Sean and Hayes reveal the real next gen power players of the biz by going through their list of 15 Under 15 Hollywood Up and Comers. Then they educate listeners on what role each 10 Percentary brings to the table during 10 Percentary Elementary. Finally, PAUL RUST does us a solid by dropping by to reminisce about his famous flash mobs, tells us  how he stays connected to the world outside of his funny glasses, performs some of his KTLA 5 10 Second Movie Reviews, speaks on working with Quentin Tarankillam on Inglourious Bees, and shares an embarrassing Hollywood moment while answering hard hitting questions from the Popcorn Gallery.

You are all in for a treat next week because we’re watching Cindy Crawford & William Baldwin in 1995’s Fair Game! Paul also goes through some Corrections & Omissions for Daredevil, explains why you shouldn’t trust a penguin while answering your Qs, and reads the winning submissions for last week’s Movie Title Game. Don’t forget to submit your HDTGM T-shirt designs over at the Earwolf forums! Also, be sure to get tickets for Paul’s Christmas Spectacular and a LIVE Holiday edition of How Did This Get Made? at Largo in Los Angeles on December 12th & 13th! And make sure to see June’s movie Ass Backwards in theaters now!

Get ready as the Blastoff crew come at you LIVE from Boston to share about their time with mother (Kyle’s mom) and welcome back Sascha Cohen to talk about the world’s earliest profession aka sex work. They’ll cover early demand of sexual acts through brothels, whether strippers are sex workers, survival sex work, and pornography. And they also travel back in time to meet up with a caveman by the name of Grock.

Academy award winning screenwriter, producer and director Diablo Cody takes some time from writing films like Juno & Young Adult to bring some lady energy to the County! Diablo tells us about her talk show pilot which had her singing a bunch, whether she would make an appearance on Real Time with Bill Maher, and the drunkest she’s ever been as Daniel Van Kirk brings us stories of Walmart Subway shop confrontations, a Sasquatch expedition accident, and a couple getting frisky in a Georgia Waffle House parking lot. Plus, Mark Wahlberg drops by to promote his new movie! Make sure to check out Daniel Van Kirk’s NFL column over at cover32.com and don’t forget that you can now get your tickets for the Sklar Bros one-hour special tapings at the Majestic Theatre in Madison, WI. Also, the brand new Sklarbro County shirt is available in the Earwolf store just in time for the holidays!

Michael and Michael respond to listener mail. If you have a question or comment please send it to topicspodcast@gmail.com

Emily Yoshida & Andrew talk about the Republican party calling themselves the “party of Lincoln.” Make sure to leave us a message about anything you think is racist at (323) 389-RACE and be sure to keep it under 30 seconds everyone.

Twitter expert, comedian extraordinaire, and author Rob Delaney returns on this week’s episode of Comedy Bing! Bong! After a chat about poop, Twitter headquarters, and Rob’s new book, “Rob Delaney: Mother. Wife. Sister. Human. Warrior. Falcon. Yardstick. Turban. Cabbage,” a reincarnated Michael Jackson makes a special visit straight from Hell. Hee! Hee!

In part one of a two-part discussion, Jack O’Brien welcomes in Cracked staffers Breandan Carter, Adam Ganser, and Dan O’Brien to offer alternate endings to ‘Dexter’, ‘101 Dalmatians’, and the ABC live-action puppet sitcom ‘Dinosaurs’ that would’ve made more sense than their original conclusions.

Grantland Pop Culture editor Emily Yoshida joins Andrew Ti all this week to answer some racism questions. Today they discuss New York City Police commissioner Raymond Kelly getting booed off stage at Brown University. Be sure to call us at (323) 389-RACE to ask if anything is racist.

Actor, comedian, podcaster Bryan Callen is confidence personified and isn’t hesitant to punch waterfalls on today’s Sklarbro Country! Bryan takes us through his incredibly interesting life by telling us about growing up overseas, getting knocked while Tae Kwon Do sparring, how his longtime friend David Blaine helped him audition and get on MaDtv, and taking part in a orgy. Finally, after a round of Quick Hits, Tim Gunn graces us with his presence to give us his take on bullying. Make sure to join the Sklar Bros tonight (Friday, November 8th) in St. Louis, MO and for their one-hour special tapings (Saturday, February 22nd) at the Majestic Theatre in Madison, WI.

TV’s Andy Daly visits Ronna & Beverly and it’s an absolute delight! They chat about Yogi Bear, why Andy gets cast as the jerk all the time, his upcoming TV show “Review with Forrest MacNeil,” his humble beginnings at Ithaca College, and how everyone makes mistakes. Plus, Beverly explains how she dealt with a biting pre-schooler.

He’s a familiar face from your TV screen, and is a dojo of showbiznass – our friend RYAN JUDD came on and we talk first times smoking pot, eating bad food when the missus is away, foot in mouth problems, and Elizabeth finishes this super fun episode off with a tangent about why AMURICA is fucked. Enjoy!

Come join the campsite with TV’s Wie-Wie & Plumlips Vilaysack on this week’s TWO CHARTED! While going through his Wieek That Was, Howard calls upon the chartists to give their interps of the cover art for his upcoming Dragon Boy Suede album, “Tears On My Shaft.” Later, we groove to Kulap’s Top 5 Songs that she’s been moving around to and get a small tease on the upcoming Who Charted? Christmas bundle!

Andrew Ti and this week’s special guest Mike Prochaska aka Tom Oatmeal finish the week off by discussing stereotypical names and black candidates. As always, leave us a message about anything you think is racist at (323) 389-RACE.

Bearded bad boy Zach Galifianakis and director/scribe David Wain are both on this week’s special bonus LIVE episode of Comedy Bang! Bang! from the Comedy Gives Back benefit for Malaria No More. Zach & David bro out about dubstep & parkour before they are joined by newcomer Jack Fitzgerald who everyone quickly finds out is a bit of a gadfly. Be a part of the Comedy Bang! Bang! One Dollar Challenge by donating over at malarianomore.org/comedygivesback and help us finally stamp out malaria!

Grab some snacks and buzz juice and listen to a special VPN edition of improv4humans with Zach Woods and UCB-LA Harold team members Nick Mandernach, Matt Newell, Erin Whitehead, Dan Lippert, Molly Bretthauer, and Paul Welsh! They’ll soothe a crowd of rioters with horn instruments, record a anti-diversity PSA, and be utterly mystified by Eric the (Un)paid intern’s vivid description of a rainbow party. Check out the full video over at youtube.com/earwolf! You can now get the UCB Comedy Improv Manual, Matt Besser’s new comedy album at mattbesser.com, and Dragoon’s new album at dragoongalaxy.bandcamp.com!

TV Carnage creator Derrick Beckles joins Jake to talk about his new Adult Swim show “Hot Package” which parodies network entertainment shows such as Entertainment Tonight. Derrick & Jake discuss the genuine passion of creating compilations of the strangest clips he can find from late-night informercials & local-access programs, getting tabloid news kingpin Pat O’Brien to be a co-host on Hot Package, and Totally for Teens, his old Adult Swim pilot for a fake teen show that nearly got picked up. As always, check out the full playlist over at youtube.com/TheFogelnestFiles!

What’s up Thursdawgs! Andrew and Mike Prochaska talk about those possibly racist exotic photography books.discuss ninja costumes. Don’t forget to keep leaving us messages by calling (323) 389-RACE.

Kurt Braunohler takes a break from the Japanese band he had no idea he was in to count down some charts with Ku-Ku and a tardy Wie-Wie! Kurt shares one of his many dream ideas while counting down Billboard’s Japan HOT 100 Music Chart and gives us a sample of what the lives of presidential pardoned turkeys is like during the Movie Chart. Later, Kurt explains how he displayed his Jedi skills with Howard in Portland and describes where in the world he would take both a blindfolded Kulap & Howard as he answers your Twitter Qs!

Last time we met with our adventurers they were trapped on a ship which was slowly tumbling toward the sun after finding the old necromancer’s bed chambers. To make matters worse, they accidentally activated a giant clockwork guard as they scoured the room. Will Dave Anthony be able to help them defeat this bot? You’ll have to tune in to find out! Plus, the gang goes down memory lane as they talk about their Halo LAN party days!

Today Mike Prochaska & Andrew discuss the blackface debate, Julianne Hough, and Mike’s hometown of St. Louis. Be sure to keep leaving us messages at (323) 389-RACE.

In Episode 3 of Season 2, Michael and Michael discuss “Individual Rights vs. Rights of the Collective.” Their conversation ranges from the Magna Carta to “The Red Badge of Courage” to the famous and tragic pistol duel between Aaron Burr and Thomas Jefferson.

“Topics” features original music by Dan Deacon and is produced by Matthew Kahn.

Writer and Daredevil expert Ed Brubaker join Paul, June, and Jason to break down Ben Affleck’s blind performance in both the theatrical version and director’s cut of Daredevil. They’ll cover everything from the sitcom looking streets, Bullseye treating his forehead like a nipple, the playground fight/dance scene, and the huge subplot involving a drug addict played by Coolio which was cut from the theatrical version. Spoiler: June loved it!

Sean and Hayes share some of their stories from their friendship with Louis Reed and why they are the only ones who have the right to be sad about his death. Then they reopen the Teaser Freezer to dish on the teaser for “That Awkward Moment,” starring Zac Afrin and Michael B. Jordan. Finally, PAUL F. TOMPKINS fills in at the last second to recall stories of the Honolulu underground comedy scene, tell us the difference between standup and funny movies, spill secrets of the ‘cast biz, and answer some piping hot questions from the Popcorn Gallery.

After Tig blows everyone’s mind with her baby voice, the gang is joined by filmmaker/creator of Zoochosis Patrick Scott and terpsichorean neuroscientist Crystal Dilworth of Fail Lab to talk all about scientists. They’ll discuss the myth of the scientist, what makes a good scientist, and scientists that inspire them. That’s not all, there’s a new ringtone for all you Blastronauts out there!

Wayne Federman, Eugene Cordero, Pamela Murphy, and Alex Fernie are back with a robotic mannequin on this week’s bonus episode of improv4humans! Plus, a letter from Matt’s grandma shows us how simple and beautiful life used to be. You can now get the UCB Comedy Improv Manual, Matt Besser’s new comedy album at mattbesser.com, and Dragoon’s new album at dragoongalaxy.bandcamp.com!

Founder of http://KentuckySportsradio.com, the largest independent college sports blog in America and host of KSR Radio, Matt Jones stops by along with his co-host Drew Franklin for some County madness! They share an incredible story of a true event which happened to them during their flight from Las Vegas that involves Marilyn Manson, a pink dildo, and face caressing. Daniel Van Kirk is also here with the return of Where’s The Headline and a story about a La Crosse man who was cited after “paying a tree back” by breaking a branch. That’s not all, your county experience wouldn’t be complete without your Weekly Wahlberg! Make sure to check out Daniel Van Kirk’s NFL column over at cover32.com and don’t forget to get your tickets for the Sklar Bros visits to St. Louis, MO on Friday, November 8th and their one-hour special tapings at the Majestic Theatre in Madison, WI. Also, the LIVE from LA Podfest 2013 episode of Sklarbro Country with special guests Phil Hendrie, Dennis Rodman, and Mark Wahlberg is now available in the Earwolf store!

Mike Prochaska & Andrew talk about the possibly racist use of subtitles when people have heavy accents in a documentary. Turn up the volume on your documentaries and make sure to leave us a message about anything you think is racist at (323) 389-RACE.

Titans of comedy Tim Heidecker and a newly Twitter verified Jon Daly are back on today’s Comedy Bang! Bang! Unfortunately their friendship quickly hits the danger zone when they have conflicting opinions on Guy Fieri. Will the #230PST bros be able to overcome the bump in the road that is their friendship? You’ll have to tune in to find out!