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Video games: They’re serious business! Except when they’re not serious at all. Each week on Triple Click, video game experts Kirk Hamilton, Maddy Myers, and Jason Schreier journey into the fascinating world of games. They’ll explore hot topics in video game news and culture, answer burning listener questions, debate the pros and cons of the biggest new games, and replay old classics together.
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Getting to sleep can be difficult sometimes. Now you can achieve that urgently needed rest by taking advantage of our most precious natural resource: celebrities. Each week on the slyly humorous and reassuring Sleeping with Celebrities, host John Moe talks with a different guest from the world of entertainment about something they know a lot about. The conversation is guaranteed to be just interesting enough to draw your attention away from your own swirling anxieties but never interesting e ...
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Comedians and cooking show superfans Mike Cabellon, Sierra Katow, and Ify Nwadiwe use fantasy sports rules to argue about America's favorite reality cooking competition shows. We pick chefs, we earn points based on how those chefs perform, and at the end of the season, we crown a winner!
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Want to learn how to make the most of your reading life? Join Brea Grant and Mallory O’Meara every week as they discuss tips and tricks for reading better! Listeners will learn how to vanquish their To-Be-Read piles, get pointers on organizing their bookshelves and hear reviews on the newest reading gadgets. Brea and Mallory also offer advice on bookish problems. How do you climb out of a reading slump? How do you support authors while still getting books on the cheap? Where do you hide the ...
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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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Why pay for streaming services when movies like Timecop and Grease 2 can be watched for nothing more than the cost of enduring a few loud, unskippable ads? Join us every week for a dive into the internet’s bargain bin! Emily Fleming and Jordan Morris are real friends, real comedy writers and real cheapskates. They met working in comedy writing rooms and bonded over their love of “trashy” pop culture and saving a buck. They’re combining these loves for the podcast “Free With Ads,” a movie rev ...
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John-Luke Roberts, the CEO and Fun Captain of Sound Heap, Inc., welcomes you to the Sound Heap podcast – the podcast of podcasts. It will give you a taste of shows from across the Sound Heap network, which was set up in 2008, with a simple mission statement: “Make Too Many Podcasts,” and Lord knows we’ve been churning them out since then.
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Join host John Moe (The Hilarious World of Depression) for honest, relatable, and, yes, sometimes funny conversations about mental health. Hear from comedians, musicians, authors, actors, and other top names in entertainment and the arts about living with depression, anxiety, and many other common disorders. Find out what they’ve done to address it, what worked, and what didn’t. Depresh Mode also features useful insights on mental health issues with experts in the field. It’s honest talk fro ...
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Welcome to Oh No, Ross and Carrie, the show where we don’t just report on fringe science, spirituality, and claims of the paranormal, but take part ourselves. Follow us as we join religions, undergo alternative treatments, seek out the paranormal, and always find the humor in life's biggest mysteries. We show up - so you don’t have to.
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Science communicators Ella Hubber, Tom Lum, and Caroline Roper learn about anything and everything interesting! Each episode they teach each other about a science topic, and learn about a miscellaneous topic. Whether it's bugs on drugs, temporal illusions, or fanfiction, there's so much out there, so let's learn everything! Join our Discord, email us, and follow us everywhere at www.LetsLearnEverything.com
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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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Remember what it was like to be an awkward teenager? And remember how some things haven't really changed that much for you since then? Join proud dork Janet Varney as she explores the highs and lows of the bygone years with some of her favorite women as they talk their way through the terrible teens into adult-lescence. Warning: This Podcast Contains Sincerity.
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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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On Feeling Seen, writer and general enthusiast Jordan Crucchiola invites filmmakers, writers, comedians, and artists to discuss the movie characters that made them "feel seen." It's about that instant when a person connects to a piece of art so deeply that they see themselves reflected in it. Every week Jordan gabs it up with a guest about those magical moments when they were watching a film and realized, "That's me!" It's an informative, funny, and comforting show about our intimate relatio ...
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What has more pomp, spectacle, and sequins than the Olympics, Wrestlemania, and RuPaul's Drag Race combined? The Eurovision Song Contest, Europe’s yearly competition to determine which country has the best original song. It's an extraordinary live musical showdown in which Europe’s most dynamic singers put it all on the line in the name of national pride. And Eurovangelists, a hilarious podcast about all things Eurovision, is here to help you get in on the fun! Each week, we’ll guide you thr ...
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Tights and Fights is the podcast that covers pro-wrestling with the sincerity and hilarity that it deserves. Every week, hosts Hal Lublin, Danielle Radford and Lindsey Kelk make sense of the chaos that is the world of sports-entertainment. Whether it's the latest headlines, a cultural analysis of an old angle or a debate about which wrestler has the best merch, Tights and Fights will examine every corner of the squared-circle for your enjoyment.
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A compendium of classic episodes of Maximum Fun shows! Revisit some old favorites or be introduced to new ones!
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THE OUTER REACH: Stories from Beyond is an anthology series inspired by pulp science fiction of the mid-century. In this distant future, space travel is common and colonies span hundreds of different planets - but humans still struggle with small stuff: love, jealousy, ambition, failure and what it all means.
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Story Break is a weekly podcast from RocketJump where we (Will Campos, Matt Arnold, and Freddie Wong) sit down in the RocketJump writer's room and attempt to "break" a story for a ridiculous concept, property, or idea that we in NO way have any rights to. Join us every week as we attempt to tackle everything from beloved video games to billion dollar franchises!
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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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Bestselling author Elizabeth Gilbert returns for the second season of her hit podcast MAGIC LESSONS, ready to help another batch of aspiring artists overcome their fears and create more joyfully. This year’s guest experts include Neil Gaiman, Gary Shteyngart, Amy Purdy, Michael Ian Black, Brandon Stanton, Martha Beck, and Glennon Doyle Melton. MAGIC LESSONS art courtesy of Riverhead Books, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC.
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Tiny Victories is the 15 minute podcast that pushes back on the notion that you have to "go big" or "go home". Sometimes just going is the victory. Each week, hosts Annabelle Gurwitch and Laura House invite listeners to adopt a TINY victory frame of mind, and share tales of fleeting joys and minor accomplishments in this majorly messed-up world.
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Sometimes the people, places, and things we love don't love us back. We're fans, but we also have some ANTI- feelings toward them. Every week on FANTI, journalists Tre'vell Anderson and Jarrett Hill bring their pop culture and political expertise to things we must stan and stand up against. FANTI is a place where nuance reigns supreme with energetic, complicated, and sometimes difficult conversations that bring deep knowledge and thoughtful perspective to the things we love and rage about, f ...
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Be Podding You is a limited release series in which hosts John Hodgman and Elliott Kalan discuss the innovative late 1960s British series The Prisoner. Each episode, creator and star Patrick McGoohan, known only as "Number Six" attempts to escape a mysterious island staffed by a powerful force and a giant orb. Will our hero discover the secrets of the village? Will his captors eventually break Number Six down enough to learn why he resigned from his post? Will Number Six ever escape? John an ...
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Rendered (formerly Destination DIY) finds stories about getting creative, making meaning, and breaking rules. We are an independent show from the public radio world carefully crafted for an audience of makers, doers, and curious minds. We are proud to be a part of Maximum Fun family of podcasts.
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The Turnaround is a new series about our greatest living interviewers, hosted by Jesse Thorn and produced by Maximum Fun and The Columbia Journalism Review. Featuring conversations with prominent interviewers about their careers and their craft, the show is a perfect resource for a new generation of storytellers and journalists. You'll hear Jesse speak with Larry King, Terry Gross, Werner Herzog, Audie Cornish, and so many more!
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BONUS TEASER - Interview with Kamay (MasterChef: Generations)
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A small preview of our interview with MasterChef: Generations runner-up Kamay Lafalaise! We talk all about her time on the show, her culinary inspiration, and that infamous passionfruit sauce. The full interview is available exclusively for Maximum Fun members. To hear the whole interview, head to maximumfun.org/join and become a member for as litt…
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It's time to clear the docket! What is the worst way to describe eggs? Is menswear boring? Rulings on these cases and more. PLUS, Judge Hodgman's cat video dream comes true! We are on TikTok and YouTube! Follow us on both @judgejohnhodgmanpod! Follow us on Instagram @judgejohnhodgman. Judge John Hodgman: Road Court is happening NOW! Get your ticket…
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This week, Laurie (@anylaurie16) was right again! They chat about using old clips for promotion. Plus, that lady in comedy who doesn't work in comedy anymore? She didn't stop wanting to do that... Comic of the Week: Holly Hudson @holhuds Watch Laurie Kilmartin – Cis, Woke, Grief, Slut https://bit.ly/4bOVFsv Places to get Jackie's album “Stay ”Kashi…
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Griffin Newman and His Muppet Action Figure Collection. Yes, Really.
