In a very special 2017 Year in Review episode, Hannah and Matt welcome Andrea Grimes of The Establishment's " Bad Advice " fame to reminisce about the questions that most warmed our hearts and those that most made us want to burn everything to the ground. It was a very fiery year, to put it lightly. Enjoy?? Andrea's "Warmed My Heart" Award pick Captain Awkward and Friends of Captain Awkward: " When Spouses Don't Agree About Birth Control " Andrea's "Set It on Fire" Award pick Misc.: Please May I...
Dec 25, 2017•56 min•Ep. 51
In this week's episode, we finally admit that we get so many requests for Dear Prudence and Ask a Manager commentary that we could easily host three separate podcasts! I mean... Patreon bonus content, maybe? Like, jokingly! But kind of serious? Anywho, let's do this thing! Listener Machete Alice Wants to Recruit a Friend to Listen to the Podcast ; Ask a Manager: "I Didn’t Get a Job Because I Was a Bully in High School" + Update; Original ; Update ; Ask a Manager: "A Colleague Is Hitting on Me an...
Dec 21, 2017•39 min•Ep. 21
Hannah and Matt tackle questions from some of their favorite advice sources from the week of December 10th, 2017, and beyond, including: Dear Prudence : " Name (AKA The Evil Name Thief Who Delights In the Tears of 6 Year Olds What the Actual Fuck) "; Dear Annie : " Hatred and Disgust for Stepson "; Ask Minda Honey : " How to Bow out of a Party "; Dear Abby : " Boyfriend Shows No Interest in Expanding Family of Three "; Listener Lygeia, Cunning Mesmerist : "How Do I Convince My Mom Once and For A...
Dec 18, 2017•42 min•Ep. 50
This week's Overflow is itself overflowing! Y'all send us so many wonderful things, it's impossible for us not to share them all. Let's dive in! ScarleTeen Advice ; Another advice column that's new to us!; Mo Ranyart's work ; So Much Love and Support for our Last Overflow ; Opinion Overflow #19: “Do I Have To Keep White Supremacists In My Life?” l Ask a Manager Bummer Update ; Original: " employee dressed up as coworker for Halloween to mock her, fending off a colleague’s dinner invitations, and...
Dec 13, 2017•34 min•Ep. 20
Hannah and Matt tackle questions from some of their favorite advice sources from the week of December 3rd, 2017, and beyond, including: Ask Team Practical : "My Cousin’s Boyfriend Groped Me—Why Is Keeping Him off My Guest List My Problem?" ; Dear Prudence : " I Can't Comfort the Teen Who Killed My Cat "; Ask a Manager : " A Colleague Is Hitting on Me and I Don’t Know How to Respond "; r/relationships : " My (29f) sister (23f) ruined her credit and blames me "; Tough Love : " How to Craft Your Li...
Dec 11, 2017•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 49
This week's Overflow includes some excellent responses from listeners, a reminder not to date nazis, and an even more in-depth reminder that you don't have to keep Trump supporters in your life. Even if they're your grandparents and they're on their death beds. Enjoy! Listener Hetha, Zealous Inquisitor Has Some Intuitive Eating Advice; Everybody L.A. ; The Fat Nutritionist ; Listener Delisa on Twitter Locks Out Her Cats at Night Too ; In reference to our Opinion Overflow #18: "What Should I Cons...
Dec 06, 2017•25 min•Ep. 19
Hannah and Matt tackle questions from some of their favorite advice sources from the week of November 26th, 2017, and beyond, including: Dear Sugars : " Is There Such a Thing as Wanting Too Much Sex? "; The Ethicist : " My Wife Is Done With Sex. Can I Turn Elsewhere? "; Y'all Need Help : " Relearning Sex with Chronic Pain "; Listener Alouicious Leatrix : "What Do I Do About My Sexless Marriage? And Before You Say 'Ethical Nonmonogamy,' That's Not on the Table Here."; Submit your favorite questio...
Dec 04, 2017•40 min•Ep. 48
This week's Overflow features THREE new (to us) advice columns that we recommend checking out, a very special Magic card, a lovely listener letter, and a question about cats. Let's do this thing! Ask Bear is Back; S. Bear Bergman's Homepage ; Friendshipping! Podcast Is Great ; Social Q's Kids Section Is a Thing; It's Print Only , though; I Made a Magic card for My Mom; She donated and offered up the name "Cynthea Motherfury"; You can support us on Patreon and get a card, too!; Listener Aephe, St...
