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The LA Weekly Weekly Podcast is the definitive source of information for news, music, movies, restaurants, reviews, and events in Los Angeles.

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May 4, 2023 33 mins

Don't take "yes, I'm ok" for an answer. Brian Calle sits down with filmmaker and father Jason Reid for a candid conversation about teen suicide. Deeply personal and highly emotional, this is one tough subject that deserves your attention. 

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Following a serendipitous meeting at Coachella, host Brian Calle convinced Dylan Efron to take a quick break from his intrepid explorations and sit down for an eye-opening and inspiring chat about expanding one’s horizons on this week’s L.A. Weekly Weekly Podcast. 

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March 22, 2022 56 mins

Overflowing with talent, this week’s guest on the L.A. Weekly Weekly Podcast is a prime example of not underestimating the will of a woman with goals. Chanel West Coast is an entertainer, in all aspects of the word. She makes an impression that sticks in your mind, and whether you love her or hate her, you can’t forget her. And she knows it.

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Grammy and ASCAP award-winning producer, songwriter, DJ and recording artist Damon Sharpe has helped produce some of modern music’s most popular albums, which cumulatively have sold over 40 million copies. On this week’s episode of the L.A. Weekly Weekly podcast, host Brian Calle has an intimate conversation with Damon to give listeners an honest Hollywood rags-to-riches tale. Except in this story, there’s no fair...

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On this week’s episode of the L.A. Weekly Weekly Podcast, host Brian Calle engages in an open and honest conversation with the fascinating, talented and most importantly, relatable, artist Ryan Santiago of L.A.’s own dramatic alt-electro-pop project, Royal & the Serpent.

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This week’s guest on the L.A. Weekly Weekly Podcast, Steven Galanis, is an American entrepreneur best known as the co-founder and CEO of Cameo along with Martin Blencowe and Devon Townsend. Cameo describes itself as a marketplace where fans can book personalized video shoutouts from their favorite celebrities. But it has come to represent so much more.

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As a main character in one of the most popular television series ever to exist, John Bradley has a face almost everyone knows. Yet he has a backstory that’s almost unheard of. Host Brian Calle dives into the inspiring young career of Bradley on this week’s episode of the L.A. Weekly Weekly podcast.

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December 13, 2021 33 mins

From hosting L.A.’s first annual Crate Olympics to giving us a front-row seat to the drama with his ex, Sueco delivers comedy gold as swiftly as he delivers chart-topping hits. On this week’s episode of the L.A. Weekly Weekly podcast, host Brian Calle surprises a very excited room of Chapman students with a live interview with the legend himself.

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With over 5 million views on his YouTube channel alone, Stefan Benz’s popularity with the younger generation continues to grow. Coco Quinn has a whopping 2.1 million followers on Instagram and 1.63 million subscribers on YouTube. Her last cover, Señorita, got more than 60 million views. On this week’s episode of the L.A. Weekly Weekly podcast, host Brian Calle sits down with Stefan and his musical partner Coco to...

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On this week’s episode of the L.A. Weekly Weekly Podcast, host and publisher Brian Calle talks with Co-Creator and CEO of Exploding Kittens Elan Lee about all things gaming, invention and the pursuit of the fickle heart that is entrepreneurial success.

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In her first-ever live audience interview, Luisa Rubino sits down with host Brian Calle for an exclusive interview on the L.A. Weekly Weekly Podcast.

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Sitting down with host Brian Calle for a special on-campus edition of the L.A. Weekly Weekly Podcast at Chapman University, rising star Aaron Dominguez gives us some honest insight on what it's like to chase your dreams, and gives us a tease of what to expect from the season finale of his hit Hulu show, Only Murders in the Building, coming up on October 19.

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On this week’s episode of the L.A. Weekly weekly podcast, host and WWE fan Brian Calle sits down with wrestling icons Hacksaw Jim Duggan and Million Dollar Man Ted DiBiase to talk about The Wresting Collection, and what’s next.

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Nikohl Boosheri, who portrays Adena El-Amin on Freeform's series The Bold Type, has proudly brought feminist Muslim representation to mainstream media. On this week’s episode of the L.A. Weekly Weekly Podcast, Nikohl has a candid conversation with host Brian Calle on what it means personally and professionally to make a career out of genuine representation.

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As new sensory-based cannabis line FlowerShop prepares for its first big flower drop, co-founders Isaac Muwaswes, Gabriel Garcia and Chief Mood Officer Gerald “G-Eazy” Gillum join the L.A. Weekly weekly podcast to talk shop.

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On this week’s episode of the L.A. Weekly weekly podcast, Producer Bryan Escalante sits down for a conversation with Jonathan Shugart, co-founder of B Charitable, an Alabama-based nonprofit that was built out of a desire to make the act of giving and receiving easier on all parties involved.

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Chiropractic adjustments have long been misunderstood. Those who visit a chiropractor understand the necessity as vital to one’s wellness routine. Those who haven’t been, may not fully be aware of all its benefits. Dr. Jason Worrall joins host Brian Calle on today’s episode of the L.A. Weekly weekly podcast to unveil some of the mystery behind the practice, as well as explain the allure.

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Robert Palmer Watkins is a man of many talents. An established actor in TV and film, he’s recently branched out to music, working with acclaimed producer B Martin. Listen in for a lively chat with podcast host Brian Calle about what it’s like to straddle two artistic worlds, and how Watkins has been able to achieve the dream of so many Angelenos.

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Entertainers Vanessa Hudgens and Oliver Trevena are leveraging their platforms to encourage a healthy and eco-conscious lifestyle. They stop by the L.A. Weekly podcast to discuss their new venture Caliwater, a sustainable beverage company influencing better health and partnering with No Kid Hungry, a charity working to help feed children in need.

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Chris Sullivan, widely known as Toby Damon on NBC’s wildly successful drama This Is Us took time off from his family vacation (a family on TV and real life) to sit down with podcast host Brian Calle and chat about his past, how he’s made it in Hollywood, and the upcoming series finale of This Is Us.

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