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Ep 44Dear Crinkle, Episode 44: THAT FKR HAD AN AFFAIR, HOW ABOUT THOSE LAKERS? and THOSE SARDINES SMELL.

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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’d love to help improve your life. Email us at [email protected]. #PaulaPoundstone #CaptainCrinkle #ComedyPodcast #AdviceShow #Bonnie Burns #Adam Felber #Nobodylistenstopaulapoundstone. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jun 19, 202527 min

Ep 362Ep 362: The Art of Curling with Dean Gemmell

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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 Kimberly Ludwikowski 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! #honeylovepod Go to helixsleep.com/paula for 20% off sitewide! Get started at factormeals.com/paula50off and use code paula50off to get 50 percent off plus FREE shipping on your first box! Go to Quince.com/nobody for free shipping on your order and three hundred and sixty-five -day returns! Right now save twenty percent on your FIRST order and get a free cat toy at prettylitter.com/paula! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jun 17, 20251h 36m

Ep 43Dear Crinkle 43: Family game night, Thwack them in the face, and Homework mistake.

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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 [email protected]. Read you then. #PaulaPoundstone #CaptainCrinkle #ComedyPodcast #AdviceShow Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jun 12, 202531 min

Ep 361Ep 361: Three’s Company?

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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! #honeylovepod Go to helixsleep.com/paula for 20% off sitewide! Get started at factormeals.com/paula50off and use code paula50off to get 50 percent off plus FREE shipping on your first box! Go to Quince.com/nobody for free shipping on your order and three hundred and sixty-five -day returns! Right now save twenty percent on your FIRST order and get a free cat toy at prettylitter.com/paula! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jun 10, 20251h 33m

Dear Crinkle Episode 42: SPECIAL EDITION: “This and That.” Starring: Will the Boat Float? Anxious Student Driver, and Viagra.

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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 [email protected] for Capt. Crinkle’s sage advice + Adam and Paula’s. “Here here,” don’t be “There there.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jun 5, 202521 min

Ep 360Ep 360: Cult Culture with Jane Borden

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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.com/PAULA! #honeylovepod Go to helixsleep.com/paula for 20% off sitewide! Get started at factormeals.com/paula50off and use code paula50off to get 50 percent off plus FREE shipping on your first box! Go to Quince.com/nobody for free shipping on your order and three hundred and sixty-five -day returns! Right now save twenty percent on your FIRST order and get a free cat toy at prettylitter.com/paula! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jun 3, 20251h 39m

Ep 41Dear Crinkle Episode 41: Stuck in the swamp, A dear friend takes a turn, and An impatient painter!

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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 [email protected]. Read you then. #PaulaPoundstone #CaptainCrinkle #ComedyPodcast #AdviceShow Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 29, 202528 min

Ep 359Ep 359: We Are Indivisible with Ezra Levin

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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 helixsleep.com/paula now to shop the Helix Memorial Day Sale: you’ll get a huge 27% off sitewide, plus a FREE Bedding Bundle—that’s a Sheet Set and Mattress Protector—when you order any Luxe or Elite mattress. This episode is sponsored by/brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/PAULA and get on your way to being your best self. Visit betterhelp.com/PAULA to get 10% off your first month. Start the new year off right with Honeylove. Get 20% OFF by going to honeylove.com/PAULA! #honeylovepod Get 15% off OneSkin with the code PAULA at https://www.oneskin.co/ #oneskinpod Go to quince.com/nobody for free shipping on your order and three hundred and sixty-five-day returns. Go to prettylitter.com/paula to save twenty percent on your FIRST order and get a free cat toy. Get started at factormeals.com/paula50off and use code paula50off to get 50 percent off plus FREE shipping on your first box. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 27, 20251h 39m

Ep 40Dear Crinkle Episode 40: SPECIAL EDITION: “We’ve got Problems!” Starring: A devil of a dog, My grandson is a Trumper, and Dressing for success!

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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 @[email protected]. 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/adchoices

May 22, 202531 min

Ep 358Ep. 358 - Cartoonist Tom Toro joins “Career Corner”

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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/paula now to shop the Helix Memorial Day Sale: you’ll get a huge 27% off sitewide, plus a FREE Bedding Bundle—that’s a Sheet Set and Mattress Protector—when you order any Luxe or Elite mattress. This episode is sponsored by/brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/PAULA and get on your way to being your best self. Visit betterhelp.com/PAULA to get 10% off your first month. Start the new year off right with Honeylove. Get 20% OFF by going to honeylove.com/PAULA! #honeylovepod Get 15% off OneSkin with the code PAULA at https://www.oneskin.co/ #oneskinpod Go to quince.com/nobody for free shipping on your order and three hundred and sixty-five-day returns. Go to prettylitter.com/paula to save twenty percent on your FIRST order and get a free cat toy. Get started at factormeals.com/paula50off and use code paula50off to get 50 percent off plus FREE shipping on your first box. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 20, 20251h 35m

Dear Crinkle Episode 39: Fooling around with the Boss, Desperate Widow, Husband with a personality problem.

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 improve your life. Email us at [email protected]. Read you then. #PaulaPoundstone #CaptainCrinkle #ComedyPodcast #AdviceShow Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 15, 202532 min

Ep 357Ep 357: Games People (Barely Know How To) Play

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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—that’s a Sheet Set and Mattress Protector—when you order any Luxe or Elite mattress. This episode is sponsored by/brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/PAULA and get on your way to being your best self. Visit betterhelp.com/PAULA to get 10% off your first month. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 13, 20251h 28m

Ep 38Dear Crinkle 38: Slinging the slang, An Old White guy, and Biding time at Work.

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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. [email protected]. We love to give advice. Ask and you shall receive. Be there or be square. One of your eyes are both the same, aren’t you glad you’re sorry. Listen now wherever you get your pods! #PaulaPoundstone #CaptainCrinkle #ComedyPodcast #AdviceShow Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 8, 202524 min

Ep 356Ep 356 - Career Corner with City Planner Deborah Kahen

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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! #honeylovepod Get 15% off OneSkin with the code PAULA at https://www.oneskin.co/ #oneskinpod Go to quince.com/nobody for free shipping on your order and three hundred and sixty-five-day returns. Go to prettylitter.com/paula to save twenty percent on your FIRST order and get a free cat toy. Get started at factormeals.com/paula50off and use code paula50off to get 50 percent off plus FREE shipping on your first box. Go to helixsleep.com/paula right now to get early access to Helix’s Memorial Day Sale: 27% off sitewide, plus a FREE Bedding Bundle—that’s a Sheet Set and Mattress Protector—when you order any Luxe or Elite mattress. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 6, 20251h 29m

Ep 37Crinkle Ep 37: Stuck in a rut, Not a medium Medium and Smells bad.

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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 @[email protected]. Become part of the show. We want to help improve your life. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 1, 202531 min

Ep 355Ep 355 - Dr. Eleanor Spicer Rice and the Deadliest Big Cats

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Our favorite guest returns, this time to fill us in on which big cats will kill you outright, which will drag you up a tree, and which you can possibly walk on a leash down Hollywood Boulevard (note: don’t do that!). And then we set sail for more parts unknown- it’s the return of “Land Ho! with Toni Anita Hull.” GUEST Dr. Eleanor Spicer-Rice spicerrice.com/books HOUSE BAND Eric Wolff SPONSORS Go to quince.com/nobody for free shipping on your order and three hundred and sixty-five-day returns. Go to prettylitter.com/paula to save twenty percent on your FIRST order and get a free cat toy. Get started at factormeals.com/paula50off and use code paula50off to get 50 percent off plus FREE shipping on your first box. Go to helixsleep.com/paula right now to get early access to Helix’s Memorial Day Sale: 27% off sitewide, plus a FREE Bedding Bundle—that’s a Sheet Set and Mattress Protector—when you order any Luxe or Elite mattress. Start the new year off right with Honeylove. Get 20% OFF by going to honeylove.com/PAULA! #honeylovepod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 29, 20251h 27m

Ep 36Crinkle Ep 36:SPECIAL EDITION: Should I Stay or Should I Go ft. Unbuckling pants, Bad kissers, and Eye rolling.

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Join Paula’s manager, Bonnie Burns, aka Captain Crinkle, Paula Poundstone and Adam Felber for Captain Crinkle’s sage advice. This week, in a special edition, Crinkle and the gang tackle some of life’s most perplexing problems. Become part of the show. Email your questions, tips, and updates to Dear [email protected]. Take our advice, please. We want to help improve your life. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 24, 202531 min

Ep 354Ep 354 - The Mystery Guest

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Paula has booked a guest for this week, but she won’t tell us who it is! Come for the mystery… and then stay for Your Most Embarrassing Moments. It’s a loaded show! Or so she tells us… GUEST ??? HOUSE BAND Jean Mann jeanmann.net SPONSORS Go to HelixSleep.com/paula for 20% Off Sitewide! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 22, 20251h 29m

Ep 35Crinkle Ep 35: SPECIAL EDITION: Bad Stuff that Happens, ft. Menopause, Dealing with grief and Parents or a dog.

