Our much-anticipated Holiday show arrives with thanks (and name-drops) aplenty, before getting underway with our new Viral Animals segment. Then Baltimore rocker Ed Schrader discusses his new musical direction, and the Poison Dart Players renovate the climactic scene from It's A Wunnerful Life!

And stay after the credits for a special treat from the 4amCab podcast!

With our special guests (in order of appearance):

Micah Payne as Jamaal Windsock

Disco the Parakeet as himself (really! check out his videos!)

Natasha Younge as Babyface Wallenda 

Ed Schrader as himself, sort of

(In Wunnerful Life) Mike Sains as George Bailey, Michele Wojciechowski as Mary, Kathy Carson as Vi, with Robert Q. Lichtenstein as Messers Martini and Subatsky, and Jay Jacksonrao in the crowd.

After-the-credit Tooth-brushing Sketch (wait for it) produced by 4AM Cab (featuring Chris Baker as the boss, Anna Franklin as Gwen, and Will Franklin as Barry). Show includes excerpts of “I Feel So Good” by Richard Thompson, “It Doesn’t Matter Anymore” by Buddy Holly, and soundtrack music by Dimitri Tiomkin.