Welcome to Long Term Love with your host and retired marriage and family counselor Marilyn Bamford (Maria Bamford)! This week Marilyn welcomes Hayden aka Rainbow to talk about being in an open relationship with Rob, Silviana, Raef, and Brie. Plus, Traci Reardon drops by to offer long term relationship advice in another edition of “Help Me, Rhonda.”

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Jeff Kreisler (Dollars and Sense) and Rachel Sklar (TheLi.st) join Negin to talk about Trump’s response to the Halloween terrorist attack in New York. Plus, they discuss the Mueller indictments and some of the conservative media’s favorite topics: Hillary Clinton, the Russia dossier, and Uranium One.

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Danielle is joined by fave special co-host Matt McConkey and hilarious comedian/housewives genius Joel Kim Booster whose theory on Kameron from Dallas is crushing yet important. A sheet over a head on a stretcher gives life to a once dying franchise and Dallas gives us it’s best Tennessee Williams realness. Plus we talk gaggles of Gorgas and Casey chimes in from the void with lots of deep thoughts on the gift of cocaine.

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Keeping up with Danielle Koenig.

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John Hughes month begins on Cracked Movie Club! Back in the 1980s, John Hughes changed the idea of a teen movie from a bunch of dopey kids dancing on the beach to a bunch of mopey kids talking about their depressing, broken lives (and also dancing). No other film more perfectly exemplifies this than 1985’s The Breakfast Club, Hughes’ hit film about five misfits sharing a Saturday detention together, which set a template for teenage dramedy that Hollywood still follows to this day.

On this week’s episode, Tom is joined by Cracked’s Carmen Angelica and Jenny Jaffe, the creator and star of IFC’s Neurotica, as they discuss the impact The Breakfast Club still has on teenagers decades after its release, how Nicolas Cage was too expensive for Hughes to cast (a problem no film made in the past five years has encountered), and whether John Bender is actually cool or just an insufferable, boring asshole.

Musical guest The Smith Street Band joins improvisers Drew Tarver, Betsy Sodaro, and Dan Lippert for this week’s improv4humans! They perform songs that lead to scenes about bringing a girlfriend to band practice, the worst fake laugh in the world, and a romantic evening on a freezing rooftop. Plus, a rock star has trouble explaining lyrics in an interview, and schoolchildren identify with animals for deeply existential reasons.

This week, Erin takes down Rep. Steve King’s objectionably-named “Heartbeat Protection Act” and Bryan explains how one rainbow flag led to the worst Egyptian crackdown on homosexuality in recent memory. Guest Jessica Chaffin joins to talk about which of her friends she embarrassed in front of Joan Rivers, why the Kevin Spacey allegations aren’t entirely surprising, and what Kim Jong Un really wants out of life.

This episode is sponsored by Casper (code: SHADE), Away (code: SHADE), and Showtime’s SMILF.

Matt and Mark call the first tee action at the fourth annual Townes McCoy Golf Classic benefitting the Boys and Girls Club. Brought to you by Nick Thune and sponsored by Mack Weldon and La Gratona Tequila.

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Former Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort (Dan Black) is preparing to go under house arrest when Mark & Pete catch him for Hard Nation. The man Pete calls “evil Roald Dahl” obsesses over his daughter’s boyfriends and discovers Rick Lazio is the Zodiac Killer. Plus: Mark blows his school board debate.

Hosts of The Daily Zeitgeist podcast, Miles Gray and Jack O’Brien join Andrew to discuss the Astros player who was suspended for 5 games for a racist slant-eye gesture, majority of White Americans feeling that they are discriminated against, and much more. As always, leave us a message about anything you think is racist at (323)389-RACE.

Aparna Nancherla (BoJack Horseman, Crashing) and Ashley Brooke Roberts (NatGeo Explorer) join Jo and Manolo to play listener-submitted games with callers. 

Games played: Alaska? I’ll Ask Her!, Can I Have That Seat?, and Pitch A Masterpiece.

Writer, comedian, and host of The Cracked Podcast Alex Schmidt joins Who Charted this week to bid adieu to Checkpoint: Pumpkin! Alex and the gang share stories of costumes and parties past while they count down Billboard’s Top 5 Halloween Songs. Later, they count down a Halloween Movie Chart, and Howard explains why he’s less of a millennial than he once was during Two Charted.

This episode is sponsored by The Second City Training Center.

Chris Klimek and Mark McConville sit down with the Matts to discuss the never produced Bond 17. Timothy Dalton’s third outing as James Bond was deep into pre-production when the project was shelved. We talk all about it and even try to cast it.

RE-join Kevin for one of his favorite interviews, with Tesla/SpaceX innovator and soon-to-be ruler of the world, Elon Musk. It’s a Kev’s Fav special!

