Make My Day with Josh Gondelman

Akilah Hughes, author and co-host of the Crooked Media podcast What A Day competes to cheer Josh up. Akilah and Josh talk 90s r&b, red pandas, and the crossover film event of a lifetime. Akilah sets the Make My Day all time high score and wins $100 for Lighthouse Youth & Family Services in Cincinnati.

Make your own donation to Akilah's cause of choice here: https://www.lys.org/about-us/

Buy Akilah's book, Obviously, here: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/531147/obviously-by-akilah-hughes/

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Writer and filmmaker Emily Yoshida competes to cheer Josh up. Emily plays a game of The Prestige, creating the ultimate Oscar-bait movie. Then, she contributes her $100 grand prize to Mutual Aid Los Angeles. Plus, pep talks for background actors and people who are bad at taking care of plants.

Follow Emily on Twitter (even though she might not be there):

www.twitter.com/emilyyoshida

Check out this cool music video Emily made for Sad13:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f76rghmg1jI&feature=emb_title

Donate to Mutual Aid LA:

https://www.mutualaidla.org/

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Comedian, actor, and Doug Loves Movies host Doug Benson competes to cheer Josh up. He absolutely crushes a round of What Could Be Better: Movie Edition. Josh and Doug talk about very talented dogs, the ideal heist crew, and more.

Doug sets the Make My Day all time high score and wins $100 for Smile Train. Plus, Pep Talks for belts and socks!

Make your own donation to Smile Train here: https://www.smiletrain.org

Visit Doug's website here: http://douglovesmovies.com

Watch a video of Jumpy the dog here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gp6p-_Z_PrI

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ESPN Senior Writer and host of the Lowe Post podcast Zach Lowe competes to cheer Josh up! Zach outlines his dream plan for owning an NBA franchise in a game of Hoop Dreams. We hear how he'd make his billion dollars and the lengths he'd go to to give his team a competitive edge. In the end, Zach sets the Make My Day all time high score and wins $100 for the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, just like Starlee Kine did last week. Plus, pep talks for terrible pickup basketball players and parents of only-children!

Donate to the NAACP Legal Defense Fund: https://www.naacpldf.org

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Bestselling author Shea Serrano (Where Do You Think We Are?, Movies and Other Things, The Ringer) competes to cheer Josh up! Shea absolutely dominates a game of Giving Ends to My Friends and It Feels Stupendous. Oscar Isaac may have come up once or twice. In the end, Shea sets the Make My Day all time high score and wins $100 for the Minnesota Freedom fund. Plus, an all time great pep talk from Shea!

Get Shea's new PDF of essays about Scrubs: https://gumroad.com/l/ySrff

Read Shea's work at The Ringer: https://www.theringer.com/authors/shea-serrano

Pick up Shea's books: https://www.indiebound.org/search/book?keys=shea+serrano

Donate to Minnesota Freedom Fund-approved organizations: https://minnesotafreedomfund.org

Also, shout out to Arturo Torres! (www.twitter.com/arturodraws)

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