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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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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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The Blondes

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Madeline Zima (Twin Peaks), Helen Hong (Inside Llewyn Davis), and Rob Belushi (How I Met Your Mother) star in this podcast adaptation of Emily Schultz’s satirical, sci-fi horror novel, The Blondes. Set two years after SHV has infected blonde women with a rabies-like illness, a fictional podcast examines how the "Blond Fury" has changed our culture: from fashionable new fever bracelets, to empowerment pop songs for the infected, to an entirely new understanding of women, gender, and beauty. W ...
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Jobsolete

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Ever wonder what kind of job you would have if you were born in a different time? Jobsolete is a new podcast that asks that very question every week. Helen Hong and Matt Beat take a spin through the workplaces of the past, looking at a different obsolete job in every episode. From the forgotten jobs of history to obscure occupations that still survive, you'll discover some of the most interesting and unusual ways that people have made a living. Go listen to Jobsolete, find out what it was li ...
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Somewhat Damaged

Unhinged Entertainment

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Nothing is off limits in this unhinged and unfiltered weekly comedy show from the somewhat damaged minds of Greg Alprin, Jon B. and Chase DuRousseau. This show’s variety of content is (somewhat) hilarious and topical featuring interviews with comedians, actors, musicians and others from the worlds of entertainment, comedy and pop culture. It skillfully navigates humor with insightful discussions, usually about food. They are very hungry.
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Koreaboo

