Hayes and Sean are joined by MARY HOLLAND, LAUREN LAPKUS, and ERIN WHITEHEAD to talk about doing comedy as a group.

This episode is sponsored by Casper Mattresses (www.casper.com/handbook) and ZipRecruiter (www.ziprecruiter.com/first).

SourceFed’s Ava Gordy joins Emily and Deanna this week to discuss her preferred news stories to cover, the Petty Patty craze, and the business merits of Instagram. Plus, Ava tells the story of her involvement with Bee Movie memes, and Engineer Brett shares his personal connection to Salt Bae.

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It’s become your daily morning ritual. Wake up. Open Twitter. And here come’s your fix. It’s something like, “Trump Surrogate Says Jews in the Holocaust Didn’t Have it So Bad!” and you’re off to the races. How could he!? Do they know how insensitive that is!? And so on, and so forth until tomorrow, when it’s something else. It’s the rage machine and it exists on both sides.

For every “Trump Eats Steak Well Done With Ketchup,” you see on on the left, folks on the right will see something like “Communist Sympathizer Lena Dunham Thinks Pedophiles Should Teach Kindergarten.” And the big secret is: both sides are getting played. The nonstop outrage engine is a contrivance, a counterfeit system made by people trying to profit off notoriety, and fueled by humanity’s physiological addiction to anger. We hate it. And we love it. And we can’t fucking stop.

On this week’s podcast, Jack O’Brien is joined by Cracked editors Jason Pargin (aka David Wong), Katie Golden and Alex Schmidt to break-down how the non-stop rage machine works, who’s profiting from it, and why this snake eating its tail is so addictive to the human psyche.

Footnotes:

Article: Cracked: 5 Ways to Stay Sane in an Era of Non-Stop Outrage: https://goo.gl/yQ5qan

Article: Cracked: 7 Creepy Ways Corporations Are Turning You Into an Addict: https://goo.gl/nbQJhb

Cracked Podcast: Why the Food Industry is Evil: https://goo.gl/QsCyyC

Article: The New Yorker: The Hell You Say: https://goo.gl/1qOLI0

Article: Rand Corporation: The Russian Firehose of Falsehood Propaganda Model: https://goo.gl/CmrBJe

Check out  our new series   ‘ After the Trump ‘  on Cracked: https://goo.gl/dDcGWZ

The Mysterious Man and Craig listen in on Arnor the Warrior, Axelrod the Real Estate Agent, Princess Belaroth the Play Producer and more.

Arnor: Blaine Swen
Soul Walker: Ross Bryant
Axelrod ReMax: Mark McConville
Couple Being Shown the Castle: Matt Gourley and Amanda Lund
Princess Trachea-Aurelia Belaroth: Megan O’Neill
Benedict Whisperbrew: Brendan Dowling
Metanoid: Jorin Garguilo
Mysterious Man: Tim Sniffen
Craig: Ryan DiGiorgi
Tricia: Kate James

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
Episode Art: Ross Bryant

Gilbert and Frank chat with veteran character actor Jamie Farr, who looks back on 60+ years of showbiz memories, including sharing the big and small screen with legends Bob Hope, Doris Day, Sidney Poitier, Danny Kaye and Ed Wynn. Also, Jamie tours with Red Skelton, takes a class with Clint Eastwood, runs afoul of Joey Bishop and borrows a frock from Ginger Rogers. PLUS: “Murder Can Hurt You”! “Who’s Minding the Mint?”! The mad genius of Chuck Barris! Lenny Bruce inspires Klinger!  And the greatest prime-time lineup in TV history! 

Our old friend and German pretzel maker August Lindt from Düsseldorf is back from vacation and joins Scott & intern Gino Lambardo on this week’s Comedy Bang! Bang! They’ll chat about Gino’s Long Island Museum, August’s pretzel evaluation process which includes tasting and handing them off to a monkey, and August’s experience in a Mars simulator inside a volcano in Hawaii.

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Paul F. Tompkins welcomes folks, friends, and customers to Spontaneanation! This week, Paul’s special return guest is podcaster, TV host, and author Dave Holmes! They chat about what clubs Dave was a part of in high school, how he was able to host a college radio show despite not being a college student, and experiencing an important revelation during an episode of “The Leftovers.”. Paul is then joined by Jean Villepique, Amanda Lund, and Zeke Nicholson, to improvise a story set in The Break Room Of A Very Busy Quiznos. And as always, Eban (only the best) Schletter scores it all on piano!

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Liam Neeson vs. Leslie Nielsen, Ernie Reyes speaks and much more is covered on this week’s mini-sode! Paul goes through Corrections and Omissions for Surf Ninjas, we hear Blake J. Harris interview Ernie Reyes Jr. and Nicolas Cowan about Surf Ninjas (hear the whole thing in HDTGM: Origin Stories on Howl and Stitcher Premium) and the Movie Bitches review Split. Plus, we find out which horror film we’ll be covering on next week’s episode!

