Jason Pargin aka David Wong joins Cracked editor-in-chief Jack O’Brien to discuss three-act story structure and how this formula is used in popular Hollywood blockbusters from ‘Star Wars’ and ‘Jaws’ to ‘The Matrix’. They then discuss how these structures affect our thinking, the way we tell stories, and how we perceive the major moments in our lives.

The very funny writer/internet person Mike Prochaska aka Tom Oatmeal joins Andrew Ti all this week to answer some racism questions. Today they discuss if it’s okay for a white dude to wear a dashiki. Be sure to call us at (323) 389-RACE to ask if anything is racist.

Reward yourself after your long Halloween night with a trip to the calming shores with Professor Blastoff’s own David Huntsberger! David opens up a bit about his early pursuits of comedy and getting support from his grandma, chats about the science of sports fandom, and talks about putting all of his sports watching focus on the San Francisco 49ers. Later, we call up High Dick Vitale to hear about his interesting development from the last time the Sklar buddies checked in with him. Then after a round of Quick Hits, Bryant Gumbel joins us via phone call to tell us all about the Halloween prank he pulled on his brother Greg. Make sure to join the Sklar Bros next week (Friday, November 8th) in St. Louis, MO and for their one-hour special tapings (Saturday, February 22nd) at the Majestic Theatre in Madison, WI.

Happy Halloween Laimewads!! Today, the lady with perhaps the longest IMDB page in history, voice over artist Grey Delisle came on the show and we discuss ghosts, muuuurder, and oh yeah, childhood obesity. (Thanks Oprah!) Enjoy!!

Take advantage of your Friday and rejuvenate after your long Halloween night with Bill Prudents & Plumlips Vilaysack on this week’s TWO CHARTED! Howard continues to share tales from his early days of sex and shares a bit of Halloween memories as he goes through his Wieek That Was. Then, right before getting into Kulap’s Top 5 #31DaysofRocktober Outfits Chart, Howard counts down his Top 5 Favorite Oranges. Also, Stard shares some key info regarding the grease chain that has steered Howard on the road to vindication!

Andrew Ti and this week’s special guest Robbie Pickering finish the week off by discussing the genre of music known as Blue-eyed Soul. As always, leave us a message about anything you think is racist at (323) 389-RACE.

Los Angeles Punk rock legend Don Bolles joins Jake to talk about some insane LA Punk rock history from The Screamers to The Weirdos. They’ll get into the origin of Don’s name, how Don moved from Arizona to audition for The Germs, living at the Canterbury apartments with Black Randy, The Source Family, the death of Peter Ivers, and why Don was arrested with a bottle of Dr. Bronner’s Magic Soap. If you want to learn more about Darby Crash and the Germs, grab yourself a copy of Lexicon Devil: The Fast Times and Short Life of Darby Crash and the Germs. As always, check out all the videos over at youtube.com/TheFogelnestFiles!

No tricks and instead all treats this Halloween on a special improv5humans with Wayne Federman, Eugene Cordero, Pamela Murphy, and Alex Fernie! Take a listen as they explore Lithuanian fountains, experience some stressful massages, and be part of a realistic zombie movie. Plus, the Earwolf forum inspires some discussion on “bullying” Thomas the Intern for his love of milk. 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!

Happy Halloween race cars! Andrew and Robbie Pickering discuss ninja costumes. Please don’t dress in any racist costumes and don’t forget to keep leaving us messages by calling (323) 389-RACE.

The mind behind 2013‘s funniest movie The Heat, Katie Dippold joins Kulap and a costumed Howard on today’s Who Charted! Katie shares one of the pranks she pulled while working on Mad TV and Howard takes us back to his early days of sex as they count down Billboard’s Top 5 Halloween Songs. Later, Katie explains why she hates cruises during the Movie Chart and tells us about the one time she broke into an abandoned mental institution with Chris Gethard as she answers your Twitter Qs! Plus, we’re treated to a special Halloween track off the new Dragon Boy Suede album!

Brian is back and this time he means business. Creeping out of the shadows is Damien Wormwood Darkomen, a mysterious being from Melevania. Will he help our heroes in their quest to finally capture the old necromancer? Or does he have other intentions? Tune in to find out! Also, a new friend drops by!

Everything comes full circle as the very first Nocturnal Emotions guest Macaulay Culkin joins Har Mar for the final flight of fancy! Mac & Har Mar chat about Mac’s current life in Paris, the highs and lows of being on tour together, the weird window in a hotel shower aka the “Teenage Humiliator,” and the idea of throwing a post Halloween party. Later, they create a movie that follows an interesting character and play a game of Let Me Ruin Your Favorite Song with The Champs’ “Tequila.”

In Episode 2 of Season 2, Michael, Michael and special guest David Wain discuss “Technology.” Their conversation covers everything from the simplest of machines like the spoon to the most complicated of all machines – the human body.

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

Today Robbie Pickering & Andrew talk about satirical sketches, good comedy coming from a place of love, and how racists can take everything the wrong way. Be sure to keep leaving us messages at (323) 389-RACE.

Join Kevin as he sits down with actor, producer, director, and Oscar winning writer, Jim Rash (Community, The Descendants) to discuss the many hats he wears in the entertainment industry. Rash chats about hosting Sundance Channel’s open panel showThe Writers’ Room, his most memorable Dean Pelton outfits, and his loving tribute to Angelina’s leg during his acceptance speech.

Your viewing assignment for next week is the only film Paul has ever watched in a theater while drinking a 40 and for good reason. It’s a superhero film that stars Ben Affleck and it’s not the new Batman. We also learn why Halloween III: Season of the Witch has a special place in Woody Allen’s heart during Corrections & Omissions and Paul answers all your cake related questions. Don’t forget to send the new Movie Title Game submissions to hdtgmfilmtitles@gmail.com! Make sure to watch Ass Backwards now on VOD & iTunes and use your face to watch Hell Baby right now on Amazon!

Kyle opens up about his most recent Night Guy outing and gets Mother involved with a new segment, Mother’s Movie Minute! Then the gang asks Sarah Kleinman, Registered Nurse and Certified Nurse Midwife, to clear up the Blastoff midwifery mystery. She takes us through the various roles of a midwife, shares her thoughts on epidurals, and sets us straight on the idea of “birthing hips.” Oh, and Tig’s still got it.

Some much needed lady energy is in the building as fellow podcaster Alison Rosen (Alison Rosen Is Your New Best Friend, The Adam Carolla Show) makes her way to the County! Alison tells us about how she became co-host of The Adam Carolla Show, her wish to give birth to a puppy, and the one time Penn Jillette had blood coming out of his ear. Things get weird as Daniel Van Kirk brings us the crazy stories once again which include a 47 year old man by the name of Garry Matthews who would like to live as “Boomer The Dog,” a stripper who won’t keep her clothes on, and a German student who attacked the Hell’s Angels with a puppy. Later, Steven Seagal stops by the studio to make Chris Brown an offer. Make sure to check out Daniel Van Kirk’s NFL column over at cover32.com! 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!

Halloween week continues as Robbie Pickering & Andrew discuss Texas, Ted Cruz, the politics of ressentiment, and straight up racist Halloween costumes. Make sure to leave us a message about anything you think is racist at (323) 389-RACE.

Beware listeners, today’s spOoOoky edition of Comedy Fang! Fang! might be too scary for the faint hearted but hopefully the zombie killing expertise of The Walking Dead’s Steven Yeun will help you face your fears! Join Scott & Steven (if you dare) as they welcome a mad scientist by the name of Dr. Traygo who is going through an emotional crisis and lesbian vampire Dykula who’s looking for a good time. That’s not all, Leo Carpazzi makes his haunting return along with The Hauntettes to debut the sequel to his original version of the Monster Mash!

Director Robbie Pickering joins Andrew Ti all this week to count down the days until Halloween and answer some racism questions. Today they discuss people decorating pumpkins with confederate flags for the Pumpkin Regatta. Be sure to call us at (323) 389-RACE to ask if anything is racist.

Best known from Cheap Seats and a little movie called The Hangover, the fantastic Ed Helms visits the calming shores of Sklarbro Country! Ed tells us about how he went from doing stand up in New York to being on The Daily Show, growing up loving the comedy of Sinbad, Jeff Foxworthy, and Rich Hall, watching the Atlanta Braves & Falcons play live a bunch as a kid, and adjusting to life after the major success of The Hangover. Later on, we get Dick Vitale on the phone who’s been a little spooked by Midnight Madness. Make sure to join the Sklar Bros tonight in Lexington, KY and get tickets for their show in St. Louis, MO in November, and their one-hour special tapings at the Majestic Theatre in Madison, WI.

The charming Kate Walsh joins Ronna and Beverly to chat about Operation Smile, why all her friends wanted to beat her up as a kid, her perfume “Boyfriend,” and her 3 upcoming movie roles. Also, Ronna & Beverly share their spoOoOoky Halloween plans!

Grab yourself a delicious crispy apple and join Ku-Ku, Wie-Wie, and Real Milk Dirt Cup on this week’s TWO CHARTED! Howard announces his new restaurant as he takes us through his eventful Wieek That Was and we get an insight on Kulap’s apple tastes as she counts down her Top 5 Favorite Apples! And we can’t forget to give a shout out the wonderful chartists because we GOT SOME GIFTS!

You know him from the incredible podcast, Throwing Shade, and from his previous appearance on this here very show – what can we say, we can’t get enough of him! BRYAN SAFI came back on and we discussed youth humiliation, fuck apps, vacation memories and why we should never listen to our instincts when stepping on a plane. We adore him, and you will too! Enjoy!

Andrew Ti and this week’s special guest JJ Wienkers finish the week off by figuring out if kids’ TV shows like Ni-Hao, Kai-Lan & Dora the Explorer are actually helping young children appreciate various cultures or if they are perpetuating certain racial stereotypes. As always, leave us a message about anything you think is racist at (323) 389-RACE.

Star of The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants & first timer Amber Tamblyn stops by along with fan favorite Todd Glass to celebrate Ovarytober on today’s special B-B-B-ONUS-S-S-s episode of Comedy Bing Bong! Amber tells us about recently becoming a regular on Two and a Half Men, Todd expresses his joy for the theme song Scott wrote for him, and they all pitch possible names for Todd’s new book. Plus, a delightful game of Would You Rather? that you won’t want to miss!

This week’s improv4humans features humans Andy Daly, Josh Simpson, and Jeff Hiller playing Harry Potter nerds, running into an aspiring actor who works at a hotel, and dealing with an unqualified STD tester. It’s an episode that’ll help you finally move out of that tepee! 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!

Andrew and JJ Wienkers discuss the good dancer stereotype. Chill out breakdancing people and don’t forget to keep leaving us messages by calling (323) 389-RACE.