Ep. 149: Adam Felber & Jiaoying Summers

Episode 149

3rd May 2024

It’s a brand new episode of Go Fact Yourself! It’s a brand new episode of Go Fact Yourself! In this episode… Guests: Adam Felber is a writer, co-host of the “Nobody Listens to Paula Poundstone” podcast, and frequent panelist on the NPR quiz show “Wait, Wait… Don’t Tell Me!” In contrast with other people who […]

Episode notes

It’s a brand new episode of Go Fact Yourself! It’s a brand new episode of Go Fact Yourself!

In this episode…

Guests:

Adam Felber is a writer, co-host of the “Nobody Listens to Paula Poundstone” podcast, and frequent panelist on the NPR quiz show “Wait, Wait… Don’t Tell Me!” In contrast with other people who appear on that program, he actually doesn’t care that much about winning. He’ll explain. Plus, Adam tells us why he often has to explain to people that his weight loss journey was absolutely intentional.

Jiaoying Summers is a stand-up comedian and host of the podcast “Tiger MILF,” which she uses to showcase the multifaceted personalities of Asian women. Jiaoying will explain why she was forced to join us remotely from Hawaii, and why it’s important to embrace sucking at comedy.

Areas of Expertise

Jiaoying: The music of Janis Joplin, daily make-up in less than 10 minutes, and dealing with an Asian mom.

Adam: The book Infinite Jest, The Prince album Sign o’ the Times and the movie Groundhog Day.

What’s the difference: Student Counsel

What’s the difference between a pupil and a student?

What’s the difference between counseling and therapy?

Experts:

Dave Getz: Artist and drummer for the band Big Brother and the Holding Company


Michael & Laura Joplin: The siblings of Janis Joplin, and contributors to the book Janis Joplin: Days & Summers.

Stephen Tobolowsky: Actor, writer, and storyteller, whose numerous roles include playing Ned in Groundhog Day.

Hosts:

J. Keith van Straaten

Helen Hong

Credits:

Theme Song by Jonathan Green.

Maximum Fun’s Senior Producer is Laura Swisher.

Associate Producer and Editor is Julian Burrell.

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In this episode...

Guests

  • Adam Felber
  • Jiaoying Summers
  • Dave Getz
  • Stephen Tobolowsky
  • Michael Joplin
  • Laura Joplin

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Twice a month, host J. Keith van Straaten and co-host Helen Hong quiz the smartest celebrities they know to find out why they love what they love! Recorded before a live audience in downtown Los Angeles, this game show features comedians, actors, and musicians answering arcane questions on topics they claim to be experts in. But don’t worry; if they slip up, there are real experts on hand to give us the facts!

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