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Join Paula’s manager, Bonnie Burns, aka Captain Crinkle, Paula Poundstone, Adam Felber, and former pod producer Toni Anita Hull for Captain Crinkle’s sage advice. This week, in a special edition, Crinkle and the gang tackle some of life’s most vexing problems. Need advice? Email us at [email protected]. Become part of the show. We want to help improve your life. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 17, 202525 min

Ep 353Ep 353 - Mo’ Money, Less Problems with Shannah Game

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Shannah Game returns, and she’s here to help us improve our relationship with money. Turns out there are a few simple rules, and oddly, Rule #1 ISN’T “Get a million dollars.” And speaking of a million bucks, that’s what your garden will look like after you take Bonnie’s sage advice; it’s a new “Garden Time with Captain Crinkle.” GUEST Shannah Game CFP®, MBA Host of Everyone’s Talkin’ Money podcast Named a NY Times Top 4 Money podcast 24+ million downloads www.everyonestalkinmoney.com Unraveling Your Relationship with Money: Ditch Your Money Trauma So You Can Live an Abundant Life HOUSE BAND Kristen LeJeune kristenviolin.com SPONSORS This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/PAULA and get on your way to being your best self. Start the new year off right with Honeylove. Get 20% OFF by going to honeylove.com/PAULA ! #honeylovepod Visit myalloy.com/PAULA today for $20 off your first order! #AgeGracefully Eat smart with Factor. Get started at FACTOR MEALS dot com slash paula50off and use code paula50off to get 50% off your first box plus free shipping. Go to Quince dot com slash nobody for 365-day returns, plus free shipping on your order. Go to HelixSleep.com/paula for 20% Off Sitewide! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 15, 20251h 28m

S1 Ep 34Dear Crinkle Ep 34: Screen Nazi, Red-faced and worried, Cold butt when I sit.

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Join Paula’s manager, Bonnie Burns aka Captain Crinkle, Paula Poundstone, Adam Felber, and former pod producer Toni Anita Hull for Captain Crinkle’s sage advice. This week we tackle being embarrassed at work with your superiors, How to get your house-mates to honor their screen-time commitments, and how to get your partner of twelve years to put the toilet seat down. Plus, Crinkle gets popped and Liquid Death (and, no, this isn’t a plug). Become part of the show. You’ve got questions? We’ve got answers. Email us at [email protected]. We love to give advice. “Dear Crinkle,” an advice show with a twist. (no lemon). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 10, 202532 min

Ep 352Ep 352 - The Raw (Milk) Truth with Madeleine Aggeler

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Yes, raw milk SEEMS like a regressive, terrible idea, but IS it? Um… yes. And we’ve got expert Madeleine Aggeler here to tell us why. And then, it’s not just the milk that’s spoiled; we are too. By YOU, our honest listeners… as we dig into Mailbag: Truth Edition! GUEST Madeleine Aggeler theguardian.com @mmaggeler HOUSE BAND Lisa Hirayama SPONSORS This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/PAULA and get on your way to being your best self. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 8, 20251h 19m

S1 Ep 33Dear Crinkle Ep 33: Special edition: Problems at work: Psychotic co-worker. A boss that’s a mess, and raising funds for LGBTQ.

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Join Paula’s manager, Bonnie Burns aka Captain Crinkle, Paula Poundstone, Adam Felber, and former pod producer Toni Anita Hull for Captain Crinkle’s sage advice. On this special edition of Dear Crinkle, we tackle work-related problems: “If he pouts, should I shout?” “My manager won’t help me,” and “To bike or not to bike?” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 3, 202527 min

Ep 351Ep. 351 - Password and Ethicspalooza!

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While the guests are away, the fam will play… two of our favorites! A brisk round of Password followed by some pleasant moral wrangling - it’s the long-awaited return of Paula Poundstone’s Ethicspalooza. HOUSE BAND Tim Crump https://m.soundcloud.com/tim-c-832653476 SPONSORS Start the new year off right with Honeylove. Get 20% OFF by going to honeylove.com/PAULA ! #honeylovepod Visit myalloy.com/PAULA today for $20 off your first order! #AgeGracefully Eat smart with Factor. Get started at FACTOR MEALS dot com slash paula50off and use code paula50off to get 50% off your first box plus free shipping. Go to Quince dot com slash nobody for 365-day returns, plus free shipping on your order. Go to HelixSleep.com/paula for 20% Off Sitewide! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 1, 20251h 15m

S1 Ep 32Dear Crinkle Ep 32: Penny Pinching Mom, Stupid co-workers.

Join Paula’s manager, Bonnie Burns aka Captain Crinkle, Paula Poundstone, Adam Felber, and former pod producer Toni Anita Hull for Captain Crinkle’s sage advice. This week's problems: A penny-pinching mom and relating to co-workers. Become part of the show. Email your questions, updates and tips to Dear [email protected]. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 27, 202523 min

Ep 350Ep 350 - Falun Gong Dance Party with Dan Cummins

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Exactly who are those “Shen Yun” dancers, and how do they have enough money to advertise their shows everywhere? How are they connected to The Epoch Times and Falun Gong? Dan Cummins from the remarkable “TimeSuck” podcast is here to unravel it all! And then, if that’s not mysterious enough, we explore the Mayan culture on a new “Toni and Bonnie’s Oral Report!” GUEST Dan Cummins Timesuck with Dan Cummins badmagicproductions.com @timesuckpodcast HOUSE BAND Jodi Rose www.JodiArts.com https://tinyurl.com/JodiCrump https://www.avon.com/repstore/jodicrump?rep=jodicrump SPONSORS Go to PrettyLitter.com/paula to save twenty percent on your FIRST order and get a free cat toy! Go to HelixSleep.com/paula for 25% Off Sitewide! Get your Alloy prescription today. Visit myalloy.com/PAULA today for $20 off your first order! #AgeGracefully Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 25, 20251h 35m

S1 Ep 31Dear Crinkle Ep 31:  Partner pees in jar, Picking up the check and Co-worker bugs the &!@*out of me.

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Join Paula’s manager, Bonnie Burns aka Captain Crinkle, Paula Poundstone, Adam Felber and former pod producer Toni Anita Hull for Captain Crinkle’s sage advice. This week's problems: Partner with a long commute, Vegetarian splitting the check and a Co-worker who won’t shut up. Become part of the show. Email your questions, useful tips and Updates! to [email protected]. We love to give advice and help improve your life. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 20, 202533 min

Ep 349Ep 349 - Cussin’ and Swearin’ with Dr. Marissa Rhodes

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What the @&$#? We’ll TELL you what the @&#$#! We delve into the history and uses of cursing with writer and professor Dr. Marissa Rhodes! And if that doesn’t make you blush, brace yourselves - it’s our Most Embarrassing Moments. GUEST Marissa C. Rhodes Dig: A History Podcast www.digpodcast.org Dig has a new book out: Spiritualism's Place: Reformers, Seekers, and Seances in Lily Dale *Special thanks to Melissa Mohr's book Holy Shit: A Brief History of Swearing HOUSE BAND Cory Springhorn SPONSORS Get 15% off OneSkin with the code PAULA at https://www.oneskin.co/ #oneskinpod Helix is having a March Madness sale! Go to HelixSleep.com/paula for 20% Off Sitewide! Build your support system with BetterHelp. Visit BetterHelp.com/PAULA today to get 10% off your first month! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 18, 20251h 30m

S1 Ep 30Dear Crinkle Ep 30: Saving face on FB, Brush crud and Kitten advice.

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Join Paula’s manager, Bonnie Burns aka Captain Crinkle, Paula Poundstone, Adam Felber, and former pod producer Toni Anita Hull for Captain Crinkle’s sage advice. This week's problems: Fending off FB ‘friend’ requests, a college student exhausted by her kitten, and a victim of black crud on their dishwashing brush. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 13, 202527 min

Ep 348Ep 348 - 2025’s First "Family Game Night"!

While the guests are away, the crew will play. It’s time for a brisk round of “Who Am I” and the long-awaited return of the Poundstone Riddle Invitational! HOUSE BAND Gregory Sykes SPONSORS Helix is having a March Madness sale! Go to HelixSleep.com/paula for 20% Off Sitewide! Build your support system, with BetterHelp. Visit BetterHelp.com/PAULA today to get 10% off your first month! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 11, 20251h 25m

Ep 29Dear Crinkle Ep 29: A double-dipper and a jilted wife.

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Join Paula’s manager, Bonnie Burns aka Captain Crinkle, Paula Poundstone, Adam Felber, and former pod producer Toni Anita Hull for Captain Crinkle’s sage advice. This week's problems: “My sister grosses me out,” and a crying couch lump. Plus, pee on compost, Carolyn Fetsko, and IMAGO. Become part of the show. Email your questions, useful information and updates! to Dear [email protected]. We love to give advice and improve your life. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 6, 202526 min

Ep 347Ep 347- Finding Your Drive with Daniel Pink

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What makes us want to want to do things? Is it all about the Oreos and Doritos we earn along the way? Author Daniel Pink is here to fill us in on us. And then, get ready to improve in other areas - it’s “Life Hacks with Captain Crinkle!” GUEST Daniel Pink danpink.com/books/drive/ HOUSE BAND Peter Echols SPONSORS Go to HelixSleep.com/paula for 27% Off Sitewide Start the new year off right with Honeylove. Get 20% OFF by going to honeylove.com/PAULA! #honeylovepod Get 15% off OneSkin with the code PAULA at oneskin.co/ #oneskinpod Eat smart with Factor. Get started at FACTORMEALS.com/FACTORPODCAST and use code FACTORPODCAST to get 50% off your first box plus free shipping Build your support system, with BetterHelp. Visit BetterHelp.com/PAULA today to get 10% off your first month! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 4, 20251h 33m

Ep 28Dear Crinkle Ep 28: Five-year-old daughter quandary. When do I charge for classes? Fat shaming and meat sticks.

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Join Paula’s manager, Bonnie Burns aka Captain Crinkle, Paula Poundstone, Adam Felber, and former pod producer Toni Anita Hull for Captain Crinkle’s sage advice. This week's problems: Kindergarten and the popular kids. When to charge for classes, and the thong controversy continues. Become part of the show. Email your questions, updates, and tips to [email protected]. We love to improve your life. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Feb 27, 202523 min

Ep 346Ep 346 - Peter Adams on AI and Other Lies

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The News Literacy Project’s Peter Adams returns to answer some big questions: Who can you trust these days? Where are the reliable sources? Well, WE’RE not, because we claimed we were following the interview with the Poundstone Riddle Invitational, but it’s actually a surprise party for Captain Crinkle! Shh! GUEST Peter Adams newslit.org HOUSE BAND Andrew Shah SPONSORS Go to HelixSleep.com/paula for 27% Off Sitewide! Go to prettylitter.com/paula to save twenty percent on your FIRST order and get a free cat toy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Feb 25, 20251h 31m

Ep 27Dear Crinkle Ep 27: Anxiety sponge, Heartbroken Nana.

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Join Paula’s manager, Bonnie Burns aka Captain Crinkle, Paula Poundstone, Adam Felber, and former pod producer Toni Anita Hull for Captain Crinkle’s sage advice. This week's problems: A daughter tired of being her mom’s therapist, and grandkids being used as pawns. Updates! and a composting tip. Become part of the show. We love to give advice. Email your questions and interesting information to [email protected]. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Feb 20, 202525 min

Ep 345Ep 345 - Kara Swisher vs. the Tech Bros

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Should we really be scared of Elon Musk and the new cabal of billionaire tech bros? HELL yes! And Kara Swisher is here to help us understand why. Plus, we’ll plumb the mysteries of our mailbag with, well, “Mailbag: Mystery Edition!” GUEST Kara Swisher Burn Book: A Tech Love Story HOUSE BAND Maria Caswell SPONSORS Go to HelixSleep.com/paula for 27% Off Sitewide + 2 Free Dream Pillows with Mattress Purchase, plus a Free Bedding Bundle that includes an additional 2 Dream Pillows, a Sheet Set, and Mattress Protector, with any Luxe or Elite Mattress Order! Take the next step to improving your health: go to lumen.me/PAULA to get 20% off your Lumen. Thousands have already trusted Rula to support them on their journey toward improved mental health and overall well-being. Head on over to Rula.com/PAULA to get started today! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Feb 18, 20251h 29m

Ep 26Dear Crinkle Ep 26: Thong wedgie, Biological relatives, Controlling wife.

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Summary: Join Paula’s manager, Bonnie Burns aka Captain Crinkle, Paula Poundstone, Adam Felber, and former pod producer Toni Anita Hull for Captain Crinkle’s sage advice. This week's problems: Is a thong unattractive on a 56 year-old butt, Connecting with biological relatives, Didn’t even attend their own wedding. Become part of the show. Email your questions, theme songs, and interesting information to [email protected]. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Feb 13, 202519 min

Ep 344Ep 344 - Talking to the KKK with Daryl Davis

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Getting KKK members to change their minds about race is kind of challenging, and potentially scary. Now imagine doing that as a black man. Well, Dr. Daryl Davis doesn’t have to imagine it, he's been doing it for decades! And then, once we’ve talked about the big lies, lets have some little ones - its Two Truths and a Lie! GUEST Dr. Daryl Davis The Klan Whisperer daryldavis.com HOUSE BAND JAB heardmusic.com SPONSORS Eat smart with Factor. Get started at factormeals.com/factorpodcast and use code factorpodcast to get 50% off your first box plus free shipping. Go to HelixSleep.com/paula for 27% Off Sitewide + 2 Free Dream Pillows with Mattress Purchase, plus a Free Bedding Bundle that includes an additional 2 Dream Pillows, a Sheet Set, and Mattress Protector, with any Luxe or Elite Mattress Order! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Feb 11, 20251h 27m

Ep 25Dear Crinkle Ep 25:Small farm blues, unwanted gifts, cancer dilemma.

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Join Paula’s manager, Bonnie Burns aka Captain Crinkle, Paula Poundstone, Adam Felber, and former pod producer Toni Anita Hull for Captain Crinkle’s sage advice. This week's problems: How do I make friends, personalized gifts, and a cancer confession. We’d love to hear from you. Email your questions to [email protected]. We love to give advice. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Feb 6, 202522 min

Ep 343Ep 343 - Packing Meat with John McCracken

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Remember when hearing about “meat packing” made you snicker because it sounded so dirty? Well, guess what? It IS. Investigative reporter John McCracken is here to blow the whole case wide open! And then…you blow OUR case wide open with your meaty Show Descriptions! GUEST John McCracken @jmcjmc.bluesky.social investigatemidwest.org https://investigatemidwest.org/subscription-options/ https://investigatemidwest.org/author/johnmccracken/ HOUSE BAND Ellis Montes TikTok at @montescreations Instagram at @ellis.montes SPONSORS Helix is giving our listeners early access to their President’s Day sale! Go to HelixSleep.com/paula for 20% Off Sitewide + 2 Free Dream Pillows with Mattress Purchase\ Get 15% off with code PAULA at oneskin.co. Go to Quince dot com slash nobody for free shipping on your order and 365-day returns. Treat yourself to the most comfortable shapewear on earth and save 20% Off sitewide at honeylove.com/PAULA Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Feb 4, 20251h 32m

Ep 24Dear Crinkle Ep 24: Kid a slob. Secret crush pickle.

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Join Paula’s manager, Bonnie Burns aka Captain Crinkle, Paula Poundstone, Adam Felber, and former pod producer Toni Anita Hull for Captain Crinkle’s sage advice. This week's problems: “How do I tell my secret crush I’m interested?” A room so messy you can’t see the floor and a half-eaten bowl of popcorn next to the bathtub. Become part of the show. Email your questions, theme songs, and interesting information to [email protected]. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jan 30, 202525 min

Ep 342Ep 342 - We Have Congress with Barney Frank

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Congress isn’t what it used to be, that’s for sure. And no one knows how it worked, how it no longer works, and how it’s SUPPOSED to work better than former Representative Barney Frank. And before you flee the country, maybe take a moment to know where you’re going - it’s the return of “Land Ho! with Toni Anita Hull.” GUEST Barney Frank @BarneyFrank HOUSE BAND Dave Santino SPONSORS prettylitter.com/paula to save twenty percent on your FIRST order and get a free cat toy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jan 28, 20251h 42m

Ep 23Dear Crinkle Ep 23: Downer friend, and A Savvy Nanny.

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Join Paula’s manager, Bonnie Burns aka Captain Crinkle, Paula Poundstone, Adam Felber, and former pod producer Toni Anita Hull for Captain Crinkle’s sage advice. This week's problems: Who gets the holiday bonus? Not the nanny, that’s who, and What to do about a ‘pity pot’ friend. Become part of the show. Email your questions, theme songs, and interesting information to [email protected]. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jan 23, 202522 min

Ep 341Ep 341 - Six Degrees of Betty White

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We while away our wildfire hours the best way we know how: playing dumb games. We play “Six Degrees of Betty White,” and then we delve into our Mailbag! Stay safe, Los Angeles. Love from all of us! HOUSE BAND Lindsey Goodman lindseygoodman.com SPONSORS Rula patients typically pay $15 per session when using insurance. Connect with quality therapists and mental health experts who specialize in you at https://www.rula.com/paula/! #rulapod Get 15% off OneSkin with the code [PAULA] at https://www.oneskin.co/ #oneskinpod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jan 21, 20251h 41m

Ep 22Dear Crinkle Ep 22: Fixated husband. Perplexed Pathologist.

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Join Paula’s manager, Bonnie Burns aka Captain Crinkle, Paula Poundstone, Adam Felber, and former pod producer Toni Anita Hull for Captain Crinkle’s sage advice. This week's problems: A husband who won’t stop staring, and a Pathologist who can’t make up her mind. Plus, updates! And a Tom Waits theme song! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jan 16, 202513 min

Ep 340Ep 340 - Alligators with Frank “Alligator” Robb

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Well, obviously we weren’t going to talk to “Alligator Robb” about lemurs! We’re talking gators and crocs. And then we’re talking about a giant crock of… dumb stuff we did as kids - it’s “Paula Poundstone’s Teen Turmoil!” GUEST Frank Alligator Robb eearss.org Any donations gathered will be used specifically for our research, travel, equipment and related expenses. Thank you so much for taking the time. We appreciate your support. @alligatorrobb on all social media HOUSE BAND Josh Honrud [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jan 14, 20251h 18m

Ep 21Dear Crinkle Ep 21: Tea in China, Do you know what I mean?

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Join Paula’s manager, Bonnie Burns aka Captain Crinkle, Paula Poundstone, Adam Felber, and former pod producer Toni Anita Hull for Captain Crinkle’s sage advice. This week's problems: Who the hell are they? and My head is going to explode. Become part of the show. Email your questions, useful information blah blah blah, you get the idea, to Dear [email protected]. We love to give advice and improve your life. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jan 9, 202517 min

Ep 339Ep 339 - Aqua or Naut, Here She Comes!

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Would Paula make it doing research 20,000 leagues under the sea? Actual Aquanaut Ellen Prager joins us for Career Corner. And then we get a look at the home of Gladiator combat - it’s Bonnie and Toni’s Oral Report: The Colosseum! GUEST Ellen Prager Ellen on facebook @elprager on twitter and instagram HOUSE BAND Jodi Rose Crump Jodi “makes the mundane joyful and interesting in her newsletter on SubStack “A Jot from Jodi,” is at http://JodiCrump.SubStack.com Jodi’s Amazon Author Page: https://www.amazon.com/stores/Jodi-Rose-Crump/author/B07H1MMVFN?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1&qid=1735782047&sr=8-1&isDramIntegrated=true&shoppingPortalEnabled=true&ccs_id=c12111aa-2093-40c5-a498-b00eda125b70 Avon Makeup and Skincare - https://www.avon.com/repstore/jodicrump?rep=jodicrump SPONSORS Get 15% off OneSkin with the code [PAULA] at https://www.oneskin.co/ #oneskinpod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jan 7, 20251h 45m

Ep 20Dear Crinkle Ep 20: Pushover Pam, #frustrated.

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Join Paula’s manager, Bonnie Burns aka Captain Crinkle, Paula Poundstone, Adam Felber, and former pod producer Toni Anita Hull for Captain Crinkle’s sage advice. This week: Pushover Pam and a disinterested husband. Become part of the show. Email your questions to [email protected]. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jan 2, 202519 min

Ep 338Ep 338 - Wringing Out the Old…

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Happy New Year! Paula gave us digital photo frames for Christmas, and it’s time for us to sit around the virtual hearth and reminisce. And THEN it’s time to look ahead - bravely - with your New Year’s resolutions! HOUSE BAND Eric Wolff SPONSORS Go to Quince.com/nobody for 365-day returns, plus free shipping on your order! Go to HelixSleep.com/paula for 25% Off Sitewide + 2 Free Dream Pillows with Mattress Purchase + Free Bedding Bundle (2 Dream Pillows, Sheet Set, and Mattress Protector) with any Luxe or Elite Mattress Order! Treat yourself to the most comfortable bra on earth and save 20% Off sitewide at honeylove.com/PAULA. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec 31, 20241h 30m