This week Leonard and Baron discuss three films that prove cartoons aren’t always intended for children: the first animated feature ever submitted by France as its official entry for the Oscars, 2007’s Persepolis, a stop-motion animated sleeper from Australia, and a stinker from one of the medium’s true innovators. (Hey, nobody’s perfect…)

The man behind Welcome to Denzelishness, Igor Rusinov joins Kamau & Kevin all the way from Russia on a special episode of Denzel Washington Is The Greatest Actor of All Time Period! They’ll get into what lead to him creating the Welcome to Denzelishness website (http://rusinov.me/projects/denzelishness/), what life is like is in Saint Petersburg, and his very strange Top 5 Denzel movie choices. Plus, Kevin & Kamau talk about Denzel’s Penn-State and Dillard commencement speeches and share a couple of Denzel Halloween costume ideas.

Sarah and Susan present a uniquely sad episode as they talk about songs they heard before and after the artist passed away. Then, amazing actor and voice actor extraordinaire Phil LaMarr joins them to discuss “At the Ballet” from Chorus Line, why parents can’t be too cool, Peter Falk in The Princess Bride, and more.

Cuing it up with Dave Holmes.

One of the podcasting industry’s leading observers, Nick Quah, is Adam’s guest on this edition of The Wolf Den. Nick is the editor of Hot Pod email newsletter, which, in less than nine months, has turned into the de facto industry journal for podcasting, becoming a must-read for just about everyone working in the industry. Nick tells Adam how listening to podcasts helped him get through a tough time, and explains what then motivated him to go from being a voracious podcast consumer to publishing his newsletter. Adam asks him about his approach to writing Hot Pod, which leads to a discussion of a situation where Nick got a hot scoop about a much-anticipated new show, and then had to wrestle with the implications and possible outcomes of breaking that news before the official announcement. Nick also shares his hopes for the medium, his predictions for what is to come, and his advice for new podcasters.

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Stephanie Allynne and Mookie Blaiklock return for a special improv3humans with Matt Besser! They’ll show what it’s like to be in marriage therapy with a husband who has participated in a purity ball, explore what it would be like to flirt with a complete stranger on a public bus, and do their best to introduce the new must wear goggles legislation during a porn shoot. Plus, everyone discusses apology culture in another edition of What’s Bothering You? 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!

Josh Fadem and Andrew talk about the use of the word black and dark to refer to evil things. Don’t forget to keep leaving us messages by calling (323) 389-RACE.

On this bonus episode of The Black List Table Reads with Franklin Leonard, we hear about the the story of Nightingale. On May 29th, Nightingale premiered on HBO. It was written by Frederick Mensch, directed by Elliott Lester, and stars David Oyelowo. It’s special to the Black List because it was the first movie made from a screenplay discovered on the Black List website. Frederick Mensch, Elliott Lester, and David Oyelowo join Franklin in studio for a special conversation on how Nightingale came into existence.

Experience turtle power and celebrate the first and best Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles film with Raphael himself, actor Josh Pais. Josh talks about going from a kid who would get mugged all the time to a martial arts trained bad ass in East Village, New York City, becoming acclimated to the turtle suit, and fully committing to the emotional moment when Splinter is kidnapped. Josh also tells us about his training institution called Committed Impulse, playing Junior’s lawyer in the Sopranos, and the upcoming biopic I Saw the Light. Plus, Matt shares an exclusive never before released Star Wars scene starring Margaux the Fat Guy as Padmé Naberrie in another edition of I Was There Mew.

This week Leonard and Baron discuss three films that prove cartoons aren’t always intended for children: the first animated feature ever submitted by France as its official entry for the Oscars, 2007’s Persepolis, a stop-motion animated sleeper from Australia, and a stinker from one of the medium’s true innovators. (Hey, nobody’s perfect…)

This week, Kulap and Howard, field a showbiz curveball when their guest fails to make it to the studio. Additionally, Howard and Stard give an exclusive look into the process of how they create perfect harmonies. Later, the gang discusses why ‘Mad Max: Fury Road’ was right up Stard’s alley, as well as how long it will take to make the sequel. Lastly, the crew pulls double duty when they both ask and answer questions from Chartists!

Long time friend, and second time guest (episode 3) Ben Schwartz (rejectedjokes.com, Parks and Recreation R.I.P.), returns to discuss brand new topics with Horatio and Chad including his appearance on Letterman, his European vacation and how Oreo cookies were invented. Ben takes us inside the Anne Frank house and Horatio takes us inside what his sexual fantasy would be if he were in Amsterdam’s Red Light District. Horatio shares the story of the first time he met Ozzy.

Our adventurers traveled through the caves and now are in an underground city full of pillars and are examining some Phosphorus plants. Plus, we hear some flashback memories of D&D games and poop.

Josh Fadem & Andrew talk about salsa being in the International food isle instead of being with the other condiments in the grocery store. Be sure to keep leaving us messages at (323) 389-RACE.

Boys’ night was so much fun I didn’t book a guest for this episode either, but one showed up anyway. More importantly, he can travel between dimensions. Maybe he can help me get home.

Credits

Arnie: Arnie Niekamp
Chunt: Adal Rifai
Usidore: Matt Young
Don: Joey Romaine
Otok Barleyfoot: Nick Baer
Mysterious Man: Tim Sniffen

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

Sponsored By: Iron Galaxy via The Chicago Podcast Cooperative

Guest commentator Paul the F. Tompkins joins us as the Shrimps take on Dunk In Love at Lake Street Gym. Matt Gourley and Mark McConville call the action.

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Writer, host, actor Dave Holmes joins Jensen & Matty to talk about poop stories, Jensen & Dave both emailing their darkest feelings about writing memoirs, Gil Ozeri’s Entourage-A-Thon, Shura, Frank Turner, Dope, Coronation Street, Headspace meditation app, how we’re late on Apple watch, Insidious, basketball, and many other things you should know about.

Jennifer and Lauren Bond aka the Twinzies join Deanna & Emily to get them up on eyelash extensions, tell us how a man’s beard should have a purpose, and address the most annoying twin questions. The twins also introduce us to #Twinning, decipher the meaning of fuckboi, and play a game called Are They Hot?

Kyle and David are Tig-less this week due to unforeseen circumstances, but they try to keep spirits up by chatting with fart fan and The Muppets writer Margee Magee. Margee talks about her love of farts and using farts in her career path through Hollywood. Then, the gang plays “Name That Punky” and check in with mother.

Hayes and Sean discuss something they’ve gotten sick of in the news recently, then read a letter they got from some podcast lawyers, followed by a text-based installment of “Eh, Wrong!” Then underground comedians WHITMER THOMAS and CLAY TATUM arrive to discuss their discoveries by Hayes and Sean and make a skate video.

On this week’s county, the Sklars welcome to the show Adam Cayton-Holland, who talks about his new series Those Who Can’t, as well as how the legalization of marijuana has affected tourism in Denver. Then, Daniel Van Kirk  covers news stories that include, a guy who parks his car inside his house, a man on the run, whose hideout is broken into, by another man on the run, and a sweet sixteen that receives an unexpected gift. Lastly, Bob Durst calls in to invite the Sklars to dinner.

Josh Fadem & Andrew talk about the use of the “T word.” Make sure to leave us a message about anything you think is racist at (323) 389-RACE.

You’ll be seeing a lot of the lovely and talented Alicia Vikander on the big screen very soon. Alicia joins Josh to talk about her new film Testament of Youth, growing up in fun play environment with her stage actress mother, horrible auditions gone awry, and much more.

Devin & Amy are back in battle mode as they put two adventure/monster films against each other: 1933’s King Kong vs. 1993’s Jurassic Park. Will King Kong’s iconic status as a staple in pop culture give it the edge it needs to be entered into the Canon? Or will Spielberg’s mastery of filmmaking and impact on the way we looked at dinosaurs give Jurassic Park the upper hand? Tune in to hear a battle as iconic as Kong vs. the T-Rex between Devin & Amy — and head to the forums on Wolfpop to cast the deciding vote!

Lauren Lapkus and Thomas Middleditch go way back to their days of performing together in Chicago and now they’re back at it again on a new Comedy Bing Bong! We’ll hear if Lauren will be playing a dinosaur in Jurassic World, the TBS Clipped situation, what Thomas’ schedule looks like for the next season of Silicon Valley, and high school make-out stories. Later, kid detectives JJ and Murphy O’Malaman stop by to gather clues on their latest case.

Paul F. Tompkins welcomes you and yours, including families, back to Spontaneanation! This week Paul’s special guest is singer-songwriter Aimee Mann! They chat about the thing Aimee desires that she is most ashamed of desiring, accepting that other people have opinions of their own, and Aimee’s response to a therapist telling her to talk to her younger self. Paul is then joined by his pals from his show No, You Shut Up!, improvisers Ted Michaels, Michael Oosterom, and Colleen Smith, to improvise a story set at the Underwear Department at Macy’s. As always, the glorious Eban Schletter scores it all on piano! 

Los Angeles: Spontaneanation is happening LIVE with special guests on Friday, June 19th at Largo at the Coronet and you can be there too! Get tickets now at http://www.largo-la.com/!

Why is it that if you hear a pop song like “I Kissed A Girl” more than two or three times, you feel like you’re going insane, but when you play an old video game you can listen to the music for hours? Some of the song loops from Super Mario or Sonic the Hedgehog are only around a minute long, yet they never annoy or distract as you try to finish a level. 

The brain does weird things in response to repetition. As you’ll hear in the episode, a UCSD professor found that if you hear a repeating loop of almost any series of spoken words, your mind will begin to hear that input as music.

This week on the podcast, Jack O’Brien is joined by Cracked editors Dan O’Brien and Alex Schmidt to discuss how the human mind seeks out repetition, turns that repetition into music, and how video games have turned this science into an unsung art form.

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The hilarious Josh Fadem joins Andrew all this week to answer some racism questions. Today they discuss the phrase “Black don’t crack.” Be sure to call us at (323) 389-RACE to ask if anything is racist.

A game of got-yer-nose turns racial and a 6-year-old raps to her white mom about not getting her Blackness. Two stories of biracial kids schooling their mamas.

On next week’s episode we will cover a space episode that takes place in the year 2015. This week Paul goes through Corrections and Omissions for Hercules in New York, casts Nicolas Cage as Pretzie, and plays a ScheeRL edition of Fuck, Mary, Kill as he answers your Qs!

People of the internet: Check out June in Grace and Frankie available on Netflix, all the episodes of NTSF:SD:SUV:: on HULU for free, and ScheeRL on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbNGyZuMGBm0cq73JN-QhcpQNc-Shtlb7