Guantanamo Baes
Comedy
Brian and Julian are two first generation Cuban-American cousins who delve deep into the complex and often overlooked history and culture of Cuba. While bridging the gap between generations and continents, the Baes also share their take on modern news and pop culture through Julian's queer lens and Brian's cripplingly hetero point of view. There's a little something for everyone in this Cuban Cousin Kiki, so just hit play already!
Location:
United States
Genres:
Comedy
Description:
Brian and Julian are two first generation Cuban-American cousins who delve deep into the complex and often overlooked history and culture of Cuba. While bridging the gap between generations and continents, the Baes also share their take on modern news and pop culture through Julian's queer lens and Brian's cripplingly hetero point of view. There's a little something for everyone in this Cuban Cousin Kiki, so just hit play already!
Language:
English
Website:
https://anchor.fm/brian-bogart
Episodes
Don't F***ing Havana Syndrome Me, Dude
5/16/2024
How many Peabodys does one have to curl to get a good workout? Would you try to steal a manual transmission car if you couldn't drive stick? Should people have better vocabulary when it comes to describing fashion?
Duration:00:54:05
Two Hungry People in a Strange Land
5/10/2024
It’s an episode of advents! Brian and Julian get into a Khruangbin pissing contest, the Baes lament the rise of "Mid TV," and we fangirl over the upcoming Sydney Sweeney/Ana de Armas collab.
Duration:00:51:22
I Like Spectacles and I Like Drinking
4/29/2024
The Baes dish the chisme on the past schemes and recent sentencing of Cuban spy cosplaying as American diplomat, Manuel Rocha. Also, Brian reaches out to the last person to ever cast OJ Simpson in a film and the palace kitties of Mexico receive a well deserved social safety net.
Duration:00:57:24
Medianoches Along Sunset Blvd
4/15/2024
Brian and Julian dissect the Goya of it all behind LA's consortium of Cuban bakery royalty; Sylvester Stallone forgets that people aren't ugly, they're just poor; and after long, internal debate we decided that the pig stays in the picture.
Duration:00:46:45
Caribbean Men with Impulse Issues
4/3/2024
What's at the core of the layers being peeled away by Serial's latest exposé on Gitmo? Why are casino owners so excited every time Bruno Mars walks into the room? And are men allowed to have mental health issues?
Duration:00:53:46
Poundin' Out Some Poke
3/20/2024
Cuba’s got an AirBnB problem, we learn why the left hand is the Devil’s Hand, and RuPaul will sell you a copy of Hitler's Mein Kampf below market value if you’ll let him.
Duration:00:51:27
Cali Sober Birthday
3/13/2024
The world's a minefield and we stepped on pretty much every one of them in this episode. All I know is we're both so excited to see what the Latin-influenced pagoda is going to look like at Cuba's new embassy in South Korea.
Duration:01:00:55
Two Birds, One Poker Chip
2/25/2024
Get in the car, betch, it's our Jesus year! Brian gets a religious education, Julian spills some J-Lo tea, and Cuba may (or may not) be facing a cybersecurity attack. And it's still only February?
Duration:00:52:03
31 is a Millennial 18
2/7/2024
Julian breaks down the parallels between the Cuban Revolution and the movie Saltburn. ***Fair Warning: This episode contains gratuitous spoilers to the film Saltburn***
Duration:00:55:40
The Santerias Yearn for Capitalism
1/24/2024
Are we able to manifest our own conspiracy theories? Is this turbulent decade simply the dawning of the Age of Aquarius? And will there always be a market for Victorian period pieces?
Duration:00:52:13
Bonus Episode: You But Better
1/15/2024
Morning, Sunshine. The Baes are honored to give you this bonus episode with the help of our friends at the "You But Better" Podcast. This episode, recorded from last year, features Brian as fictional athlete, Freddy "The Flow" Marrero (fiction being the only place Brian could ever realistically be an athlete). Give them a follow, why don't you? Do it for us, at least?!
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You But Better: https://www.ybbpod.com/share
https://www.instagram.com/betteryouniverse/
Duration:00:34:30
Homo-geneous
1/11/2024
Oh just hit play. The Baes are back and better than ever in 2024, what more could you possibly want?!
Duration:01:00:00
Livin' La Vida Rocha
12/18/2023
Brian and Julian examine the life of recently indicted diplomat-turned-informant (or informant-turned-diplomat?) Manuel Rocha. Also, our year-end review and Julian's top movies of 2023!
Duration:00:56:13
Wilde Still Slaps
12/4/2023
I'm selling out our decription this week to get y'all to come to our UCB show this Tuesday, 12/5 at 7 PM. Also, was Julian overly defensive during this week's World According to Jules? Or is it just me? Massive shout-out to Caroline Cotter by the way. We love y'all
Duration:00:57:11
Jacob Elordi's Stunning Handbags
11/30/2023
Have we missed anything? Brian was in Egypt, Julian was in Texas, and we just wanted to make sure y'all are ok.
Duration:00:49:16
Football Psyops in America
11/2/2023
Are we the real pigs for declaring war on pigs? Is it gay to be homophobic? Also, Brian and Julian discuss a story in the NFL that isn't Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce.
Also, we hope to see you at our UCB show on 11/27 :)
Duration:00:48:30
¿Por qué no la paz?
10/23/2023
Aye yai yai...it's the Israel/Palestine episode.
Duration:00:55:15
Careful with the Honey Dicks in Africa
9/25/2023
Is the US having a fun little coup moment cozying up to Cuba's burgeoning private sector? Is conceptual art officially over? And is it just us or is ever brunette these days calling themseles a "woman of color?"
Duration:00:54:08
I Won't Survive in the Slammy
9/18/2023
The Baes are in the studio with one of our Bucharest Besties: actor, comedian, and writer Smaranda Luna, who explains why theater should be accessible to even the worst among us and why Drew Berrymore isn't as cute as she thinks she is.
Duration:01:00:30
The White Guilt Money Pit
9/13/2023
How far is too far for a gender reveal party? Did the Great British Bake-Off bend their knee to the woke mob? Also, Julian repents for his false land recognition last week.
Duration:00:52:29