Chris and Lex speak with Ryan Natoli and Katy Yeiser of The Onion’s true crime parody podcast, A Very Fatal Murder. They discuss the making of the show and what inspired it, as well as the shift from The Onion’s usual short-form storytelling structure to a long-form narrative style. Katy also describes the formation of the show’s writers’ room, while Ryan provides surprising facts about the casting and recording process.

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Emily Nussbaum, the Pulitzer prize winning television critic for The New Yorker joins Sarah and Susan to talk about Kathy Mattea’s “Where’ve You Been?”, the 1982 “Just because I love you Mom” Bell Telephone ad, “When She Loved Me” from Toy Story 2, and the final scene in the Buffy the Vampire Slayer episode “Becoming, Part Two.”

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Visiting family with Danny Zuker.

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Comedian Moshe Kasher joins Howard and Natasha this week to talk about his and Natasha’s new stand up show on Netflix “The Honeymoon Stand Up Special.” We’ll hear about the state of pop rock and how Moshe taught Justin Bieber a lesson while they count down the Top 5 Songs on iTunes, Plus, they count down the latest Movie Chart, and Moshe shares the story of his contributions to electronic music during Our Hot Picks.

It’s the Pistol Shrimps Vs. Space Glam at the Lake Street Gym. Matt and Mark do what they were born to do and call the action.

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Legendary voice actor Maurice LaMarche joins Matt to talk about his voice over roles in Space Jam, Ed Wood, and the countless other great voice over performances in his career. Maurice tells us about doing the voice for Vincent D’Onofrio’s portrayal of Orson Welles in Tim Burton’s film Ed Wood, how Billy West helped him with the Pepe Le Pew role in Space Jam, and getting the role of Brain in Pinky and The Brain on the spot. Stick around for the outstanding burps at the end!

Comedian Chris Garcia joins Andrew to discuss his parents growing up in Cuba, doing Will Smith for karaoke, and much more. As always, leave us a message about anything you think is racist at (323) 389-RACE.

Comedians Todd Barry & Janeane Garofalo join Jo & Manolo to play listener-created games with callers. 

Games played: Toto’s Africa or Out of Africa, Old New Amsterdam, and Dr. Advice Show.

This week Jon & Lauren discuss a classic sitcom character – the parentless child or wacky neighbor who always seems to be around. They gain new appreciation for Wilson on Home Improvement, watch an upsetting scene from Doogie Howser, and chow down on Totino’s pizza rolls and Orange Crush. Later, Scott Aukerman joins in for a Very Special Episode of Boy Meets World.

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The boys of Hello From the Magic Tavern: Adal Rifai, Arnie Niekamp and Matt Young, join Jess and Zach this week for a new musical filled with Xboxes, chicken parm, and of course, time traveling. With songs like “Piece of Peace”, “Deus EXBoxina”, and “Small Town Science”, you’ll want to keep traveling back for more! 

Marina Del Rey Public High’s conflict resolution counselor Jenelle Pierce (Jean Villepique) joins Marissa and Listler this week to talk about her role as a “fight facilitator.” We’ll hear about Jenelle’s combat training before getting some tips for fighting flashers during “What’s Cheesing You?” Later, they help listeners with meeting new people during Listler’s Love Lockdown and Jenelle shares her greatest regret for “Spotlight On.”

Sean and Hayes do a show at the Dynasty Typewriter and they’re doing a movie about NATALIE MORALES from acting.

Producer/songwriter Joachim Cooder joins Jensen and Matty to talk about his new EP “Fuchsia Machu Picchu,” Ciscero, pro wrestler Walter, Rockabye Baby! Music, how we were late on Slow Burn: A Podcast About Watergate, and many more things you should know about.

A young man describes three difficult experiences of being sexually assaulted and overcoming drug addiction. It’s a raw, honest conversation that is occasionally interrupted by Snapchat notifications and a barking puppy.

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Guest host Samm Levine talks with Schmoes Know (Kristian Harloff and Mark Ellis) about their love of movies, trivia, and how they created an internet empire.

Actor Clea DuVall sits down with Cameron to discuss fighting for yourself, loving yourself, and auditioning for Veep.

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Actor and filmmaker Thomas Lennon joins Amy live from Overlook Film Festival to pit the 1973 horror film “The Exorcist” against its 1990 sequel “The Exorcist III.” They discuss how the films use sound design to scare, the true story behind the exorcism, and why “The Exorcist III” is the best threequel of all time. Plus, we get insights about both films from the audience before Amy and Thomas make their final cases for which film should enter The Canon. Should “The Exorcist” or “The Exorcist III” go down as one of the all-time horror greats? Cast your vote on the Earwolf forums now!

Comedian Phoebe Robinson joins Scott to talk about the origin of her podcast-turned-HBO special 2 Dope Queens, her second essay collection ‘Everything’s Trash, But It’s Okay,’ and her latest workout routine. Then, television personality Mary Berry stops by to stomp out nasty rumors about herself, and athlete Bertrand “Sweet Sauce” Gilmore explains how he got his nickname before showing off his most famous tricks on the court.

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Here’s a mental experiment: think about “The Middle East”. What just popped into your head? It’s probably one or two kinds of places, tops. It might be a dangerous war zone, or a community that’s somehow hundreds of years behind modern life. And it definitely didn’t include skiers, on an indoor hill, in one of the world’s largest malls. 

No judgments here, friend: we all have misconceptions about the world. And some of your Middle Eastern mental picture may be accurate. But what if we told you there’s an entire world of big box stores, Lionel Richie fandom, and intricate cultural diversity out there just waiting for you to discover it?

On this week’s episode of The Cracked Podcast, Alex Schmidt joins Anna Hossnieh & Shereen Younes for a revealing trip through the modern Middle East. They’ll dig into how how two rival Muslim-majority nations manipulate the entire region, why there’s all kinds of Middle Eastern modernity the American media misses, how a World Cup bid caused an international blockade, and so much more.

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In one of the funniest GGACP shows to date, comedian, musician and voice actor Billy West returns to weigh in on a number of topics, including the legend of “Grandpa” Al Lewis, the genius of June Foray, the uselessness of “Curly Joe” DeRita and the magnificence of the Buddy Rich and Paul Anka rants. Also, Larry Fine plays Stanley Kowalski, Lou Jacobi inspires Dr. Zoidberg, Jay Leno messes with James Mason’s head and Jerry Lewis meets SpongeBob SquarePants. PLUS: El Brendel! The Mad Russian! The strange death of Ted Healy! The return of the Jackie Puppet! And Gilbert and Frank recall the long-lost Irwin Corey episode!

Paul F. Tompkins is excited that Spontaneanation is happening once again! This time out, Paul’s special guest is actor Utkarsh Ambudkar of Game Over, Man! and Brockmire! Utkarsh chats about what he would name a star, being crushed after finding out how much his childhood toys were worth years later at a comic book store, and being fired from a Korean restaurant for eating the high-end food. Then, they are joined by improvisers Craig Cackowski, Colleen Smith, and Edgar Momplaisir, to improvise a story set in Joe’s Crab Shack. And as always, Eban (only the best) Schletter scores it all on piano!

Amy Spalding (The Summer of Jordi Perez​ ​and the Best Burger​ ​in Los Angeles)​ joins Dave and Matt this week to talk about flirtation mode, binge-watching ER, and meeting people on LiveJournal. Plus, looking for someone chiller than you, the difference between looking for men vs women, and Dave reveals his feelings on game night! ​

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Dealing with pesky mother in laws, examining Dd Harris’ evil plan, and we talk to someone who worked on the re-shoots of Geostorm on this week’s minisode! Paul goes through Corrections and Omissions for Geostorm, shares a must watch during Paul’s Pick of the Week, and the Movie Bitches review Fifty Shades Freed. Plus, important info on next week’s movie!

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Where to Find Jason, June & Paul:

You can see Jason, June, and Paul in The Disaster Artist.

Paul’s new comedy Drive Share is available on Go90. Paul can be seen on A Futile and Stupid Gesture, Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later, Opening Night, and Veep. You can see June and Paul on NTSF:SD:SUV:: on HULU. June stars in Blockers, Grace and Frankie on Netflix, as well as Lady Dynamite alongside with Jason.

Jason can be seen in The Good Place, The House, The Lego Batman Movie, How to Be Single, Sleeping with Other People, and is still indeed in The Dictator.

Jody Avirgan (FiveThirtyEight) and comedian Tony Deyo join Negin to chat about James Comey’s media blitz and Sean Hannity’s relationship with Trump lawyer Michael Cohen. Plus, they delve into implicit bias and the baseless arrests of two black men at a Philadelphia Starbucks.

This week, Erin discusses Kentucky’s new law banning a safe and medically proven abortion procedure known as dilation and evacuation as well as Gov. Matt Bevin’s strange history in the bell business. Then, Bryan brings an update on the Columbus Pride Festival and how it revealed a diversity the small town didn’t know it had. Plus, superstars Trixie Mattel and Paul F. Tompkins return to talk the best drag names out there and to compete in a fiery accent-off, and blogger/author Orlando Soria stops by to share hot tips on how to hang drapes correctly and more from his new book Get It Together.

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’.

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