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Paul Rust, Danielle Schneider, and Craig Rowin join Matt Besser for this week’s improv4humans! They take suggestions that inspire scenes about an anti-hypochondriac, terrible baby nurse candidates, and carving your name into a whale for love. Plus, the Budweiser family takes brand loyalty extra seriously when ordering drinks, and tourists on a nature trail stick their fingers in the mouths of the wildlife. 302 - Paul Rust, Danielle Schneider, Craig Rowin (0:25 - 12:16) Intro Story - What is the male gaze? - Jaws writers have to rewrite the shark’s pedophilia and molestation out of the script (12:30 - 26:03) Question from Listener - “Do you suffer from hypochondria?” - Ignoring all illnesses because everyone else if a hypochondriac (26:52 - 43:50) Intro Story - Best parenting advice Besser and Danielle can give Paul? - Interviewing difficult baby nurse candidates (43:56 - 53:56) Twitter Suggestion - Ants - Audience-going dad upstages actress daughter (54:08 - 1:03:51) Let’s Talk Some More About That - Not getting to see Mario Lopez in A Chorus Line - Being forced to watch a dipshit understudy onstage (1:04:06 - 1:12:40) What is Bothering You? - Tourists are crushing flowers while sightseeing - Whale watcher carves his name into a whale as an act of love (1:12:49 - 1:25:10) Crap on Youtube - “Cops Say Budweiser Heir Tried To Fly Helicopter While Intoxicated” - Budweiser family takes loyalty to the brand seriously when ordering drinks (1:25:17 - 1:35:20) Crap on Youtube - “Woman Drowns Raccoon With Her Bare Hands” - Nature trail tourists want to stick their fingers in the mouths of the wildlife

Dave Holmes and Matt McConkey of the new podcast Homophilia join Howard and Kulap for this week’s Who Charted! They count down Spotify’s Top 5 Songs in the US, and Matt professes his love for all things Jennifer Aniston. Then, Dave and Matt get into talkin’ gay stuff and everyone shares their heartbreak stories during the Movie Chart. Later, Howard explains why we’re in the Golden Age of Tech and Stard helps open some long-lost gifts while the gang counts down Kevin’s Hot Picks during Two Charted.

Sean Conroy, Gavin Speiller, and Mookie Blaiklock join Jessica McKenna, Eugene Cordero, Jon Gabrus, and Matt Besser for the final installment of The Mopes! Gene, Jon, and Jess perform more jobs than ever before in their attempt to earn their inheritance and prove their worth. They haul nets on a fishing vessel, defend a salad bar from a robbery, perform interpretive displays of airplane safety, ump for Little League, and much more. Can the Mopes pull through and keep everyone at a Bar Mitzvah entertained? Find out in the finale of The Mopes Trilogy!

Robert McDowell and Andy Hull of the indie rock group Manchester Orchestra join Scott to play songs off their new album “A Black Mile To The Surface” on this week’s musical episode of Comedy Bang! Bang! Photographer Sissy Montgomery stops by to share the best techniques for capturing a senior portrait. Then, statesman Lord Dingle arrives to discuss dealing with his subjects and the fight for global warming. Later, Sissy and Lord Dingle perform original compositions.

Live from Del Close Marathon, winners of the nationwide improv4humans contest Dad Van (Rafe Williams, Eric Christensen, Ben Lyons, and Melissa Darch) join Matt Besser along with Tim Meadows, Horatio Sanz, Chad Carter, and Shaun Diston! They take audience suggestions that inspire scenes about physical homesickness, a firefighter who wants to hang back, and a 4th grader who’s paranoid about assassination. Plus, a ghost can’t take off the sheet he died in and a visit to the seashell emporium brings back painful memories. 297 - LIVE from DCM w/ Dad Van, Tim Meadows, Shaun Diston, Chad Carter, Horatio Sanz (1:13 - 5:14) Audience Suggestion - Carsick - Homesickness shows physical symptoms (5:22 - 11:49) Audience Suggestion - Waterfalls - B-52s songwriting fixated with online shopping (11:56 - 17:01) Audience Suggestion - Grand Canyon - A Grand Canyon tour guide doesn’t find the canyon particularly special (17:07 - 20:10) Audience Suggestion - Ladder - A firefighter just wants to hang back and root for the team (22:35 - 30:05) Question from Listener - “What’s the scariest thing that ever happened to you?” - A 4th grader believes being special means he will be assassinated (31:54 - 44:02) Question from Listener - “What’s your favorite Iron Maiden album?” - Mistaking a rock covered in tissue for a ghost/Ghost can’t take his sheet off (44:17 - 52:53) Question from Listener - “What’s your guilty pleasure?” - Dad makes the kids watch boring Netflix dramas (52:55 - 1:00:36) Audience Suggestion - Church - A parent lets their kid pick out what they want to be beat with (1:01:27 - 1:08:44) Audience Suggestion - Laser - Eye doctors very preoccupied with dropping big names (1:08:46 - 1:26:00) Audience Suggestion - Sand Castle - Taking your kids to a seashell emporium as a vacation

Silva, a creative team member at ATTN, joins Emily and Deanna this week to explain her One Direction feelings and why she swears by Twitter. Plus, Silva talks about creating content for ATTN, filling the girls in on what she’s learned about transgender issues like gender dysphoria and reassignment surgery.

