Hannah And Matt Know It All

Hannah and Matt interviewed Harris O'Malley of "Dr. NerdLove" fame for the Monday episode and tackled listener questions all about dating! Dr. NerdLove Why Hannah and Matt Love Reading Harris' Advice Dr. NerdLove on Kotaku Dr. NerdLove's Homepage Kotaku: "Help, I've Got A Crush On A Twitch Streamer" Listener The16thReasonImSingle: "I'm 26 and Have Never Had a Good Relationship. Help!" Listener Aedalyn, Diviner of Roses: "How Do I Present My Lolita Fashion Sense On Dating Sites Without Coming Off as Defensive or Embarrassed?" Listener Kirin, the Unmaker: "Should I Be Upfront About My Ball-Jointed Dolls Hobby With People I’ve Just Started Dating?" (Final Question) Listener Zovoq, Lamia Ravager: "How Can I Balance Making Peace With Being Single While Also Wanting a Romantic Partner?" Submit your favorite questions or questions you may have for the podcast to hanandmattknowitall@gmail.com, anonymously at bit.ly/askhanandmatt, or to askahelpinghan@gmail.com for a Han-only written answer on hanandmattknowi

After we aired our episode titled Opinion Overflow #23: "How Do I Get My Friends to Stop Playing Cards Against Humanity?", fellow know-it-alls sent in a treasure trove of superior alternatives to Cards Against Humanity to bring to your next game night: Exploding Kittens Weed! Drinking Fluxx Bards Dispense Profanity The Wiki Game The Game of Things Stinker Stipulations Bring Your Own Book Snake Oil Say Anything Word Whimsy Slash Dixit Once Upon a Time The Awkward Family Photos Movie Line Caption Game One Night Ultimate Werewolf Game Plus the aforementioned by Han and Matt: Jackbox Party Pack The Meta Game Monikers Apples to Apples Matt’s Steam Library of (Mostly Local Multiplayer)  Thank you to Holly Hellhunter, Aephe, Stout Battlemage, Meg, Herald of Storms, alyTemporalAnom, Arkyn the Enduring, Alice, Lygeia, Cunning Mesmerist, Tavi, Heart of the Stars, Amy, The Nameless One, and Chaniko, Who Lights the Way for your contributions to this episode! SO MANY LISTENER LEADER BOARD POINTS!!! THIS IS THE

Hannah and Matt tackle questions from some of their favorite advice sources from the week of January 18th, 2018, and beyond, including: BONUS: Hannah and Matt Fan Appreciation Day February 17th, Saturday, 6 PM to 9 PM EST Seawitch (South Slope, Brooklyn) 703 5th Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11215 Ask a Manager: "My Coworker Got Drunk on a Business Trip and His Hangover Was a Problem the Next Day" Y'All Need Help: "I'm Graduating Soon and Uncertain How to Balance My Recent Nonbinary Expression with My Family's Expectations" Ask Amy: "Cat Lovers Prefer Cats to Family Members" The Ethicist: "My Wife Found My Sexy Phone Pics and Won’t Let It Go" Dear Prudence: "I Want an All Vegetarian Wedding but My Husband Doesn't. Help!" Listener In Confidence Please: "My Cousin 'Jokingly' Called Me a Slut and Now No Longer Wants to Speak to Me When I Told Her I Was Upset About It" Submit your favorite questions or questions you may have for the podcast to hanandmattknowitall@gmail.com, anonymously at bit.ly/askhanandmatt, or to ask

We hosted Lindsay King-Miller of "Ask a Queer Chick" for the Monday episode and set the stage by answering "What is gender?" The follow-up builds off of that foundation with four Listener Questions on the topic of assigned gender, gender identity, and gender presentation: Listener Ekril, Esteemed Warden: "My Daughter Identifies as Queer. What does that mean?" Listener Jethra, Ethereal Shapeshifter: "How Do I Know For Sure Whether or Not I'm Gender Non-Binary?" Listener Kamila, Ascetic Seer: "Can I Identify as Gender Nonconforming if I Present Super Feminine?" Listener Minika, Tranquil Knight: "How Do I Come Out to My Family When I'm Ready and Not Because I'm Pressured During the Holidays?" Submit your favorite questions or questions you may have for the podcast to hanandmattknowitall@gmail.com, anonymously at bit.ly/askhanandmatt, or to askahelpinghan@gmail.com for a Han-only written answer on hanandmattknowitall.com. Looking to support us? Desperately in need of a fantastical alter-ego? You can become a Pa

