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Go Fact Yourself

Ep. 43: Jena Friedman & Jack O’Brien

Go Fact Yourself

MaximumFun.org

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

4.6786 Ratings

🗓️ 6 September 2019

⏱️ 71 minutes

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Summary

This episode of Go Fact Yourself features quick wits and facts about hit flicks! Jena Friedman is a comedian and longtime contributor to television, perhaps her best known work was as a producer on "The Daily Show." She’ll talk about how she was so dedicated to her work on the show that she was willing to risk her life if it meant getting the shot that she needed. Jena’s new series "Soft Focus" is on Adult Swim. Jena’s opponent is Jack O’Brien, co-host of "The Daily Zeitgeist" podcast. Before that, he was the co-founder of Cracked.com. How did he turn the website into such a success? Well, he decided to take everything that worked about the original Cracked magazine… and completely ignore it. He’ll explain. The guests will take a deep dive into the lore of the Jaws franchise, the history of comedy and why it is never a good idea to take a bath at a funeral. What’s the Difference: Emergency What’s the difference between a fire engine and a fire truck? What’s the difference between a pandemic and an epidemic? Areas of Expertise Jena Friedman: The TV show "Ghostwriter," the history of improv and the ebola virus. Jack O’Brien: The film Jaws 2, the film Rocky IV and Wu-Tang Clan solo records from 1993 to 1997. Appearing in this episode: J. Keith van Straaten Helen Hong Jena Friedman Jack O’Brien With guest experts:

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0:00.0

Are you a real no-it-all?

0:06.9

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

0:11.5

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

0:16.8

Well, guess what?

0:17.8

You can go fact yourself.

0:20.0

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

0:25.5

Hi, everyone.

0:31.1

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

0:32.9

And then smart again.

0:34.6

I'm Helen Hong.

0:40.7

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

0:41.5

Thank you, Helen.

0:42.6

Thank you, everybody.

0:45.4

What a lovely crowd.

0:48.1

Helen, how are you?

0:49.0

I'm very well. I actually am considering going to follow my favorite band The Cure throughout Europe for the summer.

0:55.4

Oh, how exciting.

0:56.3

Yes, I should note this is our last taping of this season.

0:58.6

We're going to take the summer off.

0:59.8

And I was going to ask you if you had any plans.

1:01.1

Do you guys know The Cure?

1:02.6

I've heard of them, yes.

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