Baja Brucks

Do you smell (and see, taste, hear, and feel) what the Baja Babes is cooking?! 

Jess has a lot of thoughts on tv, commercials, and 90's shoe trends but also has no idea who Taylor Frankie Paul is. Sorry, but she can't watch EVERY show! 

Preheat the oven for the mirror glaze cake and start marinating the gochujang carrots, because, as usual, Jess leaves no crumbs.

**The title of this episode is Jeff's PG curse word of choice, but he couldn't think of it until hours later. 

It's the last day of Summer Break and Jeff and Jess are taking this episode POOLSIDE! From their backyard, Baja Brucks is talking fancy tuna fish, Costco's questionable protocols, and glass showers in hotel rooms. 

Drink of the episode: "Back to Reality"- Hazy IPA from Three 3's Brewing Co. in Hammonton, NJ

Despite it taking a few minutes to lock into the updated office space, Jess and Jeff don't let the new Feng Shui hold them back from sharing a story about a European Harley Davidson store, falling in love with a 10+ year old movie involving a song about Bin Laden, and debating which type of salty meat is best. 

Drink of the pod: Spicy Margarita 

You're in the backseat for date night with Jeff and Jess.  Fresh off a French dinner, Jeff and Jess discuss ring tones, Oscar films, and music from when they were 19.  

What we're drinking:

Jeff - Glenmorangie single malt aged 12 years (Sherry Cask Finish)

Jess - Opened white wine from the fridge

Jess and Jeff have been busy and have a lot to share: trips, movies, SNL50, E-A-G-L-E-S Eagles Super Bowl!!!, and some major news.  It's baja, bahaa, and the deep end all wrapped up into one for your listening pleasure.

What we're drinking:

Jeff - Wegman's Pineapple Orange Sparkling Water

Jess - Herbal Tea

It's 2025 and Jess and Jeff have some things to say about resolutions and the movies they watched last year.  ALSO, one cannot be IN on a new year without being OUT on a bunch of things they hate.  The pod ends with a "Things I Hate" purge list from Jess.   

What we're drinking: 7.5 oz can of Pepsi.  Because it's delicious and small.

The BAJA is BACK!  Jess and Jeff swim in the deepest of the deep ends on this one.  

Jess is a Furby (one of a few millennial references) that's been powered on.  And Jeff's ready to give advice.  It's summer time, it's podcasting time.  The Baja is back!

Jess and Jeff confess to some of their own less-than-stellar takes and plant their flags on some new ones.  No one is safe, including: Ryan Gosling, Taylor Swift, and Tipping Culture.  They also recap some recent reconnections with age old friends.

What we're drinking: Double Nickel Sun Surfer, not Butthole Surfers.

Jess and Jeff recap their Easter in NYC packed full of food reviews and a surprise appearance from a celebrity chef.  Later, Jess and Jeff swim in the deep end covering their thoughts on Easter sharing a day with Transgender Day of Visibility.

Baja Bev: Double Nickel Sun Surfer (summer blonde ale brewed with orange)

Coming out of hibernation... Jess and Jeff discuss what they like and don't like about all ten of the Best Picture noms as well as sharing what's made them laugh like nothing else.

Winter Break is here... and while Jeff and Jess are physically and mentally powering down, the pod is powering all the way back up! 

Tune in to find out which TV show Jeff is applying to and stay to hear Jess tell a story about a Christmas Gala that she didn't even attend.

We're back and realer than ever!

Jess and Jeff talk Golden Bachelor, Taylor and Travis (WE HAD TO), and Christian Girl Autumn. We also ask a hot take Q: Do we care about *NSYNC anymore? 

What we are drinking:

Jeff - Cantera Negra Tequila

Jess - Whole Foods Cherry Creme Soda 

Nothing is worse than distractions at the theater.  Jess and Jeff rally the Bruck Heads against all poor theater etiquette and dive into some long-delayed Taylor Swift news.   Another hodgepodge episode with no categories.

What we're drinking:

Jeff - Pumpkin Spiced Wawa Coffee

Jess - Tangerine Peach Juice

In a grab bag episode, Jess and Jeff celebrate Labor Day by eulogizing the end of summer.  Jeff shares his fondness for The OC and Jess walks us through some recent news.

Jess and Jeff bookend their Jamaican vacation recap with a harrowing tale of bat capture and their hot take on the USWNT loss in the World Cup.

What we're drinking (Jeff): Adictivo Tequila Double Reposado

Jess and Jeff catch up on all things including a story Jeff has waited two and a half weeks to hear.  Was it worth the wait?  Debatable.

What we're drinking: Sanpellegrino Aranciata Rossa

Hi Barbie!

Jess and Jeff give their thoughts on the two movies everyone is talking about.  SPOILERS!  

What we're drinking: Lemon water