Freaking out with Grace Parra and Jennifer Bartels.

This episode is sponsored by Bonobos, Harry’s, and Loot Crate.

Damien Lemon, host of Comedy Knockout on truTV joins Kevin and Kamau to discuss why a Denzel movie won’t be covered this week (even though they came close to doing 2 Guns). Plus, they talk about witnessing the Denzelishness at the NBA Finals, the 70th Annual Tony Awards, why and Damien’s Top 5 Denzel Movies.

Mike Hanford, Mike Mitchell, Eugene Cordero, and “Mellow” Joe Hartzler join Matt Besser on this week’s improv4humans. They learn what it means for a homeless person to live the good life, discover a magical realm in the forbidden part of the restaurant, and get stuck to the wall while making magic brownies. Plus, Matt shares stories from his grandmother’s memory book.

On the first episode of Father Time, Jamie welcomes television icon Jason Alexander (Seinfeld) to talk about balancing fatherhood with sitcom life, what it means to be a RIE baby, and how he’ll never be a Hamlet.

Die-hard “Bernie Bros” Thad and Kirk (Fran Gillespie and Joe Spellman) explain to Mark and Pete why they live in a treadmill-powered house and what GORP stands for. Plus: John Drexler (Nick Mandernach) deals with the emotional fallout of unfriending a Trump supporter.

This episode is sponsored by Loot Crate and Bonobos.

The talented Kate Micucci (of the comedy duo Garfunkel and Oates) joins Leonard to talk about her costarring role in the new Mike Birbiglia film Don’t Think Twice, which comes to theaters in July. They also discuss people who have inspired Kate in her acting career (including Cloris Leachman and Anjelica Huston), and some of her favorite films, including Searching for Bobby Fischer and While You Were Sleeping.

We check back in with NPR’s Kelly McEvers on what it’s been like to readjust to American life with her 7-year-old, after a long stint as a Middle East correspondent. To join the conversation about this episode, go to longestshortesttime.com!

This episode is sponsored by Age of Learning, Ibotta, AT&T Digital Life, Owlet, and Icon Undies.

What revelations about life have come your way in adulthood that never crossed your mind in adolescence? James asks Stephen this question today, after reading a Quora question from a 24 year old who’s having trouble finding his place in the world. Stephen gives his advice on today’s episode, and they continue the thread tomorrow with James’ thoughts on the same topic!

This episode is sponsored by Casper Mattresses.

Comedian Aparna Nancherla (Late Night with Seth Myers) is back to chart it up with Howard and Kulap! Hamilton, pre-fame Michael Shannon, and Aparna’s new stand-up album “Just Putting It Out There” is discussed as they count down Stereogum’s 5 Best Songs of the Week. Then, Howard gets into the challenges of reading comic books during the Movie Chart. Plus, we hear about Kulap’s travels to Hawaii and stay tuned for another Summah Anthem from Howard!

This episode is sponsored by Blue Apron.

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Join Kevin as he sits down with legendary musician David Foster. David chats about his career as a record producer, composer, and songwriter to such icons as Whitney Houston, Rod Stewart, and Barbra Streisand.

The largest mass shooting in US history occurred this weekend at a gay club in Orlando on Latin night during Pride Month. It was a pointed attack on LGBT people that claimed 49 lives in Pulse nightclub, a place of congregation, celebration and safety. In addition to Orlando, we discuss human dumpster Brock Turner of Stanford and then thank god the hilarious and delightful Gabe Liedman joins us to throw a little bit of light on a lot of shade. To our brothers and sisters in Orlando…we love you, we are you, we will never forget you.

Jensen is sick this week. Please continue to support his book “Kanye West Owes Me $300” by grabbing one over at www.jensenkarp.com!

What’s so special about being a specialist? What is a specialist, in general? How, generally, does one become a specialist? James and Stephen won’t specifically answer any of those questions today, but they will speak about them in a general sense. Mostly, our hosts will break down what it means to be a generalist or a specialist across as many disciplines as they can think of – from economics and mathematics to golf, chess, and dating – and attempt to bridge the similarities across all of the fields.

This episode is sponsored by Allstate.

This 25 year-old Californian is in the midst of a quarter-life crisis and turns to Chris for help. So they form a mutual appreciation society. #MAS

This episode is sponsored by Ibotta, Chirpy, and AMEX.

Kate Micucci, one half of Garfunkel and Oates joins Randy and Jason to talk about her new Vimeo special “Trying to be Special,” skiing as a 2-year-old, and aspiring to be a toy designer in college. Daniel Van Kirk brings County Stories which include a 6-month-old baby breaking a record on water skis. Plus, our good friend Doug Buffone leaves us a special voicemail for us all!

This episode is sponsored by Zappos, Bonobos, Loot Crate, and Legal Zoom.

Comedians Daliya Karnofsky & Avra Friedman have created an amazing live show experience that is half comedy show and half live dating app. They join Deanna & Emily this week to chat about the ins and outs of their monthly Los Angeles show “All My Single Friends,” what they learned when taking the show to New York, and where they are at in their dating lives. Get off your phone and check the show out every month at The Copper Still in Los Angeles!

This episode is sponsored by Blue Apron.

Sean sits down with Chris Gethard to do an episode with him as good as the one Hayes did or even more.

