Latest Episodes
September 15, 2016
Join Casey and Danielle and special guest “San Pedro” as they discuss Shannon and David’s daughters rock band, NYC Reunion Part 3 and Danielle shares a very creepy, dark habit. If you die… let’s just say she’ll hear about it. Most importantly, the girls give info for how to join the Bitch Sesh Facebook group!! (SEARCH: SESH POD on Facebook and add yourself and you will be invited to join the “secret” Whispering Alene’s group.) Holla!
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This episode is brought to you by RZI Box of Style, Texture, Eloquii, and Havenly.
September 15, 2016
The boys bring you this special mini-episode to celebrate Kevin’s brand new Emmy! Denzel Washington Is the Greatest Actor of All Time Period will be back to its regular schedule on September 29th.
September 15, 2016
This week Bryan is sick of your Emirates travels being thrown in his face, while Erin is coming clean about squatting at her friends apartment. In other news, Hillary Clinton has pneumonia and ignorant fools across the nation have consequently branded her unfit for president. Have you seen the other guy? Also, marriage equality in Australia, though favored by the people, has parliament in a tizzy and subjecting the country to a useless plebiscite. Plus comedians Danielle Schneider and Casey Wilson are here and we dive deep into our Real Housewives obsession, their podcast Bitch Sesh, and their growing army of passionate listeners.
September 15, 2016
Comedian extraordinaire Michelle Biloon joins Scott in-studio for a bonus Comedy Bang! Bang! After looking through Michell’s Kindle, they welcome American Hero Captain Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger to speak on his hatred of geese, his favorite mode of transportation, and what he thought of Academy Award winner Tom Hanks’ portrayal of him in the new film “Sully.”
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This episode is sponsored by Audible, Wealthfront Veritone, and Thursday Boot Company.
September 15, 2016
Rena Unger has a uniquely comprehensive view of the digital audio industry. She’s worked on the brand side, on the content side, and now helps to guide and grow the industry as as whole as the Director of Industry Initiatives at the Interactive Advertising Bureau. With her work as the lead for the IAB’s Digital Audio Committee Rena is responsible for the Podcast Upfronts which recently happened in New York City. In this edition of the Wolf Den Rena explains where the idea for the Upfronts came from, and why podcasting’s version of this kind of event stands apart from the television upfront and the digital media New Fronts. This year 12 podcast companies presented their slate of shows and talent to ad buyers at the Upfronts, and she shares some feedback from those buyers and her own thoughts on the event. Rena also details what she thinks is special about podcasting, and gives some concise, but trenchant advice for the podcasting industry as a whole.
September 15, 2016
Digging deep with Nikki Glaser.
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This episode is sponsored by Blue Apron, Harry’s, and Indochino.
September 15, 2016
EP. 257 — Sing A Long Experiment #1
Guest Colton Dunn Danielle Schneider Eugene Cordero Horatio Sanz
Horatio Sanz, Colton Dunn, Eugene Cordero, and Danielle Schneider join Matt Besser for a special sing-a-long episode! Matt leads classic songs by Journey, Bon Jovi, Pink Floyd and more, while they perform scenes based off of the timeless lyrics. They check in with the coolest talking songbird in town, Crazy Dante’s Mattress Store, and a diner chef who pays his waitress in love coupons. Plus, we meet little Jackie Paper all grown up and find out what happens when David Bowie and Prince come face-to-face in the afterlife.
This episode is sponsored by NatureBox and Audible.
Come see us at the Now Hear This podcast festival: nowhearthisfest.com
September 15, 2016
The magnetic comedian Kate Berlant (The Characters on Netflix) joins Sarah and Susan to talk about Bridget Everett singing “I’ll Take You Home” unplugged, Patti Smith and Philip Glass doing a tribute to Allen Ginsberg, Sex and the City, and Stevie Nicks singing “Wild Heart” at a Rolling Stones shoot.
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This episode is sponsored by Third Love and Blue Apron.
September 14, 2016
Writer/actor Cynthia Kao (CollegeHumor) joins Andrew to talk about current trends including Air China removing in-flight magazine criticized as racist, Donald Trump’s “basket of Deplorables,” SNL adding their first Latina cast member, and much more. As always, leave us a message about anything you think is racist at (323) 389-RACE.
