May 4, 2016 – Anthony Mackie, Rob Reiner, Buzz Aldrin, Maxwell

episode-guide-blue-grey-8327347EPISODE NUMBER: Season 1, Episode 135 (Wednesday, May 4, 2016)
GUESTS: Anthony Mackie | Rob Reiner | Maxwell
SPECIAL GUEST(s): Buzz Aldrin
STAFF CAMEO(s): Daniel Kibblesmith
SEGMENTS: A Brief History Of Laughing At Trump | Why Would God Let Trump Happen? | Hungry For Power Games: Dyin’ Ted | Anthony Mackie | Rob Reiner | Moon Scoops With Buzz Aldrin | Maxwell – “Lake By the Ocean”
SUIT REPORT: Grey Suit | White Shirt | Black Tie

Cartoon Donald Trump (Brian Stack) joins Stephen for a very special edition of the “Hungry For Power Games.”

Bravo, Stephen! Bravo, Brian! This episode has everything: great cold open, a honest conversation with the Lord Almighty Himself, Hungry for Power Games, a broken champagne glass, and great interviews. Anthony Mackie brings great energy to the stage and a fantastic nickname for Stephen: “Colt 45.” The band erupts in laughter, knowing that it’s true. Stephen is going to knock you out with his comedy in the first two rounds.

We also have Rob Reiner, fresh on the heels of his appearance at the Montclair Film Festival, to talk up his new deeply personal film about his son’s struggle with addiction. Then, completely unexpectedly, a visit from famed astronaut Buzz Aldrin! Then, some sultry sounds from Maxwell.

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Stephen gets seasonally affectively disordered as the Trump campaign fails to implode.

“God, why did you let Donald Trump be the Republican nominee?”

“The what!!!! Shut the front door! No way! […] Oh my God, he’s the worst. Stephen I’ve been pretty busy, I’ve been dealing with a Super Nova in another galaxy, I’ve got to decide who wins the NBA finals….”

Anthony teases Stephen mercilessly when he breaks a champagne glass on air.

Stephen didn’t understand Mackie’s nickname for Stephen, “Colt 45,” but the band got the reference.

Rob Reiner talks about the perils of raising teenagers and his new film written by his son, “Being Charlie.”