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Lauren Cook and Andrew talk all about using the phrase the “n-word” as a cop out. Be sure to keep leaving us messages at (323) 389-RACE.

Our two self-described introverts find out if you can train yourself to enjoy talking to strangers. Plus, Stephen records part of this podcast upside-down.

Paul F. Tompkins welcomes everyone around the world back to SPONTANEANATION! This week, Paul’s special guest is Tymberlee Hill from The Hotwives of Las Vegas! They chat about talking to cat therapists, being afraid of sex, and Tymberlee’s friend, the (perhaps) psychic. Paul is then joined by Janet Varney, Victor Yerrid, and Colleen Smith to improvise a story set in The Garden of Eden. And as always, Eban (only the best) Schletter scores it all on piano! Don’t forget! The next LIVE SPONTANEANATION is happening Saturday, October 3rd with Paul’s pals Drew Massey, Colleen Smith, and Victor Yerrid from No, You Shut Up! and very special guest Susanna Hoffs of The Bangles. There will be special moments that you can only experience LIVE so get your tickets now over at www.paulftompkins.com/live! PFT's NOTES: - For our group photo, we barged into the Comedy Bang Bang studio, and took our picture as Scott Aukerman, Andy Daly and Jason Mantzoukas were recording an episode. - Be on the listen-out for a callback to Episode 4: “Savannah, Georgia!” - - This episode marks the live debut of the physical sound board created by Engineer Ryan! - Rachael Porter, who took our portraits with that crazy light stick, was wearing a sheer shift dress with what looked like a bathing suit underneath. She told us it was, in fact, a body suit! I thought she had a cool day planned where she would end up in an ocean or a pool! But I was DEAD WRONG!

Lauren Cook & Andrew talk about a caller’s story about being profiled by a cop for driving in a Cadillac. Make sure to leave us a message about anything you think is racist at (323) 389-RACE.

Join Kevin as he sits down with actress Brittany Snow (Pitch Perfect, Hairspray) as she discusses her lifetime career. Brittany chats about acting, singing, and her knack for turning movie titles into food puns.

Jon Gabrus, Joe Wengert, and Will McLaughlin are surrounded by passwords everywhere they go on this week’s improv4humans with Matt Besser! They also explore how nuns feel really feel about Katy Perry, a teacher giving their students a gentle ribbing, and what real American made products would look like. Plus, they encounter a couple of motherly cops during the Mope Report. 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! - Intro Story – Required passwords/Joe’s multiple bank accounts – Bank teller only gives Will 45 seconds to make transfer (0:31) - Twitter Suggestion – Baphomet – Jon gets revved up discussing “Jew shit” with his friend’s parents (14:38) - What the Fuck is Going on? – Nuns try to revoke convent sold to Katy Perry after hearing “I Kissed a Girl” – Nuns discuss true feelings about Katy Perry’s music (25:04) - Question from Listener – What was the thing you were most made fun of for as a kid? – Teacher gives students with unique last names a gentle ribbing (31:55) - Crap on YouTube – KKK member at Confederate Flag rally confronted for wearing Fubu shoes – Discovering what real American products look like (41:45) - The Mope Report – Besser got pulled over for not having a seatbelt on – Getting pulled over for not having breakfast (50:30) - Let’s Talk Some More About That – Creating a complicated password –Bank has stingy rules with the number 69 (1:04:17) - Let’s Talk Some More About That – Superstitions with numbers – Renaming the Nerd Herd (1:09:59) - What is Bothering You? – Trophy culture – Jon keeps getting demoted because of his Frisbee skills (1:21:40)

This week, the Sklars welcome Rhea Butcher who talks about her fast pitch baseball league, as well as the benefits of having a partner who's also a comedian. Then, Daniel Van Kirk covers stories that include a man that simply doesn't have time to be arrested, a 20 year con, and Canadian criminals who are released on very unique circumstances. Lastly Steven Seagal leaves a voice mail wherein he asks for scraps of food.

From mnemonics to mirroring, Stephen and James pick apart some psychological life hacks to see how useful they really are. Some help you remember names, while others can do wonders for your love life.

As we've pointed out many times before, just because a movie advertises itself as "based on a true story," that doesn't mean you should take anything that happens in the movie for fact. We're good at spotting the dichotomy with insane horror movies that sell themselves as "inspired by actual events." We know that in real life the doll doesn't actually come alive and gore the family to death; that it's a construction of the horror movie genre. But why, when it's a biopic or a historical drama, do we automatically assume that we're essentially watching a documentary with contemporary actors? This week guest host Dan O'Brien is joined by author Liana Maeby and Cracked editor Josh Sargent to discuss the weird relationship between truth and fiction, expectation and reality, and movies that changed the real stories that inspired them for better or worse -- usually worse.

Writer/performer Lauren Cook joins Andrew all this week to answer some racism questions. Today they discuss West Coast vs. East Coast history. Be sure to call us at (323) 389-RACE to ask if anything is racist.

Welcome to Crossing Swords, the penultimate patchwork of puzzling ponderance with your host Eleanor Church-Wallace Boyd-Foster (Suzi Barrett)! Helping Eleanor to think inside the box this week is Jill Traci, local poet, woman, and advocate from Winnetka Illinois. Jill opens up about the inspiration behind her poems including “Dating A Ghost,” we hear a selected reading from Jill’s anthology “Shopping List,” and both Eleanor and Jill sew their minds together as they create crossword clues during “Get A Clue.” Later, Traci Reardon stops by to offer her advice on burping, snuggling, and more to her Twitter followers in another edition of “Help Me, Rhonda.”

