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Jake’s longtime buddy John Ross Bowie drops by to talk POLITICS on today’s special election episode of THE FOGELNEST FILES! John reminisces about the many times old Hasidic men would walk into the UCB-NY theatre thinking it was still a burlesque theatre, tries to explain Mark Russell to young people, and tells us about the time he talked to Jello Biafra backstage at an ASSSSCAT performance. Jake & John discuss politics by looking at some clips which include; the Fridays “Ronnie Horror Picture Show” sketch, Moe Tucker at a Tea Party rally, and Hillary Clinton being a bad ass. Message from Jake: "Hey everyone. On this episode I say the election is November 7th. I'm not an idiot. It's the 6th. I got confused. Don't worry, I'm not gonna try and vote on the 7th. In fact, I already voted. I voted for Michael Dukakis. Is anyone reading this? Okay, make sure to go leave reviews for Led Zeppelin's "Physical Graffiti" in "The Fogelnest Files" section on iTunes. Bye!"

We are back in the Earwolf studios today with very special St. Louis guest comedian Tommy Johnagin! Tommy tells us about losing his voice while watching the 2011 St. Louis Cardinals World Series game, how his time on Last Comic Standing helped his career, and explaining that long distance no longer exists to his mother. Dan Van Kirk brings us some crazy stories involving a Florida Man being jailed after singing “I ain’t going back to jail,” Jeremy Roenick wanting to fight a Twitter follower for charity but needing legal advice before doing so, and Former Playboy triplets arrested in a massive strip club brawl. Plus, we get an update on Donnie’s house with today’s Weekly Wahlberg.

Relive the best moments of Professor Blastoff (thus far) or listen to them for the first time! Join Tig, Kyle, and David as they give us an update that will be sure to make you smile. Don’t forget to get your tickets for our first LIVE show in New York at The Bell House!

Tremendous comedian Tom Papa came up in the New York comedy scene with the Sklars and is here to tell us how he lived through the storm on today’s Sklarbro Country! Tom joins Randy & Jason to riff on some stories involving Alabama fan Brian Downing pleading guilty to sexually taunting a LSU fan and Toronto Maple Leafs’ Tyler Bozak taking heat for his blackface Twitter pic. Tom talks to us about his first opening gig for Kenny Loggins, how his connection to Jerry Seinfeld started, and his experience working on The Marriage Ref. Tom also shares a story of the first time he met Greg Giraldo, tells us about his Sirius XM radio interview show “Come To Papa,” and joins us for a killer round of Quick Hits! Plus, enjoy the absurdity of a pre-election recorded interview with the one and only Tom Leykis.

Betsy Sodaro, Jeff Hiller, and Colton Dunn are here to say it’s your choice to suck a dick on today’s improv4humans! Victoria Jackson bailed so the gang decided to create scenes based on clips from her interview on Howard Stern. Everything from gay marriage to squarriage will be covered. 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.

Tears are shed on this week’s Two Charted! Ku-Ku counts down her Healthy living chart & Wie-Wie counts down his past Wie-week. Kulap is prepared for any disaster, Howard sympathizes to those effected by Sandy, and we learn some facts about Benjamin Franklin. Live healthy chartists!

It’s mustard taste test time on this week’s Tookta Charted! Wie-Wie aka Tiki Chapstick counts down a special Double Stuffed Double Chart of Chartist E-Mails & 5 Songs That Wie Likes and Ku-Ku gets us up on some flicks & some important info on politics with her Top 5 Things She Wants To Talk About Chart. A chartist samples Ku-Ku & Wie-Wie, Howard tells us about the time he met Michael Gross in a restroom, and Engineer Brett’s mustard gets put to the taste test. Start me up!

The beautiful and talented comedy actress, Morgan Walsh, came by and lit up our home with tales of showing up to parties a week early and what life is like by the Saltan Sea. We also have some crazy synergy moments - one involves OPRAH (of course). Enjoy!

The fancy Baron Vaughn dazzles us on this week’s Who Charted! Baron improvises a new Music Chart theme, shares his favorite thing about athletic burlesque, and tells us a story on how he became an award nominated musician during the Billboard Country Songs Chart. We discuss RZA’s apprenticeship in preparation for his film, the responsibilities that come with playing video games, and worst celebrity meetings with the Movie Chart. Plus, Baron counts down the Five I’s of Twitter with a game of Chart Roulette!

Yo, what up race cars! Special guest Max Silvestri drops by from New York to make voicemails and call racist on some questions. Max & Andrew help give a black college student advice on figuring out her identity, examine Massachusetts Senator Scott Brown’s slogan, and talk about the possible racism in the Fantasy genre. They also discuss the odd way people substitute the word Jew with almost anything and answer the question if white guys singing the blues is racist. Plus, Max tells us about being a victim of white on white hate crime in New England, explains that A Time To Kill answers all question about all racism, and describes his first album purchases. Call 323 389 RACE to leave us a question and for some life advice on how you shouldn’t be racist. Peace.

For the first time ever, Randy, Jason and Dan record Sklarbro County out of the Earwolf Studios. Coming to you straight from Dan Van Kirk's cabin in Wisconsin, the boys are joined by the always hilarious young comedian from New York, Nate Fridson. Nate talks about how his writing process leads him to perform clean, being the only white guy at any pickup game of basketball in Brooklyn, and being stereotyped as an artist. Dan Van Kirk brings us some crazy stories involving; a New Mexico 10 year-old boy suing police after getting tasered at a Career Fair, a Minnesota man’s nightmare with a deer, and a truck running over a sunbathing reality star’s head. Plus, Cory (one of the buddies from the cabin) tells us his story of having to wrestle Brock Lesnar during a summer wrestling tournament.

Pete Holmes returns to the calming shores to make it weird on today’s Sklarbro Country! Pete joins Randy & Jason for some takes which include Keith Levasseur completing the Baltimore Marathon in flip flops and a flight attendant suing Magic Johnson for firing her for being 7 minutes late. Pete then catches up with the Sklars by talking about how his podcast You Made It Weird has drastically changed the way he performs stand-up on the road, his recent Twitter back and forth with Marc Maron, and gets into a deep discussion about the connection between religion and sports. That’s not all, we get into some Quick Hits involving skier Manny Osborne-Paradis injuring himself after being dragged by a party bus, England accusing Romania of cheating at World Angling Championships by using secret bait, and 19-year-old Bladimir Barreto failing to jump over a car to impress college recruiters. Plus, we get all Gumbly with it as we call up Bryant Gumbel who tells us how he will take over as commissioner of the NBA.

This week Jeff Weiss and MC Nocando explore the epidemic of Sad Robot Music. The duo talk about Kanye West being the Christopher Columbus of the Sad Robot, how T-Pain branched the Sad Robot into R&B, and ask who will kill the Sad Robot. Dam-Funk, the ambassador of modern Funk stops by to talk about the origin of Funk, what lead him to the Funk, which artists are funky, and plays some tracks of his latest EP “I Don’t Wanna Be A Star!”

Join Ku-Ku & Wie-Wie as they celebrate 100 episodes of Who Charted! Recorded LIVE at UCB-LA, our first guest Steve Agee returns to share stories of the origin of Who Charted and gets up on all the latest musical trends with the Music Chart. Director Jason Woliner drops by to tell us about being Kulap’s fear buddy and to use his expertise to countdown the Movie Chart. Paul F. Tompkins aka Suit McGoo stops by as well to do what he does best; remix chart themes, earn Comedy Credits, and break records by playing 5 Chart Games. Thanks to chartist Glenn Liebler for taking pictures of this momentous evening!

21st century balladeer Jill Sobule stops by to recall the many cover band names of her past on this week’s Shortwave. Jill talks about taking her mother to see Dancing With the Stars, working on a couple of musicals, and describes how street performing one night in Spain ultimately lead her to pursue music professionally after getting a 6 month gig. Jill also shares her excitement of opening for Donovan on tour, being a pioneer of the Kickstarter model, and explains how her song “I Kissed A Girl” helped & hurt her career. Plus, we are treated a couple of live songs from her extensive catalogue including a specially written song about the history of immigration in the United States called “They Say They Want Our America Back.”

