Nobody Listens to Paula Poundstone

Ep 115: The Cannonball Fun

22 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

It’s easy to say we FEEL like we’ve been shot out of a cannon, but what does that actually feel like? Jon Weiss, former human cannonball for Ringl...

French Trump Weekly Press Conference September 18, 2020

18 Sep 2020

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Ep 114: They Paved Paradise... and it’s Awesome!

15 Sep 2020

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A lot of architecture fans get caught up with shiny objects like office towers and flashy mansions, but what about parking garages? John Purinton of W...

French Trump Weekly Press Conference September 11, 2020

11 Sep 2020

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Ep 113: Paula, Adam, Buzzie and the Bull

08 Sep 2020

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What is the so-called “General Manager” of a baseball team, and what, generally, does he manage? Peter Bavasi, former GM of the San Diego Padres a...

French Trump Weekly Press Conference September 9, 2020

04 Sep 2020

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Ep 112: The Pups of Wall Street

01 Sep 2020

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We have some hard-hitting questions about the stock market. Like, “What’s a stock?” And then we go deeper, guided by none other than CNBC’s “...

French Trump Weekly Press Conference August 28, 2020

28 Aug 2020

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Join us for this live broadcast of French Trump's weekly press conference. This week he fields questions from a virtual press gathering. Learn more a...

"Nobody Asked You" Starring Paula Poundstone!

27 Aug 2020

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Introducing Nobody Asked You Starring Paula Poundstone! It's a goofy little brown-bag lunch of a game show. So come sit at our table and let's have s...

Ep 111: Reach for the Skis

25 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Not too long ago, Paula got into a kerfuffle wherein she dismissed the US Olympic Cross Country Skiing Team’s chances at the Olympics... only to mot...

French Trump Weekly Press Conference August 21, 2020

21 Aug 2020

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Ep 110: Zeal of Approval

18 Aug 2020

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Feeling rejected? Desperately seeking a level of approval and social acceptance that seems to be lacking? Well, Duke University’s Dr. Mark Leary can...

French Trump Weekly Press Conference August 14, 2020

14 Aug 2020

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Ep 109: Rising on the Political Poles

11 Aug 2020

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The surest way to rise in political poles? Climb ‘em. Activist/filmmaker Bree Newsome Bass recounts her historic removal of the Confederate flag fro...

French Trump Weekly Press Conference August 7, 2020

07 Aug 2020

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Join us for this live broadcast of French Trump's weekly press conference. This week he fields questions from a virtual press gathering. Learn more a...

Ep 108: The Worldwide Webs

04 Aug 2020

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Are you sitting down? Well, maybe consider getting up, because you’re right near a spider! Dr. Eleanor Spicer Rice reveals the secrets of our omnipr...

French Trump Weekly Press Conference July 31, 2020

31 Jul 2020

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Ep 107: Where in the World is Paula Poundstone?

28 Jul 2020

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Why is Paula always lost and Adam (“CompassHead”) always found? Neuroscientist Dr. Giuseppe Iaria is on hand to explain the ways our brains map th...

French Trump Weekly Press Conference July 24, 2020

24 Jul 2020

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Ep 106: Blessed are the Cheesemongers

21 Jul 2020

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Could Paula make it as a cheesemonger, even though she’s basically a vegan? Carly Leisk, owner of Michigan’s “Culture Beer and Cheese” joins u...

French Trump Weekly Press Conference July 17th, 2020

17 Jul 2020

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Join us for this live broadcast of French Trump's weekly press conference. This week he fields questions from a virtual press gathering. Learn more a...

Senator Maggie Hassan Goes Back to High School

14 Jul 2020

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Paula welcomes her ol’ high school pal, who also happens to be the former Governor of New Hampshire and current Senator, Maggie Hassan! And speaking...

French Trump Weekly Press Conference July 10, 2020

10 Jul 2020

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Ep 104: Crinkle, Crinkle, Little Star

07 Jul 2020

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You asked for it. Or even if you didn’t, you got it anyway: Bonnie “Captain Crinkle” Burns’ spin-off podcast is here! At least in preview form...

French Trump Weekly Press Conference July 3, 2020

03 Jul 2020

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Ep 103: Dancing For Our Lives

30 Jun 2020

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Paula and Adam are just a couple of steel town girls on a Saturday night... reviewing 1983’s “Flashdance.” You know, so you can decide if you wa...

French Trump Weekly Press Conference June 26, 2020

26 Jun 2020

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Ep 102: The (Seth) Godin Rule

23 Jun 2020

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Are we marketing to our full potential? Author and business guru Seth Godin is on-hand to give us the answer. Which, by the way is “No!” Also, we ...

French Trump Weekly Press Conference June 19, 2020

19 Jun 2020

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Join us for this live broadcast of French Trump's weekly press conference,. This week he fields questions from a virtual press gathering. Learn more ...

Ep 101: The Bill of Wrongs

16 Jun 2020

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What does our Constitution actually say? And does it say it in a sarcastic tone of voice? At this crucial moment, author and OMG WTF founder Ben Sheeh...

French Trump Weekly Press Conference June 12, 2020

12 Jun 2020

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Ep 100: In Dog Years, this is Episode 700

09 Jun 2020

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What does your dog think of you? What does your dog think of in general? Author and animal psychology professor Alexandra Horowitz helps Paula and Ada...

French Trump Weekly Press Conference June 5, 2020

05 Jun 2020

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Episode Ep 99: Tiffany Haddish is Outside the Actor’s Studio!

03 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Who better than acclaimed comedian/actress Tiffany Haddish to give audition tips to acclaimed comedian/less-acclaimed actress Paula Poundstone? Tiffan...

French Trump Weekly Press Conference May 29, 2020

29 May 2020

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Ep 98: And Here’s the Pitch...

26 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Does Paula have the tools to be a play-by-play announcer? Jason Benetti, voice of the Chicago White Sox joins our Career Corner for an intensive bullp...

French Trump Weekly Press Conference May 22, 2020

22 May 2020

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Ep 97: Eye of the Tiger King

19 May 2020

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Should you be spending your isolation time binge-watching “The Tiger King?” The only reasonable way to find out is to hear Paula and Adam’s revi...

French Trump Weekly Press Conference May 15, 2020

15 May 2020

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Ep 96: What podcast has Alex Trebek AND Carol Burnett?

12 May 2020

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No, really. Alex Trebek is our guest and Carol Burnett is our surprise caller. Alex gives Paula sage advice about her new project: Hosting a game sho...

French Trump Weekly Press Conference May, 8 2020

08 May 2020

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Ep 95: Hero on Aisle 7!

05 May 2020

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What’s it like to go from being a humble supermarket employee to suddenly being an essential hero of the pandemic? Raymond from New York calls in to...

French Trump Weekly Press Conference May 1, 2020

01 May 2020

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Join us for this live broadcast of French Trump's weekly press conference, as he fields questions from the White House briefing room. Learn more abou...

Episode 94: Tom Hanks... The Musical!

28 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Why is Adam yelling at Tom Hanks? Maybe because only Paula knows that he’s the surprise caller for our 100th Caller Contest! And... does Paula have ...

French Trump Weekly Press Conference April 24, 2020

24 Apr 2020

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Ep 93 One Hundred Percent of Listeners Say This Is The Best Podcast Ever Made

21 Apr 2020

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We'll find out how faulty polling can be when we talk with Gallup poll Editor-In-Chief, Mohammed Younis. Plus, we're desperate for letter writing con...

French Trump Weekly Press Conference April 17, 2020

17 Apr 2020

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Episode 92: Do Ya Think I’m Lexi?

14 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Who gets the last word on words? Emily Brewster does! She’s the Senior Editor at Merriam-Webster, and she’s on hand to explain how a real lexicogr...

