Stand-up comedian Cody Metzger (My Brother’s House, Dirty 30) has goals to be a cool mom. She joins Deanna & Emily to dream about blowjob bibs, talk about why rice cakes should get more love, and the meme war between herself and comedian Jak Knight. 

This episode is sponsored by Blue Apron.

Fruit may be a significant food group on the USDA’s recommended nutrition chart, but is it actually healthy? Many popular diets currently say that the amount of fructose and glucose contained in fruit make it akin to eating white bread, though others claim that it’s the only thing one should eat before noon. Today, our hosts sift through the data they’ve learned from researchers studying the topic, and look to see if there’s a single conclusion to be found.

Hayes and Tom invite SHARON HORGAN to stop by the Handbook East studio to do community service by workshopping some jokes from past episodes while Sean calls in.

Actor and comedian Brett Gelman (Brett Gelman’s Dinner in America) joins Andrew all this week to answer some racism questions. Today they discuss if it’s racist to call Hillary Clinton a racist. Be sure to call us at (323) 389-RACE to ask if anything is racist.

In a way, science-fiction has not only predicted the future but created it as well. The works of Jules Verne inspired the first submarines and Star Trek’s communicators and tablets clearly inspired the smart phones and computers and voice-activated assistants we use today. But there’s still so much we don’t have yet.

Space colonies, faster-than-light travel, teleportation, genetic manipulation — there’s so much cool stuff we see in movies and TV that still seem decades if not centuries away. Sex bots! There are sex bots in everything, but look around– there are no sex bots to be found. A real tragedy.

So this week we’re going to play pretend and talk about the tropes and imagery from sci-fi that we wish were a reality. Jack O’Brien and co-host Adam Tod Brown are joined by Cracked’s Tom Reimann and Josh Sargent as well as comedians David Huntsberger, Caitlin Gill and Lizzy Cooperman to talk robots, generation ships, babies with grasshopper legs and more in this exploration of the sci-fi stuff we really want but probably can’t have. 

This episode is sponsored by Wiener-Dog from IFC Films, Spotify, Harry’s, and The Bouqs.

Footnotes:

– ‘This Perfect Day’ by Ira Levin: https://goo.gl/r6UaVB

– i09: How the L5 Society Tried to Use a Quirk of Physics to Colonize Space: http://goo.gl/0jgQSW

– Cracked: 6 Disasters With Details So Awful, History Left Them Out: http://goo.gl/Kdw3WS

– Tor: 5 Books About Generation Ships: http://goo.gl/sTLLnX

– Mystery Science Theater 3000 – Space Mutiny: https://goo.gl/hC5BVB

– Mystery Science Theater 3000 – Blood Waters of Dr. Z: https://goo.gl/CluthX

– National Geographic: ‘Evacuate Earth’: https://goo.gl/EA3IJz

– Star Wars Holiday Special: https://goo.gl/2Lk51E

Orphan Black’s Kristian Bruun returns to tell us about what happened on the previous season of the show (without any spoilers), why Canadian money looks so fake, and to play a game of “How Dumb Are You As A Canadian?”. While Kristian and Scott continue their conversation, a little 8-year-old girl by the name of Beth charms her way onto the show on her power wheels. Later, community activist B.Q. stops by to speak on the very serious issue of getting rid of sunscreen.

This episode is sponsored by Squarespace, Wiener-Dog from IFC Films, and Stela.

Filmmaker Nicolas Winding Refn (Drive, The Pusher trilogy) joins Josh to talk about his new horror film The Neon Demon starring Elle Fanning, what lead him to start creating films that he wished to see, who would make the perfect Wonder Woman, and his love of the James Bond films.

This episode is sponsored by Blue Apron and Casper Mattresses.

Princess Trachea Aurealia Belaroth is back to talk about her path to the throne and who might help her make it happen

Credits

Arnie: Arnie Niekamp

Chunt: Adal Rifai

Usidore: Matt Young

Princess Trachea-Aurelia Belaroth: Megan O’Neill

Benedict Whisperbrew: Brendan Dowling

Blemish: Martin Wilson

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 Assistant: Garrett Schultz

This episode is sponsored by Cards Against Humanity and Blue Apron.

Paul F. Tompkins welcomes those near and far to this week’s episode of Spontaneanation! This week, Paul’s special returning guest is Busy Philipps of HBO’s Vice Principals! They chat about whether or not her child self would like her adult self, what it truly means to be a latchkey kid, and the impact of milk commercial monologues on her childhood. Paul is then joined by Jordan Black, Mandell Maughan, and Jean Villepique to improvise a story set at Hamilton on Broadway. And as always, Eban (only the best) Schletter scores it all on piano! 

The next live edition of Spontaneanation happens Saturday, August 6 at Largo at The Coronet! Join Paul & Eban as they welcome improvisors Dan Ahdoot, Tim Baltz and Tawny Newsome, and special interview guest Desmin Borges from You’re The Worst! Tickets are on sale now!

