and Molly explains being a #SJPtruther. LA locales Dodger Stadium, The Ambassador Hotel and Sidebar at Covell all get the #SoLA endorsement. Slide into your DMs and grab a canned rosé. We’ll see you at the World Series!

On this episode of #SoLA, Charlie and Camille dip their toes into the sea of movies about Los Angeles, starting with the two most important: Clueless and The Big Lebowski. They’re saving the films of Paul Thomas Anderson for another day, but found the time to talk about Home Alone, Borat, The Mask, Austin Powers, Lethal Weapon, T2, True Lies, Fast Times at Ridgemont High, Barton Fink, Pulp Fiction, Swingers, and Dazed and Confused. They sing a lot of Kenny Rogers, talk about Margo Price, endorse the amazing LA restaurant Harold & Belle’s, and talk about LA’s biggest celebrity, P-22 the Eastside mountain lion. Camille reveals her prejudices about the Valley and talks about her high school sorority days. And Charlie shocks the world with news of the shooting of the Musical Artist Chaz. Tune in next time to see if he makes it! That’s right, #SoLA is serialized now! 

On this episode of #SoLA, Charlie and Camille talk about two of LA’s favorite topics: juice and Juice- O.J. Simpson, that is. They discuss O.J.’s famous Bronco route, smoothies vs. pressed juice, hot tub horror stories, juice cleanses and the lie of pumpkin spice. They also discuss the great cult documentary The Source Family and the Oklahoma City documentary from the American Experience doc-series. Also discussed were the films Annie Hall, A Streetcar Named Desire, Star Trek II: Wrath of Khan, O.J.: Made in America, and Sideways, as well as tv shows Death Valley, Twin Peaks and Key & Peele. Charlie announces a Favorite Recurring Character Contest, accuses Camille of intense eye contact and takes the request for more Grateful Dead VERY seriously. Take the 5 to the 91 West to the 110 South to the 405 North and grab yourself a canned rosé. 

On this episode of #SoLA, Los Feliz Neighborhood Councilman, Danny His-Opinions-Are-His-And-His-Alone Cohen, talks with Camille and Charlie about the dangers of being a pedestrian in Los Angeles, his hatred of palm trees, the conspiracies of the auto industry and, of course, the tragedy of the unfinished Target at Sunset and Western. Other Los Angeles locales mentioned include: El Chavo (RIP), Dinosaur Coffee, Caffe Vita, Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf, Fred 62, the Chateau Marmont and Boo’s Cheesesteak (of course). They discussed Tony Robbins: I Am Not Your Guru, Falling Down, Back to the Future, Who Framed Roger Rabbit? and Charlie’s WGA award-winning Blake Shelton’s Not-So Family Christmas. They finally discover it’s the Wish Giver where the kid turns into a tree and try to figure out the difference between Bob Hoskins’s classics Julia’s Decision, Sophie’s Choice and Heidi’s Bad Day. Take the Expo Line to get yourself some canned rosé, because nobody walks in LA!

On this episode of #SoLA, Charlie discovers the Grateful Dead… perhaps it was this discovery that led him to say “I got this one, Camille” only to have his episode- Spiritual Bandwidth- immediately go off the rails. Unanchored and totally unprepared, Charlie freewheels from his subconscious swinging wildly from topics as disparate as how he survived child abuse to his favorite waiter at The Pikey. Inevitably, his free associations start to feel like a Dead jam gone on too long. Fortunately, Camille comes to the rescue and the episode somehow remains listen-able. Other topics include: Los Angeles locales the famed Chateau Marmont, Button Mash (try Burger Time!), Heartbeat House and Craft; TV shows California Dreams, Tremors and Star Trek; movies Babe, Conquest of the Planet of the Apes, Wrath of Khan, Streetcar Named Desire and Taxi Driver; and the book Ready Player One. Journey on Ayahuasca over to Silver Lake Wine and grab some canned rosé! If you have the spiritual bandwidth, that is.

