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Howard and Kulap kick off the show with How To Act, a lesson in how spoilers are ruining television and why accountants should consider going into any other business. Then, actor and comedian, John Gemberling, joins our hosts in a quest to explain why all the news you need can be found on Facebook. Also, in a special edition of The Price is Right, the gang discusses Howard’s ability to assess the timing of music that he hears every week. Additionally, in a review of The SpongeBob Movie, Howard and John explain why people that live under water will never act like people that live on the land. Lastly, John answers questions from Chartists, wherein he explains why New York maintenance men are not as unflappable as people think.

We know it's old news already, but last week when that blue/black/white/gold dress tore the internet and countless marriages apart, it brought up a theme that we like to talk about a lot at Cracked: how our senses are about as trustworthy as Brian Williams' war memoirs. No, it's true. We've even covered on the podcast before that your brain has as many nerves feeding information out to your eyes as your eyes have feeding information back. In other words, a lot of what you rely on as your vision is really just your brain filling in gaps because it's too lazy to do the rest of the work. Co-hosts Jack O'Brien and Michael Swaim are joined this week by executive editor Jason Pargin (aka David Wong), and use the frenzy over 'the dress' to dive into a conversation about perception, consciousness and the harm of saying, "I'll believe it when I see it."

When your favorite sitcom characters take their obligatory once-a-series trip to Vegas, unless that specific episode is about how Chandler loses it all on black, or Kramer comes up with a scheme to count cards, we never see them face the mundane consequences of taking an expensive vacation: eating ramen for a few months, missing the trip back home for Thanksgiving, putting off the wisdom tooth surgery. Movies get money wrong too. Why does every post-apocalypse just look like a dirty Los Angeles when the present-day hovels in India, China, and Brazil seem much worse? This week on the podcast, editor-in-chief Jack O'Brien is joined (in-studio!) by editors Kristi Harrison, and Jason Pargin (aka David Wong) to discuss how TV and movies have completely shattered our expectations when it comes to how money actually works.

A first in HDTGM history, we had to release a part TWO of Zardoz to get June Diane Raphael’s thoughts on the movie and what exactly she found upsetting. We’ll hear what’s inside June’s notebook including how it must hurt to ride horseback without a bra, how Sean Connery groomed his mustache, would you really want to live forever, and more. Then, they cover skeleton couples and other things they might have missed during Corrections and Omissions. Plus, Paul asks director John Boorman a very important question about Sean Connery. LA: Come out to a special screening of Ghostbusters presented by Paul over at Cinefamily on Friday, March 6th at 10pm as part of the 4th Annual Wayne Federman International Film Festival. Go to www.cinefamily.org for tickets!

Lauren Lapkus courageously steps up to the plate at Bro-Bro Studio and answers the tough questions, such as "what movie were you in?" - Emmy winning comedy writer, and long-time friend, Kevin Dorff takes us deep inside the writer's room and everyone gets nostalgic for WGN. Horatio and Chad go on a quest to find out what is America's favorite cereal, and Werner Herzog pitches a hidden camera prank show to MTV featuring hit rapper 'Lil Dogg.

YOU GUYS!! The wonderful and dapper dude who needs no intro, PAUL to the F to the TOMPKINS is in the house to explain the origins of humble pie, to announce the recent cure that’s been discovered for Lou Gehrig’s disease, and to discuss why he’s now totally cool with Dominoes Pizza! He also gives HIS advice to a past listener question from Totally Married! This is NUMERO 8 of our Last Laugh… Enjoy!

Good morning and welcome back to The Candy Lawrence Show with your host Candy Lawrence! This week Candy’s guest is Edible Arrangements employee & prop comic Diane Swanson. Diane shows us a little of her prop comedy, Candy & Diane workshop some jokes, and both make some wishes in a wishing well. Later, Traci Reardon joins them to offer advice on how to deal with your boss and more to her Twitter followers in her recurring segment, “Help Me, Rhonda.”

Join Kevin as he sits down with comedian turned actor Harland Williams (Half Baked, Dumb and Dumber) as he tries to determine is Harland is being sarcastic or not. Harland chats about wearing peanut butter on his feet on his first Letterman appearance, perfecting the facial impression, and how thankful he is to be part of so many cult classics.

Orange Is the New Black’s Natasha Lyonne makes her first appearance & dapper comedian Paul F. Tompkins makes a rare appearance on today’s Comedy Bean Bag! Natasha, Paul, & Scott chat about silent films, the first time Natasha met Woody Allen, and great acting tips. Then, church raffle winner Dreama Peaches stumbles upon the studio on her mission to learn more about hunting and bears.

The voice of our generation, Tavi Gevinson joins Ronna & Beverly to chat about creating the very popular fashion blog Style Rookie at the age of twelve, who looked good at the Oscars, her experience doing the play “This Is Our Youth” alongside Michael Cera, and her thoughts on unplugging from the internet. Plus, Ronna & Beverly speak on their dearly departed friend Harris Wittels.

Rick Remender is back to join the gang as they rest at the base of a cliff when suddenly a blue worm begins to attack Dag. What is this hill worm? Will the gang find more? Why did Wolfman Jack insist on using checks at Tower Records years ago? Tune in to find out!

