Episode notes
Strike up the band! It’s another Best-Of edition of Go Fact Yourself!
We’ve gone all the way back to our very first episode to find some of the best segments with guests who chose something in the world of music as their area of expertise. Guests like Alonzo Bodden, Lennon Parham, Emily Heller and more will discuss their favorite artists and genres.
Plus, we’ve got a veritable chorus line of special experts that includes authors, songwriters and legendary musicians. Now that’s what we call music trivia!
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Appearing in this episode:
Jimmy Pardo from Episode 1
Alonzo Bodden from Episode 6
Kirsten Vangsness from Episode 7
Lennon Parham from Episode 8
Chelsey Crisp from Episode 12
Emily Heller from Episode 32
With Guest Experts:
Billy Vera, Grammy-winning singer, songwriter, producer and historian
Marcus Miller, Two-time Grammy-winning multi-instrumentalist jazz fusion artist
Lyndsey Parker, author of the book Careless Memories of Strange Behavior: My Notorious Life as a Duran Duran Fan.
Paulette McWilliams, Legendary vocalist who sings background.
Michael Jay, Best-selling songwriter.
Emily Saliers, Grammy-winning musician and one half of Indigo Girls.
Go Fact Yourself was devised by Jim Newman and J. Keith van Straaten, and produced in collaboration with Maximum Fun.
Theme Song and Incidental Music by Jonathan Green.
Maximum Fun’s Senior Producer is Laura Swisher.
Associate Producer and Editor is Julian Burrell.
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In this episode...
Guests
- Jimmy Pardo, Alonzo Bodden, Lennon Parham, Chelsey Crisp, Emily Heller, Billy Vera, Marcus Miller, Lyndsey Parker, Paulette McWilliams, Michael Jay, Emily Saliers
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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