Best Maximumfun Podcasts (2025)

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Elijah Invented Congee 1:01:27

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This week on the show, comedy never takes a holiday. Jackie does a gig so tired she is fighting her own mouth on stage to get the jokes out. Laurie is a-paul-d by the money people make from fighting influencers. There is also some discussion of which characters from Hogan's Heroes can get it. Plus, Laurie would like to remind everyone that no one l…

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Episode 129 - Beef 2025 49:50

1d ago49:50

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Jess Ransom, Michael Clarke, George Fouracres and Linnea Sage join in this month as we look back over the most exciting new cattle breeds to emerge in 2025. Stock media provided by Setuniman/Pond5.com and Soundrangers/Pond5.com Music credit courtesy of epidemicsound.com: La fille aux cheveux de lin / Claire McMillen…

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K-9, LIVE! 59:30

4d ago59:30

59:30

We're taking a short holiday break, but that doesn't mean YOU have to survive without a new episode! It means that we're giving you this live show, recorded at the lovely Sleeping Village in Chicago, IL, where we discuss the Jim Belushi-and-a-dog cop comedy(?) K-9! Everyone wins! We’re coming back to San Francisco Sketchfest on January 25! Get tick…

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Live Defensively (#520) 1:03:33

7d ago1:03:33

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This week on the show, we learn that rats have been living in Laurie’s (@anylaurie16) porch couch. Now we can look back at old episodes and reflect on the number of times Laurie was sitting on a massive rat nest. Laurie offers Jackie (@jackiekashian) a ton of information about Northern California serial killers and Jackie requests that she send her…

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FH Mini - Holiday Hallmarking, with Amber Nash 55:30

11d ago55:30

55:30

We welcome Amber "Voice of Pam on Archer" Nash to the show for a little quiz about this year's slate of Hallmark holiday films, and what we think their plots might be. Check out Amber's podcast, RePhrasing: An Archer Rewatch Podcast, right on our own network, Maximum Fun! Tickets for Flop TV Season 3 are ON SALE! Also, we’ll be back at San Francisc…

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Well Napped (#519) 57:27

14d ago57:27

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This week on the show Jackie (@jackiekashian) ditches hotel bed for pop secret hotel couches. Laurie (@anylaurie16) points out how good Jackie is at going to lunch with people. Plus, everyone's fourth wife is very nice, but that usually means the first three are pretty pissed. Subscribe to the podcast, and give it a 5-star rating and review to help…

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The Christmas Martian, with Alonso Duralde 1:23:05

18d ago1:23:05

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It's the most wonderful time of the year. Some might go so far as to call it the hap-happiest season of all. Why? Because we're rejoined by Alonso Duralde, one of the warmest most delightful film critics and podcasters in the world, for our annual bad holiday movie! That said, goddamn you Alonso for suggesting we watch The Christmas Martian. This..…

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An Opportunity for Rebuttal (#518) 1:01:59

21d ago1:01:59

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This week's episode, Laurie (@anylaurie16) made more on a weekend of shows than she expected. Jackie (@jackiekashian) explains that, in the industry, they call that a "bump." Laurie illustrates that you can be bored without yawning. And hey, to all you sexually active young women comedians, your aunt Jackie wants to ask, "Are you having a good time…

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Afraid, with Chris Weitz 2:21:07

25d ago2:21:07

2:21:07

Our friend Chris Weitz knocked politely and requested to be allowed into the lion's den, becoming the first director to come on a full episode to discuss his OWN work. That's right, on this Flop House we discuss AfrAId, a movie written and directed by (checks notes) Chris Weitz. And surprisingly (?) it's one of our most joyful episodes. God bless y…

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Episode 128 - Dean Lamp Goes Undercover 31:04

27d ago31:04

31:04

Dan Thomas and Linnea Sage join in this week as we catch up with career criminal Dean Lamp. Stock media provided by Setuniman/Pond5.com and Soundrangers/Pond5.com Music credit courtesy of epidemicsound.com: Purple Moon/Edith Avery The Spy/Wendy Marcini Haunted Mind/Etienne RousselBy Dan Thomas, Linnea Sage

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What to be Paranoid About (#517) 1:03:54

28d ago1:03:54

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This week on the show Jackie (@jackiekashian) used a medical trampoline and Laurie (@anylaurie16) would like to hear less about it. A friendly public service reminder that you have a nasal cavity and not a nozzle cavity. We hope your holidays are less stressful than getting Lasik surgery on a Murphy bed! Subscribe to the podcast, and give it a 5-st…

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Ep.#466 - The One, with Michael Shanks 2:00:29

1M ago2:00:29

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"The One with Michael Shanks?" What is this, a FRIENDS episode?!? (Thank you, producer Alex, for that joke.) No -- in this episode we welcome writer/director/FX artist/actor/man with impeccable taste in podcasts, Michael Shanks, all the way from his home in Australia, to discuss his nostalgia pick, 2001's The One, starring Jet Li! We're coming back…

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Second Source (#516) 1:02:16

1M ago1:02:16

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This week on the show, Laurie (@anylaurie 16) realizes she is a nesting doll of Laurie Kilmartins. Some are New York comics. Some are LA comics. All need more spots. Jackie throws out a reference to Bunk Port for all our Kennedy-heads out there. Plus, great new phrase “Are you trying to vex me today?” Subscribe to the podcast, and give it a 5-star …

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Ep.#465 - Smurfs, with Jesse Thorn 2:04:15

1M ago2:04:15

2:04:15

We welcome the man who brought us to the Maximum Fun network, Mr. Jesse Thorn, to the show this week. And how did we repay him? We made him watch Smurfs. We never said life is fair. Anyway, of all the Smurfs movies in the world, this will definitely go down as "the one with Rihanna and James Corden." Come see us live in Chicago, THIS SUNDAY, 11/16,…

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No Internet in the Pool (#515) 1:01:41

1M ago1:01:41

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This week on the show Laurie (@anylaurie16) finds peace in a pool. Jackie (@jackiekashian) makes an example out of a few good white guys. The ladies discuss the power of free pizza. They also notice some people are willing to change reality instead of changing how they think. Subscribe to the podcast, and give it a 5-star rating and review to help …

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Ep.#464 - The Crow (2024), with Scott Weinberg 1:36:44

2M ago1:36:44

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Writer, producer, and podcaster Scott Weinberg kicks off the FOUR FULL EPISODES OF "MOVEMBER," with a discussion of 2024's remake, The Crow. The original Crow was a defining movie for legions of goths and black-trenchcoated teens. This one... has a lot of people thirsting after Bill Skarsgård's abs? And not much else? Come see us live in Chicago, o…

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Does Charmy Like Anime (#514) 57:36

2M ago57:36

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This week, we have room for every story. Jackie (@jackiekashian) comments on the people of Wisconsin's thick jackets and heavy flow. Laurie gives us some updates on the great Un-Princing of Andrew. File this episode under “one of the punchy ones.” Subscribe to the podcast, and give it a 5-star rating and review to help the show move up the charts. …

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Elijah Invented Congee 1:01:27

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Episode 129 - Beef 2025 49:50

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K-9, LIVE! 59:30

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Live Defensively (#520) 1:03:33

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FH Mini - Holiday Hallmarking, with Amber Nash 55:30

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Well Napped (#519) 57:27

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The Christmas Martian, with Alonso Duralde 1:23:05

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An Opportunity for Rebuttal (#518) 1:01:59

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Afraid, with Chris Weitz 2:21:07

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Episode 128 - Dean Lamp Goes Undercover 31:04

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What to be Paranoid About (#517) 1:03:54

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Ep.#466 - The One, with Michael Shanks 2:00:29

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Second Source (#516) 1:02:16

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Ep.#465 - Smurfs, with Jesse Thorn 2:04:15

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No Internet in the Pool (#515) 1:01:41

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Ep.#464 - The Crow (2024), with Scott Weinberg 1:36:44

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Does Charmy Like Anime (#514) 57:36