Ep. 172: Tom Papa & Rosalind Chao

Episode 172

16th May 2025

It’s a silky-smooth brand new episode of Go Fact Yourself! Tom Papa is a comedian known for his podcast, radio show, and TV specials. These days, he may be even better known for his other passion: baking bread. He’ll tell us how that started and how his family indulged his new hobby. Rosalind Chao is […]

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

Tom Papa is a comedian known for his podcast, radio show, and TV specials. These days, he may be even better known for his other passion: baking bread. He’ll tell us how that started and how his family indulged his new hobby.

Rosalind Chao is an actor who’s appeared in everything from “Star Trek: The Next Generation”, The Joy Luck Club, and Netflix’s “The 3 Body Problem.” Before all that, she was on the most-watched episode of television ever – a little thing called the series finale of “M*A*S*H.””

Areas of Expertise:

Rosalind: Disneyland in the late 1980s, the TV show “The White Lotus” Season 3, and snacks from Trader Joe’s.

Tom: The band The Grateful Dead, Godzilla and the Jersey Shore.

What’s the Difference: Fabric Softener

What’s the difference between silk and satin?

What’s the difference between to cuddle and to snuggle?

Guest Experts:

Patravadi Mejudhon: Actor, playwright, and director, whose first Western role was in Season 3 of “The White Lotus.”

Tom Constanten: Composer, musician, and Rock and Roll Hall of Famer as a member of The Grateful Dead.

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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In this episode...

Guests

  • Tom Papa
  • Rosalind Chao
  • Patravadi Mejudhon
  • Tom Constanten

About the show

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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