Episode Details

Janet Varney and John Hodgman chat about the start of the #MaxFunDrive!

This episode is being released on the first day of the drive– March 17th. Now is the time to go to maximumfun.org/join to become a MaxFun Member. For as little as $5 a month, you can help ensure that this podcast continues and earn great gifts in the process.

Then, it’s Janet’s full conversation with filmmaker Amy Holden Jones. 

We’ll learn more about how a very specific location in Connecticut inspired the title of Amy’s film Mystic Pizza, why it was important for her to make a movie about women coming of age and what she thinks about Connecticut’s all-too-complicated motto.

Produced by Julian Burrell.

Senior Producer at MaxFun is Laura Swisher.

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