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Dan Harmon invoked the "Snow Dad is Better Than No Dad" tagline on this week's episode of The Indoor Kids. Some experiences, you just never recover from…

After hearing Conroy on I4H last year, I ended up listened to 6+ seasons in The Long Shot in six weeks. Great rapport with the Sklars and DVK, hope he comes back soon!

After months of playing catch-up, I hit Podcast Zero this week and finally began listening to Nerd Poker from the beginning. While I read every comment on the Earwolf forums (moderating duties, blah blah) I've never had any context for the artwork posted here. 28 61 episodes in, however, I can confidently state that I love you beautiful bastards.

Rainbow Party Pitch (#106) and I Do Muther-F-N-improv! (#108)

I listen to nearly everything at 1.5x, although I find technology-oriented podcasts can withstand 2.x, because nerds speak slower and generate less cross-talk than comedians. I only listen to podcasts at 1x when I'm not wearing headphones and/or there's significant background noise. If you've only listened to a show's intro song (or Howard's chart themes) at 1.5x, hearing them at normal speed is really disorienting. Fun fact: 1.5x is not really 1.5x and 2x is not really 2x.

In using the phrase "shitheel" in his inaugural post, DarkArfs made it immediately apparent that he is at least 20 years older than everyone else on the forum. Given his antipathy toward Dan Harmon, and general demeanor, I just assumed he's Chevy Chase.

Sklarbro Country is the original sports-centric podcast, featuring a guest from the sports or comedy world. New episodes drop every Friday. Sklarbro County (the ".5" show) is a companion show introduced in 2012, featuring the Sklars and writer Dan Van Kirk, where they focus on weird stories in the news rather than sports. This show was originally guest-free (and therefore shorter and easier to schedule and produce) but guests are now common. New episodes drop every Tuesday. Don't worry, neither show includes re-runs.

Well, this explains The Great Studio Photo Mystery of 2013. OBLIGATORY BABY NAME THREAD! Girl: Leelee (L-L-Lilly?) Boy: Arsenio

I can't wait to hear Jesse Ventura giving Steven Seagal gubernatorial debate tips.

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Problobbaby gonna be Dennis Farina.

I am shocked and disappointed that, in the midst of a conversation about Barenaked Ladies, Mr. Fogelnest flagrantly mispronounced the phrase "IT'S BEEN". I have filed a formal grievance with the Earwolf Board of Trustees and Podcasters Union Local 424.

Brenda Sklar (Brenda's gotten so big...)

Every interview I've heard with Merchant has been far from "trashing" Portal 2. The man acknowledged that he is not a gamer and has not played the original Portal, so he had no context for the role and therefore approached it as a regular acting gig. You may need to recalibrate your jerk detector. His stand-up special, Hello Ladies, was pretty great. Evidently not great enough to adapt into a TV series, though.

I couldn't gauge how serious Sarah was when she said she'd be alone/unloved for the holidays, but it implies she and Kyle are no longer together. If true, this is the saddest Chart Exclusive ever.

There's a clear correlation between the quality (and quantity) of photos and which Earwolf engineer presided over the episode. Some days, you get a Brett or a Frank (RIP Dirt Cup) behind the lens. Some days, you get Ramhanded.

I'm sorry, the floor is now closed for voting. You were told in advance that there would be no warning, so I'm going to have to dock you 275,633 points. (Just kidding. The poll is still available in the sidebar on the CBB show page.)

That was Maya Rudolph.

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Scott Aukerman, the host of Comedy Bang Bang. Asshole.

AV Club? Yaaawn. Let me know up when Jake receives a real honor, like being named "Man of The Year" by the American Bread and Butter Council.

How about calling it Nundercovers instead, and make it a sexy espionage series on the USA Network (à la Silk Stalkings)?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PZw_S2lK9UE

On one hand, I'm a heterosexual male, and Idris Elba may be at the top of my list. On the other hand, this is the scene that turned Retta on to Donnie Wahlberg. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZi3BmrUVrc What happened to you, Retta?

This is without a doubt the worst Plugs theme ever submitted to the Earwolf forums. Brennan, if you possess even a modicum of dignity, you will dump the accordion, ukelele, and toy xylophone into the nearest river and never mention music again.