Jodie Sweetin (“Full House”) goofs off with Cole and Vanessa on Kim and Kanye’s trademarked baby name, American Idol, Game of Thrones, Hollywood Squares, San Francisco, catch phrases, being Greek, The Goonies, double denim, Supermarket Sweep, Comet the Dog, Bob Saget, Urkel, Fozzie Bear, and the sad world of Kimmie Gibbler.

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Brent Weinbach (The Legacy Music Hour) chats with Cole and Vanessa about Reese Witherspoon, blood-alcohol levels, Tara Reid, Justin Bieber vs. Anne Frank, Shrimpheads, bee genocide, Final Fantasy, the voice of an angel, Slippy Toad, Full House, Quoting Miss Daisy, Teen Mom’s sex tape and Brent’s terrible Garbage Pail Kid trade.

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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.

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And check out Ari’s brand new stand-up special Passive Aggressive!

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.

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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!)

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.

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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…

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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.

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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”) still at the table with Cole and Vanessa- but this time, conversation centers on the horrible things 2012 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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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!

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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.

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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.

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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!

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Help “The Selling” (the film featuring Barry, Gabe, Etta and yes, PMC co-host Cole) get a theatrical release! Visit the kickstarter HERE

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.

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You know our producer/sound guy who we never let talk and sometimes we’re mean to on the air? Two things- one, Vanessa married him. 2. A short film called “Sold” he wrote and directed was chosen out of over 15,000 to be top 50 in a competition run by Ridley Scott! If he gets voted in the top 10, he goes to Venice to open the Venice Film Festival with his short. If he wins, he gets a 500k grant for a feature. UPDATE: Voting has closed but you can check out the film HERE

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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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, her husband Jason Biggs, “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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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!

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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 5 lists, as well as offering up a New Year’s Resolution and their “theme song” for 2011.

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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 and the hosts navigate through personal Top 5 lists and argue the merits of their selections.

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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 Community, Fincher family members, twisted Barbers Shop Quartets, Guess Who?, and Jim’s hilariously stressful day on Spielberg’s Minority Report.

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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 head explosion, Star Wars vs. Physicists, Sea Monkeys, seeing Helen Mirren, the Lego movie, and the absolutely ridiculous people backstage at the Pee Wee Herman Show.

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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 alternative Jason Mewes, nose dirt, Kevin Smith, and Ethan’s experience at a Don Phillips Pizza Party.

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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, the Sex and the City ladies, Kardashians, Insomnia, body hopping, books vs. movies, and Greg’s awkward plane trip with Miley Cyrus.

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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, hoarding cats, body-swapping movies, Harvard, Sally Field, and a trio of Bjork impressions.

Leave your answer to the Firsts question (the first family vacation you can remember, and what stood out about it) on our website for a chance to win a Natty Gann DVD signed by Meredith!

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 staircases, the life of spoiler alerts, Anthony Michael Hall, Taileypo, wizard films, Hitchcock, Stan Winston, Liam Neeson, the Wolfman’s infamous nards, and Vanessa’s serious Victor Borge/Ernest Borgnine confusion.

Leave your answer to the Firsts questions (the first thing that really scared you, and if you ever got over that fear) on our website for a chance to win a Monster Squad Blu-Ray autographed by Fred!

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, troll dolls, Mad Magazine, and Adam’s awkward double date with the Olsen Twins!

Leave your answer to the firsts question (the first thing you ever collected, and if you still have them to this day) on our website for a chance to win the new Common Rotation album, Keep an Open Gallery, signed by both Adam and Tom!

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 month, the lovely Jennifer Finnigan, Girls Just Want To Have Fun, and the greatest all-time Olsen Twins story EVER.

Leave your answer to the firsts question (the first club or organization you belonged to, and how you felt about it) on our website for a chance to win a Weekend at Bernie’s DVD signed by Jonathan!

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, silent sound engineers who happened to be married to Vanessa, L.A. area codes, hoarders, Black Oman, and Cole’s serenading of Chuck Yeager.

Leave your answer to the Firsts question (the first thing you ever stole and how you felt about it) on our website for a chance to win a “Snuff Box” Complete Series DVD signed by Matt and Rich!

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 might all be today.

Leave your answer to the firsts question (the first movie that you loved so much that you saw it three or more times in the theater, or your first multi-view movie) for a chance to win a Pop My Culture T-Shirt! (Coming soon, we promise!)

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 Cook, Black Sabbath, The Offspring, Travis, Rod Stewart, Meat Loaf and many more!). They talk Blu-Ray Darth Vader’s “Nooooo!,” Britney Spears’ school girl outfit, making Band Aid’s “Do They Know It’s Christmas?,” Vanessa’s “impression” of Alan Rickman, cycling, 2Gether, lyrics, Whoopi Goldberg, and Nigel’s film “Callback,” which stars Kevin Farley and…Cole!

Leave your answer to the firsts question (the first paycheck you ever got, and what it was for) on our website for a chance to win the soundtrack CD for Callback!

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, and a visit from call-in guest Nancy and Redd Foxx.

Leave your answer to the firsts question (the first pet that you called your own) on our website for a chance to win a Pop My Culture T-Shirt, which are coming soon!

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. atmosphere, and the iconic Cabin Fever “Pancakes” scene.

Leave your answer to the Firsts question (The first time a movie scared you so much you had to turn it off or leave) on our website for a chance to win a Pop My Culture T-Shirt, which are coming soon! (And they’ll look like the pic below!)

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 answer to the Firsts question (The first nickname you had and how you felt about it) on our website for a chance to win–yep, a BUNNY–signed by our guest!

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, nostrils, Detroit, unintentionally farting Muppet Babies, and where the characters from Full House (probably) are today!

Leave your answer to the firsts question (the car you first owned or considered yours) on our website for a chance to win a Full House Season 1 DVD set signed by Dave!

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, caves full of candy, turning down Better Off Dead, Karate tournaments, and Vanessa’s awful jogging wounds.

Leave your answer to the Firsts question (the first embarrassing outfit your parents dressed you in) on our website for a chance to win a Karate Kid DVD signed by our guest!

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 Bay’s Got Milk spot, alternative pipes for Biden and Obama, and Rob’s amazing Yakko’s World performance!

Leave a comment with your answer to the Firsts question (the first sports team you played on as a kid, and what position you played) for a chance to win a Pinky and the Brain DVD set signed by our guest!

Be sure to visit Rob on his cool website, www.robpaulsenlive.com!

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 debacle, summer camp, Vincent Gallo, wearing squibs, the Kevin blender, celebrity tweets, Martin Scorsese, and Kevin’s unusual gig hanging out with Ice-T and Coco on Richard Branson’s private island.

Leave your answer to the firsts question (the first impression you ever did) for a chance to win a Usual Suspects DVD signed by Kevin!

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 the National Anthem, and Cole’s dashed dancing career.

Leave your answer to the Firsts question (the first rude or bad comparison to a celebrity you got) for a chance to win an Austin Powers trilogy DVD set (with Spies Like Us thrown in for no particular reason) signed by Mindy!

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 and Weirs, and Cole and Josh’s epic Elvis Costello-off.

Leave your answer to the firsts question (The first meal you ever remember cooking) for a chance to win a Pop My Culture T-Shirt!

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 Lebowski, Beyonce, William Castle, and Cole nearly putting Vanessa on podcast time-out.

Leave the answer to the firsts question (the first award, trophy, prize or medal you won and how you got it) on our website for a chance to win a Freak Wharf CD signed by Paul!

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 Us Theme Song, haunted iPhones, school lunches, their new HBO pilot, and the debut of Vanessa’s soon to be classic pee-pee song.

Tell us your answer to the firsts question (the first song you ever wrote, as a child or later) for a chance to win a Pop My Culture T-Shirt (as soon as we get ‘em printed!)

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 a stripper who dressed like Agent Scully.

Leave your answer to the firsts question (the first person you can remember being jealous of, famous or not) for a chance to win a 17 Again DVD signed by Thomas Lennon!

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 teenage quest for boobs on Cable TV.

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 Mr. Zac Efron.

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 geeks, Icebreakers Sours, the Fifth Element and Naima, inter-show softball, Dirk Nowitzki’s similarity to the Norseman’s Head, and Vanessa’s attraction to Perry Mason and Norm MacDonald.

Leave your answer to the firsts question (your first celebrity crush) on the comments section of the episode for a chance to win a Freaks and Geeks Scripts Book Vol. 1 signed by all of our guests!

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 Indie Bands, Tom Leykis, getting a case of the “Shreves,” outer space Rom-Coms, Sparks Nevada: Marshal on Mars, a dramatic reading from the book of Rebecca Black, and Urbaniak’s decade-old Aflac audition.

