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 hodgman@maximumfun.org. THAT IS ALL.
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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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The number one podcast for those involved or just interested in the production of beef animals and dairy herds. A comedy podcast by Benjamin Partridge.
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A movie podcast that isn't just a bunch of straight white dudes. Comedian Ify Nwadiwe 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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The Jackie and Laurie Show


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The Jackie and Laurie Show
Jackie Kashian, Laurie Kilmartin, and Maximum Fun
Two women in comedy, Jackie Kashian and Laurie Kilmartin, talking about women and comedy. No guests, just two headliners who started in the 80s and never stopped.
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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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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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A comedy podcast about motherhood and how unnatural it sometimes is. We aren't all magical vessels! Join us every week as we deal with the thrills and embarrassments of motherhood and strive for less judging, and more laughing.
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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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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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Jo Firestone and Manolo Moreno play original listener-created games with callers from all over the world! Listen as Jo, Manolo and the players struggle through these outrageous family-friendly games that are played regardless of quality!
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Pop culture discussion with Guy Branum, Wynter Mitchell, Margaret Wappler and Karen Tongson
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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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Comedy, interviews and talk from MaxFunCon, the annual Convocation of Awesome hosted by MaximumFun.org.
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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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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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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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One Bad Mother


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Ghostly Husk with Ellen Weatherford
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This week on One Bad Mother: I've given you everything, and you still want more?! MaxFun's own Ellen Weatherford joins Biz to talk about animals that eat their parents after being born! Listen to Just The Zoo Of Us with Ellen and Christian Weatherford right here on Maximum Fun! You can also listen to Ellen's podcast, Spellbound and Gagged, about al…
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This week, our friends Danny Tamberelli and Katelyn Detweiler join host Dave Holmes for some Garfield trivia, musical wordclouds, and 100 years of Disney. Danny Tamberelli would like to plug The First Date Prophecy and recommends Good Burger 2 Katelyn Detweiler would like to plug Road Trip Rewind and recommends Water Underground by Real Estate And …
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Go Fact Yourself


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Ep. 139: Yakov Smirnoff & Salamishah Tillet
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These fancy things will never come in between you and this brand new episode of Go Fact Yourself! In this episode… Guests: Yakov Smirnoff is an iconic comedian, who made a name for himself after making Johnny Carson laugh on “The Tonight Show.” He’ll explain how he had to fight for the chance to be on the show and how he learned to make art in the …
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Maximum Film!


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Episode 326: A Heaping Helping of 'The Holdovers'
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Alexander Payne's latest (following films like ELECTION, SIDEWAYS, and NEBRASKA) is a Christmas movie, sort of! But forget we said that... We're unwrapping THE HOLDOVERS! Plus, memorable dinner scenes from film history, a Hotline letter about therapy on screen, and a Christmas movie minute! What’s Good Alonso - Matt Rogers’ Have You Heard of Christ…
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This week comedian, writer, and podcaster Ify Nwadiwe (Maximum Film!) joins us to talk about video games, foreign McDonalds, and zhuzhing a store bought potato salad. Check out all of the delicious options at Nuts.com/jjgo. You’ll receive a free gift and free shipping when you spend $29 or more! Try Stitch Fix today at and you’ll get 25% off when y…
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Andrea brings the case against her lifelong friend Jennifer. For years they’ve had a holiday tradition of getting together to bake a gingerbread house. And for years, Andrea says that Jennifer messes it all up--WITH GINGERBREAD MISCHIEF! Who’s right? Who’s wrong? Thanks to reddit user u/JustLooking0209 for naming this week’s case! To suggest a titl…
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Hosts Jo Firestone & Manolo Moreno play listener-created games with callers! Games played: Letter Ladder submitted by Bryan Naylor & Cole Jimenez from San Antonio, Texas, Fridge Party submitted by Cheryl Wanko from Coatesville, Pennsylvania, and Those Who Can't submitted by Roxanne Harvey from Los Angeles, California Callers: Cole & Bryan from San …
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Hello babies!Thank you for tuning in for our special CYBER MONDAY episode! Listen for great money saving tips that will literally save you THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS. And by that I mean Emily shares how to avoid being phished. She learned the hard way! On Wiki of the Week, we read the Wikipedia page for "Spitting," the act of forcibly ejecting saliva or …
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This week on the Jackie (@jackiekashian) and Laurie (@anylaurie16) Show, hecklers are observed in the wild, Laurie freshens up her car with an entire Christmas tree, and we ask; Did she charm everyone? Comic of the Week: Esther Fallick @estherfallick Places to get Jackie's album “Stay ”Kashian https://800pgr.lnk.to/StayKashianTW Places to get Lauri…
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One Bad Mother


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She's Funny - But Is She "Pregnant" Funny? with Rosebud Baker
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Comedian and writer Rosebud Baker joins Biz to talk about parenting a newborn and recording her new comedy spot while pregnant! Rosebud's new comedy set premieres on November 28th on Netflix, as part of their new standup series Verified Stand Up. You can watch her full-length special, Whiskey Fists, on YouTube. Thank you to all our listeners who su…
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Maximum Film!


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Episode 325: 'Rustin' Was Born This Way
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Unsung civil rights hero Bayard Rustin gets his due at last, courtesy of our guy Colman Domingo. Then, since Thanksgiving was this week, we dole out our honorary Turkeys of the Year. Plus, Christmas Movie Minute ramps into high gear! What’s Good Alonso - Tru-Tone Christmas Lights Drea - Yorkshire Tea Biscuit Brew Ify - Christmas at the Americana IT…
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Jordan and Jesse are joined by the legendary writer, comedian, and BMX biker Dave Hill, who tells the boys about his tour with Tenacious D and his new book The Awesome Game: One Man’s Incredible Globe Crushing Hockey Odyssey. Watch the stream of Judge John Hodgman's Van Freaks Roadshow. Jordan wrote a brand new graphic novel called Youth Group whic…
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Mary brings the case against her roommate Salma. They’re both fans of the card game called PUNDERDOME. But Mary says Salma is a cheater. When they play, Salma doesn’t make puns: just jokes. Who’s right? Who’s wrong? With Expert Witness Jo Firestone (Dr. Gameshow, Ziwe)! Check out her new novel Murder and Sex Island and her new game Fruits! Thanks t…
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This week on Jackie and Laurie, Jackie (@jackiekashian) articulates her understandings of swim soccer, bunions are back for Laurie (@anylaurie16), and who doesn't like a nice foyer? Comic of the Week: Vanessa Gonzalez @vanessagcomedy Save big at HeroForge.com this Black Friday with up to 20% off physical miniatures, like their Color-Printed Plastic…
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