Somewhere Over The Rainbow Podcast

Somehow in the midst of a global pandemic, Vincent has become a delicacy for the Irvine mosquito population. While Dana and Vincent await his possible West Nile Flue diagnosis, they pass the time discussing the new album from Gloria Estefan, RIP moments for drag queen Chi Chi DeVayne, the cancellation of some TV favorites and the cancellation of Lori Laughlin's freedom. 

Gather all the hoes in the house (garden tools and people) because Dana and Vincent are back with another pandemic pop culture filled episode! The dynamic duo discuss the new Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion's ode to female lubrication, AMC's decision to re-open movie theaters, Dana finally watching "Watchmen", Vincent finally watching "The Mandalorian", reviews of "Tijuana Jackson" and Sam Jay's "...

Summertime certainly has a different vibe to it when you're in the middle of a global pandemic, or at least that's what Vincent and Dana have discovered on this episode. Along with discussing the finer points of getting the most out of CVS discounts, they talk Emmy 2020 nominations, a Lady in the Lake origin story, the goodness of Sweet Potato Tortilla Chips, reviews of Black is King and a "Yeah o...

It's a celebration of life on this episode that finds Dana sharing tips on how to gracefully turn 40 in a pandemic and Vincent sharing his hair styling techniques and thoughts of potentially growing a man bun (since the shutdown appears to not be ending anytime soon).  This episode also includes summertime sadness RIP moments for Naya Rivera, illuminating entanglements at the red table with Jada a...

There's no red table, but the Willow Smith "woooooows" are plentiful on this episode as Dana and Vincent get into the new album from Jessie Ware, RIP moments for Joel Schumacher, Benny Mardones and Vanilla Ice's 4th of July concert in Texas and a "Yeah or Meh" segment featuring The Chicks (fka The Dixie Chicks), Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and a new show for NeNe Leakes.  

After a global pandemic induced hiatus, Vincent and Dana have returned and whew chill-ay, all holy hell has broken loose!!! On this return episode, the two discuss life in quarantine, the protests for racial justice and equality and how both have effected the pop culture world for good and bad (we're looking at you "The Bachelor".

After a mini hiatus, Dana and Vincent return to a world where love and the Coronavirus are in the air! Vincent gives the rundown on his epic "Fantasy Island" vacation complete with an ENGAGEMENT!!!, and Dana gives the rundown on drinking wine in Paso Robles and binging the new reality show errrrynoty is talking about, "Love Is Blind". There are  also reviews of the films "Invisible Man" and "Onwar...

Week two of Black History Month brings us an episode filled with teachable moments for the children, "Chrissy Teigen faced" reviews of RuPaul's performance on SNL and White women who don't like being called White (ahem Heidi Klum).

This episode grapples with the untimely passing of Kobe Bryant and others who perished in a helicopter crash, as well as highlights from Grammys 2020, review of "Bad Boys For Life", Vincent's gay teenage vision board memories and Barack Obama's exposed ankles.

Just in time for the start of Black History Month (sarcasm), we present the 3rd annual Somewhere Over The Rainbow Podcast Oscar Reelness bonus episode! Vincent and Dana are joined by special guest Cesar (Vincent's partner), to give their picks for the categories of Best Original Song, Lead Actor, Lead Actress, Best Director and Best Picture. And not to be left out, Mopsy provides her picks via ema...

Welcome to the first official episode of the new Roaring 20's! Dana and Vincent kick off the new year with a lot of mucous (courtesy of Vincent's cold) and a lot of thoughts on the numerous crazy pop culture moments that have already taken center stage only two weeks into the new year, from Megxit, to the 2020 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame class and special smelling candle from Gwyneth Paltrow. And,...

2019 is almost a wrap but before waving "bye Felicia" to it, Dana and Vincent do a rundown of the best (and some things loosely considered "the best") of the year in TV, Film, Music and Pop Culture!

Now that Thanksgiving is over, Dana and Vincent are ready to jump into the Christmas season with fervor (or maybe just Vincent). This super sized episode includes Dana's mom shading Bing Crosby, drama between Gabrielle Union and America's Got Talent, the new idiotic trend of "perineum sunning" developed by an embodied mermaid, so you know it's legit!

