Touching the top of the mountain with Danielle Koenig. (This previously released Players Club episode was recorded on December 12, 2019.)

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The Office Ladies are taking this week off to celebrate the holiday with their families, and Jenna is making a fancy panettone! We’ll be back January 8th with The Fire.

For more Office Ladies content, head over to Stitcher Premium for the Office Ladies Candy Bag episodes, where Jenna and Angela answer more fan questions. For a free month of Stitcher Premium use code OFFICE. 

Merry Christmas from Andrew, Tawny and the rest of us here at Yo! Andrew and Producer Zig talk LA politics with everyone’s favorite Hayes Davenport and then answer listener questions about how and when to argue with POC when they’re wrong, the use of old-timey racist words and whether or not white people are allowed to enjoy soup. We hope your Holidays aren’t too racist, but if they are: (323) 389-RACE.

The Teachers discuss South Pole Santa, Christmas traditions and their charity work this holiday season. Later, parent Tammy Pinkerton (Laci Mosley) stops by to talk about what may or may not be a pyramid scheme.

NYU professor Cailtin Zaloom joins Adam discuss the student debt industry, why we shouldn’t force students to think about finances when pursuing their education, and what steps we can take to change higher education for the better.

In December of 2015, Dr. James L. Gelvin joined Jonathan in the studio to discuss the relationship between Shia and Sunni Islam and to record the very first episode of Getting Curious…the rest is history!

Dr. James L. Gelvin is a Professor of Islamic Studies at UCLA. He holds his B.A. and M.A. from Columbia University and his Ph.D. from Harvard. He’s also taught at Harvard, Boston College and MIT.

His most recent book is titled “The New Middle East: What Everyone Needs to Know” where he covers the social, political and economic landscape of the contemporary Middle East.

To find out more about Dr. Gelvin’s work visit www.newsroom.ucla.edu.

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Season’s Scammings Con-gregation! This week we’re sitting around the fire with comedy legend Matt Walsh (Veep, Upright Citizens Brigade) as we sink our teeth into the most famous ponzi schemer in world history, Bernie Madoff! More like he “made off” with those billions honeyyy. Just playin’, he in jail!

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This week the crew ponders if redheads in Disney movies are bad, homophobia within the Latinx community and trying to be your authentic self. Then Jairo Orozco and Bryan Rojo, The Mexican Gueys (@mexicangueys) stop by and talk about their podcast Spilling The Frijoles, their comedy and where this seem themselves going in the future. Then SAP and The Mexican Gueys team up for a hilarious improv set. 

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To keep the Paul F. Days tradition going, we have Paul F. Tompkins back on the pod for a very special and festive episode featuring a cozy cabin, three storytellers, and Maurice the Dirtman. Plus, the return of the annual holiday tradition of Switchmas!

Years ago, this caller dropped their phone while on the line with Chris and the call was lost forever. They finally re-connect and discuss passing for cis, family, masculinity and the musical Hamilton.

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Tired of making money in legal environments that never end in years of jail time? Well, have we got an episode for you! This week the Nicks learn how to be drug mules! Comedian JC Coccoli tells a delightful story about a day trip to Mexico with guinea pigs that ended in sneaking prescription drugs across the border.

Plus, we get a call from “Greg” who gives the Nicks tips in navigating pharmaceutical tourism in Tijuana. Get out your aviator sunglasses, Hawaiian shirts, and identical briefcases. It’s time for the Nicks to learn how to get rich the old fashioned way, drug smuggling!

Comedian Rhea Butcher chats with Andy Richter about the Midwestern ethos, coming to grips with heritage, their years-long coming out story, and trying not to take ‘truth in comedy’ too literally. Plus, Rhea talks about learning how to give advice by asking for it.

Celebrate the holiday with a voyage… to the closet with shitty presents, in this White Elephant special!

SHAUN DISTON returns to help The Boys make a Christmas album.

HDTGM All-star Jessica St. Clair joins Paul, Jason, and June (via Jury Duty) to discuss the Hallmark classic The Spirit of Christmas. They break down everything about this story of a young lawyer who finds romance with a spirit that takes the form of a human 12 days before Christmas. Plus, Paul shares his ghost sighting story.

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Happy Holidays from Comedy Bang! Bang! Join Scott and Paul F. Tompkins as they countdown numbers fifteen through twelve of the Best CBB episodes of 2019 as voted by YOU listeners. Tune in Thursday for Part 2!

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Ashley Esqueda (Senior Editor at CNET) joins Nick and Heather to discuss Christmas NiGHTS! They talk about gaming while being a new parent, bonus content in games, the Sega Saturn, and more.

This is an evergreen episode of The Cracked Podcast — and not just because it involves Christmas trees. “Evergreen”, in case you don’t know, is a media term for stuff that’s worth listening to any time after its publication. And on this episode of The Cracked Podcast, Alex Schmidt and his special guest Jason Pargin (who writes for Cracked as David Wong) are taking a Christmas-sparked look at the overall, global, all-encompassing meaningfulness of holidays. Why does your culture, no matter who you are, spend time and resources and energy on a set of traditions? What are we missing if we become Too Modern to value a break from everyday life? And how can anyone generate a holiday feeling in their own heart, any time of the year?

Footnotes: https://www.cracked.com/podcast/why-holidays-are-secretly-crucial-to-our-survival

A special holiday song for our wonderful listeners. Enjoy Festival and an Amiable Winter Solstice to All!

Special Guest Musician: Arne Parrott

Author and journalist Malcolm Gladwell feels pressured into being Conan O’Brien’s friend.

Malcolm and Conan sit down to talk about Malcolm’s new book Talking to Strangers: What We Should Know about the People We Don’t Know, conversations about gardening, tabloid inventions, tales from the IRA, and Conan’s own special cult of personality. Plus, Conan and his assistant Sona engage in a struggle for power.

Got a question for Conan? Call our voicemail: (323) 451-2821.

Lisa Kudrow gets in bed with Nick and Megan to talk about series finales, successful relationships and powering through the goofiness of her first acting class.

A compilation of some of the best Queery conversations from 2019, featuring clips from Episode #81 with Abby Wambach, Episode #97 with Kalen Allen, and Episode #94 with Ryan O’Connell.

The Spirit of Christmas episode will be dropping Monday, December 23rd!

Actor/director Robin Lord Taylor joins Matt and Dave to talk about being inspired by Tim Curry and Clue, Joni Mitchell sightings, freaking out at a Madonna show with best pal Billy Eichner, and meeting his husband on a Frito-Lay commercial audition. Plus, growing up in a liberal subset of Iowa, theater as a therapeutic escape, the most life-changing elements of working on Gotham, and much more.

Check out THE MANDELA EFFECT, now in select theaters and on VOD December 6th.

Alec Sulkin (writer of Ted, Family Guy) is back in the nook for our last show of 2019 and bringing lots of HOT takes. From Jen’s much lauded impressions to Stephanie’s Nancy Regan party ensemble, Alec has some tough love(?) for all our ladies , and some of our men as well. Happy Holidays, and may you be safe and happy, and nestled all comfy on Julio Iglesias’s lap. 

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Dan Pashman and Dustin Chafin join Negin to discuss the latest on the Afghanistan Papers and how civility has changed during the Trump Era. Then they ask: should the United States should be more like the capitalist paradise Finland?

The gang makes some New Rules about Three Men and a Baby, discuss owning pets and play The Movie Game.

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This week Joel and Mitra offer listeners advice on agreeing to disagree with a friend, communicating with family when it comes to your romantic relationships, navigating a post grad friendship, and more. Plus, comedian Peter Smith calls in for some urgent care regarding Hamilton.

Ask us some q’s! Our number is 323-334-0371 + our email is: urgentcarepod@gmail.com CONTACT US, IF YOU DARE!

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Seth Morris, John Gemberling, Colton Dunn, and Brett Morris join Matt Besser for special holiday sing-a-long episode! Songs by The Pixies, Queen, Paul McCartney, Cat Stevens and others inspire scenes about sending your surrogate to a party, the Batman section of the library, lumberjack injuries, a Middle-earth love triangle, and much more.

Check out Matt Besser’s new comedy album Pot Humor here.