Nobody Listens to Paula Poundstone

What’s race, and what’s ethnicity? And are they different? And do they matter? Teacher Aviva Alvarez-Zakson is on hand to sort it. And us. Plus our ghost stories with special guest Roz Drezfalez. And... a very special House Band: Mr. Nils Lofgren! GUESTs Avivia Alvarez-Zakson High School teacher in Los Angeles Roz Drezfalez MUSICIAN Nils Lofgren https://www.nilslofgren.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Phillip Picardi, host of the “Unholier Than Thou” podcast from Crooked Media, drops by to talk God, religion, the difference between ‘em, the importance of allyship and Christina Aguilera, Teen Vogue, and a thousand other things. Plus... get ready... we have a winner in our Vocabulary Contest! GUEST Phillip Picardi Host of the Unholier Than Thou podcast from Crooked Media Journalist and Editor https://crooked.com/podcast-series/unholier-than-thou HOUSE BAND Harry Orlove Jazz Guitar Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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What is “true grit?” What’s false grit? What’s grit, and how do you help your kids get some (without Photoshopping them onto a horse)? Author Paul Tough (yes, real name!) comes by to grit us up. Also — your show descriptions! And an uncomfortable amount of talk about lubricants. Guest Paul Tough Author paultough.com House Band Timm Freeman Guitar TimmFreeman.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Is your luck running out? I mean, literally running out your door? Feng Shui expert and architect Anjie Cho comes by to instruct Paula and Adam how to better align their furniture and litter boxes and improve their lives. Also, listener Shannon Polly won the right to appear on our show in a charity auction - and we interview her to replace our poor, deceased intern Doug! And... NoseFridas. Are they even a thing? GUESTS Anjie Cho Feng Shui Educator and Architect www.anjiecho.com Shannon Polly Future NLTPP Intern https://www.shannonpolly.com/ HOUSE BAND Aedan MacDonnell www.HarpMuse.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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That whole “right brain/left brain” thing — is that a thing? Neuroscientist Dr. Christof Koch is on hand to answer that and help us unravel other secrets of our brains. Plus, another Mailbag(!), and Bonnie “Captain Crinkle” Burns reveals a previously unknown chapter of her life: “Walking With Cher.” GUEST Dr. Christof Koch Chief Scientist of the MindScope Program, Allen Institute alleninstitute.org House Band Kevin Kelso Piano Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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It’s easy to say we FEEL like we’ve been shot out of a cannon, but what does that actually feel like? Jon Weiss, former human cannonball for Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus joins us for Career Corner to help us figure out if Paula has a future blasting her way through the Big Top. Plus, we reach into our Mailbag, and receive another visit from Detective Delano about our late intern, Doug. GUEST Jon Weiss Human cannonball, Clown, Balancer Extraordinaire HOUSE BAND Nobody Dustin Moburg from Caledonia, MN Euphonium Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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A lot of architecture fans get caught up with shiny objects like office towers and flashy mansions, but what about parking garages? John Purinton of Watry Design comes by to share the art and science of making sure you can never, ever find your damn car. Also, we give you the latest on our ongoing Vocabulary Contest, and Captain Crinkle vehemently denies drinking a very loud milkshake. GUEST John Purinton President/CEO, Watry Design https://watrydesign.com/ HOUSE BAND Tim Crump from Sacramento Piano www.saccomedyspot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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What is the so-called “General Manager” of a baseball team, and what, generally, does he manage? Peter Bavasi, former GM of the San Diego Padres and the Toronto Blue Jays, comes by to explain it all to Paula and Adam. Bonus: His dad is the subject of the new book, “Buzzie and the Bull,” by our own Ken Lezebnik! Also: Duckgate! Our listeners weigh in. GUESTS Peter Bavasi, MLB General Manager Ken LaZebnik, Author of Buzzie and the Bull: A GM, a Clubhouse Favorite, and the Dodgers’ 1965 Championship Season MUSICIAN David Bragger Banjo www.oldtimetikiparlour.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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We have some hard-hitting questions about the stock market. Like, “What’s a stock?” And then we go deeper, guided by none other than CNBC’s “Fast Money’s” Guy Adami! Also, Paula innovates with the hit new phone-friendly party game, “Verbal Charades.” The results are... interesting. GUEST Guy Adami CNBC's Fast Money Chief Market Strategist and Director of Advisor Advocacy, Private Advisor Group HOUSE BAND Ben Cassil Guitar and Harmonica https://redcircle.com/shows/totallyrad Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Introducing Nobody Asked You Starring Paula Poundstone! It's a goofy little brown-bag lunch of a game show. So come sit at our table and let's have some laughs." Youtube Link: http://bit.ly/nobodyaskedyougame Facebook Link: https://www.facebook.com/NobodyListenstoPaulaPoundstone/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Not too long ago, Paula got into a kerfuffle wherein she dismissed the US Olympic Cross Country Skiing Team’s chances at the Olympics... only to motivate them to win their first-ever gold medal in Korea 2018! Medalist Jessie Diggins comes by to share her side of the saga. Plus - where’s Thomas Coyne? We haven’t found him, but we’re getting marginally closer. GUEST Jessie Diggins Olympic Gold Medalist, Cross Country Skiing Author, Brave Enough https://jessiediggins.com/ HOUSE BAND Travis Vance https://soundbetter.com/profiles/75228-travis-vance Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Feeling rejected? Desperately seeking a level of approval and social acceptance that seems to be lacking? Well, Duke University’s Dr. Mark Leary can’t help you with that. But he CAN explain the human animal’s deep and evolutionarily-motivated need to be liked. Plus, hot off the electronic presses - your show descriptions! Also, there are ducks. Lots of ducks. GUEST Dr. Mark Leary Researcher, writer Professor Emeritus of Psychology and Neuroscience at Duke University HOUSE BAND Mark DiFlorio Drums www.markdiflorio.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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The surest way to rise in political poles? Climb ‘em. Activist/filmmaker Bree Newsome Bass recounts her historic removal of the Confederate flag from the South Carolina state house, and what she’s been doing since she came back down. Also, find all the Vocabulary Song words buried in this show and win a prize! And put on your best travel peplos - at long last we visit the Minor Outlying Islands. GUEST Bree Newsome Bass HOUSE BAND Sophie Taft Lehman, electric viola Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Are you sitting down? Well, maybe consider getting up, because you’re right near a spider! Dr. Eleanor Spicer Rice reveals the secrets of our omnipresent eight-legged friends. Plus, Paula and Adam dip into the MAILBAG and find a theme song for Captain Crinkle’s spin-off podcast. And from a certain NPR show we welcome a very special house band... GUEST Dr. Eleanor Spicer Rice Researcher Author of "Dr. Eleanor's Book of Common Spiders" HOUSE BAND Colin Miller of “Wait Wait Don’t Tell Me!” Guitar Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Why is Paula always lost and Adam (“CompassHead”) always found? Neuroscientist Dr. Giuseppe Iaria is on hand to explain the ways our brains map the world. Or fail to do so. Plus, Poundstone’s pod puppy pulls pranks. And, yes, it’s time for another... Mailbag! Show Notes - Pod puppy's been pulling pranks - Paula got a Covid test - Mailbag GUEST Dr. Giuseppe Iaria Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience in the Department of Psychology at the University of Calgary https://www.info.gettinglost.ca/ HOUSE BAND Nobody Matt Evans https://soundcloud.com/user-327050693 Goleta, California Electric Guitar Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Could Paula make it as a cheesemonger, even though she’s basically a vegan? Carly Leisk, owner of Michigan’s “Culture Beer and Cheese” joins us for an unusually cheesy career corner. Plus, Kelly Houseman won an appearance on our show at a CharityBuzz auction - Paula and Adam interview her to get inside the mind of a Nobody. GUESTS Carly Leisk Owner of Culture Beer & Cheese in Brighton, Michigan www.cuturebeerandcheese.com CharityBuzz Winner (Get to Know Our Nobodies Better) Kelly Houseman MS, LLPC MUSICIAN Nobody Dustin Moburg Euphonium from Caledonia, MN Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Paula welcomes her ol’ high school pal, who also happens to be the former Governor of New Hampshire and current Senator, Maggie Hassan! And speaking of school, teacher-in-the-news Sheila Buck visits to explain how she got herself arrested at that Trump Rally in Tulsa. GUESTS Senator Maggie Hassan Sheila Buck HOUSE BAND Jay Clanin on flugelhorn from Longmont, Colorado Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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You asked for it. Or even if you didn’t, you got it anyway: Bonnie “Captain Crinkle” Burns’ spin-off podcast is here! At least in preview form. Plus, Paula and Adam visit all the things we still haven’t gotten to during this quarantine. House Band Harry Orlove Electric Guitar Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Paula and Adam are just a couple of steel town girls on a Saturday night... reviewing 1983’s “Flashdance.” You know, so you can decide if you wanna watch “The Last Dance,” ESPN’s smash hit Michael Jordan documentary. Which makes sense because we say so! Plus, if you can’t go to summer camp, we’ll bring summer camp to you - as everyone shares their marshmallow-scented memories. HOUSE BAND Linsey Goodman Flute www.LindseyGoodman.