Nobody Listens to Paula Poundstone

Join Captain Crinkle (Bonnie Burns - Paula Poundstone’s manager), Paula Poundstone, Adam Felber, and our friend Toni Anita Hull for advice from a completely unqualified group of advice givers. This week’s problems: “I’d love to be taken care of,” and “I’m hounded by missionaries.” You’ve got a problem, we’ve got the answers – well sort of. Email us at dearcrinkle@gmail.com.  America’s #1 comedy ad...

As we’ve learned from “Dear Crinkle,” giving advice is HARD. So we’re getting tips from the woman who made it look easy - Amy Dickinson of “Ask Amy” fame! Then, what if we already ignored the best advice? It’s “I Should’ve Listened to My Mother!” GUEST Amy Dickinson amydickinson.com HOUSE BAND Gary Johnson SPONSORS Save 20% Off Honeylove by going to honeylove.com/[PAULA]! #honeylovepod Go to Dupe....

Join Captain Crinkle (Bonnie Burns - Paula Poundstone’s manager), Paula Poundstone, Adam Felber, and former pod producer Toni Anita Hull for advice on life’s most pressing problems.  This week: “Is it greedy to ask my elderly parents how much I inherit when they die?” “How do I tell my co-worker they mispronounce my name?” and Updates! Need advice from a completely unqualified group of advice give...

We’d like to lodge a complaint against each other… but to who? Do we need an HR department? How do we make one? HR expert Peter Cappelli is here to walk us through the process of hiring, firing, and the all-important right to bitch about stuff! And then… 20 questions and very few answers - it’s another round of “Who Am I?” GUEST Peter Cappelli wharton.upenn.edu HOUSE BAND Sergeant Bigler SPONSORS...

Are you in a quandary? Do you have a problem you just can’t figure out? Need advice from a group of completely unqualified advice givers? Join Paula Poundstone’s manager, Bonnie Burns (aka Captain Crinkle), along with Paula Poundstone, Adam Felber, and Toni Anita Hull, for Dear Crinkle—America’s #1 comedy advice minisode, and climbing the charts. This week: A beloved husband who could wake the dea...

Crypto expert Molly White is back to explore the pitfalls and peril of the crypto economy, with a special focus on the machinations of our Grifter-in-Chief. And if that’s enough to make you want to get away, have you considered… “bikepacking?” You may -or may not - after you hear “Bonnie and Toni’s Oral Report!” GUEST Molly White mollywhite.net HOUSE BAND Nathan Sharplin SPONSORS Save 20% Off Hone...

Join Paula Poundstone’s manager, Bonnie Burns aka Captain Crinkle, Paula Poundstone, Adam Felber, and Toni Anita Hull for Captain Crinkle’s sage advice. This week we tackle some of life’s most pressing problems. Should a shy teenager speak up? Shaking-awakey a 30-year-old neurodivergent daughter? and tell that bossy neighbor to #%*!-off.  Email us at dearcrinkle@gmail.com.  We’re here to help. #Pa...

California Hamster Association President John Jacobson returns - but to discuss the golden age of Hollywood! For some reason. And then, brace yourself for tragedy- it’s “Paula Poundstone’s Childhood Trauma!” GUEST “John Jacobson” HOUSE BAND Justin Berkobien SPONSORS Go to Dupe.com today and find similar products for less. It’s 100% free to use. Stop wasting money on brand names and start saving wi...

Join Paula’s manager, Bonnie Burns aka Captain Crinkle, Paula Poundstone and Adam Felber for Captain Crinkle’s sage advice. This week we give some good advice to a perplexed neighbor, a scam victim, and a would-be hermit. Stuck in a rut? We’ve got the hut. Email us at dearcrinkle@gmail.com. #PaulaPoundstone #CaptainCrinkle #ComedyPodcast #AdviceShow#Bonnie Burns #Adam Felber #Nobodylistenstopaulap...

Now that we’re all struggling to stay above water, let’s visit the city that has done it in style for a thousand years! Professor James McGregor helps us navigate. And then we help YOU navigate your existence - it’s “Life Hacks with Captain Crinkle!” GUEST James McGregor Venice from the Ground Up jameshmcgregor.com HOUSE BAND Logan Moss SPONSORS Right now save twenty percent on your FIRST order an...

Join Captain Crinkle (Paula Poundstone’s manager, Bonnie Burns), Paula Poundstone and Adam Felber for Captain Crinkle’s sage advice. This week’s potpourri of problems includes a divorced mother whose sons haven’t talked to her in three years, a senior executive who can’t crack the boys club, and in-laws who don’t wash their hands after using the bathroom. You’ve got problems, we’ve got answers. We...

Break out the brooms! It’s time to learn all about the ever-growing sport of curling, that winter Olympic standout that seems to combine bowling, bocce, and giant heavy rocks! Dean Gemmell, CEO of USA Curling, is here to cast the first stone. And then - you’ve reviewed us, and how exactly are we supposed to feel about that? It’s our “Review of Reviews!” GUEST Dean Gemmell usacurling.org HOUSE BAND...

Join Captain Crinkle (Paula Poundstone’s manager, Bonnie Burns), Paula Poundstone and Adam Felber for Captain Crinkle’s sage advice. This week: Should I beat my four-year-old at Tic Tac Do, Slobs at a buffet, and Crinkle makes a mistake about homework. You be the Judge. Are we right or are we wrong. Send us your problems. We’d love to help improve your life. Email us at dearcrinkle@gmail.com. Read...

No guests, no Toni, no Julie… just unsupervised and unfiltered Paula, Bonnie, and Adam. Yikes! We’ve got Mailbag: Trio Edition. And one of the least-plant-friendly-ever editions of “Garden Time with Captain Crinkle!” HOUSE BAND Kristen LeJeune SPONSORS Get 15% off OneSkin with the code [PAULA] at https://www.oneskin.co/  #oneskinpod Save 20% off Honeylove by going to honeylove.com/PAULA! #honeylov...

Join Paula’s manager, Bonnie Burns aka Captain Crinkle, Paula Poundstone and Adam Felber for Captain Crinkle’s sage advice. This week, another special edition, featuring a guy who built his own boat, a student afraid to drive, and a mistaken delivery of Viagra. Don’t be stuck without help, email us at dearcrinkle@gmail.com for Capt. Crinkle’s sage advice + Adam and Paula’s. “Here here,” don’t be “...

How do you know if you’re in a cult? Give us your money and come work for us and we’ll tell you! Or just listen to our chat with author Jane Borden. And then, the return of what you seem to think is your favorite game: Password! GUEST Jane Borden janeborden.com Cults Like Us: Why Doomsday Thinking Drives America HOUSE BAND Scott Blankenbaker SPONSORS Save 20% off Honeylove by going to honeylove.co...

They’ve got problems, we’ve got answers! Join Paula Poundstone’s manager, Bonnie Burns (Captain Crinkle), Paula Poundstone, Adam Felber and former Pod producer Toni Anita Hull for Captain Crinkle’s sage advice. This week, we tackle more of life’s engaging problems on  America’s #1 advice show and climbing the charts.    Send us your problems.  We’d love to help improve your life. Email us at dearc...

Want to feel less powerless in determining the fate of our republic? So does Paula, and Ezra Levin, the co-founder of Indivisble.org is here to help. And if we can’t save our nation, should we move to… Portugal? Find out on “Bonnie and Toni’s Oral Report.” GUEST Ezra Levin ​​Co-Executive Director at INDIVISIBLE linktr.ee/indivisibleteam @indivisibleteam HOUSE BAND Alison Lewis SPONSORS Head to hel...

Join Paula’s Poundstone’s manager, Bonnie Burns, aka Captain Crinkle, Paula Poundstone, Adam Felber and Toni Anita Hull for Captain Crinkle’s sage advice. This week, in a special edition, “We’ve Got Problems.” Well, not us, but you. Email us @dearcrinkle@gmail.com. You’ve got problems, we’ve got answers. We’d love to help improve your life. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adch...

Okay, let’s say Paula wants to keep entertaining people, but at a distance. Could she make it as a cartoonist? “New Yorker” cartoonist and author Tom Toro is here to sketch out that scenario. And then we confuse you (and ourselves) with the return of the Poundstone Riddle Invitational! GUEST Tom Toro tomtoro.com Crocodiles Need Friends Too HOUSE BAND Julene Yanez SPONSORS Head to helixsleep.com/pa...

Join Paula Poundstone’s manager, Bonnie Burns (Captain Crinkle), Paula Poundstone and Adam Felber for Captain Crinkle’s sage advice.  This week:  Should I tell my staff that I’m in a relationship with the boss? A downer at parties, and Seriously? Do I stay on this merry-go-round? You be the Judge. Are we right or are we wrong. Send us your problems if you are looking for advice. We’d love to help...

Our latest guest-free episode features a new game. Well, a new version of a very old game - “What’s My Line?” And once we know who we are, we need to decide what we stand for - it’s “Paula Poundstone’s Ethicspalooza!” HOUSE BAND Mark Rimple markrimple.com SPONSORS Head to helixsleep.com/paula now to shop the Helix Memorial Day Sale: you’ll get a huge 27% off sitewide, plus a FREE Bedding Bundle—th...

Join Paula Poundstone’s manager, Bonnie Burns (Captain Crinkle), Paula Poundstone, Adam Felber, and former pod producer Toni Anita Hull for Captain Crinkle’s sage advice. This week: A substitute teacher at their wits end, One foot in and one foot out the door at work, and What’s an old whiteguy to do with himself? Send us your questions, we’ll give you the answers. dearcrinkle@gmail.com. We love t...

It’s time to reevaluate Paula’s career. If she can’t achieve her LA plans, can she plan LA? Actual City Planner Deborah Kahen is here to pave the way. And then - you’re talking about us, and we hear you. It’s Mailbag! Podcast Edition. GUEST Deborah Kahen planning.lacity.gov HOUSE BAND Chris Erickson SPONSORS Start the new year off right with Honeylove. Get 20% OFF by going to honeylove.com/PAULA!...

Join Paula’s manager, Bonnie Burns, aka Captain Crinkle, Paula Poundstone and Adam Felber for Captain Crinkle’s sage advice. This week’s dilemmas: “My husband of 20 years won’t even bring me a fork,” “I’m in love with my best friend,” and “Ah, well, good friends with terrible body odor.” If you’re looking for our discernment regarding social situations, dilemmas and conundrums email us @dearcrinkl...