Ep. 175: Georgia Hardstark & Tim Bagley

Episode 175

4th July 2025

Get lost in a world of trivia on a brand new episode of Go Fact Yourself! Georgia Hardstark is best known for her incredibly popular podcast “My Favorite Murder.” It’s a show all about true crime, but she and her co-host still manage to find a lot of humor and heart in their subject matter. […]

Episode notes

Get lost in a world of trivia on a brand new episode of Go Fact Yourself!

Georgia Hardstark is best known for her incredibly popular podcast “My Favorite Murder.” It’s a show all about true crime, but she and her co-host still manage to find a lot of humor and heart in their subject matter. She’ll explain.

Tim Bagley is an actor, comedian, and writer, who’s earned critical praise (and Emmy buzz) for his performance in the HBO’s “Somebody Somewhere.” He’ll tell us about some of the emotional moments from behind the scenes that turned into great moments for his character.

Areas of Expertise:

Tim: Chaka Khan, Mitzi Gaynor, and communicating with the dead

Georgia: The TV show “Lost,” the band Sublime, and frozen food.

What’s the Difference: Ow!

What’s the difference between to burn and to scald?

What’s the difference between to be hurt and to be injured?

Guest Experts:

Paulette McWilliams and Kevin Murphy: Founding members of the Grammy Award-winning group Rufus.

Jorge Garcia: Award-winning actor and comedian who played Hurley on the TV show “Lost.”

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

  • Georgia Hardstark
  • Tim Bagley
  • Paulette McWilliams
  • Kevin Murphy
  • Jorge Garcia

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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