Tickets, Space, and Ketchup
How to get out of a ticket, prepare for your trip to space, and make your own ketchup.
NATO, Zuckerberg, and Country
How to stay safe at the NATO summit, and Jon Langford of The Mekons helps a listener learn how to sing country music. Plus we help Mark Zuckerberg spend his money, and special guest Peter Sagal tastes our fresh batch of Taco Gin.
Wine, Poems, and Compliments
How to keep your wine cold and classy, write a love poem, and accept a compliment gracefully. Plus: how to make your own gin.
Surprises, Hats, and Cruises
How to make sure your surprise is a surprise, dress for the Kentucky Derby, and save money when you go on a cruise.
Bears, Tigers, Leeches, and Spicy Food
How to: pick a winner in a bear v. tiger fight, find an endangered species, and eat spicy food. Plus: Bear Grylls tells us how to survive if you can’t find water. You probably know where this is headed.
Gas, Cake, Hat Hair, and Submarines
How to save money on gas, and keep your cake from going stale. Plus comedian and chronic hat-wearer Judah Friedlander from 30 Rock helps you avoid hat hair, and director James Cameron helps you get to the bottom of the ocean (alive).
Names, Names, and Names
How to: get a new species named after you, name your new hit sitcom, and name your new hit pharmaceutical. Plus: a correction, and your Belated March Madness winner!
Camping, iPhones, and Popes
How to: fix a soaked iPhone, plan an expedition to the bottom of the sea, pick a pope for your religion, and cook gourmet food around the campfire. Plus: we crown the winner of our World’s Best Worst Song contest!
Soap, Codenames, Flowers, and Chickens
How to keep your soap from getting gunky, get a Secret Service codename, grow the grossest flower ever, and raise chickens in the city. Plus: a March Madness update, and one more Iditarod dispatch from our favorite musher.
Whistling, The Iditarod, and March Madness
How to dye your river green, whistle with your fingers, and make your March Madness picks. Plus: a dispatch from the Iditarod, now in progress.