This episode is sponsored by DKMS.
September 14, 2016
The Shrimps take on the Shecago Bulls at Pan Pacific Auditorium. Matt Gourley and Mark McConville call the action, James Bladon sits IN. Happy birthday, Sexy Ref!
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September 14, 2016
Got a query? Need some life advice? Check out new Howl Original, Questions for Lennon with the former rock and roll guitarist and frequent visitor to the Comedy Bang! Bang! podcast John Lennon (Mike Hanford). To hear the entire series on Howl.fm use promo code LENNON and you’ll get 1-month for free! In this six episode series, John Lennon teams up with guests to answer questions sent in by you, the listener. It’s as simple as that!
September 14, 2016
How do you keep the fire alive? Can motherhood awaken your inner lesbian? Couples therapist and author Esther Perel answers YOUR sex advice questions. To join the conversation, go to: www.longestshortesttime.com!
This episode is sponsored by Material Wrld, Fracture, The Great Courses Plus, Thirdlove and Horizon Organics61
September 14, 2016
Is there a guest as wonderful as Lauren Lapkus? Probably not. Lauren joins Matt to talk about playing Vivian, one of the control room workers dealing with the chaos that unravels in Jurassic World. We hear about how Lauren had to get NASA clearance to shoot her scenes, what it’s like to be in a mega-blockbuster, and her experience auditioning for Star Wars Episode 8. As a bonus, Lauren tells us what it was like working alongside Joe Pesci and Don Rickles in a Snickers commercial. Later, Matt shares an exclusive and deep cover interview with a secret guest who also auditioned for Star Wars Episode 8. Plus, Matt answers listener questions in the return of I Was There Q&A!
The Strangely Cruel and Unusual Death in Jurassic World:
http://birthmoviesdeath.com/2015/06/15/the-strangely-cruel-and-unusual-death-in-jurassic-world
The James Bond Stunt Spectacular That Never Was:
http://www.themeparkinsider.com/flume/201410/4241/
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This episode is sponsored by Mack Weldon and Stamps.com.
September 14, 2016
First Lady Michelle Obama (Ego Nwodim) brightens up Hard Nation with stories about avoiding assassination, doing Pilates while watching pilots, and her burning hatred for Eleanor Roosevelt. Plus: Mark remembers 9/11, in poem.
September 14, 2016
Actress and comedian Kate Micucci returns to check out this week’s charts with Howard and Kulap. We hear about her recent Emmy nomination and Howard’s cereal box collection while they count down iTunes’ #1 Genre Songs. Stard and Howard share some of their friendship shorthands during the Movie Chart, and the gang offers a fan some 25th birthday advice while listening to Kevin’s Hot Picks during Two Charted.
This episode is sponsored by Squarespace and Glossier.
September 13, 2016
Sure, there’s stories about fighting neo-nazis, deranged tree-house guests, and a mom fetching her son’s busted teeth. But peel back all the sensational layers and you’ll find a man. A man trying to make sense of his childhood while trying to be a good father to his own child.
This episode is sponsored by Blue Apron, Stamps.com, and Talkspace.
September 13, 2016
Jensen and Matty open up the phone lines to hear what we should Get Up On. They’ll talk about 607’s “Trap Ties on the Porch”, disposable litter boxes, sports animes, Tonedeff, Atlanta on FX, That Awful Sound, and much more. Plus, we find out if Jensen can name some of Matty’s projects and what’s on Matty’s running playlist.
This episode is sponsored by Indochino, Fanduel, and Lyft.
September 13, 2016
YouTube royalty Mamrie Hart brings along Instagram royalty Beanz Hart into the studio to talk about her early YouTube journey, collaborating with Grace Helbig & Hannah Hart on the new film Dirty 30, and her love of bodysuits & wasabi peas. Plus, Deanna & Emily quiz Mamrie on YouTube history!
September 13, 2016
Kevin sits down with actor and comedian Brett Gelman (Married, Another Period) as they discuss Brett’s erratic relationship with Hollywood. Brett chats about his Marx Brothers influence, fear of the number 13, and his “Late Night” bar mitzvah theme.
This episode is brought to you by Vivid Seats (www.vividseats.com) and Fracture.
September 13, 2016
Sean and Hayes get Weekend Live’s BECK BENNETT to come to the studio and discuss the controversy that drove them apart many years ago.
September 13, 2016
Actress and comedian Jade Catta-Preta joins the Sklars and Daniel Van Kirk for this week’s Sklarbro County. She dishes on her roasting abilities and preferred genre of mobile porn while the gang gets into stories about a Domino’s delivery man who made pooping himself everyone else’s problem, the most conveniently solved missing child case, and Portland’s powerline nun-chub epidemic. Finally, Mark Wahlberg drops by to talk about his new movie and share his stance on the practice of negging.
This episode is sponsored by Mack Weldon, Draftkings, Jack Threads, and Casper Mattresses.
September 12, 2016
It’s underestimated how important your sense of hearing is, how much it affects your daily life in ways you don’t fully appreciate. Take the inconceivable geometry you do in your head all the time, thanks to your ears. Say you’re standing with your back facing a street and you hear a car approaching from the right–how do you know that? Your brain is instantly calculating the miniscule differences in volume and the slight difference in time it takes for the sound of the car to reach both ears. Yes, thank you Captain Obvious, but it’s still an amazing feat that you’re performing all the time, every day, with everything you hear.
You probably don’t even know how much you hear every day, how unaccustomed to silence you actually are. Silence actually sounds weird, your brain knows something is wrong when it’s absolutely quiet. Conversely, really loud places like cities take up so much of your subconscious mental capacities that they also create a sense of unnerving. That’s why the sound of nature is so relaxing to us.
On this week’s podcast Cracked editor-in-chief Jack O’Brien is joined by actor/comedian Johnny Pemberton, whose podcast ‘Twisting the Wind’ is an incredible aural experiment, a constantly surprising manipulation of sound that pushes the boundaries of what’s expected in a podcast. They talk about the power of noise pollution, incredible Tuvan throat singing rap music, how John Williams stole everything from Russian composers and sonic devices that mess with our heads like speech jammers and The Mosquito.
Footnotes:
Johnny Pemberton’s Website: http://goo.gl/bZ9Tv9
Twisting the Wind with Johnny Pemberton: http://goo.gl/SzgA4H
TED Talk on Noise Pollution: https://goo.gl/YFtlrX
Tuvan Throat Singing: https://goo.gl/o7yX7h
Tuvan Throat Singing Rap: https://goo.gl/fV8RuQ
The Best of Shostakovich: https://goo.gl/kZp2aA
Timmy Thomas – Why Can’t We Live Together: https://goo.gl/QlPFzP
Pantera – Mouth for War: https://goo.gl/MBE8pQ
Trailer for Glenn Gould Documentary “Genius Within”: https://goo.gl/5OoTlN
The Daily Beast: Slow TV: http://goo.gl/0p8o6x
In-Browser Speech Jammer: https://goo.gl/Te4jr2
Reading Dr. Seuss with Speech Jammer: https://goo.gl/TmFR68
Infrasound: https://goo.gl/ZWe5ao
The Mosquito: https://goo.gl/YnYV8h
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This episode is sponsored by Squarespace and Wealthfront Veritone.
September 12, 2016
Comedian and writer John Hodgman caught the Hamilton bug at the gym, where he first listened to the soundtrack on Travon’s recommendation. He was immediately smitten. “I’ve never experienced art that has taken hold so quickly,” he says. He tells us how his Hamilton obsession quickly spread to his wife and children, why he feels Hamiltonian himself and the fever dream of going to bowling night with Lin-Manuel Miranda.
This episode is sponsored by Fracture and Pacific Shaving Company.
