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Ask Roulette
by Jody Avirgan
Ask Roulette is a conversation series in which strangers ask each other questions, live on stage. It's a mix of conversation, comedy, and storytelling -- there's also music. David Plotz of Slate calls it "great" and the Observer says it's one of NYC's 10 Best Podcasts.The podcast features highlights from our live events at Housing Works Bookstore in New York, including appearances by special guests. Past guests have included Robert Krulwich of Radiolab, Kurt Braunohler, Julie Klausner, Baratunde Thurston, Kevin Allison of RISK, and many many more.Ask Roulette is hosted by Jody Avirgan, a producer at WNYC Radio in New York.More, including information about attending the live show, at www.askroulette.netwww.askroulette.net | @AskRoulette | facebook.com/askroulette
Episodes
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Robert Krulwich, Favorite Word, One Rule, Goat Sex (or Comebacks/Clap Back)
Ask Roulette is the conversation series in which strangers ask each other questions live on stage. You come with a question you want to ask a stranger, then get randomly paired. The catch is you can't ask a question until you've answered a question first. This is an excerpt from our regular live...
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Rembert Browne, Sex vs. Food, Funeral Home, Cowboy Musical
Ask Roulette is the conversation series in which strangers ask each other questions live on stage. You come with a question you want to ask a stranger, then get randomly paired. The catch is you can't ask a question until you've answered a question first. This is an excerpt from our regular live...
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Anna Holmes, Subway Etiquette, U.S. President, Shoplifting
Ask Roulette is the conversation series in which strangers ask each other questions live on stage. You come with a question you want to ask a stranger, then get randomly paired. The catch is you can't ask a question until you've answered a question first. This is an excerpt from our regular live...
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(We're Back!) Pat Kiernan, Leaving NYC, Sleepless Nights
Ask Roulette is the conversation series in which strangers ask each other questions live on stage. You come with a question you want to ask a stranger, then get randomly paired. The catch is you can't ask a question until you've answered a question first. This is an excerpt from our regular live...
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Ask Roulette: Tracy Clayton, Heben Nigatu, Your Body, Friends
Ask Roulette is the conversation series in which strangers ask each other questions live on stage. This excerpt is from our recent show at Housing Works Bookstore in NYC, featuring Tracy Clayton and Heben Nigatu of Buzzfeed, house band Eli Bolin, and questions from the audience. More podcasts and...
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Ask Roulette - W. Kamau Bell, Bell House, Remembering David Carr
Ask Roulette is the conversation series in which strangers ask each other questions live on stage. This excerpt is from our 2014 show at Brooklyn's Bell House, and features comedian W. Kamau Bell, as well as house band Eli Bolin and audience members. We also remember New York Times columnist…
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Mixtape: Best of Ask Roulette Year 3
Ask Roulette is a conversation series in which strangers ask each other questions on stage. The best of Ask Roulette year three! Featuring, among many others: W. Kamau Bell, Jad Abumrad and Robert Krulwich of Radiolab, John Dickerson of Slate, Jay Smooth, Anna Holmes of Fusion, Rembert Browne of...
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Ask Roulette (Bonus) - FULL SHOW w/ Lizzie O'Leary, Dapwell, and Matt Zoller Seitz
We're still on podcast hiatus, but here's a bonus full episode from one of our recent favorite live shows. And be sure to come to the November 13th show at Housing Works! Back with new episodes soon. Info at www.askroulette.net
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Ask Roulette (Bonus) - FULL SHOW w Jad Abumrad, Shani Hilton, Roger Bennett
We're still on podcast hiatus, but here's a bonus full episode from one of our recent favorite live shows. And be sure to come to the September 25th show at Housing Works. Info at www.askroulette.net
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Ask Roulette - Clinton Yates, Mars vs. Trucking, Advice to Yourself (And That Buzz)
Ask Roulette is a conversation series in which strangers ask each other questions on stage. This excerpt is from our April show at Politics and Prose bookstore in DC, and features Clinton Yates of the Washington Post, plus house band Eli Bolin -- and some audience members. Questions Asked…
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Ask Roulette - NPR's Tamara Keith, Cringing, The Beach Sucks
Ask Roulette is a conversation series in which strangers ask each other questions on stage. This excerpt is from our April show at Politics and Prose bookstore in DC, and features NPR's Tamara Keith, plus house band Eli Bolin -- and some audience members. Questions Asked: -- What would you do if...
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Ask Roulette - John Dickerson, Advice from Strangers, Hidden Talents
Ask Roulette is a conversation series in which strangers ask each other questions on stage. This excerpt is from our April show at Politics and Prose bookstore in DC, and features Slate's John Dickerson, plus house band Eli Bolin -- and some audience members. Questions Asked: -- What dinosaur…
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Ask Roulette - Lizzie O'Leary, Nostalgia, Licking Armpits
Ask Roulette is a conversation series in which strangers ask each other questions on stage. This excerpt is from our March regular show at Housing Works Bookstore, and features Lizzie O'Leary of Marketplace, plus house band Eli Bolin -- and some audience members. Questions Asked: -- What would…
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Ask Roulette - DAPWELL, Bad Dates, Shower Routines, Clinton
Ask Roulette is a conversation series in which strangers ask each other questions on stage. This excerpt is from our January regular show at Housing Works Bookstore, and features DAPWELL of Das Racist, Chillin Island, and more, plus house band Eli Bolin -- and some audience members. Questions...
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Ask Roulette - Matt Zoller Seitz, Breakup Routines, A Million Chances
Ask Roulette is a conversation series in which strangers ask each other questions on stage. This excerpt is from our January regular show at Housing Works Bookstore, and features Matt Zoller Seitz of NYMag, house band Eli Bolin, and some audience members. Questions Asked: -- If you could have a...
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Ask Roulette - Buzzfeed's Shani Hilton, Couch Surfing Etiquette, Oral Sex vs. Cheese
Ask Roulette is a conversation series in which strangers ask each other questions on stage. This excerpt is from our January regular show at Housing Works Bookstore, and features Shani Hilton of Buzzfeed, house band Eli Bolin, and some audience members. Questions Asked: -- Would you rather give…
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Ask Roulette - Jad Abumrad, Ghost or Wind, Your Worst Heartbreak
Ask Roulette is a conversation series in which strangers ask each other questions on stage. This excerpt is from our January regular show at Housing Works Bookstore, and features Jad Abumrad of Radiolab, house band Eli Bolin, and some audience members. Questions Asked: -- How much money would it...
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Ask Roulette - Roger Bennett, First Kiss, Inventing a Drug, Best Days
Ask Roulette is a conversation series in which strangers ask each other questions on stage. This excerpt is from our November regular show at Housing Works Bookstore, and features Roger Bennett house band Eli Bolin, and some audience members. Questions Asked: -- Do you remember what you said…
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Ask Roulette - Negin Farsad, Real New Yorkers, Black and White Movies
Ask Roulette is a conversation series in which strangers ask each other questions on stage. This excerpt is from our November regular show at Housing Works Bookstore, and features comedian Negin Farsad, house band Eli Bolin, and some audience members. Questions Asked: -- Do you like black and…
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Ask Roulette - Kurt Andersen, Masturbation Realism, Brunch, Ideal Animal
Ask Roulette is a conversation series in which strangers ask each other questions on stage. This excerpt is from our November regular show at Housing Works Bookstore, and features Kurt Andersen of Studio 360, and some audience members. Questions Asked: -- Can you name a time when you were...
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Ask Roulette 2nd Birthday Supercut
Ask Roulette is a conversation series in which strangers ask each other questions on stage. This is a super-cut of our favorite moments from the second year of the show. More information about Ask Roulette, including future events: www.askroulette.net Thanks to Digg.com and Digg Reader for their...
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Ask Roulette - Paul Lukas, Love and Age, How Would You Kill
Ask Roulette is a conversation series in which strangers ask each other questions on stage. This excerpt is from our October regular show at Housing Works Bookstore, and features Paul Lukas of Uni Watch, and some audience members. Questions Asked: -- How would you kill someone? -- Does love get...
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Ask Roulette - Heidi Moore, You as Dictator, Losing Friends
Ask Roulette is a conversation series in which strangers ask each other questions on stage. This excerpt is from our October regular show at Housing Works Bookstore, and features Heidi Moore of The Guardian, and some audience members. Questions Asked: -- If you were a dictator, what would be your...
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Ask Roulette - Kevin Allison of RISK, Norms and Routines, Being Totally F*cked
Ask Roulette is a conversation series in which strangers ask each other questions on stage. This excerpt is from our October regular show at Housing Works Bookstore, and features Kevin Ryan of the storytelling series RISK, and some audience members. Questions Asked: -- What would you be, if you...
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Ask Roulette - Erin Ryan of Jezebel, You as Ghost, Dirty Laundry, Lions
Ask Roulette is a conversation series in which strangers ask each other questions on stage. This excerpt is from our October regular show at Housing Works Bookstore, and features Erin Ryan of Jezebel, and some audience members. Questions Asked: -- Is it harder to fall in love the older you get?…
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Ask Roulette (Live from DC) - Linda Holmes of NPR, Movie of Your Life, Forgetting, Your First CD
Ask Roulette is a conversation series in which strangers ask each other questions on stage. This excerpt is from our August show at Politics and Prose in Washington DC, and features Linda Holmes of NPR, house band Eli Bolin, and some audience members. Questions Asked: -- What season of the Real...
