The amazing and talented Brie Larson joins Josh this week to talk about the process of shooting her latest powerful drama-thriller Room, crying at the end of Chopped, and what she’s learned from her experience as a child actor.

In celebration of the 50th episode of The Canon, Devin & Amy are giving two films that previously didn’t make it into the canon a second chance! They have also opened it up to YOU listeners to call-in and cast your vote immediately. Will Empire Strikes Back or Jurassic Park win the popular vote for ultimate supremacy? Don’t forget to head to the Wolfpop forums to make the final call!

Stand-up comedian extraordinaire John Mulaney is back on this week’s Comedy Bang Bang! John and Scott break down the Ebenezer Scrooge costume, reflect on why weird rumors are not circulated about modern celebs, and talk about John’s starring role in his new Netflix special “The Comeback Kid.” Then, local business woman Big Sue arrives with terrible news about her business “Carpets Rugs Down There” and religious figure Nancy K stops by to talk everyone into joining a very special cult.

QOD asked and YOU responded! Today, Stephen and James go over QOD listeners’ tweets in response to the question, “What is the best possible future discovery or invention?”

Paul F. Tompkins welcomes you, him, her, and it back to SPONTANEANATION! This week, Paul’s special guest is Paul Scheer of The League and How Did This Get Made! They chat about who Paul Scheer would want to switch bodies with for a day, the reason why you shouldn’t see a friend’s baby right away, and how pregnancy books do not prepare you for taking care of a baby. The Pauls are then joined by Erinn Hayes, Marc Evan Jackson, and Hal Lublin to improvise a story set in a TV News Control Room. And as always, Eban (only the best) Schletter scores it all on piano!

LA: TICKETS ARE ON SALE NOW FOR the DECEMBER 5th SPONTANEANATION LIVE AT LARGO, FEATURING IMPROVISERS HAL LUBLIN, ANNIE SAVAGE AND JANET VARNEY, WITH SPECIAL GUEST RON FUNCHES! ALL PROCEEDS GO TO CHARITY. TICKETS

America is great at gentrification. Liberal oases like Portland and Austin are quickly being renovated to cover up their quirky charms, we knock down and rebuild stadiums to revitalize urban areas like it’s our job and the city of San Francisco is basically one giant wifi-enabled Starbucks. 

But to think the organized displacement of low-income and minority communities is a 21st century invention is foolish. America has been the Lebron James of that game since the Mayflower!

This week on the podcast Jack O’Brien is joined by Cracked editors Adam Tod Brown and Alex Schmidt to talk about America’s history of forced gentrification, assimilation and deportation. The guys look at some of of the unique cultural communities completely wiped off the map by the course of history and examine the mechanism by which some populations are remembered and others are forgotten.

Writer/comedian Caroline Anderson joins Andrew all this week to answer some racism questions. Today they discuss the “W” word. Be sure to call us at (323) 389-RACE to ask if anything is racist.

Playwright and poet Dan O’Brien joins Nate this week for an in-depth conversation about his work as an artist and creative person. Dan tells us about the process of becoming a 2015 Guggenheim Fellow, how his friendship with War Reporter Paul Watson has inspired his play “The Body of an American,” how his relationship with his family motivated him to become a poet, and with the help of Nate reads one of his poems, “The War Reporter and The Poet Fight.” Later, Nate closes out the show by reading a very short story called “Things You’re Not Proud Of” by Tom McAllister. Don’t forget to pick up “The Haunting of Hill House” by Shirley Jackson and send in your thoughts on the book at readingaloudpodcast@gmail.com.

Suzanne Allain, screenwriter of Mr. Malcolm’s List, joins Franklin this week for a one on one chat. They talk about Suzanne’s origins in writing early on as a child growing up in Tallahassee, Florida, adapting the original Mr. Malcolm’s List novel into a script, and why taking constructive criticism is always a good idea.

Welcome back to The Black List Table Reads with Franklin Leonard. Popular demand called for it, and we listened: Each earmovie is now a single episode. Today, we head across the pond and back in history about 200 years with our fourth earmovie – Mr. Malcolm’s List from screenwriter Suzanne Allain. Bringing Mr. Malcolm’s List to life is a team of classy folk from the Commonwealth, we have Rose McIver, Ashley Madekwe, Tom Riley, James Bloor, Sarah Armstrong, Sonya Walger, Jon Fletcher, Ben Schrader, and Parminder Nagra.

Welcome back to Dafuqs Da Matter You? with your host Nicolette Scoppapapalee (Laura Willcox)! It’s the safe place where you can vent about your problems with a born and bred New Jerseyan. This week Nicolette’s cousin Natalie Scoppapapalee joins her to hash out why Natalie didn’t show up to Nicolette’s Halloween party, talk about Natalie’s new dream job as a receptionist, and play an interactive drinking game of Never Have I Ever. Later, Nicolette’s close relative Traci Reardon stops by to bring in some of her own complaints as well as offer her Twitter followers advice in another edition of “Help Me, Rhonda.”

We’re going from gym rats to space vampires for our next HDTGM movie! This week Paul goes through Corrections and Omissions for Death Spa, tells us whether or not Nic Cage would make Death Spa better, and recommends a new work-out routine during Scheer’s Pick of the Week. Plus, Paul chooses which character he would love to portray from any of the previous HDTGM films as he answers your Qs!

