343 episodes

In 2016, two friends—and author and a journalist--sat down to ride through the final weeks of the Presidential election by talking to the journalists covering it. They thought they were doing eight episodes. They were wrong. What started as a short trip has become a long and strange journey. They’ve gotten weird. They’ve made friends along the way. Mostly, the weird part, though.

Join #1 New York Times bestselling author Maureen Johnson, and legendary publisher of Punk Planet Magazine Dan Sinker as they digest the news each week. Says Who: it’s not a podcast—it’s a coping strategy.

Says Who‪?‬ Maureen Johnson and Dan Sinker

    • News
    • 4.9 • 354 Ratings

In 2016, two friends—and author and a journalist--sat down to ride through the final weeks of the Presidential election by talking to the journalists covering it. They thought they were doing eight episodes. They were wrong. What started as a short trip has become a long and strange journey. They’ve gotten weird. They’ve made friends along the way. Mostly, the weird part, though.

Join #1 New York Times bestselling author Maureen Johnson, and legendary publisher of Punk Planet Magazine Dan Sinker as they digest the news each week. Says Who: it’s not a podcast—it’s a coping strategy.

    DON'T GO IN THE BASEMENT

    DON'T GO IN THE BASEMENT

    Take our hand, SaysWhovia. Let’s go down the steps together.

    • 1 hr 5 min
    NEW YORK STATE OF MIND

    NEW YORK STATE OF MIND

    Get in the cab, SaysWhovia! We’re getting arrested!

    • 1 hr
    SNOOZEFLASH

    SNOOZEFLASH

    2024 has arrived, SaysWhovia. Don’t look it in the eyes.

    • 1 hr 2 min
    WOODCHIPPER

    WOODCHIPPER

    Into the chipper we go.

    • 1 hr 3 min
    THE LENTIL PRINCESS

    THE LENTIL PRINCESS

    Maureen writes another earworm.

    • 1 hr
    INCORPORATE THE INTERRUPTION

    INCORPORATE THE INTERRUPTION

    Neither Maureen or Dan are home which means that everything is going to go great

    • 1 hr 5 min

Customer Reviews

4.9 out of 5
354 Ratings

354 Ratings

JWPortland ,

A Highly Entertaining Show

I've been listening on and off for a year or so but have been a fan of Maureen's for a decade or so.

Dan is also great and the two have a really enjoyable rapport. If you want a current events show with some biting wit... Tune in!

Rachael<3Michael ,

Pretty Good

The show would be much better without the weird character voices. I always end up fast forwarding those parts because I can’t stand them. The rest of the show is great and very enjoyable.

TunafishTiger ,

Heathcliff! It’s me!

Maureen was such a fan of the Worst Idea Of All Time podcast that she stumbled backward into the same concept, but here, each season lasts four years.

It’s more of an ill-advised blood pact than it is either a podcast or a coping strategy.

We live in the basement of a burned down Arby’s, and these are our preachers.

We like the preachers, and they choose to keep us warm.

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