Sean and Hayes start things off by explaining why all of their negative reviews on iTunes are incorrect in a segment called "(Buzzer Sound)! Wrong." Then they open up for a dangerous confession related to the rise of the nerds in Hollywood. Then LAMORNE MORRIS of Newb Girl joins the podcast to discuss his love for commercial films, how much money he makes, and the effect Sean and Hayes giving out part of his phone number had on his life.

From Los Angeles to New York to Washington D.C. to space! Scott Aukerman returns to join Paul and Jason to discuss the extensive list of celebrity cameos in Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No! They’ll talk about Fin’s running style, President Mark Cuban, the Universal Studios VIP front of the line pass, the return of Nova, and David Hasselhoff in space. Plus, Nova is back baby! San Diego: How Did This Get Made will be LIVE at the House of Blues on Saturday, August 1st! Get tickets now for both shows here: http://concerts.livenation.com/venueartist/82551/2104335?c=LNSM_CT_SanDiego_HowDidThisGetMade_twt_ad_070915 People of the internet: Check out June in Grace and Frankie available on Netflix, all the episodes of NTSF:SD:SUV:: on HULU for free, and ScheeRL on YouTube here:

The Sklars explain why you shouldn't drink at a sporting event that you're playing in, as well as examples of non-offensive things a person could say to Jeremy Lin. Then, Adam Pally joins the show to discuss the unique aspects of being a young father and why New York is not an ideal place to have an impromptu number two. Later, the gang discusses a father and daughter of the same name, why you shouldn't order Domino's if you play for the New York Jets, and an utterly brilliant marching band performance. Lastly, Jerry Jones calls in to explain how he plans to fix Dez Bryant's foot.

Paul F. Tompkins welcomes all creatures great and small back to SPONTANEANATION! This week, Paul’s special guest is Joshua Malina from The Thrilling Adventure Hour and hit TV show Scandal! They chat about meeting celebrities in steam rooms, the Malina family’s obsession with seasonal ice cream, and why Josh is now scared of plays. Paul is then joined by Jessica Chaffin, Chris Tallman, and Hal Lublin to improvise a story set in the little known Tenth Circle of Hell. And as always, Eban (only the best) Schletter scores it all on piano! Don't forget! SPONTANEANATION will be live at The Los Angeles Podcast Festival! With improvisers CRAIG CACKOWSKI, MATT GOURLEY and JANET VARNEY, accompanist EBAN SCHLETTER, and special guest ANDY DALY! See it in person or STREAM IT LIVE! Go to www.lapodfest.com for tickets & use the code PFT for a discount on the live stream!

Howard launches the world premiere of his new game show, Sounds of Dragon Manor. Tune in and play along to see if you have what it takes to win!

Howard and Kulap explain why groups of men in coffee shops are bullies. Then, Jake Folgelnest joins the show to discuss the first time he was ever on an Earwolf podcast, as well as why he now considers Rotten Tomatoes a credible source for film and TV reviews. Additionally, the gang continues to debate the song of summah. Lastly, Jake explains why having a TV show was the weirdest thing to happen to him during high school.

Making it work with Paul F. Tompkins.

Andrew Ti and special guest Jessica Gao finish the week off by discussing old racists living in nursing homes. As always, leave us a message about anything you think is racist at (323) 389-RACE.

Like it or not, a budding entrepreneur could learn a thing or two from the Kardashian family: from making a unique selling proposition to leveraging social media.

Jessica Gao and Andrew talk about a White caller whose Black friend’s family tell him he’s blacker than their son. Don’t forget to keep leaving us messages by calling (323) 389-RACE.

Go behind the scenes of the sponsorships that support top public radio podcasts—like This American Life, The Moth, and Serial—with Adam’s guest David Raphael, founder and CEO of Public Media Marketing. David recalls how his career in public media caused him to see an unfilled need among many shows, leading to the founding of PMM. He then explains the differences between selling broadcast sponsorships and podcast ads, both with regard to conforming to FCC standards, and with regard to the very different audience demographics between each medium, even for the same show. Adam and David discuss selling sponsorships for the first season of Serial, and how David is managing sponsors for the highly anticipated second season. Finally, David tackles the question of if podcast-style ads are compromising public radio’s “public-ness” and what advice he would give to podcasters, based on what he’s learned from working with top shows.

Prepare yourself for a roller-derby of emotions as Wompler & Listler put the Spotlight On Marissa’s childhood friend Becca Foster on this week’s WOMP IT UP! After we hear about Wompler & Listler’s Girl Power weekend at the Roller Derby, things get real as we go down memory lane with Becca and learn about her relationship with Marissa growing up in Marina Del Ray. Plus, we’ll discover that Becca has kinks during Listler’s Love Lockdown.

Greetings mortal! Welcome back to Ghost Calls Close Calls, haunting you LIVE from Bakersfield with your host Michael Jack-Son (Adam McCabe). Michael and his mute brother Henk bring you a ghost cast that acknowledges and welcomes spirits, ghosts, and creatures from the great beyond. This week they are joined by special guest and previous psych ward employee Jeannie Lumpskin. Jeannie shares some of the most frightening things she’s seen working at the psych ward, helps Michael decipher ghost noises in the EVP Corner, and attempts to be controlled by a spirit in the Possession Corner. Later, Traci Reardon arrives to answer paranormal tweets in another edition of “Help Me, Rhonda.”

Today we learn how to impart lessons in perseverance and fair play to your children. Or, how to trounce your kids at games and feel fine about it.