New year, new show (kind of!) How Did This Get Played is now Get Played! Join Nick, Heather and Matt as they walk you through this change, talk about what they’re playing, talk about games they’re looking forward to, make some gaming resolutions for the year, and more!

Ben Schwartz aka The Elegant Mr. S joins Scott for the first CBB episode of 2022! Ben and Scott chat about The Afterparty on Apple TV+, famous movie lines, and New Year’s Resolutions.

Comedian Chris Redd feels lucky as a motherf*cker to be Conan O’Brien’s friend.

Chris sits down with Conan to talk about escaping his hometown, how rap trained him for stand-up comedy, getting iced out by Kanye, and never forgetting what it’s like to struggle. Plus, Conan and his team respond to a listener voicemail about Conan’s Miracle Voice.

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A compilation of some of the best Queery conversations from 2021, featuring clips from Episode #198 with Theo Germaine, Episode #201 Semler, and Episode #206 with Chase Strangio & Nikki Levy.

Fire up your Suzuki Sidekicks because Paul, Jason, and June are back LIVE at The Largo in Los Angeles talking about the 1986 made for TV movie, Babes in Toyland, starring Keanu Reeves and Drew Barrymore. Jason puts Cincinnati on blast, Paul digs into the Georgie Porgie mythos, and we have a very special Second Opinions guest that blows June’s mind. 

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To help start 2022 right, we are re-releasing one of our favorite episodes. The Optimism Doctor – Dr. Deepika Chopra – joins Jameela this week to define optimism, discuss visualization vs manifestation, explain healthy expectations and ways to manage your thoughts, explore how much can be gained through learning from mistakes, go over why she hates the phrase “good vibes only,” and tell the story of her surrogacy journey.

You can listen to Dr. Deepika Chopra’s podcast, Looking Up with Dr. Deepika Chopra, wherever you get your podcasts.

You can follow Dr. Deepika Chopra on Instagram and Twitter@drdeepikachopra

You can find transcripts for this episode on the Earwolf website. 

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It’s finally time for Scott and Paul F. Tompkins to countdown the TOP 3 EPISODES of the Best of Comedy Bang! Bang! 2021 as voted by YOU listeners. Plus, the climactic conclusion of the Snowman Game!

Scott, Paul & Lauren discuss Topo Gigio, Reptar, and classic cell phones before playing Lyrical Synonyms.

Paul & Amy unwrap 1983’s holiday nostalgia trip A Christmas Story!

Conan speaks with roboticist Abhijeet about improving people’s lives with robots and his robot companion C.U.T.I.E.

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Will Hines and 7-year old Sidney Besser join Matt Besser on a special debate-style improv4humans to settle once and for all who is the greatest musical act of all time: legendary rock band The Beatles, or rising Tik Tok pop sensation JoJo Siwa? Will and Sidney make their respective arguments on merch, meaningful song lyrics, best dance song, and the worst Beatle song of all time, before the final verdict is revealed.

This week on Factually we’re re-releasing one of our favorite episodes. Entomologist and professor Akito Kawahara joins Adam to discuss why insects are disappearing at an alarming rate, how humans must play a critical role in their survival, and how incredible insects truly are. Happy Holidays!

As we head into the new year, here is another classic Best Friends episode! Best Friends back – ALRIGHT! Sasheer talks about her experience dancing with two members of N*SYNC, Nicole tells stories about her recent visit  to Benihanas, and they plan their next besties trip. We get a BTS look at being an actor, and Nicole and Sasheer deep dive on their dream roles. Then, Nicole and Sasheer get into the age-old question of “How do you put your bra on?” and bring in the women of the Earwolf offices to answer. We hear from Sasheer’s mom, and they answer listener questions about farting in front of each other, when your best friend disappears, and breaking up with a best friend.

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We’re ending this year on a high note with none other than Brandi Carlile! She and Jonathan talk Brandi’s incredible music career, queer faith, and Dolly Parton—and Jonathan asks hard-hitting questions like, “Did you know you’d grow up to be Brandi Carlile, Brandi Carlile?”

Brandi Carlile is a six-time Grammy Award-winning singer, songwriter, performer, producer, New York Times best selling author and activist. Her new album In These Silent Days was released this past fall to widespread acclaim leading to five nominations at the 64th Annual GRAMMY Awards including Record of the Year, Song of the Year and Best Pop Solo Performance for the album’s first single, “Right On Time.”

You can follow Brandi on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter @brandicarlile and find more of her work on brandicarlile.com.

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Listen to more music from Quiñ by heading over to TheQuinCat.com.

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From having more sex to writing a musical to leaving an abusive marriage, this year’s callers have some big goals for 2022. Geth also talks with someone who really doesn’t like bananas and a woman calls in from her bubble bath.

This week, we have Yvette Nicole Brown discussing Candace Owens, a controversial conservative political commentator who is often called out for spreading blatant lies. Plus, the Trump Organization is once again being accused of fraud, this time, for insurance related to its New York golf course. Stay Schemin’!

Research By Kaelyn Brandt 

SOURCES:

https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/trump-organization-insurance-investigation-golf-course-1249755/

https://www.dailydot.com/debug/freedom-phone-security-issues/

https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/josephbernstein/the-newest-star-of-the-trump-movement-ran-a-trump-bashing

https://mtonews.com/candace-owens-brilliant-new-scam-to-make-millions-from-republicans

https://newsone.com/4166719/candace-owens-washington-county-republican-party/

https://www.phillymag.com/news/2019/09/04/candace-owens-blexit/

https://blackamericaweb.com/2021/10/24/every-receipt-proving-candace-owens-is-a-con-artist-who-is-following-the-money/

https://medium.com/@randileeharper/an-open-letter-to-social-autopsy-ae64fccdcfe

Samantha Bee sits down with comedian Tig Notaro to talk about loving old people, cats that nurse raccoons, and her new animated comedy special, Drawn. Plus, Tig invites Sam’s whole family to stay with her! Original release date: September 14th, 2021.

It’s the 2021 How Did This Get Played Game of the Year Awards! Nick, Heather and Matt take a look back on the year, give out some awards, and plus an announcement!

Scott and Paul F. Tompkins continue the Best of Comedy Bang! Bang! 2021 as they go countdown numbers seven through four of the Best CBB episodes of this year as voted by YOU listeners. Tune in Thursday for Part 4 to hear which episodes make the Top 3!

Actor Kieran Culkin feels like goal-achieved to be Conan O’Brien’s friend.

Kieran sits down with Conan to discuss fulfilling a dream of hosting SNL, playing extravagant wealth as Roman Roy on Succession, and picking roles based on location. Plus, Conan takes a moment to exercise his New York grit.

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Grab your Old Crones and Crones In Training because Paul, June, Jason and Jessica St. Clair break down the Netflix Christmas classic, The Knight Before Christmas, starring Vanessa Hudgens. They explore the Netflix Christmas Cinematic Universe, Incognito Mode, and the source of Jessica’s ‘tech issues’ is revealed. 

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Happy Holidays! This week, we are re-releasing a favorite episode of ours. In this episode, Jameela is joined by Josie Naughton, the CEO and one of the founding members of Choose Love – a charity dedicated to ending the refugee crisis. Together they discuss the harrowing journey a refugee makes and the challenges they face in the camps, Josie’s past and how anyone can make a difference, meeting Oprah and the pope, the Choose Love shops where you can buy needed supplies for a refugee, and how to make a change on a personal and a political level.

This holiday season, consider supporting refugees by shopping at choose.love.

For more information, go to https://www.instagram.com/chooselove

You can find transcripts for this episode on the Earwolf website. 

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The Best of Comedy Bang! Bang! 2021 countdown continues as Scott and Paul F. Tompkins countdown numbers eleven through eight of the Best CBB episodes of this year as voted by YOU listeners. Tune in next week for Part 3!

Amy & Paul stop time for 1999’s reality-bending blockbuster The Matrix!

Scott, Paul & Lauren discuss disgusting band names, making friends with dogs and NOT Roommate Reminiscence before playing Henrietta.

Christmas time is here, and it’s up to Charlie Brown (Armen Weitzman) to save the holidays by directing the annual Christmas Podcast for Mike Mitchell, Amanda Sitko, Mookie Blaiklock, Matt Besser, and the rest of the Peanuts gang. Will Charlie find the tolerance to keep Christmas cheerful? Does Pig-Pen harbor alt-right tendencies? Will Santa bring Sally the dildo she asks for? Tune in to find out!

Conan talks with criminal defense lawyer Anny about how he would do on the stand and which historical crime he would go back and commit properly.

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