Thomas Middleditch and Martin Starr of HBO’s Silicon Valley are back to chat with Scott about the new season of the show, the importance of flattening out a brain, and watching their fellow Poo Crew member Kumail on the Oscars. Then, accountant Janine Blackwell stops by to tell us about her previous marriages and to sell some Beeswax Band-Aids.

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Squibbert the frog returns with an important message from the Dark Lord. That’s assuming we can focus up enough to hear it.

Credits:

Arnie: Arnie Niekamp

Chunt: Adal Rifai

Usidore: Matt Young

Squibbert: Sarah Shockey

Chest Trünkborn: Travis McElroy

Talbot the Badger: Tugs the Badger

Dearest Scooter: Drew Ackerman

Mysterious Man: Tim Sniffen

Craig: Ryan DiGiorgi

Tricia: Kate James

Producers: Arnie Niekamp, Evan Jacover, Ryan DiGiorgi

Editor: Chris Rathjen

Theme Music: Andy Poland

Magic Tavern Logo: Allard Laban

Audio Assistance: Jason Knox

Production Assistance: Garrett Schultz

This episode is brought to you by Audible (www.audible.com/tavern) and Just For Men (www.jfmbestbeard.com code: BestBeard25).

If ‘The Prestige’ hamfistedly taught us anything, it’s that movies are big ol’ magic tricks. Lights shine on a screen, colors dance in front of our eyes, and we feel like we went to space…even though we’re still sitting in that movie theater in Glen Ellyn, Illinois that we walked into two hours ago. And the biggest trick of all might be how much baffling universe-building washes over us as we watch. Like in ‘Liar Liar’, why is Jim Carrey’s son a god? In the ‘Indiana Jones’ franchise, how is every god real? And according to Actually Oscar-Nominated Film ‘The Boss Baby’, is human history a nightmare psy ops forever-war?

On this episode of The Cracked Podcast, Alex Schmidt is joined by Dan Hopper (Cracked, CollegeHumor), Dave Schilling (Bleacher Report, Grantland), Amy Nicholson (Variety, Earwolf’s The Canon), and a live UCB Sunset audience, for a deep dive into some of the biggest movies ever made. Find out why there are secretly terrifying characters and plotlines in everything from Star Wars to Wonder Woman to the finest film ever made (i.e. The Emoji Movie).

Footnotes: https://goo.gl/7s8C3z

Actor Eddie Deezen (“Grease,” “1941,” “The Polar Express”) joins Gilbert and Frank for a look back at his memorable roles in iconic ’70s and ’80s movies, his early days as a stand-up comic and his unforgettable encounters with Andy Griffith, John Belushi, Jerry Lewis and Mickey Rooney. Also, Eddie loses his lunch, Jack Nicholson loses his cool, Morgan Fairchild turns on the charm and Count Dracula shares the screen with “Weezie” Jefferson. PLUS: Remembering Marvin Kaplan! The return of Fake Shemp! The cinema of Fred Olen Ray! Steven Spielberg presents the Beatles! And Gilbert sings the theme from “Zapped!”

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Paul F. Tompkins flirts with his listeners as he welcomes them back to Spontaneanation! This time out, Paul’s special guests are Lauren Lapkus, Mary Holland, Erin Whitehead, and Stephanie Allynne of Wild Horses! They chat about what they would be up to in 1967 San Francisco, a young Erin talking to heart shaped photos of Christian Slater that were above her bed, and Mary’s love of Medieval Times. Then, they improvise a story set in A Sunken Livering Room From A Multi-Camera TV Set. And as always, Eban (only the best) Schletter scores it all on piano!

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In this episode of Strictly Business, Derek Contrera (Drew Tarver) decides he is going to be a movie mogul businessman by launching his own production company called Donnie Darko Inception Entertainment. He then talks all about the biz with Tammy Hickman (Mary Holland) and Theresa Bartlett (Lauren Lapkus), executives at the world’s #2 gas station TV network, PumpTV. Featuring Betsy Sodaro, Carl Tart, and Natalie Palamides. Listen to all of Season 1 of Strictly Business on Stitcher Premium. For a free month trial, go to stitcherpremium.com/strictlybusiness] and use promo code “BUSINESS.”

Actor, activist and icon Wilson Cruz  (My So-Called Life)​ joins Matt and Dave this week to talk Harvey Fierstein, not saying hello with your asshole, and showing up in relationships. Plus, love as verb, hot lugers and Dave tries gin for the first (!) time!

