Voting should be less complicated, right? Well, now it IS, thanks to our guests Wayne Liebman and Sharon Lord Greenspan of BlueVoterGuide.org! And once you’ve fixed your ballot, fix everything else - it's a new round of Life Hacks With Captain Crinkle (and YOU)! GUESTS Wayne Liebman & Sharon Lord Greenspan bluevoterguide.org Request for Volunteers  Blue VoterGuide Link Tree Blue Voter Guide Facebook Page  BLUE VOTER GUIDE YOUTUBE https://bit.ly/BVGPharma  DONATE HERE  HOUSE BAND Jodi...

It’s the return of our Career Corner, wherein Paula explores her exciting possible future job with sous chef Mary Cranberry! And then get ready to vent about that commercial you loathe - or at least the ones that WE loathe - it’s our very first Bad Ad Confab! GUEST Mary Cranberry Howley www.smuggs.com www.hearthandcandle.com @hearthandcandle @onlycannoli HOUSE BAND Steve Solomon PianoBySteven.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We separate the curds from the whey, Miss Muffet-style, with Galen Jones, the proprietor of Crowley Cheese, the oldest cheese factory in the US! And then - stay parked right there on that tuffet as our listeners hit us with a brand new round of Show Descriptions! GUESTS Galen Jones crowleycheese.com HOUSE BAND Eric Wolff fusetheatrect.org SPONSORS Get 15% off OneSkin with the code [PAULA] at https://www.oneskin.co/ #oneskinpod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ep 298 - Land of the (Very) Bad Should you hit the theaters to see “Land of the Bad?” Not before you hit this special movie review podcast and hear Paula and Adam’s review of the 1967 classic (?) “Valley of the Dolls!” And once you’re hooked on dolls, we’ll guide you safely to shore - it’s “Land Ho! With Toni Anita Hull.” HOUSE BAND Raymond Horton Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On an (intentionally!) guest-free episode, Paula and Adam lead their mighty teams (comprised of Toni and Bonnie, respectively) in a cutthroat round of “Password.” And then, you pass the words (of wisdom) to us - it’s “Quote Party: Audience Edition!” HOUSE BAND Tim Crump https://m.soundcloud.com/tim-c-832653476 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What’s friendly, cuddly, and surprisingly like us? Just about anything, compared to sharks. And we’ve got an expert here to help us understand everyone’s favorite ancient predator (no, not our former president!). And then it’s time for another deep dive… into our Mailbag! GUESTS Dr. Nick Whitney neaq.org drnickwhitney.com HOUSE BAND Pamela Stohrer SPONSORS Get 55% off your Babbel subscription at Babbel.com/NOBODY Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We know we can win this coming election— we just need to find a few extra votes. Like… two or three million of them. Luckily, we’ve got Field Team 6 with us tonight to do just that! And then, prepare your primate brains for primary education - it’s “Bonnie and Toni’s Oral Report: Jane Goodall!” GUESTS Jason Berlin and Dale Roy Robinson of Field Team 6  fieldteam6.org HOUSE BAND Justin Berkobien Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We’ve got Jon Lovett from “Lovett or Leave It” at our door, and he won’t leave it until he teaches Paula how to go door-to-door as a political activist. And then we set ourselves down on the front stoop to pluck the mini-banjos we just made - it’s the return of “Toni’s Craft Corner!” GUEST Jon Lovett lovett-or-leave-it votesaveamerica.com HOUSE BAND Dave Santino SPONSOR Get 50% off a ONE-TIME PAYMENT FOR A LIFETIME Babbel subscription at Babbel.com/NOBODY. Learn more about your ad choices....

Dr. Vivek Murthy advised us to check out his “5 for 5 Challenge” to improve our connection to other humans. Today… we launch upon it! Plus, we tackle the big questions in “Paula Poundstone’s Ethicspalooza!” HOUSE BAND Kristen LeJeune kristenviolin.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ep 292 - The Road to Wellness with Rina Raphael We’re feeling well, thanks. What we’re not feeling, though, is wellness, and journalist Rina Raphael joins us to help separate the fads from the scams from the cults. And then, feeling healthy yet? Well, prepare to help your plants do the same - it’s another “Garden Time with Captain Crinkle!” GUEST Rina Raphael rinaraphael.com The Gospel of Wellness: Gyms, Gurus, Goop, and the False Promise of Self-Care Substack - Well To Do HOUSE BAND Kevin...

With yet another guest leaving us at the altar, Paula and the crew recount their own sordid tales of romantic failure - it’s “Love Gone Bad.” And just in case WE were the problem all along, YOU have ideas on how we can be better, in “Mailbag! Fixer-Upper Edition.” GUEST … HOUSE BAND Emily Verschoor-Kirss emilyannevk.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What’s an eight letter word for “Poundstone podcast fans?” We find out with legendary New York Times puzzle constructor Andrea Michaels! And then we discover all the peaceful applications for high explosive, as we receive Bonnie and Toni’s Oral Report on Alfred Nobel! GUEST Andrea Carla Michaels andrea-carlamichaels.squarespace.com HOUSE BAND Aaron Baker vgstorm.com  SPONSORS Get 55% off your Babbel subscription at Babbel.com/NOBODY. Head to factormeals.com/paula50 and use code paula50 to...

