Make My Day with Josh Gondelman

Dani Fernandez (Nerdificent Podcast, Ralph Breaks the Internet, The Great Debate (SYFY)) competes to cheer Josh up! Dani designs an incredible new convention during a game of Con Artist, setting an all time Make My Day high score! She then donates her $100 grand prize to the Homeless Black Trans Women Fund. Plus, pep talks for people who are have been resisting watching new tv shows lately and dogs who miss affection from strangers!Donate to the Homeless Black Trans Women Fund:https://bit.ly/2CLDKXVSubscribe to Dani's podcast, Nerdificent: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/nerdificent/id1361635154Follow Dani on Twitter: https://twitter.com/msdanifernandezFollow Dani on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/msdanifernandez/?hl=en Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Myq Kaplan (new album, A.K.A. out now!, Last Comic Standing) competes to cheer Josh up! Myq excels at a game of Better Known As where he gives better names to things, ending up with the all time Make My Day high score! His $100 grand prize winnings go to Chilis on Wheels. Plus, a pep talk for people who are not going back to their jobs as theme park mascots, and one for, well, anyone!Listen to Myq's new album A.K.A.: https://www.blondemedicine.com/store/bm008-x7sczCheck out of Myq's website: http://myqkaplan.com/Donate to Chilis on Wheels: https://www.chilisonwheels.org/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Aparna Nancherla (Netflix Standup, Corporate, Space Force) competes to cheer Josh up! Aparna breezes through the first ever round of the game Say Yes to De-stress, setting an all time Make My Day high score! She then donates her $100 grand prize to the Black Visions Collective. Plus, pep talks for people who are nervous about the country "reopening" and for a baby bird trying to leave the nest!Donate to the Black Visions Collective: https://www.blackvisionsmn.org/Watch Aparna's Netflix special: https://www.netflix.com/title/80175685Follow Aparna on Twitter: www.twitter.com/aparnapkinFollow Aparna on Instagram: www.instagram.com/aparnapkinAnd of course, the titular penguin selfie: https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2018/03/09/592232204/penguins-mug-for-camera-take-a-pretty-great-selfie Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Oh wow! Two guests this week! Desus Nice and The Kid Mero (Desus & Mero on Showtime, Bodega Boys, God Level Knowledge Darts) compete as a team to cheer Josh up! They absolutely body a game of New York State of Rhyme in which they have to describe their ultimate late 90s hip hop album. In the end, Desus and Mero set the Make My Day all time high score and wins $100 each for the World Central Kitchen and DonorsChoose. Plus, pep talks for weed dealers, porn website programmers, and hype men! Donate to World Central Kitchen: https://wck.orgFind a classroom to help fund on DonorsChoose: https://www.donorschoose.orgPreorder Desus and Mero's book: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/588771/god-level-knowledge-darts-by-desus-and-mero/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

ESPN Senior Writer and host of the Lowe Post podcast Zach Lowe competes to cheer Josh up! Zach outlines his dream plan for owning an NBA franchise in a game of Hoop Dreams. We hear how he'd make his billion dollars and the lengths he'd go to to give his team a competitive edge. In the end, Zach sets the Make My Day all time high score and wins $100 for the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, just like Starlee Kine did last week. Plus, pep talks for terrible pickup basketball players and parents of only-children! Donate to the NAACP Legal Defense Fund: https://www.naacpldf.org Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Writer and podcaster Starlee Kine (Search Party, Mystery Show, Election Profit Makers, This American Life) competes to cheer Josh up! Starlee brings an air of suspense and intrigue to a game of Building a Mystery. There's a weirdly long tangent about the movie Quick Change. In the end, Starlee sets the Make My Day all time high score and wins $100 for the NAACP Legal Defense Fund. Plus, pep talks for masks and window mounted air conditioner units! Donate to the NAACP Legal Defense Fund: https://www.naacpldf.orgWatch Starlee measure Jake Gyllenhaal on CONAN: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DR_MZy7vBToListen to the aforementioned Britney Spears episode of Mystery Show: https://gimletmedia.com/shows/mystery-show/emhe24Listen to Election Profit Makers: http://www.electionprofitmakers.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Bestselling author Shea Serrano (Where Do You Think We Are?, Movies and Other Things, The Ringer) competes to cheer Josh up! Shea absolutely dominates a game of Giving Ends to My Friends and It Feels Stupendous. Oscar Isaac may have come up once or twice. In the end, Shea sets the Make My Day all time high score and wins $100 for the Minnesota Freedom fund. Plus, an all time great pep talk from Shea! Get Shea's new PDF of essays about Scrubs: https://gumroad.com/l/ySrffRead Shea's work at The Ringer: https://www.theringer.com/authors/shea-serranoPick up Shea's books: https://www.indiebound.org/search/book?keys=shea+serranoDonate to Minnesota Freedom Fund-approved organizations: https://minnesotafreedomfund.orgAlso, shout out to Arturo Torres! (www.twitter.com/arturodraws) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Actor and comedian Jon Gabrus (High and Mighty, Action Boyz, Brooklyn 99) competes to cheer Josh up! Gabrus plays an incredible round of the confusingly-named but very fun game Call You By My Name. In a thrilling conclusion, Gabrus sets the Make My Day all time high score and wins $100 for the Last Prisoner Project. Plus, pep talks for beach bums and insomniacs! Make your own donation to the Last Prisoner Project here: https://www.lastprisonerproject.orgFollow Gabrus on Twitter and Instagram: www.twitter.com/gabruswww.instagram.com/gabrusSubscribe to High and Mighty: https://headgum.com/high-and-mightySubscribe to Action Boyz: https://www.patreon.com/ActionBoyz Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Actor and comedian Andy Daly competes to cheer Josh up. Andy plays an incredible round of The All-Stars Game (accidentally also called The All-Star Game), where he gives 5-star reviews to people, things, and ideas. In a thrilling conclusion, Andy sets the Make My Day all time high score and wins $100 for Give Directly. Plus, pep talks for people who just started jogging and people who are bad at cooking! Make your own donation to Give Directly here: https://www.givedirectly.orgFollow Andy on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/TVsAndyDalyHear Andy's new album here: https://bstlnk.to/fourmoresweatersGet the complete series DVD set of Review here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B084Z4JQF4/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Comedian and Late Night with Seth Meyers writer Karen Chee competes to cheer Josh up. As a single person/expert on crushes, Karen absolutely dominates a round of the new game Platonic Ideals, Romantic Appeals. Karen sets the Make My Day all time high score and wins $100 for Meals on Wheels. Plus, pep talks for the high school class of 2020 and...bugs!Make your own donation to Meals on Wheels here:https://www.mealsonwheelsamerica.orgFollow Karen on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/karencheee Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices