Stand-up comedian Bob Biggerstaff joins the Sklars to talk about the Houston comedy scene, the least manly way to win a fight, and what it’s like to perform on a cruise ship. Daniel Van Kirk brings stories about a man who casually set a car on fire, a guy who brought a samurai sword to a cane fight, and a half-naked swamp dweller searching for drugs. Later, Steven Seagal drops by to talk about doing crafts, Ken Kratz, Steven Avery, and Brendan Dassey discuss the second season of Making a Murderer, and Mark Wahlberg recaps his successful television career.

Join Casey and Danielle as they unpack their bags on the Baba Bees and soak up the Miami sun and craziness. Special guest Lindy Jamil Gomez shares her love for Shahs of Sunsets, Asa’s brother and her kaftans. Jessica Chaffin treats us to a breathtaking review of New Jersey and Danielle imagines a world where Ramona goes downtown on Sonja. 

This episode is sponsored by PaintNite.com and StaBody.

Well it’s been 240 years and we finally elected the first female president, USA USA USA! Wait no that’s wrong…it’s the first time a woman has been the presidential nominee of a major political party. Half way there America! This week “Dilbert” cartoonist and confused asshole Scott Adams is concerned about men’s testosterone levels lowering after watching the DNC; and a record breaking 41 out olympic athletes are competing in Rio this year! Also “Young & Hungry” actress Emily Osment is here to talk about working with Glenn Close, Christopher Walken, Miley Cyrus and many future “Sarah, Plain and Tall” projects.

Bob Costas is THE voice of the Olympics — the legendary broadcaster has hosted more than a dozen of the games. Today he talks with Katie and Brian about how he prepares to preside over the Olympics, and how a childhood passion for sports turned into a love of sportscasting. He also explains conflicted feelings over Caitlyn Jenner’s 2015 Arthur Ashe award, and weighs in on our current political climate. Plus, we hear some of your favorite Olympics memories.

This episode is sponsored by Material Wrld, Stamps.com, and Audible.

Author, comedian, and musician Dave Hill joins Sarah and Susan to talk about musical legend Prince, Big Star’s “Thirteen,” memories of ice skating with his mother, The La’s “There She Goes,” Pedro the Lion’s “Priests and Paramedics,” and “Stairway to Heaven” by Led Zeppelin played on piano by Dave’s father.

This episode is sponsored by Third Love.

Following the events of Batman v. Superman, the two heroes meet up at a local diner to discuss just what exactly went down after their fateful duel. Among the super-topics discussed are what makes someone a vigilante, who gets to lead the Justice League, and the mystery of Kryptonian reproduction.

This episode is sponsored by Squarespace and NatureBox.

If a website could be considered a country, Facebook would be the largest country in the world, with nearly 2 billion “digital citizens”. What type of effect does this forum have on world culture? James’ personal introversion has benefited as he’s able to reach his social network without stepping out of his comfort zone, but is our digital culture creating more ills than benefits to our greater society?

This episode is sponsored by Squarespace.

Through her WNYC podcast and radio program “Note to Self” Manoush Zomorodi is exploring how technology affects culture, the way we work and the way we live our lives. She guests on the Wolf Den to discuss how that curiosity has led to projects on her show that engaged tens of thousands of listeners to join in guided self-experiments in managing their use of personal technology, and their own information overload. Manoush also reflects on the experience of being a woman covering a male-dominated field like tech, and how podcasting inadvertently offers a buffer from the kind of negativity often seen on social media. She also has practical advice for podcasters who want to build audience engagement, and lessons to share from her transition from being a news reporter to a host.

This episode is sponsored by Blue Apron.

Actor Ato Essandoh joins Kevin and Kamau this week to talk about Ato’s alleged death while filming “Django Unchained,” transitioning from a chemical engineer to a performer, and the process of getting cast in the new Jason Bourne movie. Later, Ato counts down his Top 5 Denzel Films, and the gang analyzes the Denzelishness of the 1991 film “Mississippi Masala”.

The Shrimps take on the Black Dahlias at Westwood Recreation Center. Matt Gourley and Mark McConville call the action.

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Filmmaker and actor Joyce Wu (She Lights Up Well) joins Andrew this week to talk about current trends including the trailer for the movie The Great Wall, The Trump-Khan feud, 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 Harry’s.

It’s no secret that Matt is a huge James Bond fan. He hosts the James Bonding podcast along with fellow 007 fanatic Matt Mira and is very excited to dig into one of the most classic Bond films of all time, 1964’s Goldfinger. Matt is joined by Linda Gidley for a discussion on what lead a young woman not even old enough to drive at the time to become one of Pussy Galore’s Flying Circus Pilots in Goldfinger. Plus, Matt takes us through the 007’s that never were in the return of the classic segment “I Wasn’t There Too.”

This episode is sponsored by the Found podcast and Adam and Eve.

JAMES BROLIN 007 SCREEN TEST:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HxjyZ3lb8dc

SAM NEILL 007 SCREEN TEST:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rfGz-_iI23g

When you’re lucky enough to have a best friend, you’d do anything for them. To join the conversation about this episode, go to longestshortesttime.com!

This episode is sponsored by Horizon Organic, Hooked on Phonics, Kiwi Crate, The Great Courses Plus, and Thirdlove.

Is there an effective way for a novelist or non-fiction author to capture people’s attention nowadays? If Stephen were to begin his writing career today, would he still have pursued a track through newspaper editorial to major-publisher book writing? Do people retain enough information from reading a book to make it a worthwhile endeavor? All of these questions and more get answered on today’s episode of Question of the Day.

This episode is sponsored by Magoosh.

In this 1957 episode from the Hard Nation archives, author and philosopher Ayn Rand (Heather Anne Campbell) reveals her love of amphetamines and hatred of Elvis, and rewrites The Cat In The Hat as a capitalist manifesto. Plus: Mark thinks Pete is a Communist, and Pete thinks he’s a dog.

Actress, comedian, and musician Riki Lindhome of Garfunkel and Oates joins Howard and Kulap for this week’s Who Charted. They talk modern make-up tricks and swap stories of losing virginity while counting down Shazam’s Top 5 Songs. Later, Howard tries to top Hamilton’s rhymes during the Movie Chart, and Stard joins in for Two Charted where they listen to Kevin’s Top Picks.

Make sure to buy Howard’s new album, Oculus Summah, at howardkremer.bandcamp.com/.

This episode is sponsored by Squarespace.

Patty Hearst’s story of being kidnapped, and then eventually committing bank robberies with her captors, is American legend. But when Jeffrey Toobin realized there wasn’t actually much information about the story out there, he decided to write it down himself. In this special bonus episode, he sits down with David to talk about his new book, American Heiress: The Wild Saga of the Kidnapping, Crimes and Trial of Patty Hearst, out today.

If you want to hear more about Jeffrey Toobin and his work, check out episode 14!

Do you feel the need to shake up your work life after twenty-plus years in the job market? Professional self re-inventors Stephen and James are here to help. Both hosts have pivoted their careers multiple times, some of which while keeping their former full-time jobs, and today they give advice and examples to what their methods have been to keep them on their toes creatively.

This episode is sponsored Mott & Bow.

This former professional soccer player’s life hasn’t turned out anywhere close to what she planned — but she’s happy. And as she tells Chris, she’s learning how to tap into her competitive spirit every day.

This episode is sponsored by Mack Weldon, Talkspace, and Magoosh.

You may know Ashley Tisdale from her role in Disney’s “High School Musical” but she is becoming a new woman in her acting career with her latest role as a stripper in the comedic film “Amateur Night” starring Jason Biggs. Ashley joins Deanna and Emily this week to tell us about going out of her comfort zone, what lead her to make the decision to get into producing projects, and her new makeup line Illuminate.

Join special guest host Marc Evan Jackson as he sits down with comedian Wayne Federman (Legally Blonde, The 40-Year-Old Virgin) to chat about Ted Talks, writing for Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, and the Wayne Federman International Film Festival.

Jack Barakat, lead guitarist of the band All Time Low joins Jensen and Matty to talk about donuts, Mac Miller’s “Dang!” feat. Anderson .Paak, the Cat-Pack, Don’t Think Twice, Marley documentary, how we were late on The Joe Schmo Show, and many other things you should know about.

This episode is sponsored by Casper Mattresses.

Hayes and Sean welcome Whit and Clay into the studio to discuss one of their favorite new games before a drama arises.

This week, comedian Emma Arnold joins Randy and Jason for lively discussions about what its like to live “out of the fray” in Idaho, how to juggle a big family with a career in comedy, and her novel about trans-dimensional necromancers. Plus, Daniel Van Kirk bring stories that include a man saving his mother’s car from a naked thief, and the Sklars give Nicholas Cage a call to ask about the new Ghost Rider.

This episode is sponsored by Squarespace, Blue Apron, and Casper Mattresses.

Tips on public speaking, how to know if someone is hitting on you, and purple tights are all covered in today’s minisode. We also hear a new tidbit of information about the knife in The Shadow from Blake Harris’ interview with the film’s director Russell Mulcahy. Plus, Corrections and Omissions for The Shadow! Send your own voicemail explanation hopes for Paul to answer by calling 619-PAUL ASK. If you want to check out the full Blake Harris’ interview with director Russell Mulcahy go over to www.slashfilm.com.

Come see How Did This Get Made LIVE in Anaheim as part of the Now Hear This Podcast Festival. Get tickets here: http://nowhearthisfest.com/

WATCH Filthy Preppy Teen$ on the FullScreen App today! Get yourself a BB-8 “What Is Its Mission?” T-shirt or Tote Bag over at http://howdidthisgetmade.bigcartel.com/ Set your DVRs for Party Over Here, a new FOX sketch comedy show from The Lonely Island and Paul starring Nicole Byer, Jessica McKenna, and Alison Rich. It airs Saturdays at 11 pm. People of the internet: Watch Paul in Fresh off the Boat on ABC. Awhile ago, Paul and Rob Huebel did a comedy special on a 60 foot glass bus that traveled around LA. Now you’ll be able to see it. Go to https://itun.es/us/3M4J9 now to buy it! You can also see Jason and June in Lady Dynamite on Netflix! Also, check out June in Grace and Frankie available on Netflix, and in all the episodes of NTSF:SD:SUV:: on HULU for free, and Jason in The Dictator (he’s still in it!).

