limited liability company industry podcasting founded august 2010 founders jeff ullrich scott aukerman headquarters los angeles california u.s. area served worldwide key people adam sachs ceo jeff ullrich chairman scott aukerman cco products comedy bang bang kevin pollak s chat show how did this get made number of employees 21 1 2 parent midroll media llc website http www.earwolf.com earwolf is a comedy podcasting network founded by scott aukerman and jeff ullrich in august 2010 . initially built around the comedy death ray radio podcast the network has since grown to include many podcasts on diverse subjects . the earwolf studios are based in los angeles california . in 2011 they announced a partnership with funny or die . 3 contents 1 comedy programming 1.1 comedy bang bang the podcast 1.2 kevin pollak s chat show 1.3 rafflecast 1.4 nerd poker dungeons & dragons with brian posehn and friends 1.5 sklarbro country 1.6 who charted with howard kremer and kulap vilaysack 1.7 glitter in the garbage with drew droege 1.8 mike detective 1.9 earwolf presents 1.10 hollywood handbook 1.11 how did this get made 1.12 eardrop 1.13 cyber thug radio 1.14 professor blastoff 1.15 earwolf challenge 1.16 the fogelnest files 1.17 the apple sisters 1.18 improv4humans with matt besser 1.19 ronna & beverly 1.20 totally laime 1.21 analyze phish 1.22 affirmation nation with bob ducca 1.23 topics 1.24 never not funny 1.25 u talkin u2 to me 1.26 the andy daly podcast pilot project 1.27 with special guest lauren lapkus 1.28 the hooray show with horatio 1.29 spontaneanation 1.30 womp it up 1.31 bitch sesh a real housewives breakdown 1.32 hello from the magic tavern 1.33 hard nation 1.34 pistol shrimps radio 1.35 fake the nation 2 lifestyle programming 2.1 beautiful stories from anonymous people 2.2 by the way in conversation with jeff garlin 2.3 the david gregory show 2.4 katie couric 2.5 the longest shortest time 2.6 love dad 2.7 question of the day 2.8 seth godin s startup school 2.9 the wolf den 2.10 yo is this racist 3 culture programming 3.1 the black list table reads 3.2 the canon 3.3 the cracked podcast 3.4 crybabies 3.5 denzel washington is the greatest actor of all time period 3.6 get up on this 3.7 happy sad confused 3.8 i was there too 3.9 maltin on movies 3.10 omfg 3.11 reading aloud 3.12 the room where it s happening 4 music programming 4.1 nocturnal emotions 4.2 shortwave 4.3 shots fired 5 other projects 5.1 low hangin fruit stand up album 6 wolfpop 7 howl 8 references 9 external links comedy programming edit comedy bang bang the podcast edit main article comedy bang bang comedy bang bang previously comedy death ray radio is earwolf s flagship podcast . it is hosted by scott aukerman and was originally an extension of his weekly live comedy death ray show . 4 the weekly podcast features guests from the world of comedy including paul f. tompkins james adomian tim heidecker bob odenkirk and others . the show is known for improvised conversations between aukerman and his guests some of whom perform impressions or original characters . the show celebrated its two year anniversary during its may 2 show and changed its name to comedy bang bang the podcast . the a.v. club listed the show as one of the top comedy podcasts of 2010 . 5 in 2012 ifc aired a television version of the show called comedy bang bang the first season ran for ten episodes it was renewed for a 20 episode second season and began airing its third season in may 2014 . 6 ifc picked up the show for a 40 episode fourth season on march 20 2014 . 7 kevin pollak s chat show edit main article kevin pollak s chat show long form interviews with luminaries from the worlds of comedy film and television hosted by actor comedian kevin pollak . rafflecast edit a podcast hosted by jon daly where he does sketches and what he wants like making a song with har mar superstar or calling rob huebel . guests have included honus honus from man man brendon small davin wood of heidecker and wood doug lussenhop adam pally paul scheer howard kremer matt besser john gemberling of fat guy stuck in internet and brian huskey . nerd poker dungeons & dragons with brian posehn and friends edit comedian brian posehn hosts a weekly dungeons & dragons session featuring stand up comedians blaine capatch steve agee dan telfer and actor ken daly . guests stand in players have included rick remender and dave anthony . original players who have since moved on include posehn s deadpool co writer gerry duggan sarah guzzardo and scott mr. sark robison . 8 sklarbro country edit sklarbro country was the first show to be added to the earwolf roster and has been a part of earwolf since its launch . it is hosted by randy and jason sklar and is a sports themed comedy program notably geared towards people that may not necessarily care about or follow sports . the brothers cover sports related stories from around the world that normally would fall through the cracks of most sports news shows . in addition to the sklars voice actor chris cox often performs as various characters including jerry jones tiger woods sam elliot and racist vin scully . other characters are often played by dan van kirk james adomian and jason nash . the show has featured a long list of famous guests including glenn howerton and kaitlin olson from it s always sunny in philadelphia jeffrey ross patton oswalt and jon hamm discussing specific sports stories or general themes of sports in the news . the title is a parody of scarborough country a former opinion show on msnbc hosted by former congressman joe scarborough . who charted with howard kremer and kulap vilaysack edit who charted launched on december 7 2010 focus on pop culture by analyzing various film box office and record charts . each week host howard kremer and chart keeper kulap vilaysack host a guest from the comedy or music field to review the week s charts and discuss their feelings on them . towards the end of the episode the guest will play one of a variety of games . glitter in the garbage with drew droege edit hosted by drew droege of planet unicorn and launched on december 7 2010 glitter in the garbage is a celebration of all thing fancy that takes the shape of improvised sketches and monologues with droege and his guests playing obscure celebrities who celebrate fight feast upon and polish the filth . notable guests have included saturday night live alums melanie hutsell michaela watkins and casey wilson ; comedians james adomian june diane raphael and groundlings member stephanie courtney who is best known for playing flo in the progressive insurance commercials . mike detective edit a send up of hardboiled detective stories starring rob huebel as the metaphor spouting title character grey delisle as stephanie client and featuring neil campbell as the announcer . after premiering as a backdoor pilot during comedy death ray radio the first season lasted from january 4 to april 11 2011 . earwolf presents edit earwolf presents showcases new podcasts from earwolf as well as one off specials . hollywood handbook edit hollywood handbook is a satirical comedy program hosted by comedian writer duo hayes davenport eastbound & down and sean clements workaholics the grinder . the show is supposed to mimic and mock reality programs that deal with trivial celebrity gossip and making it in hollywood . the hosts go on long tangential riffs about show biz and hollywood . each week they have a guest for an interview preceding the interview there are comedy segments in which davenport and clements discuss different things in their highly satirical fashion . how did this get made edit main article how did this get made how did this get made hosted by paul scheer june diane raphael and jason mantzoukas was the only bi weekly show on the earwolf network before the premiere of womp it up . each show which has a new guest features the deconstruction and mockery of terrible films . not only are jokes made but attempts to unscramble plots are often begun before being abandoned . during the show s off week a .5 episode is uploaded featuring scheer announcing the next week s movie as well as challenges for the fans . eardrop edit on march 14 2011 earwolf premiered eardrop . calling it an audio twitter eardrop features a collection of comedians calling and leaving messages to an earwolf answering machine and those message then being played with sound effects between . cyber thug radio edit cyber thug radio was a part of earwolf for two weeks before being discontinued . it was hosted by jerry minor as cyber thug with co host miles archer . together they talked about hip hop athletics and other urban topics . it launched in november 2010 and was formally announced canceled on december 28 2010 . the earwolf store released a special third episode in march 2012 . professor blastoff edit the professor blastoff podcast premiered in may 2011 and finished in july 2015 . hosted by tig notaro kyle dunnigan and david huntsberger . professor blastoff focused on science philosophy and humanities . earwolf challenge edit billed as america s first reality podcast the earwolf challenge premiered july 11 2011 and follows ten podcasts through a reality television style elimination competition to win a year long contract with earwolf . the show is hosted by matt besser . it was won by the totally laime podcast hosted by the los angeles based husband and wife duo of elizabeth laime and andy rosen . after attracting few listeners earwolf challenge is not returning for a second season . the fogelnest files edit jake fogelnest brings on a guest to discuss youtube videos . the apple sisters edit a mostly scripted podcast featuring the apple sisters . the show features original songs and stars three singing sisters who set their act in 1943 . improv4humans with matt besser edit an improvised podcast led by matt besser a founding member of the upright citizens brigade . besser and various improviser use one word suggestions from twitter listener calls and videos from youtube as basis for improvised scenes . ronna & beverly edit main article ronna and beverly podcast a podcast hosted by two characters two jewish women in their 50s . they often give unwanted advice to their guests . totally laime edit elizabeth laime and psychic andy rosen interview comedians every week . the first episode aired in february 2010 and the last premiered in january 2015 . features the oprah game and laime or totally rapid fire . analyze phish edit on analyze phish the late harris wittels attempted to convince scott aukerman to like the band phish . the first episode aired on august 2011 . ten episodes aired with the final installment fuego posted on july 10 2014 . 9 affirmation nation with bob ducca edit a self improvement podcast hosted by seth morris as his character bob ducca . topics edit topics is a satirical podcast hosted by michael ian black and michael showalter . the two michaels play fictionalized versions of themselves having overly pretentious conversations about serious subjects such as does god exist and gender . never not funny edit main article never not funny a podcast featuring freeform conversations between jimmy pardo matt belknap and a guest . never not funny joined earwolf in january 2014 . u talkin u2 to me edit this is the comprehensive and encyclopedic compendium of all things u2 . scott aukerman and adam scott express their mutual admiration for the band by attempting to discuss one album per episode . the podcast started on february 26 2014 and