California's Food Land
California's Food Land
Robert Thompson & Rossco Soletrain
Robertland is a NSFW podcast about theme park experiences, history and trivia, hosted by Robert Thompson (comedian/lead singer of comedy punk band Dick Neptune & The Microwave Ovens).
EP 5 "Ruby's Diner Special" W/ Rossco Soletrain & Robert Thompson
Summer is here! This week we take you a legendary Diner that used to be typically found on a pier... Ruby's!! Ruby’s Diner is a California-based U.S. chain of casual dining restaurants founded in 1982. The original location was a converted bait shack at the end of Balboa Pier in Newport Beach. The restaurants are designed with a retro 1940s/1950s atmosphere. Rob & Ross get into the history, future, and trivia of this famous diner! We also read some fun insane YELP REVIEWS from people probably on Fentanyl or paint chips! Also another tasty Fast Food Minute with Zack Hillman! GUEST SOCIAL MEDIA - Robert Thompson Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/robertlandpodcast/ Rossco Soletrain - https://linktr.ee/rosscosoletrain The California FoodLand Podcast is a California Based Fast Food Restaurant Podcast with a Oddball Comedic twist that leans NSFW. Hosts Robert Thompson and Rossco Soletrain explore the world of Food joints that started in California. Ca Food Land brings Special Guests who share their unique experiences with our Special Audience. Enjoy.
Jul 4, 2023
41 min
EP 4 "Mrs.Fields Special" W/ Robert Thompson & Rossco Soletrain
Mrs. Fields Cookies was founded by Debbie Fields in the late 1970s and is still relied on to put a smile on many faces. Ross & Rob talk her rise on top of the cookie mountain! plus a fast food minute from Zack Hilman! Enjoy this freshly baked episode! GUEST SOCIAL MEDIA - Robert Thompson Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/robertlandpodcast/ Rossco Soletrain - https://linktr.ee/rosscosoletrain The California FoodLand Podcast is a California Based Fast Food Restaurant Podcast with a Oddball Comedic twist that leans NSFW. Hosts Robert Thompson and Rossco Soletrain explore the world of Food joints that started in California. Ca Food Land brings Special Guests who share their unique experiences with our Special Audience. Enjoy.
Jun 14, 2023
32 min
EP 3 "FRISCOS CAR HOP DRIVE IN SPECIAL" W/ Robert Thompson & Rossco Soletrain
Rob and Ross Talk Friscos! A nostalgic 1950s-style joint where waitresses in roller skates serve classic & creative diner fare. PLUS a fantasmic fast food minute from Zack Hillman! Full of rockin Frisco's History, menu talk and our dreams of being Frisco Waitresses with the short skirts on skates! If said dream came true i'd probably be notorious for crop dusting them burgers! yum! GUEST SOCIAL MEDIA - Robert Thompson Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/robertlandpodcast/ Rossco Soletrain - https://linktr.ee/rosscosoletrain The California FoodLand Podcast is a California Based Fast Food Restaurant Podcast with a Oddball Comedic twist that leans NSFW. Hosts Robert Thompson and Rossco Soletrain explore the world of Food joints that started in California. Ca Food Land brings Special Guests who share their unique experiences with our Special Audience. Enjoy.
May 19, 2023
53 min
EP 2 "PANDA EXPRESS SPECIAL" W/ Robert Thompson & Rossco Soletrain
ROB & ROSS Talk PANDA EXPRESS! The whole Panda empire that was started by brilliant Husband and wife co-founders Andrew and Peggy Cherng who still own and run their privately-held company, The Panda Restaurant Group. Their First location was in Glendale California! Peep this as We dig into this Orange Chicken plate of California/world Food history! With a side of usual Ca Food land gags, goofs, facts, farts and existentialism! PLUS. fantasmic fast food minute from Zack Hillman! GUEST SOCIAL MEDIA - Robert Thompson Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/robertlandpodcast/ Rossco Soletrain - https://linktr.ee/rosscosoletrain The California FoodLand Podcast is a California Based Fast Food Restaurant Podcast with a Oddball Comedic twist that leans NSFW. Hosts Robert Thompson and Rossco Soletrain explore the world of Food joints that started in California. Ca Food Land brings Special Guests who share their unique experiences with our Special Audience. Enjoy.
Apr 21, 2023
38 min
EP 1 "GRILL 'EM ALL SPECIAL" W/ Robert Thompson & Rossco Soletrain
ROB & ROSS RETURN as CALIFORNIA'S FOOD LAND to head bang while eating BURGERS AND HEAD BANGING! THEN TAKING A DUMP WHILE HEADBANG! PLUS A FAST FOOD MIN W/ Zack Hillman Grill Em All has created the most insane and mind-bending burgers in the world since 2009. Born in a food truck that blazed a gastronomic path through southern California and now an award-winning restaurant; total domination is only a step away. Not only is Grill Em All bad ass and tasty but also the champions of the world having won the Food Networks very first Great Food Truck Race in 2010 and have been highly touted and featured on the Cooking Channel, MTV and the Travel Channel! SOCIAL MEDIA - instagram.com/california'sfoodland Robert Thompson Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/robertlandpodcast/ Rossco Soletrain - https://linktr.ee/rosscosoletrain The California FoodLand Podcast is a California Based Fast Food Restaurant Podcast with a Oddball Comedic twist that leans NSFW. Hosts Robert Thompson and Rossco Soletrain explore the world of Food joints that started in California. Ca Food Land brings Special Guests who share their unique experiences with our Special Audience. Enjoy.
Apr 7, 2023
39 min
BONUS EPISODE “Best Of The Worst Yelp Reviews
Hey folks, enjoy a compilation of one of our favorite segments where Ross and I read both negative and positive YELP Reviews on Restaurants. Here is the most insane of the reviews just for you!! other folks featured in this episode are Daryl Williams, Matt Rodarte, Kelly Jean Brown, Frank Escalante, The Manolo & Evan Cassidy! SOCIAL MEDIA - Robert Thompson Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/robertlandpodcast/ Rossco Soletrain - https://linktr.ee/rosscosoletrain The Robertland Podcast is a Theme Park / Amusement Park Podcast with a Oddball Comedic twist that leans NSFW. Hosts Robert Thompson and Rossco Soletrain explore the Theme and Amusement parks located World Wide and the Communities that revolve around them. Weather it be Parks, Hotels, Transportation, Landscaping, Restaurants, Rides, History, Memories, Consessions, Creators, Characters, Operaters, Owners or even the Hookers that work the nearby corners of the parks, Robertland brings Special Guests who share their unique experiences with our Special Audience. Enjoy.
Jan 20, 2023
34 min
EP 137 "Trader Sams" W/ Rossco Soletrain
Rob & Ross Wrap up our Tiki Bar shows with our glorious Return to Disneyland well a Tiki Bar in Disneyland Resort by the hotels "Trader Sams"!!! We get raw dog and talk the state of disney, their take on tiki bars, and the universe on our Tiki Bar finale! Also a lovely Fast Food Minute from Zack Hillman! Enjoy! social media links: Zack Hillman instagram- instagram.com/Zackhillmancomedy Robert Thompson Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/robertlandpodcast/ Rossco Soletrain - https://linktr.ee/rosscosoletrain The Robertland Podcast is a Fast Food Podcast with a Oddball Comedic twist that leans NSFW. Hosts Robert Thompson and Rossco Soletrain explore the Theme and Amusement parks located World Wide and the Communities that revolve around them. Weather it be Parks, Hotels, Transportation, Landscaping, Restaurants, Rides, History, Memories, Consessions, Creators, Characters, Operaters, Owners or even the Hookers that work the nearby corners of the parks, Robertland brings Special Guests who share their unique experiences with our Special Audience. Enjoy.
Jan 20, 2023
49 min
EP 136 "The Pacific Seas Special" W/ Rossco Soletrain
(Clifton’s) The Pacific Seas is one of the most gorgeous tiki bars in LA and the world! On this week’s show Ross & Rob get into it’s rich history and all around majestic existence. Through the Art Deco Map Room guests find a celebration of the exotic and unknown; a peek into the Golden Age of Travel through a uniquely Californian take on mythology & legend. We also talk John Travolta’s fave bath houses! Enjoy! social media links: Robert Thompson Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/robertlandpodcast/ Rossco Soletrain - https://linktr.ee/rosscosoletrain The Robertland Podcast is a Fast Food Podcast with a Oddball Comedic twist that leans NSFW. Hosts Robert Thompson and Rossco Soletrain explore the Theme and Amusement parks located World Wide and the Communities that revolve around them. Weather it be Parks, Hotels, Transportation, Landscaping, Restaurants, Rides, History, Memories, Consessions, Creators, Characters, Operaters, Owners or even the Hookers that work the nearby corners of the parks, Robertland brings Special Guests who share their unique experiences with our Special Audience. Enjoy.
Jan 14, 2023
32 min
EP 135 “Don The Beachcomber Special” W/ Rossco Soletrain
Don the Beachcomber was an American adventurer, businessman, and World War II vet who was the "founding father" of tiki culture. He is known for opening the first prototypical tiki bar, Don the Beachcomber, during the 1930s in Hollywood, California, which was expanded to a chain of dozens of restaurants throughout the United States. He later built the International Market Place and additional establishments in Hawaii. He married three times! Rossco and I delve into the life of the Tiki godfather and his world famous bars! Plus another great Fast Food Minute from Zack Hillman and a visit from Explorer cowboy bob! social media links: Zack Hillman instagram- instagram.com/Zackhillmancomedy Robert Thompson Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/robertlandpodcast/ Rossco Soletrain - https://linktr.ee/rosscosoletrain The Robertland Podcast is a Fast Food Podcast with a Oddball Comedic twist that leans NSFW. Hosts Robert Thompson and Rossco Soletrain explore the Theme and Amusement parks located World Wide and the Communities that revolve around them. Weather it be Parks, Hotels, Transportation, Landscaping, Restaurants, Rides, History, Memories, Consessions, Creators, Characters, Operaters, Owners or even the Hookers that work the nearby corners of the parks, Robertland brings Special Guests who share their unique experiences with our Special Audience. Enjoy.
Jan 6, 2023
40 min
EP 134 "TRADER VIC'S SPECIAL" W/ ROSSCO SOLETRAIN
Our first Tiki Bar special on Trader Vics! Ross and I get into their rich history, menu, and impact on tiki culture etc.! Vics is a chain based in Emeryville California that now spans across the globe! Plus another great Fast Food Minute from Zack Hillman! Happy almost New Year you filthy animals! social media links: Zack Hillman instagram- instagram.com/Zackhillmancomedy Robert Thompson Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/robertlandpodcast/ Rossco Soletrain - https://linktr.ee/rosscosoletrain The Robertland Podcast is a Fast Food Podcast with a Oddball Comedic twist that leans NSFW. Hosts Robert Thompson and Rossco Soletrain explore the Theme and Amusement parks located World Wide and the Communities that revolve around them. Weather it be Parks, Hotels, Transportation, Landscaping, Restaurants, Rides, History, Memories, Consessions, Creators, Characters, Operaters, Owners or even the Hookers that work the nearby corners of the parks, Robertland brings Special Guests who share their unique experiences with our Special Audience. Enjoy.
Dec 31, 2022
45 min
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