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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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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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Listening to E Pluribus Motto is like taking a road trip with friends Janet Varney and John Hodgman. In each episode, they spotlight one state and chat about its motto, bird, beverages, songs, and–occasionally–muffins. Plus, you'll hear from residents and guests whose lives or work have been inspired by that state. This podcast is a celebration of regional culture and an homage to the love we all seem to have for the place we call home. Pack your snacks and jump on in!
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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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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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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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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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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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MaxFun Presents is dedicated to stuff a little more behind the scenes and fun at Maximum Fun, a worker-owned podcast network.
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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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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 [email protected]. THAT IS ALL.
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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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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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A sports podcast that covers sports stories that even people who don't like sports will find interesting. Each season, we take a deep dive into the eccentricities and off-the-field antics of some of history's most famous athletes. Minimal statistics, maximum fun! Hosted by comedians Adam Tod Brown and Jeff May. Part of the Unpops Podcast Network!
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Ep 415 - How Tall is that Ship? Journey Books + Madeleine Roux!
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Brea and Mallory recommend books about journeys! Plus they interview Madeleine Roux and solve a reader problem about getting triggered by books. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com! Reading Glasses Merch Recommendations Store Sponsors - Pair Eyewear www.paireyewear.com CODE: GLASSES Aura Frames www.auraframes.com CODE: GLASSES Links …
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Catalina Sandino Moreno on 'Maria Full of Grace' & 'Ballerina'
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Long before Catalina Sandino Moreno found herself starring in action movies with names like John Woo and John Wick attached to them, she was a young unknown in Colombia, unsure if her dream of becoming an actress would ever come to fruition. Then, her first role -- as Maria in Maria Full of Grace, directed by Joshua Marston – earned her an Oscar no…
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Summer Game Fest, Switch 2 Impressions
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Maddy and Jason are home from Summer Game Fest, where they played a bunch of upcoming games. Kirk watched some cool announcements. And everyone's got Switch 2s, so there's much to discuss. One More Thing: Kirk: Switch 2 Maddy: Switch 2 Jason: Switch 2 LINKS: Dan Olson on “Silkposting” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WSkbylysplI Ifixit gives Switc…
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While on a drive, Vera wanted to stop and pick some persimmons from a random tree. Matt said NO! Since they don’t know the tree owners, those persimmons are FORBIDDEN FRUIT. But Vera really wants those persimmons! They’ve been holding a grudge against Matt ever since. Who’s right? Who’s wrong? We are on TikTok and YouTube! Follow us on both @judgej…
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Week 0: The Draft (MasterChef: Dynamic Duos)
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We're drafting dynamic duos for Season 15 of MasterChef and answering tough questions like, "Are Kevin & Trey really the best of friends?" Please support us at maximum.org/join or by following us on Instagram @tvcheffantasyleague.By Ify Nwadiwe, Sierra Katow, Mike Cabellon, maximumfun.org, TV Chef Fantasy League
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Week 13: Risotto From Rice (Top Chef: Destination Canada)
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We talk airline lounges, discover the town of Gorgonzola, and add up all of those cry points this week on the pod. Please support us at maximum.org/join or by following us on Instagram @tvcheffantasyleague.By Sierra Katow, Ify Nwadiwe, Mike Cabellon, maximumfun.org, TV Chef Fantasy League
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This week Jackie (@jackiekashian) and Laurie (@anylaurie16) discuss a situation where no one thought to ask: “Why didn't they send a woman?” They look inward at what it takes to be the ghoul that takes an injured comics gig. Plus, we learn the secret comedian recipe for an Arnold Palmer of Cocaine. Subscribe to the podcast, and give it a 5-star rat…
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Hosts Jo Firestone & Manolo Moreno play listener-created games with callers! Games played: Fridge Over Troubled Water submitted by Irene Ros from Medford, Massachusetts, Teenage Mutant Doctor Turtles submitted by Ted Trembinski from Los Angeles, California, and Un-Lucky Charms submitted by Cordy Thatcher & Timothy Daniel Flynn from Costa Mesa, Cali…
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Chris Duffy is a writer, extremely funny comedian, and host of the TED podcast How To Be a Better Human. He’s also a former contestant on Who Wants To Be a Millionaire? (answer: well, we all do, of course) where a producer asked what he would do if he won the titular million bucks and Chris said he would buy a lifetime supply of new socks. That’s a…
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This week we are joined by comedian Danielle Radford to talk about the classic 80s teen movie Teen Witch, about a teenager who is also a witch! Tune in next week when our movie will be... No Country For Old Men. ----- Listen to Tights and Fights -a professional wrestling podcast with Danielle Radford - wherever you get your podcasts. And subscribe …
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You’re Not Imagining It, Climate Change IS Messing With Your Mental Health
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As temperatures and sea levels rise, the effects of climate change are being felt in weather patterns, natural disasters, and in both public and personal mental health. We talk with Dr. Caroline Carney, President of Behavioral Health and Chief Medical Officer at Magellan Health in Phoenix about the connection between your mind and the dire conditio…
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It’s time for another big wrestling weekend! We give a full preview to Saturday’s “Worlds Collide” and Sunday’s “Money in the Bank” shows from WWE. But as we pick winners and what we expect to see… we can’t help but wonder if WWE has overplayed its hand and delivered TOO many shows. Main Event: R-Truth is no longer in WWE R-Truth is no longer a WWE…
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Ep 414 - Book Buying vs Book Reading - Different Hobbies!
