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Feb 2025
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Ep. 166: Jennifer Tilly & Adam Savage

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About this episode

Real celebrity trivia is CONFIRMED for Go Fact Yourself

In this episode…

Guests:

Jennifer Tilly is an actor who’s dazzled in dozens of films, including her Oscar-nominated turn in Bullets Over Broadway. She’s also voiced characters in everything from the Chucky franchise to “Family Guy.” But the most difficult thing she’s ever done is appearing as herself on “The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills.” She’ll explain why, and tell us all about her championship poker skills.

Adam Savage is best known as one of the hosts of “Mythbusters.” Along with his co-host Jamie Hyneman, Adam tested hundreds of myths to determine their plausibility. He’ll tell us about some of his favorite experiments and why the show was such an intense production. Catch Adam now on Tested.com.

Areas of Expertise

Jennifer: The Royal Family (especially Harry and Meghan), jewelry designers, and The Beatles.

Adam: Raymond Chandler, juggling, and palindromes.

What’s the difference: Dish the Dirt

What’s the difference between a dish and a plate?

What’s the difference between filth and grime?

With Guest Experts:

Eddie Muller: Author and founder of the Film Noir Foundation

Tal Bachman: Award-winning musician who co-hosts “The Musical Mystery Tour” on The Beatles channel on Sirius XM.

Hosts: 

J. Keith van Straaten

Helen Hong

Credits:

Theme Song by Jonathan Green.

Maximum Fun's Senior Producer is Laura Swisher.

Co-Producer and Editor is Julian Burrell.

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