Veteran actress Dee Wallace (“E.T.,” “Cujo,” “The Howling”) joins Gilbert and Frank for an informative and inspiring conversation about the power of intuition, the challenges of sudden fame, the generosity of Harold Prince and the precision of Steven Spielberg. Also, John Carradine soldiers on, Dudley Moore replaces George Segal, Harrison Ford ends up on the cutting room floor and Dee embraces the term “scream queen.” PLUS: Blake Edwards! “The Frighteners”! Dee praises Cloris Leachman! Slim Pickens holds court! And Gilbert and Larry David go to the movies!

Vampires seem to be avoiding Chunt’s annual blood drive, so instead we interview a werewolf.

Credits:

Arnie: Arnie Niekamp
Chunt: Adal Rifai
Usidore: Matt Young
Nathan Goodboy: Mike Jimerson
Tomblain Belaroth: Steve Waltien
Mysterious Man: Tim Sniffen
Craig: Ryan DiGiorgi

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

Paul F. Tompkins welcomes music lovers to this week’s Spontaneanation! This time out, Paul’s special return guest is Mary Holland of Wild Horses and Blunt Talk! They chat about what Mary believes is her finest and worst qualities, the moment she realized she should probably start doubting herself, and being a real cuddle bug. Then, they are joined by improvisers Colleen Smith, Mano Agapion, and Carl Tart, to improvise a story set at a Water Cooler Area At An Office. And as always, Eban (only the best) Schletter scores it all on piano!

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Acclaimed film director Werner Herzog joins Scott this week to talk about reboots, catching up on his hobbies, and his current projects. Then, Slow Pesci drops by to take a tour of the facilities. But will he be able to leave his seemingly troubled past behind? Tune in to find out!

This episode is brought to you by Blue Apron (www.blueapron.com/CBB) and Delta Airlines.

New York. Paris. Tokyo. Miami. Even if you’ve never been to these cities (and sometimes, even if you have) the visions that come rushing to your mind at the mere mention of their names are images from movies. Woody Allen and Diane Keaton on a park bench in front of the Queensboro Bridge, Scarlett Johansson wandering through Shibuya Crossing, Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy doing Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy things in a boat on the Seine.

It’s a cliché, but certain world cities become characters in the movies in which they are set. And sometimes, **cough cough Judd Apatow**, movies are just set in the Los Angeles suburbs for no discernible reason other than the actors and director didn’t want to travel very far to get to work.

On this week’s podcast, inspired by and recorded in New York, Alex Schmidt is joined by Cracked’s Daniel Dockery, Brett Rader and Michael Swaim, as well former Cracked columnist Cher Martinetti, to discuss their 9 favorite movie locales and lay a city-sized crown on the one they think is the best place to set a movie.

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Filmmaker Adam Egypt Mortimer joins Amy to continue Horror Movie Month with one of Adam’s all-time picks, the French 2008 film “Martyrs.” They discuss the New French Extremity movement, the film’s unorthodox exploration of trauma, and how it puts the horrifying back into the horror genre. Plus, Amy and Adam break torture porn down to its basics before making their cases as to whether “Martyrs” should enter The Canon. Cast your vote now on the Earwolf forums!

This episode is sponsored by Mubi.

Rap song correlations, a mountain made of mashed potatoes, and much more on this week’s minisode! Paul goes through Corrections and Omissions for The Last Dragon, Blake J. Harris interviews director Michael Schultz about The Last Dragon, and the Movie Bitches review Home Again. Plus, you’ll find out which movie we will be covering next!

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Where to Find Jason, June & Paul:

Paul’s new comedy Drive Share is available on Go90. Paul can be seen on 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 Grace and Frankie on Netflix, as well as Lady Dynamite alongside with Jason.

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

Welcome back to Parenting Made Easy, the show that lets children remind us how to be, with your host Becky! Becky welcomes on old friend and children’s party unicorn Kay Robertsi to discuss cake farts, confessions she’s overheard at parties, and how Kay clears out her unicorn head as well as her real head. Plus, Becky fesses up about her experiences in the pool hall and Traci Reardon drops by to answer parenting questions in another edition of “Help Me, Rhonda.”

This episode is sponsored by the Second City Training Center, ModCloth (code: LAPKUS25), and InBox.

Comedian and writer Riley Silverman (Intimate Apparel) guests this week to talk about transitioning, newfound groupies and fans, going deeper down the Kinsey scale, and of course, Star Trek and Doctor Who. Plus, Dave talks sex clubs and Matt reveals his love song writing past!

This episode is sponsored by Bombfell.

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Danielle and special co-host/Dennis Rodman truther Deanna Cheng have quite a task in front of them with THREE cities to cover this week, so they bring in fan favorite Michael Rapaport to help and he COMES TO PLAY. They talk pigtails, tiny dicks and which housewife’s tenure was short on time but had a real KICK (hint, hint)). 

Plus, Danielle’s husband Matt Besser stops by and Michael helps them to speak the same love language: Drama. 

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It’s the end of season 2 already? We close strong with messages from our listeners and conversations with #BlackLivesMatter co-founder Alicia Garza, and comedian Wyatt Cenac. Garza is an Oakland-based organizer who is currently the Special Projects Director for the National Domestic Workers Alliance. She describes her lasting impressions from the 2016 election cycle, and gives advice for those hoping to be “allies.” Cenac opens up about his experiences on “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart” and explains why his new TOPIC produced series “aka Wyatt Cenac” focuses on a superhero fighting gentrification in Brooklyn.

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While we’re away, keep our #politicallyreactive hashtag strong. Thanks! Check out Hari’s tour dates and albums at Harikondabolu.com and for all Kamau’s projects check out wkamaubell.com.

This episode is sponsored by The Jim Jefferies Show Podcast, ZipRecruiter, Away (code: REACTIVE), and Lyft.

Stealing home with Matt Besser.

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John Carpenter month begins on Cracked Movie Club! Way back in 1981, John Carpenter was an emerging low-budget horror director with a few modest successes to his name when he released his dystopian action masterpiece Escape From New York, the movie that launched Kurt Russell’s career as an action star by casting him as the most objectively ridiculous character in cinema history on a mission to rescue the president from the prison island of Manhattan.

This week, Tom is joined by guest host David Bell and comedian Brodie Reed discuss the incredibly innovative miniature work that went into creating Escape From New York, the film’s post-Watergate anti-government themes, and exactly how many terrible snake tattoos Snake Plissken probably has on his body.

This episode is brought to you by Bombfell (www.bombfell.com/MOVIECLUB).

This week, Bryan and Erin discuss the terrible laws on the books allowing for parents to refuse epidurals for their pregnant teenage children as well as the Australian plebiscite on gay marriage and Louisa Wall’s Catholic Church criticism. Then, sound engineer Sam Kieffer joins to share stories of his native Milwaukee including the origin of the Bronze Fonz statue and working at Jeffrey Dahmer’s old haunt.

This episode is sponsored by Mack Weldon (code: SHADE), Casper Mattresses (code: SHADE), and Sun Basket.

Musical guest San Fermin joins improvisers Matt Newell, Drew Spears, and Mike McLendon for this week’s improv4humans! San Fermin plays songs off their new album that inspire scenes about using bait on a first date, staging heavy-handed plays about breakups, and a couple of teens sent to prank ISIS. Plus, they go after a puppet crime lord and pause during sex to think about really good peach cobbler.

The Shrimps take on H.I.D.I.A. at Lake Street Gym. Matt and Mark call the action.

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Patriotic singer and possible hobo Miguel Wargo (Craig Rowin) brings his beautiful voice to Hard Nation to discuss the NFL protests. You wont want to miss his tribute to Tom Petty, or his renditions of American standards like Battle Hymn Of The Republic and the Chili’s Baby Back Ribs song. Plus: Pete remembers his days as the owner of “Top Secret Massage”

What is it like to kill a person? When you meet a soldier or a police officer who’s seen some shit, that question at least crosses your mind. But it’s also something you’re unlikely to ask. There’s no real polite way to bring it up. So on today’s episode of Cracked Gets Personal, Robert Evans and Brandon Johnson ask three sources that question so you don’t have to. We talk to a former Navy SEAL sniper, a man who helped organize drone strikes, and a current doctor and former soldier who stabbed a man in the head with a damn knife. If you want to know what Hollywood gets wrong about killing, how it really feels and so much more, listen on.

