After graduating from the actual (pre-Jack Black) School of Rock, playing with the likes of Peter Frampton, this week’s caller found himself traveling the world as a cruise ship musician. Get the behind-the-scenes details on life at sea and its secret black market economy, plus hear a very special Springsteen sing-a-long between two Jerseyites.

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Battle rapper and writer Rone joins Jensen and Matty to talk about teaching celebrities how to rap for Drop the Mic, compliment rap battles, Barstool Sports, Kingdom’s “Tears In The Club,” Shuffle-T, how we were late on The Binding of Isaac, and many more things you should know about.

Join Kevin as he sits down with Oscar-winning actor J.K. Simmons (Whiplash, I’m Not Here). J.K. accepts the KPCS Award for Most Digressions, and chats about bogarting parts, alpha stacking, and playing the lead role in “Cowboy: The Musical”.

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Sean and Hayes introduce a strategy for online. Then KULAP VILAYSACK joins them in studio to help debut a new chart.
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Taylor Tomlinson (Last Comic Standing) joins Emily and Deanna this week for conversations about finding her niche in comedy at sixteen, Adam DeVine’s House Party, and the perks of the Amazon Fire Stick. Plus, the girls shoot rapid-fire questions at Taylor to find out more about her stances on sexy photo safety, her favorite pop singers, and the fast pace of content creation.

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A brief glance at the cartoon version of America makes you think the South is pretty racist. Look at them, with their Confederate flags and voter ID laws! But while you were sleeping, the blue states were up to some pretty racist shit too. It’s just that they’ve got better PR.

For example, one of the biggest and most violent anti-segregation fights in US history didn’t take place in 1950s Mississippi or Alabama, but 1970s Boston. The 70s! In Massachusetts! The land of Kennedys, Afflecks and liberal arts colleges was faced with the desegregation of schools and was like, “yo George Wallace, hold my beer!”

To discuss some of the secretly f#&*ed up modern history of the United States, Jack O’Brien and Michael Swaim are joined by the guys from ‘The Dollop’: Dave Anthony and Gareth Reynolds. They discuss the Boston busing riots of the 70s, the comically-liberal blue state with secret ties to the KKK and why we’re about to live through the Enron crisis all over again.

Footnotes:

The Dollop: https://goo.gl/8O7wNl

The Dollop’s List of Sources: https://goo.gl/gxXHza

Podcast: The Dollop: Boston Busing 1974: https://goo.gl/BUPukJ

Podcast: The Dollop: Oregon and the Ku Klux Klan: https://goo.gl/x4rrUf

Podcast: The Dollop: Enron: https://goo.gl/3bWy1J

Image: 11 Nations of America Map: https://goo.gl/vYXCPQ

Article: US News & World Report: A Flag, A Busing Fight and a Famous Photograph: https://goo.gl/bxvKSZ

Documentary: BBC: HyperNormalisation: https://goo.gl/77XQpb

Article: Buzzfeed News: How Teens in the Balkans Are Duping Trump Supporters With Fake News: https://goo.gl/kyOEKO

Video: Oregon Whale Explosion: https://goo.gl/gd5iPo

The Cracked Podcast: Why Class in America Isn’t Just About Income: https://goo.gl/2tliZx

Article: Siderea: Class (American): https://goo.gl/tlmX4S

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In an effort to introduce and explain the podcast to the unfamiliar or uninitiated, Gilbert and Frank assemble a collection of highlights from the first 140+ episodes, including memorable moments with Matthew Broderick, Howie Mandel, “Weird” Al Yankovic, Chevy Chase and Bob “Super Dave” Einstein (among others). Also, Uncle Junior sings, Al Jaffee turns tragedy into comedy, John Amos sends up Leonard Bernstein and Joey Pants spends a quiet day with the family. PLUS: Skelton Knaggs! Misbehaving Munchkins! Marlon Brando snubs the Academy! Slappy White makes a run for it! And Gilbert (finally) reveals his true self!

Dr. Martinia Johansson joins Scott this week to talk about the challenges of being a physician as well as owning a Quiznos, previously working at a Subway, and believing that bugs are robots. Then, nail technician Tracy Evigan of Stiletto Nail Bar in Hermosa Beach stops by to talk about her signature Day Glow colors and her brother Greg whose an actor known for My Two Dads. Plus, celebrity photographer Toluca Graves arrives to explain how he takes very intimate photos of various celebrities.

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Whatever happened to the man from Earth, the badger and the wizard?

Credits
Arnie: Arnie Niekamp
Chunt: Adal Rifai
Usidore: Matt Young
Baron Ragoon: Chris Rathjen
Blemish: Martin Wilson
Mysterious Man: Tim Sniffen

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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Paul F. Tompkins welcomes ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, and sloths to Spontaneanation! This week, Paul’s special guest is Andrew Ti of Yo, Is This Racist! They chat about what Andrew does for exercise, how almost getting in several bar fights led to him getting glasses, and starting a ping pong club in high school where ping pong was never played. Paul is then joined by Jordan Black, Stephanie Courtney, and Tawny Newsome, to improvise a story set in A High-End Boxing Gym. And as always, Eban (only the best) Schletter scores it all on piano!

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HDTGM All-stars Gillian Jacobs and Claudia O’Doherty of Netflix’s Love join Paul and Jason to discuss the 1991 horror thriller film Body Parts. Recorded live from Largo at the Coronet in Los Angeles, they cover everything from the quiet to loud serious acting to the handcuff car chase to turtlenecks. Plus, everyone shares their thoughts on adults wearing pajamas.

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.

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10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, blast off! Welcome back to Space Cadets, the only podcast broadcast from a real life spaceship that is accidentally still in orbit after 7 years. Engineer Molly Buttress (Mary Holland), Thrust and Fuel Specialist Sheila Petuni (Erin Whitehead), Navigation’s Debbie Chord (Stephanie Allynne), and Mission Specialist Becca (Lauren Lapkus) gift each other GIFs, open up during Vulnerability In Space, and read their horoscopes. Plus, Traci Reardon calls in to help her Twitter followers with advice about being trapped in space & space travel in another edition of “Help Me, Rhonda.”

Comedian Pete Holmes (Crashing) joins the Sklars this week to communicate deep thoughts! Randy and Jason cover the World Baseball Classic as their story of the week and chat with Pete about the thrills of having his own show, the golden age of the Italian voice, and the powers of meditation. During Quick Hits, they talk about Arian Foster’s wolf gambit and Russia’s new sport, and finally, the Sklars call Nicolage Cage to check in on his troubled son.

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Sopan Deb (New York Times) and J.R. Havlan (The Daily Show) join Negin to talk about the future of the EPA, the Congressional Budget Office’s report on the GOP health care bill, and the Pope’s seeming openness to ordaining married men.  Plus, Congress could make it easier to get gun silencers.

This week Bryan shares his interest in finding out if Parade magazine has a website, while Erin wonders if coincidences are fun. Also, Trumpcare is here and it’s here to destroy reproductive rights and services for women. Plus, the Trump administration recently rolled back the rights of Transgender students in Public schools to use the bathroom they identify with which has already started stirring up hate speech and discrimination against them.

Please enjoy the fourth Earmovie of Season 3, “The Hounds of Rearden” written by Sean Geraghty. It stars Cooper Thornton (Peter), James Callis (Sir Julius/Cortez), Greg Itzin (Sen. Warren/Hunter), Charles Shaughnessy (Cromwell/Clark), Sachin Bhatt (Raj/Ranger #1), Gregg Daniel (Leopold), Andrew Roa (Johnny Napoleon), Ben Lawson (Hastings/Collins), Laura Kai Chen (Khan), and Franklin Leonard (Narrator).

The one and only Lady Bunny, drag queen, DJ, and founder of the annual Wigstock event joins Sarah and Susan to talk about clowns, wedding crying, To Kill A Mockingbird, Precious, and Horace Faith’s “Black Pearl.”

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This week: Zeppo opts out! Groucho holds a grudge! Woody Allen offers advice! And the “genius” of Irving Thalberg! 

Cooling down with Jen Kirkman.

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Kevin and Kamau hunker down this week to offer their long-awaited critique of the infamous Denzel debut feature, “Carbon Copy.” But first, they discuss recent topics such as Jordan Peele’s success with “Get Out” and the alternate reality in which Denzel played Vincent in “Pulp Fiction.” Then they dive into “Carbon Copy,” noting how it would be received were it released today, Denzel’s purposeful injections into the film, and their favorite awful lines.

Adam McKay and Neil Casey join Matt Besser for a special improv3humans! They perform scenes about a gourmet cook who uses Chef Boyardee sauce in his recipes, a boy with a talent for hiding and complaining, and a skydiver who is concerned about his vintage shoes. Plus, a Home Shopping Network agent is excessively judgmental, and the race for the title of World’s Youngest Record Holder gets heated.

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On today’s podcast Casey and Danielle are joined by President and Founder of the Real Housewives institute Brian J. Moylan to discuss junk boats and junk humans. They also try to get to the bottom of Phaedras vacation wear and Erica Jaynes expensive hanger ons

Plus Adam Pally leaves a message to discuss his pajama clad appearance on watch what happens live.

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Hilarious actor, writer, improviser Jordan Black (The Black Version) joins Andrew to talk about how he’s dealing with the Trump era, Steve King’s controversial “babies” tweet, A Goofy Movie, and much more. As always, leave us a message about anything you think is racist at (323) 389-RACE.

Presented by the Alamo Drafthouse and recorded live from The Regent Theater in Downtown Los Angeles, Matt speaks with screenwriter Steven de Souza about the 1987 film The Running Man and 1988 film Die Hard. Steven lays urban myths to rest and goes in depth about both films including the unavoidable political aspects of the now 30 year old film The Running Man compared to today’s political climate and the ever changing script almost down to the wire of Die Hard. Plus, we hear a bit how the cult classic Hudson Hawk become what it is thanks to Bruce Willis’ input.

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The day Sophie got her period, there were phone calls and high-fives all around. Sophie was psyched. But her mom, author Amy Silverman, felt torn. What does it mean to have daughter with a grown-up body, and a mind that doesn’t quite match? To join the conversation, go to longestshortesttime.com!

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Fox News host Bill O’Reilly (Seth Morris) had Mark & Pete on his show, and Hard Nation is running the interview in full! Listen to some of the show’s best moments, while learning about the international Build-A-Bear conspiracy and Hillary Clinton’s secret penis.

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Writer and host of “Hollywood Handbook” Hayes Davenport joins Howard and Kulap this week to review his favorite fake fights. They deal with the recent chartroversy and list their top Kyles while counting down Spotify’s Top 5 US Songs, and Howard presents a spider’s quandary during the Movie Chart. Plus, they talk fresh restaurant ventures and tackle a listener question regarding theme park hacks during Two Charted.

For the one-year anniversary episode, Chris reunites with the very first Beautiful Anonymous caller: Ron Paul’s Baby. Find out if having his story told to millions of people has changed him for better or worse. Did the spotlight destroy him or save him? Most importantly – has it gotten him some dates?

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Join Kevin as he sits down with beloved character actor Stephen Root (Office Space, King of the Hill). Stephen chats about his days as disco bartender while performing off- off Broadway as Kevin quizzes him on his costars’ names.

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Rapper, podcaster, actor Scroobius Pip joins Jensen and Matty this week to talk about XXXTENTACION, SuperBob, Thundercat’s “Drunk,” how we were late on John Wick, and many more things you should know about.

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