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This very special Un-Cabaret collection includes four deeply funny stories about Jews and Jewishness: "The Day I Got Caught Playing with Myself in Hebrew School", "Hitler's Willing Executioner, Me?", "The Ish Factor", and "Bar Mitzvah Boy".

Hysterical! Ten years ago, Uproar took the explicit-lyrics, grown-up version of this classic performance off the market in favor of the edited "clean" version. Now, on the 10-year anniversary of that decision, we are happy to bring it back. Enjoy!

Nessun testimone, nessun indizio, nessun cadavere. Josy, la figlia dodicenne del famoso psichiatra Viktor Larenz, scompare in circostanze misteriose. Il suo destino resta irrisolto. Due anni dopo, l'inconsolabile Viktor si è ritirato in una remota casa vacanza. Lì, una bellissima sconosciuta lo rintraccia, tormentata da allucinazioni nelle quali è ricorrente la presenza di una ragazzina che sparisce nel nulla proprio come accadde a Josy. Viktor decide di aiutarla con una terapia che, tuttavia, con il passare del tempo assomiglierà sempre più ad un cupo interrogatorio.

Railing against fermented cucumbers and comparing presidential "locker room" talk to actual talk in a locker room.

[Contains explicit content] For most of his career, if you asked comedian, author, and director Mike Birbiglia (Don't Think Twice,Sleepwalk With Me) about his worst gig ever, he would say it was the time he attempted stand-up at a charity golf event. Eugene Mirman brings Mike into the studio to tell the story of that challenging gig, while making sure to pause the narrative to ask some probing questions and crack some jokes.

[Contains explicit content] H. Jon Benjamin (Archer, Bob's Burgers) has the most recognizable voice in comedy, but it's his parents who have a talent for recognizing exceptional dining experiences. Eugene Mirman recognized the opportunity to have Jon onstage at NYC Podfest to relay a funny account of his parents' restaurant recommendation and answer questions about the family's memorable dining experience.

Gifted comedian Dana Gould takes us to the heart of darkness of insomnia.

Eine verwitterte Flaschenpost bringt Carl Mørck und Assad zu ihrem dritten Fall. Darin enthalten: ein Hilferuf auf einem verblassten Zettel, geschrieben mit menschlichem Blut. Die Botschaft darin ist offenbar das letzte Lebenszeichen zweier Jungen, die Jahre zuvor entführt worden waren. Doch wer sind diese Jungen? Warum haben ihre Eltern nie eine Vermisstenanzeige aufgegeben? Sind sie womöglich noch am Leben? Ihre Ermittlung führt Carl Mørck und seinen Assistenten Assad religiöser Fanatiker und bis über ihre persönlichen Grenzen hinaus.

An abridged version of Tolstoy's Anna Karenina, starring Ingrid Bergman and Gregory Peck. Anna (Bergman) is a wife and mother who has an affair with the handsome Count Vronsky (Peck).

¿Estará capacitada para volver al trabajo? Han pasado doce semanas desde que Paula Beyer, inspectora de la Policía de Dresde, viajó hasta la pequeña localidad de Freidorf para investigar las misteriosas desapariciones de varios adolescentes. Ahora está sentada frente al psicólogo encargado de determinar si dice la verdad sobre el caso o si, por el contrario, debe ser apartada del servicio de forma indefinida.

Collinsport is broken after recent events. David Collins is intent on rebuilding the town he almost helped to destroy and enlists the help of his old friend Amy Cunningham. As these two childhood companions begin to reconnect and discover feelings they never knew existed, another woman from David's past is about to make her own timely return.

Erstmals im Hörspiel: Der spannende Roman des Nobelpreisträgers, bekannt durch die berühmte Verfilmung mit James Dean. Es ist die Geschichte zweier ungleicher Brüder, die um die Liebe des Vaters buhlen und derselben Frau ins Netz gehen. Wir lauschen den Kämpfen des Adam Trask, hören vom Verrat seines Brudes Charles und seiner Frau Cathy, schlüpfen in die Köpfe der Söhne Caleb und Aron und fiebern am Totenbett der Versöhnung entgegen. Über 40 namhafte Schauspieler und Schauspielerinnen und meisterhafte Soundcollagen entführen uns ins Amerika des Wilden Westens bis zum Ersten Weltkrieg.

[Contains explicit content] Jonathan Katz is a comedian's comedian who has earned the right to reminisce about life on the road — but none shall be spared the inquisitive storytelling musings of Eugene Mirman! Not even the esteemed comic and former cartoon psychiatrist can tell his story at the Boston Comedy Festival without invoking the devastatingly keen observations and lacerating questions called forth in every hilarious episode of Hold On with Eugene Mirman.

The entire book of Daniel from the Old Testament is brought to life by performance artist Marquis Laughlin. Hundreds of live performances of this book make the difference as each nuance of emotional commentary gives us insight and makes us feel like we were there.

A BBC Radio 4 full-cast production of one of the earliest plays by Alan Bennett. The 1970s are a time of change, but Labour MP George Oliver feels stuck in one place: distrusting the ‘mawkish mentality’ of the young and fearing the encroaching life of the middle-aged, with little to look forward to but the imminent end of a not-very-interesting road.

There’s an interesting story behind the title of this audio, which was recorded at the Crooker Theatre in Brunswick, Maine, in the summer of 1997. The previous year, legendary veteran CBS newsman Charles Kuralt had personally recruited Tim and invited him join the on-air talent as a regular correspondent for the Emmy Award-winning TV show CBS News Sunday Morning.

London, um 1337. Jonah Durham ist zu einem der einflussreichsten Kaufmänner Englands aufgestiegen. Er ist Schiffseigner, Hoflieferant und Ritter der Königin. Außerdem ist er verliebt - und das ausgerechnet in Giselle, die Tochter seines größten Widersachers. Während König Edward drauf und dran ist, das Land durch einen Krieg gegen Frankreich in den Ruin zu treiben, schlägt Jonah seinem Konkurrenten William de la Pole einen Handel vor: Die Hand seiner Tochter gegen eine Geschäftsidee, um die finanziellen Probleme des Königs zu lösen.

[Contains explicit content] Normally, when Eugene Mirman wants to pause a story to dig for some background information, he tends to do it in a recording studio. On rare occasions, he ventures outside, goes up to Canada, and does his detail-digging live onstage as part of the Just For Laughs Festival in Montreal. This is one of those rare occasions and the details he's digging for are provided by hilarious stand-up comic Cameron Esposito.

[Contains explicit content] “Queen of Mean” Lisa Lampanelli has an innate ability to put people in their place with her barbed wit, but behind that sharp comedic talent there’s a lot of heart. You can hear some of that heart – and some of those barbs – in Lisa’s story about a wonderful, memorable man she dated and the health concern that drove her away. Where do comedians go when they want to answer questions about stories they’ve told? They come right here, to Hold On.

[Contains explicit content] Host Eugene Mirman sits down with comedian and writer Sara Benincasa (Agorafabulous!: Dispatches From My Bedroom) to discuss all of the details behind the story she told at a RISK! show in New York. Her featured story deals with one of the funniest conversations anyone could have at a funeral. Learn more about the unusual Benincasa family trade and discover which glam rocker's family actually owns a funeral home.