The crew is back in the hatch! They talk about Tig’s blossoming relationship with her personal trainer and they create a scoreboard for jokes. Then they welcome Andrew Shaver, a US Army Sergeant, to talk about the military and war. He shares stories about dealing with buffoonery in the ranks, camaraderie, and the difficulties in re-acclimating to civilian life. They also discuss military food, jargon, and the need for more PTSD research. If you’d like to learn more about helping returning soldiers you can visit here. Listen up Blastronauts!

Once again lady energy is all over the place as the brilliant Karen Kilgariff stops by the County! Karen tells us about her time as a cast member on Mr. Show, writing an original song with Mary Lynn Rajskub for the movie The Anniversary Party, hosting a stand-up show at Largo in LA the Monday after 9/11, and how being the head writer for The Ellen DeGeneres Show was like going to television production boot camp. Then Dan Van Kirk joins us with some insane stories that include; a Kentucky man arrested for breaking into a grocery store to have an overnight feast, an Illinois man arrested for soliciting prostitution while on his honeymoon, and the dumbest person we’ve ever met in the 53 episodes of the County. Plus, another installment of your Weekly Wahlberg! Citizens of Chicago, make sure to get your tickets for a LIVE taping of Sklarbro Country on Thursday, May 30th and to see Randy & Jason perform stand-up on Friday, May 31st & Saturday, June 1st at the UP Comedy Club!

Amy Poehler, Seth Morris, and Joe Hartzler are back to teach kids some life lessons through the game of Candy Land on this week’s bonus episode of improv4humans! Enjoy! Attention humans, be sure to pick up Matt Besser’s new comedy album “Woo Pig Sooie: Comedy for Atheists” at mattbesser.com and Dragoon’s new album “This Galaxy Is But A Nursery” at dragoongalaxy.bandcamp.com!

Sean O’Connor & Andrew Ti lay down the rules on which raps white people can do at karaoke. Make sure to leave us a message about anything you think is racist at (323) 389-RACE.

Announcer extraordinaire Andy Richter makes his record breaking 25th appearance and uses his co-hosting duties to get into the origins of Cake Boss (Cake Boss!) on today’s Comedy Bang Bang! We’ll hear about his earliest cake memory, he’ll reveal some secrets of the Cake Council, and we’ll find out what his next project will be as he goes on his forced cakebbatical. Plus, we’re treated to a real nail biting game of Would You Rather!

Andrew Ti welcomes the first returning guest, Sean O’Connor to talk about whether it’s racist to assume that black people don’t/do know their dads. Be sure to call us at (323) 389-RACE to ask if anything is racist.

Things get heavy in the final installment of The Pod Cats when Monkey has a few things to say about Boomer’s newfound YouTube fame.

The Office’s Brian Baumgartner comes to the calming shores of Sklarbro Country for some much needed R&R. Brian talks sports including catching legit fire during The Office’s basketball episode, the poetry of Dominique Wilkins, and being a scratch golfer and playing a few rounds with Charles Barkley. Also the Sklar’s try to scare him about life after The Office. Then they cover Sergio getting racist with Tiger, RG3 accepting wedding gifts from his not as wealthy fans, and a tiny penis contest in Brooklyn. I swear. Pissed off Bruce Jenner then calls in and settles Kanye West’s hash.

Spring has sprung as Who Charted’s Kulap Vilaysack joins Ronna & Beverly for a delightful chat that will surely make you giggle with glee! Kulap tells us about her parents, the original Ed Hardy, where the idea for Who Charted? came from, and what a typical day in her life is like. Plus, Beverly explains why she had to cancel her road trip to Nashville. People of London, come see Ronna & Beverly LIVE from the Soho Theatre on Thursday, June 13th & Friday, June 14th at 10pm. Go to www.sohotheatre.com for tickets.

