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This week Bryan talks about Ohio congressman Wes Goodman’s campaign against gay rights and subsequent resignation after getting caught having gay sex in his office. Erin brings up Blake Shelton’s questionable distinction as People’s “Sexiest Man Alive,” especially given his history of hateful views, and guest Trixie Mattel returns to talk about The Trixie & Katya Show, the pleasures of the ballcuzzi, and importance of underselling on Grindr.

Background actor Brandon Adams joins Matt this week to discuss his role as a guy on the shuttle – aka Jim Shuttle – in the 2009 Star Trek reboot. Brandon talks about having his face featured right alongside the film’s stars in the trailer, the joke he made to J.J. Abrams that he thought would get him fired, and the lengths he had to go to in order to fulfill his NDA. Plus, Brandon shares the story of how he became best friends with Chris Pine while working on set.

YouTuber, podcaster, and actor Cody Ko joins Emily and Deanna this week to talk about his past as a software engineer, adventures on the dark web, and why surfing is the perfect activity for unplugging. Plus, Cody explains the latest trends in e-cigs before they launch into a revealing game of Cool or Not Cool.

Next week, Amy will be joined by Paul Scheer to discuss the 2003 cult film "The Room."

Scott Aukerman, Jessica McKenna, Seth Morris, Zach Reino, and Space Warrior join Matt Besser for another sing-a-long experiment on improv4humans! They join chorus on songs by Lynyrd Skynyrd, Elton John, and Bob Seger that inspire scenes about a renegade taxidermist on a quest to create a new animal, a man so charming he stops a plane from taking off, and an all-bass Sha Na Na cover band. Plus, an unaffiliated Ghostbusters group tackles ghost crimes and preteen rascals bring Frosty the Snowman to life with a stolen hat. (2:52 - 19:27) Free Bird - Zach breaks up with his girlfriend because he has too many places to see/A renegade taxidermy artist seeks to create a new creature and a new mythology (19:35 - 31:40) Daniel - Daniel takes way too much time in the doorway of a plane, but no one minds as he is quite charming/Daniel’s charm becomes distracting to the point that the plane can’t take off (34:00 - 51:05) Turn the Page - Drifter in a diner drove sixteen hours for a bowling party/Bowling nicknames are disrespectful to the Sha Na Na cover band, which is all bass (51:13 - 1:01:19) Ghostbusters Theme - Ghostbusters unaffiliated with the film only arrest ghosts for ghost crimes (1:02:06 - 1:12:16) Frosty the Snowman - Preteen rascals deal with the consequences of stealing a magicians hat for Frosty

Actress Mary Elizabeth Ellis reunites with Howard, Kulap, and Engineer Stard for this week’s episode of Who Charted! Mary talks about her role on Santa Clarita Diet and Howard gives a neighborly update while they count down Billboard’s Top 5 Streaming Songs. During the Movie Chart, we hear the best reason to follow Lance Bass on social media, and Stard talks tour pranks before the gifts start flowing on Two Charted.

DJ, singer-songwriter, and all around best person ever, Samantha Ronson, joins Matt & Dave this week for an incredible conversation about dating in the spotlight, watching all the TV, and coming to terms with your gayness. Plus, what it’s like to be on the dating app Raya, night club doorman, and SO much more.

Welcome back to Falling Out with Christian Furnow (Jimmy Fowlie), the podcast that gives Christian an opportunity to connect with people from his life to clear the wreckage of the past. First, Christian welcomes on old college friend Tori Dillon to make amends for ruining her wedding long ago. Then, Christian’s mom Eileen drops by to give Christian a chance to atone for the terrible thing he did to her two years ago, and finally, Traci Reardon stops in to give advice on fixing broken relationships and to let Christian apologize for bopping her bike on another edition of “Help Me, Rhonda.”

Comedian Jimmy Pardo hosts a pop culture game show-interview podcast; three call-in contestants vie for prizes. Special guest: Zach Galifianakis.

Leah Bonnema (Solving Leah) and Benari Poulten (Garbage Time) join Negin to discuss Jeff Sessions’ testimony before the House Judiciary Committee, the potential special counsel on the Clinton Foundation, and Donald Trump Jr.’s cozy relationship with WikiLeaks. Plus, they dig into recent high-profile sexual assault allegations and the anxiety produced by push alerts.

