You’re going to live a long time. Congratulations! That’s good! There are zero ways that is bad news! Yet if you talk about our future 50, 40, or even 10 years from now, people might tell you that’s fantastical wishful thinking. They may say the environment/politics/economy/incoming meteor dooms us all no matter what we do, so who cares. Why is assuming the world’s going to end so common? How come people talk about it with a wry jokey glint in their eye? And why does every generation tell that “joke” even though the world keeps on spinning?

On this episode of The Cracked Podcast, Alex Schmidt sits down with Jason Pargin (who writes for Cracked as David Wong) to dig into what you need to remember about our wretched hellscape. They’ll pick apart the fearful thinking that deactivates lots of people for no positive reason. They’ll examine how people actually behave when the world actually is ending. And they’ll explore the fantastic news that you’ll probably live to see a future Past You would kill for.

Footnotes: https://www.cracked.com/podcast/the-end-of-the-world-mentality-and-why-thatE28099s-ridiculous

On Raised By TV’s most timely First & Last ever, Jon & Lauren are talking about the series premiere and finale of Game Of Thrones, and they brought in the original bad boy of podcasting Sean Clements to help! They wonder if there was ever a point to the Stark direwolves, notice Peter Dinklage’s wig has become much better, and discuss Brienne’s Doogie Howser moment.

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The Sloppy Boys (Mike Hanford, Tim Kalpakis, Jefferson Dutton) join Scott to talk about Ghostbusters, touring with Don’t Stop or We’ll Die, and to perform songs live in-studio off their new album “Dancing on the Wind.” Then, musician John Lennon stops by to give us an update on the New York Mets wanting him to join their team. Plus, lifestyle expert Mr. Fastidious stops by to share some tips to be fastidious.

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Gilbert and Frank are joined by Grammy-winning singer-songwriter (and amateur comedian) Richard Marx for a conversation about the disappearance of “story songs,” the futility of “chasing hit records,” the long-lost art of commercial jingle writing and the versatility of film composers John Barry and Dave Grusin. Also, Charlie Chaplin pens a standard, Kenny Rogers pulls a shrewd move, Ben Gazzara pops into Gilbert’s head and Tony Bennett and Bob Newhart remember Richard’s dad, Dick Marx. PLUS: Earth, Wind & Fire! The genius of Burt Bacharach! Lionel Richie makes a phone call! Lenny Bruce plays Mister Kelly’s! And Richard reveals the song he wishes he’d written!

Stand-up comedian and actor Bob Newhart feels anxious about being Conan O’Brien’s friend.

Bob sits down with Conan to share stories about meeting Don Rickles for the first time, sitting in for Johnny Carson on The Tonight Show, leaping from accounting to showbusiness, beautiful moments from The Bob Newhart Show, the danger of cynicism in comedy, and Chicago values. Plus, Conan responds to a listener voicemail about an award that was named after him.

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The one and only John Cameron Mitchell joins Dave and Matt to talk about his new rock musical podcast Anthem: Homunculus on Luminary, its origins as a Hedwig and The Angry Inch sequel, finding your tribe, “resting pitch face” and more! Plus, needing a Grindr intern, passing the torch as artist and a revelation about John’s first job in the industry. 

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Will these two ever figure it out?

Comedian and Fellow Earwolf Podcaster Chris Gethard (Beautiful Stories From Anonymous People) joins Conan writers Mike Sweeney and Jessie Gaskell to talk about going from worshipping Conan in college to doing bits on the Late Night with Conan O’Brien show, one of the scariest and heartbreaking memories he has involving a Conan bit he was in, and going back to Public Access to help out the next generation of comedians.

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Director Leslye Headland (Russian Doll) and Sasheer Zamata (Best Friends, SNL) joins Paul and Jason to discuss the 1983 science fiction-fantasy adventure film Hercules starring Lou Ferrigno. Recorded live at Largo in Los Angeles, they talk about the robots, Hercules tossing a bear into space, Lou Ferrigno’s dubbed voice, and much more.

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In this bonus crossover episode  Tawny & Andrew are joined by Mash Up Americans host Amy Choi & Rebeca Lehrer to answer if doing an accent is racist, how to combat erasing your identify, and if “African-American” is in deed racist. Afterward, Amy & Rebecca share a clip from the Mash Up Americans interview with Fatimah Asghar.

Everyone knows that ‘Friday the 13th Part IV: The Final Chapter’ was absolutely and with no uncertainty, the last installment in this beloved franchise – but in spite of that, Matt and Paul would still like to acknowledge that ‘Jason Goes To Hell: The Final Friday’ is absolutely and with no uncertainty, now the actual final installment of this series. Come with Gourley and Rust, straight to hell as they illuminate all things Part IX.

Marcia Belsky and Kaitlin Fontana join Negin to discuss how Democrats are losing the subpoena battle, partially because “subpoena” is such a boring word. Then, some good news as the group discusses the Equality Act, which prohibits discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity. Finally: are religious families more happy? Answer not guaranteed.

