Arabella and her father keep Jude drunk for days at a party with his old drinking companions. Soon it becomes clear that this conniving pair have a hidden agenda.

Writer and performer Shantira Jackson joins Matt and Dave to talk about Airplane Repo, newscasting in Florida, best bits from A Black Lady Sketch Show, and Shantira’s early improv days. Plus, writing for Busy Tonight, connecting romantically over poetry, Banana Republic secret tricks, and being a good bunny stepmom.

Marcia Belsky and Catie Lazarus join Negin to dissect the Democratic debates, check in on impeachment, and discuss the merit of a recent study about the search for a “gay” gene.

This episode is sponsored by GovMint.

Musical guest Jake Troth joins improvisers Joe Wengert, Will Hines, Toni Charline, and Matt Besser for this week’s improv4humans! Jake performs an acoustic set of songs that inspires scenes about an ice hotel, an optimistic ship captain, navigating the friend zone, couples’ songs, and more.

Check out Jake’s new album IT IS AS IF here.

This episode is sponsored by Squarespace (www.squarespace.com/IMPROV code: IMPROV)

Amy & Paul pay tribute to 1972’s mobster epic The Godfather! They praise the film’s incredible rich cinematography, wonder if Michael makes his character turn too quickly, and debate whether this is truly the second greatest American film ever. Plus: Gianni Russo, who plays Carlo Rizzi in the film, shares stories from the set.

Next week is Godfather Pt. II – tell us one of your deepest secrets! Don’t worry, you can use a fake voice, just call the Unspooled voicemail line at 747-666-5824. Follow us on Twitter @Unspooled, get more info at unspooledpod.com and don’t forget to rate, review & subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts. Photo credit: Kim Troxall

This episode is brought to you by Bombas (www.bombas.com/unspooled).

This week, Bryan talks about the 14-hour press conference given by Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky in the wake of the Trump impeachment proceedings. Then, Erin discusses the return of generational wealth disparity for women and how systems designed to help women are actually benefiting men. Plus, author Joel Stein drops by to talk about writing and researching for his new book, In Defense of Elitism: Why I’m Better Than You and You’re Better Than Someone Who Didn’t Buy This Book.

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 episode is sponsored by Grove (www.grove.co/SHADE), Casetify (www.casetify.com/SHADE), and Calm (www.calm.com/SHADE).

Pumping up the volume with Cristela Alonzo.

This episode is brought to you by Raycon (www.buyraycon.com/pardo), Quip (www.getquip.com/pardo), and Harry’s.

Who Charted is still going strong! All new episodes can now be listened to on STITCHER PREMIUM. Go to https://www.stitcher.com/premium and sign up using offer code CHARTED for a free month trial, where you can listen to new eps, the entire ad-free archive, and virtually endless exclusive content.

This week, Jenna and Angela start at the beginning and break down The Pilot episode of The Office. The ladies hit you with some Fast Facts, insights from Ricky Gervais, and the origin of Angela’s ‘cat party’. And if you’re wondering about secret messages hidden in The Pilot episode, Jenna and Angela break those down as well.

We’re not the experts on The Office, you are! If there’s anything we missed, or if you have any burning questions you wanted answered about upcoming episodes, please send them to officeladies@earwolf.com with the episode title in the subject line.

Follow us on instagram and twitter @officeladiespod and theofficeladies.com

The Teachers discuss Howard becoming friends with cool kids and Bill’s toe ring collection. Later, Greta Titelman stops by to discuss working at Intermix in high school, her prom story and they all sing Respect!

This episode is brought to you by Casper (www.casper.com/TEACHERSLOUNGE).

SPECIAL GUESTS: Chris Tallman from The Thundermans, Mary Holland from Veep, and Lauren Lapkus from Jurassic World.

CASE STUDIES: Legion Of Doom, H.R. Giger, Listening To Looks At Books, and The Kratos Indiana Municipal Orchestra.

Comedian, actor, and writer Moshe Kasher (Hound Tall with Moshe Kasher, The Endless Honeymoon Podcast) joins Andrew and Tawny to discuss what kind of online criticism makes him sad, and caller questions about identifying with characters of color on television, whether or not dressing in Korean attire for a traditional Korean wedding is cultural appropriation, and more. As always, leave us a message about anything you think is racist at (323) 389-RACE.

Experimental social psychologist, former Cornell University professor and current professor of psychology at the University of Michigan, David Dunning, joins Adam this week to discuss our brain’s incredible power to be unaware of being wrong, the Dunning-Kruger Effect, and why the first rule of “Dunning-Kruger Club” is you don’t know you’re in the “Dunning-Kruger Club”!

This episode is brought to you by Dashlane (www.dashlane.com/factually), Bombas (www.bombas.com/factually), and No Such Thing as a Fish Podcast.

Actor, activist, and author Diane Guerrero joins Jonathan to blow their mind and open our eyes to something many Americans have experienced but isn’t talked about enough.

Diane is an outspoken advocate for commonsense, comprehensive immigration reform and has worked with Immigrant Legal Resource Center and Mi Familia Vota, a nonpartisan Latino civic engagement organization to promote citizenship and voter registration.

Follow Diane on Twitter @dianeguerrero__, Instagram @dianexguerrero, and Facebook @DianeGuerreroOfficial. Her book is In The Country We Love.

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After a quick pole class catch-up, the girls dive into Nicole’s small bladder, Jared Leto + Lupito Nyong’o, and then get distracted by googling themselves. Plus, they explore the different body shapes (Hourglass? Coke bottle? Sack of potatoes?). Then, Nicole & Sasheer answer listener questions about negative friends and whether you can go from friend to more.

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

nicoleandsasheer@gmail.com

(424) 645-7003‬

This episode is sponsored by STUNN (www.stunnco.com/bestfriends code: BESTFRIENDS), Haverdash (www.haverdash.com), Audible (www.audible.com/BESTFRIENDSBADDEST), and ThirdLove (www.thirdlove.com/bestfriends).

On this special bonus episode, Paul & Amy compare the controversial supervillain origin story Joker with one of the films that inspired it, Martin Scorcese’s Taxi Driver.

On the first anniversary of her dad passing away, this week’s caller spoke to Gethard about how cool her dad was and how her family grieved the loss. Meanwhile, she provides an explainer on British culture and accents that leads to Geth’s laughable take at cockney.

This episode is brought to you by Bombas (www.bombas.com/STORIES), Teladoc (www.teladoc.com/stories), and Bayer.

This week the SAP crew discuss how they feel staying in communication with an ex that didn’t end in the best terms. Then, casting director extraordinaire Carla Hool (Selena, Gentefied, Narcos) drops by to talk about changing the corrupt casting process in Mexico after she opened up her own casting office, the open casting call process for the new Selena project, and shares audition advice for aspiring actors. Plus, the SAP crew does improv based off Carla’s interview!

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Paul Sabourin (Paul and Storm) joins Zach and Jess for an all new musical packed with family secrets, corn mazes, vampires, and more! With songs like “Can’t Get Enough of Screaming at the Scary Stuff”, “Keep That Secret Close To Your Heart”, “How Many People in this Town Have Bones?”, it’s a bone chilling fright of a good time!

Welcome back Con-gregation to Scam Goddess, the #1 pod dedicated to all things fraud! This week Laci is joined by actress, director, & podcaster Lauren Lapkus (Between Two Ferns: The Movie, With Special Guest…, Threedom) to cover the Hollywood scam artist/master impressionist who lured unsuspecting professionals halfway around the world before leaving them high and dry.

Research Assistant: Sharilyn Vera

Sources: 

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/features/hunting-con-queen-hollywood-1125932

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/fbi-seeks-more-victims-hollywood-con-artist-marvel-executive-targeted-1137712

https://www.npr.org/2019/07/17/742818984/the-story-of-a-scam-that-lured-hollywood-professionals-to-indonesia?t=1564239220681

https://www.vice.com/en_asia/article/wjvmnn/hollywood-con-queen-indonesia-scam 

https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-49001504 

https://caymannewsservice.com/2019/07/status-scammer-guilty/

https://www.caymancompass.com/2019/07/10/10-years-for-delilah-who-orchestrated-1-9-million-scam/ 

https://caymannewsservice.com/2016/02/scammer-took-20k-in-pr-con/

This episode is brought to you by Buffy Comforters (www.buffy.co code: SCAM) and Lola (www.mylola.com code: GODDESS).

