Andrew and Amy Lam talk about some possibly racist Halloween dog costumes. Don’t forget to keep leaving us messages by calling (323) 389-RACE.

This week W. Kamau Bell & Kevin Avery discuss the 1987 British drama film Cry Freedom. They’ll talk about how Kevin fell asleep during the movie, Denzel’s character being assassinated by the police halfway through, black stories told through white america, Denzel gearing up for Malcolm X with his performance as black activist Steve Biko, and Denzel showing off his dance moves. Also, they speak on Kevin getting a special Christmas present from the Hotel Nikko and Denzel being in the remake of The Magnificent Seven in another edition of Denzel News.

The gang must escape from their tiny boat after a giant wave strikes them. Can they make it to shore? Will they be able to save their equipment? Did everyone have a good Christmas? Tune in to find out!

Kulap and Howard welcome to the show Scotty Too Hottie (Scott Aukerman,) host of Comedy Bang Bang, now going into it’s 4th season! Then, the gang counts down the top 5 Billboard Hot Dance/Electronic songs, during which time Howard establishes the perfect setting for this specific genre of tunes. Also, Scott and Howard reveal what Calvin Harris would sound like, if covered by Bruce Springsteen. Later, in movie charts, the gang breaks down the new format by which all movies should be made and, in an all too real moment, Scott inquires as to why Howard does what he does. Lastly, Scott fields questions from Chartists, in a segment that yielded the most fanfare ever.

Bob brings in the new year in a healthy way by welcoming Holistic movie reviewer Nurgen Shirley. Nurgen speaks on tantric love making, how movies are like different colors, the importance of tiny fun mantras, and leaves us with some much needed movie reviews.

Amy Lam & Andrew talk about comedian Russell Peters. Be sure to keep leaving us messages at (323) 389-RACE.

Deanna & Emily talk to the very funny Kevin Kimmel about whether having friends who are constantly on their phones is becoming the norm, and why he doesn’t subscribe to New Year’s resolutions. Then, screenwriter extraordinaire Jason Micallef stops by to ask Kevin what going HAM means, how to navigate Apple TV, and to explain Nicki Minaj. Finally, Kevin tells us if he has manly friends and gets a special outgoing message from Deanna & Emily.

Chef Michael Voltaggio joins Jensen & Matty to talk about New Year’s resolutions, where his love for food started, his new Travel channel show Breaking Borders, the Easy Bake Oven, Pillsbury Grands, Houston rapper Matt Champion, the Snoopy Sno-Cone Machine, Mozart in the Jungle, Martin Short’s autobiography “I Must Say” (specifically the audiobook), how we’re late on Spotify, the Hardcore History podcast, Facebook, and many other things you should know about.

Happy new year, blastronauts! David Huntsberger starts it off with a solo episode where he translates morse code and analyzes the popularity of Serial. Then, Canada’s finest Jon Dore and Eddie Della Siepe join David to talk about Canadian and American generalizations, policing, insurance, religion, the comedy world, tobacco, government, and much more!

Paul kicks off the new year the only way he can — by giving you a minisode with all the deets on next week’s movie which brought Disco and roller-skates together.

Randy and Jason welcome to this week’s County Rebecca Corry, famed comedian, whose stage presence once withstood the adversity of a fire alarm. Rebecca also shares tales from her time in Tony and Tina’s Wedding, which leads to Dan Van Kirk’s retelling of the greatest episode of The Jenny Jones Show he’s ever seen, which leads Rebecca to reveal some of the sexiest celebrities to have asked her on a date, and the creative ways in which they did it. Also, Dan covers headlines that include, sisters fighting over vibrators and how to make a proper offer on a Koala that’s for sale on Craigslist.

Join Kevin as he sits down with comedian turned actor Harland Williams (Half Baked, Dumb and Dumber) as he tries to determine is Harland is being sarcastic or not. Harland chats about wearing peanut butter on his feet on his first Letterman appearance, perfecting the facial impression, and how thankful he is to be part of so many cult classics.

Amy Lam & Andrew talk about White people loving Reggae and White people dreadlocks. Make sure to leave us a message about anything you think is racist at (323) 389-RACE.

House of Pies star Ben Schwartz aka Benny Schwaz & Saturday Night Pies alum Horatio Sanz are back to kick off the new year on Comedy Bing Bong! Everyone chats about Scott’s time working at Disneyland, Horatio dressing like Captain Crunch for a gig, and SNL dream casts before Uncle Stoney stops by to tell us all about his new projects. Then, the guys play the first Would You Rather of 2015! The End.

If you had to guess what the average Death Star employee was like, and you could only watch the ‘Star Wars’ movies, you’d assume it was filled with only two types of people: stormtroopers, and old British men in small hats. Where are the engineers, the janitors, the scientists, the cooks, and the thousands of other people required to maintain a station the size of a moon? And if these people exist, they surely must be paid well considering the risk of going to a workplace so frequently destroyed by rebels.

Countless evil organizations from LexCorp to Cobra to the Foot Clan must secretly be great employers to attract a never-ending supply of employees ready to do their bidding.

On this week’s live podcast from the Comikaze Expo, the cast and writers of After Hours (Jack O’Brien, Michael Swaim, Soren Bowie, Dan O’Brien, Katie Willert, and Cody Johnston) brainstorm and take audience suggestions for an upcoming episode of the show. The subject: great and/or terrible fictional workplaces.

Amy Lam, Associate Editor for Bitch Media joins Andrew all this week to answer some racism questions. Today they talk about the word “bitch” and reclaiming slurs. Be sure to call us at (323) 389-RACE to ask if anything is racist.

Devin & Amy kick off 2015 by looking at possibly the greatest movie of 1959, Francois Truffaut’s The 400 Blows. Can one of the defining films of the French New Wave be one of the most relatable movies ever made? Is it the perfect portrayal of a well rounded child with neglectful parents? Or is the film a little unfair when it comes to putting all the blame on Antoine Doinel’s mother? Tune in for the discussion — and head to the forums on Wolfpop to cast the deciding vote! Plus, give your Female Coming-of-age recommendations for Devin & Amy to tackle on the show.

Turns out parents want to go easier on themselves in 2015. Or, as in our host’s case, get more combative with their offspring. Plus, we make a big show announcement!

Happy New Year! Join Nate for another jam-packed episode of Reading Aloud which starts off with Nate’s good friend Rohan Nichol sharing a story that changed the Star Wars canon when he played Captain Raymus Antilles live from UCB-LA. Then, special guest Harvey Jason of Mystery Pier Books joins Nate in the studio to talk about the public’s fascination with first edition books, how the market set for rare books, why you shouldn’t judge a book by its cover, having a celeb clientele which includes Johnny Depp, and why people are so enthralled with J.D. Salinger. Finally, the wonderful Erinn Hayes closes the show out by reading Lisa Gabriele’s “The Guide to Being A Groupie.” Don’t forget to grab a copy of Denis Johnson’s “The Laughing Monsters” and send in your thoughts on the book at readingaloudpodcast@gmail.com.

In this special “music” episode of Sklarbro, Randy and Jason welcome to the show Jonah Ray, Matt Price, and first time guest J. Logic, who breaks down life as an MC in LA in the 90’s. But first, the crew goes around and samples songs that came to them in 2014, and in doing so, they wax poetically over the evolution of music and what it takes to transcend a demographic. Also, our crew defines what you have to do to get church girls naked and what a very dirty, adult, no kids allowed song is. Lastly, we find the most sure fire way to hang out with Matt Sharp of Weezer.

Happy New Year and welcome to It’s Not Just Magic with Rick Glassman! Today Rick is joined by professional Magic: The Gathering player Damien Forceright. Rick and Damien talk about the road that lead Damien to becoming a pro Magic player, the 4 facts about men & women, do a little role-playing to see what it would be like for Rick to walk through the world as a woman, and break down motivational sayings. Later, Traci Reardon arrives to offer advice on the secret to happiness and more to Twitter followers in her recurring segment, “Help Me, Rhonda.”

Happy New Year! Boston’s own Nate Corddry joins Ronna & Beverly to chat about his podcast Reading Aloud making number 1 on iTunes, touring through Boston with a stage production of The Graduate, working with Bill Murray on St. Vincent, and naming his cat after Wally the Green Monster. Plus, Ronna helps Beverly piece together what happened on New Years.

Andrew Ti and special guest Kevin Avery finish the week off by discussing a caller’s question about a voice sounding too American for the name given. As always, leave us a message about anything you think is racist at (323) 389-RACE.

Kulap starts off the show, and new year, with an investigation into why Howard will never have a full beard. Also, New Years salutations are exchanged and the top hip hop songs of 2014, as Howard saw them and heard them, are discussed. Also, Howard predicts why it’s going to be a magical year, which involves Kulap’s ability to put magically put on suit jackets. Then, Kulap explains why she can’t do kickboxing and how she’ll be working out in the new year. Later, the gang debates weather or not the Victoria Secret Fashion show is the greatest piece of television of all time. Lastly, Kulap and Howard discus their New Year’s resolutions and why it’s important to “stay on your purpose.”

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The exciting conclusion of the Comedy Bang! Bang! best of 2014 countdown with Paul F. Tompkins is here with numbers three to one of the best CBB eps that YOU have chosen! Happy New Year!

Happy New Year race cars! On today’s episode, Andrew and Kevin Avery talk about stories of people of color told through the eyes of White people. Don’t forget to keep leaving us messages by calling (323) 389-RACE.

Adam Resnick is one of the great comedic minds of our time. Adam has written for Late Night with David Letterman as well as co-created Get A Life with Chris Elliot. Adam has had a very interesting life which he has written about in his book Will Not Attend: Lively Stories of Detachment and Isolation. Adam joins Jeff to chat about some of those moments in his book which include why a childhood crush never spoke to him ever again and finding a razor blade in a milk shake from a restaurant that shall not be named. Plus, Bob Odenkirk arrives to read passages from Adam’s laugh out loud book.

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Happy New Year humons! Jon Gabrus, Betsy Sodaro, Eugene Cordero, Stephanie Allynne, Colton Dunn, and Charlie Sanders return in the final part of a trilogy in which they explore narrative improv following the same characters who live in the same apartment building on today’s improv4humans with Matt Besser! We’ll follow these roommates as they prepare a breakfast of champions, gaze upon a 3 panel choose your own adventure mural, and try to break into the elevator that hasn’t been used since the years of Prohibition. 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!

Start the new year with W. Kamau Bell, Kevin Avery and special guest David Alan Grier as they discuss A Soldier’s Play. They’ll talk about how David joined the cast of A Soldier’s Play, Samuel L. Jackson running the dressing room, Denzel’s acting process during the filming of A Soldier’s Story, and the time Denzel came to the set of Boomerang in character as Malcolm X. Plus, everyone shares their thoughts on some Denzel news that has been leaked due to the Sony hack.