Topa Talk

When Stephanie shares piping hot gossip about a local bar, Cody’s jaw hits the floor and he offers unsolicited advice to the owners, who frankly, don’t like him very much!

Coming off of weekend highs and lows, Stephanie discusses being featured as a Woman of Ojai in the local paper and seeing her creative aspirations come to fruition - but does this all come at a cost?

Our hosts discuss who would be honored if the paper had a “Men of Ojai” feature, who would survive in a horror film starring folks of the Topa-verse and the Marilyn Dress Kim Kardashian squeezed into at the Met in this episode that is cheaper than a bag of cotton candy grapes.

Partners of this episode:

-The Ojai Wine Festival

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-The Ojai Vortex

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Cody returns from San Francisco as perhaps the only gay man to ever visit the city without having sex, but instead watching the NFL Draft.

Stephanie airs her grievances towards novelty signatures and those who travel while both hosts catch up sharing their recently consumed media - murder solving Raiders players and ingrown toenails, anyone?

Pack your bags and make sure you tell EVERYONE about your trip abroad, this episode will feel like a getaway to a destination no one on Instagram cares about, but we care… kinda! Escape with us Goobers, we could all use a break!

A Goober writes in asking what our hosts think about a homeowner in town hosting Sex Therapy in their backyard - with the request that surrounding neighbors dismantle their tree houses in order to keep their outdoor sexy-time more private.

Stephanie returns from LA with a new perspective on her aspirations, Cody is concerned about how Lea Michele spends time with her friends/vagina and both hosts grapple with the notion that someone would defecate in Jack Sparrow’s Captain’s Quarters.

Whip out your desk lamp, dust off your sneakers and file down your boyfriend’s scissor hands - this episode is worth $44bil.

Call them night owls, call them social butterflies: Stephanie & Cody surprise themselves with their recent social tenacity as our hosts emerge from a “shelter in place” era - and you’ll never believe where Stephanie ordered a Coors on draft!

This episode may serve as a cautionary tale as Cody warns listeners of Highway Hoodlums and Starbucks Fist Bumpers while Stephanie urges listeners to be on the look out for the judgmental male-eye that occurs when a woman drives a stick shift.

Hold your yoga pose and lock up the bar behind you, this episode is full of all sorts of Goober situation type of moments!

Consider this episode the unofficial Topa Talk Guide to the 805: Stephanie and Cody fall down a rabbit hole of their favorite game, Screw/Marry/Kill.

Which pizza in town is getting screwed, married and killed? How about healthy restaurant? Which cocktail from various local menus is heading to the sack with our hosts, and which one is walking down the aisle?

Filled with tough ultimatums and personal no-brainers, we encourage you to play along with us and a Level Line beer or Charman Margarita.

Plus, our goobers wrote in PLENTY of hot takes on the Oscar’s shocker of Will/Jada/Chris and we hear from a dear friend and listener on the complexities of the altercation.

You’ll never believe what Stephanie has embarked on recently, much to the delight of Cody. Be warned, this new journey causes a thorough conversation and these roses aren’t scared to handle a little prick.

Stay tuned to hear about Cody getting into a fight in a public parking garage, Stephanie’s musings on the preferred milk choices of people and what it says about them, our host’s biggest “Karen” moments and more in this episode that will transport you Far, Far Away.

As Stephanie prepares for a camping trip, our hosts debate what is qualified as glamping vs. roughing it in the great outdoors.

Cody wants to teach you how to achieve the coveted DSL’s, Stephanie wants you to rethink cancel culture and Kim Kardashian wants you to “get your f***ing ass up and work” - which our hosts have plenty of hot takes about.

Throw a coat of cherry Carmex on your kisser and enjoy!

Jinkies! In this episode filled with mystery, intrigue and shocking reveals, our hosts uncover who is responsible for a crime that took place in Solvang over the weekend.

Steph and Cody answer listener questions including which Ojai business our hosts would inherit if given the choice. Would Cody run a boutique named after the color blue? Would Stephanie run a theater that has been under construction longer than most folks have even lived in this town?

Grab your favorite smut novel, say a quick prayer to St. Thomas Aquinas and settle into this episode that will solve the mystery of all these questions & more -

And we could have gotten away with it too, if it weren’t for these meddling kids.

Zoinks!

Our hosts catch up after a whirlwind weekend discussing Cody’s trip up in San Francisco, Stephanie’s family reacting to her new Bimbo status and the community’s reaction to our previous episode.

Stephanie and Cody share their delights on the television show Survivor, their grievances of snitches within Goober Nation and their excitement about our favorite sound effect team: The Noise Boyz.

Our listeners submit the love stories of their grandparents and our hosts share their grandparent’s stories as well in a touching segment that will leave you reaching for your tissues and prune juice.

As Ojai begins to shift socially, economically and culturally, Stephanie and Cody sit down to speak with fixtures of the community to learn their perspectives on their hopes, concerns and visions of what Ojai is becoming.

Ojai Mayor Betsy Stix calls for sustainability and unity hoping to inspire locals and transplants to work together for a greater good.

Ojai local and mother Blair Braney isn’t afraid to get involved and ask questions of board members and policies, sharing her opinion on the school district and housing crisis.

Artist and recent resident Kristine Overacre who had design involvement with a major development project in the heart of Ojai envisions the valley to become a welcoming mecca to new people and ideas.

Steph and Cody share their hot takes on each conversation and note where each viewpoint agrees and which topics seem more diametrical than ever.