Shenee Howard

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Life is finally looking up for 28 year old Shayla -- She’s got a great boyfriend and is about to start her dream writing job. But when it all falls apart in the space of one day, Shayla finds herself heartbroken and struggling to make ends meet. After a chance encounter with the world’s most popular K-pop idol, Youngjae, she decides to chase the fantasy and heads for South Korea in the hopes of kindling a relationship with the star. There are a lot of ups —beautiful city, amazing food, dynam ...
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Welcome to the podcast For Arts' Sake. Here we discover what museums are really for and what people who work there really do. Above all, we find out what impact museums have on people's life. Every week we ask leading museum professionals to share their stories. These stories are about the groundbreaking work that these people do - for arts’ sake and for your sake
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No Spoiler Reviews - Instant reviews with the surprises left in and the spoilers taken out. By subscribing to our podcast, you will be alerted to our instant reaction movie podcasts, where we cover every new release in 5-10minutes or less.
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Music fans know Rhett Miller as the lead singer of Old 97’s, a beloved band that has released 13 studio bang-up albums over the last 30 years, including 2024’s American Primitive. Disc golf players, of which Rhett is a dedicated one, think of him as a disc golfer, which he is, as I just said. Besides, they’re too busy getting annoyed at people call…
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A warning to listeners: this episode includes discussion of childhood sexual abuse. In a welcome break from Ryan Reynolds content, Crabb and Sales have a serious discussion about some confronting revelations surrounding a couple of beloved authors. READ FULL SHOWNOTES ON Chat10Looks3.com Listen now on Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. See…
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Here’s the truth, if you’re ready for it: airline miles programs are a convenient way to earn upgrades and passage to exclusive pre-flight lounges but they do require some degree of careful record keeping. So that information doesn’t so much blow you away as blow you gently whilst you stay in place. Todd Barry has been a comedy icon for decades as …
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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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Josh Yiu, Director of the Art Museum at the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK), discusses the evolving role of university museums in Hong Kong and beyond. He shares insights on innovative projects like integrating AI with traditional calligraphy, the importance of university museums in academic and public life, and the challenges they face, suc…
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Is this a feat that the beloved author, actor, and host of Maximum Fun’s Judge John Hodgman can actually pull off? Well, no, probably not. There are over 4,600 such islands and he’s only one mortal human. Come on. But will he make a pretty game attempt for a little while and invite you to join his efforts as you drift off to sleep? Oh yes. Oh absol…
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Listener Warning: This episode is even siller than you think it's going to be Sales finally drags Crabb to see Deadpool v Wolverine and arrives bearing lamingtons. Crabb attempts to befriend a cinema employee with surprising results. READ FULL SHOWNOTES ON Chat10Looks3.com Listen now on Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. See omnystudio.com…
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In that he, Josh, the notable comedian and all-around nice guy, GETS his dog, Bizzy. Josh understands Bizzy. Which is important because Bizzy, a pug, is seventeen dang years old. Which is really very old for a dog. As of the taping of this interview and, we hope, the airing of this podcast, Bizzy is still alive and we certainly hope that remains th…
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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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In this episode, Dar-kuen Wu, Senior Curator at Taiwan's Contemporary Culture Lab (C-Lab), shares his practical approach to blending contemporary art with Taiwanese culture. He discusses his role in managing C-Lab, a government-supported cultural centre, and highlights key projects like the Future Vision Lab. Dar-kuen also talks about significant i…
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Laura Merli is an acclaimed comedian and TikTok celebrity. Sarah Hester Ross is a comedic musician who has appeared on America’s Got Talent, because she’s from America and has talent. Like so many of us, they are older now than they have ever been but they do remember how things used to be before. Back when they were younger. Travel with them to dr…
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A live podcast recording at the 2024 Adelaide Cabaret Festival, featuring a stellar line-up of hilarious and talented guests. Crabb plays up her hometown credibility while Sales makes good on her vow to do a musical number with festival director, Virginia Gay. READ FULL SHOWNOTES ON Chat10Looks3.com Listen now on Spotify, or wherever you get your p…
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Twice the number of guests means twice the opportunity to fall twice as asleep in half the time. Or something. Michelle Biloon is a Philadelphia-based standup comedian who has appeared on many late night shows and released two comedy albums. Kevin Avery is a comedian in LA and the former head writer on Totally Biased with K. Kamau Bell. John Moe, t…
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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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You might know the very funny Helen Hong from TV’s Silicon Valley, the film Inside Llewyn Davis, NPR’s Wait Wait Don’t Tell Me, or Maximum Fun’s quiz podcast Go Fact Yourself. If you live in South Central L.A., you might know her as the lady with four chickens in her backyard and a really disappointing crop of snap peas. Helen tells us all about he…
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In the ultimate grift, Crabb and Sales hit London's Royal College Of Music and conjure the High Priestess herself - MARINA HYDE!!!! - in honour of Chat 10 Looks 3's tenth birthday. Ms Hyde, who somehow remains fresh as a daisy after the British election, submits graciously to the birthday pair's fervent genuflection and nervous self-abasement, in p…
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This week, we travel all the way inside the Moe household as host John interviews his wife Jill. She is a bona fide celebrity within the narrow, odd, and passionate world of crop art. It’s what it sounds like: art made out of seeds, leaves, anything that grows. The world capital of crop art is in Saint Paul, home of the Minnesota State Fair and hom…
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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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Look, we’ll admit right now that this week’s episode is interesting. We’ll stipulate that. David Plotz, CEO of CityCast.fm and longtime contributor to Slate’s Political Gabfest is fascinated by the measures taken around the nation’s capital to prevent a Confederate invasion that could tilt the balance of the war. He details all the forts that were …
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Another arts festival, another chance for Sales to go on a crazy solo adventure without asking her friends first if it's a good idea. Crabb meanwhile has been rubbing shoulders with literary god and Chat 10 darling Ann Patchett. READ FULL SHOWNOTES ON Chat10Looks3.com Watch the full ep on YOUTUBE Listen now on Spotify, or wherever you get your podc…
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If you’ve watched Conan O’Brien’s shows or Late Night with Stephen Colbert, you’ve probably seen Brian Stack playing a wide range of characters, including Frankenstein and one of the Slip Nuts. He’s been a writer and performer for both shows, which has meant running across a huge number of famous people. Here, Brian counts down his top five celebri…
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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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What do standup comedy, golf, and skateboarding have in common beside high degrees of difficulty and opportunities to humiliate yourself in public? Well, they have veteran standup comedian Chris Fairbanks, who walks us through the experiences of all three ventures. Chris, one of the hosts of the podcast Do You Need a Ride?!, joins us from his homet…
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Much talk of musicals this week (Waitress, Dear Evan Hanson, Cats even!), but the headline news is that Crabb has watched a Ryan Reynolds film and this prompts an indecent proposal from Sales. READ FULL SHOWNOTES ON Chat10Looks3.com Watch the full ep on YOUTUBE Listen now on Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. See omnystudio.com/listener fo…
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Humorist Jenny Lawson collects many things, including: devoted readers of her numerous essay anthologies, acclaim for her brilliant and hilarious writing, taxidermic mishaps, and also dolls, dolls, dolls. We concentrate on the dolls in this episode with more information than you ever sought about Blythe dolls, Pullip dolls, and ball joint dolls. Fi…
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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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You may have seen Rachel Feinstein perform her comedy on late night shows, on YouTube, and on Netflix for her latest special, Rachel Feinstein: Big Guy. If you’re a firefighter in Queens, you may have seen her in her own home while you were stopping by to attempt some home repair at the behest of her husband, also a member of the FDNY. She walks us…
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Look, not to be pessimistic, but Sales has some controversial views on Taylor Swift that will probably prove the end of us all. Also mentioned: After The Party, White Fever, Beyonce.... oh never mind. We're doomed anyway. READ FULL SHOWNOTES ON Chat10Looks3.com Listen now on Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. Watch the full video on YOUTUB…
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You may know the very funny and talented actor Nate Corddry from one million television programs and movies he's appeared in over the years, including Ghostbusters, Mom, The Daily Show, and Yogi Bear. You may not know him as a high-level player of a style of baseball played with dice, pencils, and pads of paper, yet that is exactly what he has been…
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In our third episode, Leeji Hong, curator at the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art (MMCA) in Seoul, discusses her unique curatorial philosophy, highlights exhibitions like 'Game Society' and the Hyundai Motor Series, and talks about MMCA's innovative digital strategies. Leeji also explores how the museum adapted during the pandemic, de…
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Yes, toys are delightful and fun and even exciting. But for our purposes, that might all get a little TOO exciting. We’re here to put you to sleep after all. That’s why Emily, co-host of Maximum Fun’s newish Free With Ads podcast, will go into detail on exactly how to clean the various action figures in her rather sizable collection. A lot of the t…
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Crabb, fresh from the federal budget, is incredulous that Sales is still going with her Ryan Reynolds binge, albeit via detours into Baby Reindeer, Ripley and Scoop. READ FULL SHOWNOTES ON Chat10Looks3.com Listen now on Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. Watch the full video on YOUTUBE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…
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