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Ask Roulette (Live from DC) - Clinton Yates, Boat vs. Car, Your Hideaway, Walk-On Guest
Ask Roulette is a conversation series in which strangers ask each other questions on stage. This excerpt is from our August show at Politics and Prose in Washington DC, and features Clinton Yates of the Washington Post, house band Eli Bolin, a special walk-on guest, and some audience members....
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Ask Roulette (Live from DC) - Dave Weigel, The Most Scared, Being The Hero, Lion vs. Space
Ask Roulette is a conversation series in which strangers ask each other questions on stage. This excerpt is from our August show at Politics and Prose in Washington DC, and features Slate's Dave Weigel, house band Eli Bolin, and some audience members. Questions Asked: -- What's the most scared...
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Ask Roulette - Late Night's Jess Dweck, Animal Rumble, Ski Lift vs. Elevator
Ask Roulette is a conversation series in which strangers ask each other questions on stage. This excerpt is from our July show at Housing Works Bookstore in New York City, and features Late Night with Jimmy Fallon writer Jess Dweck, house band Eli Bolin, and some audience members. Questions…
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Ask Roulette: Mike Doughty, Getting Scammed, Sharting
Ask Roulette is a conversation series in which strangers ask each other questions on stage. This excerpt is from our July show at Housing Works Bookstore in New York City, and features Mike Doughty, formerly of Soul Coughing, house band Eli Bolin, and some audience members. Questions Asked…
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Ask Roulette: Jamie Shupak, Peeing Your Pants, Hazing
Ask Roulette is a conversation series in which strangers ask each other questions on stage. This excerpt is from our July show at Housing Works Bookstore in New York City, and features Jamie Shupak of NY1, house band Eli Bolin, and some audience members. Questions Asked: -- Have you ever peed…
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Ask Roulette (Bonus) - Supercut: The Best of Eli Bolin
Ask Roulette is a conversation series in which strangers ask each other questions on stage. This is a special supercut of the best of Ask Roulette's house band Eli Bolin. Follow him on twitter @elibolin More information about Ask Roulette, including future events: www.askroulette.net Subscribe...
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Ask Roulette - Choire Sicha, Email Misfires, Dating Dealbreakers, Sharks
Ask Roulette is a conversation series in which strangers ask each other questions on stage. This excerpt is from our March show at Housing Works Bookstore in New York City, and features Choire Sicha of the Awl, house band Eli Bolin, and some audience members. Questions Asked: -- What's your worst...
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Bonus: Ask Roulette on WFMU with Joe Garden, Choire Sicha, and Live Calls
Another Ask Roulette special live on WFMU. Same idea - strangers asking each other questions, this time with callers! More information about Ask Roulette, including future events: www.askroulette.net Subscribe (please rate and review!) to the podcast on iTunes:...
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Ask Roulette - Chris Gethard, The Worst Website Ever, Weird Dreams, Bad Movies
Ask Roulette is a conversation series in which strangers ask each other questions on stage. This excerpt is from our May show at Housing Works Bookstore in New York City, and features Chris Gethard, house band Eli Bolin, and some audience members. Questions Asked: -- What do you want to…
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Ask Roulette - Caissie St. Onge, Santa Birth, A Creepy Request
Ask Roulette is a conversation series in which strangers ask each other questions on stage. This excerpt is from our May show at Housing Works Bookstore in New York City, and features comedy writer Caissie St. Onge, house band Eli Bolin, and some audience members. Questions Asked: -- When did you...
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Ask Roulette (Bonus) - WFMU Call-In with Kurt Braunohler and AJ Jacobs
Audio from our special call-in on WFMU Radio. Featuring Kurt Braunohler, AJ Jacobs, house band Eli Bolin, and of course lots of calls. More information about Ask Roulette, including future events: www.askroulette.net The next live show is May 2nd! Subscribe (please rate and review!) to the…
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Ask Roulette - Albertina Rizzo, Bob Dylan, Becoming an Adult
Ask Roulette is a conversation series in which strangers ask each other questions on stage. This excerpt is from our March show at Housing Works Bookstore in New York City, and features Albertina Rizzo of Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, house band Eli Bolin, and some audience members. Questions...
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Ask Roulette - Mike Pesca, Sex vs. Phone, Narnia, a Confusing Answer about Girls
Ask Roulette is a conversation series in which strangers ask each other questions on stage. This excerpt is from our March show at Housing Works Bookstore in New York City, and features Mike Pesca, house band Eli Bolin, and some audience members. Questions Asked: -- What fictional world would you...
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Ask Roulette - AJ Jacobs, You as Prez, Slacker Superman, Total Bullshit
Ask Roulette is a conversation series in which strangers ask each other questions on stage. This excerpt is from our January birthday event at Housing Works Bookstore in New York City, and features AJ Jacobs, house band Eli Bolin, and some audience members. Questions Asked: -- If you were...
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Ask Roulette - Birthday Show, Baratunde, Chimp Sex, Subway Kindness
Ask Roulette is a conversation series in which strangers ask each other questions on stage. This excerpt is from our January birthday event at Housing Works Bookstore in New York City, and features comedian Julieanne Smolinski, Baratunde Thurston, house band Eli Bolin, and some audience members.…
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Supercut: One Year of Ask Roulette
Ask Roulette is turning one year old! Over the last year, we did seven shows at Housing Works Books, with 22 special guests, and (we think) 63 audience members live on stage, asking questions. And all twelve episodes of the Ask Roulette podcast add up to 2:32:20... This supercut features…
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Ask Roulette - Chris Gethard, T-Fire, Sophie's Choice, Your Parents
Ask Roulette is a conversation series in which strangers ask each other questions on stage. This excerpt is from our October event at Housing Works Bookstore in New York City, and features Chris Gethard of the Chris Gethard Show, house band Eli Bolin, and some audience members. Questions Asked…
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Ask Roulette - Pat Kiernan Sing-A-Long, Zombie Apocalypse, Subway Honesty, Binders of Women
Ask Roulette is a conversation series in which strangers ask each other questions on stage. This excerpt is from our October event at Housing Works Bookstore in New York City, and features Pat Kiernan of NY1, Edith Zimmerman of the Hairpin, house band Eli Bolin, and some audience members.…
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Ask Roulette - $1000000 Briefcase, Joe Garden, Lying Waiters
Ask Roulette is a conversation series in which strangers ask each other questions on stage. This excerpt is from our August event at Housing Works Bookstore in New York City, and features Joe Garden (formerly) of the Onion and several audience members. Topics covered: taking money from a…
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Ask Roulette - Robert Krulwich of Radiolab, Babies, Mars, Nightmares
Ask Roulette is a conversation series in which strangers ask each other questions on stage. This excerpt is from our August event at Housing Works Bookstore in New York City, and features Robert Krulwich of Radiolab and several audience members. Topics covered: Crying, Aliens vs. God, Truth, and...
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Ask Roulette - Brooke Gladstone and AJ Jacobs on Lying, Flags, and Moral Dilemmas
Ask Roulette is a conversation series in which strangers ask each other questions on stage. This excerpt is from our December event at Housing Works Bookstore in New York City, and features Brooke Gladstone of WNYC's On the Media, and AJ Jacobs of Esquire. Topics covered: The greatest lie…
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Ask Roulette - Baratunde Thurston, Ghost Towning, The End, The Flesh
Ask Roulette is a conversation series in which strangers ask each other questions on stage. This excerpt is from our December event at Housing Works Bookstore in New York City, and features comedian Baratunde Thurston. Topics covered: Whether Love is Just a Chemical Reaction, Ghost Towning, and...
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Ask Roulette - Negin Farsad, Reality TV Tough Choice
Ask Roulette is a conversation series in which strangers ask each other questions on stage. This excerpt is from our May event at Housing Works Bookstore in New York City, and features comedian Negin Farsad. More information about Ask Roulette, including future events: www.askroulette.net Follow…
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Ask Roulette - Hottest Historical Figure, Dan Rollman of RecordSetter, Whitney Houston
Ask Roulette is a conversation series in which strangers ask each other questions on stage. This excerpt is from our May event at Housing Works Bookstore in New York City. More information about Ask Roulette, including future events: www.askroulette.net Follow us Twitter.com/askroulette |...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Ask Roulette is a conversation series in which strangers ask each other questions, live on stage. It's a mix of conversation, comedy, and storytelling -- there's also music. David Plotz of Slate calls it "great" and the Observer says it's one of NYC's 10 Best Podcasts.The podcast features highlights from our live events at Housing Works Bookstore in New York, including appearances by special guests. Past guests have included Robert Krulwich of Radiolab, Kurt Braunohler, Julie Klausner, Baratunde Thurston, Kevin Allison of RISK, and many many more.Ask Roulette is hosted by Jody Avirgan, a producer at WNYC Radio in New York.More, including information about attending the live show, at www.askroulette.netwww.askroulette.net | @AskRoulette | facebook.com/askroulette
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