Guilty Pleasure

Have you ever been ashamed of something that you love? Did a gaggle of 5th graders ever tease you mercilessly for your Lord of the Rings fan fiction or for eating McDonald’s in the shower? Well, there are two things Guilty Pleasure hosts Jackie Rae Aubel and Amanda Salvatore know for sure: 1: 5th graders are the worst and 2: If something makes you happy, it’s probably awesome. Explore the eclectic fandom of Jackie and Amanda’s guests every Monday where we celebrate, elaborate and experience YOUR odd interests.

Self Care

Today hosts Amanda Salvatore and Jackie Rae Aubel dive deep into YOUR guilty pleasure suggestion, SELF CARE! The ladies talk about bubble baths, therapy, and share YOUR self care tips!  So take out that sheet masks, draw the bath, and have your therapist on speed dial.  This  episode is here  to help you take care. Thanks for listening!

05-06
55:50

Binge Watching

Today hosts Amanda Salvatore and Jackie Rae Aubel dive deep into YOUR guilty pleasure suggestion, BINGE WATCHING! The ladies talk about their first binge experience, all of the TV shows including Sex and the City, The Soprano's, House of Cards, and Russian Doll (we promise, no spoilers) and how they find it hard to binge Gilmore Girls as adults (we got our reasons). They also mention what YOU are currently binging!  So pop the popcorn, get cozy on the couch, and get ready to binge this episode. Thanks for listening!

04-15
01:04:04

Trader Joe's

Today hosts Amanda Salvatore and Jackie Rae Aubel dive deep into YOUR guilty pleasure suggestion, TRADER JOE'S! The ladies talk about their first time at the food store, drunk 13 year olds, Amanda's concept for her TJ's themed wedding, and try some of your Trader Joe's snack suggestions! Boy, you did not disappoint.  So cut yourself a slice of Brooklyn Chocolate Babka, unbutton those skinny jeans, and make room for this delicious episode. Thanks for listening!

04-08
54:25

Harry Potter

Welcome to Season 3! Today hosts Amanda Salvatore and Jackie Rae Aubel dive deep into YOUR guilty pleasure suggestion, Harry Potter! The ladies talk about how they discovered the series, the magical Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Universal Studios, the hit Broadway play, eat some (utterly disgusting) wizard treats, and mention your picks for favorite movie and book (there are a few surprises)!  Enjoy the episode and as always, thanks for listening!

04-01
50:08

Season 3 - Coming Soon

Join Jackie and Amanda for season three of Guilty Pleasure - coming soon. Subscribe now.

03-18
02:51

Tattoos

Today hosts Amanda Salvatore and Jackie Rae Aubel dive deep into YOUR guilty pleasure suggestion, TATTOOS! The ladies talk about their experience with ink,  awkward dolphins , and share YOUR thoughts on the topic!  So sit back, try to relax, and brace yourself for this tramp stamp of an episode. Thanks for listening!

04-29
52:54

MTV’s Catfish w/ Rebecca Edwards

If you’re a fan of MTV’s reality programming, then this episode is for you. Today’s guest is LA-based performer Rebecca Edwards and her guilty pleasure is the groundbreaking television show, Catfish! On today’s episode, hosts Amanda Salvatore and Jackie Rae Aubel talk with Rebecca about what it means to catfish, whether or not we’ve catfished, and how it relates to noodling.

06-26
01:02:30

Household Projects w/ Derek Carley

Do you procrastinate by doing household chores? Do you relish in the sweet, sweet triumph of a successfully completed mundane task? Can you get lost in giant stores like Ikea and Home Depot FOR HOURS? If you answered ‘yes’ to any of these questions, you’ll love today’s guest, Derek Carley! Hosts Amanda Salvatore and Jackie Rae Aubel talk with Derek about life’s simple pleasures.

06-19
59:19

LARPing w/ Andy Erikson

Are you interested in going to wizard school for a weekend? Or perhaps you’d like to explore a new planet as a bounty hunter? Today’s guest, Andy Erikson has done both! On today’s episode Andy introduces hosts Amanda Salvatore and Jackie Rae Aubel to the wonderful world of live action role playing aka LARPing!

06-12
57:50

Burning Man w/ Alex Shifman

Today’s guest was the wonderfully moustached, Alex Shifman! Alex actually shares a guilty pleasure with co-host Jackie Rae Aubel, and that guilty pleasure is Burning Man! Man oh man guys, we dug into it this week. Both Alex and Jackie had A LOT to say about Burning Man and the other half of this podcast, Amanda Salvatore, had A LOT of questions.

05-29
01:08:01

Wrestling w/ Marco Beltran

Today’s guest was the endearingly awkward, Marco Beltran! Marco’s guilty pleasure is pro wrestling and no, he’s not a fifth grader from 1997. We talked about the very emotional connection Marco has to wrestling, which wrestlers are sexy (surprise surprise, Amanda and Jackie have the same taste in wrestlers) and which wrestlers are dead. Want to play a fun drinking game during this episode? Take a shot every time Amanda recits Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson’s infamous catch phrase.

05-22
01:04:44

Entourage w/ Santosh Reddy

Today’s guest was the incredibly funny Santosh Reddy! Santosh’s guilty pleasure is HBO’s Entourage! We talked about the best (and worst) things about Entourage, the base level hotness of all actors, and how much Santosh loves season one of the OC. Hosts Amanda Salvatore and Jackie Rae Aubel talk about their first impressions of Entourage and about whether or not they found Vincent Chase attractive. Spoiler: they don’t.

05-15
52:39

Being a Music Detective w/ Cory Willis

Today’s guest was New York expat and now, LA-based comedian and improviser Cory Willis! Cory’s guilty pleasure is... organizing music files! Seriously, it’s actually pretty fascinating. Cory has well over 10,000 music files and he’s always organizing the hell out of them. Cory’s philosophy is to embrace the lowercase and always, always use underscores.

05-01
57:43

Assassin's Creed w/ Tim Noonan

Today’s guest was LA-based comedian Tim Noonan! Tim’s guilty pleasure is Assassin’s Creed! Hosts Amanda Salvatore and Jackie Rae Aubel talked with Tim at about the Assassin’s Creed video game series and how Tim uses them as a way to wind down and escape from reality. We also talked about Tim’s love of candles, defined the term “balmer of ale”, and gave Blue Apron a completely free and enthusiastic endorsement!

04-24
52:52

Dungeons & Dragons w/ Jordan Pridgen

The Guilty Pleasure podcast is the show that celebrates, and elaborate on, people's odd and embarrassing interests! Today's guest was Jordan Pridgen and his guilty pleasure is DUNGEONS AND DRAGONS! If you've ever wondered how D&D and other RPGs work, this is the episode for you. In addition to explaining D&D to Amanda and Jackie (who are total noobs), Jordan talked at length about the clandestine D&D sessions him and his friends were forced to partake in during high school.

04-17
51:19

Boy Meets World w/ Ryan Pigg

The Guilty Pleasure podcast is the show that celebrates, and elaborate on, people's odd and embarrassing interests! Today's guest was Ryan Pigg! Hosts Amanda Salvatore and Jackie Rae Aubel talked with Ryan about their mutual love of the best sitcom of all time, 'Boy Meets World'! Seriously, we just geeked out about Boy Meets World, so if you loved Cory Matthews and Shawn Hunter, you'll love this episode. If you loved 'Friends' on the other hand, maybe not so much.

04-09
47:57

Will Smith w/ Nathaniel Boggess

Today's guest was Nathaniel Boggess. Hosts Amanda Salvatore and Jackie Rae Aubel talked with Nathaniel about his love of Willard Carroll Smith Jr. (also know as, Will Smith). We also talked about Bad Boys 2, how to adapt Footloose into a non-musical play and Amanda and Jackie's mutual love of Jeff Bridges.

04-02
58:07

Anime & Kakegurui w/ Couple’s Therapy!

Today hosts Amanda Salvatore and Jackie Rae Aubel chat with comedians and hosts of the live show and podcast Couples Therapy, Andy Beckerman and Naomi Ekperigin, about anime! Naomi and Andy talk about how they got into Kakegurui when they first moved to LA, the hypersexualization of women in anime, how every anime worth watching takes place in a high school, and come up with a new phrase for death! Naomi and Andy were an absolute delight! Enjoy the episode and as always, thanks for listening!

10-01
56:22

Coldplay with Skyler Stone and Todd Doram

Today, hosts Amanda Salvatore and Jackie Rae Aubel bring back one of their favorite guests, Skyler Stone to talk about Coldplay! Skyler tells the entire story of his life in LA as mapped through Coldplay’s album releases! He also brings a friend, Todd Doram, for emotional support. As always, Skyler was an absolute delight! Enjoy the episode and as always, thanks for listening!

09-24
01:04:37

Titanic with Caitlin Durante of the Bechdel Cast

Today, hosts Amanda Salvatore and Jackie Rae Aubel talked with Caitlin Durante from the Bechdel Cast about Titanic! We talked about everything Titanic to Rose’s incredible wardrobe to Jack’s manic pixie dream boy-ness. We did our very own rendition of old Rose’s ‘Ah!’ moment at the end of the film and even, discuss the controversial (and quite frankly awful) alternate ending to the film.

09-19
01:02:47

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