Lennon Parham (Playing House, Womp It Up!) joins Zach and Jess for this spoooooky vampire musical that’s sure to rival Phantom of The Opera, Jekyll & Hyde, and all other scary stage productions! With songs like “The Best Time Is The Night Time”, “17 Year Old Colonial Ghost Boy” and “Mole People Are My People”, you’ll definitely want to listen to these tunes with the house lights on! 

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“You can’t give puppies cow vaccines.” That’s how this caller ends her hour with Gethard. The journey to that moment takes us through: Italian Madrigals, getting licked by a baby cow, going on a tour of a cranberry marsh, and a very personal story about the loss of a friend. All this while she’s prepping to perform a show that starts right when the call ends.

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Trainer Phil is back to join Jensen and Matty for another update on #BUFFSEASON and to list their 5 favorite video games of all time. Tune in to find out what makes the list!

Sean and Hayes are joined by ERIN GIBSON of Throwing Shade who is doing the show as a form of twisted revenge.

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Actress Eris Baker (This Is Us) joins Emily and Deanna this week to talk about working with Zendaya, her favorite apps, and the latest YouTube Challenges. Plus, the girls test Eris in a game of Young or Old.

This episode is sponsored by ThirdLove.

Premiere episode. Comedian Jimmy Pardo hosts a new pop culture game show/interview podcast, as three call-in contestants vie for prizes. Special guest: Nikki Glaser.

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Gilbert and Frank usher in Halloween 2017 with one of the last remaining TV horror hosts, Rich Koz, AKA “Svengoolie,” who remembers some of his famous predecessors (Ghoulardi, Zacherle, Chilly Billy) and praises the stylishness and symbolism of the original Universal horror classics. Also, Fritz Feld gets hitched, Eddie Munster goes wild, Vampira takes Elvira to court and Mister Rogers meets the Wicked Witch of the West. PLUS: Count Floyd! “The Mummy’s Curse”! Bela Lugosi gets hypnotized! Gilbert chokes the chicken! And the (arguably) craziest horror film ever made!

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Hello From The Magic Tavern guys (Arnie Niekamp, Matt Young, and Adal Rifai) join Jo and Manolo for a special spooky Halloween edition of Dr. Gameshow.

Games played: Swoopstakes, Cereal Killer, and Werewolf Elton John.

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Whether it’s ghosts or the afterlife or god, most humans tend to lean towards thinking something funky and unknowable is out there, even if they can’t pinpoint what it is or prove that it exists. 

With ghosts, this seems to be especially true. In some states, real estate listings must disclose if people have died at the property, you know, in case ghosts, and even the most fervent atheists will admit, “yeah there’s something weird opening doors in my house, it’s definitely a ghost.”

On this week’s episode, Alex Schmidt is joined by Dana Gould, creator of IFC’s Stan Against Evil for a wide-ranging conversation about why humanity is obsessed with the supernatural and some of the scientific reasons our bodies trick us into believing that ghosts are real. 

Footnotes: https://goo.gl/vfMFwp

Paul F. Tompkins welcomes listeners to a spoOoky edition of Spontaneanation! This time out, Paul’s special guest return guest and first 4-time guest is Busy Philipps of HBO’s Vice Principals! Busy chats about the one kind of cuisine she would eat her entire life, her daughter Birdie’s admiration of cruises, and being overshadowed at her 10 year high school reunion by her high school rival. Then, they are joined by improvisers Ryan Gaul, Tawny Newsome, and Sarah Burns, to improvise a story set at a High School Reunion. And as always, Eban (only the best) Schletter scores it all on piano!

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Indie rock band The National joins Scott this week to talk about their new album “Sleep Well Beast,” spaceship rockumentaries, and to perform songs off their new album. Then, Victor and Tiny are back to tell us about their journey trying to get a driver’s license. Plus, acrobat Dagmar the Small returns to talk about how she got her hollow bones and her impromptu performances floating around town.

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It’s time to talk to Dripfang the Chef Inquisitor about how evil he is and if he can do his job better.

Credits

Arnie: Arnie Niekamp
Chunt: Adal Rifai
Usidore: Matt Young
Dripfang: Kevin Sciretta
Mysterious Man: Tim Sniffen

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

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Author Kier-La Janisse (House of Psychotic Women) joins Amy this week to discuss David Cronenberg’s 1979 film “The Brood.” They touch on the film’s treatment of trauma as theatre, the attachment of power to femininity, and how Cronenberg used his actors to play out a real-life personal tragedy. Plus, they get into what the rage monsters represent, and Kier-La shares some surprising information about human experimentation and the Satanic Panic. Does “The Brood” deserve a spot in The Canon? Cast your vote on the Earwolf forums now!

This episode is sponsored by MUBI.

BREAKING NEWS: A statement regarding Shannon and David Beador’s separation from Casey and Danielle. TGIF.