Make My Day Episode 45: Make It Easy For the Bartender with Craig Finn

Make My Day with Josh Gondelman

Radio Point

News, Society & Culture, Comedy, Politics

4.9 • 754 Ratings

🗓️ 23 February 2021

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

Craig Finn of The Hold Steady (new album Open Door Policy out now!!!) competes to cheer Josh up. Craig sets the show's new all-time high score by selecting the perfect beverage for any situation in a game of Sips Don't Lie. Then he donates his $100 in grand prize winnings to New York City's Coalition for the Homeless. Plus, pep talks for opening acts and people who get too comfortable at the airport! Check out The Hold Steady and Craig Finn's solo work: www.theholdsteady.net www.craigfinn.net Donate to New York City's Coalition for the Homeless: https://www.coalitionforthehomeless.org/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hi, this is Josh Gondelman. No, I'm sorry, I'm Josh Gondelman, and this is Make My Day, a comedy
0:09.7	game show. The world is a stressful place, and so on this show, we try to make it a little nicer
0:14.6	for half an hour every week. Each week, I play a game with one guest or contestant who is
0:19.7	guaranteed to win because they're the only person playing.
0:21.6	I assign them points throughout the gameplay based on how much they cheer me up with their answers.
0:26.6	In the end, the winner and only contestant wins a $100 donation to the charity or aid cause of their choice,
0:32.6	and we each give a pep talk to someone who we think means or deserves it this week.
0:38.3	Because this isn't all about me.
0:40.0	It's just mostly about me.
0:41.9	You may know my guest today from his work with the band The Hold Steady,
0:45.4	whose great new album, Open Door Policy, is out right now.
0:49.0	Welcome to the show, Craig Finn.
0:50.7	Thanks for having you.
0:52.0	Oh, thanks for being here.
0:56.0	Congratulations in the new album. Thank you. I'm really excited to have it out.
0:58.0	It's been a little while due to the pandemic, but finally out in the world, and that always feels great.
1:04.0	Did you record in person or did you record parts like all separately?
1:07.0	No, we recorded in 2019.
1:09.0	Got it.
1:10.0	And basically we kind of slowed it down.
1:12.9	We're trying to figure out, you know, are there going to be shows? When can we time it to have
1:16.4	this triumphant record release show? And then the answer became never or not soon. So,
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