On this episode of #SoLA, Camille and Charlie dive into the Los Angeles mantra “Living Your Best Life”. They discuss best-life practices: affirmations, psychics, cupping, sensory deprivation chambers, chromatherapy, chakra realignment, and sound baths. Heartbeat House, The Integratron, Boo’s Cheesesteak (the one on Wilshire), Sugar Paper and Peet’s Coffee all get a mention. Of course, they got off track and discussed Major Dad, Designing Women, Night Court, Blue Bloods, Late Night with Conan O’Brien, Magnum P.I., The A Team, Younger and Sex and the City; Tuck Everlasting, The Giving Tree, The Bridge to Teribithia (spoiler alert!); Texas Chainsaw Massacre, and Scorsese classics Kundun and The Age of Innocence. Finally, Charlie enacts the end of GoodFellas, including of course the Layla Piano Exit. Take the 2 to the “mini” Glendale to Silver Lake Wine and buy some Una Lou canned rosé!

On this episode of #SoLA, Camille and Charlie dive into Emmy season! They discuss the important differences between the mini-series and the limited series, including classic miniseries such as V and The Thornbirds; other tv treasures Downton Abbey, Game of Thrones, The Sopranos, The Americans, Episodes, A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court (starring Keisha Knight Pulliam!) and Fairie Tale Theater all came up. Even though it’s a tv episode, movies Good Will Hunting, Gone With the Wind, Nocturnal Animals, The Player, Sunset Blvd, Tremors, and Herzog’s Nosferatu were discussed. Jack Warner, Billy Wilder, Ryan Murphy, Sean Connery, The Musical Artist Chaz, George Clooney, George R.R. Martin, Michael Gross, Shelley Duvall and Tim Daly all made appearances. Los Angeles institutions Boo’s Philly Cheesesteak, Langer’s Deli, Canter’s Deli, The Oaks, the Koreantown LA DOT and Arclight Cinemas all got the #SoLA endorsement. Get on the LAX “people mover” and get a delicious canned Una Lou rosé from Silver Lake Wine. We’ll see you next time at the Big Podcast Roundup!

On this episode of #SoLA, Camille and Charlie talk with Los Angeles street artist Morley about the difference in Beverly Hills and Compton, being Clark Kent but never Superman, junkie-years Robert Downey, Jr., Warren Beatty, Casey Affleck, Morley Safer and other street artists including Shepard Fairey, Banksy and Poster Boy. Movies discussed include The Parallax View, Imagine, A Hard Day’s Night, Back to the Future, Pulp Fiction, and Elvis on Tour (look out for those Scorsese montages!). Dungeons & Dragons, The Artist’s Way, Ernest Hemingway’s six-word-story, Bobbie Lee Mason’s biography of Elvis Presley, and, of course, Me and Mother Makes Three all came up. Velvet Underground, Dead Boys, The Beatles, and the musical artist Chaz, who Charlie promises will be a recurring character, all made appearances. We talked about Domino’s Pizza for hopefully the last time, Papa John’s, Cafe 101, Cafe 50’s and the dreaded 110 freeway. Thanks again to the folks at Silver Lake Wine for the Pool Party rosé!

On this episode of #SoLA, we discuss the great Los Angeles venues The Wiltern and The Orpheum, the Beverly Center, the Farmer’s Market, Broadway Bar, El Coyote, Musso and Frank’s, Shake Shack, Covell (of course), Pizzeria Mozza, Trejo’s Tacos, Trejo’s Coffee and Donuts, Bob’s Donuts, Malibu Seafood and Craft. Top Chef, Machete, Live and Let Die, Octopussy, The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, The Matrix, Children of Men, Elvis on Tour and MASH were mentioned. Sean Connery made an appearance; Ron Jeremy, Marilyn Monroe, James Stewart, Cary Grant, Pitbull (the most famous star on the Walk of Fame), Blake Shelton, Roger Moore (the best Bond), and a little band called The Beatles came up. Take Ocean Blvd all the way to Venice and never go east of Lincoln. Thanks to Pool Party rosé for an Instagram-ready funny fuel! We’ll see you at Hidden Value grocery store in Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota.