Make My Day with Josh Gondelman

Sydnee Washington (Unofficial Expert podcast) competes to cheer Josh up. During a game of Ma'am, It's a Hot One, Sydness answers questions about how to have the hottest summer ever. She then donates her grand prize winnings to a person who has been single for the entire pandemic. Plus, pep talks for people who hate the beach and anyone working in entertainment.Follow Sydnee on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/justsydbw/Listen to the Unofficial Expert podcast: https://foreverdogpodcasts.com/podcasts/the-unofficial-expert/Check out Comedy at the Knitting Factory: https://www.knittingfactory.com/event/tw-artistinfo/Comedy+At+The+Knitting+Factory/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

EPISODE SUMMARY:A recording of our recent livestream show. Paula Poundstone, Tom Bodett, and Peter Sagal compete to cheer Josh up. Karen Chee pops in as well and is delightful in a non-competitive setting. Quick note for listeners who didn't watch the livestream: Paula Poundstone repeatedly pretends to cut her head off with a saw over the course of the episode. Ticket sales from the live show benefitted HatchSpace, a not-for-profit woodworking collective in Vermont that Tom co-founded.Donate to HatchSpace: https://hatchspace.org/DonateListen to Wait Wait Don't Tell Me: https://www.npr.org/programs/wait-wait-dont-tell-me/Check out Peter's books: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/authorpage/peter-sagal.htmlListen to Paula's podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/nobody-listens-to-paula-poundstone/id1410611499 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Taylor Garron and Eva Victor (poetry collection Look I Bought Plants) compete to cheer Josh up. Together, the two contestants answer questions about the most beautiful poem possible. They then donates their grand prize winnings to the Black Trans Advocacy Coalition! Plus, pep talks for teenage poets, unintentional ASMR curators, and artists of works that look like vaginas.Follow Taylor and Eva on social media:https://twitter.com/taylorgarronhttps://twitter.com/evavictorGet yourself a copy of Look I Bought Plants:https://www.chroniclebooks.com/products/look-i-bought-plantsDonate to the Black Trans Advocacy Coalition: https://blacktrans.org/donate/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Alison Roman (Home Movies, Nothing Fancy) competes to cheer Josh up. Alison does an amazing job being quizzed about how to throw a party. She then donates his grand prize winnings to the Restaurant Workers' Community Foundation! Plus, pep talks for half-empty drinks and people unsuccessfully bringing dates to parties.Watch Alison's video series Home Movies: https://www.youtube.com/user/alisoneromanBuy Alison's cookbooks: https://www.alisoneroman.com/Donate to the Restaurant Workers' Community Foundation: https://www.restaurantworkerscf.org/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Chris Gethard (new comedy special Half My Life) competes to cheer Josh up. Chris dominates a game of Half-Life, answering questions about important halves. He then donates his grand prize winnings to Holly's Miracles! Plus, pep talks for half-pints and people celebrating half-birthdays. Watch Chris Gethard's new special Half My Life:https://www.comedydynamics.com/catalog/chris-gethard-half-my-life/ Listen to Chris's podcast, Beautiful/Anonymous: https://www.earwolf.com/show/beautiful-anonymous/ Donate to Holly's Miracles:https://www.facebook.com/hollysteam/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dave Schilling (Galaxy Brains podcast) and Jesse David Fox (Good One podcast) compete to cheer Josh up.  Jesse and Dave are friends with impeccable taste, and they answer questions about flavor in a game of Taste Buds. They then donate their grand prize winnings to Water Drop LA and Clinton Hill/Fort Greene Mutual Aid! Plus, pep talks for cilantro, Cooler Ranch flavor, and almond milk.Listen and subscribe to Dave's podcast Galaxy Brains:https://www.polygon.com/22384444/galaxy-brains-polygon-podcast-entertainment-movies-tvListen and subscribe to Jesse's podcasts Good One and The Specials:https://www.vulture.com/news/good-one-podcast/https://www.patreon.com/thespecialsDonate to Water Drop LA: https://www.waterdropla.org/Donate to Clinton Hill/Fort Greene Mutual Aid:https://chfgma.org/donate Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Michelle Collins (Midnight Snack, The Michelle Collins Show) competes to cheer Josh up. Michelle answers questions about the weird museum of her wildest dreams in a game of This Belongs In a Museum! She then donates her grand prize money to God's Love We Deliver! Plus, pep talks for empty picture frames and one particularly delightful museum guard.Follow Michelle on Instagram:www.instagram.com/michcollListen and subscribe to Midnight Snack:https://foreverdogpodcasts.com/podcasts/midnight-snack/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Rhea Butcher (Good Trouble) competes to cheer Josh up. Rhea is a big baseball fan, and for their game, they answer questions about baseball mascots! Plus, pep talks for the aforementioned mascots as well as the fans.Follow Rhea on social media: https://twitter.com/RheaButcherhttps://www.instagram.com/rheabutcher/Listen to Rhea's great new standup album: https://bstlnk.to/butcherBook a Cameo from Rhea: https://www.cameo.com/rheabutcherDonate to the Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund:https://transgenderlegal.org/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Eva Hendricks (Charly Bliss) competes to cheer Josh up. Eva has been living in Australia for the past year, and she answers questions about little stuff she misses from home in a game of All The Small Things. She then contributes her prize money to her brother Andrew's classroom garden! Plus, pep talks for hometowns and anyone considering starting a band.Follow Charly Bliss on social media:https://www.instagram.com/charlybliss/https://twitter.com/charlyblissListen to Charly Bliss's great music (or purchase an album):https://open.spotify.com/artist/7axA2bNeZsae6t2mgxoSFhhttps://charlybliss.bandcamp.com/Contribute to help fund Andrew Hendricks's classroom garden:https://gofund.me/2ed7a9f8 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

James Harris and Lawrence Schlossman (Throwing Fits podcast) compete to cheer Josh up. As experts on all things luxurious, James and Lawrence answer questions about how to live large. They then graciously donate their prize money to Border Kindness and The Oasis - A Haven for Women and Children in Patterson, NJ. Plus, pep talks for skinny jeans, haters, and Josh.Listen to Throwing Fits and subscribe to the Patreon: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/throwing-fits/id1494513478https://www.patreon.com/throwingfitsFollow Jimmy and Larry on social media:https://twitter.com/Dr_TacoMDhttps://www.instagram.com/doctortaco/https://twitter.com/SartoriallyInchttps://www.instagram.com/sartoriallyinc/Donate to Border Kindness and Oasis:https://oasisnj.org/https://borderkindness.org/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices