Scott and Paul F. Tompkins put the Part 2 in 2022 as they continue the Best of Comedy Bang! Bang! 2022 countdown. On this episode, Scott and Paul talk about babies before counting down your choices for episodes twelve through nine. Tune in Monday for Part 3!

Lauren, Paul and Scott talk about the royal family, being on reality tv, and play celebrity hunt.

In this special episode of Conan O’Brien IS a Fan, Conan sits down with Ashley Flowers of the podcast Crime Junkie to discuss what got her into true crime, why LA is the place to be for the genre, and her novel All Good People Here.

Happy fck’n holidays everyone! This week, Leslie and Lenny welcome Leslie’s family on the show.

Austin Lucas and Sean Conroy join Matt Besser for a musical i4h Christmas special!

Paul & Amy walk across broken glass for 1988’s definitive Bruce Willis action film Die Hard! They ask whether Hans Gruber is the true protagonist of the film, learn why Frank Sinatra was originally considered to play John McClane, and explore why this film succeeds where legions of imitators have failed. Plus: we settle the “Christmas movie” debate once and for all.

This holiday break, we’re re-releasing two gorgeous beauty episodes from the Getting Curious archives! First up, join Dr. Tina Lasisi—a biological anthropologist studying human hair—and Jonathan as they explore the evolutionary history of hair, measuring hair variation, and the twists and turns of Jonathan’s hair school textbook.

This week Jenna and Angela answer your fan mail questions and revisit some past “Office” episodes.

This week June and Jessica are feeling the pressure of the holidays. Nails might be getting shorter, but reminder alerts and tablescapes have been set.

Iliza tells listeners to ask for what they want and has sympathy for the recipient of thoughtless Christmas gifts.

Matt Rogers tells Ashley how the capitalism of Christmas inspired the project, breaks down the misogyny in the shocking Survivor season finale, talks secret hot nerd bodies in White Lotus, and gives fans of Showtime’s I Love That For You an exclusive update on the status of season 2.

Happy Holidays! Our present to you is this classic episode from behind the paywall! On this week’s episode, best friends Lauren Lapkus and Laura Willcox join Nicole & Sasheer for another round of Besting Each Other.

Howard Kremer (Who Charted?) joins the HDTGM crew to break down a holiday-themed movie that came out two months after December, the 2000 crime-thriller Reindeer Games. They sound off on Ben Affleck’s love of pecan pie, the terrible open-mouth kissing, and the bonkers Ashton Kutcher cameo. Plus, we learn about Paul’s intimate relationship history with his mom. There are no reindeer games here, happy holidays people of earth! (Originally released 12/25/2012)

What’s Poppin’ Con-gregation? This week, Jon Gabrus joins us to discuss Albert Rosenberg, the man who married the heir to the Ovaltine fortune and charmed woman across continents but nobody knew who the real Albert was. Plus, a 22-year-old New Jersey man is on the hook after committing unemployment fraud and bragging about it on Instagram. Stay Schemin’!
 
Research by Kaelyn Brandt
 
Sources: 
https://torontolife.com/city/yorkville-swindler-albert-rosenberg/
https://www.cbc.ca/documentaries/the-passionate-eye/toronto-s-yorkville-swindler-the-story-of-con-man-albert-rosenberg-in-his-own-words-1.6616921
https://www.nj.com/news/2022/05/nj-man-stole-150k-in-10-state-unemployment-fraud-feds-say.html
https://www.justice.gov/usao-nj/pr/camden-county-man-charged-fraud-connection-unemployment-insurance-benefits

What’s Kim Kardashian like? A 25-year-old shares wild stories about living and working in a boujee Colorado ski town teaching wealthy people (including Kim and Kanye) how to ski. She opens up about being the daughter of diplomats wondering if she’ll move to Europe to be closer to her parents. She describes moving between worlds hanging out with billionaires by day and “dirtbag hippies” by night. She also explains why her father feels safer in Europe than he does in the U.S. as a black person.

Threevisiting on the Tues: Scott, Paul and Lauren discuss doing impressions as a child and comedy in other cultures. Then for their feature segment, the gang performs half-written, half-improvised plays.

Happy Best Of’s to you and many hamburgers to all from Comedy Bang! Bang! Join Scott and Paul F. Tompkins as they countdown numbers seventeen through thirteen of the Best CBB episodes of 2022 as voted by YOU listeners. Tune in Thursday for Part 2!

