Paul F. Tompkins welcomes a collective group of listeners back to SPONTANEANATION! This week, Paul’s special guest is stand-up comedian Cameron Esposito of the upcoming Seeso standup special “Marriage Material” (March 24)! They chat about how glasses are made, how children figure out insults, and the Pope’s eye doctor. Paul is then joined by Shulie Cowen, Brandon Johnson, and Chris Tallman to improvise a story set at Universal Studios Hollywood. 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

As a depressive on the go, you probably need a little help balancing work, family and that 800 pound knitted mass of negative-thought-loops that’s slowly crushing your will to live. If so, talk to your doctor about Blue Woman Group. In this episode, comedians and board certified depressives Jacqueline Novak and Aparna Nancherla, help you deal with working in an office environment. Let them do the years of expensive psychoanalysis, self-reflection spirals and medication adjustments for you! To hear more of Blue Woman Group, sign up for Howl Premium today. Use the promo code BLUE at Howl.fm, and get your first month free.

Writer Mehar Sethi joins Andrew all this week to answer some racism questions. Today they discuss comments on Asian tourists. Be sure to call us at (323) 389-RACE to ask if anything is racist.

This week Nate welcomes Boston Globe journalist Sacha Pfeiffer to Reading Aloud to talk with Nate about her rise through journalism, the newspaper scandal that inspired the Oscar nominated film Spotlight, and the importance of a good crying room. Be sure to pick up Ernest Hemingway’s “A Farewell to Arms”, and join us for next month’s book club!

“Idiotsitter” stars Jillian Bell and Charlotte Newhouse join Randy and Jason on this week’s Sklarbro Country. But first, Nick Cage drops by the studio and talks to Nick Cage on the phone. Jillian and Charlotte talk about the making of “Idiotsitter.” The four of them also discuss the difficulties of parenting and their love for “Straight Outta Compton.” Later, the Quick Hits include an NFL quarterback who loses his luggage on the highway and Tweets to America to help him find it.

Recorded live from Joshua Tree is the 500th episode of Vision Quest: The Podcast with your hosts Chakie (Drew DiFonzo Marks) and The Sound of Leaves Rustling (James Mastraieni)! They’ll guide their guest on a vision quest to get better acquainted with themselves with the help of hallucinogenic drugs. This week they are joined by Emma Dottie, a mother trying to overcome the death of her son. Join them as they take a journey into the wormhole of Emma’s past as they take Ayahuasca. Later, Traci Reardon arrives to help her Twitter followers with advice on bad trips, poppers, and shrooms in another edition of “Help Me, Rhonda.”

Oscar experts Adam B. Vary, Kate Aurthur, and Jarett “The Wiesel” Wieselman of BuzzFeed join Ronna & Beverly to talk all things Oscars! From Room to The Revenant, who will win for best picture? Which actors and actresses will take home the gold for their performance? Tune in to hear from the best!

Andrew Ti and special guest Langston Kerman finish the week off by discussing the “what are you?” and “where are you from?” phenomenon. As always, leave us a message about anything you think is racist at (323) 389-RACE.

This week I meet my first Foonish baron. Also my first baron!

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Credits

Arnie: Arnie Niekamp
Chunt: Adal Rifai
Usidore: Matt Young
Baron Ragoon: Chris Rathjen
Blemish: Martin Wilson
Mysterious Man: Tim Sniffen
Craig: Ryan DiGiorgi
Tricia: Kate James
Kern: Spencer Ham

Producers: Arnie Niekamp, Evan Jacover, Ryan DiGiorgi
Editor: Ryan DiGiorgi
Theme Music: Andy Poland
Magic Tavern Logo: Allard Laban

Sponsored by: Inventables via The Chicago Podcast Cooperative

Put your spurs on and rustle up the latest Black List Table Reads script, Loose Women by Jeffrey Belanger. The Loose Women are an infamous gang of sharpshooters led by Pistol Dick Pete Daly, but when the Women have a falling out with Pete, they’re forced to discover just what sort of gang they want to be. Loose Women stars Robin Weigert, TaiVon McKinney, Sandy Martin, Lee Garlington, Sarah Jane Morris, Bailey Noble, Rya Kihlstedt, John Billingsley, John Piper Ferguson, and Robert Baker, and it’s narrated by Evan Todd.

Jeffrey Belanger, screenwriter of Loose Women joins Franklin this week to chat about how judging movies by their covers as a child began his lifelong his interest in movies, writing parody films in middle school, what inspired him to write Loose Women, and being okay with making mistakes.

Jerrika Hinton aka Dr. Stephanie Edwards of Grey’s Antomy joins Kamau, Kevin, and special co-host Dr. Melissa Hudson Bell this week to talk about being directed by Denzel Washington for “The Sound of Silence,” episode of Grey’s Anatomy. Jerrika shares how the cast and crew kept their cool around Denzel, the cinematic feeling he brought to the show, and a tease for her Top 5 Denzel movies.

That’s who you are…The morally corrupt Faye Resnick. This week female judge Shirley Kornreich, straight from the fields honay, ordered Kesha to stay in her record deal with her alleged rapist Dr. Luke. Meanwhile boxing champ Pacquiao thinks gay people are worse than animals. Someone knows how to pack the ow! Also guest Ross Mathews is here and ready to drop his new album, Boy Pussy.

The Wild Horses (Lauren Lapkus, Stephanie Allynne, Mary Holland and Erin Whitehead) join Matt Besser for a live episode at UCB Sunset. Their scenes include Mary being diagnosed with emailitis and a new gardener learning to adjust to the top donator’s abrasive fetish. Later, a Crap on YouTube and interview with a former Uber driver inspire a scene about annoying passengers who actually know how to avoid all traffic. Lastly, the Wild Horses become the country’s top secret agents. 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.

Shining on with Steven Weber.

Stephen has a problem, and he doesn’t have the time to solve it. Today, we’re talking about impatience. Whether it’s long lines at the coffee shop or bumbling Question of the Day podcast producers, he’ll have a bone to pick if his internal timer dings before the task is accomplished. Luckily, non-certified internet therapist James Altucher is here to help. The question is, will he be able to guide Stephen toward a solution before time runs out on their session?

Langston Kerman and Andrew settle a caller’s argument about Miles Davis and Kanye West. Make sure to leave us a message about anything you think is racist at (323) 389-RACE.

Join Casey, Danielle and Housewives SUPERFAN Jen Zabrowski as they do some HWB (“Hard Work Bitch”) breaking down the kids of the Housewives because they are terrible people. Danielle finds it VERY hard to say anything nice about one particular wife and Casey and Danielle reenact a scene that will probably be nominated for an Oscar this year (Lisa and Kim’s famous limo ride to Vince’s poker night). 

This week Leonard and his daughter Jessie shine on a light on some unsung foreign films worth seeing. They recommend three spectacular sleepers: Mariana Chenillo’s Mexican drama Nora’s Will, Susanne Bier’s Danish film Brothers, and Nimród Antal’s Hungarian comedy–thriller Kontroll.

Paul, June, and Jason are back in the studio and welcome Deanna Cheng of OMFG! to discuss the 1989 film Teen Witch starring Robyn Lively and Zelda Rubinstein. They’ll cover everything including bedroom chairs, condom chanting, the murder house that is not an appropriate place to be making out, and “Top That,” the first ever rap battle on film. Don’t forget to check out Blake Harris’ Oral History of Teen Witch 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!).

What’s it like to nurse piglets in one hand and your own baby in the other? Life on a farm, with baby. To join the conversation about this episode, go to longestshortesttime.com!

Will James and Stephen retire from live stand-up comedy after each performing one successful set, or might this become a new source of income? Today, our hosts discuss what they’ve learned from their on-stage ‘Question of the Day Live!’ experiences, and we hear how James has been combating his introverted nature by getting in front of a crowd.

Langston Kerman and Andrew talk about a caller using this podcast as a conversation starter. Make sure to leave us a message about anything you think is racist at (323) 389-RACE.

Actor and comedian Jon Gabrus join Howard and Kulap on this week’s Who Charted? The Billboard’s Top 5 Hip-Hop songs inspire a conversation about musicians who pay homage versus ripping off others. During the Top 5 TV Shows chart, they discuss if Howard’s Russian stream usage really affects the finances of a show. Lastly, Howard and Kulap got some GIFTS on Two Charted.

Writer Sophia Benoit (@1followernodad) joins Jensen and Matty to talk about real Sophia vs. Twitter Sophia, why we must not let funny become ‘the new hot’, singer-songwriter Jay Smart, singer-songwriter Joel Alme, The Worst Idea Of All Time Podcast, Scrotal Recall, indie paper and pen role-playing games, how we’re late on Kevin Gates, Michel Faber, Snapchat, and many other things you should know about.

Dani Rey is an incredibly talented singer, actress, and dancer. Dani joins Deanna & Emily this week to talk about being inspired by JLo and Diana Ross, going to many cotillions, and what “YO!” means to her. Plus, everyone Dani shows Deanna & Emily how to Hit the Quan! Check out Dani’s new album “YO!” over at www.danireyofficial.com

Spring has not yet sprung but that’s not stopping Marissa and Listler from having a spring in their step as they welcome Marina Del Rey High’s Gym teacher Gary Wasikowski (Kyle Bornheimer) on this week’s WOMP IT UP! Listler has some choice words for those not appreciating the rules of the season and Marissa has a special message for Gutterballs during another edition of “What’s Cheesing You?”. Then, the spotlight is on Gary Wasikowski as he tells us about the true identity of his high school crush, a dodgeball incident which effected his love life, and living with his sister. Plus, everyone helps out a listener’s virgin dilemma during Listler’s Love Lockdown!

Sean and Hayes start with their political roundup, then welcome guest KARAN SONI to discuss all things Deadpool, including funny things Deadpool did to him on set, Deadpool’s lunch, and possible new humor techniques for Deadpool.

Join Kevin as he sits down with veteran character actor, Clint Howard (How the Grinch Stole Christmas, Apollo 13). Clint chats about growing up in Hollywood, his lifelong show business career, and his newly found enthusiasm for snow globes.

A discussion about Miley Cyrus’ music makes a tangential leap into a debate about voting. James, who hasn’t voted in 25 years, obviously has some strong opinions. Will Stephen’s research on the economics of voting change James’ mind?