Million Dollar Advice

Million Dollar Advice

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Million Dollar Advice is a work and career advice podcast hosted by friends and colleagues Kim Lessing and Kate Arend. Together Kim and Kate run Amy Poehler’s Paper Kite Productions and are very cool and good at their jobs. Each week, they will help live callers with their work-related dilemmas. Whether you have a question or you just like listening to other people’s problems, this show will change your life. If you have a problem at work or a career question big or small, write in to mil...
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Episode List

Life is a Pizza with Amy Poehler

Jan 22nd, 2026 8:01 AM

This week, Kim and Kate are joined once again by Golden Globe-winning podcaster Amy Poehler for the final episode of season two!!! They discuss high school superlatives and whether Kim and Kate are more similar than they think they are. Then, they answer an email question from someone dealing with the aftermath of rejecting a coworker’s romantic advances. Their next emailer has trouble sticking with a job and needs advice on how to keep their role interesting. They wrap up the second season answering a question from a boss whose subordinate is ghosting her. Everyone’s lives are changed forever, and the workplace is improved for all involved. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Ultimate Penultimate

Jan 15th, 2026 8:01 AM

It's the penultimate episode of season 2, and it’s WILD. Kim and Kate kick things off by talking about the rules of making wishes. Then, they talk to a caller who has helped a friend get hired on her team and is now scared that her friend will surpass her. To celebrate the penultimate episode, Kim and Kate answer FOUR email questions in a row, about topics like seeing a coworker on a dating app and what to do if your boss draws penises everywhere. Everyone’s lives are changed forever, and the workplace is improved for all involved. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sleep with Other People’s Coworkers

Jan 8th, 2026 8:01 AM

This week, Kim comes straight from therapy, and Kim and Kate discuss their different approaches to anger and how to use it productively. First, they talk to a caller whose situationship with a coworker ended badly. Next, they advise an emailer on getting past a work mistake that they can’t stop ruminating on. Lastly, they answer an email question about saying goodbye to a fired coworker without being fake. Everyone’s lives are changed forever, and the workplace is improved for all involved. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Earplugs at the Movies

Jan 1st, 2026 8:01 AM

This week, Kim and Kate unpack Kim’s hatred of concerts and debate whether or not Kim is Kate’s least fun friend. They answer a question from an emailer who is struggling through a transition from nanny to employee at the family’s company. Then, they help out a baker whose coworker is constantly harassing her. Finally, they advise an emailer who wants their coworker to stop showing them their children’s camp photos. Kim and Kate’s advice might end up shutting down a camp, but everyone's lives are changed forever, and the workplace is improved for all involved. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Exhausted by Donuts

Dec 18th, 2025 8:01 AM

It's Kim's birthday and she's coming to the realization that she might be a "birthday girl." Kim and Kate reminisce on all of Kim's life events that Kate has had to miss due to having babies. They talk to a caller who is dealing with someone else's bad assistant and isn't sure if it's appropriate to give feedback. Then, they answer an email question from a producer whose boss has ADHD and needs constant reminders about everything. Finally, they advise a female restaurant manager who keeps being mistaken for a server or hostess. Everyone's lives are changed forever, and the workplace is improved for all involved.  To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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