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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Rory Albanese (The Daily Show) and Scott Blakeman (Laughing Liberally) join Negin to talk about the GOP’s health care proposal, the WikiLeaks dump of alleged C.I.A. hacking documents, and far right candidate Marine Le Pen’s presidential run in France. Plus, is Frexit next?

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Welcome to The Kettle Bros. Podcast hosted by Andrew Martinis (Eugene Cordero) & Johnny Rocky Horror (Ryan Stanger)! It’s the personal exercise podcast where discussions and questions on all things exercise and diet are explored. This week’s special guest is KrossPhitt 911’s number one trainer J-Pow Dejacomo who joins The Kettle Bros. for their signature segments Current Fit Trends, Gripes and Wipes, and Tatiana Ali Is Beautiful. Plus, Traci Reardon joins The Kettle Bros. to help her Twitter followers with workout advice in another edition of “Help Me, Rhonda.”

Co-head writer of SNL Chris Kelly joins Ronna and Beverly this week to chat about which cast members he thinks should be fired, his entrance into the comedy world, keeping up with the fast pace of current events, Kellyanne Conway’s stand-up, his movie “Other People,” and much, much more.

This episode is sponsored by Squarespace (www.squarespace.com code: SHALOM) and ThirdLove (www.thirdlove.com/shalom).

Actor, comedian, and director of “Fist Fight” Richie Keen joins Randy and Jason for this week’s Sklarbro Country! We hear about Jerry Lawler’s crime reminder and an Alberta man stockpiling missiles before the Sklars talk to Richie about his ten-year directing career and his Rage Against the Machine story. During Quick Hits, they discuss a severe bowling uniform infraction and Jose Abreu’s smuggling testimony, and Dick Vitale stops by to give his assessment of this year’s March Madness.

This episode is sponsored by ZipRecruiter (www.ziprecruiter.com/happy) and Casper Mattresses (www.casper.com/sklar).

This week Bryan discusses a horrid date he once had with a plastic surgeon, while Erin shares a dramatic reading of Karen Pence’s twitter account. Also, a recent article in the Huffington post called “Together Alone” discusses gay culture but at the same time makes mass generalizations, and rural area hospitals are not following the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act and are turning away women in labor.

Special musical guests The Staves join John Gemberling, Eugene Cordero, Shaun Diston, and Matt Besser for this week’s improv4humans. The Staves play songs that inspire scenes about a prison tattoo with terrible side effects, misunderstanding the concept of an Xbox, and a band that compliments every city but the one they’re playing in. Plus, John has a hard time getting his name spelled correctly at Starbucks, and telekinetic children push the boundaries of acceptable behavior.

This episode is sponsored by Casper Mattresses (www.casper.com/improv) and MVMT Watches (www.mvmtwatches.com/improv).

Tony Robbins has a packed resume: he’s a bestselling author, entrepreneur, philanthropist and renowned motivational speaker. In addition to being a self-help titan, Robbins has advised presidents and star athletes, and is involved in 31 businesses which he says generate annual sales of $5 billion. He joins Katie and Brian to discuss his difficult childhood, his remarkable career, his new book, and how President Trump’s leadership style compares to President Obama’s. Plus, he explains why he jumps into a cold pool every morning and demonstrates some “radical explosive breathing” exercises.

This episode is brought to you by Crane & Canopy (www.craneandcanopy.com/KATIE), Toyota Highlander 2, and Ting Mobile (www.katie.ting.com).

“Suspiria”! Zombies in Brooklyn! The versatility of Angus Scrimm! And Gilbert and Mike remember lost movie theaters!

Select highlights from Pardcast-a-thon 2017, a benefit for Smile Train, featuring Jon Cryer, Vance Gilbert, Sarah Silverman, and Kumail Nanjiani. Purchase the full 12-hour audio/video package at nevernotfunny.com! Proceeds benefit Smile Train.

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Kamau makes his long-awaited return this week to catch up on the world of Denzel with Kevin. They discuss the 89th Academy Awards ceremony, touching on speeches made by Viola Davis and Mahershala Ali before praising the unexpected success of “Moonlight” and the coolness Denzel injected into the historic evening.

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Casey and Danielle are joined by fan favorite Deanna Cheng to discuss some “grotesque” artwork that has made them doubt all they know to be true. They also talk Porsha’s carpet munching, Phaedra’s restoration and Bob’s breasts.

The ladies also seriously deliberate about which of them Erica Jayne would want to befriend. 

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Uber CEO Travis Kalanick (Christine Nangle) joins the boys of HARD NATION this week to explain the current controversy surrounding Uber. Travis has trouble breaking out of speaking in ride-share lingo, reveals details about the WEE MAT app, and shares his deep appreciation of the OWN Network, and more. 

Writers Ethel Lung and Tiffany Lo join Andrew this week to talk about diversity on television, if you witness what you believe is child abuse but the family is a different ethnicity should you back off, is it racist for a white person to sing a karaoke song associated with the Civil Rights movement, and more. As always, leave us a message about anything you think is racist at (323) 389-RACE.

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What’s the best way for white parents to talk to their kids about race? We called in Dr. Brigitte Vittrup, who studies children’s racial attitudes, to help us out—and to answer questions about cringeworthy moments with your own kids. To join the conversation, go to longestshortesttime.com!

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Shauna McGarry (Bajillion Dollar Propertie$, 24) joins Howard and Kulap on this week’s Who Charted! She gives the inside scoop on writing for “Take My Wife” and what it was like to be schoolmates with Katy Perry before they count down Stereogum’s Top 5 Songs of the Week. They discuss prime Russian streams and Coffee Bean heroism during the TV Chart, and we hear listener questions and tales of the good and bad folks Howard met this week while the gang counts down Kevin’s Hot Picks on Two Charted.

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A chance encounter at a coffee shop unearthed difficult experiences from this caller’s high school years. The troublesome nature of the call brings out Chris’s anger and rarely-seen “North-Jersey-guy-ready-to-break-bones” side.

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Join Kevin as he sits down with actor and musician Billy Bob Thornton (Sling Blade, Goliath). Billy Bob spins captivating yarns from all aspects of his multifaceted career while challenging Kevin to a hat duel.

On a very special Get Up OFF This, Ryan (communications director for Halo Top Creamery) joins Jensen and Matty this week to talk about the origin of the Robinson Halo Top bump and go to the Pepsi Live Corner to find out why Matt wasn’t ever thanked. They also get you up OFF conspiracy theories, The Chainsmokers, taking the elevator if you don’t need to, and much more.

Midwife-in-training Safara Qadesh joins Emily and Deanna this week to talk about her doula duties, the inspiration for her midwifery, and how to get the best upgrades for your tattoos. Plus, Safara helps the girls answer Instagram questions about rain drop drop tops and fist bumps.

Sean and Hayes discuss the big snafu. Then IKE BARINHOLTZ comes in to talk about the major spoof movies he’s done and to read one written by the hosts.

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It’s not something that you consciously notice, but movies speak to us in a secret language. They use a special shorthand to convey ideas or explain plot in the most efficient way possible. There’s one problem though: they do it in the same couple dozen ways and recycle them over and over. And they need to stop. Or at least invent some new ones.

Is someone’s life crumbling away after a break-up? Just give them a beard and litter their apartment with Chinese food cartons. Want to show someone has a house or apartment, but no possessions? How about some well-placed Chinese food cartons? Is someone pulling an all-nighter with their work? More Chinese food cartons!

If you’re a person who even casually watches movies, you’ll know so many of these the instant we bring them up and you’ll never unsee them in any film going forward. To break down 25 of the biggest offenders, Jack O’Brien is joined by Cracked’s Carmen Angelica, Soren Bowie and Daniel O’Brien. They talk about how people brush their teeth in movies, how men try to steal kisses and why you can never trust a fictional male nurse.

Remember to buy tickets to our next live taping of The Cracked Podcast on this Saturday, March 11th at 7pm at the UCB Sunset Theatre in Los Angeles. Jack and the gang are going to talk about Amity Island, Jurassic World and movies where vacations go awry in an attempt to figure out the best spring break you should take while vacationing in a fictional universe.

Tickets are $7 and available here: https://goo.gl/Li0ocH

Footnotes:

Podcast: Cracked: Dumb Movie Tropes That Need to Die Already: https://goo.gl/oMk0jv

Video: Cracked: 6 Bizarrely Specific Scenes  Hollywood Won’t Quit Using: https://goo.gl/i1Bll2

Video: Cracked: 4 Movie Straw Men Characters That Keep Showing Up: https://goo.gl/17JVkG

Video: Cracked: 7 Bizarrely Specific Ways Movies Get Normal Jobs Wrong: https://goo.gl/lvqPpo

Article: Cracked: 4 Bizarrely Specific Rules That Exist in Movie Universes: https://goo.gl/Hs9iGT

Article: Cracked: 3 Bizarrely Specific Job Trends in Movies: https://goo.gl/a4NL9

Article: Cracked 4 Products That Only Exist in Movies: https://goo.gl/q4RAF

Cracked Photoplasties About Movie Tropes: https://goo.gl/2BsDGG, https://goo.gl/x4QfQ, https://goo.gl/qnQZQr, https://goo.gl/gYZfr

Article: The New Yorker: What Did Jesus Do? (Actual Logic vs. Narrative Logic): https://goo.gl/4c126Q

Article: The Hathor Legacy: Why Film Schools Teach Screenwriters Not To Pass The Bechdel Test: https://goo.gl/MMdcbt

This episode is brought to you by Casper Mattresses (www.casper.com/cracked) and Squarespace (www.squarespace.com code: CRACKED).

Comedian Riley Silverman joins Travon to revisit “Your Obedient Servant” and explain how her journey with gender has reinforced her belief that, at heart, she’s more of a Burr than a Hamilton. She also confesses the unorthodox way she watched Hamilton for the first time. Plus, they go on a Harry Potter tangent or two. 

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