Make My Day with Josh Gondelman

About Make My Day with Josh Gondelman

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. We wanna make the podcast even better, help us learn how we can: https://bit.ly/2EcYbu4 For advertising opportunities please email PodcastPartnerships@Studio71us.com Privacy Policy: https://www.studio71.com/us/terms-and-conditions-use/#Privacy%20Policy

Publisher

Radio Point

Category

comedy · news · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

13 Apr 2020

Latest episode

23 Nov 2021

Latest episodes

10 of 85 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   23 Nov 2021TRANSCRIPT

   Make My Day Episode 84: A Cornucopia of Pep Talks

   EPISODE SUMMARY: An all-pep-talks episode with appearances from lots of past Make My Day guests. Josh announces the show is going on a little hiatus and curates a series of pep talks from many wonderful past Make My Day contestants. A huge thank you goes out to everyone who contributed: Ron Funches, Bridger Winegar, Sadie Dupuis, Jon Gabrus, Anthony DeVito, Karen Chee, Sarah Hagi, Zach Reino, Jessica McKenna, Tom Bodett, Maris Kreizman, Daniel Kibblesmith, Aparna Nancherla, Mike Drucker, Tess Lynch, Jo Firestone, Mina Kimes, Laura Stevenson, Tom Scharpling, Wyatt Cenac, Alison Roman, Myq Kaplan, John Hodgman, Scaachi Koul, Matt Braunger, Dani Fernandez, and Ophira Eisenberg! Please consider donating to your local food bank or contributing to a local mutual aid organization this holiday season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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   16 Nov 2021TRANSCRIPT

   Make My Day Episode 83: Kind Of The Perfect Man with Dave Holmes

   Dave Holmes (Waiting For Impact, Esquire) competes to cheer Josh up. During a game of Back...to the Past, Dave gives amazing answers to a series of questions about the early 90s. He then donates his winnings to the Beta Cell Foundation. Plus, a pep talk for MC Hammer and the concept of empathy! Donate to the Beta Cell Foundation: https://betacellfoundation.org/ Listen to Dave's podcasts: https://www.exactlyrightmedia.com/waiting-for-impact https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/troubled-waters/id511745722 Read Dave's writing: https://www.esquire.com/author/9774/dave-holmes/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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   9 Nov 2021TRANSCRIPT

   Make My Day Episode 82: You Can't Stop a Billionaire with Jackie Kashian

   Jackie Kashian (Dork Forest, new standup album out 11/16) competes to cheer Josh up. During a game of Dork Web, Jackie gives incredible answers to questions about nerds and dorks. She then asks Josh to donate her winnings to his local food bank. Plus, a pep talk for stats nerds, and one you can give yourself! Donate to your local food bank: https://www.feedingamerica.org/ Listen to Jackie's podcasts: https://www.jackiekashian.com/#podcasts Enjoy Jackie's standup, including her new album: https://www.jackiekashian.com/store Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Inside a recent episode

Make My Day Episode 84: A Cornucopia of Pep Talks

Published 23 Nov 2021 · Transcript excerpt

[…] And that's not that's not your fault, even though it does affect you. And I just I want you to alleviate the pressure from yourself if you feel like your output isn't amazing. If you feel like you're not producing as much or your ideas aren't great, no human should be made to feel like a content machine. And you're more than that. And I just want to say that it does get better. There's always an ebb and flow when it comes to work like this. And if you're at a point where it's not really flowing, You're going to be okay, and you just got to get through it. There's nothing wrong with you. Keep going. […]

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Apple Podcasts (US)

4.9 / 5

743 ratings

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