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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
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Ep 190 - The Oyster is Your World
Is it possible to love someone or something that you know almost nothing about? It’s VERY possible if we’re talking about oysters. But today we’re going to fix…
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Ep 189 - The Climes They Are a-Changin’
Ep 189 - The Climes They Are a-Changin’ What’s driving climate change, and is the answer literally “Driving?” Paula and Adam welcome climate scientist Peter…
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Ep 188 - Patton Oswalt and Meredith Salenger go Outside the Actors Studio
What? You read the title. Shouldn’t that be enough? Meredith and Patton, who now have a podcast of their own (“Did You Get My Text”) are here, and they’re…
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Ep 187 - Decrypting Crypto
Are you as confused about cryptocurrency as we are? Well, we’ve booked returning champion Jill Schlesinger to explain it all for us! At least, that’s the plan…
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Ep 186 - Project Funway
You what’s totally in right now? Well, we don’t. We don’t have a clue. Fortunately, we DO have fashion designer Hogan McLaughlin on hand to school Paula and…
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Ep 185 - Paula’s Podcast of Horror!
Sure, the only thing we have to fear is fear itself. But fear itself can be pretty damned scary! What is fear? What’s it good for (besides Stephen King’s bank…
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Ep 184 - This Is The Story Of The Hurricane
You know what really blows? Hurricanes! And we’ve got the Hurricane Man himself, Josh Morgerman, to tell us all about the most destructive of all storm systems…
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Ep 183 - Henry Winkler Goes Outside the Actor’s Studio
He might play an acting teacher on “Barry,” but tonight Henry Winkler actually gets to teach the craft to Paula. Yes, you read that right - we’ve got The Fonz…
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Ep 182 - The Money of Colors
The thing about priceless art is that there is always a price. But who decides what that price is? And how do the deciders decide what they decide? For what…
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Ep 181 - Between The Rock and “Love Hard” Place
Our holiday movie festival continues with a review of another Netflix Original, “Red Notice.” Are The Rock and Ryan Reynolds worth all that money? Is the movie…
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Ep 180 - The Fall of the RomCom Empire
On a Very Special Holiday Episode, Paula and Adam review a brand new movie so you can decide whether to brighten your holiday with it or not. The movie? The…
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Ep 179 - We Serve You Billie Jean King!
Yes, you read it right. Billie Jean King - tennis legend, women’s sports pioneer, activist and social icon… she’s on the show! Also, if there’s time, we’ll get…
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Ep 178 - Lit Crit - Hit It or Quit It?
Our beloved Book Club has already featured one Great Novel that was kind of a snooze, and one International Bestseller that completely sucked. But who’s to…
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Ep 177 - It’s Our 177th Episode!!
Wow! Episode 177 - what a milestone! We kick off the celebration with some big birds - crows, to be precise. Ornithologist Dr. Brian O’Shea drops by to fill us…
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Ep 176 - Stacks and Stones
If this “comedy” thing doesn’t work out for her, could Paula make it as a librarian? Adam may think he already has that answer, but the only opinion that…
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Ep 175 - Fiona Hill Told You So
Remember the impeachment? No, the first one. The one where the former president told Ukraine, “Nice country. Shame if anything should happen to it…” Yes, that…
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Ep 174 - Our Ethics Investigation
Yes, your favorite podcast is caught up in an ethics investigation… in that we are investigating ethics! UCLA Philosophy Professor Pamela Hieronymi is here to…
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Ep 173 - How Doesn’t Your Garden Grow?
When it comes to tending our gardens, Paula and Adam have two left thumbs. Each. So, a total of four non-green thumbs. But MSU’s Dr. Nate Walton is here to…
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Ep 172 - I Screen, You Screen, We All Screen…
Paula’s been sounding the alarm about screen addiction for years, but nobody listened, because, well, nobody listens to Paula Poundstone. Also we were too busy…
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Ep 171: The One with Jon Lovett
Jon Lovett, from the wonderful “Pod Save America” and “Lovett or Leave It” podcasts takes a break from podcasting to be on our podcast! And what do we talk…
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Ep 170 - John Cleese is On This Show!
The legendary John Cleese joins us for In— Wait, why are you even reading this? John Cleese is on this show! Go listen to it! It’s John Cleese, fer godsakes!…
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Ep 169 - Difficult People (not us!)
We’re going back into the world after a long pandemic. And it’s great. Except… how do we deal with… you know… people? Dr. Jonathan Bowman returns to the show…
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Ep 168 - Filling Our Tank
We all think, but only some of us are paid to do so in a tank. What IS a think tank? Are their good tanks and bad tanks? Do they come with cute miniatures of…
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Ep 167 - A Money Thing Happened on the Way to the Podcast
Should Paula try to pick up that hard-to-get-at dime? Okay, and should she audit the Fed? Emmy and Gracie Award-winning Business Analyst Jill Schlesinger is…
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Ep 166 - Feelin’ Groomy
Paula loves her pets, of course, and you can’t put a price tag on love — or can you!? Can she turn her pet fancy into a fancy career as a dog groomer? Pro…
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Ep 165 - Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Poundstone
As much as Paula and Adam might like to, they can’t actually go to school at Hogwarts. But they can go to school about Hogwarts - Dr. Adriane Ivey teaches a…
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Ep 164 - Secrets of the Master Debaters
Everyone knows we’re “more divided than ever,” and everyone’s arguing these days, but nobody seems to be GOOD at it. We all seem to suck at convincing people…
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Ep 163 - I Must Tell The Birds…
Pigeons! Are they dirty, filthy, disgusting rats with wings? Or are they our clever, feathery friends whom we created to be our urban pals? Our dear friend Dr…
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Ep 162: Suddenly, Last Summer
Paula and Adam are heading out on vacation, but they wanted to leave you all with Something Old and Something New. First, as “Jeopardy” finally chooses its new…
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Ep 161 - Lonely? You’re Not Alone!
A lot of us are lonely these days. Hm. We wonder why. Is there some kind of profoundly isolating world event going on? But whether you’re lonely in a crowd or…
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Ep 160 - In the Land of Dicks, See?
We reckon it’s a time for reckoning, and General (and Professor) Ty Seidule is here to help us reckon with America’s most dubious Confederate monuments. And if…
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Ep. 159: CTRL + F9
Should you drive off your quarantine cliff and go to the movie theatre to see “F9”? Paula and Adam review not "Fate of the Furious", "Furious 7", or "Fast &…
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Ep 158 - Royal Pains
It’s time to say “Yaaas Queen… um… Elizabeth. Your Majesty.” Because we’re talking about the Royals with someone who should know, one of the reigning queens of…
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Ep 157 - The Witching Hour
What’s witchcraft? And which witchcraft? Wiccan witchcraft? Why? Well, because we have Dr. Tanya Luhrman from Stanford University here to tell us what’s what…
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Ep 156 - Don't Touch That Trial!
Paula finally finds good use for her “Perry Mason” addiction when she discusses law, both real and - well - Perry Mason-y with former US Attorney and host of…
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Ep 155 - Pew Will Buy?
We’re featuring the results of some VERY big surveys. First, we’ve got Claudia Deane, VP of research at the Pew Research Center, here to tell us all about how…
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Ep 154 - Suffragette Succotash
Now that the US Mint is suddenly interested in putting “significant women” on coins, how much do we know about the first significant woman to be coined?…
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Ep 153 - Outside the Actor’s Studio with Jane Lynch
Who can put Paula through the rigorous acting coaching she needs? How about if the amazing Jane Lynch dons her trademark tracksuit and puts Paula through her…
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Ep 152 - Mime is Money
Could Paula make it in the high-stakes world of professional pantomime? Peter Daniel Straus, AKA Pierre the Mime, walks through the wind to get to our Career…
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Ep 151 - The Meaning of Meaning
What do words mean and how do their meanings change over time and why is “might” one of the most complicated and interesting words out there? USC’s Deniz Rudin…
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Ep 150 - Coming Soon to Your Aria
We’ve had a singing lesson, a harmony lesson, and Paula can play one song on the glockenspiel. Clearly she’s ready for the logical next step: Grand opera! The…
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Ep 149 - OCD and U
What is OCD? More importantly, why is OCD? And what can you do to stop doing that thing you can’t stop doing? Michelle Massi, the director of Anxiety Therapy…
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Ep 148: Gone Vishin’
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…
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Ep 147 - Look Out Below (Decks)!
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…
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Ep 146 - You Can’t Handle The Tooth!
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…
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Ep 145 - Pushing Up (More) Daisies
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…
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Ep 144 - You Don’t Snooze, You Lose
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…
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Ep 143 - A Hot Pile of Garbage!
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…
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Ep 142 - Great Expectorations
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…
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Ep 141 - Is You Being Served?
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…
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Ep 140 - It’s Migraine And I’ll Cry If I Want To
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…
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Ep 139 - Cult Classics
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…
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Ep 138 - Nobody Listens to Polar Poundstone
Does Paula have what it takes to be a polar explorer? Actual polar explorer Ann Bancroft drops by to tell us what it’s like up there, and give us the skinny on…
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Ep 137 - Dying is Easy; Taxes are Hard
If death and taxes are the two certainties, why are taxes so much more complicated to do? USC Professor Nicolas Duquette returns to walk us the the ins, outs…
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Ep 136 - Outside the Actors Studio with Betsy Brandt
Paula’s extreme “Breaking Bad” jones is satisfied by an appearance from none other than Marie Schrader - actress Betsy Brandt comes by to serve as our acting…
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Ep 135 - Species in Pieces
What is biodiversity, why is it important, and does it have a beat you can dance to? Dr. Lauren Oakes comes by to tell us why diversity isn’t just for humans…
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Ep 134 - Paula Masters Space and Time
How can Paula make the best use of her time? How can Adam de-clutter his space? Efficiency expert Gwynnae Byrd helps us unravel the secrets of managing our…
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Ep 133 - Judy Woodruff and the 100th Caller
How do you report information in the disinformation age? Judy Woodruff tells us the truth about lies. Plus - Book Club! The first rule of Book Club is “Choose…
Nobody Listens to Paula PoundstoneFormer President Trump's Press Conference.
Today we are live in front of the Gator Christian Church off the I-95 in Florida for Former President Trump's first press conference since leaving office…
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Ep 132 — Drop Science, Not Bombs
Wait - so flies are deadly to soldiers, but maggots are good for them? And why is it so hard to find a donor for a genital transplant these days? Mary Roach…