Adam Savage (Mythbusters) has listened to the Hamilton soundtrack hundreds of times, and still finds things new things to learn and love. He also busts some myths about the musical’s stage design. His favorite song (and he’s ready to sing it) is Hurricane. What’s yours? Call us up and tell us: 937-9MYSHOT.

This episode is sponsored by SeatGeek and Fracture.

Will Smith famously turned down the role of Neo in ‘The Matrix’, a decision that created the current timeline in which we live, where Obama is President, Prince is dead and Keanu Reeves is making awesome John Wick movies. Meanwhile Smith is playing second fiddle in poorly – reviewed DC expanded universe movies and is probably questioning  when it all went wrong. 

The chronicle of filmmaking is peppered with anecdotes like these; crazy what-ifs that had they gone the other way, maybe history wouldn’t be totally different ,  but the movies we love would. 

On this week’s podcast, Jack O’Brien is joined by Cracked columnists David Christopher Bell and Josh Sargent to talk about  some of these movie what-ifs and then take it one step further: think of some  disappointing movies  from the last few years that would be fixed with one simple change.

Footnotes:

Cracked: 6 Reasons ‘Jurassic World’ Killed Its Biggest Hero: http://goo.gl/Kk4a7R

Cracked: 4 Surprisingly Simple Fixes for Famously Bad Movies: http://goo.gl/lVNbpG

Cracked: 5 Famously Terrible Movies That Were Almost Great: http://goo.gl/ZQAEFB 

Cracked: 6 Famously Terrible Movies That Were Almost Awesome: http://goo.gl/qYUf2

Cracked: 35 Last-Second Casting Changes That Altered Movie History: http://goo.gl/RUak4z

Cracked: 5 Movies That Were One Flaw Away From Being Classics: http://goo.gl/PeHrn

Bruce Willis’ Crazy ‘Red 2’ Interview: https://goo.gl/Kc5rxj

Film School Rejects: The 8 Worst Parts of Prometheus Made Sense in the Original Script: https://goo.gl/7T8MU6

This episode is sponsored by Magoosh, Spotify, Loot Crate, and the Now Hear This Podcast Festival.

The average of a phantom, the origin of “bobo,” and Gerard Butler in Egypt are all covered in today’s minisode. We also hear about behind the scenes deets from Blake Harris’ interview with The Phantom director Simon Wincer. Plus, Corrections and Omissions for The Phantom! 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 Simon Wincer 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/

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. 

One of our favorite guests, Todd Glass of The Todd Glass Show is back to join Scott and intern Gino Lambardo on today’s Comedy Bang! Bang! They’ll chat about party rules, the perfect ice-cream/Pop-Tart snack, and why drummers make everything better. Later, the guys get political as they talk to an undecided voter by the name of LaMary. Who will they vote for in the upcoming election? Tune in to find out!

This episode is sponsored by Spotify, Leesa.com, and Legal Zoom.

An ambitious young make-up artist from the Unmarked Territories is ready to join Usidore’s quest.

Arnie: Arnie Niekamp

Chunt: Adal Rifai

Usidore: Matt Young

Germ Crust: Mary Tilden

Tricia: Kate James

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

This episode is sponsored by Cards Against Humanity, Mighty Games Group, and the Now Hear This Podcast Festival.

Paul F. Tompkins welcomes all who who hear his disembodied voice to this week’s episode of Spontaneanation! This week, Paul’s special guest is Kristian Bruun of Orphan Black! They chat about whose hair he’d like to find in his soup, his childhood crush on a Jurassic Park star, and sneakily smoking “darts” during his military school days. Paul is then joined by Carla Cackowski, Gary Anthony Williams, and Jean Villepique to improvise a story set in The King of Prussia Mall, The Biggest Mall in America on Opening Weekend. And as always, Eban (only the best) Schletter scores it all on piano! 

This episode is sponsored by Mack Weldon, Leesa.com, Seeso, and the Now Hear This Podcast Festival.

This week, Devin and Amy discuss Mel Brooks’ timeless Western satire, “Blazing Saddles.” They examine the brilliance of old farting cowboys, why this movie couldn’t be made today, and Mel Brooks’ response to the censorship he faced in production. Later, they get into the specific performances of the film, praising Cleavon Little’s dignity and grace, the incredible energy of Madeline Kahn, and the sadness that permeats Gene Wilder’s characters. Head to the Earwolf forums to cast your vote on whether “Blazing Saddles” should be considered Canon-worthy!