Nov 29, 2017•24 min•Ep. 18
For the Monday episode, Hannah and Matt interviewed New York Times Best Selling author Sarah Knight , the anti-guru author of self-help instant classics The Life-Changing Magic of Not Giving a F*ck , Get Your Sh*t Together , and the recently released You Do You , the third in the "No F*cks Given Guide." We discuss three listener questions that speak to fellow-Know-It-All-Sarah's expertise: BONUS: The Magic of Not Giving a F*** | Sarah Knight | TEDxCoconutGrove ; Listener Uratron, Ragecaster : "H...
Nov 27, 2017•57 min•Ep. 47
Dear Listeners, We've gone and done the thing! We're now on Patreon , where you can pledge monthly donations to help support the work that we do on the podcast, which can get you so many exclusive rewards, including (but not limited to): A Matt-generated Magic the Gathering card of your badass alter-ego (Common Tier) Exclusive bonus content recorded just for Uncommon and higher patrons (extra questions, dramatic readings, cat videos... WHO KNOWS) (Uncommon Tier) A monthly exclusive Google hangou...
Nov 22, 2017•8 min
Hannah and Matt tackle questions from some of their favorite advice sources from the week of November 12th, 2017, and beyond, including: Ask a Manager : " My Husband Doesn’t Want Me to Go on a Business Trip to Vegas " + Update; Dear Prudence : " My Sister Lied to Me About Why She Needed to Borrow $1000 and I'm Not Sure I Can Forgive Her "; Captain Awkward : " Boyfriend Is Overly Concerned About Who I Hang out With. "; Private Lives : " My Girlfriend Had a One-Night Stand and It Has Destroyed My ...
Nov 20, 2017•58 min•Ep. 46
This week's Overflow is bursting with love! Seriously, y'all sent us a tremendous amount of emails the prior week, and we're blown away by it. You're wonderful! Here's some of what you sent us: Stinky Couch Guesses; In response to Holly Hellhunter's question in Hannah and Matt Value Alone Time , titled, "Should I Expect My Partner to Handle All of the Chores While I'm on a Trip?" ; Hated Critically Acclaimed Musical Correct Guess; A point for Orlahv, Wicked Savant on the Leader Board! ; The Jour...
Nov 15, 2017•16 min•Ep. 17
Hannah and Matt tackle questions from some of their favorite advice sources from the week of November 5th, 2017, and beyond, including: Ask a Manager : " My Employee Dressed up as a Coworker for Halloween to Mock Her "; "I Don't Like Thing" Comic ; Ask Amy : " Wife Wonders About Siblings' Bathroom Habits "; Dear Prudence : " Is It Wrong to Want to Redo My Wedding Since the First Ceremony Was Rushed to Accommodate my Dying Father-In-Law? "; Captain Awkward : " Ethical Non-Monogamy & a Difficu...
Nov 13, 2017•50 min•Ep. 45
This week's Overflow asks: who can I punch? But also: what happens when Han edits the podcast for a second time, but misinterprets one of Matt's tips and turns us into breathless vampires? Well, the answer to that second one is "more editing," but the first one? Listen and find out! Laura II Gets a New Name and a New Point!; Solyara, Queen of the Mists' Cats ; Listener Lephra, Master Manipulator : "Why I Need Advice Columns"; Listener Pampora, Void Cartographer : "Why I Read Advice Columns"; Dea...
Nov 08, 2017•18 min•Ep. 16
Hannah and Matt tackle questions from some of their favorite advice sources from the week of October 29th, 2017, and beyond, including: Miss Manners : " Do I Include Who Isn't Attending In This Confusingly-Worded RSVP Card? "; Dear Prudence : " Will My Husband's Alcoholism Ever Improve Enough For Me To Feel Good About Our Relationship? "; Ask Polly : " I Hate Men "; Savage Love : Episode #574 thoughts on " I Have Sensual Encounters with My Masseur "; Listener Holly Hellhunter : "Should I Expect ...
Nov 06, 2017•54 min•Ep. 44
This week's normally-scheduled Overflow asks a big question: why are we here?!? It also asks: what happens when Han edits the podcast? Stick around to find out: Advice Column Alert: Bad Advice ; Every Tuesday, the Bad Advisor (Andrea Grimes) gives "terrible guidance based on actual letters"; Personality (Mis)fit Thoughts ; A listener commenting on “Is This Just Some Weird Gender Thing???” on Hannah and Matt Consult Dear Businesslady ; Dear Prudence : " Who Really Has a Problem? "; Submit your fa...
Nov 01, 2017•21 min•Ep. 15
Hannah and Matt tackle questions from some of their favorite advice sources from the MONTH of October 2017, including: Ask A Manager : " I Could Delete My Former Employer’s Website — Should I? "; Dear Prudence : " Pets Are Not Family, Are They? "; Ask Amy : " Gun-Toting Brother-In-Law Wants to Open-Carry Around Kids "; Social Q's : " Should I Share a Traumatic Story? "; Dear Jane : " Is It Unreasonable for Me to Ask My Boyfriend to Move to Canada with Me? "; Captain Awkward : " My Newly Nudist/N...
Oct 30, 2017•51 min•Ep. 43
This week's SECOND Overflow is entirely updates! We've got an upcoming guest who we need questions for, the official launch of the Listener Hub, and so much more. Stick around: Sarah Knight, Upcoming Guestpert ; Upcoming advice book, " You Do You "; YouTube : " The Magic of Not Giving a F*** | Sarah Knight | TEDxCoconutGrove "; Send us questions for Sarah Knight!! ; Women & Gender Nonconforming (an apology) ; We are no longer using "female-bodied" as a catch-all to express the idea of not "b...
Oct 27, 2017•20 min•Ep. 14
We hosted Courtney C.W. Guerra of " Dear Businesslady " for the Monday episode and had so much to talk about that we couldn't fit it all into one episode. Thus: Opinion Overflow #13! This Overflow contains two questions that were recently published from other advice columns as well as a new Listener Question: Ask A Manager : " My Male Colleagues Expect Me to Do the Department’s Admin Work "; MBMBaM (22:21): " What Should I Do About My Boss Who Jokes About My Having Been Mugged? "; Listener Eva, ...
Oct 25, 2017•40 min•Ep. 13
Hannah and Matt interviewed Courtney C.W. Guerra of " Dear Businesslady " for the Monday episode and delved super extra deep into two questions from her columns that have stuck with her as well as taking on a thematically similar question from her most recent column: Dear Businesslady (November 9th, 2016): " How Do I Say the Thing? "; Trample the Patriarchy Sweater ; I've Got Anxiety Sweater ; Dear Businesslady (December 15th, 2015): " Is This Just Some Weird Gender Thing??? " Dear Businesslady ...
Oct 23, 2017•1 hr•Ep. 42
We have too many opinions to keep to ourselves! There's a new advice column for us to love, Listener Hub ideas a-brewin', and so many unwanted boners! Stick around: Bonus 1 : Another New Feminist Advice Column: " #AskCam "; " Navigating Emotional Labor and Anti-Blackness in Relationships "; Bonus 2 : Listener Hub Thoughts for hannahandmattknowitall.com; Listener Leaderboard for questions and requests we use; Listener Magic Card renderings; Listener Cat (and occasional dog) pictures; What would y...
Oct 18, 2017•27 min•Ep. 12
In a very special episode, Hannah and Matt tackle EIGHT questions entirely from their listeners—with an exclusive HaMKIA recorded response to a cat-related question from Way of Cat 's Pamela Merritt!!—including: Listener Confused Sister : "My Teenage Brother Is Sending Nudes Via Text; Should I In Any Way Intervene?"; Listener Large Marge : "Am I, An Aspiring Cop, Being Too Harsh About My Boyfriend's Marijuana Use?"; Listener Confused in California : "I Don't Identify With Christianity, So How Do...
Oct 16, 2017•49 min•Ep. 41
Hannah and Matt tackle questions from some of their favorite advice sources from the week of October 1st, 2017, and beyond, including: Ask Amy : " Height Isn't This Dating Misfit's Only Challenge "; NY Post : Why I won’t date hot Women Anymore ; r/relationships : " Me [26F] with my BF [almost 31M]. We split all bills but I'm stressing out about how far the 'equality' thing carries over. "; Dear Prudence : " Breast Job Getting in the Way of Wedding! "; Ask APW : " How Do I Address My Invites for ...
