Tucson Troubadour Howe Gelb & Giant Giant Sand set their sights on the Shortwave studios. Howe describes how the band formed by the wrath of coincidence, performing 3 hour long improvisational sets, and the story behind Erosion Rock. Howe also talks about the inspiration behind “Tucson: A Country Rock Opera,” thinking about winding down on recording, and how the recent events in Arizona have affected him as a local. Plus, we’re treated to some live songs from their latest album “Tucson: A Country Rock Opera.”

Tremendous comedian Tom Papa came up in the New York comedy scene with the Sklars and is here to tell us how he lived through the storm on today’s Sklarbro Country! Tom joins Randy & Jason to riff on some stories involving Alabama fan Brian Downing pleading guilty to sexually taunting a LSU fan and Toronto Maple Leafs’ Tyler Bozak taking heat for his blackface Twitter pic. Tom talks to us about his first opening gig for Kenny Loggins, how his connection to Jerry Seinfeld started, and his experience working on The Marriage Ref. Tom also shares a story of the first time he met Greg Giraldo, tells us about his Sirius XM radio interview show “Come To Papa,” and joins us for a killer round of Quick Hits! Plus, enjoy the absurdity of a pre-election recorded interview with the one and only Tom Leykis.

The presidential election took its toll on Beverly so Shaun Sperling stops by to cheer her up and discuss lighter topics. Shaun tells us the story behind his viral choreographed Bar Mitzvah video, talks about his love for Madonna, and how the video almost never made the light of day. Also, Ronna & Beverly recall Ronna’s election party and Beverly talks about her dental issues.

The beautiful and talented comedy actress, Morgan Walsh, came by and lit up our home with tales of showing up to parties a week early and what life is like by the Saltan Sea. We also have some crazy synergy moments – one involves OPRAH (of course). Enjoy!

Tears are shed on this week’s Two Charted! Ku-Ku counts down her Healthy living chart & Wie-Wie counts down his past Wie-week. Kulap is prepared for any disaster, Howard sympathizes to those effected by Sandy, and we learn some facts about Benjamin Franklin. Live healthy chartists!

Recorded LIVE from the Smell during the RIOT LA Comedy Festival is an improv4humans that will make you believe in magic! Horatio Sanz, Jon Daly, Ben Schwartz, and Ian Roberts cover everything from Hitler mustaches, dueling Bill Cosbys, and the Borat epidemic. Thanks to RIOT LA for providing the wonderful photos of the evening!

Yo, what up race cars! Special guest Max Silvestri drops by from New York to make voicemails and call racist on some questions. Max & Andrew help give a black college student advice on figuring out her identity, examine Massachusetts Senator Scott Brown’s slogan, and talk about the possible racism in the Fantasy genre. They also discuss the odd way people substitute the word Jew with almost anything and answer the question if white guys singing the blues is racist. Plus, Max tells us about being a victim of white on white hate crime in New England, explains that A Time To Kill answers all question about all racism, and describes his first album purchases. Call 323 389 RACE to leave us a question and for some life advice on how you shouldn’t be racist. Peace.

Earwolf Studios’ own Frank Serrano takes on co-hosting duties to share all kinds of stories about his family on today’s Love, Dad! Frank talks about getting through the rough patch of his baby daughter’s open heart surgery, the immediate changes during her recovery process, and how he coped with the whole situation as a father. Frank also tells us about noticing early signs of his 3 year-old daughter’s speech impediment, her improvement with the help of speech therapy, and the difficult process of enrolling her into school.

Every once in a while a bro might want to come hang out so who better to stop by than the Nerdist himself Chris Hardwick on today’s special mid-week episode of Comedy Bang Bang! Chris tells us about his upcoming Comedy Central special Mandroid, explains the meaning of dookie cookie, and answers the question as to why priests can’t marry. The always hilarious stand-up comedian JT McDowell drops by to hit the turf, showcase his Julia Child impression, and play a game of Would You Rather? that will make you say WTF!

The fancy Baron Vaughn dazzles us on this week’s Who Charted! Baron improvises a new Music Chart theme, shares his favorite thing about athletic burlesque, and tells us a story on how he became an award nominated musician during the Billboard Country Songs Chart. We discuss RZA’s apprenticeship in preparation for his film, the responsibilities that come with playing video games, and worst celebrity meetings with the Movie Chart. Plus, Baron counts down the Five I’s of Twitter with a game of Chart Roulette!

