Handling the truth with Rob Reiner.

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In part one 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 where the idea for the show came from, his preparation process for interviewing his guests, and his dream guest list as they look back at the some of the funny, weird, inspirational moments over the years.

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Comedian and Emmy-nominated writer Emily Heller joins Howard to sweat it out with the midsummah charts! They’ll count down Billboard’s Top 5 Selling Albums while discussing where to see the weirdest dogs and why everyone’s doing the KiKi Challenge. Then Emily recounts a close encounter with Johnny Depp during the Movie Chart, and the gang tries to figure out just how someone could be the next Drew Barry(more) while counting down their Hot Picks.

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Comedians Naomi Ekperigin and Andy Beckerman (Couples Therapy) join Andrew and Tawny to discuss whether it’s okay for White people to dance to Childish Gambino’s “This Is America,” parents determining your race, and much more. As always, leave us a message about anything you think is racist at (323) 389-RACE.

Comedy writers Christine Nangle (The Break with Michelle Wolf) & Sarah Pappalardo (Reductress) join Jo & Manolo to play listener-created games with callers, including a special call from Zach Reino (Off Book: The Improvised Musical podcast).

Games played: Better Than Beethoven, Pizza Burger, and Chunky Mansion

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Andy Daly (Review) and Phoebe Robinson (2 Dope Queens) are back to join Adam Scott Aukerman as they discuss U2’s eXPERIENCE + iNNOCENCE Tour. Andy talks about his U2 fan club debacle, what happened on that faithful May 16th night at The Forum in Inglewood, and the most suspenseful part of the night for Andy. Then, Phoebe talks about memorable moments from the 5 shows she saw, the return of MacPhisto, and receiving a hand written note from Bonobos. Plus, stay tuned for next week’s episode featuring interviews with U2!

Dr. Elizabeth Barnert joins Jonathan to talk about the toxic effects that separating families can have on a child’s physical and mental state, the process of family reunification, and how to help child who have been impacted by family separation.

Dr. Barnert is a pediatrician and an assistant professor of pediatrics at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA and the UCLA Mattel Children’s Hospital.

Dr. Elizabeth Barnert is on Twitter @Liz_Barnert. You can find out more about her work at https://www.uclahealth.org/elizabeth-barnert.

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Writer extraordinaire Ben Blacker joins us to deconstruct Connery’s unofficial return as Bond in the infamous Thunderball remake!

Actress/comedienne Jade Catta-Preta sits down with guest host Samm Levine to discuss breaking into show business, cancelled TV shows, and performing stand-up in Portuguese.

In a few days, this caller will turn herself over to federal authorities and begin a multi-year prison sentence. She tells Geth about how she ended up with a federal indictment, getting sober and all the fast food she’ll be eating before turning herself in.

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The insanely hilarious Bryan Safi (Throwing Shade) joins Jess and Zach for the quickest conceived musical to date! If you ever wanted to hear a rock musical about a talent competition reality show, One Direction-esque kid contestants, “Oasis”, the Pope, and more, this is the show for you! With songs like “Dear Lord”, “When’s The Worst Time For Divorce” and “Ghost Coconut”, you’ll definitely be using one of these tunes for your own singing competition audition!

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Danielle Fishel (Official Fiancee of the Podcast) joins Jensen and guest co-host Ali Segel to talk about the ESPYs, Locksmith’s album “No Question,” Trader Joe’s Carrot Ginger Miso Salad Dressing, how we were late on the dating app Hinge, and many more things you should know about.

The famous PATTON OSWALT finally joins the conversation to discuss an upcoming event with the boys.

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Recorded live in New York City, Marissa and Listler travel to the Big Apple to present a jam-packed episode of their podcast project Womp It Up! We’ll find out what’s been going on with the notorious Eric “Gutterballs” Gutterman (Jason Mantzoukas), Daily Dolphin editor-in-chief Chet Noseworthy (Jack McBrayer), Marissa’s stepdad Seth Wompler (Brian Huskey), former teacher C.S. Steers (Paul Scheer), Marissa’s old steady Matt Yanni (Jon Daly) and many more as they help Marissa come to terms with big changes in her life.

As long as real-life gun rampages go unchecked, first person shooter video games will be a major battlefront of The Culture War. After all, today’s new hyper-realistic gun games must be causing today’s hideous violence! But what if twenty years of perfecting virtual headshot tech dovetails with a drop in American violent crime? What if games don’t actually trick anyone into being violent, or sexist, or an Italian plumber? And most chilling for you gamers out there: what if games DO trick you into becoming a less ideal person, in a way nobody’s ever warned you about?

On this week’s episode of The Cracked Podcast, Alex Schmidt is joined by Jason Pargin (better known as David Wong) to explore a surprising truth nobody else is covering. They’ll combine decades of gaming experience with a range of studies and reporting. They’ll debunk a lot of the panic about Those Darned Violent Video Games, while also picking out some truths hidden in it. And they’ll explore how gaming DOES change the brains of even the most blood-averse n00bs.