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Are we marketing to our full potential? Author and business guru Seth Godin is on-hand to give us the answer. Which, by the way is “No!” Also, we start a Customer Service Department, and we learn of the tragic, not-at-all-a-cheap-gimmick passing of Doug the Intern. Guest Seth Godin Author, Entrepreneur https://www.sethgodin.com/ House Band Eli Wise Guitar Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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What does our Constitution actually say? And does it say it in a sarcastic tone of voice? At this crucial moment, author and OMG WTF founder Ben Sheehan explains what our founding documents do and don’t say. Also: Should Captain Crinkle have a spinoff podcast? And if so, what should it be called? Our listeners weigh in on this vital issue. GUEST Ben Sheehan Author and Activist “OMG WTF Does The Constitution Actually Say?” Bit.ly/omgwtfconstitution HOUSE BAND Raymond Horton, from Floyds Knobs, Indiana Bass Trombone Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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What does your dog think of you? What does your dog think of in general? Author and animal psychology professor Alexandra Horowitz helps Paula and Adam understand the canine mind. Also: It’s our 100th show! We celebrate by asking our listeners what they want to hear in the next 100, and they reply with... stuff. GUEST Alexandra Horowitz https://alexandrahorowitz.net/ HOUSE BAND Lindsey Goodman Flute www.LindseyGoodman.com SPONSORS Molekule molekule.com HelloFresh Go to HelloFresh.com/60poundstone and use code 60poundstone to get $60 off your first three weeks, including free shipping on your first box. BetterHelp Get 10% off your first month at betterhelp.com/paula Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Who better than acclaimed comedian/actress Tiffany Haddish to give audition tips to acclaimed comedian/less-acclaimed actress Paula Poundstone? Tiffany joins us for Outside the Actor’s Studio, and then hangs around for Quarantine Corner, where we share everything we remember from 3rd Grade Science. You know, for the kids. GUEST Tiffany Haddish HOUSE BAND Jan Van Gold on the Guitar https://janvangold.wordpress.com/ SPONSORS BeachBody on Demand: Nobodies get a special free trial membership when you text PAULA to 303030 (thirty, thirty, thirty). KiwiCo: Get YOUR FIRST MONTH FREE on select crates at kiwico.com/PAULA. Rothy's: Check out all the amazing shoes and bags available right now at Rothys.com/NOBODY Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Does Paula have the tools to be a play-by-play announcer? Jason Benetti, voice of the Chicago White Sox joins our Career Corner for an intensive bullpen session. Also, we’ve got listener show descriptions! And Paula’s half the woman she used to be... GUEST Jason Benetti White Sox and ESPN Play-by-Play Announcer HOUSE BAND Cory Springhorn, Nobody from Shoreview, MN Trumpet Sponsors: BetterHelp: Get 10% off your first month at betterhelp.com/paula Ritual: Get 10% off during your first three months at ritual.com/PAULA Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Should you be spending your isolation time binge-watching “The Tiger King?” The only reasonable way to find out is to hear Paula and Adam’s review of “Rocky III.” No, really. Also, you can bid on a stone from Rosa Parks’ shoe, and if that’s not enough.... MAILBAG! House Band Matt Butterfield from Johnston, Rhode Island Oboe BetterHelp: Get 10% off your first month at betterhelp.com/paula Beach Body: A special free trial membership when you text PAULA to 303030 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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No, really. Alex Trebek is our guest and Carol Burnett is our surprise caller. Alex gives Paula sage advice about her new project: Hosting a game show! Speaking of games, Carol is just hoping to win our 100th Caller Contest (which would be awesome as far as Adam is concerned!). Guest Alex Trebek House Band Jackson Keith Cello Sponsors Beach Body: A special free trial membership forwhen you text PAULA to 303030 BetterHelp: Get 10% off your first month at betterhelp.com/paula Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices