Yo, what up race cars! Today we are joined by Howard Kremer to discuss if white people using the N-word is racist. Call 323-389-7223 and leave us a voicemail if you want to ask us if something is racist. No robots please.

Welcome to the first episode of Seth Godin’s Startup School. Join best-selling author Seth Godin as he provides business advice for entrepreneurs and freelancers from this rare workshop. During this week’s episode Seth discusses creating a monopoly, describes the differences between freelancers and entrepreneurs, and talks about how a business is connected to marketing.

Welcome to Yo, Is This Racist? with Andrew Ti! Join Andrew Ti as he answers one of your questions every day about whether something is racist. Spoiler Alert: It almost always is totally racist. Howard Kremer joins us today to figure out if calling black sprinkles on ice cream “jimmies” is racist. Call 323-389-7223 and leave us a voicemail if you want to ask us if something is racist.

It’s been 16 years since she’s released a solo album, Susanna Hoffs of the Bangles sits down to chat on this week’s Shortwave. Susanna shares her writing process, explains how Keith Richard’s audiobook inspired her throughout the making of the record, and tells us how Prince helped The Bangles break out onto the charts. Susanna also talks about writing with Mark Linkous in an old abandoned schoolyard, how The Bangles became an alumni of Gilmore Girls, and singing backup on the Talking Heads’ “Wild Wild Life.” Plus, we’re treated to some live songs from Susanna’s latest album “Someday.”

School’s back in session so it was only a matter of time before our 16 year-old intern Marissa Wompler made her way back to the studio to help co-host today’s Comedy Bang Bang! Marissa gets schooled on Grimace, The Fat Boys and motor boating by none other than Rob Corddry! Rob also offers Marissa some expert advice on her recent heartbreak. Plus, we get one special turd of information about what’s to come up on the season finale of Childrens Hospital. Womp It Up!

Our good friend of over 20 years, NY Times best selling author Brad Meltzer, visits the calming shores this week on Sklarbro Country! Brad joins Randy & Jason to reminisce about being apart of the test pilot for Cheap Seats, describes how he’s the food server for his son’s fantasy league, and explains how he explores the thriller genre to keep his writing fresh. We also get into some crazy sports stories including a former WWE Diva who was arrested 3 times in 3 days and how confused Dallas Cowboys fans were lead to a gay dating site. Plus, Brad tells us about the time he took his dad to Comic-Con during Quick Hits and Tom Leykis gives us a call to talk sports!

Beverly uses her new psychic gift on our guest Brian Huskey! Brian sits down with Ronna and Beverly to talk about the origin of the name Huskey, how his daughter loves it when he pretends to get angry, and tells us about dressing up as a spaceman in Germany. Plus, Ronna confronts Beverly about chewing loudly during synagogue and eating Milky Ways on Yom Kippur.

Rebecca Drysdale is one of our comedy heroes, currently writes for Key and Peele, and is our guest on today’s Totally Laime! Rebecca joins Elizabeth & Andy to talk about her love of pets, tells us how she would like a floating chair from WALL-E but not have to need it, and shares how she once got a woman pregnant. Plus, vaginas are up for discussion as we play a game of Laime or Totally: Rapid Fire. Enjoy!

Get juiced up for today’s Two Charted! Classic films, Mark Ruffalo, and Spice World are all up for discussion during Ku-Ku’s Top 5 Summah Movies Chart and Wie-Wie reveals his Summah obsession of Riff Raff during his Summah 2012 Tunes Chart. Join us as we reflect on all the lessons we learned from Summah 2012.

Go out into the woods and have some alone time with today’s improv4humans! This week we are joined by members of the legendary improv group the Swarm; Sean Conroy, Andy Secunda, and Billy Merritt! Listen as they meet the pope, sing role playing karaoke, and explore the rules of Splooge Marooge. Be sure to pick up an improv4humans shirt from the Earwolf Store and follow @MattBesser on Twitter to send in your improv suggestions. Music by Bobby Matthews and Dragoon.

We’re getting to the bottom of consumerism on this week’s Love, Dad! Dave & Jeff discuss how to limit the many things children consume today from video games to smart phones. We also explore the importance of teaching kids the value of a dollar, setting rules early on, and being an involved parent by monitoring your child’s usage of technology. Plus, we have the clean joke of the week for you to consume!

Zach Galifianakis is back to get his groove on with Ku-Ku & Wie-Wie on today’s Who Charted! We introduce him to Carly Rae Jepsen in the Songs of Summah Chart, tells us about his love of Christmas during the Top Grossing Comedy Fat Suit Movies Chart, and explains why the internet can be very distracting. Plus, special guest Scott Aukerman drops in as well to discuss Zach’s Subaru during a game of Chart Goose!

Our good friend Adam Green joins us on a flight of fancy into the night time on this week’s Nocturnal Emotions! Adam recalls the early beginnings of The Moldy Peaches, describes his cube inspired art pieces, and talks about his upcoming collaborative album with Binki Shapiro. We also hear the story behind the Doggy Dare scene from his iPhone film “The Wrong Ferarri” and play a game of Let Me Ruin Your Favorite Song. You can download Adam’s movie for free, browse his artwork/music, and find his upcoming tour dates at www.adamgreen.info

We are joined by the Vice President of Something Awful.com, Jon Hendren for an in-studio edition of The Fogelnest Files! Jon tells us the story behind choosing the username @fart on Twitter, exiling Pitbull to Alaska, and his relationship with Garfield. Jake & Jon discuss awesome dudes and total jerks with a couple of clips which include; Glenn Danzig’s book collection, Buddy Rich berating his band on a bus, Jim Morrison yelling at the audience, Crispin Glover in drag singing Olivia Newton-John as part of The Beaver Trilogy and Bowser from Sha Na Na.

We nerd out about sports with Grantland’s Jonah Keri on this week’s Sklarbro County! Jonah tells us how he realized sportswriting was his calling at a young age, unveils a story about his encounter with Jon Gruden, and recalls his choice of not joining in a scuffle at a Pop Burger. Dan Van Kirk joins us with stories involving; a cheerleading coach who was arrested for not wanting to leave her boyfriend’s truck, a college student who threatened police with a penis slap, and a newlywed couple’s lawsuit against Medieval Times. Plus, Steven Seagal leaves a voicemail response to the story of him pooping himself while getting choked out. You can pick up Jonah Keri’s New York Times Bestseller “The Extra 2%” right here.

It’s more money, more problems on this week’s Professor Blastoff! We are joined by a professional money person, CPA Richard Bowen to discuss the definition of wealth. Richard shares tips on how to avoid debt, talks about the dumb things people do with their money, how the most valuable thing we have is time, why credit scores are a joke, and the Indian food crisis. We also explore the idea of what we’ll do with an unlimited amount of money.

It’s time once again for a mini-episode of How Did This Get Made! Our next selection is a long lost bad movie classic starring Pamela Anderson Lee as she does karate, shows off her boobs and looks badass. We get a taste of what kind of dialogue we’re in store for with a clip from a post strip tease scene and answer your viewer mail questions about toast, cell phone numbers, and movie remakes! Also, be sure to post your suggestions in the Bad Halloween Movies forum!

A star studded panel of guests who haven’t been on the show due to geographical reasons, B.J. Novak and Wyatt Cenac join us for today’s Comedy Bang Bang! We talk to B.J. about leaving The Office and Wyatt Cenac tells us what is coming up on The Daily Show. We also welcome internet critics Van Davion and Mike Smith to share some insights on how television can be funnier. Plus, we play a riveting game of Would You Rather? Don’t forget to tip your mailman!

A soft spoken Glen Phillips sits down with Grant-Lee Phillips on this week’s Shortwave. Glen & Grant-Lee chat about their collaborating history and going out on tour together. Glen also shares stories about his early beginnings as a theatre geek with Toad the Wet Sprocket, how the ukelele saved his life, the glass coffee table incident, and why he’s known as the shoeless one. We are also treated to a couple of live songs from Glen’s latest album “The Coyote Sessions,” and Grant-Lee’s “Walking In The Green Corn.”

Mark Valley is a very talented actor (Human Target, Fringe, Boston Legal), and not a demarcation on a map. Stop swooning already, and get to know him on this episode.

