179: Castile My Heart

People are so weird about cleaning up blood, but seriously — we all carry around LITERAL PINTS OF THE STUFF AT ALL TIMES. It’s bound to get out occasionally. And when it does, you need to be able to clean it up. How? CALL THE DOCTOR.

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178: A Show of Hands

A gift from a listener promises to be “better than A.I.” when it comes to helpful household hints. It also leads Hanna and Andrew down memory lane to a time when women could clean and moisturize their hands at the same time. (Oh, Madge!) 

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176: Everything but the Kitchen Stink

Oooh, what’s that smell? Today we look for a mystery smell, address one of the grossest household necessities — a kitchen sink trap — and talk about a stubborn dog pee stain that almost ended it all. Plus: Who left the toilet outside of Andrew’s house and what’s he supposed to do?

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175: To Airbnb is Human

Airbnb cleaning fees can seem unreasonable…especially when you’re expected to do all of the chores that would typically be covered by, say, a cleaner. We love to clean but have some questions about doing it for free (or worse, paying to do it).

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173: Taking the Cake

When a listener sees a Facebook Buy Nothing post about a wedding cake, she goes for it. And also: this rice cooker was a roadside (“gomi pile”) treasure in the 90s…and she’s still cooking!

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