Nobody Listens to Paula Poundstone

Yup, although we’re still recuperating from last year’s “Hot Frosty,” we jump right back into holiday movie magic with this year’s hit from the Jonas Brothers. What we found… might surprise you. And Merry Christmas to all! HOUSE BAND Lisa Ford Hirayama SPONSORS For a limited time, save on the perfect gift by visiting AuraFrames.com to get $35 off Aura’s best-selling Carver Mat frames - named #1 by Wirecutter - by using promo code PAULA at checkout To get 15% off your next gift, go to UNCOMMONGOODS.com/PAULA Treat yourself or someone you love to Honeylove this holiday season and right now you can save 20% at honeylove.com/PAULA Right now try your first bag for just $14.99 and get a free cat toy at PrettyLitter.com/paula Eat smart at FactorMeals.com/paula50off and use code paula50off to get 50% off your first box, plus Free Breakfast for 1 Year Go to Quince.com/nobody for free shipping on your order and three hundred and sixty-five-day returns Go to Helixsleep.com/paula for 20-27% Off Sitewide - exclusive for listeners of Nobody Listens To Paula Poundstone Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Join Bonnie Burns (Paula Poundstone’s manager, aka “Captain Crinkle”), Paula Poundstone, Adam Felber, and Toni Anita Hull for America’s #1 comedy advice mini-sode and climbing the charts. This week: Listeners weigh-in with their comments. Need advice? We are here to help solve your problems.  Ask a question and we’ll give you an answer.  Maybe we aren’t qualified, but we answer anyway.  Listen at your own risk.  New episode every Thursday. Email us at dearcrinkle@gmail.com.  #dearcrinkle #PaulaPoundstone #CaptainCrinkle #ComedyPodcast #ComedyAdvice #nobodylistenstopaulapoundstone #NLTPP #BonnieBurns #AdamFelber #Glassbox #adviceminisode #bonnieburnsproducer #bonnieburnsmanager #bestadviceinamerica #climbing the charts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It’s just us, hanging out as a family for once. Playing games (“Who Am I?”) and receiving visitors (“Mailbag!”). What could possibly go wrong? HOUSE BAND Eric Wolff SPONSORS For a limited time, save on the perfect gift by visiting AuraFrames.com to get $35 off Aura’s best-selling Carver Mat frames - named #1 by Wirecutter - by using promo code PAULA at checkout To get 15% off your next gift, go to UNCOMMONGOODS.com/PAULA Treat yourself or someone you love to Honeylove this holiday season and right now you can save 20% at honeylove.com/PAULA Right now try your first bag for just $14.99 and get a free cat toy at PrettyLitter.com/paula Eat smart at FactorMeals.com/paula50off and use code paula50off to get 50% off your first box, plus Free Breakfast for 1 Year Go to Quince.com/nobody for free shipping on your order and three hundred and sixty-five-day returns Go to Helixsleep.com/paula for 20-27% Off Sitewide - exclusive for listeners of Nobody Listens To Paula Poundstone Weekend Flash Sale December 12 2025 → December 14, 2025 25% Off Sitewide Cyber Monday Sale: Extended December 15 2025 → December 22, 2025 20% Off Sitewide Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

You’ve got the questions, we’ve got the answers:  Join Bonnie Burns (Paula Poundstone’s manager, aka “Captain Crinkle”), Paula Poundstone, Adam Felber, and Toni Anita Hull for America’s #1 comedy advice mini-sode and climbing the charts. This week: Crazy questions from a girlfriend, Should I move to Chicago? and My wife didn’t say anything – am I weird?  Need advice? Email us at dearcrinkle@gmail.com.  #dearcrinkle #PaulaPoundstone #CaptainCrinkle #ComedyPodcast #ComedyAdvice #nobodylistenstopaulapoundstone #NLTPP #BonnieBurns #AdamFelber #Glassbox #adviceminisode #bonnieburnsproducer #bonnieburnsmanager #bestadviceinamerica #climbing the charts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Is improv useful for something BESIDES Adam’s resumé? Author/expert Kat Koppett is here to talk about applied improvisation and lead our group to better communication! And then, it’s time to weed out the info from the disinformation: “Paula’s Fact-Finding Fiesta” returns! GUEST Kat Koppett Applied Improv Pioneer, Author & Consultant koppett.com HOUSE BAND Ron Bellamy SPONSORS For a limited time, save on the perfect gift by visiting AuraFrames.com to get $35 off Aura’s best-selling Carver Mat frames - named #1 by Wirecutter - by using promo code PAULA at checkout To get 15% off your next gift, go to UNCOMMONGOODS.com/PAULA Treat yourself or someone you love to Honeylove this holiday season and right now you can save 20% at honeylove.com/PAULA Right now try your first bag for just $14.99 and get a free cat toy at PrettyLitter.com/paula Eat smart at FactorMeals.com/paula50off and use code paula50off to get 50% off your first box, plus Free Breakfast for 1 Year Go to Quince.com/nobody for free shipping on your order and three hundred and sixty-five-day returns Use code PAULA at ⁠jonesroadbeauty.com⁠ to get a Free Cool Gloss with your first purchase! #JonesRoadBeauty #ad Go to Helixsleep.com/paula for 20-27% Off Sitewide - exclusive for listeners of Nobody Listens To Paula Poundstone Cyber Monday Sale: Extended December 10 2025 →December 11, 2025: 20% Off Sitewide Weekend Flash Sale December 12 2025 →December 14, 2025: 25% Off Sitewide Cyber Monday Sale: Extended December 15 2025 → December 22, 2025: 20% Off Sitewide Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Join Bonnie Burns (Paula Poundstone’s manager, aka “Captain Crinkle”), Paula Poundstone, Adam Felber, and Toni Anita Hull for America’s #1 comedy advice mini-sode and climbing the charts. This week’s problems: Who knew she could be such a fool? Where ‘em or scare ‘em, and sick of stepping in poop.    Need advice? Email your problems to dearcrinkle@gmail.com.  #dearcrinkle #PaulaPoundstone #CaptainCrinkle #ComedyPodcast #ComedyAdvice #nobodylistenstopaulapoundstone #NLTPP #BonnieBurns #AdamFelber #Glassbox #adviceminisode #bonnieburnsproducer #bonnieburnsmanager #bestadviceinamerica #climbing the charts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What’s up with the explosion of online sports betting? Is it awesome? Or really really not awesome? Mike Pesca breaks down the odds. And then, gear up for the holidays with a festive edition of “Toni’s Craft Corner!” GUEST Mike Pesca THE GIST HOUSE BAND Earl Levine SPONSORS For a limited time, save on the perfect gift by visiting AuraFrames.com to get $35 off Aura’s best-selling Carver Mat frames - named #1 by Wirecutter - by using promo code PAULA at checkout To get 15% off your next gift, go to UNCOMMONGOODS.com/PAULA Treat yourself or someone you love to Honeylove this holiday season and right now you can save 20% at honeylove.com/PAULA Right now try your first bag for just $14.99 and get a free cat toy at PrettyLitter.com/paula Eat smart at FactorMeals.com/paula50off and use code paula50off to get 50% off your first box, plus Free Breakfast for 1 Year Go to Quince.com/nobody for free shipping on your order and three hundred and sixty-five-day returns Go to Helixsleep.com/paula for 27% Off Sitewide - exclusive for listeners of Nobody Listens To Paula Poundstone Use code PAULA at jonesroadbeauty.com to get a Free Cool Gloss with your first purchase! #JonesRoadBeauty #ad Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Join Bonnie Burns (Paula Poundstone’s manager, aka “Captain Crinkle”), Paula Poundstone, Adam Felber and Toni Anita Hull for America’s #1 comedy advice mini-sode and climbing the charts. This week’s problems: “Gobble gobble – turkey turkey:  “How do I tell that guy not to bring a turkey roll!?”  