Califorgilicious

About Califorgilicious

FOR PREVIOUS SEASONS AND EXTRA EPISODES, VISIT: CALIFORGILICIOUS.COM Califorgillicious is a dynamic and engaging podcast that explores culture, lifestyle, personal stories, and everything in between. Hosted by myself, Zsolt, this show captures the essence of thought-provoking conversations with a hint of California’s spirit while expanding into broader, globally relevant topics. Although it was inspired by California, It is not just about the Orange County — we dive into unique themes like online dating, vegetarianism, cultural exploration, psychology, cozy horror, and beyond. Each episode brings fresh, unconventional perspectives that invite both guests and listeners into lively, insightful dialogues. With a growing audience, Califorgillicious is known for its balance between humor, light-heartedness, and deep, meaningful exchanges. Whether you’re an expert, an enthusiast, or someone with a unique story to tell, Califorgillicious offers an open platform for all voices. All episodes and extra episodes are on califorgilicious.com zsolt182.substack.com (https://zsolt182.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast)

Publisher

Califorgilicious - Stay Weird

Category

society & culture · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

18 Oct 2024

Latest episode

28 Jun 2026

Latest episodes

15 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   28 Jun 2026

   S04E10 - Los Angeles Syndrome

   After a season of side quests, liminal spaces, nostalgia, and California oddities, it’s time to connect the dots. Welcome to Los Angeles Syndrome, the unofficial diagnosis for anyone who’s ever left a city... but never really left it behind. Season 4 comes to an end with a question: can a city permanently change the way you see the world? In this finale, I introduce Los Angeles Syndrome, a strange theory about places that get under your skin and refuse to leave your imagination. Get full access to Califorgilicious - カリフォーギリシャス at zsolt182.substack.com/subscribe (https://zsolt182.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4)

2. 

   10 Jun 2026

   S04E09 - Los Angeles Liminal

   califorgilicious.com (http://califorgilicious.com) Why even bother talking about liminality in the example of a city whose metropolitan are has almost 13 millions residents? The term liminality has been with me for quite some time and alas, it found me even in the most unexpected places. In this episode I am sharing with you the most liminal experiences I have had in LA. Get full access to Califorgilicious - カリフォーギリシャス at zsolt182.substack.com/subscribe (https://zsolt182.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4)

3. 

   31 May 2026

   EXCLUSIVE - Califorgilicious 2nd Birthday Bonanza

   I neglected Califorgilicious on its 1st birthday, so this time I made it up and recorded this exclusive episode where I take the time to reflect on the past 2 years and 4 seasons, what I do with AI, I'll have some Q&A with great questions, thank you, and I am taking a look at what the future holds. Give it a listen, and join the party (http://www.califorgilicious.com). Get full access to Califorgilicious - カリフォーギリシャス at zsolt182.substack.com/subscribe (https://zsolt182.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4)

4. 

   27 May 2026

   S04E08 - Coupon Moonwalk

   Los Angeles is not cheap - so I recorded this episode for you to laugh at learn from my financial mistakes. Of course, these pieces of advice are not free, please, exit through the gift shop here (http://www.califorgilcious.com). Get full access to Califorgilicious - カリフォーギリシャス at zsolt182.substack.com/subscribe (https://zsolt182.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4)

5. 

   13 May 2026

   S04E07 - Energy Synergy

   Support the Show with Coffee ☕️ (https://www.patreon.com/posts/cup-of-coffee-148324802?source=storefront)Get Your Pass 🎟️ (https://www.patreon.com/cw/califorgilicious)Follow Califorgilicious🌵 (https://www.instagram.com/califorgilicious/) Somewhere between a Venice Beach group hug, a late-night Lakers adventure, and random conversations with strangers, this episode became a question: Why do certain places make people more open to each other? In this Califorgilicious episode, I talk about the strange “energy synergy” I kept experiencing in Los Angeles. The tiny encounters that felt bigger than they should have. The feeling that the city itself responds when you stay curious, open, and willing to connect. Get full access to Califorgilicious - カリフォーギリシャス at zsolt182.substack.com/subscribe (https://zsolt182.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4)

6. 

   29 Apr 2026

   S04E06 - Time Is Not On My Side

   This time I am talking about the psychology of Time in Los Angeles. Yes, you read that right. Because in this city Time is redefined, at least, this has been my experience. And what if you mix this experience with alcohol? No bueno. Your membership helps fund the ongoing production of Califorgilicious: hosting, travel research, sound experiments, and future episodes. Buy Me A Coffee ☕️: https://www.patreon.com/posts/cup-of-coffee-148324802?source=storefront (https://www.patreon.com/posts/cup-of-coffee-148324802?source=storefront)Get Your Pass 🎟️: https://www.patreon.com/cw/califorgilicious (https://www.patreon.com/cw/califorgilicious)Follow Califorgilicious🌵: https://www.instagram.com/califorgilicious/ (https://www.instagram.com/califorgilicious/) Get full access to Califorgilicious - カリフォーギリシャス at zsolt182.substack.com/subscribe (https://zsolt182.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4)

7. 

   27 Apr 2026

   Califorgilicious Spotlight S01E01 - Briana Gervat

   I am so excited to announce the first episode of Spotlight, as it is not only an audio feature, but also an experimental YouTube episode as well - in case you would like to follow (https://www.youtube.com/@Califorgilicious). We met Briana online, and talked about her journeys that she walked through the lines of the Great War, and she was an awesome guest who balanced out my amateur interviewing skills. About Briana: Briana Gervat received her B.A. in Art History at The University of Mary Washington and an M.A. in Art History at the Savannah College of Art and Design. After completing graduate school, she travelled to Rwanda to continue her studies on the Rwandan Genocide and the art of East Africa. Her prose, poetry and photography have been published in anthologies, magazines, and online publications. She has self-published three travel memoirs: Mosaic, I Once Was a Pilgrim, and There Will Come Soft Rains: A Journey Along the Western Front. All of which can be found on Amazon. She currently lives in New York, but dreams always of France. Her books: https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B0FKVHDM5Y?ccs_id=bfcd4331-1b8e-4254-aa7d-b29575270e3c (https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B0FKVHDM5Y?ccs_id=bfcd4331-1b8e-4254-aa7d-b29575270e3c) Get full access to Califorgilicious - カリフォーギリシャス at zsolt182.substack.com/subscribe (https://zsolt182.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4)

8. 

   15 Apr 2026

   S04E05 - Sidequesting Is A Way Of Life

   From prehistoric caves to Hollywood Hills, I have always found a way to depart from the intended path. Seen more as a detour, or an unnecessary addition by some, sidequesting has become my go-to ingredient when it comes to traveling. It has helped me get to places where I thought I was going to be ritually murdered. Did I get murdered at those places? Find out in the newest episode of Califorgilicious. Get full access to Califorgilicious - カリフォーギリシャス at zsolt182.substack.com/subscribe (https://zsolt182.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4)

9. 

   1 Apr 2026

   S04E04 - The Hillside

   Buy Me A Coffee ☕️: https://www.patreon.com/posts/cup-of-coffee-148324802?source=storefront (https://www.patreon.com/posts/cup-of-coffee-148324802?source=storefront) Get Your Pass 🎟️: https://www.patreon.com/cw/califorgilicious (https://www.patreon.com/cw/califorgilicious) Follow Califorgilicious🌵: https://www.instagram.com/califorgilicious/ (https://www.instagram.com/califorgilicious/) Hollywood Hills with its adjacent territories have been the place for astonishing views over Los Angeles, but as I learned it has also been the location for some crimes that are so cruel, one can just wonder how these legacies can coexist. In this weird episode, I aim at exploring the double dynamics of the Hills with stories about the Hillside Stranglers or the Toolbox Killers. “The Hillside” is not a true crime episode per se, though listeners discretion is advised. Get full access to Califorgilicious - カリフォーギリシャス at zsolt182.substack.com/subscribe (https://zsolt182.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4)

10. 

    18 Mar 2026

    S04E03 - End of Endings

    We truly are living in an era of end of endings: in this current episode I take a look at the never-ending nature of movies and series reboots and spin-offs and complain about how these have made me dumber. Have millennials become the target of the childhood nostalgia business? The problem is that millennial mind cannot absorb the new, algorithm-driven, fragmented and infinite Hollywood tales., or can it? Give it a listen. Get full access to Califorgilicious - カリフォーギリシャス at zsolt182.substack.com/subscribe (https://zsolt182.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4)

11. 

    4 Mar 2026

    S04E02 - Inner Child Go Wild

    One of the most pivotal moments in my life was when my car broke down in what seemed to be the busiest freeway shoulders in Los Angeles. Only then, could I be introduced the little tyrant that was living in me, my own Inner Child. Going to Vegas was a big chunk for someone who had never drive in the States before, but who would I have been for not giving it a shot? Who could stop me? Oh yeah, the Los Angeles County Sheriff Department. Get full access to Califorgilicious - カリフォーギリシャス at zsolt182.substack.com/subscribe (https://zsolt182.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4)

12. 

    18 Feb 2026

    S04E01 - Speed of Life

    ☕Buy me a coffee (https://www.patreon.com/posts/cup-of-coffee-148324802?source=storefront) My first impression was to get everything and to get everywhere. Later did it dawn on me how much this-getting it-all-done attitude had taken its toll on me. Los Angeles has it all, and “Everything Now” is in the air all the time. In this episode, I take a deeper look into the Speed of Life in Los Angeles. 🌵More on zsolt182.com (http://zsolt182.com) Get full access to Califorgilicious - カリフォーギリシャス at zsolt182.substack.com/subscribe (https://zsolt182.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4)

13. 

    4 Feb 2026

    S04E00 - Premiere

    ☕Buy me a coffee (https://www.patreon.com/posts/cup-of-coffee-148324802?source=storefront)🎙️S04E00 - Premiere This is not a true crime episode - yet. The Premier episode opens with my encounter with a lady at the Museum of Jurassic Technology (more on the place: 3 Califorgilicious Places in Los Angeles (https://www.patreon.com/posts/147412214?collection=1922838)) with whom we started talking about the 1970s. This conversation made me think how these moments follow me everywhere I go in California. Maybe these moments are not conventional, but they signal the skewed point-of-view I love so much about this state. If I want to sound like your annoying spiritual buddy, I’d say: “Sometimes in confusion there is clarity” 🌵More on zsolt182.com (http://zsolt182.com) Get full access to Califorgilicious - カリフォーギリシャス at zsolt182.substack.com/subscribe (https://zsolt182.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4)

14. 

    8 Jan 2026

    What is Califorgilicious?

    Welcome to the world of Califorgilicious. In this introductory episode, I am trying to shed light on what this show has been for the past 1,5 years. After 55 episodes later, I still don't get it, but at least I am having fun. However, now, I would like to focus more on YOU. You, the listener, who honored me to have listened to my audio Frankenstein from 55 countries. Thank you for that. New here? Fear not, and start delving into the world of Califorgilicious: here you will find the episode guides of past seasons, an audio guide, and a portfolio of helping you figure out what the &%*# Califorgilicious is. I am holding your hand. Start here: https://www.patreon.com/collection/1929233?view=expanded Join the weirdness: zsolt182.com Get full access to Califorgilicious - カリフォーギリシャス at zsolt182.substack.com/subscribe (https://zsolt182.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4)

15. 

    18 Oct 2024

    S01E08 - Psychoanalysis and The Occult 1/2

    🎙️ Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/1TsmOIwzoqbORJTMRRuc5r?si=6e0af0055f9d4645)📷 Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/zsolt182/)🌴 Linktree (https://linktr.ee/zsolt182)💵 Support (https://donate.stripe.com/00g0463QzeqTe64146) Well, well, we slowly venture into both Halloween and into the occult from a psychoanalytical point of view in the first installment of this double-episode feature. Was Freud being trolled by Jung? How about his relationship with his Mamma? Dive into this discussion of finding the connection between Psychoanalysis and the Occult. Get full access to Califorgilicious - カリフォーギリシャス at zsolt182.substack.com/subscribe (https://zsolt182.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4)

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