LA based comedian Matt LeGrande introduces Deanna & Emily to the gay dating app Scruff on this week’s OMFG! They also chat about Rihanna and Drake’s relationship, the open source meal replacement called Soylent, and which celebs would Matt woof at if he had the chance.

This episode is sponsored by Blue Apron.

Hayes and Sean are joined by Angie Tribeca’s Andrée Vermeulen for a freewheeling discussion of her showbiz journey that’s barely interrupted by stuff going on in Hayes and Sean’s personal lives.

Randy and Jason welcome musician and comedian Tim Convy to the show on this week’s Sklarbro County! Tim talks about his band’s nerdy fanbase and how he broke into the comedy scene. Daniel Van Kirk brings stories about a Canadian dog-walker who boxed a bear, an early-morning fireworks enthusiast, and a man who attempted to rob a Chuck E. Cheese’s. Finally, Jodi Stachowski returns to reconnect with Steven Avery over the phone.

This episode is sponsored by Backblaze, Mack Weldon, Blue Apron, Draft Kings, and Touchofmodern.

So after seven books, eight movies and a trip to Universal Studios, you think you would prefer to go to Hogwarts than live in real life. Everyone gets assigned a very useful pet owl, you can fly around on broomsticks and you don’t have to stick to MLA formatting or learn differential geometry. Sounds great! Except everyone is dying all the time.  Cedric Diggory. Dead. Fred Weasley. Dead. Let’s face it, if there was an evil wizard trying to put an end to humanity on the campus of Ohio State, people would stop going there.

Just to recap – Hogwarts: 

Pros: magic and other cool stuff

Cons: death is everywhere.

By this logic, our goal this episode is to figure out what would be the best fictional school to attend. We found that most schools in fiction have a much higher death rate than the normal high school or university. We’ll take that into consideration. 

Co-hosts Jack O’Brien and Daniel O’Brien are joined by Cracked’s Josh Sargent and Alex Schmidt, and comedians Alison Leiby, Brandie Posey, Riley Silverman and Steven Wilbur to talk Hogwarts, Starfleet Academy, Sunnydale High and more.

Footnotes:

Alison Leiby’s Website: https://goo.gl/Dk4XHS

Alison Leiby’s Standup: https://goo.gl/nFm8P3

Brandie Posey’s Website: http://goo.gl/evH4MH

Brandie Posey’s Standup: https://goo.gl/7gVzdI

Riley Silverman’s Website: http://goo.gl/CNZZYj

Riley Silverman’s Standup: https://goo.gl/ADU1qG

Steven Wilber’s Website: http://goo.gl/OH9jB9

Steven Wilber’s Standup: https://goo.gl/8vJBl1

Cracked: The 5 Most Depraved Sex Scenes Implied By Harry Potter: http://goo.gl/RVSM5

Cracked: 6 Horrifying Implications of the Harry Potter Universe: http://goo.gl/uiaMd

Cracked: Why Hogwarts Was All in Harry’s Head: http://goo.gl/xLALu

Cracked: My Brief Time as a Student at Hogwarts: http://goo.gl/M05Mm

Cracked: After Hours: 5 Movie High Schools That Would Suck To Attend: https://goo.gl/yNRe8H

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

Kristin Chenoweth (Wicked) does not throw away her shot in life and career, and definitely not in this episode. She talks about the timelessness of some of the show’s themes, shares what it’s like, on a personal level, when originating cast members pass on the baton, and tells her secret goal of making a rap opera. Also, Lin, if you’re looking for a new Hamilton, Kristin throws her hat into the ring.

This episode is sponsored by Remarkable Lives, Tragic Deaths, Fracture, and Pacific Shaving Company.

I found these resonance stones in Spintax’s old hat.

Credits:

Arnie: Arnie Niekamp

Chunt: Adal Rifai

Usidore: Matt Young

Spintax the Green’s Pandenomicon: Charlie McCrackin

Mysterious Man: Tim Sniffen

Craig: Ryan DiGiorgi

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: Vaughn Pinpin

Additional Thanks: Ryan Connor and Josh Richmond with Earwolf, and Mary Beth Smith with Sports Retorts

This episode is sponsored by Cards Against Humanity, Mack Weldon, Blue Apron, and Dungeons and Dragons.

Paul F. Tompkins welcomes all welcomers to this week’s episode of Spontaneanation! This week, Paul’s special guests are Anna Drezen and Nicole Silverberg of Reductress! They chat about the lost toys of childhood, romanticizing orphans, and the history of The Boxcar Children. Paul is then joined by Annie Savage, Sarah Burns, and Colleen Smith to improvise a story set in a Cold Storage Facility at a Chicken Farm. And as always, Eban (only the best) Schletter scores it all on piano! 

Spontaneanation Live is heading to New York! Sunday, November 13, at the wold-famous Bell House in Brooklyn! The early show’s sold out, but tickets are still available for the late show! Go to paulftompkins.com and claim your seats!

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

Jason “Heynong Man” Mantzoukas joins Scott once again to talk about beating the heat, famous snakes, and worst jobs on this week’s Comedy Bang! Bang! Later, educator and fry cook Marvin Phelps stops by to tell us how he could have been a champion swimmer like his cousin. Plus, Larry the Loner arrives to spread the word of the loner lifestyle and share some of the deep thoughts he’s had so all listeners can enjoy.

This episode is sponsored by Soylent (http://www.soylent.com/bangbang), Draftkings, Blue Apron, and Stamps.com.

This week, Amy comes back with her indulgence pick in the Steve Martin-led adaptation of the BBC musical drama “Pennies From Heaven.” Devin gives his take on why Steve Martin was miscast in the lead role, Amy explains how the editing furthers the film’s character development, and the two debate the distinctions the film draws between fantasy and reality. Is “Pennies From Heaven” Canon-worthy? Head to the Earwolf forums to cast your vote!

Patty Stonesifer had a successful career at Microsoft – and she gave it all up to run a not-for-profit in Washington, DC. In this episode, she talks to David about her efforts to increase access to food, and how we can emulate that around the country.

This episode is sponsored by The Great Courses and Helix Sleep.

Tom Brennan (Electoral Dysfunction) and Dean Obeidallah (Sirius/XM) join Negin to talk about Hillary’s campaign for once. But don’t fret, you’re still going to get a solid hit of Trump, because we’re all addicts at this point. And finally, they’ll talk about the Nightly Show cancellation and people of color on TV. Don’t forget to get tickets for the first ever FTN live show at The Greene Space in New York City on September 16th: http://www.thegreenespace.org/events/thegreenespace/2016/sep/16/fake-nation-live/

Asif Ali and George Basil are hard working Hollywood actors. Every week they discuss the craft, the big projects they are shaping from the ground up, and the jobs that got away on their podcast Actor on Actor. This week they are joined by the very talented actress Carla Butcher to chat about her biggest role in the widely successful Pirates movie, having the chance to play Rambo growing up in the Cleveland community theater scene, and booking a commercial audition while recording the episode. Plus, Traci Reardon stops by to offer her Twitter followers advice on crying on command as well as other acting tips in another edition of “Help Me, Rhonda.”

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

Erin Gibson and Bryan Safi of Throwing Shade podcast joins Paul and Jason in-studio to discuss the 2016 Fantasy film Gods of Egypt. Is it a good sign when the opening narration isn’t confident in remembering the plot of the movie? What was the sphinx saying? Why doesn’t Gerard Butler’s accent stay consistent throughout the movie? All of this and more is covered as they get deep into this green screen adventure.

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. 

This episode is sponsored by Don’t Think Twice from director Mike Birbiglia, Sonos, and Avion Tequila.

Hilarious stand-up comedian Vladimir Caamano joins Randy and Jason for this week’s Sklarbro Country. They talk about Ryan Lochte’s alleged robbery and pitch ideas on how to fix the Detroit Lions before hearing from Vlad about growing up in an immigrant family in New York in the 80s and why there aren’t any father figures in basketball anymore. Then, during Quick Hits, they discuss why Weird Al would make the best Super Bowl Halftime act and the ongoing rookie hazing in the NFL. Finally, ex-girlfriend of Steven Avery Jodi Stachowski pops by to shed some light on her current love life.

New York Magazine advice columnist for Ask Polly and author of How to Be A Person in the World, Heather Havrilesky joins Sarah and Susan to talk about Trent Harmon singing Sia’s “Chandelier” on American Idol, one of her responses in her advice column that deals with obsession, the Dothraki douche-bro barbecue from HBO’s Game of Thrones, and an excerpt from Wallace Stegner’s novel Angle of Repose.

This episode is sponsored by Blue Apron and Third Love.

What are the biggest challenges facing public radio, and how does podcasting fit into the equation? Those are just a couple of the big questions that guest Adam Ragusea tackles in this spirited discussion with hosts Chris Bannon and Lex Friedman. Adam is the host and producer of The Pub podcast from Current, the industry publication for public media, and he’s Journalist in Residence and Visiting Assistant Professor at Mercer University. He’s known for staking out strong–sometimes controversial–positions on issues like native advertising, objectivity and journalistic ethics, which he shares on this episode. Adam also explains why he thinks the big northeastern cities shouldn’t dominate podcasting, and gives some advice for young people who want to create great audio.

Danielle is out of the nook this week w/ fan fave Matt McConkey serving as her co-pilot through some treacherous OC and NYC waters and with them is special guest Jarett Weiselman (Buzzfeed). They sail to a dirty sandbar, find out about Kyle’s low ceilings and talk about that NUTROCIOUS night in orange county.

Casey chimes in from afar with some “boots on the ground” stories involving Andy Warhol and Jesse Spano and Jessica Chaffin gives us some important insight on Jersey and cured meat filled fridges.

This episode is sponsored by Conscious Period, PaintNite.com, Club W, and StaBody.

This week Erin talks the cursed movie Skidoo that mysteriously disappeared from her home and Bryan makes an appointment with a pet communicator (not psychic) to find out if Sherman really loves him. Also Miss Teen USA tries to make the competition less awful but fails horribly when crowning winner and “former” racist Karlie Hay. Plus the least progressive person wearing big hats is back! Pope Francis believes children’s textbooks are teaching them that gender is a choice. Show us the receipts Pope!

How do you when your podcast co-host sponsors the same English soccer team as you? What about when your comedian friend gets her own TV show and major movie deals? The intersection of competition and cooperation are just the beginning of today’s engaging conversation between our hosts and guest Marina Franklin.

Choosing your boots with Laurie Kilmartin.

This episode is sponsored by Mack Weldon, Mott & Bow, and Naturebox.

This week, Kevin is joined by two of the hosts of the podcast Black Men Can’t Jump, Jonathan Braylock and Jerah Milligan. They discuss making early connections at the Upright Citizens Brigade, the mission statement of their podcast, and why you should never trust a happy Denzel. Then they pick apart the 1996 romantic comedy “The Preacher’s Wife,” evaluating the place of religion in the film and praising Denzel’s angelic performance. Lastly, Jonathan and Jerah count down their Top 5 Denzel Movies before explaining why Denzel is one of the few black actors to get the “swirls.”

This episode is sponsored by Blue Apron.

Danielle Schneider, Don Fanelli, and Dannah Phirman join Matt Besser on this week’s improv4humans! They improvise scenes about the best reason to get the redshirt on a football team, wealthy homeowners engaged in serene shakedowns, and a hands-on approach to finding out where you shouldn’t be. A street interview leads to the exploration of speed drama, tech problems are dealt with through rap, and finally, Matt teaches a radical new method of improvisational training.

This episode is sponsored by Blue Apron.

Jesse Thomas takes on Angela ’Swaggy Trim’ Trimbur in Round 4 of Pistol Shrimps Radio: Summer Masters Mini-Golf Tournament. Coach Vanger, Coach Biz, and Caddy Jerry tag along.

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Writer, comedian, and podcaster Travon Free, co-host of the new Earwolf podcast “The Room Where It’s Happening: A Hamilton Fan Podcast” joins Andrew to talk about current trends including an Italian gymnast joking that she “should paint her skin black to win,” a newspaper reducing Simone Manuel to ‘African American’ who shared historic night with Michael Phelps, “Black Olives Matter” t-shirts, and much more. As always, leave us a message about anything you think is racist at (323) 389-RACE.

This episode is sponsored by Harry’s and DKMS.

How many selfies do you take with your friends before settling on one that’s “social media worthy”? Our guest co-host Marina Franklin thinks whatever the number is, it’s a lot higher than what it used to be, and it’s because our global level of self-consciousness is rising rapidly. Listen on as Marina, James, and Stephen discuss the difference in perception between looking in a mirror and at your smartphone screen, and why Stephen’s happy to have the “Freakonomics apple” as his online avatar.

This episode is sponsored by Mott & Bow.

Vice-presidential candidate Mike Pence and his wife Karen (Kenny Stevenson and Julie Brister) turn the Hard Nation studios into a traditional Christian home, while Pete struggles with vertigo and Mark debuts a controversial new character. Plus: Dwayne Johnson (Craig Rowin) finally takes initiative.

Death, Sex & Money host Anna Sale on her parents, her baby, a trampoline, and potato chips. To join the conversation, go to www.longestshortesttime.com!

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

Accomplished actor Clancy Brown joins Matt to talk about his role as the tough as nails prison guard Captain Hadley in the 1994 Frank Darabont film The Shawshank Redemption. They chat about how Clancy’s difficulty saying some of his character’s colorful dialogue in the audition eventually got him the gig, why he turned down offers to work with correctional officers to help him with his role, and really hanging Tim Robbins over the ledge of a rooftop. Plus, we’ll hear stories from the set of LOST, Sean Connery offering Clancy wisdom while filming Highlander, and Shakespeare being quoted on the set of Dukes of Hazzard.

This episode is sponsored by Mack Weldon and Adam and Eve.

This week, comedian and author Sara Benincasa joins Howard and Kulap to navigate a course through chart-infested waters! Sara tells all about her new book while they count down Spin.com’s Top 5 Songs of the Year (So Far) before explaining the great lie of New York. Then we hear about Kulap’s stepmother fantasy and the power of self-help entrepeneurship during the Movie Chart, and Engineer Cody gets some felt-related advice while the gang listens to Kevin’s Top Picks on Two Charted.

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

Join guest host Samm Levine as he sits down with third-generation actor Jason Ritter (Another Period, Parenthood). Jason chats about being the independent film darling of the early 2000s, the relief of conquering fears, and avoiding The Noid.

This episode is sponsored by Casper Mattresses.