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Jeff & Nocando welcome Low End Theory DJ/Producer Nobody and returning guest Busdriver on today’s episode of Shots Fired! They’ll talk about bear meat, adopting puffins, Lil Wayne’s new mixtape, Juicy J’s writing process, incidental rappers, street DVDs, and Lil B’s Bitch Mob. Be sure to get yourself a copy of Jeff’s book “2pac vs. Biggie: An Illustrated History of Rap’s Greatest Battle,” Nocando’s mixtape “Tits ‘N Explosions” at http://hellfyreclub.bandcamp.com, Nobody’s latest album “Vivid Green,” and keep firing shots of your own by calling us at (424) 216-6230! Look out for the Hellfyre Club compilation album “Dorner Vs. Tookie” in October!

Art director/blogger extraordinaire Elizabeth Spiridakis Olson joins Har Mar for a true night time chat on this week’s Nocturnal Emotions! Elizabeth & Har Mar talk about a certain shame lust, how Elizabeth started designing album covers for The Walkmen, and her coining the term “amazeballs.” Then, they explore the idea of a reality show simply called “Hasidic Real World” and are disgusted by the lyrics of Robin Thicke’s “Blurred Lines” during a game of Let Me Ruin Your Favorite Song.

We’ve gathered some of our favorite What’s Bothering You? segments for this week’s special bonus episode of improv4humans which features an all-star roster of improvisers which includes Eugene Cordero, Pamela Murphy, Billy Merritt, Andy Daly, Stephanie Allynne, Chris Kula, Sean Clements, Neil Campbell, Dominic Dierkes, Amy Poehler, Seth Morris, Joe Hartzler, Lennon Parham, Danielle Schneider, Horatio Sanz, and Brian Huskey. We’ll look back at some of the topics that have been discussed such as the use of Twitter during the Boston marathon tragedy, Oscar Pistorius shooting his girlfriend, and the epidemic of ceiling fan suicides. Attention humans, go out and interview your fellow citizens and find out what is bothering them, then send it to the show so it can be played on an upcoming episode of improv4humans! You can now get the UCB Comedy Improv Manual at http://ucbstore.com/books/the-upright-citizens-brigade-comedy-improvisation-manual, Matt Besser’s new comedy album at mattbesser.com, and Dragoon’s new album at dragoongalaxy.bandcamp.com!

Actor and comedian Tom Papa, (The Informant!, Come to Papa) sits down with Kevin to discuss his start in stand up comedy leading to a writing and acting career. Tom talks about Bill Cosby making his wife laugh so heartily that she goes into labor, Steven Soderbergh asking him if he would like to be in “the gayest movie of all time,” and Alec Baldwin publicly tweeting his phone number.

The time has come for our heroes to get back to their ship. But as they make it to the lift, they quickly find out that it may not be so easy to get to their destination. Just then, everyone assumes their bad ass battle positions because shit’s about to get real!

On today’s episode, Tasneem & Andrew discuss the media’s possibly racist coverage of sexual harassment and rape in India. Be sure to keep leaving us messages at (323) 389-RACE.

Andrew Ti welcomes special guest Sandeep Parikh (The Guild, The Legend of Neil) to the show all week. Today they discuss the death of the American Jihadist rapper and why the news is sometimes just the worst. Be sure to call us at (323) 389-RACE to ask if anything is racist.

Jeff & Nocando are joined by rappers Pistol McFly & Snubnose Frankenstein on this week’s episode of Shots Fired! They talk about RiFF RaFF’s LA Weekly cover story, Gucci Mane’s Twitter rant, Atlanta rappers, train life, 2 Chainz’s new album “ B.O.A.T.S II My Time,” , and The Weeknd. Plus, we find out what is everyone’s most played iTunes track. Be sure to get yourself a copy of Jeff’s book “2pac vs. Biggie: An Illustrated History of Rap’s Greatest Battle,” Nocando’s mixtape “Tits ‘N Explosions” at http://hellfyreclub.bandcamp.com, Snubnose Frankenstein’s latest album at http://snubnosefrank.bandcamp.com, Pistol McFly’s latest album at http://mars2.bandcamp.com, and keep firing shots of your own by calling us at (424) 216-6230! Trap Lord in stores now!

Sean and Hayes explain why they had to decline an offer to do the Stupendous Bowl halftime show, talk about the season finale of Hard Knocks, and get into last week’s Big Brother by talking about GinaMarie's Porky Pig moment during the Nomination Ceremony. Then author & Family Man writer/producer Cherry Chevapravatdumrong makes her podcast debut to discuss American Ninja Warrior, the ballet world of Breaking Pointe, and why America’s Best Dance Crew got bad.

Andrew Ti and this week’s special guest Roy Wood Jr. finish off the week by discussing classism in polo, golf, baseball, and the very wack badminton. As always, leave us a message about anything you think is racist at (323) 389-RACE.

You might know this awesome dude from the tiny little unknown podcast or BBC America show of the same name, THE NERDIST, but if not, you are in for a treat~ MATT MIRA came on and we discuss jizz socks, retribution stories, family dynamics, Disney and oh yes, planned obsolescence! Enjoy!

Hungry Girl Lisa Lillien joins Ronna and Beverly for a chat about rescue bunnies, what a porn house is, living by the 80-20 rule, sushi, how she got started with Hungry Girl, and how the magic shell ice cream topping works. Also, Ronna & Beverly take us through their Yom Kippur routine.

Andrew and Roy Wood Jr. discuss the completely strange stereotype of whether black people decompose slower than white people. Don’t forget to keep leaving us messages by calling (323) 389-RACE.

