Earwolf and Wolfpop favorites Paul F. Tompkins and Matt Gourley join Scott to talk about some exciting news! Yes, we finally find out what their morning routines consist of in full detail but just as important, we get all the info on the updated HOWL app. We’ll hear all about the amazing new features including ad free episodes of your favorite Earwolf/Wolfpop shows as well as Howl Originals such as Superego: Forgotten Classics and more. Plus, stuntman Chin Dollhouse arrives to talk about some of the many famous stunts he has done that haven’t seen the light of day and best selling author Danielle Steele stops by to promote her new book “Chimney Smoke Hairdo.” Download the Howl app or go to Howl.FM and use the promo code CBB for a one month free trial of Howl Premium!

Whoopi Goldberg and a dinosaur together in a straight-to-video movie that you can watch in its entirety on YouTube will be covered on the next ep! This week Paul goes through Corrections and Omissions for Top Dog, explains whether Nic Cage could take Chuck Norris’ spot in Top Dog, and gives a sweet TV rec in Paul’s Pick of the Week. Plus, Paul reveals which movie he drove out of at a drive-in theater during Q&As!

People of the internet: 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 www.crashtestshow.com now to buy it!

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! The Hotwives of Las Vegas is coming to Hulu on Tuesday, August 18th!

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!).

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Paul F. Tompkins welcomes fans of repeating words to this thing called SPONTANEANATION! This week, Paul’s special guest is singer-songwriter Jonathan Coulton! They chat about phone etiquette,  thank-you notes, and what Jonathan’s grandparent nickname would be. Paul is then joined by Janet Varney, Hal Lublin, and Annie Savage to improvise a story set at a Top Chef Finale Afterparty. And as always, Eban Schletter (only the best) scores it all on piano!

The next LIVE SPONTANEANATION will be recorded at Largo on Saturday, September 12th, with special guests Kristen Schaal & Superego! Last time, Thomas Lennon and Paul covered a Joy Division song for the live audience ONLY. What will happen before your very eyes next time? Get your tickets now: bit.ly/SPONT915 

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Jay Israelson, the man who created the theme song returns to join Andrew all this week to answer some racism questions. Today they discuss setting the Confederate flag on fire. Be sure to call us at (323) 389-RACE to ask if anything is racist.

Whether its the real story behind Pearl Harbor, invisible people on elevators, or Elvis’ last concert, Howard will explain it all in this very intimate and exciting retelling of his trip to Hawaii, on this week’s Two Charted.

This week, the Sklars explain why George R.R. Martin simply does not have time to visit practice for the New York Jets and why a drunk Dennis Rodman makes more sense than a sober Dennis Rodman. Then, Randy and Jason welcome to the show Ken Marino who talks about the best technique for auditioning, as well as his time as a cast member on MTV’s The State. Later, in quick hits the gang explains why athletes should not be picking fights with each other on social media, particularly if english is their second language. Lastly, Dennis Rodman calls in to explain his plan for water conservation.

Welcome back to another episode of Mary, Mary, On the Contrary, How Does Your Garden Grow? with your host Mary McMahon (Pam Murphy)! This week Mary is excited to have a controversial figure in the garden world join her, plant psychic Diana Van. Diana speaks on critics allegations of her being a fraud, does a live psychic reading on some of Mary’s plants, and shares a secret about her book “Listen to the Lilies, Love the Lavender.” Later, Traci Reardon stops by to help listeners with their plant problems in another edition of “Help Me, Rhonda.”

A wonderfully pink haired Diablo Cody joins Ronna & Beverly to chat about her mother-in-law being the inspiration behind her new film Ricki and the Flash, getting Meryl Streep to play the lead in the movie, who she thinks her Gayle might be, and working on Tig Notaro’s Amazon pilot. Also, Beverly has SpaghettiOs ask Ronna permission to use her pool for her upcoming birthday party.

Andrew Ti and special guest Natasha Vargas-Cooper finish the week off by discussing contributing to Gentrification. As always, leave us a message about anything you think is racist at (323) 389-RACE.

Most people struggle with whether or not to become a parent, but few speak about it in public. Tune in as one brave woman grapples with her ambivalence over starting a family.

Vernon Reid of Living Colour and Denzealot all-star returns to the show to talk about Denzel in 2003’s Out of Time: a movie about grown man shit. They cover the Denzel noir genre, Matt Whitlocking it, Chae being the best friend in any Denzel movie, and everything in between.

Kent Tessman’s Chrome Noir continues on this week’s The Black List Table Reads. Men in hats. Tommy guns. Robots. A film noir detective story that will have you riveted. Bringing the world of Chrome Noir to life is Colin Hanks, Zachary Levi, Rob Morrow, Katie Lowes, Billy Burke, Stephanie Drake, Matt Bohrer, Ben Schrader, Andrea Anders, and Cooper Thornton.

Andy Daly, Sean Conroy, and Brett Gelman have been around since the early days of improv4humans with Matt Besser and now they are back for the very special 200th episode! Listen as the greatest improvisers in the universe explore the secret code of Star Wars, the lives of the real Chemical Brothers, and whether you would judge a lion killer’s dentistry abilities. Make sure to get the Upright Citizens Brigade television show season 3 now available on DVD, the UCB Comedy Improv Manual, and Dragoon’s new album at dragoongalaxy.bandcamp.com!

What happens in Vegas gets made into a hilarious show starring Dannah Phirman, Danielle Schneider, Andrea Savage, and Casey Wilson! The Hotwives are back on a bonus CBB to talk about the Vegas strip, timezones, and Magic Mike XXL. Then, Denise, Leona, Ivanka, and Jenfer, the titular Hotwives of Vegas, arrive to promote hot new items you won’t be able to live without!

Playing jazz with James Urbaniak.

