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4 DAYS AGO

Ep. 185: Paul Feig & Anjali Bhimani

Ring in the New Year with trivia on Go Fact Yourself! Paul Feig is a director of comedies like Bridesmaides and thrillers like the newly released thriller The Housemaid. He’ll tell us why he gets a similar thrill from working in both genres. And we’ll learn more about where his acute sense of fashion comes from. Anjali Bhimani is an actor, especially known for her voice work in videogames. She’ll tell us why portraying the character Symmetra for the Overwatch games has been especially meaningful for both her and gamers. Plus: why puppies are the perfect addition to a Dungeons & Dragons campaign. Areas of Expertise: Paul: The 2025 Dodgers starting lineup, the TV show “The Brady Bunch,” and martinis. Anjali: Late 70s to early 90s musicals (especially Sondheim), the greater human skeletomuscular system, and lines from Monty Python and the Holy Grail. What’s the Difference: Whip it What’s the difference between beating and whipping (when it comes to cooking)? What’s the difference between a whip and a lash? With Guest Experts: Jon Weidman: Emmy-winning and Tony-nominated writer, whose decades of work include three collaborations with Stephen Sondheim. Maureen McCormick: Actor, singer and best-selling author who played Marcia Brady on “The Brady Bunch.” Hosts: J. Keith van Straaten Helen Hong Credits: Theme Song by Jonathan Green. Maximum Fun's Senior Producer is Laura Swisher. Co-Producer and Editor is Julian Burrell. Additional editing by Valerie Moffat. Seeing our next live-audience shows by YOU!

4 days ago

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1h 9m
22/12/2025

Episode 129 - Beef 2025

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

22/12/2025

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50 min
25/10/2025

Ep.#463 - Until Dawn, with Hallie Haglund

We wrap Shocktober 2025 up with a discussion of the extremely-loosely-based-on-the-videogame meta-slasher UNTIL DAWN. But that's enough about the movie! We're burying the lede! Hallie Haglund returns to join us in our filmic antics. Has she seen a ghost yet? Come see us live in Chicago, on 11/16, discussing the Jim Belushi-and-a-dog buddy comedy K-9! OR, if you prefer to watch us from the comfort of your own home: Flop TV Season 3 tix are ON SALE! To stay updated on Flop House events and side projects AND get a little bit of extra fun nonsense, subscribe to our NEWSLETTER, “Flop Secrets! Wikipedia page for Until Dawn Recommended in this episode: Dan: If I Had Legs I'd Kick You (2025) Stu: Deathstalker (2025) The Lost Bus (2025) Elliott: Highest 2 Lowest (2025) Hallie: Weapons (2025)

25/10/2025

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1h 29m
02/12/2024

MBMBaM 740: Ten Percent Kissy Face

Hold onto your Shakespeare books, we’re about the turn the whole gym industry on its head by telling people that there’s heavy stuff everywhere! We’re also disrupting the wine industry with unconventional fruits, and the chocolate industry with extra-joyful Santas. Suggested talking points: Powered By Mold, Public Service Emmy, Shook Like Wet Spaghetti, Brie My Guest, No Joke Food in My House Harmony House: https://harmonyhousewv.com/

02/12/2024

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54 min
25/11/2024

MBMBaM 739: Face 2 Face: Munch Squad Works For Me Now

We got lost in Cleveland’s Masonic Temple, but thankfully we were found by a potato-touting Kyle MacLachlan, who guided us through winding corridors of ambiguously abandoned bookshelves and designer headstones, and gifted us a cabinet full of mugs with people’s faces on them. Suggested talking points: Deep Vein of West Virginia Dirtbag, Coin-Operated Hot Dog, Miracle Tarp, Are You Dishwasher Safe?, Fun TikTok Headstone Dealer, Burial at Pee First Nations Development Institute: https://www.firstnations.org/

25/11/2024

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1h 11m
09/12/2024

MBMBaM 741: Face 2 Face: 50-Way Pasta for Big Kisses

Welcome to the last live show of the Twenty Fungalore tour at the beautiful and delicious Pabst Theater. Join us as we lay the year to rest with an anthropomorphic Munch Squad, some wholesome haunted dolls, demon erotica, and a very neatly stacked pile of bricks. Suggested talking points: Digital Ibex Death, Brick and Mortar Magicians, My Axe is Leg Meat, A Lot of Time the Adventure is Hornets, Dwanta, All Those Ways of Describing Back Muscles, Chopin's 100 Farts Harmony House: https://harmonyhousewv.com/

