Director Leslye Headland (Russian Doll) and Sasheer Zamata (Best Friends, SNL) joins Paul and Jason to discuss the 1983 science fiction-fantasy adventure film Hercules starring Lou Ferrigno. Recorded live at Largo in Los Angeles, they talk about the robots, Hercules tossing a bear into space, Lou Ferrigno’s dubbed voice, and much more.

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In this bonus crossover episode  Tawny & Andrew are joined by Mash Up Americans host Amy Choi & Rebeca Lehrer to answer if doing an accent is racist, how to combat erasing your identify, and if “African-American” is in deed racist. Afterward, Amy & Rebecca share a clip from the Mash Up Americans interview with Fatimah Asghar.

Everyone knows that ‘Friday the 13th Part IV: The Final Chapter’ was absolutely and with no uncertainty, the last installment in this beloved franchise – but in spite of that, Matt and Paul would still like to acknowledge that ‘Jason Goes To Hell: The Final Friday’ is absolutely and with no uncertainty, now the actual final installment of this series. Come with Gourley and Rust, straight to hell as they illuminate all things Part IX.

Marcia Belsky and Kaitlin Fontana join Negin to discuss how Democrats are losing the subpoena battle, partially because “subpoena” is such a boring word. Then, some good news as the group discusses the Equality Act, which prohibits discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity. Finally: are religious families more happy? Answer not guaranteed.

Casey and Danielle are live w/ Bryan Safi and an audience at the UCB theatre where they all had just watched a wild episode of Real Housewives of New York together . Life IS a cabaret especially between Sonja and her flat iron . Plus they talk Katie and Schwartz’s Diarrhea sex, Karen’s two room mansion and Denise’s thanksgiving with hookers . 

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This week, Bryan talks about former lawmaker and verified crap-spewer Don Boys’s blog post asking presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg just ‘how gay’ he is and the litany of misinformation and hateful rhetoric contained within. Then, Erin discusses comments by the similarly affected GOP Rep. Barry Hovis regarding what he described as ‘consensual rape,’ his feeble attempts to walk those comments back, and how it all ties into the tidal wave of idiocy that’s drowning the nation. On a better note, the terrific Kulap Vilaysack stops by to talk about her new documentary ‘Origin Story,’ searching for her birth father, and her ever-evolving relationship with her mom.

And make sure to check out Deeper Shade of Shade on Stitcher Premium, where Bryan and Erin interview their favorite friends of the show. For a free month of listening, go to stitcherpremium.com/shade and use promo code ‘SHADE’.

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Paul & Amy fall into Alfred Hitchcock’s 1958 psychological thriller Vertigo! They learn who created the famous Vertigo zoom, listen to a classic 90s song inspired by Vertigo, and ask if the age gap between Jimmy Stewart and Kim Novak works to the film’s credit. Plus: Tony Lee Moral, author of multiple books on Hitchcock, tells us where Vertigo fits into his filmography.

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Guest host Naomi Ekperigin talks true crime shows, lotion and dick pics. Sets from Asif Ali, Lindsay Ames, Madison Shepard and Dan St. Germain.

Welcome to the Game of Thrones reunion aftershow, hosted by the eminent Andy Cohen! All your favorite characters come face to face for the first time since the finale to look back on the conclusion to Westeros’s hottest reality TV series. Shocking revelations are brought forth, unexpected reappearances are made, and old scores are settled in this special episode you won’t want to miss. Plus, listeners call in with their questions about politics, dream jobs, and more as the cast looks forward to the future. Valar Dohaeris, humons!

Warning: this episode contains spoilers for the Game of Thrones series finale.

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Holding the door for Dusty Slay.

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Actor and writer Allen Maldonado (The Last O.G.) joins Andrew and Tawny to discuss caller questions about people asking to touch their baby’s hair, enjoying K-Pop music without fetishizing, and much more.

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Playwright, actor, and two-time Tony Award nominee Heidi Schreck joins Jonathan to discuss her play “What the Constitution Means to Me,” in which she breathes new life into our Constitution and imagines how it will shape the next generation of Americans.

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Actor and comedian Steve Agee joins Howard, Stard and Hugo to pull up to the last corner before summah on another Who Charted! Steve shares his thoughts on playing a Renaissance boss on the show American Princess and they celebrate the new incarnation of Squatmelt as a comedy crawl while counting down Apple Music’s Top 100 in the US. Plus, Steve and Howard talk finding peace in meditation and croissants during the Movie Chart, and the gang gets into the summah style with new covers and new Springsteen with the Hot Picks.

Briga Heelan (Great News, Love) joins Zach and Jess live at the Dynasty Typewriter in Los Angeles for an all new musical filled with pyramid schemes, so much sawdust, hotel cookies, and more! With songs like “Here’s the Biz, We Love Pyramids”, “Sunken Cost”, “We Gotta Sell Air”, these tunes will get you movin’ and make you business savvy!

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Suffering from a physical injury from working too much & too hard, this week’s caller takes a break from building sets to get Geth excited about theme restaurants (Mars 2112, Jekyll & Hyde…Medieval Times!).

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DESI LYDIC helps The Boys make their new TV show.

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Comedian Jimmy Pardo hosts a pop culture game show-interview podcast; three call-in contestants vie for prizes. Special guest: Jon Hamm.

Radio personality Howard Stern feels badly about not being Conan O’Brien’s friend.

Howard and Conan sit down to talk about Howard’s new book ‘Howard Stern Comes Again,’ the punk rock element of radio, the stigma of psychotherapy, and the most painful parts of publicity. Plus, Conan recalls his childhood pets as he and his team respond to a positive review of the show.

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The Singing Sword joins our heroes for a battle in a Panera. There is stabbing.

Credits:

Arnie, aka Orlando Bloom: Arnie Niekamp
Chunt, aka Dan Smith: Adal Rifai
Usidore, aka John Bastion: Matt Young
Metamore: Bill Arnett
Singing Sword, aka Gail Davidson-Durst: Erica Elam [secondcity.com]
Managers of the Smoldering Widow: Justin McElroy, Travis McElroy, Griffin McElroy, and Clint McElroy
Mysterious Man: Tim Sniffen
High Time Queen: Brooke Breit

Producers: Arnie Niekamp, Ryan DiGiorgi, Evan Jacover
Editor: Chris Rathjen
Theme Music: Andy Poland
Magic Tavern Logo: Allard Laban
Audio Assistance: Jason Knox
Production Assistance: Garrett Schultz

In the 50 years after the Civil War, America’s population quadrupled. That’s right: four times as many people within five decades. That surge of humanity made the turn-of-the-century United States a nation of 75 million Americans flocking to cities built so fast some didn’t have plumbing. What if one of those cities (Chicago) installed its pipes after the fact by raising entire structures into the air like in a cartoon? What if America’s nationwide surge of urbanization led to a host of other problems almost too weird to contemplate? And what if our cities are full of smelly trees, gross traitor-statues, and more odd issues to this day?

On this episode of The Cracked Podcast, Alex Schmidt is joined by comedian Ryan Asher, journalist Maya Dukmasova, historian Jane Dailey, and an amazing LIVE audience at Lincoln Hall in Chicago IL. Listen to this Chicago super-team break down the animals, minerals, cartoon corruption and other problems plaguing America’s cities (in a fun way!).

Footnotes: https://www.cracked.com/podcast/11-bizarre-gross-problems-that-took-over-u.s.-cities

A long sought-after guest, singer-actor-TV host John Davidson (finally!) joins Gilbert and Frank to talk about his six decades in show business, his admiration for stand-up comedians, his ability to play the role of “John Davidson” and his memories of working with Julie Andrews, Lucille Ball, George Carlin, Bob Hope and Elvis Presley. Also, John dines with Walt Disney, opens for Jack Benny, steers clear of Paul Lynde and guest-hosts “The Tonight Show” 87 times. PLUS: “The Streets of San Francisco”! In praise of Peter Marshall! The sex appeal of Ricardo Montalban! Don Rickles lays it on the line! And John looks back on the golden age of variety shows!

Model Jazzmyne Robbins sits down with Cameron to discuss dealing with toxic comments, body positivity, and eating disorders.

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The town of Shaston is split over Phillotson’s controversial dismissal from school, which causes the teacher to become ill and receive a surprise visit.

Andrew Scott, star of the new season of Fleabag, joins Dave and Matt to talk about his unintentional positive effect on priest porn, Judge Judy, the term “openly gay,” and Dave’s monk crush. Plus, taking the advice of Esther Perel, being filthy vs making love, and his burden becoming his gift.

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Comedy podcast Godfather Jimmy Pardo of the Never Not Funny Podcast joins Conan writers Mike Sweeney and Jessie Gaskell to talk about how he initially refused the job to be the warm-up comedian for The Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien, why he thought he would be fired once he did take the warm-up job, and the one time Conan asked him for a note on his monologue.

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Anchors a­slay everyone, because it’s time to take a slow boat to Vancouver for Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan. Paul and Matt go long on this one, partially because this is the lengthiest film in the franchise and partly because it’s what America wants. Nay, needs.

Paul responds to callers without actually listening to what they have to say and more on this week’s mini-sode! Paul opens up the Explanation Hope Line, goes through Corrections and Omissions for Shanghai Surprise, and gives his Pick of the Week. Plus, find out which movie we will be watching next week!

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