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Solutions to Problems
by Nathan Comstock, Austin Hendricks, and Michael F. Gill
Solutions to Problems is a Dear Prudence style advice podcast set on a space station in some version of the future hovering over some version of Earth. Join us every other Friday for advice on work, relationships, time travel paradoxes, and the occasional brain parasite. Now available on RadioPublic.For more information and episode transcripts, visit us at www.stppodcast.com.
Episodes
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ANNOUNCEMENT: Electromancy Crowdfunding Campaign
Did you know that Nathan has a second fiction podcast? And Austin is in it too! You can find it at www.electromancypod.com . We're also raising money at https://igg.me/at/electromancypod to make a second season. Any help you can give us would be wonderful. Here's the trailer for season 1, which…
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Mini Ep. 13: Loaf and Sam On Assignment
A series of radio reports by Intern Samantha on the IFM2 show On Assignment, which is hosted by Loaf. Featuring intergalactic run-off elections, dracula ants, time travel conventions, philosophical fragrance branders, and more! For more information and full episode transcripts, visit us at...
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Episode 30: The Time Travel Tapes
Janet is profiled on the true crime show "The Time Travel Tapes." Loaf, Frankie, Sam, and Melody listen in while waiting to visit with Janet, who is in a holding center before her trial. Thanks for listening to Season 3! Stay tuned, we'll have some bonus content coming up in the near future. For...
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Episode 29: Into The Deep Blue Screen I Go
With Melody temporarily shutdown for updates, Loaf and Janet have a confrontation with alternate Janet and Nassif, while also answering letters on the sexuality of your alternate selves, the ramifications of politically incorrect banjo music, and how not to compulsively break the fourth wall…
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Mini Ep. 12: The Groupchat / Crazy Zifle's
The network of Janets hold court and confront a certain Janet who has been jeopardizing their plans. Meanwhile, Officer Nassif "accidentally" runs into Loaf and Muffin at Crazy Zifle's Zaffy Trifles, the finest Flisnorp patisserie in the whole sector. For more information and full episode...
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Episode 28: Be As Average As Possible - A Dating Special
Loaf, Janet, and IFM2 intern Sam team up for another episode revolving around hypernet dating. While also discussing their own experiences, they answer letters about accidentally catfishing yourself, and how to date when your isolationist cult dictates that you remain extremely average. Also: a...
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Episode 27: Adorable In The Most Horrifying Way
Back home, Janet and Loaf host a parenting-themed episode with two special guests: Janet's mom and one of Loaf's broodlings. They all pitch in to help answer letters on the ramifications of gene-edited children, the existential loneliness of digital offspring, and how to share the holidays with...
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Episode 26: Extremely Mundane Dragons
In another alternate universe, Janet and Loaf are guests on "Problems Requiring Solutions", a show hosted by an alternate version of Melody. A dozen listeners call in to help Loaf and Janet with their problems regarding Armulan divorce, time travel tech support, and how to tell other versions of...
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Episode 25: An Excellent Strange Quagmire
With Loaf and Janet still absent, Frankie, Melody, Mr. Xorfus, and Sam attempt to host an episode of Solutions to Problems, complete with AI versions of Janet and Loaf. They offer advice on how to deal with knowing that the founding father of your new colony was awful in a previous life, how to...
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Mini Ep. 11: The Council Of Interns / The Hand Off
Samantha presides over a meeting of IFM2 Subspace Radio interns, but is interrupted by the news that Janet and Loaf are missing. Meanwhile, Janet and Loaf work their way through different dimensions, meeting up with an alternate Janet and an unexpected alternate Melody. For more information and...
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Mini Ep. 10: Alternate Universe Karaoke
Loaf and Janet hang out at a karaoke bar with their alternate universe counterparts (Lavender, Frankie, and Beta Janet), and show how their singing, drinking, and flirting skills are just as highly polished as their advice giving. For more information and full episode transcripts, visit us at...
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Episode 24: Compassion Is Compulsory
Loaf and Janet are guests on an alternate timeline version of Solutions To Problems. On this live call-in show, they assist hosts Lavender and Frankie with questions about age-appropriate friendships for immortals, overcoming boredom as an AI, the surprising aftermath of liberating a planet, how…
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Episode 23: Unfettered & Free To Tell You Exactly How I Feel
In despair, Loaf finally opens up to Janet about what happened on Armulus, but Janet is a little distracted by her own concerns, including an unexpected visit by Officer Nassif. Plus, letters about robotic training boyfriends, Avian divorce, and how to deal with time dilation in a professional...
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Episode 22: No Optimal Time To Date Me
Janet tries to be the responsible host as Loaf is feeling rather disillusioned with both radio and life. This proves to be difficult when Melody and her new beau arrive! Somehow, they still manage to answer questions about vehicular infidelity, replacement limb policies in the workplace, and how…
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Episode 21: Summer Vacation & Crustacean Devastation
Back from vacation and back in the studio, Loaf and Janet catch up with each other, and offer advice in regards to gentrification on Mars, how to avoid a mega-pet showdown between neighbors, and when you should take a blood oath seriously. For more information and full episode transcripts, visit…
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Mini Ep. 9: The Printer
IFM2 station manager Mr. Xorfus and omnipotent intern Samantha try to resolve a supernatural printer jam with some help from station AI Melody. Also: Sam has some ideas for radio shows of her own! This mini-episode features Phoenix Bunke as Samantha, Ron Prudent as Mr. Xorfus, and Chloé Cunha as...
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Mini Ep. 8: The Network Of Janets
Frankie and Officer Nassif play phone tag regarding IFM2's paradox-fixed contracts, and some disturbing timelines that may or may not have happened. Meanwhile, The Network of Janets have a groupchat to discuss temporal displacement coordinates, dating gossip, and whether or not certain Janets are...
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Mini Ep. 7: Sustenance Party
On his home planet of Armulus Four Zeta Zombort, Loaf is a guest on an intergalactic cooking show, where he prepares the authentic human dish "Hash Browns," and answers questions about transdimensional spatulas, flaming salads, and good recipe substitutes for snails. This mini-episode features...
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Nassif's Log: A StP Recap
In this episode recapping season 1 and 2, we hear the timeline-locked log of Officer Armin Nassif from the Time Travel and Interdimensional Regulations Agency (TARTI), where he catches his alternate selves up on his history with Loaf, Janet, and the rest of the Solutions To Problems crew.…
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Season 3 Announcement!
Season 3 of Solutions to Problems starts on April 17th! New episodes will be released every two weeks. Austin, Nathan, and Michael fill you in on all the details. Thank you so much for listening! We love you. Please stay safe.
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WWDTM!! Episode 4 of 4
The final part of our four-part miniseries! Wait Wait Don't Teleport Me!! is a sound collage of shows heard on IFM2 Subspace Radio, an ambient comedy outside the frame of linear time. In this final extended episode: making deep purple bread on The Universe's Test Kitchen, the horror of being…
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WWDTM!! Episode 3 of 4
The third part of our new four-part miniseries! Wait Wait Don't Teleport Me!! is a sound collage of shows heard on IFM2 Subspace Radio, an ambient comedy outside the frame of linear time. In this third episode: an interview with the only person to successfully prevent Shakespeare's assassination,...
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WWDTM!! Episode 2 of 4
Second part of our new four-part miniseries! Wait Wait Don't Teleport Me!! is a sound collage of shows heard on IFM2 Subspace Radio, an ambient comedy outside the frame of linear time. In this second episode: worm-wielding birds face off on a competitive cooking show, a murder mystery composed...
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WWDTM!! Episode 1 of 4
Our new four-part miniseries! Wait Wait Don't Teleport Me!! is a sound collage of shows heard on IFM2 Subspace Radio, an ambient comedy outside the frame of linear time. In this first episode: a deep dive into the history of popsicle jokes, what it's like when 96% of your body is traded to…
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Bonus: Behind the Scenes of Season 2
The end of another season means another behind the scenes episode! Featuring cast interviews, partner interviews, roommate interviews (but not cat interviews), bloopers, weird voice filters, and general silliness. This episode's transcript is available at www.stppodcast.com. We'll be releasing a...
