Han and Matt Know It All
164 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 4 years ago - ★★★★★ - 166 ratingsAdvice column aficionados Han and Matt re-answer the greatest questions from other advice columns and podcasts as well as fielding new questions with a little help from their cats.
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#46: Hannah and Matt Read the Comments
November 20, 2017 10:30 - 57 minutes - 52.9 MBHannah and Matt tackle questions from some of their favorite advice sources from the week of November 12th, 2017, and beyond, including: Ask a Manager: "My Husband Doesn’t Want Me to Go on a Business Trip to Vegas" + Update; Dear Prudence: "My Sister Lied to Me About Why She Needed to Borrow $1000 and I'm Not Sure I Can Forgive Her"; Captain Awkward: "Boyfriend Is Overly Concerned About Who I Hang out With."; Private Lives: "My Girlfriend Had a One-Night Stand and It Has Destroyed My ...
Opinion Overflow #17: "Why Are Men?"
November 15, 2017 10:30 - 16 minutes - 14.3 MBThis week's Overflow is bursting with love! Seriously, y'all sent us a tremendous amount of emails the prior week, and we're blown away by it. You're wonderful! Here's some of what you sent us: Stinky Couch Guesses; In response to Holly Hellhunter's question in Hannah and Matt Value Alone Time, titled, "Should I Expect My Partner to Handle All of the Chores While I'm on a Trip?"; Hated Critically Acclaimed Musical Correct Guess; A point for Orlahv, Wicked Savant on the Leader Board!...
#45: Hannah and Matt Heighten the Difficulty
November 13, 2017 10:30 - 49 minutes - 46.3 MBHannah and Matt tackle questions from some of their favorite advice sources from the week of November 5th, 2017, and beyond, including: Ask a Manager: "My Employee Dressed up as a Coworker for Halloween to Mock Her"; "I Don't Like Thing" Comic; Ask Amy: "Wife Wonders About Siblings' Bathroom Habits"; Dear Prudence: "Is It Wrong to Want to Redo My Wedding Since the First Ceremony Was Rushed to Accommodate my Dying Father-In-Law?"; Captain Awkward: "Ethical Non-Monogamy & a Difficult ...
Opinion Overflow #16: "Where Do I Draw the Line on Which Terrible People to Punch in the Face?"
November 08, 2017 10:30 - 17 minutes - 16.2 MBThis week's Overflow asks: who can I punch? But also: what happens when Han edits the podcast for a second time, but misinterprets one of Matt's tips and turns us into breathless vampires? Well, the answer to that second one is "more editing," but the first one? Listen and find out! Laura II Gets a New Name and a New Point!; Solyara, Queen of the Mists' Cats; Listener Lephra, Master Manipulator: "Why I Need Advice Columns"; Listener Pampora, Void Cartographer: "Why I Read Advice Colum...
#44: Hannah and Matt Value Alone Time
November 06, 2017 10:30 - 53 minutes - 47.6 MBHannah and Matt tackle questions from some of their favorite advice sources from the week of October 29th, 2017, and beyond, including: Miss Manners: "Do I Include Who Isn't Attending In This Confusingly-Worded RSVP Card?"; Dear Prudence: "Will My Husband's Alcoholism Ever Improve Enough For Me To Feel Good About Our Relationship?"; Ask Polly: "I Hate Men"; Savage Love: Episode #574 thoughts on "I Have Sensual Encounters with My Masseur"; Listener Holly Hellhunter: "Should I Expect ...
Opinion Overflow #15: "Can I Enjoy Reading Advice Columns Knowing That There Are Bigger Problems in the World?"
November 01, 2017 09:30 - 20 minutes - 18.7 MBThis week's normally-scheduled Overflow asks a big question: why are we here?!? It also asks: what happens when Han edits the podcast? Stick around to find out: Advice Column Alert: Bad Advice; Every Tuesday, the Bad Advisor (Andrea Grimes) gives "terrible guidance based on actual letters"; Personality (Mis)fit Thoughts; A listener commenting on “Is This Just Some Weird Gender Thing???” on Hannah and Matt Consult Dear Businesslady; Dear Prudence: "Who Really Has a Problem?"; Submit yo...
#43: Hannah and Matt Commemorate October's Gems
October 30, 2017 09:30 - 51 minutes - 45.3 MBHannah and Matt tackle questions from some of their favorite advice sources from the MONTH of October 2017, including: Ask A Manager: "I Could Delete My Former Employer’s Website — Should I?"; Dear Prudence: "Pets Are Not Family, Are They?"; Ask Amy: "Gun-Toting Brother-In-Law Wants to Open-Carry Around Kids"; Social Q's: "Should I Share a Traumatic Story?"; Dear Jane: "Is It Unreasonable for Me to Ask My Boyfriend to Move to Canada with Me?"; Captain Awkward: "My Newly Nudist/Nat...
Opinion Overflow #14: "How Can I Make Time for More Hannah and Matt Know It All?"
October 27, 2017 09:30 - 19 minutes - 18.1 MBThis week's SECOND Overflow is entirely updates! We've got an upcoming guest who we need questions for, the official launch of the Listener Hub, and so much more. Stick around: Sarah Knight, Upcoming Guestpert; Upcoming advice book, "You Do You"; YouTube: "The Magic of Not Giving a F*** | Sarah Knight | TEDxCoconutGrove"; Send us questions for Sarah Knight!!; Women & Gender Nonconforming (an apology); We are no longer using "female-bodied" as a catch-all to express the idea of not ...
Opinion Overflow #13: "Will Courtney C.W. Guerra Smash the Patriarchy With Me If I Ask Politely?"
October 25, 2017 09:30 - 39 minutes - 26.2 MBWe hosted Courtney C.W. Guerra of "Dear Businesslady" for the Monday episode and had so much to talk about that we couldn't fit it all into one episode. Thus: Opinion Overflow #13! This Overflow contains two questions that were recently published from other advice columns as well as a new Listener Question: Ask A Manager: "My Male Colleagues Expect Me to Do the Department’s Admin Work"; MBMBaM (22:21): "What Should I Do About My Boss Who Jokes About My Having Been Mugged?"; Listener Eva...
#42: Hannah and Matt Consult Dear Businesslady
October 23, 2017 09:30 - 59 minutes - 40.5 MBHannah and Matt interviewed Courtney C.W. Guerra of "Dear Businesslady" for the Monday episode and delved super extra deep into two questions from her columns that have stuck with her as well as taking on a thematically similar question from her most recent column: Dear Businesslady (November 9th, 2016): "How Do I Say the Thing?"; Trample the Patriarchy Sweater; I've Got Anxiety Sweater; Dear Businesslady (December 15th, 2015): "Is This Just Some Weird Gender Thing???" Dear Busin...
Opinion Overflow #12: "Is There Any Compromising With My Partner Who Wants Way More Sex Than I Do?"
October 18, 2017 09:30 - 26 minutes - 24.1 MBWe have too many opinions to keep to ourselves! There's a new advice column for us to love, Listener Hub ideas a-brewin', and so many unwanted boners! Stick around: Bonus 1: Another New Feminist Advice Column: "#AskCam"; "Navigating Emotional Labor and Anti-Blackness in Relationships"; Bonus 2: Listener Hub Thoughts for hannahandmattknowitall.com; Listener Leaderboard for questions and requests we use; Listener Magic Card renderings; Listener Cat (and occasional dog) pictures; ...
#41: Hannah and Matt Conjure Pamela Merritt
October 16, 2017 09:30 - 49 minutes - 45.2 MBIn a very special episode, Hannah and Matt tackle EIGHT questions entirely from their listeners—with an exclusive HaMKIA recorded response to a cat-related question from Way of Cat's Pamela Merritt!!—including: Listener Confused Sister: "My Teenage Brother Is Sending Nudes Via Text; Should I In Any Way Intervene?"; Listener Large Marge: "Am I, An Aspiring Cop, Being Too Harsh About My Boyfriend's Marijuana Use?"; Listener Confused in California: "I Don't Identify With Christianity, So ...