This episode is sponsored by Blue Apron and Leesa.com.

Special guest Film Crit Hulk joins Devin and Amy for this week’s episode of The Canon where they discuss the 1989 animated classic “Kiki’s Delivery Service.” They ponder the visual language of anime, director Hayao Mizayaki’s focus on childhood imagination, and how Pixar’s films compare to Miyazaki’s in terms of emotional weight. Head to the Earwolf forums to cast your vote on whether or not “Kiki’s Delivery Service” should be inducted into the Canon!

Jensen Karp is a writer, fellow Earwolf podcast host (Get Up On This), art dealer, and a former rapper under the name Hot Karl. Jensen joins Nate this week to talk about his new book “Kanye West Owes Me $300: And Other True Stories from a White Rapper Who Almost Made It Big”. Make sure to pick up a copy of next month’s book for our book club, “The Girls: A Novel” by Emma Cline Once you’re done reading, call us at (702) 751-READ and let us know what you thought!

HDTGM All-star Jensen Karp (Get Up On This, Kanye West Owes Me $300) joins Paul, June, and Jason in-studio to talk about the Sarah Michelle Gellar 1999 romantic comedy Simply Irresistible. Why is there so much unwarranted sexuality in the movie? Is the crab giving SMG magical powers to cook? Do guys really touch their belts when thinking about sex? Tune in to hear the HDTGM crew get to the bottom of all this insanity!

This episode is sponsored by Loot Crate, Audible, Casper Mattresses, Blue Apron, and Dinner Party Download.

WATCH Filthy Preppy Teen$ on the FullScreen App today! Get yourself a BB-8 “What Is Its Mission?” T-shirt or Tote Bag over at http://howdidthisgetmade.bigcartel.com/ Set your DVRs for Party Over Here, a new FOX sketch comedy show from The Lonely Island and Paul starring Nicole Byer, Jessica McKenna, and Alison Rich. It airs Saturdays at 11 pm. People of the internet: Watch Paul in Fresh off the Boat on ABC. Awhile ago, Paul and Rob Huebel did a comedy special on a 60 foot glass bus that traveled around LA. Now you’ll be able to see it. Go to https://itun.es/us/3M4J9 now to buy it! You can also see Jason and June in Lady Dynamite on Netflix! Also, check out June in Grace and Frankie available on Netflix, and in all the episodes of NTSF:SD:SUV:: on HULU for free, and Jason in The Dictator (he’s still in it!).

The Daily Show’s co-creator Lizz Winstead is a great stand-up comedian and writer that goes way back with Randy & Jason. Lizz joins the Sklar Brothers to discuss the early development of The Daily Show, how her political awakening occurred during a blind date, the current Presidential race, and why you should follow your goals. Later, Lizz tells us about Lady Parts Justice League before getting into Quick Hits. Finally, Kris Kristofferson offers the Sklars some wise old man advice from Joshua Tree.

This episode is sponsored by Jack Erwin and Bonobos.

Stuart Stevens is an explorer in search of experience. A seventh-generation Mississippian, he’s traveled the world and written books about it, he’s helped run presidential campaigns, and he’s recently finished a darkly comic novel about an authoritarian politician. He and David explore the state of the 2016 race, how a place can help shape one’s identity, and why running for president may be the hardest job around.

This episode is sponsored by Stamps.com, Trunkclub, and Ibotta.

Chap and Joyanna Baines (Don Fanelli and Laura Willcox) are the stars of HBTV’s Fixher Upper. Chap and Joyanna love to fix up homes, renovate new homes, and give the women who live there advice on how to fix the upper part of their bodies. They welcome their old intern Victoria Burlap to the podcast to discuss her unlikely rise to fame and riches with best selling books which are hard to read and feature blurry naked photos of herself. Later, Traci Reardon arrives to answer Twitter questions about Chap and Joyanna’s failing marriage in another edition of “Help Me, Rhonda.”

This episode is sponsored by Blue Apron.

Join Danielle and Casey as they chase the high of Snapchat, discuss the welcome return of Orange County, the grand finale of Southern Charm and the multiple bleeding vageen’s on New York.

This episode is sponsored by Third Love, Ibotta, Texture, and Audible.

This week Bryan watched the NBA finals in the Sun City, while Erin gave up expensive office shopping in Portland in favor of cafes. Well, the clown from IT (Donald Trump) is back once again proving to the world that he’s trash with more sexist and racist comments from his past and two faced liar Attorney General Pam Bondi gets ripped to shreds by Anderson Cooper due to her lack of LGBT support. Plus, producer/actor/writer all around magician Dan Bucatinsky is here and making a strong case for Cats.