This week, Erin discusses the vile behavior of Alabama senate candidate Roy Moore and his supporters and Bryan lightens things up a bit by shining light on the strides being made with LGBTQ educational materials in schools. Then, Guest John Hodgman joins to share details from his book Vacationland: True Stories from Painful Beaches. John traces Maine’s historical whiteness, relates why it can be so easy to ignore social problems in certain parts of the country, and reveals just how much he keeps up to date on pop culture.

Can't take credit. Hayes writes the beautiful ep descriptions.

Writer Evan Dickson joins Amy this week to discuss the complete Back to the Future trilogy! They pose the entire selection of films for entry into The Canon, touching on the deceptively deep themes, director Robert Zemeckis’s pioneering camerawork, and the unique middle-classiness of the BttF universe. Later, we find out why Biff Tannen is the most vile movie bully in cinematic history before Amy and Evan make their cases for which entries are Canon-worthy.

Actor Logan Shroyer joins Emily and Deanna this week to talk about landing the role of teenage Kevin Pearson in This Is Us, the most embarrassing app he uses, and the social phenomenon known as submarining. Plus, Logan’s knowledge of eras gone by gets tested in the new game “Did Emily and Deanna Use These Items Growing Up?”

Jon Bass returns to the show to talk to Sean and Hayes about a big mistake he did.

Actor/writer Jessica St. Clair swings on board for a mid-November chartstravaganza! She explains why Pink is a role model for everyone while helping count down Billboard’s Top Album Sales. During the TV Chart, Jessica recounts her run-in with a park ranger and laments the death of the love letter, and Two Charted brings with it Salmon Face Cody and Young Kevin to check on SNL predictions and to count down Kevin’s Hot Picks.

Next week Amy will be joined by documentary filmmaker Brett Morgen to discuss the 1997 documentary "Fast, Cheap & Out of Control." "Fast, Cheap & Out of Control" is available to watch on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-jNKyfI-9Ns And on Amazon here: http://a.co/35LLNjU

Colton Dunn, Allan McLeod, and Joel Spence join Matt Besser for a special Movie Form double feature edition of improv4humans! First is “Fashiontown,” the story of a young haberdasher with dreams of making it big and an executive in need of killer new headwear. Then, a group of Indians scours the plains of Arizona for a serial killer and cultural appropriator in the western-style “Prairie Revenge.”

Next week, Amy will be joined by film critic Jordan Hoffman to discuss the 1997 science fiction film "Starship Troopers." "Starship Troopers" is available for viewing on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XFBrPzr2D1U And Amazon here: http://a.co/5hcqXfM

The peerless Justin Sayre (Eggplants, Peaches & Tears) joins Matt and Dave this week to gush about Outlander, Judy Garland and a hookup-based system for navigating the NYC subways. Plus, Justin tells the “perfect Hollywood story,” Matt breaks down Jonathan Cheban’s new name, and more!

Bryan and Erin celebrate the wave of progressive candidates swept into office in the latest elections before getting into this week’s stories about a judge’s secretly recorded homophobic insults and Notre Dame’s rollback of birth control coverage for students and faculty alike. Guests Elise Bauman and Natasha Negovanlis of webseries-turned-movie “Carmilla” join to explain how they ended up providing a voice for a rainbow of fans, the history behind the titular character, and the unlikely intersection of vampirism and lesbianism.

This week, Emily and Deanna touch on the Bella Hadid sneaker situation before welcoming on April K. Quioh and Sophia Carter-Kahn, co-hosts of the podcast “She’s All Fat.” They talk about their favorite body positive Instagram accounts, the most annoying euphemisms, and the intertwining of body positivity and self love. Later, April and Sophia share tips on how to be a better pal to your fat friends.

Comedian Jimmy Pardo hosts a pop culture game show-interview podcast; three call-in contestants vie for prizes. Special guest: Scott Aukerman.

Sean and Hayes are joined by ERIN GIBSON of Throwing Shade who is doing the show as a form of twisted revenge.

Author Kier-La Janisse (House of Psychotic Women) joins Amy this week to discuss David Cronenberg’s 1979 film “The Brood.” They touch on the film’s treatment of trauma as theatre, the attachment of power to femininity, and how Cronenberg used his actors to play out a real-life personal tragedy. Plus, they get into what the rage monsters represent, and Kier-La shares some surprising information about human experimentation and the Satanic Panic.