Episode 00: How We Got Here

Episode notes

Hello fellow mallrats! Join MaxFun producers Christian, Jennifer, and Raghu on their journey to find the malliest mall store. We started off with a bracket of 64 mall stores and whittled it down to just 16. Now we need your help to find our winner!

We discuss the process of cutting our stores down to the Sweet 16, our underdogs, and favorites to win. Plus, some interesting mall-nalytics from resident statistician Daniel Baruela.

Wanna get involved? Find us on social media @maxfunhq and participate in our mall polls! But be quick, because they’ll only be up for 24 hours.

Find the March Malldness bracket here: https://maximumfun.org/march-malldness-brackets/

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In this episode...

Christian Dueñas

Host & Producer

Jennifer Marmor

Host & Producer

Raghu Manavalan

Host & Producer

About the show

MaxFun Presents is dedicated to stuff a little more behind the scenes and fun at Maximum Fun, a worker-owned podcast network.

Join the staff of Maximum Fun as we argue over what makes the perfect mall store in our March Malldness bracket. Is it the iconic scent of a baked pretzel or cinnamon roll as you walk through the food court? Affordable ear piercings or blacklight band posters? Memories of an unsanctioned sports official checking if your shoe size is in the back or lounging in a massage chair after a long day of shopping?

Every episode pits two iconic mall brands head-to-head from regions like Department Stores, Food Court and “I’m just looking” to decide what deserves your vote in the March Malldness bracket. The winner will be announced during the MaxFunDrive Finale stream on Friday, March 29, 2024.