Maximum Fun

Maximum Fun
Maximum Fun
Type Podcast and radio show
Country  United States
Availability Global
Key people Jesse Thorn
Official website http://www.maximumfun.org

Maximum Fun is an independent podcast and radio show production organization founded and run by Jesse Thorn. The organization originated with Thorn's college radio show The Sound of Young America which continues, in adapted format, to this day. Maximum Fun has since grown to include several other programs.

Contents

Programs

The Sound of Young America

The Sound of Young America, begun as a combination interview/talk/sketch comedy college radio show, now follows an interview-only format and is available both as a podcast and, via Public Radio International, on XM satellite radio and numerous public radio stations across the United States.

Jordan, Jesse, Go!

A talk podcast where hosts Jesse Thorn and Jordan Morris and usually a guest provide a comedic take on a variety of topics. All time number one guest by appearances is "Big Time" Gene O'Neill.

Past Jordan, Jesse, Go! Guests

Coyle and Sharpe: The Imposters

Rebroadcasts of audio comedy pranks and put-ons performed and recorded by comedy duo Jim Coyle and Mal Sharpe in the 1960s.

The segments were originally recorded for KGO radio and Warner Brothers Records and preserved by Mal's daughter, Jennifer Sharpe.[1]

The Kasper Hauser Podcast

Selections of sketch comedy performed by the Kasper Hauser comedy group.

The Sound of Young America: The College Years

Rebroadcasts of episodes of The Sound of Young America from its early days as a college radio show.

Stop Podcasting Yourself

On March 22, 2010, it was announced that the Vancouver-based podcast Stop Podcasting Yourself, hosted by Dave Shumka and Graham Clark, would join Maximum Fun.[2]

Judge John Hodgman

Stemming from a popular segment on Jordan, Jesse, Go!, Judge John Hodgman debuted as a standalone Maximum Fun podcast in November of 2010.[3] Famous Minor Television Personality John Hodgman serves as judge and jury, hearing cases brought by listeners on topics ranging from which kind of soap goes in the dispenser on the sink to whether a high schooler is responsible for the theft of a life-sized Ernie doll that he had previously stolen.

My Brother, My Brother, and Me

On January 17, 2011, Jesse Thorn announced the addition of My Brother, My Brother, and Me to the Maximum Fun family. The show is a comedy show that poses as an advice podcast, hosted by real-life brothers Justin, Travis, and Griffin McElroy.[4]

Other projects

MaxFunCon

Begun in 2009, an annual weekend convention where fans of Maximum Fun can spend time with Maximum Fun hosts and other celebrities.

MaxFunStore

An online store for Maximum Fun-related merchandise.

References

  1. ^ Coyle and Sharpe
  2. ^ Jesse Thorn's blog, 22 March 2010
  3. ^ MaximumFun.org [1]
  4. ^ Jesse Thorn's blog, 17 January 2011

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