EP 561 - With Juan Catalan
What's Up Fool? Podcast
FELIPE ESPARZA
4.9 • 2.2K Ratings
🗓️ 24 January 2026
⏱️ 98 minutes
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Summary
Felipe welcomes back Juan Catalan to What's Up Fool?
Juan was facing the death penalty for a murder he didn't commit until a "one in a million" miracle outtake from "Curb Your Enthusiasm" proved his alibi. He’s back on the show to update us on his incredible journey. Check out his book "Played: A Murder Case A Hollywood Miracle & Dodgers Baseball" on Amazon or wherever you buy books. Here’s where he’s at now: Juan is now a prominent advocate for the wrongly accused. He works closely with legal teams and speaks at law schools to push for judicial reform and better investigative standards, ensuring what happened to him never happens to anyone else.
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[Get his book here: https://www.amazon.com/Played-Hollywood-Miracle-Dodgers-Baseball/dp/1968149007]
Hear about Felipe's tour dates, new merch drops & more by signing up @ http://felipesworld.com Felipe Esparza is a comedian and actor, known for his stand-up specials, “They’re Not Gonna Laugh at You”, “Translate This”, and his latest dual-release on Netflix, “Bad Decisions/Malas Decisiones” (2 different performances in two languages), his recurring appearances on Netflix’s “Gentefied”, NBC’s “Superstore” and Adultswim’s “The Eric Andre Show”, as well as winning “Last Comic Standing” (2010), and his popular podcast called “What’s Up Fool?”. Felipe continues to sell out live stand-up shows in comedy clubs and theaters around the country.
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| 0:00.0 | Don't try to run, don't try to hide. |
| 0:02.0 | You'll steal your talk without thinking twice. |
| 0:06.0 | Stop the party, hide your shit. |
| 0:10.0 | Beliefers in the half tonight. |
| 0:13.0 | Whoa! |
| 0:16.0 | Belize! |
| 0:18.0 | Go! |
| 0:20.0 | A lot of food! Go! It's been It's been It's been |
| 0:33.6 | It's been |
| 0:34.1 | It's been |
| 0:34.2 | It's been |
| 0:34.8 | It's been |
| 0:36.0 | days Since my hemroy started hurting. |
| 0:47.7 | I go out every night and shit all day. |
| 0:54.2 | But my burned still burns from that hemroid. |
| 1:03.1 | Since I have this hemroid, I've been sleeping sideways. |
| 1:08.6 | I took a shit And it felt like I |
| 1:12.5 | Was raped by a ghost |
| 1:14.7 | Okay |
| 1:15.9 | Oh shit |
| 1:16.8 | What's up food podcast |
| 1:18.9 | Woo |
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