What’s poppin’ con-gregation? This week, we welcome back comedian Caleb Hearon to discuss Norman Baker, a vaudevillian, business-owner, and radio-show host in the 1800’s who claimed to have a cure for cancer. Plus, a Hong Kong student has been arrested after participating in an elaborate kidnapping to scam her parents out of ransom money. Stay Schemin’! 

Anonymous notes in the library and a will they/won’t they story spanning years. A woman shares the epic tale of her own “You’ve Got Mail” situation and what she learned from the experience. She explains how hiding letters in books turned into 8 months of back and forth with a mystery guy otherwise known as “library boy.” Geth and the live audience ask all your burning questions including, “what happened?!” Later on, she reveals the fate of her mystery man and why she’s happy now. 

Comedian, author, and SNL alum Kevin Nealon joins Scott to talk about his new book “I Exaggerate: My Brushes with Fame,” what parts of his body have been replaced, and tries to have a serious conversation. Then, umpire coach Donald Ump stops by to talk about teaching how to ump. Plus, attorney Robby Delmuda returns to talk about being framed for tax evasion.

Aisling Bea (This Way Up) and Michael Showalter (Search Party) join Paul and Jason to discuss the 2017 Zoey Deutch teen horror-comedy Vampire Academy.

UGHtober rages on, this time with another installment of The Game Was Better where Heather, Nick and Matt discuss the 2006 film adaptation of Silent Hill! They talk about the recent Silent Hill announcements, what the movie gets right and wrong about the franchise, and more. Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @getplayedpod. Check out our premium series Get Anime’d on patreon.com/getplayed or on Stitcher Premium. Join us on our Discord server here: https://discord.com/invite/x4CvcW8hCK Wanna leave us a voicemail? Call 616-2-PLAYED (616-275-2933) or write us an email at getplayedpod@gmail.com

Actor and comedian Kevin Nealon feels obligated about being Conan O’Brien’s friend.

Kevin sits down with Conan once again to discuss his new book I Exaggerate: My Brushes with Fame, the upcoming season of Hiking with Kevin, living in the moment, and who he thinks is the funniest of all time.

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Chef Kelly Fields sits down with Cameron to discuss cooking for her family from a young age, working as a pastry chef in New Orleans, and taking a break to be present.

We have intrepid reporters Rae Sanni and Ira Madison III coming to us just after their wild adventures at Bravo-con and boy do they have tales to tell. From Kenya to Brooks Marks, She by Order it yourself at the Bravo Bazaar and of course toxic codependency from Teresa and Louis, there is so much to process. Plus we talk the New New York, Beverly Hills Reunion part deux and the Potomac taco party sans tacos. Also, how are we still in goddamn Arizona on SLC?

It’s the 6th Annual Bitch Sesh Live (from home) Halloween Spooktacular with special guest ANDY COHEN Thursday November 3rd at 5:30pm PST/ 8:30pm EST tickets https://app.loopedlive.com/c/3883 come dressed as in your favorite Bravo Cos-play there will be prizes awarded!!!

Couples costumes, Donald Glover and BMW Flat Tires, all this and much more on this week’s Last Looks!

Psychotherapist and author Megan Devine joins Jameela this week to discuss what grief is, how it can affect us physically, what we can say to those in our lives who are grieving, and how we can actually help, and then wrap things up by answering your questions about grief and healing.

Check out Megan’s podcast – Here After with Megan Devine – Wherever you get your podcasts

You can get Megan’s book – It’s Okay That You’re Not Okay – wherever books are sold.

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IBS or a spirit that possesses you every time you’re on the toilet? Betsy and Mano decide what’s spookier: real life or fictional horror. They also do a “where are they now?” check in with the gator from “Crawl” and the Wolfman (Jon Gabrus). Later on, the SCARY BOWL competition is fierce featuring heavy hitters like Chucky and Pennywise.

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Indie-folk duo National Park Radio joins improvisers Sean Conroy and Mookie Blaiklock on this week’s improv4humans with Matt Besser! National Park Radio performs songs that inspire scenes about location-locked love, outdoor proposals, a rookie hangman, and more!

