Ep. 158: Aida Rodriguez & Cory Doctorow

Episode notes

Welcome, foolish mortals, to a brand new episode of Go Fact Yourself!

In this episode…

Guests:

Aida Rodriguez is a comedian who’s known that she wanted to perform ever since she was doing Richard Pryor impressions as a child. You can stream her comedy special “Fighting Words” on Max, which features not just her jokes, but also an intimate look at her family. You can also find Aida on tour.

Cory Doctorow is an author who was extremely busy during the height of the pandemic – he wrote a total of nine books, including one that was the end of a saga that he hadn’t published yet. He’s also known for popularizing the term “Ensh*ttification” about how big tech has made the services they provide worse than ever. Cory’s latest book, The Bezzel, is out now.

Areas of Expertise

Aida: Norman Lear sitcoms, the Prince album Purple Rain, and Puerto Rican slang.

Cory: The Disney ride The Haunted Mansion, anti-war chants of the 1980s and ways to get robbed in Geneva, Switzerland.

What’s the difference: Fixer-upper

What’s the difference between to renovate and to remodel?

What’s the difference between a summit and a peak?

With guest experts:

Susan Rogers: Record producer with several multi-platinum albums, including Purple Rain.

Kat Cressida: Voice artist who’s worked on video games, movies, and TV shows … and in Disney’s The Haunted Mansion ride.

Hosts:

J. Keith van Straaten

Helen Hong

Credits:

Theme Song by Jonathan Green.

Maximum Fun’s Senior Producer is Laura Swisher.

Co-Producer and Editor is Julian Burrell.

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