Jordan, Jesse Go!

Fan favorite Chris Fairbanks joins Jordan and Jesse as they take a break from their usual electricity talk for a discussion of Chris's recent hip replacement, Jordan's new swim team, and the new video game taking up space in Jesse's brain.

International Waters writer and comedian John-Luke Roberts joins Jordan and Jesse for a deep dive on what everyone remembers about Married: With Children, the amount of interest British people have in American things versus the other way around, and John-Luke's upcoming first Thanksgiving.  

Jordan and Jesse take a break from their usual discussion of American handicrafts to have a fun chat with podcast host and food critic Katherine Spiers about Jordan's food adventures in Paris, Jesse's recent vasectomy operation, and Katherine's podcast about food history, Smart Mouth.  Plus, Jordan takes a brief detour into first wave viral videos.

Writer Liz Sczudlo and comedian/writer Scott Gairdner joins Jordan for a non-canonical romp through the unique highlights of both Liz's and Scott's wedding playlists, a taste test of three new malt beverages to that takes everyone back to their college days, and an exploration of Canadian fucking.  Plus, Liz drops some fun facts about Kevin Bacon.

Comedian Virginia Jones joins Jordan and Jesse as they forgo their usual topic of HAM Radios to gab about the tiers of fake vampire teeth, what it's like to drive a Lyft on Halloween party night, and the Halloween party at Jesse's kids' school: the Carnival of the Howling Wolves.  Plus, the call is coming from inside Patrick Warburton's house.

Musician Lisa Loeb joins Jordan and Jesse as they set aside their usual muscle car discussion to talk about Lisa's ideal animatronic band to sing her music on the road, her love for microwaved burritos, and her new album of cover songs that are also lullabies.  Plus, Jordan describes a surprisingly romantic Friday the 13th sighting.

Jordan and Jesse take a break from their deep dive on Ghengis Khan and his murdering, cannibalistic horde to talk to writer and podcast host Dan Kennedy about Dan's new chill persona, crazy stunts that people have done they pitch to network executives, and Jesse's recent breakfast crisis.

Tig Notaro joins Jordan and Jesse for a nice chat about the Tig's newfound affinity for casual chit chat on neighborhood walks, the nonsense terms that families use to describe farts, and Tig's search to find the woman who played her mother on her show One Mississippi. Plus, a momentous occasion call adds a pile of intrigue to the show.

Nick "Repeat" Adams joins Jordan and Jesse for this very momentous episode and a discussion of Jordan's trip to Paris, the sex rules on BoJack Horseman, and how everyone in Game of Thrones must reek.  Plus, Jim Real, the Master of Would You Rather calls in from the carpool lane and we get a call with a grand romantic gesture. Let's go!

Jordan and Jesse forego their usual botany discussion to have a delightful chat with Danish comedian and host Anders Breinholdt about Jordan's excursion to an all-day punk rock event headlined by the Dropkick Murphys and Rancid, the Danish music festival that features a nail hammering competition and car smashing activities, and Nikolaj Coster-Waldau's appearances on Ander's talk show, The Late Shift.  

Recorded live at MaxFunCon East with special guests Cristela Alonzo and Stuart Wellington with music from Annie Hart.   Head over to the Maximum Fun YouTube Channel for VIDEO of this episode!

Rob Huebel joins Jordan and Jesse for a discussion of Jordan's new romantic comedy serial killer movie idea, Rob's recent Keanu Reeves sighting, and his new star-studded show on YouTube Red, "Do You Want to See a Dead Body?"

Jordan and Jesse get weary of the sea and take a break from nautical talk this week and sit down for a chat with Conan writer Rob Kutner about whether or not you should use the cleaning fluid squirter on your windshield, Jordan's experience swimming at the West Hollywood public pool, Vin Diesel's first acting job, and Rob's new graphic novel, "Shrinkage." Get "Shrinkage" here! Or on ComiXology here!

The guys take a break from talking about the splendor of our country's magnificent national parks to talk with professional entertainer Jonathan Coulton about the exclusivity of the restaurant inside the Pirates of the Caribbean at Disneyland, Jordan's decision to finally ask Twitter to verify him, and the legitimacy of services like Adult Friend Finder.

Jordan and Jesse are joined live on stage from the Angel City Brewery in Los Angeles by Elliot Kalan from The Flophouse podcast and Open Mike Eagle from the Tights and Fights podcast.  Plus, bonus stand up sets from Riley Silverman and Danielle Radford.

Comedians and writers and actors and married couple Cameron Esposito and Rhea Butcher join Jordan and Jesse to get deep into baseball uniform preferences, Jesse's mystery friend who knows where the grilled dogs are at Dodger stadium, and some high level NDA breaking. Plus, Jesse gets some solid advice from a spoiler on a car.  

Kevin McDonald from The Kids in the Hall joins Jordan and Jesse for a discussion of Jesse's son, Oscar's new character Robot Monkey, Kevin's run in with The Black Crows, the greatness of the Police Squad TV show, and Kevin's story about being in the Outkast music video for the song Roses.

Writer Linda Holmes and comedian Danielle Radford join Jordan while Jesse’s on vacation for a discussion of Linda’s time at the Television Critics Association press tour, Danielle’s story about getting hit by a bus and what Jordan is going to do with his time now that the show Jordan works on is ending. Action Items: • Break your NDA!  Call us at 206-984-4FUN and spill those legally bound secrets! • Get your "it me, i'm that" shirts!  ENDING Monday 7/31: bit.ly/itmeimthat • Get tickets for The Max Fun Beer Blast at Angel City Brewery in Downtown LA on August 12th!

Writer and host Kliph Nesteroff joins Jordan and Jesse as they take a break from their usual deep dive on philosophy to just have a fun chat.  They get into Kliph's interview with Michael Winslow, the bizarre world of Christian comedy, and Jordan delights everyone with the story of Teetsio, the world's smallest DJ.  Action Items: • Break your NDA!  Call us at 206-984-4FUN and spill those legally bound secrets! • Get your "it me, i'm that" shirts!  On sale for a limited time: bit.ly/itmeimthat • Get tickets for The Max Fun Beer Blast at Angel City Brewery in Downtown LA on August 12th!

Jordan and Jesse take a break from their usual deep dive on shipping logistics and the history of Federal Express to relax and have a good time with actor and comedian Hal Rudnick. Jesse is agitated because he has ants in his car, Hal recalls the first grown up movie he saw in the theater and everyone agrees that their standards for glibness in superhero movies is pretty high.     Action Items: Call in and violate your non-disclosure agreements – 206-984-4FUN!