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Last year, our guest host Tim Ferriss wrote in a blog post that he was no longer investing in new startups, even though he's done well in the past. He rationalized that other investors would quickly take his place if he stepped away from the market, which makes him replaceable in that field. Instead, he refocused his energy on writing, where he has penned a unique voice. Today, James, Stephen, and Tim look into the power of idea creation, saying "no" when it matters the most, and "expressing your unique weirdness in all of its glory."

Recorded live at South by Southwest 2016, Leonard, Baron, and Jessie discuss three movies based on True Stories: the 2011 Richard Linklater comedy Bernie starring Jack Black, a semi-biographical sports drama that you should avoid, and Errol Morris' unpredictable 1997 documentary Fast, Cheap & Out of Control.

Matt Gourley presents the first episode of Jemaine Clement’s Howl original series The Mysterious Secrets Of Uncle Bertie’s Botanarium. 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. Travel back to 1768, when the Fortitude sailed from the famous port of Damprot, the Jewel of the Gravy Isles. The ship, commandeered by Lord Joseph Banks–nephew of the infamous botanist Bertie Banks–was on a mission to find a plant known to be the very source of pleasure in the world: Heaven’s Clover. This is the tale of that fateful journey. 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.

Stand-up comedian Quincy Jones and Andrew to talk about naming your baby Langston. Make sure to leave us a message about anything you think is racist at (323) 389-RACE.

Paul F. Tompkins welcomes everyone using any of the five senses to the 50th episode of SPONTANEANATION! This week, Paul’s special guest is Matt Besser of improv4humans! They chat about who would be the ideal sibling, mischievous imaginary friends, and Matt's dad's philosophy of living the high life. Paul is then joined by Craig Cackowski, Hal Lublin, and Amanda Lund to improvise a story set at a Santa Fe Art Gallery. And as always, Eban (only the best) Schletter scores it all on piano! SPONTANEANATION LIVE returns to Largo on Saturday, April 2nd! Paul's special guest will be Grant-Lee Phillips! Get your tickets now: bit.ly/SPONT416

It's a Christmas miracle! LIVE from the Marina Del Ray Public High School Library is a Holiday Womptacular with Marissa Wompler, Miss Listler, Marissa's step dad Dr. Seth Wompler, Eric "Gutterballs" Gutterman, and many more surprise guests. How has Marissa held up after her recent breakup? Will she finally meet her dad? (Probably not.) WOMP UP the Yuletide JAMZ!

Join Kevin as he sits down with legendary actress Jamie Lee Curtis (True Lies, Scream Queens). Jamie chats about growing up in Hollywood steering her into an acting career and much digression into other captivating topics.

Our old friend Adam Scott of Farts and Procreation and U Talkin' U2 To Me? reunites with Scott on this week's Comedy Bang! Bang! Adam Scott Aukerman catch up and talk about actors being truth tellers, beards, and the one thing Adam is most proud of in his life. Then, entrepreneur Randy Snutz arrives to seek help on settling a beef with the creators of The Lake House. Plus, special podcast guest Tebow Lebow, King of Euro Trash stops by to discuss his new podcast which will exclusively be about his luxurious life.

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Comedian Tom Rhodes talks to Randy and Jason about his former Dutch late-night talk show. He also shares stories about the countries he visited while touring as a stand-up and hosting a travel show. Daniel Van Kirk brings a County Story of a naked woman dancing on a Big Rig during a two-hour traffic jam. Later, former Chicago White Sox coach Ozzie Guillén calls in to talk MLB spring training.

Stand-up comedian Quincy Jones joins Andrew to talk about a caller have a subconscious association with her black friend and basketball. Make sure to leave us a message about anything you think is racist at (323) 389-RACE.

Despite a near-infinite number of baby books available, new parents are always amazed at how unprepared they feel. Luckily, Stephen and James - both fathers of two teenagers - have years of experience saved up to help out on this topic. Joining our hosts this week is prospective parent and recent dog adopter Tim Ferriss, who makes the case that people should successfully train a chicken before having a human child of their own.

Singer-songwriter Kira Morrison gives Deanna & Emily some social media tips, gets familiar with Dr. Drew, and shares how the power of Taylurking granted her to be in Taylor Swift's music video for "Shake It Off." Plus, Kira performs a wonderful acoustic rendition of an original song she wrote entitled "Jenny." Check out Kira's debut EP "Progressions" over at http://www.kiramorrisonmusic.com/.

Writer and podcaster Erin Mallory Long joins Jensen and Matty to talk about co-hosting a podcast devoted to the TV show Friends (Best Of Friends Podcast), her eBook Text/Chat/Email, the perfect Jeopardy! category, The Pheels, My Wife's Junk YouTube channel, Ando, Dawson's Creek, The Name of the Wind, how we’re late on Daniel Clowes' Patience, UberEATS, Nathan For You, and many other things you should know about.

Ronna & Beverly return to the beautiful UCB-Sunset in Los Angeles and this time they are joined by Who Charted's Kulap Vilaysack and Engineer Sam! They'll talk about her new comedy series Bajillion Dollar Propertie$ on Seeso, the status of her Origin Story documentary, and help out listeners with some expert advice. Plus, Michael Constantini makes a very rare appearance!

Wake up and listen to the Dreams Dreams Dreams podcast hosted by your favorite three older ladies Claribelle (Alison Rich), Zelda (Jessica McKenna), and Ruth (Nicole Byer)! What goes into having a good group nap? Claribelle, Zelda, and Ruth will take you through all the steps! Then, they welcome a very special guest and dream analyst Derrick Kidman to analyze all our their most recent dreams (recurring and sexy included). Plus, Traci Reardon arrives to help her Twitter followers with dream advice in another edition of “Help Me, Rhonda.” Sweet dreams!

Stand-up comedian Quincy Jones joins Andrew all this week to answer some racism questions. Today they discuss the term "culturally white" and white guilt. Be sure to call us at (323) 389-RACE to ask if anything is racist.

It finally happened. Tom Hiddleston joins Josh after much anticipation to chat about playing singer-songwriter Hank Williams in I Saw The Light, shooting Kong: Skull Island, his interest going back to the theatre, and much more. Plus, Josh catches up with the lovely Elizabeth Olsen about I Saw The Light, Avengers, and condiments.

I always thought it was weird how Usidore saves his bodily fluids. This week I learn why. It's still weird. Credits Arnie: Arnie Niekamp Chunt: Adal Rifai Usidore: Matt Young Metanoid: Jorin Garguilo Spants/Gorgon: Meridith Stepien 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

An ex-Orthodox Jew answers Chris’s pressing questions about Kosher law, particularly as it relates to drinking wine and eating insects. He also reveals a clever passport hack.

Catching waves with Greg Fitzsimmons.

To celebrate 300 episodes of Sklarbro Country, Daniel Van Kirk interviews Randy and Jason about the podcast. They look back on memorable episodes, the Sklars' early days in stand-up and the evolution of Sklarbro Country. Later, they listen to voicemails from guests congratulating the hosts on 300 episodes.

Maret Orliss is the Associative Director of Programming and Events for The L.A. Times. She joins Nate this week to talk about The L.A. Times Festival of Books at USC which is the largest cultural festival in America which this year will include 9 stages featuring special guests Carrie Brownstein, Arianna Huffington, Buzz Aldrin, and much more. Then, Nate closes the show out by reading Tom Perrotta's "Snowman" as suggested by a listener. 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 Festival of Books.

Andrew Ti and special guest Jason Chu finish the week off by discussing being asked how to eat chicken and waffles. As always, leave us a message about anything you think is racist at (323) 389-RACE.

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 2, Lord Joseph Banks assembles a crew for a noble mission: to go to the very source of pleasure, in order to destroy it. 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.