Comedy’s Ron Babcock is game for all the insanity that occurs on today’s Sklarbro County! Ron tells us about coming up in comedy in Phoenix, his web-show , and feeling accomplished after appearing on episode 69 of a podcast that featured interviews with pornstars. Daniel Van Kirk is here as well with the usual County goodness which include stories of a Bellingham man who fired an arrow wrapped with marijuana at Whatcom County Jail, a Tennessee woman who was hospitalized after hiding $5,000 where the sun don’t shine, and a Florida woman being robbed after a night of bowling with her friends. Then, Doug Buffone returns to describe how tough it was for him when he played for the Chicago Bears. Make sure to check out Daniel Van Kirk’s NFL column over at cover32.com! Los Angelenos, come out to see Randy & Jason headline the Hollywood Improv on Saturday, September 14th and if you’re in Philly, don’t forget to get your tickets for The Sklar Brothers run at the Helium Comedy Club on September 19th, 20th and 21st!

Har Mar is back in full swing and is joined by amazing comedian, musician, author Dave Hill for the first episode of Year 2 of Nocturnal Emotions! They chat about Dave’s recent 6 hour book reading of “Tasteful Nudes,” hating band practice, the spectacular world of wrestling, and their favorite horror flicks. Then, Har Mar & Dave create a romantic true crime period piece complete with a crime solving dog named Butter and discuss the legacy of Michael Jackson as they play a game of Let Me Ruin Your Favorite Song with the King of Pop’s “Wanna Be Startin’ Something.”

The dream team is back in fine form on this week's hotly anticipated TWO CHARTED! Sinus infected, wind-chimey Kulap makes her triumphant return as Howard finally gets over his debilitating illness and counts down his Week that Was, including his recent foray into the Friday Night Lights television series, his unlikely double movie dip with Natasha Leggero & musings regarding his fantasy draft. On her chart, Kulap reflects on her time spent at last weekend's Bumbershoot Festival, talks about a lengthy visit from her baby sister & updates us on exactly why she has been absent. A special thank you goes out to all the lovely Chartists who sent in such awesome gifts!

On today’s episode, Roy Wood Jr. & Andrew talk about the extreme lengths people will go to survive in prison and terrible jobs. Be sure to keep leaving us messages at (323) 389-RACE.

Curb Your Enthusiasm & Earwolf’s own Jeff Garlin is finally joining us on the calming shores of Sklarbro Country! After getting into some takes that include a drunk man riding a horse into a bar, Randy & Jason welcome Jeff to discuss his new show The Goldbergs, the future of Curb, and how his time at Second City prepared him for Hollywood. Jeff also shares the original idea for Curb that he pitched to Larry David, explains why you shouldn’t talk negative about other people’s projects, and describes the process behind directing his film “Dealin’ With Idiots.” Then, Randy & Jason tackle Quick Hits solo before calling in to check up on Dennis Rodman who has went back to North Korea. Los Angelenos, come out to see Randy & Jason headline the Hollywood Improv on Saturday, September 14th and if you’re in Philly, don’t forget to get your tickets for The Sklar Brothers run at the Helium Comedy Club on September 19th, 20th and 21st! But most importantly, remember to connect with a person through a HENDERSON!

Roy Wood Jr. & Andrew get down to the bottom of Gmail’s possibly racist algorithm. Make sure to leave us a message about anything you think is racist at (323) 389-RACE.

Jack O’Brien welcomes Executive Editor of Cracked/author Jason Pargin aka David Wong today to talk about our loss of privacy. They’ll get into why people aren’t that interested in the NSA scandal, how growing up during the Cold War affected Jason’s outlook on being constantly monitored, and the near future in which everyone will be completely fine with being recorded at all times.

It’s finally happening. Next week we get into the peaceful and violent mind of Steven Seagal with the 1996 classic The Glimmer Man. Paul also explains how we have literally destroyed the english language, reads some Corrections & Omissions for Gymkata, changes up the rules of the Movie Title Game, and describes the best fruit while answering your Qs! Don’t forget to send your movie title submissions to hdtgmfilmtitles@gmail.com! Make sure to go to www.getfxx.com for info on where to see the new season of The League, check out the trailer for , catch Season 3 of NTSF:SD:SUV:: Thursdays at midnight on Adult Swim, and use your face to watch Hell Baby in theaters on Sept. 6th or right now on Amazon!

Andrew Ti welcomes special guest Roy Wood Jr. to the show all week. Today they discuss the kkk vs. the mafia in the 1920s, historical accuracy in video games, and Roy’s prank calls. Be sure to call us at (323) 389-RACE to ask if anything is racist.

Owen & TJ return and this time they have some company. TJ is finally out of prison and brings his friend Jeffrey Detrick 411 Ground & Pound (Jake Johnson) to kick some knowledge about Egypt, investing in candy, and education. We then hear how TJ & Jeffrey go way back as they discuss the George Zimmerman verdict and why Detroit went bankrupt.

Incredible voice actress, Grammy award winning recording artist, and Mike Detective’s own Grey DesLisle drops by to count down the charts on this week’s WHO CHARTED! She’ll clue us in on the voice over world, tell us about her interaction with 2Pac, and join Howard on a Country music voyage while counting down Billboard’s Top 5 Batman Songs. Then, we hear how Grey met her husband through Twitter during the Top Underwater Movies Chart. Plus, Grey explains how she got arrested on her way back from Comic-Con as she plays a game of Chart Roulette!

Sean and Hayes describe a really cool new app they’ve been fiddling around with, get into how mascots were acting a fool on The Challenge, and share their own personal “try before you buy” experiences while discussing Total Divas. Then The Mimby Project writer Chris Schleicher stops by to talk about his time as a PA on American Digger and Aaryn’s exit interview on Big Brother.