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Comedian and longtime showfriend Patton Oswalt joins Scott for a long-lost episode of Comedy Bang Bang! First, present-Patton promotes his new standup special, “Annihilation.” Later, travel agent Randy Travels stops by to reflect on trips he’s sent his clients on, and FOMO victim Charlotte raises awareness for an epidemic that’s sweeping the world.

Sean and Hayes welcome DC PIERSON into the studio to share characters from their SNL audition tapes.

The Wild Horses are back! Mary Holland, Erin Whitehead, Lauren Lapkus, and Stephanie Allynne join Matt Besser this week for scenes about the aftermath of their worst show ever, a movie executive who won’t put on his pants, and auditions for a movie with a controversial male lead. Plus, Uber interviews inspire an America’s Got Talent contestant with a penchant for mocking impressions and a cab driver who spends too much time reassuring his riders. (0:38 - 7:45) Intro Story - The flute scandal - Going door to door to recall these disgusting flutes (8:12 - 17:17) Intro Story - Have the Wild Horses ever had a mediocre show? - Wild Horses backstage after their worst show ever (17:21 - 29:56) What the Fuck is Going On - Harvey Weinstein’s sexual assault allegations - Lauren deals with ambiguous harassment from an executive while pitching her show (31:25 - 49:26) Let’s Talk Some More About That - Besser’s personal Weinstein story - Auditions for a movie where the male lead is Bill Cosby (50:36 - 1:07:36) Let’s Interview an Intern - Long Island Law School Dropout - Mary is too boring for her heroin loving friends (1:07:42 - 1:23:20) Let’s Interview an Intern - 90s Kids Have No Brain - Lyft driver spends too much time reassuring his passengers that he isn’t creepy

Director John Butler (Handsome Devil, The Stag) joins Matt and Dave this week to chat about playing in a gay football league, fake accents, and freshman year stories. The conversation gets deeper around relationships with closeted married men, confronting oneself, and developing an addiction to telling the truth. Plus, another gay Catholic comes out and gets hives! Three makes it a trend.

This week, Bryan discusses the failure of the US to vote for a UN Human Rights Council measure condemning the death penalty for homosexuality and Erin brings a story about an Obama-era wage gap initiative under siege by the current administration. Plus, guest Timothy Simons talks about transferring from Chicago to LA, working Frances Bean Cobain’s sixteenth birthday party, and the behind-the-scenes of his Pennywise audition process.

Next week, Amy will be joined by producer/director Roxanne Benjamin to discuss the 1977 film "Suspiria."

Actor/comedian Andy Daly returns to Who Charted! Andy tells Howard and Kulap how he cajoled insider info out of Dave Grohl while they count down Billboard’s Top Selling Albums. Later, they ponder a future of Amazon drones during the TV Chart, and Howard shares comedy festival tales while the gang counts down Kevin’s Hot Picks on Two Charted.

Actor Eric Edelstein joins Matt and guest co-host Steve Berg to discuss his role as Detective “Smiley” Fusco in the 2017 return of Twin Peaks. Eric tells of how he went from being a fan of the original series to having a role in the return written specifically for him, what it was like to engage in Transcendental Meditation with David Lynch, and his experiences acting opposite Kyle MacLachlan. Plus, the three Drunk History vets reminisce about their respective appearances on the comedy program.

Instagram personality Sloane Steel (OhMyErotica) joins Emily and Deanna this week to discuss her fav reality stars, go-to Insta accounts, and opinions on the tiny glasses craze. Plus, Sloane talks about working behind the scenes in porn and exposes a false collective memory we’ve all been experiencing.

Film critic and co-host of the podcast Cancelled Too Soon Witney Seibold joins Amy to kick off Horror Movie Month with William Castle’s 1959 film “The Tingler.” They talk about Castle’s use of the “Percepto!” gimmick, the interactivity and creativity of the film’s scares, and why it was made for film lovers especially. Plus, they discuss the role LSD plays in the movie.

Film critic Justin Chang (LA Times) joins Amy this week for a Brazilian film head-to-head! They pit the 1959 Greek myth adaptation “Black Orpheus” against the 2002 crime picture “City of God.” They debate and discuss the respective films’ impact, touching on everything from the significance of the all-black cast of “Black Orpheus” to the unexpectedly hilarious aspects of “City of God” character Knockout Ned.

Network star Mandell Maughan joins Howard and Kulap this week to promote her new show Me, Myself, and I! They count down Billboard’s Top 5 Heatseeker Albums before discussing the crudest Bond techniques during the Movie Chart. Later, Two Charted brings a special Tom Petty Chart and Howard presents a Chanteuse Playboy Cover Quiz.

Sean and Hayes are joined by Jason Mantzoukas to tell puberty stories and promote Big Mouth on Netflix.

Welcome back to Parenting Made Easy, the show that lets children remind us how to be, with your host Becky! Becky welcomes on old friend and children’s party unicorn Kay Robertsi to discuss cake farts, confessions she’s overheard at parties, and how Kay clears out her unicorn head as well as her real head. Plus, Becky fesses up about her experiences in the pool hall and Traci Reardon drops by to answer parenting questions in another edition of “Help Me, Rhonda.”

