Professional comedy person Sean O’Connor joins Jake to talk about his connection to Mannequin Two: On The Move on this week’s edition of THE FOGELNEST FILES! Sean tells us about making friends at a Ke$ha/Pitbull concert, why Bill Maher the Science Car didn’t see the light of day, and funding a film about an improv group that goes to Big Bear to reconnect and find themselves in the middle of the Christopher Dorner incident via Kickstarter. They also listen to the Steven Seagal Reggae record, take a look at a young gentleman by the name of Zack being a bad ass, and are blown away by Stone and Stone. As always, check out the full playlist over at youtube.com/TheFogelnestFiles!

Jon Wurster of Superchunk & The Best Show on WFMU joins Jake to talk Philly, Power pop, and rock docs on this week’s edition of THE FOGELNEST FILES! Jon tells us about his history with The Dead Milkmen, joining the band The Right Profile at the right time, and the origin of the Power pop Pop-Pop character. Jon & Jake also take a look at Robbie Rist covering “Billy Don’t Be A Hero,” Marky Ramone’s spaghetti sauce, and Frank Zappa on What’s My Line. Check out all the videos over at youtube.com/TheFogelnestFiles!

The extremely articulate and hilarious Nathan Rabin stops by to discuss his recent book You Don’t Know Me but You Don’t Like Me which details his misadventures as he followed Phish and Insane Clown Posse on tour, arguably the two most maligned musical acts in existence. Jake talks about his 7-minute Phish experience, fandom in general and is bewildered by Nathan’s transition to a phull-phledged Phish phan. The importance of drugs is discussed, and Nathan shares many more incredible tales including how he came to write a coffee table book with Weird Al Yankovic.

Film producer & podcaster Scott Mosier stops by to discuss one of the best rock documentaries ever made, “A Band Called Death.” Scott explains how being a fan of the band Death & opening up a Twitter account early on lead to him getting involved with the making of the documentary. Go to http://abandcalleddeath.com/ to watch the film instantly on VOD and to find out when it comes to a theater near you. If you’re listening to this on the day this drops, come see a special LIVE episode of THE FOGELNEST FILES with special guests Scott Aukerman & Christian Finnegan! Get tickets here.

Todd Glass joins Jake on THE FOGELNEST FILES for what can only be described as the most fun thing you’ll ever listen to! They’ll take a look at Fred Rogers & Joan Rivers on The Tonight Show, James Gandolfini on Sesame Street, and have some fun with the WPVI Action News theme from Philadelphia. Also, next week Scott Aukerman & Christian Finnegan join Jake at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in Los Angeles for a special live episode of THE FOGELNEST FILES! Get tickets here.

Vine all-stars Steve Agee, Marlo Meekins, and James Urbaniak join Jake for a special bonus-sode of THE FOGELNEST FILES all about the social media app Vine. Sit back and enjoy as they watch/discuss some of their favorite Vine users from the lemon obsessed Will Sasso to the prolific Adam Goldberg. You can check out all the Vines discussed in the episode over at http://thevinefiles.tumblr.com/ and don’t forget to tune into a LIVE streamed ep of THE FOGELNEST FILES with special guest TODD GLASS on Thursday, June 20th at 6pm PST/9pm EST over at youtube.com/Earwolf!

Get ready for a raucous good time as Jake welcomes Julie Klausner, Jon Hendren, and Shelby Fero to a live edition of the Fogelnest Files! Recorded at the UCB theatre, Jake and his guests dive into Rick Dees and his disco duck, the sensual music of Peter Lemongello, and a man in a diaper gluing himself to a chair. That last one really happened! Shelby offends everyone with her youth, Jon and Jake discuss their twitter rivalry, and then they all talk about “The Game” and the pickup artist community. Remember, a bonus Fogelnest Files episode about Vine on Tuesday AND a live Video Podcast Network episode streaming Thursday at 9pm EST / 6pm PST on YouTube.com/Earwolf

Documentary filmmaker Jeffrey Schwarz stops by to discuss his impressive career on today’s episode of The Fogelnest Files! Jeffrey is the director of several documentary features including, “Spine Tingler: The William Castle Story,” the HBO documentary, “Vito” about legendary gay activist, Vito Russo and the upcoming “I Am Divine,” a definitive documentary about the John Waters icon. Plus, a bonus phone conversation with Jeremy Newberger, co-director of the documentary “Évocateur: The Morton Downey Jr. Story,” which is out June 7th in theaters and on VOD. Watch all the clips festured on today’s show at YouTube.com/thefogelnestfiles

The best tweeter in the business, Julieanne Smolinski, comes on and talks about being great at the Internet on today’s The Fogelnest Files! They discuss her growing up in Cleveland and wanting to be every person in “The Breakfast Club”, then Jake takes her through some epic clips including; the amazingness that was the Sports Illustrated Football Phone, New Wave legends “Sparks” on SNL, and punk band The Germs being VERY rude. Be sure to leave a review for “Behind The Candelabra” in the comments section of The Fogelnest Files on iTunes. And it better be a good one, because that movie was GREAT.

Live from UCB-LA it’s Jake with Kumail Nanjiani, Rob Corddry, and Noah Garfinkel on today’s The Fogelnest Files. They come on and get aquatinted with waterbed technology, realize the magic music of a man named Taco, and get too much Bruce Vilanch. It’s perfect comedy alchemy. Enjoy! Jake will be at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre again this Thursday with special guests- Julie Klausner and Jon Hendren for a special live episode of THE FOGELNEST FILES. Get tickets here.

Andy Kindler and Gary The Squirrel join Jake for a special summer movie preview episode of THE FOGELNEST FILES and let’s be honest, it’s the single most important podcast ever released in the history of the medium. Featuring a special phone call from Julie Klausner who joins Jake at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in Los Angeles next week for a special live episode of THE FOGELNEST FILES. Get tickets here.

Who Charted’s Howard Kremer & Kulap Vilaysack joined Jake for a visually stimulating livestreamed episode of THE FOGELNEST FILES! Jake, Howard, and Kulap created forcefields, stuck it to Chuck Woolery, and got a peak into the toilet community by taking a toilet tour. The video version of this podcast will be up on Monday. May 13th at youtube.com/earwolf In the meantime, enjoy the audio version and check out the playlist of videos at youtube.com/thefogelnestfiles!

Fred Armisen & Jake have been buds for a long time and are here to talk about all things Punk on today’s edition of THE FOGELNEST FILES! Fred tells us about filming interviews as different characters in his 1998 SXSW Guide to Music, gives us a behind the scenes look at the History of Punk SNL sketch, and explains why the idea of Portlandia was almost organic. Fred & Jake also take a look at The Specials SNL performance, The Damned on The Young Ones, and Dee Dee Ramone’s foray into Hip-Hop as Dee Dee King. Make sure to leave reviews for Crisis of Conformity’s “Fist Fight!” in “The Fogelnest Files” section on iTunes. If you’re listening to this the day it drops, be sure to tune in to a special LIVE video podcast of THE FOGELNEST FILES w/ Howard Kremer & Kulap Vilaysack of Who Charted? on Thursday, May 2nd at 6pm PST/9pm EST over at youtube.com/Earwolf!

You’re invited to join us in your viewing positions for yet another incredible LIVE edition of THE FOGELNEST FILES! Recorded LIVE at UCB-LA, Jake Fogelnest welcomes East Coast comedians Kurt Braunohler, Joe Mande, and Gabe Liedman to get acquainted with the Hip-Hop magician, hear about Joe’s brief online interaction with a woman from a “stop reusing catheters” commercial, and look at the backstage process of a Bev & Bob video. Head over to http://www.youtube.com/user/TheFogelnestFiles for all the videos featured in today’s episode and make sure to leave reviews for your favorite YouTube Bar Mitzvah video in “The Fogelnest Files” section on iTunes. Be sure to mark your calendars for a LIVE video podcast of THE FOGELNEST FILES on Thursday, May 2nd over at youtube.com/Earwolf! If you’re in Los Angeles on the day this drops, come to a LIVE of THE FOGELNEST FILES with Rob Corddry and Kumail Nanjiani at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre! Get tickets at www.ucbtheatre.com

Special thanks to Megan Baker for the photos of the evening.

Comedy rockstar legends Cheech & Chong sit down to chat about their entire career with Jake on this week’s edition of THE FOGELNEST FILES! They discuss Tommy Chong being let go from Bobby Taylor and The Vancouvers, how T-Bone Walker inspired Blind Melon Chitlin, and waiting in line all day to get stage time at The Troubadour. Cheech & Chong also explain how “Dave” was originally suppose to be a different bit, what lead to George Harrison, Carole King & many others recording with them, and their extensive film career including the upcoming Cheech & Chong’s Animated Movie. Be sure to leave a review for your favorite Cheech & Chong album in “The Fogelnest Files” section on iTunes. If you’re in Los Angeles, come to a LIVE taping of THE FOGELNEST FILES with Rob Corddry on Thursday, April 25th at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre! Get tickets at www.ucbtheatre.com