4.19: Angel Maintenance (with Fmr. Acting Secretary of the Air Force Eric Fanning)

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Please set your cell phones to airplane mode, it’s Angel Maintenance time. In this episode we’re joined by former Acting Secretary of the Air Force (and former Secretary of the Army) Eric Fanning for lots of juicy details about Air Force One, including the fact that there’s more than one Air Force One. And Josh looks back fondly on filming this episode, for reasons involving Vaseline.

footnotes —
The Youth In Asia - by David Sedaris
Spaceballs - Ludicrous Speed
Legacy of Ashes - Tim Weiner
Terrance Malick - The New World
Mump & Smoot
Willie Whistle
U.S. grants full drug certification to Mexico

4.18: Privateers (with Allison Janney, Jeff Perry, Helen Slayton-Hughes, and the DAR)

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Privateers has a special place in our hearts because we love the scene where Allison Janney can’t stop laughing - and she’s here with us to talk about the fugue state necessary to create such memorable giggles. We’re also joined by Josh’s Scandal costar Jeff Perry, and Helen Slayton-Hughes, who played Marion Cotesworth-Haye of Marblehead. And we get the final word on the privateer question from Bren Landon of the DAR.

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Daughters of The American Revolution
Mary Tyler Moore at Chuckles the Clown's Funeral
Joshua harangues the Malibu City Council
Geeky Needles For Hire
Erin Brockovich
Michael Clayton

4.17: Red Haven’s on Fire (with Senator Tammy Duckworth and Lauren Schmidt Hissrich)

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The Laurens make good! West Wing writer Lauren Schmidt Hissrich joins us to recap Red Haven's on Fire and share stories of the real world Lauren confusion behind this episode. And Senator Tammy Duckworth tells us what to expect when you're a senator who's expecting.

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U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth of Illinois
Watch Inside Amy Schumer Season 03 Episode 04 | Hulu
"Sand in My Shoes" - Connee Boswell & Rochester

4.16: The California 47th

Tank Man

0.05: Big Block of Cheese Live (with Dulé Hill, The Memory Palace, The Allusionist, and more)

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A live Big Block of Cheese Day from San Francisco Sketch Fest! Hrishi and Josh are joined by Dulé Hill to answer questions from fans - including a semi-surprise guest. Nate DiMeo of The Memory Palace (@thememorypalace) podcast tells the history of the big block of cheese, and Helen Zaltzman of The Allusionist (@AllusionistShow) gets VERY salty with her language as she explains the origin of the word “sh**hole.” Saltiest of all, though, is the fifty-pound wheel of Pecorino Romano that we actually had delivered to the Marines’ Memorial Theater to feed our hungry questioners. 

Backstage: Josh, Nate DiMeo, Dulé Hill, Hrishi, and Helen Zaltzman. © photo by @jakubmosur.

Backstage: Josh, Nate DiMeo, Dulé Hill, Hrishi, and Helen Zaltzman. © photo by @jakubmosur.