What is the secret to Argylle?!? Is the CAT the spy? Did Taylor Swift write it?!? Is it the obvious twist that Dan guessed after a moment of thought having only seen the trailer?!? Is it that it doesn't work at all as a movie, but at least it's not as relentlessly boring as a lot of Flop House topics?!? It's definitely at least two of those things!…

Attention all Punk Rock Girls and Dead Milkmen (youngsters— it’s a band)! Settle in with the fantastic author and podcaster Mur Lafferty (Chaos Terminal, I Should Be Writing) for a chat with JV covering sci-fi storytelling, zero dating, and the icing-est part of a cake!By Maximum Fun

This week on Jackie (@jackiekashian) and Laurie (@anylaurie16) we keep it simple. Flat earth. Dull blades. Shoot Fascists. Comic of the Week: Ai Yoshihara @ai_comedian Watch Laurie Kilmartin – Cis, Woke, Grief, Slut https://bit.ly/4bOVFsv Places to get Jackie's album “Stay ”Kashian https://800pgr.lnk.to/StayKashianTW Places to get Laurie's album “”…

Ted Danson, Susan Harrison, David Reed, Natasha Hodgson, Mark Turetsky and Linnea Sage join in for this episode in which we speak to the dentist at heart of the campaign to legalise the use of cow teeth in cosmetic dentistry. Stock media provided by Setuniman/Pond5.com and Soundrangers/Pond5.comBy Ted Danson, Susan Harrison, David Reed, Linnea Sage, Mark Turetsky

In honor of Elliott's long-lost blog critiquing the Oscars, and in honor of the Criterion Channel's recent "Razzie" collection, and in dishonor of the Razzies themselves, Dan guides the intrepid flop team through past winners of America's foremost bad movie awards, and why they're always wrong wrong wrong. We partnered with StagePilot to film our S…

Grab your best bean pie and your Giggle Gloss for this chat with the supremely delightful Dulcé Sloan (Author of the book Hello Friends! Stories of Dating, Destiny and Day Jobs), who talks teen times in the Atlanta area and gives some tantalizing tidbits around her brand new book, plus some SUPERB M.A.S.H. action!…

This week on Jackie (@jackiekashian) and Laurie (@anylaurie16), the feeling that you showed him. Plus, having numb lips and bathing in red light therapy. Comic of the Week: Arielle Isaac Norman @ellendegenderless Watch Laurie Kilmartin – Cis, Woke, Grief, Slut https://bit.ly/4bOVFsv Places to get Jackie's album “Stay ”Kashian https://800pgr.lnk.to/…

FINALLY after suffering through all of those bad movies, we get a treat! Patrick Swayze's Ro... what? What's that we're hearing? It's the remake? Goddamn it. Well maybe Road House 2024 will have some charms of its own. I guess y'all will need to listen to find out. We partnered with StagePilot and their talented crew to film our SPEED 2 live show a…

Author, teacher, and longtime listener Katherine Finstuen (author of the book Dearly Befuddled) hops on podcast this week to talk “useless” degrees (no such thing!), peddling ice cream, and reading, reading, reading! Plus: a delightful hippo blast from the past!By Maximum Fun

This week on the show, Laurie (@anylaurie16) has a dirty soul, she and Jackie (@jackiekashian) discuss how people become monsters. Plus, comedy appears to be permanently popular. Comic of the Week: kelly mcinerney @kellymcinerney Watch Laurie Kilmartin – Cis, Woke, Grief, Slut https://bit.ly/4bOVFsv Places to get Jackie's album “Stay ”Kashian https…

Elliott takes a look back at 100 Flop House minis, and that is absolutely the only thing that happens, and no special guest arrives with any particular fixation on sandworm-related science fiction. We partnered with StagePilot and their talented crew to film our SPEED 2 live show as a streaming event! The debut is Saturday, April 27th at 7PM ET, an…

Grab your favorite potion and pull up a broomstick with soul sisters Lane Moore (author of the book You Will Find Your People) & JV as they get Practical with their Magic! Forests? Check. Trust issues due to childhood crap? Check. A love of altos? Check. And so much more!By Maximum Fun

This week on Jackie and Laurie, we explore the anchient pockets of rage inside Jackie's mind (@jackiekashian). Laurie (@anylaurie16) has refused to be ashamed. Plus, we should be working Ohio... Comic of the Week: Ayanna Dookie @adookie Watch Laurie Kilmartin – Cis, Woke, Grief, Slut https://bit.ly/4bOVFsv Places to get Jackie's album “Stay ”Kashia…

Yet again, we steal a few hours Jamelle could be using to write something smart for The New York Times, to discuss his REAL passion: movies about hedgehogs. Yes, Sonic 2 was a big hit with mixed reviews, but how good is it really? The answer may not surprise you! Also, this is our final episode in MaxFun drive 2024 - if you were intending to join, …

This romp of an episode brings you the out-and-out awesome Biz Ellis, from the beloved Max Fun One Bad Mother pod! So get ready for a high school the size of a small metropolis, an utter lack of dating, and our second week of the crucial and delightful Max Fun Drive!By Maximum Fun

This week on the Jackie and Laurie Show, Laurie recounts the day The Bean was closed. We currently have a little money but we need a lotta money. Plus, I could be watching Craig Robinson right now... Comic of the Week: Roisin Conaty @roisinconaty1 Got to www.Maximumfun.org/join to become a member and support The Jackie and Laurie Show or if you're …

It's MaxFunDrive! To support the show, go to maximumfun.org/join Sammy Dobson, Mike Wozniak, Max Davis, Tom Crowley, Gemma Arrowsmith and Cameron Smith join in this week as we get an update about our weekly live quiz livestream, Beef Call. Stock media provided by Setuniman/Pond5.com and Soundrangers/Pond5.com Music credit courtesy of epidemicsound.…

We welcome our old friend Zhubin Parang back to the main feed after years of only joining us for our FlopTales RPG series (available as bonus content for Max Fun members: join here!) -- and for such an auspicious return we had to pick an extra-special movie: Madame Web, which some have hailed as the "Cats" of superhero movies. Does it reach those h…

It's part two of JV's chat with Katie, including perspective on family tragedy and the much anticipated MASH future.By Maximum Fun