Ep. 173: Thomas Jane & Grey DeLisle

Episode 173

6th June 2025

Kick off your shoes and play some trivia on a brand new episode of Go Fact Yourself! Thomas Jane is an actor whose roles often required a lot of training. He’ll tell us how he got in shape for The Punisher, learned to play baseball for 61*, and more. Plus, we’ll learn about the unusual […]

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Kick off your shoes and play some trivia on a brand new episode of Go Fact Yourself!

Thomas Jane is an actor whose roles often required a lot of training. He’ll tell us how he got in shape for The Punisher, learned to play baseball for 61*, and more. Plus, we’ll learn about the unusual way he was paid for his very first film gig.

Grey Delisle is a singer and voice actor whose characters can be heard in everything from “The Simpsons” to “Avatar: The Last Airbender.” She’ll give us samples of some of her most well-known voices and tell us about her newest music album, The Grey Album.

Areas of Expertise:

Grey: The Carter Family, Robert Duvall, and Dr. Pepper.

Thomas: Pioneers of UFOlogy (specifically J. Allen Hynek), the movie Close Encounters of the Third Kind, and absinthe.

What’s the Difference: Frenemies

What’s the difference between genial and congenial?

What’s the difference between an enemy and a nemesis?

Guest Experts:

Carlene Carter: Grammy-nominated musician and third- generation member of the Carter family.

Cary Guffey: Former actor known for his childhood role in Close Encounters of the Third Kind. 

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

  • Thomas Jane
  • Grey DeLisle
  • Carlene Carter
  • Cary Guffey

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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