Podcasts by Solutions to Problems
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.
Further podcasts by Nathan Comstock, Austin Hendricks, and Michael F. Gill
Podcast on the topic Science-Fiction
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ANNOUNCEMENT: Electromancy Crowdfunding Campaign from 2022-05-08T16:34:04
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 a...
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Mini Ep. 13: Loaf and Sam On Assignment from 2021-06-04T04:01
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, philosophi...
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Episode 30: The Time Travel Tapes from 2020-11-14T05:03:09
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.
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Episode 29: Into The Deep Blue Screen I Go from 2020-10-30T04:01
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 ram...
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Mini Ep. 12: The Groupchat / Crazy Zifle's from 2020-10-16T04:06:55
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 Tri...
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Episode 28: Be As Average As Possible - A Dating Special from 2020-10-02T04:06:55
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 your...
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Episode 27: Adorable In The Most Horrifying Way from 2020-09-18T05:10:10
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...
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Episode 26: Extremely Mundane Dragons from 2020-09-04T05:07:53
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...
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Episode 25: An Excellent Strange Quagmire from 2020-08-21T06:10:35
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 ...
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Mini Ep. 11: The Council Of Interns / The Hand Off from 2020-08-07T04:29:58
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 dimens...
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Mini Ep. 10: Alternate Universe Karaoke from 2020-07-24T04:01
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 hig...
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Episode 24: Compassion Is Compulsory from 2020-07-10T04:38:21
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 friend...
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Episode 23: Unfettered&Free To Tell You Exactly How I Feel from 2020-06-26T04:55
Episode 22: No Optimal Time To Date Me from 2020-06-12T04:01
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 mana...
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Episode 21: Summer Vacation&Crustacean Devastation from 2020-05-29T04:01
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...
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Mini Ep. 9: The Printer from 2020-05-15T04:01
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 ow...
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Mini Ep. 8: The Network Of Janets from 2020-05-01T04:01
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 group...
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Mini Ep. 7: Sustenance Party from 2020-04-17T04:08:32
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 transdime...
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Nassif's Log: A StP Recap from 2020-04-17T04:03:55
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 alter...
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Season 3 Announcement! from 2020-04-03T04:01
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. Listen
WWDTM!! Episode 4 of 4 from 2019-11-29T05:01
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 fi...
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WWDTM!! Episode 3 of 4 from 2019-11-22T06:00:37
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 thi...
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WWDTM!! Episode 2 of 4 from 2019-11-15T05:19:02
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 s...
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WWDTM!! Episode 1 of 4 from 2019-11-08T05:15:30
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 linea...
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Bonus: Behind the Scenes of Season 2 from 2019-06-07T04:01
The end of another season means another behind the scenes episode! Featuring cast interviews, partner interviews, roommate interviews (but not cat interviews), bloopers, weird ...
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Mini Ep. 6: Melody's Comedy Audition Reel from 2019-04-26T04:01
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.
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Episode 20: Active Sabotage Is A Love Language from 2019-03-15T04:01
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 employm...
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Episode 19: All About the Disruption of Narrative Causality from 2019-03-01T05:01
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, Offic...
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Episode 18: Hot Messes Together from 2019-02-15T05:15
Mini Ep. 5: Office Gossip from 2019-02-01T05:01
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! Listen
Episode 17: Be Your Best Capitalist Self from 2019-01-18T05:01
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 ...
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Episode 16: Your Shiniest of Aprons - A Dating Special from 2019-01-04T05:01
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 ...
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Mini Ep. 4: Samantha / Coffee Break from 2018-12-21T05:01
Episode 15: I Love You But I've Chosen Trash from 2018-12-07T05:01
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 ...
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Episode 14: You Only Live Eight Times from 2018-11-23T05:01
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...
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Episode 13: 87 Ghostcabbages from 2018-11-09T05:01
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 ...
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Episode 12: Groupthink United from 2018-10-26T04:01
Episode 11: I've Deleted Grandma from 2018-10-12T23:39:15
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 ...
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Mini Ep. 3: Office Announcements from 2018-09-28T04:30:30
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 Hen...
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Mini Ep. 2: Janet's Voicemails from 2018-09-14T04:01
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 ...
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Mini Ep. 1: Loaf's Voicemails from 2018-08-31T04:01
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!
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Season 2 Announcement! from 2018-07-27T00:48:53
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...
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Bonus: Behind the Scenes of Season 1 from 2018-01-30T05:01
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.
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Episode 10: Under New Management (Season 1 Finale!) from 2018-01-05T05:54:26
Episode 9: That's Not a Unicycle, Those Are My Legs from 2017-12-22T03:34:17
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 t...
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Episode 8: Possibly-a-Robot Moments from 2017-12-08T05:01
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.
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Episode 7: Brain Parasites and You from 2017-11-24T01:04:45
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 ...
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Episode 6: The Big Game from 2017-11-10T05:01
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 disturb...
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Episode 5: Dangerous and Illegal Time Tourism from 2017-10-27T04:01
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...
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Episode 4: What is a phone, even? from 2017-10-13T04:01
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.
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Episode 3: Barbabrababs from 2017-09-29T04:01
Loaf and Janet discuss the pros and cons of joining a collective, what to do when you're left out of the fantasy baseball league just because you look like a horrifying monster, and shoes.
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Episode 2: Ranking Your Friends from 2017-09-15T04:00
In this week's Solutions to Problems: our hosts contemplate nicknames, when your mate won't participate in the culling ritual, how to wrap your heads around wedding ettiquette, and holographic s...
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Episode 1: Two Body Problem from 2017-08-29T01:39:52
Widely syndicated and beloved INTERGALACTIC RADIO PROGRAM Solutions to Problems welcomes a new co-host this week to discuss problems with humans, gift giving practices, and transporter incidents...
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