Last Week On Earth with Ben Gleib - SModcast.com

Comedian Skyler Stone joins to discuss ELECTION RESULTS. Plus a live audience NPR's "Comedy Congress" w/ Alonzo Bodden (winner "Last Comic Standing") & Patt Morrison (LA Times columnist, NPR host) - instead of the Thunder Round, (Courtesy of NPR & KPCC,) covering the last few weeks of political SOUNDBITES.  This episode goes in depth into Obama's victory, FOX News arguing with itself, where the Romney campaign went wrong in the final weeks, Trump and Limbaugh FLIPPING OUT, Beyonce and Jay Z calling Mitt a b*tch, Maryland making gay marriage legal, Colorado and Washington fully legalizing WEED, and PORN stars now having to wear condoms, the time Gleib and Skyler pranked each other, new study saying women FAKE IT more than men realize, BRITNEY Spears' good legal news, a child who cried over election fatigue, Chris Christie's positive statements about Obama, Romney's deceptive Chrysler ad, voter INTIMIDATION at the polls, if Boehner and the Republicans will finally compromise, Roseanne finishing 5th, WEINER returning to Twitter, Kris Jenner's latest ratings attempt, the military delivering gas in New York and New Jersey, while people in New York line up to buy iPad mini's while their neighbors still need help.  You know SKYLER STONE from FOX's Raising Hope, one of the stars of Hostel 3, The Late Late Show, and his own Comedy Central show CON. Follow @theskylerstone @alonzobodden @Patt_Morrison @KPCC and @bengleib #lastweekonearth

In this 3 part bonus pod, Gleib debates conservative comedian / Romney supporter Travis Cohen, for 1 hour 40 mins, covering almost every issue in this campaign. YOU DECIDE who won. Then Arrested Development writer Chuck Martin & comedian Matt Ralston join Gleib at a BAR to share their opinions of Romney and make election PREDICTIONS. Then comedian Christine Little takes a drive with Gleib to discuss why she doesn't care who wins, and he tries to convince her it actually matters. Follow Christine Little @Christine_lil

Gleib's parents Nate & Ziva join him for his 50th episode to debate Romney vs Obama, with just 6 days till the election. And Gleib tries to convince his Dad to vote for Obama. A big political debate ensues. Then they also discuss Trump's absurd Obama announcement, if celebrities matter, if we really need an iPad mini, and much more. Follow Gleib's Dad Nate on twitter @natedogdodger

The last 2 debates broken down, Madonna and Donald Trump are very dumb, Counterfeit Ketchup bottle ring broken, Sunscreen could burst into FLAMES, Tagg Romney wants to PUNCH Obama,  Taylor Swift on writing about her boyfriends,  PAUL RYAN FAKES PHOTO OP AT SOUP kitchen, SLEEP deprivation may fuel insulin resistance, Livestrong donors want their money back,  THe candidates roast each other, China's economy cooling off,  Malala is improving!  Romney loves rules,  Russia flexes NUCLEAR MUSCLES, Gleib has a strange experience in Calgary,  Good news for gay people,  Google's $250 computer,  boys reaching puberty early,  Ohio early voting block denied,  Lady Gaga's weight gain is UNACCEPTABLE,  Jay Z and Beyonce shot down by courts, Hulk Hogan sues over his SEX tape,  Uma Thurman makes BAD decision,  Mermaid woman talks,  Sex on a table,  and NUDE skydiving.

Full VP debate smackdown recap. Uproar over a black actress supporting Romney. Planet made of DIAMOND discovered. Endeavor Shuttle stuck in LA traffic. DSK sex party details revealed. BRITNEY manager trial begins. Strange winners of nobel prizes including the European Union and research into QUANTUM INFORMATION. Botswana passes female friendly laws.  Affirmative Action case heard by Supreme Court.  Man jumps from the EDGE OF SPACE.  Was Obama's debate really that bad?  Why you can never waver or wobble in public life.  U.S. sends SECRET military to Jordan.  Romney flip-flop-flips on abortion. 14 year old activist young girl shot by Taliban.  Lance Armstrong made his whole team dope in weird BLOOD RITUAL. Paul Ryan cheesy workout photos.  Panetta warns of cyber-Pearl Harbor.  Hillary takes blame for Benghazi attack.  Scalia interviewed by Piers Morgan.  Are online friendships ruining real life friends?  Stevie Nicks threatens to kill Nikki Minaj. Watch Jack Dempsey's "One Kiss" music video on Youtube.

Did Obama's poor debate performance give away the election? Did Romney cheat? Starbucks Pumpkin Latte CRISIS! Which candidate LIES more? Hillary honors Aguilera's BREASTS. Nikki Minaj THREATENS Mariah Carey! Tebow tweets the DEVIL. Facebook hits a BILLION users. Lena Dunham gets INSANE payday to write a book. Turkey attacking Syria for attacking TURKEY. American Airlines has LOOSE SEATS, among other problems. VP debate preview. Space X launches first commercial SPACE FLIGHT. Unemployment drops below 8% for first time under Obama, launches CONSPIRACY theories. Romney attacks BIG BIRD. South Korea triples MISSLE range. Sandusky sentenced. Student spikes teachers coffee with BUTT ENHANCING PILLS. Jon Stewart and O'Reilly debate each other. New voter ID rules blocked. Hugo Chavez reelected. Bieber and Gaga both can't hold it down. A vet sues over his FROSTBITTEN penis. Woman wrongfully jailed over BESTIALITY charge. An old lady cuts 2 countries off the internet. @bengleib #lastweekonearth lastweekonearth.com bengleib.com

Kate Middleton now also available bottomless! Water found on Mars? Warrantless Surveillance surges under Obama. Japanese inject bagels into their heads. Are red heads going EXTINCT? Romney says Universal Health Care is the most empathetic thing you can do. Some women have male DNA in their brains. Children have FAST FOOD logos imprinted in their brains. Timberlake tries to bring MYSPACE back. Obama starting to pull away. Romney leads with middle class, despite not liking them. Sons of Anarchy actor's mysterious death. Obama, Ahmadinejad, and Netanyahu speak to UN General Assembly, Netanyahu uses drawing of CARTOON BOMB. EMBARRASSING Obama phone lady brags about free phone Obama gave her. Iowa begins early voting, 60 days ahead. NFL refs return. Obama administration acknowledges Libya ATTACK was terrorists, and might have been Al Queda. Riot in China's Foxconn iPhone factory. Will there be an iPad mini (ad why?) French Mohammed Cartoons. Billy Joe Armstrong throws fit, thinks he's better than BIEBER. Abortions ON A BOAT coming to Muslim countries.NYC High Schools give out Plan B. Nestle puts GPS in its CANDY BARS. Courtney Stodden and Doug Hutchison are SUPER CREEPY on new reality show. Schwarzenegger talks of his AFFAIRS. And a great story involving Danny Bonaduce. Follow @bengleib on twitter. #LastWeekonEarth And check out LastWeekonEarth.com

Bob Odenkirk (Breaking Bad, Mr. Show with Bob and David) joins Gleib to talk wrist magnets. The Pyramid discovered on Mars. If Mr. Show was written high. Obama's pirate meeting. Tiger Attacks. Romney wishing he was Latino. SEX MACHINE finally discovered.  Working on SNL with Smigel, Farley, Sandler & Rock.  Why penises are SHRINKING and Rush Limbaugh.  Why girls love getting spanked.  HIPSTERS and Civil War soldiers.  HOT SAUCE.  If artists should be on Twitter.  A very personal plea to George CLOONEY.  More outrage over the anti-Muslim YouTube video.  If Obama relaxes too much.  How Bob got BREAKING BAD.  If he thinks he's better at sketch or drama & similarities in the acting styles.  ALTERNATE endings to Lethal Weapon.  Why Italian Men have SOFT TEETH.  A time before podcasts.  Hal Clapp VS. The Soft Pack.  Woody Allen's lack of self-awareness.  Mainstream VS. Niche Audiences.  The Ben Stiller Show.  How MR. SHOW greatly influenced Gleib's comedy.  If Al Franken was always POLITICAL.  The short-lived nature of TV.  The importance of family.  Romney's 47% VS. Obama's Redistribution.  Bob's WORDS are weird bit.  A Texas Principal spanks a female student.  Different PATHS in life.  The BEAUTY of Afghanistan and the U.S. pulling out all surge troops.  2 criminals who don't understand the value of RARE COINS. And Bob's hatred of Fiona Apple.

Kate Middleton goes topless. Romney naked? NYC bans big sodas. Romney calls half the country victims. U.S. Embassy in Libya and Egypt attacked and Mitt blames Obama. Attacks caused by a stupid anti-Muslim YouTube video. Amanda Bynes sucks at driving. LiLo is angry. iPhone 5 comes out. McDonalds posts calories and goes meatless. Men look at porn too much. Obama curbs his enthusiasm. Clint shares where the chair idea came from. Wisconsin court says workers can unite again. Britney's fiance. No more nukes for Japan, at some point. Larry Flynt offers $1 million for Romney's taxes.

