Make My Day with Josh Gondelman

Michael Cruz Kayne (A Good Cry podcast, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert) competes to cheer Josh up. During a game of Good Grief, Michael gives terrific answers about the best ways to be sad (it's funnier than it sounds). He then donates his winnings to The Hole in the Wall Gang Camp. Plus, pep talks for people about to cry in public and parents. Donate to The Hole in the Wall Gang Camp: https://www.holeinthewallgang.org/get-involved/#donate Listen to Michael's podcast, A Good Cry: https://headgum.com/a-good-cry Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Anthony DeVito (The Late Show with Stephen Colbert) competes to cheer Josh up. During a game of Old Favorites, Anthony gives incredible answers about the best parts of aging. He then donates his winnings to Planned Parenthood. Plus, pep talks for babies and DJs. Donate to Planned Parenthood: https://www.plannedparenthood.org/ See Anthony live: http://www.anthonydevitocomedy.com/shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Rax King (Tacky available now for preorder) competes to cheer Josh up. During a game of Taking in the Trash, Rax does a stellar job answering questions about the best parts of things people hate. She then donates her winnings to Casa Ruby in Washington DC. Plus, pep talks for ranch dressing and the Bloomin' Onion. Donate to Casa Ruby: https://casaruby.org/donate/ Preorder Rax's book Tacky: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/669783/tacky-by-rax-king/ Subscribe to Rax's Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/raxkingisdead Listen to Low Culture Boil: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/low-culture-boil/id1543941809 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ophira Eisenberg (NPR's Ask Me Another) competes to cheer Josh up. During a game of Gee, Quiz! Ophira answers questions about...game shows. She then donates her winnings to The Michigan Ovarian Cancer Alliance. Plus, pep talks for people who finish an episode of Jeopardy with negative points. Donate to the Michigan Ovarian Cancer Alliance: https://www.mioca.org/donate Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Broti Gupta and Dylan Gelula (The Simpsons, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt) compete to cheer Josh up. During a game of Learning Sensation, Broti and Dylan answer questions about knowledge and education. It gets...weirdly chaotic. They then donate their winnings to The Lilith Fund. Plus, pep talks for bad test takers, a cricket, and Broti herself. Subscribe to Lecture Hall, Broti and Dylan's podcast: https://www.patreon.com/lecturehall Donate to the Lilith Fund: https://www.lilithfund.org/donate Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Mo Rocca (CBS Sunday Morning, Wait Wait Don't Tell Me) competes to cheer Josh up. During a game of Death Perception, Mo answers questions about life, death, and life after death! He then donates his winnings to the Inner-City Scholarship Fund. Plus, pep talks for morticians and teabags. Donate to the Inner-City Scholarship Fund: https://www.innercityscholarshipfund.org/ See Mo in Fairycakes Off-Broadway: https://fairycakestheplay.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Natalie Walker and Sarah Hagi (Search Party, Gawker) compete to cheer Josh up. During a game of Know More Drama, Natalie and Sarah answer questions about...drama! They then donate their winnings to the Lilith Fund and Fort York Food Bank. Plus, pep talks for Jennifer Hudson and people who are here to make friends. Buy tickets to Natalie's upcoming NYC shows: https://54below.com/events/bonnie-milligan-and-natalie-walker-celebrate-fifty-years-of-friendship/ Read Sarah in Gawker: https://www.gawker.com/profile/sarah-hagi-1911902 Donate to the Lilith Fund: https://www.lilithfund.org/donate Donate to Fort York Food Bank: https://fyfb.com/donate/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jia Tolentino (Trick Mirror, The New Yorker) competes to cheer Josh up. During a game of Lies on the Prize, Jia answers questions about lies, mostly in a good way. She then donates her winnings to a local chapter of Food Not Bombs. Plus, pep talks for new parents and people who don't like how they look in photographs. Read Jia in The New Yorker: https://www.newyorker.com/contributors/jia-tolentino Buy Trick Mirror: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/567511/trick-mirror-by-jia-tolentino/ Donate to Food Not Bombs: http://foodnotbombs.net/new_site/donate.php Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ian Karmel (The Late Late Show, All Fantasy Everything) competes to cheer Josh up. During a game of Your Roots Are Showing, Ian answers questions about the concept of hometowns. He then donates his winnings to Planned Parenthood. Plus, pep talks for embarrassing childhood pictures and people eating almond butter as a snack. Listen to All Fantasy Everything: https://headgum.com/all-fantasy-everything Donate to Planned Parenthood: https://www.plannedparenthood.org/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Patton Oswalt and Meredith Salenger (new podcast Did You Get My Text? out now) compete to cheer Josh up. During a game of Text-it Strategy, Meredith and Patton discuss text messaging techniques, preferences, and etiquette. They then donate their winnings to Alice's Kids and the Teak Fellowship. Plus, pep talks for wrong number texts, people who feel uncomfortable visiting unvaccinated relatives, and MFA students with unsatisfying day jobs. Listen to Did You Get My Text?: https://starburns.audio/podcasts/did-you-get-my-text/ Donate to Alice's Kids: https://aliceskids.org/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Laura Stevenson (new album Laura Stevenson out now) competes to cheer Josh up. During a game of Cribs Notes, Laura takes Josh on an MTV Cribs style tour of her home. She then donates her winnings to Black Mamas Matter Alliance. Plus, pep talks for people who had to sell their cars after Xzibit "improved" them, and people with messy refrigerators. Listen to Laura Stevenson: http://dongiovanni.co/LauraStevenson Black Mamas Matter Alliance: https://blackmamasmatter.org/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Maris Kreizman (The Maris Review, Slaughterhouse 90210) competes to cheer Josh up. During a game of Sense of Shelf, Maris gives incredible answers to questions about books. She then donates her winnings to T1 International. Plus, pep talks for unread books and employees at bookstores. Listen to The Maris Review: http://www.mariskreizman.com/the-maris-review Donate to T1 International: https://www.t1international.com/donate/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Gonzalo Cordova and Travis Helwig (Edith, Tuca & Bertie, Lovett or Leave It) compete to cheer Josh up. During a game of Sound Advice, Travis and Gonzalo offer . The pair donate their winnings to A Purposeful Rescue and Americans for Immigrant Justice. Plus, three pep talks that are all over the place. Listen to Edith: https://crooked.com/podcast-series/edith/ Donate to A Purposeful Rescue: https://www.apurposefulrescue.org/donate Donate to Americans for Immigrant Justice: https://floridaimmigrant.org/donate-today/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Bridger Winegar (I Said No Gifts, Black Monday) competes to cheer Josh up. During a game of Exchange Greats, Bridger answers questions about gift-giving excellence. He then donates his grand prize winnings to The Literacy Lab. Plus, pep talks for philosophers and upstairs neighbors. Listen to I Said No Gifts: https://www.exactlyrightmedia.com/i-said-no-gifts Follow Bridger on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bridger_w Donate to The Literacy Lab: https://theliteracylab.org/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jordan Morris (Bubble; Jordan, Jesse, Go!) competes to cheer Josh up. During a poorly named game of Science Fiction answers questions about made-up science facts. He then donates his grand prize winnings to 826 LA. Plus, pep talks for philosophers and upstairs neighbors. Purchase the Bubble graphic novel: https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250245557 Listen to the Bubble podcast: https://maximumfun.org/podcasts/bubble/ Listen to Jordan, Jesse, Go!: https://maximumfun.org/podcasts/jordan-jesse-go/ Donate to 826 LA: https://826la.org/donate/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices