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Go Fact Yourself

Go Fact Yourself

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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! Arte
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  • Ep. 173: Thomas Jane & Grey DeLisle
    Jun 6 2025

    Kick off your shoes and play some trivia on a brand new episode of Go Fact Yourself!

    Thomas Jane is an actor whose roles often required a lot of training. He’ll tell us how he got in shape for The Punisher, learned to play baseball for 61*, and more. Plus, we’ll learn about the unusual way he was paid for his very first film gig.

    Grey Delisle is a singer and voice actor whose characters can be heard in everything from “The Simpsons” to “Avatar: The Last Airbender.” She’ll give us samples of some of her most well-known voices and tell us about her newest music album, The Grey Album.

    Areas of Expertise:

    Grey: The Carter Family, Robert Duvall, and Dr. Pepper.

    Thomas: Pioneers of UFOlogy (specifically J. Allen Hynek), the movie Close Encounters of the Third Kind, and absinthe.

    What’s the Difference: Frenemies

    What’s the difference between genial and congenial?

    What’s the difference between an enemy and a nemesis?

    Guest Experts:

    Carlene Carter: Grammy-nominated musician and third- generation member of the Carter family.

    Cary Guffey: Former actor known for his childhood role in Close Encounters of the Third Kind.

    Hosts:

    J. Keith van Straaten

    Helen Hong

    Credits:

    Theme Song by Jonathan Green.

    Maximum Fun's Senior Producer is Laura Swisher.

    Co-Producer and Editor is Julian Burrell.

    Seeing our next live-audience shows by YOU!

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    59 m
  • Ep. 172: Tom Papa & Rosalind Chao
    May 17 2025

    It’s a silky-smooth brand new episode of Go Fact Yourself!

    Tom Papa is a comedian known for his podcast, radio show, and TV specials. These days, he may be even better known for his other passion: baking bread. He’ll tell us how that started and how his family indulged his new hobby.

    Rosalind Chao is an actor who’s appeared in everything from “Star Trek: The Next Generation", The Joy Luck Club, and Netflix’s “The 3 Body Problem.” Before all that, she was on the most-watched episode of television ever – a little thing called the series finale of “M*A*S*H.””

    Areas of Expertise:

    Rosalind: Disneyland in the late 1980s, the TV show “The White Lotus” Season 3, and snacks from Trader Joe’s.

    Tom: The band The Grateful Dead, Godzilla and the Jersey Shore.

    What’s the Difference: Fabric Softener

    What’s the difference between silk and satin?

    What’s the difference between to cuddle and to snuggle?

    Guest Experts:

    Patravadi Mejudhon: Actor, playwright, and director, whose first Western role was in Season 3 of “The White Lotus.”

    Tom Constanten: Composer, musician, and Rock and Roll Hall of Famer as a member of The Grateful Dead.

    Hosts:

    J. Keith van Straaten

    Helen Hong

    Credits:

    Theme Song by Jonathan Green.

    Maximum Fun's Senior Producer is Laura Swisher.

    Co-Producer and Editor is Julian Burrell.

    Seeing our next live-audience shows by YOU!

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    58 m
  • Ep. 171: Amy Hill & Alec Mapa
    May 2 2025

    From Broadway to Beverly Hills, it’s a brand new episode of Go Fact Yourself!

    Amy Hill is an actor with an extensive career, including roles in Lilo & Stitch and over 90 episodes of the rebooted “Magnum P.I.” She’ll tell us how she got that part and how it brought her closer to her daughter … literally.

    Alec Mapa is a comedian and actor, who often plays stereotypically flamboyant characters. He’ll explain why he actually doesn’t mind that, plus what it’s like being a guest judge on “Rupaul’s Drag Race.”

    Our guest host this week is Mallory O’Meara, who was a contestant on episode 168.

    Areas of Expertise:

    Amy: Traveling alone, biographical documentaries, and the TV show “The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills”

    Alec: Filipino superstitions, The TV Show Drag Race Philippines and the musical Gypsy

    What’s the Difference: Lethal Weapon

    What’s the difference between something lethal and fatal?

    What’s the difference between a gun and a firearm?

    Guest Experts:

    Alex Baskin: Executive Producer of “The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” and host of the podcast, “Bravo’s Hot Mic”

    Lane Bradbury, Maureen Moore, Kate Reinders, and Leigh Ann Larkin: Actors whose careers include playing June in Broadway productions of Gypsy from 1959-2008.

    Hosts:

    J. Keith van Straaten

    Mallory O’Meara

    Credits:

    Theme Song by Jonathan Green.

    Maximum Fun's Senior Producer is Laura Swisher.

    Co-Producer and Editor is Julian Burrell.

    Seeing our next live-audience shows by YOU!

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    1 h y 2 m
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