Make My Day with Josh Gondelman

Tom Thakkar and Tommy McNamara (Stand By Your Band podcast) compete to cheer Josh up. Tommy and Tom play a lazily-named game of Crowd Pleasers, choosing the ultimate songs to take various occasions to the next level. Then, they contribute their $200 total prize money to We Act for Environmental Justice. Plus, pep talks for people celebrating birthdays during the pandemic, hype men, and kids without abs.

Follow Tom and Tommy on Twitter:

https://twitter.com/TomAThakkar

https://twitter.com/TommyMcNam

Check out Stand By Your Band: 

https://standbyyourband.podomatic.com/

Donate to We Act for Environmental Justice:

https://www.weact.org/home-3/getinvolved/donate/

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Writer and filmmaker Emily Yoshida competes to cheer Josh up. Emily plays a game of The Prestige, creating the ultimate Oscar-bait movie. Then, she contributes her $100 grand prize to Mutual Aid Los Angeles. Plus, pep talks for background actors and people who are bad at taking care of plants.

Follow Emily on Twitter (even though she might not be there):

www.twitter.com/emilyyoshida

Check out this cool music video Emily made for Sad13: 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f76rghmg1jI&feature=emb_title

Donate to Mutual Aid LA:

https://www.mutualaidla.org/

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Negin Farsad (Fake The Nation podcast, Wait Wait Don't Tell Me) competes to cheer Josh up. Negin plays a game of Non-P.R., answering questions about things she can't get away with saying on public radio. Then, she donates her $100 grand prize to One Fair wage to help tipped workers and hourly workers make a fair wage. Plus, pep talks for the year 2021 and seventh graders.

Follow Negin on social media:

https://twitter.com/NeginFarsad

https://www.instagram.com/neginfarsad

Listen to Fake the Nation:

https://www.earwolf.com/show/fake-the-nation/

Donate to One Fair Wage:

https://ofwemergencyfund.org/

https://onefairwage.site/

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EPISODE SUMMARY: Matt Braunger (This Might Help podcast, hilarious comedian and actor) competes to cheer Josh up. Matt dominates a game of New Year's Re-small-lutions, coming up with many tiny ways to make your life better over the coming year. Then, he donates his $100 grand prize to the Oregon Food Bank. Plus, pep talks for high school students and calendars.

Follow Matt on social media:https://twitter.com/Braungerhttps://www.instagram.com/braunger/?hl=en

Listen to This Might Help: https://www.mattbraunger.com/podcast

Check out Matt's comedy albums: https://www.mattbraunger.com/albums

Donate to the Oregon Food Bank:https://www.oregonfoodbank.org/

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Linda Holmes (Pop Culture Happy Hour, Evvie Drake Starts Over) competes to cheer Josh up. Linda lists things that are likely to make someone happy during a game of Glad to the Bone. Her grand prize donation goes to ImprovBoston, a nonprofit theater that lost its physical space during the pandemic. Plus, pep talks for new year's resolutions and for people who live alone and love holidays.

Follow Linda on social media:

https://twitter.com/lindaholmes

https://www.instagram.com/lindaholmes97/?hl=en

Listen to Pop Culture Happy Hour:

https://www.npr.org/podcasts/510282/pop-culture-happy-hour

Buy Evvie Drake Starts Over: 

https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/573986/evvie-drake-starts-over-by-linda-holmes/

Donate to ImprovBoston:

https://improvboston.com/

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Molly Lambert and Tess Lynch of the recently-concluded Night Call podcast compete to cheer Josh up! Molly and Tess propose things to do late at night during a game of Insomniactivities, and they donate their $200 in grand prize winnings to NARAL Pro-Choice. Plus, pep talks for 4:30am, paprika, and squirrels. 

Follow Molly and Tess on Twitter:

www.twitter.com/mollylambert

www.twitter.com/mrtesslynch

Donate to NARAL Pro-Choice: https://www.prochoiceamerica.org/about/

Enjoy the back catalog of Night Call episodes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/night-call/id1342254154

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Gary Gulman (The Great Depresh), Emmy Blotnick (Party Nights), and Niccole Thurman (Shrill, Grace & Frankie) compete to cheer Josh up! This episode was recorded as a livestream Make My Day show a couple of weeks ago, and it's the first one where the contestants compete AGAINST each other! No spoilers, but it ends with a big donation to Fair Fight to help protect voting rights ($1,347 including ticket sales for the livestream). Plus, pep talks based on requests from the live audience!

Donate to Fair Fight: https://fairfight.com/

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Eugene 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://somervillehomelesscoalition.org/giving/

Donate to Fair Fight: https://fairfight.com/

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Gaby 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: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/just-between-us/id1454312489

Buy Gaby's books:

Bad With Money: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Bad-with-Money/Gaby-Dunn/9781501176333

Bury the Lede: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Bury-the-Lede/Gaby-Dunn/9781684154272

YA Novels: https://www.gabyandallison.com/book-tour

Donate to the LA LGBT Center: https://lalgbtcenter.org/

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Paul 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 subscribe to Paul's podcasts:

How Did This Get Made? and Unspooled: https://www.earwolf.com/person/paul-scheer/

Screen Test: https://www.stitcher.com/show/unspooled-screen-test

Check out Paul's episode of Marvel's 616 starting Thanksgiving weekend: https://disneyplusoriginals.disney.com/show/marvels-616

Donate to SELAH: https://donorbox.org/selah

Or donate to a food bank in your area: https://www.feedingamerica.org/find-your-local-foodbank

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