Howard and Stard kick off the show with a quick assessment of the ringtone business, as well as some exclusive New Jersey folklore about Jon Bon Jovi. Then, the boys open gifts from Chartists wherein, Stard takes a moment to describe last year’s Summahfest and Howard explains why the musical genius of Stard is everything he could ever ask for. Later, Howard talks about the dynamic of doing stand-up and how any show could have any outcome. Lastly, Howard preaches from his soap box about why watching dragons eat swords on HBO is not making the world a better place.

Happy National Anthem to You! Kroll Show’s Nick Kroll & Never Not Funny’s Jimmy Pardo are here to chat about the legacy of Don Pardo, Nick’s entourage, and their favorite Ghostbuster songs on this week’s Comedy Bean Bag! Later, Claudia O’Doherty returns from Australia as a winner of yet another competition all thanks to her new book “Daze of Thunder.” Finally, Australian actor R. Shrift makes a surprise visit to tell us about his many TV shows and gives us a preview of his podcasts.

Randy and Jason kick off the show with a preview of the 250 million dollar fight between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao, and why Pacquiao very well might be the David Hasselhoff of sports. Additionally, the Sklars talk about the adversity of being a thirteen-year-old boy who is trapped in a grown man’s body, the unknown story of Rob Gronkowski. Then, Randy and Jason are joined by comedian, producer, game show host, and Emmy award winner, Ben Bailey. Ben talks about coming up in New York, friends he made along the way, and the unique parallel between being a comedian and host of the Discovery Channel’s Cash Cab. Later, the gang covers headlines that include Marshawn Lynch’s latest media endeavors, how Vin Diesel broke into Hollywood, and a New Jersey father who decides it’s never too early to introduce your children to the ice luge. Lastly, Michael Kissick, the world’s friendliest TSA agent, calls in to talk about how he found love in a suitcase.

UCB LA stars Ben Rodgers, Betsy Sodaro and Jon Gabrus join Horatio and Chad in bro-bro studios and we find out what is really wrong with these kids today. Back in high school, morning announcements go terribly wrong, Ben and Jon destroy art projects and Betsy pretends to be a lost Norwegian child to scam tourists. In the present, Officer Whitey McNoRythm is on the hunt for people violating the public urination ordinance. Cosby calls the show with a confession.

A Nicholas Sparks movie is coming! Paul goes through some important news before letting us know if Nic Cage would have made Zardoz better and scrolling through IMDB Plot Keywords for Zardoz. Plus, Paul plays Kiss, Mary, Kill with Stallone, Cage, and Seagal as he gives As to your Qs! LA: Come out to a special screening of Ghostbusters presented by Paul over at Cinefamily on Friday, March 6th at 10pm as part of the 4th Annual Wayne Federman International Film Festival. Go to www.cinefamily.org for tickets!

Lamar Woods & Andrew talk about the piano song “Chopsticks.” Don’t forget to keep leaving us messages by calling (323) 389-RACE.

Cracked Editor-in-Chief Jack O’Brien joins Adam for a repeat Wolf Den appearance. On his first time guesting (episode #32 in 2011) Jack met Jeff Ullrich for the first time, and didn’t even have a podcast yet. Now he hosts the Cracked Podcast, a successful Earwolf show. Jack explains how he became Cracked’s Editor-in-Chief and then the host of that podcast. He also reveals the user-focused strategy behind Cracked’s addictive and shareable articles and how that style gets translated to popular video and podcasts. They wrap up by discussing the similarities between podcast ads and branded content, and why honesty is an important factor for both.

Lamar Woods & Andrew talk about equal opportunity offenders and whiny stand-ups. Be sure to keep leaving us messages at (323) 389-RACE.

Scott Adsit, Lauren Lapkus, Colton Dunn, and Charlie Sanders receive kisses from the people of San Francisco on this week’s improv4humans with Matt Besser recorded LIVE from SF Sketchfest! They’ll follow some parents who think their baby has abandoned them, create a song celebrating the idea of having one universal language, and haunt a Disneyland ride. 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!

Randy and Jason welcome to the show Sarah Tiana. Sarah is a fellow stand up comedian, a contributor to the Sklars latest TV endeavors, and lifelong Braves fan. Then, Dan Van Kirk continues the war on thin mint cookies. Additionally, Dan covers stories from around the globe that include; a 911 call that unites the police with the world's most liberal hobbit, a couple that found the perfect place to become intimate, and a man who get’s glassed at a 50 Shades Of Grey screening. Lastly, Steven Seagal comes into the studio to talk about his involvement with the Oscars, as well as to shed some light on current events in Russia.

Comedian, actor, writer Lamar Woods & Andrew talk about people who don’t understand parody and satire. Make sure to leave us a message about anything you think is racist at (323) 389-RACE.

The multitalented Kevin Smith is Jeff’s guest for this episode of The Wolf Den. Kevin says that he’ll always be called “director Kevin Smith,” but the truth is that he’s “done way more podcasts” than films. He tells Jeff why he got started podcasting and decided to build a network, discussing the stories behind Smodcast shows like “Fatman on Batman” and “Hollywood Babbleon.” Then Kevin explains why he thinks TV and movie development people are looking at podcasting for their next deal, and what the future holds for this medium.

Shuttering the windows with Jen Kirkman.

Harris was not just a wool gathering, bad music listening, hoodie wearing, ladies man. He was also a dear friend. In this very special episode, Howard and Stard sit down to share some of their favorite memories of the talented Harris Wittels.