Sleeping with Celebrities

Jordan Morris on Godzilla Taxonomy and Canonical Use of “Skreeonk.” | Maximum Fun Jordan Morris is known to Maximum Fun fans as the funny and engaging co-host of Jordan, Jesse, Go! and Free With Ads. He also makes comics, such as the new Predator: Bloodshed series. It’s all about t...

On a new episode, @jordanmorris.bsky.social walks us through the many permutations of Godzilla through the ages, it's gender fluidity, and canonical information like why the pronoun "it" is preferred and how the word for the sound it makes it "skreeonk."

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A Discussion of Bigfoot with Todd Stashwick That Gets a Bit Too Exciting But Then Calms Down | Maximum Fun Actor Todd Stashwick’s IMDb page is miles long, with appearances in Laws & Orders OG and SVU, Angel, Buffy, Courage the Cowardly Dog, The Riches, Phineas and Ferb, and Star Trek: Picard and the upcomi...

Our host @johnmoe.bsky.social is a Bigfoot obsessive, as is the wonderful actor @realtoddstashwick.bsky.social.
Join them for a talk about the big fella, how to do leisurely investigations of him, and whether he's a transdimensional traveler. So you can sleep.
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We're on our way to San Francisco for our first ever LIVE show. We would love to do a slide show of images that make you relaxed and sleepy! Post some in the replies (favorite tea mug? your cat or dog? secret sleep shot of spouse?) and we'll try to get them on stage. WEIRD IS FINE.

HEY PLEASE DO JOIN US in San Francisco! Celebrities! Costumes! Maybe a Metallica cover?

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FRIENDS in the BAY AREA!
SATURDAY 1/24 at 4pm at the Bayfront Theater in San Francisco is our first ever LIVE Sleeping with Celebrities.
Guests Moshe Kasher and John DiMaggio + music by Meredith Edgar.
Jokes! Stories! Choral readings?! Surprises!
JOIN OUR FUN!
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Hey our first ever LIVE SHOW is coming to San Francisco NEXT SATURDAY AFTERNOON! With guests comic Moshe Kasher, actor John DiMaggio, and musician Meredith Edgar! Sorry for YELLING! We're just SO EXCITED!

SF Sketchfest 2026: Sleeping with Celebrities View more about this event at SF Sketchfest 2026

Lineup is SET for our first ever LIVE show in San Francisco, 1/24, 4pm, Bayfront Theater part of @sfsketchfest.bsky.social.
We'll have:
host @johnmoe.bsky.social
comedian Moshe Kasher!
the hilarious actor John DiMaggio!
music from @meredithedgar.bsky.social!

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People have been searching for years and haven't found it. Gödel took it to the grave.

Jon Lovett Will Not Reveal How All of America Could Collapse | Maximum Fun You might know Jon Lovett as the host of the podcast Lovett or Leave It or as one of the hosts of the influential Pod Save America show. On those shows, Jon and others talk about big events in politic...

Might keep you awake: There may be a loophole in the U.S. Constitution leading to absolute dictatorship.
Will help you sleep: The guy who found it, Gödel, died without revealing it.
@jonlovett.bsky.social of Lovett or Leave It and Pod Save America joins us.
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Jodie Sweetin’s Full House of Legos | Maximum Fun We understand that for many people, Jodie Sweetin is forever linked to Stephanie Tanner, the character she played for eight years on Full House and four more years on Fuller House. But we doubt Stepha...

We were absolutely delighted to welcome Jodie Sweetin to the program. Of course you know her as Stephanie Tanner from Full House. She tells us all about her love of elaborate Lego sets and the Full House Lego set she's pitching. Stamos? Huge Lego guy.

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Bridger Winegar Needs a New iPhone and Will Consider ALL Options | Maximum Fun Actor and writer Bridger Winegar has appeared in Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, Jimmy Kimmel Live, and as the host of his own delightful podcast I Said No Gifts, where his guests insist on bringing gifts,...

This week's episode is a real gift to the hardcore insomniacs who require something heavy duty to conk out. The hilarious Bridger Winegar needs a new iPhone so he examines, deadpan, all the features of every iPhone model ever. It takes nearly 90 minutes.
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Comic Myq Kaplan Could Use Some Advice. Columns. I Mean, He Likes Advice Columns. | Maximum Fun The comedian Myq Kaplan has appeared on The Tonight Show, Conan, Late Night with David Letterman, and many other television programs. He also hosts two podcasts, has released comedy albums, and has a ...

This week, we welcome @myqkaplan.bsky.social who loves his girlfriend Rini, his new comedy special also named Rini, and advice columns. Let him tell you all about the satisfying problem-resolution arc of those while you drift off.

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Let’s Go to a Concert with Wendi McLendon-Covey | Maximum Fun We were so excited (though we kept it subdued) to meet the hilarious Wendi McLendon-Covey from Reno 911!, St Denis Medical, Bridesmaids, and Barb & Star Go To Vista Del Mar. Wendi enjoys going to conc...

Comedy goddess Wendi McLendon-Covey of Reno 911, St Denis Medical, Bridesmaids, and more joins us to put you to sleep with talk of live concerts. You stay in bed, skip the crowds and the noise, and she'll tell you about George Michael in his ripped jeans heyday.
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Eddie Pepitone Is One Purchase Away from Happiness | Maximum Fun You might know Eddie Pepitone from standup stages around the country, as “The Heckling New Yorker” on Late Night with Conan O’Brien, as an actor on Reno 911! or Bob’s Burgers, from his brand new comed...

We will grant you that Eddie Pepitone is maybe not the first voice that comes to mind when you imagine soothing dulcet bedtime tones. But he really finds his Sleepyhead voice in this episode when he tries to gain insight into his own shopping habits.
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You’ll Sleep Better Knowing Inspector Gamache is on the Case, Says Allison Raskin | Maximum Fun Allison Raskin has a pretty diverse array of interests. She’s a former Buzzfeed video creator, co-host of the podcast Just Between Us, and the author of numerous best-selling books, including Please S...

Travel to sleepland via Quebec as we welcome author and funny person Allison Raskin. She is a deep fan of Inspector Gamache, from the Louise Penny books and Alfred Molina TV depiction. Along the way, we talk about all sorts of Quebecky things.
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Halloween is Here. Let’s Rank Witches with Lindy West and Meagan Hatcher-Mays | Maximum Fun Look, it’s okay. You’ll be able to sleep just fine. Sure, witches can be scary but keep two things in mind: witches are pretend so they can’t hurt you and some list-making analytical thinking is a gre...

Halloween is here and it's time to make some sense of things. We're joined by Lindy West and @importantmeagan.bsky.social for a ranking of witches. R0wling witches were not eligible because that wouldn't help you sleep. But Dianne Wiest is in there.

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Amber Nash Takes You To Vermont. Well, a Catalog About Vermont, Anyway. | Maximum Fun Fans of the long-running animated comedy Archer already know Amber Nash as Pam Poovey, the former H.R. director at ISIS. She has superhuman strength and a dolphin hand puppet. Pam does, not Amber. Amb...

This week we have Amber Nash, one of the stars of Archer, where she plays Pam Poovey. But Amber isn't a cartoon, she's a real person, with a tremendous fondness for the Vermont Country Store catalog. Let her tell you all about it while you zonk off to sleep.

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So great to have @steveagee.bsky.social on the show this week to talk about Meatballs (1979), meatballs (in general), the wonders of summer camp, and the benefit of having a stunt double like Steve has on the hit show Peacemaker.
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Added a content warning to tomorrow's show for anyone who doesn't know who Eagly the eagle is.

Here's a wonderful feeling: interviewing someone, especially someone whose work you really admire, and discovering that they're already a big fan of the show. This happened today with @steveagee.bsky.social from Peacemaker! That's our show on Wednesday.

A Very Gentle and Mellow Tour of D.C. Hardcore with Roman Mars | Maximum Fun We grant you that listening to actual D.C. hardcore music will probably not put you into the best state for sleep. The dulcet tones of Roman Mars, however, discussing said scene? Yeah, that ought to d...

