Today’s episode with Kathryn Borel, author of the biting and hilarious “Corked”, hard hitting journalist and dear friend to Elizabeth, was a trial of sorts: Can we class things up with a smarty pants journalist and author? Can we avoid our usual suspects of tits, balls, and all the parts in between? The answer, alas, is NO! Nothing stands a chance  against the downward spiral that is an episode of TL. Luckily Kathryn is a true gem who makes the ride on the debauchery train a super fun one. Enjoy!

Come sit on the rock with us on today’s Tooth Charted! We hear how the enigmatic Howard has stepped his smoothie game up, read some Chartist mail, and Kulap shares a story about her run-in with a persistent frog. This week Wie-Wie counts down his Top 5 Ways To Play Along To Jeopardy & Ku-Ku counts down her Top 5 Driving Songs in Yosemite. FLOSS!

Yo, what up race cars! Today’s guest Howard Kremer joins Andrew Ti to determine if “nice” white people doing hip-hop covers is racist. We also discuss why white people using the words ninja and nilla is straight up wack. Call in at 323-389-7223 if you’d like to potentially hear your own voice on some weird voicemail.

We’re kicking things off Gangnam Style on this week’s episode of improv4humans! Our guests Danielle Schneider, Jackie Clarke, and Dannah Phirman join Matt Besser to create scenes inspired by stories involving Danielle’s first kiss, Matt’s nightmarish day with a horse, and Dannah’s clothes borrowing step mom. Plus, Crap on Youtube makes everyone discuss why they hate their assholes. 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.

Today we welcome our very first guest, actor and fellow dad Ethan Embry to the show to talk about being a divorced dad. Ethan describes his relationship with his ex-wife, tells us about having the intentions of being the best father, and explains why it’s better to face an issue with a clear head. He also shares how his son made him into a baseball fan, explains the meaning behind his middle name, and tells us about his recent encounter with a skunk. Plus, Jeff shares a story about feeling old at a Wilco concert.

Yo, what up y’all! Our guest Howard Kremer helps us explore the topic of red head discrimination and answer the question if there is such a thing as red-headed solidarity/ginger pride. If you want to leave us an equally befuddling message, call 323-389-7223. Peace.

Helping us transition into the first week of Rocktober is one half of Comedy Film Nerds’ Graham Elwood! Graham shares his worst morning radio situation, recommends watching “Ghosts of Girlfriends Past” purely for the Michael Douglas scenes, and tells us about the First Annual LA Podcast Festival during the Billboard Alternative Albums Music Chart. Howard gives us an update on his 12 Movies of Summah list, Graham explains why he’s tired of found footage hand held camera films, and we profess our love of Caddyshack with out Movie Chart. Plus, we hear how performing in Afghanistan has changed Graham’s life with a game of Chart Darts!

This week we go on a trip down memory lane with our good friend Amanda Warner AKA MNDR! Har Mar & MNDR reminisce about their early bottle smashing days, recall crashing in Oakland’s notorious rave warehouse underworld, and share stories about their similar run-ins with Mark Ronson. We also hear about MNDR’s fever rash performance on the last week of Friday Night with Jonathan Ross and play a game of Let Me Ruin Your Favorite Song. Be sure to check out MNDR’s debut album “Feed Me Diamonds” and find her upcoming tour dates over at http://mndr.com/

Yo, what up race cars and race debaters! Howard Kremer is in studio today to help us answer if a Farmers Market sign that reads “Wild Food For Urban People” is racist. We also discuss the use of the word urban in mainstream media. Ask us a question by calling 323-389-7223 just don’t be racist about it.

Fans of gratuitous side boob are in luck as we discuss Barb Wire on today’s How Did This Get Made! America’s Radio Sweetheart Jesse Thorn joins us to talk about Barb’s wardrobe being full of black leather bustiers, Big Fatso’s amazing performance, and how this movie is a rip-off of Casablanca. Plus, we cover the crotch biting dog, prostitute medical cards, and steel bikini torture.