Fan theories are kind of our thing. We talk about them on this podcast (https://goo.gl/dZXW05) and in our articles (http://goo.gl/dSyV31). We even created After Hours (https://goo.gl/uQqjmK), a whole series dedicated to fleshing out even the most unrealistic interpretations of our favorite TV shows and movies. But rarely do the creators of the pop culture we love reach out to us about our theories.

A few months ago we released an After Hours episode (https://goo.gl/aFfIAr) where we presented some pretty out-there speculations about the Simpsons universe. We thought Bart, Lisa and Marge represented Freud’s id, ego and superego, and we thought the universe as a whole was populated by thousands of clones. Little did we know how wrong we were.

We thought they were fun what-ifs, but long-time Simpsons writer Mike Reiss emailed us to tell us our theories were pure fantasy. So we thought we’d have him on the podcast! Mike along with Simpsons writer Jeff Martin sit down with Jack O’Brien, Dan O’Brien and Michael Swaim for a long discussion about Simpsons fan theories and the origins of some of our favorite episodes and jokes.

Footnotes:

Every Episode of The Simpsons: http://goo.gl/cbSi8E

List of Simpsons Scholarly Articles : http://goo.gl/QLqNBc

Comedians Rhea Butcher, Curtis Cook, and Sam Jay join Andrew Ti in Portland, Oregon as part of the Bridgetown Comedy Festival to answer racism questions in front of a live audience. They discuss censorship in comedy, the society looking down upon you argument, who pioneered voguing, and much more. As always, leave us a message about anything you think is racist at (323) 389-RACE.

It feels like this may be it… our last chance to save Chunt.

Credits

Arnie: Arnie Niekamp

Chunt: Adal Rifai

Usidore: Matt Young

Dorian Deville: Zach Thompson

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 Assistant: Garrett Schultz

This episode is sponsored by Cards Against Humanity and Casper Mattresses.

Another Period creators Natasha Leggero and Riki Lindhome are back along with singer-songwriter Dan Mangan on this week’s Comedy Bang! Bang! They join Scott to chat about Dads and Grads season, peeing your pants, and how Natasha & Riki spend their leisure time. Later, Russian oligarch Mikhail Titscoffski arrives with news that he has bought Earwolf and has some suggestions on how to improve the show. Plus, Dan will perform songs throughout the episode in honor of his new EP “Unmake.”

This episode is sponsored by Travelocity, Leesa, Black Tux, and Seeso.

Paul F. Tompkins welcomes all, including those who known the titles of his stand-up comedy albums, to a LIVE episode of Spontaneanation, recorded at the world-famous Largo at The Coronet! This week, Paul’s special guest is singer-songwriter Grant-Lee Phillips! They chat about which existing superhero Grant relates to, being a child magician, and Vincent Price. Paul is then joined by Stephanie Courtney, Colleen Smith, and Gary Anthony Williams to improvise a story set at Knott’s Scary Farm. And as always, Eban (only the best) Schletter scores it all on piano! 

Photos by Liezl Estipona.

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 Ritani, Blue Apron, Loot Crate, and Casper Mattresses.

Comedian Jonah Ray joins Devin and Amy for a live episode of The Canon at UCB Sunset to discuss the 1994 Tim Burton film “Ed Wood”. They talk about young Johnny Depp’s authenticity, forgiving bad quality in Hollywood, and what the film tells us about being comfortable with yourself. Head to the Earwolf forums to cast your vote if “Ed Wood” should be in The Canon.

The Shrimps take on the The Princess Layups at Pan Pacific Park. Mark McConville and special guest Todd Cooper say words during the basketball game.

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Eight years ago, David Axelrod was in the thick of the Democratic primary, as Barack Obama’s chief strategist. Now, he’s able to offer some insight into what’s going on in the Democratic party right now. He talks to David Gregory about the significance of Hillary Clinton’s run, and he gives us a look into his personal life: how he balanced (or in some cases, failed to balance) being a father with his career, how his father’s suicide changed him, and why his sons never had Bar Mitzvahs.

This episode is sponsored by The Great Courses, Stamps.com, and Helix Sleep.

Andrew Ti and special guests Amanda Meadows and Robbin Higgins finish the week off by discussing if it’s racist to say that only mothers can teach you about your culture. As always, leave us a message about anything you think is racist at (323) 389-RACE.

Late at night, Lisa (Erin Whitehead) the mannequin inside Macy’s comes to life. She hosts the podcast Macy’s Secret in hopes that another mannequin comes to life that she can talk to. This week it finally happened! A brand new fancy mannequin by the name of Monique joins her to figure out why Lisa, previously a human woman has had her soul fall into a mannequin. Later, Traci Reardon sneaks back into the Macy’s to answer Twitter questions about what it’s like to be a mannequin in another edition of “Help Me, Rhonda.”

This episode is sponsored by Audible.

Heather Anne Campbell of Whose Line Is It Anyway? and Ben Siemon of Crazy Ex-Girlfriend join Paul and Jason in-studio to talk about the Jennifer Lopez erotic thriller The Boy Next Door. The wet cookie scene, the first edition of “Iliad,” vacant Chinatown and much more is discussed as well as another debate about man buns. Plus, a reviewer might have issues with their television as we hear a couple of 2nd Opinions!

This episode is sponsored by Audible, Loot Crate, Blue Apron, Seeso, Zappos, 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 in Transparent on Amazon! 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!).