This is an episode of the new Best Friends bonus series, BEST FRIENDS FRIENDS. Every other week, Nicole and Sasheer have on another one of their Best Friends to talk, answer listener questions, and have fun. You can find the rest of the series on Stitcher Premium, with new episodes out every other Friday. For a free month of Stitcher Premium, go to stitcherpremium.com and use promo code FRIENDS. It’s a great way to show your support and love of the show!
This week, Nicole and Sasheer are joined by Oscar Montoya to discuss their new vegan lifestyle, what calamari is REALLY made of, the Queen (Latifah), how Lark Voorhies has a cool 80’s action star name, planning a glamping trip, and log ride panic attacks. Check out Oscar on the podcast Spanish Aquí Presents!

Andy Slavitt and Brian Babylon join Negin to debate Joe Biden’s options for VP. They also touch on the senate race in Kentucky and question whether working from home has made people more or less productive during lockdown.

On the very first episode of The Neighborhood Listen, local CVS pharmacist / host Burnt Millipede (Paul F. Tompkins) and local realtor / host Joan Pedestrian (Nicole Parker) discuss a lost green parrot, a mystery whistler, and all things Doug (Brett Morris). Plus, we meet Vanity (Maria Blasucci), a suspicious “carrot red-haired” woman who was caught snooping on potted plants. Make sure to listen and subscribe to THE NEIGHBORHOOD LISTEN, Tuesdays on Earwolf! 

Paul & Amy piggyback onto 1934’s Frank Capra romantic comedy It Happened One Night! They ask if this script fits the “screwball” mold, praise Claudette Colbert for subverting the cliches of the genre, and learn how Clark Gable inspired Bugs Bunny. Plus: which romantic comedies would Unspooled listeners add to the AFI list?

Help make a campaign ad for (or against) the mayor in Jaws! Call the Unspooled voicemail line at 747-666-5824 with your answer. Follow us on Twitter @Unspooled, get more info at unspooledpod.com and don’t forget to rate, review & subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts. Also check out our live Spool Party episodes on youtube.com/earwolf! Photo credit: Kim Troxall

Singer-songwriter Jenny Owen Youngs performs on an improv4humans with Matt Besser music episode, featuring Tim Meadows, Eugene Cordero and Katie Dippold. Her songs inspire scenes about a detailed plan on stealing vinyl from a music store and dealing with a bad case of skin cockroaches. Also, we learn the real story behind Banksy. Buy Jenny’s music at jennyowenyoungs.com.

Original airdate: April 28, 2016.

On this week’s Throwing Shade, Bryan discusses J.K. Rowling’s ignorant and regressive tweetstorm (and subsequent essay) about what she believes constitutes ‘womanhood’. Then, Erin explains why protesting can be far more dangerous for women due to the unexpected effects that tear gas has on the female reproductive system.

And make sure to check out Deeper Shade of Shade on Stitcher Premium, where Bryan and Erin interview their favorite friends of the show. For a free month of listening, go to stitcherpremium.com/shade and use promo code ‘SHADE’.

This week we’re breaking down “Initiation”, featuring a fantastic interview with B.J. Novak and Rainn Wilson, who give us the inside scoop on all the Ryan, Dwight and Mose moments from this episode. This episode can really only be defined as “the works”. We get introduced to Pretzel Day, Schrute Farms and Mose, and we talk about them all. We also check in at Stamford and that squeaky chair, and find a fun Jim-Pam background catch. Then we explore Stanley’s love of Pretzel Day and the unexpected bond between him and Michael. This episode is a treat so we hope you don’t crash too hard afterwards. 

Andrew and Tawny talk about some racist news before throwing to their pre-quar interview with Marcella Arguello! They take voicemails about how to deal with a roommate, ordering food in Spanish, and the “first” call from the repeat racist caller from the bonus episodes! Stay safe out there and call in if you have a racism question: 323-389-RACE.

Author of Secondhand and Junkyard Planet, Adam Minter, joins Adam to talk about the hidden world of globalized recycling, where our trash actually goes, and the trash, recycling and secondhand economy.

The teachers (and Mike Ehrmentraut) recap Hamilton’s graduation ceremony, including their wardrobe malfunctions and hot mic moments, and finally say goodbye to the podcast.

This week Nicole and Sasheer try to answer the question “how are you?” during this time. They also discuss Sasheer’s experience at a recent protest, Nicole’s response when she gets pulled over, why it’s good to defund the police, Ben and Jerry’s setting a corporate example, advice to white people, Nicole’s Jeep, hair or scarf confusion, COVID contraction updates, jizz stances, Nicole’s prediction for 2023, and making sure you have a car mask and a car protest sign. PLUS your questions! Nicole and Sasheer weigh in on how to navigate friends checking in or not checking during the Black Lives Matter Movement and also during a hypothetical drive-by souping.

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

nicoleandsasheer@gmail.com

(424) 645-7003

Voting rights activist, author, lawyer, and politician Stacey Abrams joins Jonathan to discuss the history of voting rights in the United States, the current state of voter suppression, and how we can work towards fair voting and a robust civic engagement.

Abrams served in the Georgia House of Representatives from 2007 to 2017, and as minority leader from 2011 to 2017. In 2018, she became the first Black woman to run as a major-party gubernatorial nominee in the US. She is the founder of Fair Fight, an organization that works to ensure every American has a voice in our legal system, and Fair Count, which advocates for accuracy in the 2020 Census and greater participation in civic engagement.

Follow Leader Abrams on Twitter and Instagram @staceyabrams, learn more about Fair Fight here and Fair Count here, and find her book Our Time Is Now here.

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This week on OFF BOOK 3.5, Zach and Jess do a Best Buy meets Willy Wonka musical! With songs like “So Many Treasures”, “Big Mechanical Friends” and “Why Oh Why for This Best Buy”, this episode will be a better treat than a chocolate river! 

