Pop My Culture Podcast (Podcast)
Ari Shaffir (Ari Shaffir's Skeptic Tank Podcast) chats with Cole and Vanessa about G.I. Joe Retaliation, Accidental Racist, LucasArts, Skittles Riddles, stealing material, Tommy Chong's police run in, poisonous cheese, tiny Nicole Richie, Batman's taxing prison escape, Mitch Hedberg, recasting Seinfeld, and Ari's twenty bucks from George Carlin.
Leave your answer to the first question (the first time you bombed in front of an audience) on our website for a chance to win a nice new Pop My Culture T-Shirt!
Direct download: PMC111_Ari_Shaffir.mp3
Category:Podcast -- posted at: 2:02am PDT

Lamorne Morris ("New Girl") talks with Cole and Vanessa about Tilda Swinton's modern art box, Jimmy Fallon's Tonight Show, Jon Hamm's member, NBA nicknames, rollercoaster game shows, Schmidt's fatsuit, The Heat's historic win streak, a Nike and Adidas feud, Chicago, a fortuitous pilot season, Popeye's Chicken commercials, conjoined twin backpacks, valet Jay Leno and Vanessa's disturbing photo opportunity in Brentwood. 
Leave your answer to the Firsts question (the first time you ever hurt yourself doing something stupid) on our website for a chance to win a comfy Pop My Culture T-Shirt with a BRAND NEW DESIGN! (Details forthcoming!)
Direct download: PMC110_Lamorne_Morris.mp3
Category:Podcast -- posted at: 8:52pm PDT

Carla Gallo ("Bones," "Undeclared") goofs off with Cole and Vanessa about Pawn Stars, The View, dental work, Carnivale, Capuchian monkeys, fairy tale reboots, Brad Pitt's kiddos, Oz the Great and Powerful, discarded starfish, The Bachelor, Californiacation, Judd Apatow, waffle blasting, Scott Bakula, Period Blood Girl, Katherine Heigl, and the most talk about vaginal meshes on a podcast, ever! (It's not as bad it sounds!)
Leave your answers to the First question (the first time in your college years that you had a "Oh, so this is what college is all about" moment -- or high school if you didn't go or haven't yet gone to college) on our website for a chance to win an "Undeclared" complete series DVD signed by Carla!
Direct download: PMC109_CarlaGallo.mp3
Category:Podcast -- posted at: 10:36pm PDT

David Wain ("The State," "Stella") chows down with Cole and Vanessa and talks about Dancing With the Stars, Justin Bieber's worst birthday ever, Audrey Hepburn's posthumous work, pseudo Wings songs, Wanderlust, Wainy Days, Smash, LARPing, SEX aka Wieners and Boobs, The Pink Panther, Newsreaders, My Strange Addiction, the four thumbs rating system, movie title changes, making love to a spider web and the lasting legacy of Wet Hot American Summer.
Leave your answer to the Firsts question (What was the first podcast you ever listened to, and what did you initially think) on our website for a chance to win The State complete series DVD signed by David!
Direct download: PMC108-DavidWain.mp3
Category:Podcast -- posted at: 9:46pm PDT

Erinn Hayes ("Childrens Hospital," "Worst Week")  joins Cole and Vanessa to chat about the Oscars, Anne Hathaway hatred, Seth MacFarlane, musical numbers, The Killing, Downton Abbey's shrinking cast, O'Brien's poo face, Girls, Instagram, Bradley Cooper's eyes, boobs boobs boobs, otters, squirrel tails, Smash, Parenthood, "I'm 34," and Erin's fan moment with George R. R. Martin. 
Leave your answer to the firsts question (the first autograph you ever asked for, and if you got it) on our website for a chance to win a Childrens Hospital Season 1 DVD signed by Erinn and additional cast members Ken Marino, Rob Huebel, Paul Scheer, Lake Bell and Rob Corddry! 
Direct download: PMC107-ErinnHayes.mp3
Category:Podcast -- posted at: 8:21pm PDT

Rachel Dratch (Saturday Night Live) joins Cole and Vanessa live from the 12th Annual SF Sketchfest to chat about NKOTB, Go Daddy, Beyonce's Super Bowl hijinks, Elijah Wood, Astral Massagers, horse meat, Del Close, Debbie Downer, Pokemon vs. Nickelodeon, Kristin Cavallari and Jay Cutler's modern engagement, unwarranted elevator parenting advice, a Girls reality show and Rachel's new book Girl Walks Into A Bar...

Leave your answer to the Firsts question (the first person someone said you reminded them of) on our website for a chance to win a comfy cozy SF Sketchfest T-Shirt! 
Direct download: PMC106_Rachel_Dratch.mp3
Category:Podcast -- posted at: 7:48pm PDT

Stephen Tobolowsky ("Groundhog Day," "Sneakers," "Memento" and a billion other things) joins Cole and Vanessa to spin yarns about home invasion urban myths, Bionic Dog movies, Margo Martindale, The Universal Studios tour, Phil Alden Robinson, The Terminator Principal, Island Hunters, "bullshit" on Deadwood, The Country Bears, Frank Langella's denial of Spaceballs, Around the Fire, Glee, power outages in San Francisco, body switching movies, Judge Judy and Stephen's hilarious encounter with Steven Seagal on The Glimmer Man.
Leave your answer to the firsts question (The first surprise party that was ever thrown for you or you threw for someone else) on our website for a chance to win a Stephen Tobolowsky's Birthday Party DVD or Groundhog Day Blu-Ray signed by Stephen!
Direct download: PMC105_Stephen_Tobolowski.mp3
Category:Podcast -- posted at: 8:40pm PDT

Part two finds returning guests Dave Holmes (longtime MTV VJ), Laraine Newman (“Saturday Night Live”), Timothy Omundson (“Psych”), Fred Stoller (“Seinfeld”) and Rider Strong (“Boy Meets World”) locked with Cole and Vanessa in conversation about all the horrible things 2011 threw at us - with each of them sharing their personal Worst 5 lists, as well as offering up a New Year's Resolution and their "theme song" for 2012.

Leave your personal Worst 5 of 2012 for a chance to win an official Pop My Culture T-Shirt!

Direct download: PMC104_popmycorkP2_worstof2012.mp3
Category:Podcast -- posted at: 11:11pm PDT

Returning guests Dave Holmes (longtime MTV VJ), Laraine Newman ("Saturday Night Live"), Timothy Omundson ("Psych"), Fred Stoller ("Seinfeld") and Rider Strong ("Boy Meets World") join Cole and Vanessa for part one of this special look back at the year that was 2012. Wine and conversation flow freely as each guest and the hosts navigate through personal Top 5 lists and argue the merits of their selections.
Leave your personal Top 5 of 2012 on our website for a chance to win a copy of Entertainment Weekly’s The Best and Worst of 2012 issue, signed by all of our guests! Stay tuned for Part 2 -- The Worst of 2012, coming soon!
Direct download: PMC103_popmycorkP1_bestof2012.mp3
Category:Podcast -- posted at: 11:27pm PDT

Jane Espenson (Buffy The Vampire Slayer) and Brad Bell (Husbands) goof off with Cole and Vanessa about Donnie and Marrie, The Hobbit, Twitter proposals, Up-Skirt Filmmaking, kitten slot machines, Streamie Nominations, Spock's stained uniform, YouTube, weird phobias, John Mayer covers, Burning Man, torso ticklers, and that OTHER Brad Bell from The Bold and the Beautiful.
Leave your answer to the Firsts question (the first big road trip you can remember taking) on our website for a chance to win a Husbands hard-cover comic book from Dark Horse Comics (releasing in March, 2013) signed by Jane and Brad!
Direct download: PMC102_Espenson_Bell.mp3
Category:Podcast -- posted at: 11:56pm PDT

Dan Harmon (creator of "Community") and Erin McGathy (host of the "This Feels Terrible" podcast) stop by to chat with Cole and Vanessa about Pocket Planes, newscaster gaffs, Snagglepuss, kinds of rice, Chris Brown vs. Jenny Johnson Hi5, Halloween relevance call in shows, the most Yahoo searched people of 2012, Liz and Dick, Heat Vision and Jack, killing off Starburns, Kickstarter promises, making a guest cry, and Dan's attempt to hold his breath for 3 minutes on air.
Leave your answer to the Firsts question (the first web video you were obsessed with) on our website for a chance to win a Community Season 1 DVD signed by Dan!

Direct download: PMC101_DanHarmon_Erin_McGathy.mp3
Category:Podcast -- posted at: 11:31pm PDT

"Weird Al" Yankovic (king of pop culture parody and star of "UHF") joins Cole and Vanessa for their super-special shiny 100th Episode! They talk Dr. Demento, Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez, Bedazzlers, Guy Fieri's Ass Blast Nachos, the final Twilight, GAZOOOOOO!, People's Sexiest Man of the Year Channing Tatum, accordions, The Madonna Inn, utilizing Leslie Nielsen, mountains of fan letters, the White and Nerdy explosion, Kevin McCarthy, Sadgasm, holiday cards from Robert Goulet, the Wheel of Fish, a very bizarre Homeland episode, and Al's hiring of a young Tress MacNeille!
Leave your answer to the Firsts question (the first parody film you were really into) on our website for a chance to win an Alpocalypse CD/DVD and UHF DVD signed by Al!
Direct download: PMC100_WeirdAl_Yankovic.mp3
Category:Podcast -- posted at: 11:30pm PDT

Deborah Ann Woll ("True Blood") and EJ Scott (12 Marathons in 12 Months) join Cole and Vanessa to chat about Gordon Ramsay, The Roctuplets, Ark Music, Roller Coasters vs. Condoms, Choroideremia, Frances McDormand's wooden statue, MST3K, Survivor, DIY shows, filming sex scenes, tiny homes, shark ratings, bowling with Buffy, and Cole's eventful quest for Hostess Twinkies.
Leave your answer to the Firsts question (the first organized sport you can remember being a part of) on our website for a chance to win a comfy Pop My Culture T-Shirt! And please visit ejscott.com and help support Choroideremia research!
Direct download: PMC99_Deborah_Ann_Woll_EJScott.mp3
Category:Podcast -- posted at: 8:49pm PDT

Retta ("Parks and Recreation") and Meredith Salenger ("The Journey of Natty Gann") talk with Cole and Vanessa about movie theater mix-ups, Anne Hathaway vs. Oprah, Beyonce's Superbowl Extravaganza, Burger King Japan's Pumpkin Burger, the indignant mute, Hollywood Heights, frumpy characters, Moesha, being taft-hartley'd, Duke and Harvard, TV show live tweeting, Girls, dirty sounding ballplayers, Magic Mike routines, rom-com cat fights, "vom bombers," and Meredith's uncanny knack for "star-making."

Leave your answer to the firsts question (the first time you had an allergic reaction to something) on our website for a chance to win a Parks and Recreation Season 4 DVD signed by Retta and a Night in the Life of Jimmy Reardon DVD signed by Meredith! Nice!

Direct download: PMC98_Retta_Meredith.mp3
Category:Podcast -- posted at: 10:50pm PDT

Matt Walsh ("Veep," "Upright Citizens Brigade") chats with Cole and Vanessa about Old Baseball uniforms, Chicago, Argo, Frankenweenie, diet Robots, Golden Globes hosts, the Unabomber, The High Road, Wii Fit, Armando Ianucci, The Bear Down Podcast, Snoop Dogg vs. Snoop Lion, Sweding, mean monkeys, Gloc Poppers, college dreams, and Cole and Matt's Looper moment.
Leave your answer to the firsts question (the first Halloween costume you made that was an epic fail) on our website for a chance to win Upright Citizens Brigade Seasons 1 & 2 signed by Matt!
Direct download: PMC97_Matt_Walsh.mp3
Category:Podcast -- posted at: 11:58pm PDT

Layla Kayleigh ("America's Best Dance Crew," "World Poker Tour") pops her podcast cherry with Cole and Vanessa and chats about The Walking Dead, Honey Boo Boo vs. Christopher Walken, surly goats, face plates, Breakin' or Fakin', haunted hotel rooms, professional gamblers, tutting, Mario Lopez, Disney hookups, Whoopi and the Astronauts, making eye contact with Jennifer Aniston, lots and lots of Wayans siblings, and Layla's "extra on the Olsen Twins show" story!

Leave your answer to the firsts question (the first time you ever gambled, and if you liked it) on our website for a chance to win a super snuggly Pop My Culture T-Shirt!

Direct download: PMC96_Layla_Kayleigh.mp3
Category:Podcast -- posted at: 10:49am PDT

Jim O'Heir ("Parks and Recreation") joins Cole and Vanessa to chat about Justin Bieber's on-stage barfstravaganza, TLC, the Danny DeVito/Rhea Perlman split, Cabbage Patch Kid hoarding, the bear community, giant cheeseburgers, "murinals," Honey Boo Boo, James Spader, The Hunting Trip episode, Amy Poehler, Stumpy's Gang, Wet People fetishes, Jonathan Banks, and Kathy Griffin without her face on.

Leave your answer to the firsts question (the first camping or outdoors-y trip you ever took, and if you liked it) on our website for a chance to win a comfy Pop My Culture T-Shirt!

Direct download: PMC95_Jim_OHeir.mp3
Category:Podcast -- posted at: 9:11pm PDT

Brooklyn Brothers (actor/musicians Ryan O'Nan and Michael Weston, stars of the indie rock n' roll road trip comedy "Brooklyn Brothers Beat the Best") stop by to chat with Cole and Vanessa about Choccywoccydoodah, Seth MacFarlane, saggy old vampires, John Hughes films, Green Day vs. the IHeartRadio festival, Portland's potent brews, RPatz and KStew's reconciliation, Steve Garvey, tandem flutists, poop rivers, playing music live, moonshiners, our terrible approximation of a "roaring crowd" noise, and Ryan's problem with ketchup and avocado.

Leave your answer to the firsts question (the first movie soundtrack you can remember being obsessed with) on our website for a chance to win a comfy cozy Pop My Culture T-Shirt!

Direct download: PMC94_Brooklyn_Brothers.mp3
Category:Podcast -- posted at: 9:55pm PDT

Legendary Voice Actors Rob Paulsen (Animaniacs), Maurice LaMarche (Futurama), Tara Strong (Powerpuff Girls), Cree Summer (Tiny Toon Adventures) and Phil LaMarr (Samurai Jack) join Cole and Vanessa for a LIVE show at the RIOT LA Comedy Festival! They chat about Oh Sit!, The Emmys, first voice acting gigs, finding character voices, and more, with vocal appearances by Pinky, The Brain, Foxxy Love, Bubbles Powerpuff, William Shatner, Kif Kroker, Carl Wheezer, Elmyra Duff, Columbo, Timmy Turner, Hermes Conrad, "Alan Rickman," and many many more!

Leave your answer to the firsts question (the first impression you ever did, and if it was any good) on our website for a chance to win a PMC Live poster signed by Rob, Maurice, Tara, Cree and Phil!

Direct download: PMC93_Legends_Of_Voice_Acting.mp3
Category:Podcast -- posted at: 11:51pm PDT

Arden Myrin, April Richardson and Guy Branum of Chelsea Lately's roundtable join Cole and Vanessa for a spirited discussion about Amanda Bynes, Keith Urban, moose hands, seeing movies alone, Little Compton, Saved by the Bell Fan Fic, gypsies, pool parties, Steve Winwood, Nikki Minaj's bootie, Magic Mike, Morrissey vs. Eeyore, conjoined twins, and Guy's incredible Olsen Twin spotting.

Leave your answer to the firsts question (the first concert you can remember going to and being really disappointed by) on our website for a chance to win a super comfy Pop My Culture T-Shirt!

Direct download: PMC92_Myrin_Richardson_Branum.mp3
Category:Podcast -- posted at: 1:20am PDT

Iain Morris (co-creator and writer of the UK smash "The InBetweeners") chats with Cole and Vanessa about The Oogieloves Movie, Clint Eastwood's chair rant, Tom Cruise's wife vetting, theater manners, The InBetweeners Movie, petard-hoisting, the magical lands of Oz, unlimited worms, mean magicians, translating MI3, Jerry Seinfeld's awkward adolescence, Twin Peaks, and Iain's surreal weekend of box-office checking.

