Ipso Lacto
Justin actively avoids dairy, claiming to HATE cheese, butter, and cream. His friend Angela is irritated by the avoidance, alleges that Justin has consumed and enjoyed dairy in the past, and thinks he should own up. Who is right in this food fight? Judge John Hodgman is member-supported! Join at $5 a month at maximumfun.org/join!
21 Nov 201244min
Dog Duty
Zoe brings the case against her mom, Rochelle. They brought home a new puppy last summer and Zoe took the lead in training and caring for the dog until she left for college. Now Zoe is thousands of miles away, but wants to retain her say in the puppy's day-to-day life. Her mom says Zoe needs to stop meddling from afar. Judge John Hodgman is member-supported! Join at $5 a month at maximumfun.org/join!
14 Nov 201250min
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Slob and B.F.F.-R.I.P.: Live at WNYC's Greene Space
Our second live show at WNYC's Greene Space, with musical performances from Jean Grae, Mela Machinko and DJ Mr. Len. Please note: this week's episode contains some explicit language. Judge John Hodgman is member-supported! Join at $5 a month at maximumfun.org/join!
7 Nov 20121h 25min
Sort Reform and The Right Not to Bare Arms: Live at WNYC's Greene Space
This week: a very special live edition of Judge John Hodgman from WNYC's Jerome L. Greene Performance Space. Featuring musical sets from Jonathan Coulton! Judge John Hodgman is member-supported! Join at $5 a month at maximumfun.org/join!
1 Nov 201250min
Live Freon or Die
This week, daughter squares off against father in a temperature tiff! Olivia brings the case against her father Mike. Mike lives in Arizona where temperatures often soar, and he drives a car without air conditioning. Olivia believes this is a health hazard and disapproves of her father's homemade solutions to cool his vehicle, citing specific times when his efforts have embarrassed him. Mike contends plenty of people have survived without air conditioning in the past and claims he enjoys employing his improvised fixes. Who is right in this coolness quarrel? Judge John Hodgman will decide. Judge John Hodgman is member-supported! Join at $5 a month at maximumfun.org/join!
24 Okt 201249min
The Obligatory Name Drop
Family-issued nicknames and a clash between two sisters! Evelyn hates the nickname that followed her into adulthood and demands that the family stop using it, but Frances loves her sister Evie (and the ability to use the name as she sees fit!). Who is right? Judge John Hodgman is member-supported! Join at $5 a month at maximumfun.org/join!
17 Okt 201246min
Irre-console-able Differences
Jessica gave away most of her possessions when she left for the Peace Corps -- including a video game system that went to her sister Eden. The system broke under Eden's care and she says she's not obligated to return a working system to Jessica. Is restitution due? Judge John Hodgman is member-supported! Join at $5 a month at maximumfun.org/join!
10 Okt 201237min
The Mother Tongue
Matthew and Y want to raise their children to be bilingual in English and in Y's native language, Vietnamese. Matthew's Vietnamese is pretty rusty, so he thinks Y should teach him and their children at the same time. Y thinks that Matthew needs to study on his own until he can keep up. Who is right? Judge John Hodgman is member-supported! Join at $5 a month at maximumfun.org/join!
3 Okt 201247min
