Special guest Dr. Melissa Hudson Bell joins her husband Kamau and Kevin this week to talk about “The Sound of Silence,” the Denzel Washington directed episode of Grey’s Anatomy. They’ll also share stories of Kevin’s dating life and Melissa’s Top 5 Denzel Movies.

Comedian Beth Stelling joins Susan and Sarah to speak candidly about the aftermath of an abusive relationship, Imogen Heap’s “Hide and Seek,” The Wrestler, and W. H. Auden’s poem, “Funeral Blues.”

On this week’s episode of The Black List Table Reads, Franklin chats with Kristina Lauren Anderson, screenwriter of Forever Jiayang, 1937 and the No. 1 script on the 2014 Black List, Catherine the Great. They’ll discuss Kristina’s transition from quiet theater kid to writer, the importance of research, and how did Catherine happen. Then, Franklin chats with Isaac Adamson, screenwriter of the No. 1 script on the 2015 Black List, Bubbles. They’ll discuss his fiction writing career, his transition into script writing, and what on Earth led him to write a biopic about Michael Jackson’s chimp Bubbles. LA: Join us for the first live, staged reading of 2016 featuring the 2015 Black List script REAGAN, Written and Directed by Mike Rosolio on Saturday, March 5th at 8:00pm at The Montalban Theater and starring JOHN CHO and LENA DUNHAM. Go to https://blcklst.com/ for tickets.

Paul Rust, Mookie Blaiklock and Craig Rowin join Matt Besser on improv4humans this week. They improvise about losing track of time before attending a clock expo and loyal customers who dislike a restaurant’s bizarre new staff. Also, valet drivers go out of their way to cover up locking keys in a car. Later, potential tenants pretend to be Christian to win over an extremely Christian landlord. Sign up for Seeso.com to watch Besser’s new stand-up special “Besser Breaks the Record” and “The UCB Show,” which were filmed live in UCBLA.

The bolo gets trollo’ed once again! Ben Schwartz aka The Elegant Mr. S of House of Pies reunites with Scott for a SOLO BOLO episode of Comedy Bang! Bang! They’ll talk Hamilton, sneakers, and most importantly sing their little hearts out. It’s truly a Trolo Solo Bolo for the ages!

Follow @ScottAukerman on Twitter for info on the CBB 2016 LIVE Tour!

Cleaning up with Richard Kind.

Just before The Wolf Den hits its 100th episode milestone, Adam takes a brief listen back to relive some highlights in what’s been an exciting six years in the evolution and growth of Midroll, and podcasting. Adam shares early clips from podcast innovators like Marc Maron and Chris Hardwick, along with entrepreneurs who were influential behind the scenes. We also listen in on some of the important milestones in podcasting and Midroll history, as heard on the show, and get some keen insights on podcasting from hosts like Paul Scheer, Matt Gourley, Paul F. Tompkins, Lea Thau, and Neil deGrasse Tyson. 

Stephen and James make their first attempts at live stand up comedy on today’s third and final installment from our ‘Question of the Day Live!’ event. Topics include house cats, Stephen’s failed jingle writing career, parenthood, Sean Penn, cream cheese, and much more! 

Demi Adejuyigbe and Andrew talk about a Chinese restaurant called “Takee Outee.” Make sure to leave us a message about anything you think is racist at (323) 389-RACE.

Join Casey, Danielle and fellow Real Housewife historian Leslie Grossman (Scandal) as they dive into awkward house-husband side-bars, another sad Eileen ensemble, and the quiet anger of Mr. Girardi. Also, Leslie reminisces fondly about classic Kim and Kyle fights and Casey and Danielle call for Vicki (RHOC) to “ándale” out of her new relationship.

Producer extraordinaire Sunny Levine joins Jensen and Matty to talk about The Trilambs, Sunny’s new album “Boss Selection,” getting up OFF David Bowie’s “Let’s Dance,” saying “it’s just easy,” hating on The Hobbit Trilogy, Zanerobe pants, the conversation with a stranger when your dog runs into another dog on a walk, and how we were dead wrong about Tower Defense games, growing a beard, and high voices in Pop songs.

