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Join Kevin as he sits down with Shiri Appleby (UnREAL, Roswell) to chat about her super-Jewish upbringing, calling a 10-27 on set, and Roswell being a crash-course in show business.

LA Kawaii pop artist Truck Torrence (100% Soft) joins Jensen and Matty to talk about art, working with Beck at 15, The Veils' "Total Depravity," Tobacco's "Sweatbox Dynasty" the documentary about the making of De La Soul's new album "and the Anonymous Nobody...", how we were late on You're the Worst, foam rollers, and many more things you should know about.

Accomplished actor Clancy Brown joins Matt to talk about his role as the tough as nails prison guard Captain Hadley in the 1994 Frank Darabont film The Shawshank Redemption. They chat about how Clancy’s difficulty saying some of his character's colorful dialogue in the audition eventually got him the gig, why he turned down offers to work with correctional officers to help him with his role, and really hanging Tim Robbins over the ledge of a rooftop. Plus, we'll hear stories from the set of LOST, Sean Connery offering Clancy wisdom while filming Highlander, and Shakespeare being quoted on the set of Dukes of Hazzard.

Kristin Chenoweth (Wicked) does not throw away her shot in life and career, and definitely not in this episode. She talks about the timelessness of some of the show's themes, shares what it's like, on a personal level, when originating cast members pass on the baton, and tells her secret goal of making a rap opera. Also, Lin, if you're looking for a new Hamilton, Kristin throws her hat into the ring.

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Are you ever so overwhelmed by the thought of going out to socialize that you just stay home instead? And then once you stay home, you're bummed out at yourself for not leaving the house in the first place? Is your typical party maneuver to hang out in the corner pretending to text someone? Is the slow march of time a crippling experience that can only be made bearable by drinking alcohol and seeking out progressively more dangerous experiences? Oh. Whew. Us too! Seems that anxiety and depression are taking a bigger stranglehold of our culture and there are actually some statistics to back that up. Suicides are at a 30 year high, drinking is at a 25 year high, rates of depression are up 800 percent over 70 years and prescriptions for antidepressants were up 400 percent between 1988 and 2011. That's some grim shit. But we have a theory as to why this may be happening. Around some 200,000ish years ago, the human brain stopped evolving, but our culture hasn't. Rigorous jobs, ever-expanding social networks, complex societal problems have all made our lives more convoluted, but our brains were only designed to handle things like, "where's the fire?" and, "hey, there are some deer over there." Evolution has left us hanging and we don't know how to cope. For a multi-tiered deep-dive into this subject, Jack O'Brien is first joined by Cracked executive editor Jason Pargin (aka David Wong) to discuss the increasing role of anxiety in our population. Later, Jono Zalay, the world's foremost comedian with a PhD in neuroscience, joins the conversation to talk about the role of drugs in this equation and some of the scientific reasons for why our brain needs anxiety. Also, make sure to come to our next live podcast taping on Saturday, September 10th at the UCB Sunset Theatre in Los Angeles, where Jack and the Cracked staff will flip-off movies like 'Sully' and 'Deepwater Horizon' and pitch some insane true stories that should be made into big Hollywood movies instead. Tickets are only $5 and are available here: https://goo.gl/VP9riY Footnotes: Cracked: Why Anxiety is the Plague of the Modern World: http://goo.gl/BOfQgE Cracked: 5 Brain Disorders That Started As Evolutionary Advantages: http://goo.gl/US9TKb Cracked: 5 Ways Your Brain Is Tricking You Into Being Miserable: http://goo.gl/6bivn Cracked: 6 Logical Fallacies That Cost You Money Every Day: http://goo.gl/K7PI8 Cracked: 6 Human Character Flaws (That Saved The Species): http://goo.gl/ObLk Cracked: 5 Logical Fallacies That Make You Wrong More Than You Think: http://goo.gl/XtQGF Slate: Why Do American Schizophrenics Hear Threatening Voices?: http://goo.gl/oi4PVh Quartz: Giving Up Alcohol Opened My Eyes to the Infuriating Truth About Why Women Drink: http://goo.gl/qnJPSh 'Rat Park' Comic by Stuart McMillen: http://goo.gl/0yst1z Jono Zalay: http://goo.gl/mx203E Jono's Podcast 'Universe City': https://goo.gl/ocbDyh Come see us at the Now Hear This podcast festival: nowhearthisfest.com

