One of the most celebrated filmmakers of all time, Quentin Tarantino joins Josh to end the year strong with a conversation about his latest film The Hateful Eight, why he wouldn’t be able to make a horror film as good as The Exorcist, meeting his hero Brian De Palma, the early version of Kill Bill, and the possibility of a stage version of The Hateful Eight. Happy New Year!

The Best of Comedy Bang! Bang! 2015 countdown continues with Scott and special co-host Paul F. Tompkins as they go through numbers six, five, and four on the list of the best episodes YOU voted for. Please enjoy and we will see you on New Year’s Eve for the final installment!

Marina Del Ray High is hopped up on Christmas cheer this year as Marissa, Listler, and Substitute teacher Mrs. Patti Raper (Jamie Denbo) gather together on the last day of school for a special Holiday WOMP IT UP! After sharing their holiday plans, we hear everyone’s issues with DiGiorno Pizza, public tampon dispensers being unavailable, and WOMP IT UP merch in a new segment called “What’s Cheesing YOU?” Then, the spotlight is on Mrs. Patti Raper as she tells us about being intimate with a cast member of “Whose Line Is It Anyway?”, meeting her husband in jail, and her brief time with the Manson Family. Plus, listeners get some advice on long distance relationships and more during Listler’s Love Lockdown!

Paul F. Tompkins welcomes all, the many, the few, the high, and the low back to SPONTANEANATION! This week, Paul’s special guest is comedian/improviser/writer Eliza Skinner of Turnt Up! and The Late Late Show with James Corden! They chat about the glamour of entertainment seen through a child’s eyes, having conversations with sleeping people, and feeling frustrated by TV/movie characters in frustrating situations. Paul is then joined by Hal Lublin, Mark McConville and Jean Villepique to improvise a story set Inside a 40 Year-Old Woman’s Purse. And as always, Eban (only the best) Schletter scores it all on piano!

LIVE episodes of SPONTANEANATION return to Largo on The Coronet on Saturday, February 6, 2016! Get your tickets now: bit.ly/SPONT0216

Merry Christmas Reading Aloud listeners! Nate shares some very special holiday pieces recorded LIVE from the UCB theatre in Los Angeles by special guests Megan Amram, Seth Morris as Bob Ducca, Natalie Palamides, Emily Maya Mills, and Steve Agee. Relax this holiday season and pick up “Fates and Furies” by Lauren Groff and send in your thoughts on the book at readingaloudpodcast@gmail.com.

Celebrate Life Day with Paul, Jason, and special guests Matt Gourley of I Was There Too and Eden Sher of The Middle as they discuss the infamous 1978 CBS TV film The Star Wars Holiday Special. They’ll talk about Chewbacca being a bad father, the Diahann Carroll virtual reality porn, Harvey Korman being truly committed in all of his “comedic bits,” and much more. Merry Christmas and Happy Life Day from HDTGM!

Don’t forget to check out Blake Harris’ Oral History of The Star Wars Holiday Special 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 in Fresh off the Boat on ABC and a while ago, Paul and Rob Huebel did a comedy special on a 60 foot glass bus that traveled around LA and 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 Sleeping With Other People on iTunes! 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!).

Ho! Ho! Ho! Welcome back to the North Pod with your host Santa Claus (Paul F. Tompkins) and returning special guest Ho Ho the naughty Elf. They’ll read from the Naughty and Nice List, hear some North Pole gossip from Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, and challenge each other to come up with the quintessential Christmas Song. Plus, Traci Reardon arrives to offer advice to her Twitter followers who are desperate for Christmas help in another edition of “Help Me, Rhonda.” Merry Christmas!

It’s the time of year where The Sklar Brothers, Matt Price of the Whale Cave, DJ J-Logic, and Nate DiMeo of The Memory Palace podcast pass the chord and share their Top 3 Songs of 2015! Happy Holidays!

On a special Christmas Edition of Yo, Is This Racist, Andrew Ti and special guest Megan Rosati finish the week off by discussing if it’s racist for a White person to convert to Islam. As always, leave us a message about anything you think is racist at (323) 389-RACE.

Actress Heather Matarazzo (Welcome to the Dollhouse) joins Sarah & Susan to talk about “You Is Kind, You Is Smart, You Is Important” from The Help, Martin Luther King’s “I’ve Been to the Mountaintop” speech, and feeling abandoned. Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas!

Merry Christmas and Happy Kwanzaa to all the Denzealots from W. Kamau Bell and Kevin “#Keverything” Avery! This holiday season Kamau & Kevin discuss the birthday gifts they will be giving to Denzel, how Kevin got all “Elfed” up to pay it forward to the San Francisco Hotel Nikko guests, and which Denzel movie is most appropriate to watch on Christmas Day.

The best of Comedy Bang! Bang! 2015 continues with Scott and Paul F. Tompkins as they count down numbers ten through seven of the best episodes YOU voted for! Merry Christmas to you all and we’ll see you next week for Pt. 3!

Merry Christmas humons! John Gemberling, Charlie Sanders, and Colton Dunn join Matt Besser for a LIVE improv4humans from the UCB’s Sunset theater in Hollywood California! They’ll hear from Grames Taylor, a musician who parodies James Taylor songs, explore what it’s like being around someone who brings up their love of Eggnog in casual conversation, and cut to Gemberling heckling a live Mickey Mouse show. Plus, We Need to Talk About Kevin arrives with a Holiday edition of Man On The Street Interviews in which we find out what are some of the worst gifts humons have ever given and received. Make sure to get the Upright Citizens Brigade television show season 3 now available on DVD, the UCB Comedy Improv Manual, Matt Besser’s new comedy album at mattbesser.com, and Dragoon’s new album at dragoongalaxy.bandcamp.com!

Trodding the boards with Anthony Rapp.

Reveal is a public radio show and podcast that features a kind of in-depth investigative reporting rarely heard in either medium. Susanne Reber, co-founder and executive editor of Reveal, and reporter and broadcast producer Delaney Hall join Adam to go behind the scenes of this popular program, produced by the Center for Investigative Reporting. Susanne and Delaney share how they find a balance between telling a captivating narrative and adhering to a strict standard of accuracy, and how the success of Serial helped to validate their choice to allow the procedural elements of reporting become part of the story.  They also discuss the difference between the show’s broadcast and podcast strategies, and plans for the show to go weekly. Finally, they offer advice for journalists and producers who would like to do investigative reporting in a podcast.

Stephen’s lingering sore throat brings us into a discussion about one of his great potential inventions, The Summer Subway Sneezing Glove. Considering the 70 degree temperature in NYC on Christmas Eve, should this be a year-round endeavor?

This Christmas Eve, Megan Rosati and Andrew talk about a caller’s parents insisting that Debbie Harry from Blondie is the original rapper. Make sure to leave us a message about anything you think is racist at (323) 389-RACE.

Happy Winter Solstice everyone! The regular show will be back next week.

Jonathan is joined by Father Waylon, who has a master’s in divinity and is a priest in Jonathan’s hometown church, in Quincy, Illinois.

Matt Gourley digs back into the classic I Was There Too vault to bring out a wonderful conversation about his favorite Quentin Tarantino movie. Prepare to be transported back to World War II as Paul Rust talks to Matt about his role as Private First Class Andy Kagan in Quentin Tarantino’s Inglourious Basterds. Paul tells us about nerding out over movies with Tarantino the first time they met, having to take a 101 course in scalping, and a special gift he received from Brad Pitt. Plus, Matt goes through the names of other actors who were in talks to appear in the film in another edition of I Wasn’t There Too.

Holiday Greetings from Leonard and his daughter Jessie! We all know the quintessential Christmas movies but what are some of the other Holiday gems that have fallen by the wayside? From Elf to The Santa Claus, Leonard and Jessie discuss which films you must see this Holiday season.

Spend this Christmas with Howard, Kulap, Stard, and Brody Stevens! We’ll hear everyone chat about Brody’s favorite baseball movie, how he became the Prince of Periscope, and the number one Christmas song as they count down the Top 5 Christmas Songs Music Chart. Then, Howard is Santa Claus and bears gifts for all during the Movie Chart. Later, they give Chartists a special thanks for their GIFTS, and Howard gives us an update on “Hey Gang.” Download the Who Charted? Holiday Bundle here: http://store.earwolf.com/store/digital/3880/who-charted-holiday-bundle and check out Hey Gang! over at http://www.howardkremer.com/!

Today it’s Stephen’s turn at the plate, giving his own top and bottom five attributes. How will he stack up after hearing James’ insightful list yesterday?

Megan Rosati and Andrew talk about what you would want your babies to look like. Make sure to leave us a message about anything you think is racist at (323) 389-RACE.

In honor of The Hateful Eight, the great Kurt Russell joins Josh this week to chat about the latest Quentin Tarantino film (which comes out this Christmas) as well his John Carpenter collaborations from Escape from New York to Big Trouble in Little China. Get ready to listen to Kurt embodying Jack Burton as if no time has passed quoting lines from the film in character. Happy Holidays!

Actor and comedian Mike Carlson joins Jensen and Matty to talk about being a part of Movie Fights on the Screen Junkies YouTube channel, Star Wars, the E.T. Ride, Pusha T’s “King Push – Darkest Before Dawn: The Prelude,” Disney’s California Adventure, Making a Murderer, What We Do In The Shadows, how we’re late on Fargo Season 2, Sonos, Prince, and many other things you should know about.

Kenzie Hall is a true hustler. Kenzie started the Brat Pack 11 organization which grants wishes to children of wounded/fallen soldiers. Kenzie joins Deanna & Emily to talk about how she started the organization at the age of 11, the different ways texting “okay” can express how you feel, and dealing with ruthless cliques when she moved from school to school. Plus, Kenzie puts her Brat Pack knowledge to test during a game of How Well Do You Know the Brat Pack?

Hayes is joined by Tom Scharpling in Tom’s railyard studio to acknowledge the many awards their shows have gotten lately and to tell the entire true story of the technical difficulties that got last week’s episode canceled.

NFL Media analyst/host Dave Damashek stops by the County to talk about Adam Carolla’s very long vetting process, being jealous of Ike Taylor for being naturally funny, and his issues with the Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer Christmas special. Then, Daniel Van Kirk brings us stories that include a California mom who is fighting back after she was arrested for letting her 4-year-old son play 120 feet from her home within gated community and much more. Plus, Dr. Phil chimes in with his thoughts on a story about a goat who doesn’t listen.

James gets introspective today, tasked with naming his five best and worst personal attributes and actions. We’ll find out if “the ability to answer spontaneous questions” should be listed as one of his strong suits or weaknesses.