Next week, Amy is joined by film critic Carina Chocano to discuss the original 1975 film "The Stepford Wives." "The Stepford Wives" is available to watch online on YouTube.

Sean catches up with his former writing partner DOMINIC DIERKES and Dom’s new partner THE SCUZZMAN. Then Hayes calls in from out of town.

Actor Pat Healy joins Amy to make the case for the classic 1950 noir “Where the Sidewalk Ends.” They discuss the moral complexity of its characters and the troubled history of the production. We hear about Dana Andrews’ haunted presence, what film noir tropes work for the film, and the richness of writer Ben Hecht’s female characters before Amy and Pat make their closing arguments.

Actor-comedian Dan Ahdoot joins Howard and Kulap for this week’s Who Charted! They count down Shazaam’s Top 5 Songs of the Week while Stard doles out expert headphone advice and Howard pitches his SAG election theories. Then, during the TV Chart, Dan tells his tale of getting caught up with smoothie-drinking swingers, and the gang recaps another successful Summahfest while counting down Kevin’s Hot Picks during Two Charted.

Next week, Amy will be joined by film editor Alan Scherstuhl for a Dolly Parton head to head between "9 to 5" and "The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas." Watch "9 to 5" on Amazon here: http://a.co/fRykuUH ​Watch "The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas" on Amazon here: http://a.co/hbhiHlB

This week’s Politically Re-Active finds our hosts meeting up with legendary political comedian Lewis Black, and getting some important questions answered. How did he become “The King of Rant”? What’s making him rant right now? From his early days yelling at walls, to his current “fan rant” driven tour, Black let’s us in on his creative process. Black has been making regular appearances on The Daily Show since the show began over two decades ago, and he weighs in with a unique perspective on each host. Of course, with three political comedians in the kitchen, the conversation simmers around the many recent blunders from the current administration, and one lost opportunity for Mario Cantone. The icing on this conversational cake? Lewis Black is a socialist. This episode has lots to unpack, but again, we not only have two, but three political comedians to doing the unpacking. If you’re feeling the love (or even if you’re angry) then catch Lewis on his fall Rant, White and Blue tour. Grab your tickets at www.lewisblack.com. You can also follow Lewis on Twitter at @TheLewisBlack And don’t forget we have new t-shirts! Visit podswag.com/pr or podswag.com/politicallyreactive. Both work! To get the latest updates on us follow us on Facebook at Politically Re-Active and Twitter @PoliticReActive and send us your comments using the #politicallyreactive. Thanks! Check out Hari’s tour dates and albums at Harikondabolu.com and for all Kamau’s project check out wkamaubell.com.

This week, Erin shares stories from her wedding and Bryan gives out his latest movie ratings. They break down Trump's transgender military ban piece by piece to explain how its even more heinous than you thought. Plus, they discuss the treatment of Senators Susan Collins and Lisa Murkowski after they took a stand against the new health care legislation. Then, Erin talks with actress and writer Morgan Walsh about her innovative new tea product 10th Avenue Tea.

In anticipation of the 40th anniversary, former child actor Cary Guffey joins Matt to share his memories of playing little Barry Guiler in Stephen Spielberg’s 1977 classic Close Encounters of the Third Kind. Cary discusses what it was like to act in a movie before he’d seen one and explains how he earned the nickname “One Take Cary.” Then, he tells the story of how he called out Richard Dreyfuss for missing a line during a scene, shares what it was like to be a part of the cultural zeitgeist from such a young age, and reveals the incident that made him decide to give up acting.

Welcome back to Dreams, What Do They Means? with host and dream expert Ian Neeson. World renowned dream psychologist Randy joins the show this week to offer insightful analysis, but not before we hear the Dream That Should Not Be Talked About. Then, the two take turns pressing the button of the Random Dream Voicemail and deal with Randy’s developing dream-entia. Lastly, Traci Reardon shows up to answer dream-related questions and solve a tough riddle.

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Comedian and YouTube personality Jordan Doww joins Emily and Deanna for this week’s HTBLO! Jordan talks about getting started on YouTube at an early age before playing a drinking game variation on the classic Never Have I Ever. Then, the girls get to know Jordan better by getting his take on grocery bags and custom water bottles. Plus, Jordan shares his Beyoncé fandom and his experiences transitioning from YouTube to mainstream programming.

Writer and producer Bryan Cogman returns to The Canon this week to discuss Busby Berkeley’s 1933 musical film, “Footlight Parade.” Amy and Bryan explore everything from finding humanity in the choreography to the death of the theatrical experience, noting the risks the film took as a result of being made pre-Code and its early Hollywood innovation. Plus, they take a look at some of the film’s more unsavory historical elements.

