Best Ann Landers Podcasts (2024)

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Episode 9: "Duck Club" Update, Mementos of a Dead Ex-Boyfriend, New Partner for an Old Vibrator, ChatGPT Love Advice — and much more! 56:59

1y ago56:59

56:59

Malcolm and Kurt share a shocking follow-up to last episode’s workplace sex club letter, as well as advice regarding letters from: A man whose girlfriend is not willing to part with her deceased ex-boyfriend’s memento box A woman whose husband is the object of frequent flirting from their younger female coworker A daughter who reconnected with an a…

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Episode 8: A boss uncovers an office sex club, cutting ties with dead husband’s clingy family, angling for a cut of deceased drug dealer brother’s cash — and much more! 50:18

1+ y ago50:18

50:18

In this episode Kurt and Malcolm offer our not-remotely expert takes on: - How a widow can tell her annoying former sister-in-law “Barbara” that their “relationship” is over - Legal options for a woman who wants her portion of the $240,000 left in deceased brother’s dresser drawer - What a manager should do after discovering a wide-ranging COMPETIT…

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Episode 7: Introducing boyfriend to polyamory, dealing with a copycat “friend,” staying friends with an ex, getting hassled for parking in the handicapped spot — and much more! 57:18

2y ago57:18

57:18

In this episode Kurt and Malcolm offer our expert takes on: How a woman in a committed relationship (and a small child) can talk her boyfriend into pursuing polyamory The best way for dealing with a Facebook friend who copycats to such an extent we fear she’s looking to commit murder and take her friend’s place A writer with chronic pain who has to…

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Episode 6: A Young Boy’s Worrisome Pokemon Fetish, a Car-Stealing Boss, an “Awkward” Polyamory Situation — and much more! 48:30

2y ago48:30

48:30

In this episode Malcolm and Kurt wrestle with a wide range of issues, including: How — and if — a dad should intervene with his son who appears to be developing a sexual attraction for Pokemon What to do when you get fired after calling the police on your boss for stealing your car How to extricate oneself from an ex-boyfriend’s mom who won’t stop …

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Episode 5: Letters from “A Hairy Situation in the East”, “Halloween for the 99 Percent” & “Ungrateful Girlfriend” 59:30

2+ y ago59:30

59:30

In this episode Malcolm and Kurt do their best to unpack letters to Ann Landers, Carolyn Hax, Dear Prudence and more, offering our pointed critiques of the following: “A Hairy Situation in the East” who doesn’t know how to communicate to his loving girlfriend that he’s freaked out that she doesn’t shave her legs or armpits“ Halloween for the 99 Per…

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The Idiot Tax 24:00

2+ y ago24:00

24:00

Quinn ponders the loss of a friend, a feral child, a silent spouse and a haunted doll-house. Also, Siegfried and Roy. And don’t forget to check out my new book Modest Blessings for Modern Times. Two dollars of every sale goes directly to a local animal rescue shelter. Support the Show.By Quinn Cummings

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Episode 4: Letters about a cheating boyfriend, stolen breast milk, a 24-year-old virgin and more! 1:08:48

2+ y ago1:08:48

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In this episode Malcolm and Kurt tackle letters to advice columnists from individuals facing a host of tough situations, including: A woman who caught her 40-year-old boyfriend making out with a 16-year-old girl attending her daughter's birthday party A new mom who pumps at work but recently discovered her expressed milk is being pilfered from the …

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Episode 3: Letters about new trouble in an old relationship, a man who's sparked up romance with a lesbian, post-oral etiquette and more! 48:52

2+ y ago48:52

48:52

In this episode Malcolm and Kurt unpack letters to advice columnists covering a range of topics, including: A woman whose boyfriend of two years insists on maintaining a relationship with his ex/housemate A young man whose yearning for a lesbian friend has finally turned to romance but should they buy a house together? What the proper etiquette is …

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Bad, But Shinier. 19:22

2+ y ago19:22

19:22

Quinn contemplates Taking Care of a Covid Denier, the Epidemic's New Clothes, Not-So-Sunny Southern California and an Anti-vax Love Story. Also, Athleisurestan. Remember to use your special Libro.FM audiobook discount here: www.libro.fm/redeem/quinn Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/user?u=4846197) Support the Show.…

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Episode 2: Letters from Yearns To Be a Mom, Dragon-Worshipping Friend & Swinging PDA Etiquette 40:33

2+ y ago40:33

40:33

Today Malcolm and Kurt do our best to unpack letters to Dear Abby, Dear Prudence and Miss Manners, doling out our critiques to: - “Yearns To Be a Mom” a “former model” who’s 31 and desperate to get that finger ringed and start pumping out the rugrats, but just can’t find any takers - A “Dear Prudence” letter writer whose friend has begun communicat…

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Episode 1: Letters from Two-timing Friend, Cheating Boyfriend, Modest Birdfeeder & Broke Dad 51:55

2+ y ago51:55

51:55

Today Malcolm and Kurt hilariously tackle letters to Dear Abby, Ask Amy and Miss Manners, sharing pointed thoughts on advice to: "Right or Wrong in Virginia," who is adamant about not going on double-dates with her husband's two-timing friend "Al.” "Finally Free," who wants to know if she was right to break things off the way she did with the marri…

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The Color Food 22:03

2+ y ago22:03

22:03

Quinn offers up advice on reluctant holiday travel, long-haul Covid burnout, culinary indifference, and follicular vanity. Also, butts. Remember to use your special Libro.FM audiobook discount here: www.libro.fm/redeem/quinn And, as promised, two links to cat undercarriage maintenance: https://www.seniorcatwellness.com/cat-not-cleaning-bum-properly…

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Ice-Cream For Breakfast 20:25

3y ago20:25

20:25

Quinn sheds light on a teenager’s name-change, a mid-life gender crisis and the heavy burden of naming one’s own island. Also, rollerblades. Support the Show.By Quinn Cummings

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Our Psychic Guest List 24:18

3+ y ago24:18

24:18

Quinn considers social un-distancing, free range dental floss, whitewashed history and ghosting and old friend Also, a racist kiss-off. Support the Show.

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The Colossus of Choads 24:18

3+ y ago24:18

24:18

Quinn looks under the hood of an acute mojo breakdown, a gratitude fail, a rotten fiancée conundrum and nostalgia-free photos. Also, a suicidal cat. Support the Show.By Quinn Cummings

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Not Everyone's Cup of Gin 19:43

3+ y ago19:43

19:43

Quinn explores rental anxiety, an expensive gift and a perforated boyfriend Also, free stuff. Support the Show.By Quinn Cummings

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Gingerbread Drag Queens 20:54

3+ y ago20:54

20:54

Quinn tackles COVID holiday stuff, MAGA holiday stuff and awkward good-byes. Also, chihuahuas. (And, once again, merch.) Support the Show.By Quinn Cummings

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Sexuality Is Bespoke 23:03

3+ y ago23:03

23:03

Quinn dissects loud in-laws, intrusive thoughts, and fraught feline play dates. Also, Andy Warhol. (And merch!) Support the Show.By Quinn Cummings

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The Mariana Trench of Gall 19:30

3+ y ago19:30

19:30

Quinn weighs in on a passive-aggressive workplace, a private school shakedown, Zoom flirting for teens and New Dog v. Old Spouse. Also, MERCH! Support the Show.By Quinn Cummings

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Homeschool Bumfights 20:38

4y ago20:38

20:38

Quinn takes a shot at DIY wedding vows, a guilt-tripping mother, a niece in need and cat stuff. Also, vodka. Support the Show.By Quinn Cummings

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Zuckerberg Battery Hen 19:56

4y ago19:56

19:56

Quinn mediates a cat/boyfriend power struggle, a bad dad, and good art from bad people. Also, bathroom iguana. Support the Show.By Quinn Cummings

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This Is How People End Up Dating Drummers 19:18

4y ago19:18

19:18

Quinn scrutinizes COVIdiots, open marriage, artistic burnout and cutting non-custodial apron strings. Also, testicles. Support the Show.By Quinn Cummings

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Emotional Bloodbag 19:42

4y ago19:42

19:42

Back from her break, Quinn considers a dangerous boss; COVID wedding protocols; empty nest anxiety; and pooping cats. Also, lettuce. Support the Show.By Quinn Cummings

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A Hill of F-Bombs 19:32

4y ago19:32

19:32

Quinn summons bad advice about quarantine boredom, cocktail shaming, a boss/friend betrayal and retirement spouse-dread. Also, meat loaf. Support the Show.By Quinn Cummings

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Save The Money, Roast The Garlic 20:16

4y ago20:16

20:16

Quinn reckons with COVID dating, an abuser’s guilt trip, quarantine hygiene and in-law porn drama. Also, gun. Support the Show.

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Blenders With Seatbelts 16:18

4y ago16:18

16:18

Straight from her closet, Quinn communicates with worried first-responder families, high-interval training for cats, texts from exes and MAGA parents. Also, Naomi Campbell. Support the Show.

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Viral Key Party 8:08

4+ y ago8:08

8:08

In a timely COVID update, Quinn considers domestic employment obligations, dog reflux and socially un-distancing neighbors. Also, locusts. Support the Show.By Quinn Cummings

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A Cot In The Garage 18:41

4+ y ago18:41

18:41

Quinn is socially distant with anxious nesters, an unrequited love, free workouts and pet fostering in the time of COVID. Also, The Kid. Support the Show.

