Jesse Esparza and Andrew talk about YouTube makeup people putting on dark makeup to portray memes. Be sure to keep leaving us messages at (323) 389-RACE.

The Shrimps take on The Princess Layups at Pan Pacific Park. Matt Gourley and Mark McConville call the action, Jensen Karp has the Sock Report. Hans Blix.

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Writer and performer Jessie Rosen joins Jensen and Matty to talk about creating her blog 20-Nothings, her new book Dead Ringer, Villain Park, I Smile Back, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, ClassPass, Pandemic Legacy, how we’re late on dress shoes, Vikings, Spotify, and many other things you should know about.

Deanna & Emily are celebrating OMFG’s One Year Anniversary by bringing back their very first guest Brandon Wardell! They’ll catch up with Brandon as they chat about his past roommate drama, why Tinder bums him out, and his new search for that special someone to be part of a power couple. Plus, Brandon quizzes Deanna & Emily on all the slang they’ve learned over the past year during Trash or Classic.

Randy and Jason welcome Earl Skakel who discusses wrestling, sex in public, and the art of satirical racism. Then, Daniel Van Kirk covers stories that include a streaker in a Subway, porn in a Target, and a human leg that gets lost in transit. Lastly, Bill Walton calls in to discuss the more esoteric side of basketball.  

With Hayes gone, Sean explains how he no longer has boundaries and can finally tell all his opinions uninterrupted. Then, guest Jeff Dunham can’t make it to the show due to sabotage, so Sean makes do with just his puppets. Finally, The Question Zone makes an appearance and Sean goes through Hayes’ secret Earwolf drawer.

Rent controlled apartments in New York are a dying breed, due mostly to their inhabitants literally passing away. What if there was a way to capitalize on this excess capacity dilemma?

Jesse Esparza & Andrew talk about a white caller’s issue with her friends saying the n-word. Make sure to leave us a message about anything you think is racist at (323) 389-RACE.

On this week’s episode, Ant-Man director Peyton Reed & stand-up/possibly the biggest Planet of the Apes nerd ever, Dana Gould join Devin & Amy! Join as they dissect this classic film, the epic evolution debate, and find out where you can find original set pieces yourself out in the wilderness! Don’t forget to head to the Wolfpop forums to cast your vote!

Filmmaker Sam Raimi is a true geek God. Decades later after the original Evil Dead, he has returned to the franchise with the new Starz TV series Ash vs. Evil Dead. Sam chats with Josh about all things Evil Dead from the very early beginnings to the brand new chapter in the series.

Paul F. Tompkins welcomes everyone, including people not listening, back to SPONTANEANATION! This week, Paul’s special guest is the Academy Award-winning Jim Rash of Community! They chat about Jim’s greatest mistake, when he learned  that he was adopted, and what TV show he’d save with a letter-writing campaign. Paul is then joined by Colleen Smith, Jean Villepique, and Craig Cackowski, to improvise a story set at Storage Room In Back of Hot Dog stand at  Amusement Park Going Out of Business. And as always, Eban (only the best) Schletter scores it all on piano!

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Jason Heynong-Mantzoukas is back to co-host along with Ghost host Scott on this week’s Comedy Bang! Bang! Join them as they discuss important topics such as how boobs have changed over the years, experiencing concerts of the past & future as a ghost, and cars. Later, statistician Atherton Witherflower arrives to tell us everything we need to know about the upcoming 2016 Election. Who is going to be the Democrat and Republican nominees? Who will win the Presidency of the United States? The answers are in the numbers because numbers don’t lie!

What’s the most effective means of advertising, and at what point can you tell if your strategy is working? Stephen and James look into this expensive endeavor on today’s episode of QOD.

Writer, performer, and hilarious dude Jesse Esparza joins Andrew all this week to answer some racism questions. Today they discuss the topic of imitating accents. Be sure to call us at (323) 389-RACE to ask if anything is racist.

In the spirit of the most haunting of holidays, Nate shares a special Halloween treat by reading the spoOoOky Tim Wirkus short story “An Intrusion.” Happy Halloween!

This week Randy and Jason discuss nazi soccer dolls and why Adrian Peterson continues to disappoint children everywhere. Then, the Sklars welcome to the show Nikki Glaser who discusses life on the road as a female comedian, her new Comedy Central show “Not Safe with Nikki Glaser,” and why the first thought we have upon meeting someone is whether or not we’d sleep with them. Additionally, the gang discusses overprotective wives, assault with a cheesesteak, and a marathon runner who neglects to run. Lastly, Jerry Jones calls in to further defend Greg Hardy.

LIVE from Largo in Los Angeles Paul, June, and Jason welcome Horatio Sanz to discuss the 1980’s horror film Death Spa. They’ll discuss 80’s workout gear, paranormal-transgender villains, and whether or not this film can in fact be called a film. Additionally, the gang debates if serving sushi in a place of exercise is sanitary. Lastly, with the help of the audience our Hosts debate the best ways to die in a spa.

Welcome back to Mountain Tops with your hosts Jeff and Steve Hoke (Randy Sklar, Jason Sklar). Learn important survival techniques that can only be taught by two men that have failed to summit Everest seven times. This week, when alpine climber extraordinaire Diane Shift fails to find a parking spot, Jeff and Steve are left to interview her daughter Rachel Shift. Rachel enlightens the men on what it’s like growing up with a distant mother, never being kissed as a child, and exfoliating lotions. Later, Traci Reardon stops by to help her twitter followers deal with their fear of heights, as well as the hardship of leaving your climbing partner to die in order top save your own life in an other edition “Help Me, Rhonda!”

Satisficers and maximizers collide on today’s action-packed episode of QOD! Will one of them attain happiness? How long might it last? Listen along to find out!

Andrew Ti and special guest Jeanine Daniels finish the week off by discussing how people ask “What Do Your Parents Think?” when they see you in an interracial relationship. As always, leave us a message about anything you think is racist at (323) 389-RACE.

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Credits

Arnie: Arnie Niekamp
Chunt: Adal Rifai
Usidore: Matt Young
Benedict Whisperbrew: Brendan Dowling
Otok Barleyfoot: Nick Baer
Mysterious Man: Tim Sniffen

Producers: Arnie Niekamp, Evan Jacover, Ryan DiGiorgi
Editor: Chris Rathjen
Theme Music: Andy Poland

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Welcome back to The Black List Table Reads with Franklin Leonard. Popular demand called for it, and we listened: Each earmovie is now a single episode. Today, we return to our earmovie binge-a-thon with our third earmovie – Terrible Parents from screenwriter Kevin Oeser. Terrible Parents is brought to life by Paul Scheer, June Diane Raphael, Rob Huebel, Janie Haddad Tompkins, Sarah Baker, Matt Gourley, Joel Spence, Michelle Lema, Lauren Flans, and Cooper Thornton.

Kevin Oeser, screenwriter of Terrible Parents, joins Franklin this week for a walk down his filmmaking memory lane. What do a high school field trip and financial pyramid schemes have to do with the writing of a comedy about upper middle class parents going to war over the last spot in a highly desirable private elementary school? Tune in to find out!

Actor J. August Richards of (Charles Gunn in Angel, Deathlok in Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.) is back to talk Mo’ Better Blues with Kevin & Kamau. They’ll also cover the latest on Effie Brown in Project Greenlight, “interrupting Denzel,” Aaron Sorkin statement saying Denzel could have played Steve Jobs, and BET’s “15 Things You Didn’t Know about Denzel Washington.”

The affianced comedians Cameron Esposito and Rhea Butcher join Sarah & Susan to talk about crying cheese, being harassed a recent flight to LA from Seattle, John Denver’s “Leaving on a Jet Plane,” American Pickers, and Cabaret.

Stephen travels through a living-room-sized time portal in order to give advice to his seventeen-year-old self. James comes along for the ride.

Echo Kellum, Mike Still, and Jon Gabrus get political for an improv4humans with Matt Besser recorded LIVE from Politicon 2015 in Los Angeles! They’ll show us what a debate between three Donald Trump like politicians would be like, recreate an episode of Scandal, and become a group of hunters who hunt drones for “Drone Season.” Make sure to get the Upright Citizens Brigade television show season 3 now available on DVD, the UCB Comedy Improv Manual, and Dragoon’s new album at dragoongalaxy.bandcamp.com!

Drumming up business with Wayne Federman.

Learn the back story of how the case of Adnan Syed came to the attention of Serial producer Sarah Koenig from the person who first contacted her, Rabia Chaudry.  Herself an attorney, Rabia now co-hosts her own podcast, Undisclosed, in which she and fellow attorneys Susan Simpson and Colin Miller examine new and existing evidence in the State of Maryland’s case against Adnan. Rabia tells Adam the story of how she contacted and worked with Koenig and explains how the idea for Undisclosed came together. She explains what it’s been like being a beginning podcaster, and then having your show become a runaway hit. She also shares the challenges and rewarding parts of producing Undisclosed, and what listeners can look forward to in forthcoming seasons.