The Punch-Up: Minisode #2 - Thulio Survives MomTok, Rubén Touches Grass

About this episode

Rubén Mendive and Thulio DaSilva discuss various topics including fellowship rejections, the male loneliness epidemic, and the impact of AI in Hollywood in a casual, unfiltered format.

This week: Fellowship rejection season is upon us (and the girls are coping), Thulio goes full Heated Rivalry at an LA Kings game, the male loneliness epidemic (but make it queer), Mormon MomTok chaos, and Ruben's take on why AI in Hollywood is a very expensive nothing burger. Plus a Punch-Up on Hollywood's lack of emotionally resonant TV... and the gays being way too horny in IG Reels comments. La Lista Podcast host Rubén Mendive and writer Thulio DaSilva ditch the formal interviews and hop on the mic for quick, unfiltered conversations about their chaotic creative lives — covering new writing projects, hot takes on industry trends, dating disasters, and whatever discourse the algorithm served them that morning. Come See Brown & Out at the LA LGBT Center April 3rd & 10th! Instagram - @lalistapodcast Music: Sunny Side - Airstream

People in this episode

Host: Rubén Mendive

Guest: Thulio DaSilva

Topics covered

• fellowship rejection
• male loneliness epidemic
• Mormon MomTok
• AI in Hollywood
• emotionally resonant TV
• queer culture
• social media discourse

Keywords

• fellowship rejection
• male loneliness
• MomTok
• AI in Hollywood
• emotionally resonant TV
• queer culture
• social media
• LA Kings
• podcast

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: LA Kings, LA LGBT Center, MomTok, Hollywood

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