COCOISM

This week on COCOISM, Boots and Coco dive into Tyra Banks’ lawsuit against Netflix, the complicated legacy of America’s Next Top Model, and why reality TV edits can change everything. Boots reflects on his own experience appearing on reality television while the boys unpack what happens when the person controlling the narrative suddenly loses control of the edit. Then it’s off to the movies for a...

The brightest days have arrived in the Coco Sphere! Boots Bueno and Coco Alexander Bueno celebrate 52 episodes of COCOISM, the first official day of summer, Matthew’s middle school culmination, family graduation nostalgia, Pride Month reflections, and the joy of showing up exactly as you are. Then it’s a TV Tie-Up takeover with Widow’s Bay, Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed, Cape Fear, Juliette Lewis lo...

Happy Pride from inside the COCOSPHERE this week, Boots and Coco get reflective, wig-tastic, and deeply Bootsie as they talk about what pride means now: being seen, staying sober, opening doors that never close again, and choosing the life you actually deserve. We get into Backrooms, demons that look a little too familiar, the last six months of red carpets, recovery, parenting, mood boards, Matth...

This week on COCOISM, Boots and Coco enter the full COCOSPHERE : Hacks, Obsession, The Boroughs taking over Netflix, Jena Malone’s sci-fi folk era, horror movies that ruined road trips forever, and the red carpet ponytail heard around the world. Plus, Boots spills the glam behind Jena’s Boroughs premiere hair, Patricia Velasquez for Et Cetera Journal, Michelle Joy of Cannons, and the sacred art of...

Jena Malone Returns: Flowers for Men, Sci-Fi Folk & the Hair Era We Manifested Some episodes age beautifully. This one mutated into a whole cinematic universe. Originally recorded in our living room during one of those cozy, chaotic, spiritually charged COCOISM nights, this conversation with actress, musician, poet, mother, creative shapeshifter, and forever icon Jena Malone has officially entered...

Boots and Coco are back together for a no-guest COCOSPHERE catch-up extravaganza — and nothing is safe. From Coco’s surprise birthday party and Met Gala Monday energy to The Devil Wears Prada 2, Euphoria, Imperfect Women, Beef, horror flops, AI storytelling, Madonna’s rollout, Sabrina Carpenter confusion, Couchella, gay weddings, and the glory of the Bixie haircut. Plus, Boots and Coco reflect on...

Boots Bueno and Coco Alexander Bueno sit down with Stephani Young, host and producer of the gripping true crime podcast Love Trapped, to unpack the wild story pulling listeners into a maze of dating, allegations, legal battles, online detectives, courtroom audio, and questions nobody can stop asking. Stephani takes us behind the scenes of building a true crime series in real time — from sleepless...

Boots Bueno and Coco Alexander Bueno are joined by Miranda MacDougall and producer Lucy McNulty to talk all things Hunting Matthew Nichols — the haunting indie horror film that had us hooked from the jump. We get into found footage fear, the making of the movie, behind-the-scenes chaos, creative connection, and why horror still hits so hard. Plus: “Redrum Redrum,” survival strategies, spooky confe...

Spoiler alert, sweeties — we’re spilling a little Deadloch tea… sip responsibly. This week on COCOISM, Boots and Coco step into the wild, chaotic, and deeply human world of Deadloch with the brilliant Alicia Gardiner. From Cath’s fast-talking, big-hearted chaos to the show’s bold queer storytelling, this conversation dives into what makes Deadloch feel so real — and so necessary right now. Alicia...

In this episode of COCOISM, hosts Boots Bueno and Coco Alexander Bueno get real about self-love, inner battles, and the stories we tell ourselves that keep us stuck. Because sometimes… the biggest thing standing in your way isn’t the world—it’s you. From confronting the inner saboteur to finding clarity, confidence, and community, this conversation dives into what it actually takes to grow through...

Boots Bueno and Coco Alexander Bueno are joined by marriage and family therapist Tiffany Totah for a powerful roundtable conversation on queer representation, masculinity, fear, and identity. Why does queer representation matter so deeply? Can communities unintentionally recreate the same pressures they were trying to escape? What happens when masculinity becomes something people feel forced to pr...

COCOISM — Picnic Edition  Picture this: a blanket, a breeze, espresso on the rocks… and just enough chaos to ruin the group chat. This week, Boots & Coco unpack what’s in their picnic basket — from health comebacks and LA heat waves to celebrity shade, coffee shop behavior, and the emotional trauma of red cabbage (yes, we went there). We get into: The Bachelorette fallout and reality TV fatigueThe...

“On this episode of COCOISM, Boots Bueno and Coco Alexander Bueno break down the latest Oscars—from best hair to biggest misses—and give their unfiltered take on Hollywood’s biggest night. They also dive into the buzz coming out of SXSW, including The Ugly Cry starring Robin Tunney, and share a personal look into life beyond the spotlight, from parenting to creative growth. It’s opinionated, playf...

The chemistry in the show Chad Powers between Danny & Chad is a dynamic bomb of pure joy. The incredible talent that is Frankie A. Rodriguez creates a unique character as Danny in the series which allows him to elevate the character of both Russ Holiday & Chad Powers played by the epic Glen Powell to soaring heights of redemption. The dimensional character of Danny being an openly queer theater ki...

First question of the day: How’s your wig? Are you secure in Wig Nation? This week Boots and Coco tie up television, snatch a few wigs, and clock the girls. From the Carolyn Bessette Kennedy blonde in Love Story to the cinematic hair moments in By Design, we’re talking culture through the lens of hair. We also spill a little very Bootsie tea about the AI Tyra post that had the internet gooped, gag...

America’s Next Top Model is trending again—and this time we’re looking back with grown eyes. In this episode, Boots & Coco sit down with Giselle (Cycle 1) for a real conversation about what happened behind the runway: the pressure, the editing, the body image impact, and what it’s like being pulled back into those memories in the age of social media. We talk accountability (without the hate mob),...

Welcome to Lover Era Vol. 1 — the first annual COCOISM Valentine’s Day special. This week, Boots and Coco unpack love from every angle: the delusional, the divine, the messy, and the mature. From rapid-fire debates on Grindr behavior to heartfelt reflections on the love we’ve outgrown, this episode is honest, hilarious, and unexpectedly tender. We celebrate our son Matthew’s very first Valentine’s...

Bad Bunny takes the Super Bowl stage and we have thoughts. From guest appearances (Gaga! Cardi!) to the cultural conversation that followed, we break down the moments that had everyone talking. Then it’s time for some super shade. We unpack the reality TV drama surrounding Jill Zarin, her controversial post, and the fallout that followed. Accountability entered the chat. We revisit last week’s sob...

The road to recovery is a lane of our own, carved out by the desire to live a sober life & say, Au revoir booze, bye drugs! It may start in despair but it’s the evolution of time, building coping skills and finding community and nurturing sobriety that gives us a new opportunity to live. We are deserving of love, creativity, self worth & joy. Kristen Bear shares a light with us, we are greatful fo...

Is it what we look for, what we see or what we’re told? The Zodiac, complex or simple? If astrology can insight us on our path can we exist in the present to receive? Will the relentless EGO allow us to connect & can the EGO be shushed to attain a conscious calm of it? Join us as we dip our toes in the infinite depth of the Zodiac with the incredible Jungian Psychoanalyst SHERENE Vismaya!

Diving into the chaos the currents are rough & we need to survive the rabid unjust of our government. In protest we are one & our POWER can’t be measured in our unity and in our humanity. As we live, we love as we pause we take action. Our heart, our mind & our faith is ours to keep and we have that forever as our guide in this lifetime. Don’t let anyone tell you otherwise, sending all the love to...

What’s in your purse? As Coco said “my purse is alot smaller now”! Meaning as we travel through the months our purse becomes a carry on & our carry on becomes a suitcase & that’s when life can be unnecessarily too many things! Now repeat after me: “I won’t allow it”! Meaning no longer am I allowing myself to carry the build up of others peoples mush that attaches to me. Keep that on repeat because...

In the darkness of the galactic universe there is hope. Let the presence of our past be the fruit that ripens us in our journey of redemption. We are the pilot! In disrupting the narrative & navigating our truth we behold our autonomy that is the equity of life. Love is the foundation of building a legacy & with that we see the PHENOMENAL DAWN RICHARD transcend us to new heights here at COCOISM!

Are you the gift under the tree? What’s gotten you wrapped up this YEAR? Does time ever stall & mirrors stop existing? I think not UNFORTUNATELY, I prompt you to contemplate “it’s not about what you start doing, it’s about what you stop doing”. Yes we are approaching the new year & shedding the unwanted & shifting the prospective on how you tackle life’s tasks may give you that SLAY ride moment yo...

Trans people in America are standing up to brake the barriers society & governments want to confine us too. In the community of the LGBTQ+ our allies & Trancestors before us have given us their shoulders to stand upon so we can be lifted UP, be heard, be seen & be accepted and protected in America. In honor of bringing community, diversity & celebrating change in politics we want to thank Erica, M...