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World renowned self-help author and life coach Lloyd Betin joins Bob for a life changing episode where they discuss his latest book and movement “Why Not,” Lloyd’s early adoption of “why not,” negative feedback, the true meaning of a (k)not, and to do some “why not” role-playing. Plus, Bob graciously shares some of the nicknames he has received from his rapper friends after recently being embraced by the Hip-Hop community.

Happy 2016! Our next movie will follow an earthly genie who just wants to rap. This week Paul goes through Corrections and Omissions for The Star Wars Holiday Special and gives listeners a great documentary recommendation in another edition Paul's Pick of the Week. Plus, Paul shares which movie made him cry most recently and more as he answers your Qs! Don’t forget to check out Blake Harris’ Oral History of The Star Wars Holiday Special 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/! People of the internet: Watch Paul in Fresh off the Boat on ABC and a while ago, Paul and Rob Huebel did a comedy special on a 60 foot glass bus that traveled around LA and 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 Sleeping With Other People on iTunes! 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!).

Happy New Years humons! Tim Meadows, Paul Rust, Stephanie Allynne, and Anthony King join Matt Besser to ask humons about the worst gifts they've received this holiday season on a LIVE improv4humans from the UCB’s Sunset theater in Hollywood California! Listen as they explore the Ultimate Bath Experience, take you inside the writers' room of Wacky Packs, and participate in a spelling bee of naughty sounding words. Make sure to sign up for Seeso.com to get Matt Besser's new standup special "Besser Breaks the Record" and the new live comedy show filmed at the UCB theaters called "The UCB Show".

Singer-songwriter Langhorne Slim and Matt Besser of improv4humans make their way to Sklarbro County! Langhorne tells us about what it was like getting laughs before his sets opening up for Eugene Mirman on tour and plays songs off his new album The Spirit Moves. Also, Matt talks about his new stand-up special "Besser Breaks The Record" (available to watch on www.seeso.com), the first improv show he saw which had a cast that included Chris Farley, and Making a Murderer (there will be spoilers!). As always Daniel Van Kirk brings us crazy stories that include an Indiana woman charged in urine tossing and much more. Later, prosecuting attorney Ken Kratz of Making a Murderer stops by to defend The Martian as a comedy.

Happy 2016, Chat Show fans! For the first entry of the new year, guest host Samm Levine reunites with his Freaks & Geeks dad, actor Sam McMurray! In this Sam(m)-centric episode: The Tracey Ullman Show, being born with an old Jewish soul, and more!

Today, individuality and social norms duke it out regarding the costs and benefits of pursuing a graduate degree.

At long last, the conclusion of the Best of Comedy Bang! Bang! 2015 countdown with special co-host Paul F. Tompkins is here with your Top 3 episodes of the entire year. Thanks for listening and Happy New Year!

Learning lines with Adam Pally.

Remember when memes actually made sense and weren't just screencaps of Minions with text like, 'Obama: You Only Had One Job!' Remember when 'First World Problems' wasn't an excuse to complainbrag about your yacht running out of champagne? Remember when 'LOL' wasn't a mere punctuation mark and actually meant that someone was laughing out loud? Pepperidge Farm remembers. And now that meme is probably ruined too. The problem with the internet sometimes is that when creative, novel, and useful ideas get put into it, suddenly everyone has permission to reuse them. From there they get repeatedly misused, and before you know it, they completely lose all of their meaning. Literally. Or figuratively. We don't know because literally doesn't mean literally anymore. On this week's podcast, Jack O'Brien is joined by Cracked editors Jason Pargin (aka David Wong) and Josh Sargent to talk about when great ideas go wrong and how the evolution of language and the internet drives them into the ground.

Andrew Ti brings Yo, Is This Racist? to UCB-Sunset for a LIVE episode with special return guests Baron Vaughn (Grace and Frankie, Maltin On Movies), Ify Nwadiwe (@midnight, White Women)! They talk about trying to police being called the "n-word" by your friends, Star Wars: The Force Awakens, the porn industry, and much more. As always, leave us a message about anything you think is racist at (323) 389-RACE.

Fantastic Iranian-American comedian Maz Jobrani finally makes his way to the calming shores of Sklarbro Country! Maz tells us about growing up in Iran, freezing up on the radio in the middle of a round of "The Dozens" early in his stand-up career, and how breaking his ankle while playing soccer helped him really focus on his joke writing. Then, Maz tells us about being on Dr. Drew to talk Making A Murderer during Quick Hits! Later, the Sklars call up Ozzie Guillen to hear his thoughts on Ken Griffey Jr. and Mike Piazza being elected into the Baseball Hall of Fame.

Happy New Year Chartists! Howard and guest co-host Ele "Ku" Woods welcome the return of the Prince of Periscope, Steven Brody Stevens! Everyone chats about their first cellphones, the clubs, and the possibility of having children as they count down the Top 5 Songs on iTunes. Then, Howard shares an unfortunate outcome regarding his Fantasy Championship as they count down the Top 5 NFL Games of the Week. Plus, the Valley is the topic of discussion during the Wie Wie Chart!

On this week's Bitch Sesh, Casey and Danielle discuss the results of their "Vanderpump Rules" challenge and sum up 4 (painful) seasons worth of drunken debauchery. Then, Morgan Walsh (Burning Love, Brooklyn 99) joins them for another rundown of this weeks RHOBH where they breakdown the sight of Yolanda's rotting boob implant, Erika Jayne and Mr. Girardi's true love affair and Lisa Rinna's choppy shag, a do or a don't? Listen and find out!

Comedy buds Taran Killam and Paul Brittain are back to chat about how to take compliments, if older people should be driving old cars, and why aren’t birds shitting on us all the time. Later, Bever Hopox and Chico Hands aka the Calvins twins gallop into the studio to discuss the ostentatious, hypervacious, dualicacious world of prized horse fighting. It’s a flip flopping good time!

Paul introduces a brand new show coming to Earwolf December 2nd: Bitch Sesh, A Real Housewives Breakdown Show! Casey Wilson and Danielle Schneider (Hotwives Of Las Vegas) couldn’t be more excited for the latest season of Real Housewives Of Beverly Hills, and they’re going to share that excitement with you in their new podcast Bitch Sesh! They’ll dish on the season’s wildest moments, answer all your burning Housewives questions, drink Housewives-branded wine, and bring on special guests like June Diane Raphael. Don’t be tardy to the party; make sure you set your DVRs for the season premiere of RHOBH Dec 1!

Meeting the world half way with Matt Oswalt.

WARNING: Kevin Allison of the groundbreaking sketch comedy troupe The State & the RISK! podcast joins the first timer club on today’s Comedy Bing Bong! Kevin lets us know the deets surrounding the upcoming The State reunion at Festival Supreme, the origin of his RISK! podcast, and how he became a faculty member at a Kink camp. Also joining us for the first time is entrepreneur Bridgette Murphy who tells us all about her Irish gift shop “Bridgette’s Irish Gifts” & a special gift that Scott received known as HP-DP-69B aka the Hewlett-Packard Sex Robot. Plus, they all become familiar with Riddle Me This!

On today’s episode, Andy Daly & Matt Gourley have chosen a unique interactive podcast experience in a pilot hosted by 91-year-old Personal Trainer to the Stars Bill Carter. Bill will lead you through the steps needed for the workout of a lifetime, he’ll chat with his good friends Victor the Giant & Rochelle the Elf, former Wrestler/Governor Jesse “The Body” Ventura will make an appearance to challenge the listener, and everyone will answer some questions from Twitter about fitness. Plus, you’ll be treated with the world premiere of the greatest workout song ever to be written since “Eye of the Tiger” by the one and only Spyryt. If you’re in Los Angeles, don’t miss a LIVE taping of The Andy Daly Podcast Pilot Project with Irish storyteller Patrick McMahon on Tuesday, March 11th at Molly Malone’s Irish Pub. Go to http://www.mollymalonesla.com/ for more info!

Playwright and poet Dan O'Brien joins Jessica St. Clair, Danielle Schneider, Lennon Parham, and Jason Mantzoukas for a special poetry filled edition of improv4humans with Matt Besser! Dan reads some poems from his Scarsdale and War Reporter collections to inspire scenes about the "hmmming" phenomenon in the poetry world, the prophecy of having to marry your improv scene partner after doing a proposal scene, and buying stolen items from raccoons. Make sure to get the Upright Citizens Brigade television show season 3 now available on DVD, the UCB Comedy Improv Manual, and Dragoon’s new album at dragoongalaxy.bandcamp.com!

Stephen likens his mind to an attic, which shouldn't be filled with 'meaningless crap'. Will he be able to find any tidbits up there which answer a question over 2400 Quora users are wondering?

Brian Koppelman believes people who accomplish remarkable things do something differently than most other. The screenwriter, producer and essayist thinks they marshall the best of themselves in the low moments, as well as the high ones. Learning about these moments is what drives his podcast, The Moment. On this episode of The Wolf Den Brian tells Adam why he got into podcasting, who influenced his approach, and how he prepares for his deeply engaged interviews. He also explains his thoughts about having his own wife, novelist Amy Koppelman, on for a very intimate and unflinchingly honest interview. Finally, Brian shares his thoughts on the business of podcasting, and his advice for new podcasters.

Trodding the boards with Anthony Rapp.

Welcome back to another episode of Join Me In My Room with Fiona Bloom (D'Arcy Carden)! It's the show where Fiona invites other kids from her school or summer camp over to her house to talk about her three favorite things -- the book series The Weeping Willows, the band Baby Alligators, and her camp counselor Bryan Cranston (not that one silly!). This week she welcomes notable 8th grader Josie Cranston into her room to talk about which characters from The Weeping Willows they would ship, if she's ever kissed a girl or boy, and her step-brother Bryan Cranston. Later, Traci Reardon arrives to help her Twitter followers with preteen advice in another edition of "Help Me, Rhonda."

The best of Comedy Bang! Bang! 2015 continues with Scott and Paul F. Tompkins as they count down numbers ten through seven of the best episodes YOU voted for! Merry Christmas to you all and we'll see you next week for Pt. 3!

James could have invested in a company that earns billions of dollars a year as part of Google, but passed. What other fateful opportunities have our hosts encountered over the course of their careers, and do they have any regrets?