Ep. 303 - We Get Unreal with Jonathan Taplin

Virtual people are starting to pop up everywhere, but this year the pushback was led by George Carlin’s daughter Kelly, who had her “dad’s”new comedy special” removed from circulation. And now she’s here to tell us about it. Plus - brace yourself for a fresh-baked batch of your feedback from our Mailbag!   GUEST Kelly Carlin thekellycarlinsite.com HOUSE BAND Andra Bohnet www.andrabohnet.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ep 305 - Learning About Learning with David Steiner It’s been 2 decades since President George W Bush had the courage to ask the question, “Is our children learning?” So now, all the years later, we must have the courage to ask the followup: Well, has they? Is our children learned? We’ve got the Executive Director of the Johns Hopkins Institute for Education Policy David Steiner here to help us understand why they is or has not. And speaking of learning, it’s time to explore Lithuania, on Toni and Bonnie’s Oral Report. GUEST David Steiner, PhD Executive Director, Johns Hopkins Institute for Education Policy education.jhu.edu/directory/david-steiner-phd/ HOUSE BAND Maria Caswell - Baroque Violin SPONSORS ASPCA Pet Insurance To explore coverage, visit ASPCApetinsurance.com/PAULA Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It turns out the wealth gap in this country isn’t just between us and Joe Rogan. It’s everywhere, and we’ve got author Matthew Desmond here to discuss the dynamics between the haves, the have-nots, and the have-a-podcasts. And then, get set for a crafty Mother’s Day - it’s a very special Toni’s Craft Corner! GUEST Matthew Desmond matthewdesmondbooks.com matthewdesmond.scholar.princeton.edu HOUSE BAND Logan Moss SPONSORS Go to HelixSleep.com/Paula for up to 30% off all mattress orders AND two free pillows! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Author Jonathan Taplin is here to talk about his book, “The End of Reality” and the four billionaires who are trying to bring on that end. And speaking of ends, we’re on the receiving end of your thoughts, and they go straight to our head. It’s “Mailbag! Concussion Edition.” GUEST Jonathan Taplin jontaplin.com HOUSE BAND Casey Bozell @keepclassicalweird SPONSORS Go to Quince.com/nobody for free shipping on your order and 365-day returns! Go to HelixSleep.com/Paula for up to 30% off all mattress orders AND two free pillows! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We’ve got former US attorney and author of “Attack from Within,” Barb McQuade here to give us all the info on disinfo! And once you’ve gotten the word, how about 10 more? It’s Password: Part Deux! GUEST Barbara McQuade barbaramcquade.com HOUSE BAND Lisa Ford Hirayama Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Voting should be less complicated, right? Well, now it IS, thanks to our guests Wayne Liebman and Sharon Lord Greenspan of BlueVoterGuide.org! And once you’ve fixed your ballot, fix everything else - it's a new round of Life Hacks With Captain Crinkle (and YOU)! GUESTS Wayne Liebman & Sharon Lord Greenspan bluevoterguide.org Request for Volunteers  Blue VoterGuide Link Tree Blue Voter Guide Facebook Page  BLUE VOTER GUIDE YOUTUBE https://bit.ly/BVGPharma  DONATE HERE  HOUSE BAND Jodi Rose Crump jodiarts.com Facebook  TikTok Instagram Or you can find her on all social media platforms by searching for #TheTravelingViolinist Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It’s the return of our Career Corner, wherein Paula explores her exciting possible future job with sous chef Mary Cranberry! And then get ready to vent about that commercial you loathe - or at least the ones that WE loathe - it’s our very first Bad Ad Confab! GUEST Mary Cranberry Howley www.smuggs.com www.hearthandcandle.com @hearthandcandle @onlycannoli HOUSE BAND Steve Solomon PianoBySteven.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We separate the curds from the whey, Miss Muffet-style, with Galen Jones, the proprietor of Crowley Cheese, the oldest cheese factory in the US! And then - stay parked right there on that tuffet as our listeners hit us with a brand new round of Show Descriptions! GUESTS Galen Jones crowleycheese.com HOUSE BAND Eric Wolff fusetheatrect.org SPONSORS Get 15% off OneSkin with the code [PAULA] at https://www.oneskin.co/ #oneskinpod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ep 298 - Land of the (Very) Bad Should you hit the theaters to see “Land of the Bad?” Not before you hit this special movie review podcast and hear Paula and Adam’s review of the 1967 classic (?) “Valley of the Dolls!” And once you’re hooked on dolls, we’ll guide you safely to shore - it’s “Land Ho! With Toni Anita Hull.” HOUSE BAND Raymond Horton Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On an (intentionally!) guest-free episode, Paula and Adam lead their mighty teams (comprised of Toni and Bonnie, respectively) in a cutthroat round of “Password.” And then, you pass the words (of wisdom) to us - it’s “Quote Party: Audience Edition!” HOUSE BAND Tim Crump https://m.soundcloud.com/tim-c-832653476 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices