Ep. 191: Eric Winter & Dree Hemingway

Episode 191

3rd April 2026

It’s a show worth drinking to on Go Fact Yourself! Eric Winter plays Sergeant Tim Bradford on the ABC series “The Rookie.” The show has earned a very dedicated audience, especially with kids. How does he know for sure? He’s seen them dress up as his character for Halloween. Dree Hemingway is an actor who […]

Episode notes

It’s a show worth drinking to on Go Fact Yourself!

Eric Winter plays Sergeant Tim Bradford on the ABC series “The Rookie.” The show has earned a very dedicated audience, especially with kids. How does he know for sure? He’s seen them dress up as his character for Halloween.

Dree Hemingway is an actor who portrays Daryl Hannah in the FX show “Love Story.” She’ll tell us about how she reached out to the real life Daryl Hannah after she got the part. Plus we’ll learn more about her other job… as a fashion model.

Areas of Expertise:

Eric: The movie The Breakfast Club, tennis, and rum.

Dree: The movie The Fifth Element, the movie Romeo + Juliet, and musician Kate Bush.

What’s the Difference: Maine Squeeze

What’s the difference between a harbor and a marina?

What’s the difference between squeeze and squish?

With Guest Experts:

Ben Schaffer: Publisher of online magazine “The Rum Reader” and author of several books about cocktails.

Robert Mark Kamen: Screenwriter (and winemaker!) whose many works include the screenplay for The Fifth Element.

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.

Additional editing by Valerie Moffat.

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In this episode...

Guests

  • Dree Hemingway
  • Eric Winter
  • Ben Schaffer
  • Robert Mark Kamen

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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