Josh Gondelman

What do you do there in Indianapolis? Well, I work for a women-owned management consulting company that's actually based in San Francisco. There's another city to hate there. And I'm a visual communications consultant.

What do you do there in Indianapolis? Well, I work for a women-owned management consulting company that's actually based in San Francisco. There's another city to hate there. And I'm a visual communications consultant.

Everybody listening to this is currently holding a tote bag on the way to a farmer's market. It's true.

Everybody listening to this is currently holding a tote bag on the way to a farmer's market. It's true.

One of the most popular genres in modern literature is Romanticy. These books combine the traditions of romance and fantasy to create an entirely new type of nerd. Many Romanticy stories take inspiration from whales, and no, they aren't love stories about orcas sinking billionaires' yachts. That's a separate genre called Romarxism.

One of the most popular genres in modern literature is Romanticy. These books combine the traditions of romance and fantasy to create an entirely new type of nerd. Many Romanticy stories take inspiration from whales, and no, they aren't love stories about orcas sinking billionaires' yachts. That's a separate genre called Romarxism.

Romantasy often draws on creatures from Welsh folklore and uses Welsh names for characters. But scholars and Welsh people are unhappy with this Welsh appropriation. Quote, it can be pretty patronizing, says Dimitra Fimi, who is a professor of fantasy and children's literature and probably not an elf. It creates an image of the country which isn't realistic. That's not what Wales is.

Romantasy often draws on creatures from Welsh folklore and uses Welsh names for characters. But scholars and Welsh people are unhappy with this Welsh appropriation. Quote, it can be pretty patronizing, says Dimitra Fimi, who is a professor of fantasy and children's literature and probably not an elf. It creates an image of the country which isn't realistic. That's not what Wales is.

And that's true. Most Welsh people have never even met a warlock, never mind kissed one.

And that's true. Most Welsh people have never even met a warlock, never mind kissed one.

So I'll go with the last one.

So I'll go with the last one.

It took so much empathy for you to give that detailed answer instead of just saying, as I would have, Nagin, let it go. LAUGHTER

It took so much empathy for you to give that detailed answer instead of just saying, as I would have, Nagin, let it go. LAUGHTER

He has more dignity than that.

He has more dignity than that.

Not to brag, but I believe I could be that guy. Really?

Not to brag, but I believe I could be that guy. Really?

Peter, I love that you brought this up. It's wild to me that international waters, anything goes. International air, so many rules. Oh, it's true.

Peter, I love that you brought this up. It's wild to me that international waters, anything goes. International air, so many rules. Oh, it's true.

Honestly, if you're close enough to ask that question, probably both. Yeah, probably.

Honestly, if you're close enough to ask that question, probably both. Yeah, probably.

The Welsh scientists are going to get so mad at you.

The Welsh scientists are going to get so mad at you.

Wait, is that something, Rachel?

Wait, is that something, Rachel?

Wait a minute, what did you do?

Wait a minute, what did you do?

Did you say that you were 30, obviously the oldest age you could think of at the time?

Did you say that you were 30, obviously the oldest age you could think of at the time?

Because you were like, they would never say no to an adult woman.

Because you were like, they would never say no to an adult woman.

That was my next guess.

That was my next guess.

Wow. This is a beautiful irony. The same company gave us Ozempic and Danish's? Exactly, true, yeah.

Wow. This is a beautiful irony. The same company gave us Ozempic and Danish's? Exactly, true, yeah.

There you go. I was worried. I was worried you were going to put them together. I know. They're all just lying there.

There you go. I was worried. I was worried you were going to put them together. I know. They're all just lying there.

And Josh Gondelman. Brooklyn residents will be forced to shell out 11 bucks just to elbow their friend, point across the street, and whisper, I think that's Ethan Hawke.

And Josh Gondelman. Brooklyn residents will be forced to shell out 11 bucks just to elbow their friend, point across the street, and whisper, I think that's Ethan Hawke.

It's been incredible since congestion pricing was in effect. My wife and I were in downtown Manhattan the other day, and there were no cars. It was amazing. It made me feel like if the rapture happened... And, like, I would still be there because Jew. And I feel like my second response would be like, oh, no, what happened to all these people?

It's been incredible since congestion pricing was in effect. My wife and I were in downtown Manhattan the other day, and there were no cars. It was amazing. It made me feel like if the rapture happened... And, like, I would still be there because Jew. And I feel like my second response would be like, oh, no, what happened to all these people?

But my first response would be to, like, tap my wife and be like, honey, we can finally go to Carbone.

But my first response would be to, like, tap my wife and be like, honey, we can finally go to Carbone.

You're dreaming of a New York City that can afford towels.

You're dreaming of a New York City that can afford towels.

I actually would be perfect for that because I have a face that bartenders love to ignore. Yeah. Like my whole, I feel like I spend hours every year being like, sir, excuse me, ma'am, excuse me. I just want to, excuse me. So I feel like I could be on one of those shows and people would be like, no idea what was happening, but he told me everything he was doing. I'm ordering a drink.

I actually would be perfect for that because I have a face that bartenders love to ignore. Yeah. Like my whole, I feel like I spend hours every year being like, sir, excuse me, ma'am, excuse me. I just want to, excuse me. So I feel like I could be on one of those shows and people would be like, no idea what was happening, but he told me everything he was doing. I'm ordering a drink.

I'm trying to get a vodka soda for my wife. Just ordering a drink.

I'm trying to get a vodka soda for my wife. Just ordering a drink.

There's so much you could do at a baby shower, and it's all kind of deranged. Deranged? Like all the games where it's like you've got to put baby food in the diaper, and people are like, ooh, that's gross. Anyway.

There's so much you could do at a baby shower, and it's all kind of deranged. Deranged? Like all the games where it's like you've got to put baby food in the diaper, and people are like, ooh, that's gross. Anyway.

Hearing that you can get your friends to clean your apartment for you does make me feel more ready to have children. You think so? Finally? You're ready to do it? No, I guess I'm just ready to tell my friends we're going to have children. I don't think we need the children.

Hearing that you can get your friends to clean your apartment for you does make me feel more ready to have children. You think so? Finally? You're ready to do it? No, I guess I'm just ready to tell my friends we're going to have children. I don't think we need the children.

How many chores can you get if you're just like, we're trying.

How many chores can you get if you're just like, we're trying.

My favorite pile in math is like, we can't tell you exactly when we'll be leaving, but we are 10th in line for takeoff.

My favorite pile in math is like, we can't tell you exactly when we'll be leaving, but we are 10th in line for takeoff.

Right. Yeah, so yeah. The whole audience going, which president? The president in the show. In the show, yeah.

Right. Yeah, so yeah. The whole audience going, which president? The president in the show. In the show, yeah.

Hi, Josh. Thank you so much.

Hi, Josh. Thank you so much.

So... You are on NPR right now. Yeah, I know. I'm on NPR right now. Um...

So... You are on NPR right now. Yeah, I know. I'm on NPR right now. Um...

Did anything interesting ever happen at the Federal Reserve Bank while you were working there? I'm sure lots of things, but I was very low level. You're doing seminars where you're like, don't touch the money, don't sniff the money. Something like that.

Did anything interesting ever happen at the Federal Reserve Bank while you were working there? I'm sure lots of things, but I was very low level. You're doing seminars where you're like, don't touch the money, don't sniff the money. Something like that.

Oh, good question. Well, it's New York, so it sounds like it should be ignore them. But is it talking to them?

Oh, good question. Well, it's New York, so it sounds like it should be ignore them. But is it talking to them?

I would never shush a stranger. A stranger could be stabbing me in public, and I wouldn't keep it down. Right. No, no, just express yourself.

I would never shush a stranger. A stranger could be stabbing me in public, and I wouldn't keep it down. Right. No, no, just express yourself.

Yeah, because you're a grown-up. Exactly. You're not like, what would a Mormon's idea of a strip club be?

Yeah, because you're a grown-up. Exactly. You're not like, what would a Mormon's idea of a strip club be?

I continued not paying my taxes.

I continued not paying my taxes.

We are going to be running on a sticky hand-based economy soon.

We are going to be running on a sticky hand-based economy soon.

Is that a fashion judgment on cargo pants or are you just because it has cargo in the name, it's now imports and exports?

Is that a fashion judgment on cargo pants or are you just because it has cargo in the name, it's now imports and exports?

So it's to privatize, you're saying? Pretty much. Honestly, as a Jew, it's just so nice to hear someone else accused of wanting to own the weather. This is like a big relief. I mean, bad for the country, but big for me personally.

So it's to privatize, you're saying? Pretty much. Honestly, as a Jew, it's just so nice to hear someone else accused of wanting to own the weather. This is like a big relief. I mean, bad for the country, but big for me personally.

No, this is true. You know who's going to be so valuable? People with arthritic knees. Yes, exactly. That will be our only source of knowing when a storm's to come in.

No, this is true. You know who's going to be so valuable? People with arthritic knees. Yes, exactly. That will be our only source of knowing when a storm's to come in.

Yeah.

Yeah.

I'm putting all my money in veins after the stock market is done crashing. We're really going to, the groundhog is going to take on so much more. It really is true. We're going to be like, I don't know, it's as good as anything else we got.

I'm putting all my money in veins after the stock market is done crashing. We're really going to, the groundhog is going to take on so much more. It really is true. We're going to be like, I don't know, it's as good as anything else we got.

There goes Tig again talking about her vegan food poisoning.

There goes Tig again talking about her vegan food poisoning.

You just reaffirmed the action they did but with enthusiasm.

You just reaffirmed the action they did but with enthusiasm.

What do you have to gain when your friend is in a band that plays three times a year and you're like, hey, I've got notes. What do you think they're going to do?

What do you have to gain when your friend is in a band that plays three times a year and you're like, hey, I've got notes. What do you think they're going to do?

He knows jazz.

He knows jazz.

Park ranger Lou Reggiano was doing his usual rounds past Bemidji, Minnesota's famed Makeout Point when he noticed something strange. Through steamed-up windows, he could see that the parked cars weren't full of teenagers, but rather grown adults. Reggiano says he first became suspicious when he heard a passionate cry of, "'Ow, my back!' coming from a minivan."

Park ranger Lou Reggiano was doing his usual rounds past Bemidji, Minnesota's famed Makeout Point when he noticed something strange. Through steamed-up windows, he could see that the parked cars weren't full of teenagers, but rather grown adults. Reggiano says he first became suspicious when he heard a passionate cry of, "'Ow, my back!' coming from a minivan."

With recent economic instability taking a toll on their finances, many adults have moved back in with their parents, causing them to revert to adolescent habits for amorous encounters. My husband and I couldn't afford dinner out and a sitter, said a 29-year-old woman, so this is date night away from our toddler. And, not that it's any of your business, but we're out here trying for a second child.

With recent economic instability taking a toll on their finances, many adults have moved back in with their parents, causing them to revert to adolescent habits for amorous encounters. My husband and I couldn't afford dinner out and a sitter, said a 29-year-old woman, so this is date night away from our toddler. And, not that it's any of your business, but we're out here trying for a second child.

Even more upset are local teens who have been left without anywhere to get busy. I wasn't that excited about college, but now I can't wait to go, said Jameson, a local 17-year-old. All those student loans will be worth it if I can finally get to second base.

Even more upset are local teens who have been left without anywhere to get busy. I wasn't that excited about college, but now I can't wait to go, said Jameson, a local 17-year-old. All those student loans will be worth it if I can finally get to second base.

Right. Yeah, so yeah. The whole audience going, which president? The president in the show. In the show, yeah.

Hi, Josh. Thank you so much.

So... You are on NPR right now. Yeah, I know. I'm on NPR right now. Um...

Did anything interesting ever happen at the Federal Reserve Bank while you were working there? I'm sure lots of things, but I was very low level. You're doing seminars where you're like, don't touch the money, don't sniff the money. Something like that.

Oh, good question. Well, it's New York, so it sounds like it should be ignore them. But is it talking to them?

I would never shush a stranger. A stranger could be stabbing me in public, and I wouldn't keep it down. Right. No, no, just express yourself.

Yeah, because you're a grown-up. Exactly. You're not like, what would a Mormon's idea of a strip club be?

I continued not paying my taxes.

We are going to be running on a sticky hand-based economy soon.

Is that a fashion judgment on cargo pants or are you just because it has cargo in the name, it's now imports and exports?

So it's to privatize, you're saying? Pretty much. Honestly, as a Jew, it's just so nice to hear someone else accused of wanting to own the weather. This is like a big relief. I mean, bad for the country, but big for me personally.

No, this is true. You know who's going to be so valuable? People with arthritic knees. Yes, exactly. That will be our only source of knowing when a storm's to come in.

Yeah.

I'm putting all my money in veins after the stock market is done crashing. We're really going to, the groundhog is going to take on so much more. It really is true. We're going to be like, I don't know, it's as good as anything else we got.

