Wonderful, Thanks.

Word: Iron
Guest: Brian Raftery
Bio: Brian Raftery is a writer of books, articles, and stories. In terms of publications he’s written for Wired, New York Magazine, GQ, and SPIN. His first book, which looks at the world of karaoke and its impact on his life, has a title that he is not fond of so I won’t name it here and just let you click this link to buy it. Brian has also added significantly to one of my favorite genres of journalism: the oral history. Please enjoy his great oral history on the TV show Cheers, and be sure to buy his forthcoming e-book: an oral history of the Upright Citizens Brigade. Links to his many articles can be found at his website, brianraftery.com

Discussed: Secret Papa John’s nights, Gentleman’s Quarterly Monthly, the appeal of Scientology, and the giant commercial that is SXSW.

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Word: Flip
Guest: Kevin Hines
Bio: If you like improv, then you already like Kevin Hines. Kevin performs at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater in NY every Saturday night with The Curfew, in their weekly show “Not From Around Here,” and Wednesdays with his brother (and friend of the show) Will as The Brothers Hines. He teaches a number of classes at the UCB Training Center. He runs a great Twitter account that I bet you’ll like and a website that, if I know you, I think’ll be right up your alley.

Discussed: Hanging other people’s Christmas lights, pitching multiple shows to the HG Network, and voicing cartoon cats.

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Word: Chips
Guest: Chris Donahue
Bio: Chris is a writer/comedian who makes a bunch of funny stuff, most recently the webseries “Chris Donahue Presents: How to Be a Man.” He works at MyDamnChannel where he makes all kinds of gifs and blog posts and videos. He performs stand-up around town, and you can find his dates on his always fun Twitter page. Photo by Mindy Tucker

Discussed: Doritos 3D, baby heart problems, corn on the cob, and the California Highway Patrol.

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Word: Strong
Guest: Stephen Levinson
Bio: Stephen is a producer and writer of videos that have been seen in all sorts of venues, like The Internet, festivals, bars, movie theaters and all kinds of other places. In the past he has appeared on “Late Night with Conan O’Brien,” the podcast “Wasted Words,” Channel101, and a number of events at 92YTribeca. He frequently works with his fellow Levinson Brother, Joel Moss, most recently on the animated series “Noah’s Ark,” starring Marc Maron and Jonathan Katz. If you’re more of a “text” guy you can also enjoy his Twitter account here.

Discussed: Old-timey razor blades, Des’ree, what happened to Homestar Runner, and joining and quickly quitting a gym.

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Word: Kryptonite
Guest: Michael Hartney
Bio: If you’ve seen a show at the Upright Citizens Brigade in NY, there’s a good chance you saw the very busy Michael Hartney in it. He’s an actor on The UCBT Maude Team The Prom, has written his own show “So I Like Superman: A One-Nerd Show” and for the UCBT team Arbuckle, and has acted in about a billion different shows over the past few years. You may have also seen him on your TV on 30 Rock or in a number of different commercials for Hanes, AT&T, Time Warner Cable, and others. He also runs a hilarious Twitter account, an equally hilarious Tumblr account, and currently hosts a character showcase show at the UCBEast called Characters Welcome. See? Busy!

Discussed: Various failed television shows, Five for Fighting, stolen vehicles, and Jurassic Park 3D (in theaters now)!

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Word: Blue
Guest: Dan Chamberlain
Bio: Dan is a busy bee, but instead of honey he creates quality comedy. Here’s just the tip of the iceberg in terms of the stuff he’s making: he’s a member of the Maude team Fambly, he’s a co-writer/co-producer of the sketch comedy podcast Left Handed Radio, he’s produces some super awesome mixtapes under the name Chambaland, which you can download for free on his Tumblr, and he’s also good at Twitter. Now enjoy.

Discussed: Sportscasters, American Top 40 Radio, slamming doors in front of parents, and podcasts about podcasts.

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Word: Vacation
Guest: Josh Gondelman
Bio: Josh is a writer and comedian who runs two very funny Twitter accounts: one about himself, and one that he co-authors about modern-day Seinfeld episodes. He performs stand-up all over the place, but if you don’t live in one of those places, you can also buy his album, “Everything’s the Best.”

Discussed: DMX, cocky retorts, travel agencies, and not being afraid of no ghosts.

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Word: Classic
Guest: Julie Klausner
Bio: Julie is the super funny and prolific host of the great podcast “How Was Your Week?” and writer of the book I Don’t Care About Your Band. In addition to that, she’s written for all kinds of TV shows such as TV Funhouse, SNL, Billy on the Street, and has written for publications such as The New York Times, Spin, Salon, and billions others. Also, Twitter.

