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Author Casper ter Kuile sits down with Cameron to discuss his beginnings in climate activism, understanding the role of spiritual practices, and how he’s been dealing with the JK Rowling catastrophe.

The Scam Goddess herself, Laci Mosley, joins Matt and Dave today!!! Did she scam her way on the show? Who cares! She’s such a delight it would be an honor if she did. (She didn’t.) Matt, Dave and Laci dish about LA parking tickets and getting your car towed, working and auditioning during COVID times, secret hair styling, not liking rules, Legendary, Selling Sunset, Justin Hartley, the Scam Goddess theme song, COVID scams and how to flip it on scammers, Laci’s “Leg 2020” campaign, RNC, making racists famous, writing jokes about family, sleepover discoveries, dating apps, and the helpful observation Laci’s mom made.

Joyelle Johnson and John Fugelsang join Negin to dig into GOP dirt, including Kellyanne Conway’s White House departure and the Jerry Falwell, Jr. controversy. They also share what TV shows have been keeping them sane during the pandemic and what’s been inspiring them creatively.

BETH STELLING joins The Boys to help create The Comedy Bubble.

This week, Bryan and Erin take a moment to address the shooting of Jacob Blake before getting into their ‘ssues. First, Bryan talks about the revelation that Jerry Falwell Jr. and his wife Becki engaged in a surreptitious relationship with Giancarlo Granda and Jerry’s subsequent resignation from Liberty University. Then, Erin discusses Mayor Barry Presgraves’ racist and sexist ‘joke’ about Biden’s VP pick and just where the apology went wrong. And make sure to check out Deeper Shade of Shade on Stitcher Premium, where Bryan and Erin interview their favorite friends of the show. For a free month of listening, go to stitcherpremium.com/shade and use promo code ‘SHADE’. HEAR THE EPISODE

Musical guest Jim Bryson joins improvisers Seth Morris and Brian Huskey for this week’s improv4humans with Matt Besser! Jim performs songs that inspire scenes about a hometown with an awful name, new laws in a supermarket, skipping a funeral to go to Arby’s, and more.

Producer Ashlee Marie Preston and director Julianna Brudek sit down with Cameron to discuss their new documentary Disarm Hate.

Comedian Michael Che feels honored to be Conan O’Brien’s friend. Michael sits down with Conan to talk about his first stand-up experience, jumping into the deep end at Saturday Night Live, and why jokes about politics and race will always hold up. Plus, Conan tries his hand at reading some erotic fiction.

On this week’s Throwing Shade, Bryan talks about right-wing pundit Alan Keyes and his endorsement of a “miracle drink” which he claims cures everything from HIV to autism. Spoilers: it’s full of bleach. Then, Erin gives it up for Finland’s new prime minister, 34-year old Sanna Marin, before diving into stories about an initiative to make “virginity testing” a felony in NY State and a study about how women respond to the warped body images that Instagram loves to promote.

On this special improv4humans, retired Pope Benedict XVI and Donald Trump provide live commentary on the third night of the Democratic National Convention.

June Diane Raphael and Rob Kutner join Negin to analyze the highs and lows of the Democratic National Convention and attempt to get to the bottom of what MasterClass is actually selling. They also dig into how the economy bounced back after WW2 and what we can learn from history.

This week, Bryan and Erin celebrate 100 years of the Nineteenth Amendment! In honor of the anniversary, Erin shines a light on the forgotten voices of color in the women’s suffrage movement. Then, Erin profiles Belarusian political contender Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, who ran in her husband’s place in the defrauded election that kept Lukashenko in power and later prompted countrywide protests. Plus, Bryan takes another look at Polish president Andrzej Duda’s intensely homophobic regime and what steps can be taken to right the wrongs of the Polish government’s anti-gay agenda.

Actress and comedian Maya Rudolph feels pretty terrific about being Conan O’Brien’s friend. Maya sits down with Conan to talk about making Emmy history by competing against herself in a single category, meeting (and hugging) Prince, her inspiration for voicing Connie the Hormone Monstress on Big Mouth, and more. Plus, Conan learns about his surprising impact on the human population as he and his team respond to a listener voicemail.

Neon Trees Singer Tyler Glenn sits down with Cameron to discuss watching queer movies, being raised Mormon, and coming out at 30.

On a special improv4humans, Matt Besser is joined by a panel of regular folks (Chad Carter, Sean Conroy, Lisa Gilroy) and Smash Mouth frontman Steve Harwell (Kenny Stevenson) – all of whom are pro-truth and anti-mask. They’ll break down which medical conditions prevent mask usage, debate the risks of government ‘chin recognition’, and review footage of those brave souls filmed in public refusing to back down and mask up.

Baratunde Thurston and Catie Lazarus join Negin to discuss Biden’s choice for VP, Kamala Harris and why it’s a big deal. They also get into the pros and cons of living in a big city during the pandemic. Pro: Wearing a mask and sunglasses means you can discreetly cry in public.

Co-hosts of the Waiting to X-hale podcast Wynter Mitchell-Rohrbaugh and Karen Tongson join Bryan and Erin for this week’s Throwing Shade! They chat about living in a post-Karen world, play Yay or Nah (90s edition), and draw feminist inspiration from Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman. Plus, pop culture appreciation in academia, watching Fatal Attraction with your mom, and more!

Earth to listeners! This week’s Getting Curious is serving an adventure like no other, because Jonathan is talking with astronaut, oceanographer, and geologist Kathy Sullivan. She’s the first US woman to complete a spacewalk, the first woman to reach the deepest known point in the ocean, and the first person to travel to both space and deep sea. She tells Jonathan all about space tools, the Challenger Deep, and what it’s like to feel the force of gravity during a shuttle landing.

The Boys welcome TIMOTHY SIMONS to do a character study of all his famous roles.

Journalist Phillip Picardi sits down with Cameron to discuss his fiance who has been working in the ER, what he learned about tokenization in media, and his new podcast Unholier Than Thou.

Actor Jim Carrey feels warm all over about being Conan O’Brien’s friend. Jim sits down with Conan to talk about the prophecies in his new book ‘Memoirs and Misinformation,’ deliberately getting into a fight with the audience, and balancing the introvert with the extrovert throughout his legendary career. Later, Conan faces the pressure as he gives another State of the Podcast address.

Hope you like laughs because that’s pretty much all this episode is thanks to today’s hilarious all-star guest, Jim Rash. The guys discuss laptop betrayals, Watchmen, Drag Race, Caveday.org, protests, Pride Parade, The Facts of Life, voice actors, being a floater in high school, Drakkar Noir, fashion in the late 80’s, Hard Rock Cafe, getting a “quick shrimp” at City Walk, Sports Team, Talking Book, getting snippy with Alexa and Alex Trebek, bedtime routines, and the Jim Rash coming out story!

Touré and Jeff Kreisler join Negin to dive into Trump’s obsession with TikTok and attempt to identify the necessary components of a functional democracy. They also break down absentee versus vote-by-mail ballots. Touré explains why he’ll be voting in person.

Musical guest Jason Kuchtma joins improvisers Sean Conroy, Horatio Sanz, and Andy Daly for this week’s improv4humans with Matt Besser! Jason performs songs that inspire scenes about a descendant of Shakespeare, the afterlife info desk, asking a neighbor to turn their crickets down, a drunk barbershop quartet, and more.

On this week’s Throwing Shade, Bryan and Erin discuss the decision to replace a statue of a white supremacist governor with that of infamous evangelist Billy Graham in the US Capitol’s Statuary Hall. Then, they get into a new study examining the continuing stigma against those living with HIV, and later Erin talks about a retracted manuscript identifying “inappropriate” and “unprofessional” behavior by young surgeons and how it plays into the larger current of gender discrimination in the medical field.