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Joshua Walker & Andrew talk about Yik Yak, the app that fielded racist threats at University of MIssouri. Make sure to leave us a message about anything you think is racist at (323) 389-RACE.

Join Kevin as he sits down with Kelly Carlin as she chats about her newly published book, A Carlin Home Companion: Growing Up with George. Kelly divulges stories about how growing up around the comedy community of the 70s forged her current career.

Paul F. Tompkins welcomes you, him, her, and it back to SPONTANEANATION! This week, Paul’s special guest is Paul Scheer of The League and How Did This Get Made! They chat about who Paul Scheer would want to switch bodies with for a day, the reason why you shouldn't see a friend's baby right away, and how pregnancy books do not prepare you for taking care of a baby. The Pauls are then joined by Erinn Hayes, Marc Evan Jackson, and Hal Lublin to improvise a story set in a TV News Control Room. And as always, Eban (only the best) Schletter scores it all on piano! LA: TICKETS ARE ON SALE NOW FOR the DECEMBER 5th SPONTANEANATION LIVE AT LARGO, FEATURING IMPROVISERS HAL LUBLIN, ANNIE SAVAGE AND JANET VARNEY, WITH SPECIAL GUEST RON FUNCHES! ALL PROCEEDS GO TO CHARITY. TICKETS

This week Randy and Jason discuss the dating app for bullies and the MLB’s inability to produce a calendar. Then, the Sklars welcome comedian and actor Judah Friedlander who talks about the proper way to do sports commentary, as well as the inspiration for his new book “If The Raindrops United.” Later, the gang gets into some takes that include an overbearing hockey dad, Lindsay Vonn’s dog fighting career, and Cam Newton’s thievery. Lastly, Chris Berman calls in to discuss his love of all things wine and women.

Welcome back to Dafuqs Da Matter You? with your host Nicolette Scoppapapalee (Laura Willcox)! It's the safe place where you can vent about your problems with a born and bred New Jerseyan. This week Nicolette's cousin Natalie Scoppapapalee joins her to hash out why Natalie didn't show up to Nicolette's Halloween party, talk about Natalie's new dream job as a receptionist, and play an interactive drinking game of Never Have I Ever. Later, Nicolette's close relative Traci Reardon stops by to bring in some of her own complaints as well as offer her Twitter followers advice in another edition of “Help Me, Rhonda.”

Actor, writer, and founder of The Social Renaissance Project, Joshua Walker joins Andrew all this week to answer some racism questions. Today they discuss racist little kids. Be sure to call us at (323) 389-RACE to ask if anything is racist.

Search through the DVD extras of 'Back To The Future' and you'll come across one of the greatest what-ifs of movie history. The part of Marty McFly was originally played by Eric Stoltz (John Travolta's drug dealer from 'Pulp Fiction'), and they shot the movie for 5 weeks before ultimately replacing him with Michael J. Fox. The deleted scenes with Stoltz reveal a dour, contemplative Marty and the whole tone of the movie is off - like watching a Twilight Zone version of a movie you've seen 100 times before. This one casting change completely revamped the voice and quality of the movie for the better. In this vein, Jack O'Brien is joined by Cracked editors Dan O'Brien and Soren Bowie to discuss the one simple change they would make to movies like 'The Dark Knight Rises' and 'Pacific Rim' that would make them infinitely better.

Let's talk about 'Inception': Christopher Nolan's least realistic movie up until 'Interstellar'. While commercially and critically loved, you got the sense watching it that this was something to suspend your disbelief for; that this world of shared dreaming, dreams within dreams and implanting false memories surely had no basis in fact or science. But what if we told you Nolan's half-baked ideas about the fallibility of memory were actually close to how the brain works? What if planting false memories in people was actually the most realistic part about 'Inception'? On this bonus episode of The Cracked Podcast, Jack O'Brien is joined by Steve Ramirez, a PhD student at MIT who actually incepted mice! With laser beams! They talk about that experiment and how it will shape the future of treating mental disorders. Jack is then joined by Dr. William Hirst, Professor of Psychology at the New School for Social Research, to talk about how utterly unreliable our memories are, even when trying to recall the most important moments of our lives.

It's a Fuller House as fan favorite Colin Hanks returns to the show along with Jesse Hughes and Josh Homme of Eagles of Death Metal on this week's B-B-B-ONUS Comedy Bang! Bang! Join them as they reminisce about the good ol' days of getting music at a record store and the first time the two JH's became chums. Later, everyone goes on a Colinary journey as they sample new inventions from Maximilian Lugner and Dr. Hiro Tokyo, the creators of the Halloween Whopper.

Stand-up comedian extraordinaire John Mulaney is back on this week's Comedy Bang Bang! John and Scott break down the Ebenezer Scrooge costume, reflect on why weird rumors are not circulated about modern celebs, and talk about John's starring role in his new Netflix special "The Comeback Kid." Then, local business woman Big Sue arrives with terrible news about her business "Carpets Rugs Down There" and religious figure Nancy K stops by to talk everyone into joining a very special cult.

Andrew Ti and special guest Caroline Anderson finish the week off by discussing racial fetishism. As always, leave us a message about anything you think is racist at (323) 389-RACE.

