Audiosphere: Looking for a comedy podcast? Earwolf has dozens to make you laugh

Colin Anderson is executive producer at comedy podcasting network “Earwolf.” Behind him are posters of the various podcasts. “People really didn’t get it at the time.” A display of tennis shoes painted with portraits of “Earwolf” podcast hosts is the work of podcast fan Charlie Malta, who goes by “Guice Mann.” Comedy podcasting network Earwolf has expanded to include big-name talents, including Conan O’Brien. “But it’s done kind of dry and straight, so you could easily just mistake it for a really bad conversation or talk show.” The lobby of comedy podcasting network Earwolf with posters of their programs. “Yo, Is This Racist?” is one of Earwolf’s longest-running shows — it recently released its 1,000th episode — but is emblematic of the network’s growing efforts to diversify beyond its roots in what Anderson unabashedly calls “straight white male improv comedy.” Since joining Earwolf in 2016, after stints at BBC Radio and rival podcast network Maximum Fun, Anderson has helped launch several LGBTQ shows, including “Homophilia,” “Queery” and “Getting Curious,” featuring “Queer Eye’s” Jonathan Van Ness. Aukerman agrees: “We want to say, ‘Hey, here’s women and people of color who have a similar sensibility that you’re also gonna like.’” Guest Kulap Vilaysack, left, joins an episode of “Yo, Is This Racist?” with host Andrew Ti at comedy podcasting network Earwolf.