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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 hodgman@maximumfun.org. THAT IS ALL.
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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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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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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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Baby Geniuses
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Baby Geniuses

maximumfun.org, Lisa Hanawalt, Emily Heller, Rob Pera

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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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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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Switchblade Sisters
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Switchblade Sisters

MaximumFun.org, Casey O'Brien

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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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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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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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This week we hear of a tale where Laurie (@anylaurie16) is no longer the victim, Jackie (@jackiekashian) laments the decline of the Delta Sky Club, and it's a dark day when even comedians who golf are struggling... Comic of the Week: Maddie T Wiener @maddietwiener Places to get Jackie's album “Stay ”Kashian https://800pgr.lnk.to/StayKashianTW Place…
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Chris Cantrill, Amy Gledhill, Anna Leong Brophy, Tom Crowley, Tom Neenan, Nadia Kamil, Mike Wozniak and Linnea Sage join in this month for a live show which took place at London Agrimedia Con 2023. WATCH THE LIVE SHOW RECORDING WITH YOUR EYES HERE: https://shop.kingsplace.co.uk/29410/29414 Stock media provided by Setuniman/Pond5.com and Soundranger…
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Support for birthing people? Affordable maternal health care? Come into our hot air balloon to see the world, because you're not getting it here. Journalist and host of the Uncared For podcast, SuChin Pak, joins Biz to talk Costa Rican health care, birthing regrets, and the privilege of greener grass. Listen to Uncared For and Add to Cart wherever …
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A new film directed by Roger Ross Williams tells the true story of luchador Saúl Armendáriz, who was determined to fight and win on his own terms as Cassandro…and made (gay) history in the process. Then, we’ll take a look at some other documentary-to-drama story arcs. What’s Good Alonso - Ava DuVernay’s “Lights, Caramel, Action” Drea - “Body’s choi…
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We have a very special episode for you this week! Jordan and Jesse flew all the way to sunny London-town for a live show at the London Podcast Festival. Sarah Morgan and Mat Ricardo join us for some games, some knife tricks, and some surprise celebrity guests. Ever tried Microdosing? Visit Microdose.com and use JJGO for 30% off + Free Shipping. Try…
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Where's the beef? ONLINE! Taylor Lorenz joins the Court this week to help clear the docket and talk about ONLINE BEEFS! Taylor is a tech journalist and author of the new book Extremely Online: The Untold Story of Fame, Influence, and Power on the Internet. Judge Hodgman and Guest Bailiff Jean Grae consult Taylor on all things online: talking back w…
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Hosts Jo Firestone & Manolo Moreno play listener-created games with callers! Games played: It's Fine submitted by Justin Friello from Schnectedady, New York (now Denton, Texas), Doctors & Deli Meats submitted by K Monteroso from Los Angeles, California, and Where Am I? When Am I? Who Am I? submitted by MAD from Rochester, New York Callers: Justin f…
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This week on the show Jackie (@jackiekashian) has that face name thing, Laurie (@anylaurie16) is certian everybody wants to hear from a smart woman, and somebody is getting paid comically little... Comic of the Week: Kari Assad @assadkarirocks Places to get Jackie's album “Stay ”Kashian https://800pgr.lnk.to/StayKashianTW Places to get Laurie's alb…
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Hello babies!On today's unintentionally culinarily oriented episode, we're discussing all the things that make food great. Does maple syrup count as a "sauce?" Does a clean refrigerator improve your quality of life? Do cast iron pans increase your iron levels? On Wiki of the Week, we read the Wikipedia article for "Ranch Dressing," a savory, creamy…
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Is you okay out there?! It’s a brand new episode of Go Fact Yourself! In this episode… Guests: Ed Begley, Jr. is a second-generation actor. Why did he decide to get into Hollywood? Because he wanted to do exactly what his dad did. Over the years he’s been nominated for an Emmy seven times, guested on game shows, and even had dinner with the Beatles…
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This week, our friends Casey O'Brien and Glenn Boozan join host Dave Holmes for some terrible relationship advice, spooky song lyrics, and lesser-known Mortal Kombat kombatants. Glenn Boozan would like to plug There Are Moms Way Worse Than You and the upcoming sequel There Are Dads Way Worse Than You and recommends Return of the Obra Dinn Casey O'B…
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What’s Good Alonso - the existence of Hallmark’s Notes of Autumn Drea - library card sign up month Kahea - night walks/Rick Rubin’s book Ify - football stuff, The Challenge, new paints for tiny boys…and oh, Beyonce ITIDIC Over 200 Filmmakers and Actors Signed a Letter Asking TIFF to Drop RBC Sponsor NB: This story was updated after recording with e…
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Dan brings the case against his wife, Carrie. Dan wants to build a model railroad in a small switching layout that simulates a switchyard. This type of model railroad does not move in a loop. Carrie says that a model railroad is pointless if it doesn’t move in a loop! Who's right? Who's wrong? Thanks to reddit user u/themadjuggler for naming this w…
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