Nobody Listens to Paula Poundstone

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Ep 148: Gone Vishin’ May 11, 2021

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Can you spot a scam? If so, you should enter our scam-spotting contest and a chance to win one million dollars! Just send us your email address, Social Security number, and... No, seriously, scams are everywhere now, and cyber security expert Joe Neumann is here to tall us all about the latest in phishing and vishing and what you can do to protect yourself. Plus, get out your granny glasses - it’s the triumphant return of our Department of Fine Print.

GUEST

Joseph Neumann.

Cyber Executive Advisor, Threat Vulnerability and Management

Coalfire

https://www.coalfire.com/

HOUSE BAND

Kathleen Strahm

Violin

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Ep 147 - Look Out Below (Decks)! May 04, 2021

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Of al the jobs in the world, could Paula cut it as... a bosun? Yes, Eddie Lucas, the bosun from Toni Anita Hull’s favorite show, Below Deck, is here to instruct Paula in the ways of... bosuning. Or bosunology. Whatever, Eddie’s here for our Career Corner, and Toni is... flabbergasted. Also - break out you favorite factoids, it’s time for another Potluck Info Party!

GUEST

Eddie Lucas

Everyone’s Favorite Below Deck Bosun

HOUSE BAND

Gabe Terracciano

New York City.

Violin

GabeTerracciano.com

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Ep 146 - You Can’t Handle The Tooth! Apr 27, 2021

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Sure, Paula’s job relies on using her mouth, but how would she do working on somebody else’s ....as a dental hygienist? Temple University’s Dr. Susan Chialastri joins us for a perfectly al dente edition of Career Corner. Plus - everyone makes mistakes, and man, do you guys love it when WE do! So it’s time to pay another visit to our Department of Corrections.

GUEST

Dr. Susan Chialastri

Chair and Predoctoral Director, Periodontology

Temple University Kornberg School of Dentistry

https://dentistry.temple.edu/

HOUSE BAND

Cory Springhorn

Returning champ and Nobody

Trumpet

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Ep 145 - Pushing Up (More) Daisies Apr 20, 2021

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Sure, we’re all going to die, but does that mean we can’t still be useful? Like, afterwards? We tackle the sensitive issue of human composting with the CEO of a company that does just that — Katrina Spade of “Recompose.” Plus, we’re somehow soaring up the comedy charts in Thailand! No, really. Our crack research staff (Captain Crinkle) gives us a full report on our new fans’ homeland.

GUEST

Katrina Spade

Founder & CEO, Recompose

recompose.life

HOUSE BAND

Harry Orlove

Electric 12 string guitar.

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Ep 144 - You Don’t Snooze, You Lose Apr 13, 2021

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How important is sleep? Why does Paula love it so much, and why can’t Adam get any? Dr. Christina McCrae from the University of Missouri’s Sleep Research Center comes by to put all our questions... to rest. Also, we’re lunching a brand new contest. Enter to win a Zoom party with Paula and Adam! And — “Mailbag! Insider Edition,” featuring a very special guest.

GUEST

Dr. Christina McCrae

Professor, University of Missouri

Director, MizZzou Sleep Research Lab

https://medicine.missouri.edu/centers-institutes-labs/mizzou-sleep-research-lab

HOUSE BAND

Adam Fisher

Cello

http://t.co/ufPswID1?amp=1

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Ep 143 - A Hot Pile of Garbage! Apr 06, 2021

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What exactly is composting? Okay, how ‘bout vermicomposting - what’s that, and what kind of wine should you pair it with? North Carolina State University’s Rhonda Sherman, um, breaks it all down for us! Plus, Toni and Bonnie find themselves censured by our Book Club - we must have order! And get out you bifocals and squint at that bag of Funyuns - it’s our brand new Department of Fine Print.

GUEST

Rhonda Sherman

Extension Specialist, Department of Horticultural Science at North Carolina State University

https://www.chelseagreen.com/product/the-worm-farmers-handbook/

HOUSE BAND

Sylvia D’Avanzo

Broadway Violinist

https://www.lct.org/shows/flying-over-sunset/

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Ep 142 - Great Expectorations Mar 30, 2021

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What’s the deal with Paula’s chronic cough, and can it be cured? More importantly, can it be be cured without giving up Double Stuf Oreos? Well, due to unforeseen circumstances, we lost our guest Cough Expert for this one, so Dr. Bonnie “Captain Crinkle” Burns* and Dr. Toni Anita Hull* step in to school the rest of us! Also - more Aunt Stories!

GUESTS

Drs. Bonnie Burns* and Toni Anita Hull* on the chronic cough

HOUSE BAND

Nobody Sophie Taft on the

Seprewa, a West African Harp

*they are not actually doctors

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Ep 141 - Is You Being Served? Mar 23, 2021

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Now that restaurants have returned... can Paula

find gainful employment as a hostess in a high-end establishment? Former NYC top-drawer hostess Tracy Willet breaks it down on our “Career Corner.” Plus another, um, cosmopolitan take on “Moby Dick“ and a guided tour of Ireland with Toni and Cap’n Crinkle!

GUEST

Tracy Willet

Former NYC Restaurant Hostess

HOUSE BAND

Zack Ford

Musical Theatre Accompanist on Piano

https://twitter.com/ZackFord

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Ep 140 - It’s Migraine And I’ll Cry If I Want To Mar 16, 2021

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Headaches can be a real headache. But what causes them, and why? Dr. Stephanie Nahas is on hand to help us get our heads examined. Also, the Book Club takes an unexpectedly cosmopolitan turn, and... Mailbag! Thanks to Paula's best friend in the whole world, french horn virtuoso, maestro Jim Ross as this week's house band!

GUEST

Dr. Stephanie Nahas

Associate Professor, Jefferson University

Director, Headache Medicine Fellowship Program

HOUSE BAND

Jim Ross

Horn

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Ep 139 - Cult Classics Mar 09, 2021

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What’s a cult? How do you know if you’re in one? Is your Leader’s devotion to Butterfingers a warning sign? Therapist Rachel Bernstein is on hand to teach us how it all works and discuss some of the recent trends that seem to be Making Cults Great Again. Plus, we have more show descriptions and some surprise Senatorial guests at our Book Club!

GUEST

Rachel Bernstein

Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist

Host of IndoctriNation Podcast

rachelbernsteintherapy.com

HOUSE BAND

Madeleine Eaton

bancaraband.com

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