Ep. 31: Greg Fitzsimmons & Shawn Pelofsky

Go Fact Yourself

MaximumFun.org

Game Show, Comedy, Quiz, Podcast, Trivia, Arts, Helen Hong, Angel City, J. Keith Van Straaten

4.6 • 786 Ratings

🗓️ 1 March 2019

⏱️ 68 minutes

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Fans of comedy, cars and Howard Stern rejoice: This episode of Go Fact Yourself is sure to delight! Shawn Pelofsky is a comedian whose special "Stretch It Out" is available now. She’s ready to be quizzed about her favorite things; But she’s also excited to share a personal experience with one of her greatest loves: Bette Midler. Shawn goes up against comedian Greg Fitzsimmons, who you can hear hosting two podcasts: "Ftizdog Radio" and "Childish." He tells us about why his brief time as an athletic swimmer helped his future career in the entertainment industry. The show touches on everything from cool janitors to chemistry to presidential prank calls. What’s the difference: Silent "E" What’s the difference between silicon and silicone? What’s the difference between whisky and whiskey? Areas of Expertise Greg Ftizsimmons: Classic Mustangs, President John F. Kennedy and antidepressants. Shawn Pelofsky: Howard Stern, the TV show "So You Think You Can Dance" and gay culture. Appearing in this episode: J. Keith van Straaten Helen Hong Greg Fitzsimmons Shawn Pelofsky With guest experts: Leslie Kendall, chief historian of the Petersen Automotive Museum. John Melendez comedian and author of the book "Easy For You To Say". This episode is sponsored by CA Trusts. Go Fact Yourself was devised by Jim Newman and J. Keith van Straaten, and produced in collaboration with Maximum Fun. The show was recorded at The Angel City Brewery in Los Angeles. Theme Song by Jonathan Green. Maximum Fun's Senior Producer is Laura Swisher. The show is edited by Julian Burrell.

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0:00.0	Hey, everybody, it's Jake Heath here. Before we get started on today's episode with Greg Fitzsimmons and Sean Poloski, wanted to let you know that things are going to be a little bit different in March.
0:08.3	That's because March is the month of the Max Fun Drive, our big Pledge Drive jamboree that we have here at Maximum Fun.
0:14.3	So our usual schedule, of course, is releasing episodes on the first and third Friday of the month.
0:19.5	Obviously, this first Friday has the
0:21.2	show you're listening to now. Meantime, we really encourage you this year to become or renew as a
0:26.9	MaxFund member by making a contribution at maximum fund.org slash donate because we've got some
0:32.4	very special bonus content for you. We recorded a special complete episode with Ross and Carrie from the
0:39.1	Max Fund podcast, Oh No, Ross and Carrie, that will be available exclusively to Max Fund members
0:44.9	as bonus content that should be out around the second week of March. You will not want to miss it.
0:50.0	It was pretty spectacular, very emotional, very funny and smart and great episode that we're really proud of.
0:56.6	And we really hope that you will hear.
0:58.2	We'll see you with a little mini episode on the 15th and then on the 22nd,
1:03.0	a big, wonderful crossover, great episode that we have not recorded yet.
1:08.8	So I'm assuming it's going to be wonderful on March 22nd
1:11.6	with Guy Brandham and Emily Heller.
1:18.7	Are you a real no-it-all?
1:20.9	Do you annoy your family by shouting the answers while watching Jeopardy?
1:24.8	Do you drive people crazy when you start a sentence with, well, actually.
1:29.4	Well, guess what?
1:30.3	You can go fact yourself.
1:37.7	Hi, everyone.
1:38.8	Welcome to Go Fact Yourself, the show where we take the smartest people we know and make
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