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Judge John Hodgman Maximum Fun
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4.8 • 6.6K Ratings
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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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The Mighty Eagle of Mid-Tier Comedy Performers
Time to clear the docket! Answering your door to unexpected visitors, lotion hands attacks, naming a camper, fresh air, pronouncing the word "album" differently, and more!
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The Party Kitchen
It's time to clear the docket! How does a pile of lettuce become a salad? Plus, kitchen congregating, tapping dirty spoons on another person's face, covering your partner's eyes during gross movie scenes, and a new JJHo segment: RUDY'S PLACE!
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Coke or Grain
It's time to clear the docket! Judge Hodgman and Bailiff Jesse talk about wedding gifts, computer voices, splitting burritos, the Godfather theme, plus an audio letter from a kid! And much more!
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There's an APPellate Court For That
Patrick brings the case against his dad, Rudy. Rudy says he has a billion dollar idea for an app. Patrick says this app will never work! Who’s right? Who’s wrong?
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Amicus Beef
Casey files suit against his friend, Sean. They go to baseball games together a lot. Casey says that Sean’s antics at the games cause great stress. One of the more appalling antics, says Casey, is the time Sean brought his own hot dogs into the stadium. Sean says that he is well within his rights to do this. Who's right? Who's wrong?
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Shootin' the Bries - Episode 2
We've got something special interrupting your feed today… in 2018, Jordan Morris and John Hodgman recorded an episode of a one-off podcast called Shootin' the Bries for the Max Fun Drive.
The former cheesemongers are reunited for another special episode! They chat with Joe Berkowitz, the author of American Cheese: An Indulgent Odyssey Through the Artisan Cheese World. Jordan and John also talk about cheese flavored products, and how their relationship with cheese has changed since the last time they recorded the podcast.
Customer Reviews
Just a hoot and a holler...
... but without actual hooting and hollering. What I have come to enjoy about this show (besides the humor) is the minutia within the minutia. My first exposure to JJHo was live aboard the JoCo cruise. I don’t know if that is an actual episode, but still! I forgot about it for quite a while but somehow remembered/stumbled across it and have been bingeing ever since. Even joined in on the Max Fun Drive at the poor-man level.
Oddly, I think my favorite thing is the sound of chairs scraping the floor when everyone rises/is seated.
I love this show despite Jesse Thorn
This is an excellent show if you can train yourself to recognize the moment (which occurs at least every other episode) when Jesse Thorn starts to smugly assert his white hipster expertise on hip hop and Mexican culture. If you hit the fast forward button quickly enough and skip ahead until you stop hearing “al pastor” and “De La Soul” pronounced with maximum self-satisfied unctuousness, you can probably manage to enjoy the show. Also, both Thorn and John Hodgman never met a name drop they didn’t like.
People being nice to each other about low-stakes things
I came to the show for Hodgman’s erudition and absurdist humor, and this show has that. However, what has kept me listening for 10 years is the heart. John and Jesse really care about the people who write in and want the best for them. The jokes are good-natured, and the findings are sometimes silly but always insightful. This show should join the Great British Baking Show and The Repair Shop on your watching and listening list for when you’re sick of everyone being mean.
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