Nobody Listens to Paula Poundstone

Are we in a constitutional crisis? How would we know unless we understand the founding document? USC Law Professor Sam Erman is here to explain how the Constitution works, and how it might be feeling at this moment. Also: Et tu, Moldova? And Paula reads from her "No Smartphone Diary." Guest Sam Erman Law Professor, USC Gould Author, Almost Citizens: Puerto Rico, the U.S. Constitution and Empire Topic: Constitution Website:

Now that Paula’s smash hit rap single, “Not My Butterfinger” has dropped, how do we make sure it becomes an actual smash hit? Songwriter, producer, and author Andrae Alexander is here to guide us through our next steps. Plus, he’s the house band! Also, Paula’s been cheating on us with other podcasts. And we open the Frontier Communications “swag bag” to see if it makes up for all the Miscommunications. Guest/House Band Andrae Alexander Website: and use promo code: paula20 during check out.

On this very special episode we get the beautiful order of social dancing... followed by the complete chaos brought on by our own Bonnie “Captain Crinkle” Burns. First, could Paula become a ballroom dance instructor? And would that require she learn how to dance? Tom Antonellis from the Arthur Murray Dance Studio visits our “Career Corner” to give us the lowdown. And then... Bonnie Burns explains why Paula’s new hit record, “Not My Butterfinger” failed to appear on iTunes on the promised date. Well, she tries to explain. It’s... trust us, you gotta hear this one for yourself. Guest Tom Antonellis Ballroom Dance Instructor, Arthur Murray Dance Studio Instagram:

Could Paula drop comedy and and pick up a pick axe? We welcome Dr. Nate Smith to our “Career Corner” segment to unearth Paula’s paleontological potential. We test Lay’s Poppables’ claim that the new snack “brightens our world.” And we hit the end of the road with the final installment of “Ken Lezebnik’s America.” Guest Dr. Nate Smith, Paleontologist Associate Curator in the Dinosaur Institute, Natural History Museum, Los Angeles County Website by Arm & Hammer. More Power to You.

Paula breaks out the big guns in her quest to ace one measly audition: Award-winning actor (and environmental hero) Ed Begley, Jr. comes by to coach Paula through a new installment of “Outside the Actor’s Studio.” Also, we get updates about our feud with Frontier Communications, Paula’s ping-pong party, and Paula’s increasingly compromised nipples. And to help sort it all out, Mrs. Culpepper returns... Guest Ed Begley, Jr. House band Ada Pasternak ,Singer, Songwriter, Violinist IG: by Arm & Hammer. More Power to You.