Hannah and Matt interviewed Lindsay King-Miller of "Ask a Queer Chick" for the Monday episode and tackle the complicated listener question: "What even is gender?"   Ask a Queer Chick Why Hannah and Matt Love Reading Her Advice "Ask a Queer Chick" on Rewire "Ask a Queer Chick" on The Hairpin "Ask a Queer Chick" on Splinter "Ask a Queer Chick" on Twitter "Ask a Queer Chick": The Book! Listener Medabita Frostwind: "What Even Is Gender???" HRC: "Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Definitions" Gender Spectrum: "Understanding Gender" Planned Parenthood: "Sexual Orientation and Gender" Gender Jabber Gender Forward Everyone Is Gay: "Gender Advice" My Kid Is Gay: "Gender" Additional Notes Medabita's first appearance: Opinion Overflow #17: "Why Are Men?" College Humor: "I Don't See Race" Hannah and Matt Know It All Listener Hub Pet Pictures Buzzfeed: "What Underrated Podcasts Are You Really Getting Into In 2018?" Part 2 of our time with Lindsay is posting this Wednesday, in which we discuss four ques

In this week's Overflow episode, we learn of a new (but possibly defunct?) advice column, relay several listener emails adding help to past questions, and attempt yet another question that may have no good answers. Shall we begin? Ask Code Switch On Halloween, Insensitivity Goes Beyond Kimonos And Black Face Melody Heartfinder's Libido Stereotype Thoughts Reference: "Hannah and Matt Scrutinize Sexual Imbalances" Sense & Sensitivity: "Adult Sister Still Swipes Scarves" Opinion Overflow #24: Listener Advice on Shopping Ethically for Social Justice Attire Reference: "Hannah and Matt Seek Legal Counsel" Vice's Broadly: "Was Your Feminist T-Shirt Made by Factory Workers in Exploitative Conditions?" Dignidad Rebelde Charline Bataille Alok's Chapbook Otherwild The Unapologetically Brown Series CAIR Sylvia Rivera Law Project Merchandise Google Image Search Reverse Lookup Holly Hellhunter: "Should I Expect My Partner to Handle All of the Chores While I’m on a Trip?” Update Listener Talvir, Woodland Ac

Hannah and Matt tackle questions from some of their favorite advice sources from the week of December 31st, 2017, and beyond, including: Ask Dr. NerdLove: "Second Place, First Loser" Ask a Manager: "Coworker Hasn't Touched His Work in Months" Ask APW: "Is My Boyfriend Cheap, or Is He Controlling Me with Money?" Dear Prudence: "Our Friends Never Reciprocate Meal Invites" Dear Abby: "Other Woman Cheats on Man Who's Cheating on His Wife" Ask Amy: "Man Leaves His Cheating Wife, Starts Dating Her Twin Sister" Listener None of that High Fantasy Nonsense: "How Do I Talk My Partner Out of Quitting Her Job and Starting Her Own Business?" Submit your favorite questions or questions you may have for the podcast to hanandmattknowitall@gmail.com, anonymously at bit.ly/askhanandmatt, or to askahelpinghan@gmail.com for a Han-only written answer on hanandmattknowitall.com. Looking to support us? Desperately in need of a fantastical alter-ego? You can become a Patreon supporter and donate to us monthly for all kinds of swee