#40: Hannah and Matt Hide Their Phones
October 09, 2017 09:30 - 45 minutes - 43.6 MBHannah and Matt tackle questions from some of their favorite advice sources from the week of October 1st, 2017, and beyond, including: Ask Amy: "Height Isn't This Dating Misfit's Only Challenge"; NY Post: Why I won’t date hot Women Anymore; r/relationships: "Me [26F] with my BF [almost 31M]. We split all bills but I'm stressing out about how far the 'equality' thing carries over."; Dear Prudence: "Breast Job Getting in the Way of Wedding!"; Ask APW: "How Do I Address My Invites for ...
Opinion Overflow #11: "Who's Right About Masturbating at Work: Savage Love or Ask A Manager?"
October 04, 2017 09:30 - 27 minutes - 25 MBWe have too many opinions to keep to ourselves! Questions and updates and praises (oh my!), so we have no choice but to Opinion Overflow you. Brace yourselves: Bonus 1: "Ask A Manager: I Ghosted My Ex, and She’s About to Be My New Boss"; This is an update to the world's most notorious ghoster as introduced by Ask A Manager, whom we talked about in Hannah and Matt Patronize Their Friends; Bonus 2: A very lovely shout-Out to us from Ask a Manager Commentor "advicelover"; Bonus 3: New ...
#39: Hannah and Matt Exile Their Cats
October 02, 2017 09:30 - 42 minutes - 39.8 MBHannah and Matt tackle questions from some of their favorite advice sources from the week of September 24th, 2017, and beyond, including: Ask A Manager: "The Men in My Office Keep Having All-Male Outings!"; Miss Manners: "How Do I Politely Cut Ties with My Hairdresser?"; Dear Prudence: "Bull in a China Cupboard"; Social Q's: "Broke a Glass, Got an Invoice"; Sense and Sensitivity: "Parents Doubt Son's Talent"; HuffPo: "Liberal Arts Is the Foundation for Professional Success in the...
Opinion Overflow #10: "What's the Right Compromise in Wedding Ring Etiquette When You've Got Non-Traditional Aspirations?"
September 27, 2017 09:30 - 20 minutes - 19.2 MBIn today's overflowing of opinions, we cover three wedding-related questions that didn't quite fit into Monday's bridal party-themed episode: Ask APW: "My Future MIL Is Calling Me a "Practice Wife""; Dear Prudence: "Fiancé Worried My Genes Will Affect His Son's "Package""; And finally, Listener Grumpy asks: I gave my fiancée a non-traditional custom designed Hawaiian Wedding Ring (aka: Hawaiian Heirloom Jewelry) as an engagement ring earlier this year. It is basically a fancy scroll de...
#38: Hannah and Matt Adjudicate Bridal Quandaries
September 25, 2017 09:30 - 55 minutes - 50.6 MBIn a special wedding-themed episode, Hannah and Matt tackle bridal party-related questions from some of their favorite advice sources from the week of September 17th, 2017, and beyond, including: BONUS: Teen Vogue: "Chili's Is Giving Out Helpful Advice on Twitter, and the Internet Loves It"; Dear Prudence: "Daughter's Friend Being in Wedding"; Ask APW: "My Cousin Just Fat Shamed Me over a Bridesmaid Dress"; r/relationships: "I just found out I'm [28F] pregnant. I am due 4 weeks before...
Opinion Overflow #9: "My Boyfriend and I Are About to Move In Together And I'm Looking for Advice to Head Off Co-Habitation Troubles"
September 20, 2017 09:30 - 18 minutes - 16.9 MBWe have too many opinions to keep to ourselves! That is, we have too many questions and we'd like to answer more of them, so that's why you're getting Opinion Overflow. Whether you want it or not. Bonus 1: 'Ask the Sexpert,' a documentary about Dr. Mahinder Watsa, is screening at Bertha DocHouse on Saturday, September 23rd in London. Watch the trailer and get tickets for the screening here!; HuffPost: "What India Is Asking Its Most Popular Sexpert, Dr Mahinder Watsa"; Bonus 2: Reminder:...