Tell us your answer to the “Firsts” question (the first radio program or show you were really into) in the comments section for a chance to win:

THIS Thrilling Adventure Hour poster signed by all five of our guests plus the rest of the cast from the April 2nd, 2011 show–that’s right, you get John Hancocks from:

Ben Acker / Ben Blacker / Colin Hanks / Marc Evan Jackson / James Urbaniak / Ed Helms / Joshua Malina / Linda Cardellini / Dana Gould / Andrew Daly / John DiMaggio / Busy Phillips / John Ennis / Mark Gagliardi / Hal Lublin / Aaron Ginsburg / Sara Watkins / Sean Watkins / Craig Cackowski / Annie Savage / Andy Paley!

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 extreme disdain for Donald Trump.

Coming soon–Cole and Vanessa cross-over and are the guests in an upcoming Longshot Podcast!

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 in The Mask, and Eddie’s ill-fated audition for Who Framed Roger Rabbit.

Leave your answer to the firsts question (The first Beatles song or album you were obsessed with) on our website for a chance to win a Grease DVD signed by Eddie!

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 three days in an egg, off-putting Colin Firth, undeletable Myspace, The Osmonds, and Vanessa’s self-imposed bleeping.

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 Bobcat’s amazing group of rescued felines.

Leave a comment on our website with the first joke you remember telling as a kid for a chance to win a Police Academy 2 & 3 DVD signed by Bobcat!

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 Chuck E. Cheese band, radio lies, Gentlemen’s Club, and Vanessa creeps a little bit closer to Zac Efron.

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, MUCH-spirited special episode, presented in two parts!

Part 2:

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, MUCH-spirited special episode, presented in two parts!

Part 1:

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, holiday specials, 80′s rock band discography, and a Pardo-generated new nickname for Vanessa.

Leave a comment about the episode as well as your answer to the “firsts” question (the holiday special or movie you first remember you or your family being obsessed with) for a chance to win a Pardcastathon T-Shirt signed by Jimmy Pardo!

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 arsenal of impressions, and a surprising question milestone for Vanessa.

Leave a comment about the episode as well as a few thoughts about the first record you ever bought with your own allowance for a chance to win a Human Giant Season 1 DVD signed by Paul!

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, and Cole’s pointless Edward Furlong grift.

Leave a comment with your thoughts about the episode and tell us about the first prank you ever pulled for a chance to win an “A Few Good Men” DVD signed by Joshua!

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 Sandra Bullock’s love of the on-set prank.

Leave a comment with your thoughts about the episode and the first play you were ever in (at school, etc) for a chance to win a Ferris Bueller DVD signed by Alan!

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 Cole’s sad “Bandits” story.

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 casting, and Vanessa’s dream of being a puppy for an afternoon.

Tell us about the first cartoon you loved as a kid on the comment page on our website for a chance to win a “Better Off Dead” DVD autographed by Savage and Curtis!

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 Vaughan vs. Huey Lewis and the News, Bo Diaz, Lobster Grams, Words With Friends, and Vanessa’s weirdest question ever.

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 comics, and Vanessa’s odd obsession with wrists.

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 Surfer, Southwest Airlines mummies, and the launching of McDonald’s Mac Tonight campaign.

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, monster roommates, and the great Gail Simmons vs. Padma Lakshmi debate.

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, Wet Hot American Summer, super-clean Toronto, Len Cariou, and getting booed with Paul Rudd at the L.A. Galaxy game.

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, the ever-popular Torgo, and the many benefits of having beagle ears.

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 directorial choices regarding a shirtless Zac Effron.

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.

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.

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, Mannequin II: On the Move, baby legs, Dr. Parnassus, Adam West’s goon, and what—WHAT—Mel Gibson.

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 Set, dainty Hobbit-like Prince, James Earl Jones’ REAL voice, LA Theatreworks, and Cole’s unwavering admiration for Alex Wong.

Cole, Vanessa and the incredibly tall and equally hilarious Matthew Lillard (“Scream,” “Scooby-Doo”) talk the state of the film industry, merkins, Joan Rivers, Phantom vs. Les Mis, Hackers, Kenny Rogers, writing soup letters, Joan Embry internships, the upcoming Scream sequel, scary movies, the Human Centipede, Madisonsfoundation.org, writing a surf musical, and Cole and Matthew’s Shaggy-off.

Cole, Vanessa and television staple Cristine Rose (“Heroes,” “How I Met Your Mother”) talk sweaty glows, Angela Petrelli, So You Think You Can Dance, the writers strike, Pushing Daisies, Maggie Smith, playing Jackie Kennedy, Picket Fences, Toy Story 3, the Ferris Bueller TV show, ghost cops, disco, Ishtar, Todd Oldham, The Biggest Loser, Hoot hooting, Klingon makeup, and the loss of Mary Murphy’s hot tomale train.

