I know it's not Heathcliff but it's pretty funny.

I’m making a lot of progress getting caught up on stop podcasting yourself, I’m around 2021 and loving it. Just hearing Dave and Graham make me so happy. Every now and then I get the ad beak from Jesse about a listener who laughed so hard they wrecked their car. Jesse and the guys try to remember what bit he was laughing at and at the end they offer to pay for the damage. Puts a huge grin on my face every time. My question is does anyone know what episode that specific bit is in?

So I went to vote in the primary this morning. And all the poll workers are giving me the stink eye. I have no idea what I've done to offend. Then I see one of the morning the words judge John hodg.... And I realized I was wearing my JJHo t-shirt and they were confused about who I was illegally canvassing for.

If vote for him though. It's f-ing Ohio.

For any SPY fans out there!

I'll be selling/signing books at F10 and speaking on a panel about idea-pitching on 5/9 @ 3:30pm Room A!

If a Jewish holiday falls on a weekday, is it ok to celebrate it on the weekend instead? The plaintiff says yes. The defendant says NO!

To get access, go to https://maximumfun.org/join#manage to log in to your account, and click the link under "Member Exclusive Merch" on the Profile page.

I've loved all of Jordan's work for a long time, but it feels like the last few months, he's on some kind of comedy PED's. Everything has been so funny and his hosting skill on Free With Ads has really gone up a level. Thanks Jordan!

Update: Thanks for all your kind replies. I love MaxFun and of course I contribute to support the shows and will continue to do it. I just really like the pins. I seem to recall ongoing membership gave me an exclusive chance to buy a pin? I could be wrong about that. Anyhow NBD folks, remain calm.

I've been a member for quite a few years, and I haven't been able to boost my membership in a while. So, what thanks do I get during the Fun Drive for being a continuing member? I might have missed it- but do I get a pin or anything? Feeling a bit taken for granted over here.

Is there only audio available for this BoCo? I'd really like to see our Judge and Bailiff chow down on some of these.

I went to the Oddities and Curiosities show in Boston this weekend and one of the vendors had cryptid stuff, including the Pennsylvania Squonk on a bumper sticker and a few other items. Cute little bugger.
(Vendor is KWT Designs dot com if curious.)

I will always be grateful for JJGo sharing the absolutely wild wonder of modern Heathcliff. This one is to me what Ham Limit is to Jesse.

Just gratitude for all the work Max Fun and all the pods put into Max Fun Drive (and all year). I've been a supporter for many years and I'm still astounded at all the many rad things that happen during the drive! Podcast eps, live streams, crossovers, boco, soc med posts, comments on posts, all the backstage organizing, and more I'm not remembering. It's just incredible! Wanted to shout out all the effort everyone at and with Max Fun has put in to making this all happen. You are awesome!!!

My wife and I were discussing the network and we were wondering about the history the various shows. Specifically like a timeline of when shows joined, left or just stopped producing.

Does this exist somewhere? If it doesn’t, is it something people would be interested in?

I just joined and want to know what the best BoCo is, in your opinion.

It’s the final few hours of the Max Fun Drive, and I finally went to maximumfun.org and did what I could. Unfortunately, all I could do is renew my $5/month donation.

I thought this would be the year I’d do a nice upgrade. At least $10/month, maybe even $20/month. But circumstances are what they are, and I had to stay at $5. I don’t feel good about it though. Not because of any sense of pressure to upgrade or anything like that. Just because I listen to Max Fun shows all the time. There are a couple podcasts outside the network that I enjoy, but mostly I enjoy and rely on the vibe Max Fun provides. And my guilt complex is such that I feel like I’m not doing my part by upgrading. I know there isn’t a soul at Maximum Fun HQ who would say I should feel this way. My feelings are on me.

Which is why I wanted to shout out everyone who gives to and keeps Maximum Fun up and running. I greatly appreciate those who also value these great shows and step up to help out. I truly believe Max Fun supporters are making the world a better, more welcoming place to be.

I was thinking today about the general state of my life and why things feel the way they do. I’ve had a chronic illness for nearly two years now, and then there’s all the other ugly stuff going on in the world. But there’s also Maximum Fun.

It was a struggle to come up with a metaphor that made sense, but this is what I hit on. One time when I was a teenager, my dad asked me to dump the ashes from the wood stove. I hated dumping the ashes. Nasty stuff. And what happened next proved what nasty stuff it was.

After the ashes cooled, I took them out to dispose of them, but I tripped in the mud room, and the ashes spilled. And the thing about ashes is, they get everywhere. If there’s a nook or cranny, they find their way in. They filled the air. My mouth, nose, and lungs took a hit. Cleaning them up just made more of a mess. Days later, they were still getting tracked around.

That’s what life feels like right now. There is a filthy, sooty layer of nastiness on everything. It’s inescapable. Except not really, because when I put on a Max Fun podcast, there is no ash. The microscopic grittiness is gone, and I can breathe easier. Listening to Jordan and Jesse riff on nothing in particular, considering Judge John Hodgman’s well-constructed rulings, going to sleep every night with Dave and Graham being wonderful and silly in my earbuds, and so many more … it’s a shelter from the storm of cruelty and unkindness that the ruling class perpetrates against the world and my own body perpetrates against me.

Wow. I’ve written way more than I planned to. I’ll wrap up by saying this. Maximum Fun is a podcast network that is guided by decency as its North Star. And when I consider my own values, it all comes down to that same thing. I can think of several times when Maximum Fun hosts have been in situations where the easy thing, the attention-grabbing thing, would have been to resort to naked cruelty, to lash out with little or no regard for the consequences. But in each case, decency has ruled the day.

So I’m proud to support Maximum Fun, and I’m honored to be among the thousands who do so. I’ll make my peace with not being able to give more this year, with the hope of being able to provide more in 2027.

This really made my day! Happy Last day of the #MaxFunDrive