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Musician Chris Pierce AKA Reverend Tall Tree joins Mike and Chad to talk about the two passions of his life: Wine & Music. We get into corks, childhood memories, The Stray Cats, cooking, and we end up creating our own restaurant. The discussion is as smooth as it is classy.

• Beats, Rhymes, and Life: The Travels of a Tribe Called Quest
• Sassafras Saloon 
• Don't Let Me Down by The Beatles
• Always Something There to Remind Me by Naked Eyes
• Almost Paradise by Mike Reno & Ann Wilson
• More Human Than Human by Rob Zombie
• Drinkify.org
• Stray Cats's 'Built For Speed'
• Weird Al Yankovic's 'Off The Deep End'
• Ledbetter Wines 
• Tom Petty's Full Moon Fever
• Sena 
• The Fourteeners
• You're Probably Drinking Coffee at the Wrong Times
• Reverend Tall Tree self titled album
• Reverend Tall Tree on Twitter @RevTallTree

HAPPY HOLIDAYS Listeners! We have a special present for you today at on Christmas Eve. It's a mini-episode all about Farts! Gets farting!

Franklin Leonard (BLCKLST Table Reads, Blcklst.com) sits down with Mike and Chad to get super political (except not really). We focus on the upcoming presidential election, technology's impact on election evolution, The West Wing, society, the Confederate Flag, and (of course) Hamilton: The Musical*.

• El FUEGO CALIENTE Black List Live Read
• Blcklst.com
• SNL's Young Ben Carson
• Krystal Ball's Transparent Life
• Black Mirror's 'The Waldo Moment'
• Obama 'rides' a skateboard
• 2015 State of the Union Address
• Donald Trump: Ban All Muslims
• Ten Minutes of Clips from Hamilton: An American Musical
• Assassins - Everybody's Got the Right
• Sliders - 'The Weaker Sex'
• Journeys with George
• George W. Bush reacts to Obama winning
• Magical Negro
• Simpson's Episode featuring the Manning family
• SNL United Way
• Election 2016: Too Many Cooks
• Hanson Marathon Method
• M. Ward - Chinese Translation
• Blcklst Table Reads
• Franklin Leonard on Twitter @Franklinleonard

*Franklin was right, I didn't listen to anything else for a month

We sit down with LA Weekly's Amy Nicholson to discuss the topic of Animal Sexuality and how this relates to human beings. Get ready for some raunchy conversations about sex and Bonobos. We also get into monkey prostitutes, penis shapes, birth control, and a whole lot more.

• The Canon 
• Leading Men Age, But Their Love Interests Don't 
• SuperFreakonomics 
• Captain Jack Harkness 
• Sex with Emily
• The Lobster trailer 
• Amy Nicholson on Twitter @theamynicholson

John Roberts (BOB'S BURGERS) joins Mike and Chad to talk about his true love; singer/icon Janet Jackson. We get into the dying art of music videos, the 1980's, Butt Piercings, Boobs, and all things Janet!

• Janet Jackson 
• Now That's What I Call Music! 1
• Together Again 
• Scream 
• Rhythm Nation
• Fame 
• Janet Jackson on Good Times 
• The Nutty Professor 2: The Klumps Trailer 
• Rolling Stone Sept. 1993 Cover 
• Poetic Justice
• Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis
• Janet Jackson and Justin Timberlake 2004
• Free the Nipple 
• SlutWalk
• Attention KMart Shoppers Tapes
• John Roberts on Twitter @JohnRobertsFun

Andie Bolt (BUNKER BUDDIES, RED BARONESS WARRIOR SINGLE LADY) and Amy Vorpahl (THE SAVING THROW SHOW) sit down to talk about Internet shame. Discussions involving foul language, social media, jokes gone wrong, and mensuration ensue. Things are about to get vulgar here.

Show Notes:

• How One Stupid Tweet Blew Up Justine Sacco's Life
• Amy Schumer's Mexican Joke 
• The Dirtiest Sketch Show 
• A Dongle Joke That Spiraled Way Out of Control 
• Is Shame Necessary?: New Uses for an Old Tool
• Heckler trailer 
• A Woman Ran a Marathon Without a Tampon to Take a Stand Against Period-Shaming 
• Chelsea Baker pitches against Tampa Bay Rays
• The Incredible Story of Bobbi Gibb, the First Woman to Run the Boston Marathon 
•  Chad's Banana Bread Recipe
• Funko Vinyl
• Don't Starve Together 
• Unleash the Power of the Female Brain: Supercharging Yours for Better Health, Energy, Mood, Focus, and Sex
• Bunker Buddies 
• Wowmomthemovie.com
• The Saving Throw Show
• Andie Bolt on twitter @redbolt
• Amy Vorpahl on twitter @vorpahlsword

Elizabeth De Razzo (EASTBOUND & DOWN, IDIOT SITTER, THE 33) joins Mike and Chad to discuss her biggest passion ever: The X-Files. We talk about her love for Gillian Anderson, her judgement over Mike's taste in the episodes he watched, and the sexiness of David Duchovny as well as her anticipations of the new miniseries coming in January. 

Show Notes:

• Fight Club 
• Drive
• The X-Files Shrine
• E.B.E.
• The X-Files: An Episode Roadmap for Beginners
• 10 Essential X-Files episodes ever fan should watch, according to creator Chris Carter
•  The X-Files opening theme
• Casual
• The Fall
• Hannibal
• The 33 Trailer
• Elizabeth de Razzo on Twitter @edarazzo

British punk/folk musician, Frank Turner, sits down with Mike to talk about Middle America. They talk about perceptions, music, and Americana while they eat chips.

Show Notes:

• Middle America 
• England Keep My Bones 
• Bennys Go Home
• Civilizations and its Discontents by Sigmund Freud 
• Friday Night Lights
• Elle King's Love Stuff 
• Will Varley
• Positive Songs for Negative People (Deluxe)
• Frank Turner on Twitter @frankturner

Sarah Dumont (SCOUTS GUIDE TO THE ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE) joins Mike and Chad in the studio to go over the topic of labeling. There is a lot of judgement and dealing with labels, bullying, spell checking, old tacos, lady snowboarders, pick up lines, and lots of other stuff. We also get into the love of binge watching TV shows on Netflix.

Mike also confuses Caitlyn Jenner with Greg Louganis.

Show Notes:

• Live Show October 30 @ 8:00 PM on Facebook and the Nerdist School website
• Leisure Suit Larry
• Kanye West Declares 2020 Presidential Bid at VMAs
• The Sneetches
• Portlandia episode with Greg Louganis (not Caitlyn Jenner)
• Red Band Trailer for Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse
• Our Lady of Perpetual Exemption Church
• The Sopranos 
• Battlestar Galactica
• Portlandia episode on Battlestar Galactica 
• Longmire 
• Power Rangers Unauthorized Video
• OkStupid show at Upright Citizens Brigade LA
• The Royals
• Sarah Dumont on Twitter @DumontSarah

Alison Haislip (ATTACK THE SHOW, THE HALF HOUR HAPPY HOUR) joins Mike and Chad in the studio to talk about Space (outer space, not the space between things). We get into fun topics such as parallel universes, dreams, outrage over Pluto not being a planet, dinosaurs, the unknown, and much more in our very first episode! 

Show Notes:

• This on That Live! on October 30 at 8:00 PM
• How You Spell "The Berenstain Bears" Could Be Proof of Parallel Universes
• Space Camp 
• The Vomit Comet 
• Forget Extinct: The Brontosaurs Never Even Existed
• The Martian 
• Voyager Golden Record 
• If the Moon Were Only 1 Pixel
• The Nerdist School
• Mr. Robot 
• Eat Carrots
• Fed Up Documentary
• Kind Bars
• Alison Haislip on Twitter @alisonhaislip
• The Half Hour Happy Hour