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Will the podcasting bubble continue to inflate as it has over the past decade, or will it eventually pop and go the way of the hoop-and-stick? Stephen feels that the virtually-free distribution model for podcasts makes them the 'perfect drug' for modern multitasking Americans, but will an increasingly flooded marketplace eventually bring their value to zero?

English singer-songwriter Frank Turner joins Jon Gabrus, Mookie Blaiklock, Charlie Sanders, and Ben Rodgers for a stacked musical edition of improv4humans with Matt Besser! Frank Turner performs songs from his latest album "Positive Songs for Negative People" live in-studio that will inspire scenes about a personal poem about a relationship going mainstream, being cursed by an ex after a break-up, and artists meeting face to face with a terrible anonymous negative reviewer. Make sure to get the Upright Citizens Brigade television show season 3 now available on DVD, the UCB Comedy Improv Manual, and pick up Frank Turner's "Positive Songs For Negative People" ft. “Get Better”, “The Next Storm” and “Josephine” at http://fthc.cc/PSFNPdeluxe!

An aspiring voice actor talks about using jokes to help with the hard times, and explains how she frames success. Plus she asks Chris the most important question he has ever faced: if you were to be eaten by an animal of your choice, which one would it be?

In the grand scheme of human history, awareness of mental health issues is a relatively recent development. It wasn't even until the 60s and 70s that therapy, medication and other modern treatments became mainstream. Before that we would just throw people in the looney bin, give them electro-shock therapy or pull out all their teeth if they were schizophrenic or suffering from depression. So it goes without saying that there were multitudes of people throughout history who were suffering from autism, addiction, bipolar disorder, ADHD and so on who were never treated. Many of these people went on to do great things– sometimes because of and sometimes in spite of their mental conditions. They were our Beethovens, our Lincolns, our Jeffersons and our Einsteins. This week we're taking a look into the past and shining a light on the famous historical figures you may not know were suffering from major mental illnesses. Cracked editor-in-chief Jack O'Brien first speaks with Claudia Kalb, a medical and science journalist who literally wrote the book on the subject, about Abraham Lincoln, Andy Warhol, Marilyn Monroe and whether modern treatments are medicating away the next generation of greats like these. Jack then speaks with Cracked editor Robert Evans about how many of these diseases may have evolved and benefitted prehistoric society, and the surprising way Syphilis ties into all of this. Footnotes: Claudia Kalb's 'Andy Warhol Was a Hoarder': http://goo.gl/ROcX2E 5 Insane Celebrity Conspiracies That Make Sense (#3 Thomas Jefferson Had Asperger's): http://goo.gl/u2BwC Michel Foucault's 'Madness and Civilization': https://goo.gl/AqBts4 Robert Sapolsky's Lecture on OCD and Religion: https://goo.gl/UJl7So 'Eating Christmas in the Kalihari': http://goo.gl/ZZAW5R Buy tickets to our next live episode taping on April 9th at 7pm at the UCB Sunset Theatre in Los Angeles: https://goo.gl/VeEDmF

Dan Ahdoot of Bajillion Dollar Propertie$ joins Andrew all this week to answer some racism questions. Today they discuss choosing a karaoke song with racial slurs. Be sure to call us at (323) 389-RACE to ask if anything is racist.

The amazingly talented Don Cheadle of Hotel Rwanda, the Oscar winning Crash, and War Machine in the Marvel films joins Josh this week to talk about directing his first feature film, Miles Ahead. It's a real labor of love for Don as he goes into all the steps it took to get the film about the legendary Miles Davis ultimately made. Plus, Don shares a revealing fact about his House of Lies co-star Ben Schwartz.

Signing up with Andy Daly.

Brand new changes are coming to the minisode including getting to ask your questions by calling 619-PAUL ASK. Our next HDTGM movie selection will be a Jean Claude Van-Damme classic. This week Paul goes through Corrections and Omissions for The Covenant as well as a bonus for Sleepaway Camp. Plus, we hear the debut of Fan Creations and Paul sends off with another great recommendation during Paul's Pick of the Week. Don’t forget to check out Blake Harris’ Oral History of The Covenant 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!).

Director Adam McKay describes the night he won an Oscar for "The Big Short." He also talks to Randy and Jason about the NBA and college basketball. Later, they discuss the Atlanta Hawks' Tinder Night, and Javier Bardem calls in to share his love for Streetball.

Paul answers your questions about Wrestlemania, Maximum Overdrive, and aRyan Seacrest action movie as he goes through the Voicemails of the Week. Send your own voicemail question for Paul to answer by calling 619-PAUL ASK. If you loved Bloodsport you will definitely love our next HDTGM movie selection as it was directed by Van-Damme himself. Paul also goes through Corrections and Omissions for Bloodsport this week as well as another bonus follow up for Sleepaway Camp. Plus, Fan Creations returns and Paul shares a special song during Paul’s Pick of the Week. 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! 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!).

The Mysterious Secrets Of Uncle Bertie's Botanarium is an epic, richly sound-designed comedy adventure, created by a truly unique trio of writer/director Duncan Sarkies, musician Lawrence Arabia, and artist Stephen Templer. This Howl Original 12-part mini-series stars Jemaine Clement (Flight Of The Conchords) and an ensemble of creative friends from Wellington, New Zealand. In episode 3, an ominous warbler brings news that the dreaded Anderlugians seek a rendezvous, but Lord Joseph Banks faces a greater enemy within his own ranks. This will be the last episode of The Mysterious Secrets Of Uncle Bertie's Botanarium in Earwolf Presents. To hear the rest of the story, told week-by-week, sign up for Howl Premium today. Use the promo code BERTIE at Howl.fm, and get your first month free.