Part Two of the Three Part Spielberg-Aganza-Palooza continues with a discussion of 1981’s Raiders of the Lost Ark. Martin Casella once again joins Matt to talk about his experience as Steven Spielberg’s assistant on the film. Martin provides some wonderful insight on what went on behind the scenes including the origin of Marion’s famous dress, Spielberg’s must-see-TV habits, and what lead to the inception of E.T. Plus, Matt’s companion from the Superego podcast, Jeremy Carter, joins him to talk about the iconic Indiana Jones jacket and his own personal quest to find the perfect fit in a new segment called ‘I Was Wear Too.’

Lenny Abrahamson, director of the critically acclaimed Room, which earned Brie Larson an Oscar nomination, joins Leonard, Baron, and Jessie to talk about the letter he wrote to persuade novelist Emma Donoghue to adapt it for the screen, his love of Laurel & Hardy, and one of his favorite sleepers, Margaret (2011) with Anna Paquin, Matt Damon, and Mark Ruffalo.

What it’s like to be a mom with the rare job combo of both delivering babies and terminating pregnancies.

To join the conversation about this episode, go to longestshortesttime.com!

Today, in our second ‘Question of the Day Live!’ podcast, moderator Negin Farsad asks Stephen and James about the best ways to make friends as an adult, what fads they’d like to see return, and what ceremonial rites of passage should be eliminated. Then, we hear how our hosts held up to Negin’s rapid-fire ‘lightning round’ questions.

Bajillion Dollar Propertie$ co-star Mandell Maughan joins Kulap and Howard on this week’s Who Charted? The Top 5 Songs on iTunes chart inspires conversations about flossing in line and how Sean Connery would speak Spanish. Later, a discussion about unboxing gifts videos and an unsurprisingly brief game of “Jaws is Better” occur during the Top 5 Movies chart. Kulap, H. Michael Kre and Ziggy Stard talk about directing B$P and annoyingly complicated video games during Two Charted.

Demi Adejuyigbe and Andrew talk about adding the selection of race for emojis. Make sure to leave us a message about anything you think is racist at (323) 389-RACE.

Jonathan sits down with Academy Award nominated film director Courtney Marsh. He wants to find out more about the chemical Agent Orange and about Chau, the subject of Courtney’s documentary short, Chau: Beyond the Lines. The film profiles Chau, a teenager living in a Vietnamese care center for young people disabled by Agent Orange, struggling with the reality of his dream to one day become a professional artist.

Once in a while a youthful unicorn saunters through the studio doors. Charlie Malta aka The Guice Mann is that unicorn. Charlie joins Deanna & Emily to talk about how he became the man behind the special Earwolf and Wolfpop shoes that can be seen in the studio, take us through a week in the life of his glorious red hair, and give advice to other young artists out there. Check out all of Charlie’s extraordinary work over at www.guicemann.com!

The next movie is going to be a doozy and will focus on a special kind of witch. This week Paul goes through Corrections and Omissions for The Apple and recommends a podcast you should probably give a listen to in another edition Paul’s Pick of the Week. Plus, Paul reminisces about the first bad movie he remembers seeing in a theater as he answers your Qs!

Don’t forget to check out Blake Harris’ Oral History of The Apple over at www.slashfilm.com!

Get yourself a BB-8 “What Is Its Mission?” T-shirt or Tote Bag over at http://howdidthisgetmade.bigcartel.com/

People of the internet: Watch Paul and Jason star alongside Johnny Depp as Donald Trump in “Funny Or Die Presents Donald Trump’s The Art Of The Deal: The Movie” here: http://ear.wf/1RIqbHE and 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 and in Dirty Grandpa in a theater near you! 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!).

Today we present the first of three installments from our ‘Question of the Day Live!’ event held in January. On today’s episode, James and Stephen try to decipher why billionaires won’t take a break to sit on the couch and watch TV, then they formulate the best ways for employers to motivate employees.

