Nobody Listens to Paula Poundstone Lipstick Nancy, Inc. & Glassbox Media

What’s your dog trying to tell you? Besides “feed me!” What’s your cat trying to say, besides “I outrank you?”. Dr. Eleanor Spicer-Rice is back to translate petspeak! And then - What’s black and white and largely nonsensical? Answer: The transcript of a new round of The Poundstone Riddle Invitational!

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Dr. Eleanor Spicer-Rice
@espicerrice on instagram
Your Pets Secret Lives: The Truth Behind Your Pets' Wildest Behaviors

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Earl Levine
bandlab.com 

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Virtual people are starting to pop up everywhere, but this year the pushback was led by George Carlin’s daughter Kelly, who had her “dad’s”new comedy special” removed from circulation. And now she’s here to tell us about it. Plus - brace yourself for a fresh-baked batch of your feedback from our Mailbag!
 
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Kelly Carlin
thekellycarlinsite.com

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Andra Bohnet
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Ep 305 - Learning About Learning with David Steiner
It’s been 2 decades since President George W Bush had the courage to ask the question, “Is our children learning?” So now, all the years later, we must have the courage to ask the followup: Well, has they? Is our children learned? We’ve got the Executive Director of the Johns Hopkins Institute for Education Policy David Steiner here to help us understand why they is or has not. And speaking of learning, it’s time to explore Lithuania, on Toni and Bonnie’s Oral Report.

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David Steiner, PhD
Executive Director, Johns Hopkins Institute for Education Policy education.jhu.edu/directory/david-steiner-phd/
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Maria Caswell - Baroque Violin
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It turns out the wealth gap in this country isn’t just between us and Joe Rogan. It’s everywhere, and we’ve got author Matthew Desmond here to discuss the dynamics between the haves, the have-nots, and the have-a-podcasts. And then, get set for a crafty Mother’s Day - it’s a very special Toni’s Craft Corner!

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Matthew Desmond
matthewdesmondbooks.com
matthewdesmond.scholar.princeton.edu

HOUSE BAND
Logan Moss

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Author Jonathan Taplin is here to talk about his book, “The End of Reality” and the four billionaires who are trying to bring on that end. And speaking of ends, we’re on the receiving end of your thoughts, and they go straight to our head. It’s “Mailbag! Concussion Edition.”

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Jonathan Taplin
jontaplin.com

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Casey Bozell
@keepclassicalweird

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We’ve got former US attorney and author of “Attack from Within,” Barb McQuade here to give us all the info on disinfo! And once you’ve gotten the word, how about 10 more? It’s Password: Part Deux!

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Barbara McQuade
barbaramcquade.com

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Lisa Ford Hirayama
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