This episode is sponsored by Joule: Sous Vide by ChefSteps (code: HOMOPHILIA).

Jessica St. Clair (Womp It Up!, Playing House) joins Paul and Jason to discuss the 1995 cyberpunk action thriller Johnny Mnemonic starring Keanu Reeves. Recorded live in Boston, they talk about the sentient dolphin, ghost in the machines, robotic street preachers, and much more. Plus, June gives us her best guess of what the movie is about without watching it.

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Where to Find Jason, June & Paul:

You can see Jason, June, and Paul in The Disaster Artist in theaters now.

Paul’s new comedy Drive Share is available on Go90. Paul can be seen on A Futile and Stupid Gesture, Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later, Opening Night, and Veep. You can see June and Paul on NTSF:SD:SUV:: on HULU. June stars in Grace and Frankie on Netflix, as well as Lady Dynamite alongside with Jason.

Jason can be seen in The Good Place, The House, The Lego Batman Movie, How to Be Single, Sleeping with Other People, and is still indeed in The Dictator.

Comedians W. Kamau Bell (United Shades of America) and Leah Bonnema (Comedy Drop) join Negin to chat about Rex Tillerson’s ousting and Trump’s new picks for Secretary of State and CIA director. Plus, they discuss the potential U.S.-North Korea talks and the House GOP’s break with the intelligence community on Russia. Lastly, the panelists talk about their relationships to money and class. This episode was recorded on Tuesday afternoon EST, before the results of Pennsylvania’s special House election were available.

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Jess McKenna, Jon Gabrus, and Horatio Sanz join Matt Besser straight from SF Sketchfest! They’ll take audience suggestions that lead to scenes about a group of campers that turned to piracy, finding real human connections in the grocery story, and the world’s most annoying dentist. Later, a bachelor deals with his stripper PTSD and a support group for wrongdoers reacts harshly to minor misdeeds.

This episode is sponsored by Squarespace (code: IMPROV).

This week, Bryan brings a story out of Toronto about serial killer Bruce McArthur and his victims from the LGBTQ community. Then, Erin discusses International Women’s Day and the corporations that capitalize on it, and Heathers writers Price Peterson and Carey O’Donnell join to talk about bonding over solo sports on the schoolyard, making fun of the humorless on the Heathers tv reboot, and updating the musical for modern times. Plus, a special guest drops in to share her thoughts on O.J. Simpson’s bold speculation.

This episode is sponsored by True Religion (code: SHADE) and EverlyWell (code: SHADE).

Cam and Rhea talk Kyra Sedgwick, rugby and Destiny’s Child. Sets from Michael Palascak, Kimberly Clark, Chris Martin and Alice Wetterlund.

Andy Daly and Matt Gourley kick things off with a bang as they bring us the first podcast pilot hosted by Poet Laureate of the West Dalton Wilcox. Expect a true story from Dalton’s week out on the range, a chat with Rustle Shine (Paul F. Tompkins), the city slickin’ publisher of his book “You Must Buy Your Wife At Least As Much Jewelry As You Buy Your Horse and Other Poems and Observations, Humorous and Otherwise, From a Life on The Range,” a Cowboy Poetry Workshop with fellow cowboy poets Sally Jespa (Betsy Sodaro) & Bartleby Mckay (Sean Conroy), and music from one of the best Country Western bands in the world, The (Goddamned) Journeymen (Matt Gourley, Jeremy Carter, Mark McConville, James Bladon). Make sure to head over to earwolf.com/dalton to participate in the Dalton Wilcox Book Store Challenge and grab yourself The Journeymen’s album “Mount Us More” over at http://gosuperego.bandcamp.com/album/mount-us-more!

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Gina Delvac, producer of the hit podcast Call Your Girlfriend joins Chris Bannon on The Wolf Den. Gina details her career in the audio industry, from public radio intern to podcast producer. The two also talk about the the delicate process of turning a passion project into a small business, and the impact a guest like Hillary Clinton can have on a show’s audience. 

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Actor, comedian, all around talent John Early (TBS’ Search Party) joins Sarah and Susan to talk about “Softly and Tenderly” from Junebug, Hamm Samwich’s “Bicycle,” the Tomorrow scene from Serial Mom, and Molly Shannon in Year of the Dog.

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Orphan Black’s Tatiana Maslany joins Scott and his intern Gino Lambardo on Comedy Bang! Bang! live from SXSW 2018 in Austin, Texas! They chat about tattoos, Boston accents, and what Tatiana has to say to her haters. Then, Scott’s nephew Todd arrives to make a big announcement about his recent 23andMe results. Later, publicist Scott Jeffries stops by to promote a new indie movie that is directed by Steven Spielberg. Plus, former Deputy Assistant to the President Sebastian Gorka crashes the show to talk about his short time working for the White House.

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Coming home again with Jen Kirkman.

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Dream of Dreams guest Bryan Safi returns to the nook, like Eileen returning to Beverly Hills (except HE has his hair figured out). Casey apologizes for sleeping on Drag Race, Danielle sings her childhood sorrows, Bryan dissects Sheree’s forced photo shoot, and they all live in fear of Erika Jayne’s quiet anger.

Plus, special in the field reporting from Nicole Shabtai, where she answers Casey’s age old question from last week, “Who is that small man with Lisa Vanderpump?” and Casey’s husband David makes his first (and slightly drunken) appearance on the podcast with some hot takes on Jax. 

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Actress Amy Landecker joins Matt and guest co-host Amanda Lund to discuss her almost entirely cut role as an anesthesiologist in the 2016 Marvel film Doctor Strange. Amy describes what she expected from the project, the confusion that led to her character essentially being cut, and the one line of hers that made it in. Plus, she talks about working with the Coen Brothers on A Serious Man, bonding with the cast and crew of Transparent through “The Box,” and voice doubling for Julia Roberts.

This episode is sponsored by Mack Weldon (code: IWTT).

Adam Scott Aukerman reconvene this week to discuss R.E.M.’s third studio album, Fables of the Reconstruction. They’ll talk favorite sandwiches and Back to the Future before diving into the 1985 album. Plus, we’ll hear how they both came around on Fables of the Reconstruction after initial struggles as well as an improved track sequence from Scott.

This episode is sponsored by Spotify and Squarespace (code: REM).

Friend of the show Natasha Leggero returns to Who Charted to help count down the latest in chart culture! Howard and Natasha count down the Billboard Hot 100 while covering Tim McGraw’s dehydration act and Tommy Lee’s familial fisticuffs. Plus, Natasha airs her beef with Oprah during the Movie Chart and Kevin brings his Hot Picks to the table for Two Charted.

This episode is sponsored by Nathaniel Rateliff, Audible, and IFC’s The Death of Stalin.

Writer Abdullah Saeed (Great Moments In Weed History, Bong Appetit) joins Andrew to discuss marijuana legalization in California, accents, how is it that our immigrant family stories don’t stop us from being racist, and more. As always, leave us a message about anything you think is racist at (323) 389-RACE.

White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders (Pam Murphy) returns to do shuttle runs around the Hard Nation studios. She reveals her true feelings about Hope Hicks, defends her handling of the Stormy Daniels scandal, and reads more real letters that real children wrote President Trump. Plus: Mark leads Pete on a meditative journey.

Tonight Show writers Becky Krause & Patrick Borelli join Jo & Manolo to play listener-created games with callers. 

Games played: Blank The Movie, Manolo Versus Manilow, and The Apologist.

Journalist and radio host Mark Thompson guest-hosts for Kevin. His guest, Academy Award-nominated screenwriter Billy Ray, shares insights into the writing game; from The Hunger Games to Captain Phillips to the new Terminator reboot.

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Sean and Hayes welcome ANDERS HOLM from the new show Champions on NBC into the studio to talk about a certain kind of script that is interesting.

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Actor Tucker Albrizzi (A.P. Bio) joins Emily and Deanna this week to talk about starting his acting career in Florida, what’s going on in his love life, and how he became an accredited Tea Master. Tucker shares ideas for his hot new tea product before giving his take on everything from hashtags to green juice during a game of Over It or Into It.

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Marissa and Listler keep it loose with Marina Del Rey High student Kent O’Yellow (Shaun Diston) on this week’s Womp It Up!  Kent relates the experience of doing shrooms with his older brother while Marissa attempts to find relief from her ailment. Then, Lister explains why it’s important to teach kids about death during “What’s Cheesing You.” Plus, we find out the best tv show to bang to, and Kent talks about dating and eventually marrying himself during “Spotlight On.”

Alex and Pete from Star Wars Minute and Mark McConville and James Bladon join Matt and Matt to discuss which actors have been in both franchises, complete with Power Point presentation!