Baby Geniuses
Today on BG: It's the final episode before the Babies go on an indefinite hiatus! Mourn for them! COLBERT REPORT writer Rob Dubbin shares some writerly tales from the recent Emmy winner. Revenge expert Sebastian Peemuffin (Jim VanBlaricum) breaks down how to get back at people. The Babies may be saying goodbye, but they're not saying farewell!
Emily Heller
Lisa Hanawalt
Jim Van Blaricum
Rob Dubbin
 
Direct download: BG050_130926.mp3
Category:comedy -- posted at: 9:00pm PDT

It's a huge day in Lisa and Emily's relationship: They finally watched DUMB & DUMBER together! Comedian and writer Ted Travelstead loves studying pick-up artists. Street magic expert Drew McClanahan (Nick Maritato) is on the come-up, and wants to plug the books he's yet to publish.
Emily Heller
Lisa Hanawalt
Nick Maritato
Ted Travelstead
Direct download: BG049_130912.mp3
Category:comedy -- posted at: 9:00pm PDT

Emily and Lisa analyze their creative processes, and where their careers have taken them. Comedian, actor, and writer Kara Klenk reminisces working for NBC during the 2006 winter Olympics, and IT expert A.J. (Casey Jost) teaches everyone about the finer points of consumer technology.
Lisa Hanawalt
Emily Heller
Casey Jost
Kara Klenk
 
Direct download: BG048_130829.mp3
Category:comedy -- posted at: 9:00pm PDT

This was recorded during the New York City heat wave, and Emily is baffled how people can look good in weather like this. Comedian Jermaine Fowler of MTV2's GUY CODE relates the struggles of trying to give teenagers advice, and the differences between him and his identical twin. Pinterest expert Dakota Muchley (Emily Axford) plugs her book about the social network, PINING FOR PINS: REAPIN' IN THEM RE-PINS. It's Baby Geniuses, your bi-weekly TED Talk for the millenial set!
Lisa Hanawalt
Emily Heller
Emily Axford
Jermaine Fowler

 

Direct download: BG047_130815.mp3
Category:comedy -- posted at: 9:00pm PDT

Today on BG: Emily and Lisa hash out the inner workings of PACIFIC RIM, comedian and writer Matt Koff smells things that aren't there, and brain tickler expert Dr. Fendel Randelman (Connor Ratliff) discusses his new TLC show, BRAIN HEAT.
Connor Ratliff
Emily Heller
Lisa Hanawalt
Matt Koff
Connor Ratliff
Direct download: BG046_130801.mp3
Category:comedy -- posted at: 9:00pm PDT

The Babies. Are. BACK. Emily and Lisa are so excited to be together again, and swap some stories of their new digs in LA and Manhattan, respectively. Comedian Mike Lawrence joins to talk about his thoughts on GLEE, and genealogy expert Richard Kennedy Windsor (Jared Logan) reveals some things you never thought about with your family trees.
Emily Heller
Lisa Hanawalt
Jared Logan
Mike Lawrence
Direct download: BG045_130718.mp3
Category:comedy -- posted at: 9:00pm PDT

Today on BG: The show is going on a two-week hiatus while Emily dances in the LA sunlight, and Lisa doesn't know how to handle it. Author and cartoonist David Rees goes on a journey with creating mashups, and explains the value of a well-sharpened pencil. And Wall Street expert Wally Wydawsky (Dan Black) regales the gang with tales of the broker's high life.
Emily Heller
Lisa Hanawalt
David Rees
Dan Black

 

Direct download: BG044_130627.mp3
Category:comedy -- posted at: 9:00pm PDT

Emily and Lisa pop back some cocktails to beat the heat, comedian Alex Koll describes what it means to be a balloonologist, and art education expert Kay Bill (Amber Nelson) wants to reign in her students' projects, with potentially damning results.
Emily Heller
Lisa Hanawalt
Alex Koll
Amber Nelson
 
Direct download: BG043_130620.mp3
Category:comedy -- posted at: 9:00pm PDT

Emily gets a mole removed from an interesting place, Lisa's boyfriend is getting hernia surgery, comedian Sean Donnelly professes his love for MURDER, SHE WROTE, and spooky stories expert Mr. Courtney (Reid Faylor) gets very specific about what kind of stories he enjoys--and how he enjoys them.
Emily Heller
Lisa Hanawalt
Reid Faylor
Sean Donnelly
Direct download: BG042_130613.mp3
Category:comedy -- posted at: 9:00pm PDT

Today on BG: Emily is mad jealous of Lisa's new health-filled lifestyle, comedian Jim Tews paints a portrait of the caricature artist as a young man, and AMERICA'S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS expert Frank Ding (Riley Soloner) waxes rhapsodic about the show's musical montages--until things take a dark turn.
Emily Heller
Lisa Hanawalt
Jim Tews
Riley Soloner
Direct download: BG041_130606.mp3
Category:comedy -- posted at: 9:00pm PDT

Today on BG: Emily and Lisa discuss the cathartic release of confronting strangers on the street, comedian and writer Emmy Blotnick loves all the fish in the sea, and jelly 'n' jam expert Lily Gurwitch (Henry Zebrowski) professes her love for her preserves collection. 
Emily Heller
Henry Zebrowski
Lisa Hanawalt
Emmy Blotnick
Category:comedy -- posted at: 9:00pm PDT

Today on BG: Emily is enraptured by the history of San Francisco prostitutes, Lisa confesses to not seeing BIO-DOME, comedian Michelle Wolf shares her wisdom on exercise, and movement expert Tina Marie Turner (Ashley Brooke Roberts) promotes her web series...er, shows us the benefits of moving. Eat a space cake and get moving!
Emily Heller
Lisa Hanawalt
Michelle Wolf
Ashley Brooke Roberts
Direct download: BG039_130523.mp3
Category:comedy -- posted at: 9:00pm PDT

Today on BG: Lisa and Emily take on self-righteous vegans, comedian Lauren Ashley Bishop reminisces about being an ex-southern belle, and friendship expert Jesse Pallsgrove (Micah Sherman) explains what the friend zone really means to him. 
Emily Heller
Lisa Hanawalt
Micah Sherman
Lauren Ashley Bishop
Direct download: BG038_130516.mp3
Category:comedy -- posted at: 9:00pm PDT

Today on BG: Emily is overwhelmed by a live, headless chicken, writer Julieanne Smolinski dishes about flying on Rihanna's private plane, and nutrition expert Evan Ples (Joe Pera) tells us what he knows about the Met Foods on Driggs Avenue in Brooklyn.
Emily Heller
Lisa Hanawalt
Joe Pera
Julieanne Smolinski
Direct download: BG037_130509.mp3
Category:comedy -- posted at: 9:00pm PDT

Today on BG: Emily & Lisa discuss their feelings on vomit, comedian Nick Turner relates his past tobacco kleptomania, and reality show host Paul Poundstone (Nick Maritato) shares his extreme eating experiences across the globe.
Emily Heller
Lisa Hanawalt
Nick Turner
Direct download: BG036_130503.mp3
Category:comedy -- posted at: 9:00pm PDT

Today on BG: Emily and Lisa discuss their disdain for the word tenderoni, comedian Mark Normand talks about his love of Jews and the problems associated with Propecia, and this week's expert, Tate German (Jared Logan), talks about one of Emily's favorite things in the world: Dr. Frasier Crane.
Emily Heller
Lisa Hanawalt
Jared Logan
Mark Normand
Direct download: BG035_130423.mp3
Category:comedy -- posted at: 9:00pm PDT

This week on BG: Emily and Lisa discuss prostitution among animals, comedian Adam Newman talks about butts and motorcycles, and an unconventional expert by the name of Mart Whitaker (Langan Kingsley) gives her extensive knowledge on the name Dexter.
Emily Heller
Lisa Hanawalt
Langan Kingsley
Adam Newman
Direct download: BG034_130418.mp3
Category:comedy -- posted at: 9:00pm PDT

This week on BG: Emily and Lisa talk about Emily's recent Conan appearance, Emily's sister Marielle Heller drops by to talk about adapting Diary of a Teenage Girl for stage and screen while Lisa freaks out about a spoon-bending story, and personal organization expert Adams Zachary (Dan Hodapp) gives advice on how to get your life in order.
Emily Heller
Lisa Hanawalt
Marielle Heller
Dan Hodapp
Direct download: BG033_130410.mp3
Category:comedy -- posted at: 9:00pm PDT

This week on BG: Emily and Lisa talk about art competitions at the Olympics, Seth Herzog talks about performing for the troops and living in the smallest apartment in the city, and safety expert Douglas Fairbanks (Zach Broussard) explains a plan that keeps men from getting strangled to death.
Emily Heller
Lisa Hanawalt
Zach Broussard
Seth Herzog
Direct download: BG032_130406.mp3
Category:comedy -- posted at: 9:00pm PDT

This week on BG: Emily and Lisa explore the world of female pirates, Janine Brito from Totally Biased shows her expertise in self-defense and World War II, and rhyming expert Dan the Rhymer (Reid Faylor) shows us all the wonderful ways rhyming can be used to enhance our lives.
Emily Heller
Lisa Hanawalt
Reid Faylor
Direct download: BG030_130320.mp3
Category:comedy -- posted at: 9:00pm PDT

This week on BG: Emily discovers a celebrity who obviously has ASMR, journalist Michael Zelenko joins the ladies to talk about phreaking and Bit Coins, and lifestyle engineer Tim Trembles (Jake Young) explains his 7 day Adonis system to getting your life on track.
Emily Heller
Lisa Hanawalt
Jake Young
Michael Zelenko
Direct download: BG029_130311.mp3
Category:comedy -- posted at: 9:00pm PDT

This week on BG: Emily and Lisa explore the world of fossil words, Totally Biased writer Guy Branum stops by to talk extensively about Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, and teen expert McWilliams David (Nate Fernald) gives you the only four things you need to know to understand teenagers.
Emily Heller
Lisa Hanawalt
Nate Fernald
Guy Branham
Direct download: BG028_130306.mp3
Category:comedy -- posted at: 9:00pm PDT

This week on BG: Emily and Lisa explore the ins and outs of Alf, comedian and writer Max Silvestri talks about the early days of the Internet, and expert expert Ricard Klein-Katman (Griffin Newman) out experts every other expert we've ever had.
Emily Heller
Lisa Hanawalt
Griffin Newman
Max Silvestri
Direct download: BG027_130227.mp3
Category:comedy -- posted at: 9:00pm PDT

This week on BG: Lisa and Emily explore the different effects visiting Paris can have on one's psyche, comedian Carmen Lynch drops by to talk about her teenage job selling vacuum cleaners, and middle-aged man expert Sam Printess (Kelly Hudson) gives her unique view on this oft-forgotten subset of humanity.
Emily Heller
Lisa Hanawalt
Carmen Lynch
Kelly Hudson
Direct download: BG025_130223.mp3
Category:comedy -- posted at: 9:00pm PDT

On this blast from the past edition of BG: Kevin Avery of Totally Biased with W. Kumau Bell talks about his past as an R&B singer and a mysterious WASP flies into the studio to give the ladies fashion advice.
Emily Heller
Lisa Hanawalt
Kevin Avery
Direct download: BG026_130115.mp3
Category:comedy -- posted at: 9:00pm PDT

This week on BG: Lisa and Emily talk about a show nobody watches but them, cartoonist and illustrator Jillian Tamaki talks about web comics and the US naturalization process, and Beatles expert Lanny Merkelton (Connor Ratliff) talks about the oddly specific book he's writing about the Fab Four.
Emily Heller
Lisa Hanawalt
Gillian Tamaki
Connor Ratlif
Direct download: BG024_130213.mp3
Category:comedy -- posted at: 9:00pm PDT

This week on BG: Emily and Lisa delve into the world of sexually active popes, comedian Josh Gondelman talks about his wildly popular Twitter account, Modern Seinfeld, and professional cut-up Dale Kipp (Micah Sherman) joins the ladies to discuss the fascinating world of crop circles.
Emily Heller
Lisa Hanawalt
Josh Gondelman
Micah Sherman
Direct download: BG023_130206.mp3
Category:comedy -- posted at: 9:00pm PDT

This week on BG: Lisa and Emily bash a terrible toothpaste ad, Dan St. Germain gets fancy with talk about plays, and dinosaur expert Mertha Stew (Sasheer Zamata) has some very surprising facts about the so-called thunder lizards.
Emily Heller
Lisa Hanawalt
Dan St. Germain
Shaseer Zamata
Direct download: BG022_130202.mp3
Category:comedy -- posted at: 9:00pm PDT

This week on BG: Emily and Lisa get a new favorite artist, author and former guest Avery Monsen describes his Alice in Wonderland Syndrome, and bullying expert Bulldog (Casey Jost) threatens literally everyone in the building.
Emily Heller
Lisa Hanawalt
Avery Monsen
Casey Jost
Direct download: BG021_130123.mp3
Category:comedy -- posted at: 9:00pm PDT

This week on BG: Lisa reveals a startling fact about her family history, writer Ethan Berlin talks about his extensive knowledge and personal use of Yahoo Answers, and baby expert Natalie Don-Johnson (Anna Drezen) dodges hard questions about her own progeny's origins.
Emily Heller
Lisa Hanawalt
Ethan Berlin
Anna Drezen
Direct download: BG020_130116.mp3
Category:comedy -- posted at: 9:00pm PDT

From the Hemlock Tavern in San Francisco: it's the Baby Geniuses' first ever live episode! With Jorma Taccone (SNL, the Lonely Island, Girls), Alex Koll (Comedy Central), Natasha Muse, Tony Bedard, and two bona fide Robin Williams experts. Breast massagers! Stray dogs! Heckling dads! ASMR! This episode has it all!
Alex Koll
Emily Heller
Lisa Hanawalt
Jorma Taccone
Natasha Muse
Tony Bedard
Direct download: BG019_130112.mp3
Category:comedy -- posted at: 9:00pm PDT

This week on BG: Emily and Lisa cover the world of Scratch n' Sniff, Michael Che comes in to talk about his lifelong sneaker obsession, and a man named Dr. Sanjay Gupta educates us about some unorthodox meditation techniques.
Emily Heller
Lisa Hanawalt
Michael Che
Zach Broussard
Direct download: BG018_130105.mp3
Category:comedy -- posted at: 9:00pm PDT

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