The weekly variety show hosted by Chunt, the King of the Badgers, at the Vermillion Minotaur.

Credits:

Arnie: Arnie Niekamp

Chunt: Adal Rifai

Pizza Skull: Matt Young

Melchoir, Keeper of the Doom Horn: Alex Eilhauer

Spurt the Elder: Andy Carey

Louis A. Shark: John Patrick Coan

Lois, a shark: Jen Jackson

D’athaniel Quen’yarvin (aka “DQ”): Tim Ryder

Craig: Ryan DiGiorgi

Producers: Arnie Niekamp, Evan Jacover, Ryan DiGiorgi

Editor: Ryan DiGiorgi

Theme Music: Andy Poland

Magic Tavern Logo: Allard Laban

Audio Assistance: Jason Knox

Production Assistance: Garrett Schultz

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

Congratulations! You’ve died in a fictional universe where the afterlife exists! How cool is that? Aren’t you happy you’re not in the Tarantino-verse? Instead of your soul escaping to the great unknown, you get to hang out and make pottery with Whoopi Goldberg, contract the exorcism services of whatever Beetlejuice is, or get treated like vermin by a team of New York City exterminators (of indeterminate gender). 

So what will it be? What would be the best pop-culture afterlife to spend your eternity in? 

To figure that out, Jack O’Brien is joined by Cracked’s Daniel O’Brien and Michael Swaim and comedian and artist Ramin Nazer. They also discuss some of the worst afterlife scenarios from ancient religions, create their own perfect afterlife and talk about who they’d haunt if they were ghosts.

Also don’t forget to buy tickets to our next live podcast taping on Saturday, August 13th at the UCB Sunset Theatre in Los Angeles!

In the muggle world, we’re not given the opportunity for a magical hat to tell us which school we should go to. Usually we just have to go to the high school closest to where we live or whatever college accepts our SAT scores and personal essay. This month, our goal is to determine what would be the best fictional school to go to.

Join Jack, Daniel, the rest of the Cracked staff and some special guests as they figure out if it’s a realistic school like Degrassi or West Beverly High, or an institution from a fantasy world like Hogwarts with its ghosts and dementors, or Bayside High, haunted by a monster known only to humans as ‘Screech.’

Tickets are just $5 and are available  here: https://goo.gl/QtlWid

Footnotes:

Ray Kurzweil : The Coming Singularity: https://goo.gl/WNqGFQ

Simon Rich: “What In God’s Name”: https://goo.gl/fXA3oo

Ramin Nazer  : “After You Die”: https://goo.gl/jBeKGl

Rob Bryanton: “Imagining the Tenth Dimension”: https://goo.gl/bGPMvm

The Fox Sisters and the Rap on Spiritualism: http://goo.gl/jZPLub

Andy Weir: “The Egg”: http://goo.gl/flww

Christopher Moore: “Lamb” https://goo.gl/7CVl3P

This episode is sponsored by Squarespace, Spotify, and Loot Crate.

Comedian and filmmaker Mike Birbiglia returns along with improvisers Horatio Sanz and Mary Holland to talk about his latest film “Don’t Think Twice,” a film about a fictional New York improv group dealing with one of its members getting an audition for a Saturday Night Live type show. Later, swimming educator Lisa Taco arrives to tell us about her competitive swimming program for toddlers, young kids, and teens. Plus, Dr. Phil’s half-brother Dr. Bill Phil stops by to explain why the government has given him a robo-beard.

This episode is sponsored by Squarespace, Dollar Shave Club, Stamps.com, and Magoosh.

Paul F. Tompkins welcomes the live people of Vancouver, BC and the people of the internet to this week’s episode of Spontaneanation, recorded live from the famous Fox Cabaret! This week, Paul’s special guest is Vancouver’s legendary improv group The Sunday Service: Ryan Beil, Caitlin Howden, Kevin Lee, Aaron Read, and Taz Van Rassel! Paul chats with Caitlin about the childhood trauma that defined her as an artist, being raised in a small inuit village, and the proper disposal of sheep dogs. Paul and Caitlin are then joined by the entire Sunday Service  to improvise a story set at Summer Camp. And as always, Eban (only the best) Schletter scores it all on piano!

The next live edition of Spontaneanation happens Saturday, August 6 at Largo at The Coronet! Join Paul & Eban as they welcome improvisors Dan Ahdoot, Tim Baltz and Tawny Newsome, and special interview guest Desmin Borges from You’re The Worst! Tickets are on sale now!

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

On this week’s episode of The Canon, Devin and Amy discuss the 1926 silent film “The General.” They dive into conversation about early Hollywood’s inclination towards the Confederacy, Buster Keaton’s dignified comedy, and the tragic fate of writer/director Clyde Bruckman. Does “The General” deserve a spot in the Canon? Head to the Earwolf forums to cast your vote!