Make My Day with Josh Gondelman
85 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 2 years ago -Make My Day is a pop culture and politics game show where comedians compete to put a positive spin on the news and cheer up host Josh Gondelman. Josh is an optimist at heart, but even he needs some help from his friends to stay upbeat. If you want to know what's going on in the world without actually reading the news or wading through the cesspool of social media, Make My Day is the show for you.
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Episodes
Make My Day Episode 34: Serious As Shoegaze with Wyatt Cenac and Eugene Mirman
December 08, 2020 08:00 - 32 minutesEugene Mirman (Bob's Burgers) and Wyatt Cenac (Problem Areas with Wyatt Cenac) compete to cheer Josh up. Eugene and Wyatt forecast the next hip Brooklyn trends in a game of BK to the Future. After setting the all-time Make My Day high score, Eugene donates his $100 grand prize to the Somerville Homeless Coalition, and Wyatt donates his to Fair Fight. Learn more about this week's guests: www.wyattcenac.com www.eugenemirman.com Donate to the Somerville Homeless Coalition: https://somervillehome...
Make My Day Episode 33: Doubling Your Investment with Gaby Dunn
December 01, 2020 08:00 - 32 minutesGaby Dunn (Bad With Money, Just Between Us) competes to cheer Josh up. Gaby decides on the most awesome ways to spend various sums of cash during a game of Badass With money. After setting the all-time Make My Day high score, Gaby donates her $100 grand prize to the LA LGBT Center. Follow Gaby on Twitter and Instagram: www.instagram.com/gabyroad www.twitter.com/gabydunn Listen and subscribe to Gaby's podcasts: Bad With Monday: https://www.stitcher.com/show/bad-with-money Just Between Us: ht...
Make My Day Episode 32: Secret Turkey with Paul Scheer
November 24, 2020 08:00 - 33 minutesPaul Scheer (How Did This Get Made?, Black Monday) competes to cheer Josh up. During a game of Thank Again, Paul reimagines a Thanksgiving full of new wonderful traditions. He then donates his $100 grand prize to SELAH. Plus, pep talks for people who can't be with their families during this Thanksgiving as well as people who have to spend time with family members they don't like. Follow Paul on Twitter and Instagram: www.twitter.com/paulscheer www.instagram.com/paulscheer Listen and subscri...
Make My Day Episode 31: Eat the Pasta with Zach Reino and Jessica McKenna
November 17, 2020 08:00 - 31 minutesJessica McKenna and Zach Reino (Off Book: The Improvised Musical Podcast) compete to cheer Josh up. Zach and Jessica create the dream slate of Broadway shows for when theaters reopen during a game of The Show Must (Eventually) Go On. They then donate their $100 grand prizes to SELAH and the Armenia Fund. Plus, pep talks for standing ovations and the period of indecision when you're deciding what to eat for dinner. Follow Jessica and Zach on Instagram: Jessica: https://www.instagram.com/jessj...
Make My Day Episode 30: Criminal Mischief with The Sklar Brothers
November 10, 2020 08:00 - 30 minutesRandy and Jason Sklar, The Sklar Brothers (Cheap Seats, Dumb People Town) compete to cheer Josh up. The Sklars set a new all-time Make My Day high score by outlining the perfect small town crime during a game of Crime is a Flat Circle. They then donate their $100 grand prize to Young Storytellers. Plus, pep talks for pickpockets and children who have won the ownership of candy factories. Follow the Sklar Brothers on Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube: www.twitter.com/sklarbrothers www.instagram....
Make My Day Episode 29: Doom Shield with Mike Drucker
November 03, 2020 08:00 - 33 minutesMike Drucker (co-head writer of Full Frontal with Samantha Bee) competes to cheer Josh up. Mike sets a new all-time Make My Day high score by describing how we'd beat a video game version of 2020 in a round of Game of the Year. He then donates his $100 grand prize to Child's Play Charity. Plus, pep talks for people who are worried their vote doesn't count as well as Broadway performers. Follow Mike on Twitter and Instagram: www.twitter.com/mikedrucker www.instagram.com/mikedruckerisdead More...
Make My Day Episode 28: A Horse Is a Bad Idea with Julie Klausner and Tom Scharpling
October 27, 2020 07:00 - 33 minutesJulie Klausner (Difficult People) and Tom Scharpling (The Best Show), hosts of the hilarious podcast Double Threat, compete to cheer Josh up. As a team, they set the all-time Make My Day high score by playing a game of Worst Things First. Julie and Tom respectively donate their $100 grand prize winnings to God's Love We Deliver and the Community Food Bank of New Jersey! Not to mention, we've got pep talks for sweatpants, people with nice smiles, and a specific Michael's employee. Listen to T...
Make My Day Episode 27: Deep Spoon, No Handle with Larry Owens
October 20, 2020 07:00 - 27 minutesLarry Owens (A Strange Loop, High Maintenance) competes to cheer Josh up. Larry sets the all-time Make My Day high score with his performance playing a game of The First Annual Larry Awards aka The Larrys. He then donates his $100 grand prize winnings to the Broadway Advocacy Coalition. Finally, Josh and Larry give pep talks to karaoke microphones and the Make My Day listeners!!! Follow Larry on Twitter and Instagram: www.twitter.com/larryowenslive www.instagram.com/larryowenslive This pic...
Make My Day Episode 26: You're Outta Here! with Grace Spelman
October 13, 2020 07:00 - 32 minutesGrace Spelman (writer, comedian) competes to cheer Josh up. Grace sets the all-time Make My Day high score with her performance playing The Will Smith Challenge. She then donates her $100 grand prize winnings to G.L.I.T.S. Finally, Josh and Grace give pep talks to people with songs they hate stuck in their heads and people with insomnia. Follow Grace on Twitter and Instagram: www.twitter.com/gracespelman www.instagram.com/gracespelman Donate to G.L.I.T.S.: https://www.glitsinc.org/donations ...
Make My Day Episode 25: 48 Seconds of Keyboard with Jimmy Pardo
October 06, 2020 07:00 - 31 minutesJimmy Pardo (Never Not Funny, Pardcastathon) competes to cheer Josh up and chat about his upcoming podcast marathon (10/10) to benefit Smile Train. Jimmy's breathtaking performance in a game of No One Ballad Should Have All That Power sets a new all-time Make My Day high score. He then donates his $100 grand prize winnings to the aforementioned Smile Train. Finally, Josh and Jimmy give pep talks to sound engineers and valet parking attendants. Listen and subscribe to Jimmy's podcast Never No...
Make My Day Episode 24: Sorry About That Elephant with Mike Birbiglia
September 29, 2020 07:00 - 29 minutesMike Birbiglia (The New One, This American Life, Billions) competes to cheer Josh up. Mike sets the all-time Make My Day high score with his incredible performance during a game of What They Should Have Said...Was Something Else. He then donates his $100 grand prize winnings to the Food Bank For New York City. Finally, Josh and Mike give pep talks to people who love Halloween and college students. Check out The New One on Netflix, and buy the book of the same name: https://www.indiebound.org...
Make My Day Episode 23: The Scoop of the Century with Mina Kimes
September 22, 2020 07:00 - 28 minutesMina Kimes (The Mina Kimes Show featuring Lenny, NFL Live) competes to cheer Josh up. Mina sets the all-time Make My Day high score by crushing a game of Uncuttable Gems. She then donates her $100 grand prize winnings to the West Seattle Food Bank. Finally, Mosh and Mina give pep talks to people who hate video chat and people who are worried Mina's dog dislikes them specifically. Follow Mina on Twitter and Instagram: www.twitter.com/minakimes www.instagram.com/mina_kimes Listen to The Min...
Make My Day Episode 22: The Boos and the Bops with Ziwe
September 15, 2020 07:00 - 29 minutesZiwe (host of an amazing Instagram Live show, writer for Desus & Mero) competes to cheer Josh up! Ziwe sets the all-time Make My Day high score by crushing a game of Discomfort to This Comfort (which Josh probably could have come up with a better name for). She then splits her $100 grand prize winnings between the Food Bank for New York City, the Marsha P. Johnson Institute, and a purchase of stamps. Finally, Josh and Ziwe give pep talks for people who are slightly under the weather and peopl...
Make My Day Episode 21: Send Your Poison Out with Scaachi Koul
September 08, 2020 07:00 - 32 minutesScaachi Koul (host of the new podcast Not Great) competes to cheer Josh up! Scaachi sets the all-time Make My Day high score by crushing a game of You Spite Up My Life. She then donates her $100 grand prize winnings to the Lebanese Red Cross. And finally, Josh and Scaachi give pep talks for people whose enemies appear to be thriving, and to anyone having a hard time with a creative project. Subscribe to Not Great, Scaachi's new podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/not-great-with-sc...
Make My Day Episode 20: Godzilla's Bride with Alison Leiby and Halle Kiefer
September 01, 2020 07:00 - 33 minutesAlison Leiby and Halle Kiefer (hosts of the brand new podcast Ruined) compete to cheer Josh up! Together they demystify several common fears in a game of Scare Buds, setting the all-time Make My Day high score. Both contestants decide to donate their grand prize winnings to the Milwaukee Freedom Fund. Plus, pep talks for aliens, couscous, and anyone who is worried their house might be haunted. Subscribe to Ruined, Alison and Halle's horror/comedy podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcas...
Make My Day Episode 19: Be Nice to That Duck with Jill Twiss
August 25, 2020 07:00 - 29 minutesJill Twiss (A Day in the Life of Marlon Bundo, new book Everyone Gets a Say, Last Week Tonight) competes to cheer Josh up! Jill gives a masterful performance matching animals with silly names in a game of Who The Wild Things Are, setting the all-time Make My Day high score. Jill donates her $100 grand prize winnings to Alice's Kids. Plus, pep talks for theater kids and for animals who have had their names changed. Buy Jill's new children's book Everyone Gets a Say and her other books here: ht...
Make My Day Episode 18: Blank and Blank with John Hodgman
August 18, 2020 07:00 - 28 minutesJohn Hodgman (Dicktown on FXX, The Daily Show, so many great books) competes to cheer Josh up! In the spirit of his most recent book, Medallion Status, John Hodgman sets a new all-time Make My Day high score by creating the greatest secret society ever. After a round of dominant game play, Hodgman donates his $100 grand prize to the Portland Protest Bail Fund. Plus, a pep talk (and some tough love) for people who are worried their friends don't like them anymore! Watch Dicktown on FXX and Hul...
Make My Day Episode 17: Legal Grey Area with Daniel Kibblesmith
August 11, 2020 07:00 - 31 minutesDaniel Kibblesmith (The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Santa's Husband) competes to cheer Josh up! To help clarify who is the guest and who is the host (because people say they look so much alike) this week's game is The Kibblesmith Identity. Daniel sets a new all-time Make My Day high score and donates his $100 grand prize to the ACLU. Plus, pep talks for guys who go bald young and teenagers who take jokes literally online. Preorder Princess Dinosaur, Daniel's new children's book: https://w...
Make My Day Episode 16: We Need To Interface with Mara Wilson
August 04, 2020 07:00 - 31 minutesMara Wilson (Bojack Horseman, Showbiz Kids, Where Am I Now?) competes to cheer Josh up! Mara sets an all time Make My Day high score by doing an unbelievable series of cartoon voices in a game of A Visit From The Toon Squad! She then donates her $100 grand prize to Ground Game Los Angeles, a grassroots organization in LA. Plus, pep talks for bored kids and anyone who was hoping to have a summer fling this year and was thwarted! Subscribe to Mara's newsletter: https://mara.substack.com Donate ...
Make My Day Episode 15: Those Are My Boys with Maria Sherman
July 28, 2020 07:00 - 28 minutesMaria Sherman (author of Larger Than Life: The History of Boy Bands From NKOTB to BTS) competes to cheer Josh up! Maria creates the next big boy band during a game of Best Band Ever, setting an all time Make My Day high score! She then donates her $100 grand prize to Rogelio Hernandez's efforts to feed uhoused people in Los Angeles. Plus, pep talks for dogs who are afraid of fireworks and teachers (whether or not they are afraid of fireworks)! BUY MARIA'S BOOK: https://www.blackdogandleventha...
Make My Day Episode 14: Moon-Con with Dani Fernandez
July 21, 2020 10:00 - 30 minutesDani Fernandez (Nerdificent Podcast, Ralph Breaks the Internet, The Great Debate (SYFY)) competes to cheer Josh up! Dani designs an incredible new convention during a game of Con Artist, setting an all time Make My Day high score! She then donates her $100 grand prize to the Homeless Black Trans Women Fund. Plus, pep talks for people who are have been resisting watching new tv shows lately and dogs who miss affection from strangers! Donate to the Homeless Black Trans Women Fund: https://bit.l...
Make My Day Episode 13: The King of All Stephens with Myq Kaplan
July 14, 2020 07:00 - 24 minutesMyq Kaplan (new album, A.K.A. out now!, Last Comic Standing) competes to cheer Josh up! Myq excels at a game of Better Known As where he gives better names to things, ending up with the all time Make My Day high score! His $100 grand prize winnings go to Chilis on Wheels. Plus, a pep talk for people who are not going back to their jobs as theme park mascots, and one for, well, anyone! Listen to Myq's new album A.K.A.: https://www.blondemedicine.com/store/bm008-x7scz Check out of Myq's websi...
Make My Day Episode 12: Penguin Selfies with Aparna Nancherla
July 07, 2020 07:00 - 28 minutesAparna Nancherla (Netflix Standup, Corporate, Space Force) competes to cheer Josh up! Aparna breezes through the first ever round of the game Say Yes to De-stress, setting an all time Make My Day high score! She then donates her $100 grand prize to the Black Visions Collective. Plus, pep talks for people who are nervous about the country "reopening" and for a baby bird trying to leave the nest! Donate to the Black Visions Collective: https://www.blackvisionsmn.org/ Watch Aparna's Netflix sp...
Make My Day Episode 11: Babies With Guns with Desus and Mero
June 30, 2020 07:00 - 33 minutesOh wow! Two guests this week! Desus Nice and The Kid Mero (Desus & Mero on Showtime, Bodega Boys, God Level Knowledge Darts) compete as a team to cheer Josh up! They absolutely body a game of New York State of Rhyme in which they have to describe their ultimate late 90s hip hop album. In the end, Desus and Mero set the Make My Day all time high score and wins $100 each for the World Central Kitchen and DonorsChoose. Plus, pep talks for weed dealers, porn website programmers, and hype men! Do...
Make My Day Episode 10: A Perfect Villain with Zach Lowe
June 23, 2020 13:41 - 31 minutesESPN Senior Writer and host of the Lowe Post podcast Zach Lowe competes to cheer Josh up! Zach outlines his dream plan for owning an NBA franchise in a game of Hoop Dreams. We hear how he'd make his billion dollars and the lengths he'd go to to give his team a competitive edge. In the end, Zach sets the Make My Day all time high score and wins $100 for the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, just like Starlee Kine did last week. Plus, pep talks for terrible pickup basketball players and parents of only...
Make My Day Episode 9: Case Closed with Starlee Kine
June 16, 2020 07:00 - 30 minutesWriter and podcaster Starlee Kine (Search Party, Mystery Show, Election Profit Makers, This American Life) competes to cheer Josh up! Starlee brings an air of suspense and intrigue to a game of Building a Mystery. There's a weirdly long tangent about the movie Quick Change. In the end, Starlee sets the Make My Day all time high score and wins $100 for the NAACP Legal Defense Fund. Plus, pep talks for masks and window mounted air conditioner units! Donate to the NAACP Legal Defense Fund: http...
Make My Day Episode 8: Six Layer Dip with Shea Serrano
June 09, 2020 07:00 - 29 minutesBestselling author Shea Serrano (Where Do You Think We Are?, Movies and Other Things, The Ringer) competes to cheer Josh up! Shea absolutely dominates a game of Giving Ends to My Friends and It Feels Stupendous. Oscar Isaac may have come up once or twice. In the end, Shea sets the Make My Day all time high score and wins $100 for the Minnesota Freedom fund. Plus, an all time great pep talk from Shea! Get Shea's new PDF of essays about Scrubs: https://gumroad.com/l/ySrff Read Shea's work at ...
Make My Day Episode 7: Shrimp Boat's Leaving! with Jon Gabrus
June 02, 2020 07:00 - 31 minutesActor and comedian Jon Gabrus (High and Mighty, Action Boyz, Brooklyn 99) competes to cheer Josh up! Gabrus plays an incredible round of the confusingly-named but very fun game Call You By My Name. In a thrilling conclusion, Gabrus sets the Make My Day all time high score and wins $100 for the Last Prisoner Project. Plus, pep talks for beach bums and insomniacs! Make your own donation to the Last Prisoner Project here: https://www.lastprisonerproject.org Follow Gabrus on Twitter and Instagra...
Make My Day Episode 6: The Grocery Store Always Has Cake with Andy Daly
May 26, 2020 07:00 - 28 minutesActor and comedian Andy Daly competes to cheer Josh up. Andy plays an incredible round of The All-Stars Game (accidentally also called The All-Star Game), where he gives 5-star reviews to people, things, and ideas. In a thrilling conclusion, Andy sets the Make My Day all time high score and wins $100 for Give Directly. Plus, pep talks for people who just started jogging and people who are bad at cooking! Make your own donation to Give Directly here: https://www.givedirectly.org Follow Andy o...
Make My Day Episode 5: A Super Jane Austen Thing with Karen Chee
May 19, 2020 07:00 - 28 minutesComedian and Late Night with Seth Meyers writer Karen Chee competes to cheer Josh up. As a single person/expert on crushes, Karen absolutely dominates a round of the new game Platonic Ideals, Romantic Appeals. Karen sets the Make My Day all time high score and wins $100 for Meals on Wheels. Plus, pep talks for the high school class of 2020 and...bugs! Make your own donation to Meals on Wheels here: https://www.mealsonwheelsamerica.org Follow Karen on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/karench...
Make My Day Episode 4: Nice Castles with Doug Benson
May 12, 2020 07:00 - 28 minutesComedian, actor, and Doug Loves Movies host Doug Benson competes to cheer Josh up. He absolutely crushes a round of What Could Be Better: Movie Edition. Josh and Doug talk about very talented dogs, the ideal heist crew, and more. Doug sets the Make My Day all time high score and wins $100 for Smile Train. Plus, Pep Talks for belts and socks! Make your own donation to Smile Train here: https://www.smiletrain.org Visit Doug's website here: http://douglovesmovies.com Watch a video of Jumpy the...
Make My Day Episode 3: Rockin' Too Hard with Todd Barry
May 05, 2020 07:00 - 28 minutesComedian, actor, and author Todd Barry competes to cheer Josh up. Todd, star of numerous hour comedy specials, rises to the challenge of helping Josh schedule special hours throughout the year. Josh and Todd discuss the best time to leave a party on New Year's Eve and how to talk to celebrities (among other things). Todd sets the Make My Day all time high score with 91 points and wins $100 for God's Love We Deliver. Make your own donation to GLWD here: https://www.glwd.org Visit Todd's websit...
Make My Day Episode 2: Tilda and the Hounds with Miel Bredouw
April 28, 2020 07:01 - 24 minutesMiel Bredouw, comedian and host of the podcast Punch Up The Jam competes to cheer Josh up. Josh asks Miel to design her ideal music festival, which she does, excellently. Miel sets the Make My Day all time high score and wins $100 for the Food Bank for New York City. To make a donation of your own to the Food Bank for New York City, click here: https://www.foodbanknyc.org Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Make My Day Episode 1: She's On Fire with Akilah Hughes
April 21, 2020 07:00 - 25 minutesAkilah Hughes, author and co-host of the Crooked Media podcast What A Day competes to cheer Josh up. Akilah and Josh talk 90s r&b, red pandas, and the crossover film event of a lifetime. Akilah sets the Make My Day all time high score and wins $100 for Lighthouse Youth & Family Services in Cincinnati. Make your own donation to Akilah's cause of choice here: https://www.lys.org/about-us/ Buy Akilah's book, Obviously, here: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/531147/obviously-by-akilah-hug...
Welcome to Make My Day with Josh Gondelman
April 13, 2020 07:00 - 2 minutesMake My Day with Josh Gondelman is a pop culture and politics game show where comedians compete to put a positive spin on the news and cheer up host Josh Gondelman. Described as a "pathological sweetheart" by the New York Observer, host Josh Gondelman is here to try and cushion the blow when news breaks. Some shows help people understand the news, but even when you know what's going on it, it's still largely terrible. Make My Day just tries to make the headlines feel a little less bleak. Lear...