The most successful people in the world are SO EXCITED to call themselves that. Hard-charging, in-leaning, unstoppable titans of industry want everyone to know it. One of their favorite brags: never sleeping more than a few hours a night. Is that actually a cool thing? Should all of us let ourselves get talked into that lifestyle? And are a bunch of our daily habits that kind of smart-seeming bad health trap?

On this episode of The Cracked Podcast, Alex Schmidt sits down with Jason Pargin (who writes for the site as David Wong). They want you to hang in there, friend. If there’s one takeaway from today’s episode (and there are so many more than just one!) it’s that you oughta receive all the healthy support you can get from others and from yourself. Other takeaways: an immense range of fascinating facts about our bodies, our culture, and the war they’re in at all times if we’re not careful.

Footnotes: http://www.cracked.com/podcast/5-mainstream-health-habits-that-trick-you-into-feeling-lousy/

Chunt’s mother, Eleanor, a monster with a lion’s mane, bat wings and a scorpion tail, stops by to chat with her son’s friends.

Credits:

Arnie: Arnie Niekamp
Chunt: Adal Rifai
Usidore: Matt Young
Eleanor the Manticore: Jill Fenstermaker
Mysterious Man: Tim Sniffen
Tricia: Kate James
Craig: Ryan DiGiorgi

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

This episode is brought to you by Harold Ramis Film School (www.ramisfilmschool.com) and Squarespace (www.squarespace.com/TAVERN).

Actor Jeff Goldblum feels…truthful about being Conan O’Brien’s friend.

Jeff and Conan sit down to chat about mini-orgasms, spousal criticism, pinky rings, raising comic children, and speaking in jazz. Plus, producer Matt Gourley reveals the results of the latest blind drawing contest, and Conan responds to a voicemail regarding proper elocution.

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Congressman Mark Takano sits down with Cameron to discuss entering public service as an out gay person, his Japanese American family’s internment during WWII, and the fight to save our republic.

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Cam & Rhea talk Grover, cereal and sisters. Sets from Blake Wexler, Anna Seregina, DeAnne Smith and Josh Sharp.

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Actor, model and drag superstar, Willam joins Dave and Matt this week to talk about being in the Oscar-nominated A Star Is Born, breaking the rules on Drag Race, hooking to make money and MUCH more. Plus, getting emancipated at 16, meeting guys from AOL chat rooms, and Michael Douglas’ hotness.

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Jude experiences pangs of regret, and Michael finds himself falling in love with Hardy all over again.

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Bubbles is alive, Detective Spicy Hands, and more on this week’s mini-sode! Paul opens up the Explanation Hope Line, goes through Corrections and Omissions for Dragon Blade, and shares something amazing during Paul’s Pick of the Week. Plus, find out which movie we will be watching next week!

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Negin is joined by comedians Dave Hill and Jena Friedman to discuss a recent white-haired addition to the 2020 presidential race, updates on the Mueller investigation, and Amazon’s recent decision to no longer move to NYC.

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Bobby Moynihan, Charlie Sanders, and Ian Roberts join Matt Besser for this week’s improv4humans! They’ll perform improvised scenes about a screenwriter overwhelmed with collaborators, terrorists that incorporate sightseeing into their plot, and Instagrammers who refuse to abide by safety regulations. Later, a messy actor ruins his costume, friends of a deceased person disagree over how to dispose of the ashes, and actors show off their personal dance moves during an audition.

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Paul & Amy round out the Best Of 2018 miniseries with an all-star lineup of callers talking about their favorite films of last year! Guests like Damon Lindelof, Lucia Aniello, Leonard Maltin, Reggie Hudlin, Casey Wilson, Chris Gethard and the wonderful Unspooled listeners evangelize their favorite films, from Free Solo and Shoplifters to Searching and Mamma Mia 2. Plus: we briefly preview the Academy Awards this Sunday, and finally talk about Green Book.

Next Thursday we’ll be discussing The Graduate, but tune in Monday for a special post-Oscars bonus episode! We’ll be livestreaming it online starting at 10am PST (watch our Twitter for the link), then releasing the episode on our podcast feed later that day. Follow us on Twitter @Unspooled, get more info at unspooledpod.com, and don’t forget to rate, review & subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts. Photo by Kim Troxall.

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Break out your Victorian shell dolls, it’s time for another Throwing Shade! Erin takes us through the story of Dr. Yumiko Kadota, a surgeon from Sydney who was hospitalized after suffering through shifts in excess of 180 hours, and what her situation reveals about the difference in the way male and female doctors are treated. Then, Bryan picks back up with a campus talk given by Michael Sam, the first openly gay athlete to be drafted into the NFL, during which he candidly voiced his struggles within the league as well as the problems that LGBTQ football players continue to face.

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Getting in with D’Arcy Carden.

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Tami Sagher (30 Rock, Inside Amy Schumer) is in the RBTV studios today! She talks to Lapkus and Gabrus about the different between VHS and Betamax and how the Brady Bunch cast got screwed out of residuals, before establishing that an essay she wrote as a child was definitely written in third grade, NOT in sixth grade.

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Comedian Ryan Stout joins Howard and the gang to count down the latest charts in pop culture! Ryan talks about his new stand-up album Man in the Suit as they count down YouTube’s Top Trending Songs in the US. Plus, we’ll hear weird stories of couples at comedy shows and general thoughts on stealing during the Movie Chart, and Howard and Ryan reminisce about their past comedy intersections and long-gone Prius street cred while counting down the Hot Picks.