In this week's Overflow episode, we have a lot of ground to cover! Corrections, listener opinions, listener updates, and an important question whose answer is often taken for granted in advice columns. Let's do the thing! Additional Tips for Finding a Therapist Musa the Ironhearted and Kamila, Ascetic Seer have advice for Kethri, Merciful Reclaimer in Opinion Overflow #22 Psychology Today: "Find a Therapist" Mary, Veiled Reckoner Has an Update and Advice for Lygeia, Cunning Mesmerist Mary: "Hannah and Matt Adjudicate Bridal Quandaries" Lygeia: "Hannah and Matt Condemn Name Thieves" A Listener Has Words of Solidarity for Arcaehl, Lost Spellweaver Listener Pets! Fearful for Frida Update and Point Adjustment Update: "Opinion Overflow #18: What Should I Consider Before Getting a Cat?" Late point for also requesting "I Can't Comfort the Neighbor Who Killed My Cat" from "Hannah and Matt Hit on You" Holly Hellhunter: "Should I Expect My Partner to Handle All of the Chores While I’m on a Trip?” Update

In the second episode of its kind, Hannah and Matt attempt to make a dent in their backlog or listener questions to kick off 2018 with an all-listener-question episode!  BONUS: Announcing 'Ask a Helping Han' Weekly written answers to listener questions direct from Han! Listener Empusaria the Devourer: "How Do I Criticize My Dad's Terrible Manuscript?" Rick and Morty: "Look Who's Purging Now?" Milo Gets Scorched by Editor (Twitter Thread) Listener Athamus, Satanic Harvester: "When Buying Social Justice Attire, How Do I Ensure My Money Is Going to the Right Place?" Slate: "Homophobia Allegations From the Daughter of Bulleit Bourbon’s Founder Are Rocking the Beverage Industry" Listener Mixing Business With Art: "My Hustle Worlds Are Colliding; How Can I Prevent One From Affecting the Other If Things Don't Go Well?" Listener Edra Dark, the Cavalry: "Should I Confront My Mother-In-Law About Her Terrible Party Manners?" Listener Karen: "Am I Wasting My Time Dating Someone Who Doesn't Seem to Want Others t

In this week's Overflow episode, we have a lot of ground to cover! Corrections, listener opinions, listener updates, and an important question whose answer is often taken for granted in advice columns. Let's do the thing! Magic Cards Patreon Reward Update The Holiday Suicide Spike Myth The Atlantic: "No, Suicides Don't Rise During the Holidays" Future Themed Episodes Dating, Gender Identity, Polyamory 102 Chaos Sunrise Weighs In On Whether To Let Cats Into Your Room at Night Listener Weary and Wary Update 2017’s Best & Worst Advice Questions (Ft. The Bad Advisor) Opinion Overflow #8: "How Can I Become As Cool As Captain Awkward?" "I Don't Identify With Christianity, So How Do I Get Out of Celebrating Christmas With My Family?" Update Hannah and Matt Conjure Pamela Merritt Listener Kethri, Merciful Reclaimer: "How Does One Go About Finding the Right Therapist?" Submit your favorite questions or questions you may have for the podcast to hanandmattknowitall@gmail.com, anonymously at bit.ly/a

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 Keep Boning This Racist? (Carolyn Hax December 2nd, Dear Abby February 13, Savage Love August 23) Han's "Warmed My Heart" Award pick (*SEE BELOW) Listener Weary and Wary: "How Lenient Should I Be of My Friends With Depression and Anxiety Who Are Repeatedly Undependable With Plans?" Han's "Set It on Fire" Award pick Ask a Manager: I ghosted my ex, and she's about to be my new boss Matt's "Warmed My Heart" Award pick Ask Dr. NerdLove: Why Do Women Have All The Advantages In Dating? Matt's "Set It on Fire" Aw

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 and I Don’t Know How to Respond" Update; From "Hannah and Matt Hit on You"; Original from AaM; Dear Prudence: "I Left My Daughter off of the Christmas Card"; Dear Prudence: Ethical Nonmonogamy 101 & a "Stolen Cat" Requests; Listener NoNoNoNo Has Advice for TransSlytherin; From "Opinion Overflow #20: “Am I a Scrooge?”"; Listener Arcaehl, Lost Spellweaver: "How Can I Move Past Being Rejected by Family Members?"; Submit your favorite questions or questions you may have for the podcast to hanandmattknowitall@g

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 All That I'm Never Going to Want My Brother Back In My Life?"; Listener Hub Pet Pictures; Submit your favorite questions or questions you may have for the podcast to hanandmattknowitall@gmail.com, anonymously at bit.ly/askhanandmatt, or to askahelpinghan@gmail.com for a Han-only written answer on hanandmattknowitall.com. Looking to support us? Desperately in need of a fantastical alter-ego? You can become a Patreon supporter and donate to us monthly for all kinds of sweet perks!

