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What does your dog think of you? What does your dog think of in general? Author and animal psychology professor Alexandra Horowitz helps Paula and Adam understand the canine mind. Also: It’s our 100th show! We celebrate by asking our listeners what they want to hear in the next 100, and they reply with... stuff. GUEST Alexandra Horowitz https://alexandrahorowitz.net/ HOUSE BAND Lindsey Goodman Flu...

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Who better than acclaimed comedian/actress Tiffany Haddish to give audition tips to acclaimed comedian/less-acclaimed actress Paula Poundstone? Tiffany joins us for Outside the Actor’s Studio, and then hangs around for Quarantine Corner, where we share everything we remember from 3rd Grade Science. You know, for the kids. GUEST Tiffany Haddish   HOUSE BAND Jan Van Gold on the Guitar https://janvan...

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Does Paula have the tools to be a play-by-play announcer? Jason Benetti, voice of the Chicago White Sox joins our Career Corner for an intensive bullpen session. Also, we’ve got listener show descriptions! And Paula’s half the woman she used to be... GUEST Jason Benetti White Sox and ESPN Play-by-Play Announcer HOUSE BAND Cory Springhorn, Nobody from Shoreview, MN Trumpet Sponsors: BetterHelp: Get...

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Should you be spending your isolation time binge-watching “The Tiger King?” The only reasonable way to find out is to hear Paula and Adam’s review of “Rocky III.” No, really. Also, you can bid on a stone from Rosa Parks’ shoe, and if that’s not enough.... MAILBAG! House Band Matt Butterfield from Johnston, Rhode Island Oboe BetterHelp: Get 10% off your first month at betterhelp.com/paula Beach Bod...

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No, really. Alex Trebek is our guest and Carol Burnett is our surprise caller. Alex gives Paula sage advice about her new project: Hosting a game show! Speaking of games, Carol is just hoping to win our 100th Caller Contest (which would be awesome as far as Adam is concerned!). Guest Alex Trebek House Band Jackson Keith Cello  Sponsors Beach Body: A special free trial membership forwhen you text P...

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What’s it like to go from being a humble supermarket employee to suddenly being an essential hero of the pandemic? Raymond from New York calls in to give us “non-essentials” a report from the front lines. And Paula’s got a new infestation that is definitely worse than you think! Plus, it’s time for Quarantine Corner: 8th Grade Math Edition! Guest Raymond Grocery Store Employee House Band Adam Sart...

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Why is Adam yelling at Tom Hanks? Maybe because only Paula knows that he’s the surprise caller for our 100th Caller Contest! And... does Paula have a future conducting an orchestra? Well, now that Broadway’s dark, the great Rob Fisher has time to talk to us about what it takes to strike up the band. Guest Career Corner with Rob Fisher Conductor House Band Kristen LeJeune Violin https://kristenviol...

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We'll find out how faulty polling can be when we talk with Gallup poll Editor-In-Chief, Mohammed Younis. Plus, we're desperate for letter writing content during the "Stay at Home" order, but our listener mail bag is full of stimulating correspondence. Quarantine Corner is full of thanks, mumbled through masks, for our front line workers at the grocery store.  This week's house band is Paula's olde...

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Who gets the last word on words? Emily Brewster does! She’s the Senior Editor at Merriam-Webster, and she’s on hand to explain how a real lexicographer decides what’s what and what isn’t. Also, a new auction, and Paula and Adam adjust to quarantine by letting Toni do their Japanese Kit Kat taste test for them. Social distancing has never tasted so weird! Guest Emily Brewster Senior Editor and Edit...

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Wait, really? Garrison Keillor? Yes, Garrison’s here to talk to instruct Paula and Adam in the fine art of writing. In a related story, everyone discusses what they remember from 6th grade English for our “Quarantine Corner” feature. And also... they say comedy is a high-wire act, but Paula makes that a LOT less metaphorical. GUEST Garrison Keillor http://www.garrisonkeillor.com/   HOUSE BAND Denn...

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On our first remotely-recorded quarantine episode, lawyer Sanaz Sarah Bereliani is on hand to discuss the ins and outs of bankruptcy - we SWEAR we booked her before all this went down! Plus: we’re auctioning off Shirley Chisholm’s Chisholm Trail Mix, and in our first “Quarantine Corner,” we teach 8th Grade Science (at least what we remember from it). Also, our house band... is Adam! Guest Sanaz Sa...

A big question these days is, “Are we depressed, or is it just that things actually suck?” Therapist Marc Weiss returns to let us know how to tell the difference and what to do about it. Also, Paula and Adam set out to woo new listeners from around the world, starting with.... India! We’re looking at you, India. Whaddya say we get together sometime? Guest Marc Weiss Licensed Marriage and Family Th...

What’s more important to the environment: Paper straws or paper laws? USC’s Justin Ehresmann tells us what you and Paula and Adam can do to save the world. Also, our local environment has changed too, as we bid goodbye to Miranda Street and hello to Starburns Studios! What will Roger Federer do without us? Guest Justin Ehresmann Adjunct lecturer and teaches environmental law, USC Patent Attorney w...

Has your food gone bad? And short of it growling at you, how can you tell? Paula and Adam welcome USC’s Dr. Roger Clemens (no relation!) to set us on the path to Not Being Poisoned. Also, for some reason Paula has brought Lewis and Clark’s original keelboat to the studio, and we’re auctioning it off.  Guest Food Safety Dr. Roger Clemens Associate director, regulatory science program USC School of...