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@sleepwithcelebs.bsky.social

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Host @JohnMoe.bsky.social speaks with remarkable guests about unremarkable topics. These are conversations to help you fall asleep, or just relax. https://maximumfun.org/podcasts/sleeping-with-celebrities/

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Sleeping with Celebrities @sleepwithcelebs.bsky.social · Nov 27

Why did @johnmoe.bsky.social rank @amytan.bsky.social as one of his top three funniest guests? This clip w/ a rare @gabemara.bsky.social cameo tells the story. Listen to the full episode here: bit.ly/3OsXlO1

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Sleeping with Celebrities @sleepwithcelebs.bsky.social · 12h

So great to have @steveagee.bsky.social on the show this week to talk about Meatballs (1979), meatballs (in general), the wonders of summer camp, and the benefit of having a stunt double like Steve has on the hit show Peacemaker.
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Sleeping with Celebrities @sleepwithcelebs.bsky.social · 1d

Added a content warning to tomorrow's show for anyone who doesn't know who Eagly the eagle is.

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Here's a wonderful feeling: interviewing someone, especially someone whose work you really admire, and discovering that they're already a big fan of the show. This happened today with @steveagee.bsky.social from Peacemaker! That's our show on Wednesday.

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Sleeping with Celebrities @sleepwithcelebs.bsky.social · 7d

Can DC hardcore put you to sleep? It can if it's @romanmars.bsky.social talking about it in his golden dulcet tones. He's the creator and host of @99pi.org. You might say we DESIGNED this episode to put you to sleep. Or you might not. I'm not your ventriloquist.
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A Very Gentle and Mellow Tour of D.C. Hardcore with Roman Mars | Maximum Fun

We grant you that listening to actual D.C. hardcore music will probably not put you into the best state for sleep. The dulcet tones of Roman Mars, however, discussing said scene? Yeah, that ought to d...

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Sleeping with Celebrities @sleepwithcelebs.bsky.social · 14d

This week's show features long descriptions of old commercials with Nathan Pyle, who draws those funny Strange Planet cartoons, as well as host @johnmoe.bsky.social's rundown of all the foster dogs he's taken care of in the last year. That ought to snooze ya.
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Nathan Pyle, Strange Planets, Hour Long Blocks of Old Commercials, and Rescue Dogs | Maximum Fun

Host John Moe leads off this episode by extolling the virtues of foster dog caretaking and he enumerates the many dogs his family as tended to in the last year: Cowboy, Bug, Beans, Ducky, Pork Chop, R...

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Sleeping with Celebrities @sleepwithcelebs.bsky.social · 21d

"The Happiness Project" author @gretchenrubin.bsky.social goes to the Met EVERY SINGLE DAY. Except Wednesday. Join her for a relaxing stroll through the museum and learn the best place to nap there on our all-new episode. The docents won't mind.
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Sleeping with Celebrities @sleepwithcelebs.bsky.social · 27d

How do you stack your taco? Your burger? Where does the meat go? On the bottom, right? Wrong, says J. Kenji López-Alt and he's a food VERY BIG CELEBRITY. He says think of your toppings as BOTTOMINGS. He's our guest to put you to sleep.
He even has OLIVE OPINIONS.

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How To Stack Tacos and Burgers With J. Kenji López-Alt Until You Conk Out | Maximum Fun

J. Kenji López-Alt knows more about food than you or I put together. He has won James Beard Awards, contributed to New York Times Cooking and Serious Eats, and his books include The Food Lab: Better H...

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Sleeping with Celebrities @sleepwithcelebs.bsky.social · Sep 4

We talked with Baron Vaughn @bv-tv.bsky.social about Ken Burns documentaries and what a Ken Burns documentary about Baron Vaughn would be like.

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Sleeping with Celebrities @sleepwithcelebs.bsky.social · Aug 27

You've seen Ravi V. Patel in so many shows and movies. He's firmly in That Guy territory. On our new episode, he does two things: lulls you to sleep with detailed explanations of his fitness and nutrition routines and gets you ready for a healthier tomorrow.
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Ravi V. Patel’s Fitness Routine, Which Frankly Makes Us Tired Just Hearing About It | Maximum Fun

You have definitely seen actor, writer, and director Ravi V. Patel on a screen before. He’s one of those guys that seems to be in everything. Perhaps most recently as a team mentor on the new season o...

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Sleeping with Celebrities @sleepwithcelebs.bsky.social · Aug 20

Patrick McEnroe is a famous tennis player and commentator. His wife, Melissa Errico, is a famous Broadway star. Pro tennis and Broadway are very exciting so we had them mostly talk about pleasant pastoral visits to Italy and rural England. So you can sleep.
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Patrick McEnroe and Melissa Errico, Stars of, Respectively, Tennis and Broadway | Maximum Fun

When you have two guests on one show, you’re going to get a variety of topics, especially when they have such diverse interests as tennis great Patrick McEnroe and Broadway icon Melissa Errico. The tw...

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Sleeping with Celebrities @sleepwithcelebs.bsky.social · Aug 13

Delighted to welcome the deeply funny Kendahl Landreth and Jordan Myrick and their friend Angel for a sleep-inducing conversation about the misunderstood hero the dog world, the chihuahua. Learn about this complex breed and have some laughs while you doze off.
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Kendahl Landreth and Jordan Myrick Gently Realign Your Chihuahua Perspectives | Maximum Fun

As hosts of the Happy Wife Happy Life podcast, comedians/writers/actors Kendahl Landreth and Jordan Myrick help their listeners navigate everything related to relationships. Here on our show, in this ...

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Sleeping with Celebrities @sleepwithcelebs.bsky.social · Aug 6

Our friend @anamariecox.bsky.social frequently appears on cable TV talking about upsetting political things. But on our show, she appears this week to talk about many details of long-ago Texas home architecture until you fall asleep.
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Ana Marie Cox on the Architectural Styles of Texas Homes of the Seventies and Eighties | Maximum Fun

The versatile Ana Marie Cox is a podcast host (Space the Nation, Past Due), a veteran journalist (MTV News, The New York Times Magazine), the founding editor of Wonkette, a writing instructor, and a p...

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Sleeping with Celebrities @sleepwithcelebs.bsky.social · Jul 30

We pledged to put a listener on the show if we hit our Max Fun Drive stretch membership goal, thus making that person a CELEBRITY. We welcome now-famous Winter Burnett, comparing and contrasting the two laundromats of Morris, Illinois, for your sleeping pleasure.
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Listener Winter Burnett Tours Two Laundromats in Morris, IL | Maximum Fun

Here’s how we figure it: if you appear on our show (the most popular podcast in the world) (look that up) (don’t), you automatically become a celebrity. We have listeners all over this planet at least...

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Sleeping with Celebrities @sleepwithcelebs.bsky.social · Jul 23

2021 is the final chapter and the video, made because people donated to charities after the last one, is over eight minutes long. Epic, as they say. Dancing on the ceiling. It was the last one Demi made but man it was something.
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Sleeping with Celebrities @sleepwithcelebs.bsky.social · Jul 23

2020 it's another indoor shoot. OR IS IT? An airplane gets involved. And this time around Demi adds a special message.
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Sleeping with Celebrities @sleepwithcelebs.bsky.social · Jul 23

2019 we're back in the apartment but there's a LOT going on. A dramatic entrance, TV visual effects, a flute, MARIACHIS.
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Sleeping with Celebrities @sleepwithcelebs.bsky.social · Jul 23

2018 we start to ramp up production. We're outside, there's a garage, a sudden "December", THERE'S A CHOIR.
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YouTube video by Demi Adejuyigbe

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Sleeping with Celebrities @sleepwithcelebs.bsky.social · Jul 23

A year later, it was another video, again for a remixed version of the Earth, Wind, & Fire hit. Again, pretty simple. A curtain, some balloons, and a sax have been added. youtu.be/fPpUYXZb2AA?...

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Sleeping with Celebrities @sleepwithcelebs.bsky.social · Jul 23

Demi posted his first homemade video for "September" in 2016. You can see a film camera on the wall. It was wonderful and fairly simple compared to what would follow: youtu.be/kPwG6L73-VU?...

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Sleeping with Celebrities @sleepwithcelebs.bsky.social · Jul 23

We are honored and delighted to welcome writer/podcaster/entertainer @electrolemon.bsky.social Demi Adejuyigbe. He walks us through all the steps, gear, fuss, and rewards that go with FILM PHOTOGRAPHY. It's a positive experience with negatives. (short thread to follow)
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Demi Adejuyigbe’s Well-Developed Interest in Film Photography | Maximum Fun

King of the multi-hyphenates Demi Adejuyigbe joins John to talk cameras, film, his favorite camera store, and… zzzzzz

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Sleeping with Celebrities @sleepwithcelebs.bsky.social · Jul 17

Sleeping with Celebrities isn’t anti-woke, it’s anti-wake.

Sleeping with Celebrities @sleepwithcelebs.bsky.social · Jul 16

We're about to interview Demi Adejuyigbe @electrolemon.bsky.social for an upcoming episode. He's going to talk to us about developing film.
We are keeping a very tight lid on our excitement so as not to rouse anyone.

Sleeping with Celebrities @sleepwithcelebs.bsky.social · Jul 16

A brand new episode starring Janet Varney. We talk about all the many nocturnal creatures of the greater Los Angeles region, who keep the world active whilst you slumber. You know Janet from @thejvclubpodcast.bsky.social right here on @maximumfun.org.

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Meet Your Nocturnal Animal Friends with Janet Varney | Maximum Fun

You know Janet Varney from her starring roles in You’re the Worst and The Legend of Korra and from hosting two Maximum Fun podcasts, The JV Club and E Pluribus Motto, which she co-hosts with John Hodg...

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Sleeping with Celebrities @sleepwithcelebs.bsky.social · Jul 9

We have @kathyvalentine.bsky.social this week, from @gogosofficial.bsky.social. Obviously she must have a million thrilling stories of her Rock & Roll Hall of Fame career but we worried those might keep you awake so instead she talks about all the cats she's ever had.
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The Many, Many Cats That Have Belonged to Kathy Valentine of The Go-Go’s. Many Cats. | Maximum Fun

Kathy Valentine is the bassist for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees The Go-Go’s. Emerging from the L.A. punk scene, ruling the charts, and still playing shows 47 years later, any member of the b...

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Sleeping with Celebrities @sleepwithcelebs.bsky.social · Jul 2

We are so very delighted to welcome one of our favorite humans, Paget Brewster, to the show. You know her from Criminal Minds or maybe Friends or maybe The Thrilling Adventure Hour. On our show, she talks about making bone broth until you fall asleep.
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Paget Brewster: Star of Screen, Stage, and Barnyard Bone Broth | Maximum Fun

You may know Paget Brewster as FBI Supervisory Special Agent Emily Prentiss on the television series Criminal Minds or as Joey’s girlfriend Kathy on multiple episodes of Friends. If you’re a particula...

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