Listener Glenn, like many of us, is plagued by constant anxiety regarding which public restrooms he should and shouldn’t use. The foremost expert in the field, Bob Ducca, is here to help!

Chris Pratt of Moneyball and Parks & Rec comes in and does his thing

Randy and Jason are out on the road so it’s time to call in the 12th man…and the 13th man…and the 14th woman. Matt Besser, Howard Kremer, and Danielle Schneider are slapping some paint on their faces and getting in the gridiron! First some basic drills with the Hank Williams Jr fiasco, the intrinsic hypocrisy of Fantasy Football, and the NBA lockout, but then the real game begins: Explaining football terminology to Danielle (as a surrogate for our other non-sports fan listeners). Which of our replacement hosts are YOU voting for?

After ten weeks of nerve-wracking Skype calls as part of The Earwolf Challenge, we’ve got Matt Besser in our living room and we’re going to hold HIS feet to the fire for a change! And by that we mean, we ask him about his grocery shopping and find out why he dislikes Domino’s Pizza. This is our first episode on Earwolf, so be sure to drop us a line on the forums (as long as you aren’t a troll)!

It is time for another product review and this one is a real doozy. Is the Over Door Home Cervical Neck Traction Kid by Spineright spine-right for you? Listen in and hopefully you can avoid some of Bob’s mistakes.

Okay guys, I think we need to have a meeting. First of all, you need to work on your first date etiquette. I mean, it’s a date not an asshole party! Secondly, you can’t use your sibling’s fame to try to propel your own career. I don’t want to see that! Lastly, and this is most important, you need to get off your butt and listen to this episode of Glitter in the Garbage with Drew, Dante, and Rebekah! Sheesh, was that so hard? Meeting adjourned!

When we relaunched Earwolf.com, we added a section called Yourcast that would allow podcasters to advertise on our site. For this week’s The Wolf Den, we’ve asked two of our Yourcast users (Jacob Munford from Lobstercast and Cameron Buchholtz from CB Radio) to tell us about their experiences using the service and to teach us about the unique struggles of running a podcast outside of Hollywood. Enjoy, and be sure to peruse Yourcast for what might be your new favorite podcast!

We’re just one week into October and already the chart orchard has turned into a spooky Halloween maze! Test your fears as the Billboard Top Dance Singles goblins and weekend box office ghouls wait behind every twist and turn to frighten you. Rob Huebel is here to hold your hand (and play a round of Chart Goose), and if the ghost scratches on his chest are any indication, he’s prepared to fight! Are you ready to be transported to the scary world of LMFAO and Killer Elite? Are you prepared to fend off scary strangers at birthday parties and videotape armed gunmen? Do I look pretty?

Sure, most podcast listeners are white, American males, but that doesn’t mean that we lack cultural diversity as an industry. Today Bob responds to a listener letter regarding some of the geographically and culturally specific ailments and illnesses that can and will afflict many of us. Thanks for your letter Sam!

One of the coolest things about science is that you can use it to blow things up! Our guest, physicist Robert Ike III, knows all about harnessing atoms and can explain just how particle accelerators, Uranium, and lasers work. Mostly lasers. This episode is primarily about lasers. And gerbils, surprisingly. It’s a real blunderbuss of an episode! Am I using that term correctly?

If you missed the debut episode of Analyze Phish, let me get you up to speed: Harris Wittels and Scott Aukerman are friends, Harris likes Phish, and Scott does not. This show is a chance for Harris to defend his musical taste and maybe even gain a new concert buddy. In episode two, Harris addresses some of the criticisms he received for the first episode and tries a new approach to introducing Scott to Phish. Will it work? You’ll have to listen to find out!

Ronna & Beverly tell the tale of their Rosh Hashanah Brisket-Off and talk to Author/Journalist/Telegenic Jew Joel Stein about what it takes to be a man.

It’s been way too long since our good friends Sarah Silverman and Nick Kroll stopped by! They join singer Dan Mangan this week for a “haha lol” Comedy Bang Bang complete with surprise appearances from Bobby Bottleservice and Nick’s “Old Lady” Erma. It’s occasionally philosophical (why don’t men wear dresses?) and perhaps a little inside about Hollywood (Bobby B has some big plans for Sarah’s career), but at the end of the day it’s still a good ol’ Comedy Bang Bang complete with Would You Rather? and Plugs! Sip some brandy and enjoy!

This week’s How Did This Get Made? is the first of its kind. Our guests are Lexi Alexander, director of Punisher: War Zone and Patton Oswalt, one of the movie’s most vocal supporters. Together with Paul and June (unfortunately Jason had to miss this one) they honestly explain how this movie got made: From the very first pitch meetings to the week after it was released. Hear how unfortunate timing, poor marketing, and mixed expectations affected the success of one of the coolest, craziest, most fun comic book adaptations of the decade (at least).

If you missed the debut episode of Analyze Phish, let me get you up to speed: Harris Wittels and Scott Aukerman are friends, Harris likes Phish, and Scott does not. This show is a chance for Harris to defend his musical taste and maybe even gain a new concert buddy. In episode two, Harris addresses some of the criticisms he received for the first episode and tries a new approach to introducing Scott to Phish. Will it work? You’ll have to listen to find out!

After five weeks of scary pirates, fierce competitors, mysterious natives, pervy judges, and more, it’s time to grab a cocktail and enjoy the thrilling conclusion of our six week Boat Queen adventure. Will they learn how to speak to the natives? Can they get off this scary island? How will the girls ever win their dearly desired crown? Find out this week on The Apple Sisters!

Synchronicity is in the air ya’ll! Our guest, the master improviser JEAN VILLEPIQUE  is chock full of beauty, comedy chops, and the most delightful energy which made this an incredibly fun episode! We start with farts and end with murder dreams and string it all together with love. ENJOY!

Virginia Madsen. Oscar-nominated actress (Sideways) whose career has spanned nearly 3 decades (but it doesn’t look a day over 2 decades)!

Today, for the first time in Affirmation Nation history, we have a guest speaker! Sometimes it’s not about what you say but how you say it, so hopefully by bringing a fresh new voice to the podcast we can learn to understand others in a deeper, fuller, more unconditional way.

Randy and Jason are on the road so they decided to try something different this week. No quick hits, no Sklarbitration, no characters, just an hour or so with Marc Maron. Marc, as you probably know, hosts a very popular podcast called WTF? and we’ve decided to plug into his formula just this once! The three discuss comedy idols, getting started in the industry, the business of podcasting, and Marc’s connection to the sports world. We hope you enjoy.

For the first time ever, How Did This Get Made? has invited a director to join us in discussing their movie. Our guests next week will be comedian Patton Oswalt and director Lexi Alexander who will help us discuss Punisher: War Zone. This episode is coming out earlier than usual (October 3rd) so submit your questions for Lexi as soon as possible. And if you live on Los Angeles, be sure to see Punisher: War Zone at the New Beverly on October 4th.

There is a lot of misinformation and stigma when it comes to ear candling. Don’t let yourself get confused like listener Tom; listen to Bob and figure out how to make ear candling work for you.

With Season One of The Earwolf Challenge under our belt, we’re ready to go back and see what worked, what didn’t, and how we can make Season Two even better. This serves as both an episode of The Wolf Den and The Earwolf Challenge as Jeff Ullrich, Frank Capello, and Matt Besser talk to three of our vocal forum participants to find out how we screwed up and what we did right. If we left anything out, be sure to let us know in the forums!

Welcome to Glitter in the Garbage. Is this your first time? How to explain what the show is…hmmm…it’s like a blind date! You’ll be threatened and assaulted the whole time! Wait, no, that’s not it….it’s like a pleasure cruise! Everyone is constantly downing Viagra and searching for blinks. That’s not much better is it? Okay, it is sort of like a retreat! You’ll be constantly criticized and talk a lot about sex. That’s actually scarily accurate. You know what, just listen and Drew, Kevin, and Jack will take care of you!

There is a lot you don’t know about Tim Heidecker. You probably don’t know about his relationship with rock legends Pete Townshend and Roger Daltrey. You probably don’t know about his scary side gig in the world of the killer elite. You probably don’t know about his rad new iPhone app or what he ate for breakfast. Listen to Who Charted? and you’ll learn a few things: Not only about the Billbord Heatseeker Albums or the weekend box office, but about Allentown, Heidecker & Wood, and Bob Odenkirk. Oh Mary!

Grab a spoonful of whipped topping and a carton of vanilla ice cream, because today we’re talking about pies! Perhaps the finest dessert in existence, Bob celebrates this warm and flaky treat in true Affirmation Nation form.

The Wicker Man has a measly 14% on Rotten Tomatoes. Does it deserve this terrible score? Jonah Ray is in the studio to deconstruct and celebrate the ridiculousness of this Neil Labute remake disaster. We also get a call from Liam O’Donnell, one of the writers of Skyline, who defends his movie and offers up an explanation of how it got made. In case that isn’t enough, we’ve got a special tease into our next episode which you can expect earlier than normal. Now if you’ll excuse me, I have a special ceremony to attend.

This week’s Professor Blastoff is 100% organic, homegrown, and hormone free. We have noted vegan Myq Kaplan on to discuss the ever changing world of food and food production: From the evolution of the grocery store to the adverse affects of methane and so much more. Plus we introduce a new segment: Weekly Vocabulary Lesson! Listen while you eat something raw and traded freely.

I don’t know about you guys, but I’ve still got some bro in my system and I gotta get it out! Enter Todd Barry, Nick Thune, and Matthew Sweet who join Scott for an hour of songs, games, stories, Hot Topics, and bro time. I mean, what else do you need to know? Oh, that Matthew Sweet’s new album Modern Art comes out tomorrow. A perfect soundtrack for bro-ing out!