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Depresh Mode with John MoeCan a Bipartisan Congressional Caucus Save Mental Health in America?Rep. Andrea Salinas (D-Ore.) is one of four chairs of the bipartisan Mental Health Caucus in the U.S. House of Representatives, a 93-member group of Republicans and Democrats pledging to fight stigma, improve accessibility, and generally make the country’s mental health better. But as the Trump administration floats huge cuts to Medicaid and other social services and as the tone of politics in America gets more divided and vitriolic, does a well-intentioned group like that really have a chance to overcome all that is standing in the way of progress? We talk to Rep. Salinas about her wo...2025-06-0252 minDepresh Mode with John MoeSo You Want To Be a Therapist? Interesting. Let’s Talk About That.If you’ve ever been in a therapist’s office, you may have had the thought, “What if it was me sitting in that other chair? What if I was the therapist?”And then you might have wondered what that would actually involve and what it would feel like to be that other person with the sympathetic expression.Well, we’ve wondered that too and we decided to do something about it. We called up Lori Gottlieb, a practicing therapist and author of the best selling book Maybe You Should Talk to Someone to ask her about...2024-01-1547 min
Judge John HodgmanLive From Dublin, IrelandThis episode was recorded LIVE at Liberty Hall in Dublin, Ireland! With two cases this week! Up first is GERMANSPRUDENCE. Andrea likes to listen to Deutschlandfunk public radio in the house. But her husband, Paul, likes to listen to comedy podcasts! Then, James brings his fiance, Paddy, before the Judge in OBJECTIONS IN THE MIRROR ARE CLOSER THAN THEY APPEAR. When the two of them are driving somewhere they play a common car game in Ireland. But, James says that when Paddy is driving he has an unfair advantage when using his mirrors. Paddy says he has to look i...2024-01-101h 03Judge John HodgmanPersonal Gingery LawyerAndrea brings the case against her lifelong friend Jennifer. For years they’ve had a holiday tradition of getting together to bake a gingerbread house. And for years, Andrea says that Jennifer messes it all up--WITH GINGERBREAD MISCHIEF! Who’s right? Who’s wrong?Thanks to reddit user u/JustLooking0209 for naming this week’s case! To suggest a title for a future episode, keep an eye on the Maximum Fun subreddit at maximumfun.reddit.com!SF Sketchfest tickets are on sale now! We are going to be at the Palace of Fine Arts on Sat 1/27...2023-11-291h 00
Troubled WatersEp 105: Don't Bring Chip Into ThisScott Krinsky, Maggie Maye, Simon Kane and Andrea Hubert join host, Dave Holmes for some erotic fan fiction, festival pick up lines, and millennial rebranding. Scott Krinsky wants to plug Dave Made a Maze and recommends Ozark. Maggie Maye wants to plug her upcoming live shows and recommends The Wicked and the Divine. Simon Kane wants to plug Unattended Articles and John Finnemore's Souvenir Programme and recommends London Hughes and The Establishment. Andrea Hubert wants to plug Bobby and Harriet Get Married and recommends Garret Millerick. And finally, Dave Holmes is on Twitter @DaveHo...2017-09-0146 min
Judge John HodgmanOdor in the CourtAndrea says her boyfriend Christopher doesn't shower or change his clothes often enough. Christopher says it's his aesthetic, he doesn't smell, and he's happy the way he is! This episode with Jesse Thorn on the Judge's bench!
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Judge John HodgmanDischord is Now in SessionAndrea and Scott bring their dispute before the Judge: must singalongs be conducted with careful attention to pitch and key? Expert witnesses Jonathan Coulton and David Rees weigh in.
Judge John Hodgman is member-supported! Join at $5 a month at maximumfun.org/join!2013-04-2453 min
Judge John HodgmanPossessions in Nine-Tenths of a CarAndrea brings the case against her friend Joe -- she claims he's taking a minimalist lifestyle to an extreme degree. Must Joe acquire some creature comforts?
Judge John Hodgman is member-supported! Join at $5 a month at maximumfun.org/join!2013-02-1351 min