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Go Fact Yourself

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Twice a month, host J. Keith van Straaten and co-host Helen Hong quiz the smartest celebrities they know to find out why they love what they love! Recorded before a live audience in downtown Los Angeles, this game show features comedians, actors, and musicians answering arcane questions on topics they claim to be experts in. But don't worry; if they slip up, there are real experts on hand to give us the facts!
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Judge John Hodgman

John Hodgman and Maximum Fun

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John Hodgman's Today in the Past podcast is now The Judge John Hodgman Podcast. Have your pressing issues decided by Famous Minor Television Personality John Hodgman, Certified Judge. If you'd like John Hodgman to solve your pressing issue, simply email it, along with your phone number, to [email protected]. THAT IS ALL.
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Maximum Film!

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A movie podcast that isn't just a bunch of straight white dudes. Comedian Kevin Avery is joined by film producer Drea Clark and film critic Alonso Duralde for a fast, funny, flight through film. Maximum Film! is news, reviews and in-depth insight, beamed directly into your ears every week.
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Troubled Waters

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Troubled Waters is the pop culture quiz show where comedians disagree to disagree. Twice a month, Dave will stoke pointless arguments between two teams of comedians and make them compete against each other in order to settle their meaningless debates once and for all. Winner takes home the right to be right.
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Jordan, Jesse, GO!

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What is the dumbest show you can imagine? This award-winning show may be dumber. It has no content. No format. Yet it's going on ten years of delighting hundreds of thousands of people. It's been an iTunes editors choice, and Rolling Stone picked it as one of the world's best comedy podcasts. It's light in the dark, comfort in the cold and a penguin in the pants (long story). Join hosts Jesse Thorn (NPR's Bullseye) and Jordan Morris (Comedy Central's @Midnight) and a celebrity guest on a rau ...
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Dr. Gameshow

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Manolo Moreno plays original listener-created games with callers from all over the world! Listen as Manolo and the players struggle through these outrageous family-friendly games that are played regardless of quality!
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Heat Rocks

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Scorching guests and sizzling records: join music writer Oliver Wang and music supervisor Morgan Rhodes each week as they invite their favorite artists, critics and scholars for in-depth conversations about the albums that shape our lives. Each week our special guests will take you deep into their heat rocks from the world of hip-hop, soul, dance, jazz, funk and more. Get with us!
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Switchblade Sisters

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Switchblade Sisters is a podcast providing deep cuts on genre flicks from a female perspective. Every week, film critic and screenwriter April Wolfe sits down with a phenomenal female film-maker to slice-and-dice a classic genre movie - horror, exploitation, sci-fi and many others! Along the way, they cover craft, the state of the industry, how films get made, and more. Mothers, lock up your sons, the Switchblade Sisters are coming!
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The MaximumFun.org Listener Panel is a group of committed MaxFun listeners who help us evaluate our programming. From time to time, we'll ask you to listen to an episode of a new or existing MaximumFun.org program and offer us your thoughts and feedback. You can help us make our shows better!
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Wham Bam Pow with Cameron Esposito is an action/scifi moviecast. Each week, host Cameron Esposito and panelists Rhea Butcher and Ricky Carmona will terminate your boredom with movies news, interviews & watch along film reviews. It's one show to rule them all!
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Bubble

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Welcome to Fairhaven, a literal Bubble of corporate utopia set amid the wild, goblin-infested Brush. The first scripted comedy series from Maximum Fun, Bubble was created by Jordan Morris, and tells the tale of a small band of monster killers struggling to make ends meet and find love in a nightmarish version of the gig economy. Starring: Alison Becker (Parks and Recreation), Keith Powell (30 Rock), Cristela Alonzo (Cristela), Eliza Skinner (The Late Late Show) and Mike Mitchell (Love), with ...
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Adam Ruins Everything

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First, on the Adam Ruins Everything TV show, Adam Conover broke down widespread misconceptions about everything we take for granted. Now, join Adam as he sits down with the experts and stars from the show to go into even more detail.
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The Art of Process with Aimee Mann and Ted Leo

Aimee Mann, Ted Leo, and Maximum Fun

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The Art of Process with Aimee Mann and Ted Leo is the newest artistic collaboration from legendary singer-songwriters Aimee Mann and Ted Leo. Every other week, Aimee and Ted talk to friends across the creative spectrum to find out how they work. And sure, they're friends with a lot of musicians, but weirdly not as many as you'd expect. So you'll hear from comedians, directors, novelists, show creators - ok, yes, some musicians - writers, producers and more, as they discuss the process of tur ...
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Baby Geniuses

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Baby Geniuses is a show for people who know stuff and people who don't know stuff, but would like to. Every week, comedian and super-genius Emily Heller and cartoonist and mastermind Lisa Hanawalt, challenge their guests to share some knowledge on any topic they want.
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An impossible, dystopian "sporting event" is the subject of this week's film, leading to a seemingly impossible feat of storytelling, production, and adaptation. It's THE LONG WALK, with YA Novelist and podcasting impresario Lauren Shippen as our special guest. Then, we talk about films that don't pass the Bechdel Test, but still pass muster. What’…
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Are you a Maximum Fun member? Check your BoCo feed because there's a new Membo Mailbag episode in there! If not, here's a preview of this month's episode. Want to hear why the J Squad is talking about cat litter? Join Maximum Fun at just $5 a month and you can hear this episode in full, along with our entire catalog of members-only bonus content. G…
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On this week’s episode, we welcome back comedian, Josh Gondelman, to chat about his new special (Positive Reinforcement), gundam dogs, news from t-shirts, the Stankus Test, and so much more! Go see Josh in New Orleans (10/24-10/25) and Minneapolis (11/23) and then going on Aimee Mann and Ted Leo's Christmas Show tour the from Thanksgiving weekend t…
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Colton brings the case against his friend, Chris, who loves to tell the same joke to his group of friends. Colton is TIRED OF IT. He says this joke comes up so much that talking to Chris gives him anxiety. But Chris says the joke is hilarious! Who’s right? Who’s wrong? With Guest Bailiff Monte Belmonte! Please consider donating to Al Otro Lado. Al …
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This week Laurie (@anylaurie16) is back to work! The ladies get together after an eventful week to catch up on Laurie's experience this past week at Jimmy Kimmel Live. Meanwhile, Jackie got to spend a layover in Phoenix Arizona this past weekend. Both ladies deal with people who are ruder than they are willing to be. Plus, we learn that trucks live…
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Mike Shephard, Susan Harrison, Sammy Dobson, Tom Crowley, Linnea Sage and Mike Wozniak join in this week as we commemorate three years since the death of her majesty Queen Elizabeth II. Live stream tickets: https://www.kingsplace.co.uk/whats-on/comedy/beef-and-dairy-network-podcast-online-streaming/kplayer/ Stock media provided by Setuniman/Pond5.c…
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Consider yourself at home– with trivia on Go Fact Yourself! Stephen Tobolowsky is an actor, writer, and director. He’s perhaps best known for his role as Ned Ryerson from the classic film Groundhog Day. He’ll tell us about what it’s like being part of such an iconic movie – and how its fans keep him humble. Aparna Nancherla is a comedian, who’s als…
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Director/star James Sweeney’s sophomore follow-up to Straight Up made a spalsh at Sundance this January, winning the Audience Award and a lot of buzz about Dylan O’Brien’s dual roles as twins Roman and Rocky. Director and writer Bryan Fuller, whose feature debut DUST BUNNY recently premiered at TIFF, joins us to see what all the fuss is about. Then…
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On this week’s episode, we welcome voice actor, Holly Chou (Jubilee from X-Men '97), to chat about naughty nickelodeons, voice acting efforts, giant water bottles, and so much more. See Holly Chou at L.A. Comic-Con, booth 867! Jordan and company are going to be at L.A. Comic Con this year, September 26th - 28th at table JO7 September 26th - Jordan …
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Fall is nearly here and it's time to clear the docket! This week, we are talking to beloved food writers and chefs Kenji López-Alt (Serious Eats, The Recipe) and Deb Perelman (Smitten Kitchen, The Recipe) about COMFORT FOODS! Is the "mac" in chili mac supposed to be plain noodles or mac and cheese? Is canned pumpkin as good as fresh pumpkin puree? …
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Hosted by Manolo Moreno ( moslo.xyz ) Games Played: “What’s In A Name” submitted by Kate from Queens, NY; “Dwayne the Bathtub, I’m the Rock Johnson” submitted by Richaellion the Hellion and Cutie Carly from Seattle, Washington; and “No Thanks” submitted by Miles (age 6) via dad Tom Ducary from Indianapolis, Indiana Callers: Gabriel from Modesto, CA…
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This week on the show, lotta names in the chat folks! We learn that when Laurie Kilmartin (@anylaurie16) is behind you, she is also standing behind someone else as a shield. Jackie (@jackiekashian) only recognizes music if it played in a roller rink in the late 70s. More than anything else, we'd like to reming you that it's going to be terrible, bu…
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This week our friend Mary Houlihan and Ben Katzner join Dave for some fun in the sun as we say goodbye to summer! Ben Katzner would like to plug Troll Hole and Supple Harlot and recommends Mike Lester, Kelsey Cook, and Sam Evans Mary Houlihan would like to plug her upcoming tour dates and recommends Dan Perlman And finally Dave is on Bluesky! Dave …
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W. Kamau Bell is a noted comedian, author, filmmaker, and activist. He’s also the former co-host of the podcast DENZEL WASHINGTON IS THE GREATEST ACTOR OF ALL TIME PERIOD, along with our very own Kevin Avery. Now, we've gotten the former co-hosts (and former roommates!) back together. It’s a big deal, but does Spike Lee and Denzel Washington’s big …
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On this week’s episode, we welcome back comedian and writer, Eliza Skinner, to chat about being well ventilated, rockabilly people versus swing people, CarJitsu, bumper sticker dissonance, and so much! Eliza’s Etsy shop! Follow Booberry Jones on Instagram! Eliza is selling her pottery at the Lyric Hyperion in Los Angeles on September 13th! Not by t…
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Should dream sequences be banned from fiction? Is it ok to work on needle crafts in bed? What is the human eye actually capable of seeing? Can one sit nude on the sofa? All of these cases and more fun, recorded LIVE at The State Theater in Portland, Maine on the JJHO Road Court tour! With Joel Mann and his jazz group, The Night and Day Jazz Trio! P…
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