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In this very special #222 bonus episode of This Old Marketing, Joe and Robert take requests from Twitter. What could go wrong?

Alberto Gomez (@albermoire) asked Joe and Robert about their biggest failures. Since the boys only had an hour, they decided to cover just a few of the many, many failures in their young lives.

Doug Kessler (@DougKessler) asked about "what's next?" Joe covered voice and print. Robert covered drastic changes in governance. Both discussed the evolution of social media, with particular focus on Sacha Baron Cohen's recent ADL speech.

In rants and raves, Joe ranted about YouTube's FTC compliance system, while Robert discussed gratitude.

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American Bridge is the largest research, video tracking and rapid response organization in Democratic politics. They find what Republicans are hiding and make sure voters hear about it. Sacha and Roger discuss how American Bridge tracks Republicans and what they do with the video or info when they find something; how, according to their polling, Trump is vulnerable with his own voters; their $50 million campaign to flip Trump voters in key swing states, and more.

Sacha Black joins us to discuss the archetypal villain and how writers can stop writing boring clichéd villains. Sacha gives tips on how to write a kickass protagonist that stands out and why copywriting is a skill all writers should continually work on. Start self-publishing today with KWL. Join the platform that’s fast, free, easy. www.kobo.com/writinglife

Coming from the new studio, we discuss a few comic-con drops, our super racist town, how hard it is to get beer in Utah, and so much more. Grab a drink and enjoy!

We've got a SUPERSIZED Pop Rocket for our first-ever Friday release, so strap yourselves in! This week, Guy Branum, Karen Tongson, and Margaret Wappler are joined by TV powerhouse Sarah Gertrude Shapiro, co-creator and executive producer of the Lifetime drama Unreal.

The crew discusses the good, the bad, and the ugly of comedian Sacha Baron Cohen's new Showtime series Who Is America. Not unlike his previous series, Da Ali G Show, which aired on HBO in the early aughts, Cohen continues his controversial schtick of interviewing people in character while trying to get them to humiliate themselves all for our viewing pleasure. They draw the connections between Cohen's comedy and Sarah's show Unreal. The fourth and final season of Unreal recently came out on Hulu.

Jonathan Gold

First, the crew pays tribute to the late, great Los Angeles food critic Jonathan Gold. Gold was the city's unofficial ambassador whose reviews propped up great restaurants on the verge of going out of business, gave a spotlight to forgotten histories, but more than anything taught Angelenos to be less afraid of their neighbors.

The Pop Rocket Seal of Approval

Two weeks ago Guy created the Pop Rocket Seal of Approval and quickly submitted its first nomination: Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson. This week we had enough of a quorum to hold our first-ever vote. Guy, Margaret, and Karen each weigh in with the pros and cons of awarding this prestigious honor to The Rock, and Sarah Gertrude Shapiro comes in hot with her own opinions (but no voting rights). Will The Rock earn Pop Rocket's first ever Seal of Approval? Find out!

With Guy Branum, Karen Tongson, Margaret Wappler, and Sarah Gertrude Shapiro.

That's My Jam:

Margaret - Demi Lovato - Sober.

Karen - Lisa Loeb - Stay (I Missed You).

Sarah- Nina Simone - Ain't Got No, I Got Life (Live).

Guy - Zedd, Maren Morris, Grey - The Middle .

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Produced by Laura Swisher for MaximumFun.org. Edited by Shana Daloria.

Sacha Baron Cohen kills satire dead with his new series, “Who Is America?” PLUS: Why is Bernie Sanders dissing resistance hero Jeff Bezos? Should Amazon replace public libraries? AND we hear from frequent guest and current Rikers Island inmate, Bill Morgan.

00:00 – Sacha Baron Cohen stole our bit!

14:00 – Team Reality can’t beat Team Fake News

26:00 – Bill Morgan calls in from the clink

30:00 – Trump Helsinki Summit

38:00 – Is Bernie Sanders a Russian agent?

44:00 – Bill Morgan calls again

48:00 – Joe Lieberman freaks out over Ocasio-Cortez

54:00 – Should Amazon replace our public libraries?

01:03:00 – Bill Morgan calls in yet again, somehow.

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Mackenzie, Ryan and Rick T. talk to Sacha Kljestan and Tom Sermanni about the upcoming 2018 season.

Alllllllllllllllllllllrighty! Strap yourselves in folks for this episode is, as they say, a doozy!

Children with absurd names due to absurd parents

G Money’s wrap on The Wolverine

If a Guardians of the Galaxy is happening, an X Force movie is definitely going to happen

Is North West’s middle name “Bynorth”?

Masterchef loses the plot on its own, already weak, premises.

Slideshow looks like it should’ve been on Blue Peter 30 years ago

Where can we go to get some REAL NEWS!?!

UFP Crew Questions

-          M Night’s potential TV future with a The Twilight Zone reboot

-          The cost of comics in Australia

-          Publishing Daredevil in braille

-          Shoutout to @MetalObsessed

-          The proof of friendship

-          How we feel about John Robertson moving to the UK

-          Legit scary movies

-          Our plans for the next conventions appearances in Perth

-          G Money’s comic trade recommendations

-          Our “hidden gems” when it comes to movies

-          Quick additional thoughts on The Wolverine

-          BJs on the Armadale line and gay tourists not welcome in Russia

-          Fantasy swapping FB feeds

-          Lawrence Mooney thinks he’s Paul Mooney

-          Wolverine: The Musical

-          The water in Australian toilets

NERD NEWS

-          Dr Who 50^th anniversary edition will drop simulcast worldwide

-          47 Ronin trailer

-          2000AD official petition for a Dredd sequel

-          Amazing Spiderman 2 pics and footage coming out, funnily enough, not of Spiderman

-          Eiichiro Oda still in hospital (Get well soon!)

-          Competitive Gaming now recognised as a professional sports

-          Driving cars using NES joypads

-          First reviews of The Ouya

-          Reviews of the Earthbound re-launch on WiiU

-          Defend a killer whale in court with the a new DLC for the latest Phoenix Wright game!

-          Nightcrawler series now called Amazing X Men and done by Jason Aaron and Ed McGuiness

-          Fight Club sequel the graphic novel

-          Sacha Baron Cohen walks on Freddie Mercury biopic

Today we talk about some new trailers for Pixar's Brave, The Raid, and 4:44, we discuss the Academy's decision to ban Sacha Baron Cohen from the Oscars, and the MPAA Ruling against the new Weinstein documentary Bully.

In the third episode of Sodajerker On Songwriting, Simon and Brian talk to Grammy nominated and two-time Ivor Novello winning songwriter Sacha Skarbek (James Blunt, Adele, Duffy, Jason Mraz) about his work as co-writer of a range of recent pop hits including James Blunt's worldwide no. 1 'You're Beautiful'.