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Brea and Mallory discuss how book buying and book reading are different hobbies. Plus, they try a reader color quiz, and recommend queer romantasy. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com. Reading Glasses Merch Recommendations Store Sponsors - ZocDoc www.zocdoc.com/GLASSES StoryWorth www.storyworth.com/GLASSES Links - Reading Glasses Fac…
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Samantha Sloyan on 'The Life of Chuck' & 'Twin Peaks'
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Samantha Sloyan is a familar face from countless television shows, but that face will be particularly familiar to anyone who keeps up with the "Flanaverse" -- movies and shows from Mike Flanagan, like Midnight Mass, The Fall of the House of Usher, and The Haunting of Hill House. Sloyan's latest project is a departure for Flanagan, and perhaps for h…
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Eyevolution 2 Eyelectric Boogeyeloo & Digital Piracy
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How many eyes do these animals have, and more importantly what are they doing with them? And how long has copyright piracy been around, and would YOU download a car? Also Ella finally drops her fake british accent. Images we Talk About: Bullfrog Parietal Eye Bumble Bee Ocelli Scallop Eyes Scallop Eye Mirrors The Home Taping is Killing Music Logo Ti…
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Today, Nintendo released its first new console in eight years... and the Triple Click gang doesn't have it yet. But that won't stop Jason, Maddy, and Kirk from talking about the Switch 2, its launch lineup, and the imaginary promises that consoles bring. Plus: some Summer Games Fest hopes and predictions! One More Thing: Kirk: Hacks Season 4 Maddy:…
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Andrew loves his large television but Rachel hates it. She begged him to leave the behemoth behind before moving in together. However it’s now the main TV in their home. Rachel loves living with Andrew. But she wants to evict his huge, eyesore of a television! Who's right? Who's wrong? We are on TikTok and YouTube! Follow us on both @judgejohnhodgm…
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Week 12: Humble Cabbage (Top Chef: Destination Canada)
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We get into eating bugs, gay animals, and who's going to Italy on this week's episode! Please support us at maximum.org/join, follow us on Instagram @tvcheffantasyleague, and leave us a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts!By Ify Nwadiwe, Sierra Katow, Mike Cabellon, maximumfun.org, TV Chef Fantasy League
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Shohei Ohtani Pt. 2: The Los Angeles California Angels of Anaheim
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Adam and Jeff discuss Shohei Ohtani's surprising decision to sign with the Los Angeles Angels, his Rookie of the Year campaign and historic 2021 season, and the injury that could prevent him from surpassing Babe Ruth's accomplishments as a pitcher. Show notes: https://rebrand.ly/f7dldw2By Big Pond Podcasts
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This week on the show, Jackie (@jackiekashian) observes that the ability to get on stage and do stand-up is the last thing that goes before her body succumbs to total exhaustion. Laurie (@anylaurie16) will be repeating several of her clean jokes at a gig this year. But please come, she promises to mug differently. Additionally, since neither of the…
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NPR’s Tamara Keith Has Strong Yet Soothing Opinions On Pie
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You know Tamara Keith as NPR’s Senior White House Correspondent and as one of the hosts of the NPR Politics Podcast. You can count on her to deliver up-to-the-minute news and analysis on the most dramatic beat in journalism, even if it’s news that you may find very alarming. But there’s nothing alarming or upsetting about Tamara’s thoughts on the v…
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This week we took a dive into Universal's dark universe with the werewolf movie that started it all The Wolf Man, the 1941 black and white classic about a creepy man who gets even creepier. Tune in next week when our movie will be... Teen Witch. ----- Watch Emily, Jordan, and Matt every weekend on Good Mythical Weekend. Also watch Emily's show Emil…
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This week, our MaxFun friends Helen Hong and Kevin Avery join Dave for Nintendo trivia, LGBTQ+ anthems, and Sesame Street pitches. Helen Hong would like to plug Go Fact Yourself and Belly Laughs Festival Kevin Avery would like to plug Maximum Film and The Great North and recommends Kara Morgan And finally Dave is on Bluesky! Find us on Instagram an…
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Can a Bipartisan Congressional Caucus Save Mental Health in America?
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Rep. Andrea Salinas (D-Ore.) is one of four chairs of the bipartisan Mental Health Caucus in the U.S. House of Representatives, a 93-member group of Republicans and Democrats pledging to fight stigma, improve accessibility, and generally make the country’s mental health better. But as the Trump administration floats huge cuts to Medicaid and other …
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Saturday Night’s Main Event + The Rock’s Entrance Music
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Saturday Night’s Main Event was the start of an incredibly busy wrestling Summer. There wasn’t much in terms of titles exchanging hands, but we did see the return of Bronson Reed for Seth Rollins’ unnamed stable. Plus Cody Rhodes is back! And he set up a Money in the Bank match with him and Jey Uso vs. John Cena and Logan Paul. Rerun: The Rock’s En…
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The new episode of the Members Only Mailbag is in the members-only bonus feed! Are the Hartford Whalers actually an extinct hockey team? Judge Hodgman refers to them that way, but Yael says the judge is WRONG! We hope you enjoy this short clip! For the entire episode, and the back catalog of ALL of our bonus episodes, join Maximum Fun at $5 a month…
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