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Break out your fall sweaters! Comedians Christian Finnegan (The Fun Part) and Irene Bremis (The Scuttlebutt) return to look back at their summer bucket list and get personal about what ‘back to school’ means to them. Plus, Scott Blakeman (Laughing Liberally) and Kaitlin Fontana (The Box) chat about how to make friends as an adult. Please join us in the Hurricane Harvey relief effort by making a donation to the Hurricane Harvey Relief Fund. https://ghcf.org/hurricane-relief/

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Danielle and Casey are together one last time before hiatus discussing why Cary and Mark are the new Shannon and David, the snoozaroo that is O.C. and big ‘ole mesh diaper undies. Danielle informs Casey she had to scream at her father and Casey feels he finally got what’s been coming to him. Until September 27th, Alene’s!!!! 

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Christopher Nolan month concludes on Cracked Movie Club! In the mid-2000s, Christopher Nolan resurrected a Batman film franchise that had lain dormant since 1997’s Batman and Robin, a movie bad enough to kill any superhero forever. Nolan’s idea of a Batman “grounded in reality” was such a success that his Dark Knight trilogy grossed $3 billion worldwide and simultaneously revived and forever ruined the superhero genre.

This week, Tom and Abe are joined by Cracked’s Associate Producer of Video Bridgett Greenberg as they discuss the epic sets, incredible stunts, and ridiculous voices that made the Dark Knight Trilogy such a landmark success, and how Bridgett really just wants to be Catwoman.

Next week marks the beginning of September, and thus starts Kathryn Bigelow month on Cracked Movie Club. On Saturday, September 9th at 7pm at the UCB Sunset Theatre in Los Angeles, Tom and Abe are joined by Cracked’s Soren Bowie and Carmen Angelica for Cracked Movie Club’s first ever live show where they will discuss the 1991 bank-robbing, surfer bromance classic Point Break. Tickets are only $7 and available here: https://goo.gl/SnioEt

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Watching the throne with Rory O’Malley.

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Comedian Chris Fleming (Gayle on YouTube) joins Sarah and Susan to talk about Bunny going into the city for the first time in Zootopia, the Super Bowl commercial where the Dr. Pepper employee rescues the mop dog, the last scene of the 2009 film Crazy Heart, and the last page of the Polar Express.

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How does social commentary and comedy mix? W. Kamau Bell and Hari Kondabolu are joined with guests Roy Wood Jr. (The Daily Show with Trevor Noah) and Franchesca Ramsey (MTV’s Decoded) to explore the power of humor in today’s polarizing political era. Roy talks about the new sense of diversity on ‘The Daily Show’ and dissects a rising style of comedy where comedians get audiences to clap in agreement rather than laugh at jokes. Franchesca describes her balancing act with social media and how she avoids sexist and racist trolls online while maintaining her popular presence and personal life.

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• Franchesca Ramsey (@Chescaleigh) www.franchesca.net

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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This week, Bryan and Erin read Hurricane Harvey and Taylor Swift’s new single. Then, they discuss Trump’s pardon of America’s most racist sheriff, the new developments in the transgender military ban, and a 911 dispatcher who was fired for her heavy flow. Buzzfeed entertainment editor Louis Peitzman joins in to talk about his biggest article, inadvertent body shaming, and the Edward Albee casting controversy.

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Andy Daly and Bob Dassie join Matt Besser this week for scenes about a critic being confronted for snubbing a show, a hostel owner who charges in anecdotes, and an aggressive neighborhood mediation. Later, youths lose their innocence by way of playing cards, and a group of zealots neglect their hygiene in anticipation of the end times.

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Sean and Hayes welcome Kumail Nanjiani on to the program to have a good talk about sex and body positivity.

Actress Alanna Ubach joins Matt and guest co-host Amanda Lund this week to discuss her role as Serena in the 2001 comedy Legally Blonde. Alanna shares how Jessica Cauffiel helped her book the role by having her mirror her movements, improvising her Vietnamese line, and being an adopted blonde. Plus, we hear Alanna answer important questions like “Why was Warner such a dork?,” as she answers questions asked by Matt’s parents.

It’s hard to be a soldier: that’s part of the point of military service. But being a lady soldier in the modern U.S. military is way, way more difficult than it ought to be. Today on Cracked Gets Personal, Robert Evans and Brandon Johnson talk to a soldier who was raped in boot camp. We hear from a lady Marine sergeant about how she survives in the world’s biggest boy club, and we talk to an Army nurse who was stationed in Iraq about how kindness and gentleness can help win wars. You’ll also learn about the weird things that make it more difficult for women to serve, like the fact that the world’s most powerful military lacks a technology that Burning Man’s had for a decade.

Comedian and writer Josh Androsky (SpongeBob SquarePants, VICE) joins Andrew to discuss the Berkeley rally, Ed Skrein turning down a Hellboy role to prevent whitewashing, and much more. As always, leave us a message about anything you think is racist at (323) 389-RACE.

White House Communications Director Hope Hicks (Laura Willcox) takes a break from assisting Mr. Donald President Trump to talk to the Hard brothers. She reveals which former staffer she called Polly Pocket, how Trump’s brain cured AIDS, and her plan to become a Real Housewife of DC. Plus: Mark, Dick Durbin and Newt Gingrich are prepping for Burning Man!

Fresh off their new hit podcast “Off Book,” Zach Reino and Jessica McKenna join this week’s Who Charted! They perform an original rendition of the Music Chart Theme before counting down the 5 Top Grossing Musicals. Later, they check out the Movie Chart, and Engineer Stard and Kevin join in for a high stakes quiz during Two Charted.

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Fran Gillespie (SNL, Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later) stars in this new musical of bridal proportions. With songs like “Hell Yes (Because of the Dress), “A Little Bit Bad” and “When Your Dad’s John Cena”, you’ll be dancing down the aisle in no time. Plus, stay tuned til the end for a new segment: “Deep Cut”! 

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Our old pals Amanda and Maria return to the show. This time we discuss the 1964 classic Goldfinger. Matt’s wigdar is put to the test and a special appearance from Matt Gourley’s dad!

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Trainer Phil joins Jensen and Matty to talk about the start of #BUFFSEASON, Domani Harris, food plans, Shin Godzilla, how we were late on Revisionist History Podcast, and many more things you should know about.

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Join Samm Levine as he sits down with actress Mindy Sterling (Austin Powers series, Con Man). Mindy chats about flunking all but theater classes in college, her preference for improv over scripted, and accidentally leaving the price tags on furniture.

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Eight months pregnant and she loves messing with people, this week’s caller is celebrating her birthday on Beautiful Anonymous. She tells Gethard about some pregnancy-driven life hacks. Controversial birthing practices? They go there.

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YouTuber and Smosh cast member Courtney Miller joins Emily and Deanna this week to give the low down on working for one of the most-subscribed comedy channels ever. Courtney talks about meeting creative (and romantic) partners on Vine, how that led her to Smosh, and her connection to #GirlLove. Plus, Emily and Deanna get Courtney’s take on the Ta-Ta Towel, Summer’s Eve Douches, and Millennial Relationship Dealbreakers.

Sean and Hayes are joined by some very special friends of the show to celebrate their 200th and send it off once and for all.

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Jonny Sun is Twitter-famous. Not in a Lady Gaga or Justin Bieber sort of way. He’s Weird Twitter-famous. He’s got half a million followers and he did it the hard way, by inhabiting the character of Jomny Sun, an alien visiting earth without any friends or a solid grasp of spelling in the English language.

Jonny’s now a published author, a playwright and an architect, he’s coded two of Twitter’s most popular bot accounts, oh, and he’s  studying for his doctorate at a little place called MIT. Heard of it?

Dude is super smart, super funny and while normal people like us have to practice and study to get better at things, he probably learns like Trinity in The Matrix learning how to fly a helicopter. So this week Alex Schmidt and Daniel O’Brien are joined by Jonny in-studio to talk about his book full of typos, juggling being an author-internet celebrity-architect-playwright and the state of internet cultures in 2017.

Footnotes, sources and links: https://goo.gl/V8yFfy

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Gilbert and Frank welcome one of their favorite funnymen, legendary writer-actor-director Buck Henry, who looks back on his 50+ year career and shares hilarious anecdotes about Orson Welles, James Mason, John Belushi and Jonathan Winters (among others). Also: Buck adapts “Catch-22,” praises Richard Benjamin, invents the Cone of Silence, co-directs “Heaven Can Wait” and confirms the Pat McCormick helicopter story. PLUS: “Captain Nice”! “Samurai Delicatessen”! Claude Rains speaks! The hoaxes of Alan Abel! And Buck remembers “That Was the Week That Was”!

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Paul F. Tompkins shouts for his love of life and his love of Spontaneanation! This time out, Paul’s special guests and improvisors are Spontaneanation favorites Maria Blasucci and Amanda Lund! They chat about their favorite and least favorite fonts, habits they still do from when they were kids, and waking up screaming and sobbing multiple times. They then improvise a story set in A River Boat on the Mississippi. And as always, Eban (only the best) Schletter scores it all on piano!

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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.”

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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!

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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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