Can a person’s “creative gas tank” run out of fuel from over use? James has been working on a new photography project for his social media account (intagram.com/altucher), but it’s been hampering his ability to keep up with his daily writing schedule. Multitasking Stephen believes that it is possible to unintentionally drain one artistic reservoir by focusing on a new creative project, but it also might be that James is spending too much time trying to master a skill where he’s still a beginner. Will James be able to overcome his writing slump without giving up on his new pet project?

This episode is sponsored by Ruby Receptionist.

On this episode Matt Lieber provides some insight on what makes his company, Gimlet Media, tick. He is the president of Gimlet, which produces popular podcasts like Reply All, Surprisingly Awesome, and Startup, the company’s first show, which also documented Gimlet’s own launch. Adam asks Matt to share what it was like to go through that experience, with so many people learning so many intimate details on the show. Matt also charts his career journey, from unexpectedly reporting on 9/11, to becoming a public radio producer, taking a turn into business school and consulting, then returning to audio with Gimlet. He  explains why he is confident in the future of podcasting, and reveals the factors he believes contribute to audience growth. Finally, he talks about the company’s Gimlet Creative brand studio, and what it takes to get audiences to listen to branded podcasts.

This episode is sponsored by Hired and Podcast Movement.

Writer, director, and radio host Tom Scharpling of The Best Show joins Sarah and Susan to talk about the music of ABBA, Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly performing “Por Ti Volare” from the movie Step Brothers, the movie Creed, and “Rent” by Pet Shop Boys.

This episode is sponsored by Blue Apron.

Blowing Up with Maria Bamford.

This episode is sponsored by Mack Weldon and Casper Mattresses.

Aisha Harris (Slate staff writer) returns and brings along Dan Kois (Slate senior editor) to join Kamau and Kevin to talk about The Black Film Canon, a list of the 50 Greatest Films by Black Directors they both compiled for Slate. This is literally Black People Homework so get on this y’all!

Check out the full list here: http://www.slate.com/articles/arts/cover_story/2016/05/the_50_greatest_films_by_black_directors.html

This episode is sponsored by Blue Apron.

The Wild Horses make their majestic return to improv4humans! Lauren Lapkus, Stephanie Allynne, Mary Holland, and Erin Whitehead join Matt Besser for this week’s episode where they explore the gritty part of Farm Camp, meet the little man in Lauren’s mouth, and follow a crypt-keeper with a zombie problem. Plus, Matt reads a diary entry from Grandma’s Memory Book and we find out what happens when you try to do some good at a dangerous crosswalk!

Tom Magee, the Canadian champion powerlifter, looked like pro wrestling’s next big thing after a high-profile win against Bret Hart. However, as Colt and Dave Meltzer discover, looks can be deceiving. To hear new episodes of this series log on to Howl.fm and use the promo code COLT for 1-month free.

In the 1950s, in racially segregated Memphis, Tennessee, Sputnik Monroe was a wrestling superstar. Colt and David Bixenspan discuss how Sputnik’s support of desegregation resonated throughout professional sports.To hear new episodes of this series log on to Howl.fm and use the promo code COLT for 1-month free.

Pro wrestling is known for larger-than-life-figures, but the 7’7” Jorge “El Gigante” Gonzalez was a giant even among them. Colt and Rob Naylor tell the story of his brief and unusual career. To hear new episodes of this series log on to Howl.fm and use the promo code COLT for 1-month free.

Soccer is by far the most popular sport worldwide, but it has struggled to gain a foothold in the American media market for decades. Stephen has become a recent convert to soccer fandom, even co-hosting a soccer podcast with his son, but James has not been swayed. Today, our decidedly non-jock hosts will look into the reasons why soccer ranks so low in American favorability, despite the fact that game attendance figures in the United States are surprisingly high.

This episode is sponsored by Ruby Receptionist.

Join guests Dan Savage and Jane Marie as they help listeners navigate sex and parenthood. This episode covers a range of topics, from finding time to get it on when all you want to do is sleep, to getting in the mood after pregnancy loss, to real (NSFW) instructions on how to make sex pleasurable when you are recovering from a childbirth injury. You won’t hear a conversation like this anywhere else. To join the conversation about this episode, go to longestshortesttime.com!

This episode is sponsored by Third Love, Ibotta, Alarm.com, Icon Undies, and Fracture.

Leonard and his daughter Jessie are joined by British actress and singer Danielle Hope to talk about their favorite British actors (including Dani’s mentor, Michael Crawford) and films over the years, including the current release Genius with Colin Firth and Jude Law, the 2014 family comedy Paddington, and the works of the brilliant Mike Leigh.

This episode is sponsored by Blue Apron.

DC musical mainstays The Capitol Steps (“Baby Wants Candy”‘s Chris Grace, Ashley Ward, Amber Petty, John Hartman and Scott Passarella) perform some of their greatest hits on a Hard Nation musical extravaganza! Hear about their Vietnam-themed spinoff group and how Hamilton ripped them off between such classics as “ISIS Love” and “This Is The 90’s.”

This episode is sponsored by Blue Apron and Casper Mattresses.