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The Spill The Cafecito Podcast | Episode 11

Ant and JP are firing up the time machine! This week, we’re traveling through 2008–2020, revisiting the pop culture, music, politics, celebrity gossip, movies, national headlines, and unforgettable moments that shaped the world—and shaped us along the way.

But before we start time traveling, we have some Hot Spills to get into. Can adults without children really give parenting advice? And when it comes to relationships and questionable behavior, are we putting a little TOO much blame on our zodiac signs? Because sometimes Mercury might be in retrograde…and sometimes you might just be the problem.

Then we’re taking care of some unfinished nostalgic business! We circle back to the foods, snacks, TV shows, fads, and random things from back in the day that somehow escaped our last nostalgia episode.

After that, buckle up because the time machine is officially leaving the station. From 2008 through 2020, Ant and JP revisit the major headlines, cultural moments, celebrity drama, music, movies, politics, and events they remember most, and talk about how those years affected their own lives and perspectives.

Some moments get deep. Some bring back memories we forgot we had. And some, naturally, require a little Ant-and-JP shade.

We’re covering it ALL on the time machine.

Grab your cafecito and come travel back with us.

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The Spill The Cafecito | Episode 10

This week JP is counting down to his upcoming European vacation via cruise, and Ant opens up about how his personal brand at work has started to feel under attack, and what that's done to his career opportunities and advancement. He's not chasing being liked by everyone. His focus is on building a positive, professional work brand that moves his career forward instead of holding it back.

Then it's another round of Spill It Quick, the fast paced this or that lightning round, with Ant picking his way through a batch of pop culture nostalgia items. They also squeeze in another Hot Spill, this time tackling a hot button debate: should AI generated movies get their own category at the Oscars, or is that disrespectful to human acting and the performances that come with it?

From there, JP and Ant dive headfirst into a decade of nostalgia, covering 1998 to 2008. Politics, major headlines, TV shows and movies, defining events, celebrity moments, and all the miscellaneous stuff in between. Basically everything that dominated pop culture and left a mark on how they see the world today, all the things that have been living rent free in their brains since childhood.

This is Part 1 of a two part series. Part 2 will bring the nostalgia trip into more current pop culture.

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Spill the Cafecito Podcast | Episode 9

JP and Ant are back for round two. They kick things off reflecting on Hispanic Heritage Month and what it really means to them, then hit two Hot Spills (hot takes): Is porn saving more marriages than it's destroying? And does everyone actually need traditional therapy?

Then it's back to the Cafecito Main Topic for Part 2 of their mental health deep dive. This time they go there: teenage years, adulthood, family trauma, and how machismo culture keeps people from ever talking about feelings. They break down trauma stacking, and what it's like when family shuts you down by comparing pain instead of sitting with it. And finally, JP opens up about the relationship with his mom he's been teasing, getting real about how generational trauma played into a period of not speaking to her at all.

They close it out talking about protecting your inner peace, setting real boundaries at home and at work, and leave you with their best advice for navigating mental health, for real, not just the highlight reel.