Hi there!

Wow, we’re almost a week into MaxFunDrive already. Only one more week left of Spring Break—I mean… MaxFunDrive!!

Everyone knows MaxFunDrive is the best time to support your favorite podcasts (or increase your support), but to close out Week 1 we wanted to give you some excellent reasons to support right now.

We are so close to our first Network Milestone!

And YOU can help us get there! And maybe even get a pet portrait, too!

Milestone: At 5,000 new, upgrading, and boosting members across the network, MaxFunDrive 2025 illustrator Paul G. Hammond will do a pet portrait for one lucky winner! MaxFunDrive 2025.

A bunch of shows are also doing milestone rewards we all want to make happen, like: a podcast recorded at an open mic! A Neopets livestream! TTRPG episode! “Best Swear Word” with John DiMaggio! Read-a-longs galore! Singing Sweden’s 2025 Eurovision entry! Cooking lessons! And, last but the very opposite of least, recapping some great(?) TV shows—like a crime drama funded by the US Postal Service and a sitcom about a podcast company that has a strong 40% on Rotten Tomatoes!

→ Help shows reach their milestones!

There’s also a bunch of fun stuff not tied to milestones, like the ultimate cute animal yawning bracket, niche subreddit chat, and video game streams, book snacks, cooking and bison! So if you’ve got the time, tune into the new eps of your favorite shows, check out our events calendar, and follow them (and us!) on social media.

Besides a chance to help unlock the milestone rewards above (and maybe win a pet portrait), if you become a member, you can get some great gifts, too! But only for one more week!

Plus, you’ll be supporting independent media and helping to fund your favorite shows (and, again: pet portrait).

→ Support your favorite shows

Win an ULTIMATE SPRING BREAK DESTINATION

SPECIAL MAXFUNDRIVE BURBANK EDITION GIFT PACK

Jesse Thorn and Jordan Morris are here to tell you why Burbank, CA is the ultimate Spring Break Destination!!???

Enticed? If you become a member between now and 9am Burbank Time on Monday, you’ll be entered in a drawing to win a collection of gift cards curated from local Burbank Spring Break Hot Spots! We’re talking the Burbank Barnes & Noble, the Burbank Olive Garden, the Burbank AMC! That’s Spring Breaking it, Burbank Style!!

Feed a Ducky!

Stay tuned to our socials for an opportunity to have your praises sung to two of the cutest creatures we know! John Moe (of Depresh Mode and Sleeping with Celebrities) and Kira Gowan (a MaxFun worker-owner) both happen to be fostering wonderful non-duck animals named Ducky at the moment.

A young, startled-looking kitten being gently grasped in Kira's hand.

A small, long-haired dog wearing a red harness.

They’re only able to care for these cuties thanks to the generous contributions of MaxFun members! Follow John and MaxFunHQ to hear about windows when becoming a member will get you personally thanked on a video with these adorable animals.

Flashback: MaxFunHQ Staff in the 1990s

In the spirit of our ‘90s Spring Break theme, we at MaxFunHQ would like to briefly interrupt this newsletter to share a few photos of ourselves from the 1990s. After a riveting Slack thread that blew past 100 messages, we’ve curated this selection of fine vintages for your perusal.