Rejection Is Direction with Bryan Terrell Clark

Silicon Valley scandals, bloody proms, Hollywood dreams, and mothers looking a little suspicious—sweetie, we have questions. Boots Bueno & Coco Alexander Bueno unpack You Can See Everything, debating Elizabeth Holmes, Nathan Fielder’s uncomfortable brilliance, and Amanda Seyfried’s unforgettable performance. Where does conviction end and delusion begin? Our love for I Play Rocky takes that conversation into another corner: believing in yourself when nobody else will. Then we dive into Carrie, Crystal Lake, and PHONY—with flowers for Linda Cardellini, Connie Britton, and the emerging talent keeping us glued to our screens. Plus, Mahaela Park is coming to the CocoSphere! PHONY fans: drop your questions, theories, and character obsessions below. We also celebrate our beautiful Tiptoe guests—Shakeel Kimotho, Gabriel Clark, and Luyanda Unati Lewis-Nyawo—and the power of showing up for our community. Stay curious. Stay fabulous. Let’s be too many things together. Spoilers ahead.

“Don’t be an asshole.” A simple ISM. A powerful place to start. Luyanda Unati Lewis-Nyawo, who plays Judy in Russell T Davies’ Tip Toe, joins Boots and Coco for a funny, outspoken, and deeply compassionate conversation about chosen family, queer joy, and making solidarity something people can feel. From Judy’s protective mama-bear energy to the difference between calling yourself accepting and actually showing up, we explore how Tip Toe reflects our world—and asks us to take responsibility for each other. Luyanda shares why community begins wherever the love is, how everyday actions can challenge isolation, and a beautiful reminder for anyone still finding their way: “We all bloom in our own time. There is no rush.” Plus, Bootsie’s Lightning Round delivers castmate mischief, British flirting, Doechii, and a verdict on which host belongs behind the bar. Our community has no borders. Let’s be too many things together.

What does it mean to act beautifully rather than simply look beautiful? Tiptoe star Shakeel Kimotho joins Coco & Boots for a soulful conversation about queer love, trans representation, chosen family, and the courage to stand up for one another. From her portrayal of Hannah in Russell T. Davies’ Tiptoe to her philosophy of Soulism, Shakeel brings extraordinary warmth, wisdom, and a little Beyoncé to the COCOsphere. An episode about being unapologetically yourself, finding gratitude in becoming, and remembering that we’re all connected. Let’s be too many things together. Photo by Liv Hedges

If You Don’t Ask, You Don’t Get | Gabriel Clark on Tip Toe “If you don’t ask, you don’t get.” Gabriel Clark enters the CocoSphere with an ISM about creating opportunities—and the courage to stop shrinking yourself. The actor behind Mikey in Russell T Davies’ Tip Toe joins Boots and Coco for a candid, cheeky conversation about being queer, working class, and Northern, finding a way into the arts, and why some of his biggest opportunities began with simply asking. We explore the power of speaking up for your community and how Tip Toe brings love, pride, homophobia, transphobia, and discrimination into sharp focus. Gabriel’s description of the series as a “call to arms” runs through it all: an invitation to wake up, pay attention, and show up for one another. Plus, Bootsie’s Lightning Round brings castmate mischief and a little across-the-pond flirtation. Still becoming. Already enough. Let’s be too many things together. Watch Tip Toe on STARZ in the US.

In your moment of thinking it’s never gonna happen dig your heels deep with all your might into the power of hope and faith. You honestly may be surprised with the result of when you don’t give up. Everyday is a reminder that we can be our own obstacle but when we support one another in seeing potential it allows us opportunities to get to the other side in a beautiful way. Join us ISM posse as we gobble up the latest from Tom Cruise, Jessica Chastain and Josh Hartnett!

The 60th episode Join us, Boots & Coco as we reflect on the way it was back in the day. We’ve come this far and it’s you the audience, the love that we receive from our community that inspires us to create COCOISM. Thank you Bootsie Rolls & Coco Puffs for all the support, we love connecting with you, keep tuning in because you just never know what will pop up in the CocoSphere! From the beginning the guest of our podcast have left beautiful ISMS, gold nuggets of truth, faith & hope and we encourage you to revisit past episodes to get those goodies! With love and fierceness let’s be too many things together!

From playing George Washington in Hamilton and experiencing an unforgettable Obama God-shot moment to entering Diarra from Detroit as Mr. Tea, Bryan Terrell Clark drops one wisdom bomb after another on this episode of COCOISM. Bryan joins Coco & Boots for a powerful conversation about surrender, rejection, and recognizing the opportunities life places in your path. He takes us from music and Broadway to sharing the screen with his real-life best friend, Diarra Kilpatrick—and reveals how his own experiences helped him shape Tea into an authentic queer character rather than a stereotype. This Mr. Tea tea party is filled with juicy Diarra from Detroit Season 2 moments, insight on Black queer representation, the secret to looking sexy at the gym—and something Bryan has never shared publicly before. Bryan Terrell Clark has officially entered the CocoSphere! ✨☕️

The CocoSphere stops for Diarra Kilpatrick—the creator, writer, executive producer, and star of Diarra from Detroit. Diarra joins Boots and Coco to talk mystery, comedy, fashion, parenting, chosen family, and how never fully fitting in became her creative superpower. Plus, a surprise Cocomail from Bryan Terrell Clark reveals the inspiration behind Tea before Diarra faces Bootsie’s Lightning Round. What’s Diarra’s ism? Keep yourself in the place of feeling good. ✨ Host: CocoAlexander and Boots Bueno

Amanda Righetti enters the COCOSPHERE for a glamorous, thoughtful and deeply fun conversation with Boots & Coco. Known for unforgettable roles in The O.C., The Mentalist, Friday the 13th and now Scarpetta, Amanda opens up about building a lasting career in Hollywood, evolving through different eras of the industry, and finding balance between the work, wellness and real life. In this episode, we talk iconic projects, transformation through beauty and character, mental health in entertainment, career longevity, co-stars, and what it means to keep growing while staying true to yourself. It’s nostalgic. It’s reflective. It’s a little wild. And yes — Crystal Lake absolutely makes an appearance. What’s your ism? It’s COCOISM.

BUDDY 2? Delaney Quinn’s  Magical World of Freddy Is Freddy ready for BUDDY 2?  Delaney Quinn enters the CocoSphere to talk about becoming Buddy’s fearless final girl, discovering Freddy’s emotional journey and working inside Casper Kelly’s wonderfully twisted children’s television nightmare. Delaney also takes us behind the scenes of working with Rose Byrne in A24’s If I Had Legs I’d Kick You and growing up on Broadway in Waitress. Plus: Cocomail, Bootsie’s Buddy Lightning Round and inspiring advice for the next generation of young actors. It’s Delaney Quinn. It’s COCOISM. It’s too many things.  Watch on YouTube and listen wherever podcasts stream. #DelaneyQuinn #BuddyMovie #COCOISM #FinalGirl #HorrorMovies #RoseByrne