An in house favorite, James Adomian joins us today for a star-studded episode of Sklarbro Country! Randy & Jason talk about their wonderful experience throwing the first pitch at Progressive Field and how some old man booed the pitch. We then welcome James to the program to learn about his process behind his many impressions and how his transition from doing characters to doing stand-up as himself was liberating. A flurry of special guests drop in to help us out with some Quick Hits! Plus, Mark Wahlberg takes some time away from home to come give us a visit and runs into the one and only Jesse Ventura. That’s not all, If you’re in Atlanta this weekend be sure to see Randy and Jason perform stand-up at The Punchline!

It’s an all out chat about undercarriages with our guest H. Alan Scott on this week’s Totally Laime! He shares stories of his recent dealings with testicular cancer, explains the ins and outs of his taint piercing, and tells us why not to mix Dominos with sex. Enjoy!

The last day of Summah is upon us once again and what a better way to spend it than to listen to this week’s Two Charted! Wie-Wie tells us tales of street urchins and scams as we count down his Top 5 Rip-offs/Thefts & we discuss our favorite artists as we count down Ku-Ku’s Top 5 Songs On Repeat. Don’t forget to go get your Summah 2012 shell and prepare yourself for Summah 2013!

We took to the Earwolf Forums and asked YOU which were the best scenes in the past episodes of improv4humans and had so many to choose from that we split them into two very special sampler episodes. Enjoy this pu-pu platter of some of your favorite scenes from an all star cast of improvisers and stay tuned for Volume 2! Be sure to pick up an improv4humans shirt from the Earwolf Store and follow @MattBesser on Twitter to send in your improv suggestions. Music by Bobby Matthews and Dragoon.

Today’s Love, Dad is a very special episode where we answer your e-mail questions! Dave & Jeff give some advice on what lies ahead for an expectant dad, discuss how kids are sometimes pressured into a religion, and weigh in on how to deal with a bully situation. We also examine the idea of rough housing and letting kids be kids. In addition to all this question answering, we’re also treated with a clean joke of the week!

We’re gripping and ripping through the charts this week as Jon Daly joins us on Who Charted! Jon describes how Drake stunned 60,000 people at the Watch The Throne concert, discusses Bieber’s rapper mentality & chrome-wrapped car, and tells us about the time he met Katy Perry during the Hip Hop & R&B Music Chart. The Movie Chart brings up the question as to why a member of SEAL Team 6 has better Hollywood makeup than Joseph Gordon Levitt in Looper. Plus, we hear how Chuck Woolery invited Jon to go bass fishing with a game of Chart Roulette!

We discover some great gems from Ellen Page’s past on this week’s Nocturnal Emotions! Ellen joins Har Mar Superstar to share her love of Degrassi, get Really Really Real about her first movie role, and drops a little Halifax history lesson. She also tells us about her embarrassing moment on Chelsea Lately and plays a game of Let Me Ruin Your Favorite Song.

If you love movies with huge explosions, bar fights, and monster trucks, then you have to watch Road House immediately. Our first return guest, Doug Benson, joined us for this week’s How Did This Get Made? LIVE at Bumbershoot! We discuss everything from throat ripping to everybody going commando to the lack of any police involvement. That’s not all, we also open it up to questions to make sure we didn’t miss anything important in this amazing movie that even babies are sure to love.

Be sure to get into your watching positions for this edition of The Fogelnest Files! Recorded live at UCB-LA, Jake Fogelnest welcomes special guests Jon Daly and Paul F. Tompkins to dive into the world of Cinema. Jake, Jon, and Paul discuss films by viewing a variety of clips which include; a lunatic on Public Access, the trailer to a 1986 comedy where blackface meets Harvard, an exciting television intro to a movie filled with gang warfare, Dan Aykroyd pretending to be a pimp, Vincent Price taking acid, Gene Shalit critiquing The Shining, Siskel & Ebert reviewing Stop Or My Mom Will Shoot, and of course, Howard The Duck.

We’re going international this week as we welcome Kenny Hassan & Steven Cohen to Sklarbro County! They talk about the differences in English and American soccer commenting, having to be engaged in watching a soccer game, and the previous inaccessibility of viewing a game. Kenny & Steven also help us get into some stories involving; lawnmower Tebowing, a teenager who shot his penis while cleaning a gun he just bought, and another Where’s The Headline? Plus, our good friend Mark Wahlberg left us a voicemail as part of the Weekly Wahlberg.