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Celebrating the 4th with nothing but bangers!

Jul 4, 2026 · 48 min · 23 segments

This week, we celebrate Independence Day with a collection of absolute bangers, including interviews with John Cusack, Kali Reis, Arden Cho, and Aasif Mandvi See…

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This week, we celebrate Independence Day with a collection of absolute bangers, including interviews with John Cusack, Kali Reis, Arden Cho, and Aasif Mandvi See…

Top entities: John Cusack×22 Aasif Mandvi×11 Alzo Slade×10 Raymond James×16 Arden Cho×10

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Speakers: Peter SagalHostAasif MandviGuestArden ChoGuestKali ReisGuestJohn CusackGuestAlzo SladeHost

Show signals: SuitabilitySafeBiasLeans leftPopularityTop Podcasttop 1%Audience≈564k followers

Panelist Comedy Q&A32:59 – 40:14

Peter SagalHost

32:59

Our panelists strangely never apologize for not knowing the news, even though it's their job to answer questions about it.

Peter SagalHost

33:06

Here are some of the questions we posed to our panelists that you have never heard before.

Peter SagalHost

33:10

Uh, Josh?

U

UnknownUnknown

33:11

Yes.

Peter SagalHost

33:11

This season, Major League Baseball, a lot of changes.

Peter SagalHost

33:15

Catchers are reporting that there is a huge increase this season in the number of times what happens?

U

UnknownUnknown

33:21

Uh, it's not falling asleep during the games 'cause they've tightened those up.

U

UnknownUnknown

33:24

[laughs]

Peter SagalHost

33:24

Yes, they have.

U

UnknownUnknown

33:25

Uh, it, I, it's the-

Peter SagalHost

33:27

It's something that's happening to catchers.

U

UnknownUnknown

33:29

To catchers?

Peter SagalHost

33:30

Yes.

U

UnknownUnknown

33:31

Uh-

Peter SagalHost

33:31

More frequently than it used to.

U

UnknownUnknown

33:32

Is, um, batters hitting them with the bat?

Peter SagalHost

33:35

Not with the ...

Peter SagalHost

33:37

No, they're not getting hit with a bat.

U

UnknownUnknown

33:38

But, like, interfe- catcher interference?

Peter SagalHost

33:40

No, no.

U

UnknownUnknown

33:41

Uh, what ...

U

UnknownUnknown

33:41

Getting hit ...

U

UnknownUnknown

33:42

Umpires hitting them.

Peter SagalHost

33:43

No. [laughs]

U

UnknownUnknown

33:44

[laughs]

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Panelist Comedy Q&A32:59 – 40:14

Peter SagalHost

32:59

Our panelists strangely never apologize for not knowing the news, even though it's their job to answer questions about it.

Peter SagalHost

33:06

Here are some of the questions we posed to our panelists that you have never heard before.

Peter SagalHost

33:10

Uh, Josh?

U

UnknownUnknown

33:11

Yes.

Peter SagalHost

33:11

This season, Major League Baseball, a lot of changes.

Peter SagalHost

33:15

Catchers are reporting that there is a huge increase this season in the number of times what happens?

U

UnknownUnknown

33:21

Uh, it's not falling asleep during the games 'cause they've tightened those up.

U

UnknownUnknown

33:24

[laughs]

Peter SagalHost

33:24

Yes, they have.

U

UnknownUnknown

33:25

Uh, it, I, it's the-

Peter SagalHost

33:27

It's something that's happening to catchers.

U

UnknownUnknown

33:29

To catchers?

Peter SagalHost

33:30

Yes.

U

UnknownUnknown

33:31

Uh-

Peter SagalHost

33:31

More frequently than it used to.

U

UnknownUnknown

33:32

Is, um, batters hitting them with the bat?

Peter SagalHost

33:35

Not with the ...

Peter SagalHost

33:37

No, they're not getting hit with a bat.

U

UnknownUnknown

33:38

But, like, interfe- catcher interference?

Peter SagalHost

33:40

No, no.

U

UnknownUnknown

33:41

Uh, what ...

U

UnknownUnknown

33:41

Getting hit ...

U

UnknownUnknown

33:42

Umpires hitting them.

Peter SagalHost

33:43

No. [laughs]

U

UnknownUnknown

33:44

[laughs]

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