A wizard, a witch, a badger, a flower, a Chicagoan and a humunculous made of bodily fluids all try to understand the Earth book ‘The Great Gatsby.’

Credits:

Arnie: Arnie Niekamp

Chunt: Adal Rifai
Usidore: Matt Young
Flower: Brooke Breit
Claudia: Beth Melewski
Metanoid: Jorin Garguilo
Bungaree Chubbins: Tom Gottleib
Mysterious Man: Tim Sniffen
Craig: Ryan DiGiorgi

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

Comedian Chris Gethard of Beautiful/Anonymous joins Scott and this week’s co-host John Lennon, formerly of The Beatles on Comedy Bang! Bang! They talk about Chris leaving his mark on movie sets, being given the role of Iron Man in Iron Man 3 and being cut out, and how much he gets paid for the new season of The Chris Gethard Show. Plus, television producer Pam Carton stops by to talk about her hit reality show “Hot Tub Diarrhea.”

This episode is brought to you by Marc Maron: Too Real on Netflix, Black Tux (www.blacktux.com/BANGBANG, Dr. Katz: The Audio Files (www.audible.com/DrKatz) and Stitch Fix (www.stitchfix.com/BANGBANG).

This week, Amy is joined by Tom Reimann and Abe Epperson of the podcast Cracked Movie Club to pit two Tom Cruise films against one another: “Top Gun” and “Minority Report.” They discuss the usage of “Top Gun” as a military recruitment tool, as well as the film’s unapologetic hyper-masculinity. Then, they discuss the theme of privacy and the use of CGI in “Minority Report” before giving their final arguments. Which Cruise flick will find its way into The Canon? Head to the Earwolf forums now to cast your vote!

This episode is sponsored by Paramount Pictures’ “Mother!” and The Harold Ramis Film School.

Welcome to the inaugural episode of Nannies, Nannies, Nannies with your host Felicity Foster (Beth Dover)! Felicity is currently pregnant and looking for a nanny so she went to Craigslist and decided to record the interviews as a podcast. Will she find her perfect nanny? Plus, Traci Reardon stops by to answer Twitter questions about nannying in another edition of “Help Me Rhonda.”

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The anti-union message of Garbage Pail Kids, how did Ali Gator get his voice, and more on this week’s mini-sode! Paul goes through Corrections and Omissions for The Garbage Pail Kids and Blake J. Harris talks to Kevin Thompson about playing Ali Gator. Paul gives some recs in Paul’s Picks and the Movie Bitches review Valerian. Plus, you’ll find out which movie we will be covering next!

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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.

The amazing Guy Branum (Talk Show the Game Show) joins the guys to talk about losing your virginity, deep horrible crushes, and binge watching every season of Survivor in 2 months (yes, EVERY season). Plus, Matt talks acupuncture and Dave shares his love of “Lisa D from CT”! PS, call us if you need advice! 424-248-8978

This week in the nook Danielle is joined by special co-host/Bitch Sesh assistant/old lady handler April Mouton and British journalist and novelist Elizabeth Day. They go in hard on eclipses, male camel toe and early morning Titos, while Elizabeth gives us all the deets on why Vicki Gunvalson rejected an interview with her. Plus, we have a verrrrrrry special surprise guest with a breaking announcement. This episode is chock full of as much fat as some buttermilk chicken, don’t miss it!

This episode is brought to you by Rent the Runway (www.renttherunway.com/unlimited) and Care/of (www.takecareof.com code: HOUSEWIVES).

The ACLU got a lot of heat last week when their neutral free speech stance had them defending the alt right in Charlottesville. We talk to ACLU Senior Staff Attorney Lee Rowland about the organization’s decision to change course and not defend groups that protest with firearms and the effect that will have on their methods going forward. Historian Mark Bray teaches Kamau and Hari how to pronounce Antifa and what the group is all about. And April Reign, a co-creator of trending hashtag #NoConfederate, talks about why the ‘Game of Thrones’ producers should think twice about creating a TV show where black people are enslaved again.

Follow our guests!

• Lee Rowland: https://www.aclu.org/bio/lee-rowland
• Mark Bray (@Mark_Bray): https://markmbray.wordpress.com
• April Reign (@ReignOfApril): http://www.reignofapril.com

For updates on us, follow Politically Re-Active on Facebook and Twitter (@PoliticReActive.) Send us your comments using the #politicallyreactive. Thanks! Check out Hari’s tour dates and albums at Harikondabolu.com and for all Kamau’s projects check out wkamaubell.com.

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Christopher Nolan month continues on Cracked Movie Club! In 2014, Matthew McConaughey took to the stars to save his family from a life of eating exclusively corn-based meals. The result was Interstellar, a film that’s simultaneously Christopher Nolan’s homage to 2001: A Space Odyssey and his own version of a dense sci-fi epic with cool robots.

This week, Tom and Abe are joined by returning guest and recurring master of Cracked podcasts Alex Schmidt as they discuss the incredible lengths Nolan and his crew went to create the effects of Interstellar, the film’s themes of time and permanence, and how many times Alex cried while watching the movie.

Staring at the sun with Lee Farber.

Comedians Benari Poulten and Seena Jon join Negin to discuss the military plans Trump has laid out for Afghanistan and his inflammatory remarks at a rally in Phoenix. They also cover Steve “Jacked Up” Bannon’s departure from the White House and take an unpolitical detour into Game of Thrones. Plus, they bemoan their physical aches and pains induced by the Trump administration. 

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This week, Bryan and Erin discuss a crisis pregnancy center in Northern Ireland that uses scented candles to discourage abortions plus Trump’s ridiculous nominee for chief scientist of the Department of Agriculture. Then, they welcome actress and comedian Jessica Chaffin to talk skin care routines, the American Heroes channel, and awful childhood shopping experiences.

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John Gemberling, Gil Ozeri, Jen D’Angelo, and Colton Dunn join Matt Besser for a live improv4humans! They take audience suggestions that inspire scenes about anti-drug performance artists, a down on his luck checkers champ, and stuffed animals that emit terrifying sounds. Later, they look for a Michael Chiklis cardboard cutout for a bachelorette party before visiting a doomsday bunker with highly specific amenities.

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Actor Mackenzie Astin, who stars as Dodger in The Garbage Pail Kids Movie, chats with Slashfilm’s Blake Harris about sibling rivalry (with brother Sean Astin), becoming a child actor and how a counterculture phenomenon turned into such a horrible, horrible movie. Listen to more episodes of How Did This Get Made: Origin Stories on Stitcher Premium!

Comedian Ify Nwadiwe returns to join Andrew to discuss Police Union complaining of “blue racism,”  Charlottesville, and much more. As always, leave us a message about anything you think is racist at (323) 389-RACE.

Eric Trump (Casey Feigh) stops by Hard Nation to talk about managing Trump Wineries, touring with the String Cheese Incident, and being Reese Witherspoon. Plus: Pete explains what makes a great key party.

Legal prescription drugs have caused the greatest non-Cheetos related health crisis of our time. So is it possible that illegal drugs might hold the key to saving us? On this episode of Cracked Gets Personal, Brandon Johnson and Robert Evans talk to medical experts about the incredible ways illicit substances are saving lives right now. You’ll also hear from an Iraq war vet who rolled balls on Molly to treat his PTSD, and an opiate addict who hallucinated his way to sobriety. Whether you’re straight-edge for life, or actively rolling a blunt right now, you won’t want to miss this episode of Cracked Gets Personal. 

Actor Chris Geere (You’re the Worst) joins Howard and Kulap for this week’s Who Charted! They talk about Jake Paul’s follower fallout and Chris tells how he likes his soccer during the Music Chart. Then, Chris recounts his horror movie roles while they count down the Movie Chart. Finally, Stard joins in for Two Charted where the gang counts down Kevin’s Hot Picks before launching into a Girl Group Edition of the H. Michael Quiz.

This episode is sponsored by Squarespace (www.squarespace.com code: CHARTED).

Paul Scheer sits down with Matt and Matt to create a James Bond theme park. From the Hotel to the rides to the concessions they’ve thought of everything.

Comedian Mike Mitchell (The Doughboys Podcast, Love, Birthday Boys) joins Jensen and Matty to talk about his lifestyle changes after eating at so many fast food restaurants for his podcast, Taylor Bennett, Andrew Bird, how we were late on fancy watches, and many more things you should know about.

Join Kevin as he sits down with returning guest Bryan Cranston (Breaking Bad, Sneaky Pete) with his first book, A Life in Parts. Bryan chats about acting through a cold on Broadway, how he broke Larry David on set, and his resting Walter White face.

This episode is brought to you by Littleton Coin Co. (www.littletoncoin.com/chatshow) and Casper Mattresses (www.casper.com/kevin).

An African American military vet living in Charlottesville discusses the recent protests in his town. He tells Chris about confronting KKK rallies and how to deal with white supremacists. He’s also playing Mario Kart and really hates Peach.

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Actress Lovie Simone (Greenleaf) joins Emily and Deanna this week to share her makeup expertise! Lovie talks meeting Oprah, which beauty trend she wishes would disappear, and contouring tips before telling her bad edge story and playing a game of Savvy, Thirsty, or Thavvy.

This episode is sponsored by ThirdLove (www.thirdlove.com/htblo).

D’Arcy Carden (The Good Place, Broad City) and Paul Scheer (How Did This Get Made?, The League) star in a new musical about sexy night hikes, wolves disguised as little girls giving relationship advice, and wolves taking over a Home Depot. Recorded live at the UCB Sunset Theatre in Los Angeles, theater-goers will be entranced by such stand-out hits as “Let My Wolf Out Tonight,”  “Corporate Animal,” “Find the Wolf Man,” and many more. Stick around for a behind the scenes discussion about the production with the cast and crew!

This episode is sponsored by Spice Islands (www.spiceislands.com/offbook), Leesa (www.leesa.com/offbook), and ModCloth (www.modcloth.com code: OFFBOOK).

Imagine you’re just living your normal life, walking down the street and WHAM– a car slams into a traffic light and the driver bails out from the cabin, firing machine guns and rocket launchers at everything in sight. The police arrive at the scene, engage in a bloody firefight and eventually a high-speed chase. But, once the suspect leave their line of sight, they just sort of…give up.

You are an NPC (non-playable character) in the Grand Theft Auto universe, where the long arm of the law only reaches as far as the computer’s AI will allow it and even getting arrested by the cops only means a couple of hours in jail and a couple hundred bucks coming from your pocket.

Fun world to live in as a regular-joe? Maybe. Depends on how much you value your life, justice and going bowling with your cousin.

On this week’s episode of The Cracked Podcast, we think about the little people in our favorite video game universes. What would it be like to be an NPC in GTA, Red Dead Redemption and Sim City? Alex Schmidt is joined by Cracked’s Adam Ganser and Cristian Ramirez, and comedians Mike Drucker and Monika Scott to figure out which video game universe would be the best to live in and which one would be the worst?

Links, sources and footnotes: https://goo.gl/R5PQAT

David Wain and musician Dan Wilson join Scott to talk about Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later which was co-created by David, Dan’s latest album “Re-Covered,” and the art of starting with titles to create songs. Then, political pundit Testarossa Manigault stops by to talk about politics as well as his encounters with ghosts. Later, Randy Snutz returns to tell us about his new job at an ampm/Chevron. Plus, Dan plays tracks off his latest album live in-studio!

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Paul F. Tompkins welcomes everybody to this moment in time known as Spontaneanation! This time out, Paul’s special guest is actress Janina Gavankar of True Blood, The League, and Sleepy Hollow! They chat about whether using an Italian accent is racist or not, being a very serious little kid who was focused on her music, and falling in love at first sight in high school. Paul is then joined by Mandell Maughan, Tawny Newsome, and Jeremy Carter, to improvise a story set in the Lobby of a 3-Star Hotel. And as always, Eban (only the best) Schletter scores it all on piano!

This episode is brought to you by Leesa.com (www.leesa.com/PFT).

Gilbert and Frank are joined by veteran stage and screen actor Tony Lo Bianco (“The French Connection,” “The Seven-Ups,” “The Honeymoon Killers”) for an absorbing discussion of the art of acting, the importance of self-starting, the inventiveness of Larry Cohen and the eccentricities of Rod Steiger. Also: Tony channels Fiorello La Guardia, treads the boards with Uncle Miltie, teaches Mama Cass (and Frankie Lymon) and stares down the immortal Sandy Koufax. PLUS: Franco Zeffirelli! Remembering Roy Scheider! Tony “scouts” for the Dodgers! William Friedkin pursues Jackie Gleason! And Leonard Kastle replaces Martin Scorsese!

Photos © Charles Eshelman. www.charleseshelman.com