A candid tape recording of Bob’s morning ritual.

Beverly’s booking streak continues with Marblehead’s own David Sabino. The ladies record their first (& last) interview at Beverly’s house.

We’re back once more with improv4humans and we have three rare, endangered species in the studio this week: Joe Wengert, Andy Daly, and Horatio Sanz. They join Matt for an in-depth discussion of Dodi Fayed, a look at the day in the life of a pharmacist, and a visit to the weirdest brothel you’ve never seen. Follow @MattBesser to send suggestions for future episodes and find music like the stuff you heard today by visiting Bobby Matthews and Dragoon.

It’s been far too long since we’ve had Matt Besser in our chart chamber. He reprises his appearance this week with a rousing round of hits from the iTunes Top Singles Chart, insider acting advice inspired by the Movie Chart, and a special hometown version of Chart Roulette. Matt gets personal as he tells tales of traveling with marijuana, clues us into his favorite dance music tropes, and shocks us with his neighbor’s murder mystery! Put on your knee-high socks and dig in!

An apple a day keeps the doctor away….depending on how that apple is prepared, by whom, and under what pretense.

We have a brand new episode of Professor Blastoff for you this week. You’re welcome. It really was very selfless of us. Kyle could have been visiting his mother, Tig could have been raising money for hurricane relief, David could have been drinking cool beers, and Dr. Alex Platt could have been trying on pieces of burnt orange outerwear. But instead they got together and made this podcast about altruism. So once again, you’re welcome.

We can never talk enough about Crank and Crank 2. Fortunately we found someone just as excited about the movies to chat with us: Brian Taylor, the co-writer/director of the franchise. He joins Paul and Jason to tell us about Bai Ling’s improvising, Jason Statham’s secret comedic prowess, and what that mysterious underwear stain really was. As if that wasn’t enough, he brings us the inside scoop from working with Nic Cage. We are proud to welcome Brian this week for latest HDTGM Director’s Edition!

Talented actor of screens both big and small, known recently for his work on the hit series Numb3rs.

I think we have a new best friend and his name is Nick Offerman! The ex-con and star of Parks and Recreation makes his Comedy Bang Bang debut this week and gives all you Parks and Rec die-hards a glimpse into the tear-jerking story of how Ron Swanson came to be. Also joining us is Paul Giamatti who trades audition and rejection stories with Nick. To put it simply: This episode is diminutive!

We’ve had listener letters before, but they’ve never been as exotic and exciting as today’s gem! Listen and try to contain your excitement as Bob is offered the opportunity of a lifetime!

This week on Sklarbro Country we wrestle with the comedy alligator that is Andy Daly. Andy was there in the beginning of the UCB revolution and he joins us to talk about his pre-comedy days at Bennigan’s and how he went from performing topical song parodies to setting people on fire at Asssscat. Plus we check in with two of our favorite guests, Bruce Jenner and Gary Busey, to ask them about their cross-dressing and wife-swapping, respectively. You don’t need a background check to visit Sklarbro Country, so come on by hundreds of times!

This week’s guest is Zach Steel and we get pretty real. I didn’t intend for that to rhyme, but now I want to do it for the whole description: You know him from A.N.T. Farm, and we’re impressed with his charm. We discuss our careers, our feelings towards peers, our changes through the years, and we approach new frontiers. He’s one of our favorite boys, so enjoy(s)!

Are Isolation Tanks right for you? And by “you” I mean listener Paul Prince. Find out as Bob answers yet another listener letter.

Oh no, I think we died and went to improv heaven! Chad Carter, Kevin Dorff, and Robert Dassie are taking a break from their parasailing and porno watching to perform some improv4humans with Matt Besser. From islands with exotic cuisine to dogs with unique tricks, we’re exploring the depths of the improv world with only an inspirational quote from Kafka and your Twitter suggestions to guide us. Follow @MattBesser to send suggestions for future episodes and find music like the stuff you heard today by visiting Bobby Matthews and Dragoon.

This week’s The Wolf Den is short but sweet! Get an update on the status of this podcast, a look back at Earwolf 2011, an announcement of a cool future episode, and several other business announcements that might be of interest. We’ll see you in a few weeks!

