After 10,000 years, Han and Matt have finally wrapped the show. To watch the episode with our lovely mugs and our disruptive kitties (which was recorded live on Facebook!), check it out here if you're able: https://www.facebook.com/groups/hanandmattknowitall/permalink/585309755619000/

Here's loosely what we discussed:

• Reminiscing about the history of the show!
• 2019 personal/life updates for us and the cats
• Updates on questions and things from listeners like you!
• A summary of our various Facebook spin-off groups (join them!)
• 10 Tips for a Successful Marriage
• What's next

From the Facebook Event:

"Hello, lovely Hamkittens of the world! Han and I have decided that our long-awaited final episode of Han and Matt Know It All will be a LIVE Facebook event so that we can collectively and symbolically hand-off the spirit of the show to its new rightful owners: ALL OF YOU AMAZING PEOPLE! ♥ Seriously, y'all never cease to amaze me with your dedication to kindness and the work you've done fostering (so many!) safe communities. I'm a proud cat dad(dy) indeed. It's so immeasurably gratifying to see what y'all have done with the place since Han and I ghosted—err, since we've unexpectedly parted ways with you."

From the bottom of our hearts: thank you so much for being a part of this with us. Given the chance, we would do it all again in heartbeat.

Love,

Han & Matt

Han and Matt tackle questions from some of their favorite advice sources from the week of June 9th, 2019, and beyond, including:

1. NOTE: We're changing the $20 Patron Hangout Perk to be a 1-Time Hangout Effective Immediately
2. Ask Ellie: "Wife's request for quiet time 'mindless' TV watching confounds husband"
   • "Harry Potter Totally Sucks"
3. Ask Ellie: "My true love might walk away because of my ex's meddling"
4. Carolyn Hax: "My pregnant friend's husband needs to shut up already about her weight gain"
5. Ask a Manager: "I ran into my new boss in the apartment of my one-night stand"
6. Ask Dr. NerdLove: "What Do I Do About My Irresponsible Boyfriend?"
7. SPONSOR: Podigy: The podcast editing service we partner proudly with!
8. r/AITA: "AITA for flirting with 19 year old girls and defending myself when being called a predator."
9. Listener N: "My Wife's Crush and Mine"
10. Shoutout to Zoya AKA Zoe Fenson on APW: "I'm A Feminist Killjoy—And My Husband Loves it"
11. Shoutout to Ask Real Estate: "Can a Building Charge You for Bedbugs?"
12. Shoutout to Miss Manners: "Let’s all shake hands instead"
13. Shoutout to Ask a Manager: "what tools help you focus on work when you’re in a loud or distracting environment?"

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Han and Matt are joined by climate change journalist and senior editor of Yale Climate Connections Sara Peach, columnist of the one-of-a-kind and invaluable Ask Sara! We interview Sara and discuss listener questions and topical questions from around the web on the topic of climate change:

1. Sara Peach:
   • Columbia Journalism Review: "Reporter explains local effects of climate change through advice column"
   • Ask Sara on Yale Climate Connections
   • #88 Han and Matt Sweat It Out Discussion on Ask Sara: "Should I tell my Republican friend that her Florida mansion is doomed by sea-level rise?"
   • Sara Peach on Twitter
   • Peach Report
2. Listener Zayime, Herald of Despair: "If Our Doom Is Indeed Imminent, How Do I Go On?"
3. Listener Berylglow, Estival Sprite: "What are some practical ways to lower our carbon footprints in our daily lives?"
4. Listener The Feral Lamprey: "How Do I Overcome My Fears of the Stigma of Climate Change Activism?"
5. SPONSOR: Podigy: The podcast editing service we partner proudly with!
6. Ask Umbra: "Should climate change be my new career calling?"
7. Captain Awkward: "My husband's extreme environmental beliefs are a problem. How can I get him to give up this obsession?"
8. Ask a Manager: "I'm in trouble for re-sorting a coworker's trash — and I’m enraged"
9. Ask a Manager: "our new manager is pressuring the women on our team to use menstrual cups"
   • #111: Han and Matt Hail Brandy Jensen
10. SPONSOR: care/of: A monthly subscription vitamin service that delivers completely personalized vitamin and supplement packs right to your door!
11. Care and Feeding: "Does Climate Change Mean I Shouldn’t Have Kids?"
12. Shoutout to Slate's Old Climate Change Advice Column: The Green Lantern
13. Shoutout to Raechel Anne Jolie's New Newsletter: "Radical Love Notes"

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Greetings, Hamkittens! Long time no see. But soon, we will be on the West Coast for our two-week vacation and coming to a bar near you! Check out all the details below, RSVP on Facebook, and we might even wow you by knowing your name before you even introduce yourself. Whoooaaaa!

