Ep 378: Dis-connecting with Nicholas Carr

Nobody Listens to Paula Poundstone

Lipstick Nancy, Inc. & Glassbox Media

Comedy

4.8 • 3.9K Ratings

🗓️ 7 October 2025

⏱️ 85 minutes

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Now that we have a completely connected young generation… how come they’re so disconnected? Nicholas Carr, author of “Superbloom” is here to connect us to the truth. And then… we don’t have a strong name for this segment, but we definitely have strong opinions about the world’s most annoying ads! GUEST Nicholas Carr nicholascarr.com Superbloom: How Technologies of Connection Tear Us Apart HOUSE BAND Cory Springhorn SPONSORS Apply now at LiveKindred.com and use code PAULA to join for free & earn 5 nights of travel credit just for signing up. Go to helixsleep.com/paula for 20% Off Sitewide Save 20% Off Honeylove by going to honeylove.com/PAULA! #honeylovepod Save 20% on your FIRST order and get a free cat toy at PrettyLitter.com/paula Eat smart at FactorMeals.com/paula50off and use code paula50off to get 50% off your first box, plus Free Breakfast for 1 Year Use code PAULA at jonesroadbeauty.com to get a Free Cool Gloss with your first purchase! #JonesRoadBeauty #ad Get 25% Off @CowboyColostrum with code PAULA at cowboycolostrum.com. #CowboyColostrumPod Go to Quince.com/nobody for free shipping on your order and three hundred and sixty-five -day returns! Get 35% off your entire order at ⁠⁠Lolablankets.com⁠⁠ by using code NOBODY at checkout. Experience the world’s #1 blanket with Lola Blankets. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:20.4	No, that's coming in a minute when I dispose of whatever we're doing here. You know, we're gathered, which is important, except for Tony, who's not here.
1:29.4	Yeah.
1:29.9	Tony is a cruise.
1:31.7	It's another cruise?
1:32.7	You know, they had discounts.
1:34.2	Did you see there was a big discount on cruises?
1:36.6	And I think it was like only $49 a night.
1:40.4	So.
1:40.9	Well, I'm not surprised when it's been described on NPR before a cruise as a floating petri dish and, you know, we're into flu season and COVID is on the rise.
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