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🏳️‍⚧️ Charity pin sale for trans rights!

Posted by Stacey Molski on 24th March 2025

Just one week left to support your favorite shows during MaxFunDrive 2025!

But first: thank you for listening to our shows and for being a fan of the network. The fact that you spend time with our podcasts is, in and of itself, a fantastic form of support.

So, why do we keep asking you to become a member? And why should you? Let me explain.

Why we need you to become a member:

Members ensure that MaxFun and our shows keep going.
Unlike big podcasting, MaxFun and our shows are almost entirely funded by our audiences — advertising and merch matter a lot less, and are a lot less reliable. Memberships are simply the best way to create sustainable, independent media. By becoming a member, you help ensure that the shows you love can continue to be there for you.

You’ll be keeping the shows available for folks who need them right now.
We regularly receive messages at MaxFunHQ about how our shows have helped people through a tough time. And unfortunately, there are a lot of folks going through tough times right now. If you can spare $5 a month to become a member, you’ll help the hosts of your favorite shows and others who rely on them but might not be able to pay for them right now.

What you choose to do today makes a difference. You might think that nobody will miss your contribution if you don’t become a member, but:
(1) you’d be wrong, and
(2) if everyone thought that way, our podcasts would end.
That’s all there is to it.

Don’t wait for someone to help—be someone who helps.

–> Become a member <–

Pin sale to support Transgender Law Center!

One of my personal favorite MaxFunDrive traditions is right around the corner: our annual post-drive charity sale! This year’s proceeds will benefit Transgender Law Center, the largest national trans-led organization advocating for a world in which all people are free to define themselves and their futures.
A pink squirrel with a blue chest and belly riding a lime green skateboard. The squirrel is wearing sunglasses.A wide array of pins
It’s not too late to get pins AND help this important organization while you’re at it. If you’d like to become a member at the $10/ month level, you can purchase all of this year’s MaxFunDrive pins featuring shows from across the network—plus our network pin featuring an extra rad Nutsy the Squirrel!

For folks who are already members, more info about the pin sale will be sent out next Monday!

–>Get yourself a pin<–

New milestone: MFD sticker sheets at 10k!

Do you love this year’s MaxFunDrive art? We do, too! We’ll be making sticker sheets once we hit 10,000 new, upgrading, and boosting members.

Some members will win, all members will be able to buy!

Miletone: 10,000 new, upgrading, boosting members. We'll send a sticker sheet to 100 people who joined, boosted or upgraded! And the sticker sheet will be on sale to all members for the spring and summer!

–>Help us get there!<–

Broadcasting live from LA: the MFD Grand Finale!

On Friday, March 28, at 6pm PT / 9pm ET, join the following hosts for a live and live-streamed game-filled spectacular…

  • Emily Fleming

  • J. Keith van Straaten

  • Jeremy Bent

  • Mike Cabellon

  • Jesse Thorn

  • Brea Grant

  • Malloy O’Meara

  • Danielle Radford

  • Allan McLeod

  • Helen Hong

  • Alexis B. Preston

  • Brenda Snell (via video)

  • Austin Taylor (via video)

  • Jordan Morris (via video)

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The livestream will open up on our YouTube channel at 6pm PT on Friday—but you can subscribe to our channel and then select “All notifications” on the dropdown next to the “Subscribed” button. Then you’ll get a notification as soon as this event and others start!

–>Get a reminder for the Grand Finale<–

Plus: Events all week!

Get your daily dose of joy: Every morning this week, John Hodgman will be creating Hodg-tona Beach in SimCity 2013 at 7am PT/10am ET and Jordan, Jesse, Go! will be talking niche subreddits at 9:30am PT/12:30pm ET!

Today

Tomorrow (Tuesday)

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday (Finale Day!)

Spend all of Friday basking in the excitement of MaxFunDrive as we close things out!

  • East Coast Pizza Party with the McElroys, John Hodgman, Katie Goldin, Alex Schmidt, Elliott Kalan, Dan McCoy, and Stuart Wellington from 12pm-2pm PT/3pm-5pm ET
  • Hang out with MaxFunHQ staff from the office during our pre-finale livestream from 2pm-6pm PT/5pm-9pm ET
  • And, of course: tune in to our Grand Finale at 6pm PT/9pm ET!

Another year, another fantastic Meetup Day!

Thank you to everyone who hosted and attended meetups during Meetup Day last week! It’s been great seeing new and old friendships in action, and remember, you can host meetups whenever you’d like!

Folks at a table in a barcade - hosts Alex Schmidt and Seth Lind are closest to the cameraA group of 8 people in front of a sign that says PRX Podcast Garage

A group of 6 people in front of a brewery. One is holding the Maximum Bag.
A group of about a dozen folks at picnic tables under a tent
A group of people at a long wooden table

Thank you for listening to our shows, reading our emails, and using your hard-earned money to support us. That’s not something any of us here take for granted. None of this—the podcasts you hear in your feeds, the livestreams happening this week, and even our silly social media posts—would be possible without your support.

Now make sure to tune in to the Grand Finale this Friday—it’s gonna be a ton of fun!

(One might even say…)

(… Maximum Fun?)

(Alright, I’ll see myself out.)

— C.N. and your friends at MaxFun