She’s a dear friend and a talented actress/director, Leonora Pitts (LeeLee if you know her like we do) came by and we had a blast discussing allergies to pot, dick tattoos, mountain dew habits,  and oh yeah, what happens when you flush your toddler’s underwear?! (hint: it goes to the sea and you look bad to the nannies). Enjoy!

The History Channel’s Ancient Aliens claims that all the great wonders of the world were built by aliens. Is that racist? Nick Thorburn & Andrew Ti figure this shit out! As always, leave us a message about anything you think is racist at (323) 389-RACE.

Ku-Ku counts down the top 5 moments from working the red carpet for Youtube’s comedy week including; getting picked up by a car like a big wig or fancy pants, going off script with Todd Glass and Norm Macdonald, and the music of Three Loco. Then Howard talks about the release of his new single, “Seagull & Shegull”, available now on howardkremer.bandcamp.com!!! Get it now. Stop reading this and get it. But then come back and hear Howard count down the top 5 days from his trip to the inaugural Crom Comedy festival in Omaha. He recounts a rap battle where you had to be nice, the undeniable greatness of Taylor Swift, and being unmoored in an unknown town. Listen it up Chartists!

Contemporary horror film director, producer, and writer, Eli Roth, (Cabin Fever, Hostel) sits down with Kevin to discuss how his love of the genre propelled him to success. Roth talks about turning a passion project into a Toronto Film Festival sensation, making tourists nightmares come true at the Goretorium, and reminisces with Samm about collecting Nazi scalps for Quentin Tarantino.

Amy Poehler, Seth Morris, and Joe Hartzler are roommates, experiment with end of the world scenarios, and through the power of video games leap to a future with laser dollars on today’s improv4humans! Plus, Amy helps Joe send a special message to a certain special someone! Be sure to pick up an improv4humans shirt from the Earwolf Store and follow @MattBesser on Twitter to send in your improv suggestions. Music by Bobby Matthews and Dragoon. You can also now get Matt Besser’s new comedy album “Woo Pig Sooie: Comedy for Atheists” at mattbesser.com and Dragoon’s new album “This Galaxy Is But A Nursery” at dragoongalaxy.bandcamp.com!

Live from UCB-LA it’s Jake with Kumail Nanjiani, Rob Corddry, and Noah Garfinkel on today’s The Fogelnest Files. They come on and get aquatinted with waterbed technology, realize the magic music of a man named Taco, and get too much Bruce Vilanch. It’s perfect comedy alchemy. Enjoy! Jake will be at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre again this Thursday with special guests- Julie Klausner and Jon Hendren for a special live episode of THE FOGELNEST FILES. Get tickets here.

Things get a bit heavy as Nick Thorburn & Andrew Ti discuss the hobby of collecting racist antiques. Don’t support racists by buying tons of racist antiques and keep leaving us messages by calling (323) 389-RACE.

TV’s Brian Huskey gives us the scoop on shooting the season finale of How I Met Your Mother on today’s Who Charted! Brian talks Disney Radio, college bands, Lana Del Rey  as we countdown the Billboard Heat Seeker Songs Chart. We then get a special call during the Movie Chart and Brian gives us the honor of coaxing eggs from the one & only Hermes, the Chart Goose!

Equipped with their dream weapons and with the guidance of their new friend Stargoyle, our heroes continue their quest! They eventually make the choice to arrive at what looks like to be a giant planet filled with gas. Seeing as they beat the Collectors to their destination, they use this extra time to rest while Blackee Green searches for rations. What sort of things inhabit this strange world? You’ll have to tune in to find out!

Aaron Pfenning of Rewards joins Har Mar for a cool night time chat from his bedroom on today’s Nocturnal Emotions! Aaron & Har Mar talk off shore fishing, the epic story behind Aaron’s departure from his band Chairlift, Aaron having to google himself in place of an actual ID, and why a movie theater won’t let him see Spring Breakers anymore. Plus, classic TV show sets play a major role during a game of Let’s Create A Show!

