Jack Black finally body surfs his way to the calming shores of Sklarbro Country! Jack talks to Randy & Jason about how David Cross invited Tenacious D to perform at the early Mr. Show shows, when Dio got introduced to Tenacious D, and his thoughts on being a part of the Kennedy Center honoring of Led Zeppelin. He also tells us why surfing never worked out for him, catching the acting bug at an early age, and the difficult process of writing a song. Plus, we hear how big of a Tenacious D fan Justin Bieber is during a round of Quick Hits and Joe Walsh stops by to tell us what we can expect from The Eagles documentary. Be sure to get your tickets for a special screening of “Breaking Away” with Randy & Jason as part of the 2nd Annual Wayne Federman International Film Festival on February 28th at Cinefamily in Los Angeles!

Treat yourself to a special Ronna and Beverly episode recorded Live at the San Francisco Sketch Fest! Kasper Hauser’s James Reichmuth talks to us about doing community psychiatry, where the name for his comedy group Kasper Hauser came from, and what he would diagnose Beverly with. Singer/songwriter Jonathan Coulton also joins us to tell us about his exciting week involving Glee. Plus, the ladies share their experience visiting Alcatraz. Have a listen and enjoy this truly marvelous show!

He’s a fixture in the improv comedy world and is now writing for the Nick Show Kroll – JOE WENGERT came on today and we discussed bad living situations, stuck styles and all of our crippling food anxieties. Enjoy!

It’s time to talk slop shop on today’s Two Charted! Ku-Ku and Wie-wie honor their fans and Howard talks about the perils of chatting up Scarlet Johansson. Ku-Ku charts her top 5 post- Valentine’s day R&B songs for lovers. They also discuss bay area hits and friendship alchemy.  And then Howard charts the best songs he missed in 2012. Do this like a drug but be careful!

We end this week on a strange question. Andrew Ti and this week’s guests Penis Bailey & Lil’ Dinky of Buckwheat Groats speak science on the NYPD, the use of white male privilege, and Adam Sandler DVDs. We’ll do our best to answer your questions about racist things at (323) 389-RACE.

We made improv4humans history as Lennon Parham, John Gemberling, and Joe Wengert joined us for the first livestreamed episode of improv4humans with Matt Besser! What could make this any better? Well, we had one of our regular listeners call in to give us their best story to inspire a scene and had Eric the Paid Intern return to tell us about a failed date & to share some of his Superbowl Man On The Street Interviews! Check out the full video at youtube.com/Earwolf and 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 “The Six Most Important Sets in the History of Standup” at mattbesser.com!

The always wonderful Eddie Pepitone, Steven Feinartz (director of The Bitter Buddha), and Matt Oswalt (Creator of the webseries Puddin’) join Jake to take a look at clips that will both irritate and delight Eddie Pepitone on today’s episode of THE FOGELNEST FILES! They discuss how Steven started to create the documentary based around Eddie, how Eddie felt after the first time he had watched the documentary, and Eddie’s visit to Occupy Wall Street. They also watch a young man’s video message to his girlfriend, a few moments of Glee, and a couple of actors doing commercials. Make sure to leave your reviews of The Bitter Buddha in “The Fogelnest Files” section on iTunes. Next LIVE episode of The Fogelnest Files is February 28th at UCB in Los Angeles with Nick Kroll and Kumail Nanjiani. Get tickets at www.ucbtheatre.com

Will Andrew Ti & Buckwheat Groats agree or disagree that the jive scene from the 1980 comedy Airplane! is racist? Tune in to find out! Keep leaving us messages by calling us at (323) 389-RACE.

Are you ready chartists? The long talked about Bizarro episode of Who Charted? is here and who better to join Howard & Kulap as they switch roles than seasoned Who Charted vet Harris Wittels! Harris shows us how he’s up on the Hollywood gossip and tells us about appreciating One Direction as he helps countdown the Billboard Top Soundtracks Music Chart. He then shares a terrifying tale of us his childhood home during the Top 5 Greatest Horror Movie Franchises Chart. Plus, Harris gives some tips to step up your nacho game with a round of Chart Darts!

The gang finds themselves asking a gray robed man by the name of Shaunson (Mr. Sark) for directions to the control tower. Amarth Amon (Brian Posehn) & Blackee Green (Blaine Capatch) felt like they should have killed the guy while Mildred Maxton (Sarah Guzzardo) & Bartho Shett (Ken Daly) stick to their choice of letting him go. They make it to the base of the docking tower and are left with the decision of continuing ahead or taking their chances going underneath. Get ready for some more drawings that look like dicks! Plus, the gang have some sweet remembrances of a cop D&D adventure that happened before Harry Potter existed.

Writer/Editor Jesse Pearson joins Har Mar to talk about business cards, his new magazine Apology, and being afraid to go to Russia. Jesse also tells us how he dealt with no power during Hurricane Sandy, what’s holding him back from moving to Los Angeles, and his love for various social media apps. Plus, Har Mar & Jesse explore the idea of a Lars von Trier follow up to Family Ties as they create a show and play a game of Let Me Ruin Your Favorite Song with Bruce Springsteen’s “Streets of Philadelphia.”

Yo, parents in general are racist. Andrew Ti and Buckwheat Groats answer a young girl’s question regarding her father saying she is good at the bass because she has the rhythm of Africa in her. Wanna air out some personal issues and ask a question about something being potentially racist? Then leave us a message at (323) 389-RACE.

Live from Vancouver comes this week’s Professor Blastoff! Tig does a Q and A with the audience and we learn how many Blasternauts are using Tig’s potato recipe and what the best episode of all time is. Kyle and Tig wrestle to control a mutual story about Santa followed by an explanation of what a “Sunggle man” is. They then investigate hope and how it permeates every facet of our lives. They take turns in the hope chair revealing their deepest and most whimsical desires. Aaron makes Tig’s come true by giving her a dynamite shoulder massage and then audience members are allowed to come up and take their own journey in the hope chair!

David Huntsberger of Professor Blastoff keeps it all in the Earwolf family on today’s Sklarbro County! David recaps his Superbowl viewing experience and then they get straight to the headlines including: a couple that can’t get past their butt chugging habit and a guy abandoning his running car to grab a cell phone case and losing his child to a car thief in the process. Also included is Grammy talk, instructions on circumventing paying for pay phones, and David talking about the magic that can happen when you combine comedy and science and his co-host, Tig Notaro’s, experiences over the past year. It’s a good day to be on the calming shores of Sklarbro County!

The guys do their best to keep their composure from having seen Movie 43 and break down why certain cast members of Top Chef represent a certain gay subculture. Then they give us a look into what a day in the life of Kevin Smith is really like after coming home from a taping of King of the Nerds. Finally, MICHAEL STAGLIANO from Bachelor Pad shows up to talk about his recent engagement and some of the stuff that happens behind the scenes on the various bachelor reality shows.

Your next viewing assignment will be the gross out event that is Dan Aykrod’s directorial debut, Nothing But Trouble! Paul reads us some of the Corrections & Omissions for The Devil’s Advocate and answers your questions regarding potential movies for the podcast as he opens up the Viewer Mail Bag. Be sure to keep submitting new logos for the show!

Sean Conroy, Eugene Cordero, and Will McLaughlin are back this week for a bonus episode of improv4humans! They explore the world of cougies and cougars. Enjoy!

Andrew Ti and Buckwheat Groats are doing things bunker style this week. They offer their advice to a listener’s question about what to do to raise awareness of using racist depictions of Native American as mascots. Leave us a message and we’ll give you our opinions about whether it’s racist or not at (323) 389-RACE.

Happy 200th episode of Comedy Bang Bang! Take a break from reading the funny papers and tune in as Jason Mantzoukas joins Scott to talk about his role on Enlightened, movie theater handies, and anything else in the news. Old friend Don Dimello sends over the snake skin wearing Cactus Tony to shed some light on the recent controversy at the daycare he runs during Don’s late night productions, tells us about his one year of service for the Croatian armed services, and gives us a look into his other job at the Arclight theater. Check out the full video at Youtube.com/Earwolf!

Rafflecast presents Jon Daly’s single “Jon Daly.”

Special guests Penis Bailey & Lil’ Dinky of Buckwheat Groats join Andrew Ti from a bunker somewhere in New York to talk about the possible racist caricatures in the video game Grand Theft Auto IV. Call us at (323) 389-RACE to ask us if any other video games are racist.

It’s rare when we have the chance to have a fascinating chat with a guest who is a tremendous actor and star of one of the greatest sports movies of all time. We are very excited today to have Dennis Christopher of Breaking Away become acquainted with the calming shores of Sklarbro Country. Dennis tells us about why being emancipated set him free to follow his dream of acting, working with Robert Altman, and how he was offered the starring role of Breaking Away after he had already been cast in a different role. He also talks about expressing his ideas on the original look of the Dave Stoller character, the process of working with Quentin Tarantino on Django Unchained, and plays devil’s advocate during a round of Quick Hits. Plus, we call up Jerry Jones to get to the bottom of the Superbowl blackout. You won’t want to miss this incredible episode with one of the most inspirational actors of our time.

We’ve loved him on Sarah Silverman, and from his podcast, “Uhhh” we are SUPER excited to hang with the funny and down to earth, STEVE AGEE. We talk fear of flying, movie memories, and what way of dying is the freakiest of them all. Enjoy!

Ku- Ku and Wie- Wie recap their past week including; their Super bowl fun, the similarities between Howard and recent guest Steve-O, and the ion necklace Howard has been rocking. Howard counts down the Top 5 songs that he and his former lovers would groove to and it’s sensual listening. Kulap shares about letting Andre 3000 use the bathroom and she counts down her Top 5 Beyonce songs! It’s fantastic!

Andrew Ti asks Alex Blagg’s opinion on latino dudes using the n word and Alex talks about feeling uncomfortable engaging in a discussion where his opinion does not matter. We’ll eventually get to your questions so leave us a message at (323) 389-RACE.

Wilco frontman Jeff Tweedy is the inspiration behind Garlin’s venture into recording these candid conversations. The two Jeffs bond over their love of naps, the joy they get from hating things, and both having moments where their success could mean nothing to their high school peers. We also hear about Tweedy’s pure enjoyment of a certain reality TV show, the best display of anger he’s seen towards him onstage, and the nicest thing a stranger has said about his guitar playing.

(Photos by: Lincoln Andrew DeFer)

Take a break from catfishing that special someone and listen to today’s improv4humans with Sean Conroy, Eugene Cordero, and Will McLaughlin! It’s better than getting a massage from a cat masseuse and you’ll learn a thing or two about defending yourself. 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 “The Six Most Important Sets in the History of Standup” at mattbesser.com!

Hold on to your viewing positions and get ready to get your mind blown on today’s LIVE edition of THE FOGELNEST FILES! Recorded LIVE at UCB-LA, Jake Fogelnest welcomes Rob Huebel and Morgan Murphy to talk about a dude who wants to be a feminine pad, Shop at Home host Don West, and the sequel to Purple Rain. They also take a look at Andy Warhol at Wrestlemania, PinkleTank, and explore idiot rap. Make sure to leave reviews for the Todd Phillips comedy film Road Trip in “The Fogelnest Files” section on iTunes. Special thanks to Megan Baker for the photos of the evening.

Andrew Ti and Alex Blagg talk about whether the term hillbilly is racist and Alex tells us about being from the South. Keep leaving us messages by calling us at (323) 389-RACE.

Old pals Gillian Jacobs and Garry Marshall return to give us an update on their relationship on today’s Comedy Bing Bong! Want to know what went wrong in their marriage? How about the truth behind Garry’s deceased wife Barbara? Will there be enough cursing for Garry’s grandkids to enjoy? All these questions will be answered including a very competitive game of Would You Rather?!