Live From Lincoln Center's Summer for the City
This week's episode was recorded live in front of an audience at Lincoln Center's Summer for the City! We first hear the case, "Solstice Delayed is Solstice Denied!" Erica doesn’t change the clocks in her home or car during seasonal time changes. But her wife, Kylee, can’t live this way! Erica says that Kylee is free to change the clocks in the home, but her car is OFF LIMITS. Plus Swift Justice with Jean Grae and Open Court with a surprise special guest! Thank you to Twitter User @sarahchantal for naming this week’s case! To suggest a title for a future episode, follow us on Twitter for naming opportunities: @JesseThorn & @Hodgman. Or keep track using the Twitter hashtag #JJHoCaseNames. Judge John Hodgman is member-supported! Join at $5 a month at maximumfun.org/join!
27 Jul 20221h 19min
Big Gondola Guy
It's time to clear the docket. This week, our vehicle expert River Butcher joins us to discuss things that go! Cars, gondolas, and funiculars! Click here to check out Gyles' gondola dispute deck.Make sure to watch River's new special, "A Different Kind of Dude," on Comedy Central's YouTube channel! And you can catch him on Freeform's Good Trouble! Judge John Hodgman is member-supported! Join at $5 a month at maximumfun.org/join!
20 Jul 202257min
Pico de Trial
Andrew brings the case against his wife, Marilyn. Marilyn is entering a salsa competition at her work. When Andrew noticed her browsing the internet for potential salsa recipes, he accused her of cheating. But Marilyn doesn’t see the problem. Who’s right? Who’s wrong?Thank you to Twitter User @brackenthebox for naming this week’s case! To suggest a title for a future episode, follow us on Twitter for naming opportunities: @JesseThorn & @Hodgman. Or keep track using the Twitter hashtag #JJHoCaseNames. Judge John Hodgman is member-supported! Join at $5 a month at maximumfun.org/join!
13 Jul 202253min
Top Golf Mansion
It's time to clear the docket with Guest Bailiff Jean Grae! Jean and Judge Hodgman discuss beans on display, grammar correcting, Top Golf competition, wedding dress donating, and complicated pizza math! Judge John Hodgman is member-supported! Join at $5 a month at maximumfun.org/join!
6 Jul 20221h
Hearspray
Kate and Richard bought their house a few years ago and have been spending a lot of time fixing it up. Kate believes that a paint sprayer will solve a lot of her problems. But Richard is concerned about adding that tool to their collection. Who’s right? Who’s wrong? With Guest Bailiff Jean Grae!Thank you to Twitter User @nyc_marmar for naming this week’s case! To suggest a title for a future episode, follow us on Twitter for naming opportunities: @JesseThorn & @Hodgman. Or keep track using the Twitter hashtag #JJHoCaseNames. Judge John Hodgman is member-supported! Join at $5 a month at maximumfun.org/join!
29 Jun 20221h 3min
All Weirdsies With Linda Holmes
Linda Holmes (NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour), The Court's expert on Little Weirdsies, returns to help clear the weirdsiest docket we could pull together! Pajama pants, athletic shirts, feeling "sloshy" and having "minty eye," brushing teeth before coffee, and superstitions. Plus Judge Hodgman and Bailiff Jesse Thorn talk to Linda about her new book Flying Solo, available wherever books are sold! Judge John Hodgman is member-supported! Join at $5 a month at maximumfun.org/join!
22 Jun 202259min
Numerical Order in the Court
Sabine thinks she can count to one million. Her husband, Cameron, says there's no way she can do it! Who's right? Who's wrong?Thank you to Twitter User @lexfri for naming this week’s case! To suggest a title for a future episode, follow us on Twitter for naming opportunities: @JesseThorn & @Hodgman. Or keep track using the Twitter hashtag #JJHoCaseNames. Judge John Hodgman is member-supported! Join at $5 a month at maximumfun.org/join!
15 Jun 202254min
Snap Judgment
Eman brings the case against his wife, Cassie. When Cassie turned 38, Eman helped her with a photoshoot. She asked him to edit the photos in photoshop for her. But when he finished the task, she decided to post the unedited version on her social media. Eman says that Cassie took advantage of his free labor! Who’s right? Who’s wrong?Thank you to Twitter User @robt77 for naming this week’s case! To suggest a title for a future episode, follow us on Twitter for naming opportunities: @JesseThorn & @Hodgman. Or keep track using the Twitter hashtag #JJHoCaseNames. Judge John Hodgman is member-supported! Join at $5 a month at maximumfun.org/join!
8 Jun 20221h 4min
