We while away our wildfire hours the best way we know how: playing dumb games. We play “Six Degrees of Betty White,” and then we delve into our Mailbag! Stay safe, Los Angeles. Love from all of us!

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Lindsey Goodman

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Captain Crinkle’s sage advice. This week's problems: A husband who won’t stop staring, and a Pathologist who can’t make up her mind. Plus, updates!

And a Tom Waits theme song!

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Well, obviously we weren’t going to talk to “Alligator Robb” about lemurs! We’re talking gators and crocs. And then we’re talking about a giant crock of… dumb stuff we did as kids - it’s “Paula Poundstone’s Teen Turmoil!”

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Frank Alligator Robb

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Join Paula’s manager, Bonnie Burns aka Captain Crinkle, Paula Poundstone, Adam Felber, and former pod producer Toni Anita Hull for Captain Crinkle’s sage advice. This week's problems: Who the hell are they? and My head is going to explode.  

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Would Paula make it doing research 20,000 leagues under the sea? Actual Aquanaut Ellen Prager joins us for Career Corner. And then we get a look at the home of Gladiator combat - it’s Bonnie and Toni’s Oral Report: The Colosseum!

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Ellen Prager

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Jodi Rose Crump

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Join Paula’s manager, Bonnie Burns aka Captain Crinkle, Paula Poundstone, Adam Felber, and former pod producer Toni Anita Hull for Captain Crinkle’s sage advice. This week: Pushover Pam and a disinterested husband.  

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Happy New Year! Paula gave us digital photo frames for Christmas, and it’s time for us to sit around the virtual hearth and reminisce. And THEN it’s time to look ahead - bravely - with your New Year’s resolutions!

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Eric Wolff

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Join Paula’s manager, Bonnie Burns aka Captain Crinkle, Paula Poundstone, Adam Felber, and former pod producer Toni Anita Hull for Captain Crinkle’s sage advice. This week's problems: A psychopath is trying to get me fired. What do I do about Gophers? And little Tommy gets another update.  Email your questions to [email protected]. We are also taking theme song submissions.

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It’s time for our Holiday Movie Review Spectacular! And what could be more spectacular than reviewing the Netflix movie-of-the-moment “Hot Frosty?” Or should you skip that movie and just watch “It’s a Wonderful Life?” Don’t worry, we’ll tell you how to spend your Yuletide streaming hours…

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Earl Levine

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Join Paula’s manager, Bonnie Burns aka Captain Crinkle, Paula Poundstone, Adam Felber, and former pod producer Toni Anita Hull for Captain Crinkle’s sage advice. This week: "My boss doesn't think I'm management material," A teen who doesn't socialize, Parmesan cheese and updates!  Become part of the show.  Email your questions to [email protected]

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The year is ending, but is our NATION ending? Constitutional expert Ben Sheehan is back to offer some wisdom and comfort. And if that’s not enough - do you want to build a snowman? Come to Toni’s Craft Corner!

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Ben Sheehan

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JAB

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