Casey and Danielle are live w/ Bryan Safi and an audience at the UCB theatre where they all had just watched a wild episode of Real Housewives of New York together . Life IS a cabaret especially between Sonja and her flat iron . Plus they talk Katie and Schwartz’s Diarrhea sex, Karen’s two room mansion and Denise’s thanksgiving with hookers . 

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This week, Bryan talks about former lawmaker and verified crap-spewer Don Boys’s blog post asking presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg just ‘how gay’ he is and the litany of misinformation and hateful rhetoric contained within. Then, Erin discusses comments by the similarly affected GOP Rep. Barry Hovis regarding what he described as ‘consensual rape,’ his feeble attempts to walk those comments back, and how it all ties into the tidal wave of idiocy that’s drowning the nation. On a better note, the terrific Kulap Vilaysack stops by to talk about her new documentary ‘Origin Story,’ searching for her birth father, and her ever-evolving relationship with her mom.

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Paul & Amy fall into Alfred Hitchcock’s 1958 psychological thriller Vertigo! They learn who created the famous Vertigo zoom, listen to a classic 90s song inspired by Vertigo, and ask if the age gap between Jimmy Stewart and Kim Novak works to the film’s credit. Plus: Tony Lee Moral, author of multiple books on Hitchcock, tells us where Vertigo fits into his filmography.

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Guest host Naomi Ekperigin talks true crime shows, lotion and dick pics. Sets from Asif Ali, Lindsay Ames, Madison Shepard and Dan St. Germain.

Welcome to the Game of Thrones reunion aftershow, hosted by the eminent Andy Cohen! All your favorite characters come face to face for the first time since the finale to look back on the conclusion to Westeros’s hottest reality TV series. Shocking revelations are brought forth, unexpected reappearances are made, and old scores are settled in this special episode you won’t want to miss. Plus, listeners call in with their questions about politics, dream jobs, and more as the cast looks forward to the future. Valar Dohaeris, humons!

Warning: this episode contains spoilers for the Game of Thrones series finale.

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Holding the door for Dusty Slay.

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Actor and writer Allen Maldonado (The Last O.G.) joins Andrew and Tawny to discuss caller questions about people asking to touch their baby’s hair, enjoying K-Pop music without fetishizing, and much more.

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Playwright, actor, and two-time Tony Award nominee Heidi Schreck joins Jonathan to discuss her play “What the Constitution Means to Me,” in which she breathes new life into our Constitution and imagines how it will shape the next generation of Americans.

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Actor and comedian Steve Agee joins Howard, Stard and Hugo to pull up to the last corner before summah on another Who Charted! Steve shares his thoughts on playing a Renaissance boss on the show American Princess and they celebrate the new incarnation of Squatmelt as a comedy crawl while counting down Apple Music’s Top 100 in the US. Plus, Steve and Howard talk finding peace in meditation and croissants during the Movie Chart, and the gang gets into the summah style with new covers and new Springsteen with the Hot Picks.

Briga Heelan (Great News, Love) joins Zach and Jess live at the Dynasty Typewriter in Los Angeles for an all new musical filled with pyramid schemes, so much sawdust, hotel cookies, and more! With songs like “Here’s the Biz, We Love Pyramids”, “Sunken Cost”, “We Gotta Sell Air”, these tunes will get you movin’ and make you business savvy!

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Suffering from a physical injury from working too much & too hard, this week’s caller takes a break from building sets to get Geth excited about theme restaurants (Mars 2112, Jekyll & Hyde…Medieval Times!).

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DESI LYDIC helps The Boys make their new TV show.

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Comedian Jimmy Pardo hosts a pop culture game show-interview podcast; three call-in contestants vie for prizes. Special guest: Jon Hamm.

Radio personality Howard Stern feels badly about not being Conan O’Brien’s friend.

Howard and Conan sit down to talk about Howard’s new book ‘Howard Stern Comes Again,’ the punk rock element of radio, the stigma of psychotherapy, and the most painful parts of publicity. Plus, Conan recalls his childhood pets as he and his team respond to a positive review of the show.

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The Singing Sword joins our heroes for a battle in a Panera. There is stabbing.

Credits:

Arnie, aka Orlando Bloom: Arnie Niekamp
Chunt, aka Dan Smith: Adal Rifai
Usidore, aka John Bastion: Matt Young
Metamore: Bill Arnett
Singing Sword, aka Gail Davidson-Durst: Erica Elam [secondcity.com]
Managers of the Smoldering Widow: Justin McElroy, Travis McElroy, Griffin McElroy, and Clint McElroy
Mysterious Man: Tim Sniffen
High Time Queen: Brooke Breit

Producers: Arnie Niekamp, Ryan DiGiorgi, Evan Jacover
Editor: Chris Rathjen
Theme Music: Andy Poland
Magic Tavern Logo: Allard Laban
Audio Assistance: Jason Knox
Production Assistance: Garrett Schultz