The Big Wakeup Call

Kate Black is the co-author, along with June Diane Raphael, of the book "Represent: The Woman's Guide to Running for Office & Changing the World."  We had a lively discussion about her inspiration for the book, her collaboration with June Diane Raphael, how to (and how not to) begin your campaign, and getting a testimonial from Hillary Clinton.

Bill McCormick gave us a ring on a special day and time from the World News Center with an update on an item we discussed nearly a year ago involving breakthroughs made in treating paralysis. Other topics: military waterbeds, a caveman patents fire, and erratic editing.  Plus: we tease an upcoming super fan amazing announcement.

In his latest visit from the World News Center, Bill McCormick led a discussion on scientific truths and myths about shrinking things (I'm realizing just now we should have tackled Shrinky Dinks.  Plus: Bill's onesie factory, defending Ant-Man, 100 pound golf balls and 3-D printing giant brains.

Candace Bushnell joined the show to discuss her new book Is There Still Sex in the City? Topics included Middle Age Madness, "cubbing," and having fun in your '50s.

Clive Anderson, longtime host of the original and classic Whose Line Is It Anyway, dialed us up for a conversation about his new Smithsonian Channel series Mystic Britain, where he will explore mysterious and legendary sites around the UK.  We discussed Stonehenge, druid dudes, and whether or not he may have eaten an illegal ancient object.

Lots of fun chatting with Brian Baumgartner, who called in to promote his new movie One Last Night. We also discussed our shared experiences on our high school speech teams, the ubiquitousness of The Office, and how to handle multiple takes of eating snack foods.

Comedy Bang Bang's Scott Aukerman made his record-breaking 12th appearance on the show to promote Comedy Bang Bang live at the Chicago Theater on September 8th.

Sherri Shepherd called in to talk about her new movie Brian Banks, where she plays the mother of the title character.  We discussed how meeting the real people the story is based on informed her acting and how shooting scenes could get a bit intense.  Also: movie snack subterfuge.

It was fun catching up with Jim Breuer as we had a chat about his upcoming "Live and Let Laugh" tour, which will bring him to the House of Blues in Chicago on November 3rd.

Bill McCormick called in for his regularly scheduled segment for an update on the Great Florida Python Hunt of 2013, where six years later all predicted nightmare scenarios have pretty much come true.  We discussed sinister spring-loaded snakes, knitting parachutes for rats in Guam, and the importance of carefully following a picture book of instructions.