Best Ralph Perez Podcasts (2024)

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Diana Leon-Boys, "Elena, Princesa of the Periphery: Disney’s Flexible Latina Girl" (Rutgers UP, 2023) 1:01:18

3h ago1:01:18

1:01:18

In the summer of 2016, Disney introduced its first Latina princess, Elena of Avalor. Elena, Princess of the Periphery: Disney’s Flexible Latina Girl (Rutgers University Press, 2023) by Dr. Diana Leon-Boys explores this Disney property using multiple case studies to understand its approach to girlhood and Latinidad. Following the circuit of culture …

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Riki Rachtman (TV/Radio Host) - Dead or Exploited 35:33

17h ago35:33

35:33

Riki Rachtman joins Ralph Sutton and James Mattern and they discuss the opening of the Cat House, Wikipedia lying about Riki Rachtman, hosting the Headbangers Ball on MTV, being accused of loving every band, Riki Rachtman interviewing Kurt Cobain of Nirvana while he was on heroin, cohosting Love Lines, going to jail after beating up a radio host, l…

1
The Things We Didn't Know: A Conversation with Elba Iris Pérez 50:35

13h ago50:35

50:35

Today’s book is: The Things We Didn’t Know (Gallery Books, 2024), by Dr. Elba Iris Pérez’s. A cross-cultural coming-of-age story, The Things We Didn’t Know is inspired by the author’s own experiences growing up between Woronoco, Massachusetts, and Puerto Rico. It explores Andrea Rodríguez’s childhood between Puerto Rico and a small Massachusetts fa…

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Eve Golden, "Strictly Dynamite: The Sensational Life of Lupe Velez" (UP of Kentucky, 2023) 35:11

1d ago35:11

35:11

Before Salma Hayek, Eva Longoria, and Penelope Cruz, there was Lupe Velez―one of the first Latin-American stars to sweep past the xenophobia of old Hollywood and pave the way for future icons from around the world. Her career began in the silent era, when her beauty was enough to make it onto the silver screen, but with the rise of talkies, Velez c…

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Gigi Dior and Sonia Harcourt (Pornstars) - Finish The Lyrics 1:19:48

4d ago1:19:48

1:19:48

Gigi Dior and Sonia Harcourt are back to join Ralph Sutton and Big Jay Oakerson and they discuss Conan O'Brien on The Bonfire, Ralph's embarrassing moment with Robert Smigel, remembering when Jay and Ralph drank Gigi's squirt, an update on the Grindr game and more before they beginning a game of Finish The Lyrics with consequences where the losing …

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Sunnie Ray and Veronica Gomez (Authors) - Dating Disasters 30:03

8d ago30:03

30:03

Sunnie Ray and Veronica Gomez join Ralph Sutton and James Mattern and they discuss how Sunnie Ray and Veronica Gomez first met, Sunnie Ray on the reality TV show Smothered, deciding to write a book on dating horror stories called "The Chronicles of John Doe Dating Disasters: When Swiping Goes Wrong," Sunnie Ray being known as the girl who can't fin…

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Amy Taylor and Dan St.Germain (Pornstar and Comedian) - Two Lies and A Truth 1:16:42

11d ago1:16:42

1:16:42

Amy Taylor and Dan St. Germain join Ralph Sutton and Big Jay Oakerson and they discuss Ralph's Colin Hay concert story, Marilyn Manson allegations, electric shock stimulation for sex purposes, Ralph's weird superstitious doctor story, Amy Taylor dealing with stalkers and more before they start a game of Two Lies and a Truth where we hear some of th…

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Mauricio Fernando Castro, "Only a Few Blocks to Cuba: Cold War Refugee Policy, the Cuban Diaspora, and the Transformations of Miami" (U Pennsylvania Press, 2024) 1:11:19

14d ago1:11:19

1:11:19

In Only a Few Blocks to Cuba: Cold War Refugee Policy, the Cuban Diaspora, and the Transformations of Miami (U Pennsylvania Press, 2024), Mauricio Castro shows how the U.S. government came to view Cuban migration to Miami as a strategic asset during the Cold War, in the process investing heavily in the city's development and shaping its future as a…

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Clutch (Neil Fallon) - Fuzzy Peaches 32:21

14d ago32:21

32:21

Clutch lead singer and guitarist Neil Fallon joins Ralph Sutton and James Mattern and they discuss meeting Clutch drummer Jean-Paul Gaster in the 7th grade, Neil Fallon's musical parents and being inspired by their record collection, the origin of the band name Clutch, the song Electric Worry almost not making it to the album, how they decide on th…

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Billy Morrison (Musician/Artist) - Crack CocaIne 1:05:48

17d ago1:05:48

1:05:48

Billy Morrison joins Ralph Sutton and Big Jay Oakerson and they discuss the similarities and differences between music and comedy, Billy Morrison getting addicted to heroin at 14 years old, moving to Los Angeles from England and being homeless, being most known for being a bass guitarist, the reason for re-recording albums, the effects of drugs on …

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Whiskey Myers (John Jeffers) - From Scones To Nuts 28:21

20d ago28:21

28:21

Whiskey Myers lead guitarist and vocalist John Jeffers joins Ralph Sutton and James Mattern and they discuss having 2 members of the band named Cody, the original name of the band and how it changed to Whiskey Myers, having to owe the venue money after drinking so much during their first gig in 2007, why their first album disappeared, Whiskey Myers…

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Jessica Ryan and Nickey Huntman (Pornstars) - Erotic Pictionary 1:22:36

24d ago1:22:36

1:22:36

Jessica Ryan and Nickey Huntsman join Ralph Sutton and Big Jay Oakerson and they discuss Ralph's trip to a fancy pants restaurant, why Nickey Huntsman chose her stage name, Big Jay researching guests' bushes, the outdated MILF term, a dive into Corey Feldman and more before they begin a game of Erotic Pictionary where they break up into teams and t…

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David Ostrowsky, "Roberto Alomar: The Complicated Life and Legacy of a Baseball Hall of Famer" (Rowman & Littlefield, 2024) 43:23

28d ago43:23

43:23

Roberto Alomar was not just a five-tool Hall of Famer; he was a magician on the diamond, a generational talent whose defensive wizardry left teammates and opponents breathless. Yet, despite his twelve All-Star selections and ten Gold Glove awards, he has remained one of the most contentious and enigmatic characters in baseball’s history. Roberto Al…

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The Dandy Warhols (Zia McCabe) - Snorting Bearskins 35:30

28d ago35:30

35:30

The Dandy Warhols keyboardist Zia McCabe joins Ralph Sutton and James Mattern and they discuss Zia McCabe growing up in a log cabin that her dad built, how she came to join The Dandy Warhols, learning to work with Courtney Taylor-Taylor and how their relationship has grown over the past 30 years, learning who Andy Warhol was, being the glue that ho…

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Derek Drescher, Geo Perez, Naomi Woods and Ivy Blackshire (Comedians and Porn Stars) - Prison Taboo 1:04:20

1M ago1:04:20

1:04:20

Derek Drescher, Geo Perez, Naomi Woods and Ivy Blackshire join Ralph Sutton and Big Jay Oakerson and they discuss Derek Drescher and Geo Perez sharing prison stories on their podcast On The Gate, when Big Jay got arrested, a recap of the GaS Digital Poconos trip, Ralph's new clothes and more before they play SDR's Prison version of Taboo where we g…

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Budderside (Band) - Soup Sandwich 33:56

1M ago33:56

33:56

Budderside band members Patrick Stone and Sam Koltun join Ralph Sutton and James Mattern and they discuss the origin of the band name Budderside, Patrick Stone getting kicked out of him home over drugs, punching a cop, meeting Lemmy from Motorhead, being an extra on Deadwood, Sam Koltun never drinking or doing drugs, auditioning for Velvet Revolver…

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Bad Wolves (Doc Coyle) - Trauma Equity 1:07:33

1M ago1:07:33

1:07:33

Bad Wolves guitarist Doc Coyle joins Ralph Sutton and James Mattern and they discuss the origin of Doc Coyle's nickname, getting paid $70 a day at Ozzfest, Doc Coyle starting to write after the end of the band God Forbid, his Ex-Man Podcast, joining Bad Wolves in 2017, the Zombie cover song, Tommy Vext leaving Bad Wolves, strong beliefs in the exis…

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Dom Irrera (Comedian) - Gentleman or Mark 27:34

1M ago27:34

27:34

Dom Irrera joins Ralph Sutton and James Mattern and they discuss Dom Irrera's relationship with Ralph's mom, James' first time meeting Dom, starting out in improv and plays then learning stand-up comedians didn't need new material every time, doing stand0up in the first grade, bad experiences working with Bill Murray, Dom Irrera briefly working on …

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Ellen Stagg (Photographer) - Hot Photos Contest 1:01:59

2M ago1:01:59

1:01:59

Ellen Stagg joins Ralph Sutton, Big Jay Oakerson and Chris from Brooklyn and they discuss the fart pill episode that Ellen was on, the end of her podcast Hey Poopy, a recap of the Pantera contest and the bone Jay has to pick with Ralph, how Ellen got into photographing naked ladies, shooting urine photos and more before Ellen sets up Ralph and Jay …

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The Cranberries (Fergal Lawler) - No Need To Argue 28:43

2M ago28:43

28:43

The Cranberries drummer Fergal Lawler joins Ralph Sutton and James Mattern and they discuss Ralph's terrible sickness, the relationship between The Cranberries and U2, Ralph and Fergal Lawler having breakdancing in common, the origin of the band name The Cranberries, Dolores O'Riordan learning how to sing and how she cultivated her iconic singing s…

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Carly Goodman, "Dreamland: America's Immigration Lottery in an Age of Restriction" (UNC Press, 2023) 1:10:10

2M ago1:10:10

1:10:10

In a world of border walls and obstacles to migration, a lottery where winners can gain permanent residency in the United States sounds too good to be true. Just as unlikely is the idea that the United States would make such visas available to foster diversity within a country where systemic racism endures. But in 1990, the United States Diversity …

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Scarlett Hampton (Porn Star) - SDR Snatch Game 1:14:10

2M ago1:14:10

1:14:10

Scarlett Hampton joins Ralph Sutton, Big Jay Oakerson and Josh Adam Meyers and they discuss Scarlett Hampton pooping her pants while running, taking care of body hair, travel bidets, how to tighten your butthole, and more before playing a new SDR game - the Snatch Game, they guys try to match random answers with Scarlett Hamptons resulting in drink…

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Dana Gould (Comedian) - Second Wife 34:53

2M ago34:53

34:53

Dana Gould joins Ralph Sutton and James Mattern and they discuss Ralph's pre show PRP treatment nightmare, Hanging With Dr. Z and how Dana Gould avoids lawsuits, working on Stan Against Evil and Dana Gould using his 93 year old father's euphemisms, working on The Simpsons for 7 years and what lead to him leaving, meeting Elvis Costello, meeting Vam…

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Laurence Ralph, "Sito: An American Teenager and the City That Failed Him" (Grand Central Publishing, 2023) 48:50

2M ago48:50

48:50

In September of 2019, Luis Alberto Quiñonez—known as Sito— was shot to death as he sat in his car in the Mission District of San Francisco. He was nineteen. His killer, Julius Williams, was seventeen. It was the second time the teens had encountered one another. The first, five years before, also ended in tragedy, when Julius watched as his brother…

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Shannon Seeking Strange IV 57:47

2M ago57:47

57:47

Big Jay Oakerson and Ralph Sutton are back again to try to find a guy for producer Shannon in the 4th iteration of Shannon Seeking Strange! Before the game starts they discuss Valentine's Day presents they've given or received, Ralph swimming with whale sharks, Paco and Harrington's fail and more, they then blindfold Shannon and bring in the 3 cont…

Podcasts Worth a Listen

Ralph Perez Podcasts

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The SDR Show (Sex, Drugs, & Rock-n-Roll Show) w/Ralph Sutton & Big Jay Oakerson

GaS Digital Network

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For the Love of the Game

Ralph Perez and Ray Reid

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That Scene with Dan Patrick

Amazon Music | Dan Patrick

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New Books in Latino Studies

Marshall Poe

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MIC DIAZ PRESENTS JAM SESSIONS: VALENTINE’S SPECIAL

Mic Diaz Presents

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Diana Leon-Boys, "Elena, Princesa of the Periphery: Disney’s Flexible Latina Girl" (Rutgers UP, 2023) 1:01:18

1
Riki Rachtman (TV/Radio Host) - Dead or Exploited 35:33

1
The Things We Didn't Know: A Conversation with Elba Iris Pérez 50:35

1
Eve Golden, "Strictly Dynamite: The Sensational Life of Lupe Velez" (UP of Kentucky, 2023) 35:11

1
Gigi Dior and Sonia Harcourt (Pornstars) - Finish The Lyrics 1:19:48

1
Sunnie Ray and Veronica Gomez (Authors) - Dating Disasters 30:03

1
Amy Taylor and Dan St.Germain (Pornstar and Comedian) - Two Lies and A Truth 1:16:42

1
Mauricio Fernando Castro, "Only a Few Blocks to Cuba: Cold War Refugee Policy, the Cuban Diaspora, and the Transformations of Miami" (U Pennsylvania Press, 2024) 1:11:19

1
Clutch (Neil Fallon) - Fuzzy Peaches 32:21

1
Billy Morrison (Musician/Artist) - Crack CocaIne 1:05:48

1
Whiskey Myers (John Jeffers) - From Scones To Nuts 28:21

1
Jessica Ryan and Nickey Huntman (Pornstars) - Erotic Pictionary 1:22:36

1
David Ostrowsky, "Roberto Alomar: The Complicated Life and Legacy of a Baseball Hall of Famer" (Rowman & Littlefield, 2024) 43:23

1
The Dandy Warhols (Zia McCabe) - Snorting Bearskins 35:30

1
Derek Drescher, Geo Perez, Naomi Woods and Ivy Blackshire (Comedians and Porn Stars) - Prison Taboo 1:04:20

1
Budderside (Band) - Soup Sandwich 33:56

1
Bad Wolves (Doc Coyle) - Trauma Equity 1:07:33

1
Dom Irrera (Comedian) - Gentleman or Mark 27:34

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Ellen Stagg (Photographer) - Hot Photos Contest 1:01:59

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The Cranberries (Fergal Lawler) - No Need To Argue 28:43

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Carly Goodman, "Dreamland: America's Immigration Lottery in an Age of Restriction" (UNC Press, 2023) 1:10:10

1
Scarlett Hampton (Porn Star) - SDR Snatch Game 1:14:10

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Dana Gould (Comedian) - Second Wife 34:53

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Laurence Ralph, "Sito: An American Teenager and the City That Failed Him" (Grand Central Publishing, 2023) 48:50

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Shannon Seeking Strange IV 57:47

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