Lone Lobos with Xolo Maridueña and Jacob Bertrand

This week on Lone Lobos, Jacob Bertrand introduces his friend, screenwriter, and producer Jacob Hayden, also known as Crot, who discusses his journey into the industry after serving in the military. Hayden, a University of Southern California (USC) alumnus, shares insights into the screenwriting process and offers advice for those interested in pursuing a career in it. They reflect on their collaboration on Bertrand's short film together. Additionally, we provide some love advice from our Discord community. Lastly, Xolo Maridueña makes a cameo via video message for the guys. Our Lobitos exclusives can enjoy an extended love advice segment featuring a bonus question for Jacob Hayden from Peyton List, available only on Supercast.

This week on Lone Lobos, Xolo Maridueña is joined by his sister Oshún Ramírez, the newest cast member of the Sakamoto Days English dub as Akira. They talk about her senior year, college plans, working alongside Xolo and Jacob, and her summer in London.

This week on Lone Lobos, we're bringing you a special episode. Xolo Maridueña sits down with one of his classmates from his Shakespeare summer program to talk about theater. He and his classmate Jorge Rodriguez share their first impressions of each other and how the summer experience has influenced them. They also discuss the future of Latinos in theater.

Lone Lobos welcomes you to September. The duo is back this week, with Xolo Maridueña and Jacob sharing their thoughts on season 3 of The Summer I Turned Pretty. Jacob discusses how he learned about Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's engagement and the impact it has had on Swifties. Jacob also confesses that he's used Xolo's toothbrush multiple times. The guys discuss their latest movie watches.

Another week of Lone Lobos featuring Xolo Maridueña joining Jacob Bertrand virtually from London. Xolo and Jacob announce the return of the Lone Lobos Fantasy League. They discuss their recent watches, from the latest Darren Aronofsky film "Caught Stealing" to Zach Cregger's "Weapons". We chat with producer Monica about her recent trip to Japan and Jacob's goal to visit Mongolia. Xolo shares his side quests, like watching Broadway shows with strangers and trying to create a new accent every time he goes out in London.

Lobitos and USC Trojans: this week, Jacob Bertrand brings his screenwriter friend Seb Edward Bliss to join us on the podcast. Jacob asks Seb about his experience being a screenwriter at the University of Southern California and the struggles he faced. We then answer some of your love questions submitted via Discord and email, where we discuss roommates, keeping gifts from an ex-partner, friendship, and yearning.

This week, Xolo Maridueña shares his summer watch list with the team, including Frances Lawrence's latest film, adapted by Stephen King, "The Long Walk," and, of course, the finale of "The Summer I Turned Pretty." Xolo is surprised that Jenny Han, the director of the series, will be releasing a film for "The Summer I Turned Pretty." Xolo and the team also catch up on their bingo cards. We'll also provide an update on our football fantasy league.

From the Lone Lobos vault: this week, we're joined by Luciana Siracusano, an actor, writer, and professor. Xolo and Luciana bond over their experience at the RADA Summer Shakespeare program. They have a heartfelt conversation about how to be an actor, finding your own path, and learning to grow as a person.

It’s Unreal Lobos, Lobitos! This week the guys are coming to you from Cafe Tropical in Silver Lake where we had our recent pop up event. The duo discuss fantasy football with Anthony, Sakamoto Days with Oshún Ramirez and they chat with JMKM about Unreal Poke’s success. Catch an extended version of the episode from the pop up event where we chat with Lobitos about love and life, available only on supercast.

This week on Lone Lobos, Xolo Maridueña welcomes Jacob Bertrand and the team all the way from Edinburgh! Xolo, who has terrible airport luck, shares a recent story about flying to Scotland. Jacob announces he’s getting back into music with his band. The duo also recaps their favorite moments from our recent pop-up with Unreal Poke and Cafe Tropical. We then dive into Taylor Swift’s newest album, “The Life of a Showgirl,” and Xolo shares his stand-up routine he’s been working on. Lastly, we discuss the Dodgers as they prepare for the NLCS. In our bonus segment this week, Jacob, Xolo, and the team test their geography knowledge—check it out only on Supercast.