Learn about the different ways on how to raise money and how to pay that money back on today’s episode of Seth Godin’s Startup School. Seth discusses television, the importance of advertising, and the long tail.

Author, journalist, and regular contributor for Time Magazine, Joel Stein stops by to guest co-host on this week’s Love, Dad! Joel talks about his boot camp training in preparation to becoming a dad while writing his book “Man Made: A Stupid Quest For Masculinity,” the different concerns that mothers and fathers have, and letting kids be self-aware on how they will be perceived by their peers. Plus, Joel helps solve Jeff’s issue with not spending enough time with his daughter.

We keep it in the Earwolf family as the Sklar Brothers join Ku-Ku & the Dragon on today’s Who Charted! Jason & Randy share their description of Dubstep, give Pink her props and ask Mariah Carey to stop with the Billboard Dance Club Play Songs Music Chart. The Sklars also break down animated children’s movies, talk about the ghost boy in Three Men and a Baby, and give us a great Sklarbro crossover story about Liam Neeson during the Movie Chart. Plus, we learn that being a fashion model is extremely easy with a round of Chart Darts!

Meg Myers is going to be a household name someday soon. She's an insanely talented singer/artist and she is also probably the person who knows Elizabeth and Andy the best in all of the world.... You'll be hearing a lot about skeletons and death and pet rats, and it'll all be totally worth it when you hear the really fucking amazing song at the end!

It’s the triumphant return of the grizzled veteran on today’s Love, Dad! The dads discuss the effects of getting injured, the unnecessary competitiveness among dads at kid soccer games, and precautions to take on Halloween. Dave talks about about teaching his kids about taking responsibility with a chore chart, starting a business with his son Charlie, and gives us a clean joke of the week. Plus, Jeff tells us about his recent football related injury and falling in love with his wife while trick-or-treating at the age of 13.

Figure out if you’re selling a product that will appeal to early adopters, people who need it, or the masses on today’s episode of Seth Godin’s Startup School. This week Seth explains how Google makes millions through clickable ads, discusses the difference between making something cool versus making something that works, and talks about how a Thai place in Queens became one of the best run restaurants in New York.

It's the first episode of the reality SHOW show! Sean and Hayes address the feelings they experienced watching this week’s singing competition shows. A segment of “Shark Tank” is analyzed via a game of Tanks But No Tanks. Hayes sits down for a pre-taped interview with Survivor producer Charlie Parsons. DC Pierson opens up about his affection for MTV’s Real World/Road Rules Challenge and helps crown this week’s reality GameChanger. New episodes of the reality SHOW show drop Tuesdays on Earwolf and iTunes.

Yo, what up race cars! This week’s special guest Dave Holmes drops by to tell everyone to cut the shit and stop being racist. Dave & Andrew discuss dating outside of your own race, figure out exactly what oriental flavor is, and talk about culture forcing cartoonish behavior from everyone in movies. They also break down why a caller’s co-worker is straight up racist, call racist on the song “My Old Kentucky Home,” and ask why anything that can potentially help society is given a shitty nickname. Plus, Dave explains “Up the Butt Bob” to Andrew, bridges the gap between all Americans, and fixes racism. Call 323-389 RACE to leave a question and possibly have someone make fun of you on the podcast. Peace.

Things heat up as Green Circle award winner Steven Yates returns to talk Global Warming on today’s Professor Blastoff! Steven joins Tig, Kyle, and David to discuss some of the many causes of global warming, adapting to the continually changing climate, and if we should enjoy this interglacial period. Also, Kyle shares a story about one of the worst moments in his life involving a dog and an elevator.

Find out why scarcity is the only thing worth paying for on today’s episode of Seth Godin’s Startup School. Seth discusses having McDonalds milkshakes for breakfast, the lock-in effect, the large world that is the app market, and how your job is not to find more customers for your products, your job is to find more products for your customers.