It’s 2016 and Marissa and Listler are kicking the new year off strong as they welcome Marina Del Ray High’s Class President Chet Noseworthy (Jack McBrayer) on a new episode of WOMP IT UP! After everyone shares their New Year’s Resolutions, tensions rise between Marissa and Chet during “What’s Cheesing You?”. Then, the spotlight is on Chet as he tells us what led him to become Class President, who he is taking to prom, and the Jellyfish incident which required him to use his gifted manhood. Plus, everyone gives listeners advice on being afraid of commitment and more during Listler’s Love Lockdown!

Paul F. Tompkins once again welcomes the wonderful real people of Los Angeles AND the internet to a LIVE episode of Spontaneanation, recorded at the world-famous Largo at The Coronet! This week, Paul’s special guest is singer-songwriter Susanna Hoffs of The Bangles! They chat about her new love affair with ice cream, aggressive squirrels, and scary neighborhood vans. Paul is then joined by his No, You Shut Up! colleagues Drew Massey, Colleen Smith, and Victor Yerrid to improvise a story set in The First Class Cabin of An Aer Lingus 747 in The 1970s. And as always, Eban (only the best) Schletter scores it all on piano!

Remember when memes actually made sense and weren’t just screencaps of Minions with text like, ‘Obama: You Only Had One Job!’ Remember when ‘First World Problems’ wasn’t an excuse to complainbrag about your yacht running out of champagne? Remember when ‘LOL’ wasn’t a mere punctuation mark and actually meant that someone was laughing out loud?

Pepperidge Farm remembers. And now that meme is probably ruined too. The problem with the internet sometimes is that when creative, novel, and useful ideas get put into it, suddenly everyone has permission to reuse them. From there they get repeatedly misused, and before you know it, they completely lose all of their meaning. Literally. Or figuratively. We don’t know because literally doesn’t mean literally anymore.

On this week’s podcast, Jack O’Brien is joined by Cracked editors Jason Pargin (aka David Wong) and Josh Sargent to talk about when great ideas go wrong and how the evolution of language and the internet drives them into the ground.

Andrew Ti brings Yo, Is This Racist? to UCB-Sunset for a LIVE episode with special return guests Baron Vaughn (Grace and Frankie, Maltin On Movies), Ify Nwadiwe (@midnight, White Women)! They talk about trying to police being called the “n-word” by your friends, Star Wars: The Force Awakens, the porn industry, and much more. As always, leave us a message about anything you think is racist at (323) 389-RACE.

Fantastic Iranian-American comedian Maz Jobrani finally makes his way to the calming shores of Sklarbro Country! Maz tells us about growing up in Iran, freezing up on the radio in the middle of a round of “The Dozens” early in his stand-up career, and how breaking his ankle while playing soccer helped him really focus on his joke writing. Then, Maz tells us about being on Dr. Drew to talk Making A Murderer during Quick Hits! Later, the Sklars call up Ozzie Guillen to hear his thoughts on Ken Griffey Jr. and Mike Piazza being elected into the Baseball Hall of Fame.

LIVE from Largo in Los Angeles, Kay Cannon of Pitch Perfect and 30 Rock joins Paul, Jason, and June to discuss Shaquille O’Neal as the one and only rapping genie in the 1996 film Kazaam. They’ll cover everything from what Max’s dad really does, whether a genie can ask another genie for a wish, and the tale of how Kazaam was born. Plus, everyone talks about the movie calling Jesus a genie during Audience Q&A!

Attention: The Crash Test special that Paul & Rob Huebel performed on a 60 foot glass bus is coming to Comedy Central on January 23rd. Set your DVRs!

Don’t forget to check out Blake Harris’ Oral History of Kazaam 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!).

Welcome to a special episode of Wine Time with Martha (Betsy Sodaro) and Margie (Toni Charline)! This week they visit their number one co-pilot Shelley in the hospital. They comfort Shelley, who recently had a terrible accident that has left her in the burn ward, with some signature segments from the show such as “Horny or Hot Flash?”. Later, Traci Reardon arrives to do some community service by helping her Twitter followers with advice in another edition of “Help Me, Rhonda.”