09/12/2024

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1h 26m
19/09/2025

Ep. 180: Stephen Tobolowsky & Aparna Nancherla

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 also a prolific voice actor. She’ll tell us why voicing the character Moon Tobin on “The Great North” represents a lifelong dream for her. Plus, she’ll workshop some titles for her upcoming stand-up special that will premiere on Dropout TV. Areas of Expertise: Stephen: The work of Charles Dickens, the movie Children of Men, and the Jamaican Switch scam. Aparna: The movie Home Alone, the movie Jurassic Park, and naked mole rats. What’s the Difference: Pay Up What’s the difference between a deposit and a down-payment? What’s the difference between extortion and blackmail? Guest Experts: Dr. Rochelle Buffenstein: Distinguished Research Professor at the University of Illinois Chicago, known for her groundbreaking work with naked mole rats. Shani Wallis: Legendary singer and actor who's appeared in dozens of film and stage productions – including the 1968 Oscar-winning Best Picture Oliver! Hosts: J. Keith van Straaten Helen Hong Credits: Theme Song by Jonathan Green. Maximum Fun's Senior Producer is Laura Swisher. Co-Producer and Editor is Julian Burrell. Seeing our next live-audience shows by YOU!

19/09/2025

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1h 4m
18/11/2024

MBMBaM 738: My Unfinished Business is Mr. Holland's Opus

We're getting all Newton this week with how much wisdom we're dropping. We'll tell you what to do with the incredible amount of Wicked merch, how to make friends as an adult, and we debut our new fitness app where you just battle people IRL. Suggested talking points: You Didn't Have to Bisect My Wife, Is Cliff Bars Just Lembas Bread, Diameter of the Table Grease, Enhanced Fast Food Regret First Nations Development Institute: https://www.firstnations.org/

18/11/2024

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57 min
11/11/2024

MBMBaM 737: Face 2 Face: Amble Down to Dumpster Party

This week’s episode is live from Tyson’s Corner, where we won the first trophies of our entire lives and our dad wasn’t even there to see it . . . so please tell him what good boys we are. Please also invite him to the dumpster party, ask him to install an emotional support Squatty Potty, and plant some very tall vegetables, if he has the time. Suggested talking points: The Peeper will Keep us Safe, Extreme Slobster Close-Up, 18-Year-Old Baby Witch, Kelvin Kline, Plea For Shrek First Nations Development Institute: https://www.firstnations.org/

11/11/2024

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1h 20m
02/05/2025

Ep. 171: Amy Hill & Alec Mapa

From Broadway to Beverly Hills, it’s a brand new episode of Go Fact Yourself! Amy Hill is an actor with an extensive career, including roles in Lilo & Stitch and over 90 episodes of the rebooted “Magnum P.I.” She’ll tell us how she got that part and how it brought her closer to her daughter … literally. Alec Mapa is a comedian and actor, who often plays stereotypically flamboyant characters. He’ll explain why he actually doesn’t mind that, plus what it’s like being a guest judge on “Rupaul’s Drag Race.” Our guest host this week is Mallory O’Meara, who was a contestant on episode 168. Areas of Expertise: Amy: Traveling alone, biographical documentaries, and the TV show “The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” Alec: Filipino superstitions, The TV Show Drag Race Philippines and the musical Gypsy What’s the Difference: Lethal Weapon What’s the difference between something lethal and fatal? What’s the difference between a gun and a firearm? Guest Experts: Alex Baskin: Executive Producer of “The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” and host of the podcast, “Bravo’s Hot Mic” Lane Bradbury, Maureen Moore, Kate Reinders, and Leigh Ann Larkin: Actors whose careers include playing June in Broadway productions of Gypsy from 1959-2008. Hosts: J. Keith van Straaten Mallory O’Meara Credits: Theme Song by Jonathan Green. Maximum Fun's Senior Producer is Laura Swisher. Co-Producer and Editor is Julian Burrell. Seeing our next live-audience shows by YOU!

02/05/2025

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1h 2m

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