Paul F. Tompkins welcomes you all personally without the help of any flunkies to this week’s episode of Spontaneanation! This week, Paul’s special guest is Rhea Butcher of Seeso’s Take My Wife and Put Your Hands Together! They chat about Rhea’s recurring dreams, her having to correct those who believe she doesn’t know the rules of baseball, and the side effects of morphine. Paul is then joined by Brandon Johnson, Jean Villepique, and Chris Tallman to improvise a story set at a Concession Stand. And as always, Eban (only the best) Schletter scores it all on piano!

The next live Spontaneanation happens October 1st at Largo at The Coronet! With improvisors Ryan Gaul, Mandell Maughan & Drew Tarver, and special guest Horatio Sanz! Get your tickets for this show (and Spontaneanation at the Now Hear This festival in Anaheim) paulftompkins.com/live!

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This episode is sponsored by Mack Weldon, Seeso, Blue Apron, and Leesa.com.

“Blair Witch” writer Simon Barrett joins Devin and Amy as a special guest this week to discuss the found-footage classic “The Blair Witch Project.” He describes the struggle of living up to the gold standard set by the original and learning how to beat the curse of motion sickness in shaky-cam cinema. Later, we hear about the dramatic power of a character keeping a secret for good reasons, how the people of Burkittsville, Maine reacted to their town’s newfound popularity, and the best way to build an enduring original mythology. Does “The Blair Witch Project” belong in the Canon? Head to the Earwolf forums to cast your vote!

Actor and comedian Rob Huebel joins Randy and Jason for this week’s Sklarbro Country. The Sklars chat with Rob about LA arena leagues, Meatloaf’s humble origins, and how to best protect your baby from wolves before getting into Quick Hits. We hear about a tennis player checking his phone during a match, Ryan Lochte joining ‘Dancing with the Stars’, and Jeff Adrien’s six hour joyride. Finally, former NBA player and sportscaster Bill Walton drops by to profess his pride in his son’s coaching career.

This episode is sponsored by Draftkings and Legal Zoom.

Broadway star Ben Platt chats with Ronna and Beverly about the inception of Dear Evan Hansen, a new musical on Broadway of which he is the star, what his New York looks like, and why you don’t have to be a tortured soul to be an artist. Plus, Beverly tells us how she bailed out Spaghetti-O’s at school after a skirmish.

This episode is sponsored by Squarespace and Third Love.

HDTGM is back with full force. We have a visit from the Movie Bitches, we find out our next great movie selection, we go through Corrections and Omissions for Gods of Egypt, and we hear from you beautiful listeners. Send your own voicemail explanation hopes for Paul to answer by calling 619-PAUL ASK.

Come see us at the Now Hear This podcast festival: nowhearthisfest.com

Get yourself a BB-8 “What Is Its Mission?” T-shirt or Tote Bag over at http://howdidthisgetmade.bigcartel.com

Where to Find Jason, June & Paul: 

Paul, Jason and June appear in a new animated pilot BAD GUYS on Adult Swim watch and vote here http://adultswim.com/misc/pilots/

Paul’s new comedy Filthy Preppy Teen$ is now avail on the FullScreen and you can see June and Paul in their old show NTSF:SD:SUV:: on HULU. Paul also appears on Fresh off the Boat on ABC. 

June stars in Grace and Frankie on Netflix, as well as Lady Dynamite alongside with Jason. 

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

Christian Finnegan (Black and White) and Benari Poulten (The Nightly Show, Garbage Time) join Negin to discuss Trump & the Mexicans (not a band) and his impenetrable, not-at-all phallic wall. They also recap the first Commander-In-Chief Forum — a light apéritif before we plow into debate season — and touch on triggers (warning: this podcast has many). Plus, is Trump just a grown up Ferris Bueller? Find out!

FTN is hosting its first ever live show at The Greene Space in New York City on September 16th! Get tickets here: http://www.thegreenespace.org/events/thegreenespace/2016/sep/16/fake-nation-live/

This episode is sponsored by Squarespace.

Comedian, journalist, podcast host: W. Kamau Bell has lots of jobs. He hopes that some of his words and stories inspire the conversations we all need to have about the issues in America. In this episode, David and Kamau have one of those conversations.

This episode is sponsored by The Great Courses.

Ever wondered what happened to your favorite child stars? Well, you’ve come to the right place! Where The Fuck Have You Been? with your host Britney St. Clair (Harvey Guillen) invites stars of yesteryear to chat about life after childhood stardom. This week Britney is joined by Christina Grande of All About Evee fame to talk about being pranked by John Stamos, not having any of the sharks bite when she went on Shark Tank: Celebrity Edition, an her secret addiction. Plus, Traci Reardon stops by to all child star related questions sent in by her Twitter followers in another edition of “Help Me, Rhonda.”

Come see us at the Now Hear This podcast festival: nowhearthisfest.com

Kevin and Kamau will be back Sept. 29th after a brief hiatus. Stay tuned for more Denzel News!