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You may know Griffin Newman from his roles as Arthur on The Tick, Orko on Masters of the Universe Revelations, Watto on The George Lucas Talk Show, or as Kevin Costner’s surprisingly fiery intern in Draft Day. Or maybe you know him from the message boards talking up the Palisades Toys Muppet action figures of the early to mid-aughts, where he had q…
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This week we all watched a classic horror film about a blob that eats everything in sight. It's called The Blob! Great title! If you want to support a cool local indie bookstore AND get your book signed and PERSONALIZED, you can get it via Book Soup! Jordan Morris will write anything you want in your copy (Personal message, sweet nothing, Free With…
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Week 9 - The Finale (MasterChef: Generations)
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We finally crown the winner of MasterChef: Generations, and find out once and for all which generation cooks the best. Support the show by heading to maximumfun.org/join, and by following us on Instagram!By mike cabellon, Ify Nwadiwe, sierra katow, maximumfun.org, tv chef fantasy league
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Week 0 - The Draft (Great British Baking Show 2024)
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Is it the Baking Show or the Bake Off? Is it Season 12 or Series 15? These are among the many questions we'll try to answer this season, but first we've gotta draft our bakers. Support the show by heading to maximumfun.org/join, and by following us on Instagram!By mike cabellon, Ify Nwadiwe, sierra katow, tv chef fantasy league, maximumfun.org
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We're doing something pretty cool.By Jason Schreier, Maddy Myers, Kirk Hamilton
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Zac Carper of FIDLAR on Bipolar, Drugs, Meds, and Intense Journaling
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Zac Carper, lead singer and guitarist for the garage punk bad FIDLAR, is very familiar with one kind of drugs: the street substances of meth, heroin, and crack that he engaged in heavily when he was younger. Now, at 37, he’s grappling with a different sort: medications prescribed for his newly diagnosed bipolar disorder. Zac has found that, while h…
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Just one week removed from three dudes we’re turning the corner for TWO DUDETTES on a brand new episode of Tights and Fights! Roman Reigns will have his first match in months at the Bad Blood PLE, this time teaming with Cody Rhodes against his rogue family, the New Bloodline. Lindsey and Danielle will explain why they’re prepared for Roman to lose.…
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Ep 377 - How to Find Someone Reading the Same Book as You
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Brea and Mallory talk about finding people who are reading the same book as you! Plus, they test out some annotation tabs, and recommend space operas. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com! Reading Glasses Merch Recommendations Store Sponsors - Dipsea www.dipseastories.com/GLASSES Miracle Made www.trymiracle.com/GLASSES CODE: GLASSES L…
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Hosts Jo Firestone & Manolo Moreno play listener-created games with callers! Games played: Fact vs Fiction submitted by Ibrahim Raja from The Plains, Virginia, Oops! All (Blank)s submitted by Tak Kelty from Lake Havasu City, Arizona, and Jo, Fire, or Stone submitted by Peter Egan from Montclair, New Jersey Callers: Paul from Allentown, New Jersey; …
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Episode 36: A JoJo SiWarning - The Curse of Fame
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The Eurovangelists advise caution to JoJo Siwa as she courts the possibility of becoming the Polish entry in 2025's ESC, because famous participants from the US in the Eurovision haven't fared... great. We revisit some of the biggest names to ever take part in Eurovision, and most of them finished bottom of the pack. Jeremy's had it up to here with…
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Polish up on your Russian with the amazing Sarah Natochenny (Pokemon), who joins JV for an IN-PERSON chat (Y’all, it’s been awhile!) touching on the caché of being a freshman singing with the seniors, Broadway taking a backseat to voiceover and a whole career in editing, and much more! So grab some cheesy balls and let’s do this!…
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Kristen "KII" Correll on 'Pee-wee's Big Adventure'
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Kristen "KII" Correll isn't ashamed of her inner weirdness, and she isn't letting her big "but" stand in the way of her goals. If that's not Pee-wee Herman in a nutshell, then you don't know Pee-wee. Kristen and Jordan celebrate the many joys of Tim Burton's 1985 classic film, as well as Pee-wee's Playhouse (which is where KII was first introduced …
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PS5 Pro, Annapurna Exodus, And Concord's Demise
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It's time for some news! The Triple Click gang gathers to talk about the newly announced PS5 Pro ($700!), the Annapurna Interactive exodus, and the tragic demise of Concord, a game that lasted less than two weeks. One More Thing: Kirk: Rebel Ridge (2024, Netflix) Maddy: Nimona (2023, Netflix) Jason: Fleishman Is In Trouble (Taffy Brodesser-Akner) L…
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Should two tree-loving North Carolinans chop down their fig trees? Should one be allowed to brush their teeth in bed? These disputes and more! Recorded on our Van Freaks Roadshow tour in Durham! Should two tree-loving North Carolinans chop down their fig trees? Should one be allowed to brush their teeth in bed? These disputes and more! Recorded on …
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This week on the show, the crew is up bright and early. Laurie (@anylaurie16) reminds us all that she is a member of the EU, Jackie comments on a lovely 2 bedroom SUV, and we are reminded that we can always say “let's fix it tomorrow”... Comic of the Week: Wafa @wafacomedy Watch Laurie Kilmartin – Cis, Woke, Grief, Slut https://bit.ly/4bOVFsv Place…
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Jessica St. Clair Offers You Bedtime Francophilia
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You might know actor Jessica St. Clair from the television comedies Review and Space Force, her new audiobook, The Art of Small Talk (co-written with Casey Wilson), or from any bookstore that has a special section of books where a woman throws away her American life and runs away to the French countryside. Turns out, there are A LOT of such books a…
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This week we are joined by comedian Hector Navarro (Heroes Reforged, New Rockstars) to talk about the 1998 mega-flop Godzilla, starring Matthew Broderick as a worm science guy whose life is forever changed when he meets a Godzilla. Check out Hector on New Rockstars, or you can check him out on Heroes Reforged. And if that isn't enough, you can watc…
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Our friends Megan Sass and Mike Cabellon join Dave for some celebrity/toy biopics, an "It" musical, and critique some bad dishes. Mike Cabellon would like to plug TV Chef Fantasy League and recommends Artisan LA Jewelry Megan Sass would like to plug Recolonizers and recommends Kinky Comedy And finally, Dave Holmes is on Twitter @DaveHolmes.Dave wou…
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Week 8 - Restaurant Takeover/Semi-Final (MasterChef: Generations)
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We get to the bottom of "Ramsay's Rooftop," and cook alongside Gordon himself. Support the show by heading to maximumfun.org/join, and by following us on Instagram!By Mike Cabellon, Ify Nwadiwe, sierra katow, tv chef fantasy league, maximumfun.org
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For Mental Health, Covid F***ed Our S*** Up and We’re Just Starting To Figure Out How
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Yes, we don’t have to wear masks in the grocery store and yes, vaccines have been very effective in reducing the spread and severity of covid-19. But the mental health ramifications of the whole pandemic experience are only now beginning to be understood. Dr. Royce Lee from the University of Chicago joins us to talk about how it made serious mental…
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Sound Heap with John-Luke Roberts returns, with highlights from the best - and, due to a financial shortfall caused by the expensive signing of unpopular French President Emmanuel Macron to a "golden handcuff" deal, only - podcast currently on the Sound Heap podcast network: Rememberama, the podcast for people who like to remember things. In this e…
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Ep. 414: The Judgment Day ft. Dimitry Pompée
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Dimitry Pompée from the wonderful podcast “Eurovangelists” and producer Julian Burrell join Hal for the rare THREE DUDES episode of Tights and Fights! It’s a big time for change in WWE… Smackdown has moved to USA Network. And perhaps even more intriguing… RAW may move to two hours soon. This is all happening as the card for Bad Blood on Peacock is …
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Ep 376 - Gay and Spooky - Queer Horror Rex!
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Brea and Mallory recommend queer horror for spooky season! Plus, they discuss the best book carts, and solve a problem about learning smutty vocabulary in another language! Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com! Reading Glasses Merch Recommendations Store Sponsors - Miracle Made www.trymiracle.com/GLASSES CODE: GLASSES Links - Reading …
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