Last month Toni and Bonnie filled in for our missing guest, expert Sunny Hunt, and explained social media to Paula, and what could be better than that? How about actually having Sunny Hunt on the show? Yes! That would be better. And then - tales of our former athletic triumphs. It’s “We Got Game…?”  GUEST Sunny Hunt convinceandconvert.com SocialPros Podcast HOUSE BAND Eric Wolff fusetheatrect.org Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sure the events of the past few years are unprecedented. Except for all the precedents. Historian and world’s greatest contextualizer Heather Cox Richardson is here to put today’s events in perspective! Plus, improve your world in the New Year with a new round of Life Hacks With Captain Crinkle… and YOU! GUEST Heather Cox Richardson Letters from an American Instagram: @heathercoxrichardson Twitter: @HC_Richardson  facebook.com/heathercoxrichardson HOUSE BAND Ben...

If comedy doesn’t work out, does Paula have what it takes to make it as a talent manager? Does Bonnie have what it takes to help Paula answer that question? Find out on Career Corner! Plus, what do YOU need from us in 2024? It’s Mailbag! New Years Edition. GUEST Bonnie Burns Burns & Burns | a personal management company HOUSE BAND Jean Mann jeanmann.net Sponsors Go to PrizePicks.com/nobody and use code nobody for a first deposit match up to $100! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit...

Should you shell out your hard-earned clams for “Aquaman: The Lost Kingdom?” The only sure way to keep your powder dry is to decide based on our review of 1972’s blockbuster “The Poseidon Adventure.” Why? It’s not clear. But trust us as we conclude our Holiday Movie Spectacular! HOUSE BAND Ashley Walchli twitter.com/squonkywalchli Sponsors Go to PrizePicks.com/nobody and use code nobody for a first deposit match up to $100! Helix is offering 20% off all mattress orders AND two free pillows...

Should you go see the new feature “The Iron Claw?” The only way to tell is to hear our review of the mammoth 2019 flop, “Cats.” Yes, our Holiday Movie Review Season has returned!  HOUSE BAND Tim Sway NewPerspectivesMusic.com  youtube.com/TimSway Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We’ve got our actual Surgeon General, Dr. Vivek Murthy, here to discuss a vastly under-discussed health hazard: Loneliness! And then it’s time to take back what is rightfully ours… it’s Mailbag! Vengeance Edition. GUEST Vice Admiral Vivek H. Murthy, MD, MBA  U.S. Surgeon General, Department of Health and Human Services  For all of Dr. Murthy’s priority issue areas, please visit https://www.hhs.gov/surgeongeneral/priorities/index.html For information on the 5-for-5 challenge, please visit...

Last week we talked about going viral, but this week… what about actual viruses? Can we beat infectious diseases, or are they destined to beat us? Professor Kyle Harper is here to inoculate us with the needle of knowledge! Plus, more Auntie Stories! GUEST Kyle Harper kyleharper.net HOUSE BAND Ron Bellamy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Okay, the plan is to discuss the next three chapters in our Book Club, then talk to an expert about improving our social media stuff, and then do the Poundstone Riddle Invitational. That’s the plan, anyway. What could possibly go wrong? GUEST Sunny Hunt convinceandconvert.com HOUSE BAND Kevin Kelso Sponsors Helix is offering 20% off all mattress orders AND two free pillows for our listeners! Go to Helix Sleep.com/Paula.  To get 15% off your next gift, go to UNCOMMONGOODS.com/PAULA Learn...

What’s up with our buddy Vladdy P, the guy who runs Russia, Russia, Russia these days? Returning champion Fiona Hill is here to explain it all! Plus, remember how we didn’t know anything about Suriname? Prepare to be enlightened by “Bonnie and Toni’s Oral Report!” GUEST Fiona Hill brookings.edu/people/fiona-hill HOUSE BAND Casey Bozell caseybozell.com Sponsors To get 15% off your next gift, go to UNCOMMONGOODS.com/PAULA Go to PrizePicks.com/nobody and use code nobody for a first deposit...

They take in millions, don’t pay taxes, and they answer to no one about their finances. No, not the Trumps - we’re talking about the entirely legal business of running a church. Cathleen Falsani helps us account for the unaccountable. And then - well, why don’t we let YOU describe what comes next? Yes, with a fresh round of your finest show descriptions! GUEST Cathleen Falsani falsani.com  facebook.com/cathleenfalsani @godgrrl on instagram and twitter HOUSE BAND Joshua Raoul...

Summer is long gone, and so are all the bugs and other creatures we’ve been sharing our yards with. But… where did they go? Not everybody can migrate, especially with today’s airfares. Superguest Dr Eleanor Spicer Rice returns to let us know who’s wintering where. And then - get ready to illuminate your holiday season, because we’re making paper lanterns on a brand new Toni’s Craft Corner! GUEST Dr. Eleanor Spicer-Rice verdantword.com HOUSE BAND JP Stohrer Sponsors Head to...

How supreme is our wobbly Supreme Court these days? The amazing Dahlia Lithwick joins us to explore the scandals and history that has taken the shine off those once-regal black robes. Plus, it’s time to run for the border - ALL the borders - with the return of “Land Ho! with Toni Anita Hull.” GUEST Dahlia Lithwick dahlialithwick.com HOUSE BAND Ashley Walchli twitter.com/squonkywalchli Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices