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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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.

Got a question for Conan? Call our voicemail: (323) 451-2821.

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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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Happy Holidays, everyone! The ladies take us back to the great “Christmas Party” episode and Angela even uncovers a mysterious Creed deleted scene! Enjoy this “Office Ladies” festive gem, and thank you for listening to “Office Ladies”! Have a wonderful holiday season with your loved ones.

Vote “Office Ladies” for the iHeart Podcast of the Year! Go to Twitter and use hashtags #PodcastOfTheYear + #iHeartPodcastAwards + #OfficeLadies

Even though the COVID-19 vaccines were born of publicly-funded research, our privatized medical system has left them to for-profit companies like Pfizer to distribute, giving these private companies massive power in a time of great need. On the show this week to dive into the ways Pfizer has used and abuse its power is Financial Times global pharmaceutical correspondent Hannah Kuchler.

This week’s episode is as nourishing as they get, as chef Pati Jinich joins Jonathan to discuss cuisines along the US-Mexico border, holiday foods she associates with growing up in Mexico, and what we can learn from taking a bite out of a burrito.

Pati Jinich is a James Beard Award-winning Mexican chef who has dedicated her career to building a shared understanding between her two home countries: Mexico and the United States. Her long-running PBS series Pati’s Mexican Table has brought Mexican flavors, colors and textures into American homes and kitchens, as viewers have watched Pati thoughtfully and enthusiastically guide them through the various geographic regions of the country.

Pati is also the host of the recently released PBS Primetime special La Frontera, which highlights the unique foods and culture along the Texas-Mexico border, and has authored three cookbooks including the recently released Treasures of the Mexican Table.

You can follow Pati on Instagram and Twitter @PatiJinich, and learn more about her work at patijinich.com.

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Merry Everything! As a holiday treat, we are re-releasing a Best Friends classic episode! Nicole and Sasheer go in depth on their Emmy night, talking gowns, the food, and seeing Nicole’s face so big on the screen. Then, they interview Drag Queens Katya & Trixie Mattel on their friendship! We learn about their time on Drag Race, how they were deported from Australia together, the logic behind IT. With Trixie they choose their celeb alter ego’s (Howie Mandel, Issa Rae, and Lizzo), and with Katya they discuss how painful the writing process is. Brought back together, they laugh over their different styles, being called “derpy,” interrupting to apologize for interrupting, and the masochism of waist-training.

Email or call Nicole & Sasheer with your friendship questions at:

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What’s poppin’ con-gregation? This week, we have Larry Owens discussing John Duval Gluck, the conman who popularized writing letters to Santa Claus in the beginning of the 20th century. Plus, investors in an NFT project titled “Evolved Apes”  learn that the world of NFTs isn’t immune to scams. Stay Schemin’!

Research By Kaelyn Brandt 

SOURCES:

https://www.vice.com/en/article/y3dyem/investors-spent-millions-on-evolved-apes-nfts-then-they-got-scammed

https://nypost.com/2015/09/20/meet-the-con-artist-who-popularized-writing-to-santa-claus/

https://www.historyextra.com/period/20th-century/the-con-man-who-saved-christmas/

https://ny.curbed.com/2015/11/30/9895926/the-strange-story-of-nycs-santa-claus-building-that-never-was

Building an airstrip, fighting bears, and grieving in the wilderness of Alaska. A woman tells Geth about life in her home state and about hiking to the middle of nowhere in the freezing cold after her dad passed away.

Comedian Jackie Kashian joins Andy Richter to talk about being Armenian, growing up in Wisconsin, her family dynamics, and more.

Samantha Bee sits down with legendary writer and satirist David Sedaris to discuss his new book A Carnival of Snackery, picking up trash wherever he goes, Cat Scratch Fever, and why he never reads anything written about himself.

Happy Holidays from Comedy Bang! Bang! Join Scott and Paul F. Tompkins as they countdown numbers fifteen through twelve of the Best CBB episodes of 2021 as voted by YOU listeners. Tune in Thursday for Part 2!

Jordan Morris returns to the show to talk about Balan Wonderworld with Nick, Heather and Matt! They talk about Yuji Naka’s legacy, the baffling story and gameplay, what exactly are Tims, the dancing, and more! Check out Jordan’s graphic novel Bubble!

Comedian Jim Gaffigan feels ecstatic about being Conan O’Brien’s friend.

Jim returns to the show to sit down once again with Conan to discuss very American opinions, Conan’s worst guest ever, holiday traditions, and his new special Jim Gaffigan: Comedy Monster. Later, Conan comes to grips with his terrible taste in Christmas decorations.

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We never thought we’d do another Snowman movie, but here we are. Join Paul, Jason and June as they dig into the 2017 holiday film, Snowmance. Jason schools us on the definition of ‘limerence’ and ask the question, can you really be happy for someone while being sad for yourself? Regardless, we’d rather have a Snow-Beau than No-Beau, so you know what that means…

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And just like that, it’s our last episode before the holidays. Casey and Danielle are joined by the brightest of lights, writer/actress Jamie Brunton who has taken a strong dance on Sex and The City Part 900. They discuss Salt Lake in all its wedged salad glory and overstuffed luxury-filled closets and Orange County and Terry’s belief that he “looks better than he did ten years ago, due to botox.” As Danielle says, “Don’t get high on your own supply, Terry!” Wishing you a safe, healthy and happy holiday. We are grateful to you all and this community. Here’s to 2022 and even brighter days ahead (including the return of New Jersey!)