Actress Illeana Douglas describes her memoir, “I Blame Dennis Hopper,” to Randy and Jason. She recounts living in a commune full of hippies as a child and the impact of “Easy Rider” on her life and career. Later, the Sklars bring some Quick Hits of someone who shouldn’t be talking about boxing and a baseball player busting his belt from such a hard swing. Plus, Randy and Jason call Steven Seagal who talks about checking his email at the library and what he did on his birthday.

Kelly Carlin, Molly Ephraim, Erik Patterson, Glenn Davis and Sam Kieffer join Nate to discuss Slyvia Plath’s “The Bell Jar.” Listen to the compelling reasons to read Plath’s beautiful, hilarious and heart-wrenching story of the surreal fall into mental illness. If you’ve already read the novel, grab your weathered copy and enjoy the break down of Buddy, Esther, DeeDee and the rest of the gang. Start next month’s book, Kent Haruf’s “Our Souls at Night,” now!

Andrew Ti and special guest comedian Solomon Georgio finish the week off by discussing if putting Sriracha sauce on everything is racist. As always, leave us a message about anything you think is racist at (323) 389-RACE.

Bitch Sesh favorite guest June Diane Raphael by Alene Too joins Casey and Danielle! They delve into the nitty gritty of Dorinda’s psyche, June goes out on a limb for Luanne’s niece and they all bemoan low lights gone awry. Also the theme song from Southern Charm is sung. Twice.

We’re pretty certain Oliver can sniff out fear and exhaustion because this week Bryan lived his nightmare and ran into Erin while working out. Also American Idol runner up La’Porsha Renae was raised to hate gay “lifestyles” and two astronomy professors need a good butt kicking for sexually harassing female students. WWGD? What would Galileo do?

Rob Corddry, Erinn Hayes, and Brian Huskey of Adult Swim’s Childrens Hospital join Scott and intern Gino Lambardo for a very special episode of Comedy Bang! Bang! They look back at their fondest memories of the show as it is coming to an end and pitch possible spin-off shows starring your favorite Childrens Hospital characters. Later, podcast host Gustav Dudamel stops by the studio to tell us about his podcast Drama Shoot! Shoot! in which he invites actors who deal with drama to play characters.

Actress, director, screenwriter Illeana Douglas (Goodfellas, Cape Fear, Ghost World, To Die For) joins Sarah and Susan to talk about her book I Blame Dennis Hopper: And Other Stories from a Life Lived In and Out of the Movies, a Swedish folk song used in her web-series Easy To Assemble, being in a play in which she had to cry every night, Splendor in the Grass, and Ordinary People.

Hillary Frank got into radio by breaking the rules, using a boombox and an answering machine to produce a segment for This American Life. She is the host of the leading parenting podcast The Longest Shortest Time, which joined Earwolf in January 2016. On this episode of The Wolf Den Hillary tells Adam the This American Life story, and explains how working as a freelance radio producer and a difficult child birth led her to create her podcast. They discuss how her expectations shifted as the podcast became successful in its own right, and why Hillary decided to bring The Longest Shortest Time to Earwolf. Finally, Hillary offers some trenchant and unconventional advice for aspiring podcasters.

Rocking hard with Pat Francis.

If Donald Trump gets elected to be the next President of the United States, would all of his detractors’ fears become realized, or might he actually do a decent job? James poses this hot button issue as a theoretical exercise for Stephen, who takes a plunge into the murky political waters. Regardless of his opinions, however, Stephen does have an interesting take on Trump’s bravado, stemming from a confidant of another New York billionaire-turned-government executive, Michael Bloomberg.

Solomon Georgio and Andrew to talk about to protest or not protesting. Make sure to leave us a message about anything you think is racist at (323) 389-RACE.

Jon Daly, Seth Morris and Neil Campbell join Matt Besser for a live episode of improv4humans at UCB Sunset. Political man-on-the-street interviews inspire scenes about voting for change and a struggling paid protestor. Also, a family has emotional last rites for an incredible shirt, and a new intern pitches Besser videos ideas for the next live show. Sign up for Seeso.com to watch Besser’s stand-up special “Besser Breaks the Record” and “The UCB Show,” which were filmed live in UCBLA.

A Denzealot calls in to break down the Denzel Watchingthon in Austin, TX. Then, actor and director Michael Rapaport joins Kamau and Kevin to describe what makes Denzel prolific and why the movie business is in jeopardy. Check out United Shades of America on CNN April 24th and Kamau’s first comedy special, “Semi-Prominent Negro,” on Showtime April 29th.

Sen. Ted Cruz (Paul F. Tompkins) talks about why he empathizes with candles and his fantasy Ghostbusters reboot. Plus: Pete plugs his children’s book “Even Starfish Can Consent.”

Lauren Lapkus fields questions about unicorns, poop, and a well-kept secret about Darth Vader. To join the conversation about this episode, go to longestshortesttime.com!

The Shrimps take on the Shecago Bulls at Pan Pacific Park. Matt Gourley and Mark McConville call the action.

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Joshua Burge is one of the nicest human beings on this Earth. He joins Matt this week to talk about his role as Stubby Bill in The Revenant. Joshua tells us about auditioning for Alejandro Iñárritu  learning how to shoot flintlocks, throw axes, and ride horses through survival bootcamp, the origin of the name Stubby Bill, and having a call and response with Tom Hardy’s character on set. Plus, in honor of the infamous CGI bear in The Revenant, Matt counts down his Top 3 Emotive Acting Moments Done with Computer Graphics.

This week, Leonard and Baron discuss the works of the extraordinary Cate Blanchett and focus on three films in which she disappears into her role: the great Notes On a Scandal, a movie that got a bum rap when it was released, and the Sam Raimi directed supernatural thriller The Gift.

Should all people be guaranteed taxpayer-funded all-you-can-eat healthcare from the government, or is it more American to let the current corporatist employer-negotiated model continue to be the standard? Wherever our hosts’ opinions land between those two polar opposite ideas, they definitely agree on one thing: Change doesn’t come easy.

Solomon Georgio and Andrew to talk about not being attracted to one group of people. Make sure to leave us a message about anything you think is racist at (323) 389-RACE.

Actress Maria Thayer joins Kulap and Engineer Brett on Who Charted. They share a love for laughter and a hometown Arby’s during the top 5 songs on Spotify chart. Maria talks about co-starring in the trueTV sitcom “Those Who Can’t” and movie theater etiquette in the movies chart. Also, Ku and Stard give updates on new summah music and Bajillion Dollar Propertie$ during Two Charted.

Join Kevin as he sits down with stand-up comedian and radio host Greg Fitzsimmons. Greg shares stories about Howard Stern, his father (also a radio host), and how training to be an actor is a little like therapy.

This outdoorsman and mountaineer is in touch with nature and his Ford F250, he takes care of the people he loves, and is totally willing to share about anything, even poop soup.

Comedian Mike Bridenstine joins Jensen and Matty to talk about the new wrestling renaissance, Brockhampton, Shinsuke Nakamura, The Invitation, Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats, Star Wars: Rebellion board game, how we’re late on Key & Peele, Batman v Superman, and many other things you should know about.

The absolutely adorable Nina Lu of Disney Channel’s Bunk’D joins Deanna & Emily to tell us all about being discovered by Barbizon in a mall. She also tells us about relating to the uptight perfectionist side of her character Tiffany on Bunk’D, partying with past OMFG! guest Jordyn Jones for her 16th B-Day Bash, and the word she invented that is surely to blow up. Plus, Nina plays the classic camp game “Two Truths and A Lie”!

Is the perception of being interesting more reliant on having talking points, or asking intriguing questions and letting others carry the bulk of the conversation? On today’s show, Stephen talks about his journey towards journalism, James muses about the inquisitive nature of humans from birth, and somehow Stephen gets tricked into talking about Star Wars.

Sean and Hayes appear in front of a live audience to offer tips on personal health and how to eat, then welcome Engineer Cody and special guest TOM SCHARPLING for an inside look at Engineer Cody’s Engineer Training Boot Camp and School.

Comedian Solomon Georgio joins Andrew to talk about American atrocities not taught in school. Make sure to leave us a message about anything you think is racist at (323) 389-RACE.

Comedian Rory Scovel talks to Randy and Jason about The Masters and Rory’s new special, which can be found at RoryScovel.com. Daniel Van Kirk brings a County Story of a Portland man who stole a custom-made vest from a stuffed bear. Later, Nick Cage calls in to defend himself after a scuffle in Las Vegas.

If you’re afraid big corporations will one day try to beam ideas directly into your mind, too late. They’ve been doing this for years and you haven’t even noticed it. Think about your grocery store. Right after you walk in, there’s probably fresh flowers and produce. That’s because supermarkets know that if you see fresh stuff when you walk in, you’ll want to buy more food. There are subtle design features built into almost every facet of day-to-day life that are specifically engineered to get you to think a certain way, behave a certain way, and buy more stuff. This might sound like the ravings of someone whose car is covered in conspiracy theory bumper stickers, but once you start to notice the patterns and the reasoning, you’ll see it everywhere.This week Jack O’Brien and Jason Pargin (aka David Wong) discuss how supermarkets, car companies, local governments and more use mind control every day without you even realizing it.

Footnotes:

Magazine Covers With Obscured Wedding Rings: http://goo.gl/NP4SVz

Slate: “It Ain’t Easy Being Green”: http://goo.gl/w6TdNN

5 Ways Stores Use Science To Trick You Into Buying Crap: http://goo.gl/2Qz0O

8 Gadgets That Lie To You Every Day: http://goo.gl/5H265

The 5 Most Hilariously Drug-Fueled Celebrity Interviews Ever: https://goo.gl/hKv3pc

Snopes: Instant Cake Mixes and Eggs: http://goo.gl/Ima0d

5 Creepy Forms of Mind Control You’re Exposed to Daily: http://goo.gl/cx2Nr

5 Creepy Ways Your Town Is Designed to Control Your Mind: http://goo.gl/4x6IL7

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