This week: The REAL Fifth Beatle! Gilbert “salutes” Leon Russell! Jerry Lewis’ “Space Oddity”! And the magnificent talents of Marni Nixon!

Hitting the post with Rich Sommer.

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Earwolf producer Dana Wickens sits in with Kevin this week for discussions on the Academy Award nominations and Denzel’s theatrical debut, “Carbon Copy.” They review what aged well and what didn’t, and Kevin explains why he couldn’t finish the film.

Bill Browder used to be Russia’s largest foreign investor. Then, in 2005, he was blacklisted by the Russian government and kicked out of the country. Now he’s one of Vladimir Putin’s most outspoken critics. He joins Katie and Brian to explain what went wrong, including how his own lawyer ended up dead in a Russian prison. Plus, Browder unpacks the perils and opportunities of a closer U.S. relationship with Russia and offers a chilling assessment of Putin.

This episode is sponsored by Dunkin’ Donuts, Toyota, Princess Cruise Lines (www.princess.com/katie), and Crane & Canopy (www.craneandcanopy.com/katie).

When you give birth by cesarean, doctors are required to warn you of the risks. But not so with vaginal delivery. Hillary interviews Kiera Butler about her recent article in Mother Jones on the risks of vaginal birth and why we should be talking about them more. To join the conversation go to longestshortesttime.com!

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To hear more episodes from Hello from the Magic Tavern presents: Offices and Bosses. Go Howl.fm/magic and use promo code MAGIC at checkout to receive 1-month of our premium service for free!

In episode 1, The game of Offices & Bosses begins! Metamore plays Office Manager guiding Arnie, Usidore, Chunt and Flower on an adventure to attain the Q4 numbers. 

Cast includes: 

Arnie, aka Orlando Bloom: Arnie Niekamp https://twitter.com/misterarnie

Chunt, aka Dan Smith: Adal Rifai https://twitter.com/adalrifai

Usidore, aka John Bastion: Matt Young https://twitter.com/morepeoplehappy

Metamore: Bill Arnett https://twitter.com/btarnett

Flower, aka Gail Davidson-Durst: Brooke Breit https://twitter.com/brookebreit

Charles Schmutz: Scott Kurtz https://twitter.com/pvponline

Oodles of Doodles Players: Angela Kurtz, Cory Casoni, Steve Hamaker

Mysterious Man: Tim Sniffen https://twitter.com/MisterSniffen

Producers: Arnie Niekamp, Ryan DiGiorgi, Evan Jacover

Editor: Ryan DiGiorgi https://twitter.com/rdigiorgi

Theme Music: Andy Poland https://twitter.com/crabbydad

Magic Tavern Logo: Allard Laban https://twitter.com/rdigiorgi

Production Assistance: Garrett Schultz https://twitter.com/Garrettanite

Albert Desalvo said he committed all the Strangler murders, but he would never be tried for those crimes. Instead, he would stand trial for his crimes as the Green Man. DeSalvo’s wily lawyer, F. Lee Bailey, used DeSalvo’s violent history and his reputation as the Boston Strangler to assert that his client was not guilty by reason of legal insanity. In this episode, we’ll follow the prosecution and defense as they attempt to sway the jury, and we’ll hear chilling trial excerpts. We’ll also learn how one popular ’50s television sitcom may have given Albert DeSalvo the rationale he needed to invade the homes of hundreds—perhaps thousands—of women.   

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Katherine Spiers (La Weekly Food Editor and Smart Mouth podcast host) joins Andrew to talk about the Women’s March, Richard Spencer getting punched, and much more. As always, leave us a message about anything you think is racist at (323) 389-RACE.

On this episode of HARD NATION, Mark and Pete interview First Daughter / First Lady Ivanka Trump (Jen D’Angelo) post-her father’s inauguration. We hear more about Ivanka’s clothing line, her husband Jared Kushner’s true racial identity and what’s hidden under her clothes. Is this interview real?! Or is there just some “funky poison” in the air…

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Comedian Brandon Wardell (Hot Takes) joins Howard and Kulap this week to offer a glimpse into the Snapchatosphere. They count down iTunes’ Top 5 Hip Hop Songs while examining Drake’s musical strategies and Brandon tells the story of aux-DJing with John Mayer before the gang debates the new “lit” during the Movie Chart. Stard helps pitch new protest signs during Two Charted, and the Head Coach Style Showdown brings the heat before Howard explains the best way to bug out.

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Kevin hosts his FAVORITE two improvisers in the greater Los Angeles area for this first “Live From Earwolf” version of the Chat Show. TOO much fun is the promise, as well as more to come!

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Addicted to heroin for ten years, this week’s caller got clean because she wanted to be a good mother to her new son. She tells Chris about how she started using when a high school boyfriend introduced her to pills. Eventually she was living in her car and spending time in jail, where she networked with other addicts and dealers. She hopes that by speaking with Chris she can help those who may be dealing with addiction themselves or have friends or family who need help by making clear that they are not alone. If you’re looking for a place to get help, some have found na.org and aa.org to be helpful.

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Kevin T. Porter (Gilmore Guys) joins Jensen and Matty to talk about his podcast Gilmore Guys now covering Bunheads, Camp Lo’s “On The Way Uptown,” Instax film, R&B group King, The Truth Podcast, how we were late on The Good Place, and many more things you should know about.

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Actor, writer, and improviser Katy Colloton is a member of The Katydids, a six member ensemble whose names all happen to be derived from Katherine. Katy joins Deanna and Emily this week to talk about how performing improv with The Katydids for fun lead to creating a Teachers web-series together and ultimately lead to them landing a TV show for TV Land. Plus, we’ll find out if portraying a teacher who works with kids will help her in a OMFG! Quiz!

Sean and JON GABRUS help Hayes resolve an issue that has arisen from last week’s episode.

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Paul F. Tompkins welcomes back the East Coast and it’s representatives to Spontaneanation, recorded in front of a LIVE audience at The Bell House in Brooklyn! This week, Paul’s special return guest is singer/actor/writer/director Nathan Lee Graham! They chat about which song was playing when Nathan lost his virginity, performing at a petting zoo, and Nathan’s “Harriet Tubman Tour” of Germany with “Jesus Christ Superstar.” Paul is then joined by Chelsea Clarke, Shannon O’Neill, and Gary Richardson, to improvise a story set at The Bell House. And as always, Eban (only the best) Schletter scores it all on piano!

Testing out mobile recording for the show. Let’s… get out of the tavern…

Credits
Arnie: Arnie Niekamp
Chunt: Adal Rifai
Usidore: Matt Young
Clacks/Clax: TJ Jagodowski
Ooze: Paul Grondy
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

This episode is brought to you by Death’s Mistress by Terry Goodkind and ZipRecruiter (www.ziprecruiter.com/first).

Remember when you made fun of that kid in grade school for wetting the bed? You probably shouldn’t have done that. I would apologize, change your name or leave the country. The reason is, psychologists suggest something called the Macdonald triangle, that there are three main characteristics of people who grow up to become killers: arson, cruelty to animals and bed-wetting. If you’ve got two or more, (in Jeff Foxworthy’s voice) chances are you might be a serial killer.

So, for another round of creepy solved and unsolved murders, we’ve invited back to the podcast America’s foremost experts on the subject, Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark from ‘My Favorite Murder’. They join Jack O’Brien and Daniel O’Brien to talk about Daniel’s two hometown serial killers with a strange connection, two district attorneys who suffered mysterious ends, the unsolved murder of three girl scouts, and the murderer who buried his “kill kits” in the woods.

Footnotes :

My Favorite Murder: https://goo.gl/gpaZN8

Article: Cracked: The 5 Most Terrifying Serial Killers You’ve Never Heard Of: https://goo.gl/wh6B2U

Murderpedia: Richard Biegenwald, “The Thrill Killer “: https://goo.gl/2yq6l2

Murderpedia: Robert Zarinsky: https://goo.gl/sM521t

Documentary: Netflix: ” Amanda Knox ” : https://goo.gl/y4LTOa

Article: New York Times: For Letterman Stalker, Mental Illness Was Family Curse and Scarring Legacy: https://goo.gl/tw4GQ6

Article: Washington Post: A Decade Later, Prosecutor Luna’s Death Still a Mystery: https://goo.gl/ydFmNI

Article: CNN: What Happened to Ray Gricar?: https://goo.gl/Jd3Qqy

Book: Gloyd McCoy: Tent Number Eight: https://goo.gl/wKUgTZ

Murderpedia: Israel Keyes: https://goo.gl/3t6NPG

Documentary: HBO: There’s Something Wrong With Aunt Diane: https://goo.gl/2rjXqJ

Article: ABC News: Murder of Jasmine Fiore by Ryan Jenkins: https://goo.gl/rc0YyT

Article: Today Costa Rica: Costa Rica Re-Opens Serial Killer Case): https://goo.gl/iD2b0U

Gilbert and Frank pay loving tribute to some of the outstanding talents who passed away in 2016, including Robert Vaughn, George Kennedy, Carrie Fisher, Patty Duke and Garry Shandling. Also in this episode: Carol Brady pitches Cheerios, Garry Marshall defends Wayne Newton, William Schallert tangles with Tribbles and Steve Allen presents Guido Panzini. PLUS: The Godfather of Gore! The Slow Talkers of America! Jack Riley’s doomsday cult! Gilbert hangs with Lois Lane! And we bid farewell to the Green Hornet (and Cato). 

Gary makes a devil’s bargain with guest Wyatt Cenac to keep Chris from discovering his terrible secret. In the meantime, the dreams keep flowing: a salty dive off a waterfall, Jimmy Buffett’s parenting skills, and a McDonalds ball-pit… of death!

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Utkarsh Ambudkar (Pitch Perfect, The Mindy Project) considers Lin-Manuel Miranda to be family. They grew close doing freestyle hip-hop shows together. Utkarsh was also the first person to play Aaron Burr when Hamilton the musical was still being developed. He realizes now that he didn’t make the most of it. “I was not aware of how large of a situation and an opportunity I was being given at the time,” he tells Travon. But Utkarsh has made his peace with how things turned out— in large part by working on a hip-hop musical all his own.

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Comedians and members of the entertainment elite Paul Scheer (How Did This Get Made?) and Michelle Biloon (The Biloon Podcast) join Scott to chat about novelty Monopoly board games, t-shirt canons, and the some of the shows on Paul’s new network TruLife TV. Later, youth pastor Kelly Burton stops by to tell us how he’s updating the bible for the modern era of at risk teens. Plus, actor Tyren Bigsby arrives to shadow Scott as he works on his craft for a new podcasting movie.

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This week on The Black List Table Reads with Franklin Leonard, we don’t have one but instead TWO interviews with screenwriters. The first interview is with Allison Schroeder, screenwriter of the smash hit Hidden Figures and the second interview is with Luke Davies, screenwriter of the smash hit Lion. Please enjoy!

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Recorded live from Largo at the Coronet in Los Angeles, Sam Richardson (HBO’s Veep, Detroiters on Comedy Central) joins Paul, June, and Jason to discuss the 1991 film Highlander II: The Quickening. They’ll talk about why there’s no need to see the first Highlander movie, Sean Connery trying on a suit, Highlander sex in the streets, the psychic cooking show, and much more. Plus, we get to the bottom of where Sean Connery’s walking around money came from and what exactly is the difference between a Highlander and an immortal during Audience Q&A!

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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 How to Be Single, Sleeping with Other People, and is still indeed in The Dictator.

Robin Thede (The Nightly Show) and Josh Zepps (We The People Live) join Negin to lament Donald Trump’s feud with civil rights hero John Lewis. Sad! They also discuss why public protest matters and try (but fail) to figure out the First Family.

Actress and comedian Mary Lynn Rajskub joins Randy and Jason on this week’s Sklarbro Country! The Sklars pitch perfect Super Bowl halftime performances before launching into a discussion with Mary Lynn about getting shin splints while working on “24” and straddling the line between comedy and acting. During Quick Hits, we hear about boxer Amir Khan’s sexy Skype sesh gone public, an NBA player’s response to his Twitter hacking, and the origin of Beer Yoga. Finally, the Sklars ring up Jerry Jones to hear his take on politics and the Cowboys.

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Comedian, author, and podcaster Negin Farsad (Fake the Nation , How to Make White People Laugh) joins Sarah and Susan to talk about having to cry for the movie 3rd Street Blackout, crying onstage while performing stand-up, Grey’s Anatomy, Me and Earl and the Dying Girl, and the pilot episode of Friday Night Lights.

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This week: The films of Victor Mature! The conquests of Kirk Douglas! The musical stylings of Johnny Mandel! And Klinger and Father Mulcahy take it on the road!

Seth Morris, Chad Carter, Anthony Atamanuik, and Adam Pally join Matt Besser for a LIVE episode of improv4humans! Audience suggestions inspire scenes about hiding a legendary cow, a first-time gut wound, and three roommates posing as a demon. Youtube clips lead to an iPad with only mirror-related apps, an Amazon device that won’t stop ordering Tide, and regular fuck-party problems. Plus, special guest Landlady sings a song that inspires everybody not to dance.

This episode is brought to you by HBO’s Real Time with Bill Maher and Harold Ramis Film School.