Dos Amigos
From WV Sound and My Cultura, comes a new series featuring real-life amigos Wilmer Valderrama and Freddy Rodriguez. Picture this…you’re chillin’ with some of your closest friends at your favorite spot. You lose track of time amid the good vibes, pain-inducing laughter and genuine conversations. What more could you ask for, right? Join these dos amigos as they candidly reflect on their careers, life, and share everything about everything, and of course the door is always open for special guests to roll through. Each weekly episode emanates from Wilmer’s very own speakeasy, so you know it’s a party, and you’re our VIP guests. This podcast is all about bringing friends together, sparking honest reflection, and of course…toasting to the good times.
Episodes
Do you know the difference between the House and the Senate? Have you ever stayed quiet because you didn’t want to look dumb? Do you vote in the midterms? Do you know why you should? If these topics feel intimidating to you, the Amigos have your back! This week, the guys sit down with author and PBS' Civics Made Easy host Ben Sheehan to talk about the civics lessons most of us never got.
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Have you ever had a feeling you couldn’t shake? Has a dream ever come true the next day? Has something happened that you still call fate? The guys go solo this week to talk about those moments you just can't explain. What starts as a laugh about old superstitions turns into the kind of stories that give you chills!
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The guys go solo this week to dig into the food that raised them and the food they make now. Both grew up in homes where nothing went to waste and dinner came from whatever was in the fridge. Now they're the ones cooking. Then they pick their last meals, and both answers lead back home.
Hunger affects communities across the country, but together, we can make a difference. Every contribution can help provide greater access to...
Three in four Americans now use AI. The guys go solo this week to ask what it means for Hollywood, for their kids, and for them. Then producer Leo feeds their names to ChatGPT and puts it head to head with the amigos. The question: who knows who better?
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Terry Crews joins Wilmer and Freddy to share the story of how a tough encounter with a hostile landlord fueled his early career mindset. He opens up about falling into acting through a Billy Blanks reality show and the crucial advice to “be you, be a personality” that shaped his authentic approach. Terry reflects on his persistence through constant rejection and the breakthrough moment landing American Gladiators as &ld...
Wilmer and Freddy sit down with the legendary Roy Choi, Korean-American chef, cultural icon, and street food pioneer who changed the culinary game with his Kogi BBQ taco truck. The amigos and Roy dive into their shared immigrant journeys, growing up in LA, and how family, struggle, and identity shaped their creative paths. Roy opens up about how Emeril Lagasse helped spark his passion for food and shares the story behind Kogi&rsquo...
Wilmer and Freddy sit down with actress, director, and podcast host Melissa Fumero to talk about her career journey from soap operas to Brooklyn 99. Melissa shares stories from early in her career, including meeting her husband on set and finding her comedic voice. They dive into the challenges of press tours, staying fresh in the industry, and the thrill of directing shows like Primo and Gordita Chronicles. It’s a conversati...
"Why not you?" Diana Maria Riva heard it from her mother her whole life, and she's spent a career making it a mantra for other people too. The guys sit down with the actress, activist, co-founder of Latinas Acting Up, and host of "How Hard Can It Be?" for a conversation about community, longevity, and building the room instead of waiting for a seat at it.
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Sometimes the smallest thing turns you off completely. The guys go solo this week to unpack "the ick," the wildly specific, deeply irrational reasons people close doors on other people. Freddy shares his. Wilmer shares his. The whole team weighs in.
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He wanted to be an actor. He ended up writing eleven episodes of Game of Thrones. The guys sit down with Bryan Cogman, four-time Emmy-winning writer and producer, for a conversation about the years before the trophies and what the years after taught him about the work itself.
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Ever spent 45 minutes picking a movie only to end up watching nothing at all? The guys go solo this week on the paradox of infinite choice, why comedy has gone timid, and what it takes to make a story that actually swings.
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This week, guys sit down with Damon Wayans Jr. - actor, comedian, producer, and longtime friend - for a conversation about growing up inside a comedy dynasty and building your own voice from scratch.
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A few weeks back the guys asked what they'd cut from modern society. This week, the flip side. What do you want to bring back from the "good old days"? The guys go solo to trade the things they miss most from the way life used to be.
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Sometimes people see something in you before you see it yourself. This week, the guys sit down with Shawn Stockman of Boyz II Men - Philly kid, choir boy, one of the greatest voices of a generation - to talk about the moments life pulls you toward the thing you were actually put here to do.
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The guys go solo this week with one question: what would you cut from modern society? A conversation about the small daily frictions we've all quietly accepted - with a few detours along the way.
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Dos becomes cuatro. The guys sit down with Ana Ortiz and Mark Indelicato - Hilda and Justin from Ugly Betty, co-hosts of Viva Betty, and chosen family nearly two decades in - for a conversation about growing up in front of a camera, the friendships that outlast the run, and why the story they told twenty years ago still hits so hard today.
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The guys go solo this week to sit with one question: what did we lose when boredom became optional? A conversation about screen time, imagination, and the cost of never having a quiet minute with your own thoughts.
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Some careers get built on every no you don't take for an answer. The guys sit down with their dear friend and Tony-nominated actress, Justina Machado for a conversation about legacy, persistence, and showing up for your people.
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There's a difference between having an idea and actually making it. The guys go solo this week to trade the stories of their first time crossing that line; Wilmer on the MTV cold call that launched Yo Momma, Freddy on putting together a movie cast that shouldn't have come together. A real talk on audacity, instinct, and what it takes to bet on your own idea.
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Every now and then, someone takes a sport and breaks the door wide open. Daniel Suárez did that for NASCAR. This week, the guys sit down with the first Mexican-born driver to win at the highest level and trace the road that got him there. A real one on representation, sacrifice, and what it takes when nobody's done it before.
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