The super talented actress/musician/artist Alia Shawkat sits down to chat on this week’s Nocturnal Emotions! Alia talks about shooting scenes for the upcoming season of Arrested Development with an ostrich, having Quentin Tarantino jokingly berate her shoes, and the inspiration behind her interview with herself. Alia also shares some embarrassing stories such as getting drunk at the Golden Globes at 16 and getting overly dressed up for an animated voiceover audition. Plus, Alia & Har Mar lay out the groundwork for Weekend at Bernie’s on Broadway during Let’s Create A Show and play a game of Let Me Ruin Your Favorite Song with Sam Cooke’s “(What a) Wonderful World.” Be sure to check out Alia’s artwork at mutantalia.com

For the first time ever, Randy, Jason and Dan record Sklarbro County out of the Earwolf Studios. Coming to you straight from Dan Van Kirk’s cabin in Wisconsin, the boys are joined by the always hilarious young comedian from New York, Nate Fridson. Nate talks about how his writing process leads him to perform clean, being the only white guy at any pickup game of basketball in Brooklyn, and being stereotyped as an artist. Dan Van Kirk brings us some crazy stories involving; a New Mexico 10 year-old boy suing police after getting tasered at a Career Fair, a Minnesota man’s nightmare with a deer, and a truck running over a sunbathing reality star’s head. Plus, Cory (one of the buddies from the cabin) tells us his story of having to wrestle Brock Lesnar during a summer wrestling tournament.

Jake’s longtime buddy John Ross Bowie drops by to talk POLITICS on today’s special election episode of THE FOGELNEST FILES! John reminisces about the many times old Hasidic men would walk into the UCB-NY theatre thinking it was still a burlesque theatre, tries to explain Mark Russell to young people, and tells us about the time he talked to Jello Biafra backstage at an ASSSSCAT performance. Jake & John discuss politics by looking at some clips which include; the Fridays “Ronnie Horror Picture Show” sketch, Moe Tucker at a Tea Party rally, and Hillary Clinton being a bad ass. Message from Jake: “Hey everyone. On this episode I say the election is November 7th. I’m not an idiot. It’s the 6th. I got confused. Don’t worry, I’m not gonna try and vote on the 7th. In fact, I already voted. I voted for Michael Dukakis. Is anyone reading this? Okay, make sure to go leave reviews for Led Zeppelin’s “Physical Graffiti” in “The Fogelnest Files” section on iTunes. Bye!”

Betsy Sodaro, Jeff Hiller, and Colton Dunn are here to say it’s your choice to suck a dick on today’s improv4humans! Victoria Jackson bailed so the gang decided to create scenes based on clips from her interview on Howard Stern. Everything from gay marriage to squarriage will be covered. 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.

Sean and Hayes discover a curse that hangs over their podcast as they go over this week’s events in singing shows. The Funniest Joke of the Week is declared. The two of them debate a controversial element of “The Amazing Race” and annotate yet another “Shark Tank” segment in a game of Tanks But No Tanks. DAMIEN FAHEY admits to enjoying the show “Gigolos” and plays a game of Sean’s design.

We return to the well of Stallone in a big way with the 1986 classic film that was originally suppose to be Beverly Hills Cop. Also, Paul puts some of the confusion of Sleepaway Camp to rest and gives us the steps to making a sock bun. Don’t forget to get your tickets for our first LIVE New York show at The Bell House!

Relive the best moments of Professor Blastoff (thus far) or listen to them for the first time! Join Tig, Kyle, and David as they give us an update that will be sure to make you smile. Don’t forget to get your tickets for our first LIVE show November 17th in New York at The Bell House!

Parks and Recreation’s Aziz Ansari returns for today’s special election episode of Comedy Bang Bang! Aziz talks about the inspiration behind his tour Buried Alive, the cast on Parks & Rec, and being scared of Gout. Bob Odenkirk, Mike Hanford, and Neil Campbell stop by to reunite with Scott as the political parodists The Washington Monugents to tickle some ribs and kick out some topical jams. Also joining us is political commentator Pat Buchanan who tells us his feelings on this election and plays a game of Would You Rather?

21st century balladeer Jill Sobule stops by to recall the many cover band names of her past on this week’s Shortwave. Jill talks about taking her mother to see Dancing With the Stars, working on a couple of musicals, and describes how street performing one night in Spain ultimately lead her to pursue music professionally after getting a 6 month gig. Jill also shares her excitement of opening for Donovan on tour, being a pioneer of the Kickstarter model, and explains how her song “I Kissed A Girl” helped & hurt her career. Plus, we are treated a couple of live songs from her extensive catalogue including a specially written song about the history of immigration in the United States called “They Say They Want Our America Back.”

Learn about the different ways on how to raise money and how to pay that money back on today’s episode of Seth Godin’s Startup School. Seth discusses television, the importance of advertising, and the long tail.

It’s the first episode of the reality SHOW show! Sean and Hayes address the feelings they experienced watching this week’s singing competition shows. A segment of “Shark Tank” is analyzed via a game of Tanks But No Tanks. Hayes sits down for a pre-taped interview with Survivor producer Charlie Parsons. DC Pierson opens up about his affection for MTV’s Real World/Road Rules Challenge and helps crown this week’s reality GameChanger. New episodes of the reality SHOW show drop Tuesdays on Earwolf and iTunes.

