The brothers discuss why magic is stupid, why hitting a baseball is amazing and how Hari likes getting punched in the butt by a robot. Also, some actor named Jesse Eisenberg tries to convince everyone that he’s famous. Recorded live from Littlefield in Brooklyn.

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Dan Lippert and Toni Charline join Matt Besser for scenes about a talk show host who gets physical during interviews, a confrontation over stolen newspapers, and a series of destructive prank phone calls. Later, a rich kid’s fort getting knocked down leads to an investigation and Toni’s housemates use her teeth grinding to their own advantage.

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Cam and Rhea talk hotel sex, Dawson’s Creek and baklava. Sets from Blake Wexler, Opeyemi Olagbaju and Chris Turner, and a chat with Laurie Kilmartin.

Esteemed writer Malcolm Gladwell (Revisionist History Podcast, The New Yorker) joins Sarah and Susan for Crybabies live from the Richard B. Fisher Center for the Performing Arts at Bard College. They talk about the opening stanza from Billy Bragg’s “Levi Stubbs’ Tears,” the Google Chrome commercial “Jess Time,” W.H. Auden’s “Funeral Blues” from Four Weddings and a Funeral, and “Puff, the Magic Dragon.” Plus, a special performance of the Crybabies theme and an original song by Theda Hammel!

Alex Ramsey and Joe Cilio, co-founders of the Forever Dog Podcast Network, join Lex on The Wolf Den. The three discuss Forever Dog’s beginnings as a theater project, growing pains inherent to launching a podcast network, and if working in comedy ever makes things seem less funny.

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The Pistol Shrimps take on The LA Nail Clippers at Pan Pacific Park. Mark and special guest Steve Agee describe the action as it occurs.

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Tawny Newsome and Andrew celebrate Tawny’s first episode as co-host as they discuss Childish Gambino’s new music video, Native American students getting booted from a college tour, and black Airbnb guests mistaken for burglars. Guest Jon Lovett (Crooked Media) joins to talk about the trailer for Crazy Rich Asians, shoe brand racism, calling the police, and much more. As always, leave us a message about anything you think is racist at (323) 389-RACE.

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Comedian Chris Garcia joins Howard, Natasha and the crew to ramp up for summah on this week’s Who Charted! Chris discusses his debut album, “Laughing and Crying at the Same Time” before they get into the Top 5 Songs on iTunes. Later, we’ll hear the Movie Chart and get another Moleman Update before the gang offers up their grunge music rankings while counting down their Hot Picks.

Adam Scott Aukerman take a break this week from discussing R.E.M.’s discography and instead welcome film director and friend David Wain to talk about his experiences in an R.E.M. tribute band. Scott reads his favorite reviews of the podcast so far and David shares the secret to playing drums before listing his Top 10 R.E.M. Songs of All Time. Plus, David shows off his Jimmy Stewart on an episode of “There’s Always Time For Impressions.”

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To get a true TGIF experience, Lapkus & Gabrus watch the specific episodes of Full House, Perfect Strangers and Family Matters that aired on Friday, April 13th, 1990. How do they hold up in 2018? Hopefully better than the Lunchables they eat for their snack segment. Plus: some April 1990 facts, and a new improvised sitcom, “Dad Detectives!”

Comedians Julie Klausner (Difficult People) & Brian Faas (The Law Firm) join Jo & Manolo to play listener-created games with callers. 

Games played: ABBA-ZABA-DOO, My Life or Movie Plot, and I’m So Voice-Over It.

Actress and animal trainer for film and TV Molly O’Neill joins Matt and guest co-host Amanda Lund to talk about being responsible for some of the great animal performances in cinema and TV history. Molly shares stories of working with direwolves on Game of Thrones, a runaway goat on the set of Gangster Squad, and a shitting monkey on a music video. Plus, Matt and Amanda ask Molly if their cat Margaux the Fat Guy has a potential acting career.

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This week on OFF BOOK, Chris Grace (Superstore) joins Zach and Jess for a grocery store musical filled with former lovers, a paternity test barn, river screaming, and more! With songs like “Is It You?”, “Talkin At The Pool”, and “Puddle Puddle Puddle”, you won’t scream at any bodies of water over these new tunes. 

Sean and Hayes are accompanied by KATE MICUCCI from Garfunkel and Oates to do a festival again.

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Street urchin and Listler’s new ward Simon (D’Arcy Carden) joins in for another WOMP It Up! During Hot Topix, Simon talks about the drills he conducts with Listler’s cats while Marissa steams about being replaced. Then, we hear about how Simon came by his circumstances before Listler’s Love Lockdown brings tips on being yourself, and the rivalry between Marissa and Simon comes to a head during Spotlight On.

Growing up in Northern England, this week’s caller became unlikely pen pals with a death row inmate in the American South. That experience, along with an unusual proximity to murder that she describes as a “family quirk”, inspired her career path.

