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Paula springs another surprise on us - the return of California Hamster Association President John Jacobson, this time to tell us all about the shoebill bird, because… oh, an explanation would be pointless! And then, a brand new smash-hit game: “What Do You Do?” GUEST John Jacobson HOUSE BAND Alison Lewis SPONSORS Apply now at LiveKindred.com and use code PAULA to join for free & earn 5 nights of...

Join Captain Crinkle (Bonnie Burns - Paula Poundstone’s manager), Paula Poundstone, Adam Felber, and Toni Anita Hull as they offer advice on some of life’s most perplexing problems. This week: A neat freak, An MBA student made to feel stupid, and a kitty who might be a pity.   Need advice? We’d love to help improve your life. Email us @dearcrinkle@gmail.com.  New episode every Thursday.   #dearcri...

Another long-awaited guest-free episode! We play a new round of “Who Am I” and then delve into the scandal surrounding Bonnie and Toni’s recent Oral Report - it’s “Mailbag! #Scandoval Edition.” HOUSE BAND Tim Sway Happy 20th anniversary, Gwen! NewPerspectivesMusic.com SPONSORS Apply now at LiveKindred.com and use code PAULA to join for free & earn 5 nights of travel credit just for signing up. Go...

Join Captain Crinkle (Bonnie Burns - Paula Poundstone’s manager), Paula Poundstone, and Adam Felber for America’s #1 comedy advice mini-sode and climbing the charts. This week’s problems: “Money makes me sick,” “My husband’s on his flat thing,” and an Update from ‘Overexposed.’ Got a problem? We’ve got an answer. Email us @dearcrinkle@gmail.com. We love to give advice. New episode every Thursday....

Now that we have a completely connected young generation… how come they’re so disconnected? Nicholas Carr, author of “Superbloom” is here to connect us to the truth. And then… we don’t have a strong name for this segment, but we definitely have strong opinions about the world’s most annoying ads! GUEST Nicholas Carr nicholascarr.com Superbloom: How Technologies of Connection Tear Us Apart HOUSE BA...

Join Captain Crinkle (Bonnie Burns - Paula Poundstone’s manager), Paula Poundstone, Adam Felber and Toni Anita Hull for America’s #1 comedy advice mini-sode and climbing the charts. This week we grapple with a ‘tight-fisted’ friend and an unsure employee. Got a problem? Email us @dearcrinkle@gmail.com. We’d love to help improve your life. New episode every Thursday.  #dearcrinkle #PaulaPoundstone...

Yes, let’s give our kids talking AI toys to be their new best friends. What could possibly go wrong? Rachel Franz from FairPlay has an idea or two. And while we’re talking about dubiously conceived ideas, let’s do another “Life Hacks with Captain Crinkle!” GUEST Rachel Franz, MEd Early Childhood Advocacy Program Director Fairplay fairplayforkids.org HOUSE BAND Doctor I SPONSORS Save 20% Off Honeyl...

Join Captain Crinkle (Bonnie Burns - Paula Poundstone’s manager), Paula Poundstone, Adam Felber and Toni Anita Hull for their unqualified advice on America’s #1 comedy advice mini-sode and climbing the charts. This week’s problems: “…he leaned over and a hideous odor emanated from his backside”; spending a birthday alone; and ideas for a $1,000 marriage proposal. In a quandary?  Email us @dearcrin...

Oh say can you see? If you can”t, Susan Armstrong from Guide Dogs for the Blind can help! Does Paula’s dog have what it takes? (No.) And then, a very Toni “Bonnie and Toni’s Oral Report” on “Scandoval!” GUEST Susan Armstrong Vice President of Client Programs Guide Dogs for the Blind guidedogs.com HOUSE BAND Kristen LeJeune kristenviolin.com SPONSORS Use code PAULA at jonesroadbeauty.com to get a F...

Join Captain Crinkle (Bonnie Burns - Paula Poundstone’s manager), Paula Poundstone and Adam Felber for advice from a totally unqualified group of advice-givers.  This week: Crinkle opens her Mailbag on America’s #1 comedy advice minisode and climbing the charts.  In a quandary?  Perplexed, Puzzled or Perpendicular? Email us @dearcrinkle@gmail.com.  We’d love to help improve your life. New episode...

It’s no secret that we work for peanuts. But this week we’re talking to a guy who actually works for Peanuts - Benjamin Clark, curator at the Charles M. Schulz Museum! And then, you tell us who we really are - more Show Descriptions! GUEST Benjamin L. Clark  Curator of the Charles M Schulz Museum and Research Center  schulzmuseum.org. This year marks 75 years since Charles Schulz’s Peanuts comic s...

Join Captain Crinkle (Bonnie Burns - Paula Poundstone’s manager), Paula Poundstone, Adam Felber, and Toni Anita Hull for Captain Crinkle’s sage advice. This week: Should a poet confess? Is a marriage proposal in a hot air balloon the best we’ve got, and an update from the thirteen-year-old whose best friend moved to Ireland. Need advice? We’d love to help improve your life on Dear Crinkle,  Americ...

Are we done as a rules-based civil society? Spoiler alert: Probably! Dahlia Lithwick is back to break down our breakdown. But cheer up - we’ll ease the transition into totalitarianism with a new round of Password! GUEST Dahlia Lithwick dahlialithwick.com HOUSE BAND Chris Campbell SPONSORS Save 20% Off Honeylove by going to honeylove.com/PAULA! #honeylovepod Go to Quince.com/nobody for free shippin...

Join Captain Crinkle (Bonnie Burns - Paula Poundstone’s manager), Paula Poundstone, Adam Felber and Toni Anita Hull for their unqualified advice on America’s #1 comedy advice mini-sode and climbing the charts!  This week’s problems: A bride not to be, party guests that suck, and nude pix from a grandmother? Need advice? Email us @dearcrinkle@gmail.com.  New episodes every Thursday. #PaulaPoundston...

The super-rich are just like us, right? Um… about that… we’ve got Evan Osnos, author of “The Haves and Have Yachts” here to enrich our knowledge. And then, what do you call it when you want to hear from listeners but are out of clever titles? You’ve got “Mailbag! Feedback Edition!” GUEST Evan Osnos evanosnos.com THE HAVES AND HAVE YACHTS HOUSE BAND Jean Mann jeanmann.net SPONSORS Save 20% Off Hone...

Join Captain Crinkle (Bonnie Burns - Paula Poundstone’s manager), Paula Poundstone, Adam Felber and Toni Anita Hull on America’s #1 comedy advice mini-sode and climbing the charts!  This week: Her cousin lies on his ass, should he get an invitation to the wedding? My best friend is moving to Ireland, and I’m thirteen, and a Shumpdate on teens drinking.  Need advice? Email us @dearcrinkle@gmail.com...

If there’s hope for the planet, it may be in 1) the sun, and 2) older people? Bill McKibbon explains as Sun Day approaches! And then… prepare to be slimed- it’s a new Toni’s Craft Corner! GUEST Bill McKibben Sunday. Earth billmckibben.com HOUSE BAND Emily Verschoor-Kirss emilyannevk.com SPONSORS Get 35% off your entire order at ⁠⁠Lolablankets.com⁠⁠ by using code NOBODY at checkout. Experience the...

Join Captain Crinkle (Bonnie Burns - Paula Poundstone’s manager), Paula Poundstone, Adam Felber and Toni Anita Hull on America’s #1 comedy advice mini-sode and climbing the charts!  This week: Friggin’ truck drivers toss their bottles filled with pee, Wondering about a thank-you party, and Steve Burns advice worked! Need advice? Email us @dearcrinkle@gmail.com.  New episodes every Thursday. #Paula...

In an increasingly unfunny world, could Paula transition her career into the exciting field of hospitality? Innkeeper Scott Rice puts her service to the test. And you know what they say… or DO you? It’s time for a Quote Party! GUEST Scott Rice woodstockinnbrewery.com HOUSE BAND Raymond Horton rayhortonmusic.com SPONSORS Get 35% off your entire order at ⁠⁠Lolablankets.com⁠⁠ by using code NOBODY at...

Join Captain Crinkle (Bonnie Burns - Paula Poundstone’s manager), Paula Poundstone, Adam Felber and Toni Anita Hull for advice on America’s #1 comedy advice mini-sode and climbing the charts!  This week’s problems: “Off to college – when do I tell my new roommate I’m gay?” and a mom wondering if she should let her teenage daughter drink alcohol.  Plus, he built a boat – did it float?  Need advice?...

We’ve got the whole family back together, and we’re making the most of it! First, it’s a deep dive into personal morality with “Paula Poundstone's Ethicspalooza.” Then a deep dive into… Lincoln Logs? Yup, a new “Bonnie and Toni’s Oral Report.” HOUSE BAND Tim Crump https://m.soundcloud.com/tim-c-832653476 SPONSORS Get 35% off your entire order at ⁠⁠Lolablankets.com⁠⁠ by using code NOBODY at checkou...

Join Captain Crinkle (Bonnie Burns - Paula Poundstone’s manager), Paula Poundstone and Adam Felber for advice from a completely unqualified group of advice givers.  You’ve got a problem, we’ve got the answers - on America’s #1 comedy advice mini-sode and climbing the charts!  This week: Biscuit really loves his litter box, and “What do I do with all these coins?” Plus, Crinkle debuts her new segme...

How can you decide whether to see the new Fantastic 4 movie? Well, by hearing Paula and Adam’s review of that OTHER movie about three men, a woman, and her baby: 2008’s “Mamma Mia!”. If that doesn’t make sense to you, just listen. And it STILL won’t make any sense. HOUSE BAND Andra Bonet andrabohnet.com SPONSORS Get 35% off your entire order at ⁠Lolablankets.com⁠ by using code NOBODY at checkout....

Join Captain Crinkle (Bonnie Burns - Paula Poundstone’s manager), Paula Poundstone, and Adam Felber for advice from a completely unqualified group of advice givers.  You’ve got a problem, we’ve got the answers – on America’s #1 comedy advice mini-sode and climbing the charts!  This week: A junkie junk-food eater, and an 11-year-old seeking advice. If you’ve got a problem, we’ve got an answer.  Ema...

Yes, Captain Crinkle is our garden guru, but what if we want our plants to, like, live? We’ve got Robert Pavlis from GardenMyths.com on board to offer his tips. And then: You’ve stuck with us, and now we’re stickin’ with you. It’s Mailbag! Loyalty Edition. GUEST Robert Pavlis gardenmyths.com Free eBook - Growing Great Tomatoes HOUSE BAND Nadia-Terese Franks @professoreff on YouTube SPONSORS Save 2...