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Mini Ep. 6: Melody's Comedy Audition Reel
Melody tries to record her audition tape for Lightspeed's Artificially Funny Fest. She really thinks this will be her year! Even if she has to resort to bending time and space. This episode features Chloé Cunha as Melody, and was written by Chloé Cunha and Michael F. Gill. Melody's stand up was...
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Episode 20: Active Sabotage Is A Love Language
Off the air, the whole crew celebrate the end of the season, but there are still some problems to be solved, namely Loaf's misgivings about their upcoming family visit, Janet's uncertain employment status, and Samantha's ongoing struggle to be a real person instead of the idea of a real person....
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Episode 19: All About the Disruption of Narrative Causality
Janet and Loaf listen to letters about living inside the ramifications of genetic engineering, and how to measure your compatibility with someone who was in a time loop when you met. Also, Officer Nassif is back to weigh in on the time travel shenanigans, including a time capsule letter that's...
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Episode 18: Hot Messes Together
Nothing topsy-turvy at all happens to Janet and Loaf before the show, and it surely doesn't affect their performance in answering letters about universal translation gone awry, workplace infidelity, and the experience of living as a certain species. There aren't even any special guests who break...
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Mini Ep. 5: Office Gossip
Off the air, Janet and Melody discuss whether to be romantic or pedantic, while Loaf and Mr. Xorfus argue about Janet's future role at IFM2. Sometimes humans are too human for their own good! Featuring Chloe Cunha as Melody, Austin Hendricks as Janet, Nathan Comstock as Loaf, and Ron Prudent as…
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Episode 17: Be Your Best Capitalist Self
Janet and Loaf listen to letters about musical multi-level marketing, augmented reality in the workplace, and the planet-wide apocalypse that never showed up. Thanks to Melody, Loaf also has to deal with an unexpected letter from their homeworld. Featuring Chloe Cunha as Melody, Bridget Kraynik…
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Episode 16: Your Shiniest of Aprons - A Dating Special
Frankie joins Janet and Loaf to answer a flurry of dating-related queries. Are algorithms romantic? How does one politely address the logistics of interspecies relations? Is resplendent plumage enough to get you out of paying the check? All this and more on this special episode. Content note…
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Mini Ep. 4: Samantha / Coffee Break
Samantha the omnipotent teenager returns to fill Janet's voicemails with problems about high school melodrama, the financial crisis of the 26th century, and whether or not she is a real person. Will Janet ever call her back? Sure, right after this coffee break with Melody... This episode features...
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Episode 15: I Love You But I've Chosen Trash
Janet, Loaf, and station AI Melody discuss how to handle a partner who experiences media on a completely different level, how to fit in with your non-telepathic friends, and what to do when the multitudes you contain, are in fact, very boring. This episode features Chloe Cunha as Melody, Austin...
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Episode 14: You Only Live Eight Times
Janet and Loaf discuss the pitfalls of non-humans adopting humans, what to do when your past lives start developing anxiety, and how to define infidelity when your partner is only having affairs with alternate versions of you. They also speak with Mr. Xorfus, IFM2's programming manager, about the...
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Episode 13: 87 Ghostcabbages
Janet and Loaf discuss the culpability of inter-dimensional hookups, how to avoid ritual combat when everyone else is doing it, and check in with Frankie for a ruling on the rights of celebrity pets. Janet & Loaf recently appeared on the podcast "How to Listen to Music in the 22nd Century". The...
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Episode 12: Groupthink United
Janet and Loaf tackle accidental co-parenting, omnipotent teens, lonely planets, a space cult, and gets some help from everyone's favorite time agent. Featuring Phoenix Bunke as Samantha, Ramy Abdelghani as Officer Nassif, Nathan Comstock as Periwinkle/Loaf, and Austin Hendricks as Janet. This...
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Episode 11: I've Deleted Grandma
Janet and Periwinkle get back into the swerve of things for an AI-themed show, with a very special (if unintended) guest in studio. They tackle when to come out as a sentient being, how to be a good virtual assistant, and also give tips on how to cope with being ghosted. Featuring Chloe Cunha as...
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Mini Ep. 3: Office Announcements
Melody updates the employees of IFM2 Subspace Radio on office news and upcoming events. The voice of Melody is Chloe Cunha. Solutions to Problems is written by Nathan Comstock, Austin Hendricks, and Michael F. Gill and is also produced and musically scored by Michael F. Gill. For more information...
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Mini Ep. 2: Janet's Voicemails
A collection of messages left in the voicemail inbox of a selves-obsessed, hyper-capitalistic radio co-host, during her time traveling shenanigans. Turns out it's hard to maintain a social life when you exist in so many places at once! Featuring Ramy Abdelghani as Officer Nassif, Chloe Cunha as...
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Mini Ep. 1: Loaf's Voicemails
A collection of messages left in the voicemail inbox of an ambiguously named radio co-host during his hibernation period. Good news though - it's almost 17.8 degrees Celsius! For more information and full episode transcripts, visit us at www.stppodcast.com
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Season 2 Announcement!
Season 2 of Solutions to Problems starts August 31st! Austin, Nathan, and Michael fill you in on all the details, including new ways to support the show. Also, an 8 bit surprise. We love you. We really, really do. Thank you for listening!
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Bonus: Behind the Scenes of Season 1
In this EXCLUSIVE BONUS EPISODE, a person who is definitely Not Michael interviews the actors and writers behind Season 1. Also included: bloopers, sound checks, and awkward laughter. For more information and full episode transcripts, visit us at www.stppodcast.com
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Episode 10: Under New Management (Season 1 Finale!)
Officer Nassif and Frankie return for our season finale. With the Grapnofalians in control of their solar system, the crew struggle to do their job while being closely watched. Also: the pros and cons of freezing oneself to escape a dictatorship, financial advice from a robocall, and the ethics…
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Episode 9: That's Not a Unicycle, Those Are My Legs
In this episode: what to do when you're mistaken for non-sapient, how to handle a body swapping boyfriend, when simulations have you asking 'Is anything ever real???', and that special anxiety that comes with a possible invasion. For more information and episode transcripts, visit us at...
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Episode 8: Possibly-a-Robot Moments
In this episode: Nassif returns to advice on a new time travel dilemma, a Grapnofalian pilot writes in about a crush on her boss, and what to do when your girlfriend might be a replicant. For more information about our show and episode transcripts, visit us at www.stppodcast.com
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Episode 7: Brain Parasites and You
This week, Loaf and Janet receive a message from a battle cruiser, discuss how to make an informed decision on whether or not to get a Todavian brain parasite, counsel a teenage girl on her new universe-bending powers, and dabble in diplomacy with Frankie. For more information and episode...
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Episode 6: The Big Game
In this episode, Loaf and Janet discuss the upcoming Big Game, the merits of travel over putting down roots, how to deal with the aftermath of a time loop, and what to do when you have a disturbing lack of faith in your boss. Plus: the return of Frankie! For more information and episode...
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Episode 5: Dangerous and Illegal Time Tourism
In this special edition of Solutions to Problems, Officer Nassif drops by to advise us on the difference between time travel and time dilation, if you should risk destabilizing the space-time continuum to save your brother's marriage, and whether inter-time relationships can ever work out. For…
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Episode 4: What is a phone, even?
This week Janet and Loaf tackle overly invasive phones, limericks, and how to handle your co-workers when you've seen species rise and fall against the backdrop of an uncaring universe. For more information and episode transcripts, check out our website www.stppodcast.com
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Solutions to Problems is a Dear Prudence style advice podcast set on a space station in some version of the future hovering over some version of Earth. Join us every other Friday for advice on work, relationships, time travel paradoxes, and the occasional brain parasite. Now available on RadioPublic.For more information and episode transcripts, visit us at www.stppodcast.com.
HOSTED BY
Nathan Comstock, Austin Hendricks, and Michael F. Gill
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