Make My Day with Josh Gondelman

Ron Funches (Gettin’ Better with Ron Funches) competes to cheer Josh up. Today's game is.. all pep talks! Ron Funches donates his grand prize winnings of $100 to School On Wheels. Plus, even more pep talks for slush and The Chicago Bulls!Follow Ron Funches on social media:www.twitter.com/ronfuncheswww.instagram.com/ronfunchhttps://www.twitch.tv/ron_funches/Visit Ron's website:www.ronfunches.comListen to Gettin' Better:https://ronfunches.com/gettin-better/Donate to School on Wheels:https://schoolonwheels.org/donate/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

EPISODE SUMMARY:Jo Firestone (Dr. Gameshow, Rate the Cookie) and Chris Duffy (How To Be A Better Human) compete to cheer Josh up. Jo and Chris team up to figure out how animals could be improved in a game of Plan It, Earth. Then the two donate their grand prize winnings to the Ali Forney Center and the LA Community Action Network respectively. Plus, pep talks for seeing eye dogs, hand cream, and fire extinguishers!Listen to Chris's new podcast How To Be A Better Human:https://www.ted.com/podcasts/how-to-be-a-better-human Listen to Jo's podcast Dr. Gameshow: https://maximumfun.org/podcasts/dr-gameshow/Donate to the LA Community Action Network:https://cangress.org/donate/Donate to the Ali Forney Center: https://aliforneycenter.donordrive.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=donate.event&eventID=1 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Open Mike Eagle (Anime, Trauma and Divorce, History of Swear Words) competes to cheer Josh up. Today's game is a quiz of which musicians are most like which visual artists. It makes more sense when you hear it, I think. Open Mike Eagle donates his grand prize winnings of $100 to Black Lives Matter. Plus, two pep talks for people learning a new instrument.Follow Open Mike Eagle on Twitter and Instagram: https://twitter.com/Mike_Eaglehttps://www.instagram.com/open_mike_eagle/Listen to/purchase Anime, Trauma and Divorce: https://openmikeeagle.bandcamp.com/album/anime-trauma-and-divorceCheck out History of Swear Words on Netflix: https://standbyyourband.podomatic.com/Donate to Black Lives Matter:https://secure.actblue.com/donate/ms_blm_homepage_2019 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tom Thakkar and Tommy McNamara (Stand By Your Band podcast) compete to cheer Josh up. Tommy and Tom play a lazily-named game of Crowd Pleasers, choosing the ultimate songs to take various occasions to the next level. Then, they contribute their $200 total prize money to We Act for Environmental Justice. Plus, pep talks for people celebrating birthdays during the pandemic, hype men, and kids without abs.Follow Tom and Tommy on Twitter:https://twitter.com/TomAThakkarhttps://twitter.com/TommyMcNamCheck out Stand By Your Band: https://standbyyourband.podomatic.com/Donate to We Act for Environmental Justice:https://www.weact.org/home-3/getinvolved/donate/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Writer and filmmaker Emily Yoshida competes to cheer Josh up. Emily plays a game of The Prestige, creating the ultimate Oscar-bait movie. Then, she contributes her $100 grand prize to Mutual Aid Los Angeles. Plus, pep talks for background actors and people who are bad at taking care of plants.Follow Emily on Twitter (even though she might not be there):www.twitter.com/emilyyoshidaCheck out this cool music video Emily made for Sad13: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f76rghmg1jI&feature=emb_titleDonate to Mutual Aid LA:https://www.mutualaidla.org/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Negin Farsad (Fake The Nation podcast, Wait Wait Don't Tell Me) competes to cheer Josh up. Negin plays a game of Non-P.R., answering questions about things she can't get away with saying on public radio. Then, she donates her $100 grand prize to One Fair wage to help tipped workers and hourly workers make a fair wage. Plus, pep talks for the year 2021 and seventh graders.Follow Negin on social media:https://twitter.com/NeginFarsadhttps://www.instagram.com/neginfarsadListen to Fake the Nation:https://www.earwolf.com/show/fake-the-nation/Donate to One Fair Wage:https://ofwemergencyfund.org/https://onefairwage.site/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

EPISODE SUMMARY: Matt Braunger (This Might Help podcast, hilarious comedian and actor) competes to cheer Josh up. Matt dominates a game of New Year's Re-small-lutions, coming up with many tiny ways to make your life better over the coming year. Then, he donates his $100 grand prize to the Oregon Food Bank. Plus, pep talks for high school students and calendars.Follow Matt on social media:https://twitter.com/Braungerhttps://www.instagram.com/braunger/?hl=enListen to This Might Help: https://www.mattbraunger.com/podcastCheck out Matt's comedy albums: https://www.mattbraunger.com/albumsDonate to the Oregon Food Bank:https://www.oregonfoodbank.org/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Linda Holmes (Pop Culture Happy Hour, Evvie Drake Starts Over) competes to cheer Josh up. Linda lists things that are likely to make someone happy during a game of Glad to the Bone. Her grand prize donation goes to ImprovBoston, a nonprofit theater that lost its physical space during the pandemic. Plus, pep talks for new year's resolutions and for people who live alone and love holidays.Follow Linda on social media:https://twitter.com/lindaholmeshttps://www.instagram.com/lindaholmes97/?hl=enListen to Pop Culture Happy Hour:https://www.npr.org/podcasts/510282/pop-culture-happy-hourBuy Evvie Drake Starts Over: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/573986/evvie-drake-starts-over-by-linda-holmes/Donate to ImprovBoston:https://improvboston.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Molly Lambert and Tess Lynch of the recently-concluded Night Call podcast compete to cheer Josh up! Molly and Tess propose things to do late at night during a game of Insomniactivities, and they donate their $200 in grand prize winnings to NARAL Pro-Choice. Plus, pep talks for 4:30am, paprika, and squirrels. Follow Molly and Tess on Twitter:www.twitter.com/mollylambertwww.twitter.com/mrtesslynchDonate to NARAL Pro-Choice: https://www.prochoiceamerica.org/about/Enjoy the back catalog of Night Call episodes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/night-call/id1342254154 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Gary Gulman (The Great Depresh), Emmy Blotnick (Party Nights), and Niccole Thurman (Shrill, Grace & Frankie) compete to cheer Josh up! This episode was recorded as a livestream Make My Day show a couple of weeks ago, and it's the first one where the contestants compete AGAINST each other! No spoilers, but it ends with a big donation to Fair Fight to help protect voting rights ($1,347 including ticket sales for the livestream). Plus, pep talks based on requests from the live audience!Donate to Fair Fight: https://fairfight.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices