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Go Fact Yourself

Ep. 34: Dave Anthony & Xeni Jardin

Go Fact Yourself

MaximumFun.org

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

4.6786 Ratings

🗓️ 19 April 2019

⏱️ 70 minutes

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Summary

This week’s episode of Go Fact Yourself features topics that are really scary and really funny! Dave Anthony is a comedian, but he loves making people think just as much as he loves making them laugh. He hosts the podcast "The Dollop" where he tells people about the U.S. history that they probably didn’t learn in school. That includes some less-discussed details about George Washington’s teeth. Dave’s opponent is Xeni Jardin! She’s the co-editor of one of the premier blogs on the internet: "Boing Boing". As someone who’s worked with websites for years, she’s got a lot of thoughts on what makes the internet such a great platform for conversation… and why it’s often not-so-great as well. Our guests will take deep dives into trivia, advocate for important causes and even get to meet a personal hero. What’s the Difference: Warship/Worship What’s the difference between a battleship and a destroyer? What’s the difference between a church and a cathedral? Areas of Expertise Dave Anthony: San Francisco Giants pitcher Madison Bumgarner, why Halloween is better than Christmas and climate change. Xeni Jardin: Golden retrievers, the film Blade Runner and marijuana. Appearing in this episode: J. Keith van Straaten Helen Hong Dave Anthony Xeni Jardin With guest experts: Doctor Alex Hall, director for the UCLA center for climate science. Tommy Chong, comedian, writer, actor and cannabis activist. 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.

Transcript

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0:00.0

Are you a real no-it-all?

0:05.0

Do you annoy your family by shouting the answers while watching Jeopardy?

0:11.0

Do you drive people crazy when you start a sentence with, well, actually?

0:16.0

Well, guess what? You can go fact yourself.

0:20.0

Hi, everyone, welcome Well, guess what? You can go fact yourself.

0:23.8

Hi, everyone.

0:29.6

Welcome to Go Fact Yourself, the show where we take the smartest people we know and make them look dumb.

0:31.3

And then smart again.

0:32.8

I'm Helen Hong.

0:39.3

And now, from the Angel City Brewery in downtown Los Angeles, here's our moderator, Jay Keith Van Stratten.

0:42.0

Thank you, everybody. Thank you, Helen.

0:43.4

Helen, how are you?

0:44.9

I'm very well, Jay Keith. How are you?

0:45.8

I'm quite well.

0:47.6

Helen, let's get to know each other.

0:47.8

Okay.

0:49.6

Great. Helen, do you have any hobbies?

0:52.1

Well, I quit drinking recently.

0:53.1

Oh, congratulations.

0:54.0

So no. Oh, congratulations. So no.

0:55.2

Oh, oh, no.

0:57.2

Drinking was a hobby for you.

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