Leave your answer to the firsts question (the first amusement park you can remember going to and what your favorite ride or attraction was) on our website for a chance to win a comfy Pop My Culture T-Shirt!

Direct download: PMC91_Iain_Morris.mp3
Category:Podcast -- posted at: 11:21pm PDT

Jesse Thorn (host of Bullseye/The Sound of Young America and Jordan Jesse Go!) joins Cole and Vanessa to chat about Prince Harry's Vegas madness, The Expendables 2, LL Cool J's home invader, Here Comes Honey Boo Boo, celebrity sightings, the Avril Lavigne/Chad Kroeger engagement, Kristen Stewart hate T-shirts, A Thousand Clowns, movie tag lines, Dick Dale, and what Downtown Abbey would be like with goofy sound effects added.

Leave your answer to the Firsts question (the first hip hop or R&B song you can remember being really into) on our website for a chance to win some cool podcast swag signed by Jesse!

Direct download: PMC90_Jesse_Thorn.mp3
Category:Podcast -- posted at: 11:44pm PDT

Lake Bell ("Childrens Hospital," "It's Complicated") chats with Cole and Vanessa about the Spice Girls Reunion, the Elton John/Madonna feud, Ghost Pennies, stripper pole attacks, In a World, No Strings Attached, Meryl Streep, cars, Summer's Eve, directing TV and film, Nathan Fillion's hair, Civil War Hospitals, Elizabeth Meriwether, Mr. and Mrs. Smith, American Flag onesies, and Cole's weird weird random Alien fear.

Leave your answer to the Firsts question (the first paranormal experience you ever had) on our website for a chance to win a Childrens Hospital Seasons 1 & 2 DVD signed by Lake!

Direct download: PMC89_Lake_Bell.mp3
Category:Podcast -- posted at: 12:32am PDT

Ian Edwards ("Punk'd," "Conan") joins Cole and Vanessa to chat about The Olympics, The Amazing Spider-Man, Showtime at the Apollo, Ryan Lochte, Burger King, Olympic village hook-ups, conjoined twins, movie titles lost in translation, Danny Boyle, the West Indies, The Dark Knight Rises, invisible panthers, pranking T.O., booger eyes, and the Busta Rhymes Punk'd you'll never, ever see.

Leave your answer to the Firsts question (the first magazine you ever had a subscription to) on our website for a chance to win a nice, comfy Pop My Culture Podcast T-Shirt!

Direct download: PMC88_Ian_Edwards.mp3
Category:Podcast -- posted at: 10:10pm PDT

Barry Bostwick ("The Rocky Horror Picture Show," "Spin City) and comedy duo Diani & Devine (Gabriel Diani and Etta Devine) join Cole and Vanessa to talk about Kristin Stewart's recent infidelity, The Selling, Megaforce, Nick and Nora, originating Danny Zuko on Broadway, hooves vs. one long finger, tough guy quotes, Danny Glover vs. Dragons, dangerous awards, Research: The web series, Charlie Sheen, aerobicizing, dance training, and Barry's obsession with hot tubs.

Leave your answer to the Firsts question (the first toy or collectible you repeatedly visited a restaurant or business to secure) on our website for a chance to win a Rocky Horror DVD set signed by Barry!

Help "The Selling" (the film featuring Barry, Gabe, Etta and yes, PMC co-host Cole) get a theatrical release! Visit the kickstarter here: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/dianidevine/help-the-selling-get-a-theatrical-release?ref=live

Direct download: PMC87_Barry_Bostwick.mp3
Category:Podcast -- posted at: 10:11pm PDT

Doug Jones ("Hellboy," "The Watch") returns to the show to chat with Cole and Vanessa about Comic Con, the Silver Surfer, contortionists, Spike Jonze, character olympics, The Expendables 2, Springsteen and McCartney's power-cutting, mailbox fighting, creating Abe Sapien's movements, Jackie Chan, Celine Dion, Mime Own Book, and Doug's embarrassing Fantastic Four moment.

Leave your answer to the firsts question (the first book or book series you can remember being obsessed with) on our website for a chance to win a Hellboy Blu-Ray, Mime Own Book pamphlet or postcard all signed by Doug!

Direct download: PMC86_Doug_Jones.mp3
Category:Podcast -- posted at: 11:22pm PDT

Kathleen Rose Perkins ("Episodes") joins Cole and Vanessa to talk about Adele's pregnancy, Katie Holmes' Scientology stalkers, Game of Thrones, John Pankow, musicals, Bristol Palin's Life is a Tripp, Matt LeBlanc, Alf, 33, dirty It's A Wonderful Life, One Man Two Guvnors, Diablo Cody's new movie, Ted Danson, and the longest conversation ever about The Secret of My Success.

Leave your answer to the firsts question (What was the first time you got in trouble and were sent to the Principal's Office, and what did you do?) on our website for a chance to win a snuggly Pop My Culture T-Shirt!

Direct download: PMC85_Kathleen_Rose_Perkins.mp3
Category:Podcast -- posted at: 10:29pm PDT

Jake Fogelnest (MTV's Squirt TV, VH1's I Love the 80s) chats will Cole and Vanessa about The Newsroom, Nora Ephron, The Choice, Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter, Ann Curry's firing, the Tom Cruise/Katie Holmes split, fictitious bands, Wilford Brimley, fake Studio 60 Twitter accounts, haunting Ryan Seacrest, alien encounters, True Blood and Jake's fantasy role on Breaking Bad.

Leave your answers to the firsts question (the first Broadway show you ever saw, and what you thought about it) on our website for a chance to win an official super-soft Pop My Culture T-Shirt!

Direct download: PMC84_Jake_Fogelnest.mp3
Category:Podcast -- posted at: 9:33pm PDT

Elizabeth Laime (host of the Totally Laime Podcast) joins Cole and Vanessa to chat about Oprah, Prometheus, 200-lb. tumors, The Guinness Books of World Records, Lindsay Lohan's fender bender, the Golden Girls, My Big Fat Gypsy Wedding, TLC, the Earwolf podcasting competition, the man with the longest nails, "what really frosts my cookie," Moonrise Kingdom, and inappropriate lady part nicknames.

Leave your answer to the firsts question (the first documentary you can remember being really into or effected by) on our website for a chance to win an official, super soft Pop My Culture T-Shirt!

Direct download: PMC83_Elizabeth_Laime.mp3
Category:Podcast -- posted at: 12:50am PDT

Joe Dante (director of "Gremlins," "Innerspace," "The Burbs" and many more beloved films of the 80s and 90s) chats with Cole and Vanessa about Snow White and the Huntsman, Chuck Jones, editing trailers for Roger Corman, Mogwai merchandising, Piranha, Dick Miller, the movie-going experience, Trailers From Hell, Matinee, practical effects vs. CGI, monsters, Widescreen, and the thrill of seeing "ghosts of Hollywood" in places around town.

Leave your answer to the firsts question (the first 3D movie you ever saw and what you thought about it) on our website for a chance to win a Gremlins DVD signed by Joe!

Direct download: PMC82_Joe_Dante.mp3
Category:Podcast -- posted at: 12:02am PDT

Mary Lynn Rajskub ("24," "Mr. Show") joins Cole and Vanessa to talk Dirty Work, Battleship, Breaking Bad, The Miami Cannibal, Mark Zuckerberg's sudden marriage, computer jargon, Zac Efron, Michigan, Dicki, life as Chloe, hack attack, Selling LA, the GI Joe 2 delay, and harmonizing over Green Day. 

Leave your answer to the firsts question (the first painting or art project you can remember receiving some sort of accommodation for) on our website for a chance to win a Mr. Show Seasons 1 and 2 DVD signed by Mary Lynn!

Direct download: PMC81_MaryLynn_Rajskub.mp3
Category:Podcast -- posted at: 9:34am PDT

Ken Marino ("The State," "Childrens Hospital") chats with Cole and Vanessa about his upcoming web series Burning Love, The Adventurers 2, demon makeup, Party Down, working with David Caruso, Sweet Genius, Wet Hot American Summer, frankenladies, Veronica Mars, music licensing issues, LARPing, R2D2 Operation, The Rememberer, and Ken's magnificent time at the Renaissance Faire.

Leave your answers to the firsts question (the first board game you can remember really being into) on our website for a chance to win a Childrens Hospital Seasons 1 & 2 DVD box set signed by Ken and cast members & guest stars Rob Corddry, Erinn Hayes, Lake Bell, Rob Huebel, Paul Scheer, June Diane Raphael and executive producer Jonathan Stern! (Holy crap! Nice prize!)

Direct download: PMC80_Ken_Marino.mp3
Category:Podcast -- posted at: 10:11pm PDT

Jenny Mollen ("Angel," "Crazy, Stupid Love"), beloved twitterer as @jennyandteets, joins Cole and Vanessa to goof off about The Avengers, The Playboy Mansion, poodles, sex shop exploits, Viva Laughlin, The Smoking Jacket, "boatox," movie tag lines, losing MCA, the Huffington Post, Fifty Shades of Grey, Girls, Game of Thrones, slutty Annie Hall and Jenny's Halloween experience at Shane Black's house.

Leave your answer to the firsts question (the first reality show you can remember being obsessed with) on our website for a chance to win a Pop My Culture T-Shirt! (They are nice! And snuggly!)

Direct download: PMC79_Jenny_Mollen.mp3
Category:Podcast -- posted at: 11:01pm PDT

Damien Fahey (MTV VJ & host of "Total Request Live") chats with Cole and Vanessa about the Octomom's upcoming porn, hero Patrick Dempsey, I'm a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here, the Dr. Seuss ban, John Salley's feng-shui, drinking champagne with Madonna, crazy Heidi & Spencer, building a home radio station, some ecards, the Grind, Regis and Kelly, and Vanessa's battle with Nyquil. 
Leave your answer to the firsts question (the first song you can remember calling a radio station and requesting) for a chance to win a MTV Party To Go CD signed by Damien! (You want this, people--it's chock will of 90s dance club madness!)
Direct download: PMC78_Damien_Fahey.mp3
Category:Podcast -- posted at: 11:24pm PDT

Daniel O'Brien and Soren Bowie (stars of Cracked.com's "After Hours") join Cole and Vanessa to chat about Paisley the Prosti-Tot, six degrees of Kevin Bacon, Battleship and board game movies, the proper pronunciation of "Mario," Teddy Ruxpin, breast milk, the Mayan Calendar, Yo Momma, family lineage, hip-hoperas, Pop Culture Battle Royales, and Cole's dead-on impression of Jodie Foster.

Leave your answer to the firsts question (the first breakfast cereal you can remember calling your favorite) on our website for a chance to win a Pop My Culture T-Shirt!

Direct download: PMC77_Obrien_Bowie.mp3
Category:Podcast -- posted at: 10:27pm PDT

Jane Espenson (writer/producer from "Buffy The Vampire Slayer," "Battlestar Galactica" and "Torchwood") chats with Cole and Vanessa about her web series Husbands, Jerry Lee Lewis, the return of Game of Thrones, in-home dance clubs, Star Trek:TNG, Dinosaurs, dangerous Hugo Awards, Gilmore Girls fan fic, Twitter writing sprints, Very Mary Kate, Firefly, Captain Jack Harkness, Once Upon a Time, and Jane's involvement in the origins of Zima.

Leave your answer to the firsts question (the first stuffed toy you had an attachment to) on our website for a chance to win a Battlestar Galactica: The Plan Blu-Ray signed by Jane!

Direct download: PMC76_Jane_Espenson.mp3
Category:Podcast -- posted at: 11:12pm PDT

Felicia Day ("The Guild," "Dr. Horrible's Sing-along Blog") chats with Cole and Vanessa about Geek & Sundry, Joss Whedon, Leisure Suit Larry, L.A. Noire, Tabletop, Snooki's fake baby doll, Yoda, The Sims, programming for the internet, "Goosters," disgusting cereal milk, bedazzled tentacles, a live game of MASH, and Felicia's audition for...yup...The Olsen Twins!

Leave your answer to the firsts question (the first video game you can remember passing) on our website for a chance to win a Dr. Horrible DVD signed by Felicia!

Direct download: PMC75_Felicia_Day.mp3
Category:Podcast -- posted at: 9:50pm PDT

Amber Tamblyn ("Joan of Arcadia," "The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants") joins Cole and Vanessa to chat about Project X gone awry, Michael Bay vs. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Marilyn Manson, poetry, her pop Russ Tamblyn, scary movies, Twin Peaks, found-footage films, Pippi Longstocking, "Paranormal Activia," soap operas, Knot's Berry Farm, lower-back breast implants, Human Centipede, dreamy Hugh Laurie, and Amber's sudden rap battle with Tyrese!

Leave your answer to the Firsts question (the first soap opera or daytime-specific program you were really into) on our website for a chance to win The Ring Blu-Ray signed by Amber!

Direct download: PMC74_Amber_Tamblyn.mp3
Category:Podcast -- posted at: 9:29pm PDT

John Hodgman (author of "That is All" and the resident expert on "The Daily Show") and surprise drop-in guests Aimee Mann (Oscar-nominated singer/songwriter and front woman of 'Til Tuesday) and John Roderick (singer/songwriter of Seattle indie rock outfit The Long Winters) join Cole and Vanessa at the Chateau Marmont to discuss The Hunger Games, young adult fiction, Zork, Justin Long, Battle Royale, Dick Gregory, early computers, the Tripod Trilogy, stickball fights, hobo bindles, and the anniversary of John Belushi's death in the very hotel they are recording in.

Leave your answer to the firsts question (the first computer you ever had, and what you primarily used it for) on our website for a chance to win a copy of "That is All" or "More Knowledge Than You Require" signed by our favorite deranged millionaire John Hodgman!

Direct download: PMC73_Hodgman_Mann_Roderick.mp3
Category:Podcast -- posted at: 11:39pm PDT

Judy Greer ("Arrested Development," "13 Going on 30") charms Cole and Vanessa and chats about Jeff Who Lives At Home, The Descendants, the extended Taco Bell menu, Bayou Billionaire, American Judy, New Orleans vs. Hawaii, the Duplass Brothers, pickled bologna, Madonna parties, re-enacting, Alexander Payne, double dutch, and the incredibly insane zombie Whitney Houston video.

Leave your answer to the firsts question (the first 80s-era band or singer you really got into) on our website for a chance to win an Arrested Development Season 1 DVD signed by Judy!

Direct download: PMC72_Judy_Greer.mp3
Category:Podcast -- posted at: 12:24am PDT

Fred Stoller ("Everybody Loves Raymond," "Seinfeld") goofs around with Cole and Vanessa and chats about The Oscar telecast, thrill seekers, Cirque du Soleil, Billy Crystal, Dog Day Afternoon, Dr. Demento, arm belly buttons, Hunchbacks going to college, Murphy Brown, pitching to Larry David, The Shawshank Redemption, Norm McDonald, The Wizards of Waverly Place, desert-island comics, and a bloody-finger-texting Selena Gomez.

Leave your answer to the firsts question (the first comedy or novelty song you were really into) on our website for a chance to win a pic of Fred in Dumb and Dumber and a notepad from the writer's room of Seinfeld signed by Fred!

Direct download: PMC71_Fred_Stoller.mp3
Category:Podcast -- posted at: 12:20am PDT

Timothy Omundson ("Psych," "Judging Amy") hangs with Cole and Vanessa to talk about Zac Efron's condom drop, swingin' Stephen Hawking, Xena: Warrior Princess, iPhone thief Chris Brown, JK Rowling, the beautiful expletives of Deadwood, Psychos, Kenny Powers vs. Lucy Lawless, dramatic overbites, The Luck of the Irish, three-hole punches and pineapples, the Berenstain Bears, clown college, and Tim and Vanessa's epic Alan Rickman-off.

Leave your answer to the firsts question (the first big lie you can remember telling) on our website for a chance to win a Psych Season 4 DVD signed by Timothy!

Direct download: PMC70_Timothy_Omundson.mp3
Category:Podcast -- posted at: 12:20am PDT

Myq Kaplan ("Last Comic Standing") and Samm Levine ("Freaks & Geeks") join Cole and Vanessa for an hour of straight-up Academy Awards talk! The four get Extremely Loud & Incredibly close as they make their predictions of who will and should win those gold statuettes, try to make sense of Tree of Life, argue about Hugo, mention Drive a lot, giggle at Albert Nobbs, break the silence of The Artist, and "Descendants" into madness as they give out some special awards of their own. 
Let us know your special Oscar award (any sort of recognition you'd like to give to something from film this year that wasn't nominated) on our website for a chance to win the Entertainment Weekly Oscar issue signed by Myq, Samm, Cole and Vanessa!
Direct download: PMC69_Levine_Kaplan2.mp3
Category:Podcast -- posted at: 12:00am PDT

Myq Kaplan ("Last Comic Standing") and Samm Levine ("Freaks & Geeks") join Cole and Vanessa for an hour of straight-up Academy Awards talk! The four get Extremely Loud & Incredibly close as they make their predictions of who will and should win those gold statuettes, try to make sense of Tree of Life, argue about Hugo, mention Drive a lot, giggle at Albert Nobbs, break the silence of The Artist, and "Descendants" into madness as they give out some special awards of their own. 
Let us know your special Oscar award (any sort of recognition you'd like to give to something from film this year that wasn't nominated) on our website for a chance to win the Entertainment Weekly Oscar issue signed by Myq, Samm, Cole and Vanessa!
Direct download: PMC69_Levine_Kaplan.mp3
Category:Podcast -- posted at: 11:37pm PDT

Dave Holmes (MTV VJ, host of "Say What? Karaoke" and "A Drink With Dave" Video Podcast) joins Cole and Vanessa to talk The Super Bowl, Clint Eastwood, Madonna's half-time spectacular, the guy from Lone Star, David Lee Roth, MTV Survivor, cell phones with pens, Go Daddy, Rachel Crow, world peace, Downton Abbey, being LMFAO'd out, Karen Duffy, TRL and the spectacular crazy shitstorm that is Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark.

Leave your answers to the firsts question (the first music video you can remember being in love with) on our website for a chance to win a Pop My Culture T-Shirt!

Direct download: PMC68_Dave_Holmes.mp3
Category:Podcast -- posted at: 11:02pm PDT

Drew Carey ("The Price Is Right" and "The Drew Carey Show") joins Cole and Vanessa for this special live episode at SF Sketchfest, the San Francisco Comedy Festival. They chat about Blue Ivy's godmother, crappy showcase prizes, funny contestants, turkey trots, Presidential Fitness competitions, getting booed by WWE fans, bringing in a ringer, Regis vs. Carson, Whose Line is It Anyway?, skintags, teeth-pulling, Brian Wilson, and Drew's low, low opinion of the Oscars.

Leave the answer to the Firsts question (The first race or athletic competition you can remember doing) on our website for a chance to win a copy of Sam Shepherd's Buried Child (used during the podcast, listen to see how), signed by Drew!

Direct download: PMC67_Drew_Carey.mp3
Category:Podcast -- posted at: 1:02pm PDT

John Lehr ("10 Items or Less" and an original Geico Caveman) chats with Cole and Vanessa about Blue Ivy Carter, Evel Knievel, fake choking, Beezow Doo-Doo Zoppitybop-Bop-Bop, baseball vs. football films, Heidi Klum, kid wars, bloody noses, falling in grocery stores viral videos, Noah Baumbach, Angelina Jolie's wondrous lips, The Andy Griffith Show, junkyard dramas, uncomfortable makeup applications, Portland's beards, and hanging with the guys from Friends at a secret Bevery Hills club. Leave your answer to the firsts question (the first truly dangerous or ill-advised stunt or thing you tried to do as a kid) on our website for a chance to win a super comfy Pop My Culture T-Shirt!

Direct download: PMC65_John_Lehr.mp3
Category:Podcast -- posted at: 11:21pm PDT

Part two finds returning guests Tony Hale ("Arrested Development"), Rob Paulsen ("Animaniacs"), Meredith Salenger ("The Journey of Natty Gann"), Paul F. Tompkins (The Pod F. Tompkast) and James Urbaniak ("The Venture Brothers") locked with Cole and Vanessa in conversation about all the horrible things 2011 threw at us-with each of them sharing their personal Worst [...]

Direct download: PMC64_PopMyCork2011_Part2.mp3
Category:Podcast -- posted at: 7:08pm PDT

Returning guests Tony Hale ("Arrested Development"), Rob Paulsen ("Animaniacs"), Meredith Salenger ("The Journey of Natty Gann"), Paul F. Tompkins (The Pod F. Tompkast) and James Urbaniak ("The Venture Brothers") join Cole and Vanessa for part one of this special look back at the year that was 2011. Wine and conversation flow freely as each guest [...]
Direct download: PMC64_PopMyCork2011_Part1.mp3
Category:Podcast -- posted at: 6:58pm PDT

Jim Rash (Dean Pelton from "Community" and co-writer of "The Descendants") joins Cole and Vanessa for their first podcast of 2012! They chat about The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, shortstop playing chimpanzees, controlling the world's bees, Sky High, The Golden Globes, Nicholas Sparks flicks, The Enabler, practical jokester George Clooney, Cybill, terrible auditions, saving [...]

Direct download: PMC63_Jim_Rash.mp3
Category:Podcast -- posted at: 5:48pm PDT

Phil LaMarr ("Pulp Fiction," "Madtv") goofs off with Cole and Vanessa and chats about working with Tarantino, People's Sexiest Man Alive, The Descendants, the sorting hat, going to Broadway, The Groundlings, the Mr. T. cartoon, the Pirates of the Caribbean ride, Morgan Freeman, Detective Comics, a steady stream of turkey, the lost Matrix scenes, Marvin's [...]
Direct download: PMC62_Phil_Lamarr.mp3
Category:Podcast -- posted at: 7:30pm PDT

Ethan Suplee ("My Name is Earl," "Mallrats") chats with Cole and Vanessa on their first podcast with the Nerdist network about Boy Meets World, neverending Risk games, Settlers of Catan, D&D, sad Bowie stories, Greg Garcia, looking for aliens, Remember the Titans, playing a skinhead, Without a Paddle fights, making videos with Jack White, the [...]
Direct download: PMC61_Ethan_Suplee.mp3
Category:Podcast -- posted at: 4:33am PDT

Dave Anthony and Greg Behrendt from the Walking The Room Podcast stop by to chat with Cole and Vanessa about the art of retweeting, Jack and Jill, The Hunger Games, ranking overrated bands, the Duggars, the coining of the term Zombie, celebrity peeing, snot skin, Cameron Diaz, Mr. Catpoop, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, [...]
Direct download: PMC60_Anthony_Behrendt.mp3
Category:Podcast -- posted at: 4:12pm PDT

Meredith Salenger ("The Journey of Natty Gann," "Dream a Little Dream") joins Cole and Vanessa to talk about twitter stalking, Brett Ratner, suing Kim Kardashian, The Muppets, kissing John Cusack, hanging with Harry Dean Stanton, virgin daiquiris, fan sites, Melancholia, Corey Feldman's MJ moves, working with a wolf, Seth Myers' unheralded extra work, River Phoenix, [...]
Direct download: PMC59_Meredith_Salenger.mp3
Category:Podcast -- posted at: 6:21pm PDT

Fred Dekker (writer/director of "The Monster Squad" and "Night of the Creeps") stops by for this Halloween episode with Cole and Vanessa to chat about Lindsay Lohan, Estate of Panic, the true nature of game shows, Shane Black, the "Pad o' Guys," George A. Romero, UFO spottin' Billy Ray Cyrus, James Bond, Monty Python, scary [...]
Direct download: PMC58_Fred_Dekker.mp3
Category:Podcast -- posted at: 10:36pm PDT