Oct 09, 2017•46 min•Ep. 40
We have too many opinions to keep to ourselves! Questions and updates and praises (oh my!), so we have no choice but to Opinion Overflow you. Brace yourselves: Bonus 1 : "Ask A Manager: I Ghosted My Ex, and She’s About to Be My New Boss "; This is an update to the world's most notorious ghoster as introduced by Ask A Manager, whom we talked about in Hannah and Matt Patronize Their Friends ; Bonus 2 : A very lovely shout-Out to us from Ask a Manager Commentor "advicelover" ; Bonus 3 : New Feminis...
Oct 04, 2017•27 min•Ep. 11
Hannah and Matt tackle questions from some of their favorite advice sources from the week of September 24th, 2017, and beyond, including: Ask A Manager : " The Men in My Office Keep Having All-Male Outings! "; Miss Manners : " How Do I Politely Cut Ties with My Hairdresser? "; Dear Prudence : " Bull in a China Cupboard "; Social Q's : " Broke a Glass, Got an Invoice "; Sense and Sensitivity : " Parents Doubt Son's Talent "; HuffPo : " Liberal Arts Is the Foundation for Professional Success in th...
Oct 02, 2017•42 min•Ep. 39
In today's overflowing of opinions, we cover three wedding-related questions that didn't quite fit into Monday's bridal party-themed episode: Ask APW : " My Future MIL Is Calling Me a "Practice Wife" "; Dear Prudence : " Fiancé Worried My Genes Will Affect His Son's "Package" "; And finally, Listener Grumpy asks: I gave my fiancée a non-traditional custom designed Hawaiian Wedding Ring (aka: Hawaiian Heirloom Jewelry) as an engagement ring earlier this year. It is basically a fancy scroll design...
Sep 27, 2017•21 min•Ep. 10
In a special wedding-themed episode, Hannah and Matt tackle bridal party-related questions from some of their favorite advice sources from the week of September 17th, 2017, and beyond, including: BONUS: Teen Vogue : " Chili's Is Giving Out Helpful Advice on Twitter, and the Internet Loves It "; Dear Prudence : " Daughter's Friend Being in Wedding "; Ask APW : " My Cousin Just Fat Shamed Me over a Bridesmaid Dress "; r/relationships : " I just found out I'm [28F] pregnant. I am due 4 weeks before...
Sep 25, 2017•56 min•Ep. 38
We have too many opinions to keep to ourselves! That is, we have too many questions and we'd like to answer more of them, so that's why you're getting Opinion Overflow. Whether you want it or not. Bonus 1 : 'Ask the Sexpert,' a documentary about Dr. Mahinder Watsa, is screening at Bertha DocHouse on Saturday, September 23rd in London. Watch the trailer and get tickets for the screening here !; HuffPost : " What India Is Asking Its Most Popular Sexpert, Dr Mahinder Watsa "; Bonus 2 : Reminder: we...
Sep 20, 2017•18 min•Ep. 9
Hannah and Matt tackle questions from some of their favorite advice sources from the week of September 10th, 2017, and beyond, including: Captain Awkward : " Is this relationship doomed or do I just need to put in more work? "; Asking for a Friend : " I'm a Marxist-Feminist Slut—How Do I Find an Open Relationship? "; Ask A Manager : " How Can I Balance Kids, Marriage, and a Job, When I Sometimes Have to Work in the Evening? "; Dear Kiki : " Should I Become a Prostitute? "; Jezebel : " Some Thing...
Sep 18, 2017•50 min•Ep. 37
Hannah and Matt interviewed the legendary Amy Dickinson of " Ask Amy " for the Monday episode and delved super extra deep into two questions from her columns that have stuck with her as well as taking on an exclusive sneak peak of a soon-to-be-published question: Ask Amy (November 18th, 2013): " Parent Pressures Gay Son to Change "; Bonus 1 : " Washington Post: Someone hoaxed Ask Amy using an old 'Seinfeld' plot "; Bonus 2 : " AV Club: Someone trolled "Ask Amy" by pretending to be Johnny from Th...
Sep 11, 2017•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 36
