Podcast
Million Dollar Advice
Hosted by Pineapple Street Studios and Paper Kite Podcasts · EN
Million Dollar Advice is a work and career advice podcast hosted by friends and colleagues Kim Lessing and Kate Arend. Together Kim and Kate run Amy Poehler’s Paper Kite Productions and are very cool and good at their jobs. Each week, they will help live callers with their work-related dilemmas. Whether you have a question or you just like listening to other people’s problems, this show will change your life. If you have a problem at work or a career question big or small, write in to milliondollaradvicepod@gmail.com or leave a message on the Million Dollar Advice Hotline (888) 799-6327. Kim and Kate can’t wait to give you some Million Dollar Advice!
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Life is a Pizza with Amy Poehler
Jan 2200:42:41Tap to summarizeThis week, Kim and Kate are joined once again by Golden Globe-winning podcaster Amy Poehler for the final episode of season two!!! They discuss high school superlatives and whether Kim and Kate are more similar than they think they are. Then, they answer an email question from someone dealing with the aftermath of rejecting a coworker’s romantic advances. Their next emailer has trouble sticking with a job and needs advice on how to keep their role interesting. They wrap up the second season answering a question from a boss whose subordinate is ghosting her. Everyone’s lives are changed forever, and the workplace is improved for all involved.
Transcribe →The Ultimate Penultimate
Jan 1500:32:18Tap to summarizeIt's the penultimate episode of season 2, and it’s WILD. Kim and Kate kick things off by talking about the rules of making wishes. Then, they talk to a caller who has helped a friend get hired on her team and is now scared that her friend will surpass her. To celebrate the penultimate episode, Kim and Kate answer FOUR email questions in a row, about topics like seeing a coworker on a dating app and what to do if your boss draws penises everywhere. Everyone’s lives are changed forever, and the workplace is improved for all involved.
Transcribe →Sleep with Other People’s Coworkers
Jan 800:29:48Tap to summarizeThis week, Kim comes straight from therapy, and Kim and Kate discuss their different approaches to anger and how to use it productively. First, they talk to a caller whose situationship with a coworker ended badly. Next, they advise an emailer on getting past a work mistake that they can’t stop ruminating on. Lastly, they answer an email question about saying goodbye to a fired coworker without being fake. Everyone’s lives are changed forever, and the workplace is improved for all involved.
Transcribe →Earplugs at the Movies
Jan 100:25:56Tap to summarizeThis week, Kim and Kate unpack Kim’s hatred of concerts and debate whether or not Kim is Kate’s least fun friend. They answer a question from an emailer who is struggling through a transition from nanny to employee at the family’s company. Then, they help out a baker whose coworker is constantly harassing her. Finally, they advise an emailer who wants their coworker to stop showing them their children’s camp photos. Kim and Kate’s advice might end up shutting down a camp, but everyone's lives are changed forever, and the workplace is improved for all involved.
Transcribe →Exhausted by Donuts
Dec 1800:28:34Tap to summarizeIt's Kim's birthday and she's coming to the realization that she might be a "birthday girl." Kim and Kate reminisce on all of Kim's life events that Kate has had to miss due to having babies. They talk to a caller who is dealing with someone else's bad assistant and isn't sure if it's appropriate to give feedback. Then, they answer an email question from a producer whose boss has ADHD and needs constant reminders about everything. Finally, they advise a female restaurant manager who keeps being mistaken for a server or hostess. Everyone's lives are changed forever, and the workplace is improved for all involved.
Transcribe →Doing Things Right and On Time with Morgan Sackett
Dec 1100:34:44Tap to summarizeThis week, Kim and Kate are joined by comedy producer extraordinaire Morgan Sackett (THE GOOD PLACE, VEEP, WINE COUNTRY, A MAN ON THE INSIDE). First, they advise an emailer on whether or not emojis are appropriate in work emails. Then, they answer a question from a woman who fears she’s being “slow fired.” And finally, they help out an emailer whose car was stolen when he left it in the care of an employee. Everyone’s lives are changed forever, and the workplace is improved for all involved.
Transcribe →Bravo is the Great Equalizer
Dec 400:30:07Tap to summarizeToday Kim and Kate are feeling hungover because they stayed up an extra hour to watch Real Housewives. Despite the lack of sleep, they still manage to give great advice! First, they talk to a caller who is nervous to start a contract job at a company she was laid off from. Then, they answer an email from a nutritionist who hates the unavoidable social media element of her job. Finally, they help an emailer who is being accused of killing a coworker’s dog. Everyone’s lives are changed forever, and the workplace is improved for all involved.
Transcribe →Deflect, Deflate, Da F*ck?
Nov 2000:32:31Tap to summarizeKim and Kate kick the episode off debating whether or not they’ve been influenced to purchase things on social media… and what gadgets are worthwhile. Then, they help out a caller dealing with a coworker who is constantly gossiping. Next, they advise an emailer who is wondering if she should warn a new hire about how difficult their new boss is. And finally, they answer a question from someone whose coworker keeps looking them up and down at the office. Everyone’s lives are changed forever, and the workplace is improved for all involved.
Transcribe →High on B-12
Nov 1300:31:28Tap to summarizeKate got a B-12 shot immediately before recording this week’s episode, and she’s feeling amazing. First, Kim and Kate talk to a caller who has just moved across the country after leaving her corporate job, and is looking for ways to heal her burnout. Then, they advise an emailer whose boss was dumped, and has since developed trust issues that are affecting the entire workplace. Finally, they help a painter whose ex-boyfriend owes her money for a painting job they never completed. Everyone’s lives are changed forever, and the workplace is improved for all involved.
Transcribe →I Didn’t Sign Sh*t, Bitch!
Nov 600:34:22Tap to summarizeThis week, Kim and Kate discuss cults and multi-level marketing schemes, and whether or not they would fall prey to them. Their first question is an email from a woman on the precipice of a promotion who recently found out she’s pregnant and is worried about staying relevant on her team. Then, they talk to a caller working on a project that will entail sharing an apartment with her boss for a month in a new city. Finally, they answer an email question about handling TikTok slang in the workplace. Everyone’s lives are changed forever, and the workplace is improved for all involved.
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