Nobody Listens to Paula Poundstone

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We have some hard-hitting questions about the stock market. Like, “What’s a stock?” And then we go deeper, guided by none other than CNBC’s “Fast Money’s” Guy Adami! Also, Paula innovates with the hit new phone-friendly party game, “Verbal Charades.” The results are... interesting. GUEST Guy Adami CNBC's Fast Money   Chief Market Strategist and Director of Advisor Advocacy, Private Advisor Group  ...

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Introducing Nobody Asked You Starring Paula Poundstone! It's a goofy little brown-bag lunch of a game show. So come sit at our table and let's have some laughs." Youtube Link: http://bit.ly/nobodyaskedyougame  Facebook Link: https://www.facebook.com/NobodyListenstoPaulaPoundstone/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Not too long ago, Paula got into a kerfuffle wherein she dismissed the US Olympic Cross Country Skiing Team’s chances at the Olympics... only to motivate them to win their first-ever gold medal in Korea 2018! Medalist Jessie Diggins comes by to share her side of the saga. Plus - where’s Thomas Coyne? We haven’t found him, but we’re getting marginally closer. GUEST Jessie Diggins Olympic Gold Medal...

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Feeling rejected? Desperately seeking a level of approval and social acceptance that seems to be lacking? Well, Duke University’s Dr. Mark Leary can’t help you with that. But he CAN explain the human animal’s deep and evolutionarily-motivated need to be liked. Plus, hot off the electronic presses - your show descriptions! Also, there are ducks. Lots of ducks.  GUEST Dr. Mark Leary Researcher, writ...

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The surest way to rise in political poles? Climb ‘em. Activist/filmmaker Bree Newsome Bass recounts her historic removal of the Confederate flag from the South Carolina state house, and what she’s been doing since she came back down. Also, find all the Vocabulary Song words buried in this show and win a prize! And put on your best travel peplos - at long last we visit the Minor Outlying Islands. G...

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Are you sitting down? Well, maybe consider getting up, because you’re right near a spider! Dr. Eleanor Spicer Rice reveals the secrets of our omnipresent eight-legged friends. Plus, Paula and Adam dip into the MAILBAG and find a theme song for Captain Crinkle’s spin-off podcast. And from a certain NPR show we welcome a very special house band... GUEST Dr. Eleanor Spicer Rice Researcher Author of "...

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Why is Paula always lost and Adam (“CompassHead”) always found? Neuroscientist Dr. Giuseppe Iaria is on hand to explain the ways our brains map the world. Or fail to do so. Plus, Poundstone’s pod puppy pulls pranks. And, yes, it’s time for another... Mailbag! Show Notes - Pod puppy's been pulling pranks - Paula got a Covid test - Mailbag GUEST Dr. Giuseppe Iaria Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience...

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Could Paula make it as a cheesemonger, even though she’s basically a vegan? Carly Leisk, owner of Michigan’s “Culture Beer and Cheese” joins us for an unusually cheesy career corner. Plus, Kelly Houseman won an appearance on our show at a CharityBuzz auction - Paula and Adam interview her to get inside the mind of a Nobody. GUESTS Carly Leisk Owner of Culture Beer & Cheese in Brighton, Michigan ww...

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Paula welcomes her ol’ high school pal, who also happens to be the former Governor of New Hampshire and current Senator, Maggie Hassan! And speaking of school, teacher-in-the-news Sheila Buck visits to explain how she got herself arrested at that Trump Rally in Tulsa. GUESTS Senator Maggie Hassan Sheila Buck HOUSE BAND Jay Clanin on flugelhorn from Longmont, Colorado Learn more about your ad choic...

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You asked for it. Or even if you didn’t, you got it anyway: Bonnie “Captain Crinkle” Burns’ spin-off podcast is here! At least in preview form. Plus, Paula and Adam visit all the things we still haven’t gotten to during this quarantine. House Band Harry Orlove Electric Guitar Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Paula and Adam are just a couple of steel town girls on a Saturday night... reviewing 1983’s “Flashdance.” You know, so you can decide if you wanna watch “The Last Dance,” ESPN’s smash hit Michael Jordan documentary. Which makes sense because we say so! Plus, if you can’t go to summer camp, we’ll bring summer camp to you - as everyone shares their marshmallow-scented memories. HOUSE BAND Linsey Go...

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Are we marketing to our full potential? Author and business guru Seth Godin is on-hand to give us the answer. Which, by the way is “No!” Also, we start a Customer Service Department, and we learn of the tragic, not-at-all-a-cheap-gimmick passing of Doug the Intern. Guest Seth Godin  Author, Entrepreneur  https://www.sethgodin.com/    House Band Eli Wise Guitar Learn more about your ad choices. Vis...

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What does our Constitution actually say? And does it say it in a sarcastic tone of voice? At this crucial moment, author and OMG WTF founder Ben Sheehan explains what our founding documents do and don’t say. Also: Should Captain Crinkle have a spinoff podcast? And if so, what should it be called? Our listeners weigh in on this vital issue. GUEST Ben Sheehan Author and Activist “OMG WTF Does The Co...