Dear Crinkle Episode 75: My Husband’s a butt when it comes to my family. My father’s widow doesn’t like me, and an Update!

Where do animals go when it rains? Where do they sleep? These seemingly simple questions have unsimple answers, but made simpler by our superguest, Dr. Eleanor Spicer Rice! And then, brace yourself for some hullabaloo- it’s “Mailbag! Controversy Edition." GUEST Dr. Eleanor Spicer-Rice spicerrice.com HOUSE BAND Gary Johnson SPONSORS For a limited time our listeners are getting a free Cool Gloss on their first purchase when they use code PAULA at checkout. ⁠Jonesroadbeauty.com⁠ and use code PAULA at checkout. Just in time for the new year, Prolon is offering NOBODY listeners FIFTEEN PERCENT off their 5-day nutrition program for your post-holiday glow-up when you go to ⁠ProlonLife.com/NOBODY⁠ For a limited time, save on the perfect gift by visiting ⁠AuraFrames.com⁠ to get $35 off Aura’s best-selling Carver Mat frames - named #1 by Wirecutter - by using promo code PAULA at checkout To get 15% off your next gift, go to ⁠UNCOMMONGOODS.com/PAULA⁠ Treat yourself or someone you love to Honeylove this holiday season and right now you can save 20% at ⁠honeylove.com/PAULA⁠ Right now try your first bag for just $14.99 and get a free cat toy at ⁠PrettyLitter.com/paula⁠ Eat smart at ⁠FactorMeals.com/paula50off⁠ and use code paula50off to get 50% off your first box, plus Free Breakfast for 1 Year Go to ⁠Quince.com/nobody⁠ for free shipping on your order and three hundred and sixty-five-day returns Go to ⁠Helixsleep.com/paula⁠ for 20-27% Off Sitewide - exclusive for listeners of Nobody Listens To Paula Poundstone New Year Sale Extended Jan 12-15 , 2026: 20% Off Sitewide Flash Sale - Best of Web Jan 16-21 , 2026: 27% Off Sitewide Exclusive for listeners of Nobody Listens to Paula Poundstone New Year Sale Final Hours Jan 22-Feb 1 , 2026: 20% Off Sitewide And for a limited time, OneSkin is making it even easier to stay consistent with up to 30% off your first 3 subscription orders when you use code PAULA at ⁠oneskin.co/PAULA ⁠. For a limited time, our listeners can get 40% OFF select Lola Blankets products with code PAULA at checkout. Just head to ⁠LolaBlankets.com⁠ and use code PAULA to get 40% OFF your order Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Join Bonnie Burns (Paula Poundstone’s manager, aka “Captain Crinkle”), Paula Poundstone, Adam Felber, and Amanda McClusky for America’s #1 comedy advice mini-sode and climbing the charts. This week’s problems: “My husband avoids my family, he even bailed on my parents 70-year anniversary party.” “I’m the one my Dad’s widow doesn’t like.” Plus an update! Need advice? Email us at [email protected].  New episode every Thursday. #dearcrinkle #PaulaPoundstone #CaptainCrinkle #Comedyminisode #ComedyAdvice #nobodylistenstopaulapoundstone #NLTPP #BonnieBurns #AdamFelber #Glassbox #adviceminisode #bonnieburns   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Toni’s back, and she’s throwing a Family Game Night! First we’re attempting a new game - “We’re Having a Party.” And if we live through that, we’ll embark on a new edition of “Land Ho! with Toni Anita Hull!” HOUSE BAND Doug Peck dougpeckvoice.com SPONSORS For a limited time our listeners are getting a free Cool Gloss on their first purchase when they use code PAULA at checkout. Jonesroadbeauty.com and use code PAULA at checkout. Just in time for the new year, Prolon is offering NOBODY listeners FIFTEEN PERCENT off their 5-day nutrition program for your post-holiday glow-up when you go to ProlonLife.com/NOBODY For a limited time, save on the perfect gift by visiting AuraFrames.com to get $35 off Aura’s best-selling Carver Mat frames - named #1 by Wirecutter - by using promo code PAULA at checkout To get 15% off your next gift, go to UNCOMMONGOODS.com/PAULA Treat yourself or someone you love to Honeylove this holiday season and right now you can save 20% at honeylove.com/PAULA Right now try your first bag for just $14.99 and get a free cat toy at PrettyLitter.com/paula Eat smart at FactorMeals.com/paula50off and use code paula50off to get 50% off your first box, plus Free Breakfast for 1 Year Go to Quince.com/nobody for free shipping on your order and three hundred and sixty-five-day returns Go to Helixsleep.com/paula for 20-27% Off Sitewide - exclusive for listeners of Nobody Listens To Paula Poundstone New Year Sale Extended Jan 12-15 , 2026: 20% Off Sitewide Flash Sale - Best of Web Jan 16-21 , 2026: 27% Off Sitewide Exclusive for listeners of Nobody Listens to Paula Poundstone New Year Sale Final Hours Jan 22-Feb 1 , 2026: 20% Off Sitewide And for a limited time, OneSkin is making it even easier to stay consistent with up to 30% off your first 3 subscription orders when you use code PAULA at oneskin.co/PAULA . For a limited time, our listeners can get 40% OFF select Lola Blankets products with code PAULA at checkout. Just head to LolaBlankets.com and use code PAULA to get 40% OFF your order Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Join Bonnie Burns (Paula Poundstone’s manager, aka “Captain Crinkle”), Paula Poundstone, Adam Felber, and Amanda McClusky for America’s #1 comedy advice mini-sode and climbing the charts. This week: “Situationship partner” just seems weird to say. What’s wrong with freely talking about masturbation, farting and shitting? And Amanda McClusky weighs-in with her opinion. Need advice? Email us at [email protected].  New episode every Thursday. #dearcrinkle #PaulaPoundstone #CaptainCrinkle #Comedyminisode #ComedyAdvice #nobodylistenstopaulapoundstone #NLTPP #BonnieBurns #AdamFelber #Glassbox #adviceminisode #bonnieburns  #bestadviceinamerica #climbing the charts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Who knows how the upcoming elections are going to go? Dale Roy Robinson from Field Team 6 has some ideas, and he’s here to tell us how we can help make those ideas happen. And then, let’s all make self-improvement happen - it’s “Life Hacks with Captain Crinkle.” GUEST Dale Roy Robinson fieldteam6.org HOUSE BAND Tim Sway newperspectivesmusic.com SPONSORS For a limited time our listeners are getting a free Cool Gloss on their first purchase when they use code PAULA at checkout. Jonesroadbeauty.com and use code PAULA at checkout. Just in time for the new year, Prolon is offering NOBODY listeners FIFTEEN PERCENT off their 5-day nutrition program for your post-holiday glow-up when you go to ProlonLife.com/NOBODY For a limited time, save on the perfect gift by visiting AuraFrames.com to get $35 off Aura’s best-selling Carver Mat frames - named #1 by Wirecutter - by using promo code PAULA at checkout To get 15% off your next gift, go to UNCOMMONGOODS.com/PAULA Treat yourself or someone you love to Honeylove this holiday season and right now you can save 20% at honeylove.com/PAULA Right now try your first bag for just $14.99 and get a free cat toy at PrettyLitter.com/paula Eat smart at FactorMeals.com/paula50off and use code paula50off to get 50% off your first box, plus Free Breakfast for 1 Year Go to Quince.com/nobody for free shipping on your order and three hundred and sixty-five-day returns Go to Helixsleep.com/paula for 20-27% Off Sitewide - exclusive for listeners of Nobody Listens To Paula Poundstone New Year Sale Extended Jan 12-15 , 2026 20% Off Sitewide Flash Sale: Best of Web Jan 16-21 , 2026 27% Off Sitewide Exclusive for listeners of Nobody Listens to Paula Poundstone Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Join Bonnie Burns (Paula Poundstone’s manager, aka “Captain Crinkle”), Paula Poundstone, Adam Felber, and Toni Anita Hull for America’s #1 comedy advice mini-sode and climbing the charts. This week: A family drama needs our help. A conflict-avoidant future lawyer, and a rejected wife took the reins.    Need advice? Email us at [email protected].  New episode every Thursday. #dearcrinkle #PaulaPoundstone #CaptainCrinkle #ComedyPodcast #ComedyAdvice #nobodylistenstopaulapoundstone #NLTPP #BonnieBurns #AdamFelber #Glassbox #adviceminisode #bonnieburnsproducer #bonnieburnsmanager #bestadviceinamerica #climbing the charts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Starting our year with a little optimism, author/former US Attorney Joyce Vance joins us from Birmingham to break down how we can keep our democracy from breaking down. And how can we build a better society without building awesome stuff? Like IM Pei did. And he happens to be the subject of Bonnie and Toni’s Oral Report! GUEST Joyce Vance joycevance.substack.com HOUSE BAND Jodi Rose Crump Instagram @JodiArts Facebook @JodisArt SubStack: http://JodiCrump.SubStack.com  Write Your Own Success by Stuart F. Crump Jr and Jodi Rose Crump is available on Amazon at: https://a.co/d/0dSo4Qd SPONSORS For a limited time, save on the perfect gift by visiting AuraFrames.com to get $35 off Aura’s best-selling Carver Mat frames - named #1 by Wirecutter - by using promo code PAULA at checkout To get 15% off your next gift, go to UNCOMMONGOODS.com/PAULA Treat yourself or someone you love to Honeylove this holiday season and right now you can save 20% at honeylove.com/PAULA Right now try your first bag for just $14.99 and get a free cat toy at PrettyLitter.com/paula Eat smart at FactorMeals.com/paula50off and use code paula50off to get 50% off your first box, plus Free Breakfast for 1 Year Go to Quince.com/nobody for free shipping on your order and three hundred and sixty-five-day returns Go to Helixsleep.com/paula for 20-27% Off Sitewide - exclusive for listeners of Nobody Listens To Paula Poundstone Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Join Bonnie Burns (Paula Poundstone’s manager, aka “Captain Crinkle”), Paula Poundstone, Adam Felber, and Toni Anita Hull for America’s #1 comedy advice mini-sode and climbing the charts. This week: David O. is really mad at us, Amanda wants to give advice, and Claire has a yucky birthday.  Guess what?  We are completely unqualified to give advice, but we might have some good ideas.  Listen at your own risk.  Email us at [email protected].  New episode every Thursday. #dearcrinkle #PaulaPoundstone #CaptainCrinkle #ComedyPodcast #ComedyAdvice #nobodylistenstopaulapoundstone #NLTPP #BonnieBurns #AdamFelber #Glassbox #adviceminisode #bonnieburnsproducer #bonnieburnsmanager #bestadviceinamerica #climbing the charts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We’ve gathered to metaphorically watch the ball drop, and we came fortified with eggnog, NYE wishes, your resolutions, and a big SURPRISE for Toni! HOUSE BAND Pam Stohrer SPONSORS For a limited time, save on the perfect gift by visiting AuraFrames.com to get $35 off Aura’s best-selling Carver Mat frames - named #1 by Wirecutter - by using promo code PAULA at checkout To get 15% off your next gift, go to UNCOMMONGOODS.com/PAULA Treat yourself or someone you love to Honeylove this holiday season and right now you can save 20% at honeylove.com/PAULA Right now try your first bag for just $14.99 and get a free cat toy at PrettyLitter.com/paula Eat smart at FactorMeals.com/paula50off and use code paula50off to get 50% off your first box, plus Free Breakfast for 1 Year Go to Quince.com/nobody for free shipping on your order and three hundred and sixty-five-day returns Go to Helixsleep.com/paula for 20-27% Off Sitewide - exclusive for listeners of Nobody Listens To Paula Poundstone Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Join Bonnie Burns (Paula Poundstone’s manager, aka “Captain Crinkle”), Paula Poundstone, Adam Felber, and Toni Anita Hull for America’s #1 comedy advice mini-sode and climbing the charts. This week: Do I gift a significant other? My sister is bugging the crap out of me, and a listener followed our advice and gets engaged! Need advice? We are here to help solve your problems.  Ask a question and we’ll give you an answer.  Maybe we aren’t qualified, but we answer anyway.  Listen at your own risk.  New episode every Thursday. Email us at [email protected].  #dearcrinkle #PaulaPoundstone #CaptainCrinkle #ComedyPodcast #ComedyAdvice #nobodylistenstopaulapoundstone #NLTPP #BonnieBurns #AdamFelber #Glassbox #adviceminisode #bonnieburnsproducer #bonnieburnsmanager #bestadviceinamerica #climbing the charts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices