Han and Matt Know It All

Hannah and Matt interviewed Harris O'Malley of "Dr. NerdLove" fame for the Monday episode and tackled listener questions all about dating!

1. Dr. NerdLove
   • Why Hannah and Matt Love Reading Harris' Advice
   • Dr. NerdLove on Kotaku
   • Dr. NerdLove's Homepage
   • Kotaku: "Help, I've Got A Crush On A Twitch Streamer"
2. Listener The16thReasonImSingle: "I'm 26 and Have Never Had a Good Relationship. Help!"
3. Listener Aedalyn, Diviner of Roses: "How Do I Present My Lolita Fashion Sense On Dating Sites Without Coming Off as Defensive or Embarrassed?"
   • Listener Kirin, the Unmaker: "Should I Be Upfront About My Ball-Jointed Dolls Hobby With People I've Just Started Dating?" (Final Question)
4. Listener Zovoq, Lamia Ravager: "How Can I Balance Making Peace With Being Single While Also Wanting a Romantic Partner?"

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After we aired our episode titled Opinion Overflow #23: "How Do I Get My Friends to Stop Playing Cards Against Humanity?", fellow know-it-alls sent in a treasure trove of superior alternatives to Cards Against Humanity to bring to your next game night:

1. Exploding Kittens
2. Weed!
3. Drinking Fluxx
4. Bards Dispense Profanity
5. The Wiki Game
6. The Game of Things
7. Stinker
8. Stipulations
9. Bring Your Own Book
10. Snake Oil
11. Say Anything
12. Word Whimsy
13. Slash
14. Dixit
15. Once Upon a Time
16. The Awkward Family Photos Movie Line Caption Game
17. One Night Ultimate Werewolf Game

Plus the aforementioned by Han and Matt:

1. Jackbox Party Pack
2. The Meta Game
3. Monikers
4. Apples to Apples
5. Matt's Steam Library of (Mostly Local Multiplayer)

Thank you to Holly Hellhunter, Aephe, Stout Battlemage, Meg, Herald of Storms, alyTemporalAnom, Arkyn the Enduring, Alice, Lygeia, Cunning Mesmerist, Tavi, Heart of the Stars, Amy, The Nameless One, and Chaniko, Who Lights the Way for your contributions to this episode! SO MANY LISTENER LEADER BOARD POINTS!!! THIS IS THE ONLY GAME THAT MATTERS!!!!!!

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Hannah and Matt tackle questions from some of their favorite advice sources from the week of January 18th, 2018, and beyond, including:

1. BONUS: Hannah and Matt Fan Appreciation Day
   • February 17th, Saturday, 6 PM to 9 PM EST Seawitch (South Slope, Brooklyn) 703 5th Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11215
2. Ask a Manager: "My Coworker Got Drunk on a Business Trip and His Hangover Was a Problem the Next Day"
3. Y'All Need Help: "I'm Graduating Soon and Uncertain How to Balance My Recent Nonbinary Expression with My Family's Expectations"
4. Ask Amy: "Cat Lovers Prefer Cats to Family Members"
5. The Ethicist: "My Wife Found My Sexy Phone Pics and Won't Let It Go"
6. Dear Prudence: "I Want an All Vegetarian Wedding but My Husband Doesn't. Help!"
7. Listener In Confidence Please: "My Cousin 'Jokingly' Called Me a Slut and Now No Longer Wants to Speak to Me When I Told Her I Was Upset About It"

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We hosted Lindsay King-Miller of "Ask a Queer Chick" for the Monday episode and set the stage by answering "What is gender?" The follow-up builds off of that foundation with four Listener Questions on the topic of assigned gender, gender identity, and gender presentation:

1. Listener Ekril, Esteemed Warden: "My Daughter Identifies as Queer. What does that mean?"
2. Listener Jethra, Ethereal Shapeshifter: "How Do I Know For Sure Whether or Not I'm Gender Non-Binary?"
3. Listener Kamila, Ascetic Seer: "Can I Identify as Gender Nonconforming if I Present Super Feminine?"
4. Listener Minika, Tranquil Knight: "How Do I Come Out to My Family When I'm Ready and Not Because I'm Pressured During the Holidays?"

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Hannah and Matt interviewed Lindsay King-Miller of "Ask a Queer Chick" for the Monday episode and tackle the complicated listener question: "What even is gender?"

1. Ask a Queer Chick
   • Why Hannah and Matt Love Reading Her Advice
   • "Ask a Queer Chick" on Rewire
   • "Ask a Queer Chick" on The Hairpin
   • "Ask a Queer Chick" on Splinter
   • "Ask a Queer Chick" on Twitter
   • "Ask a Queer Chick": The Book!
2. Listener Medabita Frostwind: "What Even Is Gender???"
   • HRC: "Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Definitions"
   • Gender Spectrum: "Understanding Gender"
   • Planned Parenthood: "Sexual Orientation and Gender"
   • Gender Jabber
   • Gender Forward
   • Everyone Is Gay: "Gender Advice"
   • My Kid Is Gay: "Gender"
3. Additional Notes
   • Medabita's first appearance: Opinion Overflow #17: "Why Are Men?"
   • College Humor: "I Don't See Race"
   • Hannah and Matt Know It All Listener Hub Pet Pictures
   • Buzzfeed: "What Underrated Podcasts Are You Really Getting Into In 2018?"

Part 2 of our time with Lindsay is posting this Wednesday, in which we discuss four questions that build off of the foundation of this episode after establishing a shared understanding of "gender."

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In this week's Overflow episode, we learn of a new (but possibly defunct?) advice column, relay several listener emails adding help to past questions, and attempt yet another question that may have no good answers. Shall we begin?

1. Ask Code Switch
   • On Halloween, Insensitivity Goes Beyond Kimonos And Black Face
2. Melody Heartfinder's Libido Stereotype Thoughts
   • Reference: "Hannah and Matt Scrutinize Sexual Imbalances"
3. Sense & Sensitivity: "Adult Sister Still Swipes Scarves"
4. Opinion Overflow #24: Listener Advice on Shopping Ethically for Social Justice Attire
   • Reference: "Hannah and Matt Seek Legal Counsel"
   • Vice's Broadly: "Was Your Feminist T-Shirt Made by Factory Workers in Exploitative Conditions?"
   • Dignidad Rebelde
   • Charline Bataille
   • Alok's Chapbook
   • Otherwild
   • The Unapologetically Brown Series
   • CAIR
   • Sylvia Rivera Law Project Merchandise
   • Google Image Search Reverse Lookup
5. Holly Hellhunter: "Should I Expect My Partner to Handle All of the Chores While I'm on a Trip?" Update
6. Listener Talvir, Woodland Acrobat Shares Her Parenting Wisdom
   • Reference: "Hannah and Matt Hit on You"
7. Listener Advice for Mother-In-Law's Party Manners
   • Reference: "Hannah and Matt Seek Legal Counsel"
8. Listener Apin'eht, Thorny Duelist: "How Do I Deal with a Sadistic Work Bully?"

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Hannah and Matt tackle questions from some of their favorite advice sources from the week of December 31st, 2017, and beyond, including:

1. Ask Dr. NerdLove: "Second Place, First Loser"
2. Ask a Manager: "Coworker Hasn't Touched His Work in Months"
3. Ask APW: "Is My Boyfriend Cheap, or Is He Controlling Me with Money?"
4. Dear Prudence: "Our Friends Never Reciprocate Meal Invites"
5. Dear Abby: "Other Woman Cheats on Man Who's Cheating on His Wife"
6. Ask Amy: "Man Leaves His Cheating Wife, Starts Dating Her Twin Sister"
7. Listener None of that High Fantasy Nonsense: "How Do I Talk My Partner Out of Quitting Her Job and Starting Her Own Business?"

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In this week's Overflow episode, we have a lot of ground to cover! Corrections, listener opinions, listener updates, and an important question whose answer is often taken for granted in advice columns. Let's do the thing!

1. Additional Tips for Finding a Therapist
   • Musa the Ironhearted and Kamila, Ascetic Seer have advice for Kethri, Merciful Reclaimer in Opinion Overflow #22
   • Psychology Today: "Find a Therapist"
2. Mary, Veiled Reckoner Has an Update and Advice for Lygeia, Cunning Mesmerist
   • Mary: "Hannah and Matt Adjudicate Bridal Quandaries"
   • Lygeia: "Hannah and Matt Condemn Name Thieves"
3. A Listener Has Words of Solidarity for Arcaehl, Lost Spellweaver
   • Listener Pets!
4. Fearful for Frida Update and Point Adjustment
   • Update: "Opinion Overflow #18: What Should I Consider Before Getting a Cat?"
   • Late point for also requesting "I Can't Comfort the Neighbor Who Killed My Cat" from "Hannah and Matt Hit on You"
5. Holly Hellhunter: "Should I Expect My Partner to Handle All of the Chores While I'm on a Trip?" Update
6. Holly Hellhunter Brings FiveThirtyEight's Advice Column to Our Attention
   • FiveThirtyEight: "Survey Says"
7. Holly Hellhunter: "How Do I Get Out of Playing Cards Against Humanity With My Friends?"
   • Shut Up & Sit Down: "Review: Cards Against Humanity"
   • Daily Beast: "The Case Against Cards Against Humanity: Is Max Temkin a Horrible Person?"
   • Jackbox Party Pack
   • The Meta Game
   • Monikers
   • Apples to Apples
   • Matt's Steam Library of (Mostly Local Multiplayer) Games
   • IndieCade East 2015: "Subverting Toxic Let's Play Culture"

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In the second episode of its kind, Hannah and Matt attempt to make a dent in their backlog or listener questions to kick off 2018 with an all-listener-question episode!

1. BONUS: Announcing 'Ask a Helping Han'
   • Weekly written answers to listener questions direct from Han!
2. Listener Empusaria the Devourer: "How Do I Criticize My Dad's Terrible Manuscript?"
   • Rick and Morty: "Look Who's Purging Now?"
   • Milo Gets Scorched by Editor (Twitter Thread)
3. Listener Athamus, Satanic Harvester: "When Buying Social Justice Attire, How Do I Ensure My Money Is Going to the Right Place?"
   • Slate: "Homophobia Allegations From the Daughter of Bulleit Bourbon's Founder Are Rocking the Beverage Industry"
4. Listener Mixing Business With Art: "My Hustle Worlds Are Colliding; How Can I Prevent One From Affecting the Other If Things Don't Go Well?"
5. Listener Edra Dark, the Cavalry: "Should I Confront My Mother-In-Law About Her Terrible Party Manners?"
6. Listener Karen: "Am I Wasting My Time Dating Someone Who Doesn't Seem to Want Others to Know We're Dating"
7. Listener F: "How Do I Deter Terrible Elderly People From Assuming They're Allowed to Talk To Me?"
8. Listener Kim: "Should I Give Up on Trying to Get My Neighbor to Pay Me for Professional Services I Performed for Him?"
   • Featuring: Legal counsel from Matt's dad!

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In this week's Overflow episode, we have a lot of ground to cover! Corrections, listener opinions, listener updates, and an important question whose answer is often taken for granted in advice columns. Let's do the thing!

1. Magic Cards Patreon Reward Update
2. The Holiday Suicide Spike Myth
   • The Atlantic: "No, Suicides Don't Rise During the Holidays"
3. Future Themed Episodes
   • Dating, Gender Identity, Polyamory 102
4. Chaos Sunrise Weighs In On Whether To Let Cats Into Your Room at Night
5. Listener Weary and Wary Update
   • 2017's Best & Worst Advice Questions (Ft. The Bad Advisor)
   • Opinion Overflow #8: "How Can I Become As Cool As Captain Awkward?"
6. "I Don't Identify With Christianity, So How Do I Get Out of Celebrating Christmas With My Family?" Update
   • Hannah and Matt Conjure Pamela Merritt
7. Listener Kethri, Merciful Reclaimer: "How Does One Go About Finding the Right Therapist?"

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