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Nobody Listens to Paula Poundstone Starburns Audio
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4.8 • 71 Ratings
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Nobody Listens To Paula Poundstone is like an out-of-control adult education class that meets in a treehouse. Paula Poundstone, Adam Felber, Captain Crinkle, Toni Anita Hull, and a gallimaufry of characters have dropped the rope ladder down for you to climb on up, and sit around the fire with them. Uh-oh into their treehouse.
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Ep 245 - Elaine Swann on Post-Pandemic Etiquette!
Of all the things Covid took from us, what we tend to ignore is our manners. How do we behave now that we haven’t HAD to behave for a couple of years? Returning champion Elaine Swann is here to school us on the niceties of niceties. Plus, for your information… it’s information! The long-awaited return of our Potluck Info Party.
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Elaine Swann
elaineswann.com
HOUSE BAND
Emily Verschoor-Kirss
emilyannevk.com
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Ep 244 - How to Vegan with Alyssa Fontaine
The endless dilemma for diet- and planet-conscious omnivores is this: “Okay, but I love _____! How do I replace that and still enjoy life?” Vegan nutritionist Alyssa Fontaine is here to walk us down the Garden Path. And speaking of garden paths, our own Bonnie Burns tries to green up the place with the return of “Garden Time with Captain Crinkle.” Or so she says…
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Alyssa Fontaine
alyssafontaine.com
@alyssafontainerd
facebook.com/alyssafontainerd
HOUSE BAND
Josh Honrud and the Vera Vocal Band
www.vera-vr.com
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Ep 243 - Congressional Ethics? with Paul Solis
“Congressional Ethics” sounds like an oxymoron, which is why Former Deputy Chief Counsel for the Office of Congressional Ethics Paul Solis’ old job is so important. And why some congressmen are trying eliminate it, naturally. He’s here to talk all about it. And after we unravel that riddle, it’s time for another round of the Poundstone Riddle Invitational - now with YOUR riddles!
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Paul Solis
Former Deputy Chief Counsel for the Office of Congressional Ethics
HOUSE BAND
Lindsay Everly
@lindsayeverly
lindsayeverly.com
Lindsay Everly - Spotify
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Ep 242 - We’d Like to Thank the Academy - No, Really!
The history of film is too long and deep to be captured by any one source… — plot twist! — OR IS IT!? We’ve got Randy Haberkamp, the EVP of the library and archives of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to talk about all the classic movies Adam won’t let Paula review. Plus, speaking of history, Toni and Bonnie buoy us all up when they lend their support to a particularly uplifting topic. It’s Bonnie and Toni’s Oral Report: The History of the Bra!
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Randy Haberkamp
Executive Vice President, Library, Archive and SciTech - Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
Margaret Herrick Library
@TheAcademy - Twitter
@theacademy - instagram
academymuseum.org
HOUSE BAND
Matt K Evans
mattkevansmusic@gmail.com
https://www.youtube.com/@mattevans3203/videos
https://soundcloud.com/mattkevans
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Ep 241 - It’s Exactly Rocket Science
Actual rocket scientist Julie Zingerman is here to tell us all about how to make a graceful exit from the Earth’s atmosphere and go bang, zoom, to the moon! And then we go somewhere arguably more dangerous, as Toni Anita Hull finally hits that local watering hole - it’s Toni’s Big Bar Adventure!
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Julie Zingerman
@juliezingman
HOUSE BAND
Kevin Kelso
kelsotunes.com
@kevtunes
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Ep 240 - (Cross) Checking In with a Flight Attendant
What’s it like on the front lines of in-flight passenger interaction? How do you deal with the angry guy in seat 17D? Why don’t they bring on ice that’s pre-chopped? Former flight attendant/instructor David Johnson flies in to answer our questions. Plus… dim the lights, slip on something comfortable, and think of that special someone in your life… and how much he/she loves bookmarks! It’s Toni’s Craft Corner: Valentine’s Edition.
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David Johnson
Former Flight Attendant
www.drjdigitalmedia.com
HOUSE BAND
Justin Berkobien
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Customer Reviews
SIDE SPLITTING COMEDY
Right when I thought you guys couldn't get any funnier
you pull this one out of the bag!
Love it
Always so funny! Love the book club.
Funny!
This collective of way-whacked-out-weirdos makes me chuckle. Paula Poundstone is very talented & funny.
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