Episode 606: Live from Portland, OR

Episode notes

This week’s episode was recorded live in front of an audience at Revolution Hall in Portland, OR! Our first case is BROCCO-LEADING THE WITNESS: Alan brings the case against his wife Christy. Alan wants to introduce broccoli into their 14-month-old daughter’s diet. Christy has a phobia of broccoli, and doesn’t want any in the house unless she’s out of town. But Alan wants to serve it to their daughter more frequently. PLUS: Swift Justice featuring the legendary Corin Tucker of Sleater-Kinney!

Thanks to reddit user u/MagicApe for naming this week’s case! To suggest a title for a future episode, keep an eye on the Maximum Fun subreddit at maximumfun.reddit.com!

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Evidence from Portland, OR

A vertical photo of a refrigerator with its left door open. There are jars of sauce and dressing on the top shelf, cartons of milk and a red bell pepper on the bottom shelf, and cans of beer and other beverages on the shelves in the door. The crisper drawer, below the bottom shelf, has been Photoshopped to appear as though it's full to bursting with green heads of broccoli.

An artist's rendering of the broccoli incident in Christy and Alan's fridge

A screenshot of an iPhone calendar event titled

An event from Whitney and Greg's family calendar

A screenshot of a Google calendar entry. It reads:

A screenshot of Whitney and Greg's family calendar, showing the travel time in the notes field

A woman sitting on a couch with her legs out in front of her. She is holding a butter knife in her left hand and a fork in her right hand, and she is holding up her hands in mock resignation. There is a tortie cat in her lap.

Opal, in her natural habitat (on Ariel's lap)

A woman lying on a couch with a big brown hound-type dog snuggled up into her chest. The woman is looking at the camera and the dog is staring off into space.

Helen feeling deep comfort from snuggling Adrianna

A woman lying on her back on a couch, with a dark-colored tortie cat lying on her chest. A brown dog is curled up beside them. All three are looking at the camera.

Opal, poised for face-biting on Adrianna's chest, and Helen, taken aback

A woman lying on her back on a couch, with a dark-colored tortie cat and a grey tabby cat snuggling on her lap. To the woman's right, a hound dog is curled up on the couch, away from the rest of them

Ariel with not one, but TWO cats on her

A woman taking a selfie with a grey tabby cat. The cat is snuggled into her chest with his eyes closed, and has one paw resting on the woman's shoulder.

Adrianna snuggling with Hugo

A blurry picture of a brown dog, attempting to sit on two people's laps at once

Helen getting a piece of both Ariel and Adrianna

In this episode...

John Hodgman

Host

Jesse Thorn

Host

Jennifer Marmor

Producer

Daniel Arón Speer

Video Editor

AJ McKeon

Audio Editor

Megan Rosati

Social Media Specialist

Guests

Corin Tucker

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Have your real-life disputes settled in Fake Internet Court! Despite no legal background, Judge John Hodgman and Bailiff Jesse Thorn are the arbiters of justice that you need. No case is too big or too small. They judge them all!

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Episode 606: Live from Portland, OR

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