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Anxiety Sucks Eggs 18:24

4+ y ago18:24

18:24

Quinn talks about COVID graduation grief, career burnout, gaslighting parents, and pre-teen squalor Also, a troll. Support the Show.By Quinn Cummings

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Flawed Meat Suit 19:30

4+ y ago19:30

19:30

Quinn offers guidance on plague travel, picking a therapist, bedroom pressure and a nippy kitten. Also, hypocrites. Support the Show.By Quinn Cummings

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Caterpillar Goo 19:31

4+ y ago19:31

19:31

Quinn addresses an over-scheduled life, a withholding boyfriend, water aerobics and slacker offspring. Also, The Truth. Support the Show.By Quinn Cummings

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Adult Wrestling Time 20:32

4+ y ago20:32

20:32

Quinn takes a shot at Maga in-laws, babysitting anxious employees and a dishwashing conflict. Also, Pan. Support the Show.By Quinn Cummings

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Toweling Off Their Undercarriage 19:01

4+ y ago19:01

19:01

Quinn has a go at finding your creativity, losing your whacked-out boss, hair guidance and advice from a special guest. Also, teen penguins. Support the Show.By Quinn Cummings

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Some Bones Are Gross 20:09

4+ y ago20:09

20:09

Quinn offers advice on weird mothers-in-law, living a lie, stolen art and f-boi substitutes. Also, flan. Support the Show.By Quinn Cummings

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Zagat's Guide For Strange 19:19

4+ y ago19:19

19:19

Quinn examines those dirty movies in your head, a drive-by mother-in-law, and who pulls your plug. Also, Wallace Shawn. Support the Show.By Quinn Cummings

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Yips Passing In The Night 16:53

4+ y ago16:53

16:53

Quinn helps people she's never met cope with dating yips (for real this time), an anxious eight-year-old, a second job interview and losing one's religion. Also, the conflict in the middle-seat. Support the Show.By Quinn Cummings

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Popcorn In Your Psychic Gums 18:18

4+ y ago18:18

18:18

Quinn is back with bad advice on chronic liars, country cousins and college debt. Also, cat urine. Support the Show.By Quinn Cummings

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H.R. On The Brain 19:33

4+ y ago19:33

19:33

Quinn tackles a middle-name dilemma, barking-dog etiquette and an ex-on-the-couch conundrum. Also, working for Satan. Support the Show.By Quinn Cummings

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Single White Wedding Dress 20:16

5y ago20:16

20:16

Quinn ponders drunk dads, big wigs and bisexuality. Also, a Great Dane. Support the Show.By Quinn Cummings

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Junk In The Crosshairs 23:13

5y ago23:13

23:13

Quinn gives Bad Advice on holiday travel, an emotionally droopy friend, and a shellfishy side-hustle. Also, killer bad breath. Support the Show.By Quinn Cummings

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Gameify Your Irritation 17:13

5y ago17:13

17:13

Quinn looks at stumbling across your bio-mom on a DNA website, the challenges of a dumbshit sibling, and the horrors of a Vermont vacation. Also, the world’s worst Dead Head. Support the Show.By Quinn Cummings

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This Is Your Brain on Television 14:45

5y ago14:45

14:45

Quinn examines the non-crisis haircut, a conga-line of monkeys, and single-girl blues. Also, an Easy-Bake oven. Support the Show.By Quinn Cummings

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Strychnine in the Makeup 19:41

5y ago19:41

19:41

Quinn considers community theater drama, church shopping and skeletons in the DNA closet. Also, ice-cream cake. Support the Show.By Quinn Cummings

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When Life Gives You Limoncello 18:17

5y ago18:17

18:17

Quinn gives bad advice on dodging the obligatory dinner, widowed-mom stress, and the perils of douchebag magnetism. Also, a battle of wills. Support the Show.By Quinn Cummings

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Tinder Is The Night 18:10

5y ago18:10

18:10

Quinn explains the laws of social dynamics, a scumbag's scumbag, how to make a perfect Bloody Mary. Also, fancy raisins. Support the Show.By Quinn Cummings

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The Sunk Cost Fallacy 18:14

5y ago18:14

18:14

Candlelight dinners, annoying nicknames, MAGA relations and a toxic incubus. Also, seven pounds of ham. Support the Show.By Quinn Cummings

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The ATM Wedding 21:43

5y ago21:43

21:43

After a patriotic break, Quinn returns with packing cubes, pouting boyfriends and politics. Also, no phlebotomists. Support the Show.By Quinn Cummings

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Nighttime Ruminations 19:28

5y ago19:28

19:28

Quinn addresses unwashed towels, envy, losing yourself in a relationship and finding your Inner Stoic. Also, office hook-ups. Support the Show.By Quinn Cummings

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Naked Entertainment Time 22:28

5y ago22:28

22:28

Destination weddings, hockey secrets, odometer birthdays and an exploding septic tank. Also, cookies. Support the Show.By Quinn Cummings

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A Holiday On Your Ears 21:46

5y ago21:46

21:46

Quinn comes out in favor of looking stupid in public and against becoming an emotional vampire’s convenient blood bag. Also, Matthew McConaughey. Support the Show.By Quinn Cummings

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