Do you think Rush Hour 2 is racist? Nick Thorburn & Andrew Ti discuss the potential racism in the Rush Hour franchise and Nick tells us about his recent trip to Africa. Be sure to keep leaving us messages at (323) 389-RACE.

Blastoff is live from Minneapolis! Tig, Kyle, David, and Aaron welcome friend and comedian, Kjell Bjorgen, to the podcast for a conversation on emotional intelligence. It gets awkward and hilarious as they navigate one another’s issues with sensitivity, patience, and over analysis. Then a brave audience member comes to the stage and reveals his own profound rocky road to emotional intelligence. Plus a musical number, great impressions, and a stirring round of “Name That Punky”.

Friend of the show Tony Hale stops by to wish us a Happy One Year County Anniversary! Tony tells us about the process of coming up with bits on this season of Veep, one of his favorite moments from shooting the upcoming eps of Arrested Development, and being totally unaware of why an ostrich was at the Arrested Development premiere. We also get some Florida love as Dan Van Kirk brings us some listener submitted stories that includes the return of the game Why Did They Do It? Plus, Bryant Gumble gives us his two cents on Jason Collins. HALVERSON!!! Citizens of Chicago, make sure to get your tickets for a LIVE taping of Sklarbro Country on Thursday, May 30th at the UP Comedy Club!

All roads lead to this. That’s right, Fast & Furious 6 is coming out this weekend and you NEED to go see it immediately. Plus, Paul crowns a winner of the Corrections & Omissions for Joyful Noise & explains what’s a good booty call window as he answers your Q’s. Make sure to keep voting and suggesting which movies should be next on our list at http://fyi.earwolf.com and grab your tickets for a LIVE taping of How Did This Get Made? on Saturday, June 15th at Largo in Los Angeles!

Joel Spence, Stephanie Allynne, Ben Siemon return to share their special issues from detention on today’s bonus episode of improv4humans! Enjoy! Attention humans, pick up Matt Besser’s new comedy album “Woo Pig Sooie: Comedy for Atheists” at mattbesser.com and Dragoon’s new album “This Galaxy Is But A Nursery” at dragoongalaxy.bandcamp.com!

The very handsome and tall Nick Thorburn joins Andrew to talk about why it shouldn’t matter if you don’t have parents to tell you that dropping the n bomb is a definitive no no. Make sure to leave us a message about anything you think is racist at (323) 389-RACE.

What up Tracksuits! You already know that first we talk about then we rock about it!! Zack Pearlman of The Inbetweeners joins Jon Daly & force of nature Cyrus Ghahremani to form 3 Miracles!!! Listen to them use 20 minutes to create the ICP inspired track “IN IT TO WIN IT”!!!!

Get ready for a Womp Up the Jamz edition of Comedy Bang Bang! Our intern Marissa Wompler decides to show up again along with her couples counselor Miss Listler. They’ll get into Marissa’s current state of mind as she will soon be a big sister, Listler’s 7-Eleven incident, and a video competition with the prize of taking Marissa to the prom. Have yourself a PayDay, treat yourself to a DiGiorno, and Womp It Up!

General manager of Nerdist Industries and all around good guy Chris Fealy is here to squash any thoughts of there being any sort of Nerdist vs. Earwolf rivalry. He joins Jeff to discuss expanding a podcast network into different mediums which include television,  a YouTube channel, a live performance space behind a comic book shop, and possibly airplanes. Chris also shares the importance of curating shows that maintain a nerdy sensibility, gives his thoughts on the The Mid Roll, and offers Jeff some tips for his 30 day sabbatical.

The very talented Nick Thorburn of Islands joins Andrew today to figure out how racist a caller’s mother was being when she whispered a remark to him in regards to suit shopping. Be sure to call us at (323) 389-RACE to ask if anything is racist.

Wake up from your cat nap and listen to another episode of The Pod Cats! There’s tension in the Cat Ranch today as Boomer and Monkey try to bury the hatchet surrounding a certain incident that happened in the Cat tree.