On the very first episode of The Neighborhood Listen, local CVS pharmacist / host Burnt Millipede (Paul F. Tompkins) and local realtor / host Joan Pedestrian (Nicole Parker) discuss a lost green parrot, a mystery whistler, and all things Doug (Brett Morris). Plus, we meet Vanity (Maria Blasucci), a suspicious “carrot red-haired” woman who was caught snooping on potted plants.

Privyet, con-gregation! Ify Nwadiwe is on the pod this week to spill the Russian tea on an olympic doping scandal that gave Russian athletes a scandalous advantage at the Sochi Games. Plus some good old fashioned Nigerian internet scams!

Research by Sharilyn Vera

Sources: 

https://www.npr.org/2018/03/05/590869276/how-icarus-accidentally-exposed-a-major-ocean-s-eleven-style-doping-scheme

https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/12/09/504937994/more-than-1-000-russian-athletes-benefited-from-doping-conspiracy-report-says

https://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/13/sports/russia-doping-sochi-olympics-2014.html

https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-putin-olympic-doping-whistle-blower-rodchenkov-a-jerk/29007755.html

https://www.newsweek.com/how-russia-got-away-doping-until-it-didnt-482709

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-36833962

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2016/may/12/russian-doctors-athletes-evaded-doping-tests

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2016/jul/18/russia-doping-scandal-five-things-wada-report

https://www.vulture.com/2017/12/icarus-bryan-fogel-russia-doping-scandal-olympics-netflix.html

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/russian-doping-whistleblower-grigory-rodchenkov-countersues-three-athletes-n870136

https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2018/01/russia-doping-rodchenkov/551183/

https://www.cnn.com/2019/08/23/us/nigeria-romance-scam-arrests/index.html?utm_term=link&utm_content=2019-08-24T04%3A46%3A04&utm_source=twCNN&utm_medium=social

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2019-08-22/fbi-takes-down-nigerian-fraudsters-in-46m-case-based-in-los-angeles

Gay conversion therapy, a failed marriage and finally coming out. A caller tells Geth about his religious upbringing and finding happiness later in life.

This week the SAP crew is joined by comedian and fellow Earwolf podcaster Nicole Byer (Nailed It!, Best Friends, Why Won’t You Date Me?, @nicolebyer) to talk about why the world doesn’t need more to camera monologues, her new book “#VERYFAT #VERYBRAVE: The Fat Girl’s Guide to Being #Brave and Not a Dejected, Melancholy, Down-in-the-Dumps Weeping Fat Girl in a Bikini”, all the Star Wars movies she’s only recently watched for her podcast “Newcomers”, and how does she find time for herself.

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Actress Anna Camp talks with Andy Richter about ‘consequence-free island,’ getting scouted by Mike Nichols for her first Broadway part, and turning the camera from an enemy into a friend. Plus, Anna shares stories from her latest projects The Lovebirds and Desperados.

The Boys welcome back ZACH REINO and JESSICA MCKENNA to help with the Super Bowl halftime show.

In this re-released episode from August 2018, Edgar is joined by Matthew Brinkley and they discuss being gay from a black perspective and Matthew’s work as a relationship therapist as a part of the next chapter in our series about Black Love!

Anne Lane (Rick and Morty) joins Nick and Heather to talk about the action puzzle game Wattam! They talk about how the game feels like a psychedelic trip, making friends with inanimate objects, plus some questions answered by the game’s creator Keita Takahashi!

With Emmy nominated actress and purveyor of vagina jokes, Erin Gibson, this episode has everything from rose quartz to the energy of a million aliens. Take a page from Biscuit’s book and bark first, apologize later. If you like hard books and want to hear Vicky refer to her tarot spread as a “celtic spread ass thing”, tune the heck in!

A traveling story singer needs help with her songs. Also Chunt might die.

Credits

Arnie: Arnie Niekamp
Chunt: Adal Rifai
Usidore: Matt Young
Spirulina Jazzhands: Nicole Parker
Mysterious Man: Tim Sniffen

Producers: Arnie Niekamp, Matt Young, and Adal Rifai
Post-Production Coordination: Garrett Schultz
Earwolf Producer: Kimmie Lucas
Editor: Stephen Dranger
Special Assistance: Ryan DiGiorgi
Magic Tavern Logo: Allard Laban
Theme Music: Andy Poland

Singers Chejff Moser and Heepe Moser of The Moser Trio join Scott to celebrate the memory of the third member of the trio. Then, Pastor Peter Pool Boy stops by to talk about his love of Jesus Christ and getting wet.

Actor Leo Sheng sits down with Cameron to discuss his response to the JK Rowling essay, going from grad school to playing Micah in The L Word: Generation Q, and what it means to engage in activism.

Rob Lowe gets into virtual bed with Nick and Megan to discuss pranking George Clooney, Parks and Recreation, and his new podcast Literally! with Rob Lowe.

Cram Daniels (Jason Mantzoukas), host of The Deadwood Boys and self-proclaimed Western TV expert, magnanimously offers to show Dalton how podcast recaps are really done. Then they discuss episode 7 of Bonanza, “The Saga Of Annie O’Toole,” in which Annie gets some silver miners excited with her woman cookin’, and Cram reveals his son may be a werewolf.

Stand-up Comedian, Host, Actor, and Author Nicole Byer joins Jameela this week to discuss a no-shame life, exercising for fulfillment not weight loss, quarantine dating, how to laugh while mourning, and Nicole’s new book – #VERYFAT #VERYBRAVE: The Fat Girl’s Guide to Being #Brave and Not a Dejected, Melancholy, Down-in-the-Dumps Weeping Fat Girl in a Bikini.