Make My Day with Josh Gondelman

Scaachi 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-scaachi-koul/id1524565091

Buy Scaachi's book: https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250121028

Donate to the Lebanese Red Cross: https://supportlrc.app/

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Alison 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/podcast/ruined-with-alison-leiby-and-halle-kiefer/id1528202364

Donate to the Milwaukee Freedom Fund: https://supportwomenshealth.salsalabs.org/mkefreedomfund/index.html

Follow Alison and Halle on social media:

www.twitter.com/alisonleiby

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www.twitter.com/hallekiefer

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www.instragram.com/ruinedpodcast

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Jill 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: https://www.jilltwiss.com

Donate to Alice's Kids: https://aliceskids.orgFollow Jill on Twitter: www.twitter.com/jilltwiss

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John 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 Hulu!

Check out bit.ly/GETYOURFRIENDS and donate to the Portland Protest Bail Fund: https://pdxgdc.com/

Purchase John Hodgman's most recent book, Medallion Status (and then his other books): bit.ly/MEDALLIONSTATUS

Follow John Hodgman on Twitter: www.twitter.com/hodgman

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Mara 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 to Ground Game Los Angeles: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/ggla

More info on Mutual Aid Networks: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/23/opinion/coronavirus-aid-group.html

Check out Showbiz Kids, which is out now: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=92EX29aeEMI

Buy Mara's book: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/318758/where-am-i-now-by-mara-wilson/

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Maria 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.blackdogandleventhal.com/titles/maria-sherman/larger-than-life/9780762468904/

Check out LA Community Fridges: www.instagram.com/lacommunityfridge

Make a contribution to Rogelio Hernandez on Venmo: @rogiebro

Follow Maria on Twitter: www.twitter.com/mariasherm

Find a classroom to help fund via DonorsChoose: www.donorschoose.org

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Dani 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.ly/2CLDKXV

Subscribe to Dani's podcast, Nerdificent: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/nerdificent/id1361635154

Follow Dani on Twitter: https://twitter.com/msdanifernandez

Follow Dani on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/msdanifernandez/?hl=en

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Myq 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 website: http://myqkaplan.com/

Donate to Chilis on Wheels: https://www.chilisonwheels.org/

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Aparna 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 special: https://www.netflix.com/title/80175685

Follow Aparna on Twitter: www.twitter.com/aparnapkin

Follow Aparna on Instagram: www.instagram.com/aparnapkin

And of course, the titular penguin selfie: https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2018/03/09/592232204/penguins-mug-for-camera-take-a-pretty-great-selfie

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Oh 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! 

Donate to World Central Kitchen: https://wck.org

Find a classroom to help fund on DonorsChoose: https://www.donorschoose.org

Preorder Desus and Mero's book: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/588771/god-level-knowledge-darts-by-desus-and-mero/

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