Paul F. Tompkins continues cross-over month on Spontaneanation! This week, Paul’s special guests/improvisers are his Superego pals Jeremy Carter, Matt Gourley, and Mark McConville. They chat about what age they would choose to remain for their entire life, Mark ruining a group photo, and Jeremy turning down an illicit offer in New York City. Then they improvise a story set in An Interstellar Colony Ship. And as always, Eban (only the best) Schletter scores it all on piano!

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We interview a mysterious guard with a vaguely familiar and unconvincing voice.

Credits
Arnie: Arnie Niekamp
Chunt: Adal Rifai
Usidore: Matt Young
Gianessa Relkorus: Dana Quercioli
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

Danielle and Casey never thought they would ever feel exhausted by Housewives content…but, alas the day has come. With four cities in play and a Southern Charm premiere to discuss when will the girls have time to do the things that really matter- like finish Big Little Lies?!?! SPOILER ALERT: They made time!!!! 

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Cat scratch fever, Paul’s reaction to The Suicide Squad, and much more is covered on this week’s mini-sode! Paul goes through Corrections and Omissions for Sleepwalkers, we hear Blake J. Harris interview director of Sleepwalkers Mick Garris, (hear the whole thing in HDTGM: Origin Stories on Howl and Stitcher Premium), and the Movie Bitches review Logan. Plus, we find out which magical mailbox movie we are watching next!

Where to Find Jason, June & Paul:

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

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Welcome back to The Rambling Man with your host Calvin Redding (Mike Hanford)! Hay Salesman turned Travel Whiz, Calvin is here on Sirius XM radio to talk all things travel. This week he is joined by travel writer extraordinaire Cynthia Bartlett to talk about being an army brat, where she falls on the WAM scale, and getting stung by bees in Tampa, Florida. Calvin also opens up the phone lines to hear listeners’ worst travel days. Plus, Traci Reardon stops on by to to help her Twitter followers with travel advice in another edition of “Help Me, Rhonda.”

Comic Santina Muha joins Ronna & Beverly this week to shed light on her wide berth of comedic pursuits, from improv to storytelling. The girls make Santina prove she speaks Italian before they get into various studio complaints, their favorite beaches in Sicily, and finally, Santina shares the childhood incident that made her swear off singing forever.

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Comedian Al Madrigal (The Daily Show) joins the Sklars this week to talk about his new series “I’m Dying Up Here” and the golden era of stand-up comedy. Al and the boys discuss how the scene has changed since the 70s, why Al was called out for wearing a “bitch jacket,” and whether the 49ers will ever be good again. Plus, we hear about Trevone Boykin’s unfortunate parking job and Pacman Jones’s casino ejection, and later, Doug Buffone calls from beyond the grave to assess Jay Cutler’s prospects after being released from the Bears.

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This week Bryan gets revolutionary news from Derrick, while Erin shares her disastrous one day Palm Springs adventure. Also, North Caroline Governor Roy Cooper finally showed his true colors and instead of repealing HB2 like promised created a compromise bill instead, and a new male contraception technique called RISUG is getting ignored by every drug manufacturer in the US.

Musical guest Lucero joins Mookie Blaiklock, Gil Ozeri, Chad Carter, and Matt Besser for this week’s improv4humans! Lucero performs a selection of songs that inspire scenes about a family taking up too much of the prayer quota, the stress of short-distance relationships, and hiking the entire Appalachian trail to break up with your boyfriend. Plus, a magician freaks out the local children, and a new inductee into hell manages to annoy Satan himself.

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Neil deGrasse Tyson (the host of StarTalk) fell in love with the cosmos at age 9, on a visit to the Hayden Planetarium in New York City.  Not only did he fulfill his childhood ambition of becoming an astrophysicist, today he’s the director of the Hayden Planetarium and one of America’s most beloved scientific educators. Dr. Tyson joins Katie and Brian to discuss science in the Trump era, the future of space exploration, and why a TV appearance in 1989 changed his life. Plus, he gives a preview of his latest book, Astrophysics for People in a Hurry.

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Following up with Annabelle Gurwitch.

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“Life Animated”! The artistry of Albert Finney! The collaborations of Sidney Lumet and Sean Connery! And Gilbert stars in his own documentary!

Stars of “Dropping the Soap” Jane Lynch, Kate Mines, and Paul Witten join Scott to talk about typical soap opera stuff and how they forged their friendships at a beauty supply store. Then, new daddy Curtis stops by to share the lessons he’s learning about babies (as well as his nastiest habits) and entrepreneur Wanda Dumps explains how to make jewelry out of your children’s old body bits.

Chris Chalk (Gotham) returns this week to join Kevin in discussions about everything from big problems with “Iron Fist” to the wealth of strong performances in “Get Out.” Then they dive into the latest black people homework film “I Am Not Your Negro” and Chris shares details of his upcoming wedding. Finally, the pair performs a series of scenes from “Fences.”

Our guest this week is Akilah… obviously! Akilah Hughes – otherwise known as Akilah Obviously – is a writer, comedian, and YouTuber who talks as easily about race, feminism, and intersectionality as she does pizza, hair, and punching Nazis. In this conversation, our hosts chat with Akilah about her life as a creator and the videos she’s most proud of (like the fantastic series, “This Shouldn’t Be News”). We also dive into what it’s like to be a black woman in media in the time of #blackwomenatwork and share the smart and hilarious content you ought to add to your queue. So hit play – obviously!

Watch Akilah’s videos on her YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/smoothiefreak! And follow Akilah on Twitter: @akilahobviously.

Your favorite hosts are going on tour – find out when they’ll be in your city at www.harikondabolu.com and www.wkamaubell.com. In the meantime, listen to Hari’s new record “Hari Kondabolu’s New Material Night Volume I” on Bandcamp and iTunes. And watch Kamau on CNN’s “United Shades of America” beginning in late April.

As always, send us your thoughts and suggestions on Twitter and over email: @politicreactive or politicallyreactive@firstlook.org.

Christian Finnegan (Black and White) and Benari Poulten (Garbage Time With Katie Nolan) join Negin to talk about the latest Bill O’Reilly sexual harassment scandal, the Senate showdown over Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch, and the gender pay gap. Plus, they take another look at Trump’s Russian entanglements, including Erik Prince’s apparent effort to set up back-channel communications between Russia and Trump.

The Shrimps take on the LA Nail Clippers at the North Weddington Gymnasium. Matt Gourley and Mark McConville call the action.

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Supreme Court nominee Judge Neil Gorsuch (Ali Ghandour) visits Hard Nation to discuss the infamous “frozen trucker” case and his true ambitions – and that’s before Mark & Pete bring in surprise guests Ruth Bader Ginsburg (Mary Grill), Elena Kagan (Cass Bugge), and Stephen Breyer (Matt Hobby) to haze him. Plus: Pete finally grills Mark on his Pinocchio fascination.

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After their suicides, a posthumous textathon between Romeo and Juliet reveals he somehow wound up in Heaven, she in Hell. Can Juliet claw her way through the circles of Hell to join her Romeo or will she be stuck bunking with The Real Housewives of Inferno for good? Featuring Love’s Paul Rust and Noël Wells of Master of None as the star-crossed lovers.

Comedian and writer David Gborie joins Andrew to talk about gentrification, the ramifications of dealing with racists with violence, listening to rap as escapism, Ghost in the Shell, and much more. As always, leave us a message about anything you think is racist at (323) 389-RACE.

Improviser, comedian, and actress Andrée Vermeulen (Angie Tribeca) joins Howard and Kulap for this week’s Who Charted! They count down the Top 5 Spotify Songs in the US as Andrée shows off her freestyling skills, and they get into Scarlett Johansson’s sci-fi credentials and the Disney nostalgia boom during the Movie Chart. Later, we hear about Howard’s alternate identity Horse Pestrasnik and polygamist foodies during Two Charted.

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Join guest host Samm Levine as he sits down with actor Chris Masterson (Malcolm in the Middle). Chris chats about beginning his acting career at 16 months old, the risk of working with animals, and how his teenage interviews continue to haunt him.

It’s a story like something out of a surreal American novel, with wealth and poverty intertwined. On the phone while hiking a mountain, this week’s caller tells Chris about his youth, spent experimenting with every drug known to man. Chris was reminded of the famous quote from professional wrestler Dusty Rhodes: “I have wined and dined with kings and queens and I’ve slept in alleys and dined on pork and beans.”

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In a special out of format episode, Jensen and Matty go through their favorite movies for every year since they were born. Spoiler: Splash starring Tom Hanks and Daryl Hannah is one of them.

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Big business has intervened in Sean and Hayes being able to do the show the way they want to so they get MIKAL CRONIN to join them and fight corporations with music.

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Co-founder of the online magazine “Whilst” Devon Johnson sits down with Emily and Deanna this week to analyze how millennials get their news. Devon shares the story of how she founded her website, which focuses on sharing personal narratives of change, as well as her thoughts on carbonated beverages and the joy of mail-ordered glasses.

Something for the off-season. Officially the most useless podcast mini-series ever produced. Listen to the podcast to understand. Watch the video to oversit: www.youtube.com/watch?v=DtyfiPIHsIg

Something for the off-season. Officially the most useless podcast mini-series ever produced. Listen to the podcast to understand. Watch the video to oversit: www.youtube.com/watch?v=DtyfiPIHsIg

Something for the off-season. Officially the most useless podcast mini-series ever produced. Pete and Alex from Star Wars Minute stop by to advise and consent. Listen to the podcast to understand. Watch the video to oversit: www.youtube.com/watch?v=DtyfiPIHsIg

Something for the off-season. Officially the most useless podcast mini-series ever produced. Listen to the podcast to understand. Watch the video to oversit: www.youtube.com/watch?v=DtyfiPIHsIg