There goes Tig again talking about her vegan food poisoning.

You just reaffirmed the action they did but with enthusiasm.

What do you have to gain when your friend is in a band that plays three times a year and you're like, hey, I've got notes. What do you think they're going to do?

He knows jazz.

Park ranger Lou Reggiano was doing his usual rounds past Bemidji, Minnesota's famed Makeout Point when he noticed something strange. Through steamed-up windows, he could see that the parked cars weren't full of teenagers, but rather grown adults. Reggiano says he first became suspicious when he heard a passionate cry of, "'Ow, my back!' coming from a minivan."

With recent economic instability taking a toll on their finances, many adults have moved back in with their parents, causing them to revert to adolescent habits for amorous encounters. My husband and I couldn't afford dinner out and a sitter, said a 29-year-old woman, so this is date night away from our toddler. And, not that it's any of your business, but we're out here trying for a second child.

Even more upset are local teens who have been left without anywhere to get busy. I wasn't that excited about college, but now I can't wait to go, said Jameson, a local 17-year-old. All those student loans will be worth it if I can finally get to second base.

Everybody listening to this is currently holding a tote bag on the way to a farmer's market. It's true.

One of the most popular genres in modern literature is Romanticy. These books combine the traditions of romance and fantasy to create an entirely new type of nerd. Many Romanticy stories take inspiration from whales, and no, they aren't love stories about orcas sinking billionaires' yachts. That's a separate genre called Romarxism.

Romantasy often draws on creatures from Welsh folklore and uses Welsh names for characters. But scholars and Welsh people are unhappy with this Welsh appropriation. Quote, it can be pretty patronizing, says Dimitra Fimi, who is a professor of fantasy and children's literature and probably not an elf. It creates an image of the country which isn't realistic. That's not what Wales is.

And that's true. Most Welsh people have never even met a warlock, never mind kissed one.

So I'll go with the last one.

It took so much empathy for you to give that detailed answer instead of just saying, as I would have, Nagin, let it go. LAUGHTER

He has more dignity than that.

Not to brag, but I believe I could be that guy. Really?

Peter, I love that you brought this up. It's wild to me that international waters, anything goes. International air, so many rules. Oh, it's true.

Honestly, if you're close enough to ask that question, probably both. Yeah, probably.

The Welsh scientists are going to get so mad at you.

Wait, is that something, Rachel?

Wait a minute, what did you do?

Did you say that you were 30, obviously the oldest age you could think of at the time?

Because you were like, they would never say no to an adult woman.

That was my next guess.

Wow. This is a beautiful irony. The same company gave us Ozempic and Danish's? Exactly, true, yeah.

There you go. I was worried. I was worried you were going to put them together. I know. They're all just lying there.

And Josh Gondelman. Brooklyn residents will be forced to shell out 11 bucks just to elbow their friend, point across the street, and whisper, I think that's Ethan Hawke.

It's been incredible since congestion pricing was in effect. My wife and I were in downtown Manhattan the other day, and there were no cars. It was amazing. It made me feel like if the rapture happened... And, like, I would still be there because Jew. And I feel like my second response would be like, oh, no, what happened to all these people?

But my first response would be to, like, tap my wife and be like, honey, we can finally go to Carbone.

You're dreaming of a New York City that can afford towels.

I actually would be perfect for that because I have a face that bartenders love to ignore. Yeah. Like my whole, I feel like I spend hours every year being like, sir, excuse me, ma'am, excuse me. I just want to, excuse me. So I feel like I could be on one of those shows and people would be like, no idea what was happening, but he told me everything he was doing. I'm ordering a drink.

I'm trying to get a vodka soda for my wife. Just ordering a drink.

There's so much you could do at a baby shower, and it's all kind of deranged. Deranged? Like all the games where it's like you've got to put baby food in the diaper, and people are like, ooh, that's gross. Anyway.

Hearing that you can get your friends to clean your apartment for you does make me feel more ready to have children. You think so? Finally? You're ready to do it? No, I guess I'm just ready to tell my friends we're going to have children. I don't think we need the children.

How many chores can you get if you're just like, we're trying.

My favorite pile in math is like, we can't tell you exactly when we'll be leaving, but we are 10th in line for takeoff.

What do you do there in Indianapolis? Well, I work for a women-owned management consulting company that's actually based in San Francisco. There's another city to hate there. And I'm a visual communications consultant.