Puro Pinche Podcast

Aight, we’re back. Chibbi went to see  Street Fighter , Rooster had notes from the trailers, and by the time we remembered to hit record, we were already arguing about what counts as camp. So welcome to a feature-length  Nope, You’re Wrong . We go from Cody Rhodes’ Guile and Raúl Juliá’s M. Bison to Tom Cruise in  Digger , the dearly departed Bijou, and the price of taking somebody to the damn mov...

AI can write the paper, make the song, generate the video, build the business plan, and now another AI can apparently tell us whether AI did it in the first place. Cool. Seems healthy. Inspired by a Hard Fork conversation about Pangram and the increasingly weird world of AI detection, Chibbi, Rooster, and Paul start with a simple question: when does using AI as a tool become letting AI do the work...

Everything’s a trend until it becomes your actual life. Paul is back on the pod, which means naturally we’re asking the important questions: Is MAGA finally losing steam? Are democratic socialists actually building something? Did we completely blow our chance to stop climate change? And after years of superhero fatigue, is Marvel somehow… back? Chibbi, Rooster, and Paul put the bullshit hedging as...

Texas didn't mean to legalize weed... but it kind of did. Thanks to a loophole in the 2018 Farm Bill, Texas accidentally created one of the country's biggest hemp and THC markets. Smoke shops exploded, THC drinks became the new happy hour, and billions of dollars poured into an industry hiding in plain sight. Then, almost overnight, the state decided it wanted to put the genie back in the...

Rosey from The Jetsons may finally be coming—but this version has cameras, cloud access, a monthly subscription and possibly a remote human behind the controls. Poet and community organizer Mandy Lynn returns to the studio as Chibbi and Rooster ask whether they would allow an AI-powered humanoid robot into their homes in exchange for freedom from cooking, cleaning and laundry. The conversation qui...

Democratic socialism is having a moment, but is America actually moving left, or are people simply desperate for an economy that works? This week, Chibbi and Rooster are joined by Mandy Lynn for a sprawling conversation about capitalism, democratic socialism, political branding, affordability, and whether any of these ideas can survive outside deep-blue cities. They break down what democratic soci...

What starts as a rant about Steven Spielberg’s Disclosure Day quickly turns into a full-blown debate about the state of modern filmmaking. Are blockbuster movies getting worse? Is horror quietly becoming the most creative genre in Hollywood? Has A24 lost its fastball? And is Christopher Nolan a visionary… or just really good at making smart-looking movies? Chibbi and Rooster dive into why some fil...

Texas wants to leave. Rural Illinois wants a divorce. Oregon keeps eyeing Idaho like it’s checking out someone across the bar. So… what the hell is going on? This week, Chibbi and Rooster unpack the growing wave of secession movements across the country and ask a bigger question: have we gotten so politically divided that we’d rather redraw the map than learn to live with each other? Along the way...

The Hidden Layers of Space, Internet, and Joy: Decoding Our Modern Mindscapes Ever wondered why your serotonin levels are playing hide and seek? Or why the internet feels like both a shiny playground and a digital minefield? Grab a snack (or a shroom if you're feeling brave) because we're diving deep into the four spaces that shape our lives—inside, outside, curated, and cyberspace. Plus,...

The Comeback of the Century: Spurs, World Cup, and the Magic of Coming TogetherHold onto your jerseys and beers because this episode is a wild ride through sports, community, and why we all need to celebrate a little more and hate a little less. From San Antonio’s surprise NBA run to Mexico’s World Cup party—yeah, that duck makes an appearance—we’re diving into how sports unite, inspire, and somet...

Season Four is here and we are not easing in quietly. Chibbi, Rooster, and special guest Paul are back breaking down the Grammys, Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime takeover, and why grown men were more upset about two guys almost kissing than all the ass on screen. We dive into the Epstein list chaos, the “Frank Sinatra Problem,” and why America might need to stop recognizing problems and start actu...

The FINAL POD of 2025 is here, and, shocker, Chibbi and Rooster are still standing, ending the year 16-0 (in their own minds). To celebrate an entire 365 days that felt like getting trapped in a Chili's line on a Friday night, they brought back the one and only Paul to help clean up the mess. In the inaugural (and only) 'Puro Pinche Year-in-Review the guys definitively prove that your favo...

This week on the Puro Pinche Podcast, we spiral gloriously from Simone Biles’ his-and-hers laundry setups to San Francisco demanding justice for a community cat murdered by a self-driving taxi. Chibbi, Rooster, and special guests Travis and the Homie Chris debate dating apps for dog people, 50-year mortgages (lol), Greg Abbott’s “Let’s Roll” campaign slogan, and whether the Democrats fall apart li...

America’s glitching again, from $8 burgers to rainbow bans, golden ballrooms, and AI poop bombs, so Chibbi and Rooster are calling it: we’re living through a Great American Reset. In this episode of Puro Pinche Podcast , your favorite South Texas truth-tellers break it all down with humor, heat, and hard facts. 💥 Topics include: 🎸 The lost art of guitar solos (and why we need more of them) 🌈 Gr...

Government’s shut down, the gays are up, and the Swifties are blocking the damn movie theater parking lots. In this week’s episode of Puro Pinche Podcast , Chibbi and Rooster come in hot with a full plate of Nope-You’re-Wrongs, from the death of superhero movies to the rise of Bad Bunny as America’s most chaotic unbothered icon. We’re talking Project 2025, helicopters in Chicago, Kamala’s comeback...

This week on the Puro Pinche Podcast , Chibbi and Rooster are joined by poet and powerhouse Glo Miles for a wild ride through the past few weeks' biggest pop culture and political headlines. From the 2025 Emmy Awards ( The Studio sweep, The Pitt gets its due praise, Owen Cooper making history) to the eternal debate over whether Lady Gaga’s still got the juice , nothing is safe. We dig into Car...

This week on The Puro Pinche Podcast , Chibbi and Rooster are back after some summer AC disasters, with Paul in the studio and they've got a lot to get loud about. We kick it off with Nope, You’re Wrong (spoiler: HBO’s new Harry Potter ain’t it), then dive headfirst into whether self-care is salvation or straight-up scam in the time of fascism. From there it’s 15 Minutes for the Bullshit — redistr...

In this episode, we go full joystick-to-justice, vape-to-viral, and fade-to-freakshow as we unravel the chaos of our current culture collapse. First up, we’re asking the real question: Are video games the last great hope for storytelling? From The Last of Us to Final Fantasy, we break down why limited series might be doing what Hollywood blockbusters can’t, and why turning Mario Kart into a movie...

This week on the pod, we’re talking about the Emmy noms and how streaming finally said “move over, cable”—but don’t worry, we still got time to roast Texas for its crooked redistricting moves and wonder why that damn Epstein list still hasn’t seen the light of day. We also cover late-night shows getting the boot, Elon’s AI going full Nazi (yup), and how a cartoon dog might’ve saved some real ones....

It’s the Fourth of July and freedom feels more like a chisme than a promise—so we’re celebrating with snacks, shade, and a healthy dose of side-eye. This week, Chibbi and Rooster tear into the bullshit burrito that is American pride in 2025: a mess of tax breaks for billionaires, the nation of sad, lonely men, and Supreme Court rulings that feel more like Supreme Clownery. We talk Lady Gaga vs. th...

We're back! Chibbi and Rooster are coming in hot with special guest Fonda Koxx fresh from NYC's Harlem, dragging fools and spilling tea all over the mic. From ICE raids in L.A. to Trump’s dollar-store dictatorship cosplay, they break down how the powers that be are trying to gaslight the whole country while we're just trying charge our EVs at Waffle House. The talk is chisme and chaos: social medi...

The heat is on and so are we. This week, Chibbi and Rooster dive into crab rangoon supremacy, giant cheese sticks, and why T-moo deserves the L. We talk Latin music domination, haunted hotels, and Project 2029—aka what happens when the left finally decides to grow a spine (maybe). Then it’s 15 minutes of “what the actual fuck” as we unpack $400 million planes, Congress playing hot potato with your...

We’re back and puro high-strung, caffeine-deficient, and full of opinions. This week, Chibbi and Rooster are joined by spiteful friend-of-the-pod Paul for a ride through the wild world of pop culture, tech, and totally unnecessary internet debates. From Lady Gaga’s Coachella opera moment and the slow demise of music festivals to whether self-driving robo-taxis are the future or just the next corpo...

Recorded on Good Friday with bad Catholic energy, Chibbi and Rooster are joined by JR and the Homie Chris to tackle the heavy, the hilarious, and the horrifying. From dental hygiene confessions to conspiracies about space travel (is Mars a scam?), the crew dives deep into what it means to survive the dumbest of times. They break down the Texas Lotto Ocean’s Eleven-style heist, rant about drive-thr...

Chibbi and Rooster are back at it again with another spicy episode, unpacking everything from identity labels to societal frustrations. This week, they're ready to officially retire outdated labels and propose a fresh term for white folks—hello, "European Americans" (or affectionately, just "gringos"). The duo dives deep into their hilarious frustration with overpriced restaurants, debates the com...