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This week: Filmmaker Alice Wu shares a clever trick to help you finally finish that thing you’ve been working on, why teenagers are taking over the comments sections of old podcast episodes, and the origins of the phrase “steal your thunder”. Plus we continue in our quest to be your out of office emergency contact.

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This week, bagpipe superstar Ally the Piper joins panelists Hari Kondabolu, Faith Salie, and Alex Edelman

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This week, we nurse our sunburns while revisiting some of our favorite moments from this year

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On today’s episode: a bold new way to help out when an earthquake hits, and Mike and Ian help out a listener with the help of a friendly dentist and a dog named Stella. Plus, our continuing commitment to be your Out of Office emergency contact turns into a surprise birthday celebration.

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This week, we're live in Honolulu with panelists Joyelle Nicole Johnson, Peter Grosz, and Paula Poundstone. Plus, special guest Taimane!

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This week, special guest Becca Mann joins guest host Negin Farsad and panelists Shantira Jackson, Hari Kondabolu, and Adam Felber

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On today’s episode, how to get rid of Google’s AI summaries, and we help a listener who wants to exercise in her car during a long commute–with an assist from a very overqualified exerciser and a very overqualified driver. Plus we talk about a possible connection between pizza and war with The Washington Post’s Tim Carman.

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This week, special guest Cynthia Nixon joins panelists Negin Farsad, KC Shornima, and Adam Burke

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This week, we're live in St. Louis with Cardinals' play-by-play announcer Chip Caray and panelists Rachel Coster, Dulcé Sloan, and Adam Felber

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Today, Mike and Ian recruit the help of legendary Taste-Tester-Turned-Public-Radio-Host Peter Sagal to rate a new, unorthodox approach to making lasagna. Plus, a listener calls in claiming he’s physically incapable of burping, so the guys ask a medical professional to help him out.

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This week, special guest Bob Costas joins panelists Emmy Blotnick, Brian Babylon, and Peter Grosz. Plus, Oscar-and-Grammy-winner Rhymefest steps in for Bill!

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This week, special guest Reneé Rapp joins panelists Alonzo Bodden, Shane O'Neill, and Amy Dickinson in Chicago

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We are so back! How To Do Everything returns for a packed second season. This episode, one listener asks Mike and Ian how to write the perfect “out of office” message. So, they confer with the highest language authority in the land, U.S. Poet Laureate Ada Limón.

Comedians Andy Samberg and Kate McKinnon join the show to answer your couple’s advice questions, some stranger than others. Plus, a fashion tip for your post-Labor Day needs.

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This week, we're live at Tanglewood with special guest Paul Giamatti and panelists Joyelle Nicole Johnson, Tom Bodett, and Mo Rocca!

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This week, our summer break continues with visits from our coolest guests, including Sterling K. Brown, Nathan Lane, Brian Tyree Henry, and Vanessa Bayer!

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This week, we desperately cling to the end of summer with some of our favorite guests, including Lewis Black, Mo Wagner, Rose Matafeo, and some never-before-heard segements with Atlas Obscura!

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This week, special guest Pedro Pascal joins panelists Brian Babylon, Negin Farsad, and Roy Blount Jr. and guest host Tom Papa!

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This week, special guest Heather Gay joins panelists Shantira Jackson, Shane O'Neill, and Luke Burbank in Salt Lake City

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This week, special guest Laufey joins panelists Joyelle Nicole Johnson, Peter Grosz, and Adam Burke

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This week, special guest James Gunn joins panelists Adam Burke, Bobcat Goldthwait, and Paula Poundstone

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This week, we're live in Iowa with coach Jan Jensen and panelists Emmy Blotnick, Hari Kondabolu, and Faith Salie

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This week, we celebrate the 4th of July with some of our favorite guests, including Amanda Seyfried, mxmtoon, Jim Gaffigan, Roy Wood, jr., and Lauren Graham!

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This week, we're live in Portland with special guest Anna Kendrick and panelists Paula Poundstone, Karen Chee, and Josh Gondelman

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This week, special guest Ibtihaj Muhammad joins Hari Kondabolu, Rachel Coster, and new panelist Jeff Hiller!

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This week, Abbott Elementary's Chris Perfetti joins panelists Joyelle Nicole Johnson, Alonzo Bodden, and Luke Burbank

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This week, NASCAR legend Jeff Gordon joins panelists Zach Zimmerman, Adam Burke, and Negin Farsad

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This week, we're live in Boston with special guest Jim Rice and panelists Maz Jobrani, Joyelle Nicole Johnson, and Adam Felber

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This week, special guest Ego Nwodim joins panelists Tom Papa, Dulceé Sloan, and Hari Kondabolu

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This week, we celebrate the arrival of spring with special guests Josh Gad, Gretchen Whitmer, GWAR, Kara Jackson, and Amber Maykut!

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This week, special guest Nathan Lane joins panelists Shantira Jackson, Luke Burbank, and Roy Blount, Jr.

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This week, special guest Natasha Rothwell joins panelists Hari Kondabolu, Joyelle Nicole Johnson, and Peter Grosz

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This week, special guest Brian Tyree Henry joins panelists Brian Babylon, Negin Farsad, and Luke Burbank

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This week, we're live in Durham with special guest Lewis Black and panelists Dulcé Sloan, Alonzo Bodden, and Adam Burke

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This week, special guest Austan Goolsbee joins panelists Peter Grosz, Rachel Coster, and Shane O'Neill

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The White Lotus season finale dropped this weekend, and we have questions. And trauma. Maybe you do too? This week, How To Do Everything's "study break" is hosting acclaimed actor Jason Isaacs AKA acclaimed Lorazepam addict Timothy Ratliff.

How to join: save this Google document. At 12:30 PM ET tomorrow April 11th, we'll drop a Zoom link. The first 10 people to click on it will be in a Zoom call with Mike, Ian, Heena and Timothy Ratliff/Lucius Malfoy/Jason Isaacs.

That gives you tonight to catch up on the show. We WILL discuss spoilers. So come studied and with questions!

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This week, special guest Sterling K. Brown joins panelists Tig Notaro, Negin Farsad, and Josh Gondelman

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This week, we invite everyone to take a much needed break and listen to interviews with Eric Idle, Bridget Everett + Jeff Hiller, Diane Lane, and more!

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This week, we're live in Orlando with special guest Moe Wagner and panelists Eugene Cordero, Alonzo Bodden, and Paula Poundstone

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This week, special guest Amanda Seyfried joins panelists Fortune Feimster, Peter Grosz, and Emmy Blotnick

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This week, special guest Lauren Graham joins panelists Shantira Jackson, Faith Salie, and Roy Blount, Jr.

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This week, special guest Roy Wood Jr. joins panelists Tom Bodett, Helen Hong, and Paula Poundstone

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This week, we celebrate one last President's Day with special guests Mark Ronson, Billy Porter, Tara Dower, John Leguizamo, and James Marsden

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This week, we're live in Richmond with GWAR and panelists Adam Burke, Alzo Slade, and Negin Farsad

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This week, special guest Vanessa Bayer joins panelists Shantira Jackson, Rachel Feinstein, and Peter Grosz

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This week, renowned taxidermist Amber Maykut joins panelists Rekha Shankar, Adam Felber, and Joyelle Nicole Johnson

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This week, special guest mxmtoon joins panelists Paula Poundstone, Faith Salie, and Hari Kondabolu

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