Ask Roulette

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 question first. This is an excerpt from our regular live shows. For more information about how to attend a live show, subscribe to the newsletter at AskRoulette.net. Ask Roulette is hosted by Jod...

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 question first. This is an excerpt from our regular live shows. For more information about how to attend a live show, subscribe to the newsletter at AskRoulette.net. Ask Roulette is hosted by Jod...

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 Bolin, and questions from the audience.

More podcasts and info about the live show on the website: www.askroulette.net

Ask Roulette Intro Theme: "Let Her Go" by Mac Demarco

Ask Roulette Outro The...

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 audience members.

We also remember New York Times columnist David Carr with an excerpt from his appearance on the show.

More podcasts and info about the live show on the website: www.askroulette.net

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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 Slate, Jay Smooth, Anna Holmes of Fusion, Rembert Browne of Grantland, Lizzie O'Leary of Marketplace, Chuck Klosterman, Kurt Andersen of Studio 360...and lots more.

More podcasts and info abou...

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 Bolin -- and some audience members.

Questions Asked:

-- What advice would you give your younger self?

-- Would you rather go to Mars but lose all your brain cells, or drive a truck?

-- What was you...

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 audience members.

Questions Asked:

-- What would you do if you didn't do what you do?

-- Have you ever had a crush on some kind of fictional character?

-- What memory still makes you cringe?

-- Mor...

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 some audience members.

Questions Asked:

-- What dinosaur would you like to domesticate?

-- What's the best advice you've gotten from a stranger?

-- What about you do you suspect drives your friends ...

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 some audience members.

Questions Asked:

-- What would your 12 year old self think of you right now?

-- Would you rather lick an armpit or have your armpit be licked?

-- What's the most surprisin...

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 band Eli Bolin -- and some audience members.

Questions Asked:

-- What was the last date you went on that you instantly regretted?

-- What's your shower routine?

-- What president would you like to...

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 audience members.

Questions Asked:

-- If you could have a million of anything, what would it be?

-- When did you realize you weren't going to be the person you thought you were going to be?

-- What...

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 audience members.

Questions Asked:

-- Would you rather give up oral sex or cheese?

-- What do you suspect your friends are lying to you about?

-- When was the last time you were completely fucked?

--...

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 audience members.

Questions Asked:

-- How much money would it take for you to have sex with someone purely for money?

-- Do you have any true-life ghost stories?

-- If you could implant one idea in ev...

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 members.

Questions Asked:

-- Do you remember what you said after your first kiss ever?

-- Are your best days ahead of you or behind you?

-- If you could invent a drug, what would it be?

-- More!

More i...

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 audience members.

Questions Asked:

-- Do you like black and white movies?

-- Why are you here right now?

-- What’s the most expensive thing you’ve wrecked?

-- Have you ever been scammed?

--...

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.

Questions Asked:

-- Can you name a time when you were embarrased for a parent?

-- What's your favorite brunch food?

-- When was the last time you felt most in love with the world?

-- How based-in-rea...