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Judge John Hodgman

Jesse Thorn

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4.8 • 7.7K Ratings

🗓️ 24 May 2023

⏱️ 83 minutes

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Summary

It's time to clear the docket! This week, we're tackling disputes about the theater, and we have two very special expert witnesses: the award-winning duo Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Bobby Lopez! Between the two of them, they've made some of the most memorable musical theater works of the modern era: Frozen, The Book of Mormon, Avenue Q and so much more. They've come by to lend their expertise to settle disputes about the ending of Pippin, post-show etiquette in community theater, and – of course – lots and lots of Sondheim.

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Judge John Hodgman podcast. I'm Bale of Jesse Thorn. We're in chambers this week
0:07.2	clearing the docket and with me is the entertainment industry's foremost triple threat judge John Hodgman.
0:14.0	So anyway, Kristen, what you need to do is you just need to replace the struts like on an alchemyno,
0:17.5	you know, just pop in some hydraulic struts. John, you have to introduce our guests.
0:22.5	Sorry, I didn't realize you were here, Jesse. I was just talking to my friend,
0:25.9	Kristen Anderson Lopez and and down below her in the teleconference screen, I see her friend,
0:32.4	partner, a husband and whole human being in his own right. Bobby Lopez, also my friend and all
0:37.0	human being in his own right, apparently has no rhythm. Couldn't couldn't slight with us on time.
0:41.6	Couldn't clap. Couldn't clap. I was just a little earlier, just a little, little anxious. A little
0:46.3	ahead of the beat. Headed my time. Yeah, and we're just talking about hydraulic struts, Jesse. We're
0:51.6	just having a good time because we're old pals. Because how do you fix this droopy tailgate?
0:56.1	Yeah, exactly. My tailgate has been drooping on my station wagon and keeps hitting me in the
1:00.2	back of the head while I'm leaning in. And I mentioned to Kristen, yeah, that I used to have a similar
1:06.7	issue with the tonneau cover on my alchemyno when I drove an alchemyno and that just had hydraulic
1:12.9	struts and I just went and got new ones and snapped them off. Hoppins and new hydros. Yeah, yeah,
1:17.2	exactly. I'm a real gear head. Welcome to Cartalk with Bobby Lopez and Kristen Anderson
1:22.2	Lopez and me, your judge John Hodgman. We're about to start reading some email for
1:28.6	our cartalk. Of course, we're not just pals. We are also co-workers, you know, in their profession,
1:38.8	Bobby and Kristen are celebrated and renowned and very good songwriters having written the
1:45.9	songs for certain movies like Frozen and Coco and also the songs and created a romantic
1:53.8	comedy musical television show that happens to be called Up Here. Now I'm not promoting the show,
1:58.9	Bobby and Kristen. No, we can't. The writers give us a kick. Yes, we cannot.
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