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We have a lot of phrases for describing large groups of humans, and none of them are good. We fear the mob mentality and use words like 'herd' or 'sheep' to describe how dumb we can get in big groups. But what if there were a way to harness our collective intelligence and use it to amplify our best qualities instead of our worst? That's what Louis Rosenberg did when he founded Unanimous AI, a company that looked at how swarms of bees make decisions, and developed a program to allow humans to make decisions and predictions in the same way. Instead of voting, decisions are made as a collective. Okay, but what do you do with this, you ask? Using swarm intelligence, Unanimous AI was able to predict the Kentucky Derby, the Oscars and routinely beats Las Vegas oddsmakers when predicting sports like hockey and football. Rightly amazed by this awesome new superpower, Jack O'Brien chats with Louis about how his technology works, how it was modeled off the behavior of honey bees, and the surprising things it found about human morality. Footnotes: Francis Galton, 'Vox Populi': http://goo.gl/4TMOAL The Wisdom of Crowds, by James Surowiecki: https://goo.gl/4ULXJQ Wisdom of the Crowd: Myths and Realities: http://goo.gl/nBVpZb UNU Publications: http://goo.gl/op1MWX

Ben Schwartz aka The Elegant Mr. S & Horatio Sanz are back baby! Ben, Horatio, and Scott talk about the finale of House of Lies aka House of Pies, chat with Ben's family and sing a montage of Billy Joel songs. Plus, Barney Schwarts of the Cleveland Zoo stops by to share some interesting news as well tell us about his new business plan.

Comedian Aparna Nancherla (Late Night with Seth Myers) is back to chart it up with Howard and Kulap! Hamilton, pre-fame Michael Shannon, and Aparna's new stand-up album "Just Putting It Out There" is discussed as they count down Stereogum's 5 Best Songs of the Week. Then, Howard gets into the challenges of reading comic books during the Movie Chart. Plus, we hear about Kulap's travels to Hawaii and stay tuned for another Summah Anthem from Howard!

Adam Scott Aukerman are back from experiencing the iNNOCENCE + eXPERIENCE Tour at The Forum in Los Angeles and boy do they have a story to tell you! They’ll cover everything from the setlist to the once in a lifetime opportunity that will forever change the podcast. Plus, we hear the debut of Adam Singing Adam as well as get a much needed Harry Potter update!

Paul F. Tompkins welcomes all of ye-- seekers, suckers, and more-- to a LIVE episode of Spontaneanation, recorded in front of a live audience on board JoCo Cruise 2016! This week, Paul’s special guest is rapper/actress/writer Jean Grae! They chat about the last time Jean felt tricked, the difficulties of boutique store shopping in New York City, and the worst part of being an adult. Paul is then joined by Matt Gourley, Amanda Lund, and Little Janet Varney to improvise a story set in an IKEA in Narnia. And as always, Eban (only the best) Schletter scores it all on piano! Thanks to Brian Irwin for the show pics and Nathan Diffee for the artwork. SPONTANEANATION LIVE returns to Largo on Saturday, June 4th, with improvisors Nyima Funk, Colleen Smith and Chris Tallman, with special interview guest Robyn Hitchcock! Tickets are available now: bit.ly/SPONT616 PFT's NOTES - The thing that didn't happen that I wanted to happen that I said I was disappointed when it didn't happen was for Eban to replicate the guitaric wolf-whistle from The Steve Miller Band's "The Joker" when I said "Some people call you Maurice!" - Anytime I played the role of "Mr. Tumnus," I stood on the balls of my feet to simulate goat legs!

This 25 year-old Californian is in the midst of a quarter-life crisis and turns to Chris for help. So they form a mutual appreciation society. #MAS

Welcome back to Can You Believe It? with your hosts Colleen and Margaret (Mike Castle and Joey Greer)! It's the show where you will find all the gossip in the small town of Alpharetta, Georgia. This week they are joined by their number one guest and word traveler Jnny Crg. They get into how Jnny lost her job as a spokesperson for a weight loss company, the town's gossip during the popular segment "Are You Sure?", and nominate a town witch during "Who's the Witch?". Plus, Traci Reardon arrives to answer all Twitter questions about small town gossip in another edition of "Help Me, Rhonda."

Freaking out with Grace Parra and Jennifer Bartels.

Another Period creators Natasha Leggero and Riki Lindhome are back along with singer-songwriter Dan Mangan on this week's Comedy Bang! Bang! They join Scott to chat about Dads and Grads season, peeing your pants, and how Natasha & Riki spend their leisure time. Later, Russian oligarch Mikhail Titscoffski arrives with news that he has bought Earwolf and has some suggestions on how to improve the show. Plus, Dan will perform songs throughout the episode in honor of his new EP "Unmake."

If you've ever picked up the New York Times, you've probably seen David Brooks' name: he's been a political and cultural commentator there for over a decade. David offers commentary on countless political subjects, and his conversation with David Gregory is no different. Brooks offers insight into the recent tragic mass shooting in Orlando, FL, takes us into the current presidential race, and then talks about his recent spiritual journey.

