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Make My Day with Josh Gondelman

Make My Day Episode 23: The Scoop of the Century with Mina Kimes

Make My Day with Josh Gondelman

Radio Point

News, Society & Culture, Comedy, Politics

4.9 • 754 Ratings

🗓️ 22 September 2020

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

Mina Kimes (The Mina Kimes Show featuring Lenny, NFL Live) competes to cheer Josh up. Mina sets the all-time Make My Day high score by crushing a game of Uncuttable Gems. She then donates her $100 grand prize winnings to the West Seattle Food Bank. Finally, Mosh and Mina give pep talks to people who hate video chat and people who are worried Mina's dog dislikes them specifically. Follow Mina on Twitter and Instagram:  www.twitter.com/minakimes  www.instagram.com/mina_kimes Listen to The Mina Kimes Show featuring Lenny: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-mina-kimes-show-featuring-lenny/id1437647915 Donate to the West Seattle Food Bank: https://westseattlefoodbank.org/donate-money/ And watch Mina on NFL Live! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Transcript

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0:00.0

Hello, this is Josh Gondelman.

0:06.0

No, I'm sorry, I'm Josh Gondelman, and this is Make My Day, a comedy game show.

0:11.0

The world is a stressful place to live, so every week we try to make it a little bit softer and a little bit nicer for just a few minutes.

0:18.0

I play one game with one guest, who is the only contestant and is therefore guaranteed to win.

0:22.6

I assign them points during the gameplay based on how much their answers cheer me up specifically.

0:27.6

Then, at the end, as always, the winner receives a $100 grand prize donation to the cause or charity of their choice,

0:34.6

and we each give a pep talk to the person or group of our choosing,

0:38.5

because this show isn't all about me. It's just mostly about me. My guest today is a writer.

0:43.4

She's the host of the Mina Kimes Show featuring Lenny Podcast, and she's now an analyst on NFL Live on ESPN.

0:50.0

Please welcome to the show, Mina Kimes.

0:51.8

This game sounds so fun and so pleasant, but half of my Twitter followers would hear the rules and say,

1:00.3

Participation trophy culture strikes again.

1:03.2

No, I like that.

1:04.6

How are you holding up?

1:05.9

There are sports.

1:07.4

There weren't, and now there are.

1:08.8

How is that?

1:10.5

I am filled with both dread and

1:14.7

apprehension, but also tremendous excitement that I cover a sport that appears to be happening,

1:20.0

which is the NFL. And so there's stuff for me to talk about. And, you know, it's weird.

1:25.5

It's definitely hard not to let the real world intrude in on our sports discussions these days.

1:32.3

But we are definitely getting sports.

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