Today our hosts give their candid opinions and experiences regarding clinical depression, and discuss treatment methods they've seen performed.

This week, the gang discusses cocaine music, the greatest joke that Howard can't remember, and why Dodge trucks are the only thing that will remain in a dystopian future. Also, Kulap talks about the process of finding a title for her latest project. Later, Howard and Kulap welcome to the show Stephanie Allynne who talks about some of her favorite people to do improv with with, fantasy football, and the art of maintaining a beautiful mane of hair.

Getting back on the horse with Lauren Ash.

What’s it like to have an encyclopedia entry written about you while you’re still living? And to what extent are you able to change that information?

Learn the story behind Hillary Clinton’s headline-grabbing interview on Another Round, along with how Lena Dunham’s new podcast, Women of the Hour, came together. Plus there are many other juicy tidbits for podcast nerds on this episode, as Buzzfeed’s Director of Audio Jenna Weiss-Berman opens up to Adam on a cornucopia of vital topics in public broadcasting and podcasting. She explains why having a diverse staff starts with paying your interns fairly, and why that's good for both creating high quality content and for the bottom line. As a former public radio producer--and still an enormous public radio fan--Jenna challenges the persistent misconception that only public broadcasters can be mission-driven. And she reveals the kind of podcast she really wants to produce, as well as her thoughts on “viral" audio.

Caroline Anderson and Andrew talk about a question from a French caller of West African descent that deals with being called African American by a casting director. Don't forget to keep leaving us messages by calling (323) 389-RACE.

Stephanie Allynne, Mary Holland, Lauren Lapkus, and Erin Whitehead are comedy veterans who perform together as Wild Horses! Join them as they bring their hit live show The Perspective to your ears. In this episode, the Horses get very cozy with the incredibly hilarious comedian Kate Berlant and discuss everything from phone obsession to a life size barbie to Pamela Anderson. Then, the gang joins a self-help group...but will they remember any of it?

LIVE from Largo in Los Angeles Paul, June, and Jason welcome Horatio Sanz to discuss the 1980's horror film Death Spa. They'll discuss 80's workout gear, paranormal-transgender villains, and whether or not this film can in fact be called a film. Additionally, the gang debates if serving sushi in a place of exercise is sanitary. Lastly, with the help of the audience our Hosts debate the best ways to die in a spa.

Paul F. Tompkins once again welcomes you all to Spontaneanation, and this week he is joined by special guest Jason Ritter of Gravity Falls and HBO’s Girls! They chat about Kurt Cobain being Jason’s hero growing up, how reading a Choose Your Own Adventure book can be stressful, and believing that staring at candles for a long enough time can make you go blind. Paul is then joined by improvisers Craig Cackowski, Amanda Lund and Chris Tallman, to improvise a story set in a secret society meeting. As always, the incredible Eban Schletter scores it all on piano. It’s a real Choose Your Own Adventure for your ears! SAVE THESE DATES: SATURDAY, JUNE 6TH, Paul will record a new standup special at the historic Palace Theatre in Downtown L.A. Ticket info soon! The first LIVE Spontaneanation with Paul F. Tompkins with special guests is on May 2nd at Largo at the Coronet! Get tickets at www.largo-la.com!

‘Living like a rich person’ is attainable to the general populous more cheaply than ever. Then why does society appear so focused on earning exorbitant wealth? Only two men (on this podcast) can decide!

Caroline Anderson and Andrew talk about if Hillbilly-ish people are racist. Be sure to keep leaving us messages at (323) 389-RACE.

We're going from the Masters of the Universe to the Masters of the Gymnasium. Next week will be a John Travolta health club classic. This week Paul goes through Corrections and Omissions for Masters of the Universe, why Nic Cage would do justice if he were in Masters in the Universe, and an amazing documentary you need to see during Paul's Pick of the Week. Plus, Paul answers your Qs about the best cartoon of the 80s, what car Paul, June, and Jason would drive in the Fast & Furious universe, and much more! People of the internet: The League is back on FXX 10pm on Wednesdays! 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 Sleeping With Other People in a theater near you! The Hotwives (Casey Wilson, Danielle Schneider, Andrea Savage, Dannah Phirman, Tymberlee Hill, Angela Kinsey, Erinn Hayes) are back and this time they are in Vegas baby! Watch The Hotwives of Las Vegas on Hulu today! Also, check out June in Grace and Frankie available on Netflix, Paul in Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp on Netflix, all the episodes of NTSF:SD:SUV:: on HULU for free, ScheeRL on YouTube here: , and Jason in The Dictator (he’s still in it!).

Driving home with Christy Stratton.

Jason Heynong-Mantzoukas is back to co-host along with Ghost host Scott on this week's Comedy Bang! Bang! Join them as they discuss important topics such as how boobs have changed over the years, experiencing concerts of the past & future as a ghost, and cars. Later, statistician Atherton Witherflower arrives to tell us everything we need to know about the upcoming 2016 Election. Who is going to be the Democrat and Republican nominees? Who will win the Presidency of the United States? The answers are in the numbers because numbers don't lie!