More from inside the Democratic Convention w/ Gov. Charlie Crist, Sam Donaldson, Howard Dean, Michael Dukakis, SNL's Victoria Jackson (Republican,) Mayor of Tampa Florida Bob Buckhorn, Muslim Delegate Salehah Kahn, protesters and more. Gleib has a strange interaction with former Florida Governor Charlie Crist, moments after his speech. He asks Howard Dean about the "Howard Dean Scream." He asks Michael Dukakis how the world would be different had he been elected President. He and Sam Donaldson discuss the existence of God. He tells a Muslim Delegate he is scared of her. Makes fun of Florida with the Mayor of Tampa Florida, Bob Buckhorn. Talks with a Global Warming protestor outside. And has an in depth conversation with the current oldest U.S. Senator, Frank Lautenberg from New Jersey. Narrated from back home, as comedian Adam Richmond joins Gleib to dissect the speeches, debate conservatism vs liberalism, and talk Putin turning into a bird, Michael Jackson songs, oral sex, soup, and lap dances.

Gleib is inside the Democratic Convention & interviews Jesse Jackson, Diane Sawyer, Nancy Pelosi, Emmy winner Richard Schiff (West Wing, House of Lies,) Congresswoman Maxine Waters, LA's next Mayor Eric Garcetti, Ross Matthews, and more. He challenges political icon Rev. Jesse Jackson's views on GUN control, and they discuss Obama and Afghanistan. He has a memorable interaction with Nancy Pelosi about CLint Eastwood's chair speech. He goes in DEPTH with Richard Schiff about acting, winning an Emmy, what Al Pacino is like, politics from the inside, NUDE beaches, and they dissect clips from Romney's RNC speech, Ann Romney's appeal to WOMEN, Paul Ryan's deceitful speech, working on the West Wing, and more. He has a brief chat with DIANE SAWYER on an elevator. He DEBATES Representative Waters on Obama's priorities, who's WINNING the war on women, and if she feels PRESSURE to be funny. Los Angeles Councilman Eric Garcetti, now running for Mayor, talks with Gleib about Paul Ryan lying, Obama's vision, what he would do for LA better than Mayor Villaraigosa, LA sports, bringing government into the palm of your hand, WHACKING the right wing mafia style, and if we FAKED the moon landing. Also, Jersey Shore being cancelled, Scientology's attempt to marry off Tom Cruise, more Lindsay Lohan trouble, and the first annual CAT video festival. Plus Twitter Answers and THE THUNDER ROUND. Thanks to KPCC and Charlotte, North Carolina. Follow @Richard_Schiff and check out lastweekonearth.com. #braintrust

Scientists encode a book into DNA. Romney makes birther joke. BRITNEY Spears talks to Mars. Obama takes too much credit for KILLING Bin Laden? Ryan PRETENDS he like Medicare. Kim Kardashian's sense of IRONY. Can the news cover 2 STORIES at once? (They actually debate that.) Senate candidate says women's bodies can fight off "legitimate" rape. SNOOKIE has a baby for some reason. Does DR. OZ have a thing for Paula Abdul? Did an American bank help IRAN launder money? Is Iraq helping Iran too? And is Iran helping Syria? Is Assad's regime crumbling? Or are they gonna use chemical weapons? Prince Harry gets NAKED. Jeb BUSH sounds mostly reasonable on Meet the Press. ZERO PERCENT of Black people support Romney. More suicide bombings in Afghanistan. Pro-Obama Super-Pac accuses Romney of murder? Ecuador giving ASYLUM to Wikileaks founder. Robert PAttinson BREAKS his silence. Sandusky wrote a book? Biden says Romney will put Black people in CHAINS. Ahmadinejad THREATENS Israel's existence again. Barack says Michelle tastes like CHOCOLATE. Apple becomes most valuable company of all-time. P#ssy Riot found guilty in Russia. Can weed make you a better athlete? Obama's pop culture TASTES. Late Night news. Steve Jobs home robbed by a clown? TUNE IN NEXT WEEK FOR LWOE FROM THE DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION! And check out lastweekonearth.com for a news stories throughout the week.

On December 18, 2007 Gleib drove Greg Proops to a show. He recorded their conversation. Here is that recording... This was actually a podcast that Gleib intended on releasing back then, called "Gleib Drives With..." but his iPod was stolen before he ever backed them up. This is one of the few surviving episodes, and has never been released until now. On this "Last Week on the Road" Proops and Gleib discuss...The influence of Mad Magazine and the political origins of Spy VS Spy, how Gleib got creative freedom for The Gleib Show, how Greg started out in comedy, the history of Abbot & Costello, Gallagher's disastrous show in Mexico, hosting school events and joining improv troupes in college, Greg working with comedy greats early in their career and seeing Jake Johannsen's timing develop, what Greg and Gleib want at their funerals, Steve Allen's influence on talk shows, meeting Red Buttons and Milton Berle, and how Berle started out, how Proops and Gleib prepare their acts and whether brevity is important, the difficulty in booking TV sets, how Proops got cast in the British "Who's Line is it Anyway?" and what the cast of the show was like, some great Clive Anderson stories, how England's class system affects their accents, and what performing comedy in foreign lands is like. ***Sidenote: A controversy came out last week alleging that Seinfeld's new web series "Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee" stole it's premise from the UK web series "Carpool." Well, before both of those web series, Gleib recorded 11 episodes of this podcast "Gleib Drives With..." which then became a web series for comedy.com called "ComedyJuice Carpool" which was broadcast and pre-dated Seinfeld's series, as well as the UK "Carpool" show. And it's the same premise. But who's counting, right? ;)

Iconic Writer/Director Kevin Smith joins Gleib to discuss religion, being a functional stoner, leaving film for podcasting, following your passions, haters, what TALENT really is, Romney choosing PAUL RYAN as his running mate, how his Southwest Airlines incident affected him, the public attacks on Ben Affleck's "BENNIFER" phase, what makes someone a LEADING MAN, being who you truly are, how Ayn Rand's Objectivism would see tragedies, their love of George CARLIN, if anything really matters in the end, the Chik-Fil-A controversy, why he loves to tell STORIES, if anything will shake Catholics devout beliefs, what JESUS was probably like, how Gleib ended up on Kevin's SMODCAST Network, the Pope's butler being INDICTED, Egypt's President smacking down the military, the Olympics Closing Ceremonies, Olympian SEX, making your own entrance, the Sikh Temple shootings lack of news coverage VS the Aurora shooting, "F Bomb" and "SEXTING" making the dictionary, the importance of confidence, the Walmart GROPER, finding your way in life, Taco Bell and Wendy's getting all fancy, huh? Plus TWITTER ANSWERS and THE THUNDER ROUND! Check out the BRAND NEW website LASTWEEKONEARTH.COM for everything LWOE.

Gleib's best friend & former writing partner Scot Richardson, CEO of TicketMob & ComedyJuice, joins Gleib, to discuss living together in Gleib's parents' GARAGE, India having the World's biggest BLACKOUT, how PORN knows where you live, NASA landing a car sized rover on MARS, Scot's awkward first impression of Ben freshman year of college, whether technology will make bigger or smaller changes, how Google goggles can tell if someone is LYING to you, starting out in comedy together, features of the new iPhone and why the HELL we need another damn device, why women are using the Olympics as SOFT porn, the FDA approving a digital pill that sends signals to your smart phone, working 100 hour weeks on THE GLEIB SHOW, Jenna Jameson endorsing Mitt Romney, Romney insulting Palestinian CULTURE, an OBAMA Gotye parody calling out his failures in office, Gleib's VERY embarrassing experience at the Porn Convention, the U.N. doing a lot of NOTHING in Syria, Scot and Gleib running a town in Mexico for 5 weeks, PHELPS becoming the winningest Olympian ever, an intentional losing scandal rocks the world of SHUTTLECOCK (badminton,) the origins of ComedyJuice, Gleib leaving a physical mark on a legendary comedy club, the comedy of the late Mitch Mullany, Scot and Gleib's early out of the box bits, selling The Gleib Show to FOX and seeing network dollar signs, PATTERNS, Chik-Fil-A gay rights CONTROVERSY escalating, WRITING comedy during hard personal times, and Scot and Gleib's very brief STINT writing morning radio. {{{GET SHOW TICKETS at laughstub.com (for comedy,) tunestub.com (for music,) electrostub.com (for electronic music,) or download their APPS. And download the new standup album "ComedyJuice All Stars," featuring Gleib, Hannibal Buress, Dov Davidoff, Eddie Peppitone, Pete Holmes, and more, on iTunes, Amazon, or ComedyJuice.com.}}}