This week we tunnel through to join Devin & Amy and discuss IMDB’s #1 rated movie, ‘The Shawshank Redemption’. Does Frank Darabont’s work deserve to be in the Canon? Or is it actually a series of several small “charmingly mediocre” movies pieced together? Join Devin, Amy, Brooks, Red, and Andy Dufresne to find out. Tune in for the battle — and head to the forums on Wolfpop to cast the deciding vote!

Happy 2015 everyone! Doug Benson is known as a lover of movies and he joined Matt this week to discuss how his love of movies lead him to be an orange dancer in the Disney multidimensional attraction Captain EO. Doug tells us about his time working as a PA for Michael Jackson, watching MJ do his signature moonwalk on the set, how Doug’s views on MJ which he shared on Doug Loves Movies where badly timed, and being squibbed in Return of the Living Dead II. Plus, Matt welcomes his grandmother Eleanor Gourley to talk about falling in love with Cesar Romero and much more when she lived near the infamous Schwab’s Pharmacy and Garden of Allah Hotel in a segment called I Was There Circa 1942.

Nate welcomes his good friend & return guest John Ross Bowie in the studio to read “Jesus Shaves” by David Sedaris. Then, Nate is joined by the great Henry Winkler to talk about his children’s book series Hank Zipzer, his time studying at Yale School of Drama, feeling like his life started at 26, being diagnosed as dyslexic at 31, and what makes a good children’s book. Finally, Jess Walter’s “How To Be A Man” is read by the amazing Erinn Hayes. Don’t forget to grab a copy of Denis Johnson’s “The Laughing Monsters” and send in your thoughts on the book at readingaloudpodcast@gmail.com. Also, come to first LIVE show of the new year on Sunday, January 25th at 7:30pm at UCB-Franklin in Los Angeles. Get tickets at www.ucbtheatre.com!

Bill Burr has an amazing comedic mind and is one of the best stand-ups around. Bill & Jeff chat about performing with Robin Williams, the hilarious YouTube experience, the time Bill had to look up the word gazebo in the dictionary, and witnessing a stripper quite onstage.

Esteemed author Christopher Noxon joins Ronna & Beverly to chat about scissoring possibly being a myth, feeling like adults have taken Halloween away from kids, why adults act more like kids now, his new Plus One: A Novel, and the similarities the characters in the book have with his wife Jenji Kohan & himself. Plus, the ladies tell us who looked good and who didn’t at the Golden Globes.

Recorded LIVE from UCB-Sunset in Los Angeles is The Dr. Phil Show! Dr. Phil (Horatio Sanz) welcomes teenager Traci Reardon to talk about what is going on with the youth and what is the problem with adults. Then, Victor Ramos appears for a segment called Community Accents in which he chats with Traci about her new art project for the community. Later, Traci heads to a vacuum store for a job interview with King Latifah and goes to a recording studio to lay down some Kidz Bop covers. Finally, Traci with the help of Horatio Sanz offer Twitter followers advice in her hit segment, “Help Me, Rhonda.” I couldn’t have asked for more.

Randy and Jason start off the show with why no one should ever expect something peaceful to come out of a darts tournament and finally, they answer the age old question: Why did it take so long to read some Rob Gronkowski erotica? Then, the Sklars welcome to the show John Hodgman, who shares intimate details about what it was like growing up in a house where he feared the devil. John also educates the world on Jorge Luis Borges, Argentine short-story writer, essayist, poet, and subject of John’s tattoo. Lastly, Chris “Boomer” Berman calls in to share his grief over the Golden Globes and how Oprah and Peyton Manning are the same.

Laimewads, it’s here. The final frontier, the last laugh, the end of the road. And we couldn’t be happier because today our guest happens to be one of our all time favorite comedic actors – from two of our all time favorite comedies, (Office Space and Swingers!) … dun dun dun… RON LIVINGSTON! If anyone in my life had ever told me that Ron motherf**king Livingston would be kicking it in my dining room, drinking a beer with us, we’d have laughed. Well turns out we’re still laughing, but this time it’s with Ron Livingston, in our dining room, drinking beers!! Staying true to our motto “asking the most important people the least important questions”, we discuss urinals, last meals, home remodels and sexual awakening movies. We love Ron. And we love you. Enjoy!

Kulap and Howard start off the show with a deliberation over the continuing saga that is, communist eBay, and what steps Howard must take to start his own empire. Then, Howard explains why country music is just like a Dad trying to be hip and Stard brings proof to Howard’s thoughts. Also, Howard gives a behind the scenes look into his new TV show, History Of The World, a comedic take on history, and Kulap reveals a mystery Birthday card that came from either Howard, or anyone else in the world. Later, Howard continues his argument against the length of movies, as well as the easily found distractions within them. Lastly, the gang establishes why Kulap might be the most intuitive person on the planet.

Join guests Dan Savage and Jane Marie as they help listeners navigate sex and parenthood. This episode covers a range of topics, from finding time to get it on when all you want to do is sleep, to getting in the mood after pregnancy loss, to real (NSFW) instructions on how to make sex pleasurable when you are recovering from a childbirth injury. You won’t hear a conversation like this anywhere else.

Getting the joke with Paul Provenza.

Andy Daly, Pamela Murphy, and Joel Spence teach us about manners and the proper way to introduce yourself on this week’s improv4humans with Matt Besser! You’ll also hear as they participate in Bring Your Dad In Day, confront a grandfather who loves Gunsmoke, and decide what will the new Hollywood sign look like. 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!

It’s a Siskel and Negro Podcast reunion this week as W. Kamau Bell & Kevin Avery are joined by their former co-host Kathryn P. McMurphy to discuss the 2006 action thriller Deja Vu. They talk time-travel, why Denzel almost never “does the grown folk” in his movies, and Denzel’s “Explain it to me like a 4-year-old” to the list of Denzelishness. Plus, Denzel news!

Bob begins burning off the fumes of dealing with family over the holidays as he makes an important announcement about the future of the show and shares the types of and reasons for suicide as classified in the Bob Ducca Statistical Manual for Mental Conditions. Plus, Bob leaves us with a poem inspired by being unable to attend the Orthopedic Sock Hop.

A wild blue wolf the size of a Pontiac Aztek appears before the gang. Will they fight or flee? Tune in to find out!

This week on Who Charted, Howard starts off the show with a lesson on how to define and defy the rhythms of society. Then, Kulap and Howard welcome to the show Andy Daly, fresh off the set of Comedy Central’s Review season 2, to help recap the Golden Globes, as well as the magic and mystery of The Hobbit films. Also, in a masterpiece of role-playing, Andy and Howard, as Jake Gyllenhaal and Taylor Swift, help explain why you should hate the game, not the player. Lastly, as Andy fields questions from Chartist’s, he shares the most “star struck” moments of his career.

Deanna & Emily talk to the talented and beautiful Wolfpop/Earwolf studio manager Ele Woods about how Reese Witherspoon in Legally Blonde took her name, the difference between pumps and high heels, and identifying as a Funminist. Also, Ele walks the gals through the meaning of Mupload, what happens during a rainbow party, and the time she first learned what 69 meant.

Jensen & Matty go at it alone to countdown their top 10 Get Up On picks of 2014, throw in their 3 favorite Get Up OFFs, and then make fun of each other by pointing out what they think was each other’s WORST pick of the year. Enjoy and thank you for listening!

Tig starts off her solo episode with a recap of her tour, including her medical scare. Then, the wonderful Stephanie Allynne joins Tig to discuss the progression of their relationship, holidays, adventures in Amsterdam, their new house, Sundance, and their future together.

After a week hiatus, Sean and Hayes are back to discuss what they did with their time off and examine the top fails of last year. Then, podcast legend PAUL F. TOMPKINS stops by as the first ever repeat guest  to analyze the highlights of 2014, explain the rules of “Riddle Me This”, and talk about the perks of being a nerd.

Randy and Jason start off the show with a quick ode to Bob Dylan and his lyrics that surface in songs outside of his own. Then, Randy and Jason welcome to the show, comedian, actress, and filmmaker, Jessica Watkins, who shares the details of coming up in comedy and how it transitioned into her 1,800 mile walk across America. Also, the gang introduces the all-new career venture of Garth Brooks, New Country For Old Men and Dan shares the play by play of his trip into the heart Chilli’s! Later, the crew discusses how much Eggnog is appropriate to drink at your company holiday party, how Hollywood’s elite faired at the Golden Globes, and how to break up your classic purse snatching.

Join Kevin as he sits down with radio personality Anthony Cumia (The Anthony Cumia Show) as they discuss all kinds of randomness. Anthony chats about firing guns with James Bond’s Daniel Craig, taunting the audience in line for The Tony Danza Show, and how Andrew Dice Clay is the houseguest that will never leave. 

Oh, hello CBB listeners. Nick Kroll of The League & Kroll Show returns to the stuudge to give us all the details on the final season of Kroll Show as well as take some calls before joining Scott in a new segment called Get To The Gifts. Then, George St Geegland & Gil Faizon of Too Much Tuna fame stop by to tell us about their new book Tuna Head Companion, the SUNY hacks, and share some ‘sclusie news on celebrities who have passed on this past year. It’s the perfect way to start off your hump week!

Last year, Christopher Nolan’s ‘Interstellar’ took advantage of some of the most up-to-date quantum theory we’ve got, and wove in a story about space travel, time, and relativity. 

While that movie went out of its way to include actual science, others just happen upon quantum theory accidentally. Take ‘The Empire Strikes Back’– Luke trains with Yoda for what seems like months in the entire time it takes Han to get through one warp-speed chase. Some might call it a plot hole, but actually could the better explanation be that Luke and Yoda were on a planet that experienced time differently?

This week on the podcast, Cracked editors Jack O’Brien, Michael Swaim, and Soren Bowie explain in layman’s terms some of the basic paradoxes and thought experiments that have come to define quantum theory, and then apply quantum physics to popular movie plot holes.

Devin & Amy open up a box of questionable chocolate and see what’s really inside the landmark film Forrest Gump. Do the revolutionary computer effects automatically enter the film into the canon? Does director Robert Zemeckis hate humans? Is this the Buzzfeed of 1994? Tune in for the battle — and head to the forums on Wolfpop to cast the deciding vote!

In the first episode of the year, Howard warms up into his regular self, and Kulap helps us understand what aspects of Country music Howard may have missed out on in the previous year. Then, Brett enlightens the group with latest innovations in the world of Mustard and Kulap shares her most recent literary endeavors. Also, Kulap helps Howard understand why monkeys are where they are and Brett discusses his time in Utah. Lastly, Howard talks about his fantastical New Years celebration.

Hi! Welcome to another edition of Healthy You, with your host, Kate Berlant! Today Kate’s guest is her close personal friend Rachel Rachel-Stoyd. Kate & Rachel talk about speaking to dogs, their personal health issues, and their past public fight at the Grand Canyon. Then, Traci Reardon pops in to do her recurring segment, “Help Me, Rhonda,” in which she and Kate offer advice on how to chill and much more to Twitter followers.

We’re bringing in the big guns and by that we mean the lovely, hilarious and only cries on planes guns – the beautiful AUBREY PLAZA is back to discuss finding skulls, why her sisters are so much cooler than her (impossible!), what it was like being caught in a stand off in NYC, and what it’s like leaving a job/family as awesome as Parks and Rec after so many years. It’s our Last Laugh #2 – Enjoy!

Andrew Ti and special guest Amy Lam finish the week off by discussing if it’s offensive to ask what ethnicity someone is. As always, leave us a message about anything you think is racist at (323) 389-RACE.