Nate is joined by special guests Julieanne Smolinski and Mike Postalakis for the 4th edition of the Book Club series of Reading Aloud in which they discuss Jonathan Franzen’s “The Corrections.” They’ll talk about the post 9/11 anxiety attached to the original release of the book, which member of the family they felt more close toward, and the scary feeling of finalizing your writing. Get a head start on the next book for the next book club episode which will be Richard Price’s “The Whites” and send in your thoughts on the book at readingaloudpodcast@gmail.com.

The voice of our generation, Tavi Gevinson joins Ronna & Beverly to chat about creating the very popular fashion blog Style Rookie at the age of twelve, who looked good at the Oscars, her experience doing the play “This Is Our Youth” alongside Michael Cera, and her thoughts on unplugging from the internet. Plus, Ronna & Beverly speak on their dearly departed friend Harris Wittels.

Randy and Jason start the episode with whether or not Nascar driver Kurt Busch is in fact dating a trained Assassin, why Jay Cutler leading the Chicago bears to a 5-11 season is the worst thing he can do as a father, and a horse jockey who knows have to have a good time. Then, the Sklars welcome to the show stand up comedian and Saturday Night Live alumni, Brooks Wheelan, who talks about life as a struggling comedian who is forced into bio-medical engineering as a side job. Additionally, Brooks speaks about the moment he met his hero, Adam Sandler, and how the sport of wrestling impacted his life. Lastly, Dick Vitale calls in to announce the new career he’ll pursue after basketball commentary.

Good morning and welcome back to The Candy Lawrence Show with your host Candy Lawrence! This week Candy’s guest is Edible Arrangements employee & prop comic Diane Swanson. Diane shows us a little of her prop comedy, Candy & Diane workshop some jokes, and both make some wishes in a wishing well. Later, Traci Reardon joins them to offer advice on how to deal with your boss and more to her Twitter followers in her recurring segment, “Help Me, Rhonda.”

A Nicholas Sparks movie is coming! Paul goes through some important news before letting us know if Nic Cage would have made Zardoz better and scrolling through IMDB Plot Keywords for Zardoz.

Andrew Ti and special guest Ify Nwadiwe finish the week off by discussing the theory that Black people who grow up around White people have more success later in life. As always, leave us a message about anything you think is racist at (323) 389-RACE.

Harris was not just a wool gathering, bad music listening, hoodie wearing, ladies man. He was also a dear friend. In this very special episode, Howard and Stard sit down to share some of their favorite memories of the talented Harris Wittels.

Shuttering the windows with Jen Kirkman.

Scott Adsit, Lauren Lapkus, Colton Dunn, and Charlie Sanders receive kisses from the people of San Francisco on this week’s improv4humans with Matt Besser recorded LIVE from SF Sketchfest! They’ll follow some parents who think their baby has abandoned them, create a song celebrating the idea of having one universal language, and haunt a Disneyland ride. 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!

Ify Nwadiwe & Andrew talk about assuming a Black person who lives in New York must live in Harlem and gentrification. Don’t forget to keep leaving us messages by calling (323) 389-RACE.

Finally it’s Glory day! Kevin “Glory tear” Avery & Kamau are excited to get to tackle an iconic Denzel film, 1989‘s Glory. It’s the movie that won Denzel his first Oscar. And it’s the movie that taught Kamau that things don’t always work out for black people in movies.They talk about how Matthew Broderick in the movie is like Ferris Bueller being thrown into the Civil War, Morgan Freeman kicking ass, and of course they discuss the most referenced Denzel moment in the history of their podcast, the iconic Glory tear scene.

Kulap and Howard present the best of Harris Wittels. We will miss you Harris.

Bob decides to conquer his recent issues with time by debuting a poem called Father Time and then welcoming Dr. Hemmet Squirtle (Nick Wiger), renowned Professor of Mindfulness at Valencia City College. They discuss how to get yourself in the moment, some of the mindfulness workshops Dr. Squirtle has taught at chain restaurants, and both participate in a word association exercise in order to be in the moment.

UCB LA stars Ben Rodgers, Betsy Sodaro and Jon Gabrus join Horatio and Chad in bro-bro studios and we find out what is really wrong with these kids today. Back in high school, morning announcements go terribly wrong, Ben and Jon destroy art projects and Betsy pretends to be a lost Norwegian child to scam tourists. In the present, Officer Whitey McNoRythm is on the hunt for people violating the public urination ordinance. Cosby calls the show with a confession. 

Rick Remender is back to join the gang as they rest at the base of a cliff when suddenly a blue worm begins to attack Dag. What is this hill worm? Will the gang find more? Why did Wolfman Jack insist on using checks at Tower Records years ago? Tune in to find out!

Ify Nwadiwe & Andrew talk about the word “hunty.” Be sure to keep leaving us messages at (323) 389-RACE.

Extremely talented actress and youngest guest in OMFG! history, Yara Shahidi, joins Deanna & Emily to talk about her hit ABC show Black-ish, what she’s currently crocheting, and her obsession with detective podcasts. She also tells us about her experience winning a NAACP award for Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy, sings *NSYNC’s “Gone” in Spanish, and has some of the best life advice we’ve heard yet.

Actor Randall Park of the hit show Fresh Off the Boat joins Jensen & fill-in co-host Melissa Stetten to talk about his thoughts on The Interview, watching the Run the Jewels show with Ryan Phillippe, Big Fan, West Coast rapper Blu, Whitagram, The Dick Van Dyke Show, Canadian musician Caribou, how we’re late on Beck’s Morning Phase, Archer, meditating, and many other things you should know about.

A first in HDTGM history, we had to release a part TWO of Zardoz to get June Diane Raphael’s thoughts on the movie and what exactly she found upsetting.

Hayes and Sean are coming to you LIVE from UCB-Sunset in Los Angeles with house band MIKAL CRONIN. The guys chat about their time at the #SNL40 celebration and help audience members make the movie of their dreams. Then, they welcome young actors BEN RODGERS, DC PIERSON, DOMINIC DIERKES, and ERIC APPEL to audition for the new voice of Hollywood Handbook ads sometimes.

Tig, Kyle, and David begin by talking about Kyle’s Head in the Toilet method before welcoming Portland stand-up comedian Sean Jordan to talk about addiction. They’ll discuss the early signs of addiction, Sean’s relationship with alcohol, and everyone remembers Harris Wittels.

On this week’s County, Randy and Jason welcome to the show Dean Delray, who explains how music saved his life and what inspired him to break into comedy. Then, the Sklars give a sneak peak into how the shooting of their TV pilot went and Dan Van Kirk takes a moment to incite a heated debate over what the best Girl Scout Cookie is. Also, Dan covers headlines from across the globe that include; a woman that starts a brawl with a head butt, a man who is selling a MacBook that is home to some fun loving ghosts, and a hot tub that plays host to some kinky strangers. Lastly, Mark Wahlberg calls in to talk about where it is that the Oscars went wrong.

Ify Nwadiwe & Andrew talk about Cards Against Humanity. Make sure to leave us a message about anything you think is racist at (323) 389-RACE.

We follow two high school girls through their 48-hour stints with fake babies they receive in sex ed. And the experience totally transforms their attitudes toward motherhood. 

The very funny Ify Nwadiwe returns to join Andrew all this week to answer some racism questions. Today they talk about Obama impressions and the Asian interchangeability in Red Dawn. Be sure to call us at (323) 389-RACE to ask if anything is racist.

4 years ago, maybe the greatest recording in Earwolf history took place. Now, the Farts and Procreation crew aka Harris Wittels, Chelsea Peretti, and Adam Scott return for the fourth time to attempt to recreate the magic. Creak, slam, sit, and chill with the Farts & Pro crew as we hear some gems during Harris’ Foam Corner, an incredible charac from Chelsea, and the hard work (e-mails) that went into making this episode a reality.

Jeremy Smith of Ain’t It Cool News joins Devin & Amy to discuss the 1981 Brian De Palma masterpiece Blow Out. Is this conspiracy thriller the only De Palma film that deserves to be in the canon? Tune in for the discussion on how De Palma’s weird childhood inspired the film — and head to the forums on Wolfpop to cast the deciding vote!

Nate celebrates the achievement of releasing over 10 episodes by sharing a very funny piece written by Dan Kennedy entitled “I Just Found Out ABC Family Is Going To Pass On My Pitch” and read by the great Steve Agee live from the UCB-theatre in Los Angeles. Then, Nate chats with John Moe, host of the funniest show on National Public Radio called Wits. They talk about John’s book “Dear Luke, We Need to Talk, Darth: And Other Pop Culture Correspondences,” why listening to the same music helps him write, and trying to add more silliness to public radio. Finally, Nate sends us off by reading a simple and powerful short story by Tim Wirkus entitled “An Intrusion.” Grab Jonathan Franzen’s “The Corrections” and send in your thoughts on the book at readingaloudpodcast@gmail.com for the next book club episode and come see the show LIVE at UCB-Franklin in Los Angeles on Sunday, March 8th at 7:30pm! Get tickets at www.ucbtheatre.com.

Recorded LIVE from RIOT LA is another edition of Talking with Tommy! Thomas Middleditch welcomes renaissance woman Barbara Preen to talk coats, cat hunting, and dramatic relationships with some Hollywood celebrities. They also play a round of the crowd favorite game “I’d Be That,” get their insult on during “Rippin’ On Things,” and close out the show with the classic segment “Dollars and Sense.”

It’s the 100th episode of Ronna & Beverly!!! What better way to celebrate than to have Oscar experts Adam B. Vary & Kate Aurthur of BuzzFeed return for a special Oscar predictions show! From Boyhood to the Birdman to Whiplash, who will win for best picture? Which actors and actresses will take away the gold for their performance? Tune in to hear from the best!