For the final new episode of 2022, Heather, Nick and Matt say goodbye to Engineer Devon, talk about what they’re playing lately and dive deep on the hit JRPG Persona 5 Royal! They talk about how much there is to do in the game, their favorite characters, and more! Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @getplayedpod. Check out our premium series Get Anime’d on patreon.com/getplayed or on Stitcher Premium. Join us on our Discord server here: https://discord.gg/getplayed Wanna leave us a voicemail? Call 616-2-PLAYED (616-275-2933) or write us an email at getplayedpod@gmail.com

A compilation of some of the best Queery conversations from 2022, featuring clips from Episode #262 with ER Fightmaster, Episode #252 with Kiku Hughes, and Episode #249 with Eleanor Medhurst.

Former First Lady Michelle Obama feels less cautious about being Conan O’Brien’s friend.

Michelle returns to sit down with Conan once more to discuss her new book The Light We Carry, developing tools to deal with anxiety, the importance of working with one’s hands, and preparing for the empty nest.

For the last episode of the year Casey and Danielle have on not one, but two famous (and infamous) Instagram accounts known for their hot gos and hotter takes. First they talk to Deuxmoi about what she’s learned about the NYC housewives, having ears and eyes all over the big, bad apple. Then they turn to one of their favorite Real Housewives accounts, Queens of Bravo, to get all their thoughts on Miami, SLC and his unwavering love for Potomac’s Robyn. Will we ever find out who or what hit Heather? That’s the only christmas present we want under our tree this year.

Happy Holidays everyone! And a Bravo New year.

Jason joins Paul for a holiday-themed Just Chat where they decide the Elf on the Shelf is an EFFING NARC and tear apart the Santa Clause film/TV franchise. Plus, Paul shares deleted scenes from our 12 Pups of Christmas episode, digs into Corrections and Omissions, hears from listeners about horrible gifts, and announces next week’s movie. Places people, it’s time for Last Looks!

Jason’s Picks:

Christmas with the Campbells
The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special
The Family Stone
Holiday Gilmore Girls episodes
Elf
Love Actually
Die Hard
Mixed Nuts

Paul’s Picks:
The Binge 2: It’s A Wonderful Binge
Barbarian
Mistletoe Mixup
A Very Merry Toy Store
Dear Christmas
Feliz NaviDAD
Home Alone
Christmas Vacation
Scrooged

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Playwright, actor, poet, and filmmaker Sarah Jones joins Jameela this week to discuss her new film Sell/Buy/Date, which explores the many complicated layers within the sex industry. They discuss how the sex industry manifests the racism and inequalities of culture at large, the difference between legalization and decriminalization, who truly benefits within it, the ways the industry can be either empowering or dehumanizing, and more.

Sell/Buy/Date is streaming now!

Follow Sarah on Instagram and Twitter @yesimsarahjones

You can find transcripts for this episode on the Earwolf website.

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Lauren, Paul and Scott talk about a person on an airplane, tasting things with bad flavors, and play a game whose name they can’t remember.

This week, Leslie plans Lenny’s Shiva just in case he passes away from a surgery. Great news… he is fully recovered. Also, special guest Fortune Feimster joins the show to discuss her start in comedy, her latest Netflix comedy special and how she got her wife. Plus, find out why Kyrie Irving, again, is one of the fckries of the week. 

Amy & Paul upload their consciousness into 2009’s otherworldly sci-fi spectacle Avatar!

Next week, tune in as we discuss Die Hard! You can join the conversation for this series on the Unspooled Facebook Group at

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On a special holiday i4h, join Rudolph, Hermey, Yukon Cornelius, Donner, Mrs. Donner, Charlie in the Box, Water Gun Who Shoots Jelly, and all your other favorite classic characters as they embark on an adventure to fight misogyny, bullying, and fracking in order to save Christmas from being stopped by COVID-19.

Featuring Jess McKenna, John Gemberling, Zach Reino, Danielle Schneider, and Mookie Blaiklock.

Conan chats with Jackie from Ontario about working at the Toronto Humane Society, studying baboons, and tricks to get your cat to love you.

And then there were two. Casey sits down with Sisters in Christ, June Diane Raphael and Elizabeth Laime to reckon with the shocking events that have unfolded as season SEVENTEEN of Sister Wives draws to a close. We bow our heads in prayer as we release two sparrows into the sky: Christine and Janelle. “Fly high against the sky, you let us fly so high. Thank you, thank you. Thank God for you. The wind beneath our wings.” In Jesus’ name we pray. Amen.

For our last new episode of the year, we’re turning the mic on the Getting Curious community. Jonathan is answering your questions about all things hair—including dry shampoo, hair loss, highlights, and staying sleek while getting sweaty. And one thing is clear: curiosity looks good on you!

We’ll be re-releasing two of our favorite beauty episodes from the Getting Curious archives to round out the year. And we’ll be featuring more of your questions about beauty and beyond in just a few weeks as we celebrate our 300th episode of the show.

Here’s to all of our gorgeous listeners, and to another year of Getting Curious together!

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Transcripts for each episode are available at JonathanVanNess.com.

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