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Nobody Listens to Paula Poundstone
Join Paula Poundstone, co-host Adam Felber and a long list of characters, real and imaginary, on Nobody Listens To Paula Poundstone, a podcast taking the fun of a late-night show, the wit of a public radio show, and the knowledge of a guest expert while setting the volume to the max. Acerbic yet infectiously funny, Nobody Listens To Paula Poundstone invites listeners into the audience of this absolutely ludicrous variety show, if they can follow along…or not.
Episodes
Nobody Listens to Paula PoundstoneDear Crinkle Episode 55: SPECIAL EDITION – RELATIONSHIP ISSUES Starring Never the Bride, High School Host and special guest Overexposed
Join Captain Crinkle (Bonnie Burns - Paula Poundstone’s manager), Paula Poundstone, Adam Felber and Toni Anita Hull for their unqualified advice on America’s…
Nobody Listens to Paula PoundstoneEp. 373: Getting (the) Rich with Evan Osnos
The super-rich are just like us, right? Um… about that… we’ve got Evan Osnos, author of “The Haves and Have Yachts” here to enrich our knowledge. And then…
Nobody Listens to Paula PoundstoneDear Crinkle Episode 54: Smokes pot or not. Miss my friend, and push back on teens drinking.
Join Captain Crinkle (Bonnie Burns - Paula Poundstone’s manager), Paula Poundstone, Adam Felber and Toni Anita Hull on America’s #1 comedy advice mini-sode and…
Nobody Listens to Paula PoundstoneEp 372: Bill McKibben Brings the Sun
If there’s hope for the planet, it may be in 1) the sun, and 2) older people? Bill McKibbon explains as Sun Day approaches! And then… prepare to be slimed-…
Nobody Listens to Paula PoundstoneDear Crinkle Episode 53: SPECIAL EDITION – MYSTERY BOX. Starring: Trucker’s pee, Cancer thank you, and Update – Steve Burns advice.
Join Captain Crinkle (Bonnie Burns - Paula Poundstone’s manager), Paula Poundstone, Adam Felber and Toni Anita Hull on America’s #1 comedy advice mini-sode and…
Nobody Listens to Paula PoundstoneEP. 371: Career Corner with Innkeeper Scott Rice
In an increasingly unfunny world, could Paula transition her career into the exciting field of hospitality? Innkeeper Scott Rice puts her service to the test…
Nobody Listens to Paula PoundstoneDear Crinkle Ep 52: Worried he’s homophobic, Teenage drinking, and floaty Updates!
Join Captain Crinkle (Bonnie Burns - Paula Poundstone’s manager), Paula Poundstone, Adam Felber and Toni Anita Hull for advice on America’s #1 comedy advice…
Nobody Listens to Paula PoundstoneEP 370: Right and Wrong and Wright
We’ve got the whole family back together, and we’re making the most of it! First, it’s a deep dive into personal morality with “Paula Poundstone's…
Nobody Listens to Paula PoundstoneDEAR CRINKLE EPISODE 51: SPECIAL EDITION – NEEDS ADVICE. Starring: BISCUIT AND THE LITTER BOX, and GOLD COINS, NO COINS.
Join Captain Crinkle (Bonnie Burns - Paula Poundstone’s manager), Paula Poundstone and Adam Felber for advice from a completely unqualified group of advice…
Nobody Listens to Paula PoundstoneEp 369: Summer Movie Review Special: “Fantastic 4” via “Mamma Mia!”
How can you decide whether to see the new Fantastic 4 movie? Well, by hearing Paula and Adam’s review of that OTHER movie about three men, a woman, and her…
Nobody Listens to Paula PoundstoneDear Crinkle Episode 50: An Unpaid Personal Chef and a Purple Porcupine
Join Captain Crinkle (Bonnie Burns - Paula Poundstone’s manager), Paula Poundstone, and Adam Felber for advice from a completely unqualified group of advice…
Nobody Listens to Paula PoundstoneEp 368: Garden Time with… Robert Pavlis!
Yes, Captain Crinkle is our garden guru, but what if we want our plants to, like, live? We’ve got Robert Pavlis from GardenMyths.com on board to offer his…
Nobody Listens to Paula PoundstoneDear Crinkle Episode 49: Handcuffed to the bed, Can’t read the room, and an Update for the Big Sneezer.
Join Captain Crinkle (Bonnie Burns - Paula Poundstone’s manager), Paula Poundstone, Adam Felber, and our friend Toni Anita Hull for advice from a completely…
Nobody Listens to Paula PoundstoneEp 367: Advice for Advisors with Amy Dickinson!
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!…
Nobody Listens to Paula PoundstoneDear Crinkle Episode 48: Greedy Bastard, Dumb co-worker, and Updates!
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…
Nobody Listens to Paula PoundstoneEp 366: Calling HR with Peter Cappelli
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…
Nobody Listens to Paula PoundstoneDear Crinkle Episode 47: The Big Sneeze, The Big Cheater, and The Big Salty.
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…
Nobody Listens to Paula PoundstoneEp 365: Crypto-graphy with Molly White
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…
Nobody Listens to Paula PoundstoneDear Crinkle Episode 46:SPECIAL EDITION: “We Know/You Ask” starring a Theatre Admirer, Zero Nostalgia for Teenage Days, and Mrs. Encroacher.
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…
Nobody Listens to Paula PoundstoneEp 364: Our Hamster Expert on Hollywood!
California Hamster Association President John Jacobson returns - but to discuss the golden age of Hollywood! For some reason. And then, brace yourself for…
Nobody Listens to Paula PoundstoneDear Crinkle Episode 45: SPECIAL EDITION: “The Do-Gooder Show” ft. Help a Little Brother Out, Sad and Mad and Out of it at parties
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…
Nobody Listens to Paula PoundstoneEp 363: Floating through Venice with James McGregor
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…
Nobody Listens to Paula PoundstoneDear Crinkle, Episode 44: THAT FKR HAD AN AFFAIR, HOW ABOUT THOSE LAKERS? and THOSE SARDINES SMELL.
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…
Nobody Listens to Paula PoundstoneEp 362: The Art of Curling with Dean Gemmell
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…
Nobody Listens to Paula PoundstoneDear Crinkle 43: Family game night, Thwack them in the face, and Homework mistake.
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…
Nobody Listens to Paula PoundstoneEp 361: Three’s Company?
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…
Nobody Listens to Paula PoundstoneDear Crinkle Episode 42: SPECIAL EDITION: “This and That.” Starring: Will the Boat Float? Anxious Student Driver, and Viagra.
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…
Nobody Listens to Paula PoundstoneEp 360: Cult Culture with Jane Borden
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…
Nobody Listens to Paula PoundstoneDear Crinkle Episode 41: Stuck in the swamp, A dear friend takes a turn, and An impatient painter!
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…
Nobody Listens to Paula PoundstoneEp 359: We Are Indivisible with Ezra Levin
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…
Nobody Listens to Paula PoundstoneDear Crinkle Episode 40: SPECIAL EDITION: “We’ve got Problems!” Starring: A devil of a dog, My grandson is a Trumper, and Dressing for success!
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…
Nobody Listens to Paula PoundstoneEp. 358 - Cartoonist Tom Toro joins “Career Corner”
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…
Nobody Listens to Paula PoundstoneDear 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…
Nobody Listens to Paula PoundstoneEp 357: Games People (Barely Know How To) Play
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…
Nobody Listens to Paula PoundstoneDear Crinkle 38: Slinging the slang, An Old White guy, and Biding time at Work.
Join Paula Poundstone’s manager, Bonnie Burns (Captain Crinkle), Paula Poundstone, Adam Felber, and former pod producer Toni Anita Hull for Captain Crinkle’s…
Nobody Listens to Paula PoundstoneEp 356 - Career Corner with City Planner Deborah Kahen
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…
Nobody Listens to Paula PoundstoneCrinkle Ep 37: Stuck in a rut, Not a medium Medium and Smells bad.
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…
Nobody Listens to Paula PoundstoneEp 355 - Dr. Eleanor Spicer Rice and the Deadliest Big Cats
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…
Nobody Listens to Paula PoundstoneCrinkle Ep 36:SPECIAL EDITION: Should I Stay or Should I Go ft. Unbuckling pants, Bad kissers, and Eye rolling.
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…
Nobody Listens to Paula PoundstoneEp 354 - The Mystery Guest
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…
Nobody Listens to Paula PoundstoneCrinkle Ep 35: SPECIAL EDITION: Bad Stuff that Happens, ft. Menopause, Dealing with grief and Parents or a dog.
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…
Nobody Listens to Paula PoundstoneEp 353 - Mo’ Money, Less Problems with Shannah Game
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…
Nobody Listens to Paula PoundstoneDear Crinkle Ep 34: Screen Nazi, Red-faced and worried, Cold butt when I sit.
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…
Nobody Listens to Paula PoundstoneEp 352 - The Raw (Milk) Truth with Madeleine Aggeler
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…
Nobody Listens to Paula PoundstoneDear Crinkle Ep 33: Special edition: Problems at work: Psychotic co-worker. A boss that’s a mess, and raising funds for LGBTQ.
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…
Nobody Listens to Paula PoundstoneEp. 351 - Password and Ethicspalooza!
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…
Nobody Listens to Paula PoundstoneDear 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…
Nobody Listens to Paula PoundstoneEp 350 - Falun Gong Dance Party with Dan Cummins
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…
Nobody Listens to Paula PoundstoneDear Crinkle Ep 31: Partner pees in jar, Picking up the check and Co-worker bugs the &!@*out of me.
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…
Nobody Listens to Paula PoundstoneEp 349 - Cussin’ and Swearin’ with Dr. Marissa Rhodes
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…
Nobody Listens to Paula PoundstoneDear Crinkle Ep 30: Saving face on FB, Brush crud and Kitten advice.
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…
Nobody Listens to Paula PoundstoneEp 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!…
Nobody Listens to Paula PoundstoneDear Crinkle Ep 29: A double-dipper and a jilted wife.
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…
Nobody Listens to Paula PoundstoneEp 347- Finding Your Drive with Daniel Pink
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…
Nobody Listens to Paula PoundstoneDear Crinkle Ep 28: Five-year-old daughter quandary. When do I charge for classes? Fat shaming and meat sticks.
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…
Nobody Listens to Paula PoundstoneEp 346 - Peter Adams on AI and Other Lies
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…
Nobody Listens to Paula PoundstoneDear Crinkle Ep 27: Anxiety sponge, Heartbroken Nana.
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…
Nobody Listens to Paula PoundstoneEp 345 - Kara Swisher vs. the Tech Bros
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…
Nobody Listens to Paula PoundstoneDear Crinkle Ep 26: Thong wedgie, Biological relatives, Controlling wife.
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…
Nobody Listens to Paula PoundstoneEp 344 - Talking to the KKK with Daryl Davis
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…