Ask Roulette is a conversation series in which strangers ask each other questions, live on stage. It's a mix of conversation, comedy, and storytelling -- there's also music. David Plotz of Slate calls it "great" and the Observer says it's one of NYC's 10 Best Podcasts. The podcast features highlights from our live events at Housing Works Bookstore in New York, including appearances by special guests. Past guests have included Robert Krulwich of Radiolab, Kurt Braunohler, Julie Klausner, Baratunde Thurston, Kevin Allison of RISK, and many many more. Ask Roulette is hosted by Jody Avirgan, a producer at WNYC Radio in New York. More, including information about attending the live show, at www.askroulette.net www.askroulette.net | @AskRoulette | facebook.com/askroulette
Episodes (54)
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Robert Krulwich, Favorite Word, One Rule, Goat Sex (or Comebacks/Clap Back)
Robert Krulwich, Favorite Word, One Rule, Goat Sex (or Comebacks/Clap Back)
Published: 13 Jan 2016 Duration: 43:44Ask Roulette is the conversation series in which strangers ask each other questions live on stage. You come with a question you want to ask a stranger, then get randomly paired. The catch is you can't ask a question until you've answered ... Read more →Ask Roulette is the conversation series in which strangers ask each other questions live on stage. You come with a question you want to ask a stranger, then get randomly paired. The catch is you can't ask a question until you've answered ... Read more →
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Rembert Browne, Sex vs. Food, Funeral Home, Cowboy Musical
Rembert Browne, Sex vs. Food, Funeral Home, Cowboy Musical
Published: 30 Dec 2015 Duration: 41:52Ask Roulette is the conversation series in which strangers ask each other questions live on stage. You come with a question you want to ask a stranger, then get randomly paired. The catch is you can't ask a question until you've answered ... Read more →Ask Roulette is the conversation series in which strangers ask each other questions live on stage. You come with a question you want to ask a stranger, then get randomly paired. The catch is you can't ask a question until you've answered ... Read more →
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Anna Holmes, Subway Etiquette, U.S. President, Shoplifting
Anna Holmes, Subway Etiquette, U.S. President, Shoplifting
Published: 16 Dec 2015 Duration: 26:04Ask Roulette is the conversation series in which strangers ask each other questions live on stage. You come with a question you want to ask a stranger, then get randomly paired. The catch is you can't ask a question until you've answered a ... Read more →Ask Roulette is the conversation series in which strangers ask each other questions live on stage. You come with a question you want to ask a stranger, then get randomly paired. The catch is you can't ask a question until you've answered a ... Read more →
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(We're Back!) Pat Kiernan, Leaving NYC, Sleepless Nights
(We're Back!) Pat Kiernan, Leaving NYC, Sleepless Nights
Published: 2 Dec 2015 Duration: 35:19Ask Roulette is the conversation series in which strangers ask each other questions live on stage. You come with a question you want to ask a stranger, then get randomly paired. The catch is you can't ask a question until you've answered a ... Read more →Ask Roulette is the conversation series in which strangers ask each other questions live on stage. You come with a question you want to ask a stranger, then get randomly paired. The catch is you can't ask a question until you've answered a ... Read more →
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Ask Roulette: Tracy Clayton, Heben Nigatu, Your Body, Friends
Ask Roulette: Tracy Clayton, Heben Nigatu, Your Body, Friends
Published: 20 Mar 2015 Duration: 33:58Ask Roulette is the conversation series in which strangers ask each other questions live on stage. This excerpt is from our recent show at Housing Works Bookstore in NYC, featuring Tracy Clayton and Heben Nigatu of Buzzfeed, house band Eli... Read more →Ask Roulette is the conversation series in which strangers ask each other questions live on stage. This excerpt is from our recent show at Housing Works Bookstore in NYC, featuring Tracy Clayton and Heben Nigatu of Buzzfeed, house band Eli... Read more →
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Ask Roulette - W. Kamau Bell, Bell House, Remembering David Carr
Ask Roulette - W. Kamau Bell, Bell House, Remembering David Carr
Published: 13 Feb 2015 Duration: 39:57Ask Roulette is the conversation series in which strangers ask each other questions live on stage. This excerpt is from our 2014 show at Brooklyn's Bell House, and features comedian W. Kamau Bell, as well as house band Eli Bolin and audien... Read more →Ask Roulette is the conversation series in which strangers ask each other questions live on stage. This excerpt is from our 2014 show at Brooklyn's Bell House, and features comedian W. Kamau Bell, as well as house band Eli Bolin and audien... Read more →
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Mixtape: Best of Ask Roulette Year 3
Mixtape: Best of Ask Roulette Year 3
Published: 22 Jan 2015 Duration: 24:39Ask Roulette is a conversation series in which strangers ask each other questions on stage. The best of Ask Roulette year three! Featuring, among many others: W. Kamau Bell, Jad Abumrad and Robert Krulwich of Radiolab, John Dickerson of S... Read more →Ask Roulette is a conversation series in which strangers ask each other questions on stage. The best of Ask Roulette year three! Featuring, among many others: W. Kamau Bell, Jad Abumrad and Robert Krulwich of Radiolab, John Dickerson of S... Read more →
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Ask Roulette (Bonus) - FULL SHOW w/ Lizzie O'Leary, Dapwell, and Matt Zoller Seitz
Ask Roulette (Bonus) - FULL SHOW w/ Lizzie O'Leary, Dapwell, and Matt Zoller Seitz
Published: 3 Nov 2014 Duration: 01:22:47We're still on podcast hiatus, but here's a bonus full episode from one of our recent favorite live shows. And be sure to come to the November 13th show at Housing Works! Back with new episodes soon. Info at www.askroulette.netWe're still on podcast hiatus, but here's a bonus full episode from one of our recent favorite live shows. And be sure to come to the November 13th show at Housing Works! Back with new episodes soon. Info at www.askroulette.net
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Ask Roulette (Bonus) - FULL SHOW w Jad Abumrad, Shani Hilton, Roger Bennett
Ask Roulette (Bonus) - FULL SHOW w Jad Abumrad, Shani Hilton, Roger Bennett
Published: 16 Sep 2014 Duration: 01:35:59We're still on podcast hiatus, but here's a bonus full episode from one of our recent favorite live shows. And be sure to come to the September 25th show at Housing Works. Info at www.askroulette.netWe're still on podcast hiatus, but here's a bonus full episode from one of our recent favorite live shows. And be sure to come to the September 25th show at Housing Works. Info at www.askroulette.net
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Ask Roulette - Clinton Yates, Mars vs. Trucking, Advice to Yourself (And That Buzz)
Ask Roulette - Clinton Yates, Mars vs. Trucking, Advice to Yourself (And That Buzz)
Published: 10 Jun 2014 Duration: 20:48Ask Roulette is a conversation series in which strangers ask each other questions on stage. This excerpt is from our April show at Politics and Prose bookstore in DC, and features Clinton Yates of the Washington Post, plus house band Eli Bo... Read more →Ask Roulette is a conversation series in which strangers ask each other questions on stage. This excerpt is from our April show at Politics and Prose bookstore in DC, and features Clinton Yates of the Washington Post, plus house band Eli Bo... Read more →
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Ask Roulette - NPR's Tamara Keith, Cringing, The Beach Sucks
Ask Roulette - NPR's Tamara Keith, Cringing, The Beach Sucks
Published: 30 May 2014 Duration: 21:23Ask Roulette is a conversation series in which strangers ask each other questions on stage. This excerpt is from our April show at Politics and Prose bookstore in DC, and features NPR's Tamara Keith, plus house band Eli Bolin -- and some au... Read more →Ask Roulette is a conversation series in which strangers ask each other questions on stage. This excerpt is from our April show at Politics and Prose bookstore in DC, and features NPR's Tamara Keith, plus house band Eli Bolin -- and some au... Read more →
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Ask Roulette - John Dickerson, Advice from Strangers, Hidden Talents
Ask Roulette - John Dickerson, Advice from Strangers, Hidden Talents
Published: 12 May 2014 Duration: 25:27Ask Roulette is a conversation series in which strangers ask each other questions on stage. This excerpt is from our April show at Politics and Prose bookstore in DC, and features Slate's John Dickerson, plus house band Eli Bolin -- and som... Read more →Ask Roulette is a conversation series in which strangers ask each other questions on stage. This excerpt is from our April show at Politics and Prose bookstore in DC, and features Slate's John Dickerson, plus house band Eli Bolin -- and som... Read more →
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Ask Roulette - Lizzie O'Leary, Nostalgia, Licking Armpits
Ask Roulette - Lizzie O'Leary, Nostalgia, Licking Armpits
Published: 29 Apr 2014 Duration: 22:39Ask Roulette is a conversation series in which strangers ask each other questions on stage. This excerpt is from our March regular show at Housing Works Bookstore, and features Lizzie O'Leary of Marketplace, plus house band Eli Bolin -- and... Read more →Ask Roulette is a conversation series in which strangers ask each other questions on stage. This excerpt is from our March regular show at Housing Works Bookstore, and features Lizzie O'Leary of Marketplace, plus house band Eli Bolin -- and... Read more →
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Ask Roulette - DAPWELL, Bad Dates, Shower Routines, Clinton