Comedian and actor Frankie Quiñones joins Lone Lobos this week! Xolo Maridueña and Jacob Bertrand chat with Frankie about his comedy journey, from his favorite comedians and bombing on stage, to his new special “Damn, That’s Crazy.” Frankie opens up about using comedy to express vulnerability, family, and love. He also shares advice for aspiring comedians and spotlights some of his favorite up-and-coming talent. Watch “Damn That’s Crazy,” directed by Emmy-winner Ali Wong, exclusively on Hulu and Hulu on Disney+. Lobitos Exclusivos! Enjoy a bonus conversation with Xolo and Jacob as they discuss Jacob’s business pitch and break down Paul Thomas Anderson’s “One Battle After Another” and Bill Condon’s “Kiss of the Spider Woman.” Available only on Supercast.

This week on Lone Lobos, Xolo Maridueña and Jacob Bertrand gear up for their Halloween plans while also sharing what they’ve been up to. Jacob is almost finished binge-watching the Fox series “House”; meanwhile, Xolo shares his new exercise and diet regimen as he prepares for his next role. The duo also talk about the new HBO limited series “Project: MKUltra” in development, which will be written by “The Sopranos” creator David Chase. Lastly, for our lobitos exclusivos, we (finally) open our Lobito fan mail—check it out only on Supercast. Thank you to everyone who sends us mail; we appreciate each and every one. If you would like to join lobitos exclusivos or send us mail, check below.

Come on, it’s L.A.! Yeah, it’s LA! Rachel Sennott voice Jacob Bertrand and Xolo Maridueña talk about the Los Angeles Dodgers winning the MLB 2025 World Series for the second year in a row. Jacob expresses how much he loved his recent trip to Guatemala. Xolo shares his thoughts on becoming an uncle after visiting his family in New York. The team also discusses Rachel Sennott’s new show “I Love LA,” now streaming on HBOMAX. They explore what it means to be an Angeleno and using LA as a backdrop for TV shows. Monica gives her opinion on Guillermo Del Toro’s new film “Frankenstein,” starring Oscar Isaac, Jacob Elordi, and Mia Goth. Lobitos Exclusivos this week features the guys opening a package from Texas and revisiting Jacob’s dental hygiene. Listen now, exclusively on Supercast.

It’s confirmed! Xolo Maridueña will play Ace in One Piece. On this week’s Lone Lobos, the team discusses Xolo’s audition experience, fans’ positive reactions, and his upcoming filming in South Africa for the rest of the year.

This week on Lone Lobos, we welcome award-winning filmmaker, writer, and actor Pasqual Gutierrez III. Pasqual is best known for directing music videos for artists such as Bad Bunny, Rosalía, J Balvin, and The Weeknd. He joins us to promote his first feature film, Serious People, which premiered at Sundance. A successful music video director and expectant father pushes hiswork/life balance to the extreme when he can't pass up the job of a lifetime and hires a doppelgänger to work in his stead. Serious People is a fresh and authentic comedy that explores what it means to be a"director" and a parent—and the replaceability of people in clout-heavy Los Angeles. Pasqual talks with Xolo Maridueña and Jacob Bertrand about moving from directing music videos to a full-length feature, the early stages of fatherhood, filming in the Los Angeles area, and his co-stars.

Jacob Bertrand shares his mountain man story from his recent trip to Scotland; meanwhile, Xolo Maridueña greets us from South Africa as he prepares for his role in “One Piece” this week on Lone Lobos. The duo discusses Jacob’s strict 10-minute-a-day social media schedule, and the guys share the biggest notes they receive from casting directors on auditions. Wicked fans, this week Xolo and Monica discuss Wicked: For Good; listen in on their thoughts.

We’re reaching the end of 2025 on the Lone Lobos podcast. This week, we discuss producer JMKM with Unreal Poke at Camp Flog Gnaw, where he saw artists like T-Pain and Tyler, the Creator. Jacob tells us his most recent film watch and shouts out his partner Peyton List's role in the 2010 film “The Sorcerer’s Apprentice.” Meanwhile, JMKM breaks down the different ways to cook a turkey for the holidays with the team. Xolo Maridueña asks Jacob which male book he has ever read that was most performative.