This week I'm excited to meet Foon's first Unicorn dentist. Credits Arnie: Arnie Niekamp Chunt: Adal Rifai Usidore: Matt Young Baron Ragoon: Chris Rathjen Squibbert: Sarah Shockey Tricia: Kate James Mysterious Man: Tim Sniffen Craig: Ryan DiGiorgi Producers: Arnie Niekamp, Evan Jacover, Ryan DiGiorgi Editor: Ryan DiGiorgi Theme Music: Andy Poland Magic Tavern Logo: Allard Laban Audio Assistance: Jason Knox Production Assistant: Garrett Schultz Come see us at the Now Hear This podcast festival: nowhearthisfest.com

Breaking down with David Feldman.

LIVE from the UCB-Sunset Theatre in Los Angeles, Mark Wahlberg (Daniel Van Kirk) returns to solve the problems of the world (because Donnie can’t) with his very famous friends Harrison Ford (Kenny Stevenson), Alfalfa (Alison Becker), Gwyneth Paltrow (Beth Hoyt), and Andy Wood. They’ll cover very important topics including Ryan Lochte, the Olympics, and more.

Lauren Lapkus and Thomas Middleditch go way back to their days of performing together in Chicago and now they’re back at it again on a new Comedy Bing Bong! We’ll hear if Lauren will be playing a dinosaur in Jurassic World, the TBS Clipped situation, what Thomas’ schedule looks like for the next season of Silicon Valley, and high school make-out stories. Later, kid detectives JJ and Murphy O’Malaman stop by to gather clues on their latest case.

Join Casey and Danielle for their second live show at Largo where Whispering Alene's came out in full force. The theme of the night was simply: PLEASE DON'T LET IT BE ABOUT TOM. But sadly, it was allllll about Tom. Adam Pally and Morgan Walsh guest and lend their talents to an iconic scene.

If you loved the game, you might hate this movie. Put Your Hands Together/Wham Bam Pow host Cameron Esposito joins Paul, June, and Jason to talk all about MORTAL KOMBAT. They discuss the mortals being unfazed by the supernatural, Christopher Lambert’s wig, and the anticlimactic fight with Goro aka four arms. Plus, we learn about June’s relationship with video games, find out Jason’s thoughts on the movie’s soundtrack, and hear one of the most amazing reviews during Second Opinions. People of Los Angeles, make sure to get tickets for a LIVE How Did This Get Made? on Friday, March 14th at Largo! Get tickets at www.largo-la.com

Crazy Ex-Girlfriend's Rachel Bloom joins Ronna & Beverly to chat about some of her favorite musicals she did in high school, falling in love with sketch comedy writing in college, recently getting coffee with a childhood bully, and working on the second season of Crazy Ex-Girlfriend. Plus, Ronna and Beverly weigh in on French police making a woman remove clothing on a beach following a burkini ban.

Guy Raz has covered conflicts all over the world for NPR, but now he hosts a show called The TED Radio Hour, which is about big ideas. In this episode, he and David talk about how these big ideas fit into their lives.

After a long hiatus, Canadian sports anchors Jay Onrait and Dan O'Toole are back in the Country! They join Randy and Jason for discussions on Richard Linklater's "Everybody Wants Some!!," Dan Patrick at the Olympics, and how seemingly incidental lies can ruin a career. Later, they try to cast Toronto mayor Rob Ford for a TV movie and Jay and Dan share stories of interviews that went horribly wrong. Quick Hits include Simon Coleman's misplaced pool balls and Mary Carillo's badminton rant, and finally, Christoph Waltz drops by to talk about his recent Samsung commerical.

Children's authors Nance Timberline (Cissy Fenwick) and Phillip Lancelot (Anthony Gioe) bring you Reading Is Living. It's the essential podcast dedicated to children's books recorded live from the Ronald Reagan Library in Simi Valley. This week they are excited to be joined by one of the greatest children's book authors Charlize Steinbeck. They'll discuss her family tree, her romantic involvement with objects, and some of her popular potty based books. Plus, Traci Reardon stops by the library to offer her Twitter followers advice on acceptable children's book topics and more in another edition of "Help Me, Rhonda."

Molly Hawkey takes on Ingrid ‘Han M’Boogie’ Walla in Round 5 of Pistol Shrimps Radio: Summer Masters Mini-Golf Tournament. The Shrimps on Twitter: @pistolshrimpsbb The Shrimps on Instagram: @thepistolshrimps Pistol Shrimps Radio on Twitter: ShrimpsRadio Matt Gourley on Twitter and IG: @MattGourley Mark McConville on Twitter and IG: @MarkMcConville

Danielle Schneider, Don Fanelli, and Dannah Phirman join Matt Besser on this week's improv4humans! They improvise scenes about the best reason to get the redshirt on a football team, wealthy homeowners engaged in serene shakedowns, and a hands-on approach to finding out where you shouldn't be. A street interview leads to the exploration of speed drama, tech problems are dealt with through rap, and finally, Matt teaches a radical new method of improvisational training.

KUMITE! KUMITE! KUMITE! LIVE from Largo in Los Angeles, Nicole Byer of Party Over Here joins Paul and Jason to discuss the cult 1988 Jean-Claude Van Damme martial-arts film Bloodsport. They'll cover Frank Dux being a real man, Van Damme's soft baby buns, blindfolded tea training, the not so secret illegal Kumite martial-arts tournament, Ray Jackson, and much more. Plus, two cousins duke it out in a question kumite battle during Audience Q&A! Don’t forget to check out Blake Harris’ Oral History of Bloodsport over at www.slashfilm.com! Get yourself a BB-8 “What Is Its Mission?” T-shirt or Tote Bag over at http://howdidthisgetmade.bigcartel.com/ Set your DVRs for Party Over Here, a new FOX sketch comedy show from The Lonely Island and Paul starring Nicole Byer, Jessica McKenna, and Alison Rich. It airs Saturdays at 11 pm. People of the internet: Watch Paul in Fresh off the Boat on ABC. Awhile ago, Paul and Rob Huebel did a comedy special on a 60 foot glass bus that traveled around LA. Now you’ll be able to see it. Go to https://itun.es/us/3M4J9 now to buy it! You can also see Jason in Transparent on Amazon and in Dirty Grandpa in a theater near you! Also, check out June in Grace and Frankie available on Netflix, and in all the episodes of NTSF:SD:SUV:: on HULU for free, and Jason in The Dictator (he’s still in it!).

Actress, comedian, and dancer Angela Trimbur joins Howard and Kulap for this week’s Who Charted. She tells all about the Pistol Shrimps documentary before they jump into the charts with Stereogum’s Best 5 Songs of the Week. We hear about Angela’s misophonia and a listener question about horror movies before turning to the TV Chart, where they discuss having fun by being inappropriate and how an app could help you in a fight. Finally, they talk Obama’s trip to Laos and open some tasty gifts during Two Charted. Make sure to buy Howard’s new album, Oculus Summah, at howardkremer.bandcamp.com/.

Comedian, actress, and writer Negin Farsad joins Kevin and Kamau this week to discuss the 2013 film "2 Guns." Negin explains how she ended up majoring in African-American Studies, what it was like to grow up Iranian in Palm Springs, and the inspiration for her new movie "3rd Street Blackout." Then they take "2 Guns" to task over its multiplicity of villains and unnecessary urination scenes before investigating Mark Wahlberg's checkered past.

Under the cover of anonymity people feel emboldened to say hateful things online, which can be hurtful when you are the target. New York Times Deputy Washington Editor Jonathan Weisman explains why he quit Twitter over anti-Semitic bullying -- and why he returned. And Richard Cohen, president of the Southern Poverty Law Center, says that for every big win against hate speech there is inevitably a backlash. Plus, we ask folks in Times Square to tell us their stories of being bullied online.

If NASA were to give the opportunity to leave everything behind and settle on Mars, with no return ticket, would you take them up on the offer? Some might jump at the offer, but many people haven't even explored outside of their own country, nonetheless planet. Today, James and Stephen discuss the prospects of leaving the Earth, literally, as well as what other options might present themselves for people who aren't trying to escape the bulk of humanity.

U.S. Olympians Gabby Douglas & Ryan Lochte (Kirby Howell-Baptiste and Drew Tarver) help Hard Nation recap the 2016 Rio Olympics, while educating Mark & Pete on hand jobs, smiling, patriotism, slavery, and Chinese food. Plus: Pete fat-shames Mark.

Are Stephen and James recommending "The Purge"? No, but today they and QOD social media followers are chiming in on what single law they think should be eliminated. James channels his inner-Ron Paul and makes a stance that the FDA should be abolished or drastically weakened, but can he convince Stephen that it's a legitimately good idea?