Actor and Nate's dear friend Noah Bean joins him this week to chat about performing in plays together, getting married, and to read "A Matter of Life and Death" by Timothy Aubry. Then, Nate reads us the most famous poem about baseball in the history of the world, Ernest Thayer's "Casey at the Bat." Make sure to get a head start for the next book club by grabbing yourself Sylvia Plath’s The Bell Jar and send in your thoughts on the book at readingaloudpodcast@gmail.com. Go to http://events.latimes.com/festivalofbooks/ for more info on the LIVE Reading Aloud show at The Festival of Books on Saturday, April 9th!

Andrew Ti and special guest comedian Quincy Jones finish the week off by discussing listening to 90s Hip-Hop while playing basketball. As always, leave us a message about anything you think is racist at (323) 389-RACE.

Actor Drew Tarver shares a story with Howard and Kulap about trying to step into the spotlight while his younger sisters auditioned for American Idol Juniors. They brainstorm unique grieving techniques after a break-up in the Top 5 songs on Stereogum chart. Later, the gang counts down the top 5 movies with the word "spring" in its title. During Two Charted, Ku and H. Michael Kre open some special gifts.

Singer-songwriter Langhorne Slim joins Matt Besser, Jon Gabrus, Drew Tarver and Dan Lippert for a music episode of improv4humans. Langhorne's songs inspire scenes about an actor without sports knowledge who auditions for a Gatorade commercial and a boy with a faulty birth who remains attached to his mother's vagina for life. Later, a stock broker hesitates to conform to his bloodthirsty co-workers. Sign up for Seeso.com to watch Besser’s stand-up special “Besser Breaks the Record” and “The UCB Show,” which were filmed live in UCBLA. Check out Matt, Drew and Dan in Besser's short film "Arkippiana" on the go90 app.

Recorded Live aboard the JoCo Cruise, Matt welcomes singer-songwriter Aimee Mann to talk about her role as Nihilist Woman, Franz's Girlfriend in The Big Lebowski. Aimee tells us about having to create dialogue in German, what it was like working with the Coen brothers, and whether or not her character gave her toe away willingly. Then, Paul F. Tompkins returns to talk about playing customer service operator Chad in Magnolia. Paul describes his three intense days of shooting the scene which included singing Sade songs with Mary Lynn Rajskub, embarrassing himself at the table read as he sat right next to Tom Cruise, and realizing his only his voice would make the final cut. Plus, Matt and Paul share how the power of the internet lead to them being friends and collaborators as they answer audience questions!

Jerrod Carmichael, star of NBC's The Carmichael Show returns on this week's Comedy Bang! Bang! Jerrod and Scott catch up as they chat about Neighbors 2, the real conversations that The Carmichael Show tackles, and Jerrod's impressive sense of direction. Then, entrepreneur Angel Coliciwo stops by to tell us all about his new Hollywood Celebrity Tour that eliminates the part of the tour that everyone hates. Later, we hear some of the many fictional languages of which Professor of Linguistics Pam Steensma has created.

Stand-up comedian Quincy Jones and Andrew to talk about fetishizing races while dating. Make sure to leave us a message about anything you think is racist at (323) 389-RACE.

As a widely respected journalist, best-selling author and creator/host of one of the most popular podcasts—Freakonomics Radio--Stephen Dubner is in a unique position to analyze the state of podcasting. He joins Adam to tackle this and other meaty topics like journalistic standards, the ethics of hosts doing their own ad reads, and why the medium has exploded in popularity. Learn how Freakonomics Radio was actually a kind of failure, compared to Stephen’s original plan. He also tells the origin story for his Earwolf show Question of the Day, and explains why he enjoys working on two very different kinds of podcasts. Finally, Stephen shares his metric for determine if he should continue doing a project.

Are all altruistic gestures actually brought about by selfish means, even if only subconsciously? Today, Tim Ferriss, James, and Stephen look to not only answer that question, but also try to decipher if the resultant answer really matters. Also, James poses a FAQ to the group from his weekly Twitter Q & A sessions about whether nice guys truly finish last in business.

Pressing the flesh with Adam Ray.

Actor and activist Jesse Williams explains his meaningful conversation with Denzel on the set of Grey's Anatomy. He also tells Kamau and Kevin about his passion for social justice and why he created the Ebroji GIF app. Later, Jesse counts down the top 5 Denzel movies that impacted his life, which are unlike any other guests' list.

Sarah and Susan welcome their close friend and novelist Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney (The Nest) to talk about being a private cryer, Love Actually, 20 Feet From Stardom, To Kill a Mockingbird, and David Rakoff's last appearance on This American Life.

Join Danielle, guest co-host Morgan Walsh (Burning Love) and special guest and hilarious Texan Rob Sudduth (Telenovela) as they talk about the snoozy Real Housewives of Dallas, camel meat & toe, and caftan chaos. Also a special Kasey's Korner from the ATL where she tells of the pleasures of Jackee' and the nightmare of vagina sweat.

Director Lance Bangs and comedian Clare O'Kane join Howard and guest co-host April Richardson on Who Charted. During the Billboard's Hot 100 chart, Howard and Lance discuss trying to solve the case of Howard's stolen car. The top 5 prime broadcast shows inspire a conversation about Mickey Rooney's weird path to becoming an animal rights activist. During Two Charted, Howard and April talk about traveling, Star Wars and the word "lovers."