Join Danielle and Casey and amazing guest Jamie Denbo as they discuss prison tattoos, Glamis and Part 2 of the NYC reunion. The girls have made contact with a very special someone and are giddy to share this reveal! Matt McConkey reviews “Flo Flo Jenky” and Casey performs a monologue called Girl on the Plane. 

This episode is sponsored by The Zoe Report Box of Style, Third Love, Club W, Slanket, and Sun Basket.

This week Bryan and Erin debut their new horror film “Night Shopper,” a tale of a fresh faced yogi cruelly forced to consume dusty cotton candy grapes in front of an audience of pissedWhole Foods patrons. In other news, Logo’s new show “Finding Prince Charming” (a bachelor-esque show for gay men) is starting a conversation about the expectations of a gay couple; and California is closing a loophole that has allowed rapists to elude prosecution…progress! Also singer Randi Driscoll is here to talk about her times playing shows on a keg, being inspired by Matthew Shepherd, and the wonders of San Diego.

Charlie Sanders, Jeff Hiller, and Pamela Murphy join Matt Besser for this week’s improv4humans. A delivery driver makes his own spagetti for his customers, members of Weight Watchers take a proactive approach to cutting their points, and a camera operator keeps the camera on the reporter at all costs. Later, they smoke some body-terror inducing weed and pay a visit to a theoretical sandwich artist.

This episode is sponsored by Squarespace.

Singing along in harmony with Todd Levin.

Come see us at the Now Hear This podcast festival: nowhearthisfest.com

This episode is sponsored by NatureBox, Mott & Bow, and Blue Apron.

Bob Woodward and Tina Brown are two living legends in the world of journalism. As an investigative journalist at The Washington Post, Woodward, alongside reporter Carl Bernstein, helped break the Watergate scandal that eventually sunk Richard Nixon. Tina Brown’s career has been no less storied. She’s edited Vanity Fair and The New Yorker, created The Daily Beast and written the best-selling book, The Diana Chronicles.

They chat with Katie and Brian about this historic election cycle, if we’re living in a post-factual political landscape, and if news outlets have been balanced when covering Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump.

This episode is brought to you by Vivid Seats (www.vividseats.com), Close5, Stamps.com, and Audible.

How do two friends say goodbye to each other? If you’re Stephen Dubner and James Altucher, you do so by recording a podcast. Question of the Day has produced 177 episodes and a live special over the span of just one year, and now our hosts are putting the show on hiatus in order to launch and grow their other endeavors. On today’s final episode, for now, hear James and Stephen talk about goodbyes, backgammon matches, what they’ve learned, and what they’ll miss once this episode comes to a close.

This episode is sponsored by Squarespace.

Gabe Delahaye and Lakshmi Sundaram join Andrew to talk about current trends including Colin Kaepernick protesting the National Anthem, Lena Dunham’s apology toward Odell Beckham Jr. after their interaction at the Met Gala, and much more. As always, leave us a message about anything you think is racist at (323) 389-RACE.

This episode is sponsored by DKMS and Audible.com.

The Shrimps take on the Spice Sqirls at Lake Street Gym. Matt Gourley and Mark McConville call the action, Jeff Ullrich is the Score Boy.

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This episode is sponsored by Harry’s and Blue Apron.

Right-wing radio host Delaware Burgess (Matt Gourley) surprises his rival Mark at the Hard Nation studio and agrees to participate in a ‘conservative-off’, while Pete teaches him about polytheism and plugs his pan-flute album. Plus: A mysterious fugitive (Craig Rowin) calls in.

This episode is sponsored by Audible.

Why didn’t Stephen invite James to his children’s bar and bat mitzvahs? Did it have something to do with how James acted at Stephen’s 50th birthday party? Today, James and Stephen contemplate what it’s like making new friends as middle-aged introverts compared to during adolescence, and discuss how it’s easier to broadcast your social signals as mature adults.

Judah is 12. He makes a mean beef wellington. Hear how he became a child chef, and how his mom had him when she was just a kid herself.

To join the conversation, go to: www.longestshortesttime.com!

This episode is sponsored by Kiwi Crate, The Great Courses Plus, Chatbooks, Thirdlove and Horizon Organics.

Improviser and actress Betsy Sodaro helps ease the transition into the Valley of Sept on this week’s Who Charted! The gang clears up the origins of the Dorito before launching into Spotify’s Top 5 Viral Songs, while Engineer Stard explains how he ended up in jury duty with Tim Heidecker. During the Movie Chart, Betsy talks about working on Funny or Die’s “Tween Fest” and Howard reconsiders whether life exists in space. Finally, they count down Kevin’s Hot Picks on Two Charted and tackle a listener question about the very first Who Charted recording.

This episode is brought to you by Squarespace, Vivid Seats (www.vividseats.com), and Warby Parker.

What is a Chronotope? And what does it have to do with time, space, love and sex? Come, walk with us through the streets of Paris, and everything will be explained.

This episode is sponsored by DKMS, Mack Weldon, Stamps.com, and Talkspace.

Hayes is late to the studio so Sean and Brett have some time to catch up. ALYSSA MILANO is the guest.

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This episode Five Four Group and Casper Mattresses.

Is it more important to set an actual price when you’re negotiating a deal, or to control the terms on which a price is to be set? When James was selling his first company, he ended up with millions less than he anticipated because the other party tipped the scales in their favor. Now, James uses this same technique in his own favor when he’s sitting at the negotiating table. Learn more about this technique and how Stephen crowdsourced the asking price of his house on today’s Question of the Day.

This episode is sponsored by Warby Parker.

Actress and comedian Courtney Pauroso joins Jensen and Matty to talk about her crazy  good character reel, her podcast “We Should Have A Podcast,” clowning, Stro the MC, Ellie Parker, Radiooooo.com, how we were late on Keanu, and many more things you should know about.

This episode is sponsored by Audible.com and Casper Mattresses.

Tinder aficionado Christian Humes returns to guide Deanna and Emily into the world of Pokemon GO. What are some Pokemon hot spots? How do lures work? Did Chris have something to do with Pokemon disappearing from the Holocaust Museum? If you’ve never played a Pokemon game before what’s the reason for starting now? Tune in to find out!

Comedian Ian Edwards joins Randy and Jason for this week’s episode of Sklarbro County. They discuss his recent writing projects and what subjects are too “American” for Irish audiences before getting into stories with Daniel Van Kirk. We hear about saucy Las Vegas breakfast thieves, a homeless man’s vast inheritance, and a naked couple riding a stolen lawnmower. Finally, Steven Seagal leaves a voicemail touting his value in international diplomacy.

This episode is sponsored by Legal Zoom and Draftkings.

The tavern is busy, and the Bandit King is here!

Credits

The tavern is busy, and the Bandit King is here!

Arnie: Arnie Niekamp

Chunt: Adal Rifai

Usidore: Matt Young

The Bandit King: John Thibodeaux

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 Assistant: Garrett Schultz

Come see us at the Now Hear This podcast festival: nowhearthisfest.com

This episode is sponsored by Cards Against Humanity and Blue Apron.

We’ve never known more about our world and our universe, but at the same time it feels like there are more people who completely ignore science than ever before. They can come in all shapes and forms of crazy. There are anti-vaxxers, climate change truthers, and for some reason we’ve still got flat-earthers. Flat-earthers! C’mon people what year is it?! Didn’t Magellan put that one to rest, like, 500 years ago?

Surely this all comes down to religion, right?

Not exactly. A Gallup poll found that about 40% of Americans believe Earth was created by God less than 10,000 years ago. However, of that group, 23% don’t go to church. So almost a quarter of young-Earthers aren’t even religious. What’s going on? What are the sociological forces keeping these ideas so strongly rooted in so many people’s heads?

On this week’s podcast Jack O’Brien is joined by Cracked editors Soren Bowie and Alex Schmidt to cover the modern history of science deniers. We ask where they come from, why they are so prominent now, and if we have to think of science and myth as contradictory.

Also, make sure to come to our next live podcast taping on Saturday, September 10th at the UCB Sunset Theatre in Los Angeles, where Jack and the Cracked staff will flip-off movies like ‘Sully’ and ‘Deepwater Horizon’ and pitch some insane true stories that should be made into big Hollywood movies instead. Tickets are only $5 and are available here: https://goo.gl/VP9riY

Footnotes:

Live Science: 4 in 10 Americans Believe God Created Earth 10,000 Years Ago: http://goo.gl/Ck3ijG

New Yorker: The Denialists: http://goo.gl/M6aEmQ

New Yorker: The Mistrust of Science: http://goo.gl/pGuAio

New Yorker: I Don’t Want To Be Right: http://goo.gl/7NXaoP

New Yorker: Ben Carson’s Scientific Ignorance: http://goo.gl/a0ZsGc

Cracked: 5 Dark Sides of the Tech Industry No One Ever Talks About: http://goo.gl/uI0pYy

NYT: A Confession of Liberal Intolerance: http://goo.gl/3wlDbt

The Guardian: Exxon Knew of Climate Change in 1981: https://goo.gl/1Lx4SU

Cognitive Dissonance: https://goo.gl/KUvQ9

Scientific American: It’s Time for Scientists to Stop Explaining So Much: https://goo.gl/KUvQ9

Cracked: 6 Mind-Blowing Ways Zombies and Vampires Explain America: http://goo.gl/CQICP

New Scientist: The Maddeningly Magical Maths of John Dee: https://goo.gl/izlNgx

Come see us at the Now Hear This podcast festival: nowhearthisfest.com

This episode is sponsored by Squarespace.