Gilbert and Frank welcome a return visit from an old friend — comic, actor and author Richard Belzer (joined by former GGACP guests Tom Leopold and Paul Shaffer), for a hilarious round-table discussion of essential topics, including: the glory days of Catch a Rising Star, the Jackie Mason-Ed Sullivan feud, the infamous Chevy Chase roast and the war between Gallagher and “Gallagher Too.”

Also, Señor Wences sells the act, Alan King lusts after Topo Gigio, Liza plays the Rhineland and Mick Jagger pays “The Belz” a rare compliment. PLUS: “Al Capone, the Musical”! The return of Dick & Stinky! The ballad of Perfecto Telles! Gilbert “louses” Harry Shearer! And Richard remembers his friend (and hero) Jerry Lewis.

You need to arm yourself against weaponized old tweets. Not your own tweets, hopefully (though who knows). We’re talking about how every time you open social media, someone’s outrageous words are being used against them. Maybe the frequency of that scares you; after all, every one of us is lucky certain things we’ve said weren’t timestamped for eternity. Or maybe that pile of outrage excites you; justice relies on evidence, so maybe the more evidence there is the better the world will get. But take a look past all these maybes and semicolons (we know we used a lot; we feel fancy today, deal with it). Look at what’s actually going on with Internet outrage right now. Is all that handwringing the same across the board? Or is some of it intended to ruin lives just to win a political game?

On this week’s episode of The Cracked Podcast, Alex Schmidt is joined by Amy Nicholson (Unspooled) and Andrew Ti (Yo, Is This Racist?) for an always-timely look at how you can tell worthwhile online activism apart from digital harassment. They’ll examine recent cases from James Gunn to Sarah Jeong to Roseanne Barr. They’ll lay out basic rules of thumb to help you handle the next hashtag that comes along. And they’ll find a fuller answer to all this than Twitter users usually can, thanks to the magic of being human toward each other in more than 280 characters.

Footnotes: https://goo.gl/izjyN7

Globulous the floating monster with eye stalks floats into the tavern with plans for the local rec center.

Credits:

Arnie: Arnie Niekamp
Chunt: Adal Rifai
Usidore: Matt Young
Globulous: Stuart Wellington
Mamma Grousebush, creator of Cube Charter: Victoria Rogers
Mysterious Man: Tim Sniffen
Craig: Ryan DiGiorgi
Tricia: Kate James

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
Globulous’ Costume Creator: John Holt
Photography by: Jemma St. Ember and Kelly Paleczny

Special Thanks: Troy Babbs, and to the Schrott Center including Brian, Bram, Kelsey, Sheila and many more.

Actor Brian Jordan Alvarez sits down with Cameron to discuss making The Gay and Wondrous Life of Caleb Gallo, what “perfect” can mean, and sobriety.

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Comedic powerhouse and show friend Andy Richter of Conan returns to talk to Scott about secret beach hideouts, creepy cartoons, and his deep knowledge of pop culture. Plus, Pokémon trainer Dash Grabum reappears to discuss his new strategy for catching monsters, and emergency responder Hekla Jonsdottir stops by to offer a stern message against reckless tourism.

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A mini ep from a vacationing Casey Wilson who refuses to stay silent (about a lot of things). No Tagging! Byeeeee!!!

Matt McConkey (Homophilia) joins Paul, June, and Jason to discuss the 1986 action adventure comedy Never Too Young to Die starring John Stamos. Recorded live at Largo at the Coronet in Los Angeles, they talk about Gene Simmons’ tongue being the most violent thing June has seen onscreen, skilled gymnast Stamos, the Stargrove song, and The Room level sex scene. Plus, stick around at the end of the episode for 2nd Opinions songs!

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Star of television and film Nico Santos (Crazy Rich Asians, Superstore) joins Matt and Dave this week in the studio (with mom in tow!) to talk all about being in his first(!) relationship, Grand Designs and Voltron on Netflix, and growing up with a live-in hairdresser. Plus, how Nico booked Crazy Rich Asians, his boyfriend’s amazing baking, and Nico’s mom gets on mic!

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Sex advice columnist Dan Savage weighs in on Jude and Arabella’s relationship. Meanwhile, the pair get hot and heavy when Arabella sends her parents off to town for the afternoon.

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Comedians Chris Duffy (Wyatt Cenac’s Problem Areas) and Sarah Pappalardo (Reductress) join Negin to dish about the latest in White House drama including Omarosa’s secret tapes and Trump’s decision to revoke John Brennan’s security clearance. Then, the panel shares favorite Aretha Franklin memories. Lastly, they discuss 3-D printed guns and delve into diversity and representation.

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Victoria Longwell, Drew Tarver, and Dan Lippert join Matt Besser to check in with the executive producer of Seeso, meet a mom driven nuts by her family’s cries for help, and follow a YouTube-trained stunt coordinator. Later, right-wingers voice their outrage over tapas, a town council meeting prioritizes stupid issues, and paid online commenters compete for a top gig.

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Bryan and Erin sit down this week to tackle everything from the rise of abortion rights in Argentina to Saudi Arabia’s extreme treatment of female activists and how that ties into its very public feud with Canada. Plus, The Academy’s new category, and Disney’s first ever gay role – and why that fact is a lot less impressive than it should be.

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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Casey and Danielle are joined by the MF Powerhouse that is Jessi Klein. Emmy winning producer and writer, actress and author of the best selling memoir “You’ll Grow Out of It.” YOU WILL NEVER GROW OUT OF THIS EPISODE BECAUSE IT’S SO FUNNY. Oh, and Casey shares with Jessi and Danielle that she routinely pees in a cup in her car. Bye!

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Rhea talks gender reveal parties, camping and wizards. Sets from Caitlin Gill, Daniel Webb, Vanessa Gonzalez and Chris Fairbanks.

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Marco Arment, developer of podcast app Overcast, joins Lex on the Wolf Den. Lex and Marco discuss pretty much everything going on in podcasting today. The two debate the technical complications of dynamic ad insertion and how it affects both podcasters and podcast apps.  The two also discuss Marco’s history with Midroll in its early days, and theorize what might happen if Apple ever exited the podcast space.

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Making calls with Mindy Sterling.

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Lapkus & Gabrus are live from LA’s Saved By The Max restaurant, and they’re joined by Saved By The Bell superfan April Richardson (Go Bayside)! They talk about why SBTB was perfect for young comedy nerds, the weirdness of high school students starting a spaghetti sauce business, and how Zack misused his magic powers. Plus: founder Derek Barry stops by to explain how he got the idea for Saved By The Max, and a Very Special SBTB scene!

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In part two of a special two-part episode, wonderful writer Ben Blacker (Hex Wives, Thrilling Adventure Hour) interviews Matt all about his experience hosting I Was There Too. Matt shares stories about the dream guests that got away, how he puts his guests at ease before interviewing them, and more as they look back at the some of the funny, weird, inspirational moments over the years.

Nicole Byer (Why Won’t You Date Me?, Nailed It!) joins Andrew and Tawny to discuss encountering microaggressions as a person of color, a birthday party themed around drag ball culture, and more. As always, leave us a message about anything you think is racist at (323) 389-RACE.

Matt Fisher (UCB’s The Law Firm) & his 6 3/4-year-old son Keaton & Claire Ayoub (Your Hair Looks Great Today!) join Jo & Manolo to play listener-created games with callers, including a special call from Alex Schmidt (The Cracked Podcast).

Games played: Cats Off To Ya!, Hinky Pink, and Can You Remember What You Ate?

Actor Haley Joel Osment joins Adam Scott Aukerman to discuss R.E.M.’s 15th and final studio album Collapse into Now. They talk about when Haley first heard of R.E.M., Haley’s first concert ever being the Up Tour three days before The Sixth Sense was released, and how Adam was almost in A.I. Artificial Intelligence. Plus, the Scotts talk about films that make them hungry in another episode of “I Love Films.”

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Dr. Adi Jaffe is a specialist in mental health, addiction, and shame who has spoken at multiple TEDx events and has a doctorate in psychology from UCLA. He joins Jonathan to discuss addiction and alternative treatments, the negative consequences of shame, and how abstinence-based treatment is not the only method to recovery.

Find Dr Adi Jaffe’s work on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter @dradijaffe. Read more about Dr. Jaffe’s book The Abstinence Myth at www.theabstinencemyth.com.

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Drugs, rampages, the postal system. This call has it all. Buckle up and enjoy.

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Guest host Samm Levine chats with Rob Riggle about comedy, military service, and his upcoming projects “Night School” and “Rob Riggle’s Ski Master Academy”.

Kyle Dunnigan (Inside Amy Schumer) is back in the Earwolf studios to join Zach and Jess for a new musical with husbands and wives, World of Warcraft, and of course: bears. With songs like “Little Bit Trish”, “Big Ideas” and “Gettin’ Up the Stairs”, you’ll definitely have “Great Taste” if you listen to this ep. more than once. 

Rapper Jack Harlow joins Jensen and guest co-host Danielle Fischel to talk about Mac Miller’s “Swimming,” Houston chiropractor Dr Gregory Johnson, how we were late on The Godfather, and many more things you should know about.

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TIM BALTZ joins Hayes to have a Shrink session.

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Marissa and Listler take LIVE listener call-ins, and giving their best love and life advice with their very on-brand dulcet tones. Want more Bonus Episodes of Listler’s Love Lockdown? Subscribe now on Stitcher Premium.