This week Bryan has returned from Japan with some serious jet lag, while Erin got caught in a trash tornado thanks to the Santa Ana winds. Also, the 9th Circuit Court is back at it again and overturned a California ruling which now allows employers to pay women less based on previous salaries, and a recent survey from the Center for American Progress shows that LGBTQ people are retreating back into the closet. Plus, guest Matt Baume is here to discuss Drag Con, his book “Defining Marriage”, and his podcast “The Sewers of Paris” about media that has changed the lives of gay men. Find Matt on Twitter @mattbaume or @sewersofparis for his podcast and at his website http://www.mattbaume.com

Throwing pants with Russell Howard.

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This week: Clu Gulager! Blossom “Grandmama” Rock! Farewell, Sheriff Pepper! And Dick Van Patten plays a vampire dentist!

Folks on both the left and the right have a love-hate relationship with reporter and Intercept co-founder Jeremy Scahill. His brand of “adversarial” investigative journalism makes no exceptions – not for the nation’s most powerful, and especially not for those advocating for wars abroad. In this episode of #politicallyreactive, we talk with Jeremy about his refusal to sit on a panel with Milo Yiannopoulos on Real Time with Bill Maher, what it was like to interview Julian Assange for the Intercepted podcast, his thoughts on Russian involvement in U.S. politics, and the people who give him hope for the future (hint: it’s probably you!). Click “play” to find out why Jeremy has earned the title, “one-man truth squad”.

Keep tabs on Jeremy on Twitter (@jeremyscahill) and subscribe to the Intercepted podcast on your preferred podcast platform! Or stream the show online at: https://theintercept.com/podcasts/

Book tours, TV shows, standup – oh my! Catch Kamau in-person for his The Awkward Thoughts of W. Kamau Bell book tour or on TV for CNN’s United Shades of America! More info at http://www.wkamaubell.com/. And Hari really, REALLY wants you to come see him on tour – find dates at: http://www.harikondabolu.com/.

Got a comment or suggestion? Email us at politicallyreactive@firstlook.org or follow us on Twitter at @politicreactive.

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Musical guest Laura Stevenson joins improvisers Joe Wengert, Mary Holland, and Craig Rowin for this week’s improv4humans! Laura plays a selection of songs that inspire scenes about coffee-focused wedding vows, a four-dollar milk scam, and a headache that demands compensation. Plus, a couple gets steamy while watching old war footage, and we find out why you should never compare your new girlfriend to a sailboat.
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The Shrimps take on the Chicago Bulls at Pan Pacific North. Matt Gourley and Mark McConville call the action.

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Recorded live from the Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival, Jeff Yang and Phil Yu of the They Call Us Bruce podcast join Andrew to discuss Netflix’s Death Note, raising children in the current political landscape, Tikki Tikki Tembo, and much more. As always, leave us a message about anything you think is racist at (323) 389-RACE.

Ted Nugent’s brother Ned (Henry Zebrowski) and Kid Rock’s brother Sid (Craig Rowin) help Hard Nation raise money for their radio station (according to Pete) and the Mexican border wall (according to Mark). After discovering the origin of Cat Scratch Fever and why Sid has taken a vow of celibacy, Mark & Pete take calls from a lost child, a truck driver, and a mysterious young man. Check out Henry and Craig in “Your Pretty Face Is Going To Hell” on Adult Swim!

Comedian Jackie Kashian joins Howard and Kulap this week to discuss her new comedy album “I Am Not the Hero of This Story.” They count down Spotify’s Top 5 Songs in the US while Jackie explains how the election changed her feelings about scoring tickets to “Hamilton” and answers a listener question about her favorite Wisconsonites. Then they talk with Jackie about why she prefers seeing children’s movies in theaters during the Movie Chart, and Howard tells the unfortunate tale of his car key chip on Two Charted.

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Comedian Paul F. Tompkins comes ready in his Easter best for this week’s episode of OMFG! He talks with Emily and Deanna about everything from the boldness of today’s youth to his favorite fashion icon before the girls take him to task with a high-class questionnaire. Then, they share their favorite positive things to come out of the internet, and Paul gives his take on the new phenomenon known as “Social Media Camp.”

Join Kevin as he sits down with the co-hosts of the Comedy Film Nerds podcast, Chris Mancini and Graham Elwood. Chris and Graham chat about their crowd-funded documentary “Earbuds” and their connection between the podcast and fan base.

One hour ago, in the rain, this week’s caller experienced her first kiss. She tells Gethard about the high school experience in 2017 covering the new (Snapchat, group texting, nerd culture being cool) and the established (SATs, teen pregnancy, crushes). She also explains how writing Harry Potter fan fiction in the 6th grade led to her current hobby, writing romance novels.

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Stand-up comedian and actor Andrew Santino joins Jensen and Matty to talk about his early days doing stand-up, I’m Dying Up Here, Denzel Curry, Binary Star, Problem and DJ Quik’s “Rosecrans,” how we were late on pet adoption, and many more things you should know about.

Sean and Hayes are joined by DREW TARVER of Big Grande and Bajillion Dollar Properties to help them and Intern Andy do a new kind of show.
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Scott celebrates 8 years of Comedy Bang! Bang! with his intern Gino Lambardo, Buddy Valastro aka The Cake Boss, and show favorites. We’ll hear from the writer/singer of America’s Funniest Home Videos theme song, a community activist & her world traveling sister, a construction worker, and many more special guests!

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The term ‘movie magic’ typically refers to the technical brilliance of bringing dinosaurs to life onscreen or how Denzel Washington can make an entire theatre of men and women pregnant with a single knowing glance. But there’s a second type of movie magic that often goes overlooked: when movies are so good, we don’t notice when their characters’ plans’ make absolutely no sense. 

All the great ones do this. In ‘Return of the Jedi’, all of the main characters get captured attempting to break Han Solo out of Jabba’s palace, but it’s all good because that was seemingly their plan all along? Why wait to get captured when you can just drop in, lightsabers blazing, bust your dude out of the carbonite and smoke fools in an epic prison breakout? Seems like Luke wanted to fight the Rancor all along.

There’s a whole category of these where bad guys try to weaponize monsters. From the ‘Alien’ series to ‘Jurassic World’, it’s just a bad idea. 

Christopher Nolan is a real magician when it comes to bad movie plans. ‘The Dark Knight’, ‘The Dark Knight Rises’, and ‘The Prestige’ all have glaring examples of movie schemes that don’t hold up under an ounce of scrutiny.

So, join Jack O’Brien, Michael Swaim, and David Christopher Bell as they discuss the failing of Nolan’s villains, why ‘Westworld’ makes no sense, and how the dudes in ‘Jaws’ had a bigger boat the whole damn time.

And make sure to get tickets to our next LIVE Cracked Podcast, coming up on Saturday, May 13th at 7pm at the UCB Sunset Theatre in Los Angeles. Jack O’Brien is joined by Cracked’s Carmen Angelica, Alex Schmidt and Michael Swaim, and comedian Blake Wexler to combine the podcast’s two favorite topics: great moments in history and binge drinking. 

They’ll discuss the drafting of the US Constitution, the Russian Revolution and other famous moments in history where everyone was completely sh*tfaced. Tickets are only $7 and available here: https://goo.gl/PWmm2y

Footnotes:

Video: Cracked: 3 Ridiculous Movie Schemes That Make No Sense: https://goo.gl/BGkAFW

Article: Cracked: 6 Terrible Plans in Movies That Just Sort of Work Out: https://goo.gl/DA0Hk

Article: Cracked: The 6 Most Pointlessly Elaborate Movie Murder Plots: https://goo.gl/nuKW4V

Article: Cracked: 6 Famous Movie Villains Whose Evil Schemes Make Zero Sense: https://goo.gl/zkR1RT

Article: Cracked: 6 Huge Movie Plot Twists That Caused Even Bigger Plot Holes: https://goo.gl/L3957

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The Baron finds an old episode Arnie forgot to upload, from two days before the seige of Hogsface. Our hosts learn about magic paint from a “carfoonist.”

Credits
Arnie: Arnie Niekamp
Chunt: Adal Rifai
Usidore: Matt Young
Baron Ragoon: Chris Rathjen
Charles Schmutz: Scott Kurtz
Kobold Hunters: Jay & Miles of “Jay & Miles XPlain the Xmen”
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
Photo Credit: Beatriz Ilacqua-Hoover

Special Thanks: Emerald City Comicon

Craig-Cast Theme Music: Loping Sting Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
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In one of the most offbeat episodes to date, comedian, writer and actor Steven Wright drops by the studio to talk about his love of surrealism, his admiration for Don Rickles, his childhood obsession with “The Tonight Show” and the absurdity of telling jokes for a living. Also, Steven discovers Hal Ashby (and Cat Stevens), Gilbert chats up Norman Fell, Randy Quaid holds a press conference and Brooke Shields goes to a podiatrist. PLUS: “Summer of ’42”! Humphrey Bogart orders stamps! Steven nabs an Oscar! The return of Jack Frost! And Ben Gazzara enjoys the Ben Gazzara bit!