Los Angeles: Grab your tickets now for How Did This Get Made? LIVE from Largo at the Coronet on January 23rd, 2 shows (8pm and 10:30pm)! Go to www.largo-la.com for tickets!

People of the internet: The League is back on FXX 10pm on Wednesdays! 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 Sleeping With Other People in a theater near you!

The Hotwives (Casey Wilson, Danielle Schneider, Andrea Savage, Dannah Phirman, Tymberlee Hill, Angela Kinsey, Erinn Hayes) are back and this time they are in Vegas baby! Watch The Hotwives of Las Vegas on Hulu today!

Also, check out June in Grace and Frankie available on Netflix, Paul in Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp on Netflix, all the episodes of NTSF:SD:SUV:: on HULU for free, ScheeRL on YouTube here:https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbNGyZuMGBm0cq73JN-QhcpQNc-Shtlb7, and Jason in The Dictator (he’s still in it!).

The question “Who is the Poorest Person on Earth” starts our hosts on a conversation examining different types of wealth, earning potential, and the power of ‘no’.

Randy and Jason discuss why fans with court side seats should never look away from the game and a baseball player who admits to breaking the rules in hopes of getting a walk. Then, the Sklars welcome Derek Waters of Comedy Central’s Drunk History who speaks about the art of directing the intoxicated, as well as the dark underbelly of backup vocals in the 90’s. Additionally, the gang talks about Dez Bryant’s monkey, a man that’s cool with the gays so long as they’re never around, and the new sport of “joggling.” Lastly, Michael Kotz leaves a voicemail to shed light on growing up with legs in a legless family.

Andrew Ti and special guest Jesse Esparza finish the week off by discussing a onesie that reads “I like doing hoodrat stuff with my friends” plus a bonus Scary Spice question. As always, leave us a message about anything you think is racist at (323) 389-RACE.

Ronna and Beverly come to you live from the UCB theatre in Los Angeles with their guests Jack McGee and Ravi Patel, both of FOX’s Grandfathered. Together they’ll discuss Jack’s career as a fireman turned character actor, how Ravi’s personal life has influenced his film making, and all things pertaining to the pope.

Sorry, everyone. I’ve been having some computer trouble. I hope we make it through this episode okay because we have an awesome guest. Fingers crossed!

Credits

Arnie: Arnie Niekamp
Chunt: Adal Rifai
Usidore: Matt Young
Mysterious Man: Tim Sniffen
Tricia: Kate James
Craig: Ryan DiGiorgi

Producers: Arnie Niekamp, Evan Jacover, Ryan DiGiorgi
Editor: Evan Jacover
Theme Music: Andy Poland

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Field Notes via The Chicago Podcast Cooperative

It’s Kamau & Kevin’s One Year Denzel-Versary! This week they discuss Denzel Washington’s performance as public relations expert Arnold Billings in 1986’s Power which earned him the 1987 NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture. Plus, they talk about all the great Denzel costumes this past Halloween, dealing with a recent Twitter roll, and an update on Project Greenlight.

American composer Dan Deacon joins Seth Morris, Lauren Lapkus, and Jon Gabrus for a very special musical edition of improv4humans with Matt Besser! Dan performs songs from his latest album “Gliss Riffer” live in-studio that will inspire scenes about finding a tiny person inside a reverberating man, nerds and jocks becoming friends after the nerds beat a high school principal in a game of chess, and two couples one-upping each other at Make-Out Point. Make sure to get the Upright Citizens Brigade television show season 3 now available on DVD, the UCB Comedy Improv Manual, and pick up Dan Deacon’s music at www.dandeacon.com!

Driving home with Christy Stratton.

About to make a pitch to potential investors for the first time? Today, James reveals some typical rookie moves, and why veteran entrepreneurs don’t make those same mistakes.

Jesse Esparza and Andrew talk about a caller’s question about whether she’s racist or her friends are racist. Don’t forget to keep leaving us messages by calling (323) 389-RACE.

Jerry Beck of CartoonResearch.com is one of the world’s leading experts on Animated Cartoons. This week Jerry joins Leonard to talk about growing up with cartoons, recent animated shorts from Disney and Pixar, and three must-see animated features: Disney’s Teacher’s Pet, Surf’s Up, and Nina Paley’s Sita Sings the Blues.

This week, the gang discusses cocaine music, the greatest joke that Howard can’t remember, and why Dodge trucks are the only thing that will remain in a dystopian future.  Also, Kulap talks about the process of finding a title for her latest project. Later, Howard and Kulap welcome to the show Stephanie Allynne who talks about some of her favorite people to do improv with with, fantasy football, and the art of maintaining a beautiful mane of hair.

Stephanie Allynne, Mary Holland, Lauren Lapkus, and Erin Whitehead are comedy veterans who perform together as Wild Horses! Join them as they bring their hit live show The Perspective to your ears. In this episode, the Horses get very cozy with the incredibly hilarious comedian Kate Berlant and discuss everything from phone obsession to a life size barbie to Pamela Anderson. Then, the gang joins a self-help group…but will they remember any of it?

What do movie stars, metamorphosis, and slow-motion replays have in common? Today’s thought provoking episode of Question of the Day, for one thing.

Our heroes continue to fly as the mountains below them turn from yellow to black and everything is being shrouded in darkness. How will they evade the darkness? Tune in to find out!

Jesse Esparza and Andrew talk about YouTube makeup people putting on dark makeup to portray memes. Be sure to keep leaving us messages at (323) 389-RACE.