a hand drawn mountainside with measurements at 1,000, 2,000 and 3,000 being scaled by Mikey the microphone, our MFD mascot

Your Best Life in Hell and a terrible sandwich

Plus other show goals and rewards, friendship bracelets, Matching Members, and The People’s Pillar, and a little something to believe in at the end.

Posted by MaxFun Staff on 22nd April 2026

First, if you are member, thank you for supporting your favorite shows with a membership! This email is mostly about fun nonsense, as it’s our favorite way of thanking you for being a member.

If you’re not one yet, will you join as a member today? We know there is a LOT of stuff in the world that needs your support, but that includes your favorite shows (and podcast network?). Maybe $5 a month (or $60 dollars to cover the whole year) is do-able for you today.

–>>Join, boost, or upgrade <<–

A post from ‪@wehavesnacks.bsky.social‬: I've been a member since the year they had bandanas as an incentive. My level has fluctuated over the years as my income and cost of living has fluctuated, but donating to worker- and artist-owned media is 100% worth it. The difference between $0 and $5 is infinitely greater than that of $5 and $50.

Nick gets it. And Nick snagged an excellent Bluesky handle so he knows what’s up.

Goals and funsies!

We’ve already told you about our network goals and coined the unfortunate term of sammyboarding in doing so (8k here we come!). But have you seen what shows are getting up to when they hit their own goals?

A hand drawn mountainside with number markers at 1,000 and 2,000 and a cutout of Mikey the microphone walking towards 2,000

This blog post lists show milestones and rewards as they get announced, but here’s a little sampler:

😈 Your Best Life in Hell

✉️ The Inspectors Inspectors

📖 Book recs

🎙️The Turnaround Season 2

🥪 A very terrible sandwich

🔥 Top Chef fanfic readings

⌛The power to change the past (basically)

Joining, boosting or upgrading will help these things happen! Recruit your podcast loving pals if you are happy with the level you’re at now. That’s a huge help, too! But if you can afford a few more bucks  for independent media…

–>>Help shows reach their goals<<–

 

Today’s specials!

Friendship bracelets

The first 50 members who boost or upgrade today can get a MaxFun friendship bracelet handmade by our own Kira Gowan! Just boost or upgrade, then reply to this email with a picture of your receipt and your shipping address.

Matching Members

Some extra motivation for you (or for you to bring in your podcast pals): the first 250 new members today will have their generosity multiplied by Matching Members! Thank you to the folks that signed up to Match so far this MFD (including Katie and Jim!). If you want to match a day next week, reply to the email and let us know!

The People’s Pillar

A woman stands on a stepstool and tapes an index card with a name on it to a concrete pillar in an office.

We broke ground yesterday on our new project to honor you and members like you!

We’re commemorating as many existing members as we can on the most supportive things in our office: concrete pillars. We’ve been around a long time so our records aren’t perfect, but we’re gonna start with the folks who’ve been with us the longest and build up from there!

Meetup Day is tomorrow!

Are you gonna be at a meetup tomorrow? If you go, take pics and tag us @MaxFunHQ on Instagram and @maximumfun.org on Bluesky. HQ staff plan to be at LA, NYC, Phoenix, and Galveston, so come say hi! If you’re not sure whether one of our OVER 45 meetups is near you, we’ve got you covered:

isthereamaxfunmeetupnearme.com

And bookmark our events calendar because it is STACKED.

Sub Doms, ADHDetectives, judging mail, book recs, office tours, trivia, Trial by Fieri, we’ve got it all!

If you’ve missed anything from the first two days, check out the respective YouTube channels as most events will have a replay available.

Give the gift of membership

What if we told you that you could make someone’s year for $60? Every MaxFunDrive, there are MaxFunsters who really want to get a membership, but can’t afford one. Wanna help them out? Gift an anonymous membership!

Here’s how to do it:

Gift a membership to an anonymous MaxFunster. Go to maximumfun.org/gift-card and check the box that says "I'd like to buy a $5 membership for an anonymous MaxFunster."

They get: One year of Bonus Content (audio and video!), members-only newsletters, member-exclusive merch

Shows & MaxFun get: One member closer to meeting the next milestone

You get: That “just-did-something-good” feeling and the knowledge that you’ve made someone in your community really happy

–>> Buy a membership for an anonymous MaxFunster<<–

Or join the waitlist to receive one

Want to be a MaxFun member, but can’t quite swing it this year? Join the waitlist to receive one year’s worth of a $5 membership, paid for by a generous MaxFunster in the community. If you’re paired with a membership, you’ll choose which shows to support, and you’ll get access to all of the Bonus Content. Anonymous gift memberships are given out on a first-come, first-served basis as we get them in, so we can’t guarantee that everyone who signs up will get one—but we’ll try!

–>> Join the waitlist<<–

 

Thank you for being you, and let’s keep this momentum going! The fun has only just begun!

Sure, 16,000 new, upgrading, and boosting members is a big number, but…

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I want to believe.

(And you can help make it happen!)

 

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