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Sleeping with CelebritiesJamie Loftus Learns Capitalism Through NeoPetsComedian, podcaster, author, and all-around delightful celebrity Jamie Loftus is in the process of rediscovering her love of NeoPets. She values the lessons they taught her about the stock market, war preparation, and the complexities of a capital-driven economy. She also likes that the electronic pets are impossible to kill. It’s true, all you can do is completely, devastatingly bum them out. Listen to Jamie as she grapples with the liminal zones between pets, NeoPets, wake, and sleep. Then sleep.Listen to Sixteenth Minute (of Fame) and The Bechdel Cast, as well as Jamie Loftus's various podc...2025-01-2942 min
Dead Pilots SocietyEpisode 160: Massholes written by Bill Callahan (Scrubs, Spin City)This month's pilot is Massholes. It was set up at ABC and written by Bill Callahan (Scrubs, Spin City). Bill is a veteran comedy writer who's worked on so many shows you know and love. This is a Friends-style ensemble pilot inspired by Bill's group of friends from Massachusetts. To keep things authentic, we assembled an all-star cast of actors from the Boston area.Massholes stars Rob Corddry (Ballers, Hot Tub Time Machine), Nicholas D'Agosto (Trial & Error, Criminal Minds), Misha Collins (Supernatural), Josh Gondelman (Last Week Tonight, Desus & Mero), Alyssa Limperis (What We Do in the Shadows...2024-11-2143 min
Reading GlassesEp 352 - Books to Get You Into EVERY Genre!Brea and Mallory recommend books to get you into EVERY genre! Plus, they solve a problem about when to buy a book. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!Join us!www.maximumfun.org/joinLinks -Reading Glasses Facebook GroupReading Glasses Goodreads GroupAmazon Wish ListNewsletterLibro.fmTo join our Slack channel, email us proof of your Reading-Glasses-supporting Maximum Fun membership!Events3/28 - Bookish Trivia Party - 6pm PT - email for link!3/29...2024-03-2852 minReading GlassesEp 336 - 2023 Holiday Bookish Gift GuideBrea and Mallory talk about their picks for this year’s best gift books and bookish gifts! Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!Reading Glasses MerchRecommendations StoreSponsors -Dipseawww.dipseastories.com/GLASSESEarth Breezewww.earthbreeze.com/GLASSESLinks -Reading Glasses Facebook GroupReading Glasses Goodreads GroupAmazon Wish ListNewsletterLibro.fmTo join our Slack channel, email us proof of your Reading-Glasses-supporting Maximum Fun membership!2023-11-3042 min
Troubled WatersChe vs NessieThis week, our friends Alexis Preston and Alex Steed join host Dave Holmes for some Dusty Springfield trivia, animals named after celebrities, and a truly unhinged ranking of foodstuffs.Alexis Preston would like to plug Comfort Creatures here on MaxFun and recommends Piranesi by Susanna ClarkeAlex Steed would like to plug You Are Good and their upcoming live shows and recommends Raw Dog by Jamie Loftus and Silence by Julie KlausnerAnd finally, Dave Holmes is on Twitter @DaveHolmes.Find us on Twitter and Instagram! We are @TroubledPodWrit...2023-09-0157 min
Depresh Mode with John MoeJamie Loftus Wasn’t a Budding Journalist, She Had Friggin’ OCDRight now, in Jamie Loftus’s childhood home in Brockton, Mass., there are dozens, maybe hundreds of notebooks in storage boxes. They’re from second grade up through middle school and each of the notebooks is filled, cover to cover, with detailed descriptions of where she was and what was happening: who was there, what were they wearing, what was on the walls. The descriptions are all written in a shorthand Jamie developed and that no one else could read. At the time, the adults in her life thought this indicated that she was a budding reporter. But no, it w...2022-07-1152 min
Troubled WatersKardashians vs Princess BrideThis week, our contestants are quizzed on autumnal traditions around the world, learn about upbeat songs that are secretly bummers, and listen to some iconic sound effects.Broti Gupta would like to plug her newsletter and recommends the MasterChef Jr. clip where the kid says "rusticity"Josh Gondelman would like to plug Desus & Mero and his podcast Make My Day and recommends friend of the show Jamie Loftus' podcast My Year In MensaAnd Finally, Dave Holmes is on Twitter @DaveHolmes and would like to plug Josh Gondelman's book Nice Try and Broti's subs...2020-09-1551 min
Go Fact YourselfEp. 52: Jamie Loftus & Craig ShoemakerClick your heels three times and remember there’s no place like home: "Go Fact Yourself" is officially the greatest trivia show on ice! Jamie Loftus is a comedian and a host of "The Bechdel Cast" podcast. Her show is all about analyzing film from a feminist perspective. One movie that holds up surprisingly well under such scrutiny? Alien! She’ll explain. Plus, she’ll discuss what gives her a special edge in this trivia contest: her certification as a Mensa Genius. Jamie’s upcoming appearances can be found on her website. Jamie will compete against...2020-01-171h 15
Troubled WatersSpace Mountain vs The LibraryJamie Loftus, Humphrey Ker, Mallory O'Meara and Josh Briggs join host, Dave Holmes to settle once and for all: is Disneyland an acceptable thing to do as an adult? Team Space Mountain Jamie Loftus and Josh Briggs Team Library Mallory O'Meara and Humphrey Ker This week, our contestants discuss ice cream truck rivalries, listen to some obscure movie theme song covers, and compete in Erotic Fan Fiction. Jamie Loftus wants to plug her Edinburgh show, Boss Whom is Girl and The Bechdel Cast and recommends Will Poulter. Humphrey Ker wants to plug Myth...2019-07-1556 min
Maximum Film!'Suspiria' and Passing The Bechdel Test with Jamie Loftus & Caitlin Durante of 'The Bechdel Cast'Even though Halloween is over, we're still keeping it spooky. That's right, we're talking about our favorite "witch dance" movie of the year, Suspiria. This week we're so lucky to have the hosts of 'The Bechdel Cast' podcast, Jamie Loftus and Caitlin Durante, on the program. The crew discusses their favorite aspects of the Halloween season. For Caitlin it's the pumpkin shaped Reese's peanut butter cups, for Alonso it's the appearance of the sign banning silly string on Hollywood Boulevard, and for Jamie it's the chance to buy a "Twerking Mummy" toy at CVS. Plus, the gang helps some p...2018-11-021h 02
Maximum Film!Trick AND Treat: The New 'Halloween' and Getting Quizzed on Horror Movie Taglines with Betsy SodaroBoo! It's our HALLOWEEN episode! And boy have we got some tricks and treats for you. The first treat is our guest, horror expert and all around delightful person Betsy Sodaro (Disjointed, Another Period, Horny 4 Horror Podcast). A second treat is that we have our entire crew on the show this week - Ricky Carmona, April Wolfe, Alonso Duralde, AND Drea Clark. This haunted house is full! But the trick is that one of our hosts - DOES NOT MAKE IT TO THE END OF THE EPISODE! The gang is tasked this week with discussing the new Halloween movie alo...2018-10-261h 16