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It’s a double comedian week, as Marc Evan Jackson and Sasheer Zamata join Alex & Tawny to write a new wave dance track inspired by the times they got in trouble as children.

Comedian and writer Lamar Woods (It’s A Party, Single Parents) joins Andrew and Tawny to discuss his film It’s A Party, the use of blackface in the Mummers Parade in Philadelphia, Kanye West, and much more. As always, leave us a message about anything you think is racist at (323) 389-RACE.

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Michelle Kwan is an American figure skater, two-time Olympic medalist, five-time world champion, and nine-time US champion. Eliot Halverson is an American figure skater, choreographer, and three-time USFS national champion. They both join Jonathan to talk all things figure skating, Jonathan’s progression, Michelle’s Olympic wins, and more.

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The Boys and SASHEER ZAMATA premiere their own Fyre Fest documentary.

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Branch Manager of The Associate Bank of Marina Del Rey Dobby Teacups (Dave Theune of UCB, Future Man) joins Marissa and Listler for a very British WOMP It Up! We’ll find out how the bank makes its money and what crimes led Dobby to cross the pond before the Branch Manager shares the history of his interesting family name. Plus, Dobby rants about streaming services for “What’s Cheesing You?” and offers advice on amending your own bad behavior on “Listler’s Love Lockdown” before making a commitment to going legit during “Spotlight On.”

After leaving the Wormhole, Tucker, Elsa, Stew and the other crew realize the anomaly has vanished without a trace. Now they’re stuck in some unknown part of the galaxy with no way home. What’s worse, Sorry informs the crew that the ship is dangerously low on fuel and they must seek the aid of the inhabitants of a nearby planet. This marks first contact for humans with an alien race. And so, our adventure begins…

Featuring special guest Amir Talai.

Felicia Day (The Guild, Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog) and Colton Dunn (Superstore) from Voyage to the Stars [itunes.apple.com] join Jess and Zach in an all-new improvised musical packed with egg laying, mermaids, Bryce Dallas Howard, little crabs and more! With songs like “Friends Take A Bubble Bath”, “Jackpot”, and “Is This a Twist?”, you’ll feel like you’re on a party bus to Vegas listening to this new ep! 

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A stress-free 34 year old who loves what he does for a living has to decide what to eat for lunch.

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Host and undeniable master of his domain Jon Taffer shares his origin story, as well as bizarre details from his hit show “Bar Rescue”.

James Bonding is back! And this time, the season opener is just that, a sporty season opener where we sit down with James Bladon and Mark McConville to draft our fantasy dream Bond team. Go to Twitter.com/JamesBondingPod to vote! Which of us will get which Bond, which Villain, gadget, lady, song, and more? Download and listen to find out. Plus, we talk a little 007 news and cover what we’ll be covering this season. Let’s get to work. 

History is the most prolific screenwriter of all time. Thanks to the magic of Events Happening In Real Life, pop culture has graced us with everything from ‘Braveheart’ to ‘On The Basis Of Sex’. Those hit biopics about real people form a sort of Humanity Hall Of Fame. What if we told you there are an endless number of incredible real people who belong in that hall, and could make Hollywood fat stacks of cash in the process, if somebody would only put them on screen?

On this episode of The Cracked Podcast, Alex Schmidt is joined by writers/podcasters/all-around hilarious people Dave Schilling and Andrew Ti. They’ll take a trip down historical memory lane, and look into the most fascinating stories of right now, to find every amazing biopic Hollywood should have already made (and still can make). Get to know the most incredible war hero and U.S. Senator nobody talks about, the first female Presidential candidate, the Forrest Gump of relationships with modern terrible men, and more epic real people with Oscar potential.

Footnotes: http://www.cracked.com/podcast/7-incredible-biopics-hollywood-shouldve-made-by-now/

Can all Natives attend college for free? (No!) Can Natives vote in US elections? (Yes!) Do all Natives live in teepees? (Of course not!) These are all real questions that comedian, writer, performer Joey Clift, a member of the Cowlitz Indian Tribe, has had to answer! Luckily he’s not doing it alone, this week Joey chats with Lucas Brown Eyes, an Oglala Lakota tribe member and the first Native American writer to sale a sitcom a major television network. 

Tomblain Belaroth, the prince turned actor turned series of bats stops by to talk about his new book.

Credits:

Arnie: Arnie Niekamp

Chunt: Adal Rifai

Usidore: Matt Young

Tomblain Belaroth: Steve Waltien

Foon Sponsor: Helen Zaltzman, host of the Allusionist

Mysterious Man: Tim Sniffen

Tricia: Kate James

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

Gilbert and Frank are thrilled to (finally!) welcome actor and director John Astin, who looks back on a 60+ year career in films and television, recalls his collaborations with Doris Day, Cary Grant, Rod Serling and Jonathan Winters and reveals the positive impact that “The Addams Family” has had on his life. Also, John meets Groucho Marx, spoofs Hugh Hefner, records an early “rap” single and chews the scenery on “Batman.” PLUS: “Evil Roy Slade”! “I’m Dickens, He’s Fenster”! The genius of Nat Perrin! The strange death of Edgar Allan Poe! And John remembers his friends and co-stars Jackie Coogan and Carolyn Jones!

This episode is brought to you by ButcherBox (www.butcherbox.com/GILBERT).