Get back into your viewing positions for another LIVE edition of THE FOGELNEST FILES! Recorded live at UCB-LA, Jake Fogelnest welcomes Steve Agee and Horatio Sanz to look at clips that will make you ask the question, “What did I just watch?” Some of the clips you will hear include: lunatics breaking into a Chicago television station wearing a child’s Max Headroom mask, the James Brown Future Shock that can’t be stopped, and Gary Busey re-incarnated into a Pomeranian. All the videos featured in this episode can be seen at http://www.youtube.com/user/thefogelnestfiles.

Put on your Jayme Johns and get ready for your mid-week snack on today’s Sklarbro County! The set-up master 2000, Tom Segura, returns to talk about his new album “White Girls With Cornrows,” his favorite black names, and how his father writes to various McDonalds to commend or criticize their service. Dan Van Kirk brings in crazy stories including; replacement referee night, a guy who goes apeshit at a McDonalds, and a man who gets beat by his own prosthetic leg. Plus, Mark Wahlberg leaves us a message about his idea for The Replacement Refs movie.

Expect the unexpected on today’s Professor Blastoff! Kyle joins us via phone call to share a story about his recent gig for Nickelodeon, we catch up with Tig’s recuperation, and hear an important announcement. Tig, Kyle, and David check in with the professor to have a discussion about expectations. We talk about preparing for the worst, the thrill of anticipation, and balancing high & low expectations.

Yo, what up race cars! Today we are joined by Howard Kremer to discuss if white people using the N-word is racist. Call 323-389-7223 and leave us a voicemail if you want to ask us if something is racist. No robots please.

Welcome to the first episode of Seth Godin’s Startup School. Join best-selling author Seth Godin as he provides business advice for entrepreneurs and freelancers from this rare workshop. During this week’s episode Seth discusses creating a monopoly, describes the differences between freelancers and entrepreneurs, and talks about how a business is connected to marketing.

Welcome to Yo, Is This Racist? with Andrew Ti! Join Andrew Ti as he answers one of your questions every day about whether something is racist. Spoiler Alert: It almost always is totally racist. Howard Kremer joins us today to figure out if calling black sprinkles on ice cream “jimmies” is racist. Call 323-389-7223 and leave us a voicemail if you want to ask us if something is racist.

It’s been 16 years since she’s released a solo album, Susanna Hoffs of the Bangles sits down to chat on this week’s Shortwave. Susanna shares her writing process, explains how Keith Richard’s audiobook inspired her throughout the making of the record, and tells us how Prince helped The Bangles break out onto the charts. Susanna also talks about writing with Mark Linkous in an old abandoned schoolyard, how The Bangles became an alumni of Gilmore Girls, and singing backup on the Talking Heads’ “Wild Wild Life.” Plus, we’re treated to some live songs from Susanna’s latest album “Someday.”

School’s back in session so it was only a matter of time before our 16 year-old intern Marissa Wompler made her way back to the studio to help co-host today’s Comedy Bang Bang! Marissa gets schooled on Grimace, The Fat Boys and motor boating by none other than Rob Corddry! Rob also offers Marissa some expert advice on her recent heartbreak. Plus, we get one special turd of information about what’s to come up on the season finale of Childrens Hospital. Womp It Up!

Our good friend of over 20 years, NY Times best selling author Brad Meltzer, visits the calming shores this week on Sklarbro Country! Brad joins Randy & Jason to reminisce about being apart of the test pilot for Cheap Seats, describes how he’s the food server for his son’s fantasy league, and explains how he explores the thriller genre to keep his writing fresh. We also get into some crazy sports stories including a former WWE Diva who was arrested 3 times in 3 days and how confused Dallas Cowboys fans were lead to a gay dating site. Plus, Brad tells us about the time he took his dad to Comic-Con during Quick Hits and Tom Leykis gives us a call to talk sports!

Beverly uses her new psychic gift on our guest Brian Huskey! Brian sits down with Ronna and Beverly to talk about the origin of the name Huskey, how his daughter loves it when he pretends to get angry, and tells us about dressing up as a spaceman in Germany. Plus, Ronna confronts Beverly about chewing loudly during synagogue and eating Milky Ways on Yom Kippur.