Cole, Vanessa and TWO amazing guests–Oscar Nunez (“The Office”) and Danny Pudi (“Community”) chat in front of a live audience in Aspen, Colorado about Stephen Seagal, Willow, paintball specialists, groping, Galarraga’s perfect game, Donald Glover for Spiderman, velvet improvisers, Jaden Smith, proud prominent noses, missing q-tips, gypsy Burt Reynolds, and things that are shit hot.

Cole, Vanessa and sketch pro Mo Collins (“MadTv,” “Arrested Development”) talk podcasting crickets, Sandy Bullock, skit vs. sketch, Parenthood, unusual awards, Carol Burnett, the Strawberry Shortcake doll smell, teenage bands, sparkly vampires and zombies, odd fetishes, Lorrainisms, Betty White, popsicle stick jokes, Bazooka Joe comics, and boxes full of poop.

Cole, Vanessa and adorable Linda Cardellini (“Freaks and Geeks,” “E.R.”) talk jeggings, Bieber Fever, Ewe Tube, sex tapes, the American Idol finale, Nancy Grace, Brett Michaels, Top Chef Masters, satellite radio, Snapitude, unicorns, Precious, Scooby Doo, the Burger King from Back to the Future, and the importance of Dead Man On Campus’ Guy #2.

Cole, Vanessa and hilarious gentleman comic Paul F. Tompkins (“Best Week Ever,” “Mr. Show with Bob and David”) talk tattoos, twitter wars, Kid Nation, Law & Order, riverboat gamblers, Lindsay Lohan, There Will Be Blood, flippers, The Pacific, invisible sound guys, Morgan Spurlock Food Detective, Treme, The Philly Fanatic, broadcasting in a leafblower, and what the Shrek just happened.

Cole, Vanessa and 80s/90s teen flick icon Keith Coogan (“Adventures in Babysitting,” “Don’t Tell Mom the Babysitter’s Dead”) talk weepy Disney films, Iron Man 2, meta filmmaking, Hiding Out’s pedophilia, Canadian child doubles, The Waltons, Just the Ten of Us, the Monologue a Day Project, John Cusack’s fascination with Cassiopeia, stripping babysitters, 6th grade rock bands and brownie thieves.

Cole, Vanessa and the handsome, hilarious Mather Zickel (“Rachel Getting Married,” “Reno 911!”) talk Dungeons & Dragons, Bubo, the Smurfs Movie, anal media, heavenly bunk-beds, Critters 2, 3D, Joe Estevez, Roger Corman, the Janekasaurus, and Mather’s set-lifted wardrobe.

Cole, Vanessa and our favorite Nerdist Chris Hardwick (“Web Soup,” “Singled Out”) talk Tron, the iPad, remaking Fletch, the Disney Vault, getting naked for Steven Seagal, Lode Runner, Hufflepuff, foul-mouthed kids, Dave Coulier, the Hollywood Squares, demeaning commercial auditions and a super-extreme version of Apple Care.

Cole, Vanessa, and the dream captain of Vanessa’s heart Bobby Campo (“Final Destination,” “Legally Blondes,” Vanessa’s Fantasies…) talk comics, horror movies, Teen Witch, more Teen Witch, Sookie’s Sexuality, Snow Caps, cougars, Lollapalooza, humiliating blue cat mascot outfits, Risk, and much more…and they did it all while trying to talk through the incredibly thick sexual tension that filled the room.

Cole, Vanessa and lovely, lovely, lovely guest Deanna Russo (“Knight Rider,” “Gossip Girl”) talk terrariums, Jesse James, Brotherhoodies, Cloris Leachman, fan K.I.T.T. creations, Carlton Cuse, the night of 140 Tweets, Breaking Bad, @ signs, making eye contact with Richard Simmons, horse appendages, verbal nodding, sounding smart, and Cole’s ridiculously literal t-shirt.

Cole, Vanessa and special guest Janet Varney (“Dinner and a Movie,” “Entourage”) talk Corey Haim, celebrity crushes, the biosphere, shirtless saxophone solos, Dan Fielding’s wardrobe, Little Man Tate, and Andie MacDowell’s “acting.”

Cole, Vanessa and special guest Samm Levine (“Freaks and Geeks,” “Inglourious Basterds”) talk Oscars, unobtainium, dancing Buzz Aldrin, measurement beans, Paris rooftops and Vanessa’s unhealthy obsession with Zac Efron.

Let us know what you think in the comments (that’s like a modern day “suggestion box” for you old timers. But hey, listening to a “podcast” is pretty modern. Way to go! You can DO THIS!)