Randy and Jason talk to professional wrestler Colt Cabana on this week’s Sklarbro County. They discuss wrestling in other countries and the similarities between comedy and wrestling. Daniel Van Kirk’s crazy stories include an alligator that got thrown through a Wendy’s drive-thru window and the real life “Home Alone 2: Lost in New York” story. Later, Colt describes how he connects with fans and audience members during a wrestling match. Stone Cold Steve Austin drops by the studio and breaks down the fistfight he got into with a fly and promotes his new beer.

Hayes and Sean immediately start having a conversation with MARIA THAYER where they offer romantic advice to the listeners and get some of their own as well.

Demi Adejuyigbe and Andrew talk about whether Tatooine in Star Wars is racist or not. Make sure to leave us a message about anything you think is racist at (323) 389-RACE.

This was a big one. Michael Mann is kind of the man. Michael is an incredible director, screenwriter, and producer known for Heat, The Last of the Mohicans, and most recently Blackhat. Michael joins Josh this week to talk about the behind the scenes of many of his terrific films.

Devin and Amy are going back to the 80’s for another workplace romantic comedy. This week Devin nominates the 1987 James L. Brooks film Broadcast News to be entered into The Canon. The film stars Holly Hunter as Jane, an assertive television news producer, Albert Brooks as Aaron, a brilliant yet prickly reporter, and William Hurt as Tom, the charismatic but far less seasoned rival of Aaron. Listen to find out if Amy can find anything to like about the movie — and head to the forums on Wolfpop to cast the deciding vote!

The co-creator and co-stars of the new Netflix original series LOVE, Paul Rust and Gillian Jacobs return on this week’s Comedy Bang! Bang! They’ll talk all about their new show in full detail (including how many butts we will see), Gillian shares what was appealing about her role as an actress, and Paul brings some fresh New No-Nos. Then, composer and lyricist Alan Thicke of Growing Pains arrives to write a theme song for Paul and Gillian’s show LOVE.

Paul F. Tompkins welcomes everyone who took the time to stream, download, or overhear SPONTANEANATION! This week, Paul’s special guest is Midroll CEO and The Wolf Den host Adam Sachs! They chat about baseball, how much brain space is needed to know three languages, and “the rules of the road” in India. Paul is then joined by Carla Cackowski, Craig Cackowski, and Little Janet Varney to improvise a story set in a Pediatrician’s Office. And as always, Eban (only the best) Schletter scores it all on piano! 

There’s no live Spontaneanation at Largo next month, but you can still see Paul there on Saturday March 5th, along with Matt Gourley, Jeremy Carter and Mark McConville as they celebrate the Superego Podcast’s 10th Anniversary! Join the good doctors as they welcome special guests (friends old and new to a very special live performance. The early show’s already sold out, but you can still get tickets to the late show!  

http://bit.ly/SE10Late

Where Western medicine ends is often the place where eye-rolling begins. Just the mere mention of alternative medicine brings up imagery of snake-oil salesmen, chakras and crystals. But in the modern world, we’re so devoted to the materialistic side of science–the stuff that can only be measured and doled out in pill form–we forget how much we don’t know about how the human body works.

Don’t get us wrong, Western medicine is great! We can heal bones, prescribe medications and implant devices that can make the deaf hear again. But when it comes to dealing with dementia, autism, strokes, or anything inside the brain, we might as well be in the middle ages. How can we help a child locked inside his own mind when we barely understand what the mind is? How can we ethically take a comatose person off life support when your best guess for the definition of consciousness is as good as ours?

Jack O’Brien is joined in-studio this week by David Huntsberger, host of the now-defunct podcast Professor Blastoff, for a very heady conversation about consciousness, the brain, the mind, and searching for therapies at the edge of Western medicine.

Writer Demi Adejuyigbe of Gilmore Guys joins Andrew all this week to answer some racism questions. Today they discuss the use of the term “Uncle Tom” by White people. Be sure to call us at (323) 389-RACE to ask if anything is racist.