Pete Holmes returns to the calming shores to make it weird on today’s Sklarbro Country! Pete joins Randy & Jason for some takes which include Keith Levasseur completing the Baltimore Marathon in flip flops and a flight attendant suing Magic Johnson for firing her for being 7 minutes late. Pete then catches up with the Sklars by talking about how his podcast You Made It Weird has drastically changed the way he performs stand-up on the road, his recent Twitter back and forth with Marc Maron, and gets into a deep discussion about the connection between religion and sports. That’s not all, we get into some Quick Hits involving skier Manny Osborne-Paradis injuring himself after being dragged by a party bus, England accusing Romania of cheating at World Angling Championships by using secret bait, and 19-year-old Bladimir Barreto failing to jump over a car to impress college recruiters. Plus, we get all Gumbly with it as we call up Bryant Gumbel who tells us how he will take over as commissioner of the NBA.

Meg Myers is going to be a household name someday soon. She’s an insanely talented singer/artist and she is also probably the person who knows Elizabeth and Andy the best in all of the world…. You’ll be hearing a lot about skeletons and death and pet rats, and it’ll all be totally worth it when you hear the really fucking amazing song at the end! Enjoy!

It’s mustard taste test time on this week’s Tookta Charted! Wie-Wie aka Tiki Chapstick counts down a special Double Stuffed Double Chart of Chartist E-Mails & 5 Songs That Wie Likes and Ku-Ku gets us up on some flicks & some important info on politics with her Top 5 Things She Wants To Talk About Chart. A chartist samples Ku-Ku & Wie-Wie, Howard tells us about the time he met Michael Gross in a restroom, and Engineer Brett’s mustard gets put to the taste test. Stard me up!

Today’s episode of improv4humans with Tim Meadows, Joe Wengert, and John Gemberling is not for those who get offended easily. Join them as they use their expert improvisational skills to create scenes about maintaining a friendship with a past lover, potty mouth pets, and Edgar Allan Poe’s ghost. Will they go too far for the sake of comedy? Listen to find out! 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.

Yo, what up race cars! This week’s special guest Dave Holmes drops by to tell everyone to cut the shit and stop being racist. Dave & Andrew discuss dating outside of your own race, figure out exactly what oriental flavor is, and talk about culture forcing cartoonish behavior from everyone in movies. They also break down why a caller’s co-worker is straight up racist, call racist on the song “My Old Kentucky Home,” and ask why anything that can potentially help society is given a shitty nickname. Plus, Dave explains “Up the Butt Bob” to Andrew, bridges the gap between all Americans, and fixes racism. Call 323-389 RACE to leave a question and possibly have someone make fun of you on the podcast. Peace.

It’s the triumphant return of the grizzled veteran on today’s Love, Dad! The dads discuss the effects of getting injured, the unnecessary competitiveness among dads at kid soccer games, and precautions to take on Halloween. Dave talks about about teaching his kids about taking responsibility with a chore chart, starting a business with his son Charlie, and gives us a clean joke of the week. Plus, Jeff tells us about his recent football related injury and falling in love with his wife while trick-or-treating at the age of 13.

Join Ku-Ku & Wie-Wie as they celebrate 100 episodes of Who Charted! Recorded LIVE at UCB-LA, our first guest Steve Agee returns to share stories of the origin of Who Charted and gets up on all the latest musical trends with the Music Chart. Director Jason Woliner drops by to tell us about being Kulap’s fear buddy and to use his expertise to countdown the Movie Chart. Paul F. Tompkins aka Suit McGoo stops by as well to do what he does best; remix chart themes, earn Comedy Credits, and break records by playing 5 Chart Games. Thanks to chartist Glenn Liebler for taking pictures of this momentous evening!

Father John Misty AKA Josh Tillman joins Har Mar to reminisce about their magical mushroom ride on this week’s Nocturnal Emotions! Josh talks about his love of Yelp reviews, messing with his roommates with the help of Garageband, and his sassy dance moves on The Late Show with David Letterman. Josh also shares some embarrassing stories such as peeing on himself in a baseball game, sleeping on the streets of Chicago after a bad show, and having his childhood dream of becoming a poet crushed. Plus, the guys ruin various celebrity lives during Let’s Create A Show and play a game of Let Me Ruin Your Favorite Song with The Beatles’ “Run For Your Life.”

Welcome to the first episode of SHOTS FIRED, a weekly look into what’s good, what’s bad, and what’s weird in the world of hip-hop, hosted by music journalist Jeff Weiss and underground hip-hop star MC Nocando. Today the duo explore the meaning of the word “Fanute” coined by French Montana, talk about the history of Swag Dracula, and discuss the possibility of Nas using ghostwriters. Underground DJ (and co-founder of L.A. hip-hop mainstay The Low End Theory) the Gaslamp Killer drops by to tell us how he met Gonjasufi, describes getting his life together after hitting rock bottom, and plays some tracks off his latest album “Breakthrough.” New episodes drop Thursdays, so be sure to listen to Shots Fired on Earwolf.com and iTunes!