This episode is sponsored by Casper Mattresses and Harry’s.

Steve Case helped invent AOL, and it was successful partly because he could predict the future so well. In this episode, he does a little more future-telling with David.

This episode is sponsored by Trunkclub and Harry’s.

The absolutely wonderful Jessi Klein (Inside Amy Schumer head writer/executive producer) joins Ronna and Beverly to chat about motherhood, getting lost in Central Park, her new book of hilarious essays “You’ll Grow Out of It,” and shaking Gwyneth Paltrow’s hand. Plus, Spaghetti-O’s tells us what was her favorite thing she did in the city of Boston.

This episode is sponsored by Squarespace and Third Love.

Wake up! You’re listening to The Morning Nosh with Todd Nosher and more specifically Breaking Fast with Todd Nosher on WBKF on 101.5. It’s time to talk about what you are eating for breakfast, what you ate for breakfast, and what you wish to eat for breakfast. The phone lines are open for all waiting in line for breakfast currently and Todd is there to chat with anyone who calls in. Later, Traci Reardon joins Todd in-studio to offer advice to her Twitter followers on all things breakfast in another edition of “Help Me, Rhonda.”

This episode is sponsored by Magoosh and the Now Hear This Podcast Festival.

Justin Krebs (Blue in a Red State, Moveon.org), J.R. Havlan (Daily Show, A&E’s Black and White) and the the founder of this podcast, Negin Farsad, dig into this week’s political gaffes, missteps and wins — including all of Trump’s latest headlines. In the immortal words of Weezer, “if you want to destroy my sweater, hold this thread as I walk away.”

Stand-up comedian Jeremy Hotz lands in Sklarbro Country this week to talk about the Canadian comedy scene with Randy and Jason. They debate why the Rams won’t catch on quick in Los Angeles, cover Ronda Rousey’s fall from grace, and listen to Jeremy’s Randy Bachman story. During Quick Hits, they discuss Andre the Giant’s drinking habits, Michael Young’s fear of clowns, and a Jerusalem-bound NBA player. Finally, the Sklars call Ozzie Guillén to find out where he put his money in the Olympic betting ring.

Check out Michael Young’s fear of clowns here: https://youtu.be/v9kRHhdzGyY

This episode is sponsored by LegalZoom.

Casey and Danielle go guest less in the nook and because of the damn Olympics they also go Bravo-less. But not to worry, they watch and re-hash the FIRST episode of Real Housewives of NYC EVER and it’s a walk down (bad) memory lane. They also try Jules’ cleansing tonic, dip their toes into Melbourne and Vancouver and try to find out who put a curse on Casey.

Danielle’s revelation of Kandi Burruss’ yearbook photo brings up some hard truths. Tears are shed and pants are almost shat in. 

This episode is sponsored by PaintNite.com, StaBody, Ring.com, Conscious Period, and the Now Hear This Podcast Festival.

This week Erin and Bryan are at odds with the youth of America and aren’t feeling too apologetic about it…the children gotta learn! And while the San Jose Police Department jumped on the anti-gay bandwagon by secretly conducting sting operations that single out gay men, Donald Trump has been delighting the nation with his world class, shakespearean thoughts on workplace sexual harassment. Also, host, television personality and all around goddess Nina Parker is here to talk about the Kardashian hustle, her early days at TMZ and missing the Obamas.

It’s been a big season for women in politics – both in fictional worlds and real ones. Julia Louis-Dreyfus (Veep) talks about playing the fictional president Selina Meyer and Rebecca Traister (All the Single Ladies) digs into the moment and meaning of Hillary Clinton’s presidential nomination. Plus, Katie takes a field trip to Times Square to find out what a woman nominee, and potential president, means to everyday Americans.

This episode is sponsored by Close5, The Great Courses, and Stamps.com.

Fine fellows Adam Pally and Nick Kroll of the new film Joshy join Scott once again on today’s Comedy Bang! Bang! They’ll talk about what it was like working on the film together, all the exciting upcoming projects they have in the can, and perform a couple of improvised scenes to showcase their new improv teams. Later, Scott’s weed dealer Bro arrives to make a delivery and we learn more about Bro’s past. It’s an episode that will probably give you a heady high.