This episode is brought to you by Bombfell (www.bombfell.com/PERSONAL).

Network star Mandell Maughan joins Howard and Kulap this week to promote her new show Me, Myself, and I! They count down Billboard’s Top 5 Heatseeker Albums before discussing the crudest Bond techniques during the Movie Chart. Later, Two Charted brings a special Tom Petty Chart and Howard presents a Chanteuse Playboy Cover Quiz.

This episode is sponsored by the Second City Training Center (www.secondcity.com/tc).

Comedian Michelle Buteau joins Andrew to discuss the normalization of a white shooter, the response to the Puerto Rico crisis, appropriating culture for cool, and much more. As always, leave us a message about anything you think is racist at (323)389-RACE.

FiveThirtyEight’s Walt Hickey drops by with more James Bond numbers than you can possibly handle. Everything from villains to gadgets are ranked and discussed!

Recently engaged to a deeply Catholic man, this week’s caller asks Gethard for some guidance. Also in this week’s call: weird stuff at cybernetic garage sales, near death experiences at jury duty, and an answer to the question: How do rabbits react to the sound of Gethard’s voice?

This episode is brought to you by Mack Weldon (www.mackweldon.com code: BEAUTIFUL), Talkspace (www.talkspace.com/beautiful), and Magoosh (www.magoosh.com code: BEAUTIFUL).

Join Kevin as he sits down with actor/comedian Matt Besser (Upright Citizens Brigade, Besser Vs. Audience). Matt chats about his first stage being college radio, how alternative comedy is punk rock, and helping society by teaching sketch.

Writer Biniam Bizuneh (How To Be Broke, Jimmy Kimmel Live!) joins Jensen and Matty to talk about Westside Gunn, Ski Mask the Slump God, Cuphead, how we were late on Calvin Harris, and many more things you should know about.

This episode is brought to you by Thursday Boot Company (www.thursdayboots.com code: FREESHIP2DAY).

Matt Besser, host of Earwolf’s improv4humans / creator of the new punk-rock musical Stolen Idea, stars in the new (and first?) EDM-musical “Electric Daisy Jamboree”. In a festival full of robot DJs, drugs, buckets, a “Pine Tree Experience”, and more, will a father and daughter grow closer as a family? With songs like “Nerd Rage”, “Duke of the Porta-Potties” and “My Daughter is Me” you will be sure to feel the bass drop in your heart.

This episode is sponsored by Mack Weldon (www.mackweldon.com code: OFFBOOK).

Filmmaker Mike Roma joins Emily and Deanna this week to discuss his new film “Dating My Mother.” Plus, Mike talks to the girls about on the difference between hunties and hennies, his work as an editor for ATTN, and the power of outrage culture.

This episode is sponsored by Adoshi (www.adoshi.co/htblo) and ThirdLove (www.thirdlove.com/HTBLO).

Sean and Hayes are joined by Jason Mantzoukas to tell puberty stories and promote Big Mouth on Netflix.

This episode is sponsored by Chapman University (www.chapman.edu/GRAD) and The Second City Training Center (www.secondcity.com/tc).

“Push the button, Frank!” Writer, comedian and actor Frank Conniff (“Mystery Science Theater 3000”) stops by the studio to share selections from his new book of MST3K-related essays and to weigh in on topics ranging from Superman’s Jewish roots to the outsized cinema of Bert I. Gordon to the meta-comedy of ArtMetrano. Also, Jack Webb directs, Pia Zadora meets Kris Kringle, Frank defends Ed Wood and Gilbert hangs with Sid Melton. PLUS: Richard “Jaws” Kiel! The Rip Taylor Trio! “Monster a Go-Go!” Billy Wilder teams with the Marx Brothers!? And the worst musical ever made!

This episode is brought to you by ZipRecruiter (www.ziprecruiter.com/GILBERT) and Harold Ramis Film School (www.ramisfilmschool.com).