Podcasts by Ask Roulette

Ask Roulette

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.net

www.askroulette.net | @AskRoulette | facebook.com/askroulette

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Ask Roulette
Robert Krulwich, Favorite Word, One Rule, Goat Sex (or Comebacks/Clap Back) from 2016-01-13T08:30

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...

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Rembert Browne, Sex vs. Food, Funeral Home, Cowboy Musical from 2015-12-30T08:30

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...

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Anna Holmes, Subway Etiquette, U.S. President, Shoplifting from 2015-12-16T08:30

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...

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(We're Back!) Pat Kiernan, Leaving NYC, Sleepless Nights from 2015-12-02T01:35:45

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...

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Ask Roulette: Tracy Clayton, Heben Nigatu, Your Body, Friends from 2015-03-20T15:09:44

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 ...

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Ask Roulette - W. Kamau Bell, Bell House, Remembering David Carr from 2015-02-13T19:27:14

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. Ka...

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Mixtape: Best of Ask Roulette Year 3 from 2015-01-22T19:39:24

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 ...

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Ask Roulette (Bonus) - FULL SHOW w/ Lizzie O'Leary, Dapwell, and Matt Zoller Seitz from 2014-11-03T19:51:43

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 wi...

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Ask Roulette (Bonus) - FULL SHOW w Jad Abumrad, Shani Hilton, Roger Bennett from 2014-09-16T20:37:39

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.ask...

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Ask Roulette - Clinton Yates, Mars vs. Trucking, Advice to Yourself (And That Buzz) from 2014-06-10T22:11:12

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 ...

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Ask Roulette - NPR's Tamara Keith, Cringing, The Beach Sucks from 2014-05-30T17:02:23

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 K...

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Ask Roulette - John Dickerson, Advice from Strangers, Hidden Talents from 2014-05-12T17:13:41

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 D...

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Ask Roulette - Lizzie O'Leary, Nostalgia, Licking Armpits from 2014-04-29T16:49:31

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...

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Ask Roulette - DAPWELL, Bad Dates, Shower Routines, Clinton from 2014-04-15T19:30

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 ...

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Ask Roulette - Matt Zoller Seitz, Breakup Routines, A Million Chances from 2014-04-01T15:32:38

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 Sei...

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Ask Roulette - Buzzfeed's Shani Hilton, Couch Surfing Etiquette, Oral Sex vs. Cheese from 2014-03-18T20:47:06

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...

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Ask Roulette - Jad Abumrad, Ghost or Wind, Your Worst Heartbreak from 2014-03-05T14:06:06

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 ...

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Ask Roulette - Roger Bennett, First Kiss, Inventing a Drug, Best Days from 2014-02-18T14:57:36

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 ...

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Ask Roulette - Negin Farsad, Real New Yorkers, Black and White Movies from 2014-02-04T21:32:18

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...

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Ask Roulette - Kurt Andersen, Masturbation Realism, Brunch, Ideal Animal from 2014-01-21T22:49:32

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 ...

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Ask Roulette 2nd Birthday Supercut from 2014-01-04T17:57

Ask Roulette is a conversation series in which strangers ask each other questions on stage. This is a super-cut of our favori...

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Ask Roulette - Kevin Allison of RISK, Norms and Routines, Being Totally F*cked from 2013-11-26T19:00:09

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 t...

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Ask Roulette - Erin Ryan of Jezebel, You as Ghost, Dirty Laundry, Lions from 2013-11-10T18:54

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 Je...

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Ask Roulette (Live from DC) - Linda Holmes of NPR, Movie of Your Life, Forgetting, Your First CD from 2013-10-29T21:31:21

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...

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Ask Roulette (Live from DC) - Clinton Yates, Boat vs. Car, Your Hideaway, Walk-On Guest from 2013-10-15T18:25

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 Clint...

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Bonus: Ask Roulette on WFMU with Joe Garden, Choire Sicha, and Live Calls from 2013-06-10T20:32:04

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.ask...

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Ask Roulette (Bonus) - WFMU Call-In with Kurt Braunohler and AJ Jacobs from 2013-04-29T18:49:53

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 futur...

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Supercut: One Year of Ask Roulette from 2012-12-20T23:58

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. A...

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Ask Roulette - Chris Gethard, T-Fire, Sophie's Choice, Your Parents from 2012-11-29T22:34:06

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 feature...

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Ask Roulette - Pat Kiernan Sing-A-Long, Zombie Apocalypse, Subway Honesty, Binders of Women from 2012-10-22T20:29

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 feature...

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Ask Roulette - $1000000 Briefcase, Joe Garden, Lying Waiters from 2012-09-17T18:17:10

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Ask Roulette - Brooke Gladstone and AJ Jacobs on Lying, Flags, and Moral Dilemmas from 2012-07-03T20:40

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 featur...

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Ask Roulette - Baratunde Thurston, Ghost Towning, The End, The Flesh from 2012-06-21T19:41

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 featur...

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Ask Roulette - Negin Farsad, Reality TV Tough Choice from 2012-06-14T19:23

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 co...

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Ask Roulette - Hottest Historical Figure, Dan Rollman of RecordSetter, Whitney Houston from 2012-06-07T20:08

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.

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Ask Roulette - Moving to the Suburbs, Sex While Abroad, Dreams of My Mother from 2012-05-15T22:30

Ask Roulette is a conversation series in which strangers ask each other questions on stage.

This excerpt is from our December event at ...

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Ask Roulette - David Carr (Extended), Dave Hill from 2012-05-15T20:48

Ask Roulette is a conversation series in which strangers ask each other questions on stage.

This extended excerpt of New York Times wri...

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Ask Roulette - Starlee Kine, Price of Oil, Werner Herzog, More from 2012-05-15T18:30

Ask Roulette is a conversation series in which strangers ask each other questions on stage. This excerpt is from our February event at Housing...

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