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Ep 297 - It’s All Fun and Games… Mar 19, 2024

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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!”

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Ep 296 - Shark Week! with Dr. Nick Whitney Mar 12, 2024

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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!

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Dr. Nick Whitney

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Ep 295 - Finding the Votes Mar 05, 2024

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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!”

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Jason Berlin and Dale Roy Robinson of Field Team 6

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Justin Berkobien

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Ep 294 - Jon Lovett Rings Our Bell! Feb 27, 2024

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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!”

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Jon Lovett

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Dave Santino

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Ep 293 - The Surgeon General’s Challenge! Feb 20, 2024

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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!”

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Kristen LeJeune

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Ep 292 - The Road to Wellness with Rina Raphael Feb 13, 2024

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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!”

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Rina Raphael

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The Gospel of Wellness: Gyms, Gurus, Goop, and the False Promise of Self-Care

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Kevin Kelso

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Ep 291 - Love Gone Bad Feb 06, 2024

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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.”

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Ep 290 - Constructing Crosswords with Andrea Carla Michaels Jan 30, 2024

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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!

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Andrea Carla Michaels

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Aaron Baker

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Ep 289 - the Return of Social (Media) Anxiety! Jan 23, 2024

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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…?”

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Sunny Hunt

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Eric Wolff

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Ep 288 - Heather Cox Richardson Explains It All For You! Jan 16, 2024

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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!

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Heather Cox Richardson

Letters from an American

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Ben Harris

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