Tom Lenk and Adam Busch (Andrew and Warren from "Buffy the Vampire Slayer") stop by to chat with Cole and Vanessa about Project Runway, Paula Deen's butter-flavored lip balm, the Sonic Youth split, sleeping Belafonte, Frydaddies, Drones, Milli Vanilli, cassingles, Tim Gunn's new catchphrases, faked radio kidnappings, The Dali Lama vs. Steven Seagal, Common Rotation, [...]
Direct download: PMC57_Lenk_Busch.mp3
Category:Podcast -- posted at: 6:39pm PDT

Jonathan Silverman ("Weekend at Bernie's," "Brighton Beach Memoirs") joins Cole and Vanessa to talk Steve Jobs, Neil Simon, The Addams Family Musical, Mark Rylance, The X Factor, The Playboy Club, Long Island Medium, Top Shot, working with Jack Lemmon, Gene Saks, Beverly Hills High, favorite film nametags, Little Big League, NBC cross-over night, spooky Halloween [...]
Direct download: PMC56_Jonathan_Silverman.mp3
Category:Podcast -- posted at: 6:04pm PDT

Matt Berry and Rich Fulcher ("The Mighty Boosh," "Snuff Box") join Cole and Vanessa to talk sketch shows, Drive, sex vs. violence, Garth Marenghi's Dark Place, Snow White & The Huntsman, the end of All My Children, unusual racehorses, skin suits, hard-to-obtain DVDs, cash-filled briefcases, booger collections, an unusual new Bill Cosby show, David Bowie, [...]
Direct download: PMC55_Berry_Fulcher.mp3
Category:Podcast -- posted at: 10:50pm PDT

Cole, Vanessa and comedic actress extraordinaire Julia Duffy ("Newhart," "Designing Women") talk Toddlers and Tiaras, comedy phone calls, the Mohos, working with George Clooney, Baby Talk, Wizards and Warriors, the final Entourage, Local Hero, The Love Boat, the Coen Brothers, movies vs. theater, applesauce, Love of Life, technology, embarrassing commercials, and where the Newhart gang [...]
Direct download: PMC54_Julia_Duffy.mp3
Category:Podcast -- posted at: 11:26pm PDT

Cole and Vanessa are joined by iconic music video auteur Nigel Dick (director of over 300 music videos-by Britney Spears, Oasis, Guns N' Roses, Paul McCartney, Backstreet Boys, Celine Dion, Cher, Cheap Trick, Def Leppard, The Pussycat Dolls, Nickelback, R.E.M., Leann Rimes, Barry Manilow, Jessica Simpson, Elton John, Sheryl Crow, Mandy Moore, Kenny Loggins, David [...]
Direct download: PMC53_Nigel_Dick.mp3
Category:Podcast -- posted at: 5:39am PDT

Cole, Vanessa and the fellas from the hit comedy podcast Superego (Matt Gourley, Jeremy Carter and Mark McConville) talk the VMAs, Dancing With the Stars, Dance Moms, Beyonce's crazy pregnancy reveal, the future, Channel 101, Chazz Bono, Nancy Grace, Bond Girls, Megaforce, single dads, GaGa's stupid new character, dog lovers, skin goatees, skinny Jonah Hill, [...]
Direct download: PMC52_Super_Ego.mp3
Category:Podcast -- posted at: 8:28pm PDT

Cole, Vanessa and the charming Rider Strong ("Boy Meets World," "Cabin Fever") talk Disneyland secrets, Breaking Bad, the Glee 3D fiasco, the late Kate Plus 8, Rise of the Planet of the Apes, Les Miserables, role-playing, Pepper Dennis, Attack the Block, There Will Be Blood Reboots, Fraggle Bits, Steven Segal, The Dungeon Master, gore vs. [...]
Direct download: PMC51_Rider_Strong.mp3
Category:Podcast -- posted at: 6:15pm PDT

Cole, Vanessa and the stunning Emma Caulfield ("Buffy The Vampire Slayer," "Bandwagon") talk bunnies, the Teen Choice Awards, TiMER,  a new Lifetime Movie, comic books, Sci-Fi, the JLo/Marc Anthony split, Cash Cab, True Blood, Ripped, The Land of the Lost, Truckbeef, mysterious lotteries, Tubie, hubs and clouds, and Emma's crazy cool Kickstarter reward. Leave your [...]
Direct download: PMC50_Emma_Caulfield.mp3
Category:Podcast -- posted at: 8:55pm PDT

Cole, Vanessa and our favorite wise-cracking uncle Dave Coulier ("Full House," "America's Funniest People") talk the origin of Cut It Out, Skating with Celebrities and Nancy Kerrigan, The Olsen Twins, rooming with Bob Saget, Jim Henson, a new booger sitcom, Brecht, Out of Control, Bernie Brillstein, the Bure Brothers, clean stand-up, The Jackalope, Santana Claus, [...]
Direct download: PMC49_Dave_Coulier.mp3
Category:Podcast -- posted at: 10:15am PDT

Cole, Vanessa and quintessential '80s teen bully William Zabka ("The Karate Kid," "Back to School") talk the Roast of Charlie Sheen, the Academy Award nominated short Most, Rodney Dangerfield's diving double, tongue razorblades, No More Kings' Sweep The Leg video, HFF (Hold For Francis), high school drama teachers, European Vacation, reading for Johnny, Tank Girl, [...]
Direct download: PMC48_William_Zabka.mp3
Category:Podcast -- posted at: 5:22pm PDT

Cole, Vanessa and voice-acting king Rob Paulsen ("Animaniacs," "Pinky and the Brain") talk the Efron/Tisdale kiss, Transformers 3, Shy Beef, Joey Chestnut and competitive eaters, Parisian things, playing at Joe Louis with Mr. Hockey, the Chuck Norris Trophy, Frank Welker, Man vs. Food, Dick Beals' book upsell, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, voicing Carl Wheezer, Michael [...]
Direct download: PMC47_Rob_Paulsen.mp3
Category:Podcast -- posted at: 8:27pm PDT

Cole, Vanessa, and our favorite Usual Suspect Kevin Pollak ("Casino," "A Few Good Men," and "Kevin Pollak's Chat Show") talk Game of Thrones, Ryan Dunn vs. Roger Ebert, Doug Hutchison's craddle robbing, poker, meeting William Shatner, an Oscar party with Lemmon & Matthau, Hugh Hefner, keys to doing impressions, chunky Prefontaine, the Million Dollar Mystery [...]
Direct download: PMC46_Kevin_Pollak.mp3
Category:Podcast -- posted at: 10:53am PDT

Cole, Vanessa and our favorite film frau Mindy Sterling ("Austin Powers," "Drop Dead Gorgeous") talk Toddlers and Tiaras, Super 8, Weinergate, The Groundlings, So You Think You Can Dance, iCarly, DeNiro vs. Streep, improv films, jungle cartoons, America's Next Top Model, our celebrity doppelgangers, Midnight in Paris, Tracy Morgan's rant, the real Ringo Starr, butchering [...]

Direct download: PMC45_Mindy_Sterling.mp3
Category:Podcast -- posted at: 6:30pm PDT

Cole, Vanessa and original Satellite of Love-er J. Elvis Weinstein ("Mystery Science Theater 3000," "Freaks and Geeks") talk summer movies, Thor, the Hangover II letdown, Home Ec., the final Oprah show, SNL vs. SCTV, a new Lifetime show, America's Funniest Home Videos, Cowboys and Aliens, Prince, the riffing writing process, horrendous shop class accidents, Beers [...]

Direct download: PMC44_J_Elvis_Weinstein.mp3
Category:Podcast -- posted at: 5:23pm PDT

Cole, Vanessa and our favorite returning gentleman humorist Paul F. Tompkins ("The Paul F. Tompkast," "Best Week Ever") talk lots of American Idol, some college, Lars Von Trier, the Arnold Schwarzenegger fiasco, The Rapture, Scotty's weird mic holding technique, The Brothers Grimm, Bridesmaids, So You Think You Can Dance, participation trophies, Fargo vs. The Big [...]
Direct download: PMC43_Paul_F_Tompkins.mp3
Category:Podcast -- posted at: 8:24pm PDT

Cole, Vanessa and the dynamic musical comedy duo Garfunkel & Oates (Riki Lindhome & Kate Micucci) talk vanity plates, Odyssey of the Mind, blue snowsuits, the White House Correspondents Dinner, Famous Food, Bristol Palin's face work, The Olive Garden, the premiere of PMC Thunderdome, Glee duets, ABC's old school TGIF, the Just the Ten of [...]
Direct download: PMC42_Garfunkel_Oates.mp3
Category:Podcast -- posted at: 3:10pm PDT

Cole, Vanessa and the hilarious Thomas Lennon ("The State," "Reno 911!") talk The Royal Wedding, Beefaroni, The X-Files, the firefly from The Princess and the Frog, texts from Zac Efron, the Black Eyed Peas, Morrissey vs. Kerouac, Medium Head Group, Ren Faire, Rollerhounds, call-in guests, accidental fingerings, Prince Charles' infamous quote, Franzia, and memories of [...]
Direct download: PMC41_Thomas_Lennon.mp3
Category:Podcast -- posted at: 4:14pm PDT

Cole, Vanessa and the wryly funny Brice Beckham (Wesley from "Mr. Belvedere") talk the San Diego Chicken, Lady GaGa vs. Weird Al, Game of Thrones, Robert Goulet, debunking Belvedere myths, Brocktune, Drama 3/4 Productions, Dune characters, humorless Prince, being too dark for Spike & Mike, unusual musicals, pranking the Pres, Leon Redbone, molestisodes, and the [...]
Direct download: PMC40_Brice_Beckham.mp3
Category:Podcast -- posted at: 9:58pm PDT

Cole, Vanessa and the lovely and hilarious Casey Wilson ("Saturday Night Live," "Happy Endings") talk Real Housewives, Stella Adler, Jacob Lusk's man-in-the-mirror statement, karaoke, meeting Lorne Michaels, The Governator cartoon, baby filmmakers, cowboys vs. ballplayers, the musical Cats, accents, stage moms, extreme Idol contestants, Russell Brand overload, and Vanessa and Casey's bonding moment over one [...]
Direct download: PMC39_Casey_Wilson.mp3
Category:Podcast -- posted at: 6:04pm PDT

Cole, Vanessa and four terrific cast members from the beloved series "Freaks & Geeks"-Samm Levine (Neil Schweiber), Sarah Hagan (Millie Kentner), Natasha Melnick (Cindy Sanders), and Steve Bannos (Mr. Kowchevski) talk American Idol, fireplace wasps, tailoring emergencies, Jennifer Hudson's Oscar, the Black Swanstroversy, The Missing Bus episode, James Franco's insane behavior, sideshow freaks vs. math [...]

Direct download: PMC38_Freaks_and_Geeks.mp3
Category:Podcast -- posted at: 6:25pm PDT

Cole, Vanessa and some of the outstanding cast of The Thrilling Adventure Hour-writers Ben Acker and Ben Blacker, and actors Marc Evan Jackson ("Funny or Die Presents..."), Colin Hanks ("The Good Guys") and James Urbaniak ("The Venture Bros.")-talk insensitive Twittering, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, The Real Housewives, Drones, KWOD 106.5, The Bachelor, Racehorses vs [...]
Direct download: PMC37_Thrilling_Adventure.mp3
Category:Podcast -- posted at: 6:01pm PDT

Cole, Vanessa and the hosts of The Longshot Podcast (Sean Conroy, Eddie Pepitone, Jamie Flam and Amber Kenny) talk the Robocop statue, Rebecca Gayheart "trivia," Celebrity Apprentice, Death Metal, LA moments, Jon Cryer, Jose Canseco impressions, monkey sex, Celine Dion, putting Gary Busey in charge of anything, personal-space-invading Leonardo DiCaprio, new Broadway musicals and Eddie's [...]
Direct download: PMC36_The_Long_Shot.mp3
Category:Podcast -- posted at: 1:48pm PDT

Cole, Vanessa and cinema's quintessential nerd Eddie Deezen ("Grease," "Midnight Madness") talk Robert Zemeckis, motion-capture technology, I Wanna Hold Your Hand, Diablo Cody, Spielberg's 1941, Wendy Jo Sperber, Critters 2, playing a bully in Laserblast, the Marx Brothers, Star Trek or cuisine, time-traveling with The Beatles, Warner Brothers vs. Disney cartoons, Stephen Furst, Cameron Diaz [...]

Direct download: PMC35_EddieDeezen.mp3
Category:Podcast -- posted at: 4:04pm PDT

Cole, Vanessa and funny, friendly giant Steve Agee ("The Sarah Silverman Program") talk the Oscars, Justin Beiber in 3D, retro iPhone apps, Manpile vs. Goober, progressive rock and fantasy novels, Lindsay Lohan's impending jail sentence, Degrassi, bubble skin, a fantasy new Tony Danza sitcom, Rascal Flatts, Banksy's takeover of Los Angeles, Arcade Fire, Lady GaGa's [...]
Direct download: PMC34_Steve_Agee.mp3
Category:Podcast -- posted at: 7:05pm PDT

Cole, Vanessa and writer/director/stand-up extraordinaire Bobcat Goldthwait ("World's Greatest Dad," "Police Academy 2-4″) talk Snapped, phoning it in, Tarzan vs. Cheetah, Black Eyed Peas, The Kinks, montages, Bozo the clown, the difference between hobos and bums, Perez Hilton, Grover and Elmo, Clooney for a day, re-enacting, being tongue-tied around Elvis Costello, peaceful gun ranges, and [...]

Direct download: PMC33_BobCat.mp3
Category:Podcast -- posted at: 7:56pm PDT

Cole, Vanessa and the incredible Bob Odenkirk ("Mr. Show," "Breaking Bad") take the stage live at SF Sketchfest, the San Francisco Comedy Festival and talk TLC shows, Middle Earth, mudmen, the writing process, Judy Tenuta, Spider Man: Turn Off the Dark, Ashton Kutcher movies, hockey players, Bryan Cranston, The Critic's Choice Awards, Cupcake Wars, the [...]
Direct download: PMC32_Bob_Odenkirk.mp3
Category:Podcast -- posted at: 12:19pm PDT

Simon Helberg, Samm Levine, Danny Pudi, Deanna Russo and Janet Varney Cole, Vanessa, and five fantastic returning guests-Simon Helberg (The Big Bang Theory), Samm Levine (Freaks and Geeks), Danny Pudi (Community), Deanna Russo (Knight Rider), and Janet Varney (Dinner and a Movie)-talk about their favorite and least-favorite things of 2010 in this high-spirited and, uh, [...]
Direct download: PMC32_PopMyCork_Part2.mp3
Category:Podcast -- posted at: 9:49am PDT

Simon Helberg, Samm Levine, Danny Pudi, Deanna Russo and Janet Varney Cole, Vanessa, and five fantastic returning guests-Simon Helberg (The Big Bang Theory), Samm Levine (Freaks and Geeks), Danny Pudi (Community), Deanna Russo (Knight Rider), and Janet Varney (Dinner and a Movie)-talk about their favorite and least-favorite things of 2010 in this high-spirited and, uh, [...]

Direct download: PMC31_PopMyCork_Part1.mp3
Category:Podcast -- posted at: 9:46am PDT

Cole, Vanessa and quick-witted podcasting king Jimmy Pardo ("Never Not Funny") talk the Game Show Congress, the Golden Globe nominations, Zac Effron's split, a passionate defense for Billy Ray Cyrus, the love of Campbell Scott, the latest Fockers installment, elevator movie reviews, early drafts of speeches, the Shakespearian Brad Pitt, the Pardcastathon, Helen Mirren's bod, [...]
Direct download: PMC30_Jimmy_Pardo.mp3
Category:Podcast -- posted at: 8:23pm PDT

Cole, Vanessa and sublime sketcheteer Paul Scheer ("Human Giant," "The League") talk Conan's return, Yo Gabba Gabba, Sexy Beast scenery-chewing, working with Jack McBrayer, getting fired from Meet Dave, Hot Air Balloon Cops, Cameron Diaz spoiling The Box at Comic-Con, catch phrases, Children's Hospital, the new Tron, Respecto Montalbon, Weird Al's In 3D, Titus Welliver's [...]
Direct download: PMC29_Paul_Scheer.mp3
Category:Podcast -- posted at: 2:59pm PDT

Cole, Vanessa and amazing actor and Aaron Sorkin-regular Joshua Malina ("Sports Night," "The West Wing") talk the new Crackle series Backwash, Bulworth, Sorkin walk n' talks, pranking Bradley Whitford, Knights of Badassdom, poker, Sarah Silverman, the Broadway Bowling League, Modern Family, Mondogate, remaking Three Amigos, pebble skin, "going a different way with it," Jon Hamm, [...]
Direct download: PMC28_Josh_Malina.mp3
Category:Podcast -- posted at: 5:29pm PDT

Cole, Vanessa, and charming character actor Alan Ruck ("Ferris Bueller's Day Off," "Spin City") talk Twister, Trekkers, learning to ride a horse, Gene Saks, My Favorite Year, Willow Smith, Jan De Bont, Barry Bostwick's sandwich, tiny Katharine Hepburn, Alan's iconic Red Wings jersey, The Grey Fox, Justified, The Expendables vs. Sex and the City, and [...]
Direct download: PMC27_Alan_Ruck.mp3
Category:Podcast -- posted at: 7:11pm PDT

Cole, Vanessa and the comic's comic Andy Kindler ("Last Comic Standing," "Everybody Loves Raymond") talk Modern Family, Top Hat Cleaners, Johnny Carson, drunken Charlie Sheen, Bob's Burgers, reinventing Last Comic Standing, chubby things, funny words, bedazzled sunglasses, radio DJs, Back to the Future, wise 32-year-olds, Doug Benson fan voices, vowels done the Entourage way, and [...]
Direct download: PMC26_Andy_Kindler.mp3
Category:Podcast -- posted at: 6:59pm PDT

Cole, Vanessa and writer/director/animator Savage Steve Holland and brilliant actor Curtis Armstrong ("Better Off Dead," "One Crazy Summer") talk cult movies, Clan of the Cave Bear, Banksy, Bobcat Goldthwait, the brilliance of Joe Flaherty, improvisation, EEK! The Cat, Bruce and Demi's wedding, Revenge of the Nerds, the Porky's remake, Whammys, the Flintstones, the importance of [...]
Direct download: PMC25_Holland_Armstrong.mp3
Category:Podcast -- posted at: 8:43pm PDT

Cole, Vanessa and super-funny siblings Randy and Jason Sklar, aka The Sklar Brothers ("Cheap Seats Without Ron Parker," and The Sklarbro Country Podcast) talk the Crackle web series Held Up, schmancy milk cud, Tony! Toni! Toné, Halloween costumes, Running Wilde, Jon Dore, the other Mark Wahlberg, the British Office, busy Tivos, Bowling Camp, Stevie Ray [...]
Direct download: PMC24_Sklar_Brothers.mp3
Category:Podcast -- posted at: 6:52am PDT

Cole, Vanessa and stand-up comedian extraordinaire Graham Elwood ("The High Road with Doug Benson," "The Comedian's Got a Boo Boo") talk Cram, The Town, making Podcasts, Justin Bieber's drum solo, Whammy, dumb executives, wearing four watches, comedyfilmnerds.com, game shows after dark, Frogguy36, landmarks in movies, Devil, seeing Star Wars twenty times in the theater, puppet [...]
Direct download: PMC23_Graham_Elwood.mp3
Category:Podcast -- posted at: 10:49am PDT

Cole, Vanessa, and the masterful, oft-masked actor Doug Jones ("Pan's Labyrinth," "Hellboy") talk the Webbernet, working with Guillermo del Toro, Lady GaGa, fan art, the longevity of Hocus Pocus, Buffy's "Hush" episode, learning Spanish, Gay Robot, getting drunk as Abe Sapien, passing the time during prosthetics, Hoarders, wearing meat dresses, eating fairies, Boris Karloff, Silver [...]
Direct download: PMC22_Doug_Jones.mp3
Category:Podcast -- posted at: 5:58am PDT

Cole, Vanessa and lovable comedic actor Tony Hale ("Arrested Development," "Chuck") talk The Situation, Tim Conway, awkward scientist conversations, the Arrested Development movie, ranking the Real Housewives, the Lost finale, working with Mitchell Hurwitz, salmon allergies, Just Desserts, Andy Barker P.I., angering sorceresses, puppy-producing lawns, The Walking Dead, the new Dancing With the Stars cast, [...]
Direct download: PMC21_Tony_Hale.mp3
Category:Podcast -- posted at: 7:22pm PDT

Cole, Vanessa, and hilarious scene-stealer Joe Lo Truglio ("The State," "Role Models") talk the upcoming Simon Pegg/Nick Frost flick Paul, landlord Tim Gunn, the new Piranha movie, My Dinner With Andre 3D, Spaghetti with Fried Bumblebees, Lifetime Television, Marley and Me, Queens of Country, Hankiefest, interest alleys, The State sketch CD, Sssssss, the 3-cent coin, [...]

Direct download: PMC20_JoeLo_Truglio.mp3
Category:Podcast -- posted at: 9:47pm PDT

Cole, Vanessa and our favorite mad scientist Frank Conniff (TV's Frank from "Mystery Science Theater 3000″) talk Glamour's 50 Sexiest Men, cat people, The Expendables, the Minneapolis stand-up scene, Albert Brooks, The Rockford Files reboot, the early days of MST3K, Sabrina The Teenage Witch, Kim Cattrall, spaceship rides, the writing process, Robert Pattinson's hairy wrists, [...]

Direct download: PMC19_Frank_Conniff.mp3
Category:Podcast -- posted at: 9:14am PDT

Cole, Vanessa and original "Not Ready For Primetime Player" Laraine Newman ("Saturday Night Live," "Metalocalypse") talk Lilo's jail sentence, the real Bob Vila, the world of voiceover, Katherine Hepburn impressions, french horn-playing handymen, rebellious teenagers, the early days of SNL, Fozzie Bear, sexual attraction to juniper trees, The Groundlings, eternal coolots, and Vanessa's perceived poor [...]
Direct download: PMC18_Laraine_Newman.mp3
Category:Podcast -- posted at: 6:44pm PDT

Cole, Vanessa and stand-up comedian and Twitter king Rob Delaney talk Graham Linehan, alopecia, Elton John, Boston accents, Twitter mood maps, Favstar, Inception, singing the National Anthem, Rock Band, Katy Perry, the infamous Comic Con stabbing, Witstream, Devil in the White City, white guys with dreadlocks, remote-controlled Voltron, Joan Rivers, and Rob's obsession with Slayer. [...]
Direct download: PMC17_Rob_Delaney.mp3
Category:Podcast -- posted at: 7:43pm PDT

Cole, Vanessa and master improviser Michael Hitchcock ("Waiting for Guffman," "Best in Show") talk Celebrity Rehab, working with Christopher Guest, having a "jacuzze," The Room, McRibs, Troll 2, The Groundlings, watching extras, Glee, sailor uniforms, Party of Five, the Turtle Man, Judge Judy, childhood marionettes, Flash Mountain, House Arrest, and Michael's startling discovery on Google. [...]
Direct download: PMC16_Michael_Hitchcock.mp3
Category:Podcast -- posted at: 7:39am PDT

Cole, Vanessa and movie riffing royalty Michael J. Nelson, Kevin Murphy and Bill Corbett ("Mystery Science Theater 3000," RiffTrax.com) talk The Dark Knight, slave Leias, casting The Hulk, helicopter flicks, Tom Waits and Shania Twain mashups, the demise of Blockbuster, favorite Road House lines, unusual Halloween costumes, Fat Mama, spirit gum, Tron guy, sad vuvuzelas, [...]
Direct download: PMC15_Nelson_Murphy_Corbett.mp3
Category:Podcast -- posted at: 8:51pm PDT

Cole, Vanessa and their favorite television physics nerd Simon Helberg ("The Big Bang Theory," "Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog") talk Emmy snubs, a 3D Captain Ron remake, Tony Shalhoub, the Dr. Horrible sequel, wet underwear, Comic-Con, the Real Housewives, weird heart attack commercials, Hong Kong Phooey, owning physical CDs, the end of the internet, The TV [...]
Direct download: PMC14_Simon_Helberg.mp3
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