The Hoops are Coming Off

[Encore episode] Actor Quintessa Swindwell (Trinkets, Prime Target [forthcoming], and Black Adam) and the hosts get into one of the core questions of The Lexicon: What *is* realness? Can we find objective truth in the modern world? How do we remain authentic to ourselves, while s ... Show More

[This encore episode releases in honor of an epic year for Ramy Youssef (starring in the Oscar-nominated film Poor Things, guest-directing an episode of Emmy-nominated series The Bear, releasing his film Ramy Youssef: More Feelings, speaking out on behalf of people suffering in t ... Show More

Born Ricky D. Mitchell in Berkeley, CA in 1956, Imam Zaid Shakir converted to Islam in 1977 while serving in the United States Air Force. He studied the religion of Islam extensively, and today is popularly regarded as “America’s Imam,” and one of the most prominent Muslim preach ... Show More

"No Script. No Prep. No Clue."Alasdair Beckett-King plays host to a panel of improv comedy all stars in this new spontaneous series, full of ridiculous challenges & completely made up games.Presented by Alasdair Beckett-King.Starring Cariad Lloyd, Steen Raskopoulos, Alexander Jer ... Show More

[This is a reprised episode. Listen again to see if anything has changed since it was recorded.] "It’s a polemics olympics."—yasiin bey Hosted by: Talib Kweli, yasiin bey, and Dave Chappelle Featuring the world premiere of original Black Star music Featuring, in order of appearan ... Show More

“I wish you could know what it means to be me.” —Nina Simone Featuring, in order of appearance: Mathieu Bitton, Radio Rahim, Mo Amer, Michael Che, Michelle Wolf, Cipha Sounds Contains audio clips of Shaykh Hamza Yusuf and Nina Simone, and music from Nina Simone, Brittany Howard, ... Show More

This episode (aka "Napa Act 1") was recorded live in 2022 at the Blue Note Jazz Festival. “Art is the perfect place to talk it out–in fact, maybe the last place.” The crew reflects on how nuance and purpose is lost in a culture that favors judgment over debate. Executive Produced ... Show More

Welcome back! It’s the moment some of you have been waiting for! This week’s guest is the hilarious and talented producer of the show Chance Nichols! Chance and Caleb talk not liking each other when they first met, their college improv days, the creation of the podcast, dogs, and ... Show More

Welcome back! Today is the return of a fan favorite former guest, the hilarious Liza Treyger! Who has a special out on Netflix RIGHT NOW! Liza and Caleb talk everything from being concerned for one another, Liza’s take on the state of the world right now, shooting an hour comedy ... Show More

Hello and welcome back! This week’s guest is the hilarious and talented Trixie Mattel, making her second appearance on the show! Trixie and Caleb talk everything from Trixie’s hiatus, impressions, playing pool, reality TV, birds, and much more!  Get tickets to see Caleb, Waxahatc ... Show More

[REPRISE] “How do you keep a despondent person alive?”—Dave Chappelle Hosted by: Talib Kweli, yasiin bey, and Dave Chappelle Featuring, in order of appearance: Radio Rahim, Mo Amer, Chris Rock, Donnell Rawlings, Jarobi White, and Questlove Contains audio clips featuring Robin Wil ... Show More

[Encore episode] “You can’t beat a Filipino family at karaoke!”—Dave Chappelle Featuring, in order of appearance: David Letterman, Michelle Wolf, Mo Amer  Featuring music by Heatwave and Ennio Morricone Recorded in Ohio, Summer 2020 Executive Produced by Talib Kweli, yasiin bey, ... Show More

“There are thirty one million people waiting for me.”Season 1, Episode 7.The Amelia Project is a secret agency that helps its clients by faking their deaths and setting them up with a brand new identity! In this episode the client is a famous comedian… who has lost his sense of h ... Show More