Hi there!
I hope you’re having a good May so far! This month we’ve got: info about MaxFunDrive gift fulfillment, upcoming events, plus new hosts on Maximum Film! and Black People Love Paramore.
Let’s get into it!
🎫 Events 🎫
The Young Old Derf Chronicles is an official selection of the Tribeca Film Festival’s audio track, and they’ll be previewing their first episode there on June 11! Plus, they’ve got a live show in Manhattan the prior weekend on June 7!
Go Fact Yourself is hosting regular live shows in Los Angeles with pay-what-you-wish tickets! There are usually a few a month; the next one is on Saturday, June 14.
Dead Pilots Society is doing ongoing performances at the Elysian in Los Angeles! Keep an eye on their Instagram page to hear about upcoming shows.
The McElroys are in the midst of a grand summer tour across the US! They have upcoming stops in MI, MN, OH, CA, GA, TX, and UT—get your tickets now!
Ever wanted to stay in a castle and play a Dungeons & Dragons game run by Clint McElroy? Book your tickets for his November session of D&D in a Castle!
A fond farewell, some fond hellos: Maximum Film! And Black People Love Paramore are welcoming new hosts!
After six great years as a host of Maximum Film, Ify Nwadiwe has stepped away to focus on other projects (don’t worry, you can still hear him on TV Chef Fantasy League!).
We’d like to give a warm MaxFun welcome to writer and comedian Kevin Avery, who’s now hosting Maximum Film! alongside Drea and Alonso! Kevin’s first official episode as host brought on guest (and fellow MaxFun host) Jordan Morris to discuss Thunderbolts*, the latest addition to the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Is it worth the hype? Listen to find out!
Listen to “Thunderbolts* with Jordan Morris”
Kevin was also recently on Maximum Film! as a guest to discuss The Big Lebowski—and if you want to see (like, actually see) Ify and Kevin together, you can check out the amazing video recording of the episode! Huge thank you to all of our MaxFun members, whose support made it possible for us to renovate our recording studio and get it equipped for video.
Over on Black People Love Paramore, Sequoia Holmes is now joined by journalist Jewel Wicker and media professional Ryan Gilyard!
Fans of the Black People Love Paramore will recognize Jewel from a delightful plethora of past episodes, like “Black People Love Olivia Rodrigo” and “Black People Love Sabrina Carpenter”. Ryan is no stranger to the show, either—long-time listeners first heard Ryan (credited as Ryann Graham) and Jewel together on “Black People Love Real Housewives” way back in 2023!
You can hear Sequoia, Ryan, and Jewel together on the show’s latest episode to discuss Shonda Rhimes’ acclaimed medical drama Grey’s Anatomy.
Listen to “Black People Love Grey’s Anatomy“
How does MaxFunDrive gift fulfillment work?
Some of our members have been asking when they can expect their gifts. Here’s some info on how our gift process works!
BIG thank you to all of our members who joined, upgraded, or boosted during MaxFunDrive 2025! We’re hard at work right now getting all of those cool gifts produced. All of our exclusive MaxFunDrive gifts are made-to-order; since we don’t know the exact number of members we’ll get at each level until after the Drive is over, we don’t order anything until we’ve crunched our numbers on who’s getting what. Because of this, it can take a little time to get them all finished—but it’s always well worth the wait!
At this point, all of the gifts are being produced. We don’t have a firm arrival date yet, but members who are receiving physical gifts will get an email when everything is ready to ship out!
(In the meantime: if you’re a member, you don’t need to wait to dive into hours of bonus content from all your favorite shows! If you’re not a member, you can get the BoCo anytime by going to maximumfun.org/join and signing up at the $5/month level!)
Books recommended by the MaxFun community!
In our last newsletter, we asked you to send in your favorite books, and we got a bunch!
Check out the Community Recs – Spring 2025 list on our Bookshop storefront to see what your fellow MaxFunsters recommended!
Read good books!
Want to share a book you love? Shout about it in our Google Form, and we may include it on our next Community Recs list!
Thanks for reading to the end! Just for you, have some pictures of an adorable little kitten named Trigger:
— Your friends at MaxFun
(Psst, LA people: Trigger is currently being fostered by one of our worker-owners. If you’re interested in adopting him, fill out an adoption form with Maeday Rescue!)
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