Cracked host Alex Schmidt joins Andrew to discuss stories of Hollywood assault, supporting victims of abuse, and much more. As always, leave us a message about anything you think is racist at (323)389-RACE.

Erik Prince (George Basil), founder of the “private military services” firm Blackwater/Academi, thoroughly terrifies Mark & Pete on this week’s Hard Nation. While chowing down on octopus tartar, he discusses creating human/Great Dane hybrid soldiers and his favorite movie Snow Dogs. Plus: Mark makes a major announcement.

Actor/comedian/SNL writer Nick Rutherford makes his return on this week’s Who Charted! They count down the Top 5 Trending Songs on YouTube while Howard brings the heat over a series of canceled shows and Nick talks about his new film “The Unicorn.” During the Movie Chart, Nick acts out a survival scenario, and Kulap shares her cupping massage horror stories on Two Charted.

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Matt and Matt determine their criteria for Bond Henchpeople and precede to spend two hours ranking 24 of them.

Gethard has a meandering chit chat with a photographer and former photo developer who details the unusual things people put on film, like nazi motorcycle gang orgies and police crime scene photos. The caller opens up about his interest in the macabre and surprises Geth with his unusual tattoos.

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The fast and furiously funny Seth Morris chats of a youth spent on the crazy streets of San Francisco, and does QUITE well with the Famous Questions segment.

Actor Zach Gilford (Friday Night Lights) joins Jensen and Matty to talk about his new YouTube red show Lifeline, his love of camping, Marco Polo app, putting your phone down in the car, Jelani Aryeh, how we were late on FIFA, and many more things you should know about.

Tony Award nominee for Book of Mormon and current King George III in Hamilton, Rory O’Malley, takes the stage this week in the new hit musical, STRAIGHT TO BRADWAY. This truly is a theatrical production about a theatrical production! With songs like “3 True Facts About Sally Struthers”, “Underpass Lovers” and “10,000 Hours (With You)”, you will be very (Malcolm) Glad(well) you tuned in…

Actor Tyler Alvarez joins Emily and Deanna for this week’s HTBLO! He talks about acting in the Netflix series American Vandal and Orange Is the New Black before giving his take on the motives behind a “heyy,” the dad bod fanny pack, and the benefits of meeting people organically.

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Sean and Hayes bring LOU WILSON onto the show to hear about working on Netflix’s American Vandal and also for something else.

This episode is sponsored by The Second City Training Center.

The Tavern is packed with people, including a mysterious bard, DQ the elf and an amateur fortune teller. Also, Usidore conjures images from Arnie’s home: Chicago.

Credits:

Arnie: Arnie Niekamp
Chunt: Adal Rifai
Usidore: Matt Young
Devan Whistlestring: Chris Lee
D’athaniel Quen’yarvin (aka “DQ”): Tim Ryder
Borghilde the Fortune Teller: Rebecca Hansen
Mysterious Man: Tim Sniffen
Craig: Ryan DiGiorgi

Producers: Arnie Niekamp, Evan Jacover, Ryan DiGiorgi
Editor: Garrett Schultz
Theme Music: Andy Poland
Magic Tavern Logo: Allard Laban
Audio Assistance: Jason Knox
Production Assistance: Garrett Schultz
Photographer: Kyle Telechan
Fan Art: Kotta Katsuda

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Prized horse fighters Bever Hopox and Chico Hands aka The Calvins Twins are back in the saddle to chat about their love of Harry Potter, inducting themselves into their own Horse Fighting Hall of Fame, and auditioning for the movie Willow. Plus, rival prized horse fighter/promoter Bisby St. Hancock storms into the studio to talk about the success of his horse fighting business. Remember, ya gotta laugh!

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Gilbert and Frank welcome back one of their favorite guests, cartoonist and illustrator extraordinaire Drew Friedman, who discusses his newest book, “Drew Friedman’s Chosen People,” and joins the boys for a rollicking hour of rumors, innuendo, half-truths and outright lies. Also, Drew puts Groucho to bed, Frank meets a real, live Stooge, Fred McMurray inspires Captain Marvel and Sammy Petrillo takes credit for “The Munsters.” PLUS: The Uncle Miltie puppet! The MAD genius of Don Martin! The return of Perfecto Telles! Jerry Lewis “kills” Peter Lorre! And Mr. Warmth plays Felix Ungar! 

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Paul F. Tompkins says hi, hello, and what’s up to listeners on this week’s Spontaneanation! This time out, Paul’s special guest is Jensen Karp of Get Up On This and Drop the Mic! They chat about whether Jensen has ever gotten lost, the strange item he saved up for when he was 15 years old, and getting high to impress rappers. Then, they are joined by improvisers Carl Tart, Colleen Smith, and Mano Agapion, to improvise a story set at A Cast Reunion for the film The Net. And as always, Eban (only the best) Schletter scores it all on piano!

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In an alternate 1985, American movie audiences saw a movie called Spaceman From Pluto, wherein Eric Stoltz’s time-traveling DeLorean is sent back to the 80s by driving straight into a nuclear explosion — nuke the fridge style.

Almost as if the writers and producers had time traveled themselves to watch Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull and realized what a horrible idea that would be, Stoltz was recast, the title was changed to Back to the Future and Marty McFly gets back to the future by summoning 1.21 gigawatts through the power of lightning.

This is just one example of how studio notes aren’t always a bad thing. On this week’s episode, Alex Schmidt is joined by The Canon’s Amy Nicholson to discuss how movies like Alien, Forrest Gump, and Beverly Hills Cop were saved, or almost completely ruined by the scourge of Hollywood: studio notes.

Footnotes: https://goo.gl/nXFKEB

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Producer/director Roxanne Benjamin joins Amy this week to talk about the 1977 horror film “Suspiria.” They discuss the appropriateness of the German setting, the common horror trope of over-rationalization, and the surrealist elements of death and destruction throughout. Later, they examine the M.C. Escher imagery on display in the film. Does “Suspiria” belong in The Canon? Cast your vote on the Earwolf forums now!

This episode is sponsored by MUBI.

Sarah Silverman (I Love You, America) and Taran Killam (Killing Gunter, SNL) joins Paul and Jason to discuss the 1995 science fiction film Virtuosity starring Denzel Washington and Russell Crowe. Recorded live from Largo at the Coronet in Los Angeles, they talk about cocoons, sexy chess, Little Kaley Cuoco, and the inappropriate end credits.

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Where to Find Jason, June & Paul:

Paul’s new comedy Drive Share is available on Go90. Paul can be seen on 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 House, The Lego Batman Movie, How to Be Single, Sleeping with Other People, and is still indeed in The Dictator.

Good morning and welcome back to Getting Comfy with Tate and Mary! Rebecca (Jessica St. Clair) and Tatum (Lennon Parham) are sitting in for Tate and Mary as they welcome special guest Kinsey Riperton of Shark Tank fame to dish dirt on the Sharks, some of the ideas she pitched, and a new vacuum attachment she created. They also check in with Paula Poundstone as she teaches us to make her own Cat Flats and Jose Cuervo’s Argentinian beef. Plus, Traci Reardon drops by to answer questions for Tate and Mary in another edition of “Help Me, Rhonda.”

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Danielle is joined by reality TV chameleon Amy Phillips (Reality Checked on Sirius XM) who left her tiny baby at home in favor of something more important, talking shot about housewives. They dish on what baby gifts she got from which Bravo celebs, what will become of Milania and how Leanne got her new tits through that volleyball game.

Plus Nobleman Magazine has finally arrived and it’s everything we thought it would be!

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James Adomian (Trump vs. Bernie) and Maeve Higgins (Maeve in America) join Negin to discuss the bombshell reports of Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein’s alleged decades of sexual misconduct. They also dig into Jemele Hill’s suspension from ESPN and athletes taking knees to protest police brutality and racial injustice. Plus, how Senator Bob Corker might unexpectedly save us all.

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Alison Hockenberry, chief of staff of Dubner Productions and executive producer of “Freakonomics Radio” and “Tell Me Something I Don’t Know,” joins Chris Bannon on The Wolf Den. The two discuss how Alison’s background as a TV news producer eventually led her to running the “Dubner empire” by embracing the power of saying yes to things. Alison also explains the genesis of “Tell Me Something I Don’t Know” and details the early trial and error period that led to the show it is today. 

As the 1980s drew to a close, John Carpenter released They Live, an indictment of Reagan-era politics, a sharp critique of the economic disparity in America, and also a movie about Rowdy Roddy Piper wearing a pair of magic sunglasses.

On this week’s episode, Tom is joined by guest host Bridgett Greenberg and comedian Matt McCarthy as they discuss the surprisingly still-relevant themes of They Live, John Carpenter’s ongoing quest to discredit any and all forms of authority, and the legendary performance of Roddy Piper as John Nada, which is simultaneously soulfully understated and lip-wigglingly insane.

Checking bags with Tom Papa.

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This week we’re bringing you a special bonus release. Gethard guests on the Found podcast, the podcast where host Davy Rothbart explores personal stories of love, loss, hope, transformation and aspiration through the lens of lost and found notes. Chris and Davy talk with the elusive author of a fiery, found letter of resignation from a NJ water park.

New Yorker cartoonist Liza Donnelly joins Sarah and Susan to talk about Otis Redding’s “When a Man Loves a Woman,” Frank Sinatra and Count Basie doing “Fly Me to the Moon,” Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have A Dream” speech, and Prince’s live guitar solo rendition of “While My Guitar Gently Weeps” at the 2012 R&R Hall of Fame Ceremony.

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This week, Bryan discusses the failure of the US to vote for a UN Human Rights Council measure condemning the death penalty for homosexuality and Erin brings a story about an Obama-era wage gap initiative under siege by the current administration. Plus, guest Timothy Simons talks about transferring from Chicago to LA, working Frances Bean Cobain’s sixteenth birthday party, and the behind-the-scenes of his Pennywise audition process.

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The Wild Horses are back! Mary Holland, Erin Whitehead, Lauren Lapkus, and Stephanie Allynne join Matt Besser this week for scenes about the aftermath of their worst show ever, a movie executive who won’t put on his pants, and auditions for a movie with a controversial male lead. Plus, Uber interviews inspire an America’s Got Talent contestant with a penchant for mocking impressions and a cab driver who spends too much time reassuring his riders.

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Comedian and longtime showfriend Patton Oswalt joins Scott for a long-lost episode of Comedy Bang Bang! First, present-Patton promotes his new standup special, “Annihilation.” Later, travel agent Randy Travels stops by to reflect on trips he’s sent his clients on, and FOMO victim Charlotte raises awareness for an epidemic that’s sweeping the world.