September 12, 2016
You should never cross a dragon, a wizard, a flower, or my next guest…
Credits:
Arnie: Arnie Niekamp
Chunt: Adal Rifai
Usidore: Matt Young
Axelrod ReMax: Mark McConville
Tannakin the Pinglet: Sarah Fineout
Mysterious Man: Tim Sniffen
Craig: Ryan DiGiorgi
Producers: Arnie Niekamp, Evan Jacover, Ryan DiGiorgi
Editor: Evan Jacover
Theme Music: Andy Poland
Magic Tavern Logo: Allard Laban
Audio Assistance: Jason Knox
Production Assistance: Garrett Schultz
This episode is sponsored by Cards Against Humanity and Casper Mattresses.
September 12, 2016
Two Comedy Bang! Bang! favorites Tig Notaro and John Lennon are back on the show and they both have new exciting projects! Tig tells us all about her new Amazon series “One Mississippi”, John tells us about his new Howl series “Questions for Lennon”, and Scott tells us about having an ostrich attack him. Later, the gang gets some great etiquette advice from very special guest Mr. Manners. You are welcome!
This episode is sponsored by Squarespace, Stamps.com, and Draftkings.
September 12, 2016
Paul F. Tompkins welcomes you all personally without the help of any flunkies to this week’s episode of Spontaneanation! This week, Paul’s special guest is Rhea Butcher of Seeso’s Take My Wife and Put Your Hands Together! They chat about Rhea’s recurring dreams, her having to correct those who believe she doesn’t know the rules of baseball, and the side effects of morphine. Paul is then joined by Brandon Johnson, Jean Villepique, and Chris Tallman to improvise a story set at a Concession Stand. And as always, Eban (only the best) Schletter scores it all on piano!
The next live Spontaneanation happens October 1st at Largo at The Coronet! With improvisors Ryan Gaul, Mandell Maughan & Drew Tarver, and special guest Horatio Sanz! Get your tickets for this show (and Spontaneanation at the Now Hear This festival in Anaheim) paulftompkins.com/live!
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This episode is sponsored by Mack Weldon, Seeso, Blue Apron, and Leesa.com.
September 12, 2016
“Blair Witch” writer Simon Barrett joins Devin and Amy as a special guest this week to discuss the found-footage classic “The Blair Witch Project.” He describes the struggle of living up to the gold standard set by the original and learning how to beat the curse of motion sickness in shaky-cam cinema. Later, we hear about the dramatic power of a character keeping a secret for good reasons, how the people of Burkittsville, Maine reacted to their town’s newfound popularity, and the best way to build an enduring original mythology. Does “The Blair Witch Project” belong in the Canon? Head to the Earwolf forums to cast your vote!
September 9, 2016
Actor and comedian Rob Huebel joins Randy and Jason for this week’s Sklarbro Country. The Sklars chat with Rob about LA arena leagues, Meatloaf’s humble origins, and how to best protect your baby from wolves before getting into Quick Hits. We hear about a tennis player checking his phone during a match, Ryan Lochte joining ‘Dancing with the Stars’, and Jeff Adrien’s six hour joyride. Finally, former NBA player and sportscaster Bill Walton drops by to profess his pride in his son’s coaching career.
This episode is sponsored by Draftkings and Legal Zoom.
September 9, 2016
Broadway star Ben Platt chats with Ronna and Beverly about the inception of Dear Evan Hansen, a new musical on Broadway of which he is the star, what his New York looks like, and why you don’t have to be a tortured soul to be an artist. Plus, Beverly tells us how she bailed out Spaghetti-O’s at school after a skirmish.
This episode is sponsored by Squarespace and Third Love.
September 9, 2016
HDTGM is back with full force. We have a visit from the Movie Bitches, we find out our next great movie selection, we go through Corrections and Omissions for Gods of Egypt, and we hear from you beautiful listeners. Send your own voicemail explanation hopes for Paul to answer by calling 619-PAUL ASK.
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Where to Find Jason, June & Paul:
Paul, Jason and June appear in a new animated pilot BAD GUYS on Adult Swim watch and vote here http://adultswim.com/misc/pilots/
Paul’s new comedy Filthy Preppy Teen$ is now avail on the FullScreen and you can see June and Paul in their old show NTSF:SD:SUV:: on HULU. Paul also appears on Fresh off the Boat on ABC.
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.