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Did you know fish can kind of experience schizophrenia? Did you know a horse isn't a great therapist but can still be helpful? Do you want some non animal based solutions to grief? All that and more in this week's newsletter! johnmoe.substack.com/p/grief-schi...

A percentage of your membership dollar will go toward expanding Julian's Yoshi collection (or paying his rent, I guess) Become a member today at maximumfun.org/join

The new documentary Capturing Bigfoot largely centers around one piece of footage: the Patterson–Gimlin film. Director Marq Evans joined us to talk about the documentary, and what it was like working with the family that captured the alleged Bigfoot footage. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Or0j...

Can't wait to share our episode with @lisahanawalt.bsky.social where she talks about all things horses, sex, & cartoons! (Well mostly cartoons.) Get her book, “I Can’t Stop Thinking About Horses & Sex,” out now!

Dr. Safiya Noble shares an important message abot Chat Gpt! Hosts: J. Keith van Straaten & Helen Hong Expert: Dr. Safiya Noble To listen to the full episode find us at gofactyourpod.com or wherever you get your podcasts! @maximumfun.org @laist.com @wbez.org 📸: M.C. Valada #chatgpt #ai

There are four people in MaxFunHQ right now. Two are having a meeting in the conference room. The other two are at our desks. And the motion-activated light in the hall by the bathroom just came on.

I’m moderating this conversation next week with some of my favorite journalists! It’s free and open to all. Join us!

Love these two and this show and this community of the best nerds on the planet. Thank you everyone for two sold out shows of Let’s Learn Everything and for filling our hearts well past the brim 💛

In honor of Halloween, guest co-host @jordanmorris.bsky.social shares his favorite neighborhood dad costume: Chainsaw Dracula?? That's right, Dracula with a chainsaw that chases neighborhood kids. Dracula can have any job he wants, okay!!

A very spooky docket clearing on Judge John Hodgman with the very not-spooky @jordanmorris.bsky.social ! www.youtube.com/watch?v=5-Np...

If you are eligible to vote, please make sure you are registered! (...and then go do it!)

Chef Derek Wilcox shares his experience completing a seven year apprenticeship at a traditional kaiseki restaurant! To listen to the full episode find us at gofactyourpod.com or wherever you get your podcasts! @maximumfun.org @laist.com @wbez.org 📸: M.C. Valada #sushi #food #chef

Also, Jesse Thorn’s interview with Cassandra Peterson on Bullseye is great. @maximumfun.org

I stand by my comments.

At around the 18:00 mark, Jill and I explain our family technique of the rudest and funniest way to respond to a boring story at the dinner table. It works best if you do it discreetly so the storyteller doesn’t notice.

JILL MOE ALERT. my favorite crop artist on my favorite sleepytime show? what a day!

Take a nice night walk with the great @toddglass.bsky.social and I TODAY! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w...

HORSETOBER IS HERE

Happy International Pronouns Day. If you’re not sure how someone would like to be addressed, you can always ask. If you make a mistake, just apologize and correct yourself. It doesn’t have to be a big deal! In my experience people are grateful you’re making an effort to be respectful!

“Capturing Bigfoot” is absolutely about the famous film of Bigfoot. But even more than that it’s about an extraordinary and fascinating family and their community. Just a really riveting human story. 🫈

This week on the show Host Austin takes a page from Host Brenda to talk about a theme park attraction starring the Pumpkin King himself: Haunted Mansion Holiday is one of the most popular overlays in Disney, so why isn’t it at Disney World? Find out this week! maximumfun.org/episodes/sec...

This week it's a very special, very spooky Bullseye with Jesse Thorn! 🎃 We’re joined by John Carroll Lynch of American Horror Story and Marq Evans, the creator of a brand new documentary about Bigfoot. buff.ly/91P4aGl

If there's one thing Eurovision fans know how to do, it's vote. Congratulations to Eurovangelists for picking up the Silver in Genre-Music at this year's Signal Awards!

Congratulations to John, Raghu, and Kevin--and thanks to everyone who voted!

From behind the paywall comes this hot take from special guest @jamieloftus.bsky.social : Let Them Eat Girl Dinner!

when the anti-anxiety tube is definitely working

Comedian Maria Bamford tells Bullseye about one of the the unique ways in which she performs her act. Full interview: buff.ly/fuWWydO

We had E from the band Eels on my show this week and I broke the news to him that "Hey Ya" is, lyrically, very sad. Here's a thread of non-festive covers we dug up without even trying hard at all.

Laci hosts my favorite non-MaxFun podcast, so I am--what? that's right--EXCITED about this one

This summer, Judge John and Bailiff Jesse Thorn went on a boat with some listeners and tried some weird chips. A LOT of weird chips. Now their taste test is available, ONLY on YouTube! Watch them decide which chips passed the taste test and which were found GUILTY here: youtu.be/zFzb_mHGeSc?...

Greg Proops is a very hard working comic with a bunch of upcoming tour dates. The craziest day of his career? It wasn’t on the road, or on the set of Whose Line. It was the time he was cast in Star Wars: The Phantom Menace, and being on set with George Lucas. www.npr.org/2026/10/16/n...

We took advantage of our recent Louisville, KY live show to record a pair of Shocktober episodes in person, and we release the first one tomorrow! We'll be discussing DRACULA (2026 version)!

Los Angeles, if you've been waiting for a sign about what to do with your life (or at least your Friday night), I just made this one $10 or pay what you can: outsideintheatre.vbotickets.com/event/maximu...

On Monday's @depreshmode.bsky.social, I got to tell E of the band Eels that "Hey Ya" is, lyrically, a profoundly sad song. Or at least a kind of bleak and resigned one. He didn't know that. Please realize that I do not take the Neat! quality of my job for granted.

Nostalgia may be a toxic impulse, but this commercial for Grand Prospect Hall may be the exception

Every day is a good day to check your voter registration, and so is today.

We’re closing in on the final lineup of Eurovision Asia songs, as we add three songs to the roster this week with Nepal, Malaysia, and Mongolia! There’s a lot for Eurovision fans to enjoy this week, especially of you don’t skip the interval acts in Mongolia: maximumfun.org/episodes/eur...

Did you ever catch our interview with Guy Branum live at an open mic? Yes, we crashed an open mic... buff.ly/qM7eTgW

This week we’re joined by super producer and host of See Jurassic Right, @stevenraymorris.bsky.social to talk about interesting redditors, Michael Crichton’s lesser known novels, the finale of the Broadway XXX and Smoke Shop arc, and so much more. Get into it! maximumfun.org/episodes/jor...

I love the story of the King County name change www.tiktok.com/t/ZTyTNYkyQ/

Hello! Winning this award would mean more people would hear our show and be helped by it. Will you PLEASE take a moment to give us a vote? Voting ends in like a day or two so please do it now.

We're opening the mailbag! That's right, the best of our Members Only Mailbag episodes have been compiled into ONE fabulous show, from behind the paywall to you. If you wanted more hot dog disputes, this is your chance! youtu.be/PBNZS_TgmnI