Chris Renfro and Fin Argus

Chris and Fin are the hosts of One of Us. And…

Chris Renfro is an Asian-American actor, writer, and comedian based in Los Angeles. They’ve starred in Queer as Folk (Peacock), Good Trouble (Freeform), The L Word: Generation Q (Showtime), Tom Swift (The CW/MAX) and the MTV original comedy, Pretty Stoned. Their current fixations include baking, Olympic weightlifting, and new 9/11 videos.

They are a proud alumni of the CBS Diversity Showcase and the Outfest Screenwriting Lab. Currently they direct and perform at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in Hollywood.

Though it seems impossible to top their first credit as “Kidz Bop Kid in hit children’s music franchise Kidz Bop,” Fin Argus (they/she), continues to dazzle as both an actor and musician.

Hailing from northwest Chicago, you may recognize them from her characters on “The Other Two,” “Queer as Folk,” or “Clouds.” But true fans would know her from iconic drag performances as Pig Milk, and busking on the third street promenade at 16. With a debut indie rock album on the horizon, Fin is a true multi-hyphenate, and would like your attention please, or else what was the point of moving to LA?

Describe One of Us in 10 words or less.
Two platonic lovers journey through the universe cultivating new friendships!

What’s one thing that we really need to understand about YOU to understand the show?
Our friendship started with a big bang of intimacy and vulnerability, allowing us each a space to share our weird voice and be held through it in friendship. We met while filming a television show back in 2021, which we talk all about in our premiere episode of One of Us; we were both away from our families and friends, living in a new city, and working through heavy emotional material on set every day, which opened up the friendship floodgates. We’ve gotten even closer since we both returned to Los Angeles. We’ve taught each other the power of friendship and figured we’re due to share the good news across space and time with any other weirdo willing to listen.

Now you have more words. Explain what you’re trying to do with each guest.
Every week, we’re booting up our rocket ship to meet a new guest in a new, imagined world. Sometimes these places are real (with a twist, of course), sometimes they’re made up. Our rocket ship can travel through time, space, and alternate realities.

So far, we’ve toured places like Eagle Rock with E.R. Fightmaster, a shock jock radio station with Sherry Cola, and a lush plantscape with Christopher Griffin AKA Plant Kween. We’re treating every guest as a “recruit” for our Best Friend Force, and by the end of our chat, we’ll invite them to be “one of us.”

We’re also exploring joy and discomfort through candid conversations and improv. Our brains work a million miles a minute and everyone’s on their toes at all times. We wanna see what people are like when they’re caught off guard in a world without limitations. For an hour, we’re letting ourselves be kids again, except now there aren’t adults in the room telling us we can’t cuss. 

We hope you laugh with us, but also, you might cry! We do it all the time! Friendship is magical!

If people haven’t listened yet, where should they start?
We love every episode, but if you want a sense of who we are as hosts, then start from the very beginning! We’re building the universe of the show as we go, with new rules and lore every week. So if you want to understand why Fin is the size of a quarter or why Chris is immortal, or why we compliment each other every episode (on punishment of, well, death), then listening in order is highly recommended. (Also, every week we dream of someone making a show Wiki!)

You can, though, choose your own adventure: we love to play with genre and travel to a range of destinations. So if you’re into horror, then you might like our Sleepaway Camp episode with Mano Agapion or our Harvest Festival episode with Matthew Scott Montgomery. If fantasy’s your jam, then our trip to the very first Ancient Olympic (yes, singular Olympic) with Mo Fry Pasic is like a movie for your ears. And if you just want to relax, join Chris and Fin for a spa day—or a splash in a Mammoth Mountain hot spring with Dylan Mulvaney.

So many podcasters are doing straight up chat shows, why did you decide to make a show that breaks the mold?
We started chatting about this podcast towards the end of the Hollywood strikes. That experience made us realize that if we and our incredibly talented friends want to work on a creative project, we have the resources and the talent to do it. And we knew that if we were going to make a podcast, it had to tap into our comedy and music backgrounds. We’ve long been inspired by hybrid projects like the Netflix series The Midnight Gospel, which blends podcasting and animation. When we met producer Myrriah Gossett, we realized that we could go wild with our world building every week on the show, and Myrriah would bring those worlds to life through cinematic soundscapes and effects. Every week is like going to a 4D theater, just without the visuals!

The show also gives us an opportunity to go into worlds of fantasy and fun in a world that’s not always welcoming to the LGBTQIA+ community. We’re excited to build a space for trans and queer joy on the show each week, and we hope that people listening from around the world will know that they’re one of us, and always and forever a part of the Best Friend Force.

How are you two different and how are you the same? What do you each bring to the table?
One of us likes to take things a liiiiittle too far. The other is Disney-level PR trained. We’ll let you figure out who’s who. And tune in to see if you can figure out the topic that Myrriah has to keep editing out… *insert explosion emoji*

What’s a podcast you love that everyone already knows about?
We love Two Dykes And A Mic with McKenzie Goodwin and Rachel Scanlon. We also dropped by Couples Therapy recently and are reeeeeally hoping that we can become BFFs with Andy Beckerman and Naomi Ekperigin. And we of course love our friend Mano’s show Drag Her! Everyone listens to these shows, RIGHT?!

What didn’t I ask you that I should have?
No, but we do have a question for you! Are you… ONE? OF? US?!

One of Us with Chris and Fin is executive produced by Myrriah Gossett and Erica Getto.

Erica Getto is the founder of Kinehora Productions. Under this banner, she has a slate of comedy and arts series in production, including Worse Than You with Mo Fry Pasic. Kinehora also develops and produces audio projects for museums and cultural institutions. Prior to launching Kinehora, Erica served as the Executive Producer of the hit podcast Getting Curious and the Head of Development at JVN Entertainment.

Myrriah Gossett is a Webby and Signal Award Winning podcast producer that is bringing their narrative and documentary skills to the improv comedy world. They have produced and edited for Spotify, Lemonada Media, Wondery, and recently served as senior producer for the 4th season of the smash independent true-crime hit: Nobody Should Believe Me.

Thanks, everyone!