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“Kids in the Hall” alum Scott Thompson spills all, while welcoming us all to the triumphant return of Mr. Buddy Cole.

This week, Matt and Matt discuss every time an actor has said Bond James Bond in a Bond film. Then they pick their favorites. Because of course they do.

Actress Tiya Sircar (The Good Place) joins Jensen and Matty to talk about Alex, Inc, musician Chris Crack, singer-songwriter Jade Bird, Documental, how we were late on Ebates, and many more things you should know about.

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Paul & Amy introduce their new podcast Unspooled, where they watch every movie on the AFI’s Top 100 Films list. Subscribe now – episode 1, “Citizen Kane,” drops May 17th!

On the Premiere episode of the Kondabolu Brothers Podcast, Hari & Ashok Kondabolu discuss relationships, mental health, Kenan Thompson & Hari being a murderer. Recorded live in front of a paying audience on January 26th 2018 at Littlefield in Brooklyn, NY.

Paul F. Tompkins contemplates whether he wants welcome everyone back back to Spontaneanation! This time out, Paul’s special guest is Natasha Rothwell of HBO’s Insecure and Love, Simon! Natasha chats about a dream she had that is actually interesting, how she deals with confrontation, and the best part of being an army brat. Then, they are joined by improviser Hal Lublin, to improvise a story set in a Grocery Store. And as always, Eban (only the best) Schletter scores it all on piano!

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Professional comedian Nick Thune join Scott to stay on script and talk about his upcoming stand-up comedy tour along with Michael Ian Black as they await for Michael to arrive to the studio. Later, bouncer Kenny Takahashi stops by to ask for advice on how to stick up for himself at The Nasty Rat bar. Plus, Melissa from the Analytics department to chat about how to integrate murder into the podcast to help bump the listener numbers.

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Legendary character actor M. Emmet Walsh (“Blade Runner,” “Fletch,” “The Jerk”) joins Gilbert and Frank for a fascinating conversation about acing auditions, stealing scenes, disappearing into roles, reinventing characters and humanizing heavies and bad guys. Also, Laurence Oliver gets “the wish,” Henry Fonda rallies the troops, Lauren Bacall reads the riot act and the Coen Brothers pay in cash. PLUS: The Stanton-Walsh rule! J. Carrol Naish! Loving Lee Grant! Deconstructing “Blood Simple”! And Emmet plays “tennis” with Paul Newman, Robert Redford and Harrison Ford! 

“Hollywood” might be the most nebulous entity in America. It’s somehow a location and an industry and a big goofy hill-sign. It’s the source of all entertainment without entertaining us very often. And it’s where budding young artists flock to make it “big” (in Schwarzenegger’s case, literally). In popular consciousness, Hollywood is a sea of countless artists making our culture. But what if we told you the music world, movie world, and more pillars of American fun are driving by a shockingly tiny number of artists? And even weirder, the key artists are people you’ve never even heard of?

On this week’s episode of The Cracked Podcast, Alex Schmidt and special guest Jensen Karp (Get Up On This) celebrate rappers, writers, filmmakers, and wrestlers who remade our entire culture without the wider public knowing it. They’ll rediscover a comic book artist who resurrected Princess Di. They’ll champion the mid-1990s bodybuilder who reinvented rap. And because everybody needs a little care right now, they’ll grief-counsel themselves AND you through the end of Kanye West.

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Renowned filmmaker Lloyd Kaufman (Troma Entertainment) joins Amy to discuss the 1971 comedy “Cry Uncle!” Lloyd talks about his work as a production manager on the film as well as the auteur style of director John G. Avildsen. Plus, we hear about the film’s brand of modern feminism, Lloyd’s cameo in “Rocky,” and the puritanism of American cinema. Does “Cry Uncle!” belong in The Canon? Go to the Earwolf forums to cast your vote now!

Grunkle, the Garbage Lady of Hogsface, stops by the tavern for the first time in 13 years. Also, everyone’s getting old.

Credits:

Arnie: Arnie Niekamp

Chunt: Adal Rifai

Usidore: Matt Young

Grunkle the Garbage Lady: Betsy Sodaro

Gwendolyn, Endolyn, and Todd: Lauren Shippen, Julia Morizawa, and Briggon Snow from The Bright Sessions

Mysterious Man: Tim Sniffen

Craig: Ryan DiGiorgi

Producers: Arnie Niekamp, Evan Jacover, Ryan DiGiorgi

Editor: Garrett Schultz

Theme Music: Andy Poland

Magic Tavern Logo: Allard Laban

Audio Assistance: Jason Knox

Production Assistance: Garrett Schultz

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Writer Roxane Gay sits down with Cameron to discuss dating history, the pressure of representation, and the urgency to write about the current cultural moment.

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