1. HAMKIA Bay Area Meetup
   • Sunday, May 19, 5-7 PM
   • The Golden Squirrel in Oakland, California
2. HAMKIA Portland Meetup!
   • Monday, May 27, 6-8 PM
   • Bye & Bye in Portland, Oregon
3. HAMKIA Seattle Meetup!
   • Thursday, May 30, 6-8 PM
   • Optimism Brewing Company in Seattle, Washington

And yes, things are still very hectic in Matt-land. We're taking a break while work chaos settles, but we do have at least one (guest!) episode planned for June. Stay tuned.

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Han and Matt tackle questions from some of their favorite advice sources from the week of April 28th, 2019, and beyond, including:

1. WEST-COAST MAY MEETUPS:  
   • San Francisco Meetup: May 19th, time/location tbd
   • Portland Meetup: May 27th, time/location tbd
   • Seattle Meetup: May 30th, time/location tbd
2. [CW: Self-Harm] Ask a Manager: "What to say if a coworker asks about my self harm scars"  
   • Ask a Manager: "Should I say something about my coworker’s old self-harm scars?"
3. Dear Prudence: "I'm in a Happy Relationship With My Boyfriend but I Still Want to Date Women"
4. SPONSOR: care/of: A monthly subscription vitamin service that delivers completely personalized vitamin and supplement packs right to your door!
5. Ask Dr. NerdLove: "Do I Have To Agree to An Open Relationship?"
6. How to Do It: "A Nice Guy Suddenly Said Awful Things to Me During Sex"
7. SPONSOR: LOLA: The female-founded company offering a line of organic cotton tampons, pads, liners, and now: sex products
8. Carolyn Hax: "Bigfoot, the yeti, the Loch Ness Monster — and the soul mate"
9. Listener The Dauntless Badger: "Should I Get Back in Touch With My Mother Who Abandoned Me When I Was Three?"
10. SPONSOR: Podigy: The podcast editing service we partner proudly with!
11. Listener Zerrek, Peacekeeper of Otopo Update: "Should I Get a Cat?"  
    • "The Easiest Question We Could Find in the Inbox | Opinion Overflow #39"
12. Shoutout to Ask a Manager: "why can't I wear shorts to work?"
13. Expanding Your Religious Holiday Knowledge  
    • 2019 Calendar PDF
    • Google Calendar Settings
14. We Now Know Who Patrick Is!  
    • Dear Prudence: "Who the Heck Is Patrick?"
15. Advice Column Alert: "Poetry Rx"

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Han and Matt tackle questions from some of their favorite advice sources from the week of April 21st, 2019, and beyond, including:

1. WEST-COAST MAY MEETUPS:
   • San Francisco Meetup: May 19th, time/location tbd
   • Portland Meetup: May 27th, time/location tbd
   • Seattle Meetup: May 30th, time/location tbd
2. Miss Conduct: "This children's birthday party has a cover charge"
3. Ask Natalie: "Found out your engagement ring is a fake?"
4. Care and Feeding: "Who the Heck Is Patrick?"
5. Carolyn Hax: "Teacher frets that white Christian parents will whine about helping Muslim kids"
6. Ask a Manager: "my office wants us to celebrate by wearing pink and blue by gender"
7. Judge John Hodgman: "On Taco Bell Pilgrimages"
   • "How to Eat Vegan at Taco Bell"
8. Listener Lephra, Master Manipulator: "My Partner and I Are Exploring Ethical Nonmonogamy for the First Time and I Feel... Fine?"
9. SPONSOR: Podigy: The podcast editing service we partner proudly with!
10. r/AmItheAsshole: "WIBTA if I were to dump my boyfriend for being a snobby movie critic?"
    • r/AmItheAsshole: "UPDATE: WIBTA if I were to dump my boyfriend for being a snobby movie critic?"
11. Shoutout to Dear Urban Diplomat: "Help! My neighbour's kid has some serious Fortnite rage"
12. Shoutout to Dear Ally: "How do I improve compensation fairness at my company?"
13. Shoutout to Ask a Manager: "how much money do you make?"
14. Shoutout to Ask a Manager: "updates: the managers peeing dog"
15. Shoutout to Interesting Engineering: "Bearded Men Harbour Significantly More Microbes Than Dogs"
16. Shoutout to Ask a Queer Chick: "How Can I Get Excited About My Sex Life With My Girlfriend?"
17. Advice Column Alert: "Is This Normal" on Thrive Global

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Han and Matt tackle questions from some of their favorite advice sources from the week of April 7th, 2019, and beyond, including:

1. WEST-COAST MAY MEETUPS:
   • San Francisco Meetup: May 19th, time/location tbd
   • Portland Meetup: May 27th, time/location tbd
   • Seattle Meetup: May 30th, time/location tbd
2. Ask The Salty Waitress: "I took home the unopened bottle of wine I brought to the dinner party"
3. Ask a Manager: "I wet my pants at my new job"
4. [CW: Weight Loss] Ask Amy: "Wife's extreme weight loss tilts marriage"
5. [CW: Domestic Abuse] Dear Abby: "Mom Takes Action Against Daughter's Abusive Boyfriend"
6. Carolyn Hax: "Boyfriend wants him to tell off grandma after a chat with her"
   • Key & Peele: "Gay Wedding Advice"
   • NPR: "The End of Empathy"
7. SPONSOR: Podigy: The podcast editing service we partner proudly with!
8. r/AmItheAsshole: "WIBTA if I were to dump my boyfriend for being a snobby movie critic?"
   • r/AmItheAsshole: "UPDATE: WIBTA if I were to dump my boyfriend for being a snobby movie critic?"
9. Shoutout to Autostraddle: "How to Overcome Being an Aries"
10. Shoutout to Beast Mode: "My Hungry Cat Is Ruining My Mornings"
11. Shoutout to Asking for a Friend: "These Parents Are Making Little League Miserable for Their Son and for Me"
12. Shoutout to Ask Amy: "Artist's Instagram request is insta-ignored"
13. Advice Column Alert: "Dear Ally"
14. Advice Column Alert: "Ask Croz" on Rolling Stones
15. Advice Column Alert: "Fishing for Answers" on Harper's Bazaar
16. Advice Column Alert: "Couldn't Be Me" on SB Nation

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Han and Matt and their most special guest yet tackle questions from some of their favorite advice sources from the week of March 31st, 2019, and beyond, including:

1. WEST-COAST MAY MEETUPS:
   • San Francisco Meetup: May 19th, time/location tbd
   • Portland Meetup: May 27th, time/location tbd
   • Seattle Meetup: May 30th, time/location tbd
2. Ask a Manager: "my boss brings her dog to work and he pees by my desk"
3. Dear Annie: "Already at a good weight"
4. Captain Awkward Guest Post: "When Woke Becomes A Fetish"
5. Ask Ann Cannon: "Pet influencers make me feel inferior as a doggy parent"
6. Sense & Sensitivity: "College application scandal worries parent"
7. SPONSOR: Podigy: The podcast editing service we partner proudly with!
8. Listener The Fiendish Salamander: "Employer Is Making Me Remove My Pronouns in Company Signature"
   • Bustle: "Should You Put Your Pronouns In Your Email Signature? This Inclusive Workplace Trend Is Showing Up More And More"
9. Shoutout to ¡Hola Papi!: "I’m in a Heterosexual Marriage. Do I Need to Come Out as Queer?"
10. Shoutout to Dear Wendy: "In the News: Bride is Furious Over Guests Cheap Gift"
11. Shoutout to Captain Awkward: "Personal Updates & Introducing This Week’s Guest Blogger"
12. Shoutout to Dan Savage: "I Rise to Speak on Behalf of the Unhappily Single or Miserably Partnered..."
13. Notes from White British People on People of Color in Britain
    • Reni Eddo-Lodge: "Why I’m No Longer Talking to White People About Race"
    • Nikesh Shukla: "The Good Immigrant"

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Han and Matt tackle questions from some of their favorite advice sources from the week of March 24th, 2019, and beyond, including:

1. WEST-COAST MAY MEETUPS:
   • San Francisco Meetup: May 19th, time/location tbd
   • Portland Meetup: May 27th, time/location tbd
   • Seattle Meetup: May 30th, time/location tbd
2. Captain Awkward: "Fox News, Immigrant Family, and the F******* Wedding Invite List"
3. Ask APW: "Why Didn't My MOH Invite Me To Her Wedding?"
4. Dear Prudence: "Help! I Found Out My Boyfriend Cheated the Same Week He Found Out He Has Cancer."
   • Vice: "Mussolini’s granddaughter would like everyone, including Jim Carrey, to be nice about her fascist grandpa"
5. Miss Manners: "Family Dinners Call for a 'No Preaching at the Table' Rule"
6. Ask a Manager: "My coworker keeps mocking another coworker's accent"
7. SPONSOR: Podigy: The podcast editing service we partner proudly with!
8. Listener Calliope: "Is This a Close Friend?"
9. Shoutout to APW: "Do I Need A Good Reason To Skip A Wedding?"
10. Shoutout to Ask a Manager: "working with anti-vaxxers"
11. Shoutout to Dear Wendy: "Women Discuss: Deciding to Never Have Children"
    • Washington Post: "It’s not just you: New data shows more than half of young people in America don’t have a romantic partner" 
    • CNBC: "World population to peak by 2055: report"
12. Shoutout to Ask the Strategist: "Please Queer-Eye My Boyfriend"
13. Shoutout to ¡Hola Papi!: "Why Wanting to Be an Alpha Male is Problematic"
14. Shoutout to Ask Amy: "Husband's deep research into web comic isn't funny"

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Han and Matt tackle questions from some of their favorite advice sources from the week of March 17th, 2019, and beyond, including:

1. WEST-COAST MAY MEETUPS:
   • San Francisco Meetup: May 19th, time/location tbd
   • Portland Meetup: May 27th, time/location tbd
   • Seattle Meetup: May 30th, time/location tbd
2. Work Friend: "After Servicing a Home Can I Get Paid to Service My Clients Other Needs?"
3. Ask a Manager: "my team got matching tattoos ... and other lack of boundaries at my start-up"
4. [CW: Fat-Shaming] Sense and Sensibility: "It's OK to talk to friend about weight gain"
5. [CW: Fat-Shaming] Dear Prudence: "Help! I Think My Co-Worker's Weight Is Impeding Her Career. Should I Say Something?"
6. Dear Pepper: "Doggedly Pursuing Someone"
7. Ask Amy: "Erotic fiction turns into catfishing reality"
   • The Cut: "This Female Twitter Comic Was Actually a Man Pretending to Be His Own Wife"
8. SPONSOR: Podigy: The podcast editing service we partner proudly with!
9. Listener Telreshi, Domesticator of Demons: "I Need Help With Micro-Transphobia!"
10. Shoutout to Ask Amy: "Parent worries about son's Michael Jackson fandom"
11. Shoutout to Blair Braverman for Being the Second Jewish Woman Ever to Finish the Iditarod
12. Shoutout to Judge John Hodgman on "Unsanctioned Cat Nicknames"
13. Shoutout to Carolyn Hax: "It's a special therapists-behaving-badly edition"
14. Shoutout to Ask A Native New Yorker: "Why Do New Yorkers Complain So Much?"
15. Shoutout to Dear Abby: "He Dumped Me and Now Wants to Cheat with Me"
16. Listener The Fiendish Salamander Has Some Kind Words For Us

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Han and Matt were so excited to be joined by the one and only Brandy "Ask a Fuck-Up" Jensen! You may have seen her Tweets cited on every single topic on every single news outlet, and you'll be relieved to know that Brandy's brilliance is actually and rightfully rewarded monetarily on The Outline where she answers questions every week on one of the only good things to come out of 2018. Here's what we discussed:

1. Ask a Fuck-Up
   • Brand Jensen on Twitter
2. The Outline: "I Can't Tweet for One Week and It's Killing Me"
3. Brandy Tweeting About Advice Columns
   • 9 Nov 2015: Someone publish a piece on how the advice column has become the home of some of our generation's best writers
   • 2 Jan 2016: I feel like if I wrote an advice column every answer would be "we're all hurtling toward death, I'm sure it will work out"
   • 6 Apr 2016: Wanna start an advice column called Go Fuck Yourself where I just tell you to masturbate and see if that helps
   • 12 Apr 2017: someone give me an advice column, I love telling other people what they should do
   • 9 Mar 2018: I want to write an advice column called "Ask a Fuck Up" the premise of which is since I adamantly refuse to learn from my own mistakes perhaps other people can
4. AAFU: "With special guest Neko Case"
5. AAFU: "I'm not as smart as everyone said I was"
6. AAFU: "Can people change?"
7. AAFU: "I'm still in therapy. Should I be dating?"
8. SPONSOR: Podigy: The podcast editing service we partner proudly with!
9. Listener The Cyan Satyr: "How Do I Get Back into the Groove After a Traumatic Health Setback?"
10. Shoutout to Ask a Manager: "our new manager is pressuring the women on our team to use menstrual cups"
11. Shoutout to Ask Amy: "Phone use at concert not music to their ears"
12. Shoutout to Ask a Native New Yorker on Gothamist, Who Now Has a Book!
    • Ask a Native New Yorker: "Should We Move In Together?"
13. Shoutout to Sexual Healing: "I met my girlfriend’s parents – and realised I once slept with her father"
14. Advice Column Alert: "Yours in Tenacity, Miri"

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