Comedy powerhouse Tami Sagher (Don't Think Twice, 30 Rock) chats with Ronna & Beverly about being born in Israel, leaving in a reminder line in a script she wrote for the TV show Psych, what it's like to spend the day with Tina Fey on her time writing for 30 Rock, and starring as one of the members of the improv troupe in Mike Birbiglia's film Don't Think Twice. Plus, Ronna and Beverly extend their love to the LGBTQ community.

Book Club regulars Erik Patterson, Robert Baker, and Dana Wickens joins Nate to talk about Katherine Dunn's "Geek Love." It's an emotionally intense book that doesn't pull any punches. Make sure to pick up a copy of next month’s book, "The Girls: A Novel" by Emma Cline Once you’re done reading, call us at (702) 751-READ and let us know what you thought!

Superstar musician "Weird Al" Yankovic and co-host/one man band leader of the new season of Comedy Bang! Bang! the TV show joins Scott to talk about what it's like to being back on a set in almost 20 years, his latest World Tour, and the brand new CBB theme remix. Then, businessman Greg Kerns arrives to really paint us a picture of the ins and outs of his business. Later, lifestyle coach Crap Pollo teaches us his expert steps on how to achieve all of our dreams.

Die-hard "Bernie Bros” Thad and Kirk (Fran Gillespie and Joe Spellman) explain to Mark and Pete why they live in a treadmill-powered house and what GORP stands for. Plus: John Drexler (Nick Mandernach) deals with the emotional fallout of unfriending a Trump supporter.

Prolific actor Peter Jason has a million stories about John Carpenter's cult classic They Live, Deadwood, and so much more. He joins Matt to talk about what it was like for his character Gilbert the Resistance Leader to get squibbed, the levels of Godhood in David Milch's John from Cincinnati, and Con Stapleton's submarine monologue from Deadwood. Plus, we hear how Peter got "t-boned" by Orson Welles.

Damien Lemon, host of Comedy Knockout on truTV joins Kevin and Kamau to discuss why a Denzel movie won't be covered this week (even though they came close to doing 2 Guns). Plus, they talk about witnessing the Denzelishness at the NBA Finals, the 70th Annual Tony Awards, why and Damien's Top 5 Denzel Movies.

Have you ever been embarrassed at the onset of a relationship with someone new? James certainly has, and on today's episode, it tops his list of things he wished he understood about adult life as a teenager. (Listen to yesterday's episode for Stephen's list on the same subject.) Other topics include money management, over-estimation of one's self-valuation, and whether or not anyone actually enjoys eating salad.

Hear which Sean Connery film will be next on today's minisode! Paul admits he was wrong, we figure out what is the proper use of Shakespeare, and June shares her take on big belts. Send your own voicemail explanation hopes for Paul to answer by calling 619-PAUL ASK. Later, we hear Blake Harris interview director of The Avengers Jeremiah S. Chechik. Read the full interview over at www.slashfilm.com! Plus, Corrections and Omissions for The Avengers! This episode is sponsored by Squarespace. WATCH Filthy Preppy Teen$ on the FullScreen App today! 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! 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!).

That’s right, it’s been awhile but Adam Scott Aukerman are back by popular demand to dive into U2′s thirteenth studio album Songs of Innocence. They’ll talk about the U2’s live performance at the live Apple event, U2 releasing their new album right into everyone’s iTunes library for free, and their current thoughts on every single track on this album. Plus, they share their Top 10 R.E.M. songs as they read some fantastic fan mail, we check in where Adam is with Harry Potter, and the critically acclaimed podcast “I Love Films” returns. Oh yeah, the guys finally get some T-SHIRTS!

JJ and Murphy O’Malaman, the Kid Detectives themselves are back with a whole new case they need to solve on this week's Comedy Bang! Bang! With the help of Scott, they're gonna do their darndest to solve the case of the missing babies. We'll also find out more of the O'Malaman twins' past as we dig deeper to figure out what really happened to their missing mother, why they have a connection to Alaska, and why they need to consult the bones.

The Shrimps take on the The Ba Dunka Dunks at Pan Pacific Park. Matt Gourley and Mark McConville call the action, Steve Agee balls the fraction. 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

Jason “Zouks” Mantzoukas is back baby! J-Man talks to Scott about possibly taking over CBB if he happens to perish, his dating life, and his new podcast called “Talkin’ ‘Tang.” But heynong man, old friend Mike the Janitor also returns from cleaning up the Earwolf sauna to ask listeners to support his online campaign to finally clean up that Garbage Island in the Pacific.

The talented Kate Micucci (of the comedy duo Garfunkel and Oates) joins Leonard to talk about her costarring role in the new Mike Birbiglia film Don't Think Twice, which comes to theaters in July. They also discuss people who have inspired Kate in her acting career (including Cloris Leachman and Anjelica Huston), and some of her favorite films, including Searching for Bobby Fischer and While You Were Sleeping.

What revelations about life have come your way in adulthood that never crossed your mind in adolescence? James asks Stephen this question today, after reading a Quora question from a 24 year old who's having trouble finding his place in the world. Stephen gives his advice on today's episode, and they continue the thread tomorrow with James' thoughts on the same topic!

On the first episode of Father Time, Jamie welcomes television icon Jason Alexander (Seinfeld) to talk about balancing fatherhood with sitcom life, what it means to be a RIE baby, and how he’ll never be a Hamlet.