Footnotes: https://goo.gl/Ftg8HC

Stand-up comedian Cameron Esposito joins Scott this week to talk about Edward Penishands, her new special “Rape Jokes,” and website tips. Then, JW Stillwater enters the studio to talk about seeing the Universal Studios Hollywood play WaterWorld: A Live Sea War Spectacular. Plus, Valley stuntman Cal Buckley pops in to tell us about playing The Deacon in the WaterWorld stunt show and his many other roles over his 30 year career.

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Gilbert and Frank are joined by comedian, podcaster and movie obsessive Doug Benson (“Doug Loves Movies”) for an enjoyable conversation about bad sequels, booking dream guests, breaking into the business and the perils of meeting Hollywood heroes. Also, Harry Dean Stanton shuts it down, Doug messes with Harrison Ford, Peter Falk reunites with Alan Arkin and Gilbert (once again) rags on Ferris Bueller. PLUS: Foster Brooks! “Captain EO”! The Three Stooges in 3-D! “The Curse of the Pink Panther!” Praising Alexander Payne! And Doug reveals the truth behind the Mr. Belvedere mishap!

Baron Ragoon barges into the Ruffled Feather hoping to move the story along.

Credits:

Arnie: Arnie Niekamp
Chunt: Adal Rifai
Usidore: Matt Young
Baron Ragoon: Chris Rathjen
Winky Silks: Joey Bland [improvisedshakespeare.com]
Mysterious Man: Tim Sniffen
Tricia: Kate James

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

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Paul F. Tompkins welcomes listeners right under the wire to Spontaneanation! This time out, Paul’s special return guest is Kaitlin Olson of It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia and The Mick! Kaitlin chats about what her spirit animal would be if she has met or seen it before, the biggest person who has hugged her in her adult life, and her favorite animal as a child. Then, they are joined by improvisers Carl Tart, Jean Villepique, and Marc Evan Jackson, to improvise a story set Backstage at an Adult Community Center Talent Show. And as always, Eban (only the best) Schletter scores it all on piano!

Singer/songwriter LP sits down with Cameron to discuss pursuing an unconventional career, touring while in a relationship, and the nature of her nickname.

Hilarious actress and writer Stephanie Allynne join Matt and Dave this week to remember LOST, magazines, and kid songs from childhood. Plus, Tennessee town stories with wife Tig Notaro, not being prude, and feeling like you’re in middle school all over.

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Killer breast implants, a secret about Meryl Streep, and more on this week’s minisode! Paul goes through Corrections and Omissions for Striptease, Paul recommends an important doc, and the Movie Bitches review Book Club. Plus, the next movie selection to get the HDTGM treatment!

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Jude struggles with achieving his goals, which leads Michael to discuss his own life challenges with bestie Michael Showalter.

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Katrina vanden Heuvel (The Nation) and John Fugelsang (Tell Me Everything) join Negin to chat about Trump’s Supreme Court pick Brett Kavanaugh and the close ties between the Trumps and Justice Kennedy’s son. The panel also discusses whether Democratic Socialism is the path forward for the Democratic Party. Lastly, they chat about women who are in their 40s, single and happy, and the discussion quickly veers into a feminist critique of Sex and the City!

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EPISODE OF THE SUMMAH! Casey is joined in the nook by the hilarious Blair Beeken, the incomparable Danny Pelligrino and fan write in Zachary Sergi who had lots of behind the scenes RHONY info to share. WE GOT INTO IT. And the result is electric. We discuss past iconic moments and present disturbing moments such as “I’m gonna leave hand prints on your f***ing ass.” WTFFFFFFF! 

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Guest host Georgea Brooks talks crop tops, nudist colonies and babies. Sets from Peter Kim, Sarah Sherman, Dan Telfer, Kristal Adams and Barbara Gray.

In honor of LGBTSTEM Day, Bryan pulls some surprising statistics about LGBTQ+ people in the scientific world and reveals which of your favorite dead scientists was gay. Hint: all of them! Then Erin gets into the long, slow dismantling of Roe v. Wade that’s been thrust into the spotlight with Trump’s new Supreme Court pick, and comedian Guy Branum stops by to talk about his first exposure to queerness, being funny for his own benefit, and his new book My Life as a Goddess: A Memoir Through (Un)Popular Culture.

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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Horatio Sanz, Brian Huskey, Paul Scheer, and Jess McKenna join Matt Besser LIVE from DCM 2018! They take audience suggestions that inspire scenes about a theme park ride that checks your fear threshold, a spinning top with a compelling backstory, and the process by which M&M mascots are selected. Plus, Matt is joined by Jason Mantzoukas and winners of contest4improv4humans Can’t Tell Us Nothing (Tandiwe Kone, Jon Myles, Amechi Ngwe, Antoine W.B.) to meet gang of doll bandits, a movie quoter who hits the big time, and a baker who refuses to make a cake for vegans.

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Reading the room with Nell Scovell.

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