French Trump Weekly Press Conference April 10, 2020

10 Apr 2020

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Episode 91: Lake Quarantine Days

07 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Wait, really? Garrison Keillor? Yes, Garrison’s here to talk to instruct Paula and Adam in the fine art of writing. In a related story, everyone dis...

French Trump Weekly Press Conference April 3, 2020

03 Apr 2020

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Episode 90: Out of the Studio, Into Bankruptcy

31 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

On our first remotely-recorded quarantine episode, lawyer Sanaz Sarah Bereliani is on hand to discuss the ins and outs of bankruptcy - we SWEAR we boo...

Episode 89: The Not-So-Great Depression

24 Mar 2020

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A big question these days is, “Are we depressed, or is it just that things actually suck?” Therapist Marc Weiss returns to let us know how to tell...

Episode 88: A New Environment!

17 Mar 2020

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What’s more important to the environment: Paper straws or paper laws? USC’s Justin Ehresmann tells us what you and Paula and Adam can do to sav...

Episode 87: Ship of Foods

10 Mar 2020

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Has your food gone bad? And short of it growling at you, how can you tell? Paula and Adam welcome USC’s Dr. Roger Clemens (no relation!) to set us o...

Episode 86: Catching On

03 Mar 2020

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Is laughter contagious? Are contagions funny? UCLA biologist Dr Oliver Fregosa comes by to spread the word about containing the spread. Also: We’ve ...

Episode 85: Planting with Poundstone

25 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Oddly enough, the kids today are getting really into houseplants, and we want in. Expert Danae Horst (founder of the boutique “Folia Collective”) ...

Episode 84: Cute, Confident, and Impenetrable!

18 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

How’s your password game? Are they all your pet’s name followed by “1?” Thought so. Cyber Defense Group CEO Lou Rabon drops by to drop cyber s...

Episode 83: Love and Theft

11 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Is Paula’s safe... safe? If not, why can’t she get it open? Southern California Safe Company’s Paul Gordon comes to help us get into Paula’s s...

Episode 82: “There was a podcast from Nantucket...”

04 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Poetry is making a big comeback among young people - what’s behind the latest poetic revival? And what exactly IS poetry? Noted poet and UCLA profes...

Episode 81: The Late, Great, Early Man

28 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

What were our ancestors really like? What’s more accurate, “Clan of the Cave Bear” or “The Flintstones?” USC biological anthropologist Kris ...

Episode 80: Another Fine Meth

21 Jan 2020

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One of our favorite guests, allergist Dr. Marc Meth makes his triumphant return, this time to explain the common cold and why there seems to be no cur...

Episode 79: All Up in our Business

14 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

If the universe is constantly expanding, why isn’t Poundstone Industries? Michael Chasalow, founder of USC’s Small Business Clinic comes by to tel...

Episode 78: We’re Dying Up Here!

07 Jan 2020

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Paula and Adam explore their inevitable demises with mortician/activist Caitlin Doughty. Also we open our mailbag, and test Advantage Rubber Bands’...

Episode 77: Wringing Out 2019

31 Dec 2019

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Based on our highly scientific poll (okay, we asked people on social media) we’ve determined your absolute favorite moments from 2019! Will Captain ...

Episode 76: Die Hardest

24 Dec 2019

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Paula and Adam weigh in on the great debate of our time: Is “Die Hard” a Christmas movie? House band William Nakamura tuba Website: westwoodbras...

Episode 75: One Puppet, One Vote

17 Dec 2019

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You wanna rock the vote? Here in America, increasingly, the vote rocks YOU. USC Professor Franita Tolson stops by to discuss that increasingly endange...

Episode 74: Tree’s Company

10 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

What have trees done for us lately? And are palm trees imposters? To answer the deep foliage-related questions, we turn to Tree People’s director of...

Episode 73: Bad Language and Bad Llamas

03 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Paula's been trying to expand her vocabulary for a year now. Why won't the new words take? And why do certain "bad words" linger? Linguist Dr. David G...