On this pre-Thanksgiving episode, Dana and Vincent give thanks for the blessings that pop culture has bestowed upon them like Baby Yoda, random non-sequitur songs from Celine Dion, the Charlie's Angels (the Kristen Stewart one) reboot flopping, Grammy 2020 nominations and soooo much more!

On this super sized episode, Dana and Vincent cover everything from babies, to BBMak. Vincent gets introspective while listening to George Michael songs, Dana discovers My Chemical Romance and they both give individually distinctive reviews of the new film "Last Christmas" (one thinks it was amazing and one thinks it was garbage...clearly they're the modern day Siskel and Ebert).

On this episode that surely you'll find addictive (shout out to Truth Hurts and Rakim), you'll get everything from old school jams on buses, to Lizzo lawsuits, to deals at Big Lots and the legendary Jane Fonda's Friday arrests. There's also a review of the Lifetime film "Patsy and Loretta" and "Yeah or Meh" featuring a "Facts of Life" reunion, the upcoming film "Last Christmas" and Celebrity Drag...

The essence of fall is in full effect on this episode that includes candle-lit ambiance and new fall treat, Turkey Balls (shoutout to Porto's). There are also RIP moments for legends such as Jessye Norman and Diahann Carroll, reviews of the films "Judy", "Joker" and "Dolomite is My Name", the week in pop culture with Jane Fonda's recent arrest, the unification of Lizzbians and Swifties and a "We S...

Hot girl summer is over, fall is here and so are Dana and a not-balding Vincent with this week in pop culture! Minus a minor senior moment from Vincent, a bevy of topics are discussed from analyzing dreams with baldness to thoughts on Emmys 2019, the tastiness of American Horror Story 1984, face tattoos (aka a cry for help), an onslaught of reboots that no one asked for and prayers for all the Car...

Dana and Vincent are back to their usual pop culture shenanigans on this episode which finds Vincent taking back previous "meh" feelings about the new Taylor Swift album, #retirementgoals inspiration from Tina Turner, reviews of the films "Hustlers" and "It: Chapter 2", a "Dark Shadows" reboot on the CW and thoughts on the new iPhone 11.

Dana and Vincent are back at it after a brief hiatus while Vincent embarked on his first international trip. They have a lot of catching up to do pop culture wise, so along with discussions about the cleanliness of Tokyo, you'll hear about new show "Sherman's Showcase", the preeminent battle of our time: Popeyes vs. Chik-Fil-A, and news from Disney's D23 expo that further solidifies the notion tha...

The 2019 Emmy nominations have been announced and we have a little something to say about them! Join Vincent and Dana on their inaugural Somewhere Over The Rainbow Podcast Emmy's Extravaganza bonus episode where they will give you the 411 on their favs in the categories of Drama Series, Comedy Series, Limited Series, Drama Actor/Actress/Supporting Actor/Supporting Actress, Comedy Actor/Actress/Sup...

It's the end of July, and you know what that means? It's almost time for Halloween (or at least that's what Bath and Body Works and Big Lots wants you to believe)! Dana and Vincent refuse to acknowledge that notion by diving into a myriad of pop culture nuggets including "Giving Me Life" moments from the trailer for "A Black Lady Sketch Show", a deep dive into local California chain restaurants th...

Break out your best case of Simpler Wines, because it's Dana's birthday on this episode! The celebration kicks off with Dana's review of Essence Fest and her soul plane flight to New Orleans complete with confused white people! From there, the party continues with a recap of the week in pop culture featuring not so good reviews for the upcoming live action "Lion King" film, tributes to people we l...

It's the last day of Pride Month and Black Music month, so there's tons to celebrate in pop culture! Dana and Vincent cover it all (or most of it) from a review of "The Black Godfather" on Netflix, to the premier of Madonna's "God Control" video, to the 2020 class for The Hollywood Walk of Fame, and sooooo much more!

On an episode that you'll clearly want to add to your own "bucket list", Dana and Vincent deep dive into Vincent's acquisition of the coveted AMC Popcorn Bucket, discuss the return of TV favs "Pose" and "Big Little Lies", share their thoughts on the new Madonna album "Madame X",  review "Always Be My Maybe" and "Rocketman" and have a "Who Asked For This" moment with Punky Brewster.