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 more"; Update; Listener Spencer Retakes the Listener Leader Board Throne!; And becomes the second person to find all the Listener Hub secrets; Lephra, Master Manipulator Has Cat Tips; Dear Prudence: "Stuck (AKA The Evil Stepmother Question)"; Requested by THREE listeners, a first ever; Listener Trans Slytherin: "Am I a Scrooge?"; Submit your favorite questions or questions you may have for the podcast to hanandmattknowitall@gmail.com, anonymously at bit.ly/askhanandmatt, or to askahelpinghan@gmail.com for

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 Life's Purpose and Stop Wasting Your Precious Time Here on Earth"; Listener Rage Wanderlust: "How Can I Politely Tell Friends and Family To Stop Asking Me For Updates About My Job Search?"; Submit your favorite questions or questions you may have for the podcast to hanandmattknowitall@gmail.com, anonymously at bit.ly/askhanandmatt, or to askahelpinghan@gmail.com for a Han-only written answer on hanandmattknowitall.com. Looking to support us? Desperately in need of a fantastical alter-ego? You can become a Patreon supporter and dona

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 Consider Before Getting a Cat?" Episode; Don't Date Nazis (Still);  Carolyn Hax: She thinks her fiance's racism 'seems like a pretty trivial thing'; Listener Leemra, Adept Aeromancer: "My Trump Supporting Grandparents's Health is Declining; Do I Have to Make Nice With Them?"; Submit your favorite questions or questions you may have for the podcast to hanandmattknowitall@gmail.com, anonymously at bit.ly/askhanandmatt, or to askahelpinghan@gmail.com for a Han-only written answer on hanandmattknowitall.com. Looking to

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 questions or questions you may have for the podcast to hanandmattknowitall@gmail.com, anonymously at bit.ly/askhanandmatt, or to askahelpinghan@gmail.com for a Han-only written answer on hanandmattknowitall.com. Looking to support us? Desperately in need of a fantastical alter-ego? You can become a Patreon supporter and donate to us monthly for all kinds of sweet perks!

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, Stout Battlemage Relates to a Recent Question; Dear Jane's "Is It Unreasonable for Me to Ask My Boyfriend to Move to Canada with Me?" from Hannah and Matt Commemorate October's Gems; Listener Fearful for Frida: "What Things Should I Consider Before Deciding Whether Or Not I Want to Get a Cat With My Roommates?"; Submit your favorite questions or questions you may have for the podcast to hanandmattknowitall@gmail.com, anonymously at bit.ly/askhanandmatt, or to askahelpinghan@gmail.com for a Han-only written

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: "How Do I Manage My Increasing Discomfort of Working With an Intuitive Eating Coach Who Is Built Like a Runway Model?"; New York Times: "After 'The Biggest Loser,' Their Bodies Fought to Regain Weight"; Listener Zelda: "How Do I Manage My Anxieties Around Performance Reviews in Light of Experiencing a Past Trauma?"; Listener Kirin, the Unmaker: "Should I Be Upfront About My Ball-Jointed Dolls Hobby With People I've Just Started Dating?"; Submit your favorite questions or questions you may have for the podcast to hanandmat

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 hangout invite to ask us anything and just hang out (Rare Tier) If you're ever in NYC, we'll take you out for a drink! (Mythic Tier) Because of the delightful support via donations that we've already received, we thought that now was the right time. For the holidays, we're running a limited time promotion: Anyone who donates at the Common Tier of $1 between NOW and December 31st, 2017 will get access to 8 holiday-themed questions we've pulled from advice columns over many years with our fresh takes, each one released to pat