Get Rich Nick goes online. Henry Zebrowski of Last Podcast on the Left gives the Nicks all the dirty details on how they made a hilarious, creepy passion project into the number Ten Patreon in the World. Then, Nick and Nick put your money where their mouth is by building their very own. Listen to hear how creatives from all walks of life can get some support for their work, and check out Patreon.com/getrichnick!

This episode is brought to you by QuickBooks (www.intuit.me/nick) and Dashlane (www.dashlane.com/nick).

Animator, writer, and director Loren Bouchard (Dr. Katz, Bob’s Burgers) talks with Andy Richter about growing up in a family of blue collar artists, why bartending is perfect preparation for working in production, coming alive through gratitude, and the horror element that got cut while developing Bob’s Burgers. Plus, Loren shares why he’d like to find success by stepping away from the workshop.

This episode is sponsored by Betterhelp (www.betterhelp.com/threequestions code: THREEQUESTIONS), LinkedIn (www.linkedin.com/threequestions) and The Hilarious World of Depression podcast.

The Boys welcome MIKAL CRONIN back to replace their expired songs.

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Tucker and his cohorts save a strange drifter from some wreckage in space. Meanwhile, Elsa struggles with her newly complicated dating life. Featuring special guest Harvey Guillén.

Have you ever wondered what happens in the world’s most exclusive clubs, parties, and airline lounges? Well wonder no longer, because a writer/podcaster/famous minor television personality explored them on your behalf, and captured them like no one else can. On this episode of The Cracked Podcast, Alex Schmidt is joined by the one and only John Hodgman, author of ‘Medallion Status: True Stories From Secret Rooms’. Thanks to John you’ll experience the elegant ridiculousness of Yale’s secret society tombs, learn the true name of Mar-a-Lago, and discover the Delta Airlines status so elevated it feels like the sweet release of death. Also stick around for advice on how any of us can feel the hidden magic of being Gold Status without ever flying a mile.

Footnotes: https://www.cracked.com/podcast/a-tour-through-worldE28099s-secret-rooms-with-john-hodgman/

Actress and comedian Sarah Baker (The Kominsky Method, The Death of Dick Long), Matt Gourley (In Myers We Trust with Gyers and Rust), and Paul F. Tompkins (The Neighborhood Listen) join Scott to talk about doing bits with Alan Arkin, “Halloween” franchise weaponry, and junior high scandals. Plus, brothers Ned and Ted Kemper drop by to discuss their new television series. Then, entrepreneurs Jed and Red Kemper make a visit to talk about their bagel business.

This episode is sponsored by Roman (www.getroman.com/bangbang), Thursday Boot Company (www.thursdayboots.com code: BANGBANG), Warby Parker (www.warbyparker.com/bangbang), Leesa (www.leesa.com/BANGBANG code: BANGBANG), and Betterhelp (www.betterhelp.com/bangbang code: BANGBANG).

Back on the high seas, Chunt hosts the fifth annual blood drive for vampires. Although blood may not cure the sea creature the hosts encounter.

Credits:

Arnie: Arnie Niekamp

Chunt: Adal Rifai

Usidore: Matt Young

Chorly Benthsmaw: Joe Burton

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

Sea Shanty Theme: Arne Parrott

Writer, comedian, and actress Tina Fey feels good about being Conan O’Brien’s friend; it tracks.

Tina and Conan sit down to discuss SNL-induced OCD, bringing Mean Girls to Broadway, husband Jeff Richmond’s mysterious recurring Conan role, getting over the “chipple,” and improvising like a writer. Plus, Conan responds to a voicemail about which president he’d like to eat.

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

Oscar Montoya (Spanish Aqui Presents, Bless the Harts) joins Nick and Heather to discuss the survival horror throwback, Back in 1995. They discuss the concept of nostalgia, the idea of the game as an art piece, and more. Plus, the debut of a new segment: The Bestiary.

This episode is sponsored by HelloFresh (www.hellofresh.com/played80 code: PLAYED80)