Hannah And Matt Know It All

Hannah and Matt tackle questions from some of their favorite advice sources from the week of November 12th, 2017, and beyond, including: Ask a Manager: "My Husband Doesn’t Want Me to Go on a Business Trip to Vegas" + Update; Dear Prudence: "My Sister Lied to Me About Why She Needed to Borrow $1000 and I'm Not Sure I Can Forgive Her"; Captain Awkward: "Boyfriend Is Overly Concerned About Who I Hang out With."; Private Lives: "My Girlfriend Had a One-Night Stand and It Has Destroyed My Life"; Ask APW: "My Smug Married Friends Refuse to Get Excited about My Wedding"; Listener E: "How Do I Rekindle an Old Friendship With Someone Whose Dad Secretly Molested Me?"; RAINN: National Sexual Assault Hotline; 1-800-656-HOPE; The Cut: "Your Reckoning. And Mine. As stories about abuse, assault, and complicity come flooding out, how do we think about the culprits in our lives? Including, sometimes, ourselves." BONUS: Second "Comrade Femme" Question Shoutout; Submit your favorite questions or questions you may have for

This week's Overflow is bursting with love! Seriously, y'all sent us a tremendous amount of emails the prior week, and we're blown away by it. You're wonderful! Here's some of what you sent us: Stinky Couch Guesses; In response to Holly Hellhunter's question in Hannah and Matt Value Alone Time, titled, "Should I Expect My Partner to Handle All of the Chores While I'm on a Trip?"; Hated Critically Acclaimed Musical Correct Guess; A point for Orlahv, Wicked Savant on the Leader Board!; The Journey of Listener Spencer's Cat, Winston; You can see Winston on the Pet Pics portion of the Listener Hub; Miss Manners on RSVP Cards;  Listener Maewyn the Lacerator: "Should I Call Out My Coworker Who Sends Problematic 'Joke' Newsletters to the Entire Company?"; 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 u

Hannah and Matt tackle questions from some of their favorite advice sources from the week of November 5th, 2017, and beyond, including: Ask a Manager: "My Employee Dressed up as a Coworker for Halloween to Mock Her"; "I Don't Like Thing" Comic; Ask Amy: "Wife Wonders About Siblings' Bathroom Habits"; Dear Prudence: "Is It Wrong to Want to Redo My Wedding Since the First Ceremony Was Rushed to Accommodate my Dying Father-In-Law?"; Captain Awkward: "Ethical Non-Monogamy & a Difficult Conversation."; Listener Naedros, Reckless Aeronaut: "Is It Unfair for Me to Want My Boyfriend to Work on His Anxiety?"; Listener First Last: "How Can I Trust My Husband Again After He Was Caught Harassing a Woman Online?"; Listener Couple In a Bad Position: "How Do We Tell Our Friend That His Girlfriend Is No Longer Welcome To Hang Out With Us?"; 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

This week's Overflow asks: who can I punch? But also: what happens when Han edits the podcast for a second time, but misinterprets one of Matt's tips and turns us into breathless vampires? Well, the answer to that second one is "more editing," but the first one? Listen and find out! Laura II Gets a New Name and a New Point!; Solyara, Queen of the Mists' Cats; Listener Lephra, Master Manipulator: "Why I Need Advice Columns"; Listener Pampora, Void Cartographer: "Why I Read Advice Columns"; Dear Prudence: "Judge Judy (How Do I Apologize For Punching My Sister and Breaking Her Nose?)"; 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!

Hannah and Matt tackle questions from some of their favorite advice sources from the week of October 29th, 2017, and beyond, including: Miss Manners: "Do I Include Who Isn't Attending In This Confusingly-Worded RSVP Card?"; Dear Prudence: "Will My Husband's Alcoholism Ever Improve Enough For Me To Feel Good About Our Relationship?"; Ask Polly: "I Hate Men"; Savage Love: Episode #574 thoughts on "I Have Sensual Encounters with My Masseur"; Listener Holly Hellhunter: "Should I Expect My Partner to Handle All of the Chores While I'm on a Trip?"; Listener I Vant to Be Alone: "How Do I Set Up Emotional Boundaries With My Roommate?"; BONUS: Dear Prudence: "Nobody's Mother" Trans Lifeline; Trevor Project; 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

This week's normally-scheduled Overflow asks a big question: why are we here?!? It also asks: what happens when Han edits the podcast? Stick around to find out: Advice Column Alert: Bad Advice; Every Tuesday, the Bad Advisor (Andrea Grimes) gives "terrible guidance based on actual letters"; Personality (Mis)fit Thoughts; A listener commenting on “Is This Just Some Weird Gender Thing???” on Hannah and Matt Consult Dear Businesslady; Dear Prudence: "Who Really Has a Problem?"; 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!

Hannah and Matt tackle questions from some of their favorite advice sources from the MONTH of October 2017, including: Ask A Manager: "I Could Delete My Former Employer’s Website — Should I?"; Dear Prudence: "Pets Are Not Family, Are They?"; Ask Amy: "Gun-Toting Brother-In-Law Wants to Open-Carry Around Kids"; Social Q's: "Should I Share a Traumatic Story?"; Dear Jane: "Is It Unreasonable for Me to Ask My Boyfriend to Move to Canada with Me?"; Captain Awkward: "My Newly Nudist/Naturist Friend and Unwanted Naked Photos"; Listener ATruthUniversallyAcknowledged: "Should I Say Something About My Uncle's Body Negative Comments Towards My Cousins?"; BONUS: Donate to us via the link in our site's navigation!; 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 c

This week's SECOND Overflow is entirely updates! We've got an upcoming guest who we need questions for, the official launch of the Listener Hub, and so much more. Stick around: Sarah Knight, Upcoming Guestpert; Upcoming advice book, "You Do You"; YouTube: "The Magic of Not Giving a F*** | Sarah Knight | TEDxCoconutGrove"; Send us questions for Sarah Knight!!; Women & Gender Nonconforming (an apology); We are no longer using "female-bodied" as a catch-all to express the idea of not "being raised female" or "not experiencing male-privilege"; Listener Rihanna Question Update; Original Question from Hannah and Matt Divvy Expenses Equitably, "Should I Warn Away Employees Who Are Interviewing at My Problematic Workplace?"; Ask a Manager's "Chocolate Teapots Ltd."; Women Who Feel Entitled to Sex With Their Partners; Listener Kate on Twitter & Listener Kal'eht, Dusty Anarchist get points for finding us the requested terrible women; The 'Listener Hub' Is Live!!; Can we use your pet pics?; Have y

We hosted Courtney C.W. Guerra of "Dear Businesslady" for the Monday episode and had so much to talk about that we couldn't fit it all into one episode. Thus: Opinion Overflow #13! This Overflow contains two questions that were recently published from other advice columns as well as a new Listener Question: Ask A Manager: "My Male Colleagues Expect Me to Do the Department’s Admin Work"; MBMBaM (22:21): "What Should I Do About My Boss Who Jokes About My Having Been Mugged?"; Listener Eva, Abyssal Awakener: "How Do I Report Sexual Harassment in the Service Industry Knowing that So Many Women Have Been Punished for Speaking Out?"; 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

Hannah and Matt interviewed Courtney C.W. Guerra of "Dear Businesslady" for the Monday episode and delved super extra deep into two questions from her columns that have stuck with her as well as taking on a thematically similar question from her most recent column:  Dear Businesslady (November 9th, 2016): "How Do I Say the Thing?"; Trample the Patriarchy Sweater; I've Got Anxiety Sweater; Dear Businesslady (December 15th, 2015): "Is This Just Some Weird Gender Thing???" Dear Businesslady: "Can I Reform My Incompetent Managers?"; Part 2 of our time with Courtney is posting this Wednesday, in which we discuss questions from Ask a Manager, My Brother, My Brother and Me, and a new Listener Question! 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

We have too many opinions to keep to ourselves! There's a new advice column for us to love, Listener Hub ideas a-brewin', and so many unwanted boners! Stick around: Bonus 1: Another New Feminist Advice Column: "#AskCam"; "Navigating Emotional Labor and Anti-Blackness in Relationships"; Bonus 2: Listener Hub Thoughts for hannahandmattknowitall.com; Listener Leaderboard for questions and requests we use; Listener Magic Card renderings; Listener Cat (and occasional dog) pictures; What would you like to see in a Listener Hub? Let us know! Bonus 3: Let Us Sex-Plain: "How Do I Stop My Partner from Waking Me up at 5 Am Every Morning for Sex?"; And finally, Listener Ruby Bloodstorm asks: "Is There Any Compromising With My Spouse Who Wants Sex at a Very Different Frequency Than I Do?"; I'm a cis hetero female married to a cis hetero male. We've been married for two years, together for three. Our sex life is great, except for the frequency. We have the same kinks, we have a rich fantasy life, and we both enjoy

In a very special episode, Hannah and Matt tackle EIGHT questions entirely from their listeners—with an exclusive HaMKIA recorded response to a cat-related question from Way of Cat's Pamela Merritt!!—including:  Listener Confused Sister: "My Teenage Brother Is Sending Nudes Via Text; Should I In Any Way Intervene?"; Listener Large Marge: "Am I, An Aspiring Cop, Being Too Harsh About My Boyfriend's Marijuana Use?"; Listener Confused in California: "I Don't Identify With Christianity, So How Do I Get Out of Celebrating Christmas With My Family?"; MBMBaM: Candlenights; Listener Nancy: "My Mother Has Been Living With Me and My Husband for 10 Years and I Want Her To Move Out"; Listener Meg, Herald of Storms: "What Can I Do About My Roommates Who Won't Clean Up After Themselves?"; Listener Chaos Sunrise: "How Do I Handle the Jealousy of My Cats Possibly Liking My Roommate More Than Me?"; Dear Pammy; Listener Zelda: "What Do I Do About My Intense Crush For Someone Who Doesn't Like Me Back?"; Listener Fearful

Hannah and Matt tackle questions from some of their favorite advice sources from the week of October 1st, 2017, and beyond, including: Ask Amy: "Height Isn't This Dating Misfit's Only Challenge"; NY Post: Why I won’t date hot Women Anymore; r/relationships: "Me [26F] with my BF [almost 31M]. We split all bills but I'm stressing out about how far the 'equality' thing carries over."; Dear Prudence: "Breast Job Getting in the Way of Wedding!"; Ask APW: "How Do I Address My Invites for Our Polyamorous Wedding Guests?"; Listener Miri Sondosia: "What's a Good Smartphone Policy To Ensure That My Partner and I Spend More Quality Time Together?"; 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 k

We have too many opinions to keep to ourselves! Questions and updates and praises (oh my!), so we have no choice but to Opinion Overflow you. Brace yourselves: Bonus 1: "Ask A Manager: I Ghosted My Ex, and She’s About to Be My New Boss"; This is an update to the world's most notorious ghoster as introduced by Ask A Manager, whom we talked about in Hannah and Matt Patronize Their Friends; Bonus 2: A very lovely shout-Out to us from Ask a Manager Commentor "advicelover"; Bonus 3: New Feminist Advice Column: "Dear Comrade Femme"; Email raechelannejolie@gmail.com and put "Dear Comrade Femme" in the title; And finally, Listener Vivian Starmonger asks: "Who's Right About Masturbating at Work: Savage Love or Ask A Manager?"; Dan Savage: "With Eli Finkel, Author of "the All-Or-Nothing Marriage."" (28:25); Ask A Manager: "I Keep Finding My Coworker in a Compromising Position … with Himself" (letter No. 3); Ask A Manager: "I Keep Finding My Coworker in a Compromising Position … with Himself"; Submit your f

Hannah and Matt tackle questions from some of their favorite advice sources from the week of September 24th, 2017, and beyond, including: Ask A Manager: "The Men in My Office Keep Having All-Male Outings!"; Miss Manners: "How Do I Politely Cut Ties with My Hairdresser?"; Dear Prudence: "Bull in a China Cupboard"; Social Q's: "Broke a Glass, Got an Invoice"; Sense and Sensitivity: "Parents Doubt Son's Talent"; HuffPo: "Liberal Arts Is the Foundation for Professional Success in the 21st Century"; Listener Mist Wanderer: "How Do I Respond to People Who Share Personal Tragedies After I Tell Them I'm Pregnant?"; Garfunkel and Oates: "Pregnant Women are Smug: The Official Video"; 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 s

In today's overflowing of opinions, we cover three wedding-related questions that didn't quite fit into Monday's bridal party-themed episode: Ask APW: "My Future MIL Is Calling Me a "Practice Wife""; Dear Prudence: "Fiancé Worried My Genes Will Affect His Son's "Package""; And finally, Listener Grumpy asks: I gave my fiancée a non-traditional custom designed Hawaiian Wedding Ring (aka: Hawaiian Heirloom Jewelry) as an engagement ring earlier this year. It is basically a fancy scroll design on a metal band without a gemstone. I've been designing and having my Jeweler create a unique Three-stone Diamond Ring with a diamond cushion around the main stone, and channel diamonds in the band. My intention was to give her the new diamond ring on the day of our wedding; and let her be able to chose which ring she wants to wear depending on her activities (as each is to be worn by itself). She claims the "diamond ring should be given to her now since it is usually a diamond engagement ring. She said I don't understand

In a special wedding-themed episode, Hannah and Matt tackle bridal party-related questions from some of their favorite advice sources from the week of September 17th, 2017, and beyond, including: BONUS: Teen Vogue: "Chili's Is Giving Out Helpful Advice on Twitter, and the Internet Loves It"; Dear Prudence: "Daughter's Friend Being in Wedding"; Ask APW: "My Cousin Just Fat Shamed Me over a Bridesmaid Dress"; r/relationships: "I just found out I'm [28F] pregnant. I am due 4 weeks before my friends [26F] wedding. Not sure when/how to tell her I need to drop."; Ask A Manager: "My Friend Wants to List Maid of Honor on Her Résumé"; Listener Mary, Veiled Reckoner: "How Do I Ensure That My Family Doesn't Invite My Abusive Ex To My Wedding?"; BONUS 2: PodcastPodcast: "Ep 33 THE Hannah and Matt Are Here! | "She has gas, it's disgusting." | Revisiting Tapas Bullshit"; On Wednesday's episode, three more wedding-related questions that didn't quite fit in with the bridal party theme are discussed! Submit your favorite qu

We have too many opinions to keep to ourselves! That is, we have too many questions and we'd like to answer more of them, so that's why you're getting Opinion Overflow. Whether you want it or not. Bonus 1: 'Ask the Sexpert,' a documentary about Dr. Mahinder Watsa, is screening at Bertha DocHouse on Saturday, September 23rd in London. Watch the trailer and get tickets for the screening here!; HuffPost: "What India Is Asking Its Most Popular Sexpert, Dr Mahinder Watsa"; Bonus 2: Reminder: we're unable to interact with you to ask for more details if you send us a question through our bitly link! If you're uncertain whether you've provided enough details, it's best to email us directly at hannahandmattknowitall@gmail.com.; Bonus 3: A very lovely listener, Melody Heartfinder, offered to send some noise-canceling headphones to Listener Paige who you may remember from Overflows #5 and #7. This is wonderful! But we don't have Paige's contact information, since she reached out to us anonymously. Alas.; And finally

Hannah and Matt tackle questions from some of their favorite advice sources from the week of September 10th, 2017, and beyond, including: Captain Awkward: "Is this relationship doomed or do I just need to put in more work?"; Asking for a Friend: "I'm a Marxist-Feminist Slut—How Do I Find an Open Relationship?"; Ask A Manager: "How Can I Balance Kids, Marriage, and a Job, When I Sometimes Have to Work in the Evening?"; Dear Kiki: "Should I Become a Prostitute?"; Jezebel: "Some Things to Consider When You Think You Want to be a Prostitute"; Clients From Hell; Listener Kacy: "I Told My Supervisor I'm Looking to Leave, And Now I'm Getting Nudged Out of the Office Without a Backup Plan. Now What?"; 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 beco

Hannah and Matt interviewed the legendary Amy Dickinson of "Ask Amy" for the Monday episode and delved super extra deep into two questions from her columns that have stuck with her as well as taking on an exclusive sneak peak of a soon-to-be-published question:  Ask Amy (November 18th, 2013): "Parent Pressures Gay Son to Change"; Bonus 1: "Washington Post: Someone hoaxed Ask Amy using an old 'Seinfeld' plot"; Bonus 2: "AV Club: Someone trolled "Ask Amy" by pretending to be Johnny from The Room"; Go Pride: "Asking Amy: an interview with advice columnist Amy Dickinson"; Ask Amy (May 8th, 2014): "Sisterly Exclusion Makes One Sis a Horrible Person"; Bonus 3: "Today: After backlash, Dear Abby changes stance on gun safety etiquette for parents"; Bonus 4: "Feministing: Ask Amy Gives "Advice" to a Rape Victim"; Bonus 5: "Cosmopolitan: A New Kind of Date Rape"; Bonus 6: "Dear Prudence: The "Open It Up" Edition"; Ask Amy: "Dogless Drama in the Making"; Bonus 7: "Strangers Tend to Tell Me Things"; Submit your fa