Ask Roulette - DAPWELL, Bad Dates, Shower Routines, Clinton
Published: 15 Apr 2014 Duration: 17:18Ask Roulette is a conversation series in which strangers ask each other questions on stage. This excerpt is from our January regular show at Housing Works Bookstore, and features DAPWELL of Das Racist, Chillin Island, and more, plus house b... Read more →Ask Roulette is a conversation series in which strangers ask each other questions on stage. This excerpt is from our January regular show at Housing Works Bookstore, and features DAPWELL of Das Racist, Chillin Island, and more, plus house b... Read more →
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Ask Roulette - Matt Zoller Seitz, Breakup Routines, A Million Chances
Ask Roulette - Matt Zoller Seitz, Breakup Routines, A Million Chances
Published: 1 Apr 2014 Duration: 23:15Ask Roulette is a conversation series in which strangers ask each other questions on stage. This excerpt is from our January regular show at Housing Works Bookstore, and features Matt Zoller Seitz of NYMag, house band Eli Bolin, and some au... Read more →Ask Roulette is a conversation series in which strangers ask each other questions on stage. This excerpt is from our January regular show at Housing Works Bookstore, and features Matt Zoller Seitz of NYMag, house band Eli Bolin, and some au... Read more →
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Ask Roulette - Buzzfeed's Shani Hilton, Couch Surfing Etiquette, Oral Sex vs. Cheese
Ask Roulette - Buzzfeed's Shani Hilton, Couch Surfing Etiquette, Oral Sex vs. Cheese
Published: 18 Mar 2014 Duration: 17:58Ask Roulette is a conversation series in which strangers ask each other questions on stage. This excerpt is from our January regular show at Housing Works Bookstore, and features Shani Hilton of Buzzfeed, house band Eli Bolin, and some audi... Read more →Ask Roulette is a conversation series in which strangers ask each other questions on stage. This excerpt is from our January regular show at Housing Works Bookstore, and features Shani Hilton of Buzzfeed, house band Eli Bolin, and some audi... Read more →
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Ask Roulette - Jad Abumrad, Ghost or Wind, Your Worst Heartbreak
Ask Roulette - Jad Abumrad, Ghost or Wind, Your Worst Heartbreak
Published: 5 Mar 2014 Duration: 23:08Ask Roulette is a conversation series in which strangers ask each other questions on stage. This excerpt is from our January regular show at Housing Works Bookstore, and features Jad Abumrad of Radiolab, house band Eli Bolin, and some audie... Read more →Ask Roulette is a conversation series in which strangers ask each other questions on stage. This excerpt is from our January regular show at Housing Works Bookstore, and features Jad Abumrad of Radiolab, house band Eli Bolin, and some audie... Read more →
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Ask Roulette - Roger Bennett, First Kiss, Inventing a Drug, Best Days
Ask Roulette - Roger Bennett, First Kiss, Inventing a Drug, Best Days
Published: 18 Feb 2014 Duration: 20:41Ask Roulette is a conversation series in which strangers ask each other questions on stage. This excerpt is from our November regular show at Housing Works Bookstore, and features Roger Bennett house band Eli Bolin, and some audience member... Read more →Ask Roulette is a conversation series in which strangers ask each other questions on stage. This excerpt is from our November regular show at Housing Works Bookstore, and features Roger Bennett house band Eli Bolin, and some audience member... Read more →
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Ask Roulette - Negin Farsad, Real New Yorkers, Black and White Movies
Ask Roulette - Negin Farsad, Real New Yorkers, Black and White Movies
Published: 4 Feb 2014 Duration: 18:36Ask Roulette is a conversation series in which strangers ask each other questions on stage. This excerpt is from our November regular show at Housing Works Bookstore, and features comedian Negin Farsad, house band Eli Bolin, and some audien... Read more →Ask Roulette is a conversation series in which strangers ask each other questions on stage. This excerpt is from our November regular show at Housing Works Bookstore, and features comedian Negin Farsad, house band Eli Bolin, and some audien... Read more →
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Ask Roulette - Kurt Andersen, Masturbation Realism, Brunch, Ideal Animal
Ask Roulette - Kurt Andersen, Masturbation Realism, Brunch, Ideal Animal
Published: 21 Jan 2014 Duration: 16:30Ask Roulette is a conversation series in which strangers ask each other questions on stage. This excerpt is from our November regular show at Housing Works Bookstore, and features Kurt Andersen of Studio 360, and some audience members. Ques... Read more →Ask Roulette is a conversation series in which strangers ask each other questions on stage. This excerpt is from our November regular show at Housing Works Bookstore, and features Kurt Andersen of Studio 360, and some audience members. Ques... Read more →