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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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Ep. 155: Negin Farsad & Shane O’Neill
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It’s trivia for the whole family on this episode of Go Fact Yourself! In this episode… Guests: Negin Farsad is a comedian and host of the comedy and news podcast, Fake the Nation. Her career has taken her on some pretty interesting journeys – including an actual psychedelic trip. She’ll tell us about that and why she thinks humanity is actually a l…
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Go for gold with this Best of the Olympics special of Go Fact Yourself! In this episode… Erin Foley from ep. 72 Heidi Gardner from ep. 78 Denise Crosby from ep. 108 Liz Miele from ep. 110 George Hahn from ep. 135 Ify Nwadiwe from ep. 145 Frank Turner from ep. 154 With guest experts: Julie Heldman: Olympic Gold Medalist and one of women’s tennis’ Or…
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Ep. 154: Frank Turner & Rachel Feinstein
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We’ve got some killer trivia on a brand new episode of Go Fact Yourself! In this episode… Guests: Frank Turner is a musician with a decades-long career that includes setting a new world record for touring. He’ll tell us what that was like and why he’s glad to never try something like it again. Frank’s newest album, “Undefeated,” is out now. Rachel …
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Ep. 153: Joyce Bulifant & Todd Newton
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We agree to rock! – Live from the inaugural Quiz Show Expo in Burbank, California, it’s a brand new episode of Go Fact Yourself! In this episode… Guests: Joyce Bulifant has a prolific television career that includes TV (“The Mary Tyler Moore Show”), film (Airplane!), and game shows (“Match Game”). She’ll share some stories from her time in show bus…
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Ep. 152: Blair Socci & Alonso Duralde
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Hey you guyyyyyyyys! It’s a brand new episode of Go Fact Yourself! In this episode… Guests: Blair Socci is a comedian who got involved in the trade in an unusual way: She started out wanting to be a novelist and got a burst of inspiration… in the shower. Along the way she wrote for magazines, was a volleyball player and even learned how to make a g…
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Ep. 151: Carmen Lynch & Bobby Massie
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It’s Friday night and the lights are on bright for a brand new episode of Go Fact Yourself! In this episode… Guests: Carmen Lynch is a comedian who recently released not one, but TWO comedy specials, one in spanish and one in english. She’ll tell us about how the two audiences react differently to comedy. Plus, she’ll explain why “less is more” sum…
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Ep. 150: Buzzy Cohen & Debra Wilson
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Twivia is what bwings us togewer on a bwand new episode of Go Fact Yourself! In this episode… Guest Co-host: Muffy Marracco is a renowned trivia expert, often seen on the Game Show Network. She also previously appeared on episode 120 of Go Fact Yourself. Guests: Buzzy Cohen is a “Jeopardy!” champion and “Jeopardy! Tournament of Champions” champion.…
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Ep. 149: Adam Felber & Jiaoying Summers
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It's a brand new episode of Go Fact Yourself! It’s a brand new episode of Go Fact Yourself! In this episode… Guests: Adam Felber is a writer, co-host of the “Nobody Listens to Paula Poundstone” podcast, and frequent panelist on the NPR quiz show “Wait, Wait… Don’t Tell Me!” In contrast with other people who appear on that program, he actually doesn…
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You’re not hallucinating here – it’s a brand new episode of Go Fact Yourself! In this episode… Guests: Ivy Le is a comedian, actor, and the creator of the podcast FOGO- Fear of Going Outside. Ivy says she had to start from square one for the podcast: From Googling “How to find the outdoors” all the way to learning how to camp. She’ll also tell us a…
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Ep. 147: Andy Richter & Tonya Mosley
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We’re tearing the roof off a brand new episode of Go Fact Yourself! In this episode… Rose Abdoo is an actor you can see now in “Hacks” on Max! She was also on episode 118 of GFY, and tonight she returns as a guest co-host. Guests: Andy Richter is an actor and comedian. He’s most famous for being the sidekick to Conan O’Brien, a role that he learned…
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Ep. 146.95 - J. Keith on Dead Pilots Society
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It’s a #MaxFunDrive crossover! Go Fact Yourself host J. Keith van Straten sat down with the podcast Dead Pilots Society. He and fellow MaxFun hosts Jordan Morris and John Moe discuss unscripted pilots that went nowhere. To hear the full episode, go listen to the latest episode of Dead Pilots Society. Want to be a listener who gets to sit in – or be…
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Ep. 146.75 - Listener Sit-In Reactions – BoCo Preview! (#MaxFunDrive)
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Last year, we selected a few listeners to sit in on recordings of Go Fact Yourself! They got to see just how much work goes into a recording of the podcast and learned a lot along the way (but don’t tell anyone). And they seem to have enjoyed it! Want to be a listener who gets to sit in? Make sure to support us in this year’s MaxFunDrive! maximumfu…
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Ep. 146.5 - Clint McElroy & Ella McLeod BoCo Preview! (#McsFunDrive)
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Just say yes to a preview of the members-exclusive BoCo from Go Fact Yourself! In the full episode… Guests: Clint McElroy is a former radio broadcaster and the father of the McElroy podcast siblings Justin, Travis, and Griffin. Clint is one of the voices behind “The Adventure Zone” podcast where he plays Dungeons and Dragons along with his sons. Cl…
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