Natasha Vargas-Cooper and Andrew talk about The Bangles’ “Walk Like An Egyptian.” Don’t forget to keep leaving us messages by calling (323) 389-RACE.

This week Leonard and Baron discuss three documentaries that are well worth your time and will make you cry: Jesse Moss’ The Overnighters, Crips and Bloods: Made in America, and an inspiring film about two remarkable people separated in age by more than 60 years.

Kulap is joined by guest host Armen Weitzman who discusses some big changes that are about to be made in his life. Then, Kulap and Armen are joined by musician Nick Thorburn who talks about his new album, which is sampled in a very special music chart. Later, Armen tries to acquire a picture of a George Bush shaped bush, as well as the actual definition of the term sequel. Lastly, Nick tells the tale of the time he played a show, despite major blood loss.

While on a beach, our heroes are being attacked by a couple of giant birds and yellow giants with gems. Dag took one down to the ground but will they be able to take the others out? Tune in to find out!

Natasha Vargas-Cooper and Andrew talk all about adopting non-white babies and growing up with two dads that are not the same ethnicity. Be sure to keep leaving us messages at (323) 389-RACE.

Ever since Usidore said The Dark Lord’s name, things have been getting a little too real. We’re still cleaning Soul Walker off of the Vermilion Minotaur’s floor. We need a plan to deal with all of this stuff. We also need Spintax the Green. He’s my guest this week.

Credits

Arnie: Arnie Niekamp
Chunt: Adal Rifai
Usidore: Matt Young
Spintax: Charlie McCrackin
Bungaree Chubbins: Tom Gottlieb
Mysterious Man: Tim Sniffen
Tricia: Kate James

Producers: Arnie Niekamp, Evan Jacover, Ryan DiGiorgi
Editor: Ryan DiGiorgi
Theme Music: Andy Poland
Magic Tavern Logo: Allard Laban
Special Episode Art: Dave Innis

Sponsored By: Lodge Management Group via The Chicago Podcast Cooperative

Writer Liana Maeby joins Jensen and Matty to talk about her new novel South on Highland, having Amazon as her publisher, SG Lewis, Mistress America, Submerged, Kahlil Joseph, Ashes: Rise of the Phoenixborn, how we’re late on The Gift, LARPs, Peaky Blinders, and many other things you should know about.

Sophia Benoit is a badass on Twitter. Sophia joins Deanna & Emily to talk about why her last name reminds people of a sex toy, when you may have encountered a Fuccboi, and why ambiverts don’t exist. Plus, Sophia takes us through a rare make out session that took place on a nightclub dance floor, shares a story about the time her car was tea-bagged, and plays a game of “Which is Actually a Buzzfeed Quiz?”

Hayes and Sean applaud the Suicide Squad movie for a brave choice. Then TOM SCHARPLING returns to correct the mistakes of his infamous first appearance on the show, speak on Monk, do the Popcorn Gallery, and debut a potential new podcast with a hot new co-host.

Randy and Jason welcome to the show attorney, Detroit sports connoisseur, and dear friend, Jimmy Acho. Then, Daniel Van Kirk covers stories that include the most aggressive pot head ever, a man whose life is an Adele song, and a city that has decided to fight urine with urine. Lastly, Michael Kissack calls in to try and find out where his best friend Daniel Van Kirk is vacationing.

Natasha Vargas-Cooper & Andrew talk about the meaning of NDN (Not Dead Natives). Make sure to leave us a message about anything you think is racist at (323) 389-RACE.

Here’s a potentially scary statistic: Of the 330 people freed by the Innocence Project, an organization dedicated to exonerating wrongfully convicted prisoners, 10% of them actually admitted to committing the crime they were innocent of. They even estimate that as many as 5% of all prisoners in America are innocent. That may seem like a low percentage, but that’s tens or hundreds of thousands of people in jail right now who committed no crime.

In the age of DNA testing, facial recognition software and the deputization of every person with a smartphone camera and a YouTube account, it’s actually barbaric the ease with which we send people to prison without really knowing for sure if they’re guilty or just had bad lawyers. We like to think that by comparing the technologies we have now to the primitive science and guesswork of 100 years ago that we’re actually really good at solving crimes and putting the real bad guys away, but that’s not the case. DNA science isn’t nearly as exact as we think it is, and the criminal justice system is built more for quickly shuffling suspects to prison than actually solving crimes.

This week on the podcast Jack O’Brien is joined by Jason Pargin (aka David Wong) to discuss how far we’ve come as a species in the way we try to solve crimes, the areas we’re still woefully bad at it, and how society’s earliest mistakes still color the messed up way in which we view and prosecute right versus wrong.

Bobcat Goldthwait and Barry Crimmins, creators of the new documentary Call Me Lucky which follows the life of comedian Barry Crimmins join Devin & Amy this week to nominate the 1972 American satirical comedy-drama The Candidate into the Canon. They’ll discuss the transformation of Robert Redford’s character, the remarkable performance by a rare bearded Peter Boyle, how the issues tackled in the film are still relevant today, and the possibility of a sequel. Tune in to hear Bobcat share his story about the awkward interaction he had with Redford as well as what lead him to create a film following his friend Barry — and head to the forums on Wolfpop to cast the deciding vote!

Tall drink of water Alexander Skarsgard joins Josh to talk about his role in Diary of a Teenage Girl, why he stopped acting after having a steady career as a child actor, why he’s doubtful that his character in Zoolander will return in the sequel, what he remembers fondly from his time on True Blood, and more.

Tall drink of water Alexander Skarsgard joins Josh to talk about his role in Diary of a Teenage Girl, why he stopped acting after having a steady career as a child actor, why he’s doubtful that his character in Zoolander will return in the sequel, what he remembers fondly from his time on True Blood, and more.