Can humanity ever truly understand Brett Gelman? He’s a comedian, actor, rapper, improviser, podcaster, and he knows a thing or two about the charts! We gave into demand and invited him over this week to discuss dance music and movies, play with Hermes the Chart Goose, and witness some brand new chart theme songs! You’ll find out everything you ever wanted to know about Brett, from the medical state of his pet finches to his chance meeting with Tom Cruise, this week on Who Charted?!

The convenience store dinner. We’ve all had it, but I doubt any of us have made a feast of it the way Bob has. Just listen!

How much longer can this last? Not the podcast…well, I guess the podcast couldn’t continue if the earth ceased to exist…is that something we should be worried about? Listen, don’t worry about it, we have Green Circle Award winner Steven Yates who will help us understand fossil fuel and energy sources and swamp rock. Just relax, buy Humanitis on iTunes or Amazon, and enjoy!

If you listened to Episode 13 than you know that we love Crank and Crank 2. Next week we have an extra special treat for you when Brian Taylor, co-writer/director of the Crank films, joins us to revisit all our favorite Chev Chelios moments. Our challenge for the listeners this week is to design a poster for either Crank film and the winner will have their poster sent to Brian. Sound good? Join us next week for the latest in our How Did This Get Made? Director’s Series!

Ed O’Neill, the beloved American actor from Married With Children and Modern Family, sits down and chats with Kevin Pollak.

Today’s Comedy Bang Bang is the total insider experience! Do you want sizzling hot entertainment news about your favorite podcasts and bands? You’ll get it! Are you interested in what it’s like to be on the hottest drama on television? Bob Odenkirk will tell you all about it! Do you want to know everything there is to know about both property management and assassinations? First time guest Paul Luzak is here and he isn’t holding back, so throw away your newspapers, magazines, and encyclopedias and get all the info you’ll ever need on Comedy Bang Bang! It’s historical, informational, and erotic!

Usually after a vacation, you’d invite your friends over to look at pictures from the trip. Seeing as that is impossible for a number of reasons, here we have a monologue regarding Bob’s travels: A travelogue if you will.

Ronna & Beverly talk with Barbara Vinick, author of “Today I Am a Woman: Stories of Bat Mitzvah around the World”, and ring in the new year six days after it arrived by revealing the resolutions they made…for each other.

Saturday Night Live is such an institution that it’s hard to know which myths are true. Enter legendary cast member Laraine Newman who joins us on Sklarbro Country to show off her comedy hipness, delight us with her stories from New York, and suffer through a split scrotum with us. Plus we have a guest who combines our love of athletics and law: Gary Less, publicist for Joseph Amendola, lawyer for Jerry Sandusky. Now go punch a waterfall, but check before you put on your waterfall punching gloves!

Mark Duplass joined us for this week’s Totally Laime and his awesomeness was enough to make the heavens clap! Mark is an actor, film maker, musician, parent, foodie, and he’s come prepared with hilarious stories of meeting fans, interesting theories about marijuana, and great advice for giving advice. It’s enough to make you yell “The League fucking rules, dude!” Enjoy!

If you spent the past month singing Christmas Carols, than there is a good chance that you’ve been infected by one of the many music-based disorders from which Bob suffers. Thank you Ben for your letter. Ben, huh…that reminds me of a song…

This week’s improv4humans is brought to you by skirt steak, martian invasions, and bad parenting. More accurately, it is brought to you by Curtis Gwinn, Sean Conroy, and Brett Gelman who join Matt Besser to relive childhood tragedies and lost love all for the sake of comedy.  As always, follow @MattBesser to tweet your suggestions and visit Bobby Matthews and Dragoon to hear more music like the stuff you heard today.

It’s not often we get a guest with David Wain’s level of expertise. As the son of a broadcaster (and a hit maker himself) he brings some real gravitas to Entertainment Weekly’s Top Singles of 2011 Chart. As the director of such hits and cult classics as Role Models and Wet Hot American Summer, David offers up a unique perspective on EW’s Worst Movies of 2011 Chart. And as a former gambler he plays a round of Chart Roulette that’ll keep you on the edge of your seat. But don’t get him started on politics!

Well, late is better than never! With Bob out on the road he couldn’t share this New Year’s Eve poem until after the fact. I think we can all forgive him, considering the circumstances.

Would it be cheating if I just copy-and-pasted a dictionary definition of “cheating” as the episode description, embellishing it with specifics about this show? No? In that case: Act dishonestly or unfairly in order to gain an advantage, esp. in a game (like bicycling, which our guest Michael Creed knows all about) or examination. That’s nuts!