Does This Work?: Recent Episodes

Clare Shreve & Matt Manning

Each week, Clare Shreve & Matt Manning audition a new podcast theme and ask the most important question: does this work?

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Clare and Matt indulge in an ancient artform.

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Brewster likes cars. And Al Gore.

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Matt and Clare deep dive on a guy they hope is doing better these days.

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Matt and Clare find a profile they kinda, maybe...like?

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Clare and Matt delve into the self-help universe.

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In this mini-episode, Clare and Matt share their new format.

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Matt and Clare discover a Facebook profile not updated for many years.

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Matt and Clare go back to the original formula that made them famous--deep diving a Facebook profile to see what's there!

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Matt drags Clare to his favorite city in the world: Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

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Clare and Matt learn about l-o-v-e at a cat's birthday party.

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Clare and Matt investigate the idiom "an arm and a leg."

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Matt tells Clare we're doing a podcast on songs that make us cry. Then Matt plays a little surprise that definitely makes Clare cry. Happy Birthday Clare!

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In this mini-ep, Clare reports back from the Women's March on Washington.

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Our duo explores the frightening world of the job hunt process with a certain level of moronic distance.

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Matt and Clare take a drive to nowhere.

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Matt and Clare are back for 2017! In this episode they imagine a podcast in which the hosts carry the New Year’s spirit throughout the year by constantly making new resolutions - for each other.

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Matt interviews an historian about a forgotten holiday.

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Matt and Clare went into the week with one concept, but quickly threw that away when a man wearing a red hat became President.

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Clare and Matt make a playlist.

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10 minutes, 2 original stories, each written and recorded in three days by Clare and Matt.

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Matt and Clare talk about their days.

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Were you left wanting more after the debate last night? Or maybe you were wanting less. Less careful answers, less vitriol, and maybe even less substance? Clare and Matt lay out their platforms and face off in a debate to see who will be the President of the Does This Work? podcast! Listen now and cast your votes!

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Matt and Clare go live as part of Podslam 2016. They decide to do a live play-by-play of a classic WWE wrestling match, with just one problem...Clare has never watched a wrestling match in her life and has no idea what is happening.

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Matt and Clare are jealous of celebrities that always seem to be able to "get away." Why can't the rest of us take vacays whenever we want? We demand a break to re-center ourselves! Follow us on our midday retreat to an apple orchard and listen to us "relax!"