Rebecca Drysdale is one of our comedy heroes, currently writes for Key and Peele, and is our guest on today’s Totally Laime! Rebecca joins Elizabeth & Andy to talk about her love of pets, tells us how she would like a floating chair from WALL-E but not have to need it, and shares how she once got a woman pregnant. Plus, vaginas are up for discussion as we play a game of Laime or Totally: Rapid Fire. Enjoy!

Get juiced up for today’s Two Charted! Classic films, Mark Ruffalo, and Spice World are all up for discussion during Ku-Ku’s Top 5 Summah Movies Chart and Wie-Wie reveals his Summah obsession of Riff Raff during his Summah 2012 Tunes Chart. Join us as we reflect on all the lessons we learned from Summah 2012.

Go out into the woods and have some alone time with today’s improv4humans! This week we are joined by members of the legendary improv group the Swarm; Sean Conroy, Andy Secunda, and Billy Merritt! Listen as they meet the pope, sing role playing karaoke, and explore the rules of Splooge Marooge. 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.

We’re getting to the bottom of consumerism on this week’s Love, Dad! Dave & Jeff discuss how to limit the many things children consume today from video games to smart phones. We also explore the importance of teaching kids the value of a dollar, setting rules early on, and being an involved parent by monitoring your child’s usage of technology. Plus, we have the clean joke of the week for you to consume!

Zach Galifianakis is back to get his groove on with Ku-Ku & Wie-Wie on today’s Who Charted! We introduce him to Carly Rae Jepsen in the Songs of Summah Chart, tells us about his love of Christmas during the Top Grossing Comedy Fat Suit Movies Chart, and explains why the internet can be very distracting. Plus, special guest Scott Aukerman drops in as well to discuss Zach’s Subaru during a game of Chart Goose!

Our good friend Adam Green joins us on a flight of fancy into the night time on this week’s Nocturnal Emotions! Adam recalls the early beginnings of The Moldy Peaches, describes his cube inspired art pieces, and talks about his upcoming collaborative album with Binki Shapiro. We also hear the story behind the Doggy Dare scene from his iPhone film “The Wrong Ferarri” and play a game of Let Me Ruin Your Favorite Song. You can download Adam’s movie for free, browse his artwork/music, and find his upcoming tour dates at www.adamgreen.info

We are joined by the Vice President of Something Awful.com, Jon Hendren for an in-studio edition of The Fogelnest Files! Jon tells us the story behind choosing the username @fart on Twitter, exiling Pitbull to Alaska, and his relationship with Garfield. Jake & Jon discuss awesome dudes and total jerks with a couple of clips which include; Glenn Danzig’s book collection, Buddy Rich berating his band on a bus, Jim Morrison yelling at the audience, Crispin Glover in drag singing Olivia Newton-John as part of The Beaver Trilogy and Bowser from Sha Na Na.

We nerd out about sports with Grantland’s Jonah Keri on this week’s Sklarbro County! Jonah tells us how he realized sportswriting was his calling at a young age, unveils a story about his encounter with Jon Gruden, and recalls his choice of not joining in a scuffle at a Pop Burger. Dan Van Kirk joins us with stories involving; a cheerleading coach who was arrested for not wanting to leave her boyfriend’s truck, a college student who threatened police with a penis slap, and a newlywed couple’s lawsuit against Medieval Times. Plus, Steven Seagal leaves a voicemail response to the story of him pooping himself while getting choked out. You can pick up Jonah Keri’s New York Times Bestseller “The Extra 2%” right here.

It’s more money, more problems on this week’s Professor Blastoff! We are joined by a professional money person, CPA Richard Bowen to discuss the definition of wealth. Richard shares tips on how to avoid debt, talks about the dumb things people do with their money, how the most valuable thing we have is time, why credit scores are a joke, and the Indian food crisis. We also explore the idea of what we’ll do with an unlimited amount of money.

It’s time once again for a mini-episode of How Did This Get Made! Our next selection is a long lost bad movie classic starring Pamela Anderson Lee as she does karate, shows off her boobs and looks badass. We get a taste of what kind of dialogue we’re in store for with a clip from a post strip tease scene and answer your viewer mail questions about toast, cell phone numbers, and movie remakes! Also, be sure to post your suggestions in the Bad Halloween Movies forum!