The Black List Table Reads with Franklin Leonard is starting 2016 with a special twofer interview episode with screenwriters Phyllis Nagy and Emma Donoghue. First comes a conversation with Indie Spirit Award nominated and New York City Film Critics Circle winning screenwriter Phyllis Nagy is the screenwriter of Carol, which itself is nominated for 5 Golden Globes and has won many Critics’ Choice Awards. Adapted from the novel by Patricia Highsmith, it’s a story about a department store clerk who dreams of a better life and falls for an older married woman. Then, Franklin chats with Emma Donoghue, Golden Globe nominated screenwriter of Room, which she adapted from her own Man Booker Prize shortlisted novel. The film is about a five-year-old and his mother escaping from a room in which they have been trapped for the child’s entire life and is also nominated for 3 Golden Globes.

Esteemed comedian and actor Baron Vaughn of Maltin On Movies joins Sarah & Susan to talk about Chekov’s The Seagull, living in the moment, Donny Hathaway, Little Giants, James Baldwin, and #BlackLivesMatter.

Actor Edi Gathegi and writer/editor Brandon Sonnier of The Blacklist on NBC join Kevin & Kamau this week to talk about Edi & Kevin’s history, the diverse cast/crew on The Blacklist, and one of Edi’s acting secrets. Then, Edi & Brandon share their Top 5 Denzel films, Brandon tells us about his close connection to Glory, and everyone gets deep into Out of Time. Plus, Sonari Glinton reveals the answers to last week’s Quiz!

Meeting the world half way with Matt Oswalt.

Happy New Years humons! Tim Meadows, Paul Rust, Stephanie Allynne, and Anthony King join Matt Besser to ask humons about the worst gifts they’ve received this holiday  season on a LIVE improv4humans from the UCB’s Sunset theater in Hollywood California! Listen as they explore the Ultimate Bath Experience, take you inside the writers’ room of Wacky Packs, and participate in a spelling bee of naughty sounding words. Make sure to sign up for Seeso.com to get Matt Besser’s new standup special “Besser Breaks the Record” and the new live comedy show filmed at the UCB theaters called “The UCB Show”.

Brian Koppelman believes people who accomplish remarkable things do something differently than most other. The screenwriter, producer and essayist thinks they marshall the best of themselves in the low moments, as well as the high ones. Learning about these moments is what drives his podcast, The Moment. On this episode of The Wolf Den Brian tells Adam why he got into podcasting, who influenced his approach, and how he prepares for his deeply engaged interviews. He also explains his thoughts about having his own wife, novelist Amy Koppelman, on for a very intimate and unflinchingly honest interview. Finally, Brian shares his thoughts on the business of podcasting, and his advice for new podcasters. 

Stephen likens his mind to an attic, which shouldn’t be filled with ‘meaningless crap’. Will he be able to find any tidbits up there which answer a question over 2400 Quora users are wondering?

We’re joined by Arnor, the greatest warrior in all of Foon! People have been comparing us a lot since our names are so similar. I bet he’ll get a kick out of that.

Credits

Arnie: Arnie Niekamp
Chunt: Adal Rifai
Usidore: Matt Young
Arnor: Blaine Swen
Otok Barleyfoot: Nick Baer
Mysterious Man: Tim Sniffen
Craig: Ryan DiGiorgi

Producers: Arnie Niekamp, Evan Jacover, Ryan DiGiorgi
Editor: Evan Jacover
Theme Music: Andy Poland
Episode Art: Kevin Budnik

Sponsored by: Cards Against Humanity via The Chicago Podcast Cooperative

Jonathan is joined by lobbyist Samantha Corbin to find out about what’s happening in the world of internet security, how companies are selling your information and what you can do to avoid it being stolen.

On this week’s Bitch Sesh, Casey and Danielle discuss the results of their “Vanderpump Rules” challenge and sum up 4 (painful) seasons worth of drunken debauchery. Then, Morgan Walsh (Burning Love, Brooklyn 99) joins them for another rundown of this weeks RHOBH where they breakdown the sight of Yolanda’s rotting boob implant, Erika Jayne and Mr. Girardi’s true love affair and Lisa Rinna’s choppy shag, a do or a don’t? Listen and find out!

From the vaults of I Was There Too, Matt brings out a classic episode with Jenette Goldstein of Aliens, T2, and Titanic. This week Jenette Goldstein joins Matt to chat about her portrayal as bad-ass Pvt. Vasquez in Aliens, John Connor’s foster mother in Terminator 2, and Irish Mommy in Titanic. Jenette tells us how she fell into the body building sub-culture in East London prior to being cast as Pvt. Vasquez, what it was like shooting in the huge vat of baby oil for the T-1000 in the lava bath scene, and using her own experience as a mother while putting her children to bed for the last time in Titanic. Plus, we finally lay some deep film score time signature controversy to rest as James Bladon returns in another edition of I Was There Tune.

Happy New Year from The Black List Table Reads with Franklin Leonard! On a bonus episode, Franklin sits down to chat with Cary Fukunaga, screenwriter and director of Beasts of Nation, director of the critically acclaimed first season of True Detective for which he won an Emmy, and writer/director of Sin Nombre. They’ll discuss the process of adapting Beasts of Nation from a novel to a major motion picture now available to watch on Netflix.

Happy New Year Chartists! Howard and guest co-host Ele “Ku” Woods welcome the return of the Prince of Periscope, Steven Brody Stevens! Everyone chats about their first cellphones, the clubs, and the possibility of having children as they count down the Top 5 Songs on iTunes. Then, Howard shares an unfortunate outcome regarding his Fantasy Championship as they count down the Top 5 NFL Games of the Week. Plus, the Valley is the topic of discussion during the Wie Wie Chart!

James could have invested in a company that earns billions of dollars a year as part of Google, but passed. What other fateful opportunities have our hosts encountered over the course of their careers, and do they have any regrets?

Happy 2016! Our next movie will follow an earthly genie who just wants to rap. This week Paul goes through Corrections and Omissions for The Star Wars Holiday Special and gives listeners a great documentary recommendation in another edition Paul’s Pick of the Week. Plus, Paul shares which movie made him cry most recently and more as he answers your Qs!

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!).

June Diane Raphael of “How Did This Get Made?” & “Grace and Frankie” joins Emily to find out how much she has gleaned from the youths this past year and to learn some new trends to bring into the new year. Then, Noah Urrea — a triple threat actor, singer, and dancer joins Deanna & Emily in studio to talk about his role on the Amazon series “The Kicks,” his man braid experiment, and the fashion dads sensation. Plus, Noah gets put to the test during the Grown Ass Women Quiz!

Comedian and podcast mainstay Dave Anthony joins Jensen and Matty to talk about the history of his podcast Walking the Room, why he stopped working on Scare Tactics, Hinds, Stewart Lee, Check the Technique: Volume 2: More Liner Notes for Hip-Hop Junkies, Get a Life, The Great British Bake Off, how we’re late on Trainwreck, iPads, Veep, and many other things you should know about.

Sean and the Earwolf studio are unavailable so Hayes and DC Pierson are forced to record from Engineer Brett’s home and take drastic measures to make it not as bad.

Karen Kilgariff and Drennon Davis are wonderfully hilarious comedians and together are performing music. Karen and Drennon stop by the County to talk about how the genesis of coming together to create music, improvising a couple of their songs at live shows, and to play songs off their new album “I Don’t Care, I Like It.” As always Daniel Van Kirk brings us crazy stories that include an Akron shoplifter who jumped into a Macedonia police cruiser in a failed get away and many more. Plus, Ray Liotta leaves us a voicemail about a special sketch he had in mind for Randy & Jason.

After taking a brief foray into what super-powers our hosts would want, ‘Jedi enthusiast’ James and Stephen discuss unconventional problem-solving techniques and other ‘mind tricks’.

Goodbye 2015 and Hello 1939! This week Devin & Amy discuss one of the greatest adventure movies of all time based on a poem: Gunga Din. It’s a film about three British sergeants and Gunga Din, their native Indian water carrier, who fight the Thuggee, a cult of murderous Indians in colonial British India. Tune in to hear Devin & Amy talk about this charming and fun George Stevens film — and head to the forums on Wolfpop to cast the deciding vote!

The lovely and talented Natalie Dormer joins Josh to kick off the New Year! They chat about Natalie playing twins in the supernatural horror film The Forest, taking her time to work on an accent for a character, working with Heath Ledger in her breakout film Casanova, and how Game of Thrones has helped her & the cast of the show immensely as actors.