Shut Up I Love It

Writer J. A. Helling is back to help us appreciate the Netflix show SUPERGIRL, where the hero doesn’t need to be armed with a weapon​, just kindness and compassion. Episode Links: J. A.’s Website Joe's Patreon Mr. Owl's Website

Screenwriter and content creator Callia Chuang makes the case for WAYMOS, the Gen-Z party bus. Episode links: Callia's TikTok Callia's IG Joe's Patreon

Screenwriter and improviser Will Saunders opens up about his personal weight loss journey with the help of GLP-1 drugs. Episode Links: Joe's Patreon Mr. Owl's Website

Here’s a FREE PREVIEW of our latest Check-In Episode, aka "Shut Up Sasha and Joe." To hear more, head to https://www.patreon.com/c/ShutUpILoveItPodcast Check-In Episode # 38: A strange request that Sasha got. Saving a friend from moving vehicles. Joe's the social media hot tub star.

Writer J. A. Helling argues no TV show today handles social issues better than THE BIONIC WOMAN, the 1970s hit starring Lindsay Wagner. J.A. Helling has been a Peace Corps Volunteer, a prosecutor, a professor, and a podcaster. Today she writes Science Fiction & Fantasy with Sapphic Pride and lives with two beloved cats who like to walk on her keyboard at critical moments. Episode Links: J. A.’...

Here’s a FREE PREVIEW of our latest Check-In Episode, aka "Shut Up Sasha and Joe." To hear more, head to https://www.patreon.com/c/ShutUpILoveItPodcast Check-In Episode # 37: The unveiling of the dirty ins and out of our podcast's workings.

Writer, performer and animator Conner Shin is making a case for FAST FOOD, and the joy of getting limited time items like Kpop Demon Hunter meals. Episode Links: Joe's Patreon Mr. Owl's Website

Sydney Sterling is an associate literary agent and screenwriter who loves writing about what she knows -- angsty lesbians. She's here to tell us how she taught herself to STAY UP LATE. Episode Links: Joe's Patreon Mr. Owl's Website

Comedian/actor Cory Jacob (Jimmy Kimmel Live! Sketches, America's Got Talent) thinks of VINTAGE STUFF as his way to learn about people things they cherished. Episode Links: Yes Baby! Vintage Store Joe's Patreon Mr. Owl's Website

Dr. Kevin Toman, DVM, a veterinarian with 40 years of experience, is here to share his life’s passion: PET LONGEVITY. He covers vaccines, supplements, and other actionable ways to help our furry children to spend more time with us. Episode Links: Helping Pets Live Longer Dr. Kevin's IG Joe's Patreon Mr. Owl's Website

Many people love GOSSIP, but only a brave few will admit it. Brazilian writer Mariana Trindade (Disney Plus) is here to defend what she considers the connective tissue of her culture. Episode Links: Mariana's IG Joe's Patreon Mr. Owl's Website

Cristina Sasso is here, to discuss a film she loves -- A BRONX TALE (1993). It's a love story, but not between the two people you think. Cristina is a Panamanian Afro-Latina writer and director whose recent achievements include a CFA 2025 Breakthrough Award for her short film Rita’s Wish and Best Play for Float at the 2025 Brisk Fest. Episode Links: Cristina's IG Joe's Patreon Mr. Owl's Website

Jay Hunter is back on the pod to call everyone slugs in the name of CONNER O'MALLEY, whose transgressive comedy satirizes the hell out of AI, the internet culture and especially, wealthy men driving fancy-ass cars. Episode Links: Pod Ween Satan Joe's Patreon Mr. Owl's Website

Shadia Elise has been working as an ART MODEL for 23 years, though she prefers a term "figurative artist," a name that reflects the collaborative nature of her work and keeps her form being boxed in as an "object" for the artist. Episode Links: Shadia's IG Joe's Patreon Mr. Owl's Website

Could ANIMAL WHISPERING be the way to find connection with rescue cats and dogs? Hear from our guest NiLoO Khodadadeh, an animal whisperer who is also a singer/songwriter, writer and comic. NiloO published her memoir in 2020 and is now working on her second book, The Art of Cat Socializing. Episode Links: NiLoO's Rescue IG Venmo for Rescues NiloO's Memoire NiloO's Website Special Guest NiLoO Joe's...

Whoa, how do we even know Ramona Shelburne, American sportswriter and NBA insider for ESPN? Listen to find out—and learn how being a working mom has made her better… well, at being an American sportswriter and NBA insider for ESPN. Ramona also shares about her friendship with the GOAT, Kobe Bryant. Episode Link: Ramona's IG Joe's Patreon Mr. Owl's Website .

Here’s a FREE PREVIEW of our latest Check-In Episode, aka "Shut Up Sasha and Joe." To hear more, head to https://www.patreon.com/c/ShutUpILoveItPodcast Check-In Episode # 36: A tense situation during the first Super Mario Bros movie. "Is this show is any good?"

To Jared Culp, LONG-DISTANCE RUNNING is painful -- you can't catch your breath, it is hard on your knees and hips -- but once you get that euphoria, you become addicted and have to do it again. "It's a discipline thing." Jared is a designer, writer, and educator whose work explores modern life and Black domesticity. He directed the short film Cicadas and creates projects across film, design, and w...

Here’s a FREE PREVIEW of our latest Check-In Episode, aka "Shut Up Sasha and Joe." To hear more, head to https://www.patreon.com/c/ShutUpILoveItPodcast Check-In Episode # 35: The worst birthday ever. The vaguest biggest life changes you've ever heard about. Discussing writers using AI.

Writer, filmmaker, and comedian Kat Kvas defends SMALL TALK, something that just might be the solution to our lack of connection -- and it doesn't always have to be about the weather. Kat's writing has appeared in The New Yorker, The Onion, McSweeney’s and more. Her comedic short film, The Interns , premiered at HollyShorts last year and she most recently worked as a Creative Director at Netflix....

Bryan Chamchoum brings us one of the greatest shows of all time: Genndy Tartakovsky’s PRIMAL Season 3, with the craziest premise ever. Bryan is a game designer and writer who bridges the gap between storytelling and interactive design. Episode Links: Joe's Patreon Mr. Owl's Website

Hayley Gruenspan is an LA-based comedic screenwriter here to shine a spotlight on ANGIE TRIBECA, an insanely hilarious show that came out too early, back when not-very-funny dramedies ruled the television landscape. Episode Links: Hayley's (Private!) IG Joe's Patreon Mr. Owl's Website

Here’s a FREE PREVIEW of our latest Check-In Episode, aka "Shut Up Sasha and Joe." To hear more, head to https://www.patreon.com/c/ShutUpILoveItPodcast Check-In Episode # 34: Meeting up in person for the first time in years. The origin of "Big D". The issues with Partiful. Joe's biggest trophy.

When she’s not writing her first novel or reviewing restaurants around the country for The Infatuation, writer and journalist Anne Loreto Cruz joins us to defend THE LEGEND OF KORRA. An evolution of Avatar: The Last Airbender, TLOK was seen by some as its ugly stepchild and had to prove itself every season just to get another one. Episode Links: Anne's IG Joe's Patreon Mr. Owl's Website

Shawtane Bowen makes a strong argument as to why Ari Aster's EDDINGTON is the best film of 2025, even if it has left you pissed on ReddIt. Shawtane is a writer, performer, director and a founding member of the comedy group, Astronomy Club. He teaches theater at a small liberal arts college in the middle of Vermont. Episode Links: Joe's Patreon Mr. Owl's Website