This episode is sponsored by Mack Weldon, Magoosh, and the Now Hear This Podcast Festival.

Have you ever wondered what James and Stephen do every morning that has elevated them to the style icons they are today? No? Nevertheless, today we discuss brush-free hairstyles vs. needing to be groomed like a puppy, going to the gym for aesthetic purposes vs. keeping up physically with teenage children, and the importance of contentment vs. happiness.

This episode is sponsored by Squarespace.

Detangling with Jamie Lee.

This episode is sponsored by Casper Mattresses.

Writer, actor, and comedian Damien Lemon returns this week to talk about his work on “The Night Of” and “Comedy Knockout,” as well as why it’s so tough to pick out gifts for kids. Then they get into some Denzel news before grilling Kamau about his recent Emmy nomination, and they dive into a discussion on the 2002 film “John Q.” They address the use of the young precocious black archetype, as well as the two main through-lines of the movie and how the hospital crowd pulls the audience in.

This episode is sponsored by Audible and Harry’s.

Seth Morris, Horatio Sanz, Shaun Diston, and Jessica McKenna join Matt Besser for a live edition of improv4humans! They’ll take audience suggestions that inspire scenes about interrupting the national anthem, video games that encourage sex acts, and mastering nature through yelling. Plus, they follow a boy who expresses his love in unorthodox ways, find the best way to win an argument with a significant other, and meet a child who can’t see gay people.

This episode is sponsored by Squarespace and Now Hear This.

Writer and artist Ted Lange IV joins Andrew this week to talk about current trends including Clint Eastwood slamming PC culture, the Olympics, 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.

Please enjoy this episode of Howl’s Father Time, featuring Hillary’s middle school rockstar crush, Richard Marx! To join the conversation about this episode, go to longestshortesttime.com!

This episode is sponsored by Havenly, Hooked on Phonics, The Great Courses Plus, Thirdlove and Horizon Organics!

Coach Chris Vanger takes on Coach DJ Bizzy in Round 3 of Pistol Shrimps Radio: Summer Masters Mini-Golf Tournament. Jerry Vagner serves as caddy.

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Mark McConville on Twitter and IG: @MarkMcConville

This episode is sponsored by Mack Weldon, SeatGeek, and Blue Apron.

Do you get excited about the Olympic Games? Even if you don’t, you’re likely to end up watching a few events on TV throughout the two and a half weeks that it dominates most media outlets. Today, Stephen and James discuss their relationship to “the games” in addition to reliving what a scandalous year 1994 was.

This episode is sponsored by Mott & Bow.

Former President “Mr. Bill” Clinton (Mike Mitchell) visits Hard Nation to play a little sax, read his AOL chat transcripts with Monica Lewinsky, and dish on his upcoming talk show on Spike. Plus: Donald Trump (Anthony Atamanuik) calls from a helicopter circling Rio to tell Mark his plan to impress Jodie Foster.

On this week’s Who Charted, writer, actor, and host of Hollywood Handbook Sean Clements joins Howard and Kulap for late summah charting. They cover the Bloom/Bieber wang battle and hear about Sean’s surprise party experience while listening to the Top 5 Pop Songs on iTunes. Later, during the TV Chart, we hear about dressing down to a Hollywood premiere, and Engineer Cody joins in for Kevin’s Hot Picks during Two Charted.

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

This episode is sponsored by Squarespace.

Jason Biggs is probably best known for starring in the American Pie films. He also has been married to the incredibly talented Jenny Mollen and has gotten to work with her in the new comedic film “Amateur Night.” Jason joins Deanna and emily this week to tell us about the secret to marriage, acting alongside his wife for the first time, and whether or not he’s in tune with the slang of the youth.

Are you pouring your productive potential down the drain when you spend your free time playing games? Today, James argues that deep knowledge of a game’s rules and strategy could be beneficial in a way similar to learning a new language. However, Stephen’s research has shown that the return-on-investment of actual language learning is incredibly low. Still, our hosts’ personal and professional relationship with each other has been cultivated over years of backgammon playing. Who will triumph in today’s verbal tug-of-war?

This episode is sponsored by Magoosh.

Join guest host Samm Levine as he sits down with actor/writer/producer Derek Waters (Drunk History, Hall Pass). Derek chats about how he strives to be a mix between Chris Farley and Al Pacino but ultimately is the Chris Gaines of David Faustino.

This episode is sponsored by Fracture.