Sean and Hayes are joined by SPENCER CRITTENDEN of Harmontown and they play a game.

Indiewire’s Senior Film Critic David Ehrlich joins Amy this week to discuss the 1998 Best Picture winner, “Shakespeare in Love.” David points to the film’s ability to straddle the line between fantasy and reality, the nuanced appearances by Colin Firth and Ben Affleck, and the expressed theme of “performative love.” Then, Amy and David figure out what Shakespeare and BuzzFeed have in common.

You’re going to walk away from this week’s Politically Re-Active, happier and smarter after listening to our conversation with Killer Mike of Run the Jewels. From equity, to allyship and building political power, Killer Mike rallies us to think big and do better. This may take learning how to survive the zombie apocalypse, which Killer Mike shares some insights on too. And in this week’s episode we yet again gain a new term to add to our vocabulary, “the big three.” So get ready to learn and laugh a whole lot. But it’s not all politics, we also talk to Killer Mike about his new album with El-P, “Run the Jewels 3.” To check-out their albums and tour dates visit www.runthejewels.com. You can also follow them on Twitter @Run Jewels, @Killer Mike, and @The Real El P. And don’t forget we have new t-shirts! Visit podswag.com/pr or podswag.com/politicallyreactive. Both work! To get the latest updates on us follow us on Facebook at Politically Re-Active and Twitter @PoliticReActive and send us your comments using the #politicallyreactive. Thanks! Check out Hari’s tour dates and albums at Harikondabolu.com and for all Kamau’s project check out wkamaubell.com.

This week, Erin gives her take on the scarcity of women CEOs, and Bryan shares a story about a Noah's Ark exhibit that leads them to ask: who owns the rainbow? Then, they welcome comedian, actor, and podcast host Paul F. Tompkins (BoJack Horseman, Bajillion Dollar Propertie$) to talk about finding his fashion in dress codes, performing voices for dogs, and his feelings about "Dunkirk." Plus, they swap most-hated words and play a rapid-fire game of Shade or No Shade.

Comedians and podcast hosts Matt Gourley and Matt Mira take to the charts this week to celebrate the Earwolf rebirth of their podcast “James Bonding.” First, they help Howard and Kulap count down Billboard’s Top 5 Summer Songs of All Time, and then the Matts reveal the origin of their Bond-ing and make predictions for the next 007 during a special themed Movie Chart. Finally, we hear about Comic-Con updates and a listener question about mumble rap on Two Charted.

Chad Carter, Ian Roberts, and Sean Conroy join Matt Besser to celebrate 300 episodes on this week’s improv4humans! They perform scenes about a variety show performer with terrorist inclinations, President Martin Van Buren’s upbringing as a bubble boy, and dating someone who speaks like a James Joyce book. Plus, we witness the final round of cuts for the Safety Patrol, and a struggling ice cream franchise promotes itself with fancy napkins. 300 - Chad Carter, Sean Conroy, Ian Roberts (1:45 - 8:40) Intro Story - The origin of the “humons” - A faux-intellectual gets his girlfriend stolen at a party (8:47 - 15:18) Twitter Suggestion - Trampoline - Variety show writer tries to incorporate terrorism into the show (18:00 - 25:39) Question from Listener - “What is something you insisted to others you were right about, only to discover later that you were wrong?” - Making a surefire bet about an obscure president/Martin Van Buren grows up in a box (25:47 - 32:37) Question from Listener - “What is something you’ve totally bullshitted your way through and got away with?” - A zoo mascot focuses on teaching kids how to prospect (34:04 - 49:04) Letters from Grandma - The note that grandma told her daughter to keep - A shop owner sends anyone who associates with minorities through the back door (49:07 - 57:07) Let’s Talk Some More About That - Racist on trial used defense of being uneducated - Murder defendant cites lack of algebra knowledge as defense in court (58:15 - 1:06:59) Letters from Matt Besser’s Dead Dad - Ulysses quote - Taking the next step in your relationship with someone who speaks with James Joyce-esque vernacular (1:07:06 - 1:15:28) Let’s Talk Some More About That - The Safety Patrol - The final round of cuts for the safety patrol gets contentious (1:15:35 - 1:22:42) Let’s Talk Some More About That - Ian’s bad boy scout experience - New scoutmaster encourages scouts to punch each other in the face (1:24:38 - 1:36:16) Intro Story - Brett brings out the cake - Nel’s ice cream store tries to pull in customers with nice napkins

Comedian and actor Chris D’Elia joins the gals this week to assess the full situation of Snapchat’s “Snap Map” feature. They talk about Chris’s new Netflix comedy special “Chris D’Elia: Man on Fire” as well as how fame and social media intersect and the new definition of friendship. Plus, Chris gives his take on everything from Kardashian culture to Nike’s unicorn sneakers during a game of Thirsty or Savvy.