From Hard Fork: Ed Helms Answers Your Hard Questions

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The New York Times

News, Society & Culture

4 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 24 May 2025

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Summary

We’re off for Memorial Day weekend, but we're excited to bring you a great episode of the Hard Fork podcast, hosted by journalists Kevin Roose and Casey Newton. In this episode, Kevin and Casey tap actor, comedian and author Ed Helms to answer listeners' questions about their moral quandaries, ethical dilemmas and etiquette questions about technology and discuss his new book on historical blunders.

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0:00.0	Hi, it's David.
0:01.9	We're taking a break this week, but we're happy to share a recent episode from our friends over at the New York Times Tech Podcast Hard Fork.
0:09.3	Host Kevin and Casey talked to the actor and comedian Ed Helms about his new book on historical blunders, about how he uses technology in his own life, and then they all answer some great listener questions.
0:20.9	Enjoy it. Have a great Memorial Day, and we'll be back next weekend when Lulu talks to
0:26.2	Miley Cyrus. Here's the episode.
0:30.6	What's going on with you?
0:32.4	Well, I'll tell you what's going on with me is allergies. It is allergy season, the sneezing. It's allergy sneezing.
0:40.3	It's allergy sneezing. The congestion. I'm taking multiple pills. I feel better today than I felt
0:46.8	at any point in the past three days. And thank goodness, it's a recording day. Is your tech guy or
0:50.6	clarton guy? I am. Or a flonase guy. So here's the best allergy medicine.
0:56.6	Singular is the brand name for it.
0:59.2	Active ingredient is something called Montalucast.
1:01.3	This thing changed my life.
1:02.3	Like seriously.
1:03.0	Like I was a running nose monster for like years.
1:05.2	And then Montalucas came into my life and it really helps me breathe through my nose.
1:09.4	Wow. Have you ever tried like dissolving it in like a tea of any kind?
1:13.0	No, why would I do that?
1:14.2	Because then you'd be getting the singular tea?
1:19.4	How did I walk right into that?
1:25.6	All right, start the show. That was great.
1:32.4	Okay. All right, start the show. That was great. I'm Kevin Ruse.
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