#37: Hannah and Matt Optimize for Search
September 18, 2017 09:30 - 49 minutes - 46.7 MBHannah and Matt tackle questions from some of their favorite advice sources from the week of September 10th, 2017, and beyond, including: Captain Awkward: "Is this relationship doomed or do I just need to put in more work?"; Asking for a Friend: "I'm a Marxist-Feminist Slut—How Do I Find an Open Relationship?"; Ask A Manager: "How Can I Balance Kids, Marriage, and a Job, When I Sometimes Have to Work in the Evening?"; Dear Kiki: "Should I Become a Prostitute?"; Jezebel: "Some Thing...
#36: Hannah and Matt Call Amy Dickinson
September 11, 2017 09:30 - 1 hour - 53.9 MBHannah and Matt interviewed the legendary Amy Dickinson of "Ask Amy" for the Monday episode and delved super extra deep into two questions from her columns that have stuck with her as well as taking on an exclusive sneak peak of a soon-to-be-published question: Ask Amy (November 18th, 2013): "Parent Pressures Gay Son to Change"; Bonus 1: "Washington Post: Someone hoaxed Ask Amy using an old 'Seinfeld' plot"; Bonus 2: "AV Club: Someone trolled "Ask Amy" by pretending to be Johnny from ...
Opinion Overflow #8: "How Can I Become As Cool As Captain Awkward?"
September 06, 2017 09:30 - 37 minutes - 30.4 MBWe hosted Jennifer Peepas of "Captain Awkward" for the Monday episode and had so much to talk about that we couldn't fit it all into one episode. Thus: Opinion Overflow #8! This Overflow contains two questions from the previous week plus a new Listener Question and a special announcement: BONUS 1: A writer who goes by Miri penned an EXCELLENT "Polyamory 201" post on the-orbit with in-depth musings about the "monogamous for the right person" question from our Poly 101 episode; BONUS 2: W...
#35: Hannah and Matt Revere Captain Awkward
September 04, 2017 09:30 - 57 minutes - 44.7 MBHannah and Matt interviewed Jennifer Peepas of "Captain Awkward" for the Monday episode and delved super extra deep into two questions from her columns that have stuck with her as well as taking on an exclusive sneak peak of a soon-to-be-published question: Captain Awkward (July 20th, 2017): "“My Very First Dick Pic:” A horrible coming-of-age story"; Captain Awkward (May 11th, 2017): "Our Friend Hits Women."; Captain Awkward: "Scared of Spending"; Part 2 of our time with Captain Awkwa...
Opinion Overflow #7: "Would It Be Irresponsible of Me to Move Someplace New With No Job or Living Arrangement Waiting For Me?"
August 30, 2017 09:30 - 20 minutes - 17.4 MBWe have too many opinions to keep to ourselves! That is, we have too many questions and we'd like to answer more of them, so that's why you're getting Opinion Overflow. Whether you want it or not. Bonus 1: Listener Sara recommends "Here's the Plan" by Allyson Downey for new or expecting working mothers (in response to Listener Laura in this Monday's episode). Bonus 2: Listener Paige (from Overflow #5) has an update for us! And finally, Listener Lacey asks: I’m sort of at the point in m...
#34: Hannah and Matt Patronize Their Friends
August 28, 2017 09:30 - 47 minutes - 44.9 MBHannah and Matt tackle questions from some of their favorite advice sources from the week of August 20th, 2017, and beyond, including: Dear Prudence: "Do I Have to Be a Patron to Be a Friend?"; Dear Jane: "How Do I Talk to My Husband About Our Erratic Sex Life?"; Ask a Manager: "I Ghosted My Ex, and She’s About to Be My New Boss"; Dear Sugars: "Uneducated and Confused"; Listener Laura: "Will My Being Pregnant at a New Job Be Considered Too Soon?"; Submit your favorite questions or ...
#33: Hannah and Matt Teach Poly 101
August 21, 2017 09:30 - 1 hour - 56.7 MBHannah and Matt take a vacation from the usual format to bring you the hotly-anticipated Poly 101 episode featuring Matt's girlfriend Laurel Lathrop! We're covering more questions than ever before, so strap yourselves in for the long journey to Ethicalnonmonogamyville: Listener V: "How Do I Navigate Exploring My Bisexuality While In an Ostensibly Heterosexual Primary Relationship?"; Listener Sarah Manning: "I'm In My First Poly Relationship. Now What?"; Listener Open Imbalance: "I'm a B...
#32: Hannah and Matt Fund Your Honeymoon
August 14, 2017 09:30 - 38 minutes - 35.6 MBHannah and Matt tackle questions from some of their favorite advice sources from the week of August 6th, 2017, and beyond, including: Dear Prudence: "Twin Q-and-A"; Let Us Sex-plain: "How Do I Get My Boyfriend to Stop Playing a Certain Podcast During Foreplay?"; horizontal with lila; The Ethicist: "Is It O.K. to Protest Trump by Withholding Taxes?"; Ask Dr. NerdLove: "I'm Nonmonogamous and Having Trouble Finding Dates, So How Long Can I Withhold This Info?"; Listener Ann: "How Can...
Opinion Overflow #6: "How Do I Stop Coworkers From Asking Me Details About My Upcoming Major Surgery?"
August 09, 2017 09:30 - 9 minutes - 8.11 MBWe have too many opinions to keep to ourselves! That is, we have too many questions and we'd like to answer more of them, so that's why you're getting Opinion Overflow. Whether you want it or not. Listener Zelda asks: I am being urged by a couple of physicians to have a mastectomy/reconstruction even though I do not have cancer because my mother had breast cancer very young and is no longer with us. I carry the BRCA2 mutation so my odds are pretty good for getting it. Also, my younger si...
#31: Hannah and Matt Leave You Hanging
August 07, 2017 09:30 - 45 minutes - 42.5 MBHannah and Matt tackle questions from some of their favorite advice sources from the week of July 30th, 2017, and beyond, including: Ask A Manager: "Is the Work Environment I’ve Created on My Team Too Exclusive?" (Part 1 of 2); Dear Jane: "How Do I Get My Grandpa to Realize He’s Acting Like a Creep?"; Dear Prudence: "Introvert Boyfriend Ignores Friends"; Ask a Manager: "Is the Work Environment I’ve Created on My Team Too Exclusive?" (Part 2 of 2); Listener Kate: "Can I Intervene On ...
Opinion Overflow #5: "How Do I Shut Down Unwanted Conversation from Hospital Roommates?"
August 02, 2017 09:30 - 14 minutes - 13.2 MBWe have too many opinions to keep to ourselves! That is, we have too many questions and we'd like to answer more of them, so that's why you're getting Opinion Overflow. Whether you want it or not. Listener Paige asks: A few years ago I was diagnosed with a serious heart condition. Part of treating this condition means spending ample amounts of time in the hospital. In the last year I've spent over two hundred days there, and that is not likely to change for the foreseeable future, at lea...
#30: Hannah and Matt Don't Date Nazis
July 31, 2017 09:30 - 49 minutes - 46 MBHannah and Matt tackle questions from some of their favorite advice sources from the week of July 23rd, 2017, and beyond, including: BONUS SEGMENT: "Mostly Positive"; Positive 1: The Toast Updated on July 26th!!; Not So Positive 1: Andrew W.K. is extremely tone deaf (and needs to take a look at this political cartoon about centrists); Positive 2: Captain Awkward has answered 1000 questions!!; r/relationships: "My (33F) self-absorbed sister (22F) is holding an "auction" for all her...
#29: Hannah and Matt Expand Their Horizons
July 24, 2017 09:30 - 49 minutes - 46.1 MBHannah and Matt tackle questions from some of their favorite advice sources from the week of July 16th, 2017, and beyond, including: Captain Awkward: "The Palette Wife"; Ask A Manager: "My Employee Set up a False Fraud Investigation … Because She Was Being Abused and Wanted the Police"; Dear Prudence: "No Embryos for You"; Dear Jane: "How Do I Break Up With My Long-Term Partner, Logistically Speaking?"; Listener BerthaBessie: "How Do I Get Used to My Newly Open Relationship that My ...
Opinion Overflow #4: "How Do I Get More Hannah and Matt in My Life?"
July 19, 2017 09:30 - 22 minutes - 20.6 MBHaving hosted Heather Havrilesky of "Ask Polly" for the Monday episode, we ran out of time and had some additional opinions we couldn't keep to ourselves. Thus: you're getting another Overflow, yaaay! This Overflow contains two questions from the previous week: Dear Businesslady: "How Do I Respect My Coworker’s Gender (and My Own)?"; New York Times: "Real Men Might Get Made Fun Of"; Captain Awkward: "My Husband is Dating My Mom"; r/relationship_advice: "My mother (54/f) and my husba...
#28: Hannah and Matt Relay Ask Polly
July 17, 2017 09:30 - 1 hour - 51.8 MBHannah and Matt interviewed Heather Havrilesky of "Ask Polly" for the Monday episode and—in true Polly fashion—delved super extra deep into questions from her columns that have stuck with her as well as taking on her most recent question: Ask Polly (June 28, 2017): "Do People Ever Really Escape Their Dysfunctional Families?"; Invisibilia: "The Problem With the Solution"; Ask Polly (July 5th, 2017): "I Moved for My Job, and It Was a Huge Mistake!"; Ask Polly: "I’m Terrified of Having ...
#27: Hannah and Matt Divvy Expenses Equitably
July 10, 2017 09:30 - 51 minutes - 47 MBHannah and Matt tackle questions from some of their favorite advice sources from the week of July 2nd, 2017, and beyond, including: Auntie SparkNotes: "My Friend Doesn't Like '13 Reasons Why"; Today: "Netflix should remove '13 Reasons Why' immediately"; Thought Catalog: "Other People Aren’t Responsible For Your Mental Health: Why ’13 Reasons Why’ Is Pretty Much Bullshit"; r/relationships "Renting summer house with friends (20s m/f). Couples get bedrooms; singles have to sleep on air ...
#26: Hannah and Matt Confront Their Friends
July 03, 2017 09:30 - 1 hour - 56.8 MBHannah and Matt tackle questions from some of their favorite advice sources from the week of June 25th, 2017, and beyond, including: Ask APW: "Can I Keep Closed-Minded Family from Judging Our Drag Extravaganza?" Ask Polly: "He Wanted an Open Relationship. Why Wasn’t I Enough?"; Captain Awkward: "I think my friend told me he loved me a few years ago, and I’m just figuring it out now."; r/relationships: "Me [30F] with my fiancé [31 M] 11 years, he doesn't take no for an answer when it ...
#25: Hannah and Matt Fight Rape Culture
June 26, 2017 09:30 - 55 minutes - 50.9 MBHannah and Matt tackle questions from some of their favorite advice sources from the week of June 18th, 2017, and beyond, including: Ask A Manager: "Employee Drew Genitalia on an Intern’s Cast"; The Cut: "Sexual-Harassment Claims Against a ‘She-E.O.’"; Ask E. Jean: "How Do I Get My Fiancé to Stop Catcalling Me?"; After Hannah reached out to Elle to point out how problematic E. Jean’s answer was, Elle silently took down the page. It nevertheless did not escape Archive.org preserving...
#24: Hannah and Matt Flirt With Guests
June 19, 2017 09:30 - 1 hour - 63.8 MBHannah and Matt tackle questions from some of their favorite advice sources from the week of June 11th, 2017, and beyond—and are joined this week by special guests Gigi Engle and Mike Fishbein of the relationship advice podcast 'Dirty Sexy Monogamy'—including: Dirty Sexy Monogamy (March 1, 2017): "Would You Ask Your Mom for Sex Advice?"; Dirty Sexy Monogamy (March 15, 2017): "How Do You Know If a Guy Is Actually into You?"; Dirty Sexy Monogamy (February 22, 2017): "Can I Be Sexually Em...
Opinion Overflow #3: "Should I Address Someone's Unsanitary Behavior at a Salad Bar?"
June 14, 2017 09:30 - 12 minutes - 12.3 MBWe have too many opinions to keep to ourselves! That is, we have too many questions and we'd like to answer more of them, so that's why you're getting Opinion Overflow. Whether you want it or not. Listener J asks: "This feels like kind of a silly question to ask, but as I saw the following events unfold today, I knew I had to submit this question. Today I was at Whole Foods having lunch with my daughter. I was standing at the (large, communal) salad bar looking at the "Build Your Own Th...
#23: Hannah and Matt Summon Alison Green
June 12, 2017 09:30 - 56 minutes - 53 MBHannah and Matt tackle questions from some of their favorite advice sources from the week of June 4th, 2017 and beyond—with an HaMKIA exclusive recorded response to a Reddit question from Ask A Manager's Alison Green!!—including: Captain Awkward: "Messy Housemate Blues with a Side of Bugs."; Dear Mariella: "I Love My Partner but He Says He Doesn’t Love Me Back"; Rose Buddies: "Horse Poop Censorship"; Ask A Manager: "My Coworker Jokes About Suicide"; r/relationships: "My [29F] forme...
#22: Hannah and Matt Share Emotional Labor
June 05, 2017 09:30 - 52 minutes - 48 MBHannah and Matt tackle questions from some of their favorite advice sources from the week of May 28th, 2017 and beyond, including: Dear Prudence: "My Husband’s Best Friend Proposed to His Girlfriend During Our Wedding Ceremony"; Buzzfeed: "This Couple Got Upstaged At Their Wedding And People Have Their Back"; Auntie Sparknotes: "I'm Interested in Dead Things"; Social Q's: "When Is It O.K. to Date a Friend’s Ex?"; Ask Amy: "Husband Needs to Step up at Home"; Emma: "You Should Hav...
Opinion Overflow #2: "Are Hannah and Matt Too Obsessed with Dear Prudence?"
May 31, 2017 09:30 - 47 minutes - 38.7 MBHannah and Matt hosted Mallory Ortberg of "Dear Prudence" for the Monday episode and had so much to discuss that we split the conversation in two! This overflow is FOUR questions from DP, including two old favorites and one from a recent week: Dear Prudence (April 13 2017): "Baby Name Blow-Up"; Dear Prudence (July 19, 2016): "42 Pearls and Counting"; Dear Prudence (December 8, 2016): "Don’t Let It Burn"; Dear Prudence: "Pops, I'm Poly"; Submit your favorite questions or questions yo...
#21: Hannah and Matt Interview Mallory Ortberg
May 29, 2017 09:30 - 1 hour - 50.2 MBHannah and Matt tackle questions from some of their favorite advice sources from the week of May 21st, 2017, and beyond—and are joined this week by special guest Mallory Ortberg of the eclectic column 'Dear Prudence' of Slate!!—including: The Ethicist: "I Accidentally Killed a Child. May I Get in Touch With the Family?"; Carolyn Hax: "A Few Tips on Gratuities and Special Orders"; Listener: "Transition Trouble"; Submit your favorite questions or questions you may have for the podcast t...
#20: Hannah and Matt Discuss Young Love
May 22, 2017 09:30 - 53 minutes - 44.9 MBHannah and Matt tackle questions from some of their favorite advice sources from the week of May 14th, 2017 and beyond, including: Asking for a Friend: "I Have a Fancy Law Degree, But No One Will Hire Me to Do Good!"; Carolyn Hax: "This Wedding Plus-One Kerfuffle Just Doesn’t Add Up"; Ask Gigi: "Can I Meet Someone IRL Anymore?"; Ask Dr. NerdLove: "Help, My Drunk Friend Is Hitting On Me"; Ask Bear: "Be Glad in Love"; Submit your favorite questions or questions you may have for the ...
#19: Hannah and Matt Keep Their Seat
May 15, 2017 09:30 - 58 minutes - 50.3 MBHannah and Matt tackle questions from some of their favorite advice sources from the week of May 7th, 2017 and beyond, including: Social Q's: "In-Flight Etiquette"; Dear Prudence (via listener Mia Wallace): "Big Love"; Dear Mariella (via listener Kelsey): "I Cured My Husband’s Depression, so Why Can’t I Now Forgive Him?"; Listener Alison: "Racism in Retail"; Captain Awkward: "How much fighting in a new relationship is too much?"; Submit your favorite questions or questions you may...
Opinion Overflow #1: "Am I Too Critical of My Friends' Favorite Media?"
May 11, 2017 09:30 - 20 minutes - 17.4 MBWe have too many opinions to keep to ourselves! That is, we have too many questions and we'd like to answer more of them, so that's why you're getting Opinion Overflow. Whether you want it or not. Listener Esmerelda asks: "This was inspired by your February episode where you discussed the problem of people foisting books upon you, and in particular, Hannah's very particular taste and the etiquette issues that arise when they don't care for something their friend or acquaintance loves. ...
#18: Hannah and Matt Admire Jillian Anthony
May 08, 2017 09:30 - 1 hour - 40.7 MBHannah and Matt tackle questions from some of their favorite advice sources from the week of April 30th, 2017, and beyond—and are joined this week by special guest Jillian Anthony of the ever-sexy column 'Let Us Sex-Plain' of Time Out New York!!—including: Let Us Sex-Plain (April 5, 2016): "How Do I Introduce My Straight Boyfriend to Butt Stuff?"; Let Us Sex-Plain (June 1, 2016): "How Can I Explore the Polyamorous / Swinger / Sex-Party Scene in New York City?"; Let Us Sex-Plain: "Is My...
#17: Hannah and Matt Defy Wedding Conventions
May 01, 2017 09:30 - 58 minutes - 44.6 MBHannah and Matt tackle questions from some of their favorite advice sources from the week of April 23rd, 2017 and beyond, including: Ask Polly: "Now That We’re in Our 30s, My Friends Are Abandoning Me!"; Dear Prudence: "Coming Out of the Poly Closet"; Ask Amy: "Temporary Breakup Prompts Friend's Nasty Text"; Ask A Manager: "My Boss Got Drunk and Was Angry That I Couldn’t Drive Him Back to the Office"; Listener Vicki: "Dealing with the Anxiety of a 2nd Marriage"; Submit your favori...
#16: Hannah and Matt Pervade Your Fantasies
April 24, 2017 09:30 - 58 minutes - 51.1 MBHannah and Matt tackle questions from some of their favorite advice sources from the week of April 16th, 2017 and beyond, including: Dear Prudence: "Is My Friend Really Queer?"; S-Town; Savage Love: "Dick Monsters"; Dear Kiki: "I Can’t Get My Mind off of the Speaker of the House"; Little Village Mag; Daily Mail: "Revealed at last: The picture of shirtless Paul Ryan that proves Romney's running mate really IS an action man"; r/relationship_advice: "My wife's (28/f) boyfriend (20...
#15: Hannah and Matt Feel the Love
April 17, 2017 09:30 - 1 hour - 53.1 MBHannah and Matt tackle questions from some of their favorite advice sources from the week of April 9th, 2017 and beyond, including: Ask APW: "How Do I Tell My Partner He Needs to Make More Money?" Ask a Manager: "A Coworker Objects to My Using Gender-Neutral Pronouns to Refer to Her (And to Everyone)"; Ask Polly: "What Does Love Feel Like?"; Social Q's: "Hold Your Bark"; Listener: "How Do You Maintain a Healthy Optimism Balance When Applying for Jobs?"; Submit your favorite questi...
#14: Hannah and Matt Befriend Liza Featherstone
April 10, 2017 09:30 - 1 hour - 63.7 MBHannah and Matt tackle questions from some of their favorite advice sources from the week of April 2nd, 2017, and beyond—and are joined this week by special guest Liza Featherstone of the quintessential leftist advice column 'Asking for a Friend' on The Nation!!—including: Asking for a Friend (May 5, 2016): "How Do I Stop Harassment Without Involving the Police in a Gentrifying Neighborhood?"; Asking for a Friend (April 7, 2016): "I’m Putting My Kids Through College With an Evil Job—Shou...