Every 3 or 4 years or so, Scott’s old political parody singing group will get back together for a reunion. Rhea Butcher of Seeso’s Take My Wife joins Scott as today’s co-host as they welcome back Bob, Tim, Dave, Mike, and Eban on the keys for the powerful return of The Washington Monugents. Expect some good ol’ classics, new instant classics, and everything in between that will poke fun at Washington, D.C. in ways that everyone can appreciate.

This episode is brought to you by Leesa.com, and Original Grain.

Nate Silver, founder and editor-in-chief of the website FiveThirtyEight, is America’s favorite statistician. His website is required reading for anyone obsessing over U.S. elections. He joins Katie and Brian to talk about polling methods, Comeygate and why post-election gridlock is a very safe bet. Plus, we want to hear from you: after November 8th, what will you do to fill up the time you’ve spent following this election? Call and leave us a message at 929-224-4637.

This episode is brought to you by Warby Parker and Omaha Steaks.

On a very important bonus episode of I Was There Too, we will finally have the answer to the question asked last episode: Who physically played the body of The Emperor in the original version of The Empire Strikes Back? We know that Cio-Cio the chimp was used for the superimposed eyes of The Emperor. But did Elaine Baker or Marjorie Eaton ultimately appear onscreen? Matt shares some new information and interviews Cio-Cio the chimp to finally put this mystery to rest.

Mark & Pete remember their favorite moments from the 2016 presidential campaign, then invite Sarah Palin (Mary Holland) on to gloat about Donald Trump’s recent good fortune in the polls and her bear-fighting prowess. That is, until a masked intruder (Craig Rowin) shows up and all hell breaks loose. Can Jay Leno (Mike Mitchell) save the day?

This episode is brought to you by Casper Mattresses.

HEADS UP – Next week’s episode will be coming on 11/11, so Mark & Pete can recover from their wild election parties. Stay tuned!

Use promo code HOOT to hear the entire series of Hoot Gibson: Vegas Cowboy on Howl premium. In this episode, Cowboy movie star and Las Vegas entrepreneur Hoot Gibson (Andy Daly) meets up with Frank Sinatra (Matt Gourley), Dean Martin (Jeremy Carter), and Sammy Davis Jr. (Baron Vaughn) backstage at the Sands Hotel and Casino to shoot his scene for the new motion picture Oceans 11. While they wait, Hoot regales the Rat Pack with a story from back when he was owner of Hoot Gibson’s D4C Ranch and Casino. Hollywood ingénue Sophie Pembroke (Molly Quinn) arrives on the ranch to secure her divorce, but first Hoot and Sophie will have to deal with movie tough guy Tom Pembroke (Weird Al Yankovic), in an adventure that takes them through the Las Vegas Strip all the way to an old west theme park and the Little Church of the West. Can Hoot save the day?

Comedians Hari Kondabolu and W. Kamau Bell attempt to answer YOUR kids’ questions about the 2016 US presidential election. To join the conversation, go to www.longestshortesttime.com!

This episode is brought to you by Little Passports, Primary Children’s Apparel, Crane & Canopy, Yogi Tea, and Jo-Ann Fabric.

Actress, writer, dancer Arielle Vandenberg joins Howard and guest co-host Ele Woods for some truly spoOoky Halloween themed charts! They talk about Vine retiring and Arielle’s Minutemen connection as they count down Billboard’s Top 5 Halloween Songs. Then, Arielle shares a terrifying childhood tale of a troll doll that wanted nothing more than to be hugged during the Top 5 Halloween Movies Chart. Finally, we hear about the new Howard headshot, Howard’s wiki method to watching movies, and sibling rivalry during Two Charted!

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Comedian Jay Larson of The CrabFeast joins Randy and Jason this week for Sklarbro County! They get into Jay’s own way of spending Father’s Day, the World Series, and remembering comedian Kevin Meaney. Then they dive into stories including an incident that is not for the faint hearted dealing with a Horrorcore rap fan performing a ritual. Finally, Future Daniel Van Kirk shares his thoughts about this World Series.

This episode is brought to you by Casper Mattresses, Jack Threads, and Indochino.

Comedy legend Jason Mantzoukas (How Did This Get Made?, Brooklyn Nine-Nine) is not on any kind of social media platform. He joins Deanna & Emily this week to talk about the current trend of high-waisted jeans, why joining social media has never truly interested him, and some of the nice comments he’s missing out on from his fans online. Plus, everyone takes in some of the YouTube comments on Deanna’s commercial for Domino’s.

Comedian Asterios Kokkinos joins Matty and Jensen to talk about writing comedy at the age of 12, his new book “Toys 4 Cheap!”, getting up OFF patriotism, reddit, how we were dead wrong about Steam controller, Bon Iver, and many other things.

This episode is brought to you by Casper Mattresses, Cameron Hughes Wine, and MVMT Watches.

Burner, fire-performer-hoola-hooper-grinder-girl, and maybe, a modern-day Shakespeare (on molly) are a few labels we could ascribe to this week’s caller. She’s been through a lot, including the very shocking breakup of her up-and-coming band. Oh, and on a lighter note: heard of shirt-cocking? Guys, just don’t do it.

This episode is brought to you by AMEX, Mailchimp, Stamps.com, Casper Mattresses, and Joyable.

Join Kevin as he sits down with actor and producer Janet Varney (The Legend of Korra, Stan Against Evil). Janet chats about being raised on sketch comedy, acting opposite monsters, and constantly wowing her 13-year-old self.

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Hayes and Sean share a disturbing story from Cody online and help Cody and Kevin make a good Facebook.

In the third installment of ROCK BOTTOM, Matt chats with Jonny McGovern (Hey Qween!) and Bravolebrities Julie Goldman and Brandy Howard. Hollywood Correspondent Stephen Guarino breezes through en route to set, and Matt grills Alec Mapa on baby daddying and the key to a long-lasting marriage. 

Paul F. Tompkins welcomes the live audience and unseen listeners back to Spontaneanation, recorded in front of a LIVE audience at the world-famous Largo at The Coronet! This week, Paul’s special returning guest is Kumail Nanjiani of The Meltdown with Jonah and Kumail and HBO’s Silicon Valley! They chat when Kumail realized he didn’t fit into society, his unique attempt to project coolness, and three interesting Jackie Coogan facts. Paul is also joined by Jordan Black, Annie Savage, and Jean Villepique to improvise a story set at a State Fair. And as always, Eban (only the best) Schletter scores it all on piano!

Photos by Liezl Estipona.

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Oh no! Scott has been tricked again on his way to the Earwolf Studios and instead has arrived to the Werewolf Studios deep inside Suicide House on 1122 Boogie Woogie Avenue. The ghoulish Beuford le Barron welcomes Scott alone this time around as his brother Messmore is no longer dead. As Scott hears the cries of others residing dark in the shadows of the Suicide House he encounters familiar faces of Halloween past such as Ghost Boy, Dr. Traygo, and Leo Carpazzi & his granddaughter Scaroline. It’s time to face your fear and enter yet another Comedy Fang! Fang! complete with a special Hallowscream Freestyle Rap Contest!

This episode is brought to you by Seeso, Black Tux, Dollar Shave Club, and Jack Threads.

(Guest: Peter Sagal) We have something extra magical in the tavern this week, a unicorn named Windsprinkle.

Arnie: Arnie Niekamp
Chunt: Adal Rifai
Usidore: Matt Young
Windsprinkle: Peter Sagal
Mysterious Man: Tim Sniffen
Tricia: Kate James
Craig: Ryan DiGiorgi

Producers: Arnie Niekamp, Evan Jacover, Ryan DiGiorgi
Editor: Garrett Schultz
Theme Music: Andy Poland
Magic Tavern Logo: Allard Laban
Audio Assistance: Jason Knox
Production Assistance: Garrett Schultz
Episode Art: Ellie Martin

“Gas Wayne Yes My Star” Written and Performed by: Mike Doughty

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You’re probably familiar with Kurt Vonnegut’s required reading, or rather the Kurt Vonnegut books your high school English teacher required you to read. ‘Slaughterhouse-Five,’ ‘Cat’s Cradle,’ and maybe ‘Breakfast of Champions’ were rays of satirical sunlight in your curriculum between long stretches of Jane Austen and Herman Melville (both great authors, but booooooring). But what about his other 12 novels and the dozens of short stories and other works you’re not familiar with?

The Cracked Podcast is going to mix it up this week with an introduction to our new Vonnegut book club, a brand new podcast with Alex Schmidt and Michael Swaim, the Kurt Vonneguys. Once a month, Alex and Michael will work through the Vonnegut library, dissecting the recurring themes and characters, highlighting some amazing Kurt-isms and providing a general overview of Kurt’s work as the connective tissue to modern sci-fi.

In this week’s episode, Alex and Michael cover Vonnegut’s overlooked first novel, ‘Player Piano,’ a satirical ‘1984’-esque warning about the horrors of automation. When you’re through, you can check out episode two of Kurt Vonneguys here (https://goo.gl/dtD9Qz), where they look at Vonnegut’s masterwork, ‘The Sirens of Titan.’ And if you’re interested in following future episodes of Kurt Vonneguys, be sure to subscribe here (https://goo.gl/yjfNTM).

Recommended Reading:

“The Silver Corridor” and “‘Repent, Harlequin!’ Said The Ticktockman” — Harlan Ellison : https://goo.gl/7NK9Pu

“Knox” — Harlan Ellison : https://goo.gl/NlwI03

“The Veldt” — Ray Bradbury: https://goo.gl/ihH8r9

” The Caves Of Steel “  — Isaac Asimov : https://goo.gl/8uA6TQ

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Jesse Tyler Ferguson (Modern Family) has had his share of Hamilton adventures, including going backstage with Michelle Obama and singing carpool karaoke with Lin-Manuel Miranda. He tells Travon and Mike about getting from Albuquerque to New York City, shedding tears during “Burn” and why he thinks Eliza is the heart of the show. Finally, we want to hear about your Fantasy Hamilton team. Outside of the originals, who’s in your dream Hamilton cast? Give us a call and tell us at 937-9MYSHOT.

This episode is brought to you by Berklee.

Actor/writer/comedian Carl Tart (Bajillion Dollar Propertie$, Transparent) returns to join Andrew this week to talk about the mail-order bride comedy being cancelled after Twitter backlash, the current state of the 2016 election, why you shouldn’t change the color of your skin for Halloween costume, and much more. As always, leave us a message about anything you think is racist at (323) 389-RACE.

ITS A SPOOOOOOKY HALLOWEEN SPECTACULAR VERY SPECIAL EPISODE! Live at Largo with special GUEST CO-HOST June Diane Raphael doing HER very best to defend Vicki G. Controversial theories are thrown out and controversial statements are made. We pat the puss and find out Danielle is meant to wear a Rinna wig! The Halloween parade will stun despite listeners not being able to see it. See pictures on CaseyRoseWilson’s instagram. 

This episode is brought to you by Psychic Source, Texture, DIFF Eyewear, and Sun Basket.

Historian Doris Kearns Goodwin has created intimate portraits of many presidents. Here she and David talk about the state of the 2016 race — and remembers the time she caught LBJ in a lie.

This episode is brought to you by Children’s International, Goedeker’s, and Kabbage.

Welcome back to Passions of the Christos with your hosts Carolina Christos (Heidi Gardner) and  Stefono Christos (Greg Worswick). It’s the personal podcast that explores all kinds of passions from dance to music to art to ice. This week’s passion is food and who better to talk about food than famous chef Helen Poon-Kinney Gallagher. Helen tells us about secret of her Risotto balls, just cooking for the cast of “Who’s the Boss?”, and the inspiration behind her most famous dish. Plus, Traci Reardon stops by to help her Twitter followers with advice on pursuing their passions in another edition of “Help Me, Rhonda.”

Recorded live from the world famous Largo at the Coronet in Los Angeles, Robert Kirkman of The Walking Dead and Emily V. Gordon of The Meltdown with Jonah & Kumail join Paul and Jason to discuss the 2009 Neveldine/Taylor film Gamer. They’ll cover everything including Gerard Butler’s way to get a car starting, the Michael C. Hall dance sequence, Terry Crews baring all, and the potential Ludacris cross-over with Fast & Furious. Plus, we settle the really important parts of the film during Audience Q&A!

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Katie Halper (The Katie Halper Show) and Christian Finnegan (A&E’s Black and White) join Negin to dive into the dismal final days of the election cycle. They dissect Newt Gingrich and Megyn Kelly’s on-air tiff, Donald Trump’s newest hotel, and Obamacare’s troubles. Plus, Negin heads to South Africa and asks, “How would you describe Americans?”

This episode is brought to you by Totes and Foot Cardigan.

Phenomenal comedic actor Charlie Day of It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia finally jaunts his way into the calming shores of Sklarbro Country! Charlie tells us about one of his first TV roles on Law and Order, how he met the Sunny crew, and his early acting days with the Williamstown Theater Festival. After some quick hits, the Sklars call up Charlie Sheen to hear his thoughts on the MLB crushing his dream to throw the first pitch at the World Series.

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This week Bryan saw the original nasty woman Patti Smith over the weekend with a bunch of heterosensuals and lived to tell the tale, while Erin has a surprising conversation with a local silhouette artist. Also, Texas Representative Brian Babin believes women should be told when they are being nasty. Nasty women vote hunny! And the Log Cabin Republicans have sashayed away from Trump and have decided to not endorse him for president.

Handsome Rambler is coming at you from an AirBNB in Portland! Hannibal’s been staying in a lot of AirBNBs lately, and he and Tony Trimm break down some of the harsh feedback he’s received from hosts. Also, Tony is on the keto diet, and Hannibal helps an aspiring artist deal with her racist family.

This episode is brought to you by Seeso and SeatGeek.

Hanging off the edge and dangling with Ritch Shydner.

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