Musical guest San Fermin joins improvisers Matt Newell, Drew Spears, and Mike McLendon for this week’s improv4humans! San Fermin plays songs off their new album that inspire scenes about using bait on a first date, staging heavy-handed plays about breakups, and a couple of teens sent to prank ISIS. Plus, they go after a puppet crime lord and pause during sex to think about really good peach cobbler. (3:36 - 26:20) Let’s Listen to a Song - “Methuselah” [3:42 - 8:40] - 1. Tethering flowers to yourself as bait during a date (8:41 - 15:59) / 2. Being in love with the idea of camping over camping itself (16:13 - 26:20) (26:47 - 53:14) Let’s Listen to Another Song - “Cairo” [26:53 - 30:40] - 1. A director keeps putting on plays about his own breakups (30:41 - 42:02) / 2. Driving across the country for your girlfriend only to meet her many boyfriends (42:04 - 53:14) (53:15 - 1:04:47) Let’s Listen to Another Song - “August” [53:27 - 57:02] - Gruff bar patrons relate to the parking attendant/sending teens to prank ISIS (57:10 - 1:04:56) / 2. Burglar treats his hand puppet like his ringleader (1:05:00 - 1:10:44) (1:10:45 - 1:28:04) Let’s Listen to Another Song - “Belong” [1:10:59 - 1:15:46] - Stopping during sex to think about really good peach cobbler

Next week, Amy will be joined by filmmaker Adam Egypt Mortimer to discuss the 2008 French drama horror "Martyrs." Warning: This film contains graphic depictions of torture. View at your discretion! "Martyrs" is available to watch on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oXxTsej72fw And on Amazon here: http://a.co/5zPSs98

Matt Besser, host of Earwolf’s improv4humans / creator of the new punk-rock musical Stolen Idea, stars in the new (and first?) EDM-musical “Electric Daisy Jamboree”. In a festival full of robot DJs, drugs, buckets, a “Pine Tree Experience”, and more, will a father and daughter grow closer as a family? With songs like “Nerd Rage”, “Duke of the Porta-Potties” and “My Daughter is Me” you will be sure to feel the bass drop in your heart.

Comedian and writer Riley Silverman (Intimate Apparel) guests this week to talk about transitioning, newfound groupies and fans, going deeper down the Kinsey scale, and of course, Star Trek and Doctor Who. Plus, Dave talks sex clubs and Matt reveals his love song writing past! This episode is sponsored by Bombfell.

This week, Bryan and Erin discuss the terrible laws on the books allowing for parents to refuse epidurals for their pregnant teenage children as well as the Australian plebiscite on gay marriage and Louisa Wall’s Catholic Church criticism. Then, sound engineer Sam Kieffer joins to share stories of his native Milwaukee including the origin of the Bronze Fonz statue and working at Jeffrey Dahmer’s old haunt.

It’s the end of season 2 already? We close strong with messages from our listeners and conversations with #BlackLivesMatter co-founder Alicia Garza, and comedian Wyatt Cenac. Garza is an Oakland-based organizer who is currently the Special Projects Director for the National Domestic Workers Alliance. She describes her lasting impressions from the 2016 election cycle, and gives advice for those hoping to be “allies.” Cenac opens up about his experiences on “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart” and explains why his new TOPIC produced series “aka Wyatt Cenac” focuses on a superhero fighting gentrification in Brooklyn. Follow our guests! Wyatt Cenac (@wyattcenac) https://www.wyattcenac.com Alicia Garza (@aliciagarza) https://www.facebook.com/the.one.and.only.aliciagarza While we’re away, keep our #politicallyreactive hashtag strong. Thanks! Check out Hari’s tour dates and albums at Harikondabolu.com and for all Kamau’s projects check out wkamaubell.com.

Comedian Michelle Buteau joins Andrew to discuss the normalization of a white shooter, the response to the Puerto Rico crisis, appropriating culture for cool, and much more. As always, leave us a message about anything you think is racist at (323)389-RACE.

Filmmaker Mike Roma joins Emily and Deanna this week to discuss his new film “Dating My Mother.” Plus, Mike talks to the girls about on the difference between hunties and hennies, his work as an editor for ATTN, and the power of outrage culture.

Sean and Hayes are joined by JESSICA CHAFFIN to shoot a pilot.

Comedian Cameron Esposito joins Amy this week to discuss the 1999 sci-fi film “The Matrix.” They break down “The Matrix” as a product of queer theory as well as the implications of the famous “red pill, blue pill” scene. Then they consider the film’s relevance to technology and culture at the end of a millennia, how it utilizes a mashup of styles to entertain the viewer, and why the success of “The Matrix” changed the playing field for new directors.

Tim Meadows, Dan Lippert, and Don Fanelli join Matt Besser for this week’s improv4humans! They improvise scenes about shoe-based instruments, a student with a highly unusual name, and the truth about the iPhone 9. Later, the finalists in the intern contest show off their promotional work, leading to scenes about John Williams’ one-man show and celebrity masks for your dog. (2:42 - 15:22) Question from Listener - “What was a time you felt like you really fucked up?” - Don has to keep his hands on his balls in order to remain calm (15:29 - 25:34) Twitter Suggestion - Shoehorn - A parent uses a “shoehorn” as an instrument to embarrass their child into putting their shoes on (26:45 - 35:30) Twitter Suggestion - Emoji name - Student explains the backstory behind their extremely odd name (37:13 - 47:49) Let’s Talk Some More About That - How do people have fun with emojis? - the iPhone 9 is a giant flip phone and everyone wants it (47:57 - 54:39) Let’s Interview an Intern - Amy took uber rides and made them play i4h - Uber pool passengers vote on what music to listen to (1:01:01 - 1:16:32) Let’s Interview an Intern- Sam Goodrich’s submission video - School faculty trades Beowulf puns with the students (1:17:33 - 1:36:17) Let’s Interview an Intern - Asher Tessier’s submission video - Parents get harsh about their kid’s improv to his face (1:36:23 - 1:47:29) Let’s Interview an Intern - Julie’s filter - The wealthy use special geofilters at the Hollywood Bowl/John Williams’ special E.T. one man show (1:47:35 - 1:57:36) Let’s Interview an Intern - Lauren put a Besser mask on her dog - Celebrity masks for your dog