The Best Show

Mara Wilson revisits the ’90s with Reductress

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Tim Barnes,

and Rebecca Bulnes

PublishedJune 6, 2016

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Tom Scharpling destroys Billy Crystal’s cluelessly racist “old jazzman” routine

One of the weirdest mainstays of Billy Crystal’s stand-up act, something he’s been doing since the 1970s, is his…

Joe Blevins

PublishedApril 25, 2016

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WTF goes twice as long, is twice as good with Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Louis CK

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Tim Barnes,

Dennis DiClaudio,

Rebecca Bulnes,

and Dan Caffrey

PublishedApril 25, 2016

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Aaron Rodgers stops by You Made It Weird to talk about UFO sightings

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B.G. Henne,

Tim Barnes,

Dan Caffrey,

and Mike Vanderbilt

PublishedMarch 28, 2016

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BuzzFeed launches The Tell Show and Cheryl Strayed tells all

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Rebecca Bulnes,

Marnie Shure,

Dennis DiClaudio,

and Nowah Jacobs

PublishedFebruary 15, 2016

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Podmass’ 2015 superlatives, including awards for Obama and Charles Manson

Last year, podcasting saw a welcome increase in popularity, with notable newcomers both in podcasts and podcasting…

Rebecca Bulnes,

Dan Fitchette,

Dan Caffrey,

Becca James,

Marah Eakin,

and Dennis DiClaudio

PublishedDecember 7, 2015

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Anna Faris launches new podcast, Ken Jennings stops by Savage Love

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Dennis DiClaudio,

Colin Griffith,

and Rebecca Bulnes

PublishedNovember 30, 2015

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Tom Scharpling says Google ripped off Best Show for a Chromebook ad

Beloved curmudgeon (and voice actor, and radio host, and musician) Tom Scharpling has a new cause to grumble about,…

William Hughes

PublishedNovember 19, 2015

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Charlize Theron, Olivia Wilde, and Reggie Watts get candid

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and Brianna Wellen

PublishedOctober 26, 2015

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Music

The best albums of 2015 so far

Considering we’re only almost to July, 2015 has seen an abundance of musical riches so far. From new albums by old…

Kyle Ryan,

Josh Modell,

Alex McLevy,

Ryan Bray,

Marah Eakin,

and Eric Swedlund

PublishedJune 29, 2015

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Rich Sommer debuts board game podcast, Tom Scharpling revisits old format

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Dan Fitchette,

Anna Hrachovec,

Marah Eakin,

Dan Caffrey,

and Caitlin PenzeyMoog

PublishedApril 13, 2015

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Molly Ringwald meets Tig Notaro, Joe Swanberg gets the WTF treatment

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and Dan Caffrey

PublishedMarch 30, 2015

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Cuss words, ringworm, and ghosts, Podmass has it all this week

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Brianna Wellen,

Joe White,

Randall Colburn,

Anna Hrachovec,

and Dan Caffrey

PublishedFebruary 16, 2015

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Sex With Strangers and the history of Sea-Monkeys round out this week’s coverage

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and Dan Caffrey

PublishedJanuary 19, 2015

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The Flop House reminds listeners it’s never too late to celebrate Cagemas

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and Dan Caffrey

PublishedJanuary 5, 2015

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Tom Scharpling brings The Best Show back

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Randall Colburn,

and Dan Caffrey

PublishedDecember 15, 2014

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Massive Scharpling & Wurster box set coming

Scharpling & Wurster, the comedy duo whose funny phone calls punctuated the now-dead, soon-to-be-revived Best Show,…

Josh Modell

PublishedOctober 16, 2014

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