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The phone lines are open this week! Trump University student Alyssa Marezzo (Alison Rich) tries to sell Pete a scarf, gun shop owner Claudia Danger (Pamela Murphy) stumps for “Stand Your Womb” legislation, and Professor Charles Waterbury (Dan Black) has a new book. Plus: Mark thinks everyone in Cincinnati should go to jail.

Author and Goosebumps legend R.L. Stine joins Sarah and Susan to share stories of the times he has cried throughout his life. He generously takes us through the sincere moment he met his hero Ray Bradbury to bursting out in tears while being on a date at the Arthur Miller play "The Price" to the the times he was tearing up coming out of anesthesia.

Dig deep into the business of podcasting with this episode of The Wolf Den, recorded live at a Fast Company Creative Counter-Conference event hosted at the Earwolf studios in Hollywood. Adam moderates a panel with Earwolf hosts Sarah Thyre (“Crybabies”) and Franklin Leonard (“The Black List Table Reads”). They answer questions from the assembled journalists, agency representatives and media industry professionals about building audience, the ethics of podcast ads, episode length, and pitching guests to hosts. First, to get everyone up to speed, Adam presents a short history of Earwolf and Midroll, and shares some very funny, and very effective podcast ad reads.

Do you ever find yourself in a place of self-reflection and introspection when looking out the window of a moving vehicle? James and Stephen do, and today they discuss whether or not they tend to find peace in the situation, or if they just end up "inside their own heads". Also, our hosts debate the "internal fictions" of their own significance in the larger world, and why they hold their opposing opinions.

Acting crazy with Diedrich Bader.

Amanda Meadows and Robbin Higgins join Andrew to talk about categorizing podcasts as "white dudes talking". Make sure to leave us a message about anything you think is racist at (323) 389-RACE.

Hillary Clinton is now the presumptive Democratic nominee - and David Axelrod has some pretty unique insight into what that looks like. That's because he was the chief strategist for Barack Obama's presidential campaign in 2008 when Obama had secured the nomination. Here, David talks to Axelrod about the significance of the first woman nominee for a major American political party, what it was like when Hillary was on the other end of the nomination process in '08, and how her nomination reflects a changing America. Make sure to check out the full interview on Friday!

Amanda Meadows and Robbin Higgins join Andrew to talk about the negative comments NWA has received regarding their induction into the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame. Make sure to leave us a message about anything you think is racist at (323) 389-RACE.

Chris Gethard welcomes Scott to the Big Apple on a New York edition of Comedy Bang! Bang! Chris tells us about the evolution of his Earwolf podcast Beautiful Anonymous, the haunted places in New Jersey, the new season of The Chris Gethard Show on Fusion, and being infatuated with Galco's Soda Pop Stop. Then, legendary filmmakers Woody Allen and George Lucas arrive to talk about the upcoming joint projects they have in development. Plus, entrepreneur Renalda stops by with some unfortunate news for Chris.

Stand-up comedian Ahmed Bharoocha joins Randy & Jason to chat about hanging at the Moontower Comedy Festival, shooting his Comedy Central Half-Hour special in New Orleans, and bonding over the LA Kings with his father. Daniel Van Kirk brings County Stories which include a Python who bit a Thai man's penis in a terrifying toilet encounter. Later, Steven Seagal leaves us a voicemail in which he makes an offer to the Sklar Brothers.

Still standing with Tom Bergeron.

Role-playing with Kira Soltanovich.

Jamie Donnelly and Barry Pearl portrayed Pink Lady Jan and T-Bird Doody respectively from the 1978 musical Grease but did you know that they've been performing Grease in the theatrical production prior to the film? Jamie and Barry join Matt this week to talk about auditioning for their film roles, the fly by during "Beauty School Dropout," the intense heat as they shot the gymnasium scene, restoring the laughs from the theatrical production, and much more.

A questioning Mormon and family man calls Chris up exactly 1 hour and 15 minutes before his final law exam of the semester. But this phone call is more important to him than the test.

Amanda Meadows and Robbin Higgins join Andrew to talk about all Asian workforces. Make sure to leave us a message about anything you think is racist at (323) 389-RACE.

After an initial discussion about the beach season initiated by Memorial Day weekend in the United States, James changes the topic to the soldiers being remembered due to their deaths during American military conflicts. Our hosts eventually fall into a discussion about what would make a war worthy of fighting, whether participants truly gain anything at the end of a war, and how Stephen would feel about his teenage son enlisting in the armed services.

Alec Baldwin joins Leonard from New York City through the magic of the internet to chat about the joy of doing his podcast "Here's The Thing with Alec Baldwin," his memories of working in Tim Burton's modern classic Beetlejuice, and the tradition of staying up late watching classic films on television with his father when he was young. Plus, Alec recommends some of his favorite unsung movies.

Get ready for some dating stories from the life of our good friend Jason Mantzoukas on today’s Comedy Bang Bang! Just as we get into Jason’s love life, an entertainer by the name of Gil accompanied by his puppet Golly stop by the studio. But something is odd about Gil & Golly. Could there be more than meets the eye (or in this case ear)? You’ll have to tune in to find out!

Casey and Danielle are guest less and fancy free this week! They discuss Danielle's pilgrimage to the original Alene Too and Tamara's newfound body building career (maybe NOW a business will succeed?! It's all we want!) They also never thought they would discuss trout mouth and trout snatch but dreams do come true!

The boys do a live show at VultureFest in New York City's historic Casper Podcast Lounge, and execute their plan to become the number-one podcast on iTunes with the help of podcast guru ALEX BLUMBERG.

Have you ever avoided attending a cultural event with your family because you fear how your children are going to act in public? Stephen and James, both fathers of two teenagers, have been down this weary path before. While James has mostly taken the avoidance route, Stephen has embraced his reality and worked out a foolproof method for a successful family outing. Also, James comes up with a new business concept that would help museum patrons more deeply understand a gallery's art collection.

Brian Sanchez aka DJ Sancho joins Jensen & Matty Boom to celebrate the release of Jensen's new book "Kanye West Owes Me $300: And Other True Stories from a White Rapper Who Almost Made It Big". They reminisce about the early days of Hot Karl, Sancho and Jensen meeting The Baka Boyz, selling out The Roxy, Matty becoming Jensen's hype man, getting one of Kanye's early beat CDs, and much more. Bunheads can get the book at www.jensenkarp.com!

Dating and Social Media Expert Alana Levinson is a positive spirit in this daunting world of technology. Alana gets Deanna & Emily up on how technology keeps us closer and apart, the faux performance of couples posting online, and what does it mean to be bad at social media in 2016. Plus, they get to the bottom of Frexting, Sliding Into Your DMs, and the Phantom Ring Syndrome.

Here are some words you usually don't find in the same sentence: rocket science, orgies, jet propulsion, and the occult. Believe it or not, the beginning of modern rocket science wasn't helmed by some nerds in a laboratory, but by a group of rockstar scientists who blew stuff up by day and did drugs and animal sacrifices at night. Jack Parsons was the leader, and in his short life he fought with L. Ron Hubbard over women, led a branch of an occultist religion and founded the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena. Parsons is just one of the many consequential people we discuss on this week's podcast who shaped the modern era, but had life stories that you wouldn't believe. Jack O'Brien and Michael Swaim are joined by comedian and host of 'Paranormal You & Me' Ryan Singer to delve into the life and beliefs of Parsons, and discuss others such as George Washington's femme fatale superspy and the Russian officer who prevented the end of the world. Also make sure to buy tickets to our next LIVE podcast taping on Saturday June 11th at 7pm at the UCB Sunset Theatre in Los Angeles! Every summer we're treated to the same buffet of three or four science fiction movies with the same basic conceits. There's man vs. aliens, man vs. robots, man vs. army of clones and man vs. complicated time travel rules. With virtual reality and self-driving cars fast approaching, it's time to consider what type of sci-fi movie we want to be living in for the rest of our lives. Co-hosts Jack O'Brien and Adam Tod Brown are joined by Cracked's Tom Reimann and Josh Sargent and comedians David Huntsberger, Adam Newman and Caitlin Gill to figure out which sci-fi trope would be the best to make a reality. Tickets are only $5 and on sale here: https://goo.gl/EjlM4L This episode is sponsored by Squarespace and Casper Mattresses. Footnotes: Strange Angel: The Otherworldly Life of Jack Parsons: https://goo.gl/n4O06G 'An Honest Liar' on Netflix: https://goo.gl/pizuCp Aleister Crowley: The Wickedest Man in the World: https://goo.gl/bFlh6F The Man Who Only Loved Numbers: http://goo.gl/r8qMX Cracked: 5 Backup Plans That Would Have Changed Modern History: http://goo.gl/3pkVhz Biography of Agent 355: https://goo.gl/odCkcE Biography of Jandamarra: http://goo.gl/X1FH6C New Yorker: Ada Lovelace, The First Tech Visionary: http://goo.gl/LUZRkc The New Economy: How Nils Bohlin invented the three-point safety belt: http://goo.gl/ZKuT7p Daily Mail: When Harry Met John, Paul, George and Ringo: http://goo.gl/R2LewY Blind Willie Johnson on Spotify: https://goo.gl/Qx1ecz

Poet/songwriter/performer Hollis Wong-Wear joins Andrew all this week to answer some racism questions. Today they discuss people who had no idea that Prince was an amazing guitar player. Be sure to call us at (323) 389-RACE to ask if anything is racist.