Grammy-winning producer, British Invasion rocker and former Apple Records exec Peter Asher joins Gilbert and Frank for a fascinating discussion about (among other topics) the genius of James Taylor, the profound influence of the Everly Brothers, the rivalry between the Beach Boys and the Fab Four and the 50th anniversary of “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band.” Also, John Lennon meets Yoko Ono, Peter “inspires” Austin Powers, Linda Ronstadt teams with Nelson Riddle and Peter and Gordon play the ’64 World’s Fair. PLUS: Spike Milligan! Del Shannon! Jackie Gleason acts out! Chad & Jeremy meet the Caped Crusaders! And a “rejected” Beatles tune lands Peter at the top of the charts!

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Paul F. Tompkins welcomes ladies and gentlemen back to Spontaneanation! This week, Paul’s special guest is actor and comedian Ennis Esmer of Red Oaks and Blindspot! They chat about when it was the last time Ennis vomited, running home fast after getting drunk when he lived on a college campus, and loving to sleep in his clothes. Paul is then joined by Jean Villepique, Chris Tallman, and Josh Dean, to improvise a story set in A Covered Wagon Fording A River. And as always, Eban (only the best) Schletter scores it all on piano!

New York! There are still tickets left to see Spontaneation Live at The Bell House in Brooklyn! November 12, 10pm: bit.ly/SPONTHOUSE1710PM

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Jon Hamm and Edgar Wright join Scott to talk about their new film “Baby Driver,” Edgar’s first film “A Fistful of Fingers,” water, and musicals. Then, vigilante hero JW Stillwater returns to seek help from Scott, Jon, and Edgar with an issue of women being trapped in a room with no access to men. Plus, little girl Beth rides into the studio once again on her power wheels to talk about summer plans and her dad’s whereabouts.

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We learn what Flower has been up to recently. Also, what’s taking breakfast so long.

Credits
Arnie: Arnie Niekamp
Chunt: Adal Rifai
Usidore: Matt Young
Flower: Brooke Breit
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

Director Edgar Wright joins Amy this week to discuss the 1978 crime thriller “The Driver.” Edgar explains why it’s the perfect 90-minute movie and how it influenced his new film “Baby Driver,” as well as the trickiest part of directing a car chase. They pick apart the root of actor Ryan O’Neal’s stoicism, praise the power  of Walter Hill’s script work, and finally they cast their votes on whether “The Driver” should be let into The Canon. Will it? You decide! Head to the Earwolf forums now to vote!

Casey and Danielle are live from Largo with TWO amazing guests. First, Vanessa Bayer (Saturday night live) sits down to ask some tough questions about Ramona’s high ponytail , then Jessica St. Clair (Playing House) returns to the podcast to answer for some prior harsh critiques she made about Casey and Danielle.

There will be singing, there will be acting, and there will be lots of speculation about Sonja’s sobriety and bold lip color. 

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Abbi Jacobson and Ilana Glazer of Broad City join Paul, June, and Jason to discuss the 1985 martial arts film Ninja Terminator. Recored live from Colossal Clusterfest in San Francisco, they cover blonde wig guy, Garfield land line phone, the little robot, and much more. Plus, June asks “what is a ninja?”.

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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 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.

Admit it: the Harry Potter movies would be totally different if he didn’t have a cool scar. If Harry looked like Gary Oldman in ‘Hannibal’, Hermione and Ron be afraid to talk to him and even the Dementors would think twice before getting close to him. But Harry’s scar is pencil-thin, and hides behind his hair. He’s got a good-guy scar. And characters like Heath Ledger’s Joker, Freddy Krueger and Scar? Obviously bad guys, right? ‘The Lion King’ wasn’t even trying when they named their bad guy.

Last week, in episode one of “Looking the Part,” Soren Bowie and Daniel O’Brien analyzed what filmmakers were subtly telegraphing to audiences with characters’ hair, mustaches and beards. This week the guys are joined by costume designer Jenna Wright to take a look at the skin, how scars and tattoos are used on good guys vs. bad guys, and the role costuming plays in developing a character.

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Liz Plank (Vox.com) and Vicky Kuperman (How To Spy On Your Neighbor) join Negin to discuss Senate Republicans’ mysterious health care bill, the resignation of Uber’s CEO and Silicon Valley’s bro culture problem. Plus, Vicky explains partisan gerrymandering using a Friday Night Lights reference.

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Actor/comedian Tom Arnold returns to the show for the last ever Earwolf studio-recorded episode of Sklarbro Country! Randy and Jason dive into an examination of what has led to the drop off in modern American tennis stars before Tom shares his favorite stories from The Best Damn Sports Show Period. Then, we hear why Tom almost got in a fight with Arnold Schwarzenegger’s nephew, how he kept Clint Eastwood from petting a bald eagle, and what sport he’s been jonesing for lately. Quick Hits brings reports of a soccer goalie who bailed at halftime and a catfish thrown into a hockey rink, and finally, former Vice President Al Gore stops by to show off his rapping skills.

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Welcome back to Dreams, What Do They Means? with host and dream expert Ian Neeson. World renowned dream psychologist Randy joins the show this week to offer insightful analysis, but not before we hear the Dream That Should Not Be Talked About. Then, the two take turns pressing the button of the Random Dream Voicemail and deal with Randy’s developing dream-entia. Lastly, Traci Reardon shows up to answer dream-related questions and solve a tough riddle.

This episode is sponsored by Audible (www.audible.com/binge) and ModClotch (www.modcloth.com/LAPKUS).

Hello my sweetest honey bunny money! Happy Summer! Did you know that the female Supreme Court justices are 3 times more likely to be interrupted than their male colleagues? Believe it. Also, a brave Mormon girl comes out in front of her congregation and is shut down by adult men with bad wigs. And finally, Fast Company pop culture editor Joe Berkowitz takes us through his new book AWAY WITH WORDS and the dark world of pun competitions. Now that’s what I call purrrfect. Is that a pun?

Franklin Leonard and Kate Hagen bid listeners farewell! Please listen to the many great past Earmovies!

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Allan Drake was one of several Mob-connected comedians in mid-century America. His connections got him huge gigs at The Flamingo in Las Vegas and the Copacabana in New York. Those same connections would destroy his life and keep his name from reaching the history books.

The episode features Mob-era comedians Jack Carter, Dick Curtis, Shecky Greene, and more.

Hearing voices with Kulap Vilaysack.

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Recorded live from South by Southwest, Jill Soloway (Transparent, I Love Dick) and senator Wendy Davis join Sarah to talk about The Lion King’s opening procession at theTony Awards, the video of people in the rotunda in the Capitol from the night of the filibuster, and Out of Africa. Plus, a special performance by Kelly Willis and Jeff Queen.

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Bob Garfield, co-host of WNYC’s On The Media, joins Chris and Lex on The Wolf Den. Bob details the journey of his new podcast, The Genius Dialogues, from a Kickstarter campaign to its home on Audible Channels. The three also discuss podcasting business models, the advantage of host read ads, and the problem of maintaining editorial independence in an ad-driven environment.

Scott Aukerman, Anthony King, and Alex Fernie join Matt Besser for this week’s improv4humans! They turn suggestions from Twitter into scenes about getting blacklisted from alarm clock stores, the consequences of celebrating Kid’s Day, and pragmatic fairy tale parents. Later, a Crap on Youtube leads to a confrontation about asking permission to order food on a date, and a rock group decides to destroy the venue for their encore.

This episode is sponsored by Blue Apron (www.blueapron.com/improv).

She’s spoken at the Women’s March on Washington, hosted a show for MSNBC, edited for Allure and Marie Claire, and written a New York Times bestselling memoir – and that’s not even half of the revolutionary work that trans writer and activist Janet Mock has done in her young career. In this episode, we talk with Janet about the writing process for her latest memoir “Surpassing Certainty,” the strong history and community of trans people in her native Hawaii, why the term “passing” is problematic for her, and why we should complicate our language when we use the word “woman”. For those of you who don’t know Janet: You’re about to become fans!

Find Janet’s books, podcast (Never Before), and speaking events at www.janetmock.com. And follow Janet on Twitter!: @janetmock

We’re going on break for TWO WEEKS! Kamau and Hari are going to miss you. So listen to their standup, read their books, watch them on CNN, and find them in person at http://www.wkamaubell.com/ and http://www.harikondabolu.com/. Thanks, and be back soon!

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Good ol’ Nick Kroll rejoins the program this week to tell everybody about his show “Oh, Hello on Broadway” and his new movie “The House.” Then, drummer-by-trade Liberty DeVito shows off his sticks and shares insider info on Billy Joel, and disembodied head in a jar Josh Yadegar drops in to express concerns about his body being tossed out.

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The Shrimps take on the Princess Layups at the North Weddington Auditorium Season Finale. Matt and Mark really call the action.

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Author Jonny Son joins Andrew to discuss his new book “Everyone’s a Aliebn When Ur A Aliebn Too,” casting White actors in roles that can be played by Asian actors, and much more. As always, leave us a message about anything you think is racist at (323) 389-RACE.

On this special super episode of Hard Nation, the guys are joined by ultimate super heroes Wonder Woman (Kimmy Gatewood) and Supergirl (Rebekka Johnson)! The ladies get into why invisible ink is endangered, Wonder Woman’s first glimpse at a penis and Supergirl’s deep love of Rotten Tomatoes.

While Matt is off getting married and honeymooned, I Was There Too will feature a special run of guest hosted episodes! This week actor Michael Ensign joins guest host Mark McConville to discuss the 1984 film Ghostbusters. Michael tells us about the multiple takes of his scene as the Hotel Manager due to the improvisation from the rest of the cast, his character standing up to Peter Venkman, and not realizing the popularity of the film until watching it in a theater with an audience saying the lines. He also talks about his time with the Royal Shakespeare Company, his first big film role in Midnight Express, and his many other film/TV credits including Titanic, The Dukes of Hazzard, and much more.

Actor and comedian Adam Conover (Adam Ruins Everything) joins Howard and Kulap this week to revel in his ten-story face! They count down Spotify’s Top 5 Songs in the US while dispelling common misconceptions, and Adam explains what he can and can’t say about Gatorade. Later, the comedian tells the funniest fact about The Mummy during the Movie Chart, and we get earplug updates, fight updates, and the story of the first summah scumbag on Two Charted.

This episode is sponsored by Blue Apron (www.blueapron.com/charted).

Join Kevin as he sits down with actor/comedian Paul Reiser (Red Oaks, Married). Paul chats about meeting his heroes (Peter Falk, especially) and working on the new season of Stranger Things, plus lots and lots of Johnny Carson talk.

Magician Justin Willman joins Jensen and guest co-host Erin Mallory Long to talk about Cupcake Wars, musician Steve Lacy, illusionist Derren Brown, how we were late on The Good Place, and many more things you should know about.

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Ever wonder what it’s like to be paid to secretly watch shoppers on camera? This week’s caller works in the retail field of “loss prevention.” He tells Gethard about the time he confronted a shoplifter and got punched in the face, and discusses how the American heroin epidemic is directly correlated with retail theft. Plus, Gethard hears a little bit about the caller’s unorthodox personal life.

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Sean and Hayes are joined by monster expert EUGENE CORDERO to help them plot out the Dark Universe franchise that they bought recently.

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Actress Eden Sher (The Middle) returns this week to discuss what it takes to get your hands on the best Twitter handle possible! Eden tells Emily and Deanna about her new movie “The Outcasts” before they dive into the perils of momsplaining. Then, they talk rotten millennialhood, boob nail art, and moisture situations before checking out the latest in Instagram highlights.

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