Episode 614: Live from SF Sketchfest

Episode notes

This week’s episode was recorded live in front of an audience at the Sydney Goldstein Theater! Our first case is SCOTTISH RITE OF WAY: Nate brings the case against his partner Chan. The two live together in a building that once was a Masonic lodge. One of the rooms in their apartment has a strange door that opens onto a dark and mysterious hallway. Nate wants to investigate the hallway. Chan wants him to leave the mystery door alone!

Thanks to reddit user u/acone419 for naming this week’s main 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 SF Sketchfest

A closed white door, with no handle or doorknob on the visible side of it. A hotel-style folding bolt is holding it shut from the top left corner. To the left of the door, there is a bookshelf laden with board games such as Monopoly, Horrified, and three different editions of Trivial Pursuit.

Nate and Chan's door, in its closed state

An opened door, leading to a small black closet. There are paint cans stacked in the corner of the closet.

Nate and Chan's door, opened

A close-up photo of a simple sliding deadbolt on the inside of a door.

The lock on the inside of the door

A close-up photo of a hotel-style folding bolt holding a white door shut from the top left corner.

The lock Nate installed on their side of the door

A view into a narrow, crudely constructed hallway. There is no light down the hallway, and it quickly fades into darkness. The left wall appears to be made of bricks, and the right wall appears to be made of wood.

The dark, dark corridor

A tabby cat and a tortie cat, snuggling together.

Soba (top) and Ro

A fluffy black dog, sitting upright and looking over his right shoulder, to the camera. He appears to be a mix of corgi and collie, and he has a leaf stuck to his nose.

Cowboy with a leaf on his nose

In this episode...

John Hodgman

Host

Jesse Thorn

Host

Jennifer Marmor

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Daniel Arón Speer

Video Editor

AJ McKeon

Audio Editor

Megan Rosati

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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 614: Live from SF Sketchfest

Judge John Hodgman