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.

Ronna and Beverly come to you live from the UCB theatre in Los Angeles with their special guests and handsome fellows Ben Feldman of Superstore and Reid Scott of Veep. They’ll discuss the alternate career path Reid’s mother wanted him to pursue, Reid playing a schmuck on Veep, Ben’s character on Superstore, how to get in contact with Woody Allen, and the one time Beverly ran into Bernie Sanders.

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Welcome to Ball is Life with your hosts Ronnie Holt (Rick Glassman) and Jerry (Brent Morin)! Ronnie and Jerry talk about relationships, life, and let y’all know there is no difference between a team sport and a relationship. This week they are honored to be joined by Psychoanalyst and therapist Tom Hanks. They’ll cover topics ranging from Michael Jordan to how your love live is effected by your shortcomings in sports as they take calls in-studio. Plus, Traci Reardon stops by to help her Twitter followers with advice on cool Roller derby names, tricking your girlfriend into happiness, and more in another edition of “Help Me, Rhonda.”

From the creator of the YouTube web series The Mis-adventures of Awkward Black Girl, Issa Rae debuts a 10-part audio drama titled “FRUIT” exclusively for Howl. Listen as a professional football player named X, recounts his journey of self-discovery and sexual exploration both on and off the field. FRUIT chronicles X’s relationship with his friends, teammates and family as they impose their own perceptions of his role in an alpha-male dominated industry of professional sports. 

In Episode 2, X decides to explore switching teams. In the process, he must address his relationship with Siya.

To hear the rest of the story, told week-by-week, sign up for Howl Premium today. Use the promo code FRUIT at Howl.fm, and get your first month free.

Randy and Jason discuss a woman who included her hatred for Chicago Bears quarterback Jay Cutler in her obituary. Comedian Hannibal Buress joins the Sklars to promote his new special, “Comedy Comisado,” which premiered on Netflix. They discuss gambling, Chicago sports teams and when to stop doing a bit on stage. The Quick Hits include basketball player Gilbert Arenas trashing Flint, MI on Instagram and a retired porn star who claims to be an athletic guru. Later, retired basketball player Bill Walton calls in to explain how to get rid of Steve Kerr.

Andrew Ti and special guest Chris Cope finish the week off by discussing the racist origin of the song Ice Cream trucks play. As always, leave us a message about anything you think is racist at (323) 389-RACE.

There’s another princess at the Vermilion Minotaur! And she seems pretty chatty. Maybe now we’ll get the real story on princess life.

Credits

Arnie: Arnie Niekamp
Chunt: Adal Rifai
Usidore: Matt Young
Princess Phillipa: Abby McEneny
Otok Barleyfoot: Nick Baer
Krom the Fingarian: Mark Logsdon
Flower: Brooke Breit
Bridge Troll: Padraic Connelly
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

Sponsored by: The Red Eye via The Chicago Podcast Cooperative

This week Kevin and Kamau catch up on the saga of Kevin’s TV situation, the most Denzelish moments of the Super Bowl, and the new Training Day TV show.

This week, The Black List Table Reads brings you a powerful and poignant script set in China during the Nanking Massacre. “Forever Jiaying, 1937” by Kristina Lauren Anderson, follows an American woman who moves to Shanghai to be with her husband, unaware that her world is about to be upended. Forever Jiaying stars Jessika Van, Georgina Haig, Erin Cummings, Amy Hill, Kerr Smith, Ryan McPartlin, Patrick Fabian, Chris Pang, Tom Choi, and Cooper Thornton.

James Adomian, Mary Holland and Jon Gabrus join Matt Besser for a live episode at San Francisco Sketch Fest. Their scenes include a cat whisperer who thinks he’s a cat, Mary trying to survive living in a drunken world and Guy Fieri’s intense rhetoric during a commercial shoot. Later, a senile grandpa struggles with his driver’s test and a group of strangers speak to a medium about people who are most likely alive. 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.

Looking at the wind blow with Ellis Paul.

James may be the author of ‘The Power of No’ but actually declining invitations doesn’t come easily to him. Today we hear techniques our hosts have developed through trial and error, and learn that Stephen may secretly be a spy for the CIA.

Chris Cope and Andrew talk about people defending Bill Cosby. Make sure to leave us a message about anything you think is racist at (323) 389-RACE.

Join Danielle and Casey and BFF Adam Pally (Happy Endings) as they demand an all new Beverly Hills Housewives roster, the O.J. Mini series and THAT… yes THAT jumpsuit. We’re looking at you Eileen by Alene Too. Plus Adam rates the Housewives F***ability. Spoiler alert: Adam thinks Kyle’s body be bangin. 

Leonard is joined this week by his newlywed daughter Jessie! In celebration of this momentous occasion, they take a look at some of the great marriages in movies. From 1998’s Polish Wedding to 2006’s Confetti, Leonard and Jessie discuss which wedding movies you’ll absolutely adore and one you should avoid.

On this bonus episode of The Black List Table Reads, Franklin chats with Josh Singer, the writer of Oscar-nominated sensation Spotlight. They’ll discuss Josh’s beginnings in theater, writing for The West Wing, and how working on The Fifth Estate led to Spotlight.