Michelle and Dan are back with lots of updates including a possible assault in the Funny Girl audience and which famous American author hit on Michelle’s mom, but also some POD NEWS and exciting things to come. More content you say? Head over to https://www.patreon.com/join/michcoll to support ur faves and stay updated on this new chapter!! Xo Mich & Dan

This week, Leslie and Lenny welcomes Late Night Talk Show host Seth Meyers to the show. They talk about their time on SNL, Seth’s next move after Late Night and Seth does some of Leslie’s favorite impressions. Plus, find out why weather reporters are just one fckry of the week.

Conan talks to falconer Roxanne from San Diego about her birds’ unique responsibilities and what work Conan could do to join her avian crew.

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Paul & Amy stalk John Carpenter’s genre-defining 1978 slasher Halloween!

Let’s say you pass a group of people dressed identically. Are they a) following a trend, b) wearing uniforms, or c)  in a cult? And who’s to say the answer can’t be all of the above? This week, we’re diving fabric first into the world of American cults, communes, and alternative communities with fashion historian and archivist Sarah C. Byrd. Listen in as she and Jonathan discuss how these groups have historically expressed themselves through style—and why the definition of “cult fashion” might be more expansive than we think.

Sarah C. Byrd is a fashion historian, archivist, & educator based in New York. Her independent research focuses on the history of clothing within American “cults” and alternative communities, as well as the role of museums in fashion design education. She is also passionate about creating space to engage in learning outside of institutional programs. You can connect with Sarah via her website: sarahcbyrd.com.

Still curious after listening to this episode? Sarah has suggested a handful of resources, and places to learn and visit, for each of the communities featured in the episode:

The Shakers:

Shaker Museum Collection (New Lebanon, NY)

Hancock Shaker Village (Hancock, MA)

Sabbathday Lake Shaker Community (Sabbathday Lake, ME)

The Oneida Community:

Oneida Community Archive Collection (Syracuse University Library)

Oneida Community Mansion House (Oneida, NY)

FLDS:

A House Full of Females: Plural Marriage and Women’s Rights in Early Mormonism, 1835-1870 (Book by Laurel Thatcher Ulrich)

Keep Sweet: Pray and Obey (Netflix)

Prophet’s Prey (Showtime)

The Source Family:

The Source Family (Documentary)

The Source: The Untold Story of Father Yod, YaHoWha 13, and The Source Family (Book by Isis Aquarian & Electricity Aquarian)

Heaven’s Gate:

Heaven’s Gate: The Cult of Cults (HBO)

Heaven’s Gate (Witness Docs podcast, hosted by Glynn Washington)

General:

America and the Utopian Dream (Yale University Beinecke Library)

American Messiahs: False Prophets of a Damned Nation (Book by Adam Morris)

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Transcripts for each episode are available at JonathanVanNess.com.

Our executive producer is Erica Getto. Our associate producer is Zahra Crim. Our editor is Andrew Carson.

Our theme music is “Freak” by QUIÑ; for more, head to TheQuinCat.com.

This week we’re breaking down “WUPHF.com” and we are joined by the writer of this episode, Aaron Shure! The smartest and brightest of the office workers have invested in Ryan’s Internet startup business, WUPHF.com. It only takes a few days to realize it’s a bad investment and everyone but Michael wants to sell. Writer Aaron Shure shares what it was like to write this episode, along with writing some very iconic cold opens. Jenna answers a fan mail flurry about why the show used straw instead of hay at Dwight’s Hay Place, Angela reveals another connection she has with the actor who played the Senator’s son, and fans give theories as to why we never see him again and if he was even the Senator’s son. So everyone follow us into Dwight’s shelter to enjoy this episode and food for 14 days. After that, we have a difficult conversation.

This week, Captain (June) and the Mad Dog (Jessica) are back discussing the importance of being horizontal, NEVER letting anyone come for your mother or your sister, and you better trust and believe we’re talking about Hocus Pocus 2. Then, June is breaking out the protractor to get sh*t done “Field of Dreams” style and Jessica lays out the three things you should say to your child (or any human) when they are having a tough time. Deep Divers, if you know what this podcast is about, please let us know! 


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Ashley is with Ramy Youssef – comedian, actor, writer and director – and you’ll definitely hear about his show Ramy and his new show Mo… but you’ll find out what reality TV he finds TOO addicting and how Bella Hadid ended up on his TV show. This episode we heard what YOU’RE watching this week plus which show has a Hot Silver Fox Johnny Knoxville and lots more TV.

What We Watched:

Ramy

Mo

George Carlin

Seinfeld

We Are Lady Parts

90 Day Fiance

Homeland

Reboot

The Mole / Survivor / Big Brother

Love off the Grid

Bling Empire

The Vow s2

A Friend of the Family

The Watcher

Atlanta

Homework:

The Outlaws

House of Dragons – FINALE

Los Espookys

The Patient – FINALE

Little Demon

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Nicole has questions for Farm Rio: she loves them, but what is her true ordering size? Sasheer watched Dahmer and both she and Nicole agreed – yikes! However, they do like Joe and are excited for YOU. They take a quiz about what their eyes say about them, and lastly answer some questions with their natural -born leader abilities.

Here is the quiz from this week:
https://www.quizyourfriends.com/what-do-your-eyes-say-about-you/

Email or call Nicole & Sasheer with your friendship questions at:
nicoleandsasheer@gmail.com
424-645-7003
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What’s Poppin’ Con-gregation? This week, we welcome back Diallo Riddle to discuss one of Mississippi’s largest state-wide corruption cases. It involves millions in state welfare funds misappropriated to powerful state officials, pro-wrestlers, and former athletes including Brett Favre. Plus, singer Shakira has been ordered to stand trial in Spain for alleged tax fraud against the Public Treasury of Spain. Stay Schemin’! 

What’s easier to sell: God or knives? A father of 2 speaks to Geth about going from pastor life to selling knives out of a van. He explains why some ministers end up leaving and moving into sales. He also opens up about adultery in the church, getting into therapy, trying weed, and how his marriage improved after switching careers.

Martin Starr (Silicon Valley) joins Andy Richter to discuss his experience as a teenager on the set of “Freaks and Geeks”, falling in love with motorcycles, coming to terms with death, and more!

Charlize Theron and Seth Rogen join Paul, June, and Jason to discuss the 1987 Canadian supernatural slasher Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night II.

For the final game of Ughtober, Heather and Nick subject Matt to Blair Witch VR! They talk about how it differs from the film series, how scary it actually is, Matt maybe heard a real ghost, and more! Monday 10/31 we’ll be discussing Vampire Survivors! Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @getplayedpod. Check out our premium series Get Anime’d on patreon.com/getplayed or on Stitcher Premium. Wanna leave us a voicemail? Call 616-2-PLAYED (616-275-2933)

Award winning actor/writer/producer Sharon Horgan (Catastrophe, This Way Up) joins Scott to discuss her new Apple TV+ series Bad Sisters, anecdotes about ear biting, and count down the Top 5 protective flaps. Next, Original Fig stops by to talk about his scratch card maladies and set the record straight about The Hogan Family. Then, Weed Seinfeld drops by the studio to test out some new material.

Actor Jon Bernthal feels extraordinarily lucky about being Conan O’Brien’s friend.

Jon sits down with Conan to discuss his unique introduction to acting, the importance of discipline and well-roundedness, and speaking with life-without-parole inmates on his podcast Real Ones. Later, Conan recalls just a few of his greatest fighting victories.

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Actor ER Fightmaster sits down with Cameron to discuss their experience on GREY’S ANATOMY, being the object of romantic pursuit, and their hair journey.

We needed an extreme expert for this intense week in the Real Housewives Universe and thankfully Bryan Safi heeded the call. The Ladies of Potomac are back to give us LLC houses, cancer confusion and invitation tacos. Plus Bryan has lots of thoughts on Jamie Lee Curtis, Doug the producer and the joy of Jen Shah.

All that and a story about a vengeful owl that rivals The Staircase. Bryan Safi always brings it and this time he raises the bar.