Tired of squatting, and a family on their stupid flat thing.  Need advice?  We’re here to help.  Email us at dearcrinkle@gmail.com.  #dearcrinkle #PaulaPoundstone #CaptainCrinkle #ComedyPodcast #ComedyAdvice #nobodylistenstopaulapoundstone #NLTPP #BonnieBurns #AdamFelber #Glassbox #adviceminisode #bonnieburnsproducer #bonnieburnsmanager #bestadviceinamerica #climbing the charts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What’s the good word? We don’t know, but author/journalist/immersive adventurer Stefan Fatsis does, especially after embedding himself at Merriam Webster! And as Thanksgiving approaches, be thankful that you haven’t experienced these Worst Thanksgivings Ever! GUEST Stefan Fatsis Unabridged The Thrill of (and Threat to) the  Modern Dictionary  bystefanfatsis.com HOUSE BAND JP Stohrer SPONSORS To get 15% off your next gift, go to UNCOMMON GOODS dot com slash PAULA Save 20% Off Honeylove by going to honeylove.com/PAULA! #honeylovepod Save 20% on your FIRST order and get a free cat toy at PrettyLitter.com/paula Eat smart at FactorMeals.com/paula50off and use code paula50off to get 50% off your first box, plus Free Breakfast for 1 Year Use code PAULA at jonesroadbeauty.com to get a Free Cool Gloss with your first purchase! #JonesRoadBeauty #ad Go to Quince.com/nobody for free shipping on your order and three hundred and sixty-five -day returnsGo to Helixsleep.com/paula for 27% Off Sitewide - exclusive for listeners of Nobody Listens To Paula Poundstone Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Join Bonnie Burns (Paula Poundstone’s manager, aka “Captain Crinkle”), Paula Poundstone, Adam Felber and Toni Anita Hull for America’s #1 comedy advice mini-sode and climbing the charts. This week’s problems: Outgrowing friends, Women trying to undermine women, and using your roommate’s t-shirts to blow your nose. Need advice?  Want to try something new? Email your problems to dearcrinkle@gmail.com.  #dearcrinkle #PaulaPoundstone #CaptainCrinkle #ComedyPodcast #ComedyAdvice #nobodylistenstopaulapoundstone #NLTPP #BonnieBurns #AdamFelber #Glassbox #adviceminisode #bonnieburnsproducer #bonnieburnsmanager #bestadviceinamerica #climbing the charts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Do revolutions work without getting all shooty? Or even slappy? Do they work better? Author Maria Stephan has done ALL the research. And our favorite sailor comes ashore to host our favorite game - it’s “Land Ho! with Toni Anita Hull.” GUEST Maria Stephan Why Civil Resistance Works: The Strategic Logic of Nonviolent Conflict HOUSE BAND Lindsey Goodman LindseyGoodman.com SPONSORS To get 15% off your next gift, go to UNCOMMON GOODS dot com slash PAULA Save 20% Off Honeylove by going to honeylove.com/PAULA! #honeylovepod Save 20% on your FIRST order and get a free cat toy at PrettyLitter.com/paula Eat smart at FactorMeals.com/paula50off and use code paula50off to get 50% off your first box, plus Free Breakfast for 1 Year Use code PAULA at jonesroadbeauty.com to get a Free Cool Gloss with your first purchase! #JonesRoadBeauty #adGo to Quince.com/nobody for free shipping on your order and three hundred and sixty-five -day returns! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Join Bonnie Burns (Paula Poundstone’s manager, aka “Captain Crinkle”), Paula Poundstone and Adam Felber for sage advice on America’s #1 comedy advice mini-sode and climbing the charts. This week’s problems: “My doctor is ignorant about nutrition,” “A guy in a ski mask almost assaulted me,” and listeners’ advice for the special ed teacher. Need advice? Email us @dearcrinkle@gmail.com. We are happy to help. New episode every Thursday.  #dearcrinkle #PaulaPoundstone #CaptainCrinkle #ComedyPodcast #ComedyAdvice #nobodylistenstopaulapoundstone #NLTPP #BonnieBurns #AdamFelber #Glassbox #adviceminisode #bonnieburnsproducer #bonnieburnsmanager #bestadviceinamerica. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Need a new nose? Or a foot? Or a kidney? What’s the history and the state-of-the-art in new parts? Returning champion Mary Roach, author of “Replaceable You” is here to give us an estimate! And then, take those new parts out to meet people - it’s our “Icebreakers!” GUEST Mary Roach Replaceable You: Adventures in Human Anatomy maryroach.net HOUSE BAND Trudianne Temple SPONSORS To get 15% off your next gift, go to UNCOMMON GOODS dot com slash PAULA Save 20% Off Honeylove by going to honeylove.com/PAULA! #honeylovepod Save 20% on your FIRST order and get a free cat toy at PrettyLitter.com/paula Eat smart at FactorMeals.com/paula50off and use code paula50off to get 50% off your first box, plus Free Breakfast for 1 Year Use code PAULA at jonesroadbeauty.com to get a Free Cool Gloss with your first purchase! #JonesRoadBeauty #ad Go to Quince.com/nobody for free shipping on your order and three hundred and sixty-five -day returns! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Join Captain Crinkle (Bonnie Burns - Paula Poundstone’s manager), Paula Poundstone, Adam Felber, and Toni Anita Hull for unqualified sage advice on America’s #1 comedy advice mini-sode and climbing the charts. This week’s conundrums: “My boyfriend won’t kiss me just because I have a cold. I don't kiss other people so how would I have gotten it if it did?”  “Where’s my thank you note for the wedding gift?” and what to do if you’re always the one who hosts the brunch.  Need advice? In a quandary?  Don’t know where to turn? Email us @dearcrinkle@gmail.com. New episode every Thursday.  #dearcrinkle #PaulaPoundstone #CaptainCrinkle #ComedyPodcast #ComedyAdvice #nobodylistenstopaulapoundstone #NLTPP #BonnieBurns #AdamFelber #Glassbox #adviceminisode #bonnieburnsproducer #bonnieburnsmanager #bestadviceinamerica. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As the weather changes, we snuggle in for a Family Game Night, complete with Password, Mailbag, and thinly-veiled cutthroat competitive fervor. Plus, we finish “Romancing Mr. Bridgerton,” so that’s one less thing to fight about over the holidays! HOUSE BAND David Bragger SPONSORS To get 15% off your next gift, go to UNCOMMON GOODS dot com slash PAULA Save 20% Off Honeylove by going to honeylove.com/PAULA! #honeylovepod Save 20% on your FIRST order and get a free cat toy at PrettyLitter.com/paula Eat smart at FactorMeals.com/paula50off and use code paula50off to get 50% off your first box, plus Free Breakfast for 1 Year Use code PAULA at jonesroadbeauty.com to get a Free Cool Gloss with your first purchase! #JonesRoadBeauty #ad Go to Quince.com/nobody for free shipping on your order and three hundred and sixty-five -day returns! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 climbing the charts. This week’s problems: Holiday gift for a judgmental mother-in-law, Should a special education teacher quit or suffer, and Updates for "the open drawer caper". Need advice? Email us @dearcrinkle@gmail.com. New episode every Thursday.  #dearcrinkle #PaulaPoundstone #CaptainCrinkle #ComedyPodcast #ComedyAdvice #nobodylistenstopaulapoundstone #NLTPP #BonnieBurns #AdamFelber #Glassbox #adviceminisode #bonnieburnsproducer #bonnieburnsmanager #bestadviceinamerica. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Our favorite guest is back, and this time she’s answering all the bug questions that have been bugging you. And then prepare for more bugs - it’s Garden Time with Captain Crinkle!” GUEST Dr. Eleanor Spicer-Rice spicerrice.com HOUSE BAND Eric Wolff SPONSORS Apply now at LiveKindred.com and use code PAULA to join for free & earn 5 nights of travel credit just for signing up. Go to helixsleep.com/paula for 20% Off Sitewide Save 20% Off Honeylove by going to honeylove.com/PAULA! #honeylovepod Save 20% on your FIRST order and get a free cat toy at PrettyLitter.com/paula Eat smart at FactorMeals.com/paula50off and use code paula50off to get 50% off your first box, plus Free Breakfast for 1 Year Use code PAULA at jonesroadbeauty.com to get a Free Cool Gloss with your first purchase! #JonesRoadBeauty #ad Get 25% Off @CowboyColostrum with code PAULA at cowboycolostrum.com. #CowboyColostrumPod Go to Quince.com/nobody for free shipping on your order and three hundred and sixty-five -day returns! Get 35% off your entire order at ⁠⁠Lolablankets.com⁠⁠ by using code NOBODY at checkout. Experience the world’s #1 blanket with Lola Blankets. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Join Captain Crinkle (Bonnie Burns - Paula Poundstone’s manager), Paula Poundstone, Adam Felber, and Toni Anita Hull for sage advice on America’s #1 comedy advice mini-sode and climbing the charts. This week’s problems: Yikes with the hairdresser, “Can my nipples show?” and an update on corkage fees.  Need advice? Email us @dearcrinkle@gmail.com. New episode every Thursday.  #dearcrinkle #PaulaPoundstone #CaptainCrinkle #ComedyPodcast #ComedyAdvice #nobodylistenstopaulapoundstone #NLTPP #BonnieBurns #AdamFelber #Glassbox #adviceminisode #bonnieburnsproducer #bonnieburnsmanager #bestadviceinamerica. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Paula springs another surprise on us - the return of California Hamster Association President John Jacobson, this time to tell us all about the shoebill bird, because… oh, an explanation would be pointless! And then, a brand new smash-hit game: “What Do You Do?” GUEST John Jacobson HOUSE BAND Alison Lewis SPONSORS Apply now at LiveKindred.com and use code PAULA to join for free & earn 5 nights of travel credit just for signing up. Go to helixsleep.com/paula for 20% Off Sitewide Save 20% Off Honeylove by going to honeylove.com/PAULA! #honeylovepod Save 20% on your FIRST order and get a free cat toy at PrettyLitter.com/paula Eat smart at FactorMeals.com/paula50off and use code paula50off to get 50% off your first box, plus Free Breakfast for 1 Year Use code PAULA at jonesroadbeauty.com to get a Free Cool Gloss with your first purchase! #JonesRoadBeauty #ad Get 25% Off @CowboyColostrum with code PAULA at cowboycolostrum.com. #CowboyColostrumPod Go to Quince.com/nobody for free shipping on your order and three hundred and sixty-five -day returns! Get 35% off your entire order at ⁠⁠Lolablankets.com⁠⁠ by using code NOBODY at checkout. Experience the world’s #1 blanket with Lola Blankets. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Join Captain Crinkle (Bonnie Burns - Paula Poundstone’s manager), Paula Poundstone, Adam Felber, and Toni Anita Hull as they offer advice on some of life’s most perplexing problems. This week: A neat freak, An MBA student made to feel stupid, and a kitty who might be a pity.   Need advice? We’d love to help improve your life. Email us @dearcrinkle@gmail.com.  New episode every Thursday.   #dearcrinkle #PaulaPoundstone #CaptainCrinkle #ComedyPodcast #ComedyAdvice #nobodylistenstopaulapoundstone #NLTPP #BonnieBurns #AdamFelber #Glassbox #adviceminisode #bonnieburnsproducer #bonnieburnsmanager #bestadviceinamerica. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices