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.

Bob is stricken with the Christmas spirit this holiday season and joins Nate Corddry LIVE from UCB-Sunset to share some of the Christmas ailments he suffers from as a special gift to you all.

Kulap and Howard start off the show by debunking the facade of Hollywood Death Tours and offering some ideas of their own for what tourists should really be looking to do in Tinseltown. Then, the gang welcomes to the show Comedian Kyle Kinane who reunites an age old personal debate with Howard about the reality of ghosts. Also, in a moment of pure paranormal activity, Kyle and Howard blindly guess the stars of 1995’s The Money Train. Lastly, Kyle fields questions from Chartists, wherein, he reveals his favorite childhood TV show and what his ideal woman would do in her career.

This New Years Eve join the Nerd Poker gang as they arrive on a giant’s pleasure craft and figure out how to start getting this thing going!

Kevin Avery & Andrew talk about the nickname “K-pop” and Kevin’s rap name. Be sure to keep leaving us messages at (323) 389-RACE.

Deanna & Emily talk to comedian Garrick Bernard about Bobby Schmurda, the meaning of “Bye Felicia,” and his very recent break-up. Then, Jonathan Braedley Welch stops by to ask Garrick about what social media he should use and stay away from as well as what he is most afraid of happening to him in his 30s. Finally, Garrick tells us if he thinks girls are dressing slutty these days, how Beyonce is still hot, and why the Fappening hurt him.

Rapper Murs joins Jensen & Matty to talk about creating the Paid Dues festival, performing for millennials, influencing the Based God, Hip-Hop supergroup PRhyme, Top Five, The Babadook, Southern Basterds, Amazon Fire TV Stick, how we’re late on Arm & Hammer toothpaste, Transparent, podcast apps, and many other things you should know about.

Eyeing the sparrow with Paul F. Tompkins.

Sean and Hayes finally weigh in on the Cosby situation and explain why Bill has yet to respond to recent allegations. Then, hot stand-up comedian DAN KLEIN is in the studio to talk about his pay to watch model of his self released comedy special “Dan Klein: This Is Comedy,” how comedians can get sad, what kind of SNL characters he has in his arsenal, how LA is different from New York, and being inspired by Seinfeld. Plus, Dan gives us an exclusive look behind his infamous Starbucks joke.

This week in the hatch, Tig, Kyle, and David are joined by postdoctoral fellow in computational science Jon Rood from the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory to discuss supercomputers, weather forecasting, and Watson. Then, David reads more emails and Jon reveals how Tig was involved in his relationship blooming.

Randy and Jason welcome to the show April Richardson, who travels down memory lane over starting out in stand up and what is was like watching the Atlanta Braves be phenomenal. Then, Dan Van Kirk deliberates over the world we live in when he covers headlines that include, humans who eat non-human food, wherein, the gang discusses the ideal way ton TP a house, drunk drivers who have bullet proof plans for how to get out of a DUI, and the product that will save mankind, the Naked Bacon Cooking Armor. Lastly, Mark Wahlberg calls in to promote his newest movie and share some of his favorite christmas gifts.

Kevin Avery & Andrew talk about Emo Rap. Make sure to leave us a message about anything you think is racist at (323) 389-RACE.

It’s getting real close to the end with part three of the Comedy Bang! Bang! best of countdown as Scott and special guest Paul F. Tompkins get into the meat of the matter and count down numbers seven through four. Sit tight and look out for the final installment!

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Comedian, writer, and Denzel Washington Is The Greatest Actor of All Time Period host Kevin Avery joins Andrew all this week to answer some racism questions. Today they talk about whether the term “African American” is racist. Be sure to call us at (323) 389-RACE to ask if anything is racist.

Devin & Amy debate which 2014 movie is already worthy of a slot in the canon. Amy is ready with her choice: The Grand Budapest Hotel, which she argues is not just the best movie of the year — it’s Wes Anderson’s best movie ever. Devin sorts through his potential choices. Will he nominate Jodorowsky’s Dune, Citizenfour, Snowpiercer or Guardians of the Galaxy? Can Ralph Fiennes trump Groot? Tune in for the discussion — and head to the forums on Wolfpop to cast the deciding vote for both films!

The Sklars start off the show with football players who murder animals and the controversy over Cardinal’s Quarterback’s who would like to spread the word of Jesus. Then, Randy and Jason welcome to the show Jon Dore, who helps explain what Mumps is and how to prevent it. Also, Jon details life as a Canadian comedian and participant of Christmas and potlucks. Then, the whole gang reminisces about their glory days in the little leagues. Later, in a special edition of Christmas quick hits, Dan Van Kirk covers headlines that include a man getting struck by lightning, flight attendants who abuse professional athletes’ personal spaces, and a man who smacks people with bowling bowls. Lastly, the worlds friendliest TSA employee, Michael Kissick, calls in to share some holiday travel advice.

Check out a man getting struck by lightning here:

http://prosoccertalk.nbcsports.com/2014/12/11/video-did-a-player-in-peru-get-struck-by-lightning-die-and-come-back-to-life

Get your tickets now for The Sklar Brothers at the Pageant Theater in St. Louis on January 31st which will benefit the St. Louis Area Foodbank. Go to www.supersklars.com for more info!