Can DC hardcore put you to sleep? It can if it's @romanmars.bsky.social talking about it in his golden dulcet tones. He's the creator and host of @99pi.org. You might say we DESIGNED this episode to put you to sleep. Or you might not. I'm not your ventriloquist.
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Nathan Pyle, Strange Planets, Hour Long Blocks of Old Commercials, and Rescue Dogs | Maximum Fun Host John Moe leads off this episode by extolling the virtues of foster dog caretaking and he enumerates the many dogs his family as tended to in the last year: Cowboy, Bug, Beans, Ducky, Pork Chop, R...

This week's show features long descriptions of old commercials with Nathan Pyle, who draws those funny Strange Planet cartoons, as well as host @johnmoe.bsky.social's rundown of all the foster dogs he's taken care of in the last year. That ought to snooze ya.
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"The Happiness Project" author @gretchenrubin.bsky.social goes to the Met EVERY SINGLE DAY. Except Wednesday. Join her for a relaxing stroll through the museum and learn the best place to nap there on our all-new episode. The docents won't mind.
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How To Stack Tacos and Burgers With J. Kenji López-Alt Until You Conk Out | Maximum Fun J. Kenji López-Alt knows more about food than you or I put together. He has won James Beard Awards, contributed to New York Times Cooking and Serious Eats, and his books include The Food Lab: Better H...

How do you stack your taco? Your burger? Where does the meat go? On the bottom, right? Wrong, says J. Kenji López-Alt and he's a food VERY BIG CELEBRITY. He says think of your toppings as BOTTOMINGS. He's our guest to put you to sleep.
He even has OLIVE OPINIONS.

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We talked with Baron Vaughn @bv-tv.bsky.social about Ken Burns documentaries and what a Ken Burns documentary about Baron Vaughn would be like.

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Ravi V. Patel’s Fitness Routine, Which Frankly Makes Us Tired Just Hearing About It | Maximum Fun You have definitely seen actor, writer, and director Ravi V. Patel on a screen before. He’s one of those guys that seems to be in everything. Perhaps most recently as a team mentor on the new season o...

You've seen Ravi V. Patel in so many shows and movies. He's firmly in That Guy territory. On our new episode, he does two things: lulls you to sleep with detailed explanations of his fitness and nutrition routines and gets you ready for a healthier tomorrow.
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Patrick McEnroe and Melissa Errico, Stars of, Respectively, Tennis and Broadway | Maximum Fun When you have two guests on one show, you’re going to get a variety of topics, especially when they have such diverse interests as tennis great Patrick McEnroe and Broadway icon Melissa Errico. The tw...

Patrick McEnroe is a famous tennis player and commentator. His wife, Melissa Errico, is a famous Broadway star. Pro tennis and Broadway are very exciting so we had them mostly talk about pleasant pastoral visits to Italy and rural England. So you can sleep.
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Kendahl Landreth and Jordan Myrick Gently Realign Your Chihuahua Perspectives | Maximum Fun As hosts of the Happy Wife Happy Life podcast, comedians/writers/actors Kendahl Landreth and Jordan Myrick help their listeners navigate everything related to relationships. Here on our show, in this ...

Delighted to welcome the deeply funny Kendahl Landreth and Jordan Myrick and their friend Angel for a sleep-inducing conversation about the misunderstood hero the dog world, the chihuahua. Learn about this complex breed and have some laughs while you doze off.
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Ana Marie Cox on the Architectural Styles of Texas Homes of the Seventies and Eighties | Maximum Fun The versatile Ana Marie Cox is a podcast host (Space the Nation, Past Due), a veteran journalist (MTV News, The New York Times Magazine), the founding editor of Wonkette, a writing instructor, and a p...

Our friend @anamariecox.bsky.social frequently appears on cable TV talking about upsetting political things. But on our show, she appears this week to talk about many details of long-ago Texas home architecture until you fall asleep.
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Listener Winter Burnett Tours Two Laundromats in Morris, IL | Maximum Fun Here’s how we figure it: if you appear on our show (the most popular podcast in the world) (look that up) (don’t), you automatically become a celebrity. We have listeners all over this planet at least...

We pledged to put a listener on the show if we hit our Max Fun Drive stretch membership goal, thus making that person a CELEBRITY. We welcome now-famous Winter Burnett, comparing and contrasting the two laundromats of Morris, Illinois, for your sleeping pleasure.
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