Kara Brown & Andrew talk about if it’s racist to assume someone’s race based on their name. Make sure to leave us a message about anything you think is racist at (323) 389-RACE.

The boys have a visitor fan from England and talk about smart British comedy with him. Then NEIL CAMPBELL joins the discussion to play clips from his new Tedd Talks podcast on WolfCool and share stories about his stepdad.

Randy and Jason welcome to the show Alison Becker, who talks about the genesis of her improv career, her work on Parks And Recreation, and why true professionals throw up on set. Then, Daniel Van Kirk covers stories from across the country that include a group of water gun bandit’s, a woman who steals a free breakfast, and twin brothers who have a classic brick fight. Lastly, Penelope Cruz calls in to share her admiration for Randy and Jason.

The handsome and scrappy actor Noah Segan joins Devin & Amy this week with a 70s counter-culture nomination for the canon: Two-Lane Blacktop. It’s a story of two street racers (played by James Taylor and Dennis Wilson) who live on the road in their highly modified, brutal Chevrolet 150 two-door sedan drag car and drift from town to town, making their income by challenging local residents to impromptu drag races. Will everyone agree that the journey to search for this film just to be able to watch it was worth it? Tune in for the discussion of a film wildly considered to be an icon of existential cinema and the American New Wave — and head to the forums on Wolfpop to cast the deciding vote!

Welcome back America! Wompler & Listler continue their broadcast from the Marina Del Ray Public Library and this week they are joined by Health teacher Mr. Joe Bongo (Andy Daly)! Mr. Bongo tells us about non traditional teaching style, his Sex-Ed unit, and  his current student band. Later, we learn about Mr. Bongo’s lucid dreaming as we give out some love advice during Listler’s Love Lockdown. Plus, Mr. Bongo reveals his greatest sadness as he answers questions from the Anonymous Question Box.

Jason “Zouks” Mantzoukas is back baby! J-Man talks to Scott about possibly taking over CBB if he happens to perish, his dating life, and his new podcast called “Talkin’ ‘Tang.” But heynong man, old friend Mike the Janitor also returns from cleaning up the Earwolf sauna to ask listeners to support his online campaign to finally clean up that Garbage Island in the Pacific.

Paul F. Tompkins welcomes all his brothers he hasn’t met yet, including women, back to Spontaneanation! This week Paul’s special guest is hip-hop artist Open Mike Eagle! They chat about social anxiety, merch booths guidelines, and pizza day in high school. Paul is then joined by Janet Varney, Jean Villepique and Hal Lublin to improvise a story set in the Waiting Room at An Oil Change Place. As always, the sensational Eban Schletter scores it all on piano! 

Writer Kara Brown returns to join Andrew all this week to answer some racism questions. Today they discuss Thug Notes. Be sure to call us at (323) 389-RACE to ask if anything is racist.

Guten tag! It’s time for another episode of Film Chat with Adalwolf Ditmar (Brendon Small), the premier film chat show for those who appreciate the “key of G”. This week, the new head of the Board of Directors for the American Film Institute stops by for a chat. This wonderful “unicorn of a woman” explains what current films should be added to the archives, the underrated glory of ‘Desolation of Smaug’, and her constant drooling. Then later Traci Reardon stops by to answer Twitter questions for “Help Me Rhonda!”

It’s a WolfPop teamup! This week Paul & Jason are joined by two special guests, from “Blacklist Table Reads”, Franklin Leonard, and from the equally popular “Picking Favorites, Razzle Dangerously. They try, and almost succeed, to understand the plot of the Wachowskis’ ‘Jupiter Ascending’. All the hard hitting questions are asked, including; why do no two aliens look the same? At what point did Channing Tatum realize what he was in for? Does being part dog help you in space? And why is our theme song so loud?

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Randy and Jason welcome to the show comedian, improviser, and author Greg Proops, who discusses his new work ‘The Smartest Book In The World,’ as well as how writing reinvigorated his passion for comedy in a whole new way. Then, the gang discusses why the only thing preventing professional sports from operating on it’s highest level is greed. Later, Greg talks about his role in the Star Wars franchise, as inspired by one of his favorite baseball personalities. Lastly, Manny Pacquiao leaves a voicemail wherein he interviews himself.

On this week’s Two Charted, Howard and Stard premier some brand new music for Kulap, which sparks a brainstorming session of potential titles for Howard’s east-coast standup tour. Then, the gang opens gifts from Chartists, wherein they thank one very special fan who saved the entire Summah Summit from potential disaster. Later, during Kulap’s chart, the crew discusses why women in podcasts are among the strongest in entertainment. Lastly, Kulap and Howard tease some very fun changes for Who Charted of the future!

Andrew Ti and special guest Josh Fadem finish the week off by discussing White people loving Black Dynamite. As always, leave us a message about anything you think is racist at (323) 389-RACE.

Welcome back to The Black List Table Reads, hosted by Franklin Leonard. This week we return to comedy with Terrible Parents from screenwriter Kevin Oeser. One Black List reader said of the script, “The dialogue is sharp and intelligent. The characters rapports are wonderful and the send up of modern parenting is biting without feeling misanthropic. Finally, the writing itself is extremely well done, clearly the work of a screenwriter in total control of their medium.” Terrible Parents is brought to life by Paul Scheer, June Diane Raphael, Rob Huebel, Janie Haddad Tompkins, Sarah Baker, Matt Gourley, Joel Spence, Michelle Lema, Lauren Flans, and Cooper Thornton.

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