To put is succinctly, she’s awesome.

Discussed: The cannibal cop, Archie conventions, umbrella inventing, and Mormon film editing.

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Word: Detective
Guest: Adam Frucci
Bio: Adam is the founder and editor of Splitsider, the first and foremost source for comedy news and analysis out there today. In addition to that, he is a performer on the UCB weekend improv team, Airwolf, has a lovely personal site that aggregates a lot of his freelance writing, and you can follow him on Twitter.

Discussed: Southern accents, reddit, Imaginary Oscar picks, and Point Break. A lot about Point Break.

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Winter blizzards make it tough for guests to come into the studio, so Adam and Ramsey record a quick long-distance episode! We talk snow day activities, and pose all kinds of winter hypotheticals!

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Word: Awards
Guest: Chris Prine
Bio: Chris is a filmmaker, writer, director, actor, composer, editor, and now, podcast guest. He’s made a number of web series, short films, and sketches which can be viewed at his webpage (click on his name above!). His latest, Twenty Million People, is a gosh darn movie, and if it comes to your town, go see it!

Discussed: Thundercats, snubs, dubs, treatable fevers, and Wolverine.

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Word: Radar
Guest: Tim Martin
Bio: Tim is a member of one of the best improv teams around, Airwolf. In addition to that, he performs stand-up throughout the city, has appeared on Comedy Central, MTV2, DirectTV, and The History Channel. You can check out his always great Twitter account: @timmartinwhy.  

Discussed: A fun new game you can play with your friends, palindromes, kale chips, and we write the new Coen Brothers movie. Why, it’s almost too much show!

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Word: Stress
Guest: Amber Nelson
Bio: Amber is a hilarious comic on stage and off. She’s a fantastic stand-up comic, and hosts her own monthly show called The Dream Show, in addition to her performances on the UCB Maude Team The Prom. On top of all of that, you can check out her always great Twitter account @AmberSmelson. You’ll be glad you did!

Discussed: The truth about Area 51, psychological experiments, health teachers, and a man named Binky.

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Word: Glass
Guest: Craig Rowin
Bio: First of all, Craig does a great podcast called “It’s That Episode” that you’ve got to check out. He and a guest discuss an episode of television, and it’s always a great time. In addition to that, Craig is the head writer at ABC’s “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?” and created the web series “Please Give Me One Million Dollars.”

Discussed: Peter Mayhew, orange juice explosions, retina surgery, and Weird Al trivia on an unreleased song!

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Word: Sports
Guest: Andy Greenwald
Bio: Andy is a writer over at the sports/entertainment blog Grantland for which he covers all things pop culture. He also hosts the Hollywood Prospectus podcast for the site, along with writer Chris Ryan. Andy has written two great books, Miss Misery, a novel, and Nothing Feels Good, which looks at the cultural movement behind punk and emo music. In the past he’s also written for Spin, The Washington Post, Entertainment Weekly and a bunch of other things. He’s also a super friendly guy.

Discussed: The acting of politicians, dads coaching, what it’s like to interview Moby, and having gum.

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The trains don’t work ‘cause of Hurricane Sandy so there’s no guest! Instead, Adam and Ramsey check in and let you know what you can do to help out, or at least try. They have the best of intentions! And then things get derailed briefly.

We basically cram a full episode of nonsense into eight minutes. Enjoy!

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Word: Fish
Guest: Silvija Ozols
Bio: Silvija is one of the UCB’s finest talents. She’s a member of the legendary improv team The Stepfathers, the Maude Team Dinner, and the Beta Team The Punch. She’s also in the UCB Touring Company, the indie group Rouge Elephant and the Harold Team Creep. I believe that is literally every possible team activity one could do at the theatre, so needless to say: Silvija funny.

Discussed: Crackers, self-effacing rappers, and chain restaurants.

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Word: Brass
Guest: Bridey Elliott
Bio: This is Bridey. She’s a super funny actress an stand-up comedian living in New York City. She’s been in a number of great sketches online, has appeared on Eagleheart, and runs a wonderful Twitter account over this a way. Stay in touch for her various shows around the city and go, go, go!

Discussed: Our big Sleep No More-esque show premiering soon, tight pants, inherited beds and the good people at Progresso soup.

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Word: Mascots
Guest: Morgan Evans
Bio: Morgan is currently writing for the new version of Best Week Ever, which will be rebooted soon! Additionally he’s a contributor to The Onion, a writer of Tweets, and the creator/star of a great webseries The Untitled Webseries. He is the second person named Morgan to appear on this podcast.

Discussed: Unfortunate events occurring in series, Peter Lorre, Jason Alexander animated projects.

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