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Paul F. Tompkins welcomes everyone on and in planet Earth to Spontaneanation! This week, Paul’s special guest is Tatiana Maslany of Orphan Black! They chat about what animals Tatiana has seen in the wild, her lifelong fear of sharks appearing in unusual places, and her 11 year no-vomiting streak. Paul and Tatiana are then joined by Lauren Lapkus to improvise a story set in The Manager’s Office of a Miniature Golf Course. And as always, Eban (only the best) Schletter scores it all on piano!

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Marabel checks in with the neighborhood gals on their Complete Woman journeys. They practice roleplaying some common relationship scenarios, but things get frisky when a few very special guests crash their meeting. With: Amanda Lund, Stephanie Allyne, Angela Trimbur, Maria Blasucci, Mark McConville, Matt Gourley, James Bladon

Marabel opens up about her nagging habit, and how she quit cold turkey. Then, she puts on her lab coat and reveals the differences between woman and men with cutting edge scientific experiments (and Mr. Goodbars). With: Amanda Lund, Kate Berlant, Andy DeYoung

Marabel has the gals over once again to discuss their thoughts and fears about Part 2 of The Complete Woman Course. They dish on their exciting weeks, oral dentist appointments, clowning around in the kitchen, and S-E-X-U-A-L-I-N-T-E-R-C-O-U-R-S-E… With: Amanda Lund, Stephanie Allyne, Angela Trimbur, Maria Blasucci

Marabel helps you put the sizzle back in your marriage with her bedroom tips and fun costume ideas, told from a Christian perspective. Learn the most erotic scent for a man, and the joy of eating a banana. Take it from Martha, a scientist’s wife! With: Amanda Lund, Mark McConville, Molly Hawkey

Marabel invites some of the neighborhood gals over to sip Sweet Vermouth and check in on how they are doing with Part 1 of The Complete Woman. They wonder what their husbands are doing, learn the greatest sin a woman can commit, and get deeply introspective. With: Amanda Lund, Stephanie Allyne, Angela Trimbur, Maria Blasucci

Franklin Leonard and Kate Hagen of The Black List join Amy this week to pit “Juno” against “Whiplash.” Kate makes her case for “Juno” with the potency of the written dialogue and what the film signifies as a cultural watershed moment, and Franklin argues in favor of “Whiplash,” noting the enjoyability of J.K. Simmons’ character and breaking down the more intense sequences in the film. Which movie will enter the Canon? You decide! Cast your vote on the Earwolf forums now!

Meet Marabel May, creator of The Complete Woman Course. Listen, as Marabel describes the origins of her technique and then teaches you the importance of organization in the household and how To-Do Lists can save your marriage. Plus: get to know your kitchen appliances! With: Amanda Lund, Mark McConville, Matt Gourley, James Bladon, Molly Hawkey, Maria Blasucci

Live from Largo in Los Angeles with special guest Lauren Lapkus, Casey and Danielle get at the most important question of the ages, “which house-husband can f*ck?” The Ladies perform a One Act play that will be winning awards for years to come and Lauren confesses a love for the (ex) Countess that no one thought was possible

Plus plenty of Boots on the Ground and another bunny bites the dust. 

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This week Bryan attended a rock concert featuring music only whales would love, while Erin shares her favorite dog songs. Also, Female Genital Mutilation is much more prevalent in the US than people know, and it still isn’t considered illegal in most states, and an article recently in the New York Times has been tracking Trump and his record regarding LGBTQ issues which has been a consistent failure.

Our resident Fast & Furious expert Adam Scott joins Paul, June, and Jason in-studio to discuss the latest in the Fast film franchise, The Fate of the Furious. They’ll cover everything from Jason Statham and The Rock’s team up to the John Wick influence to Vin Diesel getting emotional. Plus, everyone shares who they’d like to see enter the Fast universe.

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Where to Find Jason, June & Paul:

Paul’s new comedy Drive Share is available on Go90. 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 Lego Batman Movie, How to Be Single, Sleeping with Other People, and is still indeed in The Dictator.

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Spring has sprung! To celebrate, today’s episode is a special spring break edition featuring a grab bag of new conversations with some of Negin’s favorite guests. Negin is joined by Pete Dominick (Stand Up! With Pete Dominick) and Mark Thompson (Make It Plain) to talk about atheism and religion. Also, Mike Pesca (The Gist) and Ben Kissel (The Last Podcast On the Left) riff on how to get rid of negative thinking, and finally, Maeve Higgins (Maeve in America) and Benari Poulten (Garbage Time with Katie Nolan) discuss the benefits of being messy.  

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