Dear Prudence: My Friends Got Me a Terrible Birthday Gift. Help!

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🗓️ 14 July 2023

⏱️ 38 minutes

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In this episode, Josh Gondleman (author, producer, and stand-up comedian) joins Prudie (Jenée Desmond-Harris) to answer readers’ dilemmas about workplace coffee runs, unwanted birthday gifts, pets who steal food—and husbands who react really strangely when that happens. If you want more Dear Prudence, join Slate Plus, Slate’s membership program. Jenée answers an extra question every week, just for members. This week she answers a question about what to do when a grandparent food-polices a toddler. Go to Slate.com/prudieplus to sign up. It’s just $15 for your first three months. Podcast production by Se’era Spragley Ricks and Daisy Rosario, with help from Brandon Nix. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	I'm Professor Noel Fitzpatrick, and as a vet, I know you want the best care for your
0:05.6	animal companion.
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0:12.2	Pet plan aims to pay claims quickly and without a fuss, and that's one reason why so many
0:17.6	vets work with them.
0:19.2	Get your pet the best veterinary care.
0:21.6	Save 10% on new policies when you ensure at petplan.co.uk.
0:26.2	The reason he's applied fits all needy as an appointed representative of pet plan limited.
0:34.8	Welcome to Dear Prudence.
0:36.6	I'm your prudence, Janay Desmond Harris.
0:39.8	This week, we'll be responding to readers' dilemmas about workplace coffee runs, unwanted
0:45.4	birthday gifts involving cameos from de-list celebrities, dogs who steal food, and husbands
0:52.0	who react really strangely when that happens.
0:54.8	To help me out is Josh Gondelman.
0:56.6	Josh is an author, comedy writer, producer, and stand-up comedian.
1:00.5	He was an executive producer and writer for Deuce's and Merrill on Showtime, and is a regular
1:05.4	panelist on NPR's Wait-Wait-Don't-Tell Me.
1:08.1	Josh, thank you so much for being here.
1:10.